Chapter 49: Large Construction Project
After the new government completed its recruitment, a large number of projects finally started.
Yu Yifeng certainly would not simply repeat the Stalinist model, emphasizing heavy industry and neglecting light industry. The first thing he did when he took office was to improve people's living environment.
This project is called the "Big Construction Project", and the slogan is "Let everyone live in a house and live a good life"!
The machines in the factory are turning again, producing cement and steel continuously. The workers are building their future houses with the most full enthusiasm.
This enthusiasm is very exaggerated, because the houses built are what they will buy in the future. People are really tired of living in tin houses, and they are very yearning for a proper house.
Houses with pure steel frame structures are very fast to build, and can be completed in about a month. These are mostly laboratories and factories. Reinforced concrete structures are relatively slower, and it is possible to wait for six months to a year.
However, people are not in a hurry, and they can still wait for six months to a year, which is just right for saving wages...
A month passed quickly, and everyone got their own share of new currency.
People excitedly walked into the commercial district and used the salary to buy their own daily necessities, including meat, vegetables, and a small amount of wine.
In fact, compared with the rationing system, people's living standards may not necessarily rise. But people's sense of happiness has magically risen, because the things they buy are chosen by themselves, not directly rationed by the government, which gives people a sense of freedom...
On this day, there was another big event. In everyone's expectation, two major projects were finally completed!
The first one is the "Wild Wolf Design Bureau", which is actually a large scientific laboratory, with Professor Ding Yidong, the "father of the helium-3 nuclear bomb", as the director of the design bureau.
A large number of Chinese, Russians, and Ukrainians flocked to join the Wild Wolf Design Bureau.
The second one is the "Tesla Institute", with Dr. Felix, the general manager, "the chief physicist of the lunar base".
Scientists are free to join any institute. Of course, if they have the ability, they can also apply to set up their own institute, and many people are indeed applying in this way.
But these two institutes are the largest and most powerful, and they get more resources.
There are three indicators allocated by the new human government to the scientific research institute: energy index, resource index, and industrial index. As long as these indexes do not exceed the standard, the institute can do whatever it wants, and do whatever it wants (except developing weapons).
This is great freedom, and scientists are almost crazy. What is this? There is no need to consider funding for experiments. How can this be?
Scientists are most afraid of having no money. They often have a good idea, but there is no research and development funds, so they can only let it go. Now it’s good, and there is no need for money to do experiments!
They finally feel the benefits of planned economy for scientific development and devote themselves to their careers. If they waste various indicators but have no good results, then it can only be said to be shameful, shameful.
They are all people who love reputation. Those who can go to the lunar base are not those who seek fame. It doesn’t matter if they fail once or twice, but if they always fail, they can’t afford to lose this person!
In the Wild Wolf Design Bureau, Professor Ding Yidong was really happy and crazy. He trembled all over and waved his arms fiercely twice. Finally, there is no need to consider any fucking funding for experiments. This is cool!
He had a sense of pleasure that the sky is high and the birds fly freely, and the sea is wide and the fish jump freely. He wrote casually and wrote "The Billion Ton Nuclear Weapon Plan...", then thought about it and crossed it out. He still had a little rationality. Now was not the time to do this.
He decided that this old life would be sold to Yu Yifeng from now on!
From now on, there is no need to worry about funding. What a happy thing for a scientist!
Dr. Felix certainly had this feeling, but he was a standard British gentleman and just hid this excitement in his heart. In the final analysis, he was still very willing to devote his life to science...
In general, the Wild Wolf Design Bureau is more famous than the Tesla Institute and ranks higher.
Because Professor Ding Yidong just designed a billion-ton helium-3 nuclear bomb, which directly promoted the success of the Noah Project. This is a well-known fact.
But Dr. Felix, the head of the Tesla Institute, is not covered. As the chief physicist in the lunar base, his reputation is still very high. With the participation of many European and American scientists, the scientific research strength is also very strong.
Therefore, the two research institutes have a tendency to cooperate with each other and also to compete with each other. As soon as they were established, they attracted the attention of all the people.
"Wild Wolf Design Bureau, Physics Laboratory, S-level Research Institute, Points: 6685"
"Tesla Research Institute, Physics Laboratory, S-level Research Institute, Points: 6233"
The points behind represent the comprehensive performance of each research institute. The higher the score, the more indicators will be obtained in the next year. The first points are of course given according to the contribution to the Noah Project.
If you are given a large number of indicators but have no research results, then the points will be surpassed by the laboratories behind, and the indicators of the next year will be reduced. For many scientists, this is unbearable.
This is also what people like to talk about most after dinner. People want to guess which research institute can first develop epoch-making products. Some support Wild Wolf, and some support Tesla...
The entire spaceship ushered in a period of prosperity. But their leader, Mr. Yu Yifeng, was having a headache and was worried.
A man came to his office, with a report on the table, and the man was pointing at Yu Yifeng and scolding him.
"I told you a long time ago that we should pay attention to the construction of the ecosystem. Now it's all right, what do you say? If something goes wrong, you have to be responsible for everyone!"
"Fortunately, it was discovered early, otherwise, wouldn't it be all over?!"
The one who scolded was biologist Dr. Roman, he was really anxious. Why? Because the temperature inside the spaceship has risen.
Since the start of the large-scale construction project, the temperature of their spaceship has begun to rise slowly. So far, it has risen by a full 2.2 degrees Celsius! Yes, the internal temperature has begun to rise, and the spaceship's cooling system is not enough.
A lot of industry, construction, a lot of mechanical energy, electrical energy, chemical energy... In the end, all are converted into heat energy, and the result is - the temperature of the spaceship has risen.
Fortunately, it is only 26.3 degrees Celsius now, which is acceptable. If it goes up to 30 or 40 degrees in a while, the whole spaceship may become a sauna room.
Don't think that space is cold just because it is more than 200 degrees below zero. Theoretically, space is a vacuum, and the insulation effect is better than that of a thermos!
Because conduction and convection cannot occur in a vacuum environment, heat exchange can only be carried out through radiation. However, this kind of heat radiation is really slow. The entire spacecraft is a bit like a large thermos, which is difficult to dissipate heat.
In order to achieve a good heat dissipation effect, scientists have specially designed a heat radiation heat dissipation device outside the spacecraft, which can adjust the temperature of the spacecraft. However, its adjustment effect is limited. Now there is too much heat generated inside, and it cannot be adjusted, resulting in higher and higher temperatures inside.
Think about it, the entire spacecraft is like a closed room, relying on a window for heat dissipation, and this window is still closed. Now a large number of machines have begun to work, and all the rice cookers and induction cookers are turned on. How can it not be hot?
"Alas, Doctor, I know, I know." Yu Yifeng nodded with a wry smile. He sighed and understood the seriousness of the problem. "Doctor, I will find someone to deal with the problem you mentioned as soon as possible..."
This problem deserves attention... But the big construction project will not stop because of this problem.
"Dr. Roman, I have also considered the issue of a large ecosystem... I also want to have large areas of greenery and grassland. But we don't have enough air or water, and we don't have the conditions!"
"When we get to Mars, we will replenish air and water. I promise that I will approve all the plans you mentioned!"
After listening to Yu Yifeng's words, Dr. Roman finally nodded with satisfaction, "Then you must solve this problem as soon as possible."
"Okay, I understand!" Yu Yifeng pondered while thinking.
To be honest, the ecosystem of Noah is too small, and its automatic adjustment ability is too poor. After doing such a small project, the temperature inside has risen? ! Fortunately, it was discovered early... Otherwise, it would be troublesome when it reached 30 or 40 degrees.
If there is an ecological volume as large as the earth, there will be no problem of temperature rise at all.
So, the best solution is to build a large, balanced, and automatically adjustable ecosystem. Now humans use less than one ten-thousandth of the volume of spacecraft, and there are still a lot of places that can be used. It is completely feasible to build a large ecosystem.
In the final analysis, it is still because of insufficient resources. Although humans have 10 billion tons of ore and 100 million tons of ice, it is still too little to build a large ecosystem. How much water does it take for plants to survive? 100 million tons is not enough.
The most important thing is that humans do not have enough air or soil. Most areas of the spacecraft are vacuum and must be filled with air for life to survive.
These problems can only be solved by reaching Mars. Mars has ore, water, and air, which is at least much richer than the moon.
The original introduction seems to have spoiled the plot, so I modified it.