Spark

Following Lin Yongming into the base, Chen Nian once again deeply felt the scale of this project.

Of course, this time the impact no longer comes from the giant equipment - compared with the intuitive visual effects, the details hidden behind are more impressive.

"You actually even have a commercial street planned here?"

Chen Nian asked curiously.

"Of course. The organizational form of this project is to benchmark large-scale mining projects. There are too many people involved. More than 4,000 steel structure construction workers alone are needed, as well as other technical personnel, scientific researchers, and testers. In short, it is a huge number."

"Preliminary estimates suggest that the permanent manpower of the project will reach nearly 50,000 people."

"These 50,000 people will work continuously in the base for more than 5 years. What if we don't build supporting infrastructure? We definitely can't manage it as a single enterprise, so we directly copy past experience and build according to the standards of functional settlements Enough."

After hearing Lin Yongming's words, Chen Nian nodded silently.

This is indeed the case. With so much manpower and resources involved, the construction of living quarters is also a huge difficulty.

Solving problems in a "settlement-based" way is an excellent and proven idea.

However, this way of handling things always makes Chen Nian feel a little uneasy?

"We will have more and more giant projects in the future, and at the same time, the level of confidentiality will continue to decrease, because after the energy problem is solved, the first thing that will explode is not ultra-sophisticated cutting-edge technology, but 'scale' on the original technical level. improvement."

"In this case, do all our projects need to be subject to settlement management?"

There is a reason why Chen Nian raised this question.

As he said, the first change that the nuclear fusion and superconducting industries brought to the world was not the advancement of technology, but the expansion of the scope of technology application.

A very simple and most appropriate example is that vertical agriculture and greenhouse agriculture, which were originally implemented on a small scale, are likely to expand rapidly and develop into super-large agricultural factories.

In this case, not only the official-led military industry and state-owned projects, but also the scale of commercial projects will become larger and larger.

Is it necessary to build a new settlement every time a project is launched?

Capital will definitely do this, because this is the lowest-cost solution when energy begins to become worthless.

But the problem is that this is definitely not the best option.

If it is allowed to develop, it will only lead to one result:

Cybertrustism with Chinese characteristics.

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Lin Yongming paused for a moment before answering:

"I didn't expect you to raise this issue in the first place. Yes, this is an important long-term risk."

"In fact, many sociologists and economists also raised this issue during the demonstration process of our settlement management plan."

"There is an acquaintance, Boss Chen Feiyun, who is a staunch opponent."

"But there is no way. We have not thought of any better alternatives for the time being. This problem can only be solved after new breakthrough innovations in transportation."

Speaking of this, Lin Yongming paused again.

He looked at Chen Nian, his eyes full of admiration.

"However, we eventually came up with a solution."

"Would you like to guess how it was solved?"

"Forehead"

Chen Nian hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively:

"Demolition?"

"That's right!"

Lin Yongming clapped his hands suddenly and said happily:

"It's almost like demolition - in short, it's about distinguishing permanent settlements from temporary settlements."

"Settlements established as a result of the project must disappear after the project ends. If it is necessary to retain them for a long time, they will be retained after review."

"This method can prevent people from becoming rigid due to a certain capital, a certain technology, or a certain industry, and it also prevents the social structure from moving towards a large community model."

"Of course, the cost is very high, but now we - in fact, all mankind - don't care about the cost associated with this development."

"As far as I know, Europe has also passed relevant bills to finalize this idea."

"They have thought very clearly that this situation is not permanent anyway. The most dangerous time is in the early stages of the technological explosion. As long as they survive this period."

"Whether it is a breakthrough in transportation technology, artificial intelligence and mechanical technology, or simply a breakthrough in social management technology, this problem can be finally solved."

"Understood."

Chen Nian nodded, recognizing Lin Yongming's answer.

"But it sounds like Lao Mei is going against us?"

"Everyone in the world is thinking about how to avoid decentralization of power and how to avoid trustification, but instead they want to promote the process of trustification?"

"You have to talk to Professor Chen about this. He has a wider field of vision and will be more perceptive when talking."

Lin Yongming spread his hands and looked at Chen Guo beside him.

After Chen Guo thought for a moment, she replied:

"The basic strategy of the United States is to strengthen centralization, but their way of strengthening centralization is more tortuous - this issue cannot be discussed. In fact, even we ourselves do not know who is right and who is wrong."

"What if they really do it? What if they can kick the trust down after taking advantage of it?"

"Their situation is more difficult now, but that doesn't mean it will always be difficult."

"In short, we should not underestimate our opponents."

A few people walked and chatted together, and soon, a completed building appeared in front of Chen Nian.

Lin Yongming was still leading the way, and Chen Nian asked doubtfully:

"Aren't you going to the lab?"

The building in front of us obviously functions as an administrative office area, which can be seen from the design of its entrance.

"No, what we want to see is not a large-scale facility, so we just put it in the office."

"Don't worry about confidentiality issues. The confidentiality and security levels of this administrative building are the same as those of the laboratory."

As he spoke, Lin Yongming pressed the elevator button and took Chen Nian directly to the 19th floor.

Chen Nian originally thought that Lin Yongming would arrange for a special engineer to come over to demonstrate or answer questions, but he did not expect that after getting out of the elevator, he took the two of them directly into the office.

"Aren't you going to arrange for technicians to come over?"

Chen Nian asked doubtfully.

"No more arrangements. Try to avoid unnecessary contact with other people."

“And what’s going to be shown is so simple that you’ll know it as soon as you see it.”

As he spoke, Lin Yongming opened the drawer under his desk, took out a box from the drawer, and took out things one by one from the box.

"It's a magnet - well, an ordinary permanent magnet."

"It was supposed to be done with electromagnets, but for the convenience of display, I just got lazy."

"Then, this is a piece of superconductor, currently using metallic hydrogen."

"Okay, I think you should know very well what will happen next, that is"

Having said this, Lin Yongming threw the metallic hydrogen above the permanent magnet. Not surprisingly, due to the influence of the magnetic flux pinning effect, the metallic hydrogen was directly suspended above the permanent magnet.

“A great little science experiment.”

Chen Guo said slightly teasingly from the side.

"Don't worry, this is just the first step of the experiment."

The expression on Lin Yongming's face was a little embarrassed.

"I don't quite understand the technical principles in this area, but I don't want to cause too much trouble to Xiao Nian before this matter is settled, so I had to learn something temporarily and then come over to demonstrate it myself."

"Okay, now we know that because of the magnetic flux pinning effect, the superconductor will definitely float above the permanent magnet, which forms the basis for our ability to 'fly'."

"But at the same time, we are faced with a new problem."

"That is, the density of magnetic conductive lines produced by magnets is not balanced."

"It's a closed ring"

"Mr. Lin, you really don't need to explain so much. We all understand the principles."

Chen Nian interrupted Lin Yongming. He was a little confused. What was the significance of such an experiment?

If you just want to build a super large magnetic generating tower to support a giant aerial platform, there is actually no need to go into so much detail.

Just mention this idea and everyone will understand it.

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Moreover, Chen Nian could even tell him directly that it was very difficult to implement this thing.

In other words, it's just useless.

Because the coverage of artificial magnetic fields is limited, but the range of action of aerial platforms is vast, there is a natural contradiction between the two.

If you want to talk about an aerial platform supported by a magnetic generating tower, it is better to build a large-scale maglev line - the kind that can directly transport aircraft carriers.

That is the right path for future transportation development.

I don’t know if Lin Yongming has been in this position for too long and is eager to make some achievements.

Or is it that he has also been dazzled by the explosion of technology and feels that under such a background, he can start any outrageous projects?

Chen Nian looked at Lin Yongming doubtfully, but the latter became more confident.

"Yes, I saw the same reaction when I saw it, but we still take it step by step."

"Look, I just mentioned the problem of magnetic field lines because it will affect the result of levitation."

With that said, Lin Yongming directly picked up the magnet and pushed the metallic hydrogen suspended above it.

After moving a certain distance, the metallic hydrogen fell down.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that it fell. It should be said that this rectangular piece of metallic hydrogen has turned around, from being suspended from the front to being suspended from the front to the outside.

"The direction of the magnetic field lines determines the levitation direction of metallic hydrogen, and it now becomes levitation."

"I know this must be the reason why you think the large-scale magnetoelectric tower project is meaningless, because I thought the same way at the time."

Chen Nian nodded and replied:

"If the magnetic generating tower is useful, we will definitely not build a magnetic levitation track, but should build a magnetic levitation springboard."

"Yes, that's the problem! The magnetic field lines are not straight."

Lin Yongming nodded heavily, and then reclassified metallic hydrogen superconductors.

"So now the question comes - what if we have the ability to change the magnetic field lines into a relatively flat state?"

"I mean, what if we could compress the magnetic field lines so that they provide a greater 'frontal levitation range'?"

As he spoke, he took out another item from the drawer, which was shaped like a large speaker, but obviously, it was definitely not a large speaker.

"This is a plasma magnetic field generator. You should stay away from it. Although it is not harmful, it is better to be cautious."

"I'm going to connect the power now and turn on the switch."

Lin Yongming fixed the generator above the magnet and then turned on the power.

No need to explain anymore, Chen Nian already knew what he wanted to do.

solar wind.

He wanted to use a plasma magnetic field generator to simulate the effects of the solar wind.

As we all know, while the solar wind is distorted by the Earth's magnetic field, it also profoundly affects the Earth's magnetic field.

It changes the shape of the magnetic field, compressing its density on the side facing the sun.

In a word, the magnetic field lines facing the sun will become flatter.

Sure enough, after the plasma generator was turned on facing the magnet, Lin Yongming used a long rod to push the metallic hydrogen.

The piece of metallic hydrogen did not fall down like before, but instead floated outside the magnet.

The height dropped a bit, but it was still floating face-up.

Chen Nian let out a long sigh of relief.

"It's a really interesting idea to change the shape of the magnetic field and increase its carrying range."

"Well, if it can be applied, this is really a breakthrough technology."

"but."

He did not continue because he felt that it would be a bit too cruel to tell the truth now.

After all, Lin Yongming is not an expert in this field. He will also be deceived by some superficial phenomena, especially when this superficial phenomenon really has a very reasonable explanation at first glance.

He might be really old

But is he really old?

Chen Nian suddenly felt as if he had missed something.

He felt that he had not grasped Lin Yongming's most critical idea.

Frowning tightly, Chen Nian thought for a moment, and then, at a certain moment, a series of thunder suddenly sounded in his mind.

But Chen Guo on the side was still confused.

He continued what Chen Nian said.

"It's useless. You have to set up two opposing magnetic fields. The cost is too high, and the construction is difficult. Well, this is not a problem of construction difficulty, it is simply not feasible."

Lin Yongming looked at Chen Guo with a half-smile. He already knew that Chen Nian had figured out the key to this problem.

Chen Guo looked at the two of them inexplicably and asked:

"What do you mean? Why do you two look like this?"

"Am I wrong? If we don't build a relative magnetic field, we have to directly let the solar wind compress the artificial magnetic field we built ourselves. This requires destroying the earth's own magnetic field first, which is simply impossible."

"Moreover, to put it a step back, even if we can really create such a relative magnetic field, the force it generates is relatively small. How can it support a large platform?"

"no."

Chen Nian shook his head and interrupted Chen Guo's words.

"That's not what Mr. Lin meant."

"Not this? What is that?"

"Not on Earth."

Chen Nian said.

"This system was not built on earth."

"It's the moon."

"It's directly facing the solar wind and has only one-sixth the gravity."

"If it can really be built, it is likely to become the basis of a real lunar industry."