Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2328 Starlight Calculator

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, everyone seemed to be thinking about something.

No matter what everyone thought, Yang Xiaotao focused his attention on the calculator.

"Your computer research team did a great job on this matter. It's outstanding."

Wang Kun, Liu Yongqiang and the people in the research team were all grinning with joy.

"I won't give you a separate reward this time. I will report this matter and try to apply for a first-class scientific invention award for you."

"First-class merit?"

Exclamations rang out from the crowd, followed by enthusiastic applause from Wang Kun and others.

That's first-class merit.

With this honor, who would dare to look down on them in the future?
From now on, life at home will be better!

As for rewards, the Nine Departments are never stingy.

Especially Yang Bu, he is very protective of his own people.

Everyone was happy and hugged each other regardless of the envy of those around them.

After everyone was happy for a while, Yang Xiaotao continued, "Of course, this is just the beginning."

"Personally, I think there's still a long way to go in the development of calculators."

Wang Kun, Liu Yongqiang and others immediately listened carefully.

Yang Xiaotao pointed at the calculator and said, "First of all, the calculator was made, but the production volume was a problem."

"The slogan of our nine departments is to develop high technology and realize industrialization."

"This thing needs to be industrialized, so you still have a long way to go."

Wang Kun and the others couldn't help feeling pressured after hearing this, but afterwards they felt inexplicably happy.

Industrialization.

This means building factories.

Of course, the factory’s affairs have nothing to do with them, but this is what they did.

That's honor.

Yang Xiaotao glanced at the few people and then continued, "Besides, the functions of this calculator are still a bit simple. It would be better to add some other functions, such as storage, right? The ability to store data is very important for record keeping."

"There are other algorithms to be added, exponentials, logarithms. You know these, right?"

Wang Kun and Liu Yongqiang looked at each other and nodded, "I know, but this kind of calculation is more difficult and may be more complicated."

"But it can be done."

“It’s OK if you can do it.”

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Don't be afraid of trouble, keep researching, a breakthrough is success."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission."

The two shouted loudly and had a direction in mind.

“By the way, does this calculator have a name?”

"No, Minister Yang, we just want you to help us come up with a name."

"Yes, Yang Bu, you give it a name!"

Wang Kun looked serious and the people around him followed suit.

"No, no, I have no involvement at all, I..."

Yang Xiaotao quickly refused, saying that he was not the kind of person like Lao Yang.

"Minister Yang, if that's what you say, then we are even less qualified."

Liu Yongqiang walked over and introduced to everyone, "Do you know that it was Director Yang who found us and started this project two years ago?"

"Over the years, funding and resources have not been reduced at all."

"And the production of this high-purity silicon was also initiated by Yang Bu. Everyone, do you think Yang Bu is qualified?"

"Have!"

Everyone was shouting loudly, especially Yang Xiaotao's students, who were howling even more.

Han Sanfeng also advised, "Minister Yang, if you are not qualified, then we are even less qualified."

"Okay, then give it a name."

"It's just a small matter, but you guys are making a big deal out of it."

Yang Xiaotao laughed, and Han Sanfeng and others also laughed.

But everyone knows that once this name comes out, it will be the "number one" in the country!

If others knew the significance of this, they would probably be envious to death.

Especially a certain Director Yang.

"Well, there are many explanations for this name, but I really can't think of too many."

"However, when our Ninth Department was a machinery factory, many of the machine tool names had one thing in common, that is, they all had the character '星' at the end."

"So, we should also have a 'star' on it, but it should be placed in the front to distinguish it from the machine tool."

No one objected to what Yang Xiaotao said.

It's just a name.

"Let's call it Starlight One."

"Starlight No. 1 represents our calculator, which is the first one!"

"The calculator that was produced later was called the Starlight Calculator."

"This one will be placed in our nine departments!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, everyone nodded and took note.

This kind of starlight calculator appeared in the public eye.

After leaving the research institute, Yang Xiaotao took Starlight No. 1 back to the office.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Mr. Ye sitting aside with a newspaper in his hand.

"I looked for you this morning, but I couldn't find you."

Mr. Ye looked at Yang Xiaotao as he walked in and stood up to explain.

Yang Xiaotao stepped forward quickly and said, "I went to the research institute this morning, and they have made the calculator."

As he spoke, Wang Hao behind him carefully placed the calculator on the table.

"Go and call Secretary Li Shuliu, Lao Yang and the others."

Wang Hao nodded and left quickly.

Yang Xiaotao put the calculator in front of him and said, "Master, look, this little thing can calculate so many things."

"Here's the power cord. I'll plug it in for you. Take a look."

Mr. Ye was curious, but he quickly mastered the use of the calculator.

“This thing is better than an abacus.”

Mr. Ye smiled, and then sighed, "This technology is developing faster and faster, so fast that my brain can't think fast enough."

Yang Xiaotao brought over the water and said with a smile, "No matter how good a machine is, it is still made by people."

"It's just that people have mastered the laws of machine manufacturing, which allows the machine to proceed according to the laws."

Mr. Ye nodded, "I like to hear this."

"By the way, Master, what brings you here so early in the morning?" Elder Ye looked at the calculator for a while, and when he heard Yang Xiaotao speak, he said, "I came to ask about the production status of high-purity silicon."

"It's been more than a week. Should we continue production?"

"Yes, of course."

Yang Xiaotao immediately said, "We have been rectifying the problems that occurred in the last experiment these days, and it should be completed soon."

"Then we can start formal production."

Mr. Ye nodded and took out a document from his sleeve.

Yang Xiaotao was speechless. Taking things out of the sleeves made him feel like watching TV.

However, Yang Xiaotao quickly stepped forward and took the information, and he showed a happy smile at the first glance.

"Master, have you made up your mind?"

Mr. Ye nodded. "When I heard you say you wanted to make solar cells, I paid attention to it."

"Although the development abroad is still fast, there are still no concrete and substantial breakthroughs. There are not many papers published by international authorities, and the ones that exist are just scraps."

Mr. Ye said, and then pointed to the material above, "This is the result of my research. As long as we solve the problem of photovoltaic materials, we will be very confident that it can be made."

Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately after hearing this, "Don't worry about this, our high-purity silicon is a very good photovoltaic material."

"When the time comes, I'll give you as much as you want."

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Just as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Han Sanfeng's voice came from the door.

"Uncle Han."

Yang Xiaotao turned around and spoke politely.

Han Sanfeng walked in, nodded to Mr. Ye, called out "Dean Ye", and then looked at Yang Xiaotao, "Director Yang, our computer research center wants to conduct research on integrated circuits."

Hearing him say this, Yang Xiaotao felt happy.

He knew that this was stimulated by the Starlight Calculator, but he was happy to see it happen.

If the other party is reluctant to speak and still continues to research transistors, Yang Xiaotao will consider changing someone to lead the computer research.

"Sure, I agree."

Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately and then asked, "Do you have a specific research direction?"

"For now, let's focus on storage."

Han Sanfeng thought for a moment and then spoke. Yang Xiaotao knew at a glance that this was an excuse.

So he thought for a moment before saying, "We need to study storage and integrated circuit systems."

"We are already far behind others in transistor research. It will take time to catch up. Maybe they will be faster than us."

"So this integrated circuit is an opportunity to overtake others. Only by increasing the difficulty directly can we close the gap."

Yang Xiaotao expressed his thoughts, and Han Sanfeng immediately said, "Yes, that's what we think."

Then he continued, “So this research has to be supported.”

Yang Xiaotao immediately understood that this person was here to ask for something.

Thinking of this, he looked at Mr. Ye, then at Han Sanfeng, and suddenly laughed, "Okay, it's all for this."

Mr. Ye also laughed, "I have been doing this all these years, right?"

"It's so easy to come across this kind of research, I won't let it go."

Yang Xiaotao nodded quickly, "No, Master, I didn't ask you to let go. This solar cell is very useful. I'm also thinking about sending signals from the satellite in the sky."

After hearing this, Mr. Ye looked at Yang Xiaotao carefully and didn't say much, but his smile became even brighter.

Han Sanfeng was inexplicably shocked.

This kid thinks three steps ahead.

No wonder he doesn't do anything else but insists on working on this high-purity silicon.

It turns out that I had thought about it a long time ago.

Thinking of this, Han Sanfeng's heart suddenly tightened.

What Yang Xiaotao said just now, is it what he has always wanted to do?
If you don't say it yourself, then...
Han Sanfeng looked at the young man in front of him and suddenly shuddered.

"This way, we also need it over there on the calculator side, and we have to keep some for other research."

"So from now on, the silicon produced will be divided into five parts, one for Master, one for the calculator, one for us, and the remaining two for you."

"Of course, the premise is that you are carrying out your work. If you take the things and don't do anything, that won't work."

When Han Sanfeng heard that he was given two copies, he nodded immediately. What else was there to say?

"Okay, let's make it like this. However, Uncle Han, you are in charge of the production of this silicon, so how much you can get depends on you."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Han Sanfeng rolled her eyes and said, "I was wondering why you gave me two portions, but you were waiting here."

"Hey, it's like the capable ones get more work."

While the three were talking, several people walked in from outside. The leader, Yang Youning, ran in and looked at the calculator on the table.

"Oh my goodness, did you really make it?"

"Is this, what, a calculator?"

Yang Youning almost fell on it. He had just been talking about the recent situation in Liu Huaimin's office when he was called over by Wang Hao.

"Old Yang was just nagging about how the stone has blossomed, but there is no fruit."

"Old Liu, is it going to be okay?"

Yang Youning quickly stepped forward to stop him, but Li Hongfeng continued, "No results, no achievements."

"Hey, Lao Li, you're getting involved too."

Chen Gong made the final move, "This is useless, it's just a waste."

"You, you guys."

Yang Youning pointed at them one by one, unable to speak.

Everyone laughed.

"Come, I'll give you a question."

Yang Xiaotao picked up the calculator and spoke to everyone.

"Stop it, I'll do it."

Li Hongfeng stepped forward and snatched the calculator, then took a look at the digital structure and started pressing the buttons after Yang Xiaotao's brief explanation.

Press a series of numbers and then calculate what you want.

After everyone had tried it, they looked at Yang Xiaotao.

Yang Youning coughed lightly, "Well, such a good machine needs a good name."

"Old Yang, Xiao Tao started calling it Starlight No. 1, and all the subsequent ones are called Starlight Calculators."

Yang Youning raised his hand but hadn't put it down yet. After hearing this, he saw that everyone was trying to hold back their laughter, and nodded quickly, "This is a good name."

Hahaha

Everyone laughed for a while, then looked at each other and left one after another.

"By the way, keep the three grams of silicon you left last time for me!"

Before leaving, Yang Youning thought of something, "That is an important witness of history."

"And this Starlight One, we have to stay."