A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Jiang Xia came in a hurry today and didn't bring his camera with him. He was worried that he wouldn't have a chance to take a photo with the two elderly people, but unexpectedly, Jiang Dong's younger brother gave him a legitimate reason to visit again.

However, the word "quartz" that the kid mentioned gave Jiang Xia some inspiration.

"What the hell?! What an idiot! Why not just use a simple quartz oscillator and go on to design an electromagnetic dot device?"

Well, if you're not too familiar with the high-end role of quartz oscillators in communication and spectrum analyzers, you should know about its most widely used application, right?

Yes, a quartz watch!

Well, to put it another way, one project that has been used in this day and age is the quartz clock!

Isn't there one in one of the buildings at Wudaokou Vocational College? Every mealtime, it starts making a dinging noise.

Jiang Xia really likes this voice.

Do you know who invented the quartz watch? Well, it's that country that claimed to "completely protect bank customer information," only to be grabbed by the neck by the bald eagle and slapped in the face.

Oddly enough, although they invented the watch, they felt it was a great desecration of their mechanical watchmaking. After discussing it for a while, in order to maintain the absolute prestige of mechanical watches, they put the thing away.

Unexpectedly, it ended up benefiting the notebook.

A small notebook astutely observed the unique advantages of quartz watches at their product launch, where they were showcasing their craftsmanship.

Avoid patents!

After acquiring the R&D data for quartz watches at a low price, the Japanese directly undermined the mechanical watch industry, and single-handedly captured 60% of the global mechanical watch market with their low-priced quartz watches.

So, aren't all those mechanical watches these days just flaunting their aristocratic status? They even have limited releases from time to time, and you have to buy other items to qualify for a pair.

What a load of rubbish! It's really just that the little notebook smashed the plate, leaving it severely weakened...

This is also a typical case that the little notebook will talk about with great relish later...

Perhaps it was these acts of "successfully sabotaging" that further fueled the arrogance of the Japanese, enabling them to utter that deadly slogan and thus incur the encirclement and suppression by countries like the United States...

Tsk, they fatten up pigs, why don't they slaughter them for the New Year?

We've digressed; let's get back to the topic.

Pu Fang, the eldest son of the old man, was certainly not someone to be trifled with. He had been exchanging ideas with Jiangxia on issues related to quartz crystals.

"Ha! So the piezoelectric effect has this kind of effect!"

"Yeah, simple, right? By converting the quartz oscillation into mechanical stepping rotation, we can get rid of that darn hairspring and directly display the time with a pointer, right?"

"Yes, yes, that makes sense!" Under Jiang Xia's guidance, Pu Fang gradually sorted out his thoughts.

"Hey, but Jiang, the power source for this watch is ultimately electricity! Our current lead-acid batteries are so big, no one can wear them on their wrist, right?"

"Hmm, well, why don't you try using silver oxide as the positive electrode, zinc as the negative electrode, and sodium hydroxide as the electrolyte, and try to make a small battery, about the size of a clothes button..."

"Can I... do it?"

"Sure! Of course! It's not just for quartz watches. This quartz oscillator can also be used in switchboards, computers, and gyroscopes. It has a wide range of applications!"

“Even…” Jiang Xia beckoned mysteriously, making the two brothers lean closer.

"In fact, it's an absolutely crucial component of this super weapon!"

"Big Brother, how powerful is this weapon? Like those two 'bang bang' shots that Little Ben got?"

"Pretty much, depending on the yield. If we get a ten-ton one, and the enemy has a dense concentration of personnel, the results should be quite substantial!"

"hiss……"

"Oh~~~ Do it, do it! Big brother, do you still need quartz? I have two big pieces left..."

The three of them huddled together and, without realizing it, began discussing where to throw the big bouncy ball to give the Japanese a good beating.

As he spoke, he kept making strange noises. Even the usually composed Pu Fang was sweating with excitement, and he had the urge to rush back to school, drag his teacher to make a quartz oscillator overnight, have Jiang Xia assemble it into a thermobaric bomb, and throw it out immediately.

However, they didn't notice that Old Wang was looking at the two brothers with pity.

Ha, happy now? Excited now? Just wait until you get dark circles under your eyes!

As for himself, Old Wang had given up on the idea of ​​saving himself, adopting a "what's done is done" attitude...

……

"Boss stool, how about that? I didn't fool you this time! It's a proper rabbit head, I personally hit it when I went to Tongyi for research!"

"Mmm! It smells good! Hey, why are you taking it away!"

"Didn't you say you wouldn't eat it because I fried rats in a pan? There's none for you, none for you!"

As the old man dodged his large hand, he carried the food to his study.

"Hey? Political Commissar, didn't you hate eating in the study the most, saying it was an insult to civility?"

"That depends on the person..."

"You two-faced bastard..."

During the scuffle, a few more people walked into the courtyard.

"Hey, you guys' gotta make it!"

The old man raised his eyes and scanned them one by one as Hong Dage and Comrade Fanzhou arrived.

"Comrade Jiang Xia modified the internal structure of the 531 prototype while proposing a new multi-energy platform solution. We two are a bit unsure, so we'd like you to come and listen!"

Comrade Fanzhou laughed heartily: "This kid still owes me a bunch of things, what has he come up with this time? Come on, let's go ask him!"

The group of bigwigs joked with each other as they arrived outside the study.

As soon as I walked in, I heard Jiang Xia boasting about the capabilities of thermobaric bombs. Hearing that this thing could be compared to "Little Boy," I was stunned for a moment.

"Wasn't this kid working on a transportation platform? How did he suddenly drop this bombshell?"

"Stop arguing, let me listen again!"

A group of big shots quietly crouched in the corner, listening to Jiang Xia continue speaking from inside.

"Well then, Brother Pufang, for the sake of our motherland's strength, bravely take on this project! As a designer for a project under the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and another under the Fourth Ministry of Machinery Industry, I invite you to join the 'Multi-Application Design Group for Piezoelectric Resonance Based on Quartz Piezoelectric Effect'!"

"Me? Am I capable? I'm still a student..."

"Ambition knows no age; as the ancients said, Gan Luo became prime minister..."

"Now, I have your help, brother. It's like... well... you know what I mean. So, are you in or not?"

Jiang Xia's face turned bright red. It was really difficult to use classical Chinese; he wondered what he should have said...

"Never mind, Brother Pufang, just agree already, that way I can let you stay in the city!" Jiang Xia said anxiously.

"Good! Brother Jiang, I am grateful for your kindness and will give my life for you!"

凸(艹皿艹), having culture makes a difference, huh?

The little guy with the tuft of hair slapped a project proposal out: "Sign! Mark it!"

The bigwigs in the corner looked at the old man who loved playing with the air fryer and were at a loss for words.