The scorching summer heat has just begun for this northern city.
Chang'an Street and the Forbidden City are still crowded with people.
At this moment, in a small and medium-sized manor not far to the north of the Forbidden City, an old man was wearing simple clothes, rolling up his sleeves and busy in the fields.
The small vegetable plot is full of various vegetables.
Not far away, there are some apple, apricot, peach, plum and other common fruit trees, with heavy fruits hanging on them.
Every summer, as midsummer approaches, leaders from various countries in the northern hemisphere will adjust their work patterns to vacation patterns.
"Politicians are human beings too, and they also need to rest." This sentence was said by former Prime Minister Cameron, who never sets on the country. When he said this, he was enjoying the sunshine and delicious food on the streets of Portugal with his wife Samantha.
As the national image of a country, ordinary people often only see their tumultuous and political side, but rarely know what they are like when they are resting.
For these people, their vacation life can be described as a mixed bag. Some people were scolded for being "too luxurious" and others were questioned about their "holiday show".
But for people born on this land, planting something is probably something engraved in their bones.
The old man cleared away the weeds in the vegetable field, stood up and patted the soil off his hands, and walked towards the orchard.
In the garden, another old man who looked much older was holding a red peach in his hand and chewing on it.
The old man came over with a smile, turned on the faucet and washed his hands, picked up a peach from the basket and ate it too.
"How's it going, Mr. Pan? The ones I grew myself taste pretty good, right?" The old man asked with a smile while eating.
In the garden, the old man opposite him nibbling on the peach fruit he planted himself was Mr. Pan Deming, the former mathematics professor of Peking University.
This old academician has retired long ago. He is one of the earliest mathematicians in the country. He has participated in various confidential projects of the country. For example, he once worked with Mr. Qian to build missiles and send satellites to the sky. He is very respected.
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Opposite me, Pan Deming was chewing a peach and said with a smile: "It seems that you have been quite leisurely recently, and you are in the mood to take a rest."
The old man smiled and shook his head, saying: "It's not enough to be idle, there are quite a lot of things to do. But you can't keep busy. You have to have some time to rest, right? It's just a break in the busy schedule."
Pan Deming smiled and asked: "I heard that the international situation is not very optimistic recently?"
The old man nodded and said: "Yes, those countries have increased some restrictions, but fortunately, they are still able to hold on for now."
Pan Deming asked curiously: "How is the situation in Jinling?"
The old man thought for a while and replied: "Judging from the previous information, the progress is quite smooth. The first wall material has been solved. The former Academician Xu wrote me a letter and is currently organizing other controllable projects in the country.
Nuclear fusion research institutions solve some of the last problems."
Hearing this, Pan Deming was a little moved and a little surprised: "Has the first wall material been solved? Haven't you heard of this news report?"
The old man smiled and said: "Academician Xu's request may be due to concerns about international influence, and it was not reported through the media."
Pan Deming sighed: "He really thinks about the country."
The old man smiled and said: "Yes, it is a blessing to the country."
After a pause, he continued: "Judging from his previous letters, there may be hope for ignition next year."
Hearing this, Pan Deming could no longer control the shock on his face and couldn't help but ask: "Next year? Is he serious?"
The old man smiled and said: "Although I have asked many people and they all think they are not very optimistic, I still feel a little hopeful."
Hearing this, Pan Deming sighed: "If this is true, it will really be witnessing history."
“Controllable nuclear fusion, I’ve been hearing about it for decades, but there’s still no hope of seeing it come true in my lifetime.”
"Decades ago, when I went abroad to study in the United States, the United States and Big Brother were already doing this. At that time, many people thought that it would be done in twenty or thirty years at the latest. No one thought that Big Brother would do it later.
They have all disintegrated, and the new century has arrived, and controllable nuclear fusion is becoming more and more difficult."
"Fifty years forever. I didn't expect that I would wait until this day."
Although he is not a scholar specializing in nuclear energy, he was once one of the top mathematicians in the country and participated in many engineering calculations in the nuclear energy field, and he also understood some developments in the field of nuclear fusion at home and abroad.
Starting from the earliest tokamak device, and then to inertial confinement. Then the American NIF failed to ignite, and after pouring cold water on the entire inertial confinement direction, everyone began to study magnetic confinement again, and then there were all kinds of things.
Tokamak, stellarator, pebble bed device, anti-field mirror hoop, magnetic mirror...
Various routes emerged after inertial constraints failed to see hope.
Of course, tokamak and stellarator are the two hottest and most promising routes.
But even so, there is still little hope for controllable nuclear fusion, and it has been hailed by the scientific community as "forever fifty years."
Unexpectedly, the young man who dominated the world of mathematics was now moving forward with controllable nuclear fusion and was about to realize it.
Listening to the emotion of old academician Pan Deming, the old man became a little curious.
He smiled and asked: "You seem to be very optimistic and confident about him?"
Pan Deming smiled and said: "Don't forget that the field in which he was first famous was mathematics. He has created countless miracles in the mathematics world."
"Solved a world-class problem at the age of seventeen, solved one of the seven millennium problems at the age of twenty, and won the Philippine Prize in the same year, setting a new record for the youngest recipient of the Philippine Prize."
"To the world of mathematics, he is like a genius who emerged from nowhere. Even the likes of Euler and Newton in history were probably nothing more than this when they were young."
"If you look at him from the perspective of the field of mathematics, I am afraid that any mathematician has great confidence in him. For today's mathematics community, he can be said to be a miracle."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "So even if he achieves controllable nuclear fusion, I wouldn't find it strange."
The old man smiled and said: "Fortunately, we invited him back. It would be unimaginable if such a talent was left abroad."
Hearing this, Pan Deming was also reminded of some memories and couldn't help but smile.
In 2018, he was able to fly to Sweden to see the young man at the Crafford Award Ceremony and resolve some conflicts between Peking University and him.
Now, you can now take care of yourself at home.
The two old men were chatting in the park and reminiscing about the past.
At this moment, a guard hurriedly walked in from outside the courtyard.
"First page, Gao Hongming and Gao Ting came over from Jinling. They said they have something urgent to ask you and are related to Academician Xu." Walking up to the old man, the guard quickly reported the report.
Hearing this, the old man tensed up, thinking something had gone wrong, and quickly said: "Let him in quickly."
"Yes!" After saluting, the guard hurriedly trotted out of the courtyard.
Without waiting for a long time, Gao Hongming walked in quickly, accompanied by guards, with an expression of excitement and joy on his face. The old man who saw him was slightly stunned, and then he put down the stone in his heart.
It seemed that nothing happened to Academician Xu.
"Why are you so anxious?" the old man asked with a smile.
Gao Hongming looked excited. He quickly took out a letter from his close-fitting jacket, handed it to the old man, and said: "The latest good news came from the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project. Academician Xu has solved the final problem of tritium self-sustainment.
, the demonstration reactor project has entered the final equipment assembly and debugging stage."
Upon hearing this, the old man's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly took the letter from Gao Hongming, opened the envelope, and took out the letter paper inside.
【Dear...】
[Hello, recently, Qixia's controllable nuclear fusion project has once again ushered in a major breakthrough. 】
[Based on solving the problem of the first wall material, through the unremitting efforts of many scientific researchers at Daybreak Research Institute, we have found a technology suitable for the recycling and reuse of tritium elements in controllable nuclear fusion reactors-'liquid lithium melting
Salt multiplication tritium technology'.】
[This technology plays an important role in controllable nuclear fusion and makes up for the last piece of the important puzzle that we are missing. So far, we have mastered most of the puzzle pieces in terms of controllable nuclear fusion technology.]
[The construction of the Dawn Controllable Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Reactor Project has also come to an end, and the relevant equipment is undergoing final assembly and debugging. 】
[Therefore, here, as the general person in charge of the Qixia Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project, I am applying to the central government for the Dawn Controlled Nuclear Fusion Demonstration Reactor to conduct fusion test ignition in the second half of this year!]
[Please give approval from the central government!]
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The letter is not very long, and all the content is covered in just one page.
But the arrival of this letter made the old man on vacation laugh heartily, and all the worries of the past disappeared.
"good!"
"good!"
"good!"
“It’s really great!”
The old man was so excited that he rarely cared about his manners even in front of Pan Deming and Gao Hongming.
After feeling happy and excited, the old man took a deep breath, adjusted his posture, faced Gao Hongming, stood up straight, and gave the order calmly.
[The Qixia controllable nuclear fusion demonstration reactor project is approved and ignited!]
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