Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

   Chapter 384 Z-4

   "Yes! It is not so difficult to wipe out an anti-government armed forces in the Amazon jungle. Just mobilizing the logistics supplies needed by the army is enough to cause headaches.

   Now let's see if the first wave of attacks by the border guards will work! "

  Sirio Leitch heard Fang Lang's words, hesitated and said slowly:

"Boss, I'm not optimistic about the border guards' encirclement and suppression of Brother Eddie, because as far as I know, this armed force has close contacts with the border guards. Maybe the border guards have not started their plan yet. Brother Eddie has it."

  Fang Lang was not surprised when he heard the words, he nodded with a smile and said:

   "This is the normal situation, otherwise why would Brisso Eddie dare to declare the establishment of anti-government armed forces blatantly and directly!

  If he couldn't even resist such a simple first wave of attacks, it would be a big joke.

   Judging from the current situation, Brisso Eddie is not such a brainless person.

  He must have something to rely on! "

   "So what should we do?"

   Sirio Leitch asked with some melancholy.

   "No, it's not the time for us to make a move. Your task now is to find a way to arrange people to break into them and find out their information. We must know where their camp is.

  The route for transporting DP, as well as their organization, must be investigated clearly.

   Either we don’t do anything, or if we do, it must be thunderous, and they will be completely wiped out directly. "

   "Yes, boss! However, we don't know much about them, and it may take some effort and time to get in."

   "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, safety is the most important thing!"

   At the same time, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, the computer research team led by Conrad Zuse finally completed the assembly of his fourth-generation electronic computer Z-4.

   "Mr. Chu Ze, do we need to inform the boss that they are coming to participate in the test?"

   Conrad Zuze's assistant looked at the big guy who almost occupied the entire room in front of him, and asked Conrad Zuze excitedly.

   "No, this computer was successfully developed by me as early as 1945, and it is not a new research result.

   It's just that the original computer was moved by the British, and now we have just completed the reassembly, and there is nothing to be proud of. "

   In Konrad Zuse’s mind, this Z-4 computer is not a new research result. After all, he had successfully developed it in Germany as early as 1945.

   But in the eyes of assistants and others, this is a brand new high technology, especially when Konrad Zuse designed a programming language Plankalkuel, calculation has become very simple.

  The calculation content that required a lot of manpower and time to complete, unexpectedly only needs to input relevant books, and the computer can quickly calculate the correct answer.

  Especially, when a group of people took half a day to calculate the data, and the computer gave an accurate answer within two seconds, for these assistant researchers who came into contact with the Tao computer for the first time, it was like seeing God.

  If everyone hadn't participated in the assembly of this big guy, they would even have wondered if Mr. Conrad Chuze was cheating, because this really broke everyone's perception.

  Although everyone is still not very clear about what this big guy can do, but the fact that he can greatly shorten people's calculation time is shocking enough.

   "However, Mr. Conrad Chuze, the boss has high hopes for your research. We have completed the corresponding research. I think we should let investors see our results, right?

  Only in this way, the boss will continue to give us more capital investment. "

   After hearing this, Conrad Zuze was silent for a while before slowly saying:

   "You are right, if we want to have more advanced electronic computers, we really need a large investment from the boss.

   We really should call the boss, come and see for yourself what we put together.

   Moreover, the boss gave me a lot of help and helped me build this brand new laboratory, so that our Z-4 came out again.

  I think I should really thank my boss. "

   Then Conrad Chuze shook his head helplessly and said:

   "Unfortunately, the assembly time of our Z-4 is still delayed. In February this year, the US military commissioned the University of Pennsylvania to assemble an electronic computer.

  Although my Z-4 has been successfully researched as early as 1945, the original machine has been dismantled by the British, and now the Americans have announced that they have developed the world's first electronic computer. "

   It can be seen from this that Conrad Zuze didn't want to inform Fang Lang that his new computer had been assembled.

   Rather, they expressed dissatisfaction with the Americans' announcement this year that they had developed the world's first electronic computer.

  Obviously he had developed the world's first real electronic computer as early as 1945, but because of the war, he missed the title of being the father of computers.

   It's no wonder that I feel happy in my heart!

  The assistant sensed his emotions, and quickly said:

  "Professor Conrad, don't be discouraged, I think as long as we can prove that our Z-4 is indeed available earlier than American electronic computers, we can regain the honor that should belong to us, can't we?

  I think the influence of the boss will definitely help you. "

Conrad Chuze was also moved when he heard the words. After all, according to Fang Lang, he is one of the shareholders of Bell Laboratories in the United States, and he should know many experts and professors in the field of electronic computers. Maybe he can really help him regain It should be his own honor!

   "You are right, we will notify the boss and let him see what a great existence our Z-4 is."

   Soon, the news reached Fang Lang's ears.

  Fang Lang was very excited when he heard the news, and flew directly to Porto Alegre without hesitation.

Originally, there was no airport in Porto Alegre. However, with the increase of Chinese immigrants, the Fangyuan Group has increased its investment in Rio Grande do Sul. In order to strengthen the connection between Rio Grande do Sul and the outside world, the Fangyuan Group’s Airport Services Company built its own second airport belonging to the Fangyuan Group in Porto Alegre.

   And began to operate this new route to the outside world, opened two routes from Rio de Janeiro to Porto Alegre, and from Sao Paulo to Porto Alegre. As for the route from Natal to Porto Alegre, it needs to refuel in Rio de Janeiro.

The main reason is that this line is only a branch line of Brazil, and there is no need to have a direct route from Natal to Porto Alegre. After all, there are not many business exchanges between these two cities, and it is impossible to maintain a normal route. run.

  When Fang Lang flew directly to Porto Alegre by special plane, he came directly to Conrad Zuze's computer laboratory immediately.

Looking at the computer in front of him that occupied a huge room, Fang Lang felt an indescribable shock. Conrad Chuze, who was on the side, felt very happy when he saw Fang Lang's expression, because he could shock the boss, which meant that His research was successful, and the funding for further in-depth research in the future has been settled.

   "Conrad, is it convenient to introduce this big guy to me?"

  Conrad Zuze heard this, and said with a smile on his face:

   "Boss, this is what I told you. The fourth-generation computer I successfully developed in 1945 used a binary calculation method. The memory unit was expanded from 64 bits to 1024 bits, and it was all composed of relays.

  Using the programming language I designed, very complex mathematical operations can be easily completed. "

  But when Fang Lang heard the familiar 1024-bit storage unit and binary calculation, he knew that he had definitely found a treasure, although he didn't know what these specifically represented.

  However, people who came from later generations are still familiar with these two numbers of computers.

  Especially when he heard the use of a specially designed programming language, he was even more shocked. Now he still doesn't know how different this programming is from the programming methods such as C language in later generations.

  But a computer with programming ability is a real computer in Fang Lang's view.

   Then, Conrad Zuze concealed how to use the programming language for Fang Lang, and completed a set of very complicated calculations.

  When the calculation results were directly displayed, Fang Lang was so excited that he almost didn't jump up.

  He grabbed Conrad Zuze's hand without hesitation and said:

   "Conrad, I'm sure, you are a genius, you can use relays to create such an advanced computer, I want to apply for a patent for you, let your name resound throughout the world."

  Conrad Zuze heard the words, and said with a gloomy expression:

   "However, in February this year, the University of Pennsylvania in the United States announced that they had developed the world's first electronic computer."

   "Haha. It doesn't matter! As long as we can prove that your Z-4 was successfully developed in 1945, we can take back the honor of being the inventor of the world's first computer.

  However, your computer seems to be different from the computer studied by Americans, right?

I remember newspapers saying that the computers studied by the Americans seem to use more than 17,000 electron tubes, more than 7,000 diodes, and more than 1,500 relays, and yours uses relays. Which kind of computer is more advanced? "

  Fang Lang is not a professional electronics expert after all, and he really doesn't have enough knowledge in this area, so he doesn't know how much difference there is between the two computers.

  Conrad Chuze shook his head helplessly when he heard the words:

"I have also seen this news. I have to say that American computers are more advanced. His calculation speed is 5000 times of addition or 400 times of multiplication per second. The calculation speed is 1000 times faster than my relay calculator. times.

   All, in terms of advanced level, his computer must be more advanced. "

   Originally thought that the computer studied by Conrad Zuse would be very advanced, but Fang Lang was slightly disappointed when he heard that the calculation speed of American computers was a thousand times that of his.

  However, he soon realized that Conrad Zuse developed this kind of computer that relied solely on relays in 1945, although it was not as advanced as the computer developed by the University of Pennsylvania.

  But no one can deny that he is the world's first successfully researched electronic computer.

  Conrad Zuse's excellence is beyond doubt.

  So, Fang Lang immediately changed his mentality, patted the other party's shoulder with a smile and said:

   "Although ours is not as advanced as the other party's, but we have to complete it earlier than them, right?

  Besides, it turned out that you were doing the research alone, but the other party really concentrated the power of a whole university of experts and professors.

   Calculated in this way, you are much better than them, so you must not be discouraged.

   Besides, the electronic tubes used by the other party are not the most advanced computer materials.

I told you a long time ago that I am a shareholder of Bell Labs in the United States. Now Bell Labs has a brand-new research project called point-contact germanium transistor, which is a small electronic device with low power consumption. .

  It can completely replace electronic tubes with large volume and high power consumption. I think transistors are the future.

  I think we should act now to use this new transistor material to make computers more advanced than the American ENIAC. "

  Eniac is the name given by Americans to the first electronic computer.

  Conrad Chuze's eyes immediately burst into bright light after hearing Fang Lang's words.

In the past, he could only build a car behind closed doors by himself, and had no access to the advanced electronic and computer cutting-edge technology from the outside world, but now it is different. Fang Lang has equipped him with many excellent assistant talents. These people are graduates of related majors from various universities in Europe and America. professional.

  With their help, my own Z-4 can be recreated in such a short period of time.

   Now Fang Lang told him that there is a brand new material that is smaller and consumes less energy than electron tubes, which makes him feel like a treasure.

   Can't wait to open the mouth and say:

   "Boss, is this true? Are there really better materials than tubes?"

   Seeing the other party's excited face, Fang Lang nodded affirmatively and said:

"Yes, the transistor made of this semiconductor material was invented by the engineer Lilian Feld as early as 1929, but because the technology level at that time was not enough, the material used to make this device was not of sufficient purity, Unable to carry out large-scale manufacturing.

  But after such a long period of development, the technology for manufacturing transistors has now matured, and Bell Labs has been able to complete the manufacture of transistors in the laboratory state.

   It only takes a while before we can master the technology of manufacturing transistors industrially, and by then we will be able to manufacture more advanced, smaller, and more energy-efficient electronic computers. "

   "Then what are you waiting for? Boss, I think we should act now. If you can provide me with enough materials, I will definitely be able to manufacture a more advanced electronic computer."

  Konrad Zuse was extremely shocked that such an excellent new material had appeared in the world, which he could not have imagined before, but now he was able to get the news of this new material in the first place.

  Let his research go directly to the forefront of the world, which made him very excited, and he felt that he did not make a mistake in coming to Brazil.

  Fang Lang heard the words, smiled and said:

   "Don't worry, the laboratory is still studying how to complete the industrial manufacturing of transistors. As long as the research is successful, I will set up a transistor manufacturing plant in Brazil as soon as possible.

  I plan to make you familiar with the characteristics of this material first, and then, you can start the preliminary research and design work.

   When transistors can be manufactured industrially, you can directly use the most advanced transistors to make electronic computers. "

  (end of this chapter)