A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 586 Another Leap Forward: With a Big Shot by My Side, I'm Not Afraid of Getting Trouble

Jiang Xia looked at the television set the old man was pointing at, feeling somewhat annoyed. This television set was brought over by Old Wang so Jiang Xia could use it to debug microcontroller programs.

Damn it, how could I forget about that?

When debugging a program, you can use a TV. Does this mean that soldiers have to carry a big-headed TV with them when they go on a mission?

To understand the actual coordinate system, according to Jiangxia's radio coordinate system, the specific parameters can only be obtained from the actual target location.

After all that fiddling around, everything was solved, but in the end, a tiny screen stumped me?

This unscientific!

The two skeptical duo, Niu Bie, began to rack their brains, clutching their heads in frustration.

"Glow tube! Glow tube!"

"Big Guy" exclaimed excitedly: "Hey! After listening to so much cryptic nonsense for so long, finally there's something I can answer!"

"Eh?"

"It's one of those big pipes, this thick one. It emits an orange-red light. Hey, the Beijing Hotel had an elevator, they used this to show the floor!"

Now that you mention it, Jiang Xia does remember. But it's not the memory of the Sijiu City Hotel. After all, this country bumpkin only went there once, and he just fumbled for notes at the lobby entrance; he never went inside.

The memory of this glow discharge tube comes from a crystal radio enthusiast. This guy was also a blogger, and when Jiang Xia watched his videos, he was amazed by the thing inside with its many regular metal meshes that could display numbers.

So beautiful! So retro!

Unexpectedly, something I used to think was retro could be used in "a computing instrument based on radio triangulation".

Yes, that's right. The latest one mentioned above is the name Jiang Xia gave to the new machine. So, along with the one at the beginning, "A Feasibility Study on a Primary Digital Radio Based on a Modem," Jiang Xia plans to combine them and submit a joint application.

"Alright! Big Uncle, you did a good job! Here, sign this..."

"Hey, where are my project proposals? They're all gone!"

Using the large satchel as cover, Jiang Xia practically stuck his head inside to rummage through it. Unfortunately, after searching for quite a while…

Its head sticks out, its tuft of hair swaying back and forth.

"I've settled in? How come there are no more cards?"

"Hey! Xiao Jiang, you forgot? When you asked me to sign last time, you said it was the last one, and that you'd have to go to the Ministry of Machine Building to get some more. But it's almost Chinese New Year, you might have been too busy to remember!"

The man in the leather jacket came running back, panting. He first gave "Big Guy" a wink, and then continued Jiang Xia's conversation.

"Oh, we'll get it later! Hey, do you guys have any of these on hand? Get a couple and let's try them out!"

"Don't bother trying, that thing won't work!"

Baoqiang scratched his messy head. "It takes 160V to drive a glow tube. How many batteries do you need the soldiers to carry to meet that demand?"

"Although I'm bad at math, I can still calculate that 2.1V x 80 ≈ 160.8V!"

"Eight kilograms each, 80 batteries, even this big guy probably couldn't carry that..."

Big Guy still wanted to carry the load, but after counting on his fingers, he realized he really couldn't...

"Not only that, a glow discharge tube with a decimal point has 12 pins. You know, some floorstanding radios need several different logic gates to control it, right? Anyway, that radio at the bureau, I took it apart, it was never fixed..."

Baoqiang lost interest in the black smoke and began to analyze the situation for Jiang Xia with a serious expression.

"Also, this thing is pretty, but it's incredibly fragile. If the glass tube breaks even slightly, it's all over!"

"Most importantly, this thing is imported from the Union, and it costs 120 rubles each. Hehehe..."

The scene was quiet for a while.

But everyone was anxious and frustrated. Damn it, they had considered everything, but a small display screen was holding them back.

However, there's no way around it; every era has its limitations. Currently, the only vibratory tube option available for displaying information is the neon tube.

If this were in a future era, LEDs and LCDs would be readily available; all you'd need is an adapter socket, and you could just plug it in and be done.

what?

Not working?

Then let's replace it with another one...

What would be a simple act in later generations is, at this moment, the dashing behavior that Jiang Xia yearns for.

Jiang Xia was so angry that her teeth itched. With a heavy heart, she pressed the button on the LED manufacturing process guide in the space store.

Since we're already working on PMOS anyway, a little more won't make a difference.

Isn't it just about emitting light through PN junctions? Anyway, there are already a lot of PN junctions in a chip, so having more development processes means having more paths to take, which is a good way to learn from each other.

Hmph! Just watch how Mr. Sid and his classmates made the LED digital tubes. I'm going to make a bunch of electronic watches and sell them all over the world!

woo woo woo...

I want to use my points to exchange for tunnel boring machine blueprints...

With this thing, digging air-raid shelters will be much easier in a couple of years.

Looking at the several large baskets of data that had inexplicably appeared in the space warehouse, and the points that had been instantly reset to zero, Jiang Xia was somewhat displeased.

But thinking about how he could use this to reap a windfall of foreign exchange, and that his own processing center would also have a more advanced display method, Jiang Xia chuckled.

"Old comrade, trust me, give me six months, and I'll definitely be able to solve the display problem!"

"If you need it in advance, a glow discharge tube can also serve a temporary purpose."

Seeing that Baoqiang seemed about to say something, Jiang Xia waved his hand.

“You didn’t participate in the ‘double-slit interference experiment,’ so you don’t know that we used a vacuum tube boost circuit during the experiment. With the core components being a 6N1 vacuum tube and a power frequency transformer, it can boost the voltage to 160V, but in actual use, it should be less than half an hour. This little thing isn’t heavy, only about 10 kilograms.”

"As for the broken glass tube, well, it's just a few rubles, we can exchange it for a pot! The initial demonstration use is still fine!"

"Hmm! We can start with a few pilot projects!" The older comrade nodded with a smile when he saw that Jiang Xia had made a decision. "You've finished your project application, haven't you? I have a few copies here. Why don't you take them and use them first?"

"Okay!"

Jiang Xia casually took the project proposal, glanced at the signature, and thought, "Huh?"

When will the militia headquarters be able to apply for projects? Well, who cares? Anyway, the old comrades won't harm themselves.

With a flourish of his pen, he finished writing his signature and, as was his usual practice, wrote down the names of everyone present. Even the secretary next to the old comrade had his name carefully written down by the young man.

"Young Jiang! This won't do!"

"Yes, you wrote down everything we just discussed, right? Sometimes taking notes is much more troublesome than just opening your mouth to speak..."

"Oh dear, thank you so much, Engineer Jiang!"

The middle-aged secretary looked at the application form stamped with the seal of the militia headquarters, her expression somewhat excited.

"No wonder there's a saying that goes, 'If you're a nobody, you can still get some credit by following Jiang Xia. You made the right choice coming here!'"

……

After finishing this matter, the old comrade packed up the blackboard and the notes on the discussion recorded by the secretary, and finally told Jiangxia to go to Yuquan Jingming Garden to find him after he came up with the best solution.

I fell into my habit of taking photos in Jiangxia again, but unfortunately, looking at the sky, I had to give up.

After respectfully seeing the old comrade out, the secretary came running back and handed Jiang Xia a hard plastic pass and two packs of white cigarettes.

"Hey, Jiang Gong, the scenery at Jingmingyuan is beautiful! Your family can come whenever they want, and you can take as many pictures as you like! I'm off now!"

Well, there are quite a few gardens in Beijing, so Jiang Xia didn't pay much attention. But Big Guy and Secretary Liu gasped in surprise.

Good heavens, he can go here anytime he wants?

But considering his status as a veteran, it seems quite reasonable.

I can't help but envy you...

"Jiang Xia! We're leaving too!"

The two bomb-crackers followed behind the old comrade and waved to Jiang Xia.

"By the way, you better behave yourself lately, don't let some random guy take you away. If I can't find you, that'll be a real problem!"

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Teacher Zhemin mysteriously beckoned Jiang Xia over: "The batch of secondhand goods you asked for from the French have already arrived in our territory from the Tianshan Mountains. I'm going over here to handle the installation."

"Hey, the 650 MW steam turbine generator set has arrived! Why didn't you call me to go?"

"Tch, you haven't even laid an egg yet, what are you doing running around there? Wait until we're all dead before you come at me!"

Teacher Zhemin unceremoniously took a pack of cigarettes from Jiang Xia's arms: "It's just that you haven't been able to taste the super chef's cooking lately, isn't that a pity?"

"Let's save them up, and when the dragon roars, we'll have a grand celebration!"

"Okay! Let's go!"

The young man from Zeshan waved to Jiang Xia, saying, "I'm leaving too. This trip was really profitable! We're sure to get over 30,000 tons of yield!"

"Also, there's some detonator left for making thermobaric bombs, bro, you can make some firecrackers for fun!"

"Okay! Take care!"

The regimental commander and his men, who had been saluting the veteran comrade, suddenly lost their composure upon hearing that there were still explosives left.

Looking left and right, everyone seemed to be smiling happily.

Yes, it's really good when everyone is happy!