"Yes! It is extremely difficult to wipe out an anti-government armed group in the Amazon jungle. The logistics required to mobilize a large army is enough to give people a headache.
Now it all depends on whether this frontier garrison's first wave of attack will be effective!"
After hearing Fang Lang's words, Cilio Recci hesitated and spoke slowly:
"Boss, I don't think the border guards will encircle and suppress the Eddie brothers, because from what I understand, this armed force has close contacts with the border guards. It's possible that the Eddie brothers have already learned of their plans before the border guards start to act."
Fang Lang was not surprised at all when he heard this. He smiled and nodded.
“This is the normal situation, otherwise why would Briso Eddie dare to openly announce the establishment of an anti-government armed force!
It would be a big joke if he couldn't even withstand such a simple first wave of attack.
Judging from the current situation, Briso Eddie is not such a brainless person.
He must have something to rely on!"
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"So should we do something?"
Syrio Recci asked somewhat melancholy.
"No, it's not time for us to take action yet. Your task now is to find a way to arrange for someone to infiltrate them and find out their intelligence. We must know where their camp is.
The routes for transporting DP and their organization must be thoroughly investigated.
We should either not take action at all, or if we do, we must do it with all our might and wipe them out completely."
"Yes, Boss! However, we don't know much about them, so it may take some effort and time to break in."
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, safety is the most important!"
At the same time, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, a 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 notify the boss and others to come and participate in the test?"
Conrad Chuze's assistant looked at the big guy in front of him that almost occupied the entire room, and asked Conrad Chuze with some excitement.
“No, I had already developed this computer in 1945. It is not a brand new research result.
It’s just that the original computer was taken away by the British, and now we have just reassembled it, which is nothing to be proud of.”
In Konrad Zuse's mind, the Z-4 computer was 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 new high-tech, especially when Konrad Zuse designed a programming language Plankalkuel, calculation has become very simple.
The calculations that originally required a lot of manpower and a lot of time to complete can now be completed by simply inputting relevant books, and the computer can quickly calculate the correct answer.
In particular, when a group of people spent most of the day to calculate data and the computer gave an accurate answer within two seconds, it was like seeing God to these assistant researchers who were exposed to electronic computers for the first time.
If not everyone participated in the assembly of this big guy, they would even suspect whether Mr. Konrad Zuse was cheating, because this really broke everyone's cognition.
Although people are still unclear about what this big guy can do, the fact that it can greatly shorten people's calculation time is shocking enough.
"But, Mr. Conrad Chuze, the boss has high hopes for your research. We have completed the corresponding research. I think we should let the investors see our results, right?
Only in this way will the boss continue to give us more capital investment.”
After hearing this, Conrad Chuze was silent for a while before slowly saying:
“You are right. If we want to have more advanced computers, we will need a large investment from the boss.
We really should notify the boss and ask him to come over and see for himself the big thing we have assembled.
Moreover, it was my boss who provided me with a lot of help and helped me build this new laboratory, which made our Z-4 come 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 has been delayed. In February of this year, the US military commissioned the University of Pennsylvania to assemble an electronic computer.
Although my Z-4 was successfully developed as early as 1945, the original machine had been dismantled by the British. Now the Americans have announced that they have developed the world's first electronic computer.
From this, it can be seen that Conrad Chuze did not want to inform Fang Lang that his new computer had been assembled.
Instead, they expressed their dissatisfaction with the Americans' announcement this year that they had developed the world's first electronic computer.
He had developed the world's first real electronic computer as early as 1945, but because of the war, he missed the opportunity to become the father of computers.
It would be strange if I could 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 was indeed launched earlier than the American electronic computer, we can regain the honor that should belong to us, right?
I think with my influence as the boss, I will be able to help you."
Conrad Chuze was also moved when he heard this. After all, according to Fang Lang, he was one of the shareholders of Bell Labs in the United States and should know many experts and professors in the field of electronic computers. Maybe he could really help him regain the honor that should belong to him!
"You're right. We'll inform the boss right away and let him see how great 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, Porto Alegre did not have an airport. However, with the increase in Chinese immigrants, Fangyuan Group increased its investment in Rio Grande do Sul. In order to strengthen Rio Grande do Sul's connection with the outside world, Fangyuan Group's airport service company built Fangyuan Group's second airport in Porto Alegre.
It began to operate this new route externally, opening two routes: Rio de Janeiro to Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo to Porto Alegre. As for the Natal to Porto Alegre route, it requires a refueling stop in Rio de Janeiro.
The main reason is that this route is currently just a branch line in Brazil, and there is no need to equip a direct route from Natal to Porto Alegre. After all, there is not much business exchange between the two cities, and it is impossible to maintain the normal operation of a route.
When Fang Lang flew directly to Porto Alegre on a special plane, he went directly to Conrad Zuse's computer laboratory.
Looking at the computer in front of him that took up an entire huge room, Fang Lang felt an indescribable shock. Conrad Chuze, who was standing by, saw Fang Lang's expression and felt very happy, because being able to shock his boss meant that his research was successful, and the funds for further in-depth research in the future had been secured.
"Conrad, could you please introduce this big guy to me?"
Conrad Chuze heard this and said with a smile on his face:
"Boss, this is what I told you about. It is the fourth-generation computer that I successfully developed in 1945. It uses binary calculations, and the memory unit is expanded from 64 bits to 1024 bits, all of which are composed of relays.
Using the programming language I designed, very complex mathematical operations can be easily performed."
But when Fang Lang heard the familiar 1024-bit storage unit and binary calculation, he knew that he had definitely picked up a treasure, although he had no idea what these specifically represented.
However, people in later generations are still familiar with these two numbers in computers.
Especially when he heard that a specially designed programming language was used, he was shocked beyond words. At that time, he did not know how big the difference was between this programming and later programming methods such as C language.
But in Fang Lang's view, a computer with programming capabilities is a real computer.
Then, Conrad Zuse showed Fang Lang how to use the programming language and completed a very complex set of calculations.
When the calculation results were directly displayed, Fang Lang was so excited that he almost jumped up.
He grabbed Conrad Zuse's hand without hesitation and said:
"Conrad, I am sure that you are a genius. You can create such an advanced computer using relays. I will apply for a patent for you and let your name be known throughout the world."
Conrad Chuze heard this and said with a gloomy expression:
"But 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, it seems that your computer is somewhat different from the computers studied by Americans, right?
I remember reading in the newspaper that the computer developed by the Americans seemed to use more than 17,000 electron tubes, more than 7,000 diodes, and more than 1,500 relays, while your computer used relays. So which of these two computers is more advanced? "
After all, Fang Lang is not a professional electronics expert, and his knowledge in this area is indeed insufficient, so he is not very clear about the big difference between the two computers.
Conrad Chuze heard this and shook his head helplessly:
"I have also seen this news. I have to say that American computers are more advanced. Their computing speed is 5,000 additions or 400 multiplications per second, which is 1,000 times faster than my relay-type calculator.
So, in terms of sophistication, his computer is definitely more advanced.”
Originally, he thought that the computer researched by Conrad Zuse would be very advanced, but when he heard that the American computer's computing speed was a thousand times faster than his, Fang Lang was a little disappointed.
However, he soon realized that Conrad Zuse had single-handedly developed this type of computer that relied solely on relays in 1945, although it was not as advanced as the one developed by the University of Pennsylvania.
But no one can deny that he was the first person in the world to successfully research and develop an electronic computer.
Conrad Zuse's excellence is unquestionable.
Therefore, Fang Lang immediately changed his mindset, smiled and patted the other person on the shoulder and said:
“Although we are not as advanced as the other side, we should finish earlier than them, right?
Moreover, you were originally doing the research alone, while the other party has gathered the strength of experts and professors from an entire university.
By this calculation, you are much better than them, so don't be discouraged.
Besides, the electron 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. Bell Labs now has a brand new research project called point-contact germanium transistor, which is a small, low-power electronic device.
It can completely replace large-sized and high-power-consuming electron tubes. I believe transistors are the future.
I think we should act now and use this new transistor material to build a computer more advanced than the American ENIAC."
ENIAC is the name given by Americans to the first electronic computer.
Conrad Chuze's eyes immediately lit up brightly when he heard Fang Lang's words.
Originally, he could only work alone behind closed doors, without any exposure to advanced electronic computer technology from the outside world. But now it is different. Fang Lang has equipped him with many excellent assistants, all of whom are professionals who graduated from relevant majors in various universities in Europe and the United States.
With their help, my Z-4 was rebuilt in such a short time.
Now Fang Lang told him that there is a new material that is smaller in size and consumes less energy than electron tubes, which makes him feel like he has found a treasure.
I couldn't wait to speak:
"Boss, is this true? Is there really a better material than electron tubes?"
Seeing the other party's excited look, Fang Lang nodded affirmatively:
"Yes, the transistor made of this semiconductor material was invented by engineer Lillian Field as early as 1929. However, due to the low level of technology at the time, the material used to make this device could not reach a sufficient purity and could not be manufactured on a large scale.
But after so much development, the technology for manufacturing transistors is now mature, and Bell Labs is able to complete the manufacture of transistors in laboratory conditions.
It will only take a while before we can master the technology of industrial manufacturing of transistors, and then we can make more advanced, compact and energy-efficient electronic computers.”
"Then what are you waiting for? Boss, I think we should take action now. If you can provide me with enough materials, I will definitely be able to make a more advanced electronic computer."
Conrad Zuse was extremely shocked that such excellent new material had appeared in the world. This was something he could not have imagined before, but now he could get the news of this new material at the first time.
He was very excited that his research had directly reached the forefront of the world and he felt that coming to Brazil was the right decision.
Fang Lang heard this and smiled:
“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 familiarize you with the properties of this material first, and then you can begin the preliminary research and design work.
When transistors can be manufactured on an industrial scale, you can directly use the most advanced transistors to build electronic computers."
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