Chapter 149: Transistor Computer, Completed!

The two walked to the window, only to see the rear area of the Rolling Mill in the distance already filled with the roar of machinery and blazing lights.

Dozens of military trucks drove into the construction site bumper to bumper, carrying fully armed engineering troops, as well as a large amount of construction materials and equipment.

"The engineering troops moved in last night," Minister Zhao said, looking at the bustling scene outside the window, his tone filled with pride.

"They guarantee the main structure will be completed within a week, the interior renovation within two weeks, and the research institute will be fully operational within a month."

On the once-barren land, excavators and bulldozers were working day and night, and steel frame structures were rising one after another.

In an era lacking modern construction equipment, such efficient construction speed was entirely due to these workers, who came from military industry backgrounds, resisting with their own flesh and blood.

"By the way, the first batch of experts will arrive tomorrow," Minister Zhao said. "I have already arranged a meeting in the auditorium; you need to be prepared."

Li Mingyuan nodded, a flash of anticipation and determination in his eyes.

Inside a simple, makeshift conference room at the Rolling Mill.

Li Mingyuan stood on the podium, looking around the packed venue.

Sitting in the auditorium were experts and scholars urgently transferred from all over the country, including white-haired old professors, energetic young engineers, and some technical officers in military uniforms.

120 experts, representing the top scientific and technological power of New Dragon Country.

"Comrades," Li Mingyuan said, getting straight to the point, "I know many of you arrived following emergency orders and are not even clear about the specific mission. Today, I will tell everyone what we are going to do."

He pressed the button on the slide projector, and the first slide was projected onto the white wall behind him—a structural diagram of a massive computer.

"We are going to develop Long Country's first Electronic Computer."

The venue fell into silence; no one spoke, and no one moved.

Everyone widened their eyes, as if they had heard something incredible.

An Electronic Computer? That was high-end equipment that even Star-Spangled Country had only a few of!

Li Mingyuan did not pause; he pressed the button to switch to the next slide—a structural diagram of a Radar System.

"We are going to develop a new generation of Pulse Doppler Radar System, capable of tracking multiple targets simultaneously and updating data in real time."

People in the venue began to whisper, but it quickly quieted down again, with everyone's eyes fixed tightly on Li Mingyuan, waiting for him to reveal more "impossible missions."

The third slide—a Fire Control System diagram.

"We are going to develop a Full-Automatic Fire Control System, integrating target detection, ballistic calculation, and weapon control into one, to achieve precision strikes against high-speed moving targets."

This time, a burst of exclamations erupted in the venue, and several Military engineers even stood up abruptly, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Li Mingyuan continued to switch slides, displaying the various modules and technical details of the system.

Every diagram left the experts present stunned; some were trembling with excitement, while others were dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.

A white-haired old professor slowly stood up, his voice trembling: "Chief Engineer Li... these... these are theoretically feasible systems, but the actual manufacturing difficulty..."

"Not only feasible, but we already have a concrete implementation plan." Li Mingyuan interrupted confidently, then displayed a small Transistor sample, "This is the key—the Transistor."

"Good heavens..." a middle-aged professor gasped, "Is this... is this a real Transistor? Not a sample model?"

Li Mingyuan did not answer, but instead connected the Transistor to a simple circuit, and the light bulb immediately lit up.

The venue was in a complete uproar.

Dozens of experts stood up at the same time, scrambling to rush toward the podium to get a look at this "magical little object."

In the crowd, exclamations, questions, and excited discussions broke out from time to time.

"Impossible! This level of Transistor, even Star-Spangled Country has only just begun to develop it!"

"Is this real? Did we, the people of Long Country, make this ourselves?"

"If this is real, then we might be able to bridge a ten-year technological gap!"

Li Mingyuan stood quietly on the podium, watching this group of the country's top experts lose their composure out of shock, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

After the shock came endless questions.

The experts asked questions all at once, from technical principles to manufacturing processes, from theoretical foundations to practical applications; almost everyone had a dozen questions to ask.

Li Mingyuan answered them one by one with composure, providing clear and precise explanations for every question, and even pointing out blind spots and misconceptions in the questioners' lines of thought.

His poise and erudition shocked the experts present once again—how could this be a young man in his early twenties? He was simply a top scientist who had experienced decades of a research career!

Three hours later, the meeting drew to a close.

Li Mingyuan announced the organizational structure:

"According to professional focus, we will be divided into four Hexin groups: Computer Group, Radar Group, Fire Control Group, and Basic Components Group."

"The Components Group is responsible for the research, development, and production of Vacuum Tubes and Transistors; the Computer Group is responsible for the overall architecture design and implementation; the Radar Group specializes in signal processing systems; the Fire Control Group researches automatic control technology."

Li Mingyuan read out the list of group leaders, all of whom were top experts.

But he also made it clear:

"Although each group has a relatively independent research direction, the technical roadmap and key nodes will be controlled by me to ensure that all systems can seamlessly connect to form a complete technical system."

In the days that followed, the research institute was like a tireless machine, running day and night.

Li Mingyuan implemented a special work system, with three shifts, operating 24 hours a day without interruption.

Every laboratory was brightly lit; whether it was three in the morning or twelve noon, busy figures could be seen.

"Damn it, I've studied Vacuum Tubes my whole life, and only today did I learn that it could be done this way!" Lao Zhang of the Components Group cursed while debugging equipment, yet his face revealed a childlike excitement.

"This structure... it's simply brilliant! No wonder it can improve stability!" Xiao Li, a young engineer in the Computer Group, muttered to himself while clutching his hair, his eyes barely leaving the blueprints.

Even the usually nitpicky Radar expert Lao Liu had to admit: "The signal processing system designed by Chief Engineer Li is ten times more ingenious than what I've studied for ten years!"

In just three weeks, the Components Group completed the mass production process for the specially made, high-reliability Transistors, a full week ahead of the original schedule.

Precise Transistors flowed continuously from the production line, each one strictly tested, stable in performance, and reliable in quality.

The leader of the Components Group reported to Li Mingyuan with excitement, "According to the conventional schedule, this process would take at least half a year to stabilize!"

Li Mingyuan just smiled slightly: "Because we have the best team."

In reality, he knew clearly that this was because the technical roadmap he provided directly bypassed countless trial-and-error stages, allowing the team to head straight to the finish line.

At the same time, the Computer Group also made astonishing progress.

According to Li Mingyuan's design blueprints, they completed the assembly of the Central Processing Unit, and a transistor-based Hexin for the Computer, roughly the size of a human, began to take shape.

"To achieve such complex functions in such a small volume is simply incredible!" the Group Leader of the Computer Group exclaimed, "If we were to use Vacuum Tubes to achieve the same functions, it would take up at least an entire room!"

On the day of the first full-scale power-on test of the transistors, everyone in the research institute crowded into the laboratory.

The moment the last set of transistors was connected to the power supply and all lit up, everyone held their breath in unison.