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Chapter 257 The Father of Computers (Third update, please subscribe)

In November, news of the victory followed.

On November 11, "Operation Olympic" was successfully implemented. The Allied forces successfully landed on beaches code-named Austin, Buick, Cadillac and other beaches. Facing the Allied forces with absolute firepower and troop superiority, the Japanese resistance was completely worth mentioning. After the Allied forces occupied the coast, they immediately advanced in depth. The gate leading to Koji Honshu was finally kicked open by the Allied forces!

Although Xiaori concentrated one-third of his troops and half of his ammunition in Kyushu, trying to force the Allies to accept negotiations by inflicting heavy casualties on Kyushu, they obviously thought wrong. After all, how it would end now, They can't help it anymore.

In the next two months, more than 150 million Allied troops entered Kyushu, and the Allied forces ushered in New Year's Day with victories one after another.

And what about the small days? It is the end in failure!

At the same time that cities such as Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Kumamoto fell. The Russians have also accelerated their march. Not only have they occupied most of the Northeast, they have also crossed the Tumen River and entered North Korea, making them invincible along the way.

There is no good news for the little ones this New Year. The shadow of hunger hangs over everyone. Because of insufficient food supply, people starve to death every day in cities such as Tokyo.

The only good thing is that Li Mei's bombing has started again. This New Year, at least we don't have to suffer from the cold.

Tokyoites are hungry and hot this New Year.

In short, life in childhood is difficult.

But the New Year has to pass, and whether you like it or not, you must usher in a new year.

It was just as the new year was approaching that a fleet of twenty-five merchant ships and three destroyer escorts arrived in Sandakan. This fleet from Europe not only brought tens of thousands of The machinery and equipment also carried thousands of passengers. In addition to more than 2000 task force members and their wives, there were also more than a thousand scholars and engineers from Germany and their families.

Both men and women looked at this strange city with curious eyes. Although before they came here, they were promised a life with no worries about food and clothing, and a generous income. But at this time, when the city appeared When it's in front of their eyes, it's inevitable that they will be a little disappointed.

What kind of city was Sandakan in December 45?

It doesn’t even match the imagination of many people. Like others, Condra Zuse’s imagination of Sandakan also comes from the novel “The Land Under the Wind”. In the novel, Sandakan is home to the world’s number one timber export port. Dagen has attracted wealthy people from all over the world. Traders, diplomats, journalists, wage earners, and smiling girls from various countries have also worked or stayed here.

The city in the novel is an extremely prosperous city.

And what is presented to them now?

It is a city full of wooden buildings and construction sites everywhere.

"This city should also be rebuilt,"

Chu Ze said to himself.

Yes, during the war, Allied bombing almost razed the entire city to the ground, and when the Japanese troops fled Sandakan, they set fire to houses in other areas.

What now appears in front of people is a city that is being rebuilt. In addition to simple temporary buildings, there are also many buildings under construction.

The entire city is a construction site. Such a scene is not unfamiliar to these people from Germany, but in Germany they only clear rubble.

The wife standing next to Chu Ze held his hand and said softly.

"No matter what, at least we don't have to go hungry, and it's very warm here. We don't have to worry about running out of coal in the winter."

Yes, at least there is no need to go hungry or worry about not having coal for heating.

Thinking that almost everyone in Germany was suffering from hunger and cold, Chu Ze nodded and said.

"Yes, that's why we're here."

After the war ended, Zuse had to return to art. He made woodblock prints and sold them to farmers and the U.S. Army. It was also for the sake of comfort that he accepted the employment of this company.

Of course, Chuze didn't just come here for bread. Bread was just one factor that prompted him to leave Europe and come to this land. What really drove him to come here was the other party's promise.

“You get priority resources to continue working on your research!”

This is the reason why Chu Ze came here, because even in Germany, his research has never been taken seriously. Even in the German aviation test laboratory, he is only working alone, at most there are two The assistant just helped him build it. Like many engineers, Chuze and his family live in the Yunhai Plateau southwest of Sandakan. The altitude is about 1500 meters, so the temperature here is only to degrees throughout the year. Not only are there overlapping mountains and lush trees, but also Vast stretches of alpine meadow.

This plateau with an area of ​​300 square kilometers is Li Yi'an's planned science city. The central area of ​​the planned science city will be used as a "research campus area", with experimental research institutions, educational institutions, commercial and service facilities, and residential buildings planned to be arranged. etc., and the highest university in Borneo, Nanyang University, is also established here in order to utilize the intelligence of research institutions nearby.

Two days later, in the last week of December, Chu Ze and his assistant Zhang Tianqi came to his laboratory. The laboratory was set up in Nanyang University. Although Nanyang University had not yet enrolled students, in fact, there were already as many as 12 students. Graduate students are engaged in various aspects of research with their supervisors.

These graduate students all graduated from domestic universities, and more than half of them were members of the Allied contingent. Now, they took off their military uniforms and studied with those German scholars and scientists.

Perhaps, Borneo has not yet established modern enterprises for those German scientists to use their strengths, but they can display what they have learned in education, which can be regarded as making the best use of them.

However, for Chu Ze, who was an engineer, he was undoubtedly a bit unfamiliar.

As soon as he entered the laboratory, he looked at the dozen young students in front of him and asked in confusion.

"What are we going to do next?"

"Mr. Chuze, just like your work in Germany, continue to engage in your research. Of course, it is not just about making it. We also need to further improve your theory. After all, you can't go far without a theoretical foundation. .”

As his assistant, Zhang Tianqi graduated from a domestic university and studied mathematics. And now he will assist Chu Ze in continuing computer research.

"Mr. Zuse, you once built computing machines for the German Aeronautical Laboratory. You can continue to engage in research in this area here. Of course, you are not the only one working alone. You will be assisted by all of us. As your student, of course, but also as your colleague.”

Facing these young people in the laboratory, Chu Ze didn't know that some of these people were studying mathematics, physics, and electronics. They might be young, but they were definitely a group of very outstanding young scholars. That's all. He has never had a team. After all, he has always worked alone in the past. Even in the German Aviation Laboratory, he was allocated more than 1 marks of funds, and then he did it himself. computer. In fact, in the past ten years, he has worked on three computers, V2, V3, and V1, from the electromechanical type of V600 to the V2 that uses more than 2000 relays, and then to the V3 that uses more than relays. V computer. Almost all of them are rubbed by his own hands.

Now, Chu Ze, who suddenly has a group of assistants, can imagine his inner excitement. After all, the existence of assistants can help him solve some technical problems, almost subconsciously, Chu Ze said.

"Okay, gentlemen, let's get to work, maybe..."

Looking at the assistants in the laboratory, Chu Ze seemed a little excited.

"No, I believe that with your help, we will be able to copy the V3 computer soon. Unfortunately, I left it in Germany. It is a computer based on binary floating point and switching systems. It uses more than 2000 An electromagnetic relay...it can perform 3 to 4 addition operations per second, and can complete a multiplication operation within 5 seconds."

After briefly introducing his invention, Chu Ze thought for a while and said.

"Perhaps, we can try to use electronic vacuum tubes to replace electromagnetic relays, but electronic vacuum tubes are too expensive, but I believe I can use them to design a more advanced computer than V3..."

After saying these words, Chu Ze realized that he seemed to be a little excited.

Electronic vacuum tubes... they were very expensive, even though he had had this idea a long time ago, but... money.

Money really decides everything.

"Of course, considering the cost, we can continue to use relays. After all, it is cheaper,"

Although Chu Ze was a little helpless, he still thought of his idea. When Germany was rejected by others, he retreated to the next best option.

"Actually, the relay is pretty good, it's very reliable."

"Sir, approximately how many tubes are needed?"

Zhang Tianqi asked directly.

"How much funding is needed?"

(End of this chapter)