Chapter 839: Trade? Technology?
"Oh my God, are they obsessed with money?" exclaimed a Gaul.

"No, sir, you are obsessed with money. The Ministry of Commerce is taking the risk of leaving the equipment in their hands to buy it back. This is very considerate of us."

No wonder I only bought two, for fear of wasting money.

"Yes, it's common sense to pay for things. We can choose not to buy them, right?"

It is common sense that you have to pay for things, just like "there must be water in the fire hydrant". However, when this common sense is abstracted, it is often not necessarily the case.

"Why not buy? Buy!" said the gentleman who exclaimed, "The Ministry of Commerce is obsessed with money," in a decisive tone.

Since Orientals are able to put their products on the shelves and sell them, I think they are confident and there must be something superior about them.

He's not a fool.

Mr. Senna, who was in charge of trade with the East, was in a very conflicted mood.

What’s infuriating is that the list of technical products to be imported from the other party has become longer again!
Fortunately, the other party agreed in principle to our request to be the agent of their goods within the scope of the Oceanic Convention countries and the Gallic sphere of influence. What remains is to negotiate the details.

As one of the largest and oldest colonial powers, the Gauls controlled or influenced a large number of countries. Together with the Oceanic Treaty countries, this market is not small. Even if the money is earned from profiteering, it is not a small amount.

"Le Goff, do you think I should be happy or depressed now?" Holding the import list in his hand, Senna asked his most trusted subordinate with a half-angry face.

"Sir, I think it's worth being happy." Le Goff knew that Senna's illness had recurred, but it didn't matter, he could cure it.

"Give me a reason?" Senna was not easy to fool.

"This list of imported products shows that we have made up for more of our shortcomings, doesn't it?" Le Goff said with a smile.

"Ah, it's you again, Le Goff, you have a point." Well, actually it's still easy to fool.

"Then Mr. Senna, I will cooperate with them to set up relevant business institutions here?" Le Goff was very clear about his work direction.

"Aha, yes, this is your next job. By the way, inform the gentleman at the Equipment General Administration of the Ministry of Defense that we have obtained a new weapon for them, but it is only an intention order, and they need to complete the follow-up work. I think this new toy will satisfy them. 200 pieces, my God, this number is enough for me to entertain my little grandson at Christmas!"

Unlike the Russians, the Gauls, who were full of a sense of crisis, took the minimum order quantity of Changying-62 without hesitation.

They even wondered if they could develop a portable air defense missile themselves?
The Gauls' Mistral came out relatively late, and it is a weapon that is difficult to describe. Its parameters such as power and range are among the best among portable air defense missiles, but its weight is also one of the heaviest. Therefore, you can basically only see pictures of Mistral being launched on simple launchers, and you can't see it being carried directly on the shoulder, because it is really a bit difficult to carry.

If you say it is portable, it needs a simple launch pad, so it can only be said to be “convenient”.

I don’t know whether Gao Zhendong’s little wing will change the fact that the Gauls’ portable air defense missiles were launched late and are heavy.

The Gallic report, together with the Russian report, reached Citibank on the other side of the ocean. The former was an open channel, and the latter was the credit of the Langley Center, otherwise it would not have been so fast.

For Citigroup employees, they have become somewhat numb to the "surprises" that the country on the other side of the earth gives them from time to time.

After all, no matter how big the "surprise" is, it is not as big as the two loud bangs that began at the beginning of this year.

But no matter how numb they were, this news did cause quite a stir in their fields of electronics and communications technology.

Because in other areas, it doesn't feel as painful.

Mr. Cramer's subordinates of the AIEE journal knew that he was very interested in that oriental country, so they specially showed him this report, which only occupied a small piece of tofu.

As long as I pretend not to see it, it is the same as if it did not happen. The fact that there is a piece of tofu is already a sign of confidence for the Citigroup guys. Decades later, there may not even be a piece of tofu.

After reading this report, Cramer was somewhat silent. What on earth happened in that country across the ocean? Could it be that the superiority of their system was so outstanding that they could make such rapid progress in high-tech fields such as electronics and communications?

Basic science is difficult to achieve overnight, and I believe that the other side is still at a disadvantage. However, in certain high-tech fields, there is no shortage of opportunities to overtake by luck, and Cramer is very clear about this.

He looked at the latest AIEE sample in his hand and was a little silent. This was because he could not see our internal documents. In the documents related to the program-controlled switchboard, the three words "Gao Zhendong" ranked first. If he could see it, he would not be silent but shocked.

Among the many Citigroup companies that developed programmable switches, technical staff had mixed reactions.

Some felt regretful because the first place was snatched away from them, some did not believe it was true, and some were smart and wanted to do something.

"Mr. President, can we find a way to get one of these switches?" a technician proposed to his company's CEO.

"Detrich, this is not a small amount of money." Detrich is a name that is obviously Hans-style. At the end of S2, Citigroup packed up a lot of Hans guys and took them back, especially in the technical field, so this situation is not uncommon.

The CEO's words did not make Detrich back down: "CEO, you have to know that our technology and progress are not as good as those of the big companies..."

"I understand what you mean, but our liquidity is limited..."

"Mr. President, you should know that a large part of the core of the programmable switching system is in the software. This is very important." Detrich did not give up.

"what do you mean?"

"What I mean is that since we used the Oriental public DJS-59 computer as the control core when we were developing it, I think the Oriental control program is compatible with the work we have already carried out. Maybe it only needs some modifications to be used in ours."

As a communications technology company of some size, they did not have the ability to develop a computer specifically for themselves, and purchasing computers from large companies was extremely expensive. However, the public technology DJS-59 gave them a glimmer of hope.

At this time, Detrich was very glad that he had chosen the open source DJS-59 as his control computer at the beginning of research and development. If nothing unexpected happens, the control software used by Orientals in programmable switches must be highly compatible with this machine.

Detrich was very sure of this. You know, when he chose the control computer, he had already read all the relevant papers and materials. The theories and knowledge of general computer architecture, C language, etc. from the East made him have great confidence in the compatibility of Oriental computers.

This is another reason why he chose DJS-59 open source technology. In addition to the fact that the technology is open and easily accessible, it has a back-up plan and can guarantee compatibility to the greatest extent.

They are not the only ones who think and act this way. Many small and medium-sized or start-up technology companies in Citi that suffer from the lack of computer technology that they can control are the same.

As long as the core of the controller is solved, the remaining hardware requirements will not be a big problem for Citi's current technical environment.

To put it bluntly, his idea was to copy most of the circuits, change the actuators to Citigroup's, change the controller to DJS-59, and then copy the program.

After understanding Detrich's idea, the CEO was also somewhat moved.

This is a good idea. He knows that his company is still far behind the big companies in terms of scale and technology. "Well, you are almost convincing me, Dietrich. Paying tribute to advanced technology is indeed a way to narrow the gap between us and the big companies."

Big companies may not be able to do this because it is difficult for them to give up their existing technology systems and "pay tribute" to the Orientals. The advantage of a small ship being easier to turn around is fully utilized at this moment.

"Mr. President, let's give it a try. At least we can look around and ask around. If it's too expensive, we can just go back the way we came. There's nothing to lose."

The CEO felt that what Dietrich said made sense, so he made up his mind: "Well, I'll go find a channel. Dietrich, I can't guarantee the results. Theoretically, it's difficult for us to buy Oriental equipment."

Gallic Rooster: Well, not necessarily. You don’t understand the happiness of a traitor.

At this time, Mr. Smith was also having a heated argument with Professor Drinker.

"Smith, I don't agree with you using the funds to trade Oriental computer equipment with the Gauls." Drinker did not use the euphemism of "reserving an attitude", but expressed his opinion very directly.

"Professor Drinker, we have to face the reality. The disclosure of DJS-59 technology has caused us a lot of trouble. I have to find a way to earn more funds to support your research." Smith seemed very aggrieved.

"But what do you mean by transferring my support team to produce imitation DJS-59 for others? This has a great impact on my work!" Drinker was very angry.

"Because it makes money, Drinker." Even if the technology of DJS-59 is fully disclosed, not everyone can produce it. At this time, manufacturing DJS-59 compatible machines for others based on the disclosed technology has become a good business for Citibank.

"Smith, I've checked. We have enough funds. What I want now is to carry out the work without being affected, rather than earning a few processing fees that have no foundation and float on the water and may disappear at any time!"

(End of this chapter)