Chapter 1620: The ecology of Mars academia

Starry Sky Hotel is located in the most central part of Tiangong City. It is the most luxurious business hotel in Tiangong City. It is also the first choice for various heavyweight academic conferences.
Speaking of this hotel, in fact, it still has a lot of connections with the star technology that only one brand remains. When Tiangong City just established the city, Starry Sky Technology had invested a lot of money here to develop infrastructure, but unfortunately, because of poor management, this giant did not last until that time.
The ownership of this hotel was also sold to a local real estate company in the 1950s. Although Lu Zhou's current financial resources, it is easy to buy it back, but he himself is not interested in running a hotel.
What's more, Starry Sky Technology now has an empty shell, even if it's really bought back, I'm afraid I still have to worry about how to operate things. It's better to let it maintain the status quo.
Early the next morning, on the way down to eat, Lu Zhou met a scholar who was also from the earth. Perhaps because he was so famous on the earth, the young man saw him from afar, and he beckoned him excitedly.
Thinking this guy was quite interesting, Lu Zhou invited him to sit down and enjoy breakfast. In the breakfast chat, Lu Zhou learned that the young man's name was Wu Qinglai, he was a professor at the Space Station Institute of the Pan-Asian Engineering Institute, and it was the kind he just turned right two years ago.
After listening to this guy's introduction, Lu Zhou looked around with some curiosity, and after discovering that all of them were making faces, he asked with interest.
"I'm taking the liberty to ask, haven't the other academicians of your institute come? I mean, how did you find you in Tiangong City?"
Although he doesn't rule out the young and promising existence, he really has no impression of the young man in front of him, and he doesn't even feel familiar with the name.
Generally speaking, if he is really one of the outstanding scholars, he should not have heard of his name at academic conferences, at least he should have heard of his thesis.
As if seeing through Lu Zhou's idea, the professor who claimed to be Xiao Wu shrugged his shoulders and said rather helplessly.
"I know what you're thinking, it's nothing. It's common sense that such a heavyweight meeting really should not send me such a little-known person, but you may not know it. Although there is only a five-minute 'jetlag', But the Mars academia and the academia on Earth are basically two separate existences. To put it bluntly, they are not particularly worthy of us. "
Lu Zhou froze slightly and looked at him inexplicably.
"Why do they think so?"
"Historical reasons," Wu Qinglai shrugged his shoulders, "I want to make the allusions inside clear one by one, even if it is said that tomorrow morning is not enough. In short, since they made it clear that we don't pay attention to our opinions, we again Why send the best experts? Cross-planet navigation is a chore, and if I can, I do n’t want to come here. "
At present, only the Qinling engine is equipped with the warp speed engine. Most flights to and from the earth are accelerated by traditional working medium. Although from the perspective of a 21st-century citizen, it has been quite fast to reach Mars from Earth in three days, but for the 22nd century people, they have not experienced the previous half-month sailing time. Not as wonderful as this one.
Lu Zhou shook his head and said.
"The essence of academia lies in communication. This kind of presupposition is not good."
Wu Qinglai smiled bitterly and said: "We all know that this is not good, but what is the solution? Compared to the earth, this is a large local area network, and even if I want to reply to the email, I have to pay credit points in bytes. Come Here, it means that at least this half month or even a month, I have to be completely disconnected from the earth academia. "
Although I was very interested in the history of the time when I was away, it seems that it is not a suitable place to discuss this issue. The topic of the two soon turned to the local customs of Tiangong City.
Perhaps because it is not particularly valued in the engineering academy, this is not the first time Comrade Xiao Wu has been sent here as a toolman, so that he is familiar with this generation like his second Every home is the same.
After eating, the two walked together in the direction of the elevator.
At this time, a man in his early forties was approaching from the main entrance of the hotel surrounded by a group of people.
Judging from the man's dress and the attitude of others, this guy's identity should not be low. It seemed that Lu Zhou was noticed, and the man was slightly stunned, and then his brows were lightly frowned, and he walked towards this side.
"You are Lu Zhou?"
Although the tone of this guy seems to be a bit off, Lu Zhou is not the kind of man with a small belly, so he did not take his attitude to heart and said in a gentle tone.
"Yes, is there anything?"
"Nice to meet you," the face did not show much joy, the man extended his right hand, shook hands with Lu Zhou, and then quickly received it back, "Welcome to Tiangong City, hope this The city can impress you. At a later meeting, we will discuss the technical feasibility of the Europa development plan and the specific implementation plan. We look forward to hearing interesting comments from you and hope that Academician Lu No enlightenment. "
Lu Zhou nodded with a smile.
"for sure."
After a few words of greeting, the man left, surrounded by a group of people.
Curiously looked at the direction that the back of the two eyes left, and did not hear Lu Zhou who introduced himself from beginning to end, asking questions curiously.
"who's that person?"
"Yang Chongping," looking at the back, Xiao Wu said with a complex tone, "the director of the Institute of Aerospace Technology of the Tiangong Academy and an academician of the Mars Academy of Sciences ... in the field of spacecraft design, his theory can be said Claiming to be a series, especially in the design of large starships and space stations, even my mentor admitted that this guy really has some skills. "
Lu Zhou nodded, but the focus was in a strange place.
"Is there still an Academy of Sciences on Mars?"
"That's for sure ... I didn't say that. The situation on Mars is more complicated," Xiao Wu Qing said with a cough. "Because the policies of the regional alliances on the Mars colony are all managed by the local residents, so There is actually a trade organization similar to the customs-free alliance between the colonial cities on Mars. In recent years, the scope of cooperation has gradually expanded to the fields of culture, scientific research, and even politics ... You can understand the Mars Academy of Sciences as the first century. A similar organization in the former Third World Academy of Sciences. "
In other words, on the issue of territorial ownership, Tiangong City is moving closer to pan-Asian cooperation. But in the economic and cultural fields, the cooperation between the colonial cities on Mars is closer.
Compared with the colony, Lu Zhou actually feels more like a vassal of pan-Asian cooperation here.
However, he was not very interested in these political issues. After inquiring about the matter of the Mars Academy of Sciences, he took the topic back to academician Yang Chongping himself.
"Always feel he doesn't like me very much?"
"There are no cities in the world that welcome foreigners, especially for native Martians, we are only slightly better than aliens," Xiao Wu shrugged and said with a joke, "Of course, in They do have proud capital in aerospace. After all, the heavy industry on the earth is basically hollowed out. The most cutting-edge production bases in the entire industry are basically distributed around Tiangong City ... You should know that the materials of the space elevator It ’s all in production here. "
Lu Zhou nodded and expressed his understanding.
Of course he knows this.
After all, he is the largest individual shareholder of East Asia Heavy Industries, and he has a rough idea of ​​the distribution of the industrial chain of East Asia Heavy Industries and its cooperative suppliers.
After sneaking a glance at Lu Zhou, he thought he had a holiday with Yang Chongping, and Wu Qinglai persuaded quietly.
"Actually, you don't have to pay attention to him, he is just jealous of your achievements."
Hearing this, Lu Zhou froze a little, then said with a smile.
"I just think this person is very interesting. It means nothing else. Don't think too much. Tell me about the food nearby. I walked hurriedly when I passed Tiangong City. I haven't had time to look good. Look at this city ... "
"Then I recommend you to go to the central dome! Just next to the starry sky hotel, you can go through the underground passage or take the elevator," Wu Qinglai continued with excitement ~ EbookFREE.me ~ standing in the central dome From the observation deck, it is said that you can overlook the outline of New Virginia! And the revolving restaurant there is one of the must-see attractions in Tiangong City! "
Lu Zhou said with a smile: "Is it? I have to go and see if I have time."
Everyone is old, of course, can't make it with a junior.
After returning to the room and resting for a while, Lu Zhou saw that there was still a little time before the afternoon meeting. It happened that he was not far away from the check-in spot recommended by Professor Wu and himself, so he went out and circled.
I have to admit that the scenery there is really shocking.
Standing on the conveyor belt leading to the next floor, I took the elevator to the lobby of the central dome and walked to the boat next to the floor-to-ceiling windows. I was immediately impressed by the scenery that caught my eye.
The three-dimensional transportation network spreads out like a cobweb spreading layer by layer, dividing a civilized boundary on this barren land.
"Ling."
The pupil flickered slightly, and Ling standing next to him looked at Lu Zhou, and answered with a smooth electronic sound.
"What's wrong, commander."
After being silent for a while, Lu Zhou said with some emotion.
"I started to understand some of those people's ideas."
Being able to build a city on this barren land requires more than wisdom and courage. And they who have created such a miracle do indeed have this proud capital.
This gap may not be caused by time and distance at all ...
Can't understand the deep meaning in Lu Zhou's sentence, Ling tilted her head and showed a confused expression on her face.
However, Lu Zhou did not explain anything, just stopped to appreciate this beautiful city for a while, then turned and left ...