Is it possible to start studying computers in the 17th century? If you want to study and manufacture computers out of thin air, then it will not be possible. However, Chu Yun has a system that can enable prerequisite technologies and summon talents to help implement these technologies.

As the territory becomes more and more prosperous and more advanced technologies can be opened, Chu Yun believes that he will be able to see the first electronic computer in his lifetime.

Of course, it is still difficult to produce portable home computers in the 17th century...

However, it is already unimaginable that supercomputers, a concept of shocking worlds and terrors, was proposed in the 17th century when basic science was in full swing.

Just like when Liu Rushi heard Chu Yun say that he should adapt to the simple calculations of machines and tens of thousands of times instead of manpower, he felt that it was a fantasy.

Today's steam engines are very precise, but they are not enough to have the "intelligence" of computing. They only run quickly under the driving force of steam, shafts, and gears. This is still very different from computing.

"Can you really produce such a machine? Automatically recognize commands, process them and output the results?" Liu Rushi was incredible about the concept proposed by Chu Yun.

The concept of computer is very simple after all, including input, processing, and output.

But it is very difficult to achieve!

First of all, how do you make the machine recognize what the input content is? Secondly, how do you make the machine have "memory" and store one or several mathematical models to process the input content? Finally, you output the results of the problem in a reasonable way.

These are things that ordinary steam engines and engines cannot do.

"A machine like this probably requires input devices, operators, controllers, storages, output devices... This is just a simple idea for me. If the machine wants to have its own language, then a circuit-based binary language is the best choice... This is what I know. In particular, people from the School of Mathematics and Physics need to develop such a machine together." Chu Yun didn't know whether he was right or wrong, but he knew that he shouldn't have misled the other party.

Just be able to give the other party some inspiration, but Chu Yun really doesn't know the more complicated principles.

Liu Rushi was thinking about Chu Yun's idea, but the electron tube had not been invented yet, and she could not think of how to realize Chu Yun's idea.

"Don't worry, the reason why our military department organized outstanding talents from the School of Mathematics and Physics to study such machines is paving the way for the future. Even if it was developed in fifty years, it is enough for us. Even if a great research has not been achieved, it can provide a lot of technical foundation for future generations." Chu Yun did not expect that he could advance to the third industrial revolution in his lifetime. The steam technology revolution and the power technology revolution alone have advanced history by more than 200 years.

"Sir, you have proposed such a difficult concept at once. It is too difficult to ask Sister Liu, a woman who studies mathematics, to invent a computer that can calculate ballistic trajectories. It also requires others to spend fifty years on research. Isn't this delaying the great youth?" Da Yuer said from the side.

Chu Yun suffocated slightly and had to say: "Some technical research that is difficult to overcome is like this. In order to fund this project, the salary of researchers alone exceeds 10,000 taels of silver every year, not including the cost of training. In the face of manufacturing effective machines, such investment is not output."

"Da Yu'er, you'd better not make things difficult for you. Sister Liu is engaged in research. If she can really invent this kind of machine, she might be able to keep her name in history. The rewards from the military leader might be very generous." Ella defended Chu Yun.

"If their laboratory can really invent a machine that I am satisfied with, it will not be a problem for each person to reward him with ten years of salary as a bonus." Chu Yun was of course very generous.

Just kidding, if the first generation of electronic computers could be invented in the 17th century, wouldn’t it be a ten-year salary as a bonus? Chu Yun wouldn’t be stingy with this little money!

"I'm so generous to reward my salary for ten years at a time." Da Yu'er smiled.

"A few days later, there will be some lanterns and flower markets in the city. Do you want us to visit this time? We can also inspire the people and work hard to promote production." Ella suggested at this time.

"Yes, just take a look at the grand occasion of this year." Chu Yun nodded in agreement with her suggestion.

After Liu Rushi's examination and counseling for Ling'er, she chatted with Chu Yun and the others for a while, then said goodbye. When she left, she was still a little confused about thinking.

Now she knew what the mysterious 01 project of the military was - to solve mathematical problems through physical means, a magical machine called a computer, and the power of this machine is obviously not steam, but electricity.

It’s just that a machine that is still under imagination is undoubtedly extremely difficult to truly invent from scratch.

Chu Yunlian has not yet summoned the talents who produce computer technology, and even the people who invented electronic components such as diodes have not arrived...

But can mathematical logic and logic circuits be used to create the prototype of this machine to obtain a Ph.D. in physics? Liu Rushi couldn't help but have some ideas.

"Thank you for your hard work to take care of Ling'er and Xue'er. Sometimes the children are also noisy. It is rare for our yard to be quiet for a while." Chu Yun said to Xiao Xiu'er, who often helps take care of her two children.

"It's not a big deal. We are looking for Penicillium. We don't need me to see the emergency department, so it's easy." Xiao Xiu'er waved her hand and said.

In addition to being a doctor in the military chief's office, she began to turn to research bacteriology and more often did experiments in the laboratory of the medical department. Even doctors were divided into research-type doctors and clinical-type doctors.

Chu Yun still saw Xiao Xiu'er's silent efforts, but he felt that he was a little indebted.

"By the way, sir, I want to take a leave to go back to the Gaoshan Tribe in Yizhou with Goya. We followed you all the way to the capital, but we haven't even visited it yet. Goya said she missed her family and asked me if I would also like to go back together. I thought that the people in the tribe used to take good care of me..." Xiao Xiu'er asked before leaving.

"This is of course good. Just handle the time you take the leave by yourself. Our current ships are sailing on the sea. It is not difficult to get from the capital to Yizhou. By the way, let Yu Cheng protect you back to Yizhou and let him meet his father-in-law." Chu Yun agreed happily.
Chapter completed!