Chapter 318 Open Source Technology

Wakanda is indeed closed. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, but there are large plains inside, which are very suitable for farming. Even the water comes up from the ground.

The land was fertile beyond imagination, with a yield of 1,800 per acre. Lille even suspected that those soil survey reports on Wakanda were conservative.

Because Lear not only checked the reports on Wakanda, but also looked at the situation on the African continent in recent years.

The African continent has been experiencing constant civil wars in recent years. These civil wars are even spontaneous. A large amount of oil and gas resources cannot be exploited due to the chaotic state, and farming has been stopped year by year. Sudan, which has the richest resources, has been the most violent, 4-6 It is commonplace for the government to change every year.

This kind of change is not the kind of electoral change in Berry or other developed countries, but a coup and civil war——

Large-scale instability causes at least 2.6 million people to face famine every year. More than 6 million people lack the economic or physical ability to obtain enough food. 50% of the population on the African continent faces difficulties in obtaining food.

The actual situation is much more severe than reality, because this number even averages the data of Wakanda and surrounding Central African countries, and there is basically no famine in these countries.

These countries should have faced the same situation, but with Wakanda's large and low-cost food aid, the political situation was basically stable.

Others rely on armed force to stabilize order, but Wakanda feeds its neighbors to convince them. This shows that King T'Chaka's political methods are indeed smart, but he also has plenty of food.

However, it is somewhat unrealistic to develop high-tech and other industries.

Because it is a wealthy agricultural country, and it is still an agricultural country. It is already trying its best to drag the brothers around it to live a stable life.

"It's not that we haven't tried to develop industry, but the progress is very slow. There are two reasons."

T'Chaka sighed and answered Lear's doubts: Wakanda may only be rich in agricultural resources, but the entire Central Africa is quite rich in minerals.

There is no reason why it cannot develop.

"The first reason is that we opened up contact with the outside world too late."

"Before that, you will just hide in the mountains and live an idyllic life?"

T'Chaka was a little embarrassed, but still nodded: "The colonists once came to Wakanda, but they left quickly and took away the heirloom treasures."

"Vibranium?"

T'Chaka nodded: "For generations, we only know that it is a powerful hammer that can perform miracles. We have never thought that vibranium has other functions. We only learned about its characteristics through papers published by outsiders."

Leal's mouth twitched - it's possible that Wakanda in this world only has a small piece of vibranium. This is the conclusion he came to recently.

This piece of vibranium has been around for a long time, and last appeared on the Hydra Stomper, a war mech in the Howling Commandos during World War II.

With the declassification, people learned from some top-secret reports that it was a material with powerful energy.

In the hands of the Wakanda royal family, it is a magical hammer that symbolizes imperial power and has been wielded by the royal family for generations.

It's a pity that the king holding the hammer did not stop the colonists' bullets.

Therefore, without scientific thinking, holding treasures may not be effective.

Of course, saying this just adds salt to T'Chaka's wounds.

T'Chaka continued: "The colonists brought a tragic past to this land. My father, my father's father believed that these wealthy lands would bring disaster, so they closed them into the mountains."

Then they are out of touch with the world - if there is a large amount of vibranium, Wakanda can develop its own technology, but in this world, they still have enough food and clothing, but it is just enough food and clothing.

The funny thing is that the colonists didn't even notice the fertility of the land, because they burned it and left, busy processing the vibranium.

After all, it is quite troublesome to transport the products when setting up a plantation in the Wakanda mountains.

“After I came to the throne, unlike my father, I started exploring the outside world and seeing the plight of our compatriots, I decided to get involved in outside politics, and then there was the African Union.

We tried to mine minerals and develop industry, but starting from the mining of the most basic raw materials, the outside world only sold us the most backward machinery and technology.

Unfortunately, the cost of mining is high and the risks are high. Not only are there production risks, but you also have to face attacks from terrorists and some warlords.

I don't know how they do it, maybe it's advanced geological prospecting technology or there's an insider, but they can always find our mines. "

Accurate positioning, advanced firepower, and months or even years of hard work being wiped out in a single attack are really shocking.

Countries that are not already wealthy are even worse off.

Therefore, T'Chaka's posture is very low, and Lille is not aggressive.

Areas with little technical content such as infrastructure, public safety, medical and health, and housing will be left to Wakanda officials themselves. Lear will not squeeze out the market of low-end industries, nor will it engage in large-scale land acquisitions or use financial resources. The method forced the government to exchange power.

In exchange, Atlas Group's special status will be established, permission to develop private military force, a large number of green lights on policy, international endorsement, etc.

It's hard to say which side benefits more. For now, it's a win-win.

T'Chaka was silent for a while and continued: "However, we still have some stable minerals. Commonly used industrial minerals such as tin, tantalum, nickel, and cobalt can be mined, but the cost is relatively high."

This high cost is a problem caused by backwardness in all aspects from mining to smelting technology.

With T'Chaka's food supply, the African Union is not prone to large-scale famines, so it is basically stable and does not sell land resources to foreign companies at will. Generally speaking, although it is poor, the political environment is much better.

However, the remaining political costs have also been spent on border security, which is still somewhat uncontrollable.

This is relatively good news, because Lille himself has good technical literacy in this type of industrial technology, and the team behind him is also very skilled in materials and machinery.

Having a material foundation means that you won’t face too embarrassing situations when you go to Africa.

There is no problem with technological upgrading. The key is whether the education level of their people can keep up.

After thinking about it, Lille said: "These are not problems, but I have a question, how many qualified engineers do you think the entire African Union can provide?"

T'Chaka scratched his head in embarrassment: "I believe our compatriots have many qualified engineers around the world, but in Africa."

"This will definitely affect the speed of development. I have a suggestion." Lear said, "Do you have a technology department?"

"Yes, but."

"As long as you have it, here is a skill teaching method about brain-computer interface and virtual reality. I hope to add one to our medical cooperation contract to promote brain-computer interface technology.

The use of brain-computer interfaces and supporting teaching methods can greatly improve teaching efficiency and quickly improve the quality of workers. "

"This" T'Chaka frowned as he watched Leal take out a stack of hard drives.

Wakanda does have its own science and technology department, which has contributed a lot of advanced agricultural technology, and its scientific and engineering literacy is still sufficient.

International Gene Collaboration's brain-computer interface has caused an uproar in the scientific community, and of course they know it.

What the Ministry of Science means is: This thing is very powerful, but it is also very dangerous.

Seeing the expression on the old king's face, Lille felt more judgment in his heart and continued: "You can take the hard drive back and look at it.

I can open source the technology to you, which is very important, otherwise I may hire more foreign labor to match the development speed.

This may have some unnecessary impact on our cooperation. "

Open source?

T'Chaka was stunned, he knew it.

How can we maintain a technology monopoly if it is open source?

The key point is that the African Union is wary of businessmen, or so-called "capital", but under pressure has to accept a more modest capital to enter Africa.

But aren’t better businessmen also businessmen?

This once again refreshed T'Chaka's understanding of Lille. Unexpectedly, Lille was willing to open source such a key technology.

When thinking about brain-computer interfaces, the Ministry of Science and Technology’s evaluation of this technology would be a lie.

The table fell into silence, and soon the old king made his choice.

"I need to take the information back and discuss it with my advisor."

"Of course." Lear nodded happily.

This decisive reaction convinced T'Chaka that Leal was indeed not playing tricks.

As a result, the food no longer tasted good. He grabbed the hard drive, took a deep look at Lille, stood up, faced Lille and Maya, put his right hand on his chest, and lowered his head slightly.

"It seems I have to leave first. I will give you an answer as soon as possible - ma'am, thank you for the meal you prepared for us. I have to leave first."

Maya was a little overwhelmed by the king's thanks, but when she saw Leer nodding calmly, she sat silently on the chair and did nothing.

After T'Chaka left here, Maya breathed a sigh of relief and tapped Leal's head gently: "Why didn't you tell me first that a king would be a guest?"

Lille spread his hands: "Mom, what's wrong with the king? Is the king superior to others? This is modern society. We are partners, not what.

The relationship between king and serfs. "

Maya still felt a little weird.

This feeling is like seeing the legend from childhood - as a Latvian, things like "king" and "president" are too oppressive.

In a sense, the king is even more powerful than the president in her heart.

She shook her head and gently stroked Lear's back: "Son, talking to the king must be very stressful, right?"

Lear stuffed a piece of ribs into his mouth and said a little slurred: "That's it."

Seeing his appearance, Maya suddenly smiled: "You are a coward and a partner of the king? Aren't you on the same level as the king?"

If you were also the king, I would be the queen mother. Speaking of which, your grandfather seemed to have said that our ancestors have noble blood."

Maya began to ramble on and on, recounting all the things she had often fantasized about as a child, about being visited by a noble one day and then returning to a large manor to become the heir.

As for Lille – becoming king?

Never thought about it.

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