Chapter 139 A Makeshift Team to Accomplish Big Things
After they left, Secretary Li and Director Zhong sat in the office, silent and thinking.
The information sent by people from the capital was a great inspiration to them.
After a while, Secretary Li spoke up: "Old Zhong, maybe we can do more."
Director Zhong nodded, "Yes. Perhaps our identities are the most useful."
They looked at each other and made up their minds at the same time.
They love the Party, the country and socialism, but they also realize that some current policies are problematic, especially in the treatment of intellectuals.
They know, but dare not say it.
Now, perhaps that goes without saying.
Make full use of existing policies and leverage your own advantages to transfer those intellectuals here and let them focus on research instead of talking about political affairs.
In this way, we can contribute to research and development while also preserving some intellectual resources for the country.
Before they could take action, Zhang Guangzong came with the list drawn up by Yan Dongsheng.
The experts there include those who study wheat, corn, cotton, sweet potatoes, and even those who study forage, soil, and meteorology.
Zhang Guangzong scratched his head. "Well, researching high-quality seeds is not an easy task. Besides, we don't just grow wheat. We want to research other things as well."
Secretary Li smiled and said, "Let's give it a try. No matter if we can get the person here or not, we have to try."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "If we do all these things, maybe we can open a branch of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences here in the future, or at least a directly affiliated research institute."
Secretary Li, Director Zhong, and Zhang Guangzong: "!!!"
You really dare to think so!
But what is the matter with being ready to make a move?
Director Zhong said, "It seems that our institute needs to change its name. It was previously called the Institute of Fine Wheat Seeds, but now it should be called the Institute of High-Yield Crops, right?"
Xie Yun said, "Don't change it. Let's keep the previous one. Let's just call it the High-Yield Crop Research Institute, with various research institutes under it, each specializing in a specific species."
It’s just a matter of carving a few more signs.
There are plenty of sawmills.
After hearing what she said, the three middle-aged and elderly men almost laughed out loud.
Secretary Li made the final decision. "That's it. Let's go through the process again. Xiao Xie, you write the application. After Director Zhong approves it, hang up the signs. The Crop Research Institute's sign will be hung at the commune high school, and the signs for the various research institutes will be hung in Liushu Village. We'll then see how other brigades react to this matter and see how much support they have, and then distribute some of it appropriately. For now, we'll hang it up in your area, since Liushu Village is the most receptive."
"Why."
As soon as the leader opened his mouth, Xie Yun ran himself to the point of breaking his legs, or rather, his hands cramped from exhaustion.
She was busy writing applications and carving signs that day.
Wang Yiming went to the sawmill to get some wooden boards, and then went to the commune high school to find the principal.
Secretary Li and Director Zhong told the president about the situation and asked him to clean up two rooms for the institute to use as offices and to serve as vice president at the same time.
As Xie Yun carved the sign and watched everyone busy at work, he felt more and more that this world was just a huge makeshift team.
Everything he does is like a joke.
But, I did it just for fun.
She consoled herself, saying, "It's okay. This is all helpless. This is a process of building something from scratch, so it's bound to be a little sloppy at first. But as the country develops, everything will fall into place, and we'll become more methodical in our work."
Procedural justice will be achieved one day.
It's all stopgap measures right now.
As she was carving, she suddenly thought of something, "We can also set up a pesticide and fertilizer research institute."
Secretary Li and Director Zhong: “…”
What else?
"There are no talents in this field on the list. Let's ask Comrade Yan to make another one."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "I know there are experts in this field. They are quite close to us and work at our Nanhu Farm."
Nanhu Farm was originally a farm directly under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Province. It was a real and pure farm that cultivated crops, raised pigs, and supplied various things to the province.
At the end of 1968, Nanhu Farm was transformed into a May 7th Cadre School by the provincial government. The skilled workers who had worked on the farm were replaced by cadres from various departments and units of the province and city, professors and teachers from various schools... The original farm employees were handed over to the Rencheng Municipal Committee for relocation.
The farm and the cadre school also conducted a formal handover of assets.
Qiao Panshi, the military control officer at the May 7th Cadre School, was himself a demoted cadre. His former position was divisional commander, but now he was in charge of a reinforced platoon. He also had to work alongside the vast majority of reformed personnel.
Xie Yun knew all this from what Su Hui said.
Her parents, who were teachers in Rencheng, had recently received an official punishment: they were sent to a cadre school to do labor.
We have been pulling out the weeds in school for three years, and it would be a bit inappropriate to continue pulling them out.
Therefore, the relevant authorities decided to send them all to labor camps. The "herbicide research team" from the school all came. This demotion interrupted their herbicide research.
Su Hui told her that the researchers were beating their chests and stamping their feet; they simply didn't want to leave the school. Honestly, they were all used to pulling weeds, used to battling wits and courage with their caretakers. It was a tacit understanding, a tacit understanding: one side would plant, the other side would pull, and it would be a matter of who could plant faster or who could pull faster.
Moreover, there was no one in that group who was engaged in pesticide research. In order to study herbicides, everyone laid out all the knowledge they had learned, picked out the useful parts, and then continued to study. Sometimes they avoided the guards and climbed through the windows to find books in the library.
It's true, in this process, they not only increased their knowledge, but also exercised their physical strength and flexibility. The division of labor and cooperation also made great progress. Some people were responsible for sending away the guards, some were responsible for keeping watch, and some were responsible for execution. It was very professional and exciting.
These people were very sad when they heard that they were going to leave school.
But there are also benefits. After entering the cadre school, contact with the outside world is basically open.
After arriving at Nanhu Farm, Su's parents wrote to Su Hui, who also visited them at the farm. Both elderly people were in good health and spirits, though they expressed regret for the interruption of their herbicide research.
Xie Yun thought that he could pick it up and continue.
Secretary Li wiped his face and did it!
Director Zhong said, "Pull Secretary He in."
Xie Yun looked at the two guys, sighed in his heart, "very cunning", and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of professional talents coming from Nanhu Farm. Think about it, they were all experts on various fronts in the past, so how could their abilities be bad?
I think they can all contribute to Qushui County. Ask Secretary He what kind of talent is needed and transfer them from here. Since they're here, how can we let them go without extorting some money? These people are here for reform, so simply working on the farm won't be enough. The entire Qushui County must be included in their reform efforts.
"Until we build up Qushui County, they won't be able to leave. We will treat the entire Qushui County as a huge cadre school. Let them devote themselves to this cadre school and work hard."
The entire Shanghai can be called the Shanghai People's Commune. Qushui County can be called the Qushui May 7th Cadre School. What's wrong with that? No problem!
This is precisely a manifestation of their rising revolutionary will!
We must allow those people in the cadre school to be reformed in the melting pot of Qushui!
However, we will not publicize this matter vigorously for the time being. It is not terrible if someone learns it, but it would be terrible if someone learns it wrongly.
People at this time tend to get carried away, become dizzy, and be easily exploited, leading to irreversible situations.
Secretary Li and Director Zhong swallowed their saliva and sighed in their hearts that the young people are scary, no, they are formidable.
Cough cough.
She probably doesn't really want to exploit people. Like them, she wants to protect these people while allowing them to use their abilities.
And the idea sounds really exciting.
Asking physicists to raise pigs, scalpel wielders to dig the ground, and mathematicians to scoop out manure is a clear misuse of human resources. This person could clearly make a 100% contribution to society, but we choose to discard that 100% and instead ask them to do something worth just 0.000001%. This is simply outrageous.
Xie Yun's proposal might help them get back to the passing score of 60 points. For example, let physicists study machinery, let people with scalpels go to hospitals to provide free medical treatment to the public and train doctors, let mathematicians teach students, and so on.
Honestly, there's a real shortage of talent. Many of their middle schools only have one teacher per school, and some even have no teachers at all. The schools are just empty shells.
Secretary Li said, "What you said makes sense."
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