“They’ve done extensive research, haven’t they?”
"We are a people's research institute, specializing in research for the country. We research whatever the country needs. You can present your research assignment to them, and if they are capable of researching it, we will take it."
Yan Hanzhou looked at the car's information, smiled bitterly, and said, "If they hadn't figured it out in advance, we wouldn't have dared to place such a high-level commission."
Li Dongshan: "..."
Yan Hanzhou applied for funding from the ministry and had to spend some time convincing his superiors.
At first, the leader said, "They've already figured it out, so it's only natural for them to contribute to the country. If they were to start from scratch and need to purchase various materials and machines, we could provide funding. They've already completed the research and overcome the difficulties themselves, so now they're still asking the ministry to pay them to do it. Isn't that inappropriate?"
Yan Hanzhou: "It's not easy for a whole country to research something. How much effort did the poor and lower-middle peasants put into researching it? They have researched it, and we just take it away for free. Isn't that inappropriate? Even if we don't provide research funding, we should give them recognition, right?
This is the collective achievement of the poor and lower-middle peasants of an entire commune! We haven't said anything about not allocating our research funds to them. Is this bullying the poor and lower-middle peasants? Do we still want them to continue producing results?"
After some debate, the leader was convinced. However, he did not want to shoulder the responsibility alone, so he called a meeting of the Party Committee of the First Ministry of Machine Building. The meeting ultimately passed a resolution, appropriating 100,000 yuan in research funding to the Qushui County Poor and Lower-Middle Peasants Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering Research Institute for the development of new automobile engines.
At the same time, the leader requested that the head of the institute come to Beijing. He wanted to organize experts to listen to the specific content of the research and see whether these researchers had real talents and knowledge.
Yan Hanzhou felt that he was wasting his time and energy, looking for trouble. Others had already figured it out, so how could he not have real talent and knowledge?
However, considering his leader's face, he still agreed to it.
A few days later, Xie Yun met Li Dongshan. He brought everyone the power of attorney and money, and also brought news that the person in charge should come to Beijing.
To be honest, everyone is a little uncomfortable seeing money.
They were already used to this alms-based research, and they were just trying to fleece Li Dongshan. Although the county didn't pay them, they provided them with food, shelter, and care, which was already pretty good.
Pan Changqing sighed: "How are we going to spend this money?"
Xie Yun asked Li Dongshan, "How much do the materials we asked you for cost?"
Li Dongshan said, "Don't worry about that. That's my business. We all work for the country, so it's my duty to contribute. This is the compensation you deserve. Just pay everyone a salary."
Before Xie Yun could say anything, Pan Changqing spoke first, "Binbin, keep this money here for now. We can't spend it, so don't use it to pay us salaries. It can be used as research funding. If we need to do other research in the future and need to buy materials, we can use this money. If we really can't use it in the end, donate it to the county for education."
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