When Yuan Lei heard this, he immediately became interested:
"That's a good assumption. Let me think about it. In 1960, our country was extremely poor. If I remember correctly, coal production in 1960 reached a record high of about 320 million tons, but then it declined year by year.
Young people like you, Xiaolin and Xiaoyin, may not know the reason. It's because our country suffered a severe food shortage in 1960. We couldn't get enough to eat, so we had to work hard to mine coal and export it in exchange for food."
Lin Sanqi thought, not only do I know this, I'm experiencing it myself...
Yin Lianyi really didn't know. That period of history has been downplayed. Young people only care about entertainment stars and no longer pay attention to national history.
Yuan Lei became more and more excited as he spoke, completely immersed in the situation:
"You're right. Now think about it, the country was in such a difficult situation back then. If I could travel back in time, I would definitely help the country build more coal mines, mine more, export more, and exchange more for food to save lives.
But there was a problem. In the 1960s, we had few coal mining engineers and lacked the necessary mining tools. You have to know that coal mining is definitely not as simple as drilling a hole, digging it out, and transporting it away."
Yin Lianyi glanced at her boyfriend. She knew Lin Sanqi too well and knew that he wouldn't bring up this topic for no reason. There must be some meaning behind it.
Although she didn't know what her boyfriend was planning, it was most likely related to making money, so as the future boss lady, she would definitely help him.
"Oh, Director Yuan, what should we do? Without tools or machinery, we can't just ask the coal miners to dig by hand or carry coal on their shoulders, right? These primitive methods won't produce much coal, right? You're an expert, so you're sure to have a solution."
Faced with the rainbow fart of a beauty like Liu Yifei, Yuan Lei was very pleased and smiled slightly:
"Actually, this solution is easy. We can't dig deep into coal mines hundreds or thousands of meters underground, but our country still has many open-pit coal mines. Once we remove the dirt and rocks on the surface, there will be coal underneath, so we can dig as much as we want!"
Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up!
Yin Lianyi clapped her hands gently. "Wow, Director Yuan is amazing! This method is something most people wouldn't think of."
Yuan Lei laughed out loud:
"Yeah, that's a good idea. It's mainly a coincidence because I'm going to inspect the Antaibao open-pit coal mine in Shuozhou, Shanxi tomorrow. Look, this is the inspection process. I got the idea when I saw this."
Yuan Lei raised a red-headed document in his hand, while Lin Sanqi and Yin Lianyi were full of questions.
Forget about the Pingshuo Antaibao open-pit coal mine, the two of them had never even heard of where Shuozhou was.
"Antaibao open-pit coal mine?"
"Yes, the full name is Pingshuo Antaibao Open-pit Coal Mine. Let me tell you, this coal mine is incredible. It is currently the largest open-pit coal mine in my country, with a total area of 376 square kilometers and geological reserves of approximately 12.6 billion tons.
The key is not the abundance of coal, but the ease of mining, because the coal is all in the ground layer. There is no need to dig wells or use any complicated tools and equipment. All you need are excavators and large trucks.
Just think about it, if our country knew about such a giant open-pit coal mine in 1960, what a precious treasure it would have been. The key is that there are still many such open-pit coal mines in China.
It's a pity that I can't travel through time, otherwise I would definitely travel through time and tell our country: Come on, if you want coal, follow me, I will give you as much as you want, that would be awesome."
Lin Sanqi's eyes brightened as he listened, feeling that this open-pit coal mine was tailor-made for the 1960s.
"Brother Yuan, professional matters really should be left to professionals. You are an expert now. If you traveled back to the 1950s or 1960s, you would become a national hero, revered by the people."
Hehehe~~~
The few of them were chatting happily. After a while, the secretary came in and handed a data hard drive to Lin Sanqi.
Yuan Lei stood up and said with a smile:
"Xiao Lin, all the data is here. It has information on any coal mine you want to look up. If you want the overall data, you'll have to import it yourself. Don't worry, this is the most authoritative data, and it will definitely not cause your paper to be questioned. Haha."
At this point, Lin Sanqi should have stood up and said goodbye.
It is very impolite to interrupt other people's work without knowing the proper manner and it can easily cause others to be disgusted.
But for the sake of his compatriots in 1960, what did it matter if Lin Sanqi suffered a little grievance? Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi took out a 50-year-old wild ginseng from his backpack when there were only three people in the office.
"Brother Yuan, thank you for your help. This data is very important to me. This is a 50-year-old wild ginseng from Northeast China, which is also a local specialty of our company. I'm giving it to my uncle and aunt to nourish their bodies."
When Yuan Lei saw it and smelled the unique fragrance of ginseng, his mouth was watering.
"Xiao Lin, this is so embarrassing. You're giving me Cordyceps and Ginseng. Look, Brother Yuan, I haven't been able to help you at all. I feel so ashamed."
Lin Sanqi quickly struck the snake with a stick:
"Brother Yuan, tomorrow you're going to Shanxi to inspect the open-pit coal mines. Can you take Xiao Yin and me with you? Don't worry, I'll pay for everything myself. I just haven't seen what the country's largest coal mine looks like, and I want to see it for myself."
Yuan Lei knew that the other party must have something to ask for, and now when he heard that it was just a free visit, he felt relieved.
He is a Beijing official, and when he goes to the local area, he always meets officials three levels higher than him. What's so difficult about arranging two "staff members" with the delegation?
"Okay, since you're interested, Xiaolin, I'll take you to see it. The Pingshuo Antaibao open-pit coal mine is truly amazing. The mine is very magnificent and is definitely worth a visit."
"Ha, thank you, Brother Yuan."
"Why are you thanking me? I'll have my secretary, Nan Ying, contact you about the specific procedures. She'll arrange everything for you. But when you go with the group, you and Xiao Yin only need to bring your eyes, not your mouths. Got it?"
"I understand, I understand~~~"
Lin State Coal Geology Bureau came out, Yin Lianyi still didn't understand:
"Thirteen o'clock, I can understand you saying you're going to visit a hospital or a pharmaceutical factory, but why are you going to visit a coal mine? Don't tell me we're going to add selling coal to our business in the future."
Lin Sanqi held the hard drive in his hand as seriously as if he were holding the lives of countless people.
"Honey, look at me, I've made a lot of money. It's all thanks to the help of others. I'm just an ordinary person, a trainee doctor who was almost fired. I owe my current luck to my ancestors.
So, within my ability, I also want to make some contribution to society and history, or give back to that era. If I can prevent one person from freezing to death or starving to death, I'll have accumulated merit, and our son will also benefit from it in the future."
When Yin Lianyi heard that it was both his wife and his son, he was secretly delighted, but he said harshly:
"Hmph, you're talking nonsense. I don't understand what you're saying. But helping others is always right. I support you. But there's a premise. Having money is good, but don't spend it recklessly. You have a long life ahead of you, and charity is a long-term endeavor. Don't rush into it on impulse. Do you understand?"
"Yes, my dear wife, let's go. I'll take you to eat Dadong Roast Duck!"
"You're such a country bumpkin, right? Rich people go to private restaurants. They say the chefs are descendants of the emperor's chefs, and you have to make reservations months in advance. We're not like them, who are content with just a few hundred yuan worth of roast duck."
"Vulgar, how can a few hundred or a few thousand not be enough? You and I are both from the urban village. Hurry up, after dinner, I have a business deal worth several hundred million to discuss with you..."
"Bah, obscene..."
The next morning, Lin Sanqi and Yin Lianyi appeared at the State Coal Geology Bureau on time.
When Yuan Lei saw the two of them, he smiled and waved his hand: "Come on, get in the car. There are empty seats on the car. Find a seat by yourselves, but try not to make any noise on the way."
Lin Sanqi looked at the executive version of Coaster in front of him and thought that there were so many rules in the agency.
There were already six people in executive jackets sitting in the car. Yuan Lei introduced them after he got in:
"Let me introduce them to you. They are graduate students studying coal energy and are currently writing their papers on coal. I was asked to take them on a tour of the Shanxi coal mines."
Director Yuan spoke, and everyone in the car smiled and nodded.
Lin Sanqi quickly took out several small, beautifully packaged boxes the size of cigarette boxes from his backpack.
"Teachers, I'm sorry to bother you all. This is the Cordyceps we grow here at home. If you're tired from the journey, you can soak it in a thermos. It will definitely refresh you."
After saying that, Lin Sanqi presented them one by one with both hands.
The first expert who got it opened it casually, and then his eyes lit up:
"Oh, this is really good stuff, a Cordyceps that's this long, this thick, and this big, it's a rare and exquisite product. Who..."
"Teacher, you can just call me Xiaolin. The one next to me is Xiaoyin."
"Okay, Xiaolin, you're so thoughtful. We'll take advantage of you then, hehe."
The Cordyceps that Lin Sanqi took out were all top-grade Cordyceps, one piece costing over one thousand yuan, and ten pieces costing over ten thousand yuan, which were definitely worth a small gift.
Seeing that everyone in the car was very satisfied with this little gift, Yuan Lei couldn't help but praise Lin Sanqi's high emotional intelligence.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's head to Shanxi." (End of this chapter)
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