In the Su family compound, Xu Jiaojiao looked at the two people who came back at the door. She was eating something in her hands and dragged her clumsy body forward. "Le Le, did you buy a hamburger?"
Su Le smiled and took one out and gave it to her, "You can only eat one."
Xu Jiaojiao nodded vigorously, picked up one and started eating. Li Zichen shared the burgers with the children at home, Xu Sheng and Su Fugui. Su Le gave one to Xia Le in the next yard.
The embroiderers looked at the hamburger in Xia Le's hand and decided to buy one after get off work. They had eaten it last time and it tasted pretty good.
Su Le sat in the study room and looked at the deeds with Xu Jiaojiao. His eyes lit up, "Why should I wait for time to develop? I can be the first one!"
This sentence left Xu Jiaojiao confused.
Su Le called Mr. Huo, who thought Su Le had something else to say and picked up the phone. "What's wrong, Xiao Le?"
"Mr. Huo, have you ever paid attention to the development of Country M?"
"I've definitely noticed that their technology and economic development are many times ahead of ours."
"I have a way to quickly follow up. Would you like to try it, Mr. Huo?"
"Hmm? Tell me about it."
"In 1945, after World War II, Country M proposed a student exchange program to help State O rebuild and strengthen mutual understanding and communication between nations. In 1963, Country M's State Council established the Exchange Education Act, recruiting outstanding students from various countries to study in Country M's public high schools for one year each year. However, Country Yan did not join and did not invite them. Country M is developing rapidly and understands the cultures and lifestyles of various countries. It's very likely that they are now building skyscrapers. This may be part of their economic development and commercial reforms."
"Hiss,... do you know what you are saying?"
"Empress Dowager Cixi closed the country to the outside world, which narrowed her horizons and prevented her from understanding the development and changes in other countries. This caused us to lag behind by many years. If we want to catch up, we must challenge new things and accept new things."
"...I'll have Su Bei pick you up tomorrow, no, right now. We need to have a meeting to discuss this."
"OK."
Su Le hung up the phone. She understood the purpose of Mr. Huo asking her to participate, and sat in the yard waiting for Su Bei.
As soon as Su Bei received the order, he drove over and picked up Su Le. Without asking any questions, he just said, "Brother is behind you."
Su Le nodded.
Su Le was taken by Mr. Huo's secretary to a large conference room where bigwigs from various regions were sitting.
Mr. Huo, who worked with Su Le, sat in the middle and waved to Su Le at the door. "This is Su Le, the man who developed telephones, personal computers, and genetic engineering."
The big guys present did not look down on Su Le because of her age. Those who could stand here were all capable people with certain abilities. After hearing Mr. Huo's introduction, everyone nodded.
Elder Huo said to the crowd, "Today's meeting is a new concept and a new starting point, so let Comrade Su talk to us."
Everyone looked at Su Le, who was standing next to Mr. Huo. Meeting the leaders for the first time, he clenched his hands nervously and took a deep breath. At the back of the conference room was a large blackboard, used for discussions. Su Le walked to the blackboard and drew a tall building with his hand. "This is the new thing I want to talk about."
"Ding, the host is testing the country's economic reforms. Reward: God-level mastery of elevator engineering technology. Notes, drawings, and plans included."
Su Le paused suddenly, leaving everyone confused. Great! This is what was missing!
"Because of Empress Dowager Cixi, we've fallen behind many other countries. Even once wealthy nations have fallen because of her. Other countries are using the hard-earned wealth of our ancestors to build their own empires. Let me be practical. Developed Western countries have basically achieved industrialization, with highly automated production lines, advanced manufacturing systems, and technological leadership in high-end industries like machinery manufacturing. The gap is most obvious in the field of science and technology. Countries like the United States are constantly innovating and breaking through in cutting-edge technologies like computers and aerospace, and have numerous top-notch scientific research achievements. Our investment in scientific and technological research and development is relatively limited, and many of our key technologies are heavily reliant on imports."
"Is there any connection between what you said and this?"
"Chief, please don't be anxious. What I am going to say next may offend you. Please forgive me." After saying that, Su Le bent down.
Mr. Huo waved his hand and said, "Just say it directly. There's no need to be like this."
Su Le nodded. "Our economic development is lagging behind. It's not just because of Empress Dowager Cixi, but also because of our own faults. First, Western countries imposed a technological blockade on us after the Korean War, which prevented many industrial facilities from being updated and limited the import of technology."
Everyone nodded.
"Now that the international situation is once again turbulent, we have invested a large amount of resources in defense, diplomacy and other fields to maintain national security and sovereignty, squeezing out resources for economic development and improving people's livelihoods. The lack of constraints on our economic system is very obvious. Enterprises lack autonomy in production and operation, making it difficult to mobilize the enthusiasm of producers and hindering the development of productivity. Most importantly, we are still a traditional agricultural society."
Su Le finished her words, looking around at the crowd. She clearly saw a few slightly angry faces. She continued, "This cultural movement is what's causing the national economy enormous losses! Let me be disrespectful, but this classless culture movement itself is wrong. The relocation of educated educated youth has cost the country talent and dented the country's inherent driving force for economic development! Children, even young, have to earn a living, and natural disasters like floods, droughts, and pests have severely impacted agricultural production. This has led to reduced grain production, poor harvests, and difficult lives for farmers, exacerbating the problem of poverty."
"How dare you question us, you little bastard!"
"What do you know!"
"us...."
Su Le looked at the fury of the crowd and sneered, "The highest level of education for anyone here is no more than junior high school. What can you use to compete with them? They are all exchange students, studying together! What's the difference between you and Empress Dowager Cixi?"
Mr. Huo looked at Su Le and said, "Su Le, come to me first. Let's have a meeting to discuss the issue of cultural reform."
Everyone glared at Su Le, "She's just a girl, we've experienced more than her..."
Su Le looked at the man who had spoken, "So you were so idle that you were exploited by the counter-revolutionaries."
“You, you, you…”
"What do you mean by 'you'? Do you understand what people are saying? They are scolding you and you are still smiling foolishly!" Su Le said bluntly.
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