Material Empire

Hearing the chief's question, Qin Hai hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer. At this moment, Yang Xinyu who was sitting on the side spoke: "Chief, from the situation of our system, what Xiao Qin said is basically true."

"Oh, Comrade Xinyu, tell me, why is it basically true?" the chief asked with interest.

"Let me give you an example. Yan Shuncheng, an expert in cutting tool research from the Electromechanical Research Institute under our Machinery Committee, is currently working in Xiaoqin's Anhe Materials College. As far as I know, he went to Anhe to work. The reason is this..." Yang Xinyu said, and then he introduced how Qin Hai poached Yan Shuncheng to the chief.

The reason why Yan Shuncheng left the Institute of Mechatronics was because of the conflicts in the personnel in the institute, and he had a daughter suffering from asthma who needed money for treatment, and his salary in the Institute of Mechatronics was obviously not enough to cover the expenses. After Qin Hai poached Yan Shuncheng away, he gave him generous treatment, and also helped his daughter find imported medicine through foreign relations. Now Yan Shuncheng's daughter's illness has improved a lot, and Yan Shuncheng, who is in a good mood, has also completed her medical examination at Anhe Materials College. Several major scientific researches, one of which is the technology of cemented carbide cutting tools, has been promoted in major machine tool companies under the Machinery Committee, filling the gap in the country.

"This is the case. Due to institutional problems, it is difficult to retain our talents, but Xiaoqin's Anhe School of Materials provides better conditions to help people make the best use of their talents." Yang Xinyu concluded in this way.

Yang Xinyu was talking about the problems existing in the Machinery Committee system, but everyone here knows that these problems actually exist in all systems. Yang Xinyu's words are analyzed with a critical thinking, pointing at the chief's nose to criticize The failure of national policy. However, there is no need for everyone to worry about Yang Xinyu. As a deputy ministerial level official, they have the right to speak freely in front of the chief. When the central government holds similar meetings, everyone is so outspoken.

The chief was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "The situation that Comrade Xinyu said is very thought-provoking. We have been talking about improving the treatment of intellectuals, but it has been more than ten years since the reform and opening up, and our intellectuals are still not able to do it. To live and work in peace and contentment, this is our dereliction of duty."

"Compared with developed countries, our investment in scientific research and education is still lacking. Foreign fiscal education funds generally account for more than 5% of GDP, and fiscal investment in science and technology also accounts for 2% of GDP. % or more, the sum of these two items in our country is less than 4%.” The leader of the Science and Technology Commission sitting next to the head complained.

"This can't be compared directly?" Wang Hongsheng interjected. He is an official of the Planning Commission and has a better understanding of the state's financial situation. "Our country's fiscal revenue accounts for less than 13% of GDP. If education and technology A total of 7% has to be taken away, which is equivalent to more than half of the fiscal revenue. What about administrative expenses, national defense expenditures, poverty alleviation expenditures, etc.? Foreign fiscal revenues generally account for more than 30% of GDP. After deducting the transfer payment, the proportion of funds that can be used for education and technology is much more than ours.”

"This situation has already been understood when we communicated with the Ministry of Finance last time." The leader of the Science and Technology Commission said, "We can understand the difficulties of the country's finances, but in this way, the issue of improving the treatment of intellectuals can only be discussed in the long run. gone."

"So, Comrade Xiaoqin's Anhe Institute of Materials is a timely help for the country." The chief said. He also knows the country's financial distress, and understands that it will not be resolved overnight. It is not easy to improve the treatment of intellectuals. If the country wants to do something, it will affect the whole body. Qin Hai is so free. He said: "If there were no comrades like Xiao Qin who took the initiative to share the country's worries, our material talents might really be lost abroad, and that would be a great loss for us."

Hearing what the chief said, everyone felt relieved. It turned out that the chief didn't mean to criticize Qin Hai. On the contrary, his praise for Qin Hai was still quite high. With the chief's words, other people knew what to say. Cui Hongchun from the Ministry of Agriculture, Bai Deputy Director of the Science and Industry Committee, etc. all spoke one after another, introducing Qin Hai's help to their system. Countless meanings of closeness.

"Xiao Qin, didn't you disclose all these things to the teacher?" It was the first time that the chief knew that Qin Hai had done so many things, especially the help of the military to solve the problem of national defense. It is impossible to overestimate these contributions to the urgent need of science and engineering. Since the teacher, Mr. Li and others didn't know about Qin Hai's performance, they never mentioned it to the chief.

At this time, Qin Hai was full of complacency and calmness. He smiled and said, "These are the things I should do. Why do I have the nerve to show them off? In fact, Director Yang, Director Cui, and Director Bai love me and our group very much." And care, as an enterprise, we should make some returns to the country."

"Well said, it seems that our younger generation is still very patriotic and can become our successor." The chief spoke highly of it. After finishing speaking, he looked at Wang Hongsheng and others, and said: "Speak again. Come back, Daqin Group is a private enterprise after all, and the enterprise has already assumed its obligations to the country by paying taxes according to the regulations. These things Xiaoqin has done are all contributions beyond the obligation. As a government, we should first thank Comrade Xiaoqin for this Secondly, we shouldn’t always take advantage of the company like this, we should pay back to the company.”

"Return?" Everyone was stunned for a moment. The meaning of the chief's words was to let everyone not accept Qin Hai's dedication with peace of mind, but to exchange with Qin Hai for equal value. However, the funds of each unit are not sufficient, otherwise the experts in the system would not be poached by Qin Hai. When it comes to giving back to Qin Hai, everyone is really powerless.

"Chief, Xiao Qin's contribution to the country cannot be repaid by rewarding a few thousand dollars. For example, as Director Bai said just now, Xiao Qin helped 70X produce body armor and earned hundreds of millions of dollars from exports. If we If you want to pay Xiao Qin back, I'm afraid the planning committee won't be able to spend so much money." Wang Hongsheng said half-jokingly. He could tell that what the chief was referring to was definitely not how much money he would give to Qin Hai, but something else, but the chief didn't explain it, which made it difficult for the people below to guess.

The chief said: "Comrade Hongsheng, you are right. The country is still very poor. I am afraid it is impossible to pay Comrade Xiaoqin. What I mean is that for the Daqin Group to operate with integrity and share worries for the country The state should provide policy support to enterprises. The treasury has no money, but we have policies. A good policy can turn into wealth in the hands of entrepreneurs like Xiao Qin who understand the market and are good at management. Isn’t that what the country gave him in return?”

"Haha, that's true. The chief pointed out a direction for us, and let us be enlightened." Wang Hongsheng said with a smile, pretending to be suddenly enlightened. In fact, he had already guessed that the chief's intention was in terms of preferential policies, but he had to wait for the chief to say this before he could agree, otherwise how could it reflect the chief's foresight?

The chief can naturally hear that Wang Hongsheng's words mean flattery, but as long as it is not flattery that goes against the heart, it is the official practice for subordinates to say some compliments to their superiors occasionally, and it is harmless. He smiled and said to Qin Hai: "Xiao Qin, you can propose what kind of policy you want the country to give you. Director Wang is here, and the leaders of various ministries and commissions are present. As long as it does not violate the law, You can mention anything."

"This...isn't necessary?" Although Qin Hai has a good mental quality, he was also stunned by the big sweet date thrown out by the chief. Ask what policy you need, how does Qin Hai answer? Raising a few requirements lightly is tantamount to wasting a promise from the leader, and it does seem to disrespect the leader. And if the lion opens his mouth and asks for prices, he may anger the leader and destroy the glorious image he has finally formed in the leader's mind. The most sensible thing to do at this time is to keep your mouth shut. Anyway, the favor owed to you by the leader will always be paid back in the end.

"Comrade Xiao Qin, you don't have any demands on the country, but I have a request on you. I don't know if you can agree." An old man who had been sitting silently beside him suddenly spoke.

Qin Hai didn't know much about official affairs, so he couldn't recognize who the old man was. When the chief visited the exhibition before, the old man had been by his side all the time. Qin Hai, as the commentator, could sense very sensitively that the chief was quite respectful to the old man, which was by no means the attitude of a leader to his subordinates. . In such a position as the chief, who else deserves his respect? Qin Hai really couldn't figure it out.

"I'm sorry, I don't know how to address you... If you have any request, just ask, as long as our Daqin Group can do it, I will say nothing." Qin Hai said confidently.

"You don't know me?" The old man seemed a little surprised, but he was relieved immediately, "It's no wonder, you are engaged in business, and I lead soldiers to fight. We are separated by mountains. Let me introduce myself, my name is Ji Mingchu, He used to work in the army, but now he has retired and is an ordinary citizen.”

Ji Mingchu!

Qin Hai's mouth was opened wide, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Let's not be so modest, okay? If you old man can call himself an ordinary citizen, then even the head in front of you is a poor and lower-middle peasant. Who doesn't know your status in the army, that is simply the legendary Dinghaishenzhen.