Material Empire

Before coming to the 33rd Institute, Qin Hai did some homework, sorting out the achievements of the 33rd Institute, and remembered some key figures by the way. He knew that such an old unit with a history would have some arrogance of its own, and it would be difficult for others to speak lightly. It would be difficult to convince the public at once, so he might as well keep a low profile first and leave a humble impression on everyone.

Sure enough, when Qin Hai recalled the performance of the 33rd Institute, many people present smiled on their faces, and some of them began to whisper something to their colleagues. Judging from their expressions, they should be talking about their past achievements. the brilliant bar.

"...At present, we have encountered some difficulties in the process of developing No. 98 steel, which is inevitable. Professor Chen, Professor Li, and Professor Yue are all experts in steel smelting and rolling. Mr. Ji sent them I came here to help you overcome difficulties. As for me, my main task is to serve you well and learn from you by the way, so I hope you seniors will not hesitate to teach me as a junior." Qin Hai said to everyone.

"Group leader Qin is too polite." Tian Qingsong showed some self-respect. Qin Hai's attitude made him quite satisfied. Young people, just know how to measure.

"It's not being polite, but I sincerely want to learn something from everyone." Qin Hai smiled at Tian Qingsong as an answer, and then turned to the crowd and said, "Director Tian just said that I was too polite, that's good, everyone Since we are all a family, I will not say more if you are being polite. The task we are currently facing is clear to everyone. If you have any ideas for completing this task, if you can put it forward now, it will be convenient for me and Several professors understand what the main difficulties are at the moment."

"That's right, let's talk about it, everyone." Chen Heqian echoed, "Professor Li, Professor Yue, and I are here to learn from you, so just say what you have."

What Qin Hai didn't expect was that as soon as he and Chen Heqian finished talking, the lively atmosphere in the venue suddenly turned cold, as if they had mentioned something that shouldn't be mentioned. Qin Hai scanned the audience with his eyes, and found that everyone's eyes were a little distracted, and most of them had disapproving expressions on their faces, as if they couldn't understand what he and Chen Heqian said at all.

"Director Tian, ​​why don't you start?" Qin Hai turned his head to Tian Qingsong and said with a half-smile on his face.

As the leader of the unit and the host of the meeting, Tian Qingsong didn't take the initiative to mobilize the atmosphere when no one attended the meeting. This lazy attitude really made Qin Hai a little dissatisfied. It's no wonder that this team is so half-dead. There are raging soldiers, raging generals, and the leaders are so virtuous. Can the people below do anything good?

It seems that the problem of No. 98 steel is not only a technical problem, but also inseparable from the slack in organizational management.

Hearing Qin Hai call out his name, Tian Qingsong was embarrassed to pretend to be a mud bodhisattva again. He gave a dry laugh and said, "I've been busy with the affairs of the institute. I don't know much about scientific research, so I won't talk about it. Then, Lao Lan, tell Team Leader Qin."

The Lao Lan that Tian Qingsong was referring to was Lan Tianyue, the director of the First Research Office. He was an old engineer in his 50s. He was sitting in the back seat chatting with another old man while smoking a cigarette. When he heard what Tian Qingsong said, he stopped for a few seconds, then stood up with a smile and asked, "Director, what do you want me to say?" ?”

"Group leader Qin asked everyone what is the main difficulty we face in the development of No. 98 steel." Tian Qingsong replied.

"The main difficulty?" Lan Tianyue said with a sneer on his face, "It goes without saying that there is no money."

As soon as this remark came out, the people in the venue seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and suddenly came to life, shouting in an uproar:

"Lan Gong is right. Doesn't the difficulty mean that there is no money? What's the point?"

"Haha, that's true!"

"It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. What kind of research is done without money, it's bullshit!"

"..."

The faces of Chen Heqian, Li Linguang and others turned dark all of a sudden. The 33 research institutes were short of funds, which they knew before they set off, but they never expected that everyone would bring this matter up to the meeting with one voice, and so unscrupulously. Strictly speaking, this meeting is a welcome meeting for their working group. Even if everyone has any complaints, they should not raise them at this meeting, because it seems too impolite. However, a scene that shouldn't have appeared happened. How wonderful is this 33 income.

Qin Hai's face didn't show any embarrassment, the more calm he felt at this time. It is a good thing for him that the other party can directly bring up the conflict, at least he knows where he should start to solve the problem. He turned his face to look at Tian Qingsong, without saying a word, waiting for Tian Qingsong to clean up the situation by himself.

Qin Hai's composure caught Tian Qingsong off guard. He originally thought that Qin Hai would be furious or at a loss what to do at this time, but he didn't expect that Qin Hai didn't care about the hustle and bustle in the venue, but kicked the ball to his feet. He is the director, so the employees below are not slapping Qin Hai, an outsider, but Tian Qingsong's face. The less Qin Hai is in a hurry, the more Tian Qingsong will feel his face hurt, and he can no longer remain indifferent.

"Okay, okay, let's all be quiet, why are you coaxing!" Tian Qingsong stood up and scolded with a tiger's face. After everyone finally calmed down, Tian Qingsong said to Lan Tianyue, "Lao Lan, let me tell you it's difficult. How can you say it's about money?"

"Isn't money the biggest difficulty for us?" Lan Tianyue refused to give in and choked Tian Qingsong directly.

Qin Hai smiled and said, "Lan Gong, you said that the biggest difficulty is money, so what about the second difficulty?"

"..."

Lan Tianyue didn't expect Qin Hai to use such a method to bypass the money issue, and was stunned by Qin Hai's question for a while. Yes, the biggest difficulty is money. People neither admit nor deny it. They just ask you what is the second place, how do you answer?

"Second place?" Lan Tianyue fell into the long test. If there were too many difficulties besides money, where should he start? The most important thing was that he didn't intend to discuss anything other than money at all, because he didn't believe that Qin Hai could solve the money problem at all.

"The second place is money." The old man sitting next to Lan Tianyue replied for Lan Tianyue. The old man's name was Pu Weimin, and he was also a cynical thorn. Speaking of which, there are quite a few thorns in the 33. Of course, they have only been bred in recent years.

"The second one is also money?" Qin Hai was not overwhelmed by Pu Weimin's words, and asked with a smile: "So, is there any difficulty other than money?"

"No." Pu Weimin replied firmly. This is to get angry with Qin Hai. If you want to trick me, I won't let you trick me out. I don't believe that I can't play with you, a young man.

"So, besides money, the researchers of our 33rd institute usually don't discuss other issues?" Qin Hai asked again.

"This..." Pu Weimin was dumb, this question seemed a bit difficult to answer.

Qin Hai said leisurely: "If the 33rd Institute is not a research institute with a glorious tradition, but a nursing home and a relief center, then I really suspect that everyone usually only talks about money and not about other things. However, according to what I know As you know, the 33rd Institute is a scientific research institution, and it is a scientific research institution in the field of national defense and military industry. It is a research group with combat effectiveness under the leadership of Director Tian and Secretary He. Some people don't care about other things except money, which is really frustrating People think it's strange. Director Tian, ​​don't you think it's strange?"

"Group leader Qin, don't misunderstand..." Tian Qingsong was a little embarrassed. What he said was right. The research institute is for scientific research. Could it be that everyone can't ask other questions besides money?

"Group leader Qin, you don't need to criticize Sang Huai like this. The problem of money is our biggest problem at present. Without money, we can't do any research, and even the basic experiment can't be done. What scientific research is there to talk about? Lan Gong and Pu Gong Although it doesn't sound good, it is the truth. The biggest problem we are facing now is money!" A middle-aged engineer sitting in the corner couldn't bear Qin Hai's ridicule, and spoke angrily.

"Money is not a problem." Qin Hai said lightly.

money is not a problem!

One sentence ignited everyone's emotions. Everyone doesn't know Qin Hai's background, but everyone knows that the country's current financial difficulties, especially the military expenditure, are severely reduced. Under such circumstances, Qin Hai dared to say lightly that money is not a problem. Everyone is used to seeing people pretending to be A and pretending to be C, so why are you wandering between pretending to be A and pretending to be C?

"You said that money is not a problem, can you help us get money?" The middle-aged engineer asked urgently.

Qin Hai sneered and said: "Since I dare to say that money is not a problem, I will naturally have a way to get money. However, given the current state of the researchers in your institute, I am not sure whether the money will be lost if I invest it in." A key research institute of the military industry system, with dozens of engineering and technical personnel gathered together, facing national experts in materials science and steel rolling equipment, none of you can ask technical questions, and you only know that you want money. After giving you money, what can you come up with?"

"As long as you can get the money, we promise to produce results!" The middle-aged engineer said loudly. This is still out of breath. Ordinary people bet that this is how you raise it one sentence at a time. When it comes to this level, it is impossible for a middle-aged engineer to admit cowardice.

"How long?" Qin Hai asked.

"How long..." The middle-aged engineer couldn't answer for a while. Scientific research needs cycles. It is impossible to invest today and produce results tomorrow. Previously, due to the lack of funding for the research institute, no one had thought about the issue of the research cycle. When they first heard Qin Hai's question, how should they answer it?