Material Empire

Regardless of whether the employees of Institute 33 welcomed it or not, from the second day onwards, Qin Hai and others entered each research room and started working with the researchers. According to Qin Hai's prior arrangements, Chen Heqian joined the research group on the chemical composition of steel, Li Linguang joined the metallurgical technology group, and Yue Kun joined the steel rolling technology group. They are respectively the chief scientists in the group and play the role of scientific research leaders.

Under the banner of providing services for everyone, Qin Hai participated in the discussions of each group. He listened carefully to the ideas of the 33 researchers on the research work. When he found that there was a deviation in the thinking, he did not point it out directly, but told the chief scientists of his opinions afterwards, and asked them to convey them to the chief scientists in their own names. Researchers. His purpose of doing this was naturally that he didn't want to make himself appear too flamboyant, or it would be more appropriate to say that he appeared too enchanting.

In their spare time, several people met with the employees of the 33 Institute separately, chatted with them, and learned about the current situation in the institute, so as to solve the existing problems in a targeted manner and mobilize the enthusiasm of the entire staff.

"Our 33 schools were not like this before."

At the home of Zhu Zichuan, a retired engineer, Qin Hai and Chen Heqian sat respectfully on the old sofa, listening to Zhu Zichuan telling them about the glorious past of the 33 Institute. Zhu Zichuan is an engineer of the older generation of steel materials, even Chen Heqian can visit him as a disciple, and Qin Hai can only be his disciple.

"At that time, all we were responsible for were the important tasks assigned by the headquarters. The time was tight and the tasks were difficult. Every time an order came, everyone would forget to eat and sleep, and worked day and night. Some comrades had dual careers, and both of them worked overtime. The children are left at home and left unattended, and sometimes they get sick and have a fever all day long, and their parents don’t know about it. The enthusiasm for work is still moving when I think about it.” Zhu Zichuan sat on the rattan chair, smoking Qin Hai and handed it to him. His Chinese cigarettes are leisurely recalled.

"Old Zhu, I heard people say that once you stayed in the laboratory for a full month, when you came out, your beard grew half an inch, and your daughter couldn't recognize you. Is there such a thing?" Chen Heqian asked.

Zhu Zichuan laughed, and said: "Which time are you talking about? I can't remember how many times this happened. At that time, there were no automatic electric furnaces, and someone had to be guarded when making steel. Others guarded me. Don’t worry, you have to watch it yourself, and it’s very common to leave the laboratory for seven or eight days or even more than ten days.”

Qin Haidao: "The devotion of the older generation is really worth learning from young people like us. Mr. Zhu, what do you think of the current situation in the 33rd Institute?"

"It's broken!" Zhu Zichuan sighed and said, "The shelf is still there, and the spirit is gone. I also know the 98 steel you are talking about. The shortage of funds in the institute is one of the problems, the most critical , It’s because everyone has lost their energy, and they can’t concentrate on research like in the past. There is no room for half-hearted scientific research, and scientific research cannot be done if half-hearted, do you think this is the truth?”

"You are so right." Qin Hai nodded again and again, "But, Mr. Zhu, how did our place become like this? Can you tell me some reasons?"

"Status." Two words popped out of Zhu Zichuan's mouth.

"Status?" Qin Hai was a little puzzled, the reason Zhu Zichuan said was too abstract, and Qin Hai couldn't understand his real meaning for a while.

"That's right, status." Zhu Zichuan said, "Do you know where our 33 was in Yanbei City in the past, no, even in the entire Dongyuan Province, what is our status?"

"Big name." Qin Hai responded. The 33rd Institute is located in Yanbei City, Dongyuan Province. It was indeed a well-known national defense and military industry unit in the local area. Several leaders of the older generation have inspected here. In the middle of the living room of Zhu Zichuan's house, there is a photo of him shaking hands with a great man, which is the treasure of Zhu Zichuan's house.

"That's right, it's famous." Zhu Zichuan was very satisfied with Qin Hai's answer. He said, "Our No. 33 Institute is a key unit of the national defense and military industry system. The headquarters pays special attention to it, and the province and city also take care of it. At that time , the boys in our institute don’t have to worry about finding a partner at all, and the girls in Yanbei City are all proud to marry into the 33rd Institute.”

"I can imagine it." Qin Hai replied. In the early years, it was a very honorable thing to eat "public meals", and military industrial units were the ones with the most drought- and flood-guaranteed income among all "public meals". When supported by state funding, units like 33 can be guaranteed housing, and the benefits are also very good. In addition, those who can enter the research institute are young talents, and it is normal to win the favor of local girls. .

Unfortunately, this glory belongs to the past. Since the reform and opening up, the focus of the country's work has shifted to economic construction, the army has carried out a large-scale disarmament, and at the same time it has greatly reduced military expenditures, and a large number of projects have been discontinued. The days of military scientific research institutions have become more and more difficult every day. At the same time, the local economy is booming, especially the development of private and foreign-funded enterprises is very good. The comparison of the two shows the downfall of the military industry units.

"Insufficient funds, the money allocated from above can barely guarantee the payment of wages, medical expenses and the like cannot be reimbursed on time. As for housing and welfare, they are things that I dare not even mention. We old people are okay. In the past The house has already been divided, although it is a little smaller, it can still live in. The new young people are miserable, bachelors can still squeeze in the single dormitory, married people have no place to live at all, and many people are married. Just like being single, both men and women live in their own dormitories, and Cowherd and Weaver Girl are nothing more than that," Zhu Zichuan introduced.

Qin Haidao: "I have seen this kind of situation in other places. The 70X Institute over the Air Force is also like this. The economic situation is very bad. However, even in the 70X Institute, I have not seen anything like the 33rd Institute. In the current situation, at least the scientific researchers there still maintain the discipline of military industrial units."

"I know the 70X Institute. They are in Tongjiang Province. They are not as impetuous as our Dongyuan. In recent years, Dongyuan has been attracting investment. Many companies from Japan, Germany, and the United States have come. These The remuneration of the company is very good. Compared with us, their salary for one month can be worth half a year for us, do you think the people in the institute can feel at ease?" Zhu Zichuan said.

"Why, did they come here to poach people?" Qin Hai asked.

Zhu Zichuan sneered and said, "It's not just poaching. There was a Japanese steel company in Yanbei's office. For a period of time, it drove a van and parked at the gate of our No. 33 school every day, and said that anyone wanted to work there. , Just get in the car and go.”

"Fuck! Is there any way to do this!" Qin Hai said angrily, widening his eyes. A foreign-funded enterprise blatantly ran to the door of a military industrial unit to poach people. This is not just a shameless problem, it is simply arrogant to the extreme.

"We also have sentries at the 33rd Institute, right? Why don't you go up and give them a few shots? Mr. Ji doesn't know about this. If he knew, he probably should have ordered the guns to be fired immediately." Qin Hai asked bitterly.

"How dare you touch them." Zhu Zichuan said, "The foreign businessmen recruited by the Yanbei City Government with great difficulty are afraid of melting in their mouths and afraid of falling in their hands. Yanbei where we 33 have no status at all. There was a conflict with foreign businessmen, and the city government didn't kick us out?"

"..."

Qin Hai was speechless. People are poor and short-sighted, while horses are thin and long-haired. The country does not pay attention to military scientific research, and even the status of the military industry has plummeted. To say that the Yanbei City Government kicked out the No. 33 Institute is of course just Zhu Zichuan's angry words, and they don't have such great power. But on the ground in Yanbei where 33 is located, all kinds of logistical affairs have to be solved by the Yanbei government, so they really dare not provoke the government's "noble guests".

"So, have all of us been poached by them?" Chen Heqian asked with concern.

Zhu Zichuan said: "In the beginning, a few young people really ran over. Later, the institute reported the situation to the superiors, and the superiors issued an order that researchers were strictly prohibited from leaving their posts without permission, and those who violated the law would have their files and household registrations confiscated. Once it came, no one dared to leave. However, people stayed, but some people's hearts have already flown."

"So that's how it is." Qin Hai understood a little. In the final analysis, this is caused by the gap in people's hearts during the special period. A unit like 70X is far away in Tongjiang, and the temptation from the outside world is not so great, so it can still trap the team and prevent it from collapsing. The No. 33 Institute is located in an open coastal area, and the outside wind can easily blow in, so it is inevitable for the staff to feel emotional.

"Mr. Zhu, according to what you see, how can we get everyone to return to the research institute and reshape the atmosphere of the past?" Qin Hai asked sincerely.

"We must give everyone the treatment." Zhu Zichuan said, "Now it is not as good as it used to be. Back then, the country was poor, and everyone was able to share weal and woe with the country and understand the country's difficulties. Now, some people have already gotten rich first, and their knowledge is not as good as ours. The number of researchers is high, and their efforts are no more than ours, but they can get dozens of times the income of ours. How can this make people feel at ease?

If you want a horse to run, you have to let the horse eat grass. This is the basic truth. Therefore, I think that unless the country can re-emphasize the military industry and give our military industry units the treatment they deserve, it will be very difficult for employees to talk about dedication as in the past. "

"As far as I know, within a few years, the country may not be able to come up with enough funds to revive the military industry." Qin Hai said, "I can't take care of so much about the entire industry. But as far as 33 institutes are concerned, I think I can still do some things. Mr. Zhu, if I can find a way to help the employees get paid, can you go out and do some propaganda and agitation work in the office, and you must re-motivate everyone."

"That's no problem!" Zhu Zichuan readily agreed, "Although I'm retired, I used to be a military worker. It's my duty to revitalize the military industry."

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