Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2273 Nine Machine Department

In the train carriage, Yang Xiaotao was still talking.

"That's my idea, that solar energy can be harnessed biologically."

"Of course, if we want to make better use of it, we have to overcome it from the perspective of chemistry and physics. Although I don't understand it, I think that if we leave it to professionals, they will be able to do it."

Yang Xiaotao spoke confidently because he was someone who had seen the future.

Moreover, there is a little guy in the chest. Based on Yang Xiaotao's understanding of Xiaowei, this guy is a big battery.

Especially after controlling thunder and lightning, solar energy can be directly converted into electrical energy.

In an instant, Yang Xiaotao’s mind flashed with what his biology teacher in junior high school had taught him about smearing and observation!

Fortunately, this thought was wiped out the moment it came out.

What a joke, that was his Xiao Wei, his beloved relative...

Bang bang bang bang
Mr. Qian suddenly clapped his hands, and Mr. Zhang and others also clapped their hands, and then they all laughed at the same time.

"It seems that we are still old and can't keep up with the speed of this train."

Mr. Qian suddenly sighed, and there was a taste of time in his words.

"Teacher, you are not old at all. You are still strong and healthy."

Yang Xiaotao interrupted quickly, "Besides, if you weren't there to escort this car, I don't know where it would go."

Yang Xiaotao said this sincerely, especially when facing Mr. Qian, he even regarded himself as a student.

Moreover, Mr. Qian had no objection to Yang Xiaotao's address to him.

The two of them tacitly accepted this relationship.

"You, the great man once said that the future belongs to you young people."

Old Qian said this meaningfully, and there was actually some love in his eyes as he looked at Yang Xiaotao.

……

Four Nine Cities.

After Mr. Peng came back, he submitted a summary report of the matter. Then he waited for a day before receiving the news and came here to attend the meeting.

At this moment, except for the two seats at the top, all other seats in the conference hall were full of people.

Everyone chatted with each other about what had happened recently, and laughter continued to ring out.

Among those here, there are not only high-level decision makers, but also those in power from the military, as well as leaders from other agricultural departments, foreign trade departments, etc.

In a word, those who can come here are all high-level people.

High-level.

Two words are enough to summarize the meaning of power.

At this moment, Mr. Peng looked at Mr. Chen who was diagonally opposite him. The two of them looked at each other, then moved away tacitly and continued chatting with the people around them.

At the upper seat, a thin old man was chatting with a noble lady. Listening carefully, it turned out that they were talking about parenting knowledge. This made Mr. Tao, who was sitting in the back, curious. These two people, who were over a hundred years old in total, were actually talking about parenting?
Is it appropriate to talk about this in this situation?

Shouldn't you be concerned about national affairs?
How much is the investment in agriculture this year? How much is the investment in military industry? How much is the investment in medical care? How much is the investment in health?
This is the purpose of the meeting.

Let's talk about raising children here.
Tao Lao took a deep breath, then moved closer to the two people and said in a serious tone, "This child is too young to eat whole grains. He needs to eat something fine, preferably rice noodles."

"Lao Peng!"

Suddenly, a subtle voice came from beside me. This voice sounded familiar, but
Haven't heard it in a long time.

Mr. Peng turned around and looked at the old man wrapped in a coat and wearing a hat on the left, with a look of surprise on his face.

However, Mr. Peng reacted quickly and nodded.

The old man didn't care about Mr. Peng's reaction, but just asked himself, "Can our planes and missiles really catch up with the enemy?"

Mr. Peng shook his head after hearing this. “It’s hard to say.”

"Because the opponent didn't fly at full speed, but our plane was able to catch up with him."

The old man nodded and coughed lightly twice.

This winter is a bit cold and he is a little weak, so he had to get an injection to attend the meeting.

"If we encounter it again, can we continue to shoot it down?"

Mr. Peng frowned when he heard this, "This is uncomfortable."

The old man nodded after hearing this.

He had investigated the affairs of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building and the Red Star Machinery Factory, and knew that the capture was purely accidental.

Perhaps, someone else would have gotten a pile of wreckage.

“This time, I’m lucky.”

After hearing this, Mr. Peng looked at the old man in surprise. In his impression, this man never believed in fate. How come he was talking about luck at such an old age?
"You're right, there is indeed an element of luck this time."

When President Peng saw the other party's look, he recalled that they had fought in the same trench before, so he slowed down his tone.

He is just that kind of person, he never blames people but things.

Even if I don't like someone, I won't target them deliberately.

"Your body, please take care of it."

Seeing that the other party kept coughing, Mr. Peng spoke at the right time.

Hearing Mr. Peng's sudden words, the old man's hands covering his mouth trembled, confusion flashed in his eyes, and then he quickly came back to his senses and nodded gently, "That's it."

"I'm sixty now. I'm content."

After hearing this, Mr. Peng was also stunned. Only then did he realize that the old man in front of him, who was nine years younger than him, was actually sixty years old.

And I am almost seventy years old.

"Time flies so fast."

"Half a life of war and half a life of song, how can it not be happy?"

The two of them spoke one sentence after another, their voices were not loud, but they said more than ever before.

What the two of them didn't notice was that everyone around them glanced at them with surprise or delight, and there was more surprise in their eyes.

The thin old man who was exchanging parenting experiences suddenly felt sad when he saw this scene.

In his eyes, he seemed to see the scene of them fighting together in the cave, the scene of everyone singing the Internationale together after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and the scene of a group of people shaking hands and saluting after coming down from the battlefield.

In the corner, two figures also saw this scene.

The tall old man tremblingly took out two cigarettes, and the gray-haired old man next to him took out a match from his pocket, lit it, and the two of them puffed together, watching quietly.

“Our comrades all have a dream.”

"That is, a strong country and prosperous people." The white-haired old man spoke in a slow and clear voice with a southern Hunan accent, but his words were unquestionable.

The tall old man nodded solemnly.

"This is premised on the fact that comrades can unite together."

"yes."

After a long while, the tall old man spoke again, "Have you read the main topic of this meeting?"

"Well, I think the nine suggestions put forward by Lao Peng and Lao Chen are feasible."

The tall old man nodded and stretched out his hand in front of him. "Lao Peng and Lao Chen have a very strategic vision. If a country wants to move fast, it can't just rely on two legs. It also needs two wheels, just like a bicycle, so it can run fast."

"Yes, but the leaders of these nine departments are somewhat..."

At this point, the gray-haired old man's voice was filled with helplessness.

After hearing this, the tall old man looked straight ahead, showing a little uneasiness.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go meet our old comrades."

After finishing a cigarette, the two men put the cigarette butts in the trash can next to them and then walked in.

The moment the two appeared, there was sudden applause all around.

The tall old man who was leading the way waved his hand, then came up to them, looked back, smiled at the two of them and then sat down.

"Everyone, sit down. There are no outsiders here. We haven't gotten together for a long time. Now that we are together, we have to have a meal together later."

The tall old man smiled and the people below also laughed.

"Let's get down to business first."

After the tall old man finished speaking, he looked at the gray-haired old man beside him, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen.

The gray-haired old man was smiling, and the smile on his face made people feel very warm.

"Comrades, I would like to thank you all for your hard work this year."

"This meeting has three main points. The first is our country's next key development goals, the second is the direction of domestic industrial and agricultural construction, and the third is about the establishment of the ninth Ministry of Industry."

As the gray-haired old man finished his words, the meeting began as planned.

As time passed, the first two topics had been discussed and the meeting came to an end.

After everyone was ready again, the thin old man stood up and presided over the subsequent discussion.

"The third topic is about the establishment of the Nine Ministries. I will talk about the significance of establishing the Nine Ministries and the tasks they will undertake."

When the thin old man spoke, everyone focused their attention.

"Under the current circumstances, the development of domestic basic industries has reached a bottleneck. To break this bottleneck, we need to continuously invest in new technologies."

"Take the machine tools that are very important for our current industrial production, for example. When there is a blockade abroad and technical difficulties, we need someone to take the lead."

"We need a locomotive to integrate these resources and play a leading role."

"This is the original intention of our establishment of nine departments. We hope that we can continue to develop."

The thin old man was talking about the current situation, and Mr. Huang, who was attending the meeting on behalf of the machinery industry, nodded silently.

Today, the domestic industry is not in a state of stagnation, but it is also progressing slowly.

Compared with the First Five-Year Plan and the Second Five-Year Plan when the People's Republic of China was just founded, today's production momentum is clearly insufficient.

Even though there have been many outstanding achievements in the past two years, it cannot change the overall downturn.

In other words, people's spiritual food is beginning to run out, and more people are starting to think about their stomachs.

However, Mr. Huang was not without worries.

The original intention of establishing these nine departments is good, but whether they can really serve as locomotives depends on how they are arranged.

If it's just a false reputation, it's better not to do it.

While Mr. Huang was thinking, the thin old man in the front row had already finished narrating the nine parts, then he was silent for a moment and looked at everyone.

"I have finished speaking. Now, let's raise our hands and vote. Do you agree to establish nine ministries?"

After saying this, the two old men at the top immediately raised their right hands.

Then everyone below raised their hands.

"Okay, all members have voted in favor. The establishment of the Ninth Industry Department will be gradually implemented."

Papapa

The crowd then expressed their applause.

The thin old man looked at the two people at the top. The tall old man stretched out his hand to signal for them to continue. The old man then stretched out his hand to signal, and everyone looked over again.

"Next, we will recruit candidates for the leadership team of the nine departments."

"If you have good recommendations, please let us know. We recommend candidates based on personal relationships."

After the thin old man finished speaking, the people below began to discuss.

It takes a lot of people to establish a leadership team for a department.

Except for the leader, it is probably not the turn of the people below to participate. Other positions, including various functional departments, will require many people to fill them.

The thin old man sat down, and the noble lady beside him smiled and said, "I am so excited after hearing about the functions of the Nine Departments. If I had no one under my command, I would really like to help."

The gray-haired old man at the side took out a cigarette and was sharing it with the people around him. Hearing this, he joked, "Sir, women are just as capable as men. Your subordinates are all capable people. How could you not have anyone?"

"I have too many capable people under my command and I don't know how to choose."

The tall old man lit it with his cigarette butt and joined in the joke.

"You two are flattering me, but I do have a candidate, but I'm afraid someone won't agree."

Having said that, he looked at the thin old man who had just sat down.

Hearing this, the other two also laughed.

The others also looked over. The thin old man naturally knew what the three meant. "My husband is busy taking care of the children and has no time."

"Excuses. You are just too selfish."

The noble lady snorted coldly and spoke mercilessly.

The thin old man was cheerful, "Why don't you go and talk to her? If she agrees, I won't stop you."

The lady was even more speechless now. "Don't I know her temper? She won't go out unless you give her the nod."

"We women have sacrificed so much for you men, and you still don't appreciate it."

Having said this, he glanced at the other people.

Now everyone was embarrassed. They didn't expect that they would be bombarded by the whole map just for having fun. This was so unfair. There was nothing they could say.