my scientific age

Chapter 408 Medal of Scientific Merit!

"Six days ago, the electroslag remelting test furnace developed by Yu Hua conducted its first smelting test and successfully smelted highly purified electroslag steel. The emergence of electroslag steel materials marks another new breakthrough in the history of our base area from 0 to 1, which has greatly promoted the development of heavy industry and military heavy weapons in our base area. The first electroslag steel ingot was forged and machined to obtain two 105mm artillery barrels, filling the last gap for the 105mm howitzer project. The 105mm howitzer project developed by Yu Hua successfully manufactured a prototype gun and passed the test."

Li Qiang stood up and opened a red-headed document with the word "top secret" on the surface. He looked around at everyone and read out the content in a serious voice: "On the same day, the electroslag remelting technology and the 105mm howitzer project were both successfully developed. This means that our Military Industry Bureau not only mastered epoch-making metallurgical technology, but also raised the level of weapon production to a new height - independently producing and manufacturing heavy weapons. At present, our electroslag remelting test furnace has an annual output of 60 tons and an annual output of 105mm howitzers has reached 72. Compared with the Central Arsenal during the Soviet period, we have achieved unprecedented success."

Unprecedented success!
Yes, only this evaluation can measure Yu Hua’s achievements and greatness.

The words were sincere and earnest, containing extremely rich emotions.

As an old man from the Soviet area, Li Qiang is well aware of the difficulties during the Soviet period, and has mixed emotions about the achievements and situation of the Military Industry Bureau today.

It is not easy, it is too difficult. From having nothing to independently producing and manufacturing heavy weapons, without Yu Hua, Professor Zhuang, and the efforts of top scientific and technological talents like them, it would take at least ten years for the Military Industry Bureau to achieve such results.

At least ten years, if you accidentally take a detour...

It can be said that it is a long way off.

Suddenly, warm applause broke out in the conference room. Leaders from various departments applauded and gave Yu Hua their most sincere applause.

The successful development of electroslag remelting technology has far-reaching and comprehensive impacts. It not only completes the last piece of the puzzle for the industrial system framework of the base, making it unique and no longer restricted by Soviet or American lineage, but also greatly promotes the development of metallurgy, enabling the base to master the world's cutting-edge material processing technology, and thus enabling it to have the ability to produce heavy weapons.

The importance and significance of the success of the 105mm howitzer project need no further elaboration. This howitzer with extremely advanced comprehensive performance will become the sharpest weapon in the hands of the Eighth Route Army to resist the Japanese invaders. Once the Japanese invaders are defeated, it will be the day to turn around and save China.

And all of this came from a young student in the conference room - Yu Hua.

genius!

This is a true genius. His appearance redefines the meaning and value of the word genius.

There are so many people in the conference room, who dares to call themselves a genius in front of Yu Hua?
Looking across the country, who dares to compare with him?
"Our success comes from the employed scientific and technical personnel Yu Hua and Professor Zhuang. Yu Hua made great contributions to the development of electroslag remelting technology. Yu Hua took the leading role in the 105mm howitzer project, and Professor Zhuang Qianding assisted in the research and development."

Li Qiang signaled everyone to stop clapping, and when the meeting room quieted down again, he continued to read the commendation content of the top-secret document: "In order to thank the two scientific and technical personnel for their hard work, the superior organization has decided to award Yu Hua and Zhuang Qianding the 'Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government Scientific Merit Medal' in the name of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government, and to implement the buyout agreement for the electroslag remelting technology and 105mm heavy artillery technology. Taihang Industrial Company will pay the two a one-time technology buyout fee of 15 silver dollars for the electroslag remelting technology and 105mm howitzer technology. The total buyout fee is 10 silver dollars."

Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government Scientific Merit Medal!
The buyout cost of the electroslag remelting technology is 15 silver dollars.

The buyout cost for 105mm howitzer technology is 10 silver dollars.

The weight of this honor is very heavy. It is in the name of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia government and is no less important than the "Friendship Medal of the Chinese Soviet Republic" awarded for the last oxygen top-blown converter technology.

The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government inherited the Chinese Soviet Republic from above and the New China from below, and spanned the entire period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. The medal established in this name is of such a high honor that it is almost unimaginable.

Most importantly, this is a specific medal.

It was the highest honor that had never appeared in history.

"Medal of Scientific Merit..." Yu Hua whispered to himself. He was well aware of the value of this medal. If it could be successfully passed down eighty years later and designated as a national treasure, it would be impossible to measure it with money.

Until now...

That is to create a golden body!
With the Medal of Friendship in his left hand and the Medal of Scientific Merit in his right hand, his golden body had been sculpted. From then on, he could come and go freely in the organization and in the Eighth Route Army, no longer subject to any constraints. Wherever he went, he was respected and welcomed, and no one dared to provoke him.

This is an official certification and is valid for life.

Of course, this golden statue is only effective on the organization's side. In the Kuomintang-controlled area, Yu Hua is still a prospective college student who is nothing.

As for whether this golden body can survive the turmoil in the future...

Talk about it later.

Zhuang Qianding was slightly moved upon hearing this, with a lot of thoughts in his mind. He had studied in the United States for so many years and had returned to China, but he had received only a few honors and awards abroad. The world did not know him, and his superiors did not use him. What he had learned over the years was of no use except in teaching students, so he had wasted half his life and only had the title of a professor at Tsinghua University.

However, after only a few months in this impoverished land of northern Shaanxi, he was able to hold a high position based on his own knowledge, and received two major honors and extremely generous monetary rewards. He was able to realize his ambition to save the country through industry when he was young, and changed his previous predicament of having accomplished nothing...

The base organization was willing to pay a huge sum of money for his bones, but Zhuang Kaiyi was more grateful and repaying the favor.

Loud and warm applause rang out again. Everyone, including Li Qiang, applauded and congratulated Zhuang Qianding and Yu Hua. They thanked the two from the bottom of their hearts and felt happy for them without any envy or jealousy.

Does money matter?

Of course it matters.

The buyout cost of the two technologies totals 37 silver dollars. Based on the current manufacturing cost of the Liushugou Central Arsenal, more than Type howitzers can be produced, and these weapons and equipment can fully arm seven heavy artillery regiments.

However, if it were not for the technology developed by Zhuang Qianding and Yu Hua, according to the current black market weapon sales prices, this money could only buy the basic equipment for an infantry battalion at most, including only rifles and matching bullets, without any artillery.

This is the gap.

This is the importance of science and technology.

For the organization, using 250,000 silver dollars to buy out a groundbreaking metallurgical technology and an excellent artillery with cutting-edge performance is an extremely cost-effective deal at any time, and no one would feel at a disadvantage.

Moreover, this money was given to Yu Hua and Zhuang Qianding.