Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Dean Zhang immediately notified Li Tianyi to pick up the parts. At this time, Li Tianyi was very busy. He checked the parts that were delivered one after another one by one. This time, a total of five sets of parts were made. All those that were unqualified were sent back for redoing.

After receiving the notice, Li Tianyi came to Dean Zhang's office, reported the current progress to Dean Zhang, and then asked Xiao Zhou to help carry the things to the laboratory.

This time, the Academy of Sciences assigned him a small independent laboratory, so he no longer had to work in his office. Moreover, the laboratory was on the third floor, so he could just go upstairs to work.

After putting everything in the laboratory, Li Tianyi asked Xiao Zhou to guard the door while he began to assemble the computer motherboard.

Time flew by and many things happened during this period, but none of these things hindered Li Tianyi. However, the number of people in the Academy of Sciences was decreasing.

Some scholars were sent to the countryside for reform, or to cadre schools for re-education. Many academicians had been secretly transferred, including Mr. Tang, who was transferred a few days ago. Before leaving, Mr. Tang met with Li Tianyi and asked him to protect himself and leave as soon as possible.

Li Tianyi also asked Mr. Tang to take care of himself, but he couldn't leave yet. The computer motherboard had been completed and now all that was left was the installation experiment. So he had to finish the computer and hand it in, otherwise all his efforts would be in vain.

The team members have been absent-minded during this period of time. If Li Tianyi had not been working with them all the time, their minds would have been elsewhere long ago.

Despite this, it was obvious that these people were restless in the past few days. Li Tianyi could only comfort them with kind words and ask them to focus on their work. He also explained that their superiors would reward them in the future. This was how they were able to keep them hooked.

Today is the day for computer experiments. Dean Zhang came to the workshop early. Looking at the computer on the table in the workshop, which was much larger than the TV screen, and the one-meter-square host, Dean Zhang felt nervous.

He didn't know whether this thing could succeed, but the current situation did not allow for failure. If it weren't for the pressure from his superiors, he and Li Tianyi would have been arrested and demoted long ago.

Many people dislike Li Tianyi and are jealous of him for having achieved such success at such a young age. In addition, he has been the dean for more than ten years and has offended many people in the academy. Now those people have formed an organization and started to fight against academicians, engineers, and even him, the dean, in the academy.

The superiors took Li Tianyi's project into consideration and had been giving those people strict orders not to cause trouble for Li Tianyi and Dean Zhang. This allowed them to relax for a few days. However, if this experiment failed, those people would have an excuse to discipline them, and the superiors would have no reason to protect them.

Li Tianyi and his team members were busy in the workshop and had no time to care about these things. Watching the computer being assembled bit by bit, Li Tianyi was excited.

The configuration and functions of this computer are comparable to those of computers in the 90s. Although it cannot connect to the Internet, this computer has all the functions that a computer should have.

Li Tianyi even designed a pinyin input method. If the higher authorities configure it properly, they will no longer have to write documents by hand. With a printer, they can print freely.

After everything was ready, Li Tianyi connected the power supply, turned on the computer, and a familiar picture appeared on the screen. It would be more appropriate to call this computer a computer. Although its computing power is not as strong as that of a large computer, it has all the necessary functions. Moreover, this computer is easy to carry, and any scientific research institution can be equipped with this computer.

Of course, this depends on the instructions of superiors. After all, this is the world's first small computer. There are more than a dozen patents involved in it, covering more than a hundred categories. Li Tianyi will submit the report later and ask the country to pay attention to it.

In this day and age, government departments are still very clean and honest, and are dedicated to doing practical things for the people.

After several debuggings, the computer was working normally. Li Tianyi and Dean Zhang reported the situation. Dean Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, then walked out of the workshop quickly. At the same time, he ordered the security department of the Academy of Sciences to close the workshop and no one could enter.

On the way back to the office, Dean Zhang asked Li Tianyi what his future plans were. Li Tianyi thought for a moment and said, "Dean, I want to apply to join the army. I wonder if I can still do it?"

Dean Zhang did not hesitate and said directly: "I can make this request to my superiors and see what they arrange."

Li Tian nodded slightly. He also knew that this matter could not be rushed. Besides, even if he could not join the army, at worst he would not come to the Academy of Sciences and would hide directly in the steel mill. Could these people still go to the steel mill to find him?

Today, Li Huaide has absolute power over the steel mill. The deputy director who used to be at odds with him has been transferred away, and now Li Huaide has the final say in the steel mill.

The Ministry of Industry was not unaware of this matter, but the deputy ministers in the Ministry of Industry were also in a difficult situation themselves, so they had no time to deal with the trivial matters of the steel mill.

After Dean Zhang spoke to his superior, the superior also gave instructions and agreed to Li Tianyi's enlistment, but where to go still needed to be discussed and the location would be given later. As for the computer, the superior would send someone to take it away tomorrow, and Li Tianyi would need to go with them.

Li Tianyi needs to train the personnel well, and the enlistment location will be determined by then. At the same time, his allowance as an academician of the Academy of Sciences will also be paid normally, which does not conflict with enlistment.

As for the reward, in addition to rewarding Li Tianyi with 3000 yuan, he was also rewarded with a courtyard house with one entrance, right at the foot of the imperial city, which was considered compensation for Li Tianyi.

After all, Li Tianyi has been contributing to the country since graduation, and his superiors have never rewarded him well, so this time they just gave him a one-time reward.

Dean Zhang put down the phone and said to Li Tianyi, "Tianyi, how many of the remaining parts can be used?"

Li Tianyi pretended to recall, then said: "Dean, there are three sets left."

"Okay, I'll have someone go to the lab and move the things away."

Li Tianyi didn't say anything else. Anyway, he already had a set of computer parts in his space, and he could assemble them himself later.

"Tianyi, once you have completed the task assigned by your superiors, you don't need to come to the Academy of Sciences. Che and Xiao Zhou have decided to follow you. You should wait for notification at home."

"What about you, Dean?" Li Tianyi asked worriedly.

Dean Zhang waved his hand nonchalantly, "Don't worry about me. My transfer order will come down soon. Starting tomorrow, I will no longer come to the Academy of Sciences. I will go to the southwest. I hope we can meet again later."

Li Tianyi and Dean Zhang shook hands. Who could have thought that they would be separated for ten years?