Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3008 Three Thousand Commonly Used Chinese Characters

The next day, as Yang Xiaotao waved goodbye to Ji Xuewu and the others and boarded his return flight, Li Chengjun was chatting with Shi Yi.

"Secretary Shi, 20,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes, 20,000 pairs of shoes, 20,000."

"50,000 catties of sugar and 20,000 catties of oil."

Li Chengjun was speaking on the phone while Shi Yi listened and took notes in his notebook.

By this time, he had already filled two pages in his notebook.

From food and drinks to clothing materials, although it was all said verbally, he had no doubt about the other party's sincerity.

"Director Li, don't worry, we'll load the goods onto the truck immediately and send some over before the New Year."

"By the way, do you have any extra canned food?"

"Okay, okay, okay."

After Shi Yi hung up the phone, his secretary in the office looked at him with curiosity and anticipation.

Shi Yi, however, flipped through the notes in the notebook and then smiled at his secretary, "Look, look, this is just one branch factory of Department Nine, and it already has so many orders."

"What if we get all the orders from Department Nine?"

"Commander, we can't possibly eat all of it, we can't possibly eat it all."

The secretary laughed from the side, and Shi Yi patted his forehead, "You're right, even if we had it all, we couldn't possibly eat it all."

"Therefore, we still need to accelerate development."

At this point, Shi Yi suddenly remembered Yang Xiaotao's suggestion. After looking at the list in the notebook, he felt that the road might not be impossible to repair.

Thinking this, Shi Yi said to his secretary, "I have a task for you."

"Go to the transportation department and ask them to count how many meters of roads connect all the villages."

"Also, if all of them are connected by cement roads, how much cement would be needed!"

The secretary was a little stunned. They were just talking about the finished product, how did they suddenly switch to the village roads?

However, seeing that his boss's expression didn't seem like he was joking, he quickly agreed and turned to leave the office.

Shi Yi turned around and looked at the map of Qinxi behind him, which marked various future development directions and represented the future blueprint of Qinxi.

"I must say, there are really few roads here."

Shi Yi muttered to himself, gesturing at various points to form a network.

At this moment, I felt a strange sense of respect.

The other party, standing at a higher level, could see the key point at a glance, while I only focused on a superficial aspect. Perhaps this is the difference between me and Director Yang.

2 p.m.

Yang Xiaotao's plane landed at Sijiucheng Airport on time.

As soon as I got off the plane, I saw Wang Hao and others who came to greet me.

The three got into the car and drove back to the Ninth Division.

Yang Xiaotao stayed at headquarters for a while, gave Elder Chen a detailed report on the situation in Yanzhou, and then drove home.

The next morning, I arrived at headquarters again, but this time not to work. Instead, I was informed that my superiors were coming to inspect our work.

Well, this kind of thing happens every year, after all, the Ninth Division has been at the forefront in both economic and cultural development.

Not only do higher-level leaders frequently visit, but outstanding representatives from all over the country also visit the headquarters of the Ninth Department when they come to Beijing.

In the past, we would only visit some branch factories, such as pharmaceutical factories or electronics processing plants.

This year's situation is quite special.

Around 9 a.m., Yang Xiaotao met Li Rong, who was leading the team.

Behind her followed a group of women, numbering more than twenty at first glance.

At this moment, he was observing the situation of the Nine Departments with great curiosity, and then a series of chattering sounds came out, giving Yang Xiaotao a headache.

"Aunt Rong, what's the situation with these women?"

Taking advantage of a break, Yang Xiaotao walked up to Li Rong and quietly inquired about the origins of these people.

"They came from the southeast."

Yang Xiaotao frowned. He had assumed the person was from China, but it turned out to be from abroad.

So, out of curiosity, he asked, "Hmm? What are they doing here?"

What holiday is it in a couple of days?

"Spring Festival!"

Yang Xiaotao blurted it out without hesitation, then suddenly realized, "They're coming back for the New Year?"

"Correct!"

Li Rong smiled and said, "Many people there have emigrated overseas, but the biggest characteristic of us Chinese is that we value returning to our roots and have a strong attachment to our homeland."

"Many of them are in this situation. In recent years, our country's strength has continued to increase, which has given them support when they go abroad."

"In addition, with the changes in the external environment, many people are changing their impressions of us, and this trip back is also for the purpose of investigation."

"so."

"So, you brought them here?"

Yang Xiaotao said speechlessly.

Li Rong smiled and said, "This was arranged by our superiors. After all, your Ninth Department is quite famous abroad."

"Moreover, the influence of their pillow talk is quite powerful."

At this point, Li Rong glared at Yang Xiaotao and said, "If you have anything good, just bring it out. Don't hold back now."

Yang Xiaotao was speechless again. "Still hiding things? We have nothing left, what else can we offer?"

"Okay, I'll have Lao Yang come over; he's more knowledgeable about hospitality."

"Don't run, kid."

Yang Xiaotao turned to leave, but Li Rong grabbed him, saying, "The leader said that you must lead the team this time."

Yang Xiaotao ignored him; what the leader said was what the leader said, whether or not he did it was his business.

"Aunt Rong, let's talk about it later."

After escaping Li Rong's clutches, Yang Xiaotao dashed into the research institute.

Within the Ninth Department, the research institute is the most heavily guarded place.

There's no permission to enter; outsiders simply can't get in.

Seeing that Yang Xiaotao had run away, Li Rong had no choice but to personally lead the "women's army" on a tour of the Ninth Division.

Not long after, Yang Youning received a mission and led everyone to the memorial hall of the Ninth Division.

We arrived at the research institute.

Yang Xiaotao first went to the Ordnance Research Institute.

A few days ago, Yang Xiaotao was supposed to attend a seminar on heavy helicopters, but he ran into the Yellow River incident and missed the meeting.

Upon returning, Lou Xiao'e handed the meeting minutes to Yang Xiaotao, but Yang Xiaotao didn't have time to read them.

I might as well come here and ask directly.

I knocked and entered. There weren't many people in the research institute; most of them were busy in the workshop.

"Minister Yang."

Yang Xiaotao pushed the door open and walked in. Jiang Ningning immediately stood up when she saw him.

Yang Xiaotao saw Jiang Ningning standing to the side, so he walked over and greeted her.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, and Yu Bei still hasn't started his holiday?"

"No, they're on duty this year, and we don't even know if they'll be able to come back on New Year's Eve."

Jiang Ningning looked somewhat helpless as she spoke, and then began to complain.

This made Yang Xiaotao completely unable to find any trace of the girl who used to be too afraid to speak loudly.

Perhaps this is the biggest difference between before and after marriage. However, Jiang Ningning quickly recovered and then said, "We'll be spending the New Year at Grandpa and Grandma's house, so it's okay if Yu Bei doesn't come back."

Yang Xiaotao didn't ask much about that matter, but casually inquired about the heavy helicopter.

Jiang Ningning took out the documents from the side and quickly began to explain.

"Director Yang, the main purpose of this meeting was to identify the difficulties in research and development."

"This is a summary of the twelve major difficulties that need to be overcome, all of which are technical challenges."

"Then we divided up these difficulties, with our Ninth Department taking responsibility for six of them, which is half of the challenges."

As Jiang Ningning recounted her story, Yang Xiaotao gained a basic understanding of the meeting's outcomes.

Overall, the Ninth Division is at a disadvantage.

After all, in addition to them, the Third Ministry of Machine Building, the Logistics Department, and even the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building were also involved in the project.

As a result, they had to take on half the task, which was clearly bullying.

However, since a consensus had already been reached, Yang Xiaotao didn't say anything more.

After understanding the situation, Yang Xiaotao encouraged everyone at the Ordnance Research Institute before leaving.

After walking a few steps, Yang Xiaotao arrived at the photocopier research institute.

Of course, the main task of the photocopier research institute at present is to study printers.

As Xu Pengcheng approached the research table, he had a pencil tucked behind his ear and was gesturing with a design drawing in his hand.

A group of people were gathered around listening to Xu Pengcheng's explanation. Yang Xiaotao looked out from the doorway and vaguely heard Xu Pengcheng mention something about computers.

Yang Xiaotao didn't linger. The new printer had to keep up with the research progress of computers, and the development of computers depended on the research progress of Chinese operating systems.

Therefore, the most important thing right now is to complete the design of the Chinese operating system as soon as possible.

As we walked into a corridor, four security guards stood at the entrance.

The four of them stood close to the wall, their eyes warily scanning their surroundings.

This was specially arranged by Liang Zuoxin; there are people every day, and the time rotation is not fixed.

The sole purpose of doing this is to protect this place and the research and development team of the Chinese operating system.

As Yang Xiaotao approached, the four men saluted in turn.

By the time Yang Xiaotao put his hand down, he had already reached the door.

Gently push open the door, and you'll see Lu Tao standing in front of six blackboards, holding a baton and speaking to the crowd below.

When Yang Xiaotao walked in, everyone's eyes turned to him, and even Lu Tao put down his baton and came over.

"Minister Yang, we are learning the Wei language. Would you like to teach us?"

After Lu Tao finished speaking, everyone's eyes were filled with longing.

This language was first created by Yang Xiaotao, and as the original author, he certainly had his own unique understanding of it.

"Okay, then I'll tell you about it."

Thinking of the "women's army" outside, Yang Xiaotao felt that staying here for a day wouldn't be bad.

So he picked up the baton, went to the blackboard, and began to speak.

At noon, after finishing his lecture, Yang Xiaotao went to lunch with everyone.

In the afternoon, I returned to the research institute and stayed at the computer research institute.

However, the main purpose this time was to understand the progress of the Chinese operating system.

Inside the room, Han Sanfeng, Lu Tao, and Wang Songping sat to the side, reporting the current situation to Yang Xiaotao.

Of the three, Han Sanfeng spoke first, "Director Yang, based on the research results of Team Leader Wang and his team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, we have formulated a relevant plan."

"However, there are some problems here."

"For example, many of the Chinese characters we use now are traditional characters, which results in a situation where traditional and simplified characters coexist."

"There are also some issues with certain radicals and components."

"And we also need to determine how many Chinese characters we need now."

"It's impossible to do every single Chinese character that appears."

After Han Sanfeng finished speaking, Lu Tao followed up with his opinion, "Minister Yang, Dean Han is right. We must determine the format of Chinese characters as soon as possible, which characters can be set, and which need to be simplified before being set. These all need to be completed as soon as possible."

At this moment, Wang Songping interjected, "Minister Yang, when we were calculating the characters, we did it one by one according to the Xinhua Dictionary. The advantage of doing it this way is that there will be no problems."

After Yang Xiaotao and the other two finished speaking, they picked up their teacups, took a sip of cold tea, and then said, "The first and second things that Lao Han mentioned are actually the same."

"My opinion is to follow the latest standards."

"The country has decided on simplified characters today, so let's use simplified characters."

Seeing Yang Xiaotao's support, Han Sanfeng and Lü Tao both smiled, while Wang Songping, standing to the side, had nothing to say.

"As for how many characters to input, my idea is to find the commonly used words in people's communication."

"Just master these commonly used characters."

Seeing Yang Xiaotao's words, the three of them fell silent.

There seem to be quite a few commonly used characters.

Just as the three were wondering, Yang Xiaotao seemed to see through their thoughts and spoke again, "You don't need to worry about this kind of thing. Just call the Education Bureau, and they will take care of these matters."

The three looked at each other after hearing this, and then all looked at Yang Xiaotao.

Under the intense gazes of the three, Yang Xiaotao reluctantly picked up the phone and called Ran Qiuye.

"Hello, Director Ran!!!"

Yang Xiaotao spoke in a serious tone, while Ran Qiuye, on the other end of the phone, covered her forehead, thinking that Yang Xiaotao was up to something in Yuyao, and hurriedly said, "I'm busy right now, let's talk about it when we get home, okay?"

"Ahem, Director Ran, I have something I'd like to ask you about."

Ran Qiuye noticed the change in Yang Xiaotao's attitude and immediately understood what he meant. Her tone also became serious. "Go on," she said.

"Here's the thing, I want to know how many commonly used characters are in our simplified Chinese."

"What are they respectively?"

Ran Qiuye was surprised that Yang Xiaotao would ask this question.

However, she didn't really know right now, but there must be someone here who knew, so she said, "Wait a moment, I'll have someone check."

"it is good!"

Ran Qiuye hung up the phone and, looking at the mess in the room, slammed her hand on the table in annoyance.

"Alright, alright, you're all acting crazy all day long, not doing anything productive."

"Feng Nan, go find a book of commonly used simplified Chinese characters and bring it all over."

Without hesitation, Feng Nan immediately went out and left.

Cui Ping walked over and asked about the situation. Ran Qiuye didn't think much of it and told her how many simplified characters Yang Xiaotao had asked about, and which simplified characters they were.

When Feng Nan returned with a stack of files, there was also a definite result.

So Ran Qiuye called Yang Xiaotao.

A moment later, the call connected, and Ran Qiuye said to Yang Xiaotao, "We just checked, and the commonly used simplified characters are called Class 1 characters, which number about two thousand."

"There are about a thousand commonly used characters in the subsequent Level 2."

Hearing his wife's certainty, everyone in the office laughed.

"That means there are around three thousand commonly used characters, right?"

"Yes, that's the theory."

Ran Qiuye was also a little unsure, after all, she knew exactly what the working conditions here were like before.

She had serious doubts about the price of these people doing things.

"Okay, let's do this first."

After both sides finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao hung up the phone and then looked at the three of them, saying, "Let's start with these three thousand commonly used characters."