A doctor who travels through two eras

There are actually two factors behind the fact that the relevant departments did not take action against him.

The first factor is that Dean Shen gave a guarantee to his superiors, guaranteeing that Lin Sanqi was absolutely innocent and was loyal to D. Even if there were any problems, his role was similar to that of an underground worker in Shanghai back then.

The second factor is that every time Lin Sanqi makes a transaction, it asks for Chinese medicinal materials, which are not sensitive materials. But what it gets in return is the real food that the country urgently needs, which is of great benefit to the country.

The country now has almost no foreign exchange, and there is no way to import food to solve the domestic crisis.

However, during this period, there was very little domestic export trade, and most of the trading partners were small and poor countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, which had no need for Chinese medicinal materials at all.

People don’t buy ginseng, angelica, or wolfberry, so the export of Chinese medicinal materials in China is almost zero.

If Chinese medicinal herbs could be exchanged for grain, the country would be eager to dig deep into the ground to get them.

Therefore, after evaluation by higher authorities, it was felt that Lin Sanqi, a grain middleman, was controllable and beneficial.

Leader Jing made the decision at an internal meeting to allow Lin Sanqi to continue trading grain, the more the better. This was equivalent to opening up a new source of grain for the country.

Of course, there is a tail at the end. If Lin Sanqi touches sensitive materials or involves state secrets, he will be arrested decisively.

Lin Sanqi was unaware of all this. Liu Shengli and Ma Weiping were aware of it. Knowing that their superiors had tacitly approved it, they dared to bring two large truckloads of ginseng to exchange for food.

Dean Liu brought Lin Sanqi to the truck and introduced him with a smile:
"There are 400 ginsengs here. According to your standards, they are all over 50 years old. The total value is 20 yuan. Comrade Lin Sanqi, do you want to inspect the goods?"

Lin Sanqi waved his hand: "We are all comrades, I definitely trust you, how much food are you prepared to exchange?"

Liu Shengli and Ma Weiping's eyes lit up, "How much can you give?"

Lin Sanqi thought, the Chinese medicine hospital also provided 20 yuan of ginseng, and originally planned to provide 100 tons of grain, but later increased it to 200 tons.

Since the food of the Digital Hospital is for the most respected people in the country, I cannot go against my conscience, so I said solemnly:
"I can give you 200 tons of food, and it can be fine grains, rice or flour."

Lin Sanqi thought that it was too troublesome to get coarse grains, and he had to go to the feed factory to process them. Rice and flour were simpler, and he only had to go to the grain and oil market, and they would deliver them to his door.

Liu Shengli and Ma Weiping's eyes lit up again:
"Comrade Lin Sanqi, you can't brag. You are talking about fine grains, not cornmeal?"

Dean Shen nodded slightly after hearing this. The more sensible Lin Sanqi is and the more food he exchanges, the more the higher authorities will be optimistic about him, which will definitely be good for him, Lin Sanqi.

Lin Sanqi then remembered what Dean Shen had said before, that he wanted to talk about the conditions:

"President Liu, President Ma, since you two are my godfather's old friends, you are my elders, so I will definitely not treat my own people unfairly. If you don't believe me, think about it. The last batch of food I gave was coarse grains, but what I gave you was fine grains.

But I have a few conditions. If you agree, then I will agree to this deal. If you don't agree, then just pretend I never said anything. I don't want to risk my future and the lives of my family to get food."

When Liu Shengli heard that the other party had conditions, he felt a little unhappy.

The leaders at that time believed that everyone should be selfless and dedicated, and could dedicate everything they had for the country, including their youth and property. How could they negotiate conditions with the country?

Ma Weiping was more tactful. He knew that he couldn't just want the horse to run fast without feeding it enough grass, so he smiled and asked:

"Comrade Lin Sanqi, please tell us what you want. As long as it does not affect our principles, we will definitely consider it."

Dean Shen also chimed in:

"That's right, Xiao Qi, you are helping the country by exchanging Chinese medicinal herbs for food. This is a contribution to the country and the people. You can't let some units get the benefits and let you bear all the risks alone, right?"

Lin Sanqi touched his nose and said embarrassedly:

"Yes, exchanging herbs for food is not good for me personally. If you don't believe me, you can go and see that I live in a shabby house that no one else wants to live in, and I eat steamed bread. I definitely don't seek special living conditions."

Liu Shengli and Ma Weiping nodded slightly. This was shown in the investigation report of the relevant departments, and Lin Sanqi's personal life was still very simple.

Of course, in the current domestic environment, there is money but nowhere to spend it, so the relevant departments do not think that Lin Sanqi has made much money privately or has harmed the collective interests.

(Lin Sanqi often goes to restaurants secretly and will he tell you?)

"But the source of the food I'm going to exchange for is a little problematic, so I hope you can promise not to ask where the food comes from, and not to regard this transaction as illegal. I don't want to go to jail."

Liu Shengli is a soldier, he couldn't keep it to himself, so he just revealed the truth:

"Comrade Lin Sanqi, don't worry about this. The organization has already made a decision. As long as you continue to use medicinal materials to exchange for food, the organization will think you have done a good deed."

"what?"

Lin Sanqi was shocked, thinking that he had been targeted by the relevant departments. Although he was mentally prepared, he still felt a little guilty.

Dean Shen patted Lin Sanqi on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you are helping people and doing good things."

At this point, Dean Shen turned to look at the two uniformed leaders, Liu Shengli and Ma Weiping:
"If you want to get food in a long-term and stable manner in the future, you must protect Comrade Lin Sanqi. After all, there are too many relevant departments. If someone is blind enough to take action against him, then our two hospitals will have no food in the future.

So my suggestion is that Comrade Lin Sanqi should take up a post in your Digital Hospital and be made the deputy chief of your procurement department. Just give him a one-bar and one-star military rank. This way, you can use him legitimately in the future, and others will not dare to ask for his services without authorization. "

Dean Shen's wishful thinking is to let Lin Sanqi wear a green military uniform and a military rank. With the army as a backing, he will be completely safe.

Liu Shengli and Ma Weiping looked at each other and felt that this exchange of interests could be done. After all, it was just a position and the digital hospital did not require any sacrifice.

There are not only combat soldiers in the army, there are also civilian personnel.

Civilian personnel refer to non-military service personnel who perform their duties in accordance with the law in the military's established posts. They are an integral part of the military personnel and enjoy the corresponding rights and perform the corresponding obligations of state employees in accordance with the law.

They were engaged in administrative work, education and teaching, scientific research, engineering technology, medical and health care and other professional and technical work, including singing and dancing art troupes. So it was not difficult for Lin Sanqi to join the military system in 1960. As long as the digital hospital gave him a quota and reported it to his superiors for approval, he would be fine.

Lin Sanqi is a cadre himself and is now a section chief. His corresponding unit is a battalion-level cadre. In principle, he can be awarded two bars and one star.

Dean Shen only asked for the lowest level of one bar and one star in order to reduce the resistance within the digital hospital.

After all, there are quotas for military ranks. If Lin Sanqi is given too high a rank all at once and blocks the way for others, some people will definitely be unhappy.

Liu Shengli made the decision on the spot: "This is not a big deal. Comrade Lin Sanqi will be one of us from now on, haha."

Ma Weiping also said happily: "We are family, so we should keep our differences. From now on, the food procurement for our digital hospital will be handed over to you. Thank God, Lao Liu and I can finally sleep peacefully."

Lin Sanqi stood at attention:
"Please rest assured, Chief. I will do my best to provide food for the Digital Hospital in the future. However, if you want to completely solve the food crisis, you have to rely on yourself. I can only be considered an emergency measure at best. Look, our Chinese Medicine Hospital is still developing its own farm."

Lin Sanqi must have given them a good vaccination. If the food for the whole army comes to him, how can he live? He will be too busy to handle it even if he has three heads and six arms.

Liu Shengli looked at the Chinese Medicine Hospital Farm in front of him and nodded slightly:

"That's true. Chinese medicinal herbs also cost money to buy. Our hospital has limited funding. Without money, there will be no medicinal herbs. Without medicinal herbs, what can we use to exchange for food? It seems that we have to start a farm when we go back."

Dean Shen raised his chin proudly:
"Yeah, I have foresight, right? You guys are just stubborn. You don't even think of a solution when you're hungry, hehe."

Ma Weiping squatted down, pinched a handful of mud and cursed with a smile:

"Old Shen, your strategic vision is good, but your tactical vision is not good. Look at the quality of the soil. How much harvest do you expect from such a thin field? Be careful that you may not even get back the money you paid for the seeds."

Liu Shengli also laughed:
"That's right. Our digital hospital should either not build a farm or find a fertile field. The harvest is so good. I envy you so much. By the way, Comrade Lin Sanqi, I brought you the ginseng. When will you give me the food?"

Dean Shen was in a bad mood and stopped him directly:

"When will you send Lin Sanqi's work permit and military uniform to us? When will we give you food? I'm afraid some people will want to cross the river and destroy the bridge!"

Liu Shengli was also unhappy:
"Am I such a person? Okay, wait for me for a week, I will definitely complete all the formalities. Anyway, this grain headquarters will also be divided into a part, they must be more anxious to complete the formalities than me, Xiao Zhang, unload all the ginseng."

"Yes!"

The troops were very efficient at work. In less than half an hour, all the ginseng was delivered to the warehouse of the Changping branch.

Then when they left, Liu Shengli and Ma Weiping each grabbed a bag of corn flour and went back happily. Dean Shen was so angry that he chased the truck and cursed it as robbers and bandits for a long time.

Lin Sanqi looked at the hundreds of ginsengs in front of him and was so happy that he wanted to sing a song:
Say goodbye to the old and usher in the new year~~Decorate the New Year~~~
These more than 400 ginsengs will be worth hundreds of millions if sold in 2023.

It is true that the bolder the people, the more fertile the land. Cooperating with the digital hospital is equivalent to opening up a new source of income...

After the people from the Digital Hospital left, Director Shen stayed.

It was already March, the time for spring ploughing to begin. All the employees of the Chinese Medicine Hospital Farm, including some of their family members, went out to plow the land and prepare for sowing.

The joyous and bustling scene did not appear, even though inspirational songs such as "Nanniwan" were played continuously on the loudspeakers in the fields.

On the contrary, every worker in the field had a worried look on his face, and when a few people gathered together, sighs could be heard from time to time.

As Lin Sanqi followed Dean Shen, he looked at his colleagues in surprise. He thought that the food problem had been solved temporarily, so why did they all look so unhappy?

"Uncle Shen, I've only been away for a few days. Why is the whole atmosphere so wrong when I come back? I finally made it through the winter, shouldn't I be happy that it's spring?"

Dean Shen was walking ahead, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and his mood was not very good either:

"What's there to be happy about?"

"Ha, I've already got so much food, and there are another 100 tons of food coming later. By then, not to mention the branch hospital, even the main hospital staff will have enough to eat for several months. Why are you not happy? With so much food, go around the capital and ask around. Who is as generous as our Chinese medicine hospital?"

"With more than 400 tons of food, more than employees in the hospital, and thousands of family members, how long do you think it can last?"

"If you don't have enough food, I'll help you get some. With me as your great weapon, what else do you have to worry about?"

Dean Shen stopped, looked at Lin Sanqi and laughed, then asked:
"Comrade Lin Sanqi, let me ask you a question. If we have no money and no ginseng left, can you still help provide food?"

Lin Sanqi thought, what the hell do you want? It's impossible to get it for free. Sometimes it can be flexible in emergencies, but how can you let yourself get a free blood transfusion?
You can make a contribution by traveling through time, but the premise of this contribution is to protect your own profits, rather than making yourself bankrupt in order to make a contribution.

"Uncle Shen, I can't make food out of nothing. Without the materials to exchange, it's no problem for you to get me a few hundred kilograms of food, but it's impossible for me to get hundreds of tons, haha."

Dean Shen sighed:
"This time, our hospital spent 20 yuan to get food. How many 20 yuan do you think our hospital has? We are almost bankrupt. Except for some emergency funds, we spent all the money on buying ginseng.

The country is in economic difficulties now, people's incomes are decreasing, and they can't even get enough to eat. Who has money to go to the hospital for treatment? The number of patients in all hospitals is decreasing, and the business volume is declining every year. "

Lin Sanqi understood and thought that this was a vicious cycle.

The economy is bad and people have low incomes; when people have no money, they will not consume or shop, including seeing a doctor; goods cannot be sold, leading to business depression, further aggravating the economic crisis.

What is this called in economics? Deflation?

Dean Shen looked at the farm of several thousand acres and said helplessly:
“So, our farm is very important. If the farm produces food, it can at least provide food for all the staff and their families of our hospital, so that we can survive in this difficult era.

If we rely solely on the hospital to transfer funds to buy ginseng in exchange for food, sooner or later our hospital's finances will collapse, and then everyone will really have to go their separate ways and return to their hometowns to beg for food." (End of this chapter)