The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 248 New Foreign Exchange Earning Products
Li Mu took a quick look and saw pork belly, pig heart, pig lungs, tripe slices and various vegetables, all of which were the things he had mentioned last time.

Knowing that he ate a lot, Chen Kun specially added more food.

"Try it and tell me how it tastes." Chen Kun said eagerly.

Li Mu picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of pork belly that was tumbling up and down in the pot, and put it into his mouth. The rich flavor instantly spread in his mouth, and the soft and glutinous texture was even more amazing.

He couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "The boss is really good at cooking. The taste is even better than before!"

"My cooking skills haven't changed. It's your idea of ​​making braised pork hotpot that's great!" Chen Kun was delighted by the compliment, but he still said it modestly.

Li Mu smiled and said, "Brother, you are too modest. No matter how good the idea is, it won't work without the skills. If I were to make it, it would be ruined."

An old man who was listening to them said, "That's true, but this braised hotpot is indeed unique and tastes even better!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that the young man is so knowledgeable about food at such a young age. It seems that he is a big glutton!" A middle-aged man also followed.

With these two people speaking up, everyone in the restaurant started chatting.

Everyone has different opinions on the topic of eating.

An old Kyoto resident slapped his hands on the table and said to some people from other places: "When it comes to Kyoto's delicacies, stewed pork and steamed buns are at most ranked third or fourth. Roast duck, steamed buns, and mutton are many more."

"There's also soy milk, which is not bad either." Someone interrupted.

Everyone's eyes instantly turned to the person who spoke, even Li Mu couldn't help but look away.

However, when he saw Qi drinking the bean juice with relish, he could not help being speechless.

That’s right, in an age when we can’t even get enough to eat, it seems that we don’t need to care about the taste.

If this thing called douzhi could be passed down in later generations, it would only be because outsiders did not believe in it.

……

After lunch, Li Mu looked at the time. It was only about 1 o'clock.

When I was immersed in research, I always felt that there was not enough time, but now that I’m taking a break, I feel that there is too much time.

I first went to the software engineering textbook compilation group at the Ministry of Culture and Education to check the progress.

The current progress is going smoothly.

Textbook compilation is not a matter of overnight. Even if the framework is established, the content still needs to be carefully crafted step by step by everyone to achieve the best results.

Of course, in order to establish the software engineering major as quickly as possible, it would not be possible to spend one or two years on it. Li Mu planned to complete it in two to three months.

As long as there is no problem with the content, put it into use first, and then gradually improve and iterate it later.

"Let's go to the Agricultural College next." After leaving the Ministry of Culture and Education, Li Mu quickly determined the direction of his next stop.

As for why it is the Agricultural College, of course there is a reason.

In addition to continuing to study applied physics in depth every day, he also takes time to study crop cultivation.

Although I cannot say that I am a master of agronomy now, I at least have a certain theoretical foundation.

It is also time to find a way to contact Mr. Yuan and see if hybrid rice can be developed ahead of schedule so as to solve the country's food problem as soon as possible.

……

Came to the Agricultural College.

Although it is holiday, there are still many students and professors in the school.

Li Mu originally wanted to stroll around, but soon after he came in, he ran into Chen Xiaxing who was instructing a few students.

Seeing him, the latter showed a look of surprise on his face, and said a few words to the student in a hurry, then walked over and teased: "You are such a busy man, but I haven't seen you here for a long time."

There was a hint of complaint in these words.

"I have a lot of things to do, so I came here as soon as I had time. It's a pity that it's vacation now, so I can't listen to your lectures, Professor Chen." Li Mu said helplessly.

It’s not that he didn’t want to come, but there wasn’t much point in coming too early.

The research on fertilizers and pesticides at the Agricultural Research Institute has entered a relatively slow bottleneck period.

There is little significance in making another breakthrough in these two methods that can directly increase grain production in a short period of time, because the fertilizer industry is still desperately building factories, and there is still a large part of the country that cannot supply fertilizers!
Chen Xiaxing said:

"Okay, okay, I know you're busy."

"You have achieved one thing after another. Our entire agricultural college has not achieved as much as you have in a few years."

"You, the 'King of Inventions', have set a good example for the young people of our country!"

He was just joking and he still admired Li Mu very much.

There are people who are good at different things, but so far he has only seen one person like Li Mu who is successful in every field he studies.

"I'm just trying my best." Li Mu said modestly.

If Chen Xiaxing knew all his achievements, he would be even more shocked, but there was no need for him to say it out loud.

He continued:
"By the way, Professor Chen, do you know Professor Lin Zhizhou from Southwest Agricultural College?"

"I heard that he studied abroad in Big Brother and obtained a Ph.D. in agronomy. He is very knowledgeable about rice and once traveled all over the Shem and Western rice fields with his assistants."

"I have recently become very interested in rice and want to use it to verify what I have learned."

If Li Mu wanted to contact Mr. Yuan to work on hybrid rice, he needed a suitable entry point.

The person he found was Lin Zhizhou, who also graduated from Southwest Agricultural University. He now works at the Agricultural Science Academy in Shanxi and is also very knowledgeable about rice.

Although he was later sent by his leader to engage in corn breeding, this did not affect his contact with the other party.

"Lin Zhizhou, of course I've heard of him. I'm very familiar with him. In 55, he was admitted as a preparatory student to Big Brother. He came to Kyoto to learn goose language and would come to our school from time to time to attend classes." Chen Xiaxing said with a smile.

This answer surprised Li Mu a little. He didn't expect such a coincidence to happen.

Chen Xiaxing thought for a moment and then said, "But why did you decide to study rice instead of fertilizers and pesticides? You should still have some spare energy for this, right?"

Everyone of them could see that although Li Mu had developed pyrethroids and potash fertilizer, his research focus was not on these.

Because of this, they did not continue to persuade Li Mu to study agronomy.

"I have learned about the main rice varieties in our country now. They are mainly tall-stalk rice, with a maximum yield of only 300 kilograms per mu. Moreover, they are not resistant to fertilizer, lodging, or disease. So we want to improve them to further solve our country's food problem." Li Mujian said.

The yield of 300 kilograms per mu is obviously different from the yield of more than 2400 kilograms per mu of hybrid rice in later generations.

Even the earliest hybrid rice had an output of more than 1000 kilograms per mu, far exceeding that of tall-stalk rice.

As long as it is developed, it can completely solve the current problem of food shortage.

Chen Xiaxing looked at Li Mu with a determined look in his eyes, full of admiration.

To be honest, Li Mu's current achievements in fertilizers and pesticides are enough to leave a striking mark in the history of agronomy, and there is no need to continue researching hybrid rice. But in order to solve the country's food problem, he bravely stepped into a field he is not good at, which is admirable.

Chen Xiaxing and Li Mu walked to the administrative building of the Agricultural College while talking.

Entering the office, the heat from the burning coal stove inside instantly dispelled the chillness on the two of them.

He first poured a cup of tea for Li Mu, and then said:
"Since you want to study rice, I definitely support you, but there are not many professors in our College of Agriculture who have research in this area."

"Let me think about it. Professor Sun Qu and Professor Wan Jianhua are quite good. You can ask them first."

"Also, since you mentioned Professor Lin Zhizhou's name, I'll give you his address. You can write to him later to communicate with him."

As Chen Xiaxing was speaking, he picked up a pen and paper from the table and wrote down the address.

"Thank you, Professor Chen. I will visit you later." Li Mu took the note solemnly and said.

Although his goal was to contact Mr. Yuan through Lin Zhizhou, it did not mean that he would only contact Mr. Yuan.

There is another rice variety between tall-stalk rice and hybrid rice. Although its yield is not as high as the latter, which exceeds 600 kilograms, it also reaches kilograms.

If he can figure this out, it will be of great significance to increasing grain production.

……

Afterwards, Li Mu chatted with Chen Xiaxing for a while before getting up and preparing to leave.

I had just walked out the door and was planning to leave, but after taking only two steps, I saw Mi Qiao, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, running towards me breathlessly with her father Mi Shenghua.

Seeing the two of them, Mi Qiao said, "Dad, I told you I wasn't mistaken, it's really Li Mu."

"You have no respect for your elders. You should call Consultant Li now." Mi Shenghua first took a breath, then scolded his daughter in a low voice.

Mi Qiao's excited expression waned, and she whispered, "Hello, Consultant Li."

Li Mu waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay. It's better to call by your name. It sounds more friendly. By the way, Professor Mi, why are you in such a hurry to come here? Is it about research?"

"Don't worry, the research on fertilizers and pesticides is going smoothly. I came here mainly to invite you to dinner." Mi Shenghua paused and said, "If you have time, it would be better if you can also give my daughter some guidance."

"Okay, then I'll try your wife's cooking." Li Mu didn't have anything important to do today, so he simply agreed.

……

It was still early for dinner, so Li Mu stayed there. Thinking of the glacier he saw when he last went to the Radar Research Institute, he suddenly became interested and asked Chen Xiaxing to borrow a fishing rod to go fishing nearby.

The river was frozen in winter, and it took a lot of effort for him to drill a hole. Then he sat down on a small stool he took from Chen Xiaxing's office.

Mi Qiao, who was called over by Chen Xiaxing and Mi Shenghua to accompany them, was stunned by what she saw.

She didn't have the strength to chisel a hole, and after hesitating for a while, she put the hook down.

At this moment, Li Mu said with a smile:

"Why, you've forgotten me as your friend after not seeing me for such a short time?"

"You call me Consultant Li in front of your father and Chen Xiaxing, and I won't argue with you."

"But now it's just the two of us. If you keep asking me to be polite, it means you don't consider me your friend."

"I'm just afraid that I'll catch too many fish and surpass you." Upon hearing this, Mi Qiao glared and returned to her previous state, throwing the fishhook in her hand into the ice hole neatly.

Li Mu teased, "You are young but very arrogant. Let's compete today to see who can catch more fish."

……

The result was naturally that Mi Qiao lost.

It was clearly a hole in the ice, but the fish seemed to be avoiding his rod.

Li Mu fished them up one by one, but she had been busy all afternoon and caught nothing.

While having dinner in the evening, he kept poking at the fish with his chopsticks, as if he had a grudge against it, which made Li Mu, Mi Shenghua and Chen Xiaxing couldn't help but smile.

……

after eating.

Guan Jianmin drove outside the door early. Li Mu, Chen Xiaxing and others said hello and left in their car.

Seeing that he now had a special car to pick him up, the three of them exclaimed in amazement again, and became even more curious about what Li Mu was researching.

However, although they are curious, they still know their limits and will never inquire as long as the country does not announce it.

……

Go home.

Li Mu lay on the sofa for a while, closed his eyes and rested for a moment, then went to the study to continue working.

Let’s sort out the important matters at hand first.

Research on the Type 03 computer and Type 01 personal computer can be put on hold for now. The most urgent thing at the moment is to formulate standards for the semiconductor industry.

Although he can produce industry standard information for future generations, a general meeting will definitely be required to discuss it.

This standard may be applicable to future generations, but it is difficult to say for the present.

It is certain that modifications are needed, and Li Mu is prepared for this.

While continuing to improve, he was thinking about what product to create next to generate foreign exchange.

Semiconductor cameras are a good chess piece, but the development cycle required is too long compared to products such as air fryers and video game consoles.

Xiaguo needs some product projects that can generate huge economic benefits in the short term, and the semiconductor group also needs new sources of profit growth to support the national industrial layout.

"Home appliances are the simplest, but there may not be much that can be done. If all else fails, just make a heater?" Li Mu thought for a long time and finally found one.

The use of domestic hot water heaters can be traced back to the 80s and 90s, and it is a commonly used tool for boiling water.

The earliest hot pot was put directly into a thermos to heat something, which is quite different from the mature products of later generations.

However, it was not until the beginning of the 21st century that someone in China applied for a patent for a new type of fast-heating machine.

"It has a very low technical content and is not difficult to manufacture. It can be considered as an option. The only problem is that it is not suitable for the current national conditions. We can only consider exporting it to neighboring countries. OM doesn't really need this thing." Li Mu didn't think about it for too long and added the hot pot to the list of product research and development.

Of course, one is definitely not enough.

"Next...how about the entire printer?" Li Mu looked at the information on the chat page, his eyes slightly lit up.

A printer is also a device that processes computer information and can conveniently print computer output information.

If you can figure it out, you can use a supercomputer to calculate the results and output them directly on paper. There is no need to record them slowly with a pen, which can save a lot of time.

(End of this chapter)