The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 362: Production increased by 3%

Inside the bags was the new grain harvested in their county last year.

Since the advent of fertilizers and pesticides, the grain output in their county has increased significantly.

In the past, everyone was hungry, but now everyone can basically fill their stomachs.

All this is thanks to the scientist from their Xia country - Li Mu.

"Don't worry." Gao Jialin nodded heavily and said, "I went all the way to the Beijing Institute of Technology as soon as I got off the train yesterday and inquired about many things about Consultant Li."

"I heard that he is very approachable and gave a lecture to students in the school the day before yesterday. I will definitely meet him."

"That's good, that's good. If we don't see any of them, then our trip would have been in vain." County Magistrate Jiao breathed a sigh of relief.

He and Luo Wenshu put aside all the matters in the county, big and small, and traveled thousands of miles to Kyoto just to thank the mysterious donor and Li Mu in person.

……

Just as a few people were chatting in the reception room.

Li Mu also followed Dong Huaxing to the Foreign Trade Committee.

He didn't want to come at first.

But when he heard that the other party was coming from Guanzhong, he still chose to come.

For a county magistrate and a clerk to come over from such a long distance shows their sincerity. It would be bad if we didn't meet them.

While thinking, he and Dong Huaxing walked towards the reception room.

Just arrived at the door.

Then he heard a few voices coming from inside, they sounded quite young, and seemed to be discussing something about him:

"I really envy you, Jialin, for being able to get into a university in Kyoto, and even the Kyoto Institute of Technology, which is Consultant Li's alma mater. Unlike us, we can only apply to other places!"

"There's nothing else to do, the key is the opportunity to meet with Consultant Li!"

"That's right, Jialin, next time you see Consultant Li, you must write to us and tell us what Consultant Li is like!"

……

Listen to the sounds coming from inside.

Dong Huaxing smiled and said, "I'm talking about you."

Li Mu shook his head helplessly, smiled, and walked in.

He had experienced the scene of being surrounded and cheered by thousands of students, so these few words were nothing.

After entering the room, he glanced at everyone in the room.

At the same time, County Magistrate Jiao, Luo Wenshu, and four students looked at him in astonishment as he suddenly appeared in the room.

After a while.

Gao Jialin stood up from his seat with a swish, his eyes wide open in disbelief, and asked, "You, you are Consultant Li?"

Consultant Li!
Hearing his words, County Magistrate Jiao, Luo Wenshu, and the remaining three students also stood up quickly.

I wouldn’t say that Li Mu’s name is a household name, but if you randomly pick ten people across the country, at least eight have heard of his name.

In government agencies and schools, it is well-known.

They just didn't react for a moment, but when Gao Jialin shouted, they immediately remembered.

"Could it be that you, Consultant Li, are the mysterious person who donated money to us?" County Magistrate Jiao suddenly thought.

If it was Li Mu, then it would make sense.

It also seemed reasonable for Dong Huaxing to go and invite him personally.

"It's me." Li Mu nodded slightly to Gao Jialin, acknowledging his identity, and then smiled at County Magistrate Jiao and said, "You are County Magistrate Jiao, right? You guessed right, it was me who donated the money."

"Actually, you don't have to come over to thank me in person. I just sent the resources I didn't need to places that were short of them."

He doesn't think donating money is noble.

Compared to those who donate all their money, leaving only enough for living expenses, he cannot be so selfless.

He always leaves 3000 yuan every time. It doesn't sound like much, but in this era, he can be said to be a real "rich man".

County Magistrate Jiao shook his head and said:
"No, not to mention your other help to us, the money you donated is also very important to us. It has greatly promoted the development of education in our county."

“Perhaps you don’t know, but before we received the donation, we only had one high school and three middle schools in the entire county, and they were all in disrepair. There was little consultation with teachers because we couldn’t afford to pay more teachers.”

"It is with your help that we were able to greatly improve teaching conditions and train four college students in one go."

"Oh, you said that your county has trained four college students this year?" When Li Mu heard this, he couldn't help but look at the four young men behind him.

You know, in this era, it is extremely difficult to become a college student.

Especially four.

"That's right. Let me introduce them to you. They are Gao Jialin, Gao Yingxin, Du Aihua and Jiang Jun. Among them, Gao Jialin was admitted to your alma mater, Consultant Li, Beijing Institute of Technology." County Magistrate Jiao said proudly.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu looked towards Gao Jialin.

The latter immediately straightened his chest and looked at him with sharp eyes.

Seeing this, he walked forward with a smile, patted the shoulders of the four people one by one, and said: "Not bad, those who can be admitted to university are all good seedlings. Study hard in the future and work hard to build the country."

"Yes, we will definitely keep your teachings in mind, Counselor Li, and will never let you down for helping us go to school!" the four shouted in unison.

Except for Gao Jialin, the other three had never thought that they would have the chance to meet Li Mu in their entire lives.

At this time, they were all so excited that their faces turned red and their bodies were trembling.

"Oh, there's one more thing." County Magistrate Jiao continued, "We brought some local specialties with us this time, including a bag of rice that our county just produced this year, which was grown using the fertilizers and pesticides you researched."

"It's a little simple, please don't mind."

As he spoke, he blushed slightly.

If they knew that the mysterious person who donated money to them was the same person as Li Mu, they would have prepared more generous gifts.

"How could I dislike it? Even if you don't bring anything, coming here is already the best gift for me." Li Mu smiled.

The courtesy is light and affectionate.

He doesn't care about the amount of the gift, what matters is the thought behind it, which is precious.

If you really prepare a generous gift for him, I'm afraid he will turn his face away immediately.

You may even file a complaint with the higher authorities afterwards.

After all, if we give them the money, why don’t we use it for education but to buy things for ourselves?
Who knows if there is greed behind the scenes?

He believes that the cadres of this era possess the highest party spirit.

But there is no guarantee that there won’t be some termites.

"I forgot about that before. Let's get someone to supervise it." Li Mu suddenly thought.

After he donated the money, he basically didn't ask any questions.

Now that I think about it, it does seem a bit inappropriate.

If someone secretly embezzled the money he donated, all his efforts would be in vain.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked County Magistrate Jiao about the situation.

As it turned out, Li Mu thought too much.

No one dared to touch the money he donated.

Each transaction was worth hundreds of thousands, and now the amount even reached three or four hundred thousand, which was enough for the local chief to call Kyoto directly to inquire.

After they inquired, the instructions they received were very simple. They could use it with confidence, but they must not abuse it, and it must be used in accordance with Li Mu's wishes to invest in education in poor areas, and there must be no misappropriation or theft.

This instruction even later became a red-headed document and was placed directly on the desks of those in poor areas.

After receiving the above reply, the local government responded very quickly and immediately set up a special fund utilization team.

The destination of every sum of funds must be registered in detail and be traceable.

Once any situation is discovered, a special task force will be dispatched directly from the frontier-level authorities to investigate.

Under such strict protection, even if there are people with bad intentions, they would not dare to touch it.

After hearing the explanation from County Magistrate Jiao.

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that someone would use the money he donated to eat and drink lavishly, and he would be so angry that he would want to hit someone.

……

Afterwards, Dong Huaxing invited Li Mu, County Magistrate Jiao and others to the canteen of the Foreign Trade Commission for a simple meal.

While eating, Li Mu asked about the agricultural development issues in Guanzhong.

The last time he went there, he was planning to stay in Chang'an for a while.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes, and finally I had to return to Kyoto to solve the research problems here.

When talking about agriculture, County Mayor Jiao's eyes light up.

Although he hadn't drunk any alcohol, his face was flushed. He said:
"You don't know that this year, the grain production in our county has increased by 3%. That's 3 tons more!"

"With these grains, not only the problem of paying public grain is solved."

"The farmers' food problem has also been solved. Now when you go to a village in the countryside, you'll see smoke rising from every household at a certain time..."

He is not a very talkative person.

But he used the simplest language to depict the most moving picture he had ever seen.

Li Mu could even imagine the old farmers who had been busy in the fields all day, eating with their cheeks bulging at the dinner table.

His eyes and heart were also filled with a strong sense of accomplishment. He sighed, "Great! Everyone can have a meal. That's great!"

If this is the case in the impoverished county where County Magistrate Jiao is located, the situation in other places must not be bad.

Perhaps within a few years, the problem of hunger will be solved.

"This is all thanks to you, Consultant Li!" County Magistrate Jiao suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Li Mu: "On behalf of the people of our county, thank you!"

Luo Wenshu and other students also stood up and bowed deeply to him.

Seeing this, Li Mu quickly helped them up and said:
"No, no, isn't this the common expectation of all our citizens for thousands of years? I am just the luckiest one among the countless people who have worked hard for this!"

“The development of agriculture and life requires the joint efforts of everyone.”

"We have just managed to get everyone enough food to eat, which is not good enough. We must continue to work hard to ensure that everyone can have enough food to eat and eat well!"

His words made County Magistrate Jiao stand in awe and said, "Okay, let's work together!"

……

During the meal, everyone ate and chatted.

It took more than two hours to finally finish eating.

After all, County Magistrate Jiao and Luo Wenshu are leaders of government agencies and cannot stay outside for long, so they have to take the train back overnight.

The four students can stay in Kyoto for a while longer.

However, except for Gao Jialin, the other three were studying in other places and could not stay for too long.

Li Mu wanted to entertain them for a few days.

However, after struggling for a while, the three of them chose to refuse.

Being able to meet Li Mu is already their greatest blessing, and they cannot ask for too much.

"When we finish our studies, we will come to work with you, Consultant Li!" The three said in unison, and then left with County Magistrate Jiao and others.

Only Gao Jialin was left, preparing to go to his uncle in Kyoto.

"Let me take you there." Li Mu said to him with a smile.

The latter was somewhat flattered and quickly agreed: "Thank you, Consultant Li!"

Wait for Guan Jianmin to drive the car.

Li Mu opened the car door and gestured to Gao Jialin to take a seat.

The latter got into the car somewhat stiffly.

Although he tried his best to hide it, it was not difficult to see that he was very nervous.

"By the way, what major did you choose?" Li Mu chatted with him with a smile.

Gao Jialin quickly said, "Software engineering. I read what you wrote, Consultant Li, and I think it is an important area for the future development of our country."

"You have a good vision. How are your results?" Li Mu continued to ask.

Hearing this, Gao Jialin said, "685 points. Your chemistry score is not very good."

In the 60s, the college entrance examination consisted of seven science subjects: Chinese, mathematics, 120 points each, English, politics, physics, and chemistry, 100 points each, and biology, 70 points, for a total score of 710 points.

685 is already a pretty high score.

"With your grades, you're the top student in Guanzhong, right? You can definitely go to China Europe International Business School, so why did you go to Beijing Institute of Technology?" Li Mu asked in surprise.

Although the reputation of Beijing Institute of Technology has risen recently, it seems to be surpassing all other universities in Kyoto.

But after this year's score line came out, the situation was immediately brought back to square one.

The score line is still about 40 points lower than that of top universities.

After all, the foundation is far behind, so it is not easy to catch up.

This also shows that everyone knows that if they want to study science and engineering, they have to go to China Europe International Business School.

"But the software engineering major at Beijing Institute of Technology is a well-deserved top major in the country, and it is your alma mater, isn't it?" Gao Jialin explained.

When it comes to other majors, Beijing Institute of Technology is indeed far behind.

But when it comes to software engineering, I can stand up and say to all the colleges and universities in the country: "Everyone here is a lot of people."

"I don't go to school often. At most, I'm invited to give lectures occasionally." Li Mu shook his head, shattering the other party's expectations.

It feels good to give lectures.

But he felt that he still needed to learn and was not qualified enough to teach others.

Gaojialin Road:

"Even if you're not here, Beijing Institute of Technology's software engineering is still the strongest. I went to the school the day before yesterday and saw many experts and professors in computing technology. I even went up to say hello to them."

What he said was correct.

It would be fine if Li Mu didn't go, but he only needed to go once.

Those who admire him will spontaneously gather around him.

Intuitively speaking, there are now seven scientific research projects related to software engineering in Beijing Institute of Technology, and a special research group has been set up.

As for other universities that started training software engineering education pilot classes, there were only two, such as China Europe International Business School.

(End of this chapter)