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Chapter 50: Starting a Base (Subscription Request)

Wang Jiankun put on his newly bought canvas backpack and rode the bicycle left by the monitor to school.

I parked my bicycle in the bicycle shed, went to the classroom to put my backpack away, and then took my lunch box to the cafeteria.

While eating in the cafeteria, I met Fang Guihua and other junior high school classmates, and we formed a team to eat on the steps next to the playground.

"Jiankun, you got the first place in this baseline test. How did you study?" Fang Guihua asked on behalf of a group of classmates.

"Are the results out? How did you know I got first place?"

"The school has posted the scores of the top 200 students in our teaching building. We all went to see the list when we got home today."

"So how did you do on the test?"

"I am ranked 65th, Yu Minhua is ranked 22nd, Lang Junjian is ranked 28th, Hu Chunming is ranked 72nd, and Cheng Ming is ranked 106th." Fang Guihua announced the rankings of several people.

"Judging from these results, we have all made progress. Our rankings have moved up a bit compared to when we first entered school, right?"

"Yes, most of the students who came from rural junior high schools have moved up in the rankings in this test, while most of the students who came from the county and surrounding schools have moved down in the rankings."

"It seems that the teaching in our rural junior high school is a bit backward. Now that we have the same teacher, we have all made obvious progress."

"Yes, it seems that teaching methods and teaching materials are very important. If the teachers there are the same as those in the county, there should be more people who can pass the exam."

"I have a relatively advanced self-study method. I mainly rely on self-study now. I have learned a lot ahead of time. And I am going to take the college entrance examination in my second year of high school. I wonder if you are willing to learn."

"Really? Jiankun, are you planning to take the college entrance examination in your second year of high school? Will the school agree?"

"Of course you can. In the past few years, there were junior high school graduates who took the college entrance examination directly and were admitted to university. It's only in the past two years that things have become a little more standardized, but there's no prohibition on taking the college entrance examination early!"

"That's true. Nowadays, more people repeat their studies and fewer people take the college entrance examination in advance. The college entrance examination is getting harder and harder, unlike the first two years."

"If you are willing to use my method, you should all have made great progress by the time you are in your second year of high school. Then you can decide for yourself whether to take the college entrance examination in advance."

"I need it, and I also want to take the college entrance examination in advance. If I fail, studying for another year will be equivalent to being in the third year of high school, and it won't waste time." Fang Guihua was the first to come out to support.

Then Hu Chunming and Cheng Ming also expressed their desire to join.

Yu Minhua and Lang Junjian both had good grades, but they felt it would be better for them to follow the teacher's normal teaching progress, so they did not choose to join.

"Jiankun, Junjian and I decided not to join. It feels good to learn at our own pace. Don't be angry!" Yu Minhua said.

"No, no, it's entirely up to you whether you want to learn from me or not. It won't affect our relationship. We can still play together in the future, and you can still come to my place for dinner on Sundays!"

Wang Jiankun also didn't want to force others. Without his Zhizi's customized study method, it would be almost impossible for the two of them to take the college entrance examination in their second year of high school.

Even if they take the exam, their scores won't be very good, but they should be able to get into a key university ranked 7th or 8th in the country if they take the exam after finishing their senior year of high school. It's just that they entered school a year later, so their chances are much smaller.

Judging from newspaper reports and rumors in recent years, most of the college students who enrolled in 76.77 and were assigned to key national departments or backbone state-owned enterprises.

There are many people who enter central and provincial agencies, and their background is not asked, as long as they pass the basic political review.

For those who entered school in 78 and graduated in the first half of this year, it is much more difficult to get into these institutions.

Moreover, there will be fewer and fewer positions in the future. By the time Wang Jiankun comes to power, it will be almost impossible to get into these places. At most, there will still be some positions in provincial and municipal agencies.

Even if you go to a research institute or a key state-owned enterprise, the important positions are always limited. If you plan one year in advance, your life circumstances will be very different.

After finishing the meal, Wang Jiankun and Fang Guihua returned to the classroom together. On the way, Wang Jiankun asked him to remember to ask him to get a few sets of test questions for Hu Chunming and Cheng Ming tomorrow, and to hand them in to Wang Jiankun before the evening study this Saturday.

He needs to first understand their learning progress and their level of knowledge mastery.

"Wang Jiankun, you got first place in the exam, so impressive!"

"Jiankun, how did you learn it? We have the same teacher, so why can't I learn it?"

"Your brain isn't as good as Wang Jiankun's!"

"You are the one with a dumb brain. I got in with good grades, even better than you!"

"Didn't I surpass you this time? Haha!"

Wang Jiankun walked to his seat and people greeted him, asked him about his grades and congratulated him on his good performance. He could only respond with a smile, saying that he was just studying normally according to what the teacher taught and there was nothing special about it.

When he got his seat, his deskmate congratulated him on getting first place.

"Wang Jiankun, I was wrong before. I always thought you were bragging, but I didn't expect you to be modest. You got first place in every subject in the monthly exam, and you even got full marks in several subjects."

"Now believe that I am not bragging, my good squad leader." Wang Jiankun said to Yu Zirun with a smile.

"Who is your good squad leader, the arrogant king." After saying this, Yu Zirun's ears turned a little red and he turned his head to the other side.

Wang Jiankun realized that there was something ambiguous in this statement, so he opened a box of cookies in a blue jar, took out a piece and handed it to Yu Zirun.

"Squad leader, I said something wrong. Take this cookie as my apology."

Yu Zirun smelled the aroma of cookies, with a hint of cream.

He took the cookie, looked at the round cookie with beautiful spiral patterns, put it in his mouth, took a bite, squinted his eyes, and finished the cookie in 3 or 4 bites.

Wang Jiankun kept staring at Yu Zirun while he was eating cookies. Yu Zirun looked over after he finished eating and saw that Wang Jiankun still didn't look away. He snorted and said, "Still looking at me? You're so rude."

"Um, sorry, squad leader, please eat a few more pieces."

So he took a few more pieces from his bag and gave them to Yu Zirun.

She took it, wrapped it carefully in a handkerchief, and put it in the drawer without eating it immediately.

"Wang Jiankun, where did you buy these cookies? Why are they so delicious?"

"I went to Guangshi with my family during the holiday and bought it at the supermarket there. I used foreign exchange coupons and it was imported from Hong Kong."

"It's imported, and we need to use foreign exchange coupons? Isn't it expensive?"

"Yes, it's quite expensive. There is nothing cheap among imported goods nowadays."

"I didn't expect you to be so generous. Is Guangshi fun? I heard it's very hot there."

"As for the fun, it was just so-so. I took a taxi and a boat to see the street view and the night view on the river. The buildings are taller than those in our county, and there are many construction sites. It's not particularly hot in this season, but there are a lot of delicious food."

Wang Jiankun took out a small bag of dried mangoes and dried longans from his bag and gave them to Yu Zirun, asking her to take them home to eat.

My deskmate didn't hesitate and accepted it generously.

At this time, the class monitor Wu Xiaoyi also came over and chatted with Wang Jiankun, congratulating him on getting the first place in the exam and asking him to mentor him in the future. Before leaving, Wang Jiankun asked him to wait for him in the carport after class in the evening, as he had something for him.

He nodded to show that he understood and turned back to his seat.

When the evening self-study class was about to start, the head teacher came to count the number of students. After confirming that everyone was present, he announced that starting from tonight, a teacher would come to review the monthly exam papers during the three days of evening self-study class. He asked everyone to listen carefully and not waste this opportunity to fill in the gaps.

Tonight the teachers of mathematics, physics and geography will explain the test papers. At the beginning of each class, the teachers will call out the names of the top 20 students in the subject and ask them to go to the podium to get their test papers. The teachers also take this opportunity to get to know the students with top academic performance in the class.

Every time Wang Jiankun was the first one to go up and get the test paper, and the teacher would also look at him carefully.

Wang Jiankun didn't listen carefully during the evening study session. When the teacher handed out the test papers, he knew that he was the top scorer in the grade. But seeing that he was writing and drawing on the paper and it didn't disturb others, the teacher just ignored it.

He used his evening study time to design a surveillance system.

Because I was going to use it secretly myself, I tried my best to use the most cutting-edge technology to build this system.

The camera is designed to capture natural light, low light and infrared light in one, and can automatically switch working modes according to changes in the natural environment.

The transmission cable uses optical fiber transmission and is manufactured according to the latest low loss rate reported in current journals.

The monitor selected is a 14-inch black and white display, because black and white can achieve a higher resolution. Color requires more data to be processed and will also affect the resolution.

Optical discs are used for storage, which are smaller in size than magnetic tapes, can store hundreds of times more data per unit, and are easier to search.

The CPU uses the same 8008-micron process as the 10 processor, but is larger in area, integrates 6000 transistors, and has 256KB of memory. The digital signal processing chip (DSP) also uses the 10-micron process. Since the size is not a consideration, the chip is designed to be relatively large, at 2 square centimeters. However, through Zhizi's design, it can process data transmitted from 9 cameras at the same time.

It took two class periods, and with the help of Zhizi, the entire monitoring system was designed. Zhizi also generated drawings of each component, which Wang Jiankun could then synthesize according to the drawings after returning.

In the third class, Wang Jiankun took out the textbooks of all eight courses and looked at them, preparing a set of test questions for Fang Guihua and others. After seeing how they answered the questions, he would ask Zhizi to give them targeted exercises.

Then find time every week to explain their weaknesses, and strive to help them make a big step forward in the midterm exam.

After the evening self-study class, Wang Jiankun and Wu Xiaoyi went to the carport together and gave him a box of blue-can cookies and a bottle of coffee, telling him that these were imported products they bought in Guangzhou during the holiday and brought them for him to try.

"Did you go to Guangzhou during the holiday? How was it over there? Pretty prosperous, right?"

"We can't compare here. They were more prosperous than us 100 years ago. I just saw a 33-story building being built there for a hotel. I don't know how much it will cost to stay there for one night."

"33 floors, that means it must be more than 100 meters high, and our three-story buildings are rare."

"There are seven-storey buildings connected together, and there are also many buildings with more than 7 floors. The people there are generally very wealthy. Bicycles on the road would block the road, and there are also many cars. Foreigners have seen them several times."

"It seems that opening up to the outside world is not a bad idea. People there were the first to be liberated, and there are many overseas Chinese, so they have the financial resources to develop. But it's not the case here. My father wanted to do something to develop the economy, but was blocked by those old stubborn people."

"Take your time. I believe that reform and opening up is an unstoppable trend. Those people will eventually step aside. It's just that our support is not enough. We need to work harder!"

"It's really difficult to run the economy here. We are all in the mountains, and there are poor people around us. There is no one who can help us."

"We still have some advantages. We just need to integrate our resources and borrow some external help. There is still a way to develop the economy."

"Oh! Jiankun, do you have any ideas?"

"It's too late. Let's talk about it later. I also need to go back and think about it."

When the squad leader saw Wang Jiankun leaving before he finished speaking, he wanted to stop him and explain things to him, but considering that he needed his help and the time and place were not right, he stopped talking and said goodbye to Wang Jiankun.

He no longer rode his motorcycle around at night. The late autumn nights were cold, so he just rode home directly.

Seeing that my mother was the only one at home, I knew that my father was probably still working overtime and had not come home yet.

I wanted to find my father to discuss the conversation I had with Wang Jiankun today, but since my father is not at home, there is no need to rush. It will not be too late to come back and talk to Wang Jiankun after I have understood everything clearly.

I took out the cookies and coffee that Wang Jiankun sent and put them on the table. I didn't look closely because it was dark when we were chatting in the carport just now. I didn't expect that these two items were so beautifully packaged under the light in the living room. Wang Jiankun said they were imported, so they must be not cheap.

When his mother saw him take out two very beautiful jars, she asked, "Xiaoyi, where did you get them? You can't just take things randomly, or your dad won't forgive you."

"It was Wang Jiankun who exchanged bikes with me. He went to Guangshi a few days ago and brought back some rare goods. He gave me two things, cookies and coffee. The packaging was so exquisite, but I don't know how they tasted."

His mother felt relieved after hearing what he said. She went to the table, picked up the blue can, and found the ingredient list written in traditional Chinese characters on it, confirming that it was imported.

Because simplified Chinese characters are currently used in China, we certainly don’t have the ability to make such exquisite jars.

Wu Xiaoyi picked up the coffee can, looked at the diagram on the can and opened it. Inside was grey powder with a mellow aroma wafting out.

I scooped a large spoonful into the teacup, added some boiling water and stirred it.

Put it under your nose and smell it first. It smells quite fragrant, a scent I have never smelled before.

So I scooped a spoonful and put it in my mouth. It was very bitter, and my face wrinkled, but after the bitterness, it became a little sweet.

I scooped another spoonful into my mouth, and this time it didn’t taste so bitter, and it had a mellow flavor.

I took the jar and looked at it again. It said that if it tasted bitter, I could add some rock sugar and it would taste better.

So I went to the kitchen, got some rock sugar, put it in a cup and stirred it, and also made a cup for my mother.

Her mother also thought it was good after tasting it. Although it tasted bitter at the first sip, the mellow aroma became fascinating after getting used to it.

After they finished drinking, they put the coffee away and left the biscuits unopened because they were not very hungry and eating biscuits at night before going to bed would easily make them thirsty.

Wang Jiankun had no idea that the coffee he sent had caused trouble to Wu Xiaoyi and his mother.

Because they brewed it quite strong, they didn't pay attention to the dosage and precautions on the can, and coffee is very refreshing.

As a result, they were unable to fall asleep and thought that the coffee was harmful. It was not until they came out and carefully read the words on the can that they realized that the coffee was for refreshing. Now that it had taken effect, they could only wait for their bodies to recover.

The two could only smile bitterly and go back to their room to endure it until they fell into a drowsy sleep in the second half of the night.

Wang Jiankun rode the squad leader's bicycle to the waste recycling station first. After checking, he took the magazines, walkie-talkies and pagers back to the house in Yuyu Garden.

I will keep the computer and assemble it in a few days to show it to my classmates and friends.

Because today's ability to mobilize elements has been fully used up, we can only wait until tomorrow to produce the test papers and manufacture the monitoring system.

After washing up, Wang Jiankun turned on the radio and listened to the conversations of the "hams". This time he focused on the conversations of the Russian-speaking "hams" so that he could practice Russian.

In Guangzhou, Wang Jiankun has been able to read and write basically through introductory Russian books and his uncle's instruction in Russian. However, he still needs more practice in listening. Now that there are free listening exercises, of course he has to seize the time.

The Soviet Union was still in its heyday at that time. The exercises carried out some time ago shocked Western Europe and our country, and indirectly promoted our country's choice to reconcile with Europe and the United States, and to choose to get closer to Europe and the United States to deal with the threat from the Soviet Union.

After listening for about half an hour, Wang Jiankun gradually adapted to the tone of original Russian and could understand what the Soviet "hams" were saying.

Most of their topics were about how to get food and alcohol, which made Wang Jiankun very confused. The Soviet Union was so powerful, why were these people talking about these things on the radio? Aren’t food and alcohol the most basic supplies for them?

From the geography textbook, Wang Jiankun knew that the Soviet Union should have large plains, and their population was relatively small. Logically, the per capita arable land area was more than three times that of China.

Moreover, the chemical industry such as fertilizers and pesticides is very developed, so there is no reason for a shortage of supply. As a result, the primary concern of these people who can afford shortwave radios is food and alcohol.

From this detail, Wang Jiankun judged that something must have gone wrong in the Soviet Union, but they were still living in fantasy, thinking that they had surpassed the United States and were already number one in the world.

Most of the information Wang Jiankun heard from the conversations of American "hams" was about how to start a business, how to travel, technological development, outer space, etc. They never talked about what to eat or drink tomorrow.

Since the Soviet Union's industry and agriculture are so extremely unbalanced, there must be huge opportunities here. If we listen more to their conversations in the future, we should be able to discover many business opportunities.

At 11:, Wang Jiankun turned off the radio and took a rest.

The next morning, he went to the scrap yard to check. Fortunately, no one came in. He would feel much more relieved when Ye Wei and his wife arrived.

He used his superpowers to quickly make three test papers covering all subjects. After taking them to school, he gave them to Fang Guihua, asking him to give them to Cheng Ming and Hu Chunming.

He was told to complete the work independently and not to look up the textbooks, and to hand it in for marking before Saturday evening study. Then Wang Jiankun would give out more questions and provide mind maps based on the situations of the three people, allowing them to study ahead of time on their own.

During the break, Wang Jiankun found the class teacher, Mr. He, and talked to him about having some freedom to enter and leave the class during evening self-study.

He did not agree at first, fearing that Wang Jiankun would fall behind in his studies and go out to learn bad things from social elements. Wang Jiankun assured him that he was not going out to play, but to do radio research, and even called the deputy monitor Yu Zirun to testify.

After hearing what he said and Yu Zirun explaining to him that Wang Jiankun was indeed applying for amateur radio, Teacher He agreed to Wang Jiankun's request.

But there was a backup plan, that is, if he did not maintain the first place in one of the exams, his right to enter and leave the school freely during evening self-study would be taken back, and Wang Jiankun would also be criticized.

With the consent of his class teacher, Wang Jiankun had more free time and spent two nights installing the surveillance system in the house in Yuyu Garden.

All the cameras were concealed very well and ordinary people could not find them at all. An alarm was also set up and Wang Jiankun carried it with him.

When the monitoring system detects someone breaking in, it will sound an alarm, which will be forwarded to the receiver through the base station set up at the scrap yard. Wang Jiankun will then be able to discover it in time and deal with it.

For defense facilities, we initially planned to use electricity, but if the voltage was too low, it would not work, and if the voltage was too high, it would easily cause accidents and casualties.

He therefore decided to choose a drug, which would take some time to prepare and test. It had to spread quickly, take effect quickly, and be safe so as not to cause death or disability.

On Friday, the drug was finally prepared and integrated with the monitoring alarm system, so that Wang Jiankun finally had a relatively safe private base.

He planned to transform the hill behind and dig an underground space at the bottom of the mountain so that he could conduct some experiments in it in the future and test various advanced technologies in it before using them.

During this period, his father delivered the 2 lighters that Peter wanted to his agent, and then brought back two batches of 4 tons of rare earths from Dexing, which are still piled up in the scrap recycling station and have not been processed.

Wait until Sunday when Ye Wei and his wife have a day off before refining and moving.

(End of this chapter)