Xiao Chen wanted to build a modern army, but was it not easy? The biggest problem now is the lack of scientific knowledge, and it is very difficult to popularize scientific knowledge.
Because there are too few talents.
This group of students who are about to graduate from the university will definitely become the backbone of all walks of life in Yanyun County in the future. There are more than a thousand students on the count, but a mere thousand people are simply not enough.
Xiao Chen's original intention was to keep at least half of them as teachers in the school and expand the size of the school again, but he met with unanimous opposition from everyone.
Because they have been eyeing these top talents for a long time, and now Yanyun County needs talents the most.
These graduating students have already been divided up even before they leave the school.
It seems that Li Mantang was spotted by a madman and asked him to work directly in the arsenal after graduation.
Xiao Chen tentatively asked him if he would like to stay in the school as a teacher?
Li Mantang refused without thinking. He insisted on applying what he learned.
Now that he has learned a lot of skills, he should go out and shine, and become a pillar of talent like his idol Lei Kuai. This is his ultimate ideal.
What's the point of staying in school and being a teacher? What results can be achieved?
It can be seen that in terms of consciousness, even a person as smart as Li Mantang is still lacking.
But we can't blame them harshly, because the traditional concepts of everyone are still deep in the bone marrow. Just like the song in the play, 'Learn the arts and martial arts, sell them to the emperor's family.' name'.
Everything has a long way to go.
"To be honest, I don't understand what our Yanyun University School is like?" Old Man Li, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but raised a very representative question, "Why did you study for so long? Even if you are thirteen years old, you don’t even want to take the exam for merit?”
Old man Li has been working as a farmer for generations. The old couple cannot read a lot of Chinese characters, so they hope that their smart and studious younger son can become a scholar after studying in a university for a few years, so that they can honor their ancestors. When they die in the future, When I visit my ancestors, my face will be so bright.
Unexpectedly, after studying for three years, he immediately went to work and did not take the scientific examination at all... So weren't these three years of study in vain?
What are you trying to do, just make money to support your family?
If that's the case, there's no need to go to school at all. Wouldn't it be better to follow your second brother to the shipyard as an apprentice earlier?
"What's the use of fame? It's useless. I'm useless as a scholar!" Li Mantang said.
"Oh, you little brat, you dare to say such outrageous things! I'll beat you..." Old man Li was furious when he heard this. If Xiao Chen hadn't been there, he would have taken off his shoes.
"Hey, daddy, calm down, I didn't say this, it was our Mr. Bai Qing who said this." Li Mantang said with a smile.
"Mr. Ye Baiqing, isn't he from the Han Dynasty?" Old man Li looked at Xiao Chen and said to his heart that you, a brother, can only stand and talk without hurting your back! He himself is a Jinshi, and he has been admitted to the Hanlin Academy, but he still says such tasteless words. Isn't this deceiving us children?
Faced with Old Man Li's doubts, Xiao Chen was speechless, because he couldn't explain it so clearly to this old man, so he could only laugh, vaguely pass it by, and chat with him about home affairs.
None of them had any airs, and they spoke in down-to-earth terms when talking about home affairs. Yan Luo's family has been farming for generations and they are very familiar with farm work. They chatted with Old Man Li while drinking, and they were very congenial.
He advised Old Man Li to stop planting millet next spring and plant sugar beets instead, because now that the Yanyun County Sugar Factory is getting larger and larger, the demand for sugar beets is also greater, and the purchase price is relatively higher than that of growing grains. Much higher.
Old Man Li didn't take it seriously. In the final analysis, beets are just vegetables. Some people charge the price. If no one wants them, can they eat them by themselves?
It's better to lay down the grain and store it in the granary, and feel more at ease!
We won't sell it when the price is low, and we won't go hungry after saving it for a few years. This is why we were afraid of hunger back then, and we were prepared for danger in times of peace, and we were always ready to survive the famine years.
Besides, everyone is planting sugar beets in a rush to make more money, so who is still planting grain? Since no one is growing food anymore, what will everyone eat in the future?
Can you fill your stomach just by eating sweets?
Yama said, old man, you are wrong. If you grow beets and sell them for money, you can buy more grain from other places and store it. Isn’t that how we make money?
Old Man Li said that what the general said made sense, but had he ever thought about whether we could still buy food if there were droughts, floods, or wars elsewhere in the future?
Now it costs a few taels of silver and a stone of grain, but by then I'm afraid I won't even be able to buy it for more than a dozen taels of silver! If you calculate it this way, which one is bigger and which one is smaller? Which one loses and which one gains?
Yan Luo was speechless and scratched his head. Oh, what the old man said seems to make sense...
"What the old man said seems to make sense, but it makes a lot of sense!" Xiao Chen said, "So the old man and the others have decided to set aside some land in various places to grow sugar beets starting next year, and will not purchase it from the private sector. Otherwise, everyone will grow sugar beets and the food will be harvested." It will be difficult to prevent disaster years if production is reduced.”
"This is the right thing to do!" Old Man Li nodded his head in approval.
In fact, sugar beets are a cash crop, and the sugar produced in Yanyun County is now very popular in the world, so planting it in large quantities will definitely greatly promote economic development, but the benefits are much greater than growing grains.
However, the old man and Liu Congshu felt that it was not appropriate to vigorously promote it at present, because Yanyun was still relatively small after all, and the population was growing rapidly. They did not know what kind of complicated situation they would face in the future.
Therefore, the planting industry should focus on food production as much as possible. When we open up the situation in the future, it will not be too late to adjust our strategy...
Old man Li didn't know this either.
After having a lively meal and seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Chen stood up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he took out the banknotes from his clothes and gave them back to Old Man Li. Old Man Li was still very embarrassed. Look at this. What is it called?
It's my old man who is blind...
Xiao Chen took out another thousand taels of banknotes and gave them to the baby in the name of lucky money. This was a reward from the boss and an honor for the baby. Old Man Li happily accepted it, but he did not refuse.
"That's great!" Yama Luo suddenly sighed after coming out, "Boss, I finally understand what we are working so hard for."
"Why?" Ling'er asked.
"Just for them, and that big fat baby, I will eat well, wear warm clothes, and won't be afraid, hungry or cold for the rest of my life, but..." Yan Luo said, but he sighed deeply.
It just requires the bloodshed and sacrifice of many people.
Just like Li Mancang just now, he is a naval company leader. It is said that it is impossible to go home for the holidays during the New Year, but he is back, which means that he will go to the battlefield soon.
Coming back this time is to say goodbye to his family and wife. Maybe this will be the last reunion year he spends with his family...
