Zheng Xuegong was not completely convinced by Gao Fan, but he learned something valuable from Gao Fan's words.
It remains to be seen whether Gao Fan's vision can be realized, and even whether what Gao Fan said is true, but why not give him a chance?
Zheng Xuegong vaguely felt that the child in front of him might bring some surprises to himself, and even to the chemical industry of the entire country. Maybe it would be a good idea to let him try it.
As for Gao Fan's studies, Zheng Xuegong didn't care too much. After all, he was just a 16-year-old boy. Even if he lost a year, he would have to drop a grade and start again, so what's the harm?
"Tell me what you think and what you want me to do." Zheng Xuegong said.
"I would like to ask you to say hello to Director Xu and say that I am entrusted by the Ministry of Chemical Industry to conduct a pilot project integrating industry, academia and research. As for the location, I would choose the Canghai Fertilizer Factory." Gao Fan said.
Zheng Xuegong smiled and said: "Ha, you are planning to let the Ministry of Chemical Industry take the blame for you, so what benefits can the Ministry of Chemical Industry get?"
Gao Fan said seriously: "I promise not to sell the key patents on ammonium-based urine modification to the Japanese."
"Deal!" Zheng Xuegong said cheerfully, then raised two fingers and said: "However, there are two conditions."
"Just tell me."
"First, don't expose any leaks. Don't let me, an old man, wipe your butt for you."
"Don't worry, old man, I don't have such bad habits."
"Second, quit when you are good. Your main task is to learn, not to make money."
"Well..." Gao Fan hesitated, "Should we see the effect before deciding? What if even you, the old man, are reluctant to let me go back to study?"
"Okay, then I'll see if you have any ability that will make me reluctant to let you go back to study." Zheng Xuegong said.
During the ensuing journey, apart from sleeping time, Gao Fan and Zheng Xuegong got together to discuss world affairs. Of course, the main topic was still focused on the chemical industry.
Zheng Xuegong knew the situation of the domestic chemical industry very well, and he could talk about any company casually. From time to time, he could also tell some gossip anecdotes that are difficult to record in official history, which Gao Fan enjoyed listening to.
Gao Fan's strength lies in his deep understanding of technology, which is not limited to existing domestic technologies, but also includes foreign technological frontiers and judgments on future technological trends. Zheng Xuegong found these contents refreshing and eye-opening.
Zheng Xuegong's entourage also joined their chat. According to Zheng Xuegong, the "Xiao Wu" was named Wu Zhefu, and he was his "apprentice". Regarding this identity, Gao Fan just said hehe, after all, blind people can see
Wu Zhefu must be Zheng Xuegong's secretary.
It's just that Zheng Xuegong's status was too low before, so now it's inconvenient to say that he has a secretary. This kind of thing is tacitly understood by everyone.
When the bus arrived at Bitian, the Bingxian woman got off first, and someone picked her up on the platform. Gao Fan also packed up his luggage, said goodbye to Zheng Xuegong, and asked him when he would greet Xu Ying and how he could contact him again.
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Zheng Xuegong stopped Gao Fan and said, "Don't worry, since you said you were commissioned by the Ministry of Chemical Industry to leave the school, you might as well follow me these days. Someone from the Shuinan Chemical Industry Department will come to pick us up soon.
Xiao Wu and I will stay in Shuinan for a few days, and then prepare to go to Maolin. Maybe your father will go to Ruizhang, and then I will hand you over to your father directly. Wouldn't it be better? "
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"Why did my father go to Ruizhang?" Gao Fan didn't respond.
Wu Zhefu said: "Director Zheng's mission when he came to the south this time was to inspect the Canghai Fertilizer Factory to determine whether it has the conditions to serve as a pilot plant for ammonium-to-urine conversion. Therefore, maybe the Maolin Chemical Industry Department will let
Your father rushed to Ruizhang first to make a report."
"So, the Ministry of Chemical Industry has decided to conduct a pilot project in our factory?" Gao Fan was overjoyed.
"There is nothing we can do. Your factory director's son holds a bunch of key patents in his hands and says that if we don't agree, he will sell the patents to the Japanese. Do you think we can't be afraid?" Zheng Xuegong said in a long voice.
Gao Fan had an angry look on his face: "How could this man do this! Isn't this traitorous? Don't let me meet him!"
"..."
Zheng Xuegong and Wu Zhefu looked at each other, impressed by Gao Fan's shamelessness.
"Minister Zheng, Minister Zheng, we are late, have we kept you waiting?"
A voice sounded outside the box, and then, a fat man squeezed out of the box door, greeted Zheng Xuegong warmly, and nodded to Wu Zhefu in a hurry.
As for Gao Fan, the fat man just glanced at it and stopped paying attention. Obviously, given Gao Fan's age, he was definitely not Minister Zheng's follower, and he was just a passerby.
Minister Zheng...
Haha, I guessed it right.
Gao Fan secretly laughed in his heart. He didn't realize until midnight the night before that the "Zheng Xuegong" in the box was clearly Zheng Linong, the then deputy minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry. He didn't say his real name, presumably because he was afraid that Gao Fan would hear it.
I said his name so he couldn't pretend anymore.
In fact, Gao Fan in this life had never heard of Zheng Linong's name. After all, the gap between the Ministry of Chemical Industry and Canghai Fertilizer Factory was too big. Gao Yiping would never talk about the leaders of the Ministry of Chemical Industry at home.
Gao Fan only knew Zheng Linong's name in later generations. Zheng Linong had already retired at that time, but there were still a lot of legends about him circulating in the industry.
According to records, Zheng Linong was born in 1930. He was just over 50 years old at this time. According to the standards of later generations, he was still in the prime of life. However, people of this era are generally older, so Gao Fan was left with a "half-year-old"
"Old man" impression.
Zheng Linong was born in the army. He was only 15 years old when he joined the army. It was at the end of the Anti-Japanese War, so he could be called a "March 8-style cadre" within the system.
After the liberation of the country, he was arranged to take over a chemical plant. In order to manage the company well, he, who only had a primary school education at the time, studied all the university chemistry textbooks by self-study, becoming one of the few established people in the chemical industry system at that time.
Cadres with qualifications and proficiency in technology.
In the following years, he successively served as the director of a chemical plant, the director of the municipal chemical industry, the director of the provincial chemical industry department, and finally the deputy minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry.
He has the qualities of a worker and peasant cadre and understands professional skills, so he can not only get along with ordinary cadres and workers, but also chat and laugh with engineering and technical personnel, and has extensive influence in the industry.
Zheng Linong was behind many key projects and major breakthroughs in the chemical industry in later generations. This is also the main reason why Gao Fan knows this name.