Master Archaeologist

Chapter 21 Lao Kong: I am a good mentor

Kong Jianwen's temperament has always been vigorous and resolute.

As soon as he made a decision, he immediately mobilized his contacts and asked friends from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to help him get millet noodles, hulled millet and millet from many real estates in Gansu, Hebei, Liaoning and Shanxi.

The buddies from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences are also really fast.

The next day, these millet and millet from different origins were sent to Lajia Village and sent to Chen Han.

Looking at the big bag of yellow beige noodles in front of him, Chen Han looked up to the sky with blank eyes and let out a long sigh.

"Teacher, I can take on this task, but you have to arrange a few more knowledgeable helpers for me!"

"It's better to be from the north, and do housework when you were young, and know how to make pasta!"

"Otherwise, I'm sure I can't handle it!"

Kong Jianwen, who accompanied him to receive these goods, smiled: "Don't worry, this subject is so important, I will give you the full coverage."

"I told you to take the lead. Could it be that the teacher really let me just let it go?"

"It's for your own good that you are asked to take the lead in the research on replicating noodles, paving the way for you!"

"Not to mention anything else, just this topic, if you can really reproduce this noodle, the bowl of noodle unearthed from the Lajia ruins can be an ironclad proof."

"Then we can at least publish a paper in Nature."

"A paper that can be published in "Nature", even if you are a third author, let alone a master's degree, you can graduate with a doctorate!"

Any tutor, even though he says he treats his students equally.

But in fact, there will still be differential treatment.

Excellent students, students who can create academic value for their tutors, will naturally be treated differently by their teachers.

On the road of scientific research, it is normal for teachers and students to support each other.

Of course, those unscrupulous tutors, academic rubbish without any teacher ethics are naturally not counted.

Anyway, Kong Jianwen is not that kind of person.

Anyway, Chen Han was also the first to discover this bowl of noodles.

Moreover, in the short few months since he came to study under Kong Jianwen for his Ph.D., Kong Jianwen had a very good impression of him.

In his opinion, Chen Han is a very valuable student and a good seed worthy of his effort to help pave the way.

I will definitely make a great contribution to the archaeological community in the future!
So after Chen Han proposed a noodle making technique of "suobing" that was recorded in "Shi Ming", he let Chen Han take the lead in the experiment along the way.

It doesn't matter whether Chen Han can make a bowl of noodles with millet flour in the end.

As long as he is deeply involved, research results will be produced. Whether it is a correct result or a failed process, this is all hard work for this subject.

Afterwards, any papers published by the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Social Sciences related to the bowl of noodles at the Lajia site would be signed by Chen Han.

Don't underestimate the benefits of this.

For a doctoral student, any impact factor of SCI should not be missed!
What's more, Chen Han can gain a lot of influence and benefits from such a big discovery that is enough to subvert the world's archaeological circles.

Of course, the premise is that the mentor is willing to share some benefits with him.

Fortunately, Kong Jianwen is not the kind of mentor who likes to eat alone and squeeze his students.

Otherwise, if you change to a black-hearted tutor, it may be that Chen Han has participated in this project from the beginning to the end, working and contributing, being a cow and a horse, but the final reports and papers are all the honor of the tutor, and he has nothing to do with him. relation.

This is not alarmist talk, there are not one or two academic tutors who like to do this in the domestic academic circles, and there are a lot of them!

In the past, Chen Han had heard complaints from some seniors from other majors. After being admitted to graduate school, they were exhausted every day, and the results were all from their mentors.

Now that Kong Jianwen behaved like this, he was quite moved.

Theoretically, the paper written by Kong Jianwen as the first author has nothing to do with Chen Han.

But he was willing to let Chen Han sign it, which is really a good deal.

If Kong Jianwen published a general publication, then the role of the third author would be very small and would not be noticed.

But the effect of the papers posted on "Nature" is different. Even if it is the third author, it can even have an impact on the evaluation of titles.

Moreover, the bowl of noodles unearthed at the Lajia site is definitely not something that can be done in a paper.

Around this topic, at least five or six papers can be produced.

For the most important one, which is similar to the "General Outline", the first author must be Kong Jianwen, and Chen Han can only list three authors.

But around this big topic, Chen Han himself can write a few related papers and submit them to Chinese core journals.

Just like the re-engraving of millet noodles that he is going to do next, it is enough to compile a paper and submit it to domestic journals such as "Archaeology and Cultural Relics", "Journal of Anthropology", "Archaeology", and "Cultural Relics".

I dare not say too much, at least he doesn't have to worry about his doctoral graduation.

Given the importance of the archaeological discoveries at the Lajia site, it should be no problem for Chen Han to publish one or two papers as the first author in core journals.

It's just that he hadn't thought about it before, that he could get a face on "Nature"!

The instructor was actually willing to take him to pretend to fly him.

This is awesome!
"Teacher, I will work hard and strive to reproduce this bowl of noodles as soon as possible!"

Chen Han was as if he had been beaten with blood, his whole body was ignited with fighting spirit, and he issued a military order to Kong Jianwen loudly.

"Hahaha! Good!" Kong Jianwen patted Chen Han on the shoulder very satisfied: "That's right!"

"Lead the research team by yourself, and I will give you approval for whoever you want to transfer!"

"Hurry up and get to work!"

After Kong Jianwen said this, he walked back to the yard with his hands behind his back, and walked back to the yard unsteadily, with an appearance of completely delegating power.

Full of fighting spirit, Chen Han moved the large and small bags of millet flour, shelled millet and millet back to the yard.

Then, he acted immediately, found Su Sa, Zhuang Yunpeng, Zhang Jianbo, and two other Wang Weida and Lin Ya who were also Ph.D. students in the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Social Sciences, and invited them to join the project.

There is no way, Chen Han, as a newcomer who just joined the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Social Sciences, really can't command the professional archaeologists in the institute.

And since he is taking the lead on this project, he must not be able to find a few more seniors with higher background and status than him.

Otherwise, who is leading who?

Chen Han can only find those he is familiar with, and other young people who are also PhD students in the Institute of Archeology, Academy of Social Sciences.

But fortunately, making noodles does not require a profound academic level, what is needed is a flexible mind, and young people have an advantage.

Chen Han approached a few people, and after simply inviting them, they readily agreed.

This kind of subject that can cause a sensation in the domestic archaeological circle, let them take the lead, the pressure is indeed too great, and no one dares.

But if you only participate in it as a researcher of the research group, then there is no pressure.

Typical low-risk high-return things, who wouldn't like it?

As a result, a six-person "replica millet noodles" research group was successfully established.

(End of this chapter)