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Chapter 1226: Nanyang’s Talent Chess Game (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Cheers broke out in the electronics laboratory of Nanyang University.

“This is the world’s first LCD display!”

Although it is only the size of a palm and can only display static images - or numbers, it embodies their years of hard work, countless days and nights, and countless sweat condensed into a small LCD display.

It looked so inconspicuous that when Lin Pengjie looked at the number displayed on it, he couldn't help but mutter:

"Such a large pixel, it doesn't seem to be very useful!"

"Haha, this is just the beginning, it will get better in the future. The CRT monitor used in the TV was also full of snowy spots at the beginning!"

Wang Lu laughed loudly.
"I dare say that it will be the future world, as long as we further develop it. You can see that it does not have the bulky and thick CRT tube behind it. Whether it is installation or use, it is definitely more convenient than CRT display."

“And it saves a lot of electricity.”

When people in the laboratory were discussing one after another, they had no idea what this display, which seemed to be able to only display large-pixel images or even simple numbers, meant, or what kind of changes it would bring to the world. But it is certain that in the field of LCD displays, they have once again ushered in a new era.

An invention that is ahead of its time may not be noticed by people at first, but when it shines, people will be surprised to find that the world has been changed quietly by one seemingly unrelated invention after another, and some inventions seem to be not worth mentioning.

But they also changed the world.

While they are sweating in the laboratory, there are hundreds of thousands of researchers like him working hard in various fields in Nanyang.

It takes a hundred years to cultivate people. Although Nanyang was established only fifteen years ago, thanks to the "harvester-like" talent harvesting back then, Nanyang completed the iteration of talents in just fifteen years.

Fifteen years ago, the intellectual foundation for Nanyang's development was German and Japanese scientific and technical personnel. Fifteen years later, the talents trained by Nanyang have grown into the backbone of scientific research. This change is silent and happens inadvertently.

Even in many universities, there are more and more scholars of Tangshan origin.

For Nanyang, 1961 was actually a watershed. In this year, to some extent, Nanyang finally achieved a real transformation, which was destined to change everything.

In a sense, the world was truly changed this year!

“Now, there are more and more Nanyang scholars here.”

While visiting the national laboratory, Li Yian also noticed this detail - many scientific researchers are from Tangshan, which is obviously different from the past.

"Yes, Nanyang University enrolled 13167 students in 12531, and students graduated in . In fact, more students were enrolled in those years."

Yuan Jialiu's tone was quite emotional. When they were able to recruit students from Tangshan, the five universities and more than 30 colleges and universities in Nanyang could recruit more than 100,000 students in Tangshan every year. It felt like they were recruiting all the talents in the world.

"Yes, in total, Nanyang's higher education has trained millions of talents over the years. It is thanks to these talents that Nanyang has become what it is today."

In fact, we need to thank the many people of high spirits in Tangshan. If they had not overcome all difficulties and developed education during the Anti-Japanese War, how could Nanyang University have the opportunity to open enrollment. In the year when the Anti-Japanese War ended, there were more than 25 high school students graduating in Tangshan, but less than 10% of them had the opportunity to go to university. Nanyang University basically opened enrollment. The five major schools were full, and there were also vocational schools.

In short, the main focus is open enrollment.

It is impossible to know how many talents there are among them and how many of them will become masters one day, but one thing is certain: it is their arrival that ensures the construction of Nanyang’s talent team and lays a solid foundation for Nanyang’s “technology-based country”.

“The cultivation and use of talents is the most important thing.”

Li Yian said as he walked:
"In recent years, our own secondary education has also developed. There is no problem with the source of students. The key lies in the issue of training."

Nanyang's higher education model bears the German imprint and is also deeply influenced by British education. It can be said that it combines the best of both worlds. Although Nanyang's undergraduate education is only three years, the quality of education is still very high. After all, most of the professors in the university came from Germany. Although many German professors have returned to Germany in recent years, with the economic boom, many British and American scholars have appeared in the university.

A university with big buildings does not necessarily mean it is a good university, but a university with great masters is definitely not a bad one.

In this way, the two of them walked around the campus of Nanyang University while discussing the issue of talent training. In fact, Li Yian no longer "smuggled technology" to the King's Laboratory. Compared with "smuggling technology", he prefers the "academic salon" on weekends, which is to discuss academic issues with young scholars from all walks of life and "smuggle" some scientific theories ahead of the times through the discussion process. The biggest benefit of such scientific smuggling is independent innovation.

In fact, Li Yian could just throw out a few books or even some physical objects, let them study them, and then copy them, just like he did in the early stages of development.

But what are the consequences?

Even if it kills Nanyang's innovative spirit, it is not unacceptable to sacrifice some speed for the sake of independent innovation. After all, Li Yian's cognition is only 70 to 80 years ahead of the times. Nanyang cannot rely on his crutch forever. Moreover, he only has a superficial understanding of many scientific fields. Even if he starts learning skills, his skill knowledge level cannot exceed the level when he traveled through time.

So, innovation is very important.

What Li Yian needs is to give them a boost on the road of innovation in Nanyang. By chatting with those young scholars, he can point out some directions for them and reduce the detours in their research.

Just like the chat with Gao Kun a few years ago produced a positive effect - a few months ago, the first experimental optical fiber in Nanyang was put into use. From this point of view, it is 20 years ahead of the times!

Of course, the early advent of optical fiber is directly related to the laser technology information provided by Li Yian to the King's Laboratory. After all, without lasers, there would be no optical fiber.

"…In addition to the construction of domestic talent teams, we also have international students. We can use international students to recruit talents from other regions, such as Japan, South Korea, and European countries."

Although Li Yian has never given any special treatment to international students, it does not prevent him from attaching importance to them.

"Your Excellency is right. East Asia and European countries have a large number of talents. Those who can come to Nanyang to study are the elite among them. Staying in Nanyang will naturally help the development of science in Nanyang. However..."

Yuan Jialiu thought for a moment and said:
"The Ministry of Education has signed agreements with various countries. Government-sponsored students must return to their home countries. The Immigration Bureau will not issue visas to government-sponsored students, so only semi-self-funded students have the opportunity to stay in Southeast Asia. This is also a big loss."

"It's not a loss, it's a political consideration..."

Li Yian smiled and did not continue explaining.

In fact, in the training of overseas students, the "Boxer Indemnity Program" organized by the Americans is a very good example. Just as the president of the University of Illinois, James, wrote in a letter to the US President Theodore Roosevelt - whichever country can educate this generation of young Chinese, that country will reap the greatest possible rewards in terms of spiritual and commercial influence due to the efforts made in this regard... It is more reliable for business to follow spiritual domination than to follow a military flag!

Whatever the final outcome, James's view is extremely accurate.

"Do you mean cultivating pro-Southern factions?"

Yuan Jialiu said subconsciously:
"After they return to their home countries, they will definitely become elites in various industries, especially in Japan, South Korea, Saigon, the Philippines... These countries are all backward countries, and the demand for talent will make these international students receive different degrees of importance. And the experience of studying abroad in Southeast Asia will also make them pro-Southern factions in their countries..."

Listening to Yuan Jialiu's analysis, Li Yian nodded and said:

"That's true. After all, these countries will be part of the Asian economic circle in the future. We must cultivate our own "pro-Southern faction" in these countries. Maybe at the beginning, their influence is not great, but as time goes by, these countries and Southeast Asia will have more and more extensive cooperation in trade, economy, military and other fields. For better cooperation, these pro-Southern factions will become the backbone of these countries. Many of them will even have the opportunity to enter the top level of various countries, which will definitely help our next work."

What's the next step?

Li Yian didn't say anything, and of course Yuan Jialiu didn't ask either. After all, as a scientist, there were some matters that he would not ask about.

In fact, he already had the answer in his mind - the next step was to turn those countries into small followers of Southeast Asia, just like the United States and Western European countries.

When mentioning those countries, Li Yian couldn't help but think of another country - South Korea.

Counting the days, that guy in South Korea should be taking action by now.

Thinking of Park Jung-woong, Li Yian couldn't help but feel a little excited. Although that guy is only 1.65 meters tall, he... has indeed changed South Korea!
Thinking of this, Li Yian's mouth curled up slightly as he looked at the students in the distance. Among those students, there must be international students from South Korea!
They are the chess pieces that Nanyang has placed in South Korea. As for how far those chess pieces can go in the future, no one knows, but one thing is certain: after Park Jung-woong comes to power, he will definitely develop the economy. If he wants to develop the economy, he cannot do without these talents. In the past ten years, Nanyang has trained thousands of talents for South Korea, and they have long entered all aspects of South Korea.

Will South Korea be pro-South or pro-American in the future... In fact, the answer has already been determined!
(End of this chapter)