Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 489 Who dares to believe them?

After chatting with Li Guangfu, Jiang Chen drove out of the Seedling Institute and headed to Yue Zexin in the secretariat.

Before leaving, I made a phone call to avoid being disappointed.

Under the guidance of the guard, Jiang Chen met Yue Zexin: "Hello, Mr. Yue!"

Yue Zexin smiled and said, "Dean Jiang, hello! Every time I see you, I feel old!"

“This era belongs to us, but even more so to you, and will always be yours.”

Maybe it's because of his age. Seeing a young man like Jiang Chen already in charge of such a key position as the Seed Institute, he couldn't help but sigh.

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "That's the trust of the country and the organization in me, the support of the secretariat, the hard work of the researchers at the Institute of Seed Engineering, and a little bit of luck."

Yue Zexin laughed: "You don't even talk about your own outstanding personal qualities."

Jiang Chen waved his hand: "Live and learn, my personal qualities are far from worth mentioning, and there are still many areas that need improvement."

"Now, I feel more and more that I still have many shortcomings. I am studying harder and hope to keep up with the pace of this era."

Yue Zexin said: "Excessive modesty is actually pride. If you can't keep up with the times, then shouldn't we old antiques be buried in the ground?"

"You came here today to cultivate seeds, right?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Yes, originally the Ministry of Agriculture should be responsible for the management and disposal of the rice after it is handed over to them, but now this matter involves my mother, I have to reconsider this matter."

Yue Zexin asked: "Do you really have no confidence in the Ministry of Agriculture?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly: "Mr. Yue, do you think I should have confidence in them?"

"Look at what the Ministry of Agriculture has done over the years. They boast a lot but do little to show for it. Who would trust them?"

"It wasn't easy for my mom to raise me alone. She's old now. I don't want to be led astray by someone when I'm old."

Zhou Xinjian once said that Yue Zexin could be considered one of his own.

So Jiang Chen didn't have too many concerns when speaking in front of him.

Moreover, as a person from the Ministry of Industry, he was not so polite to the Ministry of Agriculture, and no one said anything.

After all, the Ministry of Agriculture was rude in expressing its dissent to the Ministry of Industry.

Yue Zexin nodded: "A very filial child"

"We in the secretariat agreed with the idea you proposed at the time, and we also communicated with the Ministry of Agriculture, but they disagreed. After all, they still have to save face."

"We are now coordinating with each other, and neither of us wants to give in."

This probably also has a warning meaning.

After all, the previous Ministry of Agriculture made a big mistake.

Jiang Chen nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Yue, thank you for your help."

Yue Zexin said: "But I don't think the Ministry of Agriculture will give in easily."

"It's not a good idea to keep pushing it this way, Xiao Jiang. I have an idea. Do you think it's feasible?"

Jiang Chen said: "Mr. Yue, please speak!"

Yue Zexin said: "Although this matter is considered to be within the scope of agriculture, the breeders this time involve personnel from two major industries, so it can be said to be a collaboration between industry and agriculture."

"In this situation, no matter which side takes the lead, the other side will have opinions."

"So I was thinking, could this matter be led by the secretariat, and then have two managers responsible for specific matters."

"This way, no one will have any objections." Jiang Chen said, "The plan is feasible, but it is very important who will take the lead in the secretariat. If he fails to handle it well, it will trigger conflicts between the two parties and make things even more difficult to deal with."

Yue Zexin smiled and said, "I'll do it. Of course, I won't be in charge of the specific matters. I'll just be the nominal leader."

"Once the Ministry of Agriculture agrees, I will authorize Comrade Zhang Huajun to take full charge of this matter."

"The Ministry of Agriculture actually just wants to save face. In reality, they won't have much of an opinion on who manages whom."

Jiang Chen nodded: "If that's the case, I have no objection."

Yue Zexin said: "Okay, then let's talk to the Ministry of Agriculture according to this plan."

"Don't worry, I will make it clear to the higher-ups. I am only taking the lead in this matter and I will not share any credit."

Jiang Chen waved his hand and said, "Mr. Yue, you and Mr. Zhou have a very close relationship, so I won't hide anything from you. We all know why the Ministry of Agriculture allowed Xiaojun and my mother to participate in this matter."

"You said that things haven't even started yet, but they've already started preparing to pass the buck. Who would dare to believe them in such a situation?"

"And they've plotted against me. It's only because this matter is so important and we're in a hurry, otherwise I would have fought them to the end and see who would back down in the end."

"For me, it really doesn't matter whether I get credit or not. I just don't want anyone to mess around and get my family involved."

Yue Zexin just smiled and didn't respond.

How could the Secretariat not see the Ministry of Agriculture’s intention?

If the Ministry of Agriculture had not acted this way, the Secretariat would not have supported Jiang Chen so much.

Jiang Chen said again: "Okay, Mr. Yue, I'm leaving first. I have to talk to Mr. Zhou about something in the afternoon."

"I'll be there by now, just in time for lunch, haha!"

Yue Zexin said unhappily, "You little brat, do you think you won't have a meal here?"

"You went to see Mr. Zhou. Could it be that there is something good going on?"

Jiang Chen pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Of course not. I went to see Mr. Zhou because I wanted to talk to him about the photolithography machine."

"If we can develop advanced lithography machines, it will be of great help to the miniaturization of computers."

"But this matter involves too broad an industrial layout, and it must be led by the national level."

Logically, this matter should be communicated between him and Zhou Xinjian, and then Zhou Xinjian should report to the secretariat.

He cannot communicate directly with the Secretariat.

However, considering the relationship between Yue Zexin and Zhou Xinjian, he did not hide it.

Anyway, this matter must be approved by the Secretariat.

Yue Zexin was stunned: "Photolithography machine? You also noticed the photolithography machine? Just now, Peking University and Tsinghua University found the secretariat and said that they were going to conduct research on photolithography machines."

"You all noticed this thing, which means it is indeed a good thing."

Jiang Chen said: "Well, the lithography machine is indeed a good thing, but our research and that of Peking University and Tsinghua University should not conflict, because the things we are studying are not the same thing except for the same principles."

"Their lithography machine should be the first generation product that has been improved on the basis of the lithography machines currently on the market."

"But the lithography machine studied by the Institute of Technology is intended to develop a world-leading lithography machine based on the principle of lithography."

Yue Zexin smiled and said, "If someone else said this, I would definitely think he was bragging. But when you said this, I actually have some expectations."

"Okay, I won't keep you here any longer. Go to the Ministry of Industry! I'm looking forward to your Institute of Industry bringing us surprises."

(End of this chapter)