Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 493 Crisis
Jiang Chen's heart was filled with turmoil, but his expression remained calm: "Time is precious, let's get on with business!"

Zhou Xinjian nodded: "After listening to your plan, the development of this lithography machine is a huge industrial chain and is related to the national strategic layout."

"This kind of thing is not something that can be decided by the Ministry of Industry alone. Even if it is from above, it is impossible to make a decision in just a few days. You need to be patient enough."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Yes, I know!"

Zhou Xinjian continued, "Your plan sounds very tempting, but you are facing many difficulties. The most critical one is whether the finances can support it."

"We are now in full swing in the process of downsizing, but you want to build so many enterprises, which is somewhat contrary to the original intention, so it is hard to say whether it will be passed."

Jiang Chen said: "These enterprises are not to be established all at once, but to be built gradually in batches, and when the lithography machines are available, they will all be profitable enterprises."

"In addition, these companies do not just provide parts for lithography machines, but serve the entire high-tech industry and have high scientific and technological value."

Zhou Xinjian said: "Yes, I know. I will report this matter to my superiors as soon as possible."

"By the way, your Lithography World Plan involves national strategic secrets and must be kept strictly confidential."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Mr. Zhou, don't worry, I know this."

Now, apart from his family, only Zhou Xinjian knows about it.

Including Yue Zexin, they only knew that Jiang Chen wanted to study lithography machines, and did not know about the lithography world plan.

How could he possibly talk nonsense about a plan that would harm the country?

Speaking of examples of countries being cheated, the most successful one must be the United States' Star Wars program.

With just a few pages of PPT, Big Brother was fooled.

The first large-scale telecommunications fraud on Blue Planet killed the direct victim, Big Brother.

Jiang Chen's world of lithography is somewhat similar to Star Wars.

It's all about you following or not?

If you follow, you will be fooled.

If you don't follow me, I'll pin you to the ground and rub you.

But there are differences.

Once the Star Wars plan was leaked, the entire plan became a piece of waste paper and was of no use at all.

But even if Jiang Chen’s lithography world plan was exposed, it would not be that scary. At most, it would change from a conspiracy to an open conspiracy.

Then everyone competes on cost and scientific research capabilities.

But by then, as the only flower grower in the world with a full industrial chain, the thing it will be least afraid of is cost competition.

If I really fight, I can make you doubt your life.

Now that he is in a leading position and has the dream space, Jiang Chen is not afraid of the competition in scientific research strength.

It can be said that this is an unequal competition in which neither party can lose.

Of course, we should try to keep it confidential if possible.

If the information is exposed one day later, the other party will suffer more losses.

After the two chatted about the details for a while, Jiang Chen stood up and said goodbye.

Zhou Xinjian waved his hand: "Go back, drive carefully and safely!"

Jiang Chen nodded, said goodbye and left.

On the way from Zhou Xinjian's office to the parking lot, Jiang Chen kept thinking, whether Zhou Xinjian's previous words were an unintentional sigh or a deliberate test.

Is there any deeper meaning behind him?

After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't be sure.

I got back to the car and my own space, feeling a little relieved.

Jiang Chen lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and prepared to sort out what Zhou Xinjian meant.

Suddenly, I felt an inexplicable irritation and a strong sense of uneasiness rising from the bottom of my heart.

A feeling of being spied on made his hair stand on end.
This was the first time his body gave him a warning of danger since he had mastered martial arts.

Even when the enemy attacked me last time, my body didn't even give me any warning.

That means the crisis we might encounter this time might be even more dangerous than that assassination.

He instantly understood that Zhou Xinjian was not sighing, but testing him.

The department that can get the head of the Ministry of Industry to cooperate in the test is definitely not a simple department.

He also suddenly recalled two details:
Finally, when Zhou Xinjian waved to him, his thumb and index finger were stretched out, and the other three fingers were intact, like a pistol shape.

This was certainly not a pistol, but it was meant to indicate something, probably to tell him that there was a listening device in the room.

Surveillance was not that advanced in that era, and the only equipment available was listening equipment.

Their conversation was monitored.

Also, when he was leaving, Zhou Xinjian said, "Go back, drive carefully and safely." Between the words "careful" and "safely," there was a slight pause that violated normal speaking habits.

So what he clearly said was "drive carefully"!
What should I pay attention to? Be careful that someone is watching me. Don't reveal any flaws.

No, I can’t think about it anymore, otherwise it will be a flaw.

In an instant, Jiang Chen's thoughts raced.

Before the smoke had even dissipated, I had already made up my mind.

He held the cigarette leisurely in his mouth and started the car.

The vehicle started slowly and drove into the street.

In his heart, he secretly warned himself: "Smoke when driving, smoke when driving, smoke when driving!"

The vehicle drove towards the Seed Institute, but the feeling of being spied on did not disappear.

I don’t know whether they were tracking by car or if they had made arrangements along the way.

But he did not look around to find the source of his uneasiness, but just concentrated on driving.

Even when he sees a beautiful woman on the street, he would not forget to turn his head to take a look.

This feeling of being spied on did not disappear until he returned to the Seed Farm Institute.

This is his territory after all.

"President Jiang, routine inspection!" The security guard at the door gave him a standard military salute.

This is the standard he set himself. No matter who it is, as long as they pass through here, they must undergo routine inspection.

He himself is no exception.

A routine checkup that was nothing more than normal suddenly woke him up:
This is not his territory.

"Thank you for your hard work!" After completing the inspection, Jiang Chen greeted the security guard in a friendly manner, just like usual.

"Serve the people!" The guard saluted again, giving the same standard answer as usual.

The vehicle started slowly and drove into the seed factory.

After parking the car, Jiang Chen took his briefcase and walked towards his office.

When I meet someone on the road and they say hello, I just nod slightly in greeting.

When I meet someone I know, I have a brief conversation with them.

After returning to the office, Jiang Chen first poured a glass of water, then returned to his seat and slowly sat down.

If there are people monitoring Zhou Xinjian's place, then there is a high probability that he is no exception.

However, he was assured of one thing: the person who could monitor their conversation was absolutely safe.

Whatever information they hear, it will not be leaked easily.

Jiang Chen took out a piece of A4 paper, took out a pen and began to write neatly on it:
1. A warm, humid environment with sufficient sunlight, preferably in an area with an altitude of 800-1500 meters;
2. The soil must be fertile, well-drained, and loose soil that can retain moisture;
3. Soaking seeds with prochloraz before sowing can reduce the occurrence of diseases in the seedling stage;

(End of this chapter)