The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 63: Sacred and Solemn
this day.

Liu Tao went to the Jingcheng Hotel.

All the participants in the conference were arranged to stay in the Capital Hotel, with good treatment. After all, this is one of the top three hotels in the whole capital.

The award ceremony is tomorrow. Everyone has been registered and arranged. Even if the winner has a home in Beijing, he or she must arrive here today. Otherwise, if any mistakes are made tomorrow, no one will be able to escape punishment.

We organized a dinner together in the evening. There were 33 winners and some leaders, so there were exactly four tables.

There are mathematicians, biologists, entomologists, water conservancy workers, and those in the medical field.

Liu Tao looked around and saw that he was the youngest in the audience. He stood out among the crowd of people in their forties and fifties.

Of the thirty-three winners, only four are women, the rest are men!

But Liu Tao only knew three people.

Yuan Longping, now almost 50 years old, is a Chinese hybrid rice breeding expert and the pioneer of Chinese hybrid rice research and development. He is known as the 'Father of Hybrid Rice in the World'.

Hua Luogeng, nearly 70 years old, is a nationally renowned mathematician.

Wu Wenjun, who is also nearly 60 years old, is a nationally renowned mathematician and, like Hua Luogeng, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (academician).

As for the others, Liu Tao didn't know them and had hardly even heard of their stories. They were unknown and selfless people.

This award has not been given out in the past ten years.

So much so that even these three nationally renowned scientists were awarded this honor.

From this we can also see how fierce the competition is for the selection of 'National Advanced Workers in Science and Technology' and how high the value is.

"Young man, where do you work?" asked a middle-aged woman.

The leader next to him smiled and introduced: "This person was recommended by the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building. He is from the weapons industry system. He developed the world's leading firearms, so that our soldiers can be equipped with advanced firearms to defend the motherland."

Others looked at Liu Tao with surprise on their faces.

Nowadays, news is mainly disseminated through newspapers, television and radio, and people have limited ways to learn about the news.

Even though there have been reports about Liu Tao before, many people still don't know him.

"The young man is really promising at a young age. It's true that young people become heroes!" the older sister praised.

Mr. Hua, who was sitting at the same table, smiled and said, "Didn't the great man say that this world is ours and yours, and in the end it is yours! The emergence of young talents shows that there are successors to the development of our motherland."

"Mr. Hua, you are too kind!" Liu Tao seemed nervous. After all, he was still young, while Mr. Hua was already a world-famous mathematician.

As we had the meal together, we started chatting and gradually got to know each other's work areas.

Almost one-third come from universities, one-third come from major research institutions, and the remaining one-third come from the production field.

As for the field of weapons industry, there is only Liu Tao.

That night, they stayed at the Capital Hotel and each of them was assigned a room.

Early the next morning, everyone had breakfast together. Everyone was dressed neatly, but the clothes of that era were just like that. They couldn’t be said to be beautiful, but were very simple.

After breakfast, everyone got on the bus under the arrangement of the staff and set off for the meeting place.

The award ceremony was held in the Grand Hall.

At this time, the conference hall was filled with sacredness and music was playing.

"Click, click!" Liu Tao took the certificate from his leader and the media reporters took pictures frantically.

Award ceremonies at this time are relatively traditional, without any fancy on-site interviews, and not many media are allowed in.

Only at the end did a reporter from Renren Daily casually ask a few questions: "Comrade Liu Tao, what do you want to say to the people of the country about your award?"

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Thank you XXX, thank you XXX. I will continue to work hard in the future to achieve greater scientific research results and contribute my own strength to the prosperity of the motherland."

It's quite standard, everyone is the same.

A state banquet was held at noon, which was full of oriental classicism and solemnity.

This was also the first time that Liu Tao witnessed a true Manchu-Han banquet.

There are a variety of colors and each cuisine is classified into different categories. Each dish has its own particularity and characteristics. All eight major cuisines are available, with full color, aroma and taste.

The wine is Moutai.

At this time, a bottle of Moutai costs 7 yuan!
Liu Tao tasted the wine slowly. Even though he didn't drink much, he thought it tasted good.

When it comes to liquor, Moutai is indeed unique and will continue to be widely loved by the Chinese people even decades later.

"A bottle of wine is only 7 yuan now. Should I buy some to collect as a treasure?" Liu Tao muttered to himself.

After being hidden for thirty or forty years, it would be worth at least forty or fifty thousand yuan, which means it has increased in value six thousand times!
More importantly, when the time comes, you won’t be able to buy it even if you have the money.

Take out a bottle and drink it at a critical moment, and you will save face.

When he returned home in the evening, he couldn't wait to ride his bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a hundred bottles.

He doesn't need to check, and there will definitely be no problem of fake wine at this time.

"Why buy so much wine? You can't finish it!" Chen Fang said unhappily.

Liu Tao said: "Hide it. You can't drink it. I want to hide it for thirty or forty years!"

"It's been hidden for thirty or forty years, and it's all broken!" Chen Fang rolled her eyes at Liu Tao.

"Mom, this liquor is not afraid of being stored. The longer it is stored, the more fragrant it will be!" Liu Tao said, "Remember not to let my dad drink the liquor. If you want to drink it, go buy it yourself."

"I know, you come back with a certificate and then stop doing serious work! Find a date when you have time, so that your dad and I can have grandchildren." Chen Fang urged, "You can't do things without a good mouth. If you don't listen to the old people, you will suffer the consequences."

When Liu Tao heard the urging to get married, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

Every time I come back, my mother would urge me to find a partner, as if I would become an older bachelor if I didn't.

But the problem is that he is only 24 years old and has just been working for a year.

"Mom, you know that there are too many people at my workplace and too little meat. The male-female ratio is an absurd 7:3. I'm having a headache trying to find other places to socialize." Liu Tao rubbed his head. "Please don't urge me anymore. If you urge me again, I won't dare to come back next time."

"Your unit's singles have to solve the problem, and you as a leader have to solve your own problem too!" Chen Fang glared at Liu Tao, "The revolution cannot be completed by one generation, there must be successors."

"You, as a leader, haven't even solved your lifelong affairs, how can you solve other people's affairs? You should have stayed in Beijing. Now your school wants to hire you as a teacher, you'd better take this opportunity to come back." Chen Fang's eyes became red as she spoke, and tears fell one by one: "Your eldest sister went to the Great Northern Wilderness, and your second sister ran to Yunnan Province and hasn't come back for ten years. You are also in Yunnan Province. How many times can you come back a year?"

Seeing his mother like this, Liu Tao had no choice but to stand up and give her a hug.

How can a mother not worry when her son is away?

(End of this chapter)