Chapter 2968
Bird Droppings Island, Locking Down the Tarim Basin
Chapter 2968 Bird Droppings Island, Locking Down the Tarim Basin
on the rostrum.
Yang Xiaotao took the list from Mr. Chen, then walked to the center of the stage to begin his speech, which was also the closing speech of the conference.
"Comrades!"
A powerful voice resonated throughout the venue, causing everyone to unconsciously straighten their backs, prick up their ears, and focus their attention.
Yang Xiaotao simply surveyed the entire room without saying a word, which gradually calmed everyone's hearts.
After a long silence, Yang Xiaotao held up two fingers and said, "Here, I have something I want to say to two people!"
The people present were left wondering in silence who these two people were.
"First, I want to say something to our predecessors, those who sacrificed their lives for the revolution."
"Thank you, thank you for giving us the opportunity to do this task."
"Without your blood and mud-covered struggles and hard work, we wouldn't have the opportunity to develop peacefully today."
"thank you all!"
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, he turned around and bowed to the crowd on the stage.
The six people had different expressions.
Mr. Peng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and held back his tears.
This is what he said to his subordinates back then.
Yang Xiaotao's words today are the best summary of this statement.
Their generation's mission has been fulfilled.
Yang Xiaotao turned around and bowed to the people in the front row below.
Old Huang, Old Zhang, and others clenched their fists, unable to hide their excitement.
After a long silence, Yang Xiaotao spoke again, "Secondly, I would like to say something to everyone here, to all the young friends, and to all the comrades standing here who bear the responsibility of revolution and construction."
"Now, our mission has begun."
"Are you ready?"
"Answer me, are you ready?"
The roar resounded, deafening and awe-inspiring.
The next moment, a group of people stood up from their seats.
"Ready at all the time!"
"Ready at all the time!"
The next moment, a deafening roar erupted both inside and outside the venue: "Be prepared!!!"
When the conference ended, when everyone left, and when the scattered clouds in the sky gathered again, the clamor from the nine departments gradually subsided.
However, this sound wave, like ripples, gradually spread outwards from the Nine Divisions, growing farther and farther away.
After the meeting, Yang Xiaotao accompanied Liu Laoqing and his entourage on a tour of the Ninth Department.
As for the others, they were accompanied by Li Hongfeng, Lao Hong, and others.
After visiting the machine tool R&D workshop of the Ninth Department and watching the CNC machine tool operation demonstration, Old Liu stroked the parts processed by the machine tool and couldn't help but joke with Old Qing, "Tell me, is the precision of the parts produced by this machine tool higher, or the precision of the parts processed by our Yang Department?"
Old Qing smiled and said, "Then we'll have to ask the person involved."
All eyes fell on Yang Xiaotao, who then laughed and said, "My two leaders, I have actually tried this before."
"Oh, how did it turn out?"
Yang Xiaotao patted the CNC machine tool and said, "Let me put it this way, in the same amount of time, what I make can't compare to what this machine can produce."
"But if I had enough time, this machine wouldn't be as good as me."
Elder Qing and Elder Liu exchanged glances, and then Elder Liu asked, "So, there's still room for improvement in this machine tool?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Sir, this CNC machine tool not only requires precision machine equipment, but also a matching operating procedure."
"If you take it apart, the machining precision of this machine tool is not as good as that of the Mercury machine tool."
"It can be equipped with a CNC operating system, which can control multiple cutting heads at the same time to complete the processing of parts in the shortest time."
"This increase in efficiency is of great help in improving the quality of our processed products."
Hearing Yang Xiaotao say this, everyone nodded in agreement, understanding the advantages of CNC machine tools. Then Yang Xiaotao continued, "The computer we are researching has achieved remarkable results. I believe that it won't be long before the new computer can be used in CNC machine tools."
"At that time, we will be able to make better CNC machine tools."
Old Liu took a deep breath and said with great satisfaction, "Machine tools are the cradle of industry and the foundation of all industrial equipment."
"Back then, we were extremely poor and couldn't even produce machine tools ourselves."
"Now that CNC machine tools have been developed, the hard work of our comrades is indispensable."
The researchers following behind the group couldn't help but smile upon hearing this.
Yang Xiaotao also became modest, "Commander, we will work hard to study and make us a major machine tool country, and in the future, we will become a leading machine tool country."
Old Liu nodded with a smile.
After visiting the machine tools, Yang Xiaotao led everyone to the research institute.
They went into each research institute to take a look and chatted with everyone. The people in the research institutes felt like it was New Year's Day; they had never been so happy.
"Is this a game console?"
"Yes, sir, this is a game we just created."
Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and introduced, "The game console market seems to have a bright future."
"Similarly, the competition is also very fierce, especially in Japan and the United States, where they are already researching better game consoles, and we are facing a lot of pressure."
Mr. Chen chimed in, "As of now, the export profits of game consoles this year have exceeded 10 billion US dollars, which is more than the total profits of rice cookers and pressure cookers combined."
"Ten billion?"
Mr. Xu and Mr. Peng exchanged a glance, and then Mr. Peng looked at Old Chen and asked, "I remember pressure cookers aren't ranked very high, are they?"
"There's at least a series of medicines, calculators, photocopiers, and even airplanes and missiles ahead."
Upon hearing Peng's words, Old Chen immediately realized he had let something slip, but it was too late to make amends.
Because General Manager Xu was already doing the math, saying, "This 10 billion, then the other projects must be worth at least more than 10 billion."
Under Mr. Xu's calculations, Mr. Chen wore an awkward smile, unsure of what to say for a moment.
At this moment, Qing Lao added insult to injury, "And the money from selling oil is no small sum."
Old Chen was speechless. "There's no point in talking about this. This money is reserved for the project. If you want it, just ask him."
Yang Xiaotao, who was watching the show, did not expect Old Chen to directly shift the blame. He immediately showed a silly smile and made up his mind that he would never say a word.
"I never imagined that such a small game console could be so profitable!"
Old Liu steered the conversation back on track, saving Old Chen from embarrassment, but then asked Yang Xiaotao, "So how are you going to deal with their challenge?"
Yang Xiaotao immediately said, "There are two directions."
"The first is to design a better game and maintain an advantage through game cards."
"The second is to use computer technology to bring the game to the computer and directly deliver a dimensional reduction attack."
As he finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao couldn't help but reveal a domineering smile. Everyone remembered how Yang Xiaotao had used a game card to send Xiao Rizi to the rooftop.
Then I thought that if the second method were to actually work, then this move would not only target people's daily lives.
Old Liu and Old Qing exchanged a glance, both puzzled as to why they didn't know about this.
Then they all made up their minds that the intelligence work needed to be strengthened.
After leaving the game research institute, Yang Xiaotao led everyone to visit the computer research institute, the photocopier research institute, and so on. By the time they came out of the research institutes, it was lunchtime.
"Sir, we have prepared some food. Let's go and eat first."
As soon as Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Old Liu waved his hand and looked at Uncle Qing and the others, "How about we go to the cafeteria?" Uncle Qing nodded with a smile, "The cafeteria is great, we can smoke there."
Qing Lao had no objection and said to Chen Lao, "We don't need to make any special arrangements, let's just eat together in the canteen."
Upon hearing this, Chen Gong and Yang Youning, who were following behind Yang Xiaotao, breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, they had been careful and had specifically instructed the cafeteria to prepare the food well and in sufficient quantity.
As the group arrived at the cafeteria, they inevitably attracted attention.
Fortunately, all nine departments had made arrangements in advance, so no chaos ensued.
Old Liu and the others followed behind Yang Xiaotao in line, carrying the large jars they had prepared. Feeling the gazes behind them, Yang Xiaotao felt somewhat helpless.
I even became the vanguard.
The group moved forward one after another. When it was Yang Xiaotao's turn, he glanced at Meng Yanli, who was getting her food, and gave her a meaningful look. Meng Yanli naturally understood what Yang Xiaotao meant and returned a reassuring look.
After getting his food, Yang Xiaotao carried the large jar to the table and sat down. Soon after, Old Liu and Old Qing also came over.
Seeing the two people's rice bowls full of vegetables and two large steamed buns, Yang Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief.
Sitting next to Yang Xiaotao, Old Liu ate his steamed bun and vegetables with gusto, and casually asked, "Do the workers get to eat this every day?"
"Yes chief."
"The meals may change, but the steamed buns are definitely guaranteed."
Old Liu nodded, then focused on eating.
After everyone finished eating, Old Liu patted his belly and then invited Old Qing, Old Chen, and others to go for a walk to digest their food. Yang Xiaotao hurriedly followed behind to accompany them.
The group strolled along the internal roads of the Ninth Division, chatting occasionally. Yang Xiaotao listened attentively without interrupting.
"Further efforts are needed in agriculture."
"Xiao Yang, you're also from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Do you have any good suggestions on agricultural matters?"
Old Liu suddenly asked Yang Xiaotao.
Caught off guard by the question, Yang Xiaotao was at a loss for words. Fortunately, he had done this kind of work before, so he quickly composed himself and replied, "Sir, agricultural development requires not only meticulous craftsmanship but also fertilizer."
"I think the most important thing right now is fertilizer, such as chemical fertilizer. As long as there is enough chemical fertilizer, doubling the domestic grain production is not a problem."
"fertilizer?"
Old Liu looked at Old Chen and said, "I remember we built quite a few fertilizer plants."
Old Chen shook his head, "The technology is outdated, the output is insufficient, it's just a drop in the ocean."
Old Liu nodded, but Yang Xiaotao seemed to remember something and casually said, "Sir, we can import fertilizers."
"Importing? We're doing that too, but the results aren't obvious."
Old Chen explained, but Yang Xiaotao laughed and said, "I heard something when I was chatting with Dawson last time."
He said there was a small island nation in the South Pacific, and that there was a lot of bird droppings there.
"These bird droppings eventually form high-purity phosphate rock, which is an important raw material for making fertilizer. If we can import these bird droppings, the fertilizer plant can increase its production."
Hearing Yang Xiaotao say this, Old Chen was full of curiosity, "Is there really such a place?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Think about it, such a vast ocean, and only this one small island where birds can stop. If birds want to rest, they have to fly over there. If there are many birds, and over time, how can there be less bird droppings?"
"I also heard that they have just established their country and are preparing to open up trade routes. If we go to cooperate at this time, there is a high chance that it will be successful."
Old Liu and Old Qing looked at each other, thinking that it might be worth a shot, and maybe, as Yang Xiaotao said, it could work out.
"I'll have the foreign trade department check it out later."
Mr. Chen agreed.
The group then toured the Ninth Department again, meeting with comrades from various places along the way. They came to see their leaders and to say goodbye before returning to their local areas to spread the word. Yang Xiaotao had the people from the Ninth Department see them off.
It wasn't until after 3 p.m. that Old Liu and his men left.
Before leaving, Old Liu reminded Yang Xiaotao not to be impatient for quick success.
Yang Xiaotao readily agreed.
After seeing the leader off, Yang Xiaotao returned to his office, his expression still calm.
The other members of the Ninth Division felt as if there was a fire burning in their chests, and they wanted to pass on this heat to everyone they met.
Yang Xiaotao knew that everyone needed time to calm down, so he didn't rush to hold a meeting but waited until the next day to formally arrange the work.
The following morning, Yang Xiaotao convened a technical team meeting.
In addition to Yang Xiaotao and Xie Jiarong, attendees included personnel from geological bureaus in various regions.
The total number of people exceeds thirty, and it is also the core team of the technical group.
Of course, when it comes to the actual implementation, there are simply not enough people, and the local geological bureau will be needed to help.
At the meeting, Yang Xiaotao appointed Zhao Dongliang as the deputy head of the technical team to assist Xie Jiarong in handling issues.
This was something that everyone had already decided in their hearts, so it wasn't surprising.
"Professor Xie, the most important thing right now is to determine the location of the oil and gas field in order to prepare for the next step."
"Therefore, I need you to go to the Northwest region as soon as possible to conduct on-site investigations."
"In addition, natural gas samples from Turkmenistan will be sent to Beijing soon, and you will also need to analyze them."
Yang Xiaotao explained the situation and made a request, and Xie Jiarong immediately responded, "Minister Yang, we have already discussed this matter before."
"The oil and gas field that has been identified is in Karamay. We plan to go there to investigate. If we don't find anything good, we will expand the exploration area to the Junggar Basin."
Xie Jiarong smiled confidently as he spoke, “According to the theory of terrestrial oil generation, this terrestrial sedimentary basin can also generate large oil fields, and such oil fields are often accompanied by natural gas. Therefore, I can confirm that there are a large number of oil and gas fields in the Junggar Basin.”
Speaking of his theory of continental oil generation, it was one of his proudest achievements, and in his early years, it challenged the international authorities at the time.
Practice has proven that his theory is correct.
After Xie Jiarong finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao did not nod directly, but asked, "Teacher Xie, do you think there are any oil and gas fields in the Tarim Basin?"
As soon as Yang Xiaotao spoke, everyone in the room looked up. Although his words were a question, they also indicated Yang Xiaotao's inclination.
"should have."
Professor Xie Jiarong answered seriously, because according to his theory, this exists.
"Then let's choose Tarim as our research target."
Yang Xiaotao did not give everyone a chance to discuss, but directly made the final decision.
The crowd was still a little uneasy. How could such a decision be made?
Shouldn't we uphold democracy?
Little did he know that the West-East Gas Pipeline project would be a key focus of Yang Xiaotao's exams in his later life, and he had memorized it extensively during that period, leaving a deep impression on him.
Since they chose Tarim in their previous life instead of other places, there must have been a reason.
Moreover, it's closer to Turkmenistan, which would reduce the difficulty of the project.
"Teacher Xie, we still need your decision on the personnel going to Tarim. I will arrange for escorts and protection personnel. Let's set off as soon as possible and complete the reconnaissance."
Yang Xiaotao continued, and Xie Jiarong finally came to his senses, but he did not refute Yang Xiaotao.
After arriving at the Ninth Division, he gained a more comprehensive understanding of Yang Xiaotao.
And once Yang Xiaotao makes a decision, they must carry it out diligently.
You can have opinions, but let's finish the job first.
So after Yang Xiaotao made the decision, he naturally nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll organize the personnel and go to Tarim."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, then said seriously, "The rest of the people should plan the route based on the Tarim Basin. They need to plan the areas and cities they will pass through, take into account the terrain features, and also consider the difficulty of the project."
"Please work hard, everyone, to complete the preparations as soon as possible and ensure the smooth progress of the project."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, everyone looked at each other and then nodded in unison.