Chapter 2052

Driving oneself was much more convenient. Before long, they arrived at the Agricultural University. They drove the cars directly to the downstairs of Professor Rao's house, then carried the gifts upstairs.

They knocked on Professor Rao's door, and Professor Rao opened the door himself. Seeing Su Xinghui and Yu Gaoshan arrive together to pay their respects, Professor Rao was very happy and hurriedly welcomed them in.

Su Xinghui was no longer working in Hudong Province, so he no longer had professional dealings with Professor Rao, but he still paid his respects to Professor Rao as usual. Yu Gaoshan also came to pay his respects every year, and this sentiment made Professor Rao very moved.

Professor Rao had the two sit down, and Professor Rao's wife poured them tea. She said to Su Xinghui, "Little Su, Little Yu, stay here for lunch."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Teacher's wife, I still have many families to visit today, so I probably can't stay here for lunch."

Professor Rao knew that what Su Xinghui said was the truth, so he smiled and said, "Then you should sit for a while longer."

Su Xinghui said, "I do need to sit for a while longer today. My Brother Gaoshan has something to discuss with you."

Professor Rao said, "What is there to discuss? Just say it."

Yu Gaoshan said, "Professor Rao, it's like this. Xinghui gave me an idea, saying I should open a factory for deep processing of agricultural products. But I don't have the technology, so I came to ask for your help."

Professor Rao said, "That's a good thing. Our school indeed has quite a lot of mature technology in this area, but it hasn't formed an industrial scale yet. These technologies are all lying in the laboratory sleeping."

Jiangcheng Agricultural University was ranked among the top in the country in terms of agriculture. Their scientific research strength was very strong, and they indeed had many achievements in agricultural product processing. However, the country was not doing enough in industrializing scientific research achievements, so many research results from many universities were shelved and failed to play their due role.

And the field of deep processing of agricultural products was a brand-new field in the country. There weren't many people who dared to invest in this field now, so these technologies were even more ignored.

Scientific research results that cannot be industrialized are a waste. These technologies are often recognized for their value only ten or even decades after they are researched, but by then, this kind of technology might already be outdated.

Failure to industrialize means these scientific research achievements cannot get a return, which often leaves domestic scientific research institutions lacking follow-up strength and capital investment, and also prevents them from continuously producing results. This is a vicious cycle.

Therefore, it's not just Yu Gaoshan who needs these achievements now; Jiangcheng Agricultural University also very much needs to industrialize these achievements. No matter what method is used, having capital investment can allow them to continuously produce scientific research results.

Therefore, the two sides hit it off immediately.

Seeing that things were going so smoothly, Yu Gaoshan was naturally very happy. He said to Professor Rao, "Professor Rao, then I'll leave this matter to your help."

Professor Rao said, "That goes without saying. Let alone you, if anyone came to talk about this matter, the school would welcome it."

On this issue, the two sides talked very congenially. Soon, Yu Gaoshan and Professor Rao agreed that after the school officially started work in a few days, Professor Rao would take Yu Gaoshan to talk to the school leaders about this matter.

Professor Rao asked, "Then where do you plan to build the factory? In the place where Xinghui is currently the county magistrate?"

Yu Gaoshan said, "Xinghui told me to build the factory in Pengjiawanzhen."

Professor Rao nodded and said, "Pengjiawanzhen is a good place. In the surrounding area, the supply of agricultural products is very sufficient, and the transportation is developed. There shouldn't be any problems with the supply of raw materials, and the transportation of products is also very convenient. There is also such a big market as Jiangcheng nearby. Xinghui's vision is impeccable!"

Yu Gaoshan said, "Yes, wherever he tells me to go, I go. Whatever he tells me to do, I do. Listening to him, there won't be any mistakes."

Professor Rao asked about Su Xinghui's situation in Chongjin County. Su Xinghui told Professor Rao about some of his situations in Chongjin County, and Professor Rao was full of admiration.

After sitting for more than half an hour, Su Xinghui and Yu Gaoshan stood up to say goodbye. Professor Rao knew Su Xinghui was busy, so he didn't keep him, and the two left the Rao family.

After going downstairs, Yu Gaoshan said, "Xinghui, let me buy you a mobile phone. Mobile phones are getting cheaper and cheaper now. You don't have a mobile phone, so it's too inconvenient to contact you."

This was indeed a problem. Su Xinghui still only had a pager, but this pager couldn't roam. He was in Jiangcheng now, and others couldn't contact him. Sometimes some major events might be missed.

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Brother Gaoshan, you don't need to buy me a mobile phone. I'll go buy one after the New Year."

Yu Gaoshan said, "Alright, then just tell me the number when you get it."

The two parted ways downstairs. Yu Gaoshan went home, while Su Xinghui still had to pay his respects to Professor Luo and Professor Huang.

After paying his respects to Professors Luo and Huang, Su Xinghui drove to the Provincial Committee compound and paid his respects to Shi Deyou and Wan Yangbo one after another.

When he was at Wan Yangbo's house, Wan Yangbo originally wanted to keep Su Xinghui for a meal, but Su Xinghui politely declined. He said he still had many places to go and had to finish them all today, as he had to go to Qinxi Province tomorrow.

Wan Yangbo knew that what Su Xinghui said was the truth, so he didn't keep Su Xinghui. However, he took the initiative to say he would have someone buy two plane tickets to Xidu for Su Xinghui. Su Xinghui accepted this kindness; for Wan Yangbo, handling such a matter was just a phone call away, which was very convenient.

In this day and age, the number of flights was limited. If he had to buy tickets temporarily, it would be troublesome if he couldn't get them.

At noon that day, Su Xinghui had lunch at Weng Guoying's house. Jiang Zhaoyang was also there. Before Su Xinghui came, he had called Jiang Zhaoyang, saying they would gather at Weng Guoying's house today. Therefore, Jiang Zhaoyang had arrived this morning and had been waiting for Su Xinghui at Weng Guoying's house.

Three like-minded good friends had a few drinks at Weng Guoying's house. Of course, because Su Xinghui had to drive, he didn't drink alcohol but drank beverages instead. Weng Guoying and Jiang Zhaoyang drank alcohol.

At the banquet, Su Xinghui asked Weng Guoying about the situation of the levee facilities in Hudong Province.

Weng Guoying said that in recent years, Hudong Province had invested heavily in levee and water conservancy facilities and had renovated all levees with safety hazards. The vast majority of river and lake levees could resist floods that occur once every fifty years. In a few sections, such as the river levees in Shangjun County, they were sufficient to resist super floods that occur once every hundred years.

Hearing Weng Guoying's words, Su Xinghui breathed a sigh of relief. This year would usher in a super flood that occurs once in a hundred years, and Hudong Province's preparations were already much more sufficient than in his previous life. He believed that in this life, the losses caused by this flood would definitely be much smaller.

Jiang Zhaoyang said that for the levee construction in Hudong Province, Weng Guoying had been worried to death in the past two years. He had walked through every section of the levees in Hudong Province to check the quality of the levees, and for this, he had offended countless people.

Su Xinghui naturally knew that to do this job well, one had to offend people, and with Weng Guoying's personality, it was even easier to offend people.

Looking at Weng Guoying, who had become thin and dark, Su Xinghui said, "Brother Weng, you still have to pay attention to your health!"

Weng Guoying smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's fine, my health is very good. I eat well and sleep well, what's not good? It's just that in the water conservancy line, one always gets tanned."

Su Xinghui said, "In short, Brother Weng, don't work too hard. You still have your wife and nephew to take care of."

Weng Guoying's son's depression was much better now, and he could already eat at the same table with them. Weng Guoying looked at his wife and son with love and nodded, saying, "Thank you for your concern, I will pay attention to my health."