Zhang Lubin's eyes were a little red, and his head was not speaking.In the past ten years, his whole heart and soul have been devoted to the P15, and no one can compare with him on the depth of his feelings.Before today, although he had a strong sense that the P15 project would be difficult to maintain, there was still a glimmer of hope that he could deceive himself.Today, Feng Xiaochen suddenly broke the window paper, he knew that the project must be dismounted, a sentimental emotion suddenly filled his whole body.

“Zhang, if... I mean, if this project is really going to stop, what about your Puhai aircraft manufacturing plant?”Xue Yu asked in a low voice.

Zhang Lubin said, “What can I do, where did it come from, and where did you go back?”I used to teach in college, but now I’m going back.Fortunately, all that has been done in these years is aviation research, and going back to teaching will not be wrong.

“What about P15?”Xue Yu asked again.

“The P15?”Zhang Lubin was surprised, "the state does not continue to allocate funds, P15 will no longer produce."As for the two prototypes that have been completed, one disintegrated when doing ground static experiments, and the other after a period of test flights, also has different degrees of damage, can not be used normally, it is estimated that it is sent to the museum to be a cultural relics.There will certainly be arrangements in the factory and the Ministry of Aviation in this regard, and that is not something that I, a teacher, needs to worry about.”

At the end of the sentence, he smiled and thought that he was going back to his teaching post, and he did not know whether it was easy or lost.

Xue Yue shook his head and said, “General Zhang, I am not asking about the plane itself, I mean, is it not necessary for us to have the technology accumulated in more than 10 years?”Xiao Feng just said that sooner or later we will have to make a big plane, this knowledge, will be used at that time."

Xue Yue is engaged in industry, for the importance of technology, more than anyone else.A large aircraft project for more than ten years, invested in hundreds of millions of dollars, the formation of the technology is innumerable, if all thrown away, it is a pity.

Zhang Lubin said bitterly: "This is also the problem I have been thinking about."In these more than 10 years, we have broken through countless technical obstacles and trained a large team of aircraft design and manufacturing.P15 as a horse, this team is scattered.Things like drawings and craftsmanship can be preserved, but more knowledge is in the minds of those of us, and it is impossible to bring it together later.”

"This knowledge is the wealth of the country, and it must not be lost!"Meng Fanze said with the tone of leadership.

"The project has stopped, the factory has to be dissolved, how can this knowledge be retained again?"Zhang Lubin was sadly.

Meng Fanze turned his head, smiled at Feng Zhichen, who was sitting on the side, and said, “Little Feng, what do you think?”

“Me?”Feng Zhichen pointed to his nose and smiled bitterly, "Minister Meng, you should not ask me this question, this is a matter for the state to consider."

“Aren’t you part of the country?”Meng Fanze did not say with good cheer, "Don't you always brag about your ability, and you can't think of any way about this?"

“When did I cheat?”Feng Xiaochen called out to be wronged.

“So you’re not cheating?That's really what it's.Well, you give Zhang a big idea and see how you can keep the P15 technology."Meng Fanze said.

Meng Fanze is a typical trick, and the people present listened to some cold teeth.Old man this is a typical old man, he is also unable to do, Feng Xiaochen's reason is right, he also agreed, but Xue Yue said is also right, he also agrees.It is a dilemma not to let the P15 go on again and retain the technology of the P15.If Meng Fanze were 20 years younger, he would think of a perfect solution for himself, but now he no longer had such energy, so he hit Feng Xiaochen.

In fact, when just persuading Zhang Lubin to abandon the P15 project, Feng Xiaochen was thinking about how to retain the experience and knowledge formed in the P15 research and development process.Sooner or later, the country is going to restart the big aircraft project, and the P15 has tried to have all kinds of unsatisfactory things, but after all, it is a useful attempt, whether it is a successful experience or a failure of the lesson, it is worth it.

In later generations, when people commented on China's earliest large aircraft project, they felt that the most regrettable thing was not to retain the team, so that the experience accumulated in more than ten years was all lost.When the country has the strength to prepare to restart the big plane, everything has to start from scratch, which can not be said to be a great waste.

However, the project is gone, the factory will be closed, how can we leave this team?

"General Zhang, you just said that if you are under the P15 project, you have to go back to school to teach."I would like to ask, between teaching and continuing to develop large aircraft, which one would you prefer?”Feng Xiaochen asked Zhang Lubin.

“Continue to develop, what do you mean?”Lubin asked strangely.

Feng Xiaochen smiled and said, “Don’t ask me what it means, you just say you want to teach, or you are willing to continue to make big planes.”P15 dismounted, do you still have the passion for big planes?”

Zhang Lubin thought about it and said, “If I can choose, I am still more willing to do the study of large aircraft.”Teaching and educating people is also a very honorable thing, but in my heart, there is still a dream of making a big plane."

"I understand."Feng Xiaochen nodded and turned to Meng Fanze, saying: "Minister Meng, this matter is not my small cadres at this level can be around, but I can make a suggestion, as to whether you can do it, you have to think."

“What advice?”Meng Fanze asked.

Feng Xiaochen said: "To establish a national industrial laboratory, select a group of talents for the future-oriented technical reserve, we can call these people ... wall-facer."

“The wall-goers?What do you mean?”Meng Fanze was surprised.This is so far ahead that he simply cannot understand.

Feng Xiaochen said: "There are many things, such as large aircraft, or high-speed railway, magnetic levitation, and farther away, the moon landing, Mars exploration, quantum communication, nuclear fusion, we do not currently have the ability to do, but the future is definitely to do."We can’t wait until everything is ready to start exploring, but we need to organize some people to start pre-research on these projects from now on.

Because the conditions are not available, these studies are destined to have no visible breakthroughs for a long time, and those who study these projects may have to endure loneliness, sit on the bench, and have no achievements that can show off to others.They are like saints who have been on the wall for many years in search of truth, and even names may be forgotten.”

“But one day they will shine.”Meng Fanze took the head of Feng Xiaochen and said.

He understood the meaning of Feng Xiaochen, and was deeply moved by the scene described by Feng Xiaochen.A group of the best talents, giving up the available fame and fortune, focusing on the new technology that may appear after 20 years, 40 years, or even 100 years, in obscurity, is the accumulation of knowledge, which is a great spirit, what a magnificent game.

“Ten years of walling pictures to break the wall.If there is such an opportunity, I would like to be a wall-facer.”He said with determination.

“But what to do?”Meng Fanze frowned, “Xiao Feng, what did you just say, the National Industrial Laboratory, what kind of an institution is this?”

“An institution that focuses on the research of high-end major equipment.”Feng Xiaochen said, "This institution is directly managed by the state, not guided by short-term economic benefits or results, all projects can play a role after at least ten years, and some may even be 20 years, 30 years without results."

For example, Zhang's P15 team can be used as a department of industrial laboratories, specializing in the theoretical research and process design of large passenger aircraft, and accumulate relevant experience, but their research results will not have any application opportunities in a short time.They will be able to see the light of day when the time is ripe for the State to implement these plans.”

"What's the difference between this and our current college of science and the institutes of the various units?"Our Academy of Sciences can do some of these projects.”Meng Fanze asked.Feng Xiaochen's active thinking made him a little dizzy, he must ask things clearly, and then consider whether there is room for operation.

Feng Xiaochen said: "The difference between these units and these units is that these units have their own scientific research tasks, and they can't see the results in a year or two, the state will not allocate funds, and the researchers themselves will feel embarrassed."I said that the national industrial laboratory must jump out of this circle, retreat more than pragmatic, so that researchers have the autonomy of the sky, and give full play to their imagination.Such an institution, or does not produce results, as long as the results, it must be the top, can shock the world."

“What a great courage.”Meng Fanze laughed, "Let such a large group of people do not produce results, and the sky is empty, which is what you Xiao Feng dare to imagine."Have you ever thought that if a research institution does not produce results and cannot produce benefits, who will feed it?”

Feng Zhichen shrugged his shoulders and said, “I said at the beginning, this is not something I can think about.”The country has no such charm, come up with a sum of money to raise a group of people.For example, the team of Zhang has been raised so that they can continue to do the research and development of large aircraft without mental burden.I know that our country is still poor, but no matter how poor it is, it needs to be done, just to see whether the leadership has such awareness and courage.”

Meng Fanze nodded and said, “This thing... let me think about it.”If this idea is really feasible, I will propose it to the leading comrades of the Central Committee.The final decision must be made by the central leadership.However, before this, small Zhang their team, you have to raise up first, do not let them break up.Yes, Xiao Xue, I think your school is very good, how about letting Zhang take his people to stay with you for a while, okay?"

When he spoke, there was a smile on his face.Xue Yue and Feng Xiaochen could only look at each other and laugh helplessly.