Song Jinning snorted, but she didn't complain in front of her subordinates. She only said, "Find out the funding applications for our Institute of Physics and count them. See how many of them haven't responded yet. If they exceed the time we requested, prepare a memo and send it directly to Prime Minister Bai and Speaker Long. Also, forward a memo to General Ji of the military and Chief Gu of the Senate. "
How dare he touch the funds of the Institute of High Energy Physics? This Minister of Education really lived up to his name.
When Song Jinning returned to her office, she passed by a small classroom and heard someone talking.
She glanced inside and found that it was Zuo Qinghong comforting Cai Zhaohe, who was crying his eyes out.
This was the master's student who had just been rebuked by Lu Jin, and she was still crying …
Song Jinning frowned. She was seriously considering whether the Institute of High Energy Physics should cancel the enrollment of master's students and only recruit PhD students and postdocs.
This way, he would be older, more mature, and more resistant to pressure.
Only exceptional geniuses would be accepted as an exception.
With this thought in mind, Song Jinning returned to her office and began to draft new articles and documents.
…
Zuo Qinghong caught a glimpse of Song Jinning's figure walking past the door from the corner of his eye. He knocked on the desk with a headache, "Zhaohe, what problem can you solve by crying like this? Why don't you think about how to make up for your grades? Why don't you just pass the next test? "
"But that Professor Lu's questions are tricky and harsh. He even tests things that aren't in the textbook!"
Zuo Qinghong frowned. "Professor Lu is very good. How can the textbooks compare to him? Didn't he find a lot of mistakes in the textbooks? "
Cai Zhaohe choked and shouted, "I'm just a student! I only know how to study the textbooks! If he says he's wrong, then he's wrong. If he's so capable, why doesn't he go compile textbooks?! "
"Showa, you're a master's student now, you can't always mention textbooks." Zuo Qinghong stood up. He felt that he had already done his best. "Learn to think independently and listen to Professor Lu's lectures. If you don't cherish this precious opportunity, then don't go to Professor Lu's lectures."
These words touched Cai Zhaohe's sore spot. She had just stopped crying, but she started wailing again, "But I've already been expelled from Professor Lu's class! They didn't even give me the chance to retake the exam! "
Zuo Qinghong rubbed his temples and left the small classroom without saying anything.
…
On the first Friday of December, the first snow fell in the Imperial Capital.
The first snow was sparkling and translucent. It fluttered in the air and enveloped the bustling imperial capital in a thin layer of snow.
Gu Nianzhi woke up in the morning and opened the windows to see the snowy scenery outside. She was overjoyed.
"Ah Ke, let's go to the snow!"
Ah Ke jumped up from his soft little kennel, barked, and ran out with her.
Gu Nianzhi was wearing a former Soviet military-style white mink fur cap that covered her ears.
For the convenience of running, she did not wear a knee-length coat. She only wore a dark blue glossy short down jacket from Moncler. It was energetic, warm, and particularly valiant. It matched perfectly with the white mink fur of the Soviet military uniform on her head.
Holding Ah Ke's leash, she ran out the door. Gu Nianzhi saw Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze running back and waved at them with a smile.
"Brother Xiong! Brother Ze! Good morning! "
"Nianzhi, good morning."
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze greeted her together.
Zhao Liangze also greeted the short-legged little Corgi, Ah Ke. "Ah Ke, you've gained weight again recently. Look at your fat body. You're a disgrace to military dogs."
Ah Ke seemed to understand what he said and pounced on him to bite him.
Gu Nianzhi quickly pulled the leash and shouted, "Ah Ke! Shut up! If you bite again, I'll put a chew on you! "
Only then did Ah Ke stop in his tracks. He didn't really bite. He only bared his teeth at Zhao Liangze.
Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong laughed and nodded to Gu Nianzhi. They walked past her and returned to Huo Shaoheng's official residence.
The members of the Special Operations Forces who had finished their morning exercises returned from running in twos and threes. They all nodded to Gu Nianzhi and occasionally exchanged a few words.
Gu Nianzhi was in a good mood. Her little face was flushed, and her lacquered eyes were sparkling. It was becoming more and more difficult to look away.
The morning at the Special Operations Forces headquarters was so lively and bustling.
…
After Huo Guanchen woke up in the morning, he went to the study to familiarize himself with the information for today's meeting.
It was all prepared by the personal secretary for him and placed in the study.
He only needed to look through it once.
It was originally just a daily operation, but when he saw that the secretary had mixed in a report on the military budget, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.
The Political Department didn't care about the budget, but the military's budget was also subject to political review.
Therefore, before the final approval, all the application reports that had passed the budget review would be sent to the Political Department for final political review.
He actually saw an application from the Institute of High Energy Physics among the application reports from the various military agencies.
He quickly pulled out the application and read it.
It turned out that Song Jinning had applied for funding for Lu Jin's personal laboratory.
This was because Lu Jin had made it very clear that his civilian project was intended to be patented and earn money for Lu Yuan's company. He would not give it to the Institute of High Energy Physics.
His research projects at the Institute of High Energy Physics were all in cooperation with the military and were biased towards the development of cutting-edge weapons.
Therefore, it was normal and reasonable for Song Jinning to apply for funding from the military.
Especially since the cabinet's budget was tight at the moment, it made sense for her to report directly to the military.
But this wasn't how things worked in the past.
Huo Guanchen checked the previous information. Sure enough, in the past, the military had transferred the money for the cooperation project to the cabinet, and then the cabinet budget committee would allocate it to the Institute of High Energy Physics.
In theory, the military couldn't directly give money to the cabinet's subordinate agencies. This was considered overstepping their authority.
Just like the cabinet's subordinate agencies couldn't directly ask the military for money. This was considered overstepping their authority.
Song Jinning had never been someone who could be unconventional in this regard. Huo Guanchen was sensitive enough to sense that there was a conflict between the Institute of High Energy Physics and the cabinet.
Huo Guanchen tapped his fingers on the desk twice and called his personal secretary over to ask, "How's the political review of all the personnel at the Institute of High Energy Physics going?"
"Reporting, sir, it's still under investigation." His personal secretary quickly stood at attention and said, "We've divided everyone in the Institute of High Energy Physics into several categories and marked them with different levels of importance."
"First, there's the management and teachers. Director Song is the leader, including three deputy directors, seven professors, eight associate professors, and 15 lecturers."
"Then there's the staff of the Institute of High Energy Physics. Currently, the Institute of High Energy Physics has a total of six specialized laboratories, and each laboratory has 30 researchers. "
The personal secretary paused. "… According to the authorized number, the researchers in these six specialized laboratories are already overstaffed."
Huo Guanchen put his hands together and placed them on the desk. "How much overstaffed?"
"According to the authorized number, each specialized laboratory can't have more than 20 researchers. They're overstaffed by 10 people in each laboratory."
"Why is it overstaffed? Didn't you review it before? "Huo Guanchen asked in surprise.
The personal secretary looked at Huo Guanchen awkwardly. "… Ms. Bai Jinyi used to be the director. At that time, the cooperation with the military had already stopped. She expanded the recruitment herself, and it had nothing to do with us …"
After the major accident with the military's experiment 18 years ago, the military stopped the cooperation plan with the Institute of High Energy Physics.
At that time, Bai Jinyi was promoted to director. She didn't agree with Song Haichuan's management philosophy and was determined to make the Institute of High Energy Physics bigger and stronger.
Bai Jinyi was flexible. Because she was from the Bai family, she was able to build good relationships with all parties. Her application for funding from the cabinet was always green-lighted. Her situation was completely different from Song Jinning's.
After Bai Jinyi was imprisoned, Song Jinning recovered from her illness and took over as director of the Institute of High Energy Physics. The military reopened the experiment, and the situation of the Institute of High Energy Physics was once again noticed by the military's political department.
Of course, a complete and thorough investigation had happened not long ago.
Huo Guanchen thought about it. He packed up the documents and stood up. Without batting an eyelid, he said, "Inform the organization that the meeting today is canceled. I'll personally go to the Institute of High Energy Physics."
"You're going to the Institute of High Energy Physics?" Huo Guanchen's personal secretary quickly nodded. "I'll arrange the convoy and inform them that the meeting is canceled."
Huo Guanchen quickly arrived at the Institute of High Energy Physics by car.
However, before he got out of the car, his personal secretary handed over his personal phone from the front seat and said, "Chief, Miss Guo is calling."
Huo Guanchen took it.
"Mr. Huo, this is Huining." Guo Huining said with a smile. "Are you coming to the West Mountain today? Your guards sent over fresh venison. Grandfather Huo wants to roast venison. "
Huo Guanchen smiled. "I still have a meeting today. I don't know if I have time. You guys eat first."
With that, he hung up the phone, pushed open the car door and walked out.
At that moment, in a residential building in the distance, someone took a photo with a high-definition telephoto lens and sent it to Guo Huining.
Guo Huining saw Huo Guanchen's clear back on the phone and the familiar license plate. Her eyes narrowed.
It seemed that the warning she gave Song Jinning wasn't enough. She actually hooked up with Huo Guanchen to meet in private again.
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This was the second update of the day: Chapter 2034, "Meeting in Private".
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