From the beginning to the end, Zhang Li has been emphasizing one word, that is, "useful people".

If Xu Qiang's feed project fails this time, there will probably be no follow-up, but if it succeeds, the two sides can continue to cooperate. If Xu Qiang can make continuous contributions in multiple technical projects, then he will have the capital to negotiate terms with the Changzhou government. Zhang Li's words have made it very clear.

"Okay, then let's wait for the test results of the feed." Xu Qiang nodded.

"I believe you will succeed." Zhang Li glanced at Xu Qiang and said with a smile.

The car continued on the road. Xu Qiang looked at the scenery outside the window, while Zhang Li took out a mirror from her bag and started putting on makeup as if no one was around.

It should be said that Zhang Li is the most exquisite woman Xu Qiang has ever seen. She is dressed in high-end fashion and jewelry, and the cosmetics she uses seem to be imported brands. She is also very good at putting on makeup. Her makeup is stunning but not heavy. She exudes a faint scent of perfume, but it is not pungent at all.

Xu Qiang had been trying to find out Zhang Li's background through conversation, but this woman was very quick-witted and eloquent. She only said that she was born in a small city, and other than that, she did not reveal any family information.

A few hours later, when the car entered Shanghai again, Zhang Li got off the car directly at the Peace Hotel on Nanjing Road. After saying goodbye to Xu Qiang, she arranged for the driver to take him back to the School of Mechanical Engineering.

The test of the feed takes one and a half months, and during this free time, Xu Qiang continues to write various academic papers.

As in later generations, for experts and scholars of this era, writing papers was the simplest and most direct way to increase their visibility, obtain professional titles, and stand out in various awards.

Although Xu Qiang has won the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, his qualifications are still too weak and his reputation in the domestic chemical industry is not loud enough, so he also needs to lay some "foundation" for himself.

One of the main reasons why Xu Qiang failed in his attempt to undertake the 8702 military explosives project was that Zhang Zhen was not sure about Xu Qiang's technical capabilities in this area. So even though he had successfully completed the aramid paper and won a national award, he still could not fully gain Zhang Zhen's trust. One important reason for this was because he did not have enough "foundation".

So this time, Xu Qiang plans to treat writing academic papers as a task and stick to it for a long time.

In order to undertake the 8702 project and at the same time allow the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building to establish a special chemical research institute for him in Shanghai, the main direction of Xu Qiang's current thesis is on high-energy explosives.

In addition, in order to improve the credibility of his paper, Xu Qiang also repeated some related experiments from his previous life, combining theory with experiments to make the paper more textured, and listed the data in detail to facilitate verification and argumentation by others.

In fact, in the research of military explosives, theory is only the simplest first step. Even making samples is not difficult. The key to the problem is how to maintain the stability of this military explosive.

Almost all military explosives, in addition to their explosive power performance, must also have high energy levels, good stability, good compatibility, moderate sensitivity, reliable action, and the ability to be stored for a long time.

In the past, the United States was the first to complete the synthesis of CL-20 explosives in the laboratory. However, due to stability issues, it has not been able to be mass-produced and the cost is very high.

The biggest characteristic of CL-20 is that it is very sensitive. It may explode if it is easily hit, which can easily cause harm to people or objects around it.

When the United States synthesized a full nitrogen cationic salt, the relevant researchers had just synthesized 1 gram when the explosion-proof experimental equipment was blown up on the spot.

As for the previous accident that happened to Xu Yuanming in the BJ laboratory, he had actually found the synthesis process of a new generation of high explosives at that time, but ultimately made a mistake in the step of studying how to stabilize this explosive, which led to the tragedy.

However, Xu Qiang has mastered the complete set of mature synthesis and production processes for high explosives, so even if he does not need to conduct experimental verification, he can still come up with a complete technical solution.

Nowadays, Xu Qiang almost maintains the efficiency of writing an academic paper every week, and then sends these papers directly to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

Generally speaking, an expert or scholar who publishes more than ten papers a year can be considered highly productive, and Xu Qiang's current efficiency is simply incredible.

But in fact, there are indeed scholars in China who have achieved such a high efficiency in publishing papers. According to statistics from later generations, Academician Huang Wei from Northwestern Polytechnical University can be said to be the most productive academician in my country. According to incomplete statistics, the total number of academician Huang Wei's papers has reached 2731, currently ranking first among domestic scholars.

From studying at Peking University in 1979 to doing research at Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2023, Academician Huang Wei has published more than 44 papers in 2700 years, which means that he publishes or signs more than 60 papers every year, and publishes five signed articles every month. This can indeed be said to be the most productive academician in my country.

It should be pointed out that the total number of papers here includes both papers published by scholars themselves, papers published under others’ names, and papers published jointly. For example, when graduate students publish papers, their supervisors need to be named, and when conducting collaborative research and development with peers, they can also sign the articles.

This was exactly the effect Xu Qiang wanted. Through a large number of papers "bombardment", he finally got the 8702 project and also had his own research institute in Shanghai.

However, to Xu Qiang's surprise, in the following month or so, Xu Qiang mailed nine papers to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, and all of them, including the papers he had mailed before, fell into oblivion, and there was no further news...

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Time flies and it is already mid-July.

There was still no movement from the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, but Xu Qiang still did not give up. His daily tasks were still to do experiments and write papers, which had become one of his main jobs.

At the same time, in the office building of the CZ Municipal Government, with the sound of high-heeled footsteps, the door of the mayor's office was pushed open.

"Ah, Zhang Li, what's the matter?" Seeing that the person coming was Zhang Li, Mayor Xue Zhiqin immediately asked with a smile.

"This is the feed test report sent by our Wujin County Hongxing Farm." Zhang Li gently placed a test sheet filled with data on Xue Zhiqin's desk and said, "According to feedback from surrounding farms, the new feed developed by Xu Qiang is very effective. The newly weaned piglets gained an average of 40 kilograms in 68.5 days and are growing well without any diseases."

"Uh." Hearing this, Xue Zhiqin picked up the test sheet and took a look. After a moment, he said, "Whether this result is good or bad, I don't know much about pig farming."

Although Xue Zhiqin also started his career at the grassroots level in townships, there were no large-scale farms in the local area when he was in office. The pigs in the village were all raised in the wild by the production team and were fed miscellaneous food such as bran and sweet potato vines. It usually took a long time for them to be slaughtered.

"I have been to a pig farm in Wujin County before, and their person in charge introduced it to me. In order to test the feed, they specially took out ten piglets and fed them with the feed provided by Xu Qiang..." Zhang Li paused, and then said: "From the results, the feed provided by Xu Qiang does have a significant weight gain effect. In the same 40-day feeding cycle, the weight gain efficiency of the new feed is almost % higher than that of traditional feed!"

"Ah, so good?" After hearing Zhang Li's explanation, Xue Zhiqin immediately smiled and said, "Then what do you think the benefits of this feed will be if it is put on the market?"

Xue Zhiqin's main work is usually in administration. Although he has a relatively good understanding of business affairs, his understanding is not in-depth. As for the layout and development of township enterprises, he mainly relies on the suggestions of his subordinates, especially the suggestions given by Zhang Li. Therefore, Zhang Li has made an indelible contribution to the rapid development of township enterprises today.

"I have previously compiled information on major domestic feed varieties. The feed industry is still in its infancy in China. Although many places have achieved large-scale mass production, feed technology is backward. Almost all domestic feed formulas are similar, and there is no domestic brand effect." Zhang Li pondered for a moment, then continued: "From the test results, Xu Qiang's feed is indeed very effective, almost as good as similar foreign feeds. If it can be put on the market on a large scale, it is very likely to greatly promote the development of the domestic breeding industry..."

"That's great!" Xue Zhiqin stood up immediately after hearing this and said, "Make a feasibility plan for the expansion of the feed factory right away. Let's hold a meeting to discuss it first, and then implement it."

Unlike other leaders, Xue Zhiqin is a man who is decisive and efficient. After learning that the new feed is indeed effective, he immediately planned to expand the feed factory for mass production.

"If we want to achieve mass production, we must cooperate with Xu Qiang," said Zhang Li.

"Xu Qiang? Hasn't he already taught the feed factory how to produce? Is there any need to invite him over again?" Xue Zhiqin asked with a frown.

"He did teach the feed factory how to process this new type of feed, but he didn't give us the formula for the additives." Zhang Li bit her lip and said, "Especially the liquid used to ferment the feed in those barrels. He said it was brown sugar water, so the feed factory followed the previous process and added some brown sugar water to the premix. As a result, several tons of raw materials were not fermented successfully and were completely wasted..." (End of this chapter)