I'm back in 1990

Chapter 126: The Grudge Between Teacher and Student

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Huang Xiaochuan was completely baffled to find himself suddenly without a second senior brother.

Not long ago, this old man told me to seriously study for his graduate school entrance exam, and it's only been a few days? And I've already become his last disciple? Was it pre-selected? Is this some kind of good thing?

Jiang Qiming felt like he'd heard Huang Xiaochuan's name somewhere before, and then it suddenly dawned on him.

"Oh my! Isn't that junior colleague the first author of that paper on tax reform?"

"No wonder the teacher looks so much younger; turns out he has such an outstanding student! Wow! Amazing!"

"Junior brother, how old are you this year? Almost graduating, right?"

Huang Xiaochuan scratched his head, looked at Wang Deyi, and asked, "What's going on? Didn't you tell Zhu Ganglie that I'm only a freshman?"

"Your junior is only a freshman this year and hasn't officially become my student yet, but I've already told him that he'll take the entrance exam for my graduate program after he graduates."

"Huh?" Jiang Qiming's eyes nearly popped out of his head. He was actually a freshman in college? No way? Could he be the teacher's illegitimate son? Otherwise, why would he receive such special treatment?

Fortunately, Wang Deyi couldn't read minds. If he had known that Jiang Qiming was talking about him like this, he would have definitely expelled this rebellious disciple from the sect.

However, it's not surprising that Jiang Qiming had wild thoughts. Normally, how could a freshman independently complete a paper of such high quality?

Moreover, Wang Deyi started mentoring this child when he was a freshman in college. This kind of relationship is not a simple one. Who would believe that there is no blood relation between the two?

It's not Jiang Qiming's fault. If he were to be reborn, he might be even more monstrous than Huang Xiaochuan. However, at this moment, it's understandable that he has misunderstood.

However, Huang Xiaochuan is truly talented; having lived two lives and spent so much time in the library, his papers cannot be faked.

Jiang Qiming chatted with Huang Xiaochuan for a while before realizing that this guy was a prodigy. No wonder his teacher wanted to take him under his wing so early. If it were me, I wouldn't have let him go either!

While Huang Xiaochuan may not have an encyclopedic understanding of my country's current and future economic development, he is fairly well-informed. He is quite knowledgeable about the advantages and disadvantages of reform and development, and his analysis of some currently implemented policies immediately impressed Jiang Qiming.

He even took out paper and pen to write it down.

Previous plans are becoming increasingly outdated, but considering the large number of industrial workers still in operation, we cannot take too big a step for the time being. We can first conduct some pilot programs in a few representative cities to allow some enterprises to enter the market economy model and see what problems will occur. These problems that occur in the operation of enterprises can reflect the problems that enterprises will face when they carry out market-oriented reforms nationwide.

In this way, losses can be made up at any time, problems can be recorded, and ways to solve them can be found, without suddenly taking away the jobs of industrial workers.

Other initiatives include expanding re-employment and developing new industries. Once enterprises are restructured, most of the service industries previously undertaken by these enterprises will be pushed out to the public. These industries originally had a large number of jobs, and how to develop and expand these service industries is also a major strategic move.

We need to develop both manufacturing and service industries, and walk on two legs.

Moreover, Huang Xiaochuan, who has been reborn, has already stated many of the issues in advance in the form of hypothetical scenarios.

For example, a considerable number of industrial workers have become accustomed to the "iron rice bowl" mentality, going through the motions without putting in any real effort and just coasting along. In such cases, the focus should be on output value, with remuneration distributed according to that output.

If you want to earn more money, you have to work hard. Otherwise, you'll be reassigned to a different position. We'll create some unimportant jobs where you only get a basic salary but have to clock in and out on time every day and also have to study. Let's see how long these people can stick to it.

For example, a hardworking worker can earn 500 yuan a month, while a lazy worker can only make ends meet with 80 or 100 yuan. Just make sure they don't starve. Also, we need to establish a reasonable pension system with the participation of all employees in government agencies, enterprises, and public institutions.

Workers pay pension insurance according to their income level. Those who just loaf around will pay less and naturally receive less in the future. Let the facts remind these people that society does not support idlers.

To return to their original positions, workers must undergo an assessment. Only those who pass the assessment can return to their jobs. This will gradually bring these industrial workers back on the right track.

Of course, technological upgrades and product improvements are also important factors to consider.

The three of them chatted for an afternoon. Wang Deyi and Jiang Qiming would occasionally add to Huang Xiaochuan's points, and Jiang Qiming would record all of these questions, which he considered an excellent topic.

This is definitely enough to write an excellent paper on how to carry out industrial reform.

After the discussion, Jiang Qiming took the initiative to invite, "Teacher, junior brother, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

Huang Xiaochuan chuckled upon hearing this: "Second Senior Brother, it seems you haven't grasped the situation. I'm the host here, how can I let a guest like you treat us to a meal! There's no time like the present, so I'll treat you and Professor Wang to a meal today."

Jiang Qiming?

You're a freshman and your living expenses aren't even enough to cover your living expenses, so where are you going to get the money to treat us to a meal?

Seeing Jiang Qiming's expression, Huang Xiaochuan guessed why. He smiled and explained, "I invested in some stocks and made some money. It's not a problem to treat people to dinner."

Wang Deyi nodded in agreement, confirming, "This kid's got a lot of money in his pocket; you can eat him out of house and home without him going broke."

When Wang Deyi was hospitalized, he already knew that this shameless little guy spent money without batting an eye, always buying the most expensive things. He also did indeed hold a considerable amount of stock; as for where the initial capital came from, he didn't say, and Wang Deyi didn't ask, but it certainly couldn't have been from robbing a bank.

Hearing Wang Deyi say this, Jiang Qiming became even more curious about Huang Xiaochuan, feeling that his junior brother had quite a few stories to tell!

After dinner, the two brothers took Wang Deyi home. That night, Jiang Qiming stayed at a nearby hotel, which wasn't too far away, so Huang Xiaochuan simply took his second senior brother, whom he had just met that day, there.

Along the way, Jiang Qiming told Huang Xiaochuan a lot about Wang Deyi's past, especially the teacher-student feud.

It turns out that back in the 1980s, Wang Deyi had a student who was very talented and the most gifted among all the students Wang Deyi had taught. So Wang Deyi used all his connections to get his star student a government-sponsored opportunity to study abroad.

Who would have thought that this guy would tear up his passport and disappear once he arrived abroad? Later, various signs indicated that he had run away. At that time, this was a very serious matter. Since they couldn't find the person who had run away, Wang Deyi, who had done everything he could to send him abroad on a government scholarship, was blamed. He was investigated and punished, which caused the old man a lot of trouble.

Being betrayed by his most valued student almost made Wang Deyi die of anger.

After hearing Jiang Qiming's explanation, Huang Xiaochuan finally understood why the old man had always been unwilling to take on students. So that's the root of the problem.