A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 578 Jiang Bancheng?

The search team set off, and Grandma Jiang dragged Jiang Dong out of the tent as well.

Secretary Liu suggested that it was cold outside and Jiang Dong shouldn't get cold, but the old lady politely declined.

"Now that the test has turned into an exercise, there's no reason to let irrelevant people stay in the command room! At first, I, the old lady, shamelessly stayed because I just wanted to see what my dear grandson had come up with!"

"Hey, Comrade Liu, let me learn your confidentiality regulations too!"

Well, Grandma Jiang's strong sense of boundaries earned the great respect of all the men in the room.

Little Liu, who had been standing by with a cold face as a supervisor, was now all smiles, helping Grandma Jiang walk outside.

"Grandma! It's dark at night, so I'll read it to you! Hey, with your level of understanding, why bother with all this formality!"

The sycophantic secretary, Xiao Liu, made everyone in the tent secretly spit in disgust.

Seeing that there were fewer people, Jiang Xia scratched his head and started thinking about "cultivating" the Tai Sui again.

But this thing isn't a turbine bearing, so what should Jiang Xia, an engineering student, do? He was still a bit clueless...

"Hey! Uncle, did Jiang Dong say that Jiang Qiu said this looks like some kind of 'artificial meat'?"

"What exactly is artificial meat?"

"Oh! It was made by people from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I don't know the specifics, but it seems to be something from the Institute of Microbiology. I've only heard of it, never seen it!"

Wow, I've never seen this big uncle before. Is he that mysterious?

Well, I'd better go ask Jiang Qiu myself. If I kill this kind of rare creature, wouldn't that be a waste of our ancestors' good intentions?

After all, it was something that appeared only after a mountain was destroyed.

As for why Jiang Qiu knew about this thing, Jiang Xia wasn't surprised at all.

Just as Jiang Dong won the hearts of the soldiers in the team, the quiet-looking Jiang Qiu still managed to win over many bigwigs in the Academy of Sciences with her clever little brain.

In addition, Grandma Zhen, who took care of Jiang Xia in place of her, had been taking Jiang Qiu to the Academy of Sciences from time to time due to some business. It was probably during this time that Jiang Qiu learned about the relevant matters.

"Oh! Artificial meat, huh? This stuff is basically just white mold!"

"Aunt Xinfang figured this out back in the 60s! Geotrichum candida is a yeast that has been proven to be edible abroad. This strain can grow using pentose, so it doesn't compete with humans for food. It can also be cultivated using wastewater discharged from various food processing plants, such as starch factories, vermicelli factories, canneries, tofu factories, sausage casing factories, and soy sauce factories. All you need is a carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of 30:1 in the culture medium!"

"What's pentose?" Jiang Xia was experiencing the feeling of her eyes spinning for the first time. "What's farmed chicken? Is it tasty?"

"Brother, stop joking!" Jiang Qiu didn't believe his brother was genuinely ignorant. "Don't you dare follow those people and slander Aunt Xinfang!"

"They're all talking badly about Aunt Xinfang! Those people are illiterate! They don't know how rigorous Aunt Xinfang is when it comes to things like gut microbiota!"

"After the bacterial flora was cultivated, others paid great attention to the analysis and animal experiments. In the end, after tasting it themselves and finding no signs of poisoning, they finally revealed the matter!"

"Huh? This has been announced? I've never eaten these before..."

"Of course! Before the Lunar New Year, they held a 'Grain and Feed Substitutes Exhibition' in the Administration Bureau's auditorium! Lots of people went to visit!"

Jiang Xia scratched his head. Oh, the end of the year? Where did I go then? I really don't know!

"Comrade Xiaoqiu is right! I remember I attended that exhibition too! This one was a bit strange; they even required us to bring the food manager and cooks with us!"

Leader Wu listened to Jiang Qiu's words from afar, carrying a bowl of the congee he had prepared, drinking it as he walked over, thus confirming that what Jiang Qiu said was true.

"Hey, how come I've never seen such a good thing in the market?"

"Of course there are! The nearest one is that dumpling shop next to Qianmen Gate. Their 'artificial meat' is cultivated using strains developed by Comrade Fang and her team! It's just hard to buy..."

"And... do you remember the big event that happened last May?"

"Uh, I only remember that we captured the Demon Among Demons, and also, someone's flagship was captured. Now the navy comrades are using it to fish, and it's very useful!" Jiang Xia thought for a moment and came to this conclusion.

Leader Wu took a sip of his porridge, somewhat speechless: "We have three mountaineering team members who summited Mount Everest from the north face, achieving the first ever ascent from the north face in human history!"

"The thing they need to replenish their energy is the 'artificial meat' provided by Comrade Fang!"

Oh dear! How could I forget this important milestone?

Didn't a movie in later generations tell this story?

At that time, our mountaineering team successfully summited Mount Everest from the north face, achieving the first ever ascent from the north face in human history.

However, it was nighttime, so they were unable to take photos of reaching the summit, and the souvenirs they left behind were blown away by the strong winds.

So, despite the successful summit attempt, the foreigners simply didn't believe it.

Jiangxia always regretted that if they had been equipped with an infrared night vision device to see the scenery on the mountaintop clearly, they wouldn't have this problem.

I never expected that this artificial meat would actually play such a significant role in this process.

"Then, why isn't such a good product being promoted?"

"Of course! This is a high-grade nutritional product! The raw materials for producing white ground fungus are widely available, including rice water, waste vegetables, rotten fruit, and distiller's grains, making it suitable for widespread promotion in the canteens of people's communes in both urban and rural areas. Currently, 9014 strains of the fungus have been distributed free of charge nationwide, but..."

"The storage conditions are a bit demanding. Hey, Xiaoqiu, what difficulties did your Aunt Xinfang mention?"

Jiang Qiu put down his notebook. "Yeast needs to be freeze-dried for preservation. Aunt Xinfang is having a lot of trouble with how to maintain the activity of the strain. Right now, the promotion is only in the area around Beijing. If it's any further away, the strain risks losing its activity..."

"Hey! If we could freeze-dry it, Aunt Xinfang's work could be enjoyed by more comrades!"

At this point, Jiang Qiu sighed with considerable distress: "Aunt Xinfang is desperately trying to cultivate a stronger strain, but strength and rapid proliferation are conflicting things. Aunt Xinfang is really anxious now; her hair is falling out in clumps. If only I could..."

You can!

"Huh?" Jiang Qiu stared blankly at her brother.

"Hehehe, you clever little sister, do you want this centrifuge that can quickly separate impurities and harvest bacteria, or do you want this vortex tube that can quickly cool down? Or do you want both?"

Jiang Xia held a roll of blueprints in each hand, waving them at the third brother, his nose practically pointing to the sky!

Jiang Qiu looked at his older brother and felt as if golden light was emanating from his body!

"Brother! You're amazing!"

"Brother, you're awesome!" Secretary Liu popped up again, clapping for Jiang Xia. At the same time, he casually pulled out two 'dictionaries' and handed them to the dumbfounded Boss Wu with a big smile.

Well, even Teacher Sichen, who was listening intently, couldn't escape it.

After receiving the dictionary, he asked, still looking bewildered, "Is the organization richer now? They're giving out dictionaries for free?"

Leader Wu pulled him away and tried to slip out...

Secretary Liu didn't mind. After all, her support had arrived. As the saying goes, you can run away from something, but you can't escape it...

"Bro! Keep it up! You've practically wreaked havoc on half of Beijing!"

"From now on, why don't you call yourself Jiang Bancheng?"