As the saying goes, when the soldiers and horses are not moved, the food and grass go first. To know the scale of a war, the degree of logistical mobilization is almost a concept. %し

The same is true for scientific research. How much funding you have prepared, the scale of the research can almost be estimated.

In the 1980s, if an institute puts out 100 yuan in research funding—don’t laugh, many scholars have so much funding a year—then he buys two books, two pens, and then buys them. If you click the manuscript paper or something, the funds will be almost used. Scientific research of this scale, if it can be called scale and scientific research, can probably be regarded as pure theoretical research.

And if you have 1,000 yuan in research funding, in a better school, this money can even start a small project. Using public equipment in your own laboratory, or borrowing or rubbing a little other laboratory equipment, and then buying some experimental materials, you can also deal with it. Of course, this goal cannot be set too high. Domestic core journals and the like , Almost even if it reaches the top.

In the 21st century, many graduate students or teaching assistants in many schools actually have this level of research funding. Of course, the nominal funding will be higher, such as 10,000 yuan or 20,000 yuan, but in terms of actual purchasing power, it is still The 1,000 yuan in the 1980s is not necessarily easy to use.

If the funding is 10 times more, such as a research funding of 10,000 yuan, you will be able to do a good job in the 1980s.

With the current state finances, scholars who can receive 10,000 yuan in scientific research funds are already considered to be well-known and independent, and their research directions can also aim to break out of Asia and go to the world.

Of course, most of them cannot be done, but there is always a chance.

Just as the initial funding, with 10,000 yuan in the 1980s, you can buy several decent instruments, or buy one or two useful instruments, such as the UV spectrophotometer originally purchased by Yang Rui. Papers.

As for the research funding of 100,000 yuan, it was very high in the 1980s. The professors of most local colleges and universities did not reach this level. From another perspective, if a professor from two local colleges and universities received 100,000 yuan Yuan’s research funding, then he is almost the richest scholar in the school.

This money, handed over to social science scholars, can already make world-class fieldwork. If the angle of focus is appropriate, such as looking for a few of the poorest places in China, and then comparing the human development index and happiness, it may not be able to show up in the Western mainstream media.

In the field of natural sciences, if the chosen direction does not burn money, and there is a corresponding scale of laboratory accumulation, then this money can also do some world-level research.

From a six-figure fund to a seven-figure fund, to 1 million yuan, that basically belongs to the patent of a few big bosses.

It's not that this money can cover the world's high-level research, but that China, which is poor and white, can't give you a few seven-figure numbers for you to play high-level research.

Like Yang Rui, he had already made the world's top ion channel results, and Professor Cai only provided him with 600,000 yuan. This is still at Peking University, which is rich in wealth.

Change to a lower school, such as Beijing University of Technology or Beijing Normal University. It’s thank good for the biology department to spend 200,000 yuan. It’s not that they have a poor understanding of the value of ion channels and Yang Rui, but that they don’t have any. Money won’t be hard.

However, if Yang Rui really used 600,000 yuan to build the ion channel, he would not even think about it, and the money for experimental consumables would not be enough. Not to mention 200,000 yuan, the ion channel is not related to the six-figure funding.

Of course, China in 1986 was richer than it was in 1984. In other words, inflation was more than 20%. Everyone has more money in their pockets.

If Yang Rui made the results of ion channels this year, Professor Cai could make up 720,000 yuan for him.

In fact, the current ion channel laboratory has an annual funding of 2 million yuan. Yang Rui didn’t take much, and he distributed it to several other groups, so that the researchers in the ion channel laboratory also saw a large amount of money. Funding.

However, the number of "five million" is still beyond their reach.

What makes people think about the scary thing more is the origin of the money.

Tian Bing thought for a long time, and couldn't help saying: "You said, if it's 5 million...it's calculated in RMB, this money, what national project can I apply for?"

"No." Fan Zhenlong said categorically, "It is the national high-tech projects that Director Yang has recently participated in. There are not many 5 million in the whole year."

The funding of 5 million yuan is beyond expectation for now. By 2000, the newly established National Highest Science and Technology Award had a bonus of RMB 4.5 million for self-help scientific research and RMB 500,000 for a personal bonus.

Tian Bing thought for a while, and said, "If that's the case, if we don't join a new research group, is it really possible for us to turn in funds?"

"You can't apply for the full amount of funding, and you have to invest so much in the first phase. There must be other sources of funding." Fan Zhenlong said, looking at Su Xiankai, and asked: "What about 5 million yuan for g protein-coupled receptors? Is it useful?"

Su Xiankai was still excited and said without hesitation: "G protein-coupled receptors, the first installment of 5 million yuan is not too much."

"Is it enough?"

"It should be...enough."

"Less? For example, three million?" Tian Bing calculated 2 million plus 1 million. Two million is the current funding limit of the laboratory, and 1 million is the limit of extra funding he thinks Yang Rui can get.

Su Xiankai shook his head without thinking about it, and said: "I told Director Yang before that the first installment is at least US$1 million. Otherwise, the ultracentrifuge alone will be stretched."

"So, do you really have to turn in funds?" Tian Bing muttered to himself, somewhat unbearable for the bad news.

A group of future calves looked at each other, and even felt like the sky was falling.

However, this is also the current domestic practice. The resources of laboratories are not fixed. If you apply for more projects, you have more funds, and if you apply for fewer projects, you have less funds. However, the key projects of the laboratory must be guaranteed after all. In this case, it is inevitable that projects with more funds will fund projects with less funds, or the project teams in the laboratory will fund each other.

After all, the knowledge of the person who approves the project funding is not the same as that of the user of the funding. Some laboratory leaders stick to their own opinions and some are looking for funding for the project.

Of course, there are also drawbacks arising from this. What's more, the person in charge of the laboratory collects "management fees" so as to make money from their own coffers.

Yang Rui has applied for a lot of funds in the past, and the funds are abundant, all of which are subsidies to the following group. This is one of the reasons why the ion channel laboratory can attract many calves.

The cattle have been fattened, and Yang Rui has to withdraw funds, but the other calves actually expected it.

However, how much money is needed to fill the big hole of 5 million yuan.

Su Xiankai also saw that everyone's emotions were not right, so he coughed and said, "Otherwise, everyone should join in."

"My project has been on for a year..." Tian Bing was crying, and now if the project is ended, the work of the previous year will basically be worthless.

Fan Zhenlong’s brain circuit is somewhat different: “Director Yang is not only an important person, he also needs funding. I think that if you are willing to join Director Yang’s research group, you can join, and those who don’t want to join, apply for more funding. I can also help, um, I have to apply more."

"Just our brothers, apply for two million dollars?"

"Why is it two million?"

"As for the existing funding of 2 million, Director Yang should still be able to apply for 1 million, so there is a gap of 2 million left..." Tian Bing repeated his analysis.

Su Xiankai shook his head and said: "Two million dollars can't be counted in it, and the existing projects have not been cancelled."

"That is to say, if we join the g-protein coupled receptor group, we can save Director Yang funding. If we don't join, we should apply for funding ourselves, right?" Fan Zhenlong turned to the party with a red heart. Always consider Yang Rui's funding.

Tian Bing asked cautiously: "How much should that count?"

"To be more generous, Director Yang applied for a few hundred thousand, let us let out several hundred thousand, and there will probably be a gap of four million left..." Fan Zhenlong pinched his finger and said: "We used to be in three teams. , Apply for each group..."

Fan Zhenlong couldn't say it anymore.

Su Xiankai helped: "I think Director Yang is still sure. Maybe we can apply for a one-hundred-hundred-thousands of dollars, so our pressure will be less..."

"Dreaming, Professor Cai opened a new project, and he didn't necessarily apply for a hundred or a hundred thousand." Xu Zhengping couldn't listen anymore.

Newly opened projects are when the money is most needed, but this is from the perspective of the scholar who spends the money. From the perspective of the school or any funding source, the time for a newly opened project is the most risky time, and the allocation of funds will naturally be reduced. Count in it.

This kind of contradiction is difficult to resolve. Whether it is Yang Rui or anyone else, it is difficult to get enough money at one time. This kind of time is often the time that requires the most money.

"If it doesn't work, I will give up my project." Fan Zhenlong gritted his teeth and said: "If I also give up the project, I can still save hundreds of thousands."

"Then what do you take to apply for the project."

"I can't apply for hundreds of thousands of yuan." Fan Zhenlong is very self-aware: "Director Yang's project is the most important. I am going to abandon the current project. If I apply for more, I can add it. I should be able to make a big deal. digital."

"Are you really giving up?" Tian Bing was startled.

Fan Zhenlong pondered for a while, and resolutely said: "There is nothing we can't give up. Yang Rui has done so many for us, just one project. Besides, it is more promising to be a g-protein coupled receptor."

After all, Fan Zhenlong felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

But the more so, his back figure becomes more stalwart.

Make it difficult for other researchers to choose.

Contradictory moods are all over the ion channel laboratory of Peking University.

...

At about the same time, Chen Yi from the Tsinghua Branch of the People's Bank of China accompanied Yang Rui to the branch.

Most of the stamps that Yang Rui bought back then were found through Chen Yi.

He bought mostly high-priced stamps, like a full set of military mail, asking for 6,000 yuan. In the end, Chen Yi contacted the seller and gave him a 15% discount. If not, Yang Rui took the money and looked for it in the market, and he might not be able to find a few. It's a seller.

Of course, Chen Yi's goal was to ask Yang Rui to buy national debt, and Yang Rui did buy a lot, which solved a big problem for Chen Yi and the director of the Tsinghua branch office.

After that, Yang Rui had many bank contacts, and most of them entrusted Chen Yi, all of which were handled very well by him.

In some respects, Chen Yi, as a bank's sales representative, is beyond the age.

However, Yang Rui came to the door today and asked Chen Yi, who had been in the bank for many years, to be dizzy.

He followed Yang Rui to the branch and walked through the lobby that he never had the chance to pass through on weekdays. He calmed down a little and said to the receptionist: "Hello~lightnovelpub.net~ I’m Chen Yi from Tsinghua branch, I’ve called. Bring customers to handle business."

"What kind of business?" The receptionist's attitude was cold. If he changed customers, he would not be like this, but he would not be so courteous to the staff of the bank.

"It's the business of foreign exchange and deposits." Chen Yi replied.

The receptionist's expression finally changed slightly. He looked up at Chen Yi, then at Yang Rui behind him, and asked, "Who are you dating?"

"Director Liu."

"Register, what is the specific business content?" the receptionist asked stylizedly.

Chen Yi hesitated and looked at Yang Rui.

Yang Rui stood up and said: "I have a certificate of deposit from a foreign bank, and I want the People's Bank to issue a certificate."

The foreign bank’s certificate of deposit is naturally in a foreign language. If he wants to use this certificate of deposit in China, he must reconfirm and stamp it by the domestic bank before it can take effect.

The People's Bank of China has a lot of foreign exchange, and the receptionist is used to asking: "Are there overseas relatives?"

Yang Rui was stunned for a moment: "No."

"Have immediate family members or I studied abroad or worked?"

"No. Does that... matter?"

"How did you make that money?" The receptionist raised his eyelids and asked, "It can't be the foreign exchange falling from the sky."

"I earned it by selling patents."

The receptionist froze for a moment, and asked habitually: "Amount."

"Six million dollars."

"En, six hundred... six hundred dollars, right?" The receptionist glanced at Yang Rui while making entries in the register.

Yang Rui shook his head and said with certainty: "It's six million dollars."

The receptionist's hand trembled, the pen tip cracked, and a puddle of ugly ink stuck to the book, smearing all the previous records.

...