Chapter 23 Chapter Four

Such a joke in history: a world-class oil field was almost written off. Time: At the end of 1964, during the third session of the National People's Congress. Venue: Beijing Hall of the Great Hall of the People.A staff member said to Li Siguang, please go to the Beijing Hall.When Li Siguang opened the door and stepped into the Beijing Hall, he found Chairman Mao there.Li Siguang thought that the notice was wrong, so he said: "Chairman, I'm sorry, I went to the wrong door." He was about to turn around and go out. At this time, Chairman Mao came over, held Li Siguang's hand and said, "You did not go wrong, I was the one looking for you. Mr. Li, your Tai Chi is so good!"

Li Siguang was secretly surprised, thinking: I just learned Taijiquan, how did the chairman know it all at once?So he replied: "My health is not good, I have just learned a little bit, and I am not good at Taijiquan." Chairman Mao smiled gently: "I'm talking about your Taijiquan of geomechanics. Mr. Li, your punch has created a big oil field for our new China, which makes imperialism and revisionism tremble!" This is a very familiar storyline, not only in Huang Gang's reportage The New Rise of the Asian Continent, in the film Li Siguang, but also in many primary and secondary school textbooks and biographies of scientists.

The gap between the Fourth Session of the Second National People's Congress and the First Session of the Third National People's Congress is only one year. From the above story, we can see that Mao Zedong and the central government did not treat the person who discovered the Daqing Oilfield in a normal way, and definitely regarded him as a guest . I'm not sure whether such a change should all be attributed to the report from the Ministry of Geology.In fact, I have never seen this report until now.The old comrades in the archives of the Ministry of Geology all said that there was one in their impression, but they couldn't find it for me after a lot of effort.But one thing is certain, Li Siguang and his theory of geomechanics began to move towards the altar of science and politics.

At the beginning of 1964, just after the Fourth Session of the Second National People's Congress, Mao Zedong vigorously swiped his pen and issued a call to the national industrial front to learn from Daqing in industry.As a result, Daqing, as a red flag of socialist construction, began to fly high on the historical stage of the Republic.The Ministry of Geology also received corresponding awards. On April 22 of that year, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China forwarded the report of the State Economic Commission on strengthening geological work. In the report, the relationship between geological work and the discovery of the Daqing Oilfield was formally affirmed for the first time. The original text said: Since liberation, Geological work has made great progress, a large number of mineral reserves have been proven, and a number of mineral deposits that are of great significance to my country's economic construction have been discovered and explored, such as Daqing Oilfield...

Mao Zedong's words made the people in the Ministry of Geology feel as sweet as if they had fallen into a honeypot.The old man said: The Ministry of Geology should be the reconnaissance and intelligence department of the underground situation, and geological work is the forerunner of the national economy.Not only that, Mao Zedong also warned everyone and the senior cadres of the country at the central meeting that they should read Xu Xiake's travel notes carefully, learn from the people of the Ministry of Geology, and go down steadily to discover treasures step by step. The cripple minister He Changgong's waist stiffened at this moment, and with his hands on his hips, he said in front of the members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: "We (referring to the author's note from the Ministry of Geology) began to engage in oil in 1955. Yes, it has been more than eight years. The Ministry of Geology is an intelligence officer for the Ministry of Petroleum and directly serves the Ministry of Petroleum Industry. We have a division of labor with the Ministry of Petroleum. We take the first step, and they take the second Two steps..." Don't outsiders understand these words: "Oh, after a long time, the people from the Ministry of Geology are the first people to find oil in New China!"

"Hey, I didn't say that!" He Changgong straightened his face.The sensible man laughed: "You lame old fox, you're putting on a show like that." In any case, He Changgong felt that he had done a good deed for the Ministry of Geology if he could seek justice in front of Mao Zedong and the people of the whole country.But he didn't expect another meaning, that is, any discovery and creation in science, just like science itself, must not be false, otherwise it will be a big mistake. When Mao Zedong just praised the oil workers for setting up the banner of Daqing, he did not forget his old friend Li Siguang who had high hopes.Because of the discovery of Daqing Oilfield, Mao Zedong became very interested in this great philosopher and thinker, and Li Siguang's geomechanics.

"Old friend, it's amazing that your geomechanics can find a big oil field like Daqing Oilfield. Can you teach me a lesson?" One day, Mao Zedong invited Li Siguang to Zhongnanhai and asked enthusiastically. "Don't dare, dare not. Chairman, you are the mentor of the people of the whole country, and I must study your works well." Li Siguang looked sincere and fearful. "I have engaged in class struggle for decades, and it is okay to fight wars and carry out land reform. But when it comes to natural science, sir, it is you!" Mao Zedong smiled, pointing at Zhou Enlai, who was sitting aside with a cigarette, to Li Siguang. Said: "Enlai has learned a lot from you."

Li Siguang was very surprised: "Really? Prime Minister?" Zhou Enlai stood up: "The chairman is right. Mr. Li, I know that your geomechanics is not only an internationally renowned advanced science, but also a science born and bred in China. It is unique in the field of geology. Engels said, British Lyle It was the first time that rationality was brought into geology, but criticism did not talk about movement or development. Mr. Li, your geomechanics brought movement and dialectics into geology for the first time, which is a great contribution!" "Good, good, good!" I don't know whether he has found a bosom friend in philosophy, or because of his strong interest in natural science, Mao Zedong said three good things in a row when he heard this.He couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and the big hand that had commanded thousands of troops to overthrow the Jiang Dynasty vigorously swiped in the air, and then said to Li Siguang with piercing eyes: "It seems that all progressive undertakings in the world have It is inseparable from the law of movement. Movement can promote society, change society, and make what was isolated and failed in the past become a reality of being helped and successful today. What do you think, Mr. Li?"

Li Siguang was so excited that he didn't know what to say. Although he still couldn't understand all the words of this great philosopher, there was one thing that encouraged him. That was his theory of geomechanics, which had received great support and strength from Mao Zedong. However, it is sad that Mao Zedong did not know the historical truth of Daqing Oilfield until his death.History has fooled an era and a generation of great men. Huang Jiqing, who is a non-Party member of the CCP and a rightist, after being frightened at the people's meeting, he returned to his original unit and immersed himself in his materials and charts. Not sure.What was strange to him was that after this fight, Li Ben, who had always been close to him and talked to him, seemed to have changed, and often avoided him intentionally or unintentionally.

What is this Li Ben up to?Huang Jiqing was born to be most afraid of the old acquaintances around him estranged from him.During a business meeting, he pulled Li Ben aside and asked, "Just tell me, what did I do wrong for you?" Li Ben panicked: "Sir, don't misunderstand, I feel sorry for your old age!" Huang Jiqing was puzzled, and asked again. Helpless, Li Ben had no choice but to secretly show Huang Jiqing the copy of the report written by the party group to the Central Committee behind his back. In the beginning, it had the names of you, Mr. Xie and others, but... it was crossed out later.Li Ben pointed to the crucial passage and said very apologetically.

Huang Jiqing understands this very well, ah!When he saw that the discovery of Daqing Oilfield was under the direct leadership of Minister Li Siguang, he was shocked and indignant when he saw the great achievements made by using geomechanics. "This is not fact, and it does not conform to science!" His body was shaking, and he grabbed Li Ben's arm with both hands: "You are also the person involved, so you should know what's going on!" Li Ben lowered his head in frustration, and silently put away the report: "Of course, but, it's not for need!" need?Why did some people almost kill the Songliao census plan?When this matter was brought up, Huang Ji was out of breath.He always felt that some people played tricks on this issue behind his back, just like some people now open their eyes and say that the Daqing Oilfield was discovered under the guidance of geomechanics theory.Turtle son!When encountering injustice, the master will also curse in strong Sichuan dialect.He would say the same thing when joking.Guizi is a favorite catchphrase of Sichuan people. In the initial stage of the discovery of the Daqing Oilfield, a strange incident that almost wiped out such a world-class oilfield happened indeed. The mystery of this strange event made the master endure for nearly forty years before solving it.Although he disclosed this matter in various scientific conferences and academic works during his lifetime, the society did not know about it, and the master passed away suddenly before he could stand up and explain this matter to his own people.Now I can only disclose it to readers for the first time with the help of this literary work.It should have been dealt with quite seriously in some serious history of science.