"Welcome the youngest!"

"Thank you brothers and sisters!"

Six glasses were raised in total, and six graduate students, including five men and one woman, laughed and drank the brown beer in their cups in one go.

This was the first gathering of six master students from the Institute of Strategic Institute in 84 in a small restaurant on Yuetan North Street.

Three of these six graduate students were admitted through the postgraduate admissions examination, while the other three were recommended by ministries and commissions, which was considered a commissioned training. Feng Xiaochen and Wang Zhenbin both belong to the latter. In addition to them, there is also a girl named Yu Rui, who was also recommended by the unit. She is 32 years old and a worker, peasant and soldier college student who went to university in 1972. Before she graduated from her postgraduate, she worked in the National Sports Reform Commission. This time, the Sports Reform Commission recommended her to study at the Academy of Social Sciences, and planned to reuse it after she returned from her postgraduate study.

The three students who passed the exam were all boys, named Qi Ruicang, Xie Keli and Ding Shikuan. Coincidentally, these three were all college students of the 78th grade. They worked for two years after graduation before taking the postgraduate entrance examination. Among them, Qi Ruicang, who graduated from Beijing University, was older and was already 28 years old. Xie Keli, who graduated from Renmin University and Ding Shikuan, who graduated from Puhai University, were both 24 years old, just a little older than Feng Xiaochen, so Feng Xiaochen became the "youngest" in the class.

"Youngest, you just said that you were working in the reinstallation work. What is this unit doing? Why does it sound mysterious?"

After three rounds of drinking, everyone talked about their past work. Ding Shikuan was quite interested in Feng Xiaochen's experience, so he asked him about the background of the reinstallation work.

"The Reinstallation Office is abbreviated, and its full name is the National Major Equipment Office, which is responsible for the development and coordination of major technical equipment across the country." Feng Xiaochen explained.

"Your reinstallation office has a great influence. Many of the work of our Planning Commission must be done around your requirements." Wang Zhenbin commented beside him.

"I have heard of this institution." Qi Ruicang said, "But I think there is no need for this institution to exist at all."

"Lao Qi, you're too much. Xiao Feng is the one who reinstalled it. You said that there is no need for someone to exist. Isn't this sabotage in person?" Xie Keli accused half-jokingly.

Qi Ruicang shook his head disapprovingly and said, "Has Xiao Feng left the reinstallation process? Besides, I am right to the matter and the others, and I didn't say that our Xiao Feng is not good. I just said that this institution is outdated. The product of purely planned economy is completely unsuitable for the era of commodity economy."

"Haha, Lao Qi, you've hit Lao Wang and me in one go. Lao Wang is from the Planning Commission. You said that the product of the planned economy is not good. Isn't this a point directly at Lao Wang?" Feng Xiaochen said with a smile.

"It is true that I am from the Planning Commission, but our Planning Commission does not only talk about planned economy. It is said that the country will soon propose a planned commodity economy, and our Planning Commission's work will be adjusted according to this idea." Wang Zhenbin said.

"There is still some debate about whether a planned commodity economy is mainly planned or commodity economy, and some experts from our National Social Reform Commission are also discussing this issue," Yu Rui added.

Ding Shikuan said: "I feel that the direction of the country's reform should be increasingly biased towards the commodity economy. Now rural township enterprises are developing very rapidly, and the management of township enterprises is free from the planned economy. How to manage this economy well is a big topic. I plan to ask the teachers for advice after entering school."

Qi Ruicang said: "Xiao Ding, your idea was wrong from the beginning. What's wrong with being outside the planned economy? Why do we always think about it? According to the principles of Western economics, the government should not interfere in the business activities of enterprises at all. Let them compete freely in the market so that they can maximize their enthusiasm and creativity."

"Everyone is for himself and God is for everyone. This is a vulgar economics view, which Marx once criticized." Xie Keli reminded next to him.

Ding Shikuan stood on the side of Qi Ruicang and retorted to Xie Keli: "Marx's view cannot be regarded as dogma, but should be understood dialectically. Didn't Lenin put forward the theory that socialism should be given priority in backward countries on the basis of inheriting Marxism? According to Marx's view, socialism should be built first in developed capitalist countries."

Yu Rui said: "Some leaders of our National Social Reform Commission also disagree with the idea of ​​vulgar economics. They believe that we should actively learn valuable content in Western economic theory and should not be denied."

This is an era when even college students can be called "the pride of heaven". Graduates, especially graduate students in national think tanks such as the Academy of Social Sciences, can almost be regarded as disciples of the emperor. Feng Xiaochen and his seniors have entered important national departments without exception after graduation, and are entrusted with important tasks as soon as they enter. In this era, having a graduate student in a department is like a classic car equipped with a Ferrari engine, which can immediately be rejuvenated.

With such a bright future, the graduate students are naturally proud and consider themselves to be the elite of the future. Such a group of people gathered together to chat, and the topic was so high-end, with some guidance and the domineering arrogance of the Wanhuhou back then.

In the mid-1980s, it was the time when Western political thoughts continued to pour into China. Faced with the highly developed material civilization abroad, domestic officials and the people had an instinctive sense of inferiority. The moon in foreign countries was rounder than that in China. At this time, it was not a joke, but a point that many people agreed with. As for the academic community, a very complex emotion appeared. On the one hand, it felt that we should fully absorb foreign academic paradigms and achieve integration with the international community. On the other hand, we were worried that we would be deviant and embarked on the evil path.

Wang Zhenbin and Yu Rui were recommended to study in the unit, and they still had to go back to their original unit after getting their degree. For them, they were just for the purpose of gilding, and they did not have the desire to explore the true meaning of the theory. Therefore, for this theoretical dispute, all they could do was to talk about their own experiences. As for whether it was good to learn Western or middle school, they were not sure. Everything was directed by the national policies.

Qi Ruicang and the other three are all college students in the new era, and the schools they attend are also well-known, which cultivates their spirit of courage to explore. During their college years, Western economics was named "vulgar economics" and was on a marginal position in the curriculum. When teachers teach, they must repeatedly emphasize that these theories are not correct, and the purpose of learning is only for criticism.

However, that being said, those teachers who have been immersed in the economic theory community for many years still understand the value of Western economic theory. They taught such a course as an enlightenment course in Western economics, opening a theoretical window for young students and allowing them to be influenced by Western economic theory.

Qi Ruicang is a very diligent person. He was already 22 years old when he was admitted to university. In his own words, he had delayed a lot of precious time. He read a large number of books in college, especially books introducing Western economic theory as his favorite. The exquisite graphics and mathematical models in Western economic theory gave him a feeling of sublimation of souls. He believed that such theories represent the truth in the world. In contrast, the metaphor of "one sheep exchanges for ten pieces of cloth" in traditional political economy seems too low-end.

"The current mainstream view in the Western economic theory community is to return to Smith's tradition. Everyone knows Smith, which is what we usually call Adam Smith, the one who wrote the Wealth of Nations. Smith's view is that the government should only act as a night watchman and should not intervene in economic activities. In this regard, the one who did the most thoroughly is Mrs. Thatcher in the UK. After she came to power, she greatly reduced the government's intervention in the economy, privatized a large number of state-owned enterprises, and cut welfare expenses, freeing the British economy from the crisis and returning to the track of healthy development."

Qi Ruicang waved his arms and told his new classmates about his experiences.

"Xiao Qi, you don't want to suggest that our country also privatize state-owned enterprises?" Yu Rui asked with a little joking.

"Why not?" Qi Ruicang took it seriously. He said: "Sister Yu, you have never worked at the grassroots level and don't understand the situation. There are too many problems with local state-owned enterprises now. More than half of the hundreds of state-owned enterprises in a region are in a loss state. And those township enterprises and private enterprises are developing vigorously. What does this mean? Our country has been building for so many years and has developed not as well as a small country like South Korea. Isn't it because the economy is not free enough? I think that privatizing state-owned enterprises will help stimulate their vitality, which is good for the country."

Wang Zhenbin shook his head and said, "Xiao Qi, your thoughts are very dangerous. These words are something that our classmates say, you must not say in formal occasions. Otherwise, it is not a question of whether you can graduate successfully, but you may have a serious ****, which will easily ruin your political future. In severe cases, it is possible to be sentenced to prison."

"Oh, who said it was not?" Qi Ruicang sighed and said, "I was listed as the key surveillance by the leader in my original unit because of expressing such a view. I was afraid that I would say something inappropriate to the unit. I thought about it and felt bored, so I decided to jump out of the postgraduate entrance examination."

Feng Xiaochen said: "Lao Qi, I think your idea makes sense, but it is also a bit extreme. State-owned enterprises have the advantages of state-owned enterprises, and of course private enterprises also have the advantages of private enterprises. It is definitely not possible for a country to have only state-owned enterprises. But if you want to privatize all state-owned enterprises like Mrs. Thatcher, I am afraid that there will be more problems. Mrs. Thatcher's reform has just begun. How effective is it? It's too early to say."
Chapter completed!