After more than decades of experience, the founding of New China finally pulled the weather-beaten-down people out of the mire of war.
It also allows people to learn overseas to see the hope of the country's rebirth and return to China one after another to serve the country, including Qian Xuesen, the father of missiles.
At that time, for China, which had just been reborn from the war, everything was in ruins, and Qian Xuesen's return to China was undoubtedly a shot in the arm, and his achievements in the physics world would become the core force of China's scientific and technological development.
However, the poor and weak state at that time could not give him a generous economic support, and his monthly salary was only 335.8 yuan.
For the meager salary, Qian Xuesen did not mind, he put personal interests last, national interests in the first place, once made it clear: "My surname is Qian, but I don't love money." ”
Although the salary that the state can give Qian Xuesen is very meager, it also gives him a very special treatment, not even the treatment of the ten marshals, and arranges a special food safety officer for him.
Why the state gave him such special treatment, everything has to start from the beginning.
Cross the ocean and serve the country with one heart
In 1934, after graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Qian Xuesen was admitted to the seventh batch of Students studying in the United States by Tsinghua University in June of the same year, and went to the United States to study in 1935.
During his stay in the United States, he studied hard, and after obtaining a master's degree in 1936, he transferred to the California Institute of Technology to study, becoming a proud protégé of the world-famous physicist von Carmen, at this time Qian Xuesen was already a rare talent in the eyes of the United States.
His fate was uncertain, and his talents also became an obstacle to returning to China in the later period and being maliciously detained by the United States.
In 1949, the founding of New China, the sound of the trumpet of reviving the nation crossed the ocean to qian Xuesen's ears, he knew that now is the time when the motherland needs him, he and his wife Jiang Ying coincided with the idea, decided to return to China.
However, returning to China is so simple, when the two have checked all the luggage back to their home countries and are excited to return to their home country, they are maliciously detained by the United States.
The reason is absurd, but because the books and notebooks in their luggage, a "military secret" excuse hat firmly fell on Qian Xuesen's head, and this detention was exactly fourteen days.
With the help of American friends and many scientists, he was finally released, but the undead United States did not intend to stop there.
Although he was released, he still could not return to China and continued to be forced to stay in the United States, and fourteen days later it was another long five years.
In the past five years, the US government has used all kinds of means to "retain" Qian Xuesen, give him a promotion and salary increase, and ensure that he can live a good life in the United States.
He also sent secret agents to monitor Qian Xuesen all the time, or to raid and interfere with his normal life, which can be described as both soft and hard, but even so, it is still impossible to stop Qian Xuesen's enthusiasm for repaying the motherland.
In 1955, he finally saw hope of returning to China, he went through several twists and turns to find his father's friend who held an important official position in China for help, and in August, after the Geneva Conference between China and the United States, the U.S. government had to release him after the Negotiations between China and the United States.
In September 1955, Qian Xuesen and his wife, who had endured hardships, finally embarked on the road back to China.
Safety first, food safety personnel escort
In October 1955, Qian Xuesen's family finally returned to the embrace of the motherland.
Regardless of the fatigue of the boat, Qian Xuesen threw himself into the scientific research cause as soon as he returned to China, and the scientific research cause was in full swing, and the danger was also quietly coming.
Qian Xuesen, a man who was considered by the US government to be worthy of five Marine divisions, a talent that needed the US government to exhaust all means to retain, Qian Xuesen's pivotal position also made his life risk higher than ordinary people.
In 1964, at a crucial moment in the development of the "two bombs," a case of secret agent food poisoning quietly spread, and the black hand of this hostile force undoubtedly came against Qian Xuesen.
In this regard, the state immediately strengthened the protection of Qian Xuesen, in addition to the bodyguards to ensure his personal safety, but also equipped with a food safety officer, to further eliminate the dangers that endanger his life and health.
This is a food safety officer named Duan Enrun, for the safety of Qian Xuesen, he set up a laboratory not far from Qian Xuesen's home, just to detect whether Qian Xuesen's food contains toxic substances at any time.
In that era of material scarcity, even using the refrigerator, Qian Xuesen and his family ate every dish, Duan Enrun would take samples and put them in the refrigerator for preservation, until 24 hours later, everything would be discarded as usual.
Not only for the meal, he also did not allow Qian Xuesen's family to buy food, including children's snacks, and carefully tested or even spared a small tea leaf.
In the past six years, Duan Enrun has conscientiously guarded the safety of Qian Xuesen and Qian Xuesen's family, not giving the enemy a chance, because of his seriousness and carefulness, Qian Xuesen, who has no worries, has been able to devote all his body and mind to scientific research and attack.
Finally, in 1970, after the successful launch of China's first artificial satellite, the mission of "two bombs and one satellite" was successfully completed.
Mr. Qian Xuesen, the national soldier is unparalleled
Mr. Qian Xuesen's contribution to China has not only won the praise of the people, but also been affirmed by the world.
The famous scientist von Carmen once made this comment on Qian Xuesen: Qian Xuesen is a very imaginative person, and his talent in mathematics is even more rare, he is talented and talented, which is difficult for ordinary people to see.
American rocket expert Clark also did not hesitate to give a very high evaluation: Among the returned scholars who returned to China during the CCP period to serve, Qian Xuesen's importance can be said to be unparalleled.
Qian Lao's contribution is not only the development of missiles, nuclear weapons, etc., but also the improvement of New China's military and national defense capabilities, and also the formation of a mature and perfect theoretical system for China's applied mechanics and automation control.
He is also the founder of China's rocket missile industry, the "father of Chinese missiles", "the father of Chinese rockets", and "the father of China's aerospace".
Without his return to China, the process of China's independent research and development of missiles would have been delayed for at least ten years, not to mention the subsequent manned spaceflight and other projects, as well as the cultivation of aerospace scientific and technological talents.
The successful completion of the task of "two bombs and one satellite" is even more a sign that China's national defense science, technology, and nuclear industries have reached the world's advanced level, and has laid the foundation for China's important position in international affairs.
In 1949, he returned to China until his death, Qian Lao never set foot on American soil again, he was born in China, and he also dedicated his life's hard work to China.
The tortuous road back home, the meager salary, the risk of sacrifice at any time, he has carried it one by one, and his life has fought for the country, which is the real "unparalleled soldier of the country".
To quote the award speech awarded to Qian Lao by the Chinese Organizing Committee: He is a treasure of knowledge, a banner of science, and a model for intellectuals of the Chinese nation.