He is a top student of Tsinghua University. He is talented and hard-working. He lamented the vastness of the motherland in the Tsinghua Park. He also vowed "Allegiance to the United States" as a citizen in the American courts. He is an American Intercontinental The chief engineer of the missile, researching and developing sharp weapons, aimed at his own motherland, he is Lin Ye. What was the reason for him to leave his hometown and become an American citizen? Why did he develop missiles for the United States? Now, in his dying years, he wants to return to the motherland. Can the Chinese people agree?
graduated from Tsinghua University and studied in the United States
1918 was a time of war and a time of salvation. In order to survive the crushing of Western industrial civilization, ancient China began "Open your eyes to see the world" to learn from the West. Starting from the Westernization School's "learning from foreigners to control foreigners", China gradually introduced Western technology and culture and sent foreign students to the West to study.
From 1872 to 1875, with the support of Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang , the Qing government sent a total of 120 overseas students to the United States four times to study, which opened the curtain of Chinese public studies. Since then, the trend of studying abroad has continued to flourish. At that time, most of the scholars suffered from the "study abroad syndrome." Ji Xianlin, a contemporary academic master of Lin Ye, said in the article that people at the time regarded studying abroad as "gold-plated". Hundreds of times the worth and become a "hot item."
Our protagonist was born in such an era. In 1918, in a merchant family in Beijing, a baby boy fell to the ground. His parents named him Lin Ye. With the careful cultivation of his parents, Lin Ye has shown extraordinary learning ability since he was a child, especially proficient in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Lin Ye's academic performance has been far ahead in the class since he was a child, and he was admitted to Tsinghua University logically. When Lin Ye was at Tsinghua University,Not inferior to the young talents from all over the country, their performances are always among the best, and he can complete the calculation by the seemingly complicated function with no effort.
Lin Ye, who grew up in a merchant family, is particularly good at calculating carefully, putting his personal future in the supreme position. As a high-achieving student of Tsinghua University, like most young people at the time, Lin Ye also suffered from the "study abroad syndrome." In 1941, he became a publicly funded international student of " boxer indemnity" with his excellent results. He studied at in the United States. University . Like other international students, Lin Ye was placed with high hopes of learning technology and serving the motherland. This high hope can be traced back to the first batch of Chinese students studying abroad at public expense decades ago.
In 1924, the Chinese modern thinker Liang Qichao gave birth to a baby boy named 梁思礼 . Liang Qichao is not only an outstanding thinker, but also very successful in cultivating children. Under the influence of his father, Liang Sili had a strong sense of family and country since he was a child. As a child, he witnessed the poverty of old China, suffered the pain of "weak country without diplomacy", and studied hard to serve the motherland. His father had the feat of " bus ", which set a good example for him. Under the influence of the "gilding fever", Liang Sili went to the United States for further studies in 1943 and studied in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University.
On the campus of Purdue University, Lin Ye and Liang Sili became friends
As compatriots who have traveled across the ocean from China to study, the two naturally have the instinct to warm up together. They lived a poor life, but they were extremely hardworking. With each other's support, the days were not too deserted. As two science students, there are endless topics to talk about, from scientific research to literature and art, from history to life, Lin Ye and Liang Sili have nothing to talk about, and the relationship is getting closer and closer. However, as they stayed longer and longer in the United States, the two people’s ideas gradually differed.As graduation approaches, this difference becomes increasingly prominent.
In 1945, Lin Ye obtained a bachelor's degree, but he was not satisfied with this, he moved to University of Cincinnati to study for master's and doctoral degrees, and his talent and hard work as a master of study were vividly reflected in him He surpassed the poverty of scientific research one by one, and finally obtained a doctorate in 1949. In the same year, Liang Sili also completed his doctoral thesis defense.
Destiny Choice
The fork of destiny spreads out in front of the two. Frost wrote in his poem: There are two roads in the yellow forest, but it is a pity that I can't go both at the same time. Lin Ye and Liang Sili face a major decision in their lives.
On the left is Yangguan Avenue, with ridges of greenery, green waters, and flowers on the road. Waiting for yourself is the permanent residence permit of a world-class power and the sky-high annual salary of the core scientific research personnel of top enterprises. , Is the ideal destination of countless scientific research workers. Once you leap into the dragon, you will have extraordinary products, fame and fortune in your hands.
On the right is the sheep intestine path. What awaits you is the devastated and awaited New China. It is a poor scientific research foundation that requires at least one generation of people's efforts, and the material rewards are unattractive.
27-year-old Lin Ye lay on the seat of the Cincinnati campus, staring at the sky for a long time, and finally sighed deeply with sadness in his eyes. The memories of the first half of his life appeared in his mind one by one. He thought of his distant hometown, his aging parents, and also thought of the teacher's account before going abroad. Eight years ago, the only thing he thought about was returning to the country after studying.
However, the invitation of Boeing made his heart tremble. The world's top company invited him to take up scientific research work with an annual salary of 300,000.Such a big deal is a huge temptation to anyone. The reason why Boeing is so generous is that it values Lin Ye's outstanding scientific research results in intercontinental missiles. After several hesitations, Lin Ye stepped into the door of Boeing and joined the American citizenship, home country and future. He finally chose the latter.
Liang Sili of that year did not hesitate like Lin Ye. He had been looking forward to graduation for a long time. His choice was a ticket to China. Airfare is priced, and this patriotism to serve the country cannot be measured by money. His father Liang Qichao said in the article " Youth China " that "the young people are strong, the country is strong", and Liang Sili is the best practitioner of this sentence. The impoverished new China, I am here!
After returning to China, Liang Sili worked at the Institute of Telecommunications Technology of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, where he drafted a long-term plan for the development of China's launch vehicle. In 1956, Liang Sili became the deputy director of the Missile Control System Research Office of the Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense, working under Qian Xuesen . He presided over the research and development of the automatic control system of China's rocket engines, and made great contributions to the advent of China's Long March 2 and Dongfeng intercontinental missiles.
Lin Ye, who is far away on the other side of the ocean, quickly invested in the research and development of intercontinental missiles after entering Boeing. In Boeing’s first-class laboratory, Lin Ye led the team to carry out research intensively, with yellow faces. Especially conspicuous in the crowd. The Americans gave Lin Ye's team the best conditions, equipped with first-class equipment, and fairly sufficient funds, and properly arranged for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, so that team members can save their worries and focus on scientific research.
At that time, as a member of the socialist camp, China was in direct confrontation with the Western capitalist world. The United States, as the West’s handle, will naturally inevitably suppress China. However, China and the United States are separated by a vast ocean, and the United States' military power cannot produce the same deterrent power to China as neighboring Mexico. Although the United States has a group of younger brothers in Asia eyeing China, after all, it is a small country with few people and does not pose a huge threat.
However, this situation changed when Lin Ye was in his forties.After more than ten years of accumulation, Lin Ye led the team to develop the Militia III missile with a range of 12,500 kilometers, allowing the United States to strike China across the Pacific. The US military hegemony is further strengthened, China shakes, and the world shakes. The leader of the Western world once again showed his full muscles to the world. Since then, the Americans have added a sharp arrow to break the enemy's thousands of miles, and China has added a trouble that it is difficult to sleep.
As the leader of this work, Lin Ye has gained a huge reputation and benefits, and his position in Boeing has been promoted from a leader in scientific research to a chief scientist. At this time, Lin Ye was surrounded by flowers and applause. At the celebration banquet, many American celebrities came to congratulate him, and in his slightly sullen mind, he could no longer afford to raise his own motherland. Just like the queen of Shu Han, Liu Chan , "I am happy here, but I don't think about Shu."
After hearing the news, his old friend Liang Sili cursed indignantly: "Lin Ye put Technology is used to help the United States deal with China, and my technology is used to protect China." Two roads are separated in the yellow forest. You and I have chosen a different one, and since then we have decided the path of our life.
As the time passed, Lin Ye probably had forgotten what ambition he had in his heart when he applied for the "Boxer Indemnity" quota for studying abroad. He forgot the kind instructions of the teacher who saw him off when he boarded the plane to the United States. In the attractively generous salary, in the intoxicating cheers, he skillfully put on work clothes, and died in a foreign laboratory.
wants to return to the roots of the fallen leaves
In 2020, the 102-year-old Lin Ye proposed to return to the country for the rest of his life, which caused a heated discussion: "You can come back, he has to pay taxes." "Traitor , Stay in your America." "He will be sentenced to life imprisonment when he comes back." However, if someone abandons his motherland, from that moment on, he will lose his hometown forever. If he wants to return to the country, the Chinese will never agree!
1872,The Qing government sent the first batch of overseas students to the United States, hoping that they would learn advanced Western science and technology and return to serve the motherland. In 1941, the 23-year-old Lin Ye obtained the "Boxer Indemnity" quota for studying abroad and embarked on a road of no return. Among the Chinese students studying abroad, there have been many patriots who have returned to serve the motherland. Among them are outstanding scientists like , Zhan Tianyou, and Liang Sili. Returning to the barren motherland, he wrote a magnificent poem for national development and national rejuvenation. But there are also people who choose to stay in a foreign country for the sake of their personal future. They only have interests in their eyes, and they can't pretend to be homeland in their hearts. Lin Ye is the representative of them.
Although the Militia III missile has long been retired, it is difficult to separate from the name Lin Ye. Whenever you mention it, every Chinese will suffocate his breath and show disdain in his eyes. Every time they talk about Lin Ye, people will say, "Oh, he is the guy who joined the American citizenship and developed missiles for the Americans to target his own people!"
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