Scholars in the courtyard

"Director Tian, ​​thank you for your hard work this time."

The two met, Yang Xiaotao said slightly apologetically, but Director Tian smiled cheerfully.

"It's not hard, it's not hard. I just want to take this opportunity to see the scenery of Jiangnan."

"But you have a big task!"

Yang Xiaotao smiled and said nothing more. The matter was not at the end, so anything he said would be redundant.

The two then got on the bus, and Wang Hao drove to the train station. Then the two checked in and got on the bus, heading south.

"director!"

Yang Xiaotao sat opposite and took out an apple from his bag and handed it to Tian Haipeng. He took another one and ate it first.

Director Tian politely wiped it with his hands and took two bites.

There were not many people in the carriage, but there was a lot of movement when the train was moving, so the carriage was not quiet.

"Have you been to Jinling?"

"I've been there, but it was a few years ago. At that time, I traveled around the country, inspecting capable factories and dispatching tasks..."

"At that time..."

Director Tian felt very sad when he talked about it, as if he had gone back to the ups and downs and thorny years of his youth.

The two started chatting in the carriage, and finally Yang Xiaotao asked about their destination. Speaking of Factory 568, Director Tian thought about it in his mind and told Yang Xiaotao what he could tell.

"This 568 Factory was originally a fertilizer factory established by patriotic businessmen before liberation and made outstanding contributions to agricultural construction..."

"Later, we encountered difficulties in the research of missiles. At that time, there was a safety incident in the liquid oxygen stored by the alliance and it could not be provided to the country. With no other choice, the country had to find a way to create liquid oxygen on its own!"

"Finally, this fertilizer plant was selected."

Director Tian was talking about what happened that year, and Yang Xiaotao kept it in mind.

"Have you never thought about building a few more over the years? After all, you can't put all your eggs in one basket!"

"Who says there is no solution? Over the years, the chief has also wanted to change this situation!"

"It's a pity. There is only one core machine. It was bought from Germany and has been used for many years. Other factories want to develop it, but there has been no progress."

"As for procurement, don't even think about it. The alliance has closed its doors. Even the alliance may not have this thing!"

Director Tian said helplessly, and Yang Xiaotao nodded. The machine tool at the Northwest Second Factory had been broken for so many years, and he had never been willing to throw it away.

At this time, machines are precious!

"That's why this one is very precious!"

Director Tian Zheng said as he looked at Yang Xiaotao, "That's why Zhang, after hearing your request, overcame all opinions and agreed to your coming!"

"He believes that you can imitate Venus No. 1 in the northwest, so this time it's not a bad idea!"

"The old man has great hopes for you. He also specifically told me that as long as the machine is not dismantled, anything will be fine."

Director Tian's words were serious, but Yang Xiaotao's ears sounded complicated.

I was both happy that the chief valued him, but also a little helpless.

It’s already here, what can we do if we don’t let it be demolished? How to make a drawing without taking it apart? How can I get stuck in the system without drawing a picture? How to design your own machine.

This makes him useless!

However, after listening to Director Tian's explanation, Yang Xiaotao also knew the importance of this machine. If it was dismantled rashly, it would probably lead to failure, which would cause huge losses to the country, and even a large number of people would be affected if it was lost.

Be careful!

The two then talked about other things to cope with the boring journey.

In Jinling, Chen Bin and Zhang Guanyu woke up and saw a light rain outside.

It rained heavily, making the sky look dark.

However, the two of them completed the task and felt relaxed mentally. Now they are still thinking about waiting for the rain to stop, going out for a walk and taking a look at the surrounding things, so that they can talk about something when they go back.

But before I even went out, I bumped into Cai Jingwu, the deputy director of the machine tool factory.

Holding an umbrella, half of my body was still wet from the rain, and wearing water shoes, I greeted her warmly after entering the house.

"Gong Chen, Gong Zhang, morning!"

The two came forward to meet each other, and Cai Jingwu explained his purpose, "You two, this is it."

"According to the instructions from our superiors, we will hand over the remaining parts of the Venus to your factory."

The two nodded that this matter was discussed by their superiors. They were just working and had no opinions on it.

Just when Chen Bin felt that things had changed, Cai Jingwu explained his purpose.

"After discussion, we believe that we cannot send the problematic machine tools to you."

"That won't show our friendship, and it will also offend you."

"So we thought we should verify it in advance to ensure that the machine tools handed over to your factory are qualified."

Cai Jingwu's eyes flashed as he spoke.

In fact, he had made up this rhetoric himself for a long time, but when he said it, he still felt weak.

After Cai Jingwu finished speaking, he looked at the reactions of the two people in front of him.

Chen Bin and Zhang Guanyu looked at each other, and finally Chen Bin spoke, "So you want to install another machine tool and send it to the machine factory?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean."

After receiving the confirmation, Chen Bin understood the other party's intention just by thinking about it, but again, they were just here to work, and whatever they did, they had to follow the arrangements here.

Cai Jingwu saw the twinkle in Chen Bin's eyes and immediately understood that the other party had guessed his intentions, but now that it was over, he had to say it.

Last night, Huang Shengli reported the completion of the machine tool and explained the unique assembly method of the machine factory. If you don't have certain abilities, it will be difficult to assemble it.

When the superiors heard about it, they just remained silent.

Only then did he tell Huang Shengli in a stern tone.

When people come, technology must be left behind.

The implication is to learn the other party's ability to assemble machine tools.

Only after learning how to do it can the machine tool factory produce Venus that has been assembled by itself.

Although this Venus consumes a lot of resources, even if the machine tool factory wants to make a third machine, it will have to accumulate a wave of supplies, but if you can't learn the skills, there is no use having more resources.

What's more, so far, there are only one person in the country who really has a morning star, and their machine tool factory is still the leading enterprise.

So, this has him coming.

If he is rejected, Huang Shengli will be there to take care of it.

If it doesn't work, call the machine shop.

But unexpectedly, just as Cai Jingwu was stunned for a moment, Chen Bin nodded and answered.

"Okay, let's do this. After dinner, I will arrange for people..."

Cai Jingwu said happily, and then walked into the rain.

The steps were so brisk that the umbrella almost broke.

"Old Chen, is that the answer?"

Zhang Guanyu didn't speak until Cai Jingwu left his hand.

He didn't realize it at first, but after Chen Bin finished speaking, he understood the other party's attention.

"Otherwise!"

"As long as the other party gives us machine tools, what's the point of teaching them?"

"Is it possible that you want to come here a second time?"

Zhang Guanyu shook his head, "Here, it rains all the time. It's so annoying. I still like to go back to Jiucheng."

Chen Bin nodded.

After the arranged breakfast, the two of them held umbrellas and came to the workshop. There were not many people this time, but everyone had a pen and paper, and it was obvious that they were technical elites.

Seeing this, the two of them did not increase the speed like last time but slowed down the pace, step by step.

northwest.

It's already a bit cold in October.

Coming all the way from Sijiu City, Ran's father also put on clothes one by one.

At this time, the truck passed through checkpoints one after another and finally stopped at the station.

Ran's father jumped out of the car, and Lao Zheng's figure immediately appeared next to him.

We haven’t seen each other for many days, but the old guy is still the same.

Wearing a patched white shirt.

"Lao Ran, you guys didn't even tell me in advance when you came back."

Lao Zheng was obviously a little surprised, but there was obvious surprise in his words.

The two came together for a hug, and Lao Zheng even patted Ran's father on the shoulder, exclaiming from time to time, "It seems that the water in Sijiu City nourishes people."

"This face has flesh, and the body is strong."

"You must weigh at least a few dozen kilograms on your return trip."

Lao Zheng smiled and joked from time to time. Ran's father smiled quietly, "It's not only dozens of kilograms, but seven or eight kilograms."

"Let me just say, go back and enjoy your happiness."

"Haha, that's right, those meals were either chicken or braised pork, eating eggs, and sleeping until you wake up naturally, haha, those days were really..."

Ran's father was talking, but he couldn't find a word to describe it, and he didn't know what to say to Lao Zheng.

"It's really comfortable."

Lao Zheng spoke, and Ran's father smiled and nodded.

"Then you're coming back?"

Ran's father punched Lao Zheng and did not answer the question. Instead, he greeted the people coming out from behind, "Comrades, help me, take the things in and don't leave them in the car to get damaged by the sun."

After hearing this, a group of people behind Lao Zheng immediately ran to the truck to help move the things inside.

After a while, people started to scream, asking for meat, fruit, canned biscuits, etc. The voices were different, but they were all full of surprise.

"Stop looking, this is for you."

Ran's father took out a cigarette from his handbag and threw it to Lao Zheng.

Lao Zheng stretched out his hand to take it, "Hey, Lao Ran, you are so rich. This one is worth a lot of money. You gave it to me?"

Lao Zheng said, already holding the cigarette in his hand. This is his spiritual food.

"My son-in-law gave it to me, so I brought it to everyone."

Ran's father didn't hide it, and even lifted the handbag and shook it.

Lao Zhengba chimed, "That kid finally has some conscience and deserves my help."

Ran's father smiled and the two walked into the house side by side.

In an instant, I felt that the surrounding temperature had increased a lot.

"Tell me how it feels to go back?"

In the office, Ran's father was sitting at the table. Lao Zheng took a thermos bottle and added a cup of hot water to the jar in front of him, then handed it to Ran's father.

"how to say."

Ran's father held the vat and fell into memories, and finally shook his head, "I don't know how to say it."

"Anyway, it's pretty good."

Ran's father smiled when he thought of his wife, his children, and that he was already the grandfather of three children.

Seeing this, Lao Zheng knew that Father Ran should handle the matter well when he returned.

"I thought you would come back next month, but unexpectedly it was earlier than expected."

"You didn't come back because you were kicked out and had nowhere to go."

Lao Zheng suddenly smiled, and Ran's father didn't care. He just lowered his head and took a sip, "I said goodbye to them when I left this time, and they all understood."

"It's good to understand."

"What's going on here at the base?"

"Nothing happened. I just worked step by step. With this first successful experience, everyone worked smoothly and it was much easier than before."

"By the way, I heard that a second one will be detonated at the end of the year. This speed will be much faster than the first time."

Lao Zheng whispered, and Ran's father nodded.

"As long as the resources are in place and there is first-time experience, it will be faster."

"I think the next step is to store it. After all, the deterrent effect of this thing is far less than when it is held in the hand."

Lao Zheng nodded, and then thought of something.

"Lao Ran, do you have any ideas when you come back this time?"

"Ideas? What should I have in mind?"

"Uh, I mean, do you have any ideas about work?"

"Work?"

Father Ran's heart moved and he looked at Old Zheng seriously, "Old Zheng, are you hiding something from me?"

Lao Zheng opened the cigarette case, took out a cigarette, and lit it.

"Originally, I thought I would discuss this matter when you come back next month."

"Well, that is to say, if you find a good job and don't come back, this won't happen."

As Lao Zheng said, Lao Ran's eyes became even sharper, "You guys, have you known something for a long time?"

Lao Zheng chuckled, "Actually, this is the commander-in-chief's intention. You see, this task has been completed, and there is no need to maintain such a large scale, so some people have to be deployed to other departments."

"Just tell me, where am I going?"

Ran's father also wanted to confirm the location with Yang Xiaotao early so that the other party would have time to visit him.

Old Zheng smiled and took out a notice from the book on the table.

"Take a look."

Father Ran took it and looked at it carefully for a while.

The notice stated that he was expected to participate in the research and development of aero-engines and continue to contribute to the country's revolutionary construction.

The signature below is the Personnel Department of the Third Machinery Department.

"Third Machinery Department?"

"right."

Ranru suddenly thought that the old man he saw in the machinery factory a few days ago seemed to be the head of the Third Machinery Department.

"Where does this three-machine department work?"

"The headquarters is in Forty-Nine City."

Father Ran's hands sank, "In other words, if I agree, I have to go back?"