Scholars in the courtyard

After the call, the two walked out together, watching the people around them busy loading rice onto trucks and transporting it to the town's grain station.

These rice cannot be used as seeds, so they can only be eaten.

And they have to make it clear to the people in the town's grain management office so that no one will mistake it for seeds.

"Brother, last time you asked me about the future research direction of hybrid corn and what I would do in the future, right?"

"I thought about it these two days, and I really thought of it."

Yang Xiaotao was a little curious when he heard what Teacher Yuan said, and then asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Teacher Yuan looked at Yang Xiaotao and smiled, "Speaking of this, I still learned from you."

"Me?"

Yang Xiaotao frowned, it seems that he did not do any follow-up research after he came up with Yangcun No. 1.

Just when Yang Xiaotao frowned, Teacher Yuan smiled and said, "We have a lot of saline-alkali land here."

Yang Xiaotao widened his eyes, "Teacher Yuan, you are not..."

"Yes, I plan to study salt-alkali tolerant hybrid rice."

Teacher Yuan said seriously.

But Yang Xiaotao clearly saw a spirit of not admitting defeat in his eyes.

This is, he is arguing with himself.

Although Yang Xiaotao explained the situation of cultivating blood jade at that time, he hoped that Teacher Yuan could continue to study high-yield corn.

After all, one thousand kilograms is far from the end of hybrid rice, and super rice is what he will do in the future.

But Teacher Yuan seemed to be determined, thinking that the path Yang Xiaotao took must be correct, and he had to study salt-alkali resistant rice.

In the end, Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to help him determine the research direction as the leader of the technical team.

One is the subsequent research on hybrid rice, and the other is the research on salt-alkali resistant rice.

In this way, the research institute will definitely not have enough staff.

However, this is not what Yang Xiaotao should consider. The Academy of Agricultural Sciences has established branches in many places across the country, and now is the time to take them out.

The two talked while walking, chatting about the future direction of agricultural development.

On the other side, after Gao Yufeng hung up the phone, he patted his cheek with his hand, feeling the pain of the flesh, and then he was sure that he had not heard it wrong just now.

More than a thousand kilograms.

More than a thousand kilograms of rice per mu.

Thinking of this, Gao Yufeng ran out of the office.

He wanted to tell the old dean about this good news as soon as possible, and then let the old dean go back to Sijiucheng quickly and not stay here.

Such a big thing must be well publicized, promoted as soon as possible, and more people must be organized to learn.

He felt that the Academy of Agricultural Sciences would be busier and busier in the future.

The subjects carried out by the school in the future must list hybrid breeding technology as a key subject.

He also felt that the development of other crop hybridization programs should be encouraged.

At this moment, Gao Yufeng thought a lot, but each one made him excited.

No, the old dean would not be able to handle it alone now.

He would also go back with him.

Hold this grand event of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences well.

With an excited heart, Gao Yufeng found the old dean who was checking the production of Artemisia selengensis, and shouted loudly before he got close.

The old dean frowned, and after listening, the wrinkles on his face could kill mosquitoes.

Well

The mosquitoes in the northwest are relatively large.

So, after getting the news, the old dean immediately ran back, picked up the phone and called Tao Lao.

Soon after, the news about the hybrid rice yield of 1,000 jin per mu spread among the upper class of Sijiu City.

It was also on this day that many staff members suddenly found that their leaders had more smiles on their faces.

Even Mr. Chen, who had always been troubled by the development of the domestic economy, was found to be in a particularly good mood by his female secretary. Not only did he eat an extra bowl of rice at lunch, but he also went to the machinery factory to inspect the work in the afternoon.

In the past, he would have wanted to use one minute as two minutes, so how could he have time to go down and inspect.

But Mr. Chen went.

He stayed in the machinery factory for most of the afternoon, and in the evening, he went to the pharmaceutical factory accompanied by the leaders of the machinery factory, and finally went to the chemical factory next door for dinner.

During the meal, he heard Director Xu say that he was going to do some research on some medicine, which made Mr. Chen particularly happy.

In short, after today, Mr. Chen's face was smiling more and more, far less distressed than before.

Minfu City

Just when Yang Xiaotao and others were happy about the full harvest, a group of people were preparing nervously.

The full moon overhead was getting brighter and brighter, and the moonlight shone down on the people observing on the hillside.

At this moment, in their field of vision, under the lights not far away, a group of people were doing the final inspection.

"Director Ran, the work will be completed in half an hour."

A short young man stepped forward from the crowd on the hillside to report the situation.

Hearing this, Zhong Ran's father, who was holding a telescope, nodded slightly and did not speak.

What should be said has been said long ago.

What should be done has been done long ago.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for the next experiment.

Seeing that Ran's father did not speak, the young man stood aside.

The faces of the people around him did not relax, but became more solemn.

They came from afar for this experiment, just to be familiar with the impact of the earth's rotation on the rocket, and the flight conditions of the rocket taking off in a similar dimension.

And for today, they prepared day and night.

It was for this experiment.

Compared with the nervousness of the people around him, there was more uneasiness under Ran's father's calm face.

He knew exactly where the funds for this experiment came from.

If he fails to succeed, he feels that he is sorry for the support of Mr. Wang and Mr. Qian, and even more sorry for the hard work of the comrades around him.

"Xiao Huang, let the comrades make the final confirmation. You must be careful and careful."

The young man had just stood and watched for a while when he heard Ran's father explaining.

"Director, I have already told my comrades."

"Comrades have checked it three times. Where there were problems before, check them at least three times to ensure that there will be no problems."

"There is also a third-stage engine, which is now improved and ready."

Xiao Huang said seriously. In fact, what he did the most during this period was to urge everyone to check and check again.

And this was Ran's father's repeated request.

Ran's father didn't say anything after hearing Xiao Huang's words.

Perhaps, I was too anxious.

If you care, you will be in chaos.

Breathe hard and try to stay calm.

Father Ran looked at the long sword standing upright in the dark night again.

A sentence I once heard comes to mind, "In fact, satellites and missiles are mutually reinforcing each other." Launching a satellite is the same thing as the rocket acceleration required to launch a missile. ’

But when we actually started doing it, we discovered that there was still a difference.

Especially now, after several failed experiments, he felt that it would be more difficult for this rocket to fly into space and launch satellites.

It even caused him more trouble than when he developed mushroom eggs.

"Director, the oxygen injection has started."

Just when Ran's father was stunned, Xiao Huang beside him reminded him.

Ran's father hurriedly looked away, and then looked at the people working below.

I saw three or five people pushing a cart with dark cans on it.

He knew that it was the fuel used for rocket launches, liquid oxygen.

The entire rocket is divided into three stages, and the first two stages use this fuel.

As for the last stage, it uses a solid motor, which also uses solid propellant.

This experiment is mainly to test whether the ignition column of the third-stage engine can work normally, whether the engine can ensure continuous flight, and the linkage test of the second-stage and third-stage engines.

The last test data has proven that their experiment is effective and making progress.

So in this test, they also responded with confidence.

Ran's father watched several people injecting fuel into the rocket and knew that this was the final preparation before launch.

"Are all the observation points around ready?"

Ran's father was still worried, always feeling that if he didn't ask, he would feel itchy in his heart.

"There are three observation points on the road and two observation ships in the sea. They are all ready!"

"Where are the surrounding areas? Have everyone evacuated?"

Ran's father looked around, very cautiously.

"Everyone in a ten-mile radius has been notified, and everyone nearby has left."

A man stood up next to him and explained.

Ran's father turned around and frowned after hearing this, but when he saw the speaker lowered his head and did not dare to look at him, he knew that this must not have been done well.

But Ran's father also knows that there is always a distance between reality and imagination.

He knew that this was what the local leaders said, but he was not sure whether it was implemented in this way.

After all, there are too many people here. For immigrants like them, in a strange working environment and an unfamiliar place, especially with language barriers, completing the task cannot be accomplished by just a few guards.

Father Ran took a deep breath and said nothing more.

As long as the experiment is successful, everything is fine.

Without saying anything more, Ran's father prepared to find a place to rest.

Injecting fuel into a rocket is a technical job, and it takes a long time.

Now that everything was ready, he was just waiting for the rocket to take off. He also wanted to take a rest and stand up to take a look when it took off.

But just as Ran's father entered the tent, there was a sudden exclamation from the people behind him.

Then there were constant cries of ahhh.

Ran's father immediately turned around and looked at the source of the sound, only to see Xiao Huang and others with shocked faces, and even more frightened sounds erupted from their throats.

"What's wrong?"

Ran's father said as he ran forward and came to the observation point, his eyes were about to burst.

I saw two fireballs running under the rocket in the distance below.

Needless to say, it must be the comrades working below.

But what's going on?

How could it catch fire?

"Go and save people, why are you standing still!"

At this moment Ran's father came back to his senses and shouted to the people around him.

"Director, it's the tank for liquid oxygen. It was the tank that first emitted sparks and then sprayed onto the comrades."

Before the man could finish speaking, Ran's father waved his hand to interrupt.

"Go save people first, save people."

"yes!"

Boom~~~

Boom~

Before everyone could run down, two violent explosions were heard not far away.

There were ripples in the air, and Father Ran felt a wave of heat coming from down the hillside.

After a moment, he rushed up the hillside and knocked him to the ground, where his body lay as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

This is because he stayed far away. If he got closer, he would probably die.

The people around were in even more distress, especially those who rushed to save others. They were so shocked by the huge explosion that they vomited blood.

After Ran's father stood up again, he staggered to the observation point, and then a cold breath hit his heart.

The launch rocket that was originally standing on the ground, due to the explosion of two liquid oxygen tanks, caused the explosion of liquid oxygen inside the rocket. At this time, the first stage rocket had exploded and lost its shape, and the second stage rocket had also changed its shape, which was the third stage rocket. The first-stage rocket also hit the ground hard, and the damage was inevitable.

What's more important is the human damage.

Researchers working below lost at least two staff members in this explosion without warning.

And for others who don’t know, there are more.

"how so?"

"Why did it explode?"

Ran's father sat down on the ground, stunned.

"Hello!"

"Which one?"

The phone suddenly rang in the office.

In the Seventh Machinery Department, the supervisor on duty was holding the microphone, looking drowsy.

Looking up at the clock on the wall, Director Wang yawned.

It's already midnight, why are you calling me at this time?

Even though I'm on duty, I can't talk about anything during the day.

I have to call at night.

However, Director Wang quickly adjusted. If something really happened, calling him this late at night would definitely be an important matter.

Then Director Wang heard Ran's father's voice on the other side.

"Director Wang, I am Ran Zhiqiang. I have something to report."

"Director Ran, aren't you in Minfu? What is this? Is the test successful?"

Director Wang forced himself to hold back his yawn and said jokingly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a heavy voice coming from the other side.

"We failed. There was an accident while infusing liquid oxygen."

As Ran's father's voice came, Director Wang immediately trembled, "Director Ran, are you kidding me?"

"No!"

Ran's father just uttered two words.

Director Wang thought for a moment and then said, "Director Ran, please wait a moment while I go find the chief."

"Okay, please hurry up!"

After hanging up the phone, Director Wang was still sleepy. A layer of cold sweat broke out on the hairs on his back.

Without thinking too much, Director Wang hurriedly ran out, preparing to go to Wang's hometown.

This matter cannot be concealed and can only be dealt with as soon as possible.