Scholars in the courtyard

"By the way, I found what you asked for."

Gao Yufeng said, waving to Ji Xiao on the side, who immediately took the bag next to him and opened it.

Yang Xiaotao walked down and took out a small corn cob from the bag. After a closer look, it was obvious that the corn cob was not pollinated well, and the corn kernels that grew out were not full.

Moreover, the corn kernels are not very big, so at first glance, they are nutritionally deficient.

I looked at several of them in a row, and they were all like this. They should be from the same piece of land.

"This was obtained from Shandong Province, where there are some saline-alkali lands."

"To put it bluntly, thanks to the cooperation of the local comrades, these were grown by the local brigade to feed the livestock. If they were not too poor, they would have handed over the surplus grain long ago."

Gao Yufeng said, feeling a little sad. If he had gone to find her at a later date, it would be difficult to explain the matter.

After all, it’s Chinese New Year and everyone needs to eat something good, right?

Yang Xiaotao looked at the corn cobs in his hand with joy in his heart.

With these samples and Xiaowei’s help, he didn’t believe that he wouldn’t be able to produce high-yielding corn that is tolerant to salt and alkali.

Set the bag of corn aside and continue drinking.

"Thank you, Lao Gao."

"You're welcome. If you do it next year, remember to tell me. I will go to the northwest."

"Okay, I'll be with you then."

"It's a deal, but you can't come halfway."

"Look at what you said, am I that kind of person? I'll just plant them and come back."

"screw you."

By the time the meal was finished, it was almost midnight.

During the meeting, Dean Deng talked about the tensions of several other working groups. Yang Xiaotao listened carefully and found that besides hybrid rice, wheat was the one he was more concerned about.

After all, in the north, wheat is people's staple food.

At least people like Yang Xiaotao can't get used to eating rice for a month. He has to eat some steamed buns and noodles made of flour, otherwise his body will become awkward.

Yang Xiaotao sent the two of them away from the alley and told the driver to drive carefully.

Back in the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao stopped by the toilet.

Since I have a toilet at home, I rarely come to the public toilet.

Before I walked in, I heard voices coming from inside.

After listening carefully, it turned out to be Liu Guangtian's.

"Boss Yan, I heard that your Yu Li went to Qin Jingru for advice?"

"Hey, stop talking. I don't know what Xu Damao ate. The chicken that hasn't crowed for many years is about to lay eggs. Isn't it strange?"

Yan Jiecheng said impatiently, Yan Fugui and the third aunt at home were already very dissatisfied with them. They got married early and had children. How could they not be anxious?

"What did Qin Jingru say?"

"How to say?"

Yan Jiecheng raised his voice and became very angry, "I disliked the fact that we didn't bring enough things, so we didn't say anything."

"Hey, this is just like Xu Damao. Otherwise, can you like Xu Damao?"

The two of them walked out as they talked, "You think this is a bit strange. A few days ago, I saw Qin Jingru looking miserable. How come she's pregnant now?"

Yan Jiecheng asked puzzledly, Liu Guang knew this, "I am not in the courtyard, but it is indeed a bit strange."

"However, Qin Jingru has a child, which means that Xu Damao is fine, and it means that Lou Xiao'e is really not good!"

"Yeah, who would have thought that the eldest daughter of a capitalist could not have children. I think it must be because the family has done too many bad things and the retribution is on him."

What Yan Jiecheng said was true, and Liu Guangtian nodded at the side.

The two of them walked all the way into the courtyard, but they didn't find any tree roots under their feet.

Ouch…

Plop

The next day, when people in the courtyard got up to go to work, they suddenly found that the eldest son of Uncle Yan's family, Yan Jiecheng, had gauze wrapped around his nose. When he inquired about it, he found that he had not looked at his feet when he went to the toilet last night and fell on the threshold.

Of course, Liu Guangtian was even worse off than him. This guy knocked out one of his front teeth and is still waiting for a filling in the clinic.

Yang Xiaotao lowered his head and smiled after hearing this when he went out, and then came to the steel rolling mill to start a new day.

Nowadays, all workshops are on the right track, and Yang Youning comes to inspect the work from time to time.

Especially the tenth and eleventh workshops, these two workshops carry his expectations. It depends on them how far the steel rolling mill can go in the future.

Walking in the busy factory, Yang Youning and Yang Xiaotao walked side by side.

"I've looked at the production for more than half a month, and every day it's more than before. This is a good thing, but we can't take it lightly. We should have kept a close eye on it."

"Especially since the Chinese New Year is coming soon, nothing can happen."

Yang Youning said, Yang Xiaotao nodded.

"The superiors are very satisfied with our work, especially the feedback from the pressure cooker, those places!"

Yang Youning looked up at the sky.

"Finally drink boiled water!"

Yang Xiaotao followed beside him, silent.

Maybe, it should have been made long ago, and there is no need to wait for so long!

The two continued walking and came to the door of the 11th workshop. Yang Youning suddenly said, "I heard that you are interested in trucks recently and always hang out in the fleet?"

Yang Xiaotao looked up for a moment, then smiled, "Director, have you arranged a spy to watch me around the clock? I just went to take a look, and you discovered the clue?"

Yang Youning immediately laughed after hearing this, "I know you are not the kind of idler. Whatever you do, you have a purpose. Tell me quickly what the situation is."

Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "Originally I was thinking of doing it, but now that you've discovered it, take a breath first."

"Tell me quickly."

"It's like this. The tractors, pressure cookers and other products we produce are piled up in the warehouse. But the fleet has to go back and forth to the train station several times every day. At the end of the day, the drivers are no faster than the workshop workers..."

Then Yang Xiaotao explained.

A few days ago, Yang Xiaotao specially went with a truck for transportation, and he knew how hard it was to drive a big truck. When he came back, he drove for a while and experienced firsthand the hard work of the driver.

Especially in this era, domestically produced trucks do not yet have steering assist systems. Driving relies entirely on arm strength. The steering wheel turns so fast that most people with weak strength cannot turn it at all.

Sometimes, you even need the help of the co-pilot to turn.

Then Yang Xiaotao remembered the auxiliary systems in cars in his previous life, and he was studying them at home these days.

At first, Yang Xiaotao was not familiar with the current situation of trucks. If he wanted to install a component on the car, it would be like adding a pudding to the system, which would only leave more loopholes in the original system.

So I thought about looking for a truck to have a look, but I looked several times, but still to no avail.

Later, Yang Xiaotao focused on the sub-skills provided by the system and became proficient in driving.

Yang Xiaotao remembered the introduction of this sub-skill clearly and was able to master the driving and repair of small vehicles.

As long as you master the repair skills, the structure and design of the vehicle will be easy to understand at a glance.

Although it is only a small vehicle, it can be upgraded.

Therefore, after Yang Xiaotao paid two hundred credits, he became proficient in driving small and medium-sized vehicles at level two.

After another 500 credits, the sub-skill was upgraded to level three, and large car driving was added, but he was only proficient in driving, not repairing ability.

Finally, after Yang Xiaotao reluctantly spent a thousand credits, the sub-skill driving proficiency reached level four, and he successfully started the repair proficiency of large cars.

With the help of this sub-skill, mastering current truck construction is a breeze.

With the understanding of the structure of the truck, combined with the memory of the previous life and relevant documents, Yang Xiaotao also had a preliminary concept of the steering assistance system to be developed.

"You mean, something that can make the steering wheel easier to control?"

Yang Youning understood. He often rides in cars and knows how the driver looks when driving.

Sometimes the road curves, and the big steering wheel spins around. After running over, I have to turn back, and the whole person is in a hurry.

I just didn't expect that Yang Xiaotao's leap would be so big.

I was working on a pressure cooker tractor a while ago, but now I’m working on a truck?

Is it possible that steel rolling mills will have to tinker with their own trucks in the future?

These days I just think about it and then forget about it.

Trucks are not easy to get, they require more than just people and things.

More importantly, time.

"Yes, just study the structure of the truck, and then design something that makes it easier to turn and at the same time return to its original position as quickly as possible."

"Actually, this thing has been installed abroad, but it is still being imitated in China."

Yang Xiaotao talked about the current situation, and Yang Youning also knew that since the withdrawal of the north, many trucks still on the production line have become scrap metal. Although there has been improvement in recent years, overall, the technology is still far behind. .

Coupled with the technology blockade of other countries, domestic technology can only be developed on its own.

"Whatever this is, the auxiliary system can be done. I'll tell Lao Chen later and ask him to fully cooperate."

Yang Youning immediately became interested after hearing this. In his opinion, if this was done, wouldn't the domestic automobile manufacturers beg to come?

Isn’t it fun to purchase cars from your own factory?

Also, who said that the steel rolling mill can only produce tractors? Even if it is engaged in auto parts, it is better than them.

Yang Youning said, asking Yang Xiaotao to treat this as a matter of course, but don't be anxious, just take your time.

After all, research in this area is not achieved overnight, and he is also afraid that Yang Xiaotao will get into trouble and forget his responsibilities.

Later, Yang Youning asked about the attitude of the workers, and Yang Xiaotao confidently assured, "The workers' enthusiasm for work is higher than ever before."

"That's good."

Yang Youning was very pleased.

"You see, there is no such thing as what Wang Fuhan did when he was there. Workers don't have to shout slogans to work, the slogans on the walls have turned gray under the rain and snow, and even the slogans shouted on the radio have become clichés. "

"But the busy scene of the factory, the passion of the workers in their work, and the spirit of the times displayed are becoming more and more glorious day by day."

"What does this mean? It means several slogans. You can't do business!"

"The current scene is the true reaction of workers in the steel rolling mill taking charge."

Yang Youning said with emotion, Yang Xiaotao looked at the busy workers with a satisfied smile on his face and just nodded.

The two continued walking.

After lunch, Yang Xiaotao returned to the office and continued to think about the truck driving assistance system.

In fact, it only assists in turning, but it can save effort and reduce driver fatigue, which is beneficial to driving.

Yang Xiaotao recalled the scene while driving in his previous life.

When I was learning to drive, there were two types of cars used.

The auxiliary system of the pickup truck used by Ke Er was mechanical and hydraulic at that time. Although it was laborious to use, it was better than nothing.

Later, Kesan went on the road and used an electric one, which was very convenient.

But now, it is more reliable to use mechanical hydraulics.

Yang Xiaotao immediately started thinking about the mechanical hydraulic power assist system.

This system uses engine power to drive the steering oil pump, converts the engine power into hydraulic pump pressure, and provides auxiliary force for the steering system.

The pencil is drawing on the paper. This is just a preliminary design, and the size will need to be considered later when it is formed.

After all, if you want to install this system on a truck, you need to modify the truck. You can't install this thing so that the car can't run, then the gain outweighs the loss.

In fact, the best way is to hand over this system to the car and let them worry about it.

But the car factory doesn't agree to it casually, at least it won't accept it until it sees the results.

Whether you say they are stubborn or just one-minded, it is very difficult to change.

Things went step by step, Yang Xiaotao focused on what was in front of him and determined the general structure of the mechanical hydraulic auxiliary system.

On the side, Lou Xiao'e saw Yang Xiaotao drawing a picture again. Although she didn't know what it was, she cooperated and lowered her voice. Even when she poured water, she spoke softly.