Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1712: Passive Slowdown
"By the way, how's your engine going?"

Chen Gong held the cigarette butt in his hand and suddenly changed the subject.

Everyone looked over. Apart from the last incident involving the supervision team, the only thing that could be mentioned during this period was Yang Xiaotao's aircraft engine.

Hearing Chen Gong's question, Yang Xiaotao didn't think much about it and said casually, "It's OK, it's just like that!"

Of course, he knows this is okay.

The main problem is that the progress has not been smooth. It’s okay from a technical point of view, but the materials are not up to standard and a good cook cannot cook without rice!

Although Yang Xiaotao has come up with a lot of design drawings, most of the material requirements are beyond the existing system. They cannot be found in China and are still being looked for abroad. All they can do is wait for news from the research institute, hoping to invent suitable materials.

As for making do with it and changing the design drawings, Yang Xiaotao firmly disagreed.

He would rather walk slowly than take the wrong road.

"What's OK?"

Chen Gong asked desperately, Wang Guodong and others were also watching the joke, Yang Xiaotao spread his hands helplessly, "It's just ongoing!"

Everyone laughed after hearing this, and Chen Gong patted Yang Xiaotao on the shoulder, "Come on, I believe in you, you can definitely do it!"

"Thank you so much for your concern!"

Yang Xiaotao said this as he took the cigarette from Chen Gong's pocket.

"Hey, leave some for me, I'm relying on this for the next two days!"

Liu Huaimin, who was standing by, heard Yang Xiaotao say this but remained silent.

He is still quite concerned about Yang Xiaotao's aircraft engine research plan.

He also heard about some of the situations, but his perspective on things was different from that of Chen Gong and the others.

Chen Gong only saw the difficulties, but what he saw was the difficulty itself, which is a kind of transcendence.

Why is it so hard?

That’s because Yang Xiaotao’s requirements for the design drawings were too high.

He learned from a friend in the Third Ministry of Machine Building that the other party had already made the same fan blades.

What does this prove? It proves that the fan that Yang Xiaotao wants to make is better than the engine of the Third Ministry of Machine Building!
Now, he is looking forward to the engine made by Yang Xiaotao!

"When will Lao Yang come back?"

Yang Xiaotao suddenly asked, and Liu Huaimin came back to his senses from his contemplation. Then he said, "I was supposed to bring the team back this weekend."

"But right now..."

Everyone understood, but Yang Xiaotao sighed, "I really hope Old Yang will come back soon!"

Liu Huaimin glanced at him and said, "You want him to come back and deal with the documents, right?"

Chen Gong and Wang Guodong laughed immediately after hearing this. Yang Xiaotao said seriously, "How is that possible? I am just concerned about my revolutionary comrades!"

"I trust you!"

But everyone knows that the earthquake is coming again.

No one knows what’s going on in the south!
Maybe, I really can't come back.

"Speaking of this, do we need to mobilize again this time?"

Chen Gong suddenly spoke, and everyone was silent.

Then they all looked at Yang Xiaotao and Liu Huaimin.

During the last earthquake, the machinery factory responded to the call and mobilized the entire factory to send half of that month's material supply to the disaster area.

During this period, there was less oil and water in the lunch, the white flour buns were replaced with two-grain flour buns, and the portions were also reduced a lot.

Although the workers didn't say anything, they all felt uncomfortable.

The food and supplies used by workers in the machinery factory are not the best, but they are much better than those in ordinary factories.

In this case, continuing to reduce the quota of workers will only backfire.

After all, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

This is human nature, and there is nothing Yang Xiaotao and his friends can do about it.

Moreover, Yang Xiaotao knew that this situation could only be short-term.

Over time, workers cannot get adequate nutrition, which is a huge hidden danger to the busy work in the machinery factory.

After hearing what Chen Gong said, Yang Xiaotao and Liu Huaimin looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.

"Let's wait and see, there's not much we can squeeze out!"

Liu Huaimin replied and Yang Xiaotao nodded slightly.

After a while, the surroundings calmed down and the directors and section chiefs came to report on their work.

There were no problems with the workshop logistics, etc., and there were no casualties.

The telephone lines remain open.

There were no problems in the first branch factory, steel plant, pharmaceutical plant, chemical plant, etc.

Everything is the same as the last earthquake!
"It's good that everything is fine. Everyone go back and check your workstations. If there is no problem, continue working!"

Yang Xiaotao said something, then asked people to get ready to continue working, and then walked into the office with Liu Huaimin.

Before the two men reached the office building, the security guard at the door suddenly ran over to report the situation.

"Secretary, General Manager Yang, the local police station just called and said that one of our people was crushed by a tree in the car. One person was seriously injured, and two were slightly injured. They are all in the hospital!"

Everyone around was surprised to hear this. Something unexpected happened again.

"Who specifically?"

"I don't know, just say they are our people."

"In the hospital now?"

"Yes, it has been sent to the Sixth Hospital!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at Liu Huaimin and said, "I'll take someone to take a look."

"Okay, if you have any questions, please let me know in time."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, he left with two security officers and drove to the hospital. On the other side, Wang Zhuo had a bandage on his arm, hanging in front of his chest.

Beside him, Zhao Quanyi also had his arm in a sling, but there was an extra bandage on his forehead.

The two waited in the corridor for the treatment results.

In fact, the two of them were lucky.

A big tree fell and crushed them. Fortunately, they were protected by the jeep. The two of them could only be said to have suffered minor injuries. They were considered lucky compared to Wang Feng.

Wang Feng was sitting in the driver's seat, which should have been farther away than the other two.

But it was precisely at this distance that the branch happened to penetrate the glass and pierce his stomach directly.

If the people around hadn’t rescued him in time, he would have bled to death before he could be rushed to the hospital.

The two sat in the hospital corridor, looking depressed.

Da da da

When they heard footsteps, they both looked up at the same time and saw Yang Xiaotao and two others walking towards them quickly.

When he arrived at the hospital and saw the jeep they were in, Yang Xiaotao knew who the three people were.

But he was also speechless about the luck of these three people.

There was no damage along the way due to the earthquake, but a tree fell down right where they parked their car.

It just happened that these three were the ones who were hit.

Really, I don’t know what to say.

But since he was already here, Yang Xiaotao had no intention of leaving. After all, he was a member of the machinery factory's supervisory team, and it was his responsibility to come up and take a look!

"Mr. Yang!"

Although they were indignant at Yang Xiaotao's contempt, they had to save face since the other party came to see them.

"Team Leader Wang, are you guys okay?"

Seeing the two of them like this, Yang Xiaotao was also surprised.

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury, don't worry!"

"That's good. By the way, where is Comrade Wang Feng?"

Yang Xiaotao only saw two people, so he asked about the other one.

"Hey, Wang Feng is still in there trying to save him!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at the lighted emergency room and nodded slightly.

Just when Yang Xiaotao was about to wait aside, Wang Zhuo glanced at Yang Xiaotao, made up his mind, and came up to Yang Xiaotao.

"Boss Yang, there's something I need to respond to!"

Yang Xiaotao was thinking about how to deal with this accident. After all, he was a member of the supervision team of the machinery factory. When something like this happened, work-related injuries were inevitable. The follow-up procedures had to be completed as soon as possible.

But he didn't expect Wang Zhuo to speak at this time, and his tone was very serious. Considering the situation of the supervision team in recent times, Yang Xiaotao immediately understood what the other party wanted to say.

With a straight face, he said, "Comrade Wang Zhuo, we don't know whether Comrade Wang Feng is alive or dead in there. This is not the time to report the situation."

Wang Zhuo didn't care, "Comrade Yang Xiaotao, I think now is the right time."

"Besides, Comrade Wang Feng's wish is to complete the task as soon as possible! He will understand!"

As he spoke, he looked directly into Yang Xiaotao's eyes.

The two looked at each other, and the air seemed to freeze.

When Zhao Quan saw the two men confronting each other, he instinctively wanted to step forward and stand next to Wang Zhuo.

But the two clerks who came with Yang Xiaotao were not pushovers either. They stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and surrounded the two men in the center.

"Team Leader Wang, what do you want to say?"

Yang Xiaotao took out a cigarette from his pocket with a smile on his face, but thinking that this was a hospital, he put it in his mouth without lighting it.

Wang Zhuo still looked at Yang Xiaotao, and then said word by word, "I want to report the situation of passive production in the machinery factory. I wonder if Mr. Yang is aware of it."

Yang Xiaotao raised his lips and said, "How can I talk about passive resistance?"

Wang Zhuo also revealed a smile. By now, he had figured it out. When dealing with the machinery factory, he had to use the method of coercion. Otherwise, the people below would have a thousand or ten thousand ways to develop it.

So, he has to make it clear directly!

"Boss Yang, our Supervisory Office has been assigned by the Earthquake Relief Coordination Office to assign a task to the Machinery Factory to provide 3,000 armored vehicles to the disaster area within one month!"

"But now, half a month has passed, and not only has the machinery factory not officially started the mission, but they have also repeatedly reduced the mission quota under the pretext of insufficient resources and various difficulties!"

"Boss Yang, retreating when faced with difficulties is the way the Red Star Machinery Factory behaves!"

"This behavior of using various excuses to prevaricate is aimed at not completing the tasks assigned by superiors and not wanting to contribute to the reconstruction of the disaster area."

"I have deep doubts about the revolutionary stance of the Machinery Factory."

"Of course, this may also be due to the obstruction of some people and their lack of ideological awareness, but I still hope that the machinery factory can take the correct revolutionary path, serve the people, and overcome difficulties for the revolution."

Wang Zhuoyue said, the clearer the thoughts in your mind are.

The more he looked at Yang Xiaotao's calm face, the more proud he became.

He has figured it out. His supervision team is here to represent the Coordination Office, the superior, and there is more than one person behind him.

Even when facing the behemoth that is the Red Star Machinery Factory, he could not retreat.

"I need to investigate what you said!"

Yang Xiaotao said calmly, and Wang Zhuo sneered, "Boss Yang, what's the point of investigating this meeting?"

"The tasks issued by the Coordination Office are all signed by the superiors, so they cannot be faked."

"Our supervision team has been in the Planning Department for so many days and has communicated with Director Guo many times. The progress we have made is clear."

"We don't need to tell you about these things, everyone knows them."

"In addition, our supervision team has been running back and forth between the machinery factory and the coordination office many times to complete the task as quickly as possible. I think you should be able to see these efforts!"

Wang Zhuo spoke with full confidence, as if he was sure to defeat Yang Xiaotao.

"That's all. The facts are clear and obvious. What is there to investigate?"