Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1828 Yang Xiaotao's Rejection
On the other side, Mr. Ran returned to the office, thought for a while, then picked up the phone and called Director Zheng.

Soon the call was picked up and Director Zheng's voice came from the other end.

"Old Ran, you got a letter so soon?"

Director Zheng asked in surprise, not caring at all about Ran's father's previous behavior of hanging up the phone.

The friendship between them was forged through hardships together and is stronger than steel.

"Old Zheng, I told Old Qian about the situation."

"Well, what did he say?"

Father Ran was silent for a moment, then he said, "Mr. Qian said he is not familiar with this area and can't help."

After hearing this, Director Zheng sighed in his heart and thought to himself, as expected.

"However, Mr. Qian still gave a suggestion."

After Mr. Ran finished speaking, Director Zheng regained hope.

"What did Mr. Qian say?"

"He told you to calm down and tackle the problems one by one."

Mr. Ran said it more tactfully, but Director Zheng knew what he meant as soon as he heard it.

So he sighed, "Old Ran, I understand everything you said."

"This thing is the same as when we were in the northwest."

“But it’s not exactly the same.”

Father Ran frowned, didn't say much, but listened quietly.

"To be honest, I have talked to the boss about this, but you know, the higher-ups have invested too much in this, and we need to show results."

"It's the same in the logistics department. Everyone is holding their breath and trying to get it done quickly."

"But this thing can't be rushed."

Father Ran spoke, and the phone fell silent.

After a long while, Director Zheng thanked him, "Old Ran, thank you for this."

"Nothing, not much help."

"No, there is one more thing I need to trouble you with."

Director Zheng spoke again, and Father Ran did not refuse, "You say."

"I heard that the Red Star Machinery Factory is also researching aircraft engines, and the progress is quite fast."

"I want you to ask if Yang Xiaotao can lend us the project personnel."

"By comparing the two sides, maybe sparks will emerge and a better solution can be found."

This time Director Zheng spoke very solemnly.

As for this idea, it was also heard by his subordinates from the Shicheng Research Institute.

It is said that people from Shicheng Research Institute arranged people to go to the machinery factory because the institute was destroyed by the earthquake.

The plan at the time was to "borrow a hen to lay eggs", and the effect was quite good. With the resources of the machinery factory, the final components were produced.

But now, the goal is to lose the rice while trying to steal the chicken. Not only do people have to help the machinery factory work, but even the main force of the research institute has become people from the machinery factory.

While searching for the cause and summarizing it, he reported the situation to his superiors. Then he remembered that the machinery factory was also researching aircraft engines.

So we thought about taking the machinery factory's research to the Third Ministry of Machine Building, and making every effort to complete it in the last two months.

It's just that this isn't easy to do.

After much deliberation, the middleman found Ran's father.

Father Ran was silent again.

When I returned to the office and thought about what happened to Mr. Wang before, I felt sorry for my son-in-law.

Now that Old Zheng said this again, it was obvious that he was going to trouble his son-in-law again.

But he also knew Lao Zheng's character. Everyone has selfish motives, but Lao Zheng is definitely not the kind of person who would sacrifice public interests for personal ones.

On one side is an old comrade-in-arms, and on the other side is the man of his own daughter.

Ran's father finally decided to remain neutral.

"Old Zheng, I can tell you what you want to say, but I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."

"As you know, he is a man of strong opinions when it comes to work."

"Besides, if we really talk about it, his rank is higher than mine."

Father Ran explained the situation clearly, and Old Zheng nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, this is the only solution I have. Whether it works or not, you have to apologize to Xiao Tao first."

"I know."

After saying that, the two hung up the phone.

On Saturday afternoon, Yang Xiaotao was assembling a thresher in the workshop.

Wang Fa, Huang Degong and others were helping.

"Boss Yang, what's going on with the third branch?"

Huang Degong couldn't help but ask first.

Yang Xiaotao was tightening the screws with a wrench. When he heard Huang Degong's words, he asked without turning his head, "What's going on?"

Huang Degong glanced at the people around him and asked, "I heard that not only the steel plant in Yanzhou is going to be merged, but also several local factories are going to be merged together. This is a big scale."

Yang Xiaotao straightened up with the wrench in his hand. "You already know everything, why are you asking me?"

"Hey, isn't this just to confirm it?"

"That's true. The higher-ups have already held a meeting to discuss it. I think there will be a result in the next few days."

Yang Xiaotao took out his glasses and started walking around the machine.

Finally, he came to the place he was just at, took off his glasses, and said to Huang Degong beside him, "Put this thresher alone. I'll drive it back tomorrow morning."

"Oh, and we need a matching tractor."

"Okay, I'll do it."

Huang Degong ran out quickly. Wang Fa watched from behind and came to Yang Xiaotao and took out a cigarette.

"It seems that Old Huang is interested."

Yang Xiaotao lit it with a lighter, and the two of them started puffing smoke together.

"Brother Wang, do you want to go too?"

Wang Fa shook his head and said, "I don't want to go."

"I have a wife and children at home. Besides, this is the Forbidden City. If I leave and want to come back, I don't know if I will still have a home."

Yang Xiaotao nodded in agreement, but still said, "If you really want to go, I will support you."

Wang Fa smiled and shook his head, "I'm telling the truth."

"It's hard to leave my hometown. I've lived here for so many years and I don't want to move anymore."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao didn't say anything more.

At this moment, Lou Xiao'e ran in from outside and quickly found Yang Xiaotao.

When Yang Xiaotao heard that Ran's father was looking for him, he thought something had happened again, so he quickly ran to the office and made the call.

After a while, Ran's father's voice came.

"Dad, is there something urgent?" "Well, there are two things."

Yang Xiaotao was shocked.

"First, I heard about your Third Branch Factory and the thresher, so I want you to help me give some of the corn thresher production tasks to our Seventh Machinery Department."

After saying this, Father Ran picked up the water cup and drank a sip of water to ease his excited heartbeat.

"The situation we are facing in the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building is very dire, and we really need this mission."

After Mr. Ran finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao nodded.

Besides, corn threshers need to be produced and popularized as soon as possible.

It won’t work just by having three factories.

He had thought it all out. When the third factory started production, the western factory would also be involved. After all, the amount of corn grown in the northwest farm was not a small amount.

"Okay, that's no problem. When the time comes, you can talk to Mr. Wang and we will give you some of the projects."

After hearing this, Mr. Ran's heart, which had been stuck in his throat, fell back into his stomach.

It was finally halfway done, but it also made him misjudge the current situation.

"This second one is about the aircraft engine."

"Of course, I'm just delivering a message."

Then Ran's father told Yang Xiaotao what had happened, thinking that Yang Xiaotao would continue to agree.

After all, if even the Third Ministry of Machine Building can't make an airplane, the machinery factory won't be able to make one either.

The only way out is for both sides to unite.

But just when Ran's father thought Yang Xiaotao would agree, Yang Xiaotao spoke up.

"Dad, I can't agree to this."

Father Ran was stunned for three seconds on the other end of the phone, then he adjusted his mindset and said, "Okay, I'll tell him then."

"Dad, I have a reason for this."

"It's okay. I'm just passing on a message. If I can, I can. If I can't, I can't."

"Oh, that's right, your uncle Zheng meant the same thing. He's desperate and is trying every possible means."

Yang Xiaotao felt a little relieved, so he asked, "What's the situation with Uncle Zheng? Didn't they say that the engine has been made?"

"Well, it was made, but it didn't meet the design requirements of the aircraft."

"Ah, what should I do?"

"Change it."

The two talked for a while, and finally Mr. Ran hung up the phone, then picked it up again and called Director Zheng first.

Director Zheng was not surprised when he learned that Yang Xiaotao had refused.

We can only think of other ways.

Then Ran's father came to Mr. Qian's office and informed him of what the machinery factory had agreed to.

As for Yang Xiaotao, after hanging up the phone, he knew the crux of the problem of the Third Ministry of Machine Building after just a little thought.

Or the design is out of touch with reality, or reality cannot meet the design requirements.

Just like when the machinery factory made the three-roller rolling mill, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Qin brought people to ask for it.

When you encounter problems during research and production, you have to consider how to solve them.

Instead of waiting for others to solve it for you.

After leaving the office, Yang Xiaotao went to a workshop and joined the production of the thresher.

Sunday, Yangjiazhuang.

Yang Xiaotao drove the tractor he had assembled yesterday, with a thresher pulling behind it, into the village.

Behind the car, a group of children were running and shouting loudly.

Along the way, Yang Xiaotao once again enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention.

Ever since the machinery factory developed the thresher three days ago, the news quickly spread to the villages around the entire Sijiu City.

Especially after the propaganda from local officials and the actual situation in the village, people had no choice but to believe it.

During the past two days, the production of the Machinery Factory and Branch Factory 1 has been getting better and better. As the workers have become more skilled, the production efficiency has become higher and higher. Now the daily output of Workshop 1 has exceeded 100 units, and Branch Factory 1 has reached 120 units.

After three days, half of the tasks assigned by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences were completed.

Of course, this is just a drop in the bucket compared to the needs of the vast rural areas.

Fortunately, after the Ministry of First Machine Building received the drawings, Mr. Xia and Mr. Sun had already arranged the factory and started to organize production.

I believe that in the next few days, the threshing opportunities will grow exponentially.

As the threshers produced are continuously delivered to local farmers for use, this type of machine has also penetrated into the hearts of farmers and gained more recognition.

At this time, any village, no, any town that wants to have such a thresher will definitely be the envy of people around.

In this situation, when Yang Xiaotao drove the thresher approved for the farm, one can imagine the situation in the surrounding villages.

At this time, Yang Dazhuang and others had already been waiting in the threshing ground. Not only that, many people from the surrounding villages had also come.

The wheat that has not been harvested yet is also ready, waiting for the thresher to arrive, and then a live demonstration will be conducted.

"Here we are, entering the village."

Hearing shouts from outside, the grandfather, who was smoking his pipe, immediately stood up from the stone, put his hands on the awning and looked to the east.

Not far away, a tractor was pulling a large iron box towards this side.

The person driving the car was obviously Yang Xiaotao.

At this time, there were two children standing on both sides of the handlebars. From the clothes they were wearing, you could tell that one was Miaomiao and the other must be Duanwu.

"Hurry up, get ready, and don't let anyone down in a moment."

Master Yang shouted to the people around him, and picked up a straw hat woven from straw standing on a stone nearby.

Many people around also put on their hats, and many rolled up their sleeves, but more people were still wearing sleeveless jackets, waiting to start working.

Yang Xiaotao told them on the phone that this thresher can thresh more than 2,000 kilograms of wheat in an hour, which is faster than what a group of them could do in half a day.

For this purpose, they took half a day off yesterday to prepare the wheat and wait for today.

Da da da

Yang Xiaotao held the handlebars of the bike and greeted the villagers around him from time to time.

"It's so hot, and you don't even wear a hat."

Yang Xiaotao looked at the two children's faces that were tanned, so he took off his hat and put it on Miaomiao's head.

"Where's your mother?"

Yang Xiaotao saw that Ran Qiuye was not in the crowd, so he asked.

Miaomiao stood aside, her eyes full of curiosity. When she heard the question, she said, "Mom and Aunt Ping went to school."

"Where are the sisters?"

"They are playing with the puppy at Aunt Qian's house."

Duanwu said this, but his eyes were fixed on the thresher behind the car.

The two of them were able to get on the bus, which immediately attracted the envy of the children around them.

Yang Xiaotao spoke briefly to the two children, and then the car stopped along the road in the threshing ground.