Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1921 An Accident That Should Not Have Happened

After finishing the call, the two walked out together, watching the people around them busy loading rice onto trucks to be transported to the grain station in town.

This rice cannot be used as seed, so it can only be eaten.

They also have to make it clear to the people at the town’s grain management office so that people don’t mistake them 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 past two days, and it really came to me."

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

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

"I?"

Yang Xiaotao frowned. It seemed that after he developed Yangcun No. 1, there was no follow-up research.

Just when Yang Xiaotao frowned, Teacher Yuan smiled and said, "We have quite a few saline-alkali lands here."

Yang Xiaotao widened his eyes, "Teacher Yuan, you can't be..."

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

Teacher Yuan said seriously.

But Yang Xiaotao could clearly see a spirit of unwillingness to admit defeat in his eyes.

This is a conflict with myself.

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, a thousand kilograms is far from the end of hybrid rice. Super rice is what he will do in the future.

But Teacher Yuan seemed to be determined and felt that the path Yang Xiaotao was taking was definitely correct, and he insisted on researching salt-alkali resistant rice.

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

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

If this continues, the 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 bring them out.

The two talked as they walked, discussing 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 in his flesh, and then he was sure that he had not heard wrongly.

More than a thousand pounds.

The yield of rice per mu is more than 1,000 kilograms.

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

He wanted to tell the old dean the good news as soon as possible, and then ask the old dean to return to Sijiu City 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 feels that the Academy of Agricultural Sciences will become increasingly busy in the future.

In the future, schools must list hybrid breeding technology as a key subject when offering courses.

He also thinks hybridization programs for other crops should be encouraged.
At this moment, Gao Yufeng thought of many things, but each one of them made his heart surge.

No, now the old dean will be too busy to handle everything alone.

He wants to go back too.

Make this grand event of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences a success.

With excitement in his heart, Gao Yufeng found the old dean who was checking the production situation of Artemisia selengensis and shouted loudly before he even got close.

The old dean frowned, and after listening to me, the wrinkles on his face were enough to kill a mosquito.

Ok

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 Mr. Tao.

Soon after, the news that hybrid rice produced 1,000 kilograms per mu spread among the upper classes in Beijing.

It was also on this day that many staff members suddenly discovered that their leaders were smiling more often.

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

In the past, we would have wanted to use one minute as if it were two minutes, so there was no time to go down and inspect.

But Mr. Chen went there anyway.

I spent most of the afternoon at the machinery factory. In the evening, I went to the pharmaceutical factory accompanied by the leader of the machinery factory. Finally, I went to the chemical factory next door to have dinner.

During the dinner, Mr. Chen was particularly happy to hear Director Xu talking about some drug research.

All in all, after today, Mr. Chen smiled more and more, and was far less distressed than before.

Minfu City

Just as Yang Xiaotao and others were happy about their rich harvest, a group of people were making intensive preparations.

The full moon above was getting brighter and brighter, and its moonlight illuminated the people watching 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 check.

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

Among the crowd on the hillside, a short young man stepped forward to report the situation.

Hearing this, Zhong Ran's father, who was holding the telescope, nodded slightly but did not say anything.

What needs to be said has already been said.

What should be done has already been done.

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

Seeing that Ran's father didn't say anything, the young man stood aside.

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

They came from afar for this experiment in order to familiarize themselves with the impact of the earth's rotation on the rocket and the flight conditions of the rocket when it is launched at similar dimensions.

And for today, they have been preparing day and night.

It's for this experiment.

Compared to the nervousness of the people around him, there was a hint of uneasiness under Ran's father's calm face.

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

If he failed, he would feel that he had let down the support of Mr. Wang and Mr. Qian, and even more so the hard work of his comrades around him.

"Xiao Huang, have the comrades make the final confirmation, and be sure to be very careful."

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

"Director, I have already told my comrades."

"Comrades, we have checked three times. We have checked at least three times where problems occurred before to ensure that there will be no more problems."

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

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

This is also what Ran's father has repeatedly requested.

After hearing what Xiao Huang said, Mr. Ran said nothing.

Maybe I was too anxious.

If you care, you will be in chaos.

Breathe hard and try to stay calm.

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

I remembered a sentence I once heard: "Satellites and missiles are actually two sides of the same coin. The rocket acceleration required to launch a satellite and a missile is the same thing."

But when we actually started doing it, we found that there is still a difference.

Especially now, after several failed experiments, he felt that it was even more difficult for this rocket to fly into space and launch a satellite. It even caused him more trouble than when he was developing mushroom eggs.

"Director, the oxygen supply has started."

Just when Mr. Ran was stunned, Xiao Huang beside him spoke up to remind him.

Father Ran quickly withdrew his gaze and then looked at the people who were working below.

I saw three or five people pushing a small cart with black jars on it.

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

The entire rocket is divided into three stages, and this type of fuel is used in the first two stages.

As for the last stage, it uses a solid engine and solid propellant.

The 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 and third stages.

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

So they also expressed confidence in this experiment.

Father Ran watched as several people were injecting fuel into the rocket and knew that this was the final preparation before launch.

"Are all the surrounding observation points ready?"

Father Ran was still worried, as if he didn't ask, he would feel itchy inside.

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

"What about the surroundings? Has everyone evacuated?"

Father Ran looked around, very cautiously.

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

A man stood up and started to explain.

After hearing this, Father Ran turned around and frowned. However, when he saw the person who was speaking lowered his head and dared not look at him, he knew that this matter must not have been done well.

However, Father Ran also knew that there was always a gap between reality and imagination.

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

After all, there are too many people here. If they were outsiders, they would be working in a strange working environment, unfamiliar with the place and especially with the language barrier. It would not be possible for a few security guards to complete the task.

Father Ran took a deep breath and said nothing more.

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

Without saying anything more, Father Ran prepared to find a place to rest.

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

Now everything is ready, just waiting for the rocket to take off. He also wants to take a break and stand up to take a look when it takes off.

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

Then there were continuous cries of "ah ah".

Father Ran immediately turned around and looked towards the source of the sound, only to see Xiao Huang and the others with frightened faces, and screams of fear bursting out of their throats.

"what happened?"

Father Ran ran forward as he spoke, and when he reached the observation point, his eyes suddenly turned red with anger.

Far below, I saw two balls of fire running under the rocket.

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

But what is going on?

How can it catch fire?
"Go save them, why are you still standing there?"

At this moment, Father Ran came to his senses and shouted to the people around him.

"Director, it was the tank that was used to fill the liquid oxygen tank. It was the tank that first emitted sparks, and then sprayed the comrades."

Before the man could finish speaking, Ran's father interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Go save people first, save people."

"Yes!"

Boom~~~
Boom~
Before everyone could run away, two loud explosions were heard not far away.

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

In a moment it rushed up the hillside and threw him directly to the ground, where his body lay as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer.

This was because he was far away. If he had gotten closer, he would probably have lost his life.

The people around were in an even more miserable state, especially the few who rushed down to rescue people, who were so shocked by the huge force of the explosion that they vomited blood.

After Mr. Ran stood up again, he staggered to the observation area, and then a chill rushed to his heart.

The launch rocket that was originally standing on the ground exploded due to the explosion of two liquid oxygen tanks, which triggered the explosion of liquid oxygen inside the rocket. At this time, the first-stage rocket had been blown beyond recognition, the second-stage rocket had also been deformed, and even the third-stage rocket had smashed heavily to the ground, and it was certain that it was broken and damaged.

What is more important is the loss of personnel.

The researchers working below lost at least two staff members in the sudden explosion.

And there are many more that others don’t know.

"How could this be?"

“How could it explode?”

Father Ran sat down on the ground, lost in thought.

"Hey!"

"Which one?"

Suddenly the phone rang in the office.

At the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building, the duty chief was holding the microphone, looking drowsy.

Director Wang looked up at the wall clock and yawned.

It's already the middle of the night, why are you calling me at this time?

Although I'm on duty, there's nothing I can't say during the day.

You have to call me late at night.

However, Director Wang adjusted himself quickly. If there was really something wrong, calling him so late at night, it must be a serious matter.

Director Wang then recognized the voice of Ran's father.

"Director Wang, I'm Ran Zhiqiang, and I have something to report."

"Director Ran, aren't you in Minfu? What's going on? Was the experiment successful?"

Director Wang tried to stay alert and hold back a yawn as he spoke jokingly.

But just as he finished speaking, he heard a heavy voice coming from the other side.

"We failed. An accident occurred while filling the liquid oxygen tank."

As Ran's father's voice came, Director Wang was immediately startled, "Director Ran, you are not kidding."

"no!"

Father Ran just uttered two words.

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

"Okay, please hurry up!"

After hanging up the phone, Director Wang was no longer sleepy. A layer of cold sweat broke out on the hairs on his back.

Without thinking too much, Director Wang hurried out and prepared to go to Mr. Wang's home.

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