Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2221: Continuously Strengthening
August 1967, 8, Thursday, light rain.

Countdown, 114 days.

Machinery Factory. When Yang Xiaotao got up in the morning, he found it was drizzling outside. He looked through the window at the machinery factory in the rain and saw that it was still busy.

I heard the door open in the office next door, and when I looked at the time I knew it was Mr. Peng who got up.

After spending these few days together, Yang Xiaotao became much more familiar with Mr. Peng.

I turn off the lights before 10 o'clock in the evening and get up at 5:30 in the morning.

After stretching his body, Yang Xiaotao put on his sandals and opened the door.

Behind him, Xiaowei emerged from the bed, looking exhausted.

Yang Xiaotao can sleep only three hours a day and still be full of energy. In addition to his young and strong body, the more important reason is Xiaowei's help every night.

It is with Xiaowei's help that Yang Xiaotao is able to maintain his energy and keep a firm grasp on every aspect.

After Yang Xiaotao left, Xiaowei flew out of the window and looked at the gloomy sky with a look of unhappiness on her little face.

There is no sun, what should I do?

"Boss Peng!"

Yang Xiaotao greeted Mr. Peng who was leaving.

"Are you up? What happened last night?"

Mr. Peng walked downstairs swinging his arms, and Yang Xiaotao followed behind.

"The comrades who went to Jiangling called me last night and said that the train encountered a flash flood and was blocked halfway."

"What about the local authorities?"

"Emergency rescue is underway locally, but we don't know the specific situation."

"But we have re-planned the route last night. It's just a little late. We won't arrive until tomorrow evening."

Mr. Peng nodded. There are only a few roads heading south. If you want to take a detour, you have to go to other places, or even climb mountains and cross rivers. At this time of year, it is raining continuously in the south.

“Will it affect the progress?”

Mr. Peng asked again, it felt like a month had passed in less than a week.

Because of the tension and time constraints, one can feel the pressure on everyone in this machinery factory.

Mr. Peng knew the sources of this pressure. One was the orders from his superiors, and the other was the energy that everyone was holding in their hearts.

Therefore, this energy cannot be suppressed or even released, but must be exerted in one go and pushed through to the end.

So, even though Yang Xiaotao worked so hard, he didn't say anything.

"should be no problem."

"The manufacturing plant in Jiangling is also an old factory with strong strength. From what I understand, it has always been a supplier of aircraft landing gear."

"A day or two late is not a problem."

After hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, Mr. Peng also breathed a sigh of relief.

The two came downstairs and the rain outside had already wet the ground.

Fortunately, most of the roads in the machinery factory are made of cement, which does not affect movement.

The guard at the door opened an umbrella and walked forward. Mr. Peng waved his hand, took it, and walked into the rain.

Yang Xiaotao followed closely behind.

The two walked around the machinery factory for most of the day, chatting a little on the way, and only arrived at the cafeteria half an hour later.

At this moment, the food in the cafeteria has been prepared, but not many people come to eat.

Yang Xiaotao led Mr. Peng to the kitchen. This was not the first time. Every morning Mr. Peng would take time to check the logistical preparations.

Therefore, the cafeteria staff working here have long been familiar with the two.

"Boss Peng, Boss Yang, you are here."

Director Li of the canteen has not been as free as before recently and stays in the canteen almost every day.

The chefs in charge of cooking were divided into two groups to ensure that there was someone to prepare four meals a day.

In order to prevent a shortage of manpower, Chen Gong also transferred chefs and kitchen assistants from various branches to help.

"Well, you guys are busy, we'll take a look."

President Peng waved his hand, then walked around in the kitchen, followed by Director Li.

He looked at the chopped vegetables, looked at a group of people busy steaming buns, looked at the pork being cut on the chopping board not far away, and nodded from time to time.

“Logistics must be done well.”

"Comrades on the front line are struggling, we can't let them work on an empty stomach."

"We need to supplement their nutrition and ensure their good health."

Director Li nodded immediately after hearing this. "Don't worry, Mr. Yang. Mr. Yang has already informed us that all the workers who come to help are our comrades and we will treat them equally. All expenses will be borne by our machinery factory."

"Our factory manager Chen has specially invited several chefs from Fengze Garden. They will be here in the next two days. They will help us prepare meals and ensure that the meals are nutritious."

"Also, Mr. Yang once said that we should ensure that students have a glass of milk every day, whether it be cow's milk, goat's milk, or soy milk. We have already asked people to purchase it."

Director Li was talking on the side, and President Peng was very pleased to hear it.

"Director Li, you guys go ahead and do your work. We'll just take a look around."

Yang Xiaotao said on the side that after all, these are things that should be done and there is nothing to brag about.

"Okay, Mr. Yang."

Director Li left happily, and other people in the cafeteria became busier.

"Providing milk to students, was it your idea?"

After the two of them finished watching and walked out of the cafeteria, President Peng asked, and Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Yes, it's quite difficult to do this."

Mr. Peng nodded and said that items like milk were counted as supplementary foods.

It's not easy to buy these things.

When the two came out, there were already quite a few people in the cafeteria.

Many students, workers and technicians had already sat down, and they were all eating with their heads down.

The two men came to the window, took a steamed bun, a plate of pickles and a bowl of porridge, and sat aside to eat.

As soon as the two of them sat down, Liu Huaimin and Yang Youning came over with plates and prepared them.

"Boss Peng!"

After saying hello, they had dinner.

"We made the final confirmation last night. Except for the emergency in Jiangling, all the technicians in other factories are in place."

"The fast ones have already organized people to start studying the design drawings."

"The news from each assault team was as expected."

While eating, Liu Huaimin told them about the current contact situation, and Yang Youning also supplemented it.

Yang Xiaotao finished the porridge.

Then he nodded and said, "Old Liu, each task force should actively communicate and grasp the dynamics of various places."

"I know. It seems that the various task forces are very supportive of our work." "That's good."

"Old Yang, you are good at this, I won't worry about it, you do it."

Yang Youning nodded, "Don't worry, there will be no problem."

After they finished their meal, General Peng went to the command center.

Yang Xiaotao wanted to go to a workshop to take a look, and everyone went about their work separately.

When I arrived at a workshop, I saw someone debugging a machine and many people were also doing preparatory work on the side.

Yang Xiaotao came up to Zhang Guanyu, who was holding a design drawing and explaining it to someone.

I stood aside and watched for a while, then walked away without disturbing him.

Now the production at the machinery factory is on the right track, with all departments working together, the components on the design drawings are quickly becoming real parts.

After looking for a while, Chang Mingjie from Workshop 2 came over.

"Boss Yang, our Mercury is ready. Please come and have a look."

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"So fast?"

A look of surprise appeared on Yang Xiaotao's face.

Chang Mingjie's face was a little tired, but also a little proud. "Other comrades are working hard, so our workshop 2 can't stay out of it."

"We worked during the day and at night these days. It took some effort and we finally finished it according to the requirements."

"It's this assembly that I need your help with."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao picked up his umbrella and walked out, "That's easy."

When I arrived at the second workshop, I saw a group of workers standing there.

Many people were rubbing their eyes, looking exhausted.

The sweat on some people's faces was almost as much as the rain.

When they saw Yang Xiaotao coming, everyone's eyes immediately shifted, and then there was more spirit in their eyes.

Papapa

Yang Xiaotao clapped as he walked.

Chang Mingjie behind him also applauded.

Then, the workers around applauded.

“Well done, well done!”

Yang Xiaotao walked up to Zhou Hong and held his hand. The elderly Zhou Hong had just stood up, and the fatigue on his face could not be concealed at all.

"Boss Yang, we won't hold the factory back."

The voices of workers came from behind, followed by more people shouting, "Boss Yang, we are also part of this, and we have to do our part, too."

Yang Xiaotao looked at everyone, nodded and kept saying, "Okay~~"
At noon.

Liu Lixue's voice suddenly sounded from the machinery factory's propaganda loudspeaker.

"Comrades from the machinery factory, please take note."

"I will now broadcast a piece of good news. Please listen carefully."

At this moment, the entire busy machinery factory seemed to have pressed the pause button, and everyone was listening carefully to the sound from the loudspeaker.

"Just today, our comrades in the second workshop, after hard work and efforts without fear of hardship or difficulty, finally completed another Mercury machine tool."

“This is the second Mercury in our machinery plant, and it will be a great help in completing our tough mission!”

"Comrades in the second workshop said that they, like everyone else, are part of the machinery factory and will support the completion of the tough task."

"Comrades, come on."

"Comrades, let's work hard together."

In a workshop, workers looked up at the loud speaker. Even though the sound of machines was roaring in their ears, they could still hear it clearly.

"come on!"

“Comrades, come on!”

"work hard together!"

The moment the voice came from inside, a group of people raised their arms, roars came from their chests, and then they turned and walked towards their posts.

"Director Shao, please have someone move the machine tool over here."

Chen Chonghan was shouting at the side, and Shao Guangping was about to turn around, but the next second he saw a group of workers carrying machine tool parts walking in at the gate.

"Director Chang!"

"Xiao Shao!"

The two men walked together and shook hands solemnly.

"Just work hard, we guarantee that we can produce one machine tool every two weeks."

"However long you work, we will accompany you."

After Chang Mingjie finished speaking, the shouts in the workshop became louder.

After asking Liu Lixue to do the publicity, Yang Xiaotao returned to the headquarters.

As soon as he came in, Mr. Peng asked someone to bring him a cup of hot tea.

"That's the Mercury machine tool?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Yes, it is Mercury. With this, our efficiency in processing various components will be greatly improved."

Mr. Peng nodded and then asked, "This kind of machine tool is not easy to make, right?"

Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Before we made the first one, we needed dozens of Morningstar machine tools and more than a dozen master craftsmen, and it took us nearly three months to make it."

"This price, if we follow what Elder Wang said, is not worth it."

Mr. Peng nodded after hearing this. He had seen Morningstar Machine Tools and it was no exaggeration to say that it was the most suitable machine tool in the country at present.

After all, there are only a few jobs that require high-precision machine tools, and most factories still use the popular Morningstar and Venus models.

But this time, Mr. Peng had a new change of mind.

If there were no Mercury machine tool, it would be difficult to build a better airplane!
“We still need to develop the machine tool industry.”

Yang Xiaotao put down the cup, walked to the window and looked at the still falling rain, "Yes."

"If we use Morning Star to make it according to the requirements of the design, it will be quite difficult."

Yang Xiaotao sighed and frowned.

The machinery factory here has sufficient machine tools but still faces such great difficulties. The factories in that place
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao felt a little regretful that Mercury was made a little late.

If it had happened half a year earlier, the situation would have been greatly improved.

President Peng seemed to see what Yang Xiaotao was thinking, and comforted him, "Things are unpredictable, and none of us knows what will happen in the future."

“All we can do is keep getting stronger.”

"So powerful that no one dares to provoke me!"

(End of this chapter)