Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

"Everyone is in position, listen to my password now, and take a step forward!"

In a temporary auditorium somewhere in Tianjin, Jiang Baili, Zai Tao and others are starting the second selection of the janitor guards.

Thanks to the support of Yan Zhiyi, the head of the industrial department, the batches of seedlings sent in were very good. In addition to the reputation of the Academy of Sciences, the crowd who came to sign up for a while almost broke the threshold.

Seeing that his subordinates were screening candidates for physical fitness, Zai Tao sat down on a chair, poured himself a glass of water and drank it happily: "Oh, we have been exhausted these few days. After Tianjin, I have been busy screening people, there must be thousands of people before and after."

Jiang Baili was still checking the list meticulously, and said expressionlessly: "To be precise, we have already screened 891 people, and there are still 436 people who have not been screened."

Zai Tao picked up his sleeve and wiped it on his face casually: "You are still good at this, unlike me who just throw it away after memorizing it, it will be difficult to remember it again."

Jiang Baili froze for a while while flipping through the book, and said noncommittally, "Maybe I'm really good at this, but we have raised the standard three times in a row, and we still recruited 121 people, which has far exceeded the target given to us by the dean. , have you figured out how to deal with it?"

"Soldiers come to block the water and cover them with earth, what are you afraid of?" Although Zai Tao's mouth looked like he was the boss and his second child, Zai Tao's hands that passed the water visibly trembled: "We really surpassed so much, will it be possible?" You misremembered the data. For example, the index is 120, and the completion is 100?"

Jiang Baili closed the ledger and looked straight in the eyes: "You mean, I miscalculated?"

"No, no, of course I didn't mean that." Zai Tao waved his hands again and again, and moved the tea in his hand closer: "You drink the tea first, let me take it easy, and see if I can think of a way to get the best of both worlds."

Jiang Baili took the cup and didn't drink directly. He put it aside and said: "To be more specific, we only have 99 establishments, but if we recruit one more and show it to the outside world, it may cause unnecessary problems." .

What's more, our Academy of Sciences has caused such a big battle right now. I don't know how many people with malicious intentions are coveting us. Every step we take must be extremely careful to avoid causing difficulties for the dean. "

Zai Tao nodded emphatically: "I understand what you said. After all, playing 'private soldiers' under the noses of others, even though they are playing under the banner of janitors, but the number of people does not match, it will still make people suspicious. Baili , do you have another way?"

Compared with Zai Tao, who was born in the Manchu nobles and had no worries about food and clothing for half his life, Jiang Baili has a lot more military purity. Although he doesn't like some of Zai Tao's practices in his heart, he has always been right about things and not people. , let alone matters related to Cheng Nuo's arrangements, he was even more cautious.

Putting aside the previous suspicions for the time being, Jiang Baili thought for a while, and said calmly: "We still have a lot of candidates who have signed up but will not be screened in the future. .

And when we left, the dean urged us to establish a good relationship with the public, and the other party kept sending people here, which meant that we had no way to refuse, not to mention that we had raised many times before and after. It is really impossible to change the selection criteria and the requirements. "

Zai Tao moved his head closer: "Mr. Baili please advise."

Jiang Baili shook his head: "You and I are both grasshoppers on the same rope. How can anyone give advice? In my opinion, the only way at the moment is to raise the selection standards, isolate some better people from coming out, and send the janitors The scale is maintained at 99 people."

"This... Well, Mr. Baili, didn't you repeat what you said again, and you just denied it just now." Zai Tao hesitated for a long time, his face was a little ugly, and finally he couldn't help but said.

"Mr. Zai, you have misunderstood. We have other uses for the isolated people." Jiang Baili pushed the water glass on the table aside, and gestured on the table: "Keep the original scale unchanged, but select high-quality We have other uses for those people."

"Hiss, I kind of understand what you mean." Zai Tao's face softened a little, and he sat down on the chair thoughtfully: "Are you asking them to join us in another job at the same time?"

Jiang Baili said seriously: "Yes, it's just because our selection criteria have lower age requirements, stronger learning ability, and better physical coordination."

"The age requirement is lower, the learning ability is stronger, and the physical coordination is better... This is not like selecting a school worker." The more he thought about it, the more shocked he was by his own thoughts. Zai Tao hesitated: "Could it be you Is this selection based on pilot standards?"

Jiang Baili affirmed this: "Yes, that's my idea. Early selection of pilots can also give them comprehensive training on the ground before the aircraft is manufactured, so that other comrades in our Academy of Sciences can start their work later."

Zai Tao has not yet realized it: "But in this way, the second selection with the selection criteria for pilots is not just a simple one level higher."

Jiang Baili showed a rare smile: "This is not just a reason for us to streamline the team."

In fact, the reason why Jiang Baili chose to do this was also the reason why Cheng Nuo had allowed him to do so, and even the selection of an excess number of people in the beginning was because he did it on purpose.

According to the historical background at that time, the government also specifically stipulated the distinction between military students and students in aviation cadets, which continued until the Anti-Japanese War.

The selection of international aviation students by the Nanjing National/National Government is mainly from the army and local schools.The international aviation students selected from the army are mainly selected from the army, navy and aviation schools, and most of their majors are aircraft piloting technology.

There are also a small number of students studying aviation machinery.This part of the personnel is called the Air Force International Student Students.In fact, due to various reasons, the number of air force students actually selected by the national/civilian government is far lower than the number originally planned.

In local schools, especially the international aviation students selected from Tsinghua University and Jiaotong University, they mainly study aerospace engineering technology, and most of them have obtained foreign master's or doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering.

This point has been continued in the policies of local warlords. Some local powerful factions such as Chen Jitang in Guangdong, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in Guangxi, and Yan Xishan in Shanxi have also sent some personnel to learn aviation technology, but most of them are aircraft. driving skills.

Cheng Nuo was determined to be in the aviation industry, so of course he knew something about this period of history, so he naturally had these special arrangements for Jiang Baili before he left.

Straightening his thoughts, Zai Tao was still a little puzzled: "To put it bluntly, we raise the standard to select some pilots, but where do the plane builders come from?"

Jiang Baili took a sip of tea, and his eyes were full of trust: "The dean will be responsible for those with high scientific and technical content. If there is no accident, the future aviation research personnel will be formally recruited from the talents of various universities in China."

Before Zai Tao could continue to speak, there was a sudden commotion from the inner compartment.

"According to the order, each of you has to take off all the clothes on your body. Now I will carry it on my back for 15 seconds. After 15 seconds, if you have more than one vest on your body, get out immediately!" Instructor Zhang San has no expression on his face, but his voice is like Hong Zhong.

"Instructor, I have something to ask." A trembling hand stretched out from the corner, with a nervous look on his face.

"Say something quickly, and fart quickly!" Zhang San said coldly, with no emotion in his tone.

"That's it. I want to ask, can the underpants be kept?" the student swallowed and asked aloud.

"Did you not understand what I said? All clothes, remember that all clothes are not allowed to stay!" Zhang San walked up to the student and said loudly: "Answer me, did you understand this time? "

The students looked away, not daring to look directly at the instructor: "Understood."

Zhang San was very dissatisfied with this: "Didn't I send you a meal this morning? The voice sounded like humming, please tell me louder!"

The student mustered up his courage: "Understood!"

Zhang San sneered: "It's strange that I dared to take it off, I wonder if there are no balls underneath?"

The student was completely irritated, his face was flushed, and his eyes seemed to burn the person in front of him: "Report, Li Si understands, and at the same time tell the instructor, I have everything a man should have!!!"

Zhang San raised his eyebrows, not frightened at all: "Very well, this is a bit manly, just now I thought it was some father-in-law from the palace."

As soon as these words were said, everyone in the audience burst into laughter. Even the instructor Zhang San seemed to be infected by his emotions and laughed too.

It's just that it's hard for Li Si alone, and the devouring eyes want to tear the person in front of him into pieces.

At this moment, the smile on Zhang San's face stopped abruptly, and he immediately turned around and raised his watch:
"15"

"14"

"13"

……

Watching this extremely dramatic scene, Zai Tao was dumbfounded.

"Mr. Baili, is this how we select?"

"That's right, if you want to become one of the most talented teams in the Academy of Sciences in the future, your body parts are naturally indispensable. What you see now is the first trial of our pilot selection. I can't even have a scar." Jiang Baili and the two came in from behind and whispered while standing behind the students.

"But shouldn't our attitude be better?" Zai Tao hesitated.

Jiang Baili pinched his waist and said unceremoniously: "It's not their true nature to be submissive, but they are temporarily smoothed by reality. It may be suitable to put it in other places, but here, it is absolutely impossible. What we want is theirs. bloody."

Saying that he waved to Zhang San who was about to come over to say hello, Jiang Baili said loudly: "Everyone, take your place, now listen to my password, raise your hands forward, and do thirty squats on the spot..."

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Naturally, Cheng Nuo didn't know about the situation at the selection site in Tianjin, and now he went to Bayuzao and the others to discuss the issue of aircraft manufacturing materials.

"In fact, the Wright Brothers' aircraft mainly uses wooden materials as the main structure of the aircraft. Its body, including the skeleton, pillars and wing ribs, is made of spruce wood, the propeller is made of walnut wood, and the wing skin is made of linen. Only a few The load-bearing parts use metal rods." Bayuzao introduced.

Cheng Nuo took a taste of it: "That is, you want to use wooden materials to build airplanes for us?"

Although in Cheng Nuo's impression, most aircraft are made of technical materials, but in the current environment, the current mainstream configuration is still mainly made of wood.

The world's first all-metal airplane - the F13 passenger plane, will take a few more years, so Cheng Nuo didn't seem too surprised here.

Moreover, the wooden aircraft is light in weight, easy to process and low in cost.The engine power of the early aircraft was small and the flight speed was low, so the load on the wing surface was also small, and the strength of the wooden material could meet the demand.

At the same time, most of the aircraft in World War I had an engine power of less than 74 kilowatts and a flight speed of about 100 kilometers per hour, and wooden materials were completely sufficient.

Moreover, in a special war environment, even after World War II, when metal jet aircraft became the mainstream, wooden aircraft still had certain combat capabilities.

For example, in the War of Resistance Against America, although the U.S. military monopolized the air supremacy of the Korean Peninsula, it dispatched more than 104 million sorties during the entire war, with an average of 800-1600 sorties per day, posing a serious threat to our military.

In the case of such a disparity in air power, the Chinese and North Korean air forces have successfully organized several nighttime air strikes on the deep bases of the US Air Force and achieved excellent results.

Among them is because we have adopted the Bo-2 aircraft, which is a small two-seat biplane aircraft with a wooden fuselage and canvas skin made in the Soviet Union. It is mainly used as a primary trainer aircraft. shaped gasoline engine, the speed of 200 to 300 kilometers per hour.

But it is such a small aircraft that seems to be very backward in performance. Because of the weak electromagnetic reflection of the wooden canvas aircraft by the air defense warning radar, it is difficult to detect in advance. The interception by the interceptor has achieved good results.

Therefore, although the general trend of history is unstoppable, good and bad can still be transformed.

"If there is no better design plan, we will focus on wood for the time being." Bayuzao thought for a moment and gave an affirmative answer.

"Then do you have any replacement materials? As far as I know, we don't have the walnut wood that is popular in Europe and the United States or other special woods. We have to make arrangements for this," Cheng Nuo asked.

"We have considered this point. European and American aircraft use expensive walnut wood. When we came here, we found fir and pear wood from Fujian and found that the local fir and pear wood are particularly good. After antiseptic with tung oil and lacquer, not only the resistance Reduced, no water seepage, and its performance has greatly surpassed that of foreign countries." Bayuzao excitedly said.

Cheng Nuo nodded: "That's right, using wood instead of other metal materials can also greatly reduce our requirements. It will be much easier to mass produce in the future. I believe there must be similar high-quality wood in China that can replace it."

It's a pity that before Bayuzao was happy, Cheng Nuo went on to pour cold water: "But the disadvantages of wooden materials are also obvious: low strength, low rigidity, flammable, easy to corrode, and strong hygroscopicity. From the current point of view, it's okay. , and when it comes to actual combat in the future, the situation will be hard to say."

"What does the dean mean?" Bayuzao was puzzled: "Could it be that we want to try other directions, not focusing on wood?"

"I always think that within the scope of my ability, we must do our best." Cheng Nuo smiled and said to himself: "Since there are no all-metal airplanes in the world, why don't we try to be the first to eat crabs? "