The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 537 Li Aiguo's Exploitation Methods, Glorious Chen Information

Crox lenses paired with chrome frames are considered the most advanced glasses these days.

When Chen Zilan saw Li Aiguo take out a handful of money from his pocket and give it to the clerk, he suddenly became uneasy.

"Little leader, are you sure you want to give me such expensive glasses?"

"It's just a pair of glasses, what's the big deal?"

Li Aiguo spoke arrogant words, but his heart was bleeding.

It's just a pair of glasses, but it costs thirty yuan. The eyewear industry in later generations was a highly profitable industry. How can it be so profitable nowadays?
Fortunately, this money can be reimbursed by the research institute.
Thinking of this, Li Aiguo took out another thirty yuan and handed it over.

"Another one."

"what?"

"what?"

Chen Ziliao and the clerk both widened their eyes and couldn't close their mouths.

Chen Zilan couldn't bear it any longer and pulled Li Aiguo's arm.

"Little leader, there is no need to wear two pairs of glasses, right?"

"Why not? Glasses are easy to break. If they break accidentally, you should always have a spare pair!"

These days, all eyeglass lenses are made of glass.

The hardness was far inferior to the resin lenses of later generations, and they were also extremely heavy, so breaking lenses was a common occurrence.

Chen Ziliao always felt that what this young leader said was a bit strange, but he couldn't explain why.

The clerk naturally wouldn't refuse someone if he saw someone wanted to buy two pairs of the same glasses.

After all, you only need to test the light once.

In this way, our Li Aiguo also experienced the feeling of getting rich suddenly.

Buy two cups of soy milk, drink one, and pour one.

Buy two bicycles, ride one in front and pull the other one at the back with a rope.

There were no computers for eye testing in those days, so the fork-lens method was used. An old technician held up lenses one by one and gestured in front of Chen Ziyuan's eyes.

This method is not only inefficient, but also has low accuracy, and can only be considered a makeshift one.

It took a full thirty minutes to complete the eye test.

By the time I finished grinding the lenses, it was almost dinner time.

sunset.

Li Aiguo pushed his bicycle out of the glasses store.

Chen Zilan put on new glasses and felt that the whole world became clearer.

Especially since these glasses were much lighter than his previous ones and his nose bridge didn’t hurt as much.

"Little leader, thank you so much for today. I have to go back now. See you tomorrow."

Chen Zilan seemed to remember something and spoke in a voice with a strong Fuzhou accent.

"Where are you going?" Li Aiguo stopped him.

Chen Ziran scratched his head and said with a smile: "These glasses are so good, it would be a pity if I don't read more books and solve some problems quickly."

"It's almost dinner time now. Aren't you going to have dinner before going back?"

"Oh, I'm not particular about food. I'll just buy two steamed buns from the canteen when I get back."

Life is short, and Chen Zilan feels that eating is a waste of time.

Besides, it costs a lot of money to buy a good meal.

Chen Ziliao's position at the Institute of Mathematics is an intern researcher with a salary level of 14, 48.5 yuan per month.

He was a very frugal person. He only bought two steamed buns and five cents worth of vegetables for each meal, and spent only 20 yuan a month.

Li Aiguo: "."

He was silent for a moment and then asked, "Dinner has been prepared in the institute cafeteria. It's Old Beijing City Barbecue. No meal ticket is required. Are you sure you don't want to eat it?"

Chen's information: "."

He felt as if he had just boasted.

"Let's go. We can work better if we are well fed."

Li Aiguo patted Chen Zilan on the shoulder. Chen Zilan, who was already in social phobia, finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Yes, yes, health is the capital of revolution, we have to eat better today."

Barbecue is a traditional food in the old capital.

A large round iron plate made of iron bars nailed together, which the old Beijing people call a "zhizi", has grooves on it and firewood such as fruit wood or pine wood is burned underneath.

The meat is freshly cut beef, marinated with onions, ginger and garlic, and it emits a strong aroma when grilled on the hot grill. No one can refuse this delicious invitation.

Even Master Lu said, "The so-called "putting on weight in autumn" in Beijing has a special meaning, that is, eating barbecue."

However, supplies were scarce in those days and there were not many opportunities to eat barbecued meat. This was the first time that Li Aiguo had eaten it this year.

The shredded green onions soaked in fat and meat aroma are juicy, fresh and sweet. When eaten with the crispy sesame sauce biscuits, it is simply a delicacy.

Although those researchers looked well-mannered, they now opened their mouths and ate with voracious mouthfuls.

Li Aiguo ate half his meal and called the logistics director.

"I remember there are some Arctic Oceans in the warehouse. Let's move them over."

The logistics director felt that the barbecue and drinks were too luxurious.

"Old Zhang, listen to the patriots. These researchers are eating barbecue and drinking the Arctic Ocean. What they will produce in the future will be the most advanced steam locomotives."

Liu Guozhang didn't understand Li Aiguo's intention at first. After all, this guy was not a generous person.

However, when I saw how enthusiastically those researchers were eating, I immediately realized his strategy.

Liu Guozhang gave the order, and the logistics director brought a few staff members to bring in several boxes of Arctic Ocean.

Because there were so many people, each person could only get one bottle.

Researcher Zhou from the Institute of Mathematics took a sip of Arctic Ocean, burped with satisfaction, and said enviously, "Chen Ziran, the railway department is really generous. We in the Institute of Mathematics can only eat steamed bread every day. If there is a chance, I really want to transfer to work here."

“I still like being in the Institute of Mathematics.”

Chen Zilan unscrewed the bottle cap, took a small sip, and then put the cap back on.

This thing seems to have a refreshing effect, so I can save it for doing homework at night.

Researcher Zhou was surprised: "Why?"

"It's too noisy here." Chen Zilan had eaten and drunk his fill, and was thinking about going back to read, so he wanted to leave right away.

Li Aiguo came over and stopped him.

"Brother Chen, don't worry. Wait until 9:30 p.m. We will provide fruit snacks here. We have bananas from the south."

"I." Chen thought of his hometown.

He hesitated for a moment and made a decision that went against his principles: "Then I'll stay here for now."

When the researchers heard about the bananas, they gave up the idea of ​​going back to rest.

But since I'm staying in the laboratory, I can't just sit there doing nothing.

The project was supposed to start tomorrow, but Li Aiguo asked Engineer Dong to assign it to them.

The sky gradually darkened and the laboratory was brightly lit.

The researchers took paper and pen to draw pictures, while Chen Ziliao and the two researchers from the Institute of Mathematics began to calculate the size of the thermal amplifier based on the information provided by Li Aiguo.

Before we knew it, it was half past nine and the logistics department delivered the fruit as promised.

After eating the sweet fruit, the researchers stood up, shook their sore necks, and prepared to go back to rest.

At this time, Li Aiguo, who had been sleeping on the chair, opened his eyes, blocked the door, and said with a smile: "Wait until eleven o'clock, our institute will provide dessert, which is Daoxiangcun's bad cake."

"terrible."

With a sound of swallowing, the researchers sat back down, picked up their materials and continued to work.

Because the task was tight, Engineer Dong originally wanted to hold a meeting to encourage these researchers so that they could work overtime to complete the task.

But when he looked at those researchers who "willingly" stayed in the laboratory to work, he felt sad in his heart. This kid Li Aiguo was becoming more and more cunning.

He called Li Aiguo out of the lab and asked, "We've already used up the dessert. What are we going to use at two o'clock in the morning? How about I go to the logistics department and get two bottles of old wine?"

"What are you thinking about? Of course we let the researchers go back to rest at two o'clock in the morning. Do you really think I'm Zhou Baopi?" Li Aiguo shook his head with a wry smile.

He was really worried that this method of big companies exploiting 996 employees would spread.

But if you think about it carefully, you will know that you are worrying too much.

In these days, there are few units as generous as the Railway Research Institute.

In the following days, because of Li Aiguo's material rewards, those researchers went into a state of non-stop work.

I go to work at 8:30 every morning and leave the laboratory at 11:30 at night, dragging my tired body.

At first the researchers didn't notice anything was wrong.

After all, there are often big and special activities these days, and they always try their best every time.

However, someone soon noticed something was wrong.

Because in those activities, if you do them for a week straight, you will be physically and mentally exhausted.

But now they have been working overtime for half a month in a row, and they are still very energetic and don’t feel tired at all.

Even when Li Aiguo announced that he would no longer work overtime at night, the researchers still felt a sense of loss.

They were frustrated that they couldn't have a snack in the evening.

After listening to Researcher Zhou's talk, Chen Zilan gave his comments.

"I feel like you guys have been fooled by your little leader."

".Of course I know, but I am willing to do it." Researcher Zhou straightened up: "If possible, I hope to be fooled again in the future."

Chen's information: "."

The strength of Chen Ziran is unquestionable.

Those brain-numbing calculation formulas looked like elementary school questions under his pen.

In particular, Chen Ziliao worked with the two researchers to build a mathematical model, and through complex calculations, they found the optimal solution.

According to the data calculated based on Chen's materials, the performance and durability of the equipment manufactured will far exceed the improvements of later generations.

Seeing that Chen Xiaohua had solved the problem that had troubled the improvement team for more than a week in just two days, Deputy Chief Engineer Wang said with a sigh, "Aiguo, you have a really good eye. To be honest, I really didn't like this young researcher at first."

Li Aiguo was not surprised by this.

At that time, Chen Ziyuan had the lowest level in the School of Mathematics.

In the eyes of many people, he was able to stay in the Institute of Mathematics only because of Professor Hua's support.

In fact, I didn’t know that this person was the hidden boss.

Seeing that the result was confirmed by the two leaders, Chen Zihua rubbed his hands and said, "If there is no other job, can I go back to the institute now?"

Deputy Chief Engineer Wang: “.”

He was going to take back what he had just said.

The two researchers couldn't help but cover their faces when they heard this.

Chen's information is so real.

Now they can get high subsidies every day, and the standard of three meals a day is comparable to that of Russian professors.

Even if you're just slacking off, you have to stay for a while.

Li Aiguo was also shocked by Chen Ziyuan's sincerity. He laughed twice, pulled his arm and said, "Comrade Chen Ziyuan, don't worry. We still have many calculation problems that need you to solve."

With such a powerful boss, Li Aiguo could not give up. He asked the improvement team to hand over all the calculation problems to Chen Ziyuan and two other researchers.

Chen Zilan originally wanted to go back and continue studying that difficult problem.

Now that they see there are still tasks to be done, they think about how much money people spent to invite them here.

I didn't feel like refusing.

In the following few days, Li Aiguo witnessed how powerful the big guys were.

Chen Ziran didn't even need an abacus to solve those brain-racking calculations; he could just rely on mental arithmetic and figure them out in the blink of an eye.

Li Aiguo remembered what Master Lu said: "Mathematics is the subject that most relies on talent."

After several busy days.

All the drawings for the train improvements have been drawn up.

Chen Ziliao and the two researchers also have to return to the Institute of Mathematics.

Li Aiguo personally saw Chen Ziliang off. Before leaving, he took out a pen and paper and wrote down his home address.

"Brother Chen, if you have the chance in the future, you are welcome to visit my home."

Although Chen Zilan had been in Beijing for several months, he had no friends because he was not good at interpersonal communication, let alone visiting other people's homes.

But for some reason, he always felt that this young leader was someone who truly treated him as a friend.

Chen Ziliao took the note and put it carefully into his pocket, and also wrote down his address and the phone number of the Institute of Mathematics.

"Little leader, if you need help in the future, just come to me."

It was just a simple sentence, but Chen Zilan seemed to have used up all his strength and his face turned red.

"Of course. Besides, I will give you a big gift this time."

"A big gift?" Chen Ziran looked confused.

"You'll know later."

Li Aiguo patted him on the shoulder, said take care, turned around and went back to the data room to continue organizing the drawings.

The sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves and fell onto Li Aiguo's body, giving him a layer of golden glow.

The cicadas on the branches were singing at the top of their lungs. In the summer of 1957, Chen Zilan felt that he had gained a good friend.

Chen Zilan originally lived in a dormitory, with four people in a room.

Everyone is a happy bachelor, but Chen Ziran finds it hard to be happy. He is not good at socializing with others and prefers to be alone.

In order to make it easier to study the problem, Chen Zilan proposed moving into an abandoned boiler room of only six square meters.

A large light bulb is hung in the middle of the boiler room, which provides both lighting and heating.

In the knife-handle-shaped boiler room of the Institute of Mathematics, there was a single bed on the left side of the door, and a stool with a broken leg that could be laid sideways, just the right size for someone to sit on.

The bed became a desk, and Chen Ziran lay on it, calculating his math.

The deputy director knocked on the door excitedly holding a letter.

Chen Ziliao was awakened by the knock on the door. After hiding the information under the bed, he stood up and opened the door.

"Comrade Chen Zilan, congratulations. The Ministry of Railways just sent a letter of praise.

I commend you for your great achievements in locomotive work and your contribution to the national railway industry."

Hear the words.

Even the usually calm Chen Ziran couldn't help but get excited.

There was nothing wrong with Chen Zilan's background; his family was poor.

However, he does not like to participate in activities. He usually buries himself in research and does not like to attend various meetings.

Therefore, people often talk about my ideological problems behind my back.

Now with this letter of praise, his life will be much easier in the future.

Generally speaking, the level of this kind of letter of commendation would not be very high, but this time the red stamp on the letter of commendation came from the Ministry of Railways, which directly raised the level of the letter of commendation to a higher level.

The deputy director had already learned the entire process of the project from the other two researchers.

He smiled and said to Chen Ziran: "Xiao Chen, you have made a good friend this time."

"Driver Li is indeed a good man." Chen Ziran hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Seeing that Chen Ziliao didn't understand what he meant, the deputy director smiled bitterly, shook his head, and left with his hands behind his back.

A train driver who can get the Ministry of Railways to issue a commendation as an exception cannot be just a good person.

He stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "Fill out an application form for advanced employee this month, and you can get an extra five yuan salary every month in the future."

The door is closed.

Under the dim light, Chen Ziliao carefully placed the letters of praise in the drawer.

He took out piles of draft papers from under the bed. The draft papers were filled with densely packed numbers and formulas, but most of them were crossed out.

In the past, Chen Ziran would have already entered the state and devoted himself to solving the problem.

But today he kept thinking about the letter of praise.

"The young leader really treats me as a friend, but friends should help each other. He gave me glasses and a letter of praise. What can a poor researcher like me give him?"

Chen Ziran looked at the math formula on the draft paper, slapped his thigh and said, "It seems that the young leader only graduated from a technical secondary school. If he wants to make inventions, his math level is definitely not enough. I might as well help him with math knowledge when I have time."

Chen Ziran is a person who doesn't like to owe others.

After making up my mind, the heavy burden in my heart was finally lifted.

Inside the Railway Research Institute, in the deputy director's office.

"A-choo." Li Aiguo kept sneezing.

He couldn't figure out who he had offended? !
Liu Guozhang hung up the phone and said with a smile: "Aiguo, the ministry has already sent the letter of commendation."

"Thank you, teacher. To express my gratitude, I recently learned a set of military boxing. How about I practice it with you?"

As he spoke, Li Aiguo rolled up his sleeves and took a horse stance.

Liu Guozhang quickly stopped him.

"You little monkey, you always make fun of the teacher. Tell me, why do you think so highly of this researcher Chen?"

Logically speaking, even if Chen Zilan and his team completed their mission very well.

The research institute only needs to make a routine phone call to the Institute of Mathematics and give verbal praise.

However, Li Aiguo insisted that Liu Guozhang ask the ministry to issue a letter of praise.

Liu Guozhang knew that Li Aiguo was not the kind of person who would put personal interests above public interest, so he was so curious.

"Teacher, I just feel that we don't pay enough attention to basic sciences like mathematics.

Especially since Chen Ziran is a researcher who is devoted to academics, I wanted to help him.”

These words raised the level of the conversation significantly.

These days, there is a lot of work to be done and what is needed are technical talents who can achieve results.

However, there is no way to see results in basic subjects such as mathematics in the short term.

“Yes, mathematics is the foundation of science.”

Liu Guozhang also agreed with Li Aiguo's statement.

After chatting for a while, Liu Guozhang informed Li Aiguo about the next steps in locomotive improvement.

In theory, the improvement of the Qianjin model locomotive should be the responsibility of Datong Locomotive Works.

A few days ago, Chief Engineer Liu was informed by comrades from the foreign affairs department that a delegation from the Hungarian People's Ministry of Railways would arrive in Beijing in the near future.

In order to quickly rebuild the first improved steam locomotive and facilitate the Hungarian delegation's visit.

Therefore, the ministry decided to hand over the Qianjin steam locomotive to the Changxindian Locomotive Factory for modification.

Of course, the technicians and workers for the transformation were selected by the ministry, and the Changxindian Locomotive Factory only provided a site for the transformation.

"The Changxindian Locomotive Factory has a very positive factory spirit. They will definitely be able to successfully complete the transformation task."

Li Aiguo had been to Changxindian Locomotive Factory because of Chen Xingyi's matter, and was friends with the deputy director of the workshop, so he also knew something about Changxindian Locomotive Factory.

Liu Guozhang nodded and said, "Chief Engineer Liu will personally oversee this renovation, and the specific details will be discussed by Engineer Dong and Deputy Chief Engineer Wang.

But as the team leader, you still need to watch over the transformation."

Having put in so much effort and about to see results, Li Aiguo naturally did not want to be lazy and agreed immediately.

"You've been working hard for most of the month. Take advantage of these two days to have a good rest."

After talking about work, Liu Guozhang changed the subject and started chatting with Li Aiguo about family matters.

"While work is important, you can't abandon your family, especially since you and Xueru have been married for almost a year. It's time to pay more attention."

Hearing this, Li Aiguo could only smile bitterly.

How could Liu Guozhang, an old-fashioned man, suddenly care about such issues?

Liu Guozhang's face turned red when he was stared at by him, and he said helplessly: "It's your master's wife, she is afraid that you won't listen to her, so..."

Li Aiguo stood up and said, "Teacher, don't worry, Comrade Xueru and I will definitely have seven or eight children!"

Liu Guozhang: "."

He felt that Li Aiguo was being too arrogant.

As it was time to get off work, Li Aiguo said goodbye to Liu Guozhang and rode his bicycle towards Nantongluo Lane.

The capital city is as peaceful today as it was yesterday. The words "Long live the great unity of the peoples of the world" written on the wall are very contemporary.

As soon as I turned around the supply and marketing cooperative, I saw Wang Da Kui standing by the road on his tricycle.

"Da Kui, what are you doing?" Li Aiguo stopped his bicycle and greeted him across the street.

Wang Dagui jumped off the tricycle, ran over and said, "Brother Aiguo, I'm waiting for you. Someone wants to invite you to the tavern for a drink."

"Please have a drink?" Li Aiguo looked suspicious.

Generally speaking, if a friend wants to drink, he will invite him directly without asking Wang Da Kui to act as a go-between.

Wang Da Kui did not hide the truth from Li Aiguo and told him the whole story.

Thanks to the bananas shipped from the south, Wang Da Kui has now become bigger and stronger, and even has established relationships with those Russian experts in the capital.

The Russian experts are generally paid well, have money and various coupons, and can also bring some good things from the Russians.

These are what Wang Da Kui lacks.

The Russian experts were unfamiliar with the capital, so Wang Da Kui would usually purchase some scarce supplies for them.

The two have a cooperative relationship.

Just yesterday, an old Russian expert named Trotsky suddenly found Wang Dagui.

He asked about his relationship with Li Aiguo, and after learning that the two had a good relationship, he entrusted Wang Da Kui to ask Li Aiguo out.

"Trovsky is an expert in underground railways. He came here from Moscow three years ago and is now working in the Beijing Underground Railway Preparatory Office."

Wang Da Kui was very smart. When he saw Li Aiguo frowning slightly, he immediately revealed Trotsky's secrets.

Li Aiguo knew about the Beijing Metro Construction Office.

Beijing is a large city with busy traffic, and it needs a subway, so the Beijing Metro Preparatory Office was established.

Last year, a group of Russian subway experts led by Barishunikov, chief engineer of the Moscow Subway Design Bureau, came to Beijing.

These experts and Chinese technicians are currently exploring the subway line, but due to the complex geological environment, it will take a long time before construction can begin.

In principle, the subway and the railway are one family, and Wang Da Kui is the middleman, so it is not easy for Li Aiguo to refuse.

However, Li Aiguo did not go to the tavern immediately. Instead, he asked Wang Da Kui to wait on the street, turned around and walked to the supply and marketing cooperative to make a phone call.

(End of this chapter)