The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 596: Improvement of the corner plug door, the Russians purchase warm baby
The black cotton jacket and the white towel looked at each other and lowered their heads.

Even Captain Bai noticed their guilty look.

"Open it quickly!"

Captain Bai wanted to ask the conductor to take action immediately.

The black cotton jacket and white towel were stuck in the muzzle of the gun, so there was no choice but to open the bag.

They all leaned their heads out to look, and saw a whole piece of floral cloth inside.

A "hiss" sound of inhaling was heard.

In those days, cloth needed cloth coupons to buy, and there were several pieces of these floral cloths, which were impossible for ordinary members to get.

The capital is a Category 6 region, and the situation is slightly better.

As long as you have a formal job, you will be given some cloth coupons every month. If you accumulate them, once you have collected a certain amount, you can always buy cloth at the supply and marketing cooperative.

But in some small places, you can't buy floral cloth even if you have cloth coupons.

When some young girls get married, they specify that they want floral fabrics for their clothes.

The young people were so anxious that they cried out and searched the whole city for the flowered cloth.

In this case, a lot of money could be made by transporting the printed cloth from the capital to other places.

The two men got some floral cloth in the capital and planned to resell it to other places by train.

Police officer Zhang realized that he had been fooled. He rushed forward, grabbed the man's hair and said, "Good boy. How dare you smuggle prohibited goods? Who are you? Tell me now!"

The man in black cotton-padded jacket still wanted to play dumb at this time.

Li Aiguo walked in front of him, pointed at the passengers, and said in a cold voice: "Boy, you don't know how much trouble you have caused. Because of your actions just now, the train brakes failed and a whole train of passengers almost died. Now I hand you over to them, what do you think will happen?"

There aren't so many rules these days, and common people are very simple in nature. If you are nice to them, they will give you their hearts.

If anyone dares to harm them, they will tear that person to pieces.

The man in the black cotton-padded jacket looked at the angry passengers and fell to his knees with a thud.

"I, I'll confess."

After hearing what the man in black cotton-padded jacket and the man in white towel had to say, Li Aiguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Black Cotton-padded Jacket and White Towel are in the same business as Wang Da Kui, both of them are small vendors in the pigeon market.

The two of them could barely make a living by reselling tickets and buying grain from the countryside to set up a stall at the pigeon market.

As supplies become scarce in Beijing, control over the pigeon market has intensified and the market is subject to fluctuations every now and then.

Because they were a poor family, no one would bother with them even if they were caught. They were just fined and their supplies were confiscated.

But if it happens too many times, no one can stand it.

It’s not easy to survive in Beijing, let’s go back to the countryside.

After the two of them discussed it, they felt that if they continued like this, they would definitely not be able to survive, so they discussed doing something big.

It just so happened that Black Cotton-padded Jacket had a relative who worked in a textile factory and could get the "defective cloth" at a low price, and White Towel had a relative in Langfang who could sell cloth.

A complete purchasing and sales line was thus established.

The only thing missing is the transportation routes.

The most convenient and efficient way of transportation from Beijing to Langfang is by train.

There are only train police checking on the train, and a letter of introduction is also required.

The two were worried about being discovered, so they sneaked into the train station and hid outside the connection between the carriages, which led to a series of events later.

There was one thing that the two of them did not lie about: they were both married and had a lot of children, and their parents were old and needed their support.

"You two almost killed a whole bus of people in order to resell supplies. Just wait to be shot." After realizing what was going on, Police Officer Zhang said angrily.

The two men were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

Li Aiguo looked at them, sighed in his heart, pulled the driver Bai aside, and whispered: "Driver, although they almost made a big mistake, it was not intentional. I don't think it's necessary to make a big deal out of it."

The train conductor nodded and said, "I think so too. They are also pitiful people. When we get to the next station, I will hand them over to the Langfang Railway Police Station and let them handle it."

If the two were not brought back to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, it would clearly mean that the conductor was not prepared to hold them accountable for the near-accident that occurred on the train.

The most you’ll get for reselling supplies is a fine and a few days in jail, but you won’t have to sit in jail.

Black Cotton-padded Jacket and White Towel didn't expect Li Aiguo to help them, so they fell to their knees and wanted to kowtow to Li Aiguo to express their gratitude.

Li Aiguo hurriedly helped them up and said, "Scalping supplies will cause trouble sooner or later. We should find another way to make money in the future."

Both of them were young and strong, and could support their families even if they just carried heavy bags at the grain store and the train station. However, they felt that business in the pigeon market was not easy, so they started reselling supplies.

When they thought about how they almost killed thousands of passengers today, they all regretted their original choice.

"Driver Li, don't worry, we will stop doing this from today on."

Li Aiguo didn't say anything more.

He clearly understood the principle that one should not advise others to be good unless one has experienced their suffering; and one should not laugh at open-mindedness without experiencing life and death.

Because the train was delayed, it arrived at Huangcun Station more than 20 minutes late. During the subsequent journey, Li Aiguo sped up and finally arrived in Tianjin on time.

On the way back to Beijing from Tianjin, Li Aiguo did not read books as he did in the past. Instead, he drew a blueprint of a corner plug door and began to study it.

The train returned to Beijing on time at five o'clock in the afternoon. Li Aiguo, who returned to Qianmen Locomotive Depot with the locomotive, was taken to the conference room for a meeting by Comrade Yan Jiecheng as soon as he got off the train.

The locomotive depot had already learned about the accident that had occurred on the train midway.

Director Xing felt a surge of fear in his heart. If the train really couldn't stop, even if no cars were destroyed and no one was killed, it would kill or injure many people.

At the meeting, Section Chief Xing highly praised Li Aiguo's heroic behavior and called on all train drivers to learn from Li Aiguo and put the safety of passengers first.

When the train drivers learned that Li Aiguo had crossed the roof of a high-speed train, they immediately applauded.

Although they are all "train jumping experts", they don't think they can do it by jumping across the top of a high-speed train.

Duanchang Xing pressed his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"It is said that someone at the scene called driver Li the Train Man. A hero is a great man of the country. I think this title is quite appropriate!"

All the train drivers stared with eyes wide open. The train man was much more powerful than Li the Trucker.

Li Aiguo didn't expect that Director Xing Duanchang had such a naughty side. He scratched his head and smiled.

The meeting was about to end. Xing Duanchang looked at Li Aiguo and asked, "Comrade Train Man, do you have anything else to add?"

Li Aiguo raised his hand, stood up and said, "Section Chief, accidents often occur because the train corner gates are accidentally closed or not opened due to negligence. I suggest that the maintenance workshop modify the corner gates."

As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned their eyes to Director Zhang of the maintenance workshop.

This train man just likes to make trouble!
Director Zhang muttered to himself, then stood up and said slowly, "Duanzhang, Driver Li's concerns are reasonable, but he overlooked one point. The corner plug is an indispensable switch for the ventilation duct.

After all, our train is made up of carriages connected together. If there were no corner doors, there would be no way to connect the carriages.

The corner plug door is already a very mature device. Domestic and foreign train engineers have made several improvements to it and it has become perfect.

Most of those accidents happened because the train crews had a weak sense of responsibility.

These accidents can be avoided as long as the training of staff is strengthened.

These tasks should be the responsibility of the Education Department.”

Director Xing nodded slowly. He also knew that what Director Zhang said was the truth.

"Driver Li, what do you think?"

Li Aiguo said: "In our work, we often find some interesting things. If there is a possibility of making a mistake, then someone will definitely make this mistake!"

When these words were spoken, the people in the conference room were a little confused at first, but after they understood, they immediately nodded in agreement.

"I work in the maintenance workshop. Last month, Xiao Hu from our workshop inserted a part into a position where it did not belong.

The key is that the thing couldn't be inserted at all, but Xiao Hu actually took a hammer and knocked it in."

".Yesterday, I was confused for a moment and actually wore my wife's pants. I didn't realize it until I went to bed at night. My wife thought I had cheated on her. Look, the bloody marks on my face were caused by her."

"Don't mention it. Today, when I was riding my bicycle, I didn't know what I was thinking, but I put my foot into the wheel. As a result, I fell on my face and the banner was broken."

All of a sudden, everyone started speaking out.

Director Xing was so shocked that his mouth could hardly close. When did this kid Li Aiguo become so educated that he could even say such philosophical words?

The pressure was once again on Director Zhang.

"But...but the corner plug door is already perfect, there is no way to modify it."

Director Zhang felt very aggrieved.

When those employees made mistakes, instead of looking for the reasons themselves, they were asked to modify the equipment. How can this be justified?

Li Aiguo said slowly: "If we install an iron box outside the corner gate, and the inside of the box is connected to the gate handle, the box can only be locked when the gate is fully opened."

Hearing this, Director Zhang's mouth opened a little wider, and he slapped his thigh and said, "This method is absolutely amazing. The corner plug door is closed very rarely, and it will only be closed when adding a carriage.

That way, if you see that the box is unlocked, you can tell that the corner plug is not closed."

More importantly, from a technical point of view, installing an iron box is very simple and low-cost, but it has a great effect. This is called a folk remedy to cure serious diseases!
Li Aiguo continued, "You can use the triangular key that is commonly used on our trains."

"This can prevent the corner gate from being closed by passengers or other people by mistake. Once an emergency occurs, the flight attendants can open the box and close the gate as quickly as possible." Director Zhang said excitedly.

Director Xing Duan had never expected that such a major mechanical problem could be solved by a simple method.

He had already prepared to set up a project team, but now he was a little disappointed.

"Then let's modify it according to Driver Li's method. The maintenance workshop will be responsible for this."

As Xing Duanchang made the final decision, Li Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief. He was not exaggerating. The corner plug may look insignificant, but if something goes wrong, it will be a big deal.

In later train accidents, many were caused by incorrect closing of corner gates, some of which caused heavy losses.

It was not until the advent of electric trains, when train braking systems were assisted by computer programs and angled gates disappeared from the stage of history, that accidents became virtually extinct.

Now with the iron box, we have an extra layer of insurance. Although it cannot completely prevent accidents, it can greatly reduce the accident rate.

Director Zhang realized the role of the iron box and immediately mobilized all the technical masters when he returned to the maintenance workshop.

In just one week, the maintenance workshop modified the entire train section, and the iron box was soon spread to other locomotive depots.

Along with it, there is another name for the train that appeared on the brother section: "Did you know that this thing was made by the Train Man!"

For a time, the name "Train Man" spread throughout the locomotive depots across the country.

Time has unknowingly come to December.

Zhou Ke's daughter-in-law Huang Shuxian gave birth to a baby boy in the Railway Hospital.

Old Man Zhou personally named the child Zhou Huoche.

According to the agreement with Zhou Ke, Li Aiguo accepted Zhou Huoche as his godson and gave him a silver longevity lock on the spot.

Aunt Zhou looked at her eldest grandson lovingly while scolding Li Aiguo.

"Aiguo, you and Zhou Ke are the same age, when are you going to have a child? I promised your mother that I would see you get married and have children."

"Auntie, don't worry, we are working hard."

Li Aiguo laughed for a while, and then he brought Chen Xueru out of the hospital. Little Miss Chen gently twisted Li Aiguo's waist and said coquettishly, "In the future, we can't give our son such a rustic name."

"Ouch, you twisted my kidney."

Li Aiguo used the same trick again and pretended to be in pain, but Miss Chen was no longer the innocent girl she used to be and was not fooled at all.

She rolled her eyes cutely and said to herself, "I've already thought of a name."

"what name?"

"I won't tell you!" Chen Xueru ran away with her hands behind her back.

This little girl is going to rebel.

Li Aiguo gave Miss Chen a severe beating that night.

The next day.

Li Aiguo dragged his tired body and rode his bicycle to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

As soon as I entered the meeting room, Yan Jiecheng informed me to go to the section chief's office.

After experiencing the "Warm Baby" fraud scandal, Yan Jiecheng has become much calmer than before, and he no longer nags when meeting people like before.

It is true that people will never learn something no matter how hard they try, but they will learn it once they are taught.

"Jiecheng, the train is about to start moving, what can I do for you, Section Chief?"

"I don't know either. I only know that a Russian came to our locomotive depot today, and the depot has arranged a replacement driver for you."

"Old Maozi. What does he look like?"

".Don't all Russians look the same? Tall and big, like a big bear. That man seems to be of a special status, and he is accompanied by two people from the foreign affairs department."

As he spoke, Yan Jiecheng's heart was filled with envy.

This Russian guy looks like a big shot, and he actually asked to meet Li Aiguo.

If it were him, there would be no need to worry about making progress.

Among the Russians who were accompanied by people from the foreign affairs department, Li Aiguo only knew one person of such a high rank, and that was Professor Kirov, a true proletarian fighter.

But Professor Kirov holds a very high position in the Russians' side, so how could he have the time to go to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot?
With doubts in his heart, Li Aiguo knocked on the door of the section chief's office. After waiting for a response from inside, he gently pushed the door open.

Sure enough, Professor Kirov, who had curly white hair, was sitting opposite Director Xing Duan.

Professor Kirov was particularly happy to see Li Aiguo coming in. He stood up and gave Li Aiguo a bear hug.

"Dear driver Li, I just heard about your recent heroic deeds. Trainman, what a great title."

Cough cough, the Russians have a strong body odor.

Li Aiguo patted his shoulder, gave him a brief hug, and then let go.

"Professor Kirov, it's nice to see you again."

After a brief greeting, Li Aiguo sat opposite Professor Kirov, and Director Xing stood up to pour tea for both of them.

"Patriotic comrade, Professor Kirov is purchasing the baby warmers on behalf of the Russian railway department.

It’s just that the price of the hot pack is very hard to estimate, so I invited you here.”

Are the Russians going to buy some hot packs?

Li Aiguo's eyes widened suddenly.

Due to production issues, warm baby products are not produced on a large scale.

Moreover, the problem with the Yang family in Gangcheng has not been solved yet, and Duan has no plans to export the products.

How did the Russians know?
Professor Kirov smiled and said, "Comrade Trainman, I think this name sounds much better than Driver Li. Can I call you that?"

".Professor, please feel free to do as you please."

Li Aiguo has great respect for the old professor who helped him collect RPG information.

Professor Kirov continued, "I came to your place to discuss something a while ago. When I was riding on the train, I saw a train attendant changing the warm pack on his waist."

Because it involved some secretive matters, Professor Kirov's explanation was very obscure, but Li Aiguo understood it.

Professor Kirov once took a ride on the special train.

I found a hot pack on the special train. After learning about its function, I immediately thought of the train workers on the Russian side.

Russia is much colder than China, and the temperature in many places is more than ten degrees below zero all year round.

The ability of the warm baby to generate heat on its own means that it is not only a magical device for curing diseases, but also a magical device for saving lives.

After Professor Kirov finished his explanation, he added in a low voice: "The Antarctic expedition led by Mikhail Somov has established a base in Antarctica to conduct simple scientific experiments.

I think Warm Baby can play an important role in the main base Mirny Station. "

It was the first time that Director Xing heard about the Russians' Antarctic expedition. He was so shocked that his eyes widened. My goodness, it seemed that he had underestimated the effect of the hot pack.

Li Aiguo couldn't help but take a breath. He didn't expect that he could contribute to the base's scientific research.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Professor Kirov, you know that the factory that produces the hot packs will not be built until next year, and the production of the hot packs is very low. Winter is coming soon, and the demand here is also very high."

Professor Kirov said: "I understand your difficulties, but please rest assured that you don't have to worry about the output. I will recommend to your superiors on behalf of the expert group to build a factory as soon as possible."

Li Aiguo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he smiled bitterly in his heart.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, there was nothing he could do. The title of the Russian expert group was so useful these days.

"Thank you. The cost of the warm pack can be divided into three parts: one is labor cost, one is material cost, and the last is R&D cost." Li Aiguo carefully analyzed the cost and then gave a fair price: "Each warm pack is sold for 20 rubles."

【On February 1955, 2, when meeting with Ambassador Eugene, Mr. Wang pointed out that due to the issuance of the new currency, the exchange rate between the RMB and the ruble will also change accordingly. Originally, 17 ruble was exchanged for 1 RMB, but now 5000 new RMB is exchanged for 1 rubles.】

The material cost and labor cost of the hot pack are only a few cents. As for the scientific research cost, what the hell is that?

Duanzhang Xing felt that Li Aiguo's request was a bit too high and wanted to cut himself in the foot.

Who would have thought that after hearing the price, Professor Kirov slapped his thigh and said, "Deal!"

Director Xing Duan could no longer close his mouth.

In fact, during those years, Russia's average economic growth rate exceeded that of any Western country; the growth rate of Eastern European countries was not much behind.

After several years of development, Russia has become an industrial country with a per capita income exceeding that of most countries in the world.

20 rubles is nothing to the Russians.

In addition, Li Aiguo also suggested that food could be used as a substitute.

The price of a product is not entirely determined by its cost, but is often closely related to the importance of the product.

It's already a freezing cold season over there in Russia, and these hot packs can really save lives.

Of course, Li Aiguo is not a person who ignores the impact.

After much consideration, it was proposed that the Qianmen Locomotive Depot donate 2000 hot packs to the Russian Antarctic research team.

This matter had such a great international impact that Director Xing agreed without hesitation.

After reaching an agreement, the Qianmen Locomotive Depot delivered the first batch of hot packs to the Russian railway department, while ensuring a minimum supply of hot packs for employees.

Since the Warm Baby is going to be exported, it must have a name. Considering that the Warm Baby was developed by Li Aiguo, the Qianmen Locomotive Depot gave it a resounding name "Train Man Brand".

On December 31, the day of the Gregorian calendar, Li Aiguo waved goodbye to Professor Kirov at Beijing Station.

The warm baby was put on an international train, whizzing towards the Russians.

Professor Kirov did not break his promise. Based on the advice of the expert group, the Ministry of Railways accelerated the review procedures for the hot pack factory.

The spare parts factory that originally belonged to the Beijing Section was transformed into a warm baby factory and was under the management of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

Thanks to the attention of superiors and the green light from all units, the factory was put into production in just ten days.

At the same time, Li Aiguo also suggested that Qianmen Locomotive Depot retain the system of manual work, and that the Warm Baby Factory directly distribute manual work to the families of railway employees who are willing to work in exchange for labor remuneration.

Li Aiguo's proposal was supported by Section Chief Xing and all the section leaders, and the manual work system was written into the rules and regulations of Nuanbaobao.

(End of this chapter)