Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 236 Prying

Shortly after Deputy Commander Xie and Director Zhao left, enthusiastic soldiers came to ask Director Lu to drive the modified Willis to the Automobile Company, euphemistically saying: Help with maintenance!

After this new off-road vehicle has been put through a few laps, shouldn't it be tested carefully? What if the beam breaks? Or what should I do if the engine and other parts get water?

When Director Lu heard this, it made sense?

When he arrived at the automobile company, Director Lu noticed that there were many unknown jeep models parked in the maintenance yard. Before he could take a closer look, he was welcomed by the soldiers to rest in the barracks and served tea and water.

As soon as Director Lu entered the barracks, the modified Willis was immediately torn into pieces by the soldiers of the automobile company. They inspected the off-road vehicle in detail after running several laps of the test field. Are there any damaged parts?

In fact, it means using a flashlight to check in detail whether there are any cracks in the beams, body, chassis, etc.? Are there any deformations in the engine and gearbox?

After checking it as quickly as possible, a soldier rode a motorcycle and rushed to the deputy division commander's barracks office. After knocking on the door and entering, he called out Deputy Division Commander Xie and whispered in his ear, giving a secret thumbs up!

Returning to the office, Deputy Commander Xie grinned with white teeth, helped Director Zhao refill his water, and brought the topic to the modified Willis, "Old Zhao, your modified Willis really looks like what Lu Yishan said: The engine, gearbox, and chassis are all newly designed and manufactured?”

Director Zhao took a sip of the tasteless tea, knowing full well what Deputy Teacher Xie had done. He and Lao Lu just came over to test the car casually without saying hello. The modified car attracted him, the person in charge of the training ground, so why did he pretend to turn a blind eye?

No wonder Gu Weijun told himself that this modified car is particularly suitable for military use!

Director Zhao said with a smile, "Well, it was designed and developed by my nephew who is studying at Tsinghua University and Shijingshan Iron and Steel Works under the guidance of his teacher. This time, a total of two vehicles were modified. My nephew specially drove this one over for me to see. Look at his research results!”

After hearing about Tsinghua University and Shijingshan Iron and Steel Plant, Deputy Teacher Xie knew better. No wonder they are so reliable! He immediately made a request, "Old Zhao, let me get straight to the point. Can your nephew come over?"

"I need him to introduce this modified car to me in detail!"

“Is technology unreliable?”

“Can mass production be achieved?”

Director Zhao pondered for a moment, but did not directly agree, "Lao Xie, the drawings of the engine, gearbox and chassis of this car have been submitted to the Metallurgical Department and the First Machinery Department for technical demonstration!"

"My nephew told me that there will definitely be no problem in terms of design technology!"

"When the technical verification results from the Machinery Research Institute of the First Ministry of Machinery come out, it will be more convincing!"

"As for the feasibility of large-scale production?" Director Zhao paused slightly, "After all, we have to have the results from the First Machinery Department before we can discuss it, right?"

Director Zhao's lips raised, "What? Mr. Xie, are you interested?"

Deputy Teacher Xie smiled, showing his white teeth, and narrowed his eyes, "I'm interested! Of course I'm interested!"

"Our army is more interested!"

"This matter is kept secret from the outside world. There is nothing I can't say to you!"

"Our army previously commissioned the Beijing Automobile Factory to develop a light off-road vehicle, which has been tested at our training ground."

"Today's competition with Lu Yishan is using a chassis from Beijing Automobile Factory, an engine from Wuhan, and a 3-speed gearbox."

"But the results of today's competition are very intuitive. It is obvious that the modified Willis that you and Director Lu drove has better performance in all aspects! The gap is huge!"

"Our army must have better performance!"

"After the Soviets stopped selling our GAZ69, our army has been looking for a substitute for military off-road vehicles. This has been four or five years ago. The Beijing Automobile Factory has not been able to confirm the model since it produced the prototype in 4 until now!"

Director Zhao's smile faded, this was business, "I'll call my nephew right away and ask him to come over!"

After Director Zhao hung up the phone, Deputy Commander Xie smiled again and showed his white teeth, "Old Zhao, please keep this car with me for now!"

"I will immediately report the results of today's game to Chief of Staff Luo. If your nephew has any questions by my side, he can answer them in time to the chief!"

"Then I also want to report to Director Xing and Mayor Feng." Director Zhao chuckled and picked up the teapot. Mr. Xie agreed. The two touched each other and drank tea instead of wine.

Here, Gu Weijun did not go to class when he returned to Tsinghua University, and continued to perfect the drawings of light trucks in his dormitory.

When he heard the last bell, Gu Weijun sorted out the drawings and put them back in the space, preparing to go to the dining room for dinner. As soon as he went out, he was blocked by Jiang Wanhua and three girls downstairs in the dormitory.

As soon as he saw Jiang Wanhua, Gu Weijun slapped his forehead, Damn it, I forgot all about it!

Gu Weijun immediately put on a smile, walked up to him, and greeted loudly: "Senior!"

"Sorry! Sorry!"     "This weekend is so busy!"

"Just now a research project has reached its most critical point! I worked on it until midnight on Saturday and Sunday!"

Jiang Wanhua's face improved a lot after hearing Gu Weijun's apology, but he still didn't calm down, "Junior, even if you are busy, you should inform us in advance!"

"We've been waiting for you all day in vain!"

Wang Luyao crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows, "Junior, we also asked you several times today to waste your study time?"

However, Lu Man gave Gu Weijun a step up, "Junior, has your engine design reached the processing and testing stage?"

Gu Weijun cast a grateful look and said, "Yes! Today's road test showed that the performance is pretty good!"

Gu Weijun faced Jiang Wanhua and said, "Senior sister, you missed the appointment last Sunday and you blame me! You are really too busy!"

"Well, this Sunday, in addition to going to Shichahai Courtyard, I'll treat the seniors to another massage. How about that?"

"Oh, how can you be so embarrassed!" Wang Luyao immediately said, "How about we go to Lao Mo? I haven't eaten in a long time!"

Gu Weijun was stunned. Damn it, Wang Luyao, you are so cruel! Are you trying to kill me for a week's salary?

"No! It's too expensive!" Jiang Wanhua shook his head, "Let's stick to Fengze Garden! It's cheaper!"

After sending away the three women, Gu Weijun deeply felt what Confucius said

"Alas! Especially the ones that are visible but not tangible!" After Gu Weijun sighed, he just turned around and went to the dining room when he found Wei Pingan snickering not far away and watching the fun.

Gu Weijun rolled his eyes, "Brother Wei, isn't the gossip good?"

"What's up?"

Wei Ping'an smiled and said that Director Zhao was waiting for him at the training ground in the western suburbs and asked him to go quickly. When Gu Weijun heard this, there was a way! Is Director Zhao so efficient? What a good excuse to drive straight to the western suburbs. As for dinner? You can eat delicious food in the space!

Deputy Division Commander Xie moves quickly, and the head of the Military Commission moves even faster! After hearing reports that there was a newly designed off-road vehicle and the preliminary test was very good, I immediately went to the western suburbs training ground to inspect the performance of the modified Willis.

Not long after Gu Weijun arrived, a convoy led by the Military Commission arrived.

The head of the Military Commission took the lead and went straight to the test site. The soldiers of the automobile company directly replaced Director Lu in driving. Seeing the performance of the modified Willis, the head of the Military Commission was very satisfied and immediately decided that this is the off-road vehicle we want!

The head of the Military Commission summoned Deputy Division Commander Xie, who directly took Gu Weijun with him, and the two of them saluted the head of the Military Commission together. After the introduction, the head of the Military Commission smiled and asked, "Is this young designer Gu still a member of our army?"

"The salute is very standard!"

Gu Weijun reported his identity to the municipal bureau in a timely manner, "Reporting to the head, former member of the Beijing Municipal Bureau Director Zhao's leadership action team, Gu Weijun reports to you again!"

"Oh?" The head of the Military Commission was even more interested and beckoned Director Zhao over. After Director Zhao softly reported Gu Weijun's identity, the head of the Military Commission lightly raised his brows and said loudly: "Okay! Okay!"

"After all, he is our own son!"

"Comrade Gu Weijun, let me ask you, when will this Jeep be ready for mass production?"

Gu Weijun reported loudly, "Report to the leader that 5 kilometers of road testing will be completed in half a year, the production line design will be completed in half a year, and mass production can be launched in one year!"

The head of the Military Commission nodded, "Okay! Our children want this kind of energy!"

"What difficulties and problems do you have? Ask them now!"

Gu Weijun continued to salute, "This car was manufactured by me at the mechanical repair branch of Shijingshan Iron and Steel Plant. Large-scale manufacturing requires the cooperation of renovating the mechanical repair plant and more factories!"

The head of the Military Commission turned to Deputy Commander Xie and told him, "Commander Xie, I now fully authorize you to communicate with the First Machinery Department and the Beijing government to ensure the quality and performance of the off-road vehicles supplied to our troops!"

(End of this chapter)