A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Autumn is getting cooler.

The windows of the Ministry of Chemical Industry's conference room were opened to their maximum, and an old, dilapidated fan creaked and groaned as it looked out the window.

"See! All the smoke has escaped! This is a concrete application of Bernoulli's principle!"

Li Changfu looked listless and waved his hand at the old man who was speaking: "Old Luo, stop showing off. If you're so capable, why don't you point out the mistake?"

The old man, now replaced by Lao Luo, gave an awkward smile: "Hey, equipment is your specialty, brother. I'll just run errands for you and lend a hand!"

Li Changfu rubbed his throbbing temples: "I've been looking into this for half a month, and I still have no clue!"

"I don't know if your chemical reactions are correct, but judging from the data in the blueprints, there is no evidence of falsification in the equipment provided by Xiao Rizi."

Luo was clearly taken aback: "That shouldn't be the case. When did Xiaozhi become so honest?"

Li Changfu shook his head, trying to get rid of the dizziness caused by the medicine.

"That's what's been puzzling me all along. Logically, life should be like that of West Germans, with some water added to it, but I really didn't see it this time..."

"No problem is the right thing to do!" another old man said decisively when he saw the situation had reached a stalemate.

Seeing everyone's gaze turn to him, the old man stroked his long beard.

As the saying goes, "The world, after a long period of unity, tends to divide; after a long period of division, tends to unite."

"Ever since those two mushrooms, that little guy has been following America's lead. Since America has given orders for them to be on good terms with us, how dare this tiny little island disobey?"

Old Hu chuckled: "According to you, how dare that West German cheat us?"

“Eh…” the long-bearded old man uttered a tremor in his voice, “How can that be called deception! It’s just a difference in principles!”

"It should be understood that the Western world has always put people first. In my opinion, a mere bathhouse is a matter that should be granted. Such a small matter, helping others achieve their goals, demonstrates the great power's attitude!"

"Helping others achieve their goals? Damn it, if you utter another half a bad word, I'll send you to meet your ancestors with their queues!"

A middle-aged man couldn't help but stand up and angrily pointed at the long-bearded old man's nose.

"Shuzi, how dare you do this!"

The small conference room suddenly became noisy.

The noise made Li Changfu's head ache even more, so he simply waved to Old Hu, and the two of them left the table.

"How did that thing get into your Ministry of Chemical Industry?"

Old Hu shook his head: "He's not from the ministry, just a democrat. Don't forget our platform. We can pretend he doesn't exist, but he must be!"

Li Changfu rubbed his head and said, "Hey, I'm done for. Old Hu, if you trust me, call my apprentice over to take a look. I don't know what's wrong with that kid, he's been looking at the blueprints really fast."

"If this matter weren't so highly confidential, I would have brought it over today!"

As he spoke, Li Changfu took a few more steps forward, then lowered his head and collapsed.

Old Hu was shocked and was about to help him up.

A figure in a white uniform stepped forward and embraced the old man.

"Tsk, old man, you're behaving yourself now!"

"Big sister! What's wrong with big brother?"

The teacher's wife gently lifted Li Changfu's arm to look at it, then gestured to Old Hu, "It's alright, go ahead with your work, I'll take the old man to the hospital."

Without saying that, she swept him up in her arms and carried him away.

Looking at the blisters on Li Changfu's left arm, Old Hu kept blaming himself.

"Minister! The other side is pressuring us to make a decision, saying that we've already been delayed for two months, and if we drag this out any longer, they'll...!"

A middle-aged man who looked like a secretary stood behind Old Hu and reported softly.

Old Hu snorted coldly. Although the secretary hadn't finished speaking, he could completely guess that Xiao Rizi was definitely not saying anything nice.

"Also, it seems the West Germans complained to their superiors. Someone there demanded that we be as enthusiastic as possible, so as not to make a fool of ourselves in front of outsiders and be impolite!"

Old Hu pondered for a moment, "Isn't Old Li's apprentice named Jiang Xia, the one who made that awesome Mandarin... what was it again?"

"Uh, the reported name is actually 'a self-propelled power machine based on a self-developed power unit,' and 'Awesome Plus' is the machine's nickname."

It must have been really tough on the secretary; she managed to say all those titles without even a stutter.

"What a terrible name!"

The two fell into an inexplicable silence.

"Tell that Junichiro guy to wait. If he can't wait, he can get lost. I wouldn't even want their lousy skills."

"They're all fucking no good."

"The fertilizer plant in Bingzhou is already in operation. Spread the word. Tell them we can already produce ammonia ourselves!"

Before his secretary could even nod, Old Hu stormed back to his office.

The secretary hesitated for a moment, but still conveyed the relevant instructions to the colleague in charge of the negotiations.

The Bingzhou Fertilizer Plant, which Mr. Hu mentioned, was also among the "156 key projects" of that year. Construction began two years ago.

The project was originally planned as a four-phase project, which would transform it into a large-scale integrated chemical plant encompassing the production of synthetic ammonia, ammonium nitrate, and refined methanol.

Unfortunately, before the first phase of the project was completed, the older brother withdrew the relevant experts.

What's even more infuriating is that they took away the relevant design drawings, and destroyed what they couldn't take with them.

Chemical workers are generally straightforward and stable, much like nitrogen gas.

But when they get angry, they can be like sulfuric acid meeting sugar, bursting forth with a lot of heat.

The experts are gone, so we'll build it ourselves!

If we don't have the blueprints, then we'll draw them ourselves!

A group of talented individuals, relying solely on their memory and solid skills, managed to complete the unfinished blueprints for the first phase of the project.

建设者们更是在两小时15分钟内，耸立起高100米、重近100吨的不锈钢硝酸尾气排气筒；一小时15分钟就整体吊装起了45吨重、46米高的硝酸吸收塔.

Have you ever seen a terrazzo dashboard?

Workers at the Bingzhou Fertilizer Plant used this instead of steel to make instrument panels.

What if we run out of timber?

The wooden crates used for loading equipment have been modified! Large pieces have been replaced with templates, and small pieces with fixed templates.

Within just two years, the first phase of the fertilizer plant was completed and put into operation smoothly.

Although the production is not stable, it can be considered that we have our own synthetic ammonia and ammonium nitrate.

But this is only the first step in producing fertilizer. The project we discussed with the West Germans is the second step in producing related fertilizers.

If we can produce synthetic ammonia ourselves, then the production of urea will be just around the corner.

However, this time the Ministry of Agriculture has chosen nitrogen and phosphorus compound fertilizer.

The biggest difference between nitrogen-phosphorus compound fertilizer and urea is that urea is mostly used for top dressing, especially during the critical growth period of crops.

Nitrogen-phosphorus compound fertilizers can be used as base fertilizers and are currently considered all-purpose fertilizers.

Moreover, this technology was only perfected two years ago. Even the Big Brother (referring to a major competitor in the industry) hasn't mastered it yet.

This made the Ministry of Agriculture extremely eager, wishing the equipment would arrive today and be applied to the fields tomorrow.

Sitting in his office, Old Hu pondered for a moment, then dialed the red phone: "Hello, connect me to the ** Bureau."

"Help me check out Jiang Xia's background, yes, that precious disciple of Li Changfu..."

"Oh? It grew in your own field?"

"Hahaha, good!"

"Then I'll report something: I'm applying for this kid to take over his master's position!"