A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Seeing Yang Youning's fury, Jiang Xia's first reaction was to go find his master.

Unfortunately, Old Yang had blocked the door completely.

Tsk, since that's the case, let's see the ultimate weapon!

Jiang Xia flashed the mechanical watch on his wrist: "Special permission from the leadership, something the steel mill can't make!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Youning grabbed his ahoge (cowlick).

"Can't do it? What are those master chefs busy with then! All they do is dream about things. Can a broken pot really be exchanged for foreign currency?"

"Hurry up and resolve this matter for me, and I won't hold you responsible for arranging production without authorization!"

Despite Yang Youning's fierce demeanor, he didn't actually exert any real effort.

Jiang Xia picked up the documents Yang Youning threw at him: "Huh? Not enough steel plates? Can't you make the awesome Plus carriages?"

"How can it not be enough? Didn't steel production surge this year?"

Yang Youning rubbed his face in frustration: "The increase is huge, but it's useless. The steel ingots that the steel mill has been delivering lately break as soon as they're put on the bending machine after processing. Some that were bent and left overnight cracked the next day. How can we ship this kind of stuff to others?"

Jiang Xia was speechless. He only knew how to use the steel, and had a general idea of ​​how it was produced.

All I know is that we are currently using the air-blown acid converter steelmaking method taught by our elder brother, and I also know that there is an advanced oxygen top-blown method.

But what good is knowing that? A mere name can enlighten the comrades at the steel mill and lead them to build a blast furnace.

Such characters and systems exist in the book next door. The system in this book is too useless, and even the protagonist is a useless person who can't even get meat. It's really embarrassing.

"You should go to the steel mill about the material problem! I'm not Lao Tzu, I can't set up a furnace and smelt good steel for you."

Yang Youning slapped himself hard, but he slapped his own thigh.

"Why didn't you look for one? Well~~~"

Yang Youning lowered his voice: "Didn't all the good steel go to the northern frontier? How could it possibly be our turn!"

"The batch of gears we're making right now was all obtained by Minister Xia after he had to work hard to get them from those big shots in the logistics department!"

"I don't care, your master said that 'Little Cannon' is your offspring, so you have to take good care of him! If he loses face in front of Big Brother, you'll definitely get a beating!"

Jiang Xia was speechless: "Why is it called 'Little Cannon'?"

"The top leader said it himself, what more do you want? Anyway, it sounds better than all your boasting!"

Well, what else is there to say?

So be it, Jiang Xia didn't care at all that his son's name had been changed.

"Why not just replace the steel plate with a wooden board? A living person won't die from holding in their pee, will they?"

"Wooden planks? This...this is shoddy workmanship!"

Upon hearing Jiang Xia's idea, Yang Youning rejected it without even thinking about it.

"What's the big deal? There's a type of wood that's almost as hard as steel. If you're still worried, just apply another layer of tung oil. If it can be used on the deck of a warship, why can't it be used on a tractor carriage?"

Yang Youning crossed his arms and paced around several times: It seems pretty reliable?

"Let's go, let's make one and see!"

The factory has no shortage of timber.

I found a welder who first welded an iron frame out of triangular iron, and then used iron bars to assemble a fishbone structure.

Just like the bed frame you're sleeping on now.

Then secure the wooden board with rivets, and you're done.

"It's just a handcart!"

"Nonsense! Can an ordinary handcart have a fishbone structure? This kind of frame has extremely strong load-bearing capacity!"

"Besides, a tractor, a tractor, as long as it can haul goods, that's fine. The important thing is the locomotive, my dear factory manager!"

Yang Youning was too lazy to argue with Jiang Xia. Whether it would work or not, he could just test it out.

Several large pieces of tortoise-shaped iron were loaded into the carriage, and the "Little Cannon," which had been renamed by the leader, dragged the two-ton load and chugged to the small blast furnace.

After unloading the cargo, the wooden wagons were as sturdy as ever.

There are some scratches on the wooden board.

"Look how convenient it is. Even if the wood gets damaged, we can just replace it!"

Yang Youning didn't want to look at Jiang Xia's smug face, so he ordered the small cannon to continue transporting goods.

"Two tons?"

Three tons!

"Four and a half tons!"

At this moment, the small cannon was emitting black smoke and was being pulled with difficulty, and the drive belt was making a creaking sound as it was unable to bear the burden.

Wait, this doesn't look like a test vehicle; it looks like they're testing a "hot hatch" instead?

Yang Youning raised an eyebrow at him smugly and whispered, "Didn't you say that an integrated cylinder block could increase engine power? Hey, it really did!"

"Let me tell you, the older brother bought our tractors actually for a competition."

They compare things like load capacity and durability—a whole bunch of things.

We previously reported 1 ton, with a maximum pull of 2 tons.

This will definitely give the big brother a run for his money!

Jiang Xia rubbed his teeth; this Factory Director Yang was getting more and more cunning.

"Tsk, this isn't increased power, it's increased torque. A single-cylinder engine with 12 horsepower is just a variable..." Jiang Xia kindly explained.

"Hey, these are just minor details, don't worry about them, as long as it works!"

"Would you like to make it even more awesome?"

"Xisuo!"

"The transmission has been changed from a belt to gears!"

Jiang Xia gestured with his hands: "If the torque is too high, the transmission system can't handle it. I used belt drive for simplicity."

"Since you say the other side wants a competition, let's make it a hot one!"

Yang Youning's eyes were bright and sparkling, as if they were about to glow.

"How much of an improvement?"

Jiang Xia secretly stretched out two fingers and flipped them back and forth.

"Oh ho ho ho~~"

"As expected of my steel mill's young tiger, just like that! You know, the big brother is preparing a competition before the October victory celebration."

"It's all to save face for us. We have to stand up for ourselves!"

Jiang Xia suddenly realized, "They're treating us like chickens!"

Making an example of someone isn't just a Chinese tactic, especially at crucial moments like this.

Jiangxia calculated the materials and tools required to switch to a full gear transmission, and it was entirely feasible!

With that heavy-duty lathe, the drive shafts that used to require a lot of effort are no longer a problem. After all, the "little steel cannon" has a short wheelbase, so making 50 sets is a piece of cake.

Get moving!

Compared to just making a little money from the league, Jiang Xia was more excited about slapping people in the face and making money.

Uh~~~

Actually, there's not much to change; the blueprints were already prepared long ago.

The drive shaft has to be solid, since the mechanical properties of steel can't keep up with future generations. And then there's the indispensable universal joint.

These two items are the key to the "Little Steel Cannon" offering more features for the same price.

To prevent breakage, it must be forged.

Coincidentally, Jiangxia also planned to use forged steel for the air fryer's pot body.

One hammer blow at a time, it's so much faster than casting.

Alright, let's go to Workshop 2 together and see if we can handle that free forging with iron hammers.

Upon entering the workshop, a wave of heat hit me.

Jiang Xia, who was wearing long sleeves, immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Not far away, a sledgehammer, lifted by four winches, crashed down, and the ground seemed to tremble.

"Clang~~Clang~~"

With a loud roar from the hammer, a workpiece slowly took shape on the felt.

A coworker held up a long pole with a chisel on it. When the hammer came down, it smashed hard on the chisel, sending out several deadly sparks.

The sparks flew incredibly fast, heading straight for the workers' faces.

Iron flowers fast,

The other pair of hands is faster.

With a tug, the owner of the hands pulled the coworker to the safety zone.

Iron flowers fell to the ground unwillingly, as if letting out a sigh.

"Zzz~~~~~~"