A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

"Director Xiong? So early today?"

Jiang Xia slept in late last night, so she inevitably stayed in bed a little longer this morning.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Xiong Da's face pressed against the round viewing window, winking and making faces at me through the ward door.

"Quick! Comrade Xiao Jiang is awake! If you don't let me in soon, the egg drop soup will get cold!"

The man in the leather jacket had stayed up most of the night with the little brat, and had dark circles under his eyes. Hearing what Xiong Da said, he rolled his eyes in annoyance.

He was also misled by the brat. The hospital had already mandated that the lights be turned off, but the brat said: "Time is for those who stay up late." He got so excited that he almost became a "human lamp" all night.

After helping Xiong Da set out the food, Jiang Xia waved to the man in the leather jacket: "Come and eat with us! Master Xiong and his team are excellent cooks!"

Of course they'd eat together, and they'd have to eat beforehand. The man in the leather jacket remembered Old Wang's instructions before he left. As for their own safety...

Ah, if that day ever comes, that would be great, then I could solemnly utter those words.

"Hey, where's the other one?"

The man in the leather jacket just smiled and said, "Director Xiong, you must have something urgent to attend to so early? Why don't you two chat for ten minutes?"

"Oh right, Director Xiong?"

Xiong Da didn't waste any time: "As you instructed, we completely disassembled the experimental machine that Pang Guoxing was piloting. Every part that was removed underwent quality inspection again. The inspection report is out now, please take a look!"

Huh, Jiang Xia became interested. He had only mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect Factory 112 to actually do it.

It seems they are still very concerned about quality issues even after production was halted.

While flipping through the news reports, I listened to Xiong Da's introduction:

"Currently, a total of 86 issues have been identified, including 31 issues in the main system, 50 issues in the subsystems, and 5 serious issues..."

Jiang Xia listened and looked around, pointing to the first serious item: "What's wrong with this stainless steel pipe?"

"The airtightness of the stainless steel conduit is slightly compromised after flaring. But this was manufactured exactly according to the alliance's production standards..."

"Air tightness?"

"Yes, it's the fuel tank hose and oxygen valve."

"Can I take a look at the technical requirements and drawings?"

Taking the drawings, Jiang Xia glanced at them and immediately gave his answer: "The twisted shape isn't as round as the extruded one. Use a flared clamping plate as the female mold, and a conical mandrel as the male mold. Extrude it using a punch press. Since the dimensions are off, I just cut the steel pipe out. The machining center is right there in your workshop, you should use it!"

Xiong Da nodded and quickly wrote it down.

Let's take a look at the translated Russian original text, wow!

The initial production line we set up only focused on the production process, and we didn't bother to understand the manufacturing process requirements of each component. Now that we see it, the Russians actually just "cut" it.

What kind of crazy thing is it to "cut" stainless steel pipes?!

Looking at the next few critical items, without exception, they all relate to the processing technology.

"Director Xiong, does the factory have any backups of the original MiG-19s?"

"No~ It's just that the J-6 fighters in the factory haven't flown yet. The prototypes provided by the alliance have all been taken out on patrol by a certain unit..." Xiong Da shrank back a little guiltily.

"Can you get me an original one? I want to take it apart and see. Don't worry, I'm super fast at taking things apart! I guarantee I'll put it back together without missing a single screw!"

"I'll contact them right away. It might take some time. Could you stay here for a few more days, Mr. Jiang?"

Jiang Xia stroked his chin, continuing to examine the manufacturing information of each part: "Hmm, through this, I also want to know the truth about certain things~"

Upon hearing Jiang Xia's agreement, Xiong Da immediately ran off, saying he was going to contact the Air Force.

Jiang Xia didn't try to keep him. After the man in the leather jacket said it was time to eat, she grabbed a steamed bun and started looking through the documents while eating.

"Tsk, who said the Russians were sincere? They had to use three different types of screws for just four screws on this panel. Are they trying to mess with the kid? If Dongfeng used different types of corrugated pipes, that would be understandable, but you made a mess of a fixing screw like this, isn't that a bit much!"

As he looked through the scanner, Jiang Xia turned it on. With the scanner's assistance, he managed to identify more than 10 different non-standard processes across 3 main categories and 4 subcategories after reviewing half of the scan.

This is terrible!

Director Xiong, I, Old Jiang, have really done right by you. What I got from you, I'm giving back...

Jiang Xia looked at her slightly protruding belly, which had flattened back down, and helplessly continued to stuff steamed buns into her mouth.

It would be a lie to say that these non-standard processes are unusable. But the parts produced by these processes, when assembled together, just look awkward no matter how you look at them.

In other words, the original blueprints and manufacturing process could only guarantee that the aircraft could fly for 50 hours before requiring major repairs; but after Jiangxia updated the process, it could fly for at least 70 hours.

However, whether the Russians did it on purpose or not, we'll know once they dismantle one of their planes!

Dismantling an airplane... just thinking about it is a little exciting.

Xiong Da was also a little excited at this moment, and he grabbed the phone and dialed somewhere without knowing where: "Hey, Minister? I told Engineer Jiang about the trouble I've encountered, and he has agreed to stay a little longer!"

"But he wants to find an original MiG-19 to disassemble."

"Uh, the Air Force took all the original aircraft; not a single one is left..."

"Okay, we'll definitely treat you well!"

Minister Huang hung up the phone, feeling both happy and troubled.

I'm glad that I finally have an excuse to keep the little guy here for a while. It's good that he's here. What if he gets interested in aviation while he's researching? Then everything else will fall into place.

If he's not interested in aviation, then he has large ships under his command. If all else fails, why not let him ride on five pairs of ships? Boys should be interested in these big things; it would be a waste for him to be stuck in the Ministry of Machine Building!

I didn't even see that his transfer order was already written; all that's left is for the little guy to sign it.

However, getting the original MiG-19s for the little guy is actually quite difficult. There are only about 19 operational MiG-19s in total. The Air Force complains that the J-6 can't fly, and they're counting on these original aircraft to compete with Taiwan. Taking even one away could affect combat readiness.

After thinking for a while, Minister Huang still made a phone call to the comrade on the other end.

Unexpectedly, when the other party heard that it was Jiang Xia who wanted it, they agreed without saying a word.

However, for every plane that flies over, ten must be returned to them. Counterfeits are fine too, as long as they are approved by Jiangxia for manufacture.

Tsk, nonsense. This stuff from Factory 112 was originally prepared for you guys. If you don't want it, am I supposed to stuff it somewhere else? You're just trying to make trouble for me!

Hmph! Once Jiangxia helps me get production running smoothly, you'll be calling me "good daddy" a few times, and you'll see if I give you a plane!

Minister Huang grumbled inwardly as he quickly signed the relevant documents. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter!"

Secretary-General Lin of the Ministry of Machine Building appeared at the door with a serious expression: "Leader! There are preliminary results regarding yesterday's matter. Here are the relevant documents for your review."

As he spoke, Secretary Lin walked up to Minister Huang and handed him the documents.

Minister Huang looked up and took the document: "I called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and they are sending people to verify it. But as you know, we don't have many people overseas, so the results may not be available for another two days."

"Is this the result of a comparison between the Second Ministry of Machine Building and the original manuscript?"

"No," Secretary Lin shook his head. "This is the result of the Ministry of Machine Building's review of machine tool designs. The reference point is the machining center designed by Comrade Jiang Xia in our ministry."

“We used successfully operating machining centers as a benchmark to reverse-engineer some of the conclusions in the book.”

"And the result?"

"shocking!"

"groove!"

Minister Huang also came across the relevant matters and slammed his fist on the table in anger, causing a large portion of the mountain of documents to collapse.

While helping him tidy up, Secretary Lin continued her report: "Our minister thinks the matter is very serious and wants to..."

Huh? What's this? Requesting a transfer order? "Jiang~~~"

Secretary Lin's eyes widened, but his years of experience allowed him to calmly put the document back in.

"Our minister would like to invite you to a meeting when you have some free time!"

After saying that, Secretary Lin quickly made his escape.

Oh my god!

Minister!