A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Hearing this, Jiang Xia felt a pang of distress.

That's really tough over there!

Especially the Shihezi area, which is quite desolate compared to the grain-rich southern frontier.

What's most infuriating is that when transporting grain from the southern frontier to Shihezi, records state: "The territory is vast, and transportation is difficult. Not only is it difficult to get help from the interior, but even transporting grain from the grain-rich southern frontier to the northern frontier is a journey of over two thousand kilometers. Transporting one shi (a unit of dry measure) of grain here requires more than ten shi of military expenses..."

"Hey, Uncle Li, thank you for your hard work. But think about that $5000 million from Barbadian sheep, we've never seen that much money in our lives..."

"You underestimated your Uncle Li, didn't you? I understand. Even if I can't poop, I'll still get this factory fixed! If I don't complete the task, I'll be letting down the old folks and the people!"

Hearing Li Huaide's resounding words, Jiang Xia marveled at the old man's unparalleled charisma. A single word of praise was enough to rouse this habitually sidelined person to take on the challenge.

Looking back five thousand years and then down a few hundred years, this is probably the only one of its kind in China.

"Hey, Uncle Li, you've really improved since you went out. Tell me, what kind of support do you need? I'll go ask Director Yang for it."

"Hey, that won't be necessary. Yang Erlengzi isn't good at anything, but when it comes to work, we really don't need to worry about him. That guy even thought of a chamber pot for us..."

On the other end of the phone, Li Huaide grinned and spat out two mouthfuls of saliva mixed with sand.

"There's a problem, could you help Uncle Li solve it?"

"You say?"

"You don't know this, do you? This whole area of ​​Shihezi is all sand, the factory pillars can't stand up! They're always crooked!"

"We haven't done anything else lately, just ramming the earth, it's really exhausting... That Wang Huzi has such a big ambition, he built a factory that's bigger than the Ming Tombs, you tell me, isn't that just overkill!"

"Pounding?"

"Yeah, you've never seen it before. It's a rock the size of a millstone. You tie ropes around it, and ten people in a group shake it into the air, then bring it down..."

"Hey, I shook it for ages, my arm almost flew off!"

Jiang Xia nodded and took notes.

A tamping machine, in a simple sense, is just a tool that uses impact force and vibration to compact soil in layers.

Besides the road roller type, there seems to be an electric frog-type one, which is quite fun. Once it's powered on, it hops forward like a frog…

"Okay, Uncle Li, I'll think about it... We've been talking for quite a while, how about we stop here for now?" Jiang Xia glanced at his watch. Tsk, this chatter had lasted almost half an hour. It wasn't that he didn't want to continue talking to Li Huaide, but he couldn't forget that there was only one line on the other end, and he was taking up someone else's call time. What if there was an emergency call?

"Alright, please give my regards to your family. Oh, and by the way, your Uncle Li found you a really good set of things! He'll bring them to you when he gets back!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xia thought about the working principle of the tamping machine for a while. Hmm, no problem, I should be able to handle it.

But, it seems I forgot to ask something, what was it again?

If he couldn't remember, so be it. Jiang Xia stopped worrying about it and took out the special paper that Lao Wang had helped him retrieve, and sketched out an outline.

There seem to be a few bulldozers over there in the Tianshan Mountains. Why not just develop a hydraulic vibratory compactor? Make it modular; then we can just remove the bulldozer's blade and install the module, and that's it!

Hey, it's hydraulic vibration, so of course we need a hydraulic motor, a tamping plate, and an eccentric mechanism too.

Isn't it strange? Some parts of machinery are most annoying when they are eccentric, but this vibratory tamper is different. It won't work without an eccentric mechanism.

Okay, now connect the hydraulic motor to the bulldozer's power system...

Alright, with this high-frequency impact of 2000 times per minute, I don't believe it won't flatten that piece of land!

Just as Jiang Xia was feeling smug, a gust of wind suddenly rose up, and the gale, carrying countless grains of sand, swept up the unsecured blueprints, which tried to fly away from the Jiang family's courtyard.

With a quick leap and a powerful lift, Old Wang managed to snatch the blueprints down with great difficulty.

"Pah, pah... The environment in Beijing is getting worse and worse. It's only early now and the wind is already blowing sand. In previous years, it would only blow for a short while in the spring."

"Here, keep it safe! Next time you draw, bring your drawings inside; it'll be such a hassle if they blow away..."

Jiang Xia took the blueprints, thought for a moment, and then crumpled them into a ball.

"Hey, you're throwing a tantrum. Why did you mess with those perfectly good blueprints..."

"Oops, another mistake."

Little Ahoge sighed, "We were so focused on flattening the ground that we forgot about the environment over there. The Tianshan Mountains... the sandstorms they whip up are several times more frequent than ours."

"Bringing something complicated over there would just be adding to the trouble."

"Forget it, let me think about it again. If the factory over there is set up and there's a place for repairs, it wouldn't hurt to try making this. Unfortunately, there's nothing there... If we go there, we'll be treated like royalty, so it's better not to do it for now..."

Old Wang hesitated for a moment, then handed the crumpled blueprints from Jiang Xia to Big Guy. He put his arm around Jiang Xia's shoulder and said:

"Hey, don't overthink it. It's just manual ramming, we've been doing it this way for centuries. Let me tell you, swinging that ram is good exercise, it'll help that fat guy Li Huaide lose some weight..."

"Let's go to the department store to buy some things first. It's going to be really crowded today. It would be so annoying if we got stuck inside late!"

……

He waved goodbye to the big guy and the men in leather jackets, entrusting the Jiang family courtyard to them for the time being.

Jiang Xia followed Lao Wang to the department store to buy some New Year's goods.

When we arrived, we found that there were many people inside the building and quite a few people in the square in front of it. The queue was as long as a giant gluttonous snake.

"Hey, what's the queue here?"

Driven by the typical curiosity of Chinese people, Jiangxia pulled Lao Wang along, wanting to join the end of the line.

"Wheat! This is the first batch you got from France using 'C language'. We sent some to the disaster area first, and the rest, which wasn't in good condition and was inconvenient to transport, we'll just leave it here to sell!"

Just as Lao Wang was protecting Jiang Xia and peeking around, Manager Wang from the department store came up to them with a megaphone.

"Wow, you're pretty quick! Where's that batch of used equipment?"

Manager Wang slowly shook his head. "The ship only carried wheat. I know nothing about generators or secondhand core equipment..."

"Hey, don't go inside. I've prepared a package of New Year's goods, just go to the warehouse in the back and get it. Here's your special supply certificate..."

Manager Wang took the special supply certificate from Jiang Xia, made a few scribbles on it, and patted Jiang Xia on the shoulder.

"Comrade Jiang Xia, thank you for your efforts. This year, everyone can finally have something to eat on New Year's Eve!"

After saying that, Manager Wang took two steps back and gave a salute.

"Alright, let's go! Avoid crowded places lately! Wang Kui, don't be reckless either. Make sure you have all your gear before heading to the countryside!"

After giving his instructions, Manager Wang put the megaphone to his mouth and said, "Hey, everyone, young and old, don't push! I have some fantastic news for you all: this is just the first batch of grain; there are still several thousand tons floating at sea! Everyone can buy it! Everyone will have enough to eat!"

"Really?" The crowded people were taken aback by Manager Wang's shout. Although they were still moving forward slowly, their pushing and shoving slowed down.

"Of course! Let me tell you, we'll grind the wheat into flour before we sell it. Unlike now, we have to take this stuff back and work hard to grind it into flour ourselves. It's not worth it at all. All that effort would take us two steamed buns!"

"So, if you have surplus grain at home, don't rush to buy it! Just buy flour directly!"

"Comrades, let's show some generosity and let those who are really having a hard time buy it as soon as possible, shall we?"

Discussions arose among the crowd, but many comrades quietly withdrew from the queue.

He tightened his belt, turned around, and walked away without looking back.

"Hey! That's right. Don't worry, I'm following orders today. I'll let you know as soon as the flour is ready next time!"

"Hey, this Manager Wang, all he does is sweet talk! With so many people, do you even remember who's who?"

Among the departing crowd, someone turned around and chuckled, muttering a curse.

"What's there to not recognize! If you come to buy again, just say you're the one who gave up your spot on New Year's Eve. Do you think you can fool me?"

"Hahahaha..." A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.

Oh, our comrades are just so adorable.

Seeing that his words had an effect, Manager Wang shook his head and continued using his usual catchphrase:

"You trust me, and I trust you. Who am I? Manager Wang of the department store, and my word is my bond!"

Laughter continued to erupt from the crowd.

only:

"You're a man of your word! You promised us a pressure cooker, and now there's not a single one!"

Manager Wang covered his face and squatted down.

"If we don't use a pressure cooker, we can still be good friends!"