A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

"When I came here this morning, I was still thinking about whether I should hand over the blueprints for this tractor and have it made by a specialized tractor factory under the Ministry of Machinery Industry!"

"Hmm?" The three giants of the steel mill, sitting in the front row, turned around and looked at Minister Xia, disregarding the impact on the situation.

Li Huaide, in particular, was so excited he almost jumped out of his chair.

"Could it be? Could there be a chance things can turn around?"

Minister Xia lowered his eyes and looked at Yang Youning and Li Changfu's nervous expressions, and couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.

But it can't go too far, so Minister Xia immediately spoke up again.

"However, I have also seen many outstanding comrades in the steel rolling mill. These comrades are dedicated to their work, and some of them even live and eat at the factory."

"This makes me believe that your steel rolling mill is capable and confident in completing the tasks assigned by the machine department!"

"Tell me, am I right or not?" Minister Xia suddenly raised his voice and shouted.

"Yep!"

Everyone spoke up in unison.

Then came thunderous applause.

"Good! That's the spirit we've been looking for!" Minister Xia took a breath and continued:

"And comrades, you know what? The tractors you make aren't just for plowing fields!"

"It can also be used for drilling wells! It can also be used for irrigation, and it can also~~"

"Hey, what else could it be for? I can't remember right now. Comrade Jiang Xia, Little Jiang? Come up on stage and tell everyone about your platform!"

Everyone looked left and right, where was Jiangxia?

The technical staff were also in a panic. How did they get singled out by the leader? That brat, he's such a worry!

Ma Weihong gritted her teeth, wanting to stand up and say that Jiang Xia had gone to the countryside to conduct experiments.

Unexpectedly, a mud monkey appeared in the passageway next to the podium.

"Hey, boss, I'm here!"

"Jiang Xia?"

"Hey! Master."

Li Changfu was startled and stood up, quickly walking to Jiang Xia's side.

It's no wonder he was surprised; Jiang Xia's appearance was rather strange.

The liberation shoes on their feet were no longer recognizable, covered in thick mud, looking like two mud lumps just pulled out of a swamp.

As he walked, he left a series of oddly shaped mud prints on the red carpet of the podium.

Looking further up, his shirt looked like it had been washed with mud, with large patches of mud smeared on it, and some dried mud clumps sticking up hard.

The sleeves were in a terrible state, both sleeves were soaked in mud, and a thin twig was hanging from the left cuff, probably caught in some muddy ditch.

The collar of the clothes was also covered in black mud, mixed with sweat, giving off a peculiar smell of earth and sweat.

What was particularly striking was his hair, perhaps because Liu Hongjun had helped him lie down and wipe it. The mud acted as a natural hair wax, making his hair stand on end, making him look like a Super Saiyan.

"You brat, how long have you been busy?!" Li Changfu felt sorry for Jiang Xia when he saw his red eyes.

"Hehe, I heard there was going to be a big meeting, so I worked an extra night shift and dug a well for each production team!"

Li Changfu tried to press his hair down, but instead of pressing it down, he made a pile of small clumps of mud on the ground.

Minister Xia did not interrupt the deep bond between the two, teacher and student.

He lowered his head and asked the Minister of Petroleum a few questions. After receiving a nod of approval from the Minister, he sighed softly, "Young man, you've broadened your path."

"Alright, let's speed things up. Our little engineer Jiang hasn't had a moment's rest these past few days, as you've all noticed. Now, let's have him introduce the awesome... cough cough, the many uses of a tractor!"

What a terrible name for this child! It must be changed, absolutely changed!

"Distinguished leaders, comrades. Currently, this tractor platform can only perform the following functions..."

As Jiang Xia spoke eloquently, Li Changfu beside him smiled and narrowed his eyes.

The more things, the better; only with more can it be called a platform!

Yang Youning counted on his fingers: plowing, sowing, irrigating, harvesting...

Hey, that's almost six already. Add to that the production of the tractor itself, and well, we'll need at least three more workshops.

Li Huaide also glanced at the clay figure in front of him, revealing a greedy look in his eyes as if he had discovered a gold mine.

So there was more than one tractor! How come we didn't discover such important intelligence?

Since that's the case, even if we can't get meat from the tractor, we can still think of ways to make a living from the other functional branches!

After Jiang Xia finished speaking, the room fell silent. Apart from a few people, no one had expected that a tractor could be used in so many fancy ways.

Minister Yang from the Ministry of Agriculture stepped in to save the day.

"Comrades, don't think that Comrade Jiangxia is just talking nonsense! In the past few days, the relevant departments of the Ministry of Agriculture have received letters of commendation from the commune."

"The comrades in the commune have given your hand pump a lot of praise!"

"Especially the Red Star Commune, they called early this morning, praising our Comrade Jiangxia and his well-drilling machine to the skies!"

"According to preliminary statistics, Comrade Jiangxia drilled a total of 12 wells in two days, which greatly alleviated the water shortage problem in Hongxing Commune."

"Twelve wells in two days! Comrades, don't laugh at me. Our Ministry of Agriculture has been organizing people to drill wells. More than 30 people worked around that well for two weeks before we finally got it!"

"Therefore I say that mechanization is the inevitable path for agricultural development! And to carry out mechanization, we cannot do without our workers."

"I have a request. I urge all comrades to speed up production and manufacture qualified tractors in large quantities as soon as possible to alleviate the urgent needs of our agricultural production!"

Clap clap clap, applause rang out.

Every single worker present stood tall with their chests out.

See that? The workers are the big brothers! Even the Minister of Agriculture has to ask us for help!

One of the master chefs couldn't contain himself and stood up.

"Boss, just give the order! Even if I, Wang Laowu, die on the pliers, I'll finish grinding this workpiece before I die!"

"Boss, I, Qin Guangmin, am the same! Don't let my age or how I can't stand up fool you. Even lying down, I can still make a cylinder!"

And every apprentice I've trained is exceptionally good! They'll never be mediocre or irresponsible!

"Workers and peasants are of one mind! Leader, don't delay, this short time is enough for me to grind a gear!"

"Yes! Our colleagues in the countryside are still busy in the fields; they urgently need our products! Let's not waste any more time here!"

The master chefs, who were all sitting in the front rows, stood up and waved their arms to show their determination.

Those who were eager to get there had already rolled up their sleeves, ready to head straight to the workshop.

Our comrade Yi Zhonghai, a level 8 fitter, was caught in the middle, unsure whether to stand or sit. He could only stand there in a half-squatting position.

He didn't dare stand up because he was afraid the other workers would gossip about him, since he hadn't worked overtime during the trial production. But sitting there all the time would be too conspicuous, since the other workers had already stood up.

A single mistake becomes an eternal hatred!