A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Li Changfu and Minister Xia hid backstage, observing the interaction between the two.

Seeing Li Huaide reluctantly—or rather, reluctantly handing over the nearly two-meter-long plaque to Yang Youning while Yang Youning had his neck locked by his arm—it was quite a sight.

Then, like a complete idiot, Yang Youning forcefully lifted the plaque, shouted, "It's mine! I'll take it back! Don't underestimate a young man's potential!" and then ran off with the plaque on his shoulder.

Minister Xia clicked his tongue twice: "Old Yang's son is alright. He knows how to consider the big picture! With such a heavy production task, nothing can be accomplished without someone dragging their feet!"

"Consider my ass! Why don't you just transfer that guy's son-in-law to another family?"

"Transferred? Li bandit, do you think it's that simple? Believe me, the moment Li Huaide leaves, someone even more troublesome will show up?"

"Like that factory in the Imperial Garden?"

Minister Xia sighed heavily: "That's enough, that's enough. Let's go find your precious apprentice. Don't come crying to me if he really gets kidnapped!"

"Tch, so what if he's gone? He might not work for your Ministry of Machine Building anymore, but I'll always be his mentor!"

"Hey, Lao Li, this is just too much. Who was it yesterday who was yelling, 'Born a member of the Ministry of Machine Building, die a dead man of the Ministry of Machine Building'? You have to love your own child!"

"Then tell me about the Imperial Garden Factory. Just a couple of sentences, no need for much. Otherwise, don't blame me for being confused!"

Seeing Li Changfu's relentless pursuit, Minister Xia sighed.

"You asked on behalf of Ren Zhongyuan, right?"

"Simply put, some people think that we angered Big Brother by developing our own technology. Their thinking is, since Big Brother has it, why not just buy it and use it?"

Li Changfu was stunned: "That's it?"

"Ok!"

"Idiot!"

"I feel so too."

The two walked a long way in silence.

It wasn't until Yang Youning excitedly ran past them carrying a large plaque that they had something to talk about again.

"It looked like he was running ahead of us just now? How did he suddenly appear behind us again?" Li Changfu looked back.

Minister Xia shook his head. "I wasn't paying attention; I was just talking to you. But is it possible he's already gone in circles?"

The two exchanged a glance and started smoking in the parking lot. They then chatted about everyday matters.

After two cigarettes, Yang Youning was spotted again from behind. This time, however, he was running much slower.

The original method of carrying it on one shoulder has been changed to carrying it on both shoulders.

Even so, he didn't forget to show off to his fellow workers who passed by.

"Thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi!"

Li Changfu covered his face: "I think I've misled him. Let's get a different factory manager!"

……

Glug glug, Jiang Xia immersed his entire head in the warm water and started blowing bubbles.

The Ministry of Agriculture's small bathhouse wasn't big, with only seven or eight shower heads. But this small bathhouse had a large pool, with freshly changed water every morning, big enough for our little engineer Jiang to run wild in.

Seeing Jiang Xia submerge his head in the water, Wang Kui became more vigilant, fearing that this unreliable man might kill him.

Just like last night, Jiang Xia fell asleep while holding the tractor handle. Fortunately, Wang Kui, who was dozing in the carriage, suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation and woke up with a start.

Luckily, that section of road was long and straight, otherwise the two of them would have fallen into the ditch.

"Brother Wang, how many shots did you take?"

Jiang Xia poked his head out of the water and pointed to the several large scars on Wang Kui's body.

"You little brat, go take your bath!"

"Tsk, even Beijing isn't safe. Hey, Brother Wang, when you've been arresting spies, have you ever encountered those who put up a stubborn resistance? You know, the kind who hide in small buildings and fire shots outwards?"

Wang Kui was a little confused, wondering why the little guy in front of him had suddenly become interested in this. Remembering that Grandma Jiang had once mentioned hunting wild boars to him, a smile appeared on his lips.

"What? Want to play with guns?"

"Hehe~"

"Alright, just focus on your design plans. You won't get hurt before we all fall!"

"Us? Hey! Brother Wang, then you'll be my bodyguard?"

"Dream on! That little brat is just to my liking! I've got some free time lately, so I'm looking for something to do."

Seeing Jiang Xia sullenly soaking in the water and blowing bubbles, I couldn't help but find it amusing.

"Alright, if you create a few more platforms like the awesome Plus, and upgrade them a few more times, maybe the higher-ups will actually agree!"

Jiang Xia's eyes widened. "If this is all you want to do, how many more levels? Dude, what kind of work did you do before?!"

……

Yang Youning finally returned to his office. If he hadn't been too exhausted, he would have liked to wander around next door for a while.

As I walked into the office, I saw Li Huaide sitting inside.

"?"

Yang Youning went back out to look at the sign outside the door: "Factory Director's Office".

"!"

"Come in, this is your office! You've come to the right place!" Li Huaide stepped forward and pulled Yang Youning into the office, closing the door tightly behind him.

Yang Youning was a little confused. "Li Huaide, have you gotten too big for your britches?"

"Alright, Yang Youning, let's be frank. We're in this together now. If we can't come up with that many tractors, neither of us will be able to make a living!"

"With whom are we? It's your life that's not going well, huh? You little rascal, you're still thinking of taking the tractor project out?"

"Can you take it with you?"

As Yang Youning spoke, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger and slammed his hand on the table.

"Throughout Beijing, from large textile factories to small rivet factories, everyone is trying to keep this project at the steel rolling mill, in Beijing. Why is it that your family is making such a fuss? And you're even trying to get through the high-level channels?"

"Pah! You think you can just leave now!"

Li Huaide closed his eyes in pain.

You're getting impatient!

Yes, they were impatient. But not Li Huaide, but his father-in-law and his brothers-in-law.

It turns out that ever since the awesome Plus made a splash in the square, he'd been targeted by Li Huaide's father-in-law and his family.

The brother-in-law, who was then the secretary of the Imperial Garden Factory, went to Beijing overnight to discuss countermeasures with Li Huaide's father-in-law.

There's no time to lose, since their plan is to import AE-54 diesel engines on a large scale for production.

The reason the elder brother withdrew the experts at this time was because Ren Zhongyuan and his group of ignorant people had conducted unauthorized and irregular research, which angered the elder brother.

Put yourself in their shoes. If someone helps you, why would you want to pry into their background?

No one would be happy in that situation!

What's more, they pulled off a clumsy trick. Do they think Big Brother is stupid? They just kicked Ren Zhongyuan and his group out of the game, which was a relief for Big Brother.

I was planning to apologize and soften my stance once my boss calmed down. We're all brothers in the same class, after all; if he's in a good mood, he'll supply us again.

If there's something usable, just use it directly. Why bother with research? Doesn't that stop us from catching up with and surpassing the UK and the US?

Therefore, the Royal Garden Factory is proceeding with the construction of its ancillary facilities at a leisurely pace, following the previous plan.

Oh, wait, there were several buildings for the experts that exceeded the standards, in a very grand, Big Brother style!

They even thoughtfully moved in first to help the future experts settle in and purify the house.

Unexpectedly, a steel rolling mill in Beijing suddenly emerged and produced the amazing Plus.

You're a steel rolling mill, why aren't you focusing on your steel plates? What are you doing with tractors?

It really is.

Don't talk about martial arts!