A professor's rebirth: I entered Tsinghua University in 1977.

Duan Weimin is also a decisive person who does what he says.

Yuan Gang was immediately arranged to lead a team, together with Tan Dexi, Liu Hongyi and others, to Chuzhou Qingshan Machinery Factory, and strive to produce samples in the shortest time possible.

If he went to other factories to get samples, Duan Weimin had to go there in person.

He has a high rank and a great reputation.

Yuan Gang is just a regimental-level cadre and deputy director of the office, and he doesn't have enough face.

But that wasn't necessary for Factory 576. Although Old Tan had been away for two years, he still held a high reputation within the factory. Yuan Gang had a letter of introduction from the research institute, so with both parties working together, there would be absolutely no problem.

Old Duan himself took the complete set of design materials and boarded the train to Beidu.

According to his discussion with Lao Tan, this weapon was extremely important to the troops and they had to strive to equip the troops as soon as possible. If a war really broke out on the southern front, howitzers would be extremely useful in jungle combat.

The combat effectiveness of a cannon that can be equipped to an infantry squad cannot be overstated.

Duan Weimin went to visit the leaders of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

Besides striving to get the howitzer delivered as soon as possible, Duan Weimin also wanted to negotiate better treatment for Tan Dexi. "Such talent shouldn't be kept at Yangou Farm all the time; what a waste!"

It is better to implement the policy quickly and restore his position as chief engineer and the treatment of a full colonel.

Liu Hongyi followed his teacher back to Chuzhou area and returned to Factory 576 that Tan Dexi had been thinking about.

Before leaving, Duan Weimin personally called Director Song of Factory 576.

He was told explicitly that Tan Dexi was currently seconded to the research institute and was considered a senior engineer. Therefore, upon his arrival at Factory 576, he would be treated as a senior engineer.

Director Song was once a student of Tan Dexi. It was with Tan Dexi's strong recommendation that he was able to step up to the position of factory director step by step. It is impossible for him to treat his teacher badly.

But given the current situation, there are many things that Director Song can't do.

Director Song had only sent Tan Dexi to Yanggou Farm out of desperation. Although life on the farm was tough, it was relatively "stable," and there was no chance of anything worse happening.

Otherwise, given Tan Dexi's physique, who knows what might have happened if he had stayed at the factory.

Therefore, Tan Dexi's trip to Yanggou Farm was actually a form of protection for him by Director Song.

Nowadays, Factory 576 is no longer solely under the control of Director Song. Although he holds the titles of Party Secretary and Director of Qingshan Machinery Factory, there are two other guys in the factory's leadership team who took shortcuts and have always been at odds with him.

Even Director Song himself almost got into trouble with them.

If it weren't for someone protecting him, he would have been stuck at Yangou Farm.

Duan Weimin made this call specifically to support Factory Director Song, warning those scheming individuals in the factory that this was a military mission and they shouldn't mess around, or they would have to bear all the responsibility if things went wrong.

Upon learning that the teacher was coming back to the factory to get weapons samples, Director Song was very happy and arranged for someone to meet him.

However, this was opposed by Wang Zhigao, the deputy director of the factory.

Wang Zhigao is the guy who likes to stir up trouble. He is currently the top-ranking deputy director at Factory 576, second only to the Party Secretary and Director Song Anhua.

"Old Song, isn't this a bit much? Tan Dexi isn't our factory's chief engineer anymore; he's already been sent to Yanggou Farm for labor. Why is he back? We haven't received any documents from our superiors."

Wang Zhigao is in his forties and was just an ordinary technical worker in Factory 576. Because he was careless at work and made a big mistake, he was severely criticized by the then chief engineer Tan Dexi. He was also punished and had his salary reduced by one level. Therefore, he had a lot of dissatisfaction with Tan Dexi.

He later took shortcuts and briefly seized control of Factory 576, then launched a vicious retaliation against Tan Dexi.

If it weren't for Song Anhua's desperate protection, Old Tan might have died a few years earlier.

Wang Zhigao was incorporated into the leadership team of Factory 576, serving as the first deputy director. He had a group of followers in the factory and was considered powerful and influential. He would occasionally challenge Song Anhua.

If it were someone else, it would be fine, but when Wang Zhigao heard that Tan Dexi was coming back, he immediately quit.

That old bastard, he's lucky he didn't get killed back then, and he still dares to come back?

Song Anhua glanced at him and said calmly, "Old Wang, this isn't a factory decision. This is the opinion of a certain research institute. Director Duan called personally and said that Tan Dexi is currently on secondment to their research institute. He's here on behalf of the research institute and has a new weapon sample production task assigned to our factory."

"This is a production task assigned by our superiors!"

Wang Zhigao was unconvinced and immediately retorted, "The research institute is not our superior unit. If we want to do this, the province must give us the task."

"This is a military mission!"

"If you have any objections, please report them to your superiors."

Song Anhua didn't tolerate him either, and said coldly.

I am still the Party Secretary and Director of Factory 576. The top leader is me, Lao Song, not you, Wang Zhigao.

If I want to arrange a production task, do I need your approval?

Not convinced?

If you're not satisfied, call the provincial leaders yourself and see how they respond.

"Of course I'll report this to my superiors!"

Wang Zhigao was also a very capable man. Seeing that he couldn't stop Lao Song, he immediately left after saying some harsh words.

Looking at his angry back, Old Song sneered with disdain on his face.

Old Song, a proper cadre with a technical background, was naturally incompatible with Wang Zhigao, a shady character who was always up to no good.

With the support of Director Duan and the research institute, and since it was a military mission, Song Anhua was not at all inferior to him.

If you, Wang Zhigao, have the guts, go ahead and file a complaint. Let's wait until the provincial leaders give us different instructions before we talk about it. Otherwise, this Factory 576 is still under my, Song Anhua's, control, and it's not your place to interfere.

In the afternoon, a dusty jeep arrived at Factory 576.

Factory 576 was part of the Third Front Project and a key enterprise in Jingjiang Province's military industry. The factory was located in a mountain valley, approximately kilometers from Chuxin County, the capital of Chuzhou Prefecture.

Jingjiang is a hilly area with many mountains, making it a good place to carry out the Third Line Project.

In the Chuzhou region alone, there are several large military industrial enterprises, and even more small supporting factories.

Factory 576 mainly produces various artillery pieces and ammunition.

Liu Hongyi's descendants often came here to conduct research.

Mainly due to the lack of orders from military-industrial enterprises in the jurisdiction, as the county party secretary, Liu Hongyi helped Factory 576 to transform into civilian products. He and the then retired factory director Song, Tan Dexi, were close friends regardless of age.

I am quite familiar with Qingshan Machinery Factory.

This time I "revisited the old place", I felt quite emotional.