A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 336 Let's assemble the machine!

It feels so refreshing to wake up this morning!

Looking at the long-awaited sunrise, Jiang Xia stood downstairs in the office building and stretched.

The rising sun is casting a warm golden glow over the world, gently soothing away fatigue.

"Hey, the intermittent sleep method that the old company commander taught me is really useful." Jiang Xia stomped his feet to loosen his muscles and started running slowly behind the guards who were training early in the morning.

"Huh? You actually succeeded?" Old Wang followed behind him, somewhat surprised.

"Absolutely! Two hours of work, then half an hour of sleep. It feels like the whole day has been stretched out!" Jiang Xia jogged along, chatting idly with Lao Wang.

"Alright. But I think the skill the old company commander taught you is more for emergencies. You should practice more regularly! I already know today's schedule. You'll head out after your workout." Old Wang saw that Jiang Xia looked well, so he didn't press the matter further.

The method the old company commander taught sounded simple, but it was something others had summarized from the complex environment of the battlefield. After teaching it to them, very few people learned it. Nobody knows how this kid managed to master it...

What Lao Wang didn't know was that this sleep method later made a certain Navy SEAL quite famous, and was touted by some "nephews" as the greatest sleep solution of the 21st century.

Pshaw, that's something our most lovable people have already done.

Among our group of war gods, there were some with extraordinary talents who could fall asleep while running, but once on the battlefield, they would be full of energy at a single command...

"Alright, you've run two laps, go eat now, don't follow us anymore!"

Hey, who do you think you are! At this speed, I could keep up with you forever!

Ignoring Jiang Xia's clamor, Lao Wang quickly darted to the front of the line.

"Warm-up complete! Five kilometers, let's get moving!"

The way the guards move is unlike that of ordinary people...

Just then, Li Huaide rode in through the factory gate on a modified 45cc bicycle, with guards passing by him one by one. Unconvinced, Li Huaide twisted the throttle, as if wanting to race the soldiers.

Unexpectedly, the guards only let out a few cold snorts, and in no time, even the soldiers at the back of the line overtook him.

As for our little idiot, he had already given up the idea of ​​keeping up when the soldiers sped up.

"With this speed, what's the point of talking about motorization? You guys are just motorcycles yourselves!"

Hey? Motorcycles. How about we make a motorcycle with a horizontal engine and play around with it? It would be perfect as a test vehicle for horizontal engines.

Just imagine riding one of these motorcycles and whipping Old Wang and his gang with a leather whip, that would feel pretty good!

Yang Youning was holding a large rice bowl containing several large steamed buns.

He walked over to Jiang Xia and casually handed him a few, while Jiang Xia casually handed him a stack of project application forms.

"Uncle Yang, I have to go out for a run today. Here's the project proposal for you, don't always say I don't follow the procedures..."

Chewing and chewing, wow, today's steamed buns are especially delicious, and the portion is generous too. Seeing that Yang Youning still had quite a few left in his bowl, I simply stuffed several into my handbag.

Yang Youning glanced at it casually, and there was another string of "based on"—ugh, his head was throbbing…

Watching Li Huaide casually get out of the car, Yang Youning shoved the application form into his arms: "Old man, you go to the ministry. I'm keeping an eye on production, I don't have time!"

"By the way, Xiao Jiang mentioned to you a while ago about bringing over the chassis production line from the Royal Garden factory, and you even promised on your behalf. What happened and we haven't heard anything since?"

"Without a chassis, no matter how well we make our boom, it's useless!"

Li Huaide was somewhat annoyed. Listen to this nonsense! A deputy-department-level unit was asking a ministerial-level unit for a production line. Let's not even talk about that small water pump factory...

He actually went to ask for it.

When his father-in-law went away for recuperation, his family had another gathering, although his status was greatly elevated during that gathering.

After all, now that his father-in-law has gone to recuperate, he's the only one in the whole family still working in Beijing, and doing quite well at that.

However, his brother-in-law still disliked him. His words implied a "better to give to a friendly nation than to a domestic slave" mentality.

Gan!

Although it's not up to these small-time officials like them to discuss the fate of state-owned assets, if they're going to be transferred, someone has to take the lead.

If it weren't for old friendships, Li Huaide would have wanted to test just how much his eighteen martial arts skills had improved on his brother-in-law...

“Xiao Jiang, tell me the truth, is this engine production line really necessary? If it is, then…” Li Huaide’s usually chubby face became unusually resolute: No one can stop me from making progress, not you, not him, not even my brother-in-law!

Hey, Uncle Li's got fired up?

Jiang Xia continued munching on his steamed bun: "It would be good if it were. But it's not that important. One of your stack of applications is 'An excavator solution based on a lightweight automobile chassis.'"

Li Huaide picked up the thick stack of project proposals. "Is this even a book? It's about as thick as the dictionary I bought recently!"

Out of curiosity, I flipped through the pages and found a sketch of a centrifuge made by Jiang Xia at the very beginning.

"A simple method to improve isotopic abundance in stages by using centrifugal force after element gasification?"

"Wow, Uncle Li, that's impressive! You recited such a long string of words without even taking a breath!"

"Haha, you flatter me, Uncle Li has been reading a lot lately..." Li Huaide glanced at Yang Youning smugly: You bumpkin, you don't understand, do you? This is an exchange between cultured people!

Looking at the technical specifications, uh, I don't understand them.

But the number of revolutions indicated on the tachometer still caught his eye.

"Hey, Xiao Jiang. This thing looks like a washing machine!"

Jiang Xia finally finished his steamed bun. "If you put it that way, you're not wrong. In terms of classification, you could say that a washing machine is a low-speed version of a centrifuge..."

"Hey, how do you know about washing machines?"

“There’s one in the yard, but it’s too loud. They use it to wash bed sheets; it was left behind when the Bald Eagles left…”

"Do we have washing machines now?" Jiang Xia scratched his head and continued:

"Simply replace the stepper motor with a regular low-speed motor, and extend the casing upwards, and making a washing machine isn't difficult! However, if we're going to do it, we'll have to consider the water supply and drainage issues..."

"By the way, the centrifuge drums here have been replaced with impellers. Hmm, the structure of this impeller can also be made like this..."

"Hey, there's an even more advanced one, where the structure is specialized and it's shaped like a mixer..."

Jiang Xia thought for a moment, then took out his notebook and started drawing a sketch.

Li Huaide pretended to understand and kept nodding: "We're educated people now! Even though we dropped out of junior high, Xiao Jiang is seriously considering our family's situation!"

"Oh, does that mean we'll be using more foreign exchange products again?"

Jiang Xia paused for a moment, then said, "Well, that works too. After all, isn't the evolution of technology just a gradual transition from military to civilian use? Let's get a few units and put them on display at an expo to test them out."

"Uncle Li, you've thought quite far ahead!"

"Hehe, since you've already called me 'uncle,' I can't hold you back, can I?"

As they were talking, Li Huaide wanted to show off to Yang Youning again, only to find that Yang Youning had already silently run to the workshop door.

"Jiang Xia! Are you ready?"

Old Wang had finished running five kilometers sometime ago and was driving his little Jeep around, chattering away.

"Okay, I'll be going now! I have a lot to go to today..."

Li Huaide watched as Lao Wang stuck various departmental passes onto the windshield of the jeep and clicked his tongue enviously.

"Okay, be careful. Uncle Li will go help you with the project application!"

“That sketch~” Li Huaide pointed to the washing machine drawing that Jiang Xia had just made.

Jiang Xia didn't care and tore it up and gave it to him.

"By the way, Uncle Li, where's your bike? Why are you riding that little donkey today?"

"Hey! I got pulled away by the higher-ups, they said it's to put together a fleet of cars to receive some people. If you ask me, we should be like Guangzhou, and have some luxury cars on hand..." Li Huaide muttered to himself as he tucked the sketches into the project proposal.

Ignoring Li Huaide's rambling, Jiang Xia waved goodbye to him.

I have to visit several departments today, so I can't afford to be late.

The uncle at the guesthouse is still waiting for his reply!