Chapter 2819
This time we made a fortune!
Chapter 2819 This time we made a fortune!
The sun was high in the sky, and sunlight streamed into the room through the windows.
When Yang Xiaotao woke up, it was already past ten in the morning.
Since restoring the helicopter, Yang Xiaotao has returned to his residence and gone to sleep as soon as he lay down.
The others were in the same boat; they had stayed up all night and were still under a lot of stress and exhausted, so they desperately needed rest.
When Yang Xiaotao woke up, Wang Dahai next door was still snoring loudly.
As for Liu Dehui, he is currently entertaining Dawson and his group with dinner.
"Mr. Liu, is Yang alright?"
Dawson ate the breakfast that had been prepared for him. Although it was already past ten o'clock, for someone who had only woken up at nine o'clock, this was breakfast.
However, upon hearing that Yang Xiaotao was still drunk, he felt a surge of smugness.
If I wake up early, does that mean I can drink more alcohol than Yang Xiaotao?
Feeling pleased with oneself, one's face immediately lights up with joy.
Liu Dehui was also very tired, but there was nothing he could do. As for Yang Xiaotao, he was busy all night.
Wang Dahai was also extremely tired, and this guy was the main drinker last night. It was already quite an achievement that he managed to stay awake until the mission was completed before collapsing.
Upon hearing Dawson's words, Liu Dehui simply smiled and said, "Minister Yang is just a little too drunk."
"A good night's sleep and some rest will do the trick."
Dawson was even more pleased with himself.
Seeing this, Liu Dehui was speechless.
This guy has only drunk so much; if he wasn't just playing along, even two more wouldn't have made a difference.
"By the way, what are we doing today?"
"Liu, do you like watching movies?"
Dawson asked while eating his noodles.
After his experience last night, Andy Lau immediately shook his head, saying, "I'm not very interested in movies."
"Oh, that's such a shame."
As Dawson spoke, he looked at the three people at the other table and casually asked, "Go and bring over the wine, whiskey, and tequila I brought later. I want to treat Yang to a drink."
"Let's also see if his alcohol tolerance is really that low."
"Hahaha"
The attendant immediately nodded, and then prepared to leave after finishing his meal.
Hearing Dawson say that, Liu Dehui thought to himself again, "You better bring more than you need."
"I think I heard someone say that I'm not good enough."
Suddenly, Yang Xiaotao's voice came from the doorway. Dawson Liu Dehui quickly looked over and saw Yang Xiaotao walking in, yawning.
Looking at his face, he looked like he hadn't sobered up yet, and was very tired.
Of course, this fatigue was only a deliberate act.
With Xiaowei's help, I recovered almost completely after a good night's sleep.
Reaching the table, Yang Xiaotao pulled out a chair, sat down, and looked at Dawson. "Let me tell you something."
"I didn't drink my normal amount last night."
"If it really comes down to drinking, none of them can beat me."
As he spoke, Liu Dehui ordered a bowl of noodles from the staff.
Yang Xiaotao picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Dawson looked smug; in his eyes, this was a man's stubbornness.
The kind that's extremely concerned with saving face.
"Then let's settle this at noon."
Dawson was full of confidence, while Yang Xiaotao was completely unconcerned.
However, seeing the worry on Liu Dehui's face, Dawson became even more convinced that Yang Xiaotao was just bragging.
Little did he know that what Liu Dehui was really worried about was whether the helicopter could even take off.
After everyone had breakfast, Yang Xiaotao took Dawson to the dock to check on the operations.
Meanwhile, trucks at the dock were loading and unloading grain from the cargo ships and then transporting it to warehouses outside the dock.
"These are all soybeans."
Dawson pointed to a cargo ship ahead and said, "Our United States has the world's largest farms, producing the best and most abundant soybeans."
Yang Xiaotao listened silently, watching the trucks leave one by one, and thought to himself, "This is the geographical advantage of the United States."
“That, that’s wheat, but it doesn’t come from our United States.”
Dawson pointed to the second cargo ship again, then said with some regret, "This wheat comes from the Pampas in South America, where wheat production is very high."
At this point, Dawson looked at Yang Xiaotao and asked, "Yang, do you know the Pampas Eagle?"
Yang Xiaotao rolled his eyes. Even if future generations don't know the name of that country, they should at least know about a man named Leo.
Not to mention, this guy also led a group of 'kids' to fulfill their World Cup dream.
"I know, the towering Pampas grasslands, how could I not know?"
Dawson shook his head. "No, no, no, I'm not talking about geography."
"Yang, I'm talking about football, football, you know?"
"Let me tell you, they are incredibly powerful now. In the United States, they've already been branded as the Pampas Eagles."
"By the way, how's your country's men's football team?"
"Will they be as good as your women's volleyball team?"
Dawson asked with a curious look.
There's nothing else to it. Last time at the Olympics in Mexico City, he lost a lot of money gambling because of the strong rise of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
"This is alright, I guess."
Yang Xiaotao couldn't say, after all, the current national football team is much more competitive than in later generations, and their results are quite impressive.
At least when it comes to beating the Koreans, it's like a father beating his son; a header alone is enough to crush them.
"That's a real shame. I was hoping to arrange a friendly match between our two football teams."
Dawson said regretfully, but Yang Xiaotao asked in confusion, "A friendly match is fine, but why does it have to be a football match?"
"I think the women's volleyball team could do it too."
Dawson thought for a moment, then nodded. "That's a good idea. I'll organize it when I get back. Maybe we can have a match."
Yang Xiaotao smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."
Dawson chuckled, then pointed to the cargo ship at the very back and said, "That's all the machinery and equipment you wanted. Want to take a look?"
Yang Xiaotao looked at the cargo ship and was about to agree when he heard a buzzing sound coming from afar.
He then looked into the distance.
Then you can see the Chinook, with its tarpaulin torn off, slowly rising.
Wang Dahai, Ji Changshun, and others watched nervously from the sidelines.
Even Yang Xiaotao clenched his fists, his eyes following the camera closely, as if afraid of falling headfirst into the sea.
Fortunately, the plane was not flying fast and soon flew away, landing on a ship outside the dock under the watchful eyes of everyone.
When the plane landed safely, Yang Xiaotao finally smiled.
At the same time, they looked at the crowd not far away, and just then, everyone looked over as well, and both sides smiled.
They knew that the mission had been a success.
Wang Dahai waved to Yang Xiaotao, then raised his thumb and pointed it forcefully in the air.
The people around him also raised their hands and gave a thumbs up, just like Wang Dahai.
Yang Xiaotao waved to the crowd, then followed Dawson toward the cargo ship.
At that moment, Dawson immediately understood what was going on from the expressions of the group, and then said in a serious tone, "Yang, this plane is the Chinook heavy transport plane you mentioned earlier. It's a pity that it was retired, which is why I was able to buy it."
"However, I must report these retired helicopters at any time, and I cannot buy or sell them without permission."
"Yang, I'm sorry."
Dawson feigned regret, but Yang Xiaotao shook his head, forcing a smile, "I understand, don't worry, I don't mind."
Then he added in his mind, "Everything that needed to be taken apart has been taken apart, and everything that needed to be touched has been touched. So it doesn't matter whether it's done or not."
The two arrived at the cargo ship where machinery was being loaded and unloaded. Dawson began praising him again, and Yang Xiaotao simply listened attentively, because he had nothing more to say.
After looking around for a while and confirming the next steps, the two returned to the reception area.
Dawson then steered the conversation back to the movie.
They also took the opportunity to promote the projector.
Since breakfast was almost 11 a.m., no lunch was planned.
However, since things here were basically settled, Yang Xiaotao didn't want to stay any longer and was thinking of returning to Beijing, where the Ninth Division still had many things to do.
But as soon as the suggestion was made, Dawson kept refusing, insisting on discussing it after dinner that evening.
Under these circumstances, Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to stay another night.
However, I still took the time to call Mr. Chen.
The phone rang a few times before Old Chen's voice came through immediately, "Xiao Yang, how's the situation?"
"What time is it? Nobody has called me. What's going on?"
Hearing the reproachful yet urgent tone in Old Chen's voice, Yang Xiaotao quickly explained, "Leader, this was an oversight on our part, and we apologize for the trouble it caused you."
"I admit my mistake, I accept it."
"Stop with the nonsense, just tell me what's going on."
Old Chen, unaware of Yang Xiaotao's temperament, asked directly.
However, the fact that Yang Xiaotao still had the mind to joke shows that he handled the matter quite well.
Yang Xiaotao then briefly explained the situation: "Basically, we've dismantled everything that could be dismantled, and the design drawings have all been completed. The task is considered finished."
"They didn't notice anything unusual?"
"Haha, no, the pilot flew it around once and when he came back he said, 'Why does this plane feel smoother to fly?'"
"I was still wondering about it for a while."
"Hahaha"
Chen Lao's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone, and Yang Xiaotao seized the opportunity to say, "Of course it has to go smoothly. We've essentially done some maintenance for you, how could it not be good?"
Upon hearing this, Old Chen laughed even more heartily.
"Fine, fine, you've really pulled teeth from a tiger's mouth."
"Well done, when are you coming back?"
"I was planning to head back this afternoon, but this guy insisted on dragging me out for drinks."
At this point, Yang Xiaotao grinned mischievously. "Last night I was just pretending to let him have his way, and this kid got all cocky. If I don't get him drunk tonight, I'm not Yang anymore."
Upon hearing this, Old Chen quickly said, "I'm telling you, be careful, don't drink people out of their minds."
Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
"That's good. Oh, there's one more thing I wanted to tell you in advance."
Old Chen's voice suddenly turned serious, and Yang Xiaotao also stopped smiling. "Please speak."
"You promised to give the Second Ministry of Machine Building three computers?"
"Yes, I ran into Professor Qian here. They told me about the difficulties they were facing at work and how they needed these small computers, so I gave them three."
Yang Xiaotao explained, then asked, "Boss, is there a problem here?"
"No problem, except that the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry also wants one, but they only need one unit."
"The Chinese Academy of Sciences also wants one."
"Yes, I need one too, but I can't tell you exactly what it's for."
"By the way, the observatory heard about it and called too; they need one."
As Old Chen spoke calmly, Yang Xiaotao's heart sank with each word he uttered.
If you do the math, that's seven stations gone in one go.
How does this work?
Yang Xiaotao quickly said, "Boss, these computers are all useful. You can't agree to them all."
"What would the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry need this for?"
Yang Xiaotao retorted, but before he could finish, Old Chen smiled and said, "They need to place another one at the launch site. This was proposed by Director Ran."
"What did you say?"
Yang Xiaotao almost choked on his breath, then took a deep breath and said, "This, this is alright, I guess."
"After all, it's a project we've collaborated on, right?"
Then, changing the subject, he said, "Let's leave the rest—the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Astronomical Observatories—wait until we've thoroughly researched and developed our own computer before giving it to them."
"hehe."
Old Chen didn't answer directly, he just chuckled.
Yang Xiaotao gritted his teeth and said, "At most, we'll give you one; we need to keep five for ourselves."
"Wutai? Forget it, let's talk about it when you get back."
Yang Xiaotao felt uneasy when he heard Old Chen say that.
Surely they won't even be able to keep three units?
"You'll be back tomorrow, and the convoy will arrive in Dengzhou tonight. Let them escort you back."
"Be careful on the road."
Yang Xiaotao didn't think much of it, and then hung up the phone.
Then, in the next meeting room, Yang Xiaotao saw the neatly arranged design drawings on the table.
At this moment, besides a pile of design drawings, there were four armed guards in the room.
Even after Yang Xiaotao walked in, the four of them did not leave.
Their task was to guard these design drawings, and no one except Yang Xiaotao was allowed to enter.
Yang Xiaotao didn't care about the presence of the four people. He walked around the table for a while and then stopped in front of the engine design drawings.
Yang Xiaotao has a unique affection for engines.
From the earliest steam engines to the later diesel engines, gasoline engines, and finally turbojet engines and the turbofan engines that are about to be developed, this journey has not only earned me academic credits, but also fostered a passion for learning.
It can be said that Yang Xiaotao is most confident in his research on engines.
Yang Xiaotao pulled up a chair and casually flipped through the engine's design drawings.
After looking at it for a while, Yang Xiaotao frowned as he held the design drawings.
When they were disassembling the engine, Yang Xiaotao felt something was wrong.
This asymmetry is supported by the theoretical basis of a Level 5 engineer.
Furthermore, it demonstrates a deep understanding and application of different types of engines over many years.
I mentally simulated the entire engine structure and then examined it carefully.
"No wonder."
After a while, Yang Xiaotao suddenly spoke in a low voice. The four guards in the room looked over, then quickly looked away.
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao understood where the problem with the engine lay.
It consumes too much fuel.
Having experience in engine design, Yang Xiaotao immediately recognized that this engine's extra fuel consumption was at least 30%.
Such high fuel consumption severely limits the aircraft's range.
Moreover, it will only be consumed faster when under heavy load.
But there is a way to solve it.
At the very least, by adopting the design of turbofan and turbojet engines, it is still possible to design engines with lower fuel consumption.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao took out his pen and pulled out his prepared notebook to write and draw on it.
Time flies, and the afternoon is almost over. Snowflakes are even falling outside the window.
I had heard before I came that Dengzhou was a snowy place.
The first month of the lunar calendar has already passed, and there's still snow; it truly lives up to its nickname.
However, as the snowflakes fell, the four guards in the room saw Yang Xiaotao jump up from his seat and look delighted.
The guards nearby overheard a few words, such as "It's such a good deal," "We made a killing," and "We've hit the jackpot."
As I was leaving, I overheard Yang Xiaotao mentioning something about five thousand.
None of the four paid any attention and continued to stand guard until their last shift.