Chapter 2906
Ultra-high voltage transformer completed
Chapter 2906 Ultra-high voltage transformer completed
Before I knew it, it was December.
The city of Beijing has also transitioned from late autumn into winter. With the cold wind blowing, the weather has become cooler, drier, and quieter!
Yang Xiaotao got out of bed, feeling the temperature in the room and hearing banging and popping sounds coming from the kitchen.
After getting dressed and lingering in the room for a moment, Ran Qiuye came in carrying a bowl of millet porridge.
"Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
The basin was placed on the table. Ran Qiuye saw Yang Xiaotao rubbing his eyes and asked with concern, "What time did you get back last night?"
Yang Xiaotao reached out and pulled Ran Qiuye to sit down with him. "It's about eleven o'clock!"
No sooner had Yang Xiaotao finished speaking than Ran Qiuye pulled her hand back, saying, "Nonsense, I wasn't asleep until midnight last night!"
Yang Xiaotao gave an awkward laugh, "There was a lot going on at the research institute yesterday!"
He then took Ran Qiuye's hand again, this time not giving her a chance to pull it away.
"It was almost two o'clock when I got home. I saw you were asleep, so I didn't bother you!"
Ran Qiuye blushed upon hearing this, "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by tormenting me? If you keep talking nonsense, I'm leaving!"
Unable to pull her hand away, Ran Qiuye could only roll her eyes at Yang Xiaotao.
Yang Xiaotao smiled, knowing better than anyone what his wife was like.
If things really get out of hand, it's hard to say who will be the first to give in.
Back then, in order to have children…
Yang Xiaotao suddenly laughed, and even felt much less tired.
Ran Qiuye was well aware of the burdens on her man's shoulders; she had recently heard that the Ninth Department had received several more assignments.
While not all of this pressure rests on the husbands of their own families, a large portion of it is unavoidable.
"It's alright, it's just that I've been so busy lately that I feel a bit overwhelmed!"
Ran Qiuye took Yang Xiaotao's large hand in her own and said, "Take a rest if you're tired. The child said a couple of days ago that he wanted to go out and play together."
Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "Why go out to play in this cold weather? Let's go to the museum in a couple of days. It'll be warm inside, and we can save ourselves some trouble."
Ran Qiuye smiled, and Yang Xiaotao reached out and pulled her into his arms.
"You need to take care of yourself too. I can't take care of things at home, and you have to take care of the family and work. Don't overwork yourself!"
Ran Qiuye leaned on Yang Xiaotao's shoulder and then smiled, "Don't worry, the uncles and elders in the village are all helping to look after the child."
"As for the school!"
Ran Qiuye was even happier when she heard this.
"You recruited so many people last time, and every family in the surrounding villages who got their children into the factory was overjoyed!"
"In their eyes, being a worker is just a different way of life!"
"Last month, the wages the children brought home, along with the cotton-padded coats they were wearing, shocked the entire village!"
"Now, everyone who previously didn't let their children go to junior high is regretting it terribly, and there are even more children preparing to go to junior high than planned..."
Ran Qiuye's face immediately lit up when she talked about school.
She never expected that those families, whom she and Cuiping had tried so hard to persuade for so long, would immediately rush to send their children to study at the Ninth Department as soon as the recruitment conditions were announced.
She even witnessed scenes of children who had dropped out of school crying and laughing when they came to her with their parents.
Only then did she understand the two conditions for the Ninth Department: background and education.
It was prepared for children from poor families.
Perhaps this is unfair to some children.
But in this world, is there anything fair?
If she hadn't met Yang Xiaotao, she'd probably be sweeping the streets somewhere right now...
All of this is influenced and changed by the Nine Departments.
It's all thanks to my husband.
"By the way, I felt it was inappropriate for Uncle Dazhuang to put our family on the first page of the family tree, so I didn't agree."
"Later, the great-grandfather agreed, and the order of birth was changed."
"Our family ranks thirteenth!"
Ran Qiuye said softly that she originally wanted to discuss this matter with Yang Xiaotao.
Yang Xiaotao has been busy. She called the office, but the person who answered was either Liu Lixue or Lou Xiao'e. She couldn't explain, so it's been delayed until now.
Yang Xiaotao laughed indifferently and said, "You can decide what to do."
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; whoever is ranked first is not necessarily superior."
“If the younger generation is unfilial, it would be shameful to be ranked first.”
"On the contrary, if the younger generation is promising, it doesn't matter where they are ranked!"
Ran Qiuye nodded happily upon hearing Yang Xiaotao's words.
The two huddled together and talked for a while. Then they heard the sound of someone getting up and dressing coming from inside the house. They smiled at each other and got up to continue preparing breakfast.
Then Miao Miao came out of the house, rubbing her eyes. When she saw Yang Xiaotao sitting in the house, she happily rushed over.
"Dad, you're back!"
Yang Xiaotao hugged Miaomiao and patted her back. "Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Miao Miao stood up. "Great-Grandpa said I need to practice my skills, so we can't delay!"
"If you don't practice for one day, you'll be doomed for ten!"
"The key to practicing martial arts is perseverance; you can't just practice sporadically..."
As Miao Miao spoke, Yang Xiaotao laughed heartily.
"Okay, let's go practice together!"
"okay…"
Soon, the father and daughter each had a piece of wood and started practicing in the yard.
Hearing the familiar voice, the other people in the courtyard couldn't help but sigh with emotion from under their blankets.
To be able to practice in this cold weather is truly remarkable.
No wonder they live such a good life.
Not long after, Duanwu, who was fast asleep in bed, was woken up by her mother pulling her ear. She then got dressed with a wronged look on her face and joined the morning exercises.
In the courtyard, the sounds of humming and hawing could be heard continuously, and the sound of running could be heard faintly.
Wangcai and Heiniu huddled together in the doghouse, while Wangwang led his younger siblings and ran around the yard.
Old Ye and the old Taoist priest huddled together, laughing heartily.
Courtyard house, white frost, bluestone...
Under the locust tree, old people, children...
Startled sparrows, patrolling dogs... and smoke rising from under the eaves, all converge in the sky above the courtyard to create a scene of human life!
Chang'an!
When the cold wind blows through Beijing, bringing dry chill, this ancient city, located beside the Qinling Mountains and on the banks of the Wei River, also displays a unique historical charm against the backdrop of the snow-capped peaks of the Qinling Mountains.
People living here not only experience the cultural influence brought by historical heritage, but also feel the vibrant vitality of the new era. After thinking about it, they realize that things are better now.
At least now they have a house and land, so they're not homeless anymore!
Chang'an, Transformer and Electric Furnace Factory.
Before dawn, the electric furnace plant was already bustling with activity.
Factory director Hu Lan was holding an enamel mug, watching the installation process of the simulated lightning device in the distance.
A vague unease, doubt, and a sliver of anticipation lingered in my heart.
My thoughts were so jumbled that I didn't even notice the water in my teacup was gone.
Beside him, a group of people watched the installation site with similar complex expressions.
This simulation device will generate 1175 kV high-voltage lightning to simulate the high-voltage characteristics of lightning in natural environments and its impact on transformers.
If the transformer can pass this experiment, it will show that it can withstand the shock wave of lightning in the face of natural lightning.
This also signifies the success of the experiment.
At the same time, it also tests whether the manually wound transformer can be successfully manufactured.
No one was in the mood to talk; they all waited on the sidelines.
Seeing the equipment installed and the staff about to connect the wires, Hu Lan couldn't help but ask Zhang Zhongpu, who was standing next to her, "Director Zhang, do you want to go down and check it out?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhongpu looked left and right, then at the transformer in front of him, and nodded, "Okay, I'll go take a look!"
He then led his people down the path.
At this point, even though everything that could be done has been done, there's no point in checking it again.
It's always better to have it checked out than to feel bad.
Moreover, the idea of manually winding the wire was his, and although a winding machine was later sent from Beijing, it doesn't mean that the method was unworkable.
It's always safer to walk on two legs.
Moreover, if there are indeed problems with this experiment, it could open up new avenues for future research.
"Factory manager, if this passes the test, will we have completed our mission?"
Tong Le, a key technical staff member, asked with a smile.
However, before Hu Lan could finish speaking, Yang Kainan, who was also a technician, interjected, "It's not that simple!"
"You forgot, Department Nine placed several orders!"
Tong Le smiled and said, "We haven't forgotten, we haven't forgotten. They are our providers, how could we forget them!"
"Putting everything else aside, if we don't help manufacture the machinery and equipment that were provided to our factory, it would be a disgrace!"
Tong Le chuckled as he spoke, but Yang Kainan sighed and then looked at Hu Lan, "Factory Director, I heard from the people who delivered the equipment that they are experiencing a severe power shortage there. Is that true?"
Hu Lan nodded, looked away from the machine, and said, "The thermal power plants around Beijing were originally sufficient."
"But the speed at which the Ninth Division has risen in the past two years is too fast. The scale of the factory is getting bigger and bigger, and the required production capacity is increasing."
"The battery won't last long!"
At this point, Liang Zhicheng, who was standing nearby, exclaimed, "That's the difference!"
"Last time I went to the machine factory here to help check the lines, I found that many workers had nothing to do."
"It's good if half the machines in the factory are running. When I asked, I found out that they hadn't been assigned any tasks!"
"There are so many people who are extremely busy, but also tons of people who are idle!"
Hu Lan nodded, then said dismissively, "It's not that there are no missions, it's that there aren't any suitable missions for them!"
"You just drift through life without thinking about how to improve your skills. Is it really that hard to improve the machines we're using now?"
"If it were really that difficult, the other nine departments have been working on it for many years, but what have they been doing now?"
"I still don't have the heart for it!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
These are completely different attitudes towards work.
"Alright, no problem!"
At this moment, Zhang Zhongpu returned from his inspection below and said with a serious expression.
No one said anything more, but looked at the upcoming test.
ten minutes later.
The personnel on site began to evacuate.
Fifteen minutes later, Hu Lan received a signal that everything was ready, and then said into the microphone, "Attention, all departments."
"Experiment begins!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the staff member in charge of operating the simulation equipment immediately pressed the switch.
Below, the machine that everyone had been watching roared to life.
The next moment, the long-brewing lightning flashed and disappeared.
While everyone was highly focused, they were caught off guard as the indicator light came on.
Then, for a moment it was as if a stone had fallen onto the lake, creating a ripple of light before returning to calm.
It was as quiet as ever; you could hear a pin drop.
"Success?"
One of them blinked, and when he looked again, he noticed the light flicker, so he asked his companion next to him uncertainly.
"It must have been a success!"
This person only saw the light flash briefly, which was different from what they expected, so they weren't sure what they were saying.
At this moment, Zhang Zhongpu, who was standing next to Hu Lan, raised his hands and slapped them together forcefully!
Snapped
Papapa
Bang bang bang bang
As applause began, more people started clapping, and soon the entire workshop was filled with applause.
Amidst the applause, some people were moved to tears.
Some people cheered and hugged each other.
They knew that the first ultra-high voltage transformer in China had been successfully manufactured.
This technology can fill a domestic gap and enable revolutionary construction to reach a new level.