Chapter 1271
Zhangjing City, Li Aiguo Receives Another Special Merit
Waaaaah! I'm eating like crazy, eating like crazy, eating like crazy!
A dozen days later, the international train arrived in Beijing.
Although the train was well-equipped, after being jostled around for more than ten days, my whole body felt numb.
He jumped off the platform with his luggage, and the feeling of security made him stretch out comfortably.
"The capital, I'm back!"
As before, Li Aiguo returned to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot to report for duty immediately.
When Section Chief Xing learned that Li Aiguo had not only returned safely but had also "borrowed" two top experts from his elder brother's family, he beamed with joy, unable to stop smiling.
The Qianmen Locomotive Depot is expanding rapidly, but what does it lack most? Talent! Especially top-notch foreign experts like these!
Moreover, both Alexandrovich and Anna are authorities in their respective fields.
"I'll put in a word with the logistics department and they'll allocate one of the best apartments! All benefits will be top-notch, according to the highest standards! As for their work arrangements, you can handle that; our section will fully cooperate!" Section Chief Xing waved his hand magnanimously.
The Qianmen Locomotive Depot exports so much equipment every year that it has plenty of funds and receives additional material allocations annually.
Alexandrovich was assigned to the greenhouse project team, mainly responsible for continuing to improve greenhouses and breeding work.
Professor Chen from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences is currently working on the iteration of the "Patriot No. 1" corn seed and warmly welcomes Alexandrovich's arrival.
The couple's new home was located opposite Zong Xianfeng's house. It was a spacious and bright three-bedroom apartment with a kitchen and bathroom.
Anna was led into the aircraft manufacturing workshop to assist in the development of small aircraft, preparing for future research on transport aircraft.
Inside the new house.
Alexandrovich held Li Aiguo's hand, and the old professor was so moved that he almost shed tears.
They had never received such treatment in Zaporozhye.
Moreover, the locomotive depot's workshop is a place where real research is conducted.
Here, agricultural experts can focus solely on their research, without having to worry about other daily life matters.
At noon, Li Aiguo, along with Chen Xueru, followed the old customs of Beijing and had a meal at Alexandrovich and Anna's new home.
Considering that we had to go to work in the afternoon, we ate tea instead of wine during the meal.
After having eaten and drunk their fill, it was already 1 p.m. Chen Xueru went to work at the Zhengyangmen Subdistrict Office, while Li Aiguo turned around and went back to his studio.
The researchers and technicians at the studio were very pleased to learn that the two professors from the senior institute had joined them.
"Wow, the studio is getting bigger and bigger now, even the big brother's family has come to join us."
"This was something I never even dared to imagine before."
"Yes, back then, all those experts from our big brother's company were high and mighty..."
The happiest people were Zhang Ze, Liang Tao, and Lao Kong from the Railway Technology Research Institute.
Even the experts from the Big Brother's company came to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot workshop, which proves that their initial choice was absolutely correct.
Upon seeing Li Aiguo enter, Old Kong was the first to stand up and quickly walked over to report:
"Patriotism, we have built the receiving link and the transmitting link, but the final power amplifier is quite difficult and there has been no progress."
It must be said that the researchers of this era were very dedicated.
While Li Aiguo was away on a business trip, Lao Kong and his team not only did not slack off, but worked day and night and made great progress.
Li Aiguo took the blueprints, looked at them, and pointed to a spot, saying:
"The final stage power amplifier needs to use a crystal filter for narrowband filtering, then demodulate the audio through a frequency discriminator, and then deemphasize and amplify the audio to drive the speakers. You see, there's a problem with your modification here."
"It's clearly a 25W power amplifier tube, but you've only equipped it with simple automatic level control. The drive current can't keep up, and distortion will definitely occur under high dynamic range. How do you plan to solve the current problem?"
The three of them, including Lao Kong, worked themselves to the bone trying to figure out what was wrong, but they just couldn't find the problem.
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened in surprise.
"That's really true! Oh, Comrade Aiguo, how come we didn't think of these things?" Old Kong was truly impressed this time.
No wonder they can produce so many great things.
This forward-thinking idea of combining audio quality with current power is not even found in books.
Li Aiguo then carefully examined the things that Lao Kong and his team had made and gave them detailed explanations.
Old Kong and the others nodded frequently as they listened.
Li Aiguo's technical skills are beyond question, but the most crucial thing is his advanced design thinking. Many of his ideas were things that Lao Kong and his team had never considered.
"Here's what we'll do: you guys modify it according to my method and make one. This thing needs a long time to debug, so I'll take it home and debug it slowly after get off work."
While Li Aiguo was busy, Chief Engineer Qi and Chief Engineer Liu from Project 62 arrived together and stood at the door.
"Okay, okay! You're busy." Old Kong knew that Li Aiguo was very busy, so he took the blueprints and went back to the workshop.
Chief Engineer Qi and Chief Engineer Liu didn't have any major problems; they mainly came to introduce the progress of the wind tunnel.
Well, the situation is very promising.
The installation of equipment in the wind tunnel is proceeding smoothly and will be completed soon.
"Aiguo, now that the wind tunnel is finished, do you have any other ideas?" Chief Engineer Qi offered Li Aiguo a cigarette.
This former chief engineer's benefits have improved; he now receives complimentary cigarettes, all of them Zhonghua brand.
"How about a large transport plane?" Li Aiguo took the cigarette, thought for a moment, and decided to share his thoughts with Chief Engineer Qi.
"A large transport plane?!" Chief Engineer Qi's hand trembled, and cigarette ash fell to the ground.
He also knew that Li Aiguo must have other ideas behind making such a big fuss.
However, to everyone's surprise, Li Aiguo actually wanted to build a large transport plane.
It's important to know that China currently mainly imports transport aircraft from its big brother, such as the Li-2, Il-14, and Il-18.
The only Y-5 developed by China was also a copy of the An-2 light multi-purpose transport aircraft.
"Aren't we taking too big a step?" Chief Engineer Qi was a little worried.
"We're going to face the challenges head-on!" Li Aiguo said, taking a drag of his cigarette to catch his breath.
"Great! Patriot, if you're going to build a large transport aircraft, you absolutely have to count me in!" Chief Engineer Qi exclaimed excitedly, his worry turning into fervor. As one of the first aircraft development experts in China, building a large aircraft was his lifelong dream.
Chief Engineer Liu, standing to the side, also understood.
The head of this studio had been preparing for this for a long time: first, he built a small airplane and solved the engine problem.
They also built a wind tunnel, which attracted a large number of talented people.
Only at the very end did they reveal their true intentions, targeting large transport aircraft.
This level of planning and strategic vision far surpasses that of many heads of large-scale projects.
Chief Engineer Qi returned home satisfied, and even revealed the large transport aircraft manufacturing plan to the aircraft experts.
Everyone was very excited and wondered if they should stay here after Project 62 was completed.
Chief Engineer Liu slapped his thigh: "This is the reason why Li Aiguo revealed the large transport plane plan. That kid... he's really cunning."
"Ah"
In a meeting room at the weather station, Li Aiguo sneezed loudly.
He rubbed his nose and continued to report the entire process of the Zaporizhia trip to the farmer.
"I never imagined that the situation at my elder brother's house would be in such a chaotic state."
In their struggle for power, the two sides disregarded their own safety.
Although the farmer had already deduced these things, he still couldn't help but shake his head after they were confirmed.
As an older generation, the farmer still has deep feelings for his elder brother's family.
The old leader used to be very strong and had a more upright character. Now? They've all become demons and monsters.
Li Aiguo did not interrupt.
As a meteorologist, all I need to do is provide the information required by my superiors; decision-making is the leader's job.
The farmer calmed himself down and asked, "In your opinion, can General Medal take down the Korean Emperor in one fell swoop this time?"
"It's difficult. Although General Medal has successfully fished out the enemy and gained control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the help of Commander Xie, the Ukrainian faction he relied on has not been completely won over by General Medal."
That's right, both the Medal Marshal and the Corn Emperor are actually from the Ukrainian faction, and the Corn Emperor once served as the supreme leader of Ukraine.
The Medal of Honor was born in present-day Dnipro, Ukraine, and worked there for a long time.
This also explains why the Russians are so attached to Ukraine.
The farmer nodded: "And then?"
Li Aiguo continued, "The army. Power comes from the barrel of a gun. Now, Malilovsky, who controls the army, is still on the side of the Corn Emperor. This means that no matter how much the Medal Marshal does, it won't do much harm to the Corn Emperor and won't shake his foundation."
"Did you hear that, Comrade Cat? This is what you call holistic thinking." After listening, the farmer looked at the old cat.
It turns out that Old Cat just gave a report, saying that he thinks the Corn Emperor won't last until the end of the year.
"My skill level is still a little bit below that of a train driver," Old Cat said, a little embarrassed, but he didn't think Li Aiguo had stolen his thunder.
That's how it is at the weather station. If you're not good enough, you work hard to learn and you would never do anything to hold the team back.
"Therefore, our meteorological station has decided on its working policy at Big Brother's place: just observe, don't get involved!" The farmer made the final decision.
No one in the meeting room expected that this action would later save a large number of people.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
The scene shifts back to the conference room.
The farmer stood up and waved to his assistant, who came in carrying a tray with a medal on it.
It was time to reward those who had contributed, and Li Aiguo couldn't help but feel excited.
The farmer picked up the medal and personally pinned it to Li Aiguo's chest.
"Comrade train driver, on this trip to Zaporizhzhia, you not only brought back two experts, but also managed to find out the true situation of our elder brother's family. Your contribution is immense. Now, on behalf of the meteorological station, I award you a special merit!"
"I hope you will achieve even greater success in the future!"
Looking at that medal, even Old Cat felt a little jealous; this was Li Aiguo's second Special Merit Award.
Li Aiguo was also very excited, and he straightened his chest and saluted: "Please rest assured, leader!"
The farmer patted Li Aiguo on the shoulder, then looked at Old Cat: "Comrade Cat, you cooperated with Comrade Li Aiguo to complete the mission during your trip to Zaporizhzhia. You are hereby awarded a second-class merit!"
The Second Class Merit Citation also comes with a medal, but it's a different color—bronze.
"Thank you!" Old Cat, wearing a medal on his chest, beamed with joy.
That's a second-class merit award.
In recent years, with the easing of the situation, the station has rarely issued them.
Besides Li Aiguo and Lao Mao, the other meteorologists who participated in the operation also received a collective third-class merit award, and each of them was given twenty yuan and an enamel mug.
After the awards ceremony, the farmer was eager to report the situation of his elder brother's family to his superiors, and the old cat took the initiative to pull Li Aiguo aside.
"Patriotism, let's have a big drink together tonight."
"Not today. I brought some things from the maintenance depot and need to go back and load them. How about tomorrow?"
Li Aiguo thought of testing a transistor radio and spoke up.
"Okay, then I'll ask your sister-in-law to prepare more meat and vegetables." Old Cat nodded excitedly.
It was already dusk when Li Aiguo walked out of the conference room with the box.
The setting sun cast a fiery red glow, which fell on the flags not far away and also on him.
(End of this chapter)