Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2647 The Difficult Birth of Wei Qing
When Yang Xiaotao returned to Yangjiazhuang, his grandfather immediately treated little Dudu as a treasure.

My great-grandfather's health has been declining in recent years. He used to be able to hold Duanwu in his arms, but he can't do that after the New Year.

Fortunately, there is still little Dudu, who can be held and continued to be pricked with his beard.

"Qiuye went to the school for research. We are going to build two more elementary schools this year, so it's very busy."

The grandfather was speaking at the side, and now the villagers around him had understood.

This child is like people from two completely different worlds when he goes to school and when he doesn't.

Children who have been to school are not only sensible, but also find it easier to find jobs and become city dwellers.

Moreover, everyone in the surrounding villages knew one thing, that is, the person responsible for the establishment of the school was Yang Xiaotao's wife, Ran Qiuye.

Once you enter elementary school, you are equivalent to being Ran Qiuye's student.

It is only related to Yang Xiaotao.

Who is Yang Xiaotao? He is in charge of hundreds of factories.

With so many factories, a lot of workers must be needed.

With this kind of relationship, wouldn't it be easy to arrange a student to work as a worker?
There are many parents who have this idea, which is also a disguised support for the development of education.

“What difficulties are there in setting up a school?”

Yang Xiaotao was making tea on the side. The grandfather put Dudu on his lap and just shook his head when he heard the news.

“Difficulties always exist, but we can’t always count on others to find solutions.”

The grandfather said this, then looked at Yang Xiaotao, "I heard from Qiu Ye that you didn't participate in the National Day this year?"

Yang Xiaotao handed the cup to his grandfather and smiled indifferently, "National Day is a very big event. How can we participate in it every year?"

The old master frowned, "Don't fool me, when has it ever been missing in the past?"

“Is it because of the corn this year?”

Obviously, Ran Qiuye told Taiye everything about the alliance.

Yang Xiaotao knew he couldn't hide it, so he found a stool and sat aside to explain, "This incident does have some impact."

"But now we have figured it out. It has nothing to do with our seeds."

"It's all the United States' fault."

As Yang Xiaotao told the story, the anger on the grandfather's face subsided a little, but then he started coughing again. Yang Xiaotao quickly stepped forward and patted his back to help him calm down.

"Just because of this, you don't trust our comrades anymore?"

"Absurd, so ridiculous."

"On the battlefield, the only people you can trust are your comrades. Don't you understand this?"

Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "Grandpa, this is just a small number of people, don't take it to heart."

The grandfather was very angry, but in the end he had nothing to say.

He is just an old farmer now.

"Dudu, come on, let's go to school."

As he said that, the grandfather stood up and led Dudu out.

Dudu originally wanted to play by the river, but ended up having to go to school.

He knew very well that the place his eldest brother least wanted to go was school.

But I can't resist.

Yang Xiaotao watched his grandfather leave, shook his head helplessly and walked towards the kitchen.

There are some things that you don't need to worry about, just wait quietly.

When the time comes, someone will naturally step forward and clean up the mess.

Just when Yang Xiaotao was busy preparing lunch, Mr. Chen's car stopped downstairs.

Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin stood in front of the building to greet them.

Old Chen got out of the car, looked around and then said with a smile, "Why, is Yang Xiaotao still angry?"

"You're hiding from me."

After hearing this, Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin looked at each other, both at a loss.

The first feeling was that Yang Xiaotao was causing trouble again?
Then there was a click of the tongue, and it was they who asked Yang Xiaotao to go back and rest.

How to explain this?

The two looked at each other, and Li Hongfeng stepped forward quickly, "Commander, um, Yang's unit is indeed not here. If you have any tasks, just give them to us. We, the Ninth Unit, will definitely complete them."

When Mr. Chen heard that Yang Xiaotao was not in the Ninth Department, he glanced at Secretary Guo beside him. The latter lowered his head and showed a bitter smile on his face.

Seeing that Mr. Chen didn't say anything, Liu Huaimin wanted to step forward, but Mr. Chen just waved his hand and asked, "Where is Yang Xiaotao now?"

Liu Huaimin quickly stepped forward to explain, "Commander, Yang Bu worked in the workshop all night last night and just went home to rest this morning."

Old Chen raised his eyebrows, and then he realized, "Overtime? All night? What did he do?"

Seeing Chen Lao asking, Liu Huaimin quickly said, "Commander, why don't we go in and talk."

Mr. Chen looked around and then walked into the office building.

Arriving at the conference room, Liu Huaimin asked someone to serve tea and then told him what had happened.

Only then did Mr. Chen understand that it was not that Yang Xiaotao was avoiding them, but that something really happened.

"So, this new radar has been made?"

Liu Huaimin nodded. "Thanks to the efforts of all the workers in the factory, it has basically been completed."

"However, it still needs to be checked and debugged later. The specific effect will depend on the actual combat situation."

After listening to this, Mr. Chen nodded, did not dwell on the matter, but opened his mouth to state the purpose of his visit.

"I have communicated with the higher-ups. You nine departments will attend the National Day dinner as normal."

"I came here specifically to invite you."

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin both raised their eyelids.

This made Chen Lao come to "invite", and the matter was not ordinary.

Li Hongfeng stood up immediately. "This is outrageous. How dare he refuse such a mission?"

"Don't worry, Commander. I will criticize him and make him realize his mistakes."

Liu Huaimin also stood up to denounce Yang Xiaotao, "Don't worry about it, Commander. We will definitely teach him a lesson."

Seeing the two people's poor performance, Mr. Chen couldn't help but laugh.

"You guys!"

"We are indeed a family!"

"This is so cool, so cool."

As Old Chen spoke in a gloomy voice, Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin could only laugh.

"Forget it, it's not his fault after all."

"As a young man, it's understandable that you're a little angry."

"However, you have to help vent the anger appropriately."

Li Hongfeng nodded quickly, "Don't worry, Chief, we will do our job well."

Mr. Chen responded and then asked about the recent developments of the nine departments.

Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin reported the situation of the nine departments.

Afterwards, he accompanied Mr. Chen to the research institute.

When he saw the palm-sized solar cell, Mr. Chen couldn't help but sigh, "This electricity is a good thing."

"With electricity, we have the key to unlock technology."

"Now that we are using solar power to generate electricity, it means that we are gradually opening the door to science and technology. You must strongly support us."

The people accompanying him nodded repeatedly.

Afterwards, accompanied by Mr. Ye and Han Sanfeng, he visited various research departments and learned about the recent developments of the Ninth Department.

After walking around, Secretary Guo behind Mr. Chen had a notebook filled with Mr. Chen's instructions.

For example, the progress of alloy research, the status of calculator research, and some other research, each of which is a project that can be given a "code name".

Finally, everyone came to a research institute.

Looking at the people who had been waiting here early, Mr. Chen walked in kindly and inquired about the situation.

The person in charge of the reception was Liu Xiangdong, and behind him was Xu Pengcheng.

The two of them are here, researching the photocopier project.

When he learned what the research was about, Mr. Chen smiled and joked to the people around him, "I think Yang Xiaotao must have supported this project just to be lazy."

The people around immediately laughed when they heard it.

Xu Pengcheng even took the opportunity to reveal, "The chief really has a keen eye."

"When we decided on the project, Director Yang did say this. He also said that when computers are developed, we won't need to write with pens anymore. We can just connect the computer to a copier and print it out."

After hearing this, Mr. Chen laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. "See, I was right."

"This guy is just trying to save himself some trouble."

The people around were smiling.

But everyone knows that the "saving trouble" in Mr. Chen's words is not a derogatory term, it is a compliment.

Because these 'trouble-free' things are all good things.

Every good thing that can bring huge benefits when taken out. It is not an exaggeration to call it a treasure pot.

A rough count of the 29 treasure chests found that in addition to those that are already "making a fortune", there are actually several that are in the "gestation" stage.

These nine parts are truly extraordinary.

After visiting the research institute, Mr. Chen had lunch at the enthusiastic invitation of Jiu Bu and others.

Perhaps the visit made Mr. Chen in a good mood, and he even had a drink at noon, which surprised the accompanying Secretary Guo.

Because only when Mr. Chen feels it is worth it for him to drink to celebrate will he take the initiative to ask for wine.

Obviously, this time, Mr. Chen was very satisfied and happy.

After finishing eating, he got in the car and left.

Everyone looked at each other until the car disappeared.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have let this kid rest."

After a long while, Liu Huaimin finally uttered a word.

After leaving the Ninth Department, Mr. Chen returned to his office.

However, just as Mr. Chen walked into the office building, he saw a man sitting in the lounge.

Seeing Mr. Chen come in, he quickly stood up and went forward to greet him.

"Old Zhou, why are you here?"

Seeing the person coming forward, Mr. Chen asked while extending his hand.

The person who came was Mr. Zhou from the Sixth Ministry of Machine Building.

Holding Mr. Chen's hand, Mr. Zhou shook it vigorously, "Mr. Chen, I'm here to ask for help this time."

After Mr. Zhou finished speaking, Mr. Chen felt a pang in his heart.

He had just built up some wealth and someone was already targeting him.

A while ago, in order to let the First Ministry of Machine Building increase the production of shield machines, he provided some financial support.

Later, the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building wanted to build a new satellite launch base and took another piece of meat from him.

A few days ago, the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building said that it wanted to reorganize the country's telephone lines, and also implicitly proposed to develop radio communications.

The only meaning behind these words is that support is needed.

But support requires money.

I just managed to save up some money, and then these guys jumped out. They really make life difficult for me.

Now, people from the Sixth Ministry of Machine Building have also arrived.

Old Chen's heart felt so cold.

"Hey, Lao Chen, you've been drinking."

When Mr. Zhou approached, he smelled alcohol on Mr. Chen.

He knew very well that Mr. Chen would only drink on very rare occasions, and every time he drank, there would definitely be something good going on.

Seeing what Mr. Zhou said, Mr. Chen said indifferently, "I went to Jiubu in the morning and had a meal there."

Hearing what Mr. Chen said, Mr. Zhou felt bitter.

Why doesn’t Lao Chen go to their Sixth Ministry of Machine Building for a meal?
As expected, their Sixth Ministry of Machine Building is the eldest son.

There's no way he can compare to Jiubu's youngest son.

But when I think about it again, what my eldest son does is indeed not as good as what other people's younger son does.

"Well, you haven't eaten yet."

Mr. Chen laughed it off, and Mr. Zhou felt his stomach. It was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and he really hadn't eaten yet.

Seeing this, Mr. Chen hurriedly gave instructions to Secretary Guo, who immediately asked someone to help prepare the meal.

After a while, Mr. Zhou sat at the table, munching on a steamed bun with a piece of fat on his chopsticks.

But at this moment, Mr. Chen was having a headache.

During the conversation just now, he figured out Mr. Zhou's purpose.

That is, the "Wei Qing" missile cruiser being built by the Sixth Ministry encountered difficulties.

This difficulty comes from two aspects, one of which is the funding issue.

The funds allocated from above are simply not enough to support it.

The reserve funds of the six ministries had already been used up when the "Huo Qubing" was built.

The second is that a large amount of steel and special alloys are needed when building ships.

As for these, the internal stocks of the six ministries had long been emptied. If they wanted help, they could only turn to him.

After Mr. Zhou finished eating, Mr. Chen asked someone to clean up and served a pot of tea before he took the initiative to ask about the details.

Mr. Zhou took a sip of tea and rinsed his mouth, then he sighed.

"We originally planned to produce a 3,000-ton missile cruiser, but strictly speaking, a cruiser of this tonnage cannot bear the responsibility of a 'cruiser'."

"The Li Guang was captured and rebuilt in the early stage. There is no doubt about that."

"Although the Huo Qubing at the back was made by us for the first time, it is still not big."

“So this time, the meaning is to do it bigger and live up to the name.”

"So the 3,000-ton Wei Qing was upgraded to 6,000 tons, which is twice as large."

Mr. Zhou's mouth was full of bitterness when he said this.

After hearing this, Mr. Chen naturally understood what was going on.

But he couldn't say anything about it.

"All of a sudden, the supplies we prepared were insufficient, and the budget was seriously overspent."

"Especially in the area of ​​steel and alloys. As you know, the whole country is engaged in construction now. All steel mills are very busy. There is no extra share for us."

"I went to the First Ministry of Machine Building, and they were busy making tunnel boring machines."

"The Third Machine Department and the Logistics Department are busy working on tanks."

"Not to mention the other several machine departments, no one has any surplus food."

"If we don't solve it now, there's no need to start the work."

After Mr. Zhou finished speaking, he stared at Mr. Chen with burning eyes.

Right now, the only one who can help them is this 'superior'.

After hearing this, Mr. Chen frowned and shook his head unhappily.

They have no surplus food, but I have it now.

But he is the superior after all. If he doesn't come forward to help solve the problem, it is unrealistic for the Sixth Ministry of Machine Building to solve it on its own.

After all, the Sixth Ministry of Machine Building itself did not have a large industrial base.

Thinking of this, Mr. Chen became concerned about the manufacturing of the cruiser.

“Is there no technical problem in doubling the size?”

After hearing this, Mr. Zhou shook his head and said, "Basically, there is no problem."

"As you know, we have been studying it since we got the model."

"We have already developed more than a dozen versions of different tonnages. If it weren't for the fact that it couldn't be exposed too early, it would have been put on the aircraft carrier long ago."

After listening to this, Mr. Chen nodded silently. Since it is technically possible, the main difficulty lies in the logistics and supplies.

But he doesn't have much liquid funds now.

Unless the reserve funds are used, that requires a meeting to be held above to discuss and agree.

Besides, he thought it was very likely that they would not agree.

As for steel, this is even more difficult.

Although the domestic steel production is not small, it is used in many places.

Moreover, the steel needed to manufacture large objects like ships is not ordinary steel.

This makes it more difficult.

"Old Chen, this ship is an important attempt for us. Now that we have built a 6,000-ton ship, is a 10,000-ton ship far away?"

"Old Chen, you must help us this time."

Hearing this, Elder Chen sighed, "Just saying I can help you, but if I can help you, would I not help you?"

"If I had that kind of money, could I not help?"

After hearing this, Mr. Zhou opened his mouth but didn't know how to start.

The room fell into silence for a moment.

After a long while, Mr. Chen slowly said, "How about this, I'll think of a solution for you, just think of part of it first."

Although what Mr. Zhou heard did not meet his psychological expectations, it was rare to get Mr. Chen's guarantee.

Besides, he had no other choice.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

After saying that, Mr. Zhou stood up and Mr. Chen saw him off.

It was not until Zhou Lai left that Old Chen leaned back in his chair calmly, lost in thought.

At a certain moment, Mr. Chen's eyes lit up and an idea came to his mind.