The train driver in the courtyard

One should see a task through to the end.

After leaving the ministry, Li Aiguo went to Lao Wei Commune again to help with the final touches.

Nearly seventeen or eighteen houses collapsed in Laowei Commune due to the recent cold snap.

After this busy period, what could be repaired has been repaired, and what couldn't be repaired has been demolished to build new houses.

Upon learning that the comrades from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot were leaving, many commune members waited in the fields by the roadside. Behind them were piles of rapeseed seedlings, all covered with straw.

The rapeseed seedlings had grown tall by this season, but after learning of the late spring frost, Weizhuang Commune worried that the seedlings would be ruined, so they all uprooted them in advance.

After being squeezed in water, the tender rapeseed seedlings can be eaten as a vegetable, just like Chinese cabbage, which somewhat mitigates the losses.

The neighboring communes fared much worse; while they were still hesitating, a massive snowfall began, and all the rapeseed seedlings were frozen to death.

"Patriots, take these rapeseed back with you and try them fresh." Seeing the truck arrive, Village Chief Wei called to the villagers to throw the rapeseed onto the truck.

"Thank you very much then." Li Aiguo knew that these vegetables couldn't be priced.

When the village collects mountain produce, they simply raise the price to make up for the shortfall for the villagers.

The rapeseed was loaded onto the truck very quickly. There was quite a lot of it, at least over a thousand kilograms. The employees of the locomotive depot could get a bonus for that.

Village Chief Wei then stuffed another sack into Li Aiguo's hands.

"This is an old turtle that the mute man picked up by the river. It's very nourishing. Your wife is pregnant, so take it back to help her recover."

Li Aiguo opened the bag and saw that there was indeed an old turtle inside, and it was quite large.

That old turtle was really unlucky. It saw that the weather was getting warmer and decided to go out for a stroll, but it ended up freezing to the riverbank.

"Uncle, then I'll accept it." Li Aiguo didn't stand on ceremony, wondering where he could get some cloth to send to the village.

Several young people in the commune are getting married and need to make preparations in advance.

"Okay, okay! Be careful on the road." Village Chief Wei was particularly happy. After the cold snap in spring, the Qianmen Locomotive Depot had helped a lot, and this time he could finally repay their kindness.

The other workers who were with him were also given eggs, dried vegetables and other gifts by the commune members. Everyone received something, so Li Aiguo didn't accept any more.

When Li Aiguo returned home that evening, he placed the turtle on the table, and Chen Xueru exclaimed, "This thing is a rare find!"

"Let's keep it for now. We'll take care of it after you give birth." Li Aiguo found a broken water tank and kept the old turtle in it.

This thing can go ten days or half a month without eating and it will be fine.

Li Aiguo couldn't finish all the rapeseed at home, so he sent some to Aunt Liu's family.

The next morning, Chen Xueru made stir-fried bok choy with chili peppers, which tasted especially delicious.

Li Aiguo ate three steamed buns with rapeseed oil before arriving at the section and giving a detailed report on the reconstruction work of Lao Wei Village Commune.

After listening, Section Chief Xing said, "We can't let our commune members suffer. We'll make up the difference when we collect the mountain produce next month."

"I think so."

"The young man transferred from that ministry has completed the formalities and can start work today."

"Great."

Li Aiguo also did not expect that Zong Xianfeng's transfer would be processed so quickly.

It seems the excavator project should start soon.

"By the way, the ministry has already called and supports you in getting excavators." Section Chief Xing straightened up. "You can decide the specifics yourself."

This is also one of Section Chief Xing's strengths; as a leader, he is only responsible for the general direction and does not interfere with specific issues.

This seems simple, but many leaders actually fail to do it.

Back at the studio, Zong Xianfeng was already waiting at the office door.

Li Aiguo led him into the studio and introduced Zong Xianfeng to the wildlife car experts and technicians.

Upon learning that Zong Xianfeng was a top student from Qinghua University, the Wild Car Expert was somewhat dazed. When did the studio become so powerful?

"We'll all be colleagues from now on, so we need to help each other out. I've spoken to the cafeteria, and we'll have a get-together tonight."

"Let's get to work now."

In fact, ever since he developed tunnel boring machines and trench excavators, Li Aiguo has been researching civilian excavators and bulldozers.

The tire manufacturing technology of that era was not up to par, and the cost of producing super-large tires was too high, so the tank track system could be used instead.

Driven by a hydraulic motor, it can turn or make a U-turn by using the speed difference between the two sides, and the effect is quite good.

This technology has already been used in geological exploration drilling rigs, and it represents a technology that has already been developed.

The key hydraulic systems of excavators, such as the boom, arm, boom cylinder, and bucket cylinder, operate on the same principle as those used in tunnel boring machines and can be easily manufactured.

There are only two challenging techniques.

One is an inexpensive and easy-to-maintain electrical conduit system, which can be entrusted to Zong Xianfeng.

The other is a four-cylinder diesel engine.

Currently, China does not have the capability to produce four-cylinder diesel engines, so we have to find a way to manufacture them ourselves.

Fortunately, with experience in manufacturing four-cylinder gasoline engines, the manufacturing progress has been quite good.

Li Aiguo, along with other automotive experts, used the equipment at the steel rolling mill to cast ductile iron cylinder blocks, but the temperature was not well controlled, resulting in insufficient hardness.

This attempt failed, so the second time we hired an experienced technician to help control the temperature.

Li Aiguo checked it and found that the hardness was up to standard, but the height difference between the end faces exceeded 0.1 millimeters, so it could only be recycled as waste.

"Aiguo, what are you doing?" Liu Haizhong, the deputy leader of the working group, had been assisting from the side. He initially thought they were also making motorcycles, but the more he looked, the more something seemed off. The engine block was way too big.

Before Li Aiguo could answer, the confidentiality officer next to him said, "Don't ask any more questions, just send the materials over quickly."

"Okay." Remembering the confidentiality rules, Liu Haizhong quickly turned around and assigned tasks.

It's not just the bangs that seem strange.

Other leaders and employees in the steel rolling mill also found it strange.

The spare parts that the Qianmen Locomotive Depot is demanding to be produced are getting stranger and stranger; I've never seen them before, such as the drive wheels for the tracks and the rotating frame.

Some even speculated that the Qianmen Locomotive Depot was building tanks.

Jia Dongxu also heard the rumors. In the past, he would definitely have joined in the fun and tried to annoy them.

However, Jia Dongxu is now focusing all his attention on Yi Zhonghai.

Lately, Jia Dongxu has been thinking back on the past and feels as if he has been controlled by Yi Zhonghai, like a puppet.

As the saying goes, the deeper the love, the deeper the hate.

"Dongxu, what are you looking at? Hurry up and eat." In the canteen at lunchtime, a coworker noticed Jia Dongxu staring at Yi Zhonghai's back and became curious.

Jia Dongxu quickly lowered his head.

Li Aiguo also saw this scene and felt that Jia Dongxu's gaze was a bit strange. Could it be that he really intended to make a move against Yi Zhonghai?

Forget it, I still need to figure out how to get the cylinder out as soon as possible. I have no interest in dealing with this crap.

The steel mill's foundry workshop conducted two more experiments in the afternoon, but ultimately failed. Either the tensile strength was insufficient or the thermal deformation was too great.

"Master, could it be that the craftsmanship is not up to standard?" Chen Baiya checked all the steps but found no problems.

The only problem could be with the steel rolling mill's casting equipment.

This is an old cupola furnace; at this time, electric furnaces were already being used on a large scale abroad.

Li Aiguo also felt it was a technological issue, but the electric furnace equipment for the steel rolling mill was still under development, and waiting would take a lot of time.

"Change the materials!" Li Aiguo thought of the rare earth trade from a while ago.

Domestic rare earth research institutes are now able to extract low-rare-earth magnesium silicon. Although the output is small, it can still meet production needs.

Back in his studio, Li Aiguo called Professor Li, who was still busy in the Gobi Desert.

This involves sourcing directly from the manufacturer, which saves a lot of time and allows for the customization of rare earth elements.

Upon learning that Li Aiguo needed rare earth elements, Professor Li contacted the research institute.

Three days later, a batch of low rare earth magnesium silicon was delivered to the steel rolling mill. The experienced workers in charge of smelting produced a batch of low rare earth magnesium silicon ferroalloys according to the proportions.

Li Aiguo also improved the casting process by adopting magnesium-titanium pretreatment and rare earth silicon-calcium adjustment, which improved the creep rate.

The cylinder, after being cast for the fourth time, finally met the standards.

Chief Engineer Zhou of the steel rolling mill measured the data: "Its tensile strength is 50% higher than that of traditional gray cast iron, and its hot deformation is reduced by 30%, making it particularly suitable for high-pressure working conditions."

"This is it!" Li Aiguo clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with excitement.

Four-cylinder diesel engines are not only used in excavators, but also in large tractors and harvesters, making them particularly important.

Subsequently, the confidentiality officer convened all technical personnel and workers involved in the project and reiterated the confidentiality regulations.

All the blueprints were taken back, the scrap materials were transported back to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot for centralized storage, and even the debris on the machines was cleaned up.

In Chen Baiya's opinion, the security officer was overthinking things, because even he only knew that it was a cylinder, but did not know where it was used.

After the cylinders were transported back to the workshop, the other parts were also manufactured, and the amateur automotive experts and technicians began the assembly work.

Li Aiguo then began contacting suppliers for other parts for the excavator.

These components were manufactured using an OEM model. Secret agents would take the blueprints to various factories, complete the work there, and then bring the components and blueprints back, maximizing the use of the technological capabilities of that era.

"Li Aiguo? He's probably tinkering with parts, right?" Section Chief Xing received a call from the foreign affairs department but couldn't explain what Li Aiguo was doing, since those things were kept secret from him, the section chief.

"Comrade Patriot, please get ready. We have foreign guests who are going to visit the motorcycle workshop of your Qianmen Locomotive Depot."

"Yes!" Upon hearing the words "foreign guests," Section Chief Xing began to have doubts.

Why are there foreign visitors again?
Could it be that Sadam from last time?

Section Chief Xing told Li Aiguo the news, and Li Aiguo also became puzzled.

“If Sadam comes, he won’t go through the foreign affairs department. Also, that guy isn’t interested in motorcycles.”

"Then which country is it from?" Section Chief Xing also thought it was impossible.

"No matter what country they are from, we must do a good job of receiving them, and the slogans that need to be posted still need to be posted."

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Xing realized that such visits often had a regulatory significance and could not be taken lightly.

Even if the neighbors come over, the house still needs to be cleaned.

The Qianmen Locomotive Depot quickly mobilized, with people sweeping, putting up slogans, and hanging big red flowers on the locomotives. Everyone was busy and having a great time.

When the foreign guests arrived, Section Chief Xing saw the scene and felt somewhat glad that he had listened to Li Aiguo and made preparations in advance.

The foreign guests' status was secondary; the key point was that, besides Director Wang from the foreign affairs department, several other leaders who had been seen on television also got out of the car.

The Ministry of Railways also sent leaders to accompany them.

"The foreign guest's status is quite high."

Li Aiguo watched from a distance. These foreign guests were dressed somewhat like Saddam Hussein, but their appearances were completely different.

The people in Saddam's region look a lot like Eastern Europeans; they are white.

These foreign visitors have dark skin, long and narrow heads, and thick hair, somewhat resembling Indians.

Thinking of this, Li Aiguo had a question in his mind: this must be someone from Pakistan.

In those days, Pakistan was not yet truly "iron."

On the contrary, Pakistan once had a very close relationship with the United States and even signed an agreement.

Why are you suddenly visiting us here?

In that short time, Section Chief Xing, along with other leaders from the section, went up to greet them. After some pleasantries, they introduced Li Aiguo. Since the motorcycle workshop only handled assembly and did not involve classified technology, Li Aiguo led several Pakistani soldiers on a tour of the workshop.

The motorcycle workshop now operates on a semi-automated production line, with workers divided into different shifts, each responsible for a specific task.

There are dedicated teams for assembling the chassis, installing the wheels, installing the lights, and even delivering spare parts, which greatly improves production efficiency.

The Pakistani people are very satisfied with the motorcycle workshop.

Mirza, who was leading the group, nodded repeatedly and said in broken Chinese, "I once visited Xiaomei's factory and thought it was already very advanced, but I didn't expect your workshop to be even better."

"This is all thanks to everyone's collaborative efforts," Li Aiguo said with a smile.

“Cooperation. You people here are good at cooperating. Cooperation is a good thing; it benefits everyone.” Mirza extended his hand to Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo was a little confused about his purpose. He glanced at the several high-ranking leaders and shook hands with them after they nodded.

In foreign affairs activities, visits are never the goal, but merely a declaration of attitude.

This visit by Pakistani friends was no exception.

Mirza toured the workshop, where accompanying reporters took photos. He shook hands with the workers and went through the formalities before arriving at the conference room.

At this moment, Li Aiguo had already arrived next door with Director Wang from the foreign affairs department and several other leaders.

"Comrade Aiguo, Mr. Mirza is here to buy a mountain bike." Director Wang's first words stunned Li Aiguo.

Does buying a motorcycle require such a grand gesture?
After figuring out what had happened, Li Aiguo was both amused and exasperated.

The butterfly effect is becoming increasingly severe.

This story begins with the situation in South Asia.

Li Yunlong achieved victory after victory, his momentum unstoppable, while the Brahman suffered defeat after defeat, collapsing in disarray.

Having lost a large amount of supplies and equipment, the Brahmins were in a precarious situation.

At this crucial moment, a talented man emerged from among the Brahmins: Lord Vijay.

This person had a wild idea: since he was no match for Li Yunlong, why should he go head-to-head with him? Why not find an easier opponent?
They could easily take back what Li Yunlong stole from their opponent.

And so, Mirza, who was already a sworn enemy, was targeted by Lord Vijay.

Mirza, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, was suddenly struck by a stick and was somewhat bewildered, thinking that Lord Vijay had mistaken him for someone else.

He immediately sent someone to contact Lord Vijay, hoping that the other party would leave as soon as possible.

As a result, Lord Vijay dragged him over and gave him a severe beating.

Lord Vijay is kind-hearted; he only wants equipment, food, women, and a big house.

Mirza then realized that Lord Vijay was serious, so he picked up a stick to fight back, but just as Lord Vijay had predicted, he was no match for him.

If you can't beat Li Yunlong, you think you can't bully little Karami?

Mirza got a beating and thought of his older brother, Little Mei, hoping that he would step in and teach Lord Vijay a lesson.

Xiao Mei was still hoping that Lord Vijay could hold things off, and didn't care about Mirza at all.

Not only did he not help, he also warned John Bull, Kangaroo, and the others that he would beat up anyone who dared to help.

Mirza realized he had been tricked when none of the good brothers he had been hoping for showed up, so he turned around and tried to make peace with them.

From our perspective, although Mirza and Xiao Mei spent some time together, he never actually did anything bad.

In addition, the Mirza family is a large cotton grower and also has a lot of minerals, all of which we need.

The relationship between the two families quickly improved.

"What does that have to do with motorcycles?" Li Aiguo asked a crucial question upon hearing this.

One of the leaders laughed: "Mirza is far smaller than Lord Vijay. To stop Lord Vijay's atrocities, we need a suitable weapon, and mountain bikes are perfect for Mirza."

Indeed, the Mirza family has too many mountains, making it difficult for large-scale teams to deploy.

Li Aiguo already had a good impression of Pakistan, and now that Mirza was helping to deal with Lord Vijay, he naturally had to lend a hand.

Furthermore, this is related to our overall strategy, so we must wholeheartedly support it.

"Boss, how many motorcycles does Mirza need?"

"At least five thousand vehicles, you'll have to negotiate the exact number with them on behalf of the motorcycle workshop."

"understand!"

Mirza had done his homework before coming and was determined to get Red Star mountain bikes, so the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Pakistan purchased 5,000 mountain bikes, paying for them with cotton and minerals.

"Happy cooperation!"

Mirza was surprised that the cooperation went so smoothly. He shook hands with Li Aiguo and asked, "When can the first batch of motorcycles be delivered? We urgently need them."

Master Jia is harvesting every few days, how could he not be anxious?

"We'll do it as soon as possible. Our motorcycle team is currently preparing for training. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

"Motorcycle training? Great! Great!" Mirza also wanted to see what the excitement was like.

The comrades from the foreign affairs department and several leaders also knew about the Hongxing Motorcycle Team of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

I thought it was a performance for foreign guests to liven up the atmosphere, so I didn't pay much attention.

"Is this a reliable approach?" A young member of the Red Star team asked with some concern after hearing Li Aiguo's instructions.

The other team members also had doubts, after all, they were just linemen, dispatchers, and switchmen, not real soldiers.

Now Li Aiguo is actually making them perform motorcycle stunts with weapons, right in front of foreign guests. How can they not be scared?

"Don't worry, we've all received militia training. Now just think of yourselves as militiamen on motorcycles."

While installing the frame of the Red Star RPG on the back of the motorcycle, Master Zhou comforted the team members.

Master Zhou is now the deputy captain of the Red Star Motorcycle Team.

His driving skills weren't the best, but his kind and honest character earned him the trust of his teammates.

He plays the role of the elder brother in the team.

The team members breathed a sigh of relief, put on their gear, and rode their motorcycles to the driving school training ground.

Their appearance immediately captivated the entire audience.

Mirza was startled and stood up.

Four team members were standing on the lead motorcycle.

Each team member held a Type 56 light machine gun, facing all directions, forming a 360-degree all-around submachine gun firing point.

On another motorcycle, a team member carried a Red Star RPG on his shoulder, ready to aim and fire at any moment.

The number of people and weapons on the motorcycles varied, but the only thing they had in common was that they were all firing points.

The most outrageous one was the last one, where six people were stacked on top of each other in the back seat.

There were four hanging on the handlebars, one on the headlight, and with the driver, there were a total of twelve team members.

This is a fully staffed class!

"Loo hoo hoo hoo..."

"come on!"

“OHOHOHOHOH…”

"What an eye-opener! Today has truly been an eye-opener."

The employees of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot also came to watch. They were originally supposed to be in the background, but when they saw this, they couldn't help but watch.

The relevant department leaders were amazed: "We never expected the Red Star Motorcycle Team to be so skilled in stunt performances. Mr. Mirza, Mr. Mirza."

Mirza wiped his drool and pointed at the motorcycle team: "Please sell this motorcycle team to us as well."

lead:"."

Li Aiguo: "."

The entire audience of over two hundred people: "."

Master Zhou: "Huh?!"

"You've misunderstood. What we need to learn is this grouping method."

Mirza stood up, his eyes shining as he stared at Li Aiguo: "Comrade Aiguo, do you have a name for your motorcycle formation?"

“Real motorized infantry,” Li Aiguo said slowly.

Why add the word "real"? It's purely because the Russians also developed a motorized infantry, which is mainly composed of infantry and supplemented by tanks, and has absolutely nothing to do with motorcycles.

Li Aiguo, drawing inspiration from the concept of 'motorized infantry,' combined highly mobile vehicles with infantry firepower, calling it 'True Motorized Infantry,' or 'zhenmotuobubing' in English.

"True motorized infantry is perfect for our area."

"How about the Red Star RPG? And the Type 56 light machine gun, which is lightweight and has high accuracy. These are all complementary weapons. Do you want them?" Li Aiguo rubbed his hands together.

Mirza: "."

He always felt that Li Aiguo arranged this performance just to sell weapons.

However, Mirza still made a bold move and purchased a large quantity.

Motorcycles are highly mobile and particularly suitable for mountainous terrain. Compared to single-person combat, these true motorized infantry can be transported by just a few motorcycles, making them suitable for land-based operations.

The leaders were moved and pleased because they had sold arms.

We've now started selling weapons abroad, and this time we've gained another big customer.

Li Aiguo also wanted to see what effect the motorcycle formation, which was popularized by the Indians in later generations, would have if it were used to deal with the Indians.

This is a win-win-win situation.

Subsequently, the two sides finally signed an arms deal.

These matters had nothing to do with Li Aiguo; they were the responsibility of the military industry department.

However, Mirza proposed sending people here to learn the organization and driving techniques of real motorized infantry, and the Qianmen Locomotive Depot would have to take on this task.

“We’re all good brothers, of course we welcome you!” Li Aiguo warmly shook Mirza’s hand.

Mirza's purchase of weapons and motorcycles did not escape Xiaomei's notice.

The next day, the head of Xiaomei's family was furious and loudly proclaimed in the family that he wanted to teach Mirza a lesson.

Everyone knows that Xiao Mei's family is just talking big.

Xiao Mei was furious for a while, but when no one paid attention to him, he realized the seriousness of the problem.

How come they've come up with so many new things here?

Tunnel boring machines, tanks, and large off-road vehicles
Did they establish a secret weapons research and development base?

If things continue like this, his position as the top leader is in jeopardy.

The president of the Mei family summoned Langley's top leader to Whitehouse again, gave him a stern reprimand, and demanded that the matter be investigated as soon as possible.

Just like last time, Lanli picked up the phone and yelled at Comrade Jianfeng.

Comrade Jianfeng was somewhat depressed.

Why was he the one who ended up getting hurt?

(End of this chapter)