The train driver in the courtyard

Although Li Aiguo, the deputy director, was only a nominal position, every person has his own job. After leaving Lao Mao's office, Li Aiguo still went to the Materials Department.

The material department in the factory is responsible for material dispatch, and the warehouse is filled with various spare parts and various production materials. However, the material department of the weather station is filled with various weapons and spy equipment.

Bird watcher, miniature camera, Walther PPK 7.65mm automatic pistol, "belly bomb" hand-cranked eavesdropping drilling machine.
Li Aiguo picked up the eavesdropping drilling machine with some surprise.

"Director Shu, which military factory produced this thing?"

"We don't have this technology yet. We found it from the captured Dieter. Team Two is currently trying to copy it, but the progress is not great."

Shu Ruoqi, director of the Materials Department, is a woman in her fifties with short hair and black-framed glasses on her nose, which makes her look old-fashioned, but she is very enthusiastic.

As soon as Li Aiguo reported, she helped introduce the situation of the meteorological station's materials department.

The work of the Meteorological Station's Materials Department is mainly divided into three groups.

One group provided the meteorologists with conventional ammunition and weapons, and was responsible for the maintenance and inventory of the weapons. Chu Zhi, who came from a military factory, was the team leader.

The second group was responsible for replicating Dieter's equipment or repairing damaged equipment. Yu Zhixue was in charge of the second group. He had a group of skilled craftsmen under him.

Group 3 is responsible for providing other material support, such as food stamps, food, clothing, vehicles, etc.

The remaining miscellaneous items are all under the jurisdiction of the director and deputy director. If they encounter equipment that cannot be imitated, they need to apply to the relevant departments.

There is a big difference between the Material Department and the Operations Department of the Weather Station. They do not participate in meteorological work and have a formal organization and identity.

The cadres in the Logistics Department all have military ranks, such as Shu Ruoqi who is a colonel, several team leaders who are captains, and the team members who are lieutenants.

Li Aiguo held a simple meeting with comrades from the Materials Department.

The system of the army is enough to ensure that there will be no intrigue here like in factories and units.

There are only two conditions that determine status here.

One is military rank.

Li Aiguo was a colonel, qualified enough to lead them.

The second is merit.

Li Aiguo had solved big troubles several times. Even if these people did not know Li Aiguo, they had heard of his name.

"Director Li, don't worry, we will definitely cooperate with you in your work in the future." Several team leaders and members made assurances.

Li Aiguo took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "You're welcome. I'm just a part-time deputy director. As long as everyone works together and completes their work under the leadership of Director Shu, everything else will be easy."

Li Aiguo's meaning was very clear. He had no interest in the power of the Materials Department, but no one should stop him from doing his job.

Although Director Shu didn't have these thoughts, she also understood what Li Aiguo meant. She nodded slightly and said, "Director Li, we have received a notice from the General Logistics Department of Military Production. The Beijing Chemical Plant has accepted the order, but they need our people to guide the research work. How do you think I should reply to them?"

"Tomorrow, tell the General Logistics and Military Production Department that we will go there tomorrow."

Li Aiguo can't wait any longer.

The meeting was about to end, and Li Aiguo suddenly wanted to hit someone.

He invited Director Shu to a secluded place and asked, "Director Shu, I am an experienced meteorologist, but I am a new recruit in our logistics department. There are many rules that I don't understand. I need to consult you, the director."

Director Shu's stern face showed a hint of smile: "We are all from the same department, and we are all here to get things done. Driver Li, please don't beat around the bush."

"I found that we don't have any experts in chemical engineering in our Materials Department. For example, the production of revealing potions is all outsourced to chemical plants.

Every time you have to apply for an order in advance, it is easy for the news to leak out and it is easy to delay things.

I happen to know an old chemist."

Li Aiguo told Wang Qingdian about his situation. Of course, Li Aiguo did not expect Wang Qingdian to work at the weather station.

After all, the rules in the weather station are strict, especially in an absolutely confidential department like the Materials Department. Li Aiguo worked as a meteorologist for several years before he could come and collect his mission equipment himself.

I just hope that Wang Qingdian can come forward as a helper when I go to the Beijing Chemical Plant this time.

Director Shu nodded: "Wang Qingdian was the director of Xinhua Reagent Institute before, and he is very familiar with Jingcheng Chemical Industry. If he is willing to help, we can get twice the result with half the effort. Director Li, your idea is very good."

“Let’s put it this way. Our weather station is managed by external experts, and Wang Qingdian can participate as an external expert.

However, all this will have to wait until Wang Qingdian passes the review before it can be decided.”

"Thank you very much."

Wang Qingdian was Mr. Gao's apprentice. After liberation, he had been working in the chemical reagent field and also had a courtyard laboratory. There must be no problems with his files.

Things turned out just as Li Aiguo expected.

Director Shu went to the archives room in person and asked the archivists to retrieve Wang Qingdian's files from the Ministry of Chemical Industry, but found no flaws.

After finishing all these things, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.

In order to save time, Li Aiguo did not even bother to go home to rest, and rode his bicycle directly to the explosion compound at the south entrance of Tongluo Lane.

Wang Qingdian was very lucky today, or perhaps his reagents had run out, and there was no explosion all day.

When Li Aiguo arrived at the explosion compound, he was stringing slices of steamed bread through a steel wire over an alcohol lamp and roasting them for eating.

"Okay, Professor Wang, you have learned how to enrich yourself." Li Aiguo smiled and handed over a cigarette.

Wang Qingdian took the cigarette and handed the steamed bun to Li Aiguo: "You misunderstood, I am studying the chemical reaction of starch under high temperature, don't underestimate this experiment.

If you can figure out the physical and chemical reactions that occur in the experiment, you can at least win a Nobel Prize or something."

What Wang Qingdian said was not wrong.

Ever since the first primitive man picked up a stick and knocked a tiger's head unconscious, and the first primitive man looked up at the starry sky, humans have developed wisdom and begun to explore the universe.

However, the universe is extremely mysterious. Even after 4 years, people's understanding of the universe is still very superficial.

Take airplanes of later generations for example. Anyone with an elementary school diploma knows that airplanes can fly because of Bernoulli’s principle.

When you get to college, you will exclaim, "Oh shit, so why can airplanes fly?"

Masters student: "Maybe airplanes can fly because they can fly."

PhD student: "Who cares why it can fly? Just do a computer simulation and go to the wind tunnel."

In other words, to date humans only know that airplanes can fly and how to make them take off, but they do not know why airplanes can fly.

Take the rapids that can be found everywhere in streams, for example. The turbulence contained in them cannot be fully simulated even with the most advanced large computers.

This piece of steamed bread is not just a piece of steamed bread, but a treasure trove of knowledge that contains countless knowledge of physics, chemistry and biology.

The only feeling Li Aiguo got from this treasure trove of knowledge was that it looked a little burnt.

"It's baked very well. Don't bake it again next time." In line with the principle of not wasting food, Li Aiguo pinched his nose and swallowed the steamed bun.

He took out a letter of appointment from his pocket and handed it over.

"Comrade Wang Qingdian, are you willing to become a specially-appointed expert at our Shijingshan Meteorological Station?"

(End of this chapter)