Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 686 Chapter 685 The quantitative increase has returned

There are three different models in three groups, all of which are quite large, about one meter long.

After everyone had put the shelf in place and placed the model on it, Tang Zhitong knocked on the hull a few times with his hand: "Team leader, is this made of wood?"

"Of course it's made of wood, what do you think?" Before Bi Bin could speak, Tao Yingjie interrupted.

"Haha, I thought it was made of aluminum alloy." Tao Yingjie's tone was a bit unfriendly, but Tang Zhitong endured it and didn't argue with him.

"How heavy must it be? Wouldn't it sink to the bottom if you put it in the water?" Tao Yingjie's mocking tone became more obvious.

"Look at what Team Leader Tao said. I'm thinking that setting up a special scientific research class is not meant to make us stick to the old ways, right? There should be some innovation, right?" Tang Zhitong threw a soft nail at Tao Yingjie. He didn't know how he had offended him, and his words were a little unpleasant to the ear.

"The sailing model competitions all have blueprints, and each group makes them according to the blueprints. During the competition, the appearance is scored, and the one that looks the most like the original gets the highest score. Next is motivation, and whoever runs faster gets the highest score. The judges finally give the contestants an overall score." Tao Yingjie said proudly to Tang Zhitong, and he was also saying this to other students who had not participated in the competition.

"Comrade Tao Yingjie is right. All the previous sailing model competitions were made according to the sailing model drawings printed and distributed by the Sports Commission." Seeing that there were signs of a quarrel, Zhuang Lei jumped out to smooth things over.

"Comrade Tang Zhitong is not wrong. We set up a scientific research class this time not to let everyone copycat. Since many students have never participated in model making and competitions, we will make it according to the drawings the first time. The second time, each group will hold a meeting to discuss and consult to make improvements to the existing model, including the appearance, power and so on." After praising Tao Yingjie, Zhuang Lei affirmed Tang Zhitong's statement.

After hearing Zhuang Lei's affirmation of him, Tao Yingjie was still smiling, but when Zhuang Lei affirmed Tang Zhitong, the smile disappeared.

"Okay, now each team leader will introduce their entries to their team members." After Zhuang Lei praised the two people, he clapped his hands and arranged the tasks.

Tang Zhitong understood what Zhuang Lei meant: the quarrel ended here, and anyone who continued to grumble would be immature.

Tang Zhitong chose an angle, with his back to Tao Yingjie, and pretended not to see it.

"The purpose of participating in the sailing model competition is to let everyone know about our country's vast marine territory, familiarize themselves with the equipment and technology to conquer the ocean, cultivate a love for the motherland's ocean, and inspire the determination to defend the marine territory. Everyone should pay attention to it." Before explaining his work, Bi Bin gave a serious introduction to the frontier.

Compared with the other two groups, this introduction raised Bi Bin's image to two levels, and Zhuang Lei next to him smiled with satisfaction.

Along with the model, the relevant drawings and related tools and raw materials for making the model were also moved to the classroom.

Bi Bin's entry is a radio-controlled cruiser powered by dry batteries.

There are quite a few drawings, and each component of the ship model has a detailed exploded view.

Bi Bin is very familiar with this model and can introduce it like a treasure by just picking up a drawing.

Tang Zhitong nodded as he listened. This thing didn't look big, but there were a lot of drawings with parameters marked on them. It looked difficult to make, but in fact it was not easy at all.

“If you want to make a model, you must first be able to read drawings, and then make parts according to the drawings.”

"Most of our boat is made of pine wood, so everyone has to learn carpentry skills, including but not limited to sawing, axeing, planing, chiseling, filing, knife, and drilling to cut, shave, plane, and cut the wood into the shape required by the model."

"Making the parts is only the first step. The next steps are baking, shaping, mortise and tenon joints, and gluing."

"After the prototype is completed, the external parts of the hull should be finely polished with different types of sandpaper. After polishing, they can be painted according to the requirements."

"After the paint dries, it needs to be sanded with water sandpaper, and then repeatedly painted and sanded until the surface is as smooth as a mirror."

"In addition, comrades must also be able to cut glass and weld. The glass on this cruiser was cut out piece by piece and put on."

"The mast, radar antenna, propeller and other parts are the most difficult to make, and they all require shaping, forging, riveting and welding with metal wire or metal plates."

"Of course, the welding here uses a soldering iron and tin bars, not electric welding."

Although Bi Bin was quiet when introducing himself, he became eloquent and knowledgeable when talking about his major.

Maybe, this is what a science and engineering man is.

"Team leader, what are these parts glued together?" After listening to Bi Bin's explanation, Tang Zhitong had a rough impression and asked.

"Rubber bubble cello. If you can't find cello, ping-pong balls will do. When I was making models, I would go to the ping-pong table every day to help people pick up balls. I would be happy for a long time every time I picked up one." Bi Bin smiled when he thought of the hardships he went through when making the model.

After hearing this, Tang Zhitong gave Bi Bin a thumbs up, saying that thrift is a virtue.

"It took me and other classmates more than half a year to complete this model, and we took a lot of detours. Let's try to speed up the progress this time. Everyone can look at the drawings and choose an area they are familiar with, and we will divide the work." After Bi Bin finished speaking, he distributed the drawings to everyone.

There are page numbers on the drawings, so there is no need to worry about confusion.

Tang Zhitong didn't care about the division of labor. He planned to pick up something that others didn't want. For example, in the carpentry work, the plug-in would definitely do it perfectly.

At that time, I can use the excuse of taking it home for processing, and it is still acceptable to make one or two parts in one night.

While other students were looking at the drawings, Tang Zhitong glanced at the other two groups.

Shi Zhengze's ship is an icebreaker modeled after the nuclear-powered Vladimir, which was newly launched by the northern superpower and uses rubber band twisting as its power.

Tao Yingjie's is a racing boat, powered by a single-cylinder internal combustion engine with a displacement of 1.5CC.

Shi Zhengze's introduction was quite standard, while Tao Yingjie talked about how to increase the speed of the racing boat. It was a bit technical, but the technical content was not great. To put it bluntly, it was very simple: increase the displacement of the internal combustion engine. After gaining a preliminary understanding of the sailing model, Tang Zhitong felt that this kind of competition, in addition to the significance that Bi Bin just mentioned, was also a form of exercise for students.

It not only tests students' ability to read drawings, but also their hands-on skills, because if the errors between the components are slightly large, they cannot be assembled.

In addition, Tang Zhitong felt that this was also a test of the "copycat" capabilities, because at that time there were no cruisers, icebreakers, or racing boats in the country at all.

We cannot rule out the possibility that this will subtly influence the participating students and allow them to engage in related jobs in the future.

After a long while, the members of the three groups chose their tasks according to the drawings. Most of them were carpentry work, and the remaining two were unclaimed: radio control and the production of metal parts.

"I'll deal with the metal parts." Tang Zhitong took the initiative to take charge.

Radio control means that the cruiser must perform different actions on the water. Moving forward, backward, turning left and right are the most basic, and there are also actions such as dropping anchor, raising anchor, raising the flag, sounding the whistle, firing flares, launching life rafts, etc.

Bi Bin is a senior in the Wireless Department. Radio control is his strong point. For work like teamwork, of course everyone’s expertise must be maximized.

In fact, what Tang Zhitong wanted to study the most was the power system. If he could develop a super-strong magnet under the guise of studying the power system, then could the hair dryer he had always dreamed of come into the world?
However, the cruiser's power system was a finished electric motor purchased from outside, which did not give Tang Zhitong this opportunity.

"Okay, everyone take the drawings of the parts you are responsible for. If you have any questions, we can communicate at any time." Bi Bin nodded in response, agreeing to this division of labor.

The progress of the other two groups was similar. Zhuang Lei saw that the three groups had divided the work, clapped his hands, and spoke again:

"Comrades, due to work reasons, I will not be here every day. This classroom will be our Class 603's exclusive classroom from now on. The key is in the hands of the three team leaders. Daily affairs will be handled by the team leaders. If there is anything that the team leaders cannot handle, please call me."

"Starting from next month, every student in our research class will enjoy athlete treatment, and the monthly ration will be increased by 6 kilograms from the current basis!"

After Zhuang Lei finished speaking, all the students applauded enthusiastically but not surprised, as if they had known it for a long time.

"Team leader, my situation is rather special. In addition to my daily studies at school, I also have to take care of some work at the unit. I can't be here every day, but don't worry, I will definitely not let you down and will definitely complete the task on time with quality and quantity." Zhuang Lei left after he finished speaking, leaving the students in the research class to discuss freely. Tang Zhitong took the opportunity to pull Bi Bin out of the classroom and explain the situation.

"It doesn't matter. I saw the notice posted by the college. You still have to make a report, right? If you are too busy over there, you can tell me. I am very familiar with every aspect of it." Bi Bin smiled and did not make things difficult for Tang Zhitong.

"Okay, if I encounter something I don't know how to do, I will definitely ask the team leader for help." Tang Zhitong accepted Bi Bin's understanding in its entirety and planned to go back and make a few spare parts to give him peace of mind.

"Well... Tao Yingjie had a friend who was supposed to come to the research class, but later the department said that he had been replaced, so he felt a little uncomfortable and spoke more aggressively." Bi Bin hesitated for a moment and reminded Tang Zhitong.

"Thank you, team leader. Everyone knew about the increase in quota before, right?" From what Bi Bin said, Tao Yingjie and Bi Bin both thought that they had squeezed out Tao Yingjie's friends?

Tang Zhitong had no idea what was going on, but judging from Zhuang Lei's expression when he announced the quantitative increase, this might be the key issue.

"Well, the rumor has been circulating for a long time, so many people want to come in." Bi Bin nodded and confirmed.

"No wonder, it was really an accident." Tang Zhitong smiled and didn't say anything more.

Zhou Zheng fought for this opportunity for himself. No matter who squeezed out Tao Yingjie's friend, and no matter what Tao Yingjie and Bi Bin thought, Tang Zhitong could not betray Teacher Zhou.

"Hey~ Comrade Xiao Tang, I was planning to come over to see you later." Tang Zhitong was thinking about how to slip away early when he heard a familiar voice calling him. It was Wei Zhizhen.

"Teacher Wei, what a coincidence. I'll ask for leave from the team leader first." Tang Zhitong responded to Wei Zhizhen, and then said to Bi Bin: "Team leader, I'll go back first. I have to prepare the report for this afternoon. I'll bring the drawings and make a few parts for you to review in the next two days."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy." Bi Bin was happy. As an old student, he knew Wei Zhizhen from the Logistics Department, who was in charge of the distribution of scholarships and various bills to all students in the school. He was definitely the God of Wealth.

"Teacher Wei, do you have any instructions?" Tang Zhitong walked forward quickly, because Wei Zhizhen was standing at the stairs waiting for him after he finished speaking.

"Oh, there is no instruction at all. You are now a role model for college students in our city. I heard that many universities have contacted our school and asked you to give reports. Hey, how does it feel to shake hands?" Wei Zhizhen placed Tang Zhitong on the same level as himself, speaking with intimacy and curiosity.

"Excited, nothing but excited." Tang Zhitong has answered this question many times and feels like he is almost becoming Xianglin Sao.

"That's all?" Wei Zhizhen didn't expect Tang Zhitong's acceptance speech to be so brief.

"No, in that kind of situation, I couldn't care about anything else except excitement. This is just when I was with Teacher Wei. I wouldn't say much if it was someone else." Tang Zhitong didn't want to tell others about how He encouraged him and how he shed tears, so he just lied.

"Hey, yeah. If it were me, I would probably just be excited." After hearing Tang Zhitong's words, Wei Zhizhen was like a badger that had eaten the melon of Mr. Tian marrying a stepdaughter. He was immersed in the experience and couldn't extricate himself.

"Teacher Wei, you guys be excited for a while, I'll go back first?" Tang Zhitong stood still, smiling and teasing.

"Don't worry, I have something important to do. This is the scientific research class, right? The quotas of students in the scientific research class need to be increased. I saw your name on the list of people reporting to the logistics department. Your quota is at home. Come with me to the logistics department to get a certificate." Wei Zhizhen smiled and explained the reason why he called Tang Zhitong.

"Thank you, Teacher Wei, for caring so much about my matter!" Tang Zhitong first bowed his hands to express his gratitude, then thought for a moment and rejected his proposal: "Teacher Wei, is it convenient for you to give me food coupons when the time comes? If it is convenient, I will not move this part of the ration to the street."

The family is not short of food for the time being, as the corn brought from the Northeast last year can last for several months; besides, Tang Zhitong is not sure how long he can stay in the research class, and it is quite troublesome to go back and forth; the last reason is that Tang Zhitong plans to use food coupons to directly subsidize Zhou Zheng, thus saving himself the trouble of delivering food to him every month.

"It's not a problem. I'll do as you say." Issuing food coupons was the easiest thing for Wei Zhizhen. This part of the ration was given extra by the school. On the contrary, transferring the ration to the street was more troublesome for Wei Zhizhen.

The two of them chatted casually as they went downstairs. There were still ten minutes left before the get out of class ended and lunch began. Tang Zhitong did not return to the classroom. After saying goodbye to Wei Zhizhen, he went straight back to the dormitory.

(End of this chapter)