Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1275: Each one more imaginative than the last (4k)

This psychological discomfort stems from the fact that these messages reminded them of the famous "kitchen debate" five years ago. Although they held the upper hand in terms of theoretical framework, the actual situation regarding people's livelihood and development was somewhat awkward due to the recent trauma and recovery time caused by S2.

Because of this awkward situation, the White Bear did make efforts to improve people's livelihoods after 59. However, the fact that its allies were unable to support it alone and its own national strength was not abundant enough meant that its efforts did not achieve the expected results.

Now, seeing that his younger brother, who was poor and weak back then, has caught up with him, the old feelings of unease naturally resurface.

"We must reverse this situation!" Seeing Lubyanka's report describing his own personnel returning from overseas visits like merchants, carrying back large and small packages of goods, he felt his face burning with embarrassment.

“Okay, we will definitely investigate similar behavior thoroughly…” The people of Lubyanka had a lot of experience with this and immediately followed suit.

"No, no, no, don't make things difficult for our comrades. After all, the mistake was ours in this matter; we didn't do everything our comrades expected. We shouldn't concern ourselves with this kind of behavior. What we need to do is improve our own capabilities. We need to invest more resources in the area of ​​people's livelihood and meet our comrades' needs as soon as possible!"

The person who was able to sit here clearly knew what he could and couldn't do. As an idealist who often did good deeds but ended up doing bad things, he had no intention of making things difficult for his comrades at the grassroots level.

"You must adjust your focus in the new round of five-year industrial plans, increase the proportion of technology in similar industries, and improve the technological capabilities and production scale of these areas that are related to the survival and lives of our comrades from the national and institutional levels."

It must be acknowledged that the "Five-Year Plan" is a good thing. It can form long-term industrial development plans and implement them, while also allowing for timely adjustments based on feedback from implementation and changes in the environment and needs.

The comrades hurriedly jotted down his words, but one of them raised his hand.

"You speak!" This time there was no banging on the table.

"Should we consider having our comrades in the South share some of the pressure in this regard? After all, they are already doing this. Our energy and resources are limited, and I don't think we have the capacity to spread the battle lines out like this. This could have a huge impact on our military development..."

If the polar bear truly possessed the ability to launch multi-pronged attacks and comprehensively develop technologies across various fields in a short period, their ultimate fate, if not reversed, would at least have been delayed. Unfortunately, they didn't, and this comrade's remarks were precisely aimed at this reality.

Their current reality is that, as people in later generations say, the North Peninsula emphasizes "military first," and the White Bear is also doing the same at this time. After all, it is facing an alliance of the other three great benefactors of the League of Nations—the United States, Gaul, and John—led by a group of developed countries, while the White Bear is surrounded by a group of less developed countries due to its ideological path.

This further exacerbated the already strained national strength of the White Bear.

The numerous smaller allies cannot be ignored. The opposing side is powerful and aggressive, and the polar bear, whose colonial achievements were not particularly brilliant, has a global influence and actual control that are not on the same level as the opposing side. Therefore, the polar bear's "militarism" is, to some extent, a last resort, as it is now the only one left capable of fighting.

This comrade's words made the others think.

"Hmm, this is a route worth considering. Comrades in the South seem to have an extraordinary talent in this regard, whether in terms of quantity, quality, or functionality, they are very capable of meeting the needs of the people."

"But in doing so, the system of the financial aid association is broken openly. Could this cause the financial aid association to deteriorate?"

"Yes, if implemented through systems and policies, it would introduce a behemoth into the Economic Assistance Council (EAC) system, and a behemoth that does things its own way. This would be unfair to other countries and would also affect the operation of the EAC system." The EAC, to put it bluntly, is about producing products according to regulations. To some extent, it is a planned economy between countries. The impact of an unrestrained behemoth entering this system is hard to predict.

"But in fact, they have already broken in, and they are an observer country of the Economic Assistance Association, so they have not violated the rules too much in terms of their status."

“Yes, and…” The comrade hesitated for a moment, then continued, “And Southerners, as the strong, should have the privileges of the strong, shouldn’t they?”

If the Southerners' performance isn't enough to be called strong, then there aren't many strong people in the world. After all, another strongman who fought the polar bear to a standstill was thoroughly humiliated by them.

“I am in charge of the economy. If I only consider the issue from an economic perspective, I think this suggestion has its merits and is worth studying carefully. Relying solely on our own strength is indeed insufficient to propel the entire large and vulnerable Economic Assistance Association towards a better future. Even if the assistance from the Southern comrades is only in terms of people's livelihood, it is very important to us and can greatly alleviate our pressure.”

"Not just economically, but militarily, they were the only allied partner that truly took concrete actions, made sacrifices, and achieved victory. Their actions deserve respect." Even the White Bear itself couldn't achieve this.

"I agree……"

"I agree……"

"I think I need to think about it."

"We could try communicating with our comrades in the south about this matter first."

"..."

Such a significant decision cannot be made in a short time, or even in a month or two.

While the polar bear was having a wildly imaginative and flexible way of thinking, there was another company with an even wilder imagination and more flexible thinking.

In Gaul, on the Champs-Élysées, in that man's official residence, he looked at his group of subordinates and began to have a wilder idea than that of the American commander.

"Gentlemen, is it possible that we could ask the Easterners for some help with fusion technology?" It's not that he was being too fanciful; it was mainly because his own fusion technology had been stagnant for a long time, which made him somewhat impatient.

He detonated a fission bomb 60 years ago, but the fusion bomb has been around for 4 years and is still nowhere in sight. Seeing that the poor and impoverished Easterners have caught up and achieved great success in fusion bombs and missiles, he couldn't help but have some desperate thoughts.

In fact, there was a legend circulating on the internet in the early 21st century that the Gauls, struggling to develop a fusion bomb, sought our help and exchanged numerous weapons technologies for fusion bomb technology, finally achieving success in August 1968.

However, this legend is basically untrue. For one thing, just looking at the timeline and span of the successful development of the Gallic fusion bomb, and the time and distance between our acquisition of the Gallic technology, it's clear this claim is unreliable. "Sir, I think it's completely impossible. This request exceeds the limits of normal technical exchange."

At this point, the others no longer cared whether he was the "only man" and expressed their opposition directly and without reservation.

Are you kidding me? What do you think that is? That's a fusion bomb, the most mysterious and powerful weapon in the world. Even if you were the son of an Easterner, they couldn't possibly provide you with that technology.

Citizens and other countries: It's hard to say about this.

Everyone objected, even the most loyal among them. He could only shrug and shake his head. "Alright, I was being greedy. I was just wondering if it was even possible. Gentlemen, let's assess what impact this would have on us." The idea was indeed impossible.

Well, this topic is much more realistic and amicable, and the Gallic elites present finally felt that things were on the right track.

"I think this is a good thing for us. It will strengthen the resistance of Easterners when facing the US and even the White Bear, greatly attract the attention of the US, reduce our pressure, and increase the likelihood that the US will take the initiative to pay a greater price to win us over..."

"in my opinion……"

Their exchanges continue. As the saying goes, a loud bang shakes the world. The aftershocks of this major event go far beyond this, but it will take a long time for these effects to manifest.
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Gao Zhendong, who indirectly contributed to this incident happening sooner, has been walking unsteadily to work lately.

Looking at his colleagues from the Beijing Steel Plant in front of him, he felt even more agitated.

It seems the converter project is a success. The results may not reach the ultimate level of materials, since the technical environment is different. However, judging from the data reported by Beijing Steel Plant, it should be no problem to take the lead in the world in one step.

"...It's quite a coincidence. We should have come much earlier, but things have been so unpredictable lately that we've only been able to make it now." Director Fan wasn't particularly bothered by the delay. The main reason was the enemy's sabotage, and the incident happened at the No. 3 Rolling Mill. The reason his group couldn't come was largely due to the suppression by the National Defense Committee, not because he didn't want to come.

They had been wanting to come for a long time, firstly to report good news, and secondly to learn new technologies.

Judging from the effect of Chief Engineer Gao's casual action of extending the furnace lifespan, we don't know how amazing his real intentions are. The comrades have been itching to do this for many days.

"Haha, speaking of this, blame the enemy, blame the enemy." When Gao Zhendong said this, although he had a big smile on his face and his teeth were showing, his comrades still couldn't help but think of the rumors circulating in the streets.

The enemy that Chief Engineer Gao mentioned was the one he personally executed on the spot.

As for the methods used to kill the enemy, the stories have become increasingly bizarre. Now, it's rumored that Chief Engineer Gao used one hand to hold the car in place so it couldn't move, while simultaneously drawing his gun and killing the enemy with the other.

There's no way around it; rumors are always exaggerated to the extreme, and this kind of thing, where things are escalated layer by layer, has existed since ancient times.

Looking at Gao Zhendong's kind and cheerful smile, the comrades felt for a moment that it was not real.

This is the same sunny, masculine man who killed the enemy with just three shots?

However, the comrades have no way of verifying whether the matter is true or false. At the official level, this matter is prohibited from being discussed and disseminated, but it is no problem for the comrades to spread it privately.

The comrades stationed at the Third Factory couldn't cover up their comrades' mouths either. In those days, entertainment was relatively scarce, and the comrades were counting on this little bit of spiritual and cultural life.

In order to eliminate the potential threat these rumors posed to Gao Zhendong, the comrades in the internal security department did the opposite, using magic to defeat magic, and diluted the rumors.

The information they've mixed in is quite varied, including some people. Some say it's Gao Zhendong, others say it's Xie Jianye, still others say it's Factory Director Chen, and some even say it's Sha Zhu, and so on.

There are also stories that are fabricated, such as "Chief Engineer Gao shifting a car with one hand," which were originally exaggerated by them.

And you know what? It worked pretty well. Now, apart from the comrades who were there at the time, no one can say for sure what the real situation was. Even the comrades who were there are starting to doubt whether their memories are wrong.

Factory Director Fan composed himself and said, "Chief Engineer Gao, you've helped us solve the big problem of furnace lifespan, but you still have things to do yourself. We're all worried about you, so as soon as the restrictions were lifted, we rushed over here."

The chief engineer of Jinggang Steel Plant looked at Director Fan and thought to himself, "Laughing to death, you're only worried about Chief Engineer Gao for a third of the time. You're probably more worried about learning new technologies, aren't you? What? I'm worried too? Never mind then."

Gao Zhendong probably knew what his comrades were thinking, and laughed, "Well, things are back to normal now, no need to rush. Actually, my business is your business too, there's no difference. The two things I need to do next are still about the converter, otherwise I wouldn't have invited you all here, since your expertise is relevant."

Factory Director Fan was overjoyed upon hearing this. "A converter is great! If we could bring in a few more new technologies, I would even picture a brand-new converter shining brightly, with the five gleaming red characters 'The World's Number One Converter' inscribed on its body."

This is not an exaggeration at all. Judging from Chief Engineer Gao's past habits, if a few more technologies are added to this furnace, calling it the best furnace in the world might be an exaggeration, but calling it the second best furnace in the world, I doubt any other furnace would dare to claim the first place.

The chief engineer of Jinggang Steel Plant was even happier than Director Fan. He was in charge of technology, and naturally gained more in this area than Director Fan, who was in charge of administration and management: "Chief Engineer Gao, in which aspect of the converter are you planning to make your move?"

Gao Zhendong did not answer directly, but asked, "What do you think is the most significant problem with this furnace, besides its age?"

This is an open-ended question. Comrades, we can't be sure what answer Gao Zhendong really wants, so we can only let our minds wander and say whatever comes to mind.

"The most significant issue..." The chief engineer of Beijing Steel Plant, who was most familiar with the situation, said, "is the uneven mixing of the molten pool!"

(End of this chapter)