Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1390: Good News (4k)

It was a very interesting car, a diesel plug-in hybrid SUV with a monocoque chassis, but with a little bit of off-road capability.

Low emotional intelligence: Too picky to succeed.

High emotional intelligence: Can do a little bit of everything.

Gao Zhendong didn't know why the old-brand car factory from his previous life would hold an advertising campaign in the supermarket area of ​​the university town. Maybe they wanted to attract young people.
However, the system doesn't care about all that; anything that enters its territory is put on the shelves.

Somewhat to Gao Zhendong's surprise, the car was not made by the factory he knew that was most famous for off-road vehicles and SUVs, but by another factory known for having many models that were better for fighting, but which ended up fighting each other to the death over its own models.

That's fine. That company is known in China for its engines. Although they often get up early but arrive late, and the reports are loud but they never actually implement them, their engine expertise is genuine.

Gao Zhendong was originally hesitant to buy this thing, not because he needed many chances to win the lottery (this product was sold through a store and didn't require that item), but because it was just too heavy!

Even though Gao Zhendong's living conditions improved later, he didn't take out much living supplies from the system. He had accumulated quite a lot of 5kg a day, but he still trembled at the sight of this thing. Cars are heavy to begin with, and this thing was a plug-in hybrid! Even if it was a little smaller than a pure electric battery pack, its weight was still several hundred kilograms.

The entire vehicle weighed over 2 tons, and Gao Zhendong trembled just looking at it.

So when Gao Zhendong first saw this thing, he didn't have the slightest interest in getting it out of the system. This one thing alone could wipe out most of his accumulation over the past few years.

But now... as the saying goes, times have changed.

Putting aside everything else, just the high-pressure common rail technology alone can benefit countless power equipment.

Of course, forget about particulate matter capture and exhaust gas absorption; we don't care about those things anymore. Pour urea into a car? What the hell are you thinking? There's not enough for farming; anyone who does that will get criticized, no questions asked.

As for the issue of competing with military equipment for diesel fuel, Gao Zhendong has other solutions.

With the foundation laid by the 463 series engines and with colleagues continuing their research and development, Gao Zhendong didn't really have any ideas about gasoline engines for vehicles for the time being; diesel engines were still the better choice.

And this is a complete vehicle, a complete vehicle from the 21st century!
What's even more incredible is that this is a domestically produced vehicle from the 21st century! Everyone knows how complete the configurations of domestically produced vehicles were after the 2020s.

This means that this vehicle could be used to fleece people from the 1960s all the way to the 2020s! As long as other related technologies develop to a certain extent, this thing can fleece people once.

Now that he had decided to do this, Gao Zhendong locked up the extraction rights for the vehicle and planned to keep taking advantage of it. It was more than 2 tons, and if he accumulated 5 kg a day, it would only take about 500 days. He could accumulate it in less than two years. Thinking about it this way, it didn't seem too expensive.

However, Gao Zhendong was in no hurry to act, mainly because this thing was too damn big, exceeding his storage capacity of 10 cubic meters. It was like trying to conjure up a giant vehicle, and it couldn't be hidden, which was simply unacceptable.

Even if you only take the complimentary documents, it will still be a hassle if you don't handle the car properly.

However, this did not stump Gao Zhendong. At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he worked in the 17th Ministry of Machine Building and had a great deal of influence.

If this were the case in the construction industry, they would probably only be able to think of methods like driving live piles.

He picked up the phone and called the technical department of the third factory.

In the laboratory of the technical department of the third factory, there is a 5-ton furnace... That thing can't be called a laboratory, it should be called an experimental workshop.

Moreover, there are more than one furnace of this level; some of them can be fed with fuel at any time, which is exactly what Gao Zhendong wants.

"Quickly, start up furnace number 3 and put in 1 ton of crude steel." The comrades in the experimental workshop of the third plant immediately got to work after receiving Gao Zhendong's call.

Even without Gao Zhendong saying what he was going to do, the comrades knew the rules. They could ask about anyone else's business, but they should never ask about Chief Engineer Gao's business.

"Chief Engineer Gao, the pre-cast crude steel has reached the state you described." Gao Zhendong received the call in his office and headed to the test workshop.

Upon arriving at the test workshop, Gao Zhendong gave an order, and all his colleagues left the site. Fortunately, the furnace had an automatic control system; otherwise, he might not have been able to operate it alone.

The comrades didn't ask a single question, not even something like, "General Manager Gao, should we leave someone to help?" If General Manager Gao told them to leave, they simply left obediently.

Half an hour later, Gao Zhendong walked out of the test workshop looking refreshed: "Well, you guys go in. That batch of steel is no longer useful. You can decide what to do with it."

For the metallurgical test workshop of the Third Plant, handling scrap steel from failed tests is a familiar task. When it comes to research, everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and even Chief Engineer Gao is no exception. It's not like this hasn't happened before.

Anyway, it won't be wasted; it can be used as raw material in the smelting of other steel types.

"Hey, this batch of scrap steel has a really high carbon content..." One colleague, while processing the steel, looked at the online instrument and exclaimed in amazement, "It's ridiculously high!"

How could it not be high? At least five tires burned inside. This car manufacturer is quite conscientious; not only does it have a spare tire, but it's also a full-size one.

The only thing Gao Zhendong left behind was the battery pack. Putting that thing in would send the 5-ton furnace flying into the sky. It took him ages to disassemble, and he was grimacing in pain.

Gao Zhendong returned to his office and made a phone call to the Beijing Automobile Factory.

"Ah, Committee Member Gao, I have some good news to tell you," the director of Beijing Automobile Factory said with a smile.

"What a coincidence? I also have good news to tell you, hahaha." Gao Zhendong laughed as well.

Oh? That's great news. If Committee Member Gao says so, it must be true.

"Then let me go first. Your good news is sure to be bigger than mine. Good things always come to the bottom of the jar," the Beijing Automotive Plant Director said with a smile.

Gao Zhendong didn't dampen his spirits. The factory director of Beijing Automotive excitedly told him about the initial success of the vehicle stability system and the news that the Gallic race car equipped with a domestically produced engine had won the overall championship in an international car race.

Gao Zhendong was overjoyed and kept praising it. He only provided the idea and basic control system, sensors and other conditions for this vehicle stability system. As for the specific internal technology, it can be said that the comrades of Beijing Automobile Factory developed it by themselves.

Gao Zhendong sees himself as part of the supply chain.

He was more than happy that things turned out this way; it meant his comrades were becoming more capable, and he was able to delegate more freely. "Well done! Hey, give me a car with a vehicle stability control system installed, I'll help you with the testing, hahaha~~~~~~"

Unexpectedly, this seemingly reasonable request was firmly rejected by the colleagues at Beijing Automotive Plant.

"No, this thing hasn't undergone complete testing and long-term trials yet, so its safety can't be fully proven. You should wait."

Just kidding, this thing directly controls braking and even power. Until its safety is fully proven, no way!
Gao Zhendong was helpless. He knew that he didn't have the final say on this matter. If he insisted, colleagues from other ministries would probably come to him to discuss work.

"Never mind then, you're too stingy."

"Then you've wronged me, Committee Member Gao. Don't you know how this regulation came about?" the Beijing Automobile Factory Director cried out, blaming the heavens.

Gao Zhendong had made a joke, but he couldn't forget the important matter: "Well, now you should hear my good news. You've been assigned to the new Ministry of Motor Industry, right? To congratulate your new Ministry of Motor Industry, I've prepared a small gift. If you have time, please have your chief engineer come and receive it."

Upon hearing this, the director of Beijing Automobile Plant was immediately alarmed; the small gift from Committee Member Gao was probably not so small after all.

"Hey, look at you, congratulations are fine, but why bring anything? Um, I'll contact our chief engineer right away and have him bring us over."

Since it's a gift for the newly established ministry, it would be a bit presumptuous for our factory's chief engineer to go and receive it. The ministry's chief engineer should go instead. Even though the ministry has just been established and the chief engineer is extremely busy, he still has to go to Commissioner Gao's office.

After all, although the ministry was new, the people there were all veterans from the 11th Ministry of Machine Building who were very familiar with Gao Zhendong. In fact, most of the people at the top knew that Gao had played a very powerful role in the creation of this new ministry. If he hadn't reported this to them and had gone there on his own, he would probably have been punished.

Don't you know the rules? Committee member Ren Gao made it very clear that this is a congratulatory gift for the newly established Ministry of Machinery Industry. Our Beijing Automobile Factory can't accept it ourselves.

"What? Comrade Gao Zhendong said he has a gift for us?" Just as the director of the Beijing Automobile Factory expected, the joy of the leaders of the Ministry of Machinery Industry was palpable even through the telephone line.

"Yes, he said our factory should take over, but I feel I should report to the leaders first."

"Yes, well done, well done. Comrade Zhendong understands that we've just been established and don't have much time, but we can't be so impolite. Yes, your consideration is correct. I'll have the chief engineer take you there."

The Ministry of Machinery Industry is indeed very busy. It was just established and there are countless things to do. The leaders themselves wanted to go but were unable to do so, so they sent the chief engineer instead. Fortunately, right now it's mainly administrative work. Before everything is sorted out, there's still relatively more time to focus on the technical aspects.

However, no matter how hard one tries, it's impossible to go on the same day. Even if the chief engineer of the department is free, he's not so free that he can just be pulled up and left like a radish in the sand.

Furthermore, rushing through it all seems to show a lack of respect for Committee Member Gao.

Ultimately, both sides agreed to meet the next morning, which was incredibly fast.

When Gao Zhendong returned home, he carefully organized the materials. It was impossible to take them all out at once; that would be too overwhelming. Even after adapting to the technology of the 1960s, a 21st-century SUV still had a lot of things left. Taking them all out at once would be too much.

After all, everyone knows that if engines are considered one of Gao Zhendong's main professions, since he was the one who developed the 463 engine, then his other technologies seem somewhat out of place.

After tidying up the things she needed for tomorrow, Lou Xiao'e went home after class.

It's hard to say whether her time counts as leaving get out of class or leaving get off work; it's more like both.

Lou Xiao'e's face showed obvious joy.

"Zhendong, Zhendong, the preliminary results of the horseshoe crab blood test are in! It really is caused by bacteria!"

For a moment, Gao Zhendong experienced auditory hallucinations, believing he was hearing Holy Shit.

"What was the result?" Gao Zhendong asked, knowing the answer already.

"It's very effective against Gram-negative bacteria!" Lou Xiao'e skipped and hopped as she put down her schoolbag, pinched her son's nose, and made Changhe sneeze repeatedly.

Compared to the "experiment" in the yard, which was full of unexpected factors, Lou Xiao'e and her team conducted an experiment using pathogenic bacteria strains preserved in the laboratory, which eliminated almost all interference, making the experimental results very convincing.

"Negative bacteria? What about positive bacteria?" Gao Zhendong asked with a smile.

“It won’t work with Gram-positive bacteria, it’s ineffective, but it’s already very good. After all, the most troublesome hospital-acquired infections are mainly caused by Gram-negative bacteria.” Lou Xiao’e was not discouraged at all by the potential imperfections of the reagent.

You have to eat one bite at a time, and do things one step at a time. There are no shortcuts to success.

Unexpectedly, Gao Zhendong laughed and said, "Yeah, that's right, it's a good thing if it doesn't work."

Lou Xiao'e disagreed with this. She could accept that the technology was not perfect, but calling it a good thing was simply not true.

"What good thing could this be? Don't try to comfort me. I'm fine. As long as it works on negative bacteria, I'm already very happy." Despite her words, she was still very pleased with Gao Zhendong's thoughtfulness and consideration, and her eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.

Unexpectedly, Gao Zhendong shook his head: "It really is a good thing, at least a little bit good."

Lou Xiao'e got serious. She knew her husband's personality; there must be a reason for his emphasis.

"Then tell me, what's so good about it?" She sat up straight and put her son on her lap.

Gao Zhendong hoisted his daughter onto his shoulder and laughed, "Think about it, this can be used as an indicator of Gram bacteria. If the horseshoe crab blood test of the infected tissue fluid is negative, then we can consider Gram-positive bacterial infection, hahaha."

Lou Xiao'e was stunned; she never expected Gao Zhendong to have such an unconventional approach.

If the horseshoe crab test is negative and no reaction occurs with the horseshoe crab reagent, it means that the infection is not caused by Gram-negative bacteria. The possibility of Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, or other infections can be considered. This can be said to be the fastest way to screen out an incorrect treatment approach.

"Hahaha, you're a genius!" Lou Xiao'e was overjoyed by this unconventional way of turning a funeral into a celebration. If it weren't for the presence of children, it might have been inappropriate for them.

(End of this chapter)