Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1418 He Only Said Half (4k)

"He also has a method for this, a bit underhanded, but... sigh..."

The chief engineer's hesitant manner left the other comrades completely baffled. What did he mean by that?
"any solution?"

The chief engineer looked around and, after confirming that no one else was around, quietly recounted Gao Zhendong's series of moves.

There are definitely no outsiders here, but the chief engineer is under a lot of psychological pressure.

Seeing his appearance, the leaders and comrades in the army were rather dismissive. How much more damaging could it be?
After the chief engineer finished speaking, the group looked at each other in bewilderment.

That's really mean.

"Well... I didn't expect Comrade Zhendong to be so quick-witted. He's not only good at technology, but he's also very good at communication." The leader had no choice but to smile and smooth things over.

However, the comrades in the army didn't think too much about it: "If it really works, we might as well give it a try. Even if there is only a 1% success rate, it is better than not trying at all."

His idea was simple: there was little hope of developing this domestically in the short term, but wouldn't it be wonderful if they could buy the prototype design?
No need for more, two regiments are enough to support the entire area, and they even have engines...

If this product is really as cheap as Comrade Gao Zhendong says, then producing more of it wouldn't be a bad idea.

It's no wonder he ignored the issue of whether Gao Zhendong would be damaged or not, and was determined to get his hands on it. It was a really good aircraft. The North still had a considerable number of MiG-25/31 series aircraft in use until the 2030s, that is, 202X, and was even improving them.

"Could we give it a try, following Comrade Zhendong's idea? It doesn't cost any money or rice, so there's no problem in giving it a try." The comrades in the army really took it to heart.

"This……"

"You can all tell that Comrade Zhendong is only interested in the shell. As for the radar and avionics, if we can replace them with our own, just look at the thick nose of this aircraft to know how good a radar we can get. Plus, with the ultra-long-range dual-pulse missile we are developing... intercepting bombers will not be a problem for the next 20 years."

In reality, he underestimated the aircraft; it would be fine for the next 30 years, and would remain top-notch for the next 50 years.

If the air superiority fighters currently undergoing stealth optimization are geared towards offense and breaking down defenses, then this thing is a super-powerful defender.

Stealth and close-range combat are all unnecessary. Just transport the missiles to the location and launch them at the fastest speed and highest altitude to block any invading enemy.

The committee leaders listened to his words and kept thinking about them.

To be honest, as a former senior general, he certainly has no shortage of strategic vision. If he could really get his hands on this plane, it would indeed be of great use!
High-speed interception of enemy strategic bombers, high-altitude high-speed reconnaissance, and even the ability to engage in strategic reconnaissance—which major power's personnel in charge of equipment could withstand this test?

With this aircraft and long-range early warning radar, we can disable the enemy's high-altitude, high-speed attacks.

Once the early warning aircraft are in service and have reliable downward-looking radar surveillance capabilities, the low-altitude airspace will be largely secured. After all, bombers that can carry enough weapons and launch long-range raids are not small, and they will have nowhere to hide from reliable downward-looking radar. With this aircraft, the airspace will be not only impregnable, but also heavily guarded.

In particular, our policy of peace demands higher standards of defense. Not firing the first shot means having the ability to prevent the enemy's first shot from landing on us.

Using this to test cadres shows a really accurate eye for talent!
"This Gao Zhendong, isn't he just giving us trouble?" the leader complained, but the smile on his face was so thick it couldn't be smoothed out with an iron.

Your smile betrayed you... The other comrades looked at his face and were too embarrassed to expose him.

Comrades looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"However, I think Gao Zhendong only told half of what he said." After laughing, Chief Engineer Wei recalled the last few words Gao Zhendong had said.

"What half? Is there more?" The Air Force comrade's interest was piqued.

If half of this is already so substantial, what must the other half be like?
"No, no, what I mean is that he seemed to only talk about how to use these interceptors to defend against and intercept enemy bombers with various penetration methods, both high-altitude and low-altitude. But he seemed to have something to say about how our own bombers could penetrate the enemy's defenses, but he didn't say it all."

"That's normal. You're discussing interception, not penetration," the leader said with a smile.

"No, no, no, you weren't there, you don't understand that feeling. My feeling..."

"How did it feel?" The comrades in the unit couldn't hold back any longer. "Just tell me!" they thought. "No, next time we need to find Comrade Gao Zhendong, at least someone from the Air Force Equipment Bureau should be there." At this moment, they were quite regretful.

"It seems he has his own understanding of how bombers can penetrate enemy air defenses when the enemy has a complete air defense system. But he didn't say it out loud, only that such a method is too difficult and too expensive."

Too difficult? Too expensive?

Neither of these assessments was good news, but they actually drew the comrades' utmost attention.

The ability to accurately assess whether something is too difficult or too expensive indicates something.

—In Gao Zhendong's mind, there really was a set of methods designed to counter bomber penetration.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to conclude that this method was difficult and cost money.

Especially if this person is Gao Zhendong, the possibility is even higher, since he never says anything he's not sure about.

But if he says it's difficult, then it really is difficult.

However, the comrades in the army don't care about all that. Putting aside whether it's difficult or expensive, at least you have to show me just how difficult and expensive it really is.

Difficult does not mean unsolvable.

As for spending money, some things need to be spent, and that's why you should. Why not spend some money and wait to use it for compensation?

"Did he really say that?" Even the committee leaders couldn't help but take it seriously. It sounded like there was a chance, but the threshold was very high, so there was room for negotiation.

It's mainly Gao Zhendong who speaks; he's always reliable.

“He really said that, almost exactly what he said, I remember it very clearly. But since it wasn’t the topic we were discussing at the time, I didn’t ask any further questions. After all, he said it was difficult, which means it really is difficult.”

“Whether it’s difficult or not doesn’t matter; what matters is whether it’s possible. If it’s suitable, we should always give it a try,” the committee leader said thoughtfully. “Yes, yes, that’s exactly right,” the Air Force comrade nodded repeatedly.

"Then... how about we look for him later?" the chief engineer said.

"Okay, you guys should organize some comrades who are familiar with bombers as soon as possible to go and ask him." This can't be discussed over the phone, mainly because when Gao Zhendong gets serious, he might reveal the confidentiality level of the conversation at any moment, and it's probably impossible to explain clearly over the phone.

"Yes, yes, our comrades should go with us this time too." I knew it would be beneficial to talk to Comrade Zhendong more, but unfortunately no one went this time, so we missed it. If the comrades from the Air Force Equipment Bureau were here, they would probably dig deep to find out the truth.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away," the chief engineer nodded.
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Gao Zhendong was unaware that something was amiss; he was currently receiving colleagues from the Ministry of Land and Resources.

A deputy chief engineer from the Ministry of Land Resources and some colleagues from the Land Resources Research Institute came, but this time there was nothing technical about it.

They came here for one purpose—to give out awards and express their gratitude.

This award wasn't just given to Gao Zhendong alone, but to all the comrades who participated in the improvement of the seismic detector.

One group award and several individual awards, all of which are the highest-level awards from the Ministry of Land and Resources.

Although earthquake detectors may not seem like particularly advanced technology decades later, in the 60s, they were absolutely worthy of a top ministerial award, even for just an improvement.

In fact, it's not quite accurate to call it an improvement that the dynamic range of the seismic detector has been increased dramatically from 45dB to 82dB, and is even moving further toward 90dB.

If someone else were to set this metric, the most likely response would be: "I dare not change it, I dare not change it."

Damn, the dB unit has been increased from 45 to 82. Those who know, know.

Although Gao Zhendong didn't do much directly, for the comrades in the Land Resources Department, this improvement started with Gao Zhendong.

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, we're giving out awards to show our appreciation and to ensure all participants have a wonderful holiday. Although the supplies are limited, the awards themselves are more than enough to ensure everyone has a good New Year.

However, this award cannot be publicly announced. To be precise, nowadays, not only Gao Zhendong's awards, but most awards related to the Third Factory cannot be publicly announced. Only those awards that are closely related to the 17th Ministry of Machinery Industry and are not sensitive are publicly announced, just to cover up the truth.

In the conference room of the Third Factory, all the colleagues, whether from the Third Factory or not, who were not from the Department of Land Resources but were related to the improvement of the seismic detector, gathered together, making this special small award ceremony a joyful occasion.

Gao Zhendong happily accepted the medal and certificate. These were wonderful things; he couldn't possibly have too many. Moreover, his award was especially prestigious, greater than those of his comrades.

It is estimated that this is related to his discovery of bauxite and his proposal of a new mining and refining method for grassland U-ore.

"Committee Member Gao, we really want to thank you! The improved seismograph you developed has played a huge role in our exploration process!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhendong was just as delighted as his colleagues from the Ministry of Land and Resources.

If the seismograph didn't work before I helped, and it still doesn't work after I helped, then wasn't my help wasted?

"It's good that it can be used. We also hope that we can do our part in the exploration of mineral resources."

"Haha, Committee Member Gao, you're being too modest. It wasn't just a small contribution, it was a great deal. Let me tell you, we've discovered traces of an oil field in the northern part of the Bohai Sea using this new seismograph, and we're currently working hard to verify it."

In fact, the application of seismographs is not limited to this place, and the discoveries made are not limited to these. However, this place is special because it is at sea, and the working conditions and survey results are different from those on land. The fact that discoveries can be made even at sea undoubtedly proves that this new instrument is really useful.

As a young country that has only been around for a little over a decade, its major mineral resources are essentially limited to two areas: steel and energy, including coal, oil, and gas.

Due to its operating principle, seismographs are not very good at finding steel, but they excel at finding oil and gas.

"Northern Bohai Sea? Where is that?" Gao Zhendong asked. He genuinely wanted to understand the changes brought about by this new instrument more clearly. In fact, if possible, he would love to know everything about the new changes he had brought about, as that would make him feel much better.

But that's impossible, so I can only ask whatever I can get my hands on.

Fortunately, there was no need to keep this matter secret for him. In fact, the specific location of mineral resources is usually kept secret these days, but not for Gao Zhendong.

The deputy chief engineer of the Ministry of Land and Resources, seeing the comrades from several ministries having a pleasant conversation, quietly pulled Gao Zhendong to the map in the conference room and pointed to a spot.

Gao Zhendong was overjoyed when he saw the location.

He didn't know much about the Bohai oil fields, but this happened to be one of the few oil fields he was familiar with.

This oil field is my country's first offshore oil field, and it was originally discovered in 72.

Comparing the discovery dates, how could Gao Zhendong not be happy? It's still closely related to his wings. Although it's a heavy oil field, and it didn't actually start producing oil in Gao Zhendong's previous life until 85, just ask yourself, isn't this an oil field?

Some things, once you have them in reserve, can be useful even if they haven't been developed yet; how to use them depends on your own efforts.

At this moment, Gao Zhendong remembered two other oil fields that he could still recall, because both of them were very special. One was an oil field that defied geological rules, and the other...

Should he tell them or not? Gao Zhendong was in a dilemma.

If I were to say that it sounds a bit like a fortune teller, it would be rather abrupt.

If he didn't say anything, Gao Zhendong would feel stifled. Moreover, knowing that such a large oil field was there, it didn't seem right to let it remain silent for decades.

After much deliberation, Gao Zhendong decided to do it!
To hell with it, the bauxite mine in Chongyi has already jumped the shaman's rope, hasn't it? The more lice, the less itchy; the more debts, the less worry. Besides, some things don't need explaining. I won't explain; just see if you can find it, that's all.

"Comrade Chief Engineer, do you know that I once found a bauxite deposit in Chongyi..." Gao Zhendong boasted about his achievement.

"Yes, yes, yes, this was absolutely a stroke of genius; everyone thinks it's amazing." To be honest, even the comrades from the Land Resources Department still don't understand how Gao Zhendong managed to find that mine by looking at the map again and again. It just goes to show how different people can be.

"Therefore, I am quite interested in land resources, and I have even done some research on them. I also have some data on the Bohai Sea area and have done some thinking about it." He continued to lay the groundwork.

(End of this chapter)