The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 204 V-Twin Engine
"OK, I'll go in now." Ask didn't know that Li Mu had arranged everything for him today, so he walked into the Harley motorcycle store.

Li Mu was not idle either. With the chat page below, he was also forcing himself to memorize things quickly.

……

6 hours later.

Ask walked out of the Victory Motorcycle Shop, looking a little dazed.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Li Mu, saying, "Li, have you not made up your mind yet? I think the one you mentioned at the beginning is pretty good, really!"

"And that Ducati Supersport 1900, you let me ride it for a test ride, it's really comfortable."

"If I knew how to ride a motorcycle, I would be tempted to buy one."

Seeing the message from Ask, Li Mu stopped writing, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, you must be hungry after so long, let's find a place to eat nearby first?"

"Okay~" Ask replied weakly, then walked towards a fast food restaurant not far away.

Li Mu noticed that he was in a bad mood and continued, "You are leaving tomorrow, so you should have packed your things, right?"

"There's nothing to pack. Everything will be arranged there. I only brought a suitcase." As Ask replied to the message, he took out money to buy a Big Mac meal, and then took a big gulp of happy water.

The wonderful feeling made him suddenly recall the happy times when he used to curl up in his quilt in the dormitory and stay up late playing games.

Li Mu smiled and said, "That's perfect. We still have some time. You can go for a stroll and have some fun in the city."

"You must have been very busy with your research recently. It's time to take a break."

As long as Ask stayed in the city and didn't go too far, it actually didn't have much impact on the download speed.

Li Mu estimated that 6 hours was his limit. Although it was not impossible to continue, there was no need.

Moreover, his WIFI is always connected, so he can connect to the database anytime and anywhere. It doesn't matter if the download is slow, he can stay up late to record it.

"But I'm going to work hard!" Ask replied.

While speaking, he couldn't help but take a sip of happy water.

If Li Mu asked him to play games with him, he would definitely not refuse.

But if he did it himself, it wouldn't be very attractive to him.

Li Mu said: "It doesn't matter if I take a while. Combining work and rest will be more beneficial to research."

"Well... okay, then I'll take a break." Ask took the Big Mac in his hand, took a bite of it, then drank a big sip of happy water with satisfaction, and "reluctantly" agreed.

……

After persuading Ask to stay in the city, Li Mu finally had time to start organizing the engine information that he had downloaded and forced himself to memorize.

The first thing to do is to rule out engines that are too different from those in the 60s. With Xiaguo's current industrial base, the independent manufacturing of motorcycles can only be copied. Taking such a big step all at once may easily lead to problems.

His eyes first turned to the V-shaped four-cylinder engine.

However, soon after seeing the high-precision processing, power balance adjustment and high-displacement technical challenges required in the manufacturing process, as well as the high manufacturing costs, he decisively gave up.

The first three are not unsolvable, but the last one is really unbearable.

With Xia's current level of economic development, bicycles are a "luxury item" for ordinary people, not to mention motorcycles.

"Then there is only the V-twin engine." Li Mu's eyes directly skipped over the three-cylinder one and looked at the two-cylinder one with the best cost-effectiveness.

Compared with the Xingfu 250 that is now copied by Xiaguo, the V-twin engine has a smaller technological advancement, but it is economical and can be produced in large quantities.

Thinking of this, Li Mu quickly made a decision to develop a V-twin engine.

He first found the design of the engine, then drew a sketch on a piece of paper, and then improved it step by step according to its working principle...

……

The next day, Li Mu came to the Semiconductor Research Institute with dark circles under his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Wang Shoujue and Huang Xinhua's faces turned dark and they told him to go back and rest before coming back.

"I'm fine. Look, I'm in good spirits!" Li Mu moved his body twice and punched and kicked vigorously, but it did not make the two men change their minds.

Wang Shoujue said: "What's wrong with your dark circles? It's okay, you must rest."

"Anyway, the research teams didn't encounter any major difficulties yesterday, so they don't need your help."

"If you don't want to be chased away by us, you should control your work and rest schedule and rest immediately when it's time to rest."

As he spoke, he drove Li Mu out.

……

When Li Mu heard Wang Shoujue say that he had not encountered any problems in his research for the time being, he knew that he was in the wrong and had no choice but to do nothing, so he did not insist on staying.

After walking out of the gate, he stood there thinking for a while, then headed towards Hongxing Steel Plant.

I rode my bicycle to the gate of Hongxing Steel Plant and just as I parked my bicycle, a voice rang out from behind:

"What a rare guest, what a rare guest, Consultant Li, please come in."

I turned around and saw that it was the factory clerk I had met before when I was working on the honeycomb coal machine. His surname seemed to be Liang.

"How did you know I was coming?" Li Mu asked curiously.

Liang Wenshu smiled and said:
"Haha, Consultant Li, you may not know that our factory director has already informed the security guard. If he sees you, he will report it immediately."

"I happened to meet the security comrade who reported it halfway, so I rushed over to greet him."

"Please wait a moment, our factory manager will be here soon."

His eyes were full of respect as he looked at Li Mu.

First Ministry of Machine Building, Kyoto The First Ministry of Machine Building was said to be very powerful, but he had no idea.

But what he knew was that the fully enclosed high-pressure honeycomb coal machine that Li Mu made had indeed done a great thing for everyone's lives.

This deserves his admiration and respect.

"I'm just a small consultant, how can I ask the factory director to come out?" Li Mu said hurriedly after hearing this.

As he spoke, he walked towards the factory.

No matter how much attention he received, given his age and rank, it would be inappropriate to ask a factory director to come out to greet him.

The position of factory director may not sound impressive, but in this era, the administrative levels of important factories are very high.

Director Sun’s rank is department level.

Just as Li Mu walked in, he ran into Director Sun who was rushing over.

As if hearing what he just said, the latter laughed:

"Advisor Li, you are not just a mere advisor!"

"I heard from Leader Qiu that you have been received by your superiors several times, and they personally affirmed your outstanding contributions."

"If this is still considered a small consultant, I think there are not many authoritative experts in our Xia country."

Director Sun looked at Li Mu, his eyes full of eager admiration.

After the last incident with the fully enclosed honeycomb coal machine, he had a few words with Leader Qiu from the First Ministry of Machine Building before he learned about this news.

Only then did he understand that even the top-blown oxygen converter that shocked the whole country was probably not worth mentioning compared to Li Mu's many achievements.

He was received by his superiors several times. What a great contribution he made!

"It's just a fluke that we have made some achievements, but it's mainly due to everyone's efforts." Li Mu said modestly. However, Director Sun obviously couldn't believe this.

If it was really the credit of "everyone", how could Leader Qiu attach so much importance to it.

But he did not ask in detail, nor did he try to understand who these "everyone" were.

"Let's not talk about this. I've heard from Leader Qiu that you love drinking tea. I just asked someone to get a few boxes of Junshan Yinzhen. You can take them all away later." Director Sun said with a smile.

Li Mu waved his hands and said, "How can this be possible? I came here to ask you for a favor, how can I take your things?"

"Oh, you want me to do something for you. What is it?" Director Sun was stunned and thought to himself.

The word "ask" was used very cleverly, making him a little unsure.

If it is like the fully enclosed honeycomb coal machine last time, then it is a public matter and there is no need to beg for it.

So it is very likely Li Mu’s personal matter, such as insuring someone into the factory or something.

Director Sun's mind was working quickly. He had inquired and found out that although Li Mu was a consultant in the First Ministry of Machine Building, he did not often go to work, so he probably did not know many people.

However, he was not in a hurry to ask, but took Li Mu into the office first.

……

After entering the room, Director Sun was about to close the door and talk in detail.

Li Mu said, "This is what I mean. I want to study motorcycles recently. I have already drawn the design, but I need to make some new parts. I would like to ask you to help me get an experienced worker to make it."

"Oh, oh, this, of course!" Director Sun almost didn't understand and said with a bit of a smile:

"You can just ask someone to bring the design over here. Why bother coming here in person?"

His tone was full of helplessness.

After thinking about it for a long time, it was all nonsense.

Li Mu smiled and said, "I'm just doing some research in my spare time and don't want too many people to know about it."

"That way, if I fail, I won't be accused of not doing my job properly."

As he spoke, he took out the design drawings of the V-twin engine from his bag.

Director Sun was just about to get up and make tea for Li Mu himself, but after seeing the design drawings, he sat back down.

ten minutes later.

He looked at the design in disbelief and asked, "Is this a V-twin engine?"

"Yes, I have marked out the specific new parts that need to be made." Li Mu nodded.

Upon hearing this, Director Sun took a deep breath and could no longer suppress the shock on his face.

The best engine Xiaguo has now is still an imitation of its big brother, and it has no ability to independently develop.

If Li Mu's design can be realized, Xia Guo will have achieved another important breakthrough in industrial product technology, which is of great significance.

Even if we can independently design and develop a new, completely domestically produced motorcycle, it would be enough to be reported in the newspapers and make people all over the country excited.

Thinking of this, Director Sun quickly asked, "Only the engine? No design drawings of the motorcycle?"

"The motorcycle is still under design." Li Mu smiled and said lightly.

Vehicle design is the easiest thing for him. As a car enthusiast in his previous life, he knows the body design principles and most of the data of various types of motorcycles.

Combined with the information obtained from Askena, there are basically no problems with the design.

The only thing to consider is which one is more suitable.

"Okay, okay, leave these parts to me, I'll take care of them, and you just focus on the design!" Director Sun stood up excitedly, and after he finished speaking, he wanted to call someone over.

But he immediately remembered something, slapped his head, and hurried to a cabinet in the office. After opening it, he took out the only two boxes of tea leaves left and said:
"I almost forgot, you must take this Junshan Silver Needle."

"You're too polite." Li Mu was about to refuse, but when he looked at Director Sun's eyes, he suddenly realized something and said, "Okay, but only this time."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you." Seeing that Li Mu did not refuse, Director Sun quickly handed him the tea box with a smile.

As for just this time?
Obviously it is impossible.

Li Mu thought of coming to him several times when he was inventing something. Although he said he was asking for help, he actually benefited more every time.

Let’s not talk about other things, just take Leader Qiu for example. If it weren’t for Li Mu, even for him, he could only be seen during the general meetings in a year.

But now, even though he had just met her not long ago, he now had a vague feeling that he would see her again soon.

It is such a rare opportunity to be able to show up in front of the leader.

What's more, helping Li Mu was a big achievement for him.

……

Carrying two boxes of tea, Li Mu left Hongxing Steel Plant amidst the constant praise from Director Sun.

I originally planned to go back to the Semiconductor Research Institute directly and lied that I had already rested.

But after thinking about it carefully, I gave up this plan.

Not to mention that the dark circles under his eyes had not yet disappeared. If people knew that he had not rested at all, his research and development time would definitely be restricted again.

Although I intentionally let it go and my work at the Semiconductor Research Institute is not as busy now, it just means that I haven't encountered any difficulties.

If you happen to encounter a technical problem that requires you to work very hard, and you are limited in time and can only watch from the outside, you will be at a loss.

Thinking of this, Li Mu decided to go back to HKUST to rest for a while.

……

I slept until 1pm and was woken up by the smell of meat.

Li Mu opened his eyes and saw General Zhao walking in with an armful of lunch boxes.

He jumped up from the bed and said with a smile, "Let me guess, lion's head, braised pork, deep-fried pork and potato slices, and egg and persimmon."

"Both are right. Your nose is almost as big as your appetite!" General Zhao put down his lunch box and gave a thumbs up.

Li Mu smiled. The cafeteria only cooked these few dishes over and over again. He had been eating them for so long, it would be strange if he couldn't smell the difference.

As he opened the lunch box, he said, "By the way, Brother Zhao, if you are free later tomorrow, can you help me go to Hongxing Steel Plant? I have asked their factory director to make engine parts for me."

“Once these parts arrive, we can immediately start assembling the V-twin engine.”

"Okay, I'll remember that." General Zhao nodded.

Li Mu buried his head in his meal and finished all the food in the lunch box in no time.

After eating, he stood up and went to wash the lunch boxes with General Zhao. The two of them chatted and laughed while washing the lunch boxes.

Suddenly, looking at the heavy snow outside, Army Officer Zhao said with emotion: "The last time it snowed so heavily, I followed the troops and walked in the snow. I didn't expect that I could stay in college and study now."

Li Mu sighed a few words and suddenly, his eyes moved slightly.

He asked, "By the way, Brother Zhao, I have something I want to ask you. Does our army have motorcycles?"

"Yes, of course. Before 60, we had the Changjiang 72, which was an imitation of its big brother, the 'M750', with a transverse V-cylinder and a shaft-driven transmission. After 60, we had the current Xingfu 250." said General Zhao.

Judging from the way he knows everything, I'm afraid he has put a lot of effort into this whenever he has free time.

(End of this chapter)