Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 130: Plans cannot keep up with changes, go to Tianjin first
"Wow, what a beautiful speedboat, even better than the one in the movies." Yu Zirun exclaimed.

"Yes, Jiankun, was this speedboat a gift from your uncle? Your uncle is really rich, it would have cost tens of thousands!" Wu Xiaoyi asked.

"It can't be used abroad. This is a small speedboat. If you buy it, it will cost about 3 US dollars!"

"That would be tens of thousands. If we exchange our money for US dollars, the exchange rate seems to be around 7:1, and we can hardly exchange it here."

"According to the private exchange rate, it's roughly like this. How come you, Wu Xiaoyi, have you ever exchanged it?"

"I didn't. My friend wanted to go abroad and asked someone to exchange foreign currency, but he could only get a few hundred dollars. He originally wanted to go to the United States, but in the end it was easier to exchange Japanese yen, so he went to Japan."

"What are you going to do? Study abroad. It seems that all students who study abroad are sent by the government! You don't need to prepare tuition by yourself!"

"How could he study abroad? He just wanted to see the world and be an assistant to an inspection team. His family has some connections, but they just can't handle US dollars and foreign exchange."

"The U.S. dollar is now considered an international currency. Our country has introduced many projects in the past two years and has overspent. It is definitely difficult to exchange it for U.S. dollars."

"Yeah, but I don't know when our money will be able to circulate around the world!"

"That day will come. Come on board and stop studying. There will be a bigger ship waiting for you later."

After chatting with Wu Xiaoyi for a while, Wang Jiankun urged several disciples who were studying the speedboat to get on board.

"Everyone, please sit down properly. It will be very fast. If you don't sit properly, you may fall or trip."

"Sit down." Everyone obediently sat on the small stools prepared temporarily, holding the handles on the side.

"Let's go~~"

"Wow! Look how fast this boat is going." An early riser on the bridge said as he saw the speedboat quickly going away with the buzzing sound.

“It’s so cool~”

"Yes, the water is flying up. Look, there is a rainbow."

Yu Zirun and Zheng Qian were sitting at the back, very close to the water surface, so the water droplets refracted the sunlight and formed a small rainbow.

At this time, the speedboat was only traveling at 20 knots and did not dare to speed up any further. After all, there were still many shallows on this road to Sizhou Town, and the position had also changed somewhat due to the erosion of the flood.

After arriving at Sizhou Town, Wang Jiankun led everyone to change boats, from the speedboat to the newly built Experimental No. 2.

This ship was specially built for this trip north. The superstructure has a more traditional appearance, while the middle and lower parts still look like Experiment 2.

There is no large cargo hold inside, only 5 motorcycles and some metal elements.

The living cabin is very large, each person has a separate cabin, and there are 3 bathrooms. After all, we mainly live on the boat during the journey.

Of course there is a kitchen, but it is relatively small. Wang Jiankun brought canned food and prepared some rice and flour. When it is not suitable to disembark, he can make a fire and cook a few meals on the boat.

"Jiankun, was this boat also given to you by your uncle?"

"That's not the case. This is a shipping company owned by my uncle. I'm using it for a while, and will return it to continue using it as a passenger ship. Look at the one next to it. It's very similar to ours, and it also belongs to my uncle. There are even bigger ones sailing on the Yangtze River. I'll take you to see them when the time comes."

"Wow, this ship is already very big, and there are even bigger ships. Your uncle is really rich! He is also very good to you."

"Don't be envious. Bring your belongings and choose a cabin for each of you. After you put your belongings in the cabin, I will show you around the ship and teach you how to use some of the equipment."

"Okay, let's go choose a location and gather together later."

Yu Zirun was the most lively one. He pulled Zheng Qian to choose a cabin. Seeing this, the others also hurried to choose one.

The few people knew that they were in a hurry, so they did not delay after making their selection and quickly came to the deck in front of Wang Jiankun.

"Everyone, follow me from the terrain up, and go to the power cabin first."

"This is a diesel engine. After it is started, it will provide power to the ship. You have all completed high school knowledge, so you should understand some of the principles."

"This diesel engine is so big, it's as big as that speedboat."

"This is still considered a small to medium-sized one. Look at this one, it's a gearbox. This shaft is used to transmit power, and there's a propeller on the other end."

After explaining some of the structures and equipment in the power compartment to everyone, Wang Jiankun took them to his cabin and explained to them how to switch the lights, use the air conditioner, and how to use voice communication.

It explained how to turn on the hot and cold water in the bathroom, what the hair dryer is used for, how to use the flush toilet, etc.

After all, except for Wu Xiaoyi and Yu Zirun who may have used similar things, others have never even seen them.

Everyone was very curious. They looked at the mirror for a long time. The shower head was also novel. In short, everything seemed very high-end.

Finally, Wang Jiankun took them all to the cockpit, first explained the functions of various equipment in the cockpit, and then waited for the dock workers on the shore to untie the ropes before driving the ship away from the dock.

While sailing, Wang Jiankun gave explanations from time to time, and after arriving at the vast Poyang Lake, he let everyone experience driving.

It took almost two hours for the group to reach Hukou Town.

Wang Jiankun stopped here and took them to see the C-200-class transport ship docked at the pier.

"C-200-07, Jiankun, what does this hull number represent? Is it the 7th ship?" Fang Guihua asked after seeing the hull number.

"Yes, C-200 means this ship is a 200-ton Yangtze River transport ship, and the number behind it represents the number of ships put into operation."

"There are so many big ships. Jiankun, how come foreign countries are so good? The ships are also beautifully built."

"At present, foreign technology is more advanced, but don't be discouraged. Shipbuilding is not difficult. It's just welding some steel together. The 3D printer you are using is amazing. You can build a lot more in the future. It's more advanced than shipbuilding."

"Really? But now we can only squeeze the plastic into shape. It's good enough to make a toy boat."

"Technology is constantly moving forward. This 3D printing technology will continue to be updated with the progress of other disciplines. When I return, I will update you with a 3D printer that can print metals. By then, you will have to learn more about powder metallurgy and laser-related knowledge."

"Okay, I'll learn it. If we can print metal, can we directly print ships, airplanes, and cars in the future?"

"It's not impossible, but it's quite difficult at the moment. We have to experiment with a lot of materials, increase the power of the laser, and meet the precision control standards. This requires the joint progress of many disciplines."

"Don't worry, I have Hu Chunming and Cheng Ming. Why don't we study the subjects required for this kind of equipment in the future!"

"It's not enough to rely on just the three of you. You have to bring more people to study together. After all, your energy is limited. In addition to specializing in one or two subjects, you must also learn to lead a team." "Okay, let's work hard. The college entrance examination admission results are out this year. Even if we take the exam this year, almost all of us can come to BJ's school!"

"Oh? I didn't notice that, but I hope you can all go to Tsinghua University or Peking University, otherwise it would be a shame for me to train you."

"I see. My score this year is still a few points short of being admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University. Only Zheng Qian, Yu Min, and Lang Junjian have the scores to get into Tsinghua University or Peking University."

"So work hard in your second year of high school. You have already learned all the knowledge points you need to learn. Next, you should consolidate your knowledge and take tests according to the requirements of the college entrance examination. I plan to produce a set of college entrance examination simulation questions every month in the future. You can find time to answer the questions and I will grade them for you."

"Well, after our final exam results came out, the teachers were all very surprised and wanted to ask us how we improved so much, but we didn't tell them and just made up some excuse to get away with it."

"Well, I don't have the energy to lead another group of people at the moment. I will be in school less often in the future, so it's better not to let the teachers know."

"Jiankun, how is this electronic map drawn? Can you tell me about it?" Lang Junjian asked.

"What, is there any progress on your software project? Are you interested in maps again?"

"The basic framework has been built, and we are currently writing each module one by one. It will be completed in no time."

"Okay, then let me tell you about the production principle of this electronic map and some of the knowledge points involved."

Wang Jiankun then explained to Lang Junjian the underlying production principles of electronic maps. He also asked Lang Junjian to write down the knowledge from many disciplines that needed to be applied so that he could find information and study it later.

"Jiankun, do you think it would be possible to make maps of the entire country or even the entire world into electronic maps? Then use a machine to display them. When you get lost, you can take them out and look at them. It would be even better if they could indicate your location."

"Your idea is good, but maps are confidential information. Many places cannot be accurately mapped. Moreover, making such a large map requires a huge amount of storage capacity."

"I see. I didn't think it through."

"But it's still okay to just make some maps of the main roads. This way, if you have the energy, you can imagine how to save the most storage space to make a map of the main roads in our county. When you bring in more people in the future, you can consider expanding this type of map."

"Okay, but what device should I use it on?"

"Well, let me think about it. Let me build the framework and interface for you. We can talk about the equipment later. Let's start with the simplest one first."

"Okay, I'll go study the principles of map making first."

Next, Wang Jiankun and several others talked about some future plans, and then asked Wu Xiaoyi to tell everyone about the general situation of BJ, and then everyone made a preliminary tour plan.

On August 1982, 8, Wang Jiankun led a group of people to continue their journey from the canal wharf in Yangzhou. Last night, he took everyone to have a good dinner in Yangzhou.

After entering the canal, Wang Jiankun had to spend a lot of energy to drive the boat because the canal is much narrower than the Yangtze River.

Moreover, there were many cargo ships in the canal at this time, and they were moving slowly, so Wang Jiankun sometimes had to queue up behind the slow-moving cargo ships.

After entering Gaoyou Lake, Wang Jiankun quickly raised the boat and overtook one cargo ship after another.

But then we entered the narrow Jiangsu section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

We slowly passed through Huai'an, Suqian, and then entered Weishan Lake.

To the north of Weishan Lake is Pei County, the hometown of Liu Bang. During the Han Dynasty, many famous people came from this county, just like modern-day Jiangxi Province, which has produced many generals.

Wang Jiankun and his group stayed in Pei County for a while and found that the people there looked at them strangely, so they didn't buy anything and got on the boat and left.

The next big city was Jining in Shandong. Wang Jiankun took Wu Xiaoyi off the boat to buy some food, made a fire and cooked a simple meal at the dock of the canal, and then rested on the boat.

Early in the morning of August 8, Wang Jiankun continued to sail. After passing Jining, the canal became narrower and the cargo ship prepared was much smaller.

Passing by Liangshan County, everyone wanted to see the Liangshan Marsh in the Water Margin, but after asking around, they found out that there was only a small piece of water left, and the surrounding area had been fenced off and filled with soil to become wheat fields and fish ponds, and there were no other attractions.

So the group continued on their journey, turning to Liuchang River, entering Dongping Lake, and then entering the Yellow River from Dongpangkou Commune.

Fortunately, I asked around in Liangshan, otherwise I wouldn't be able to enter the Yellow River even if I walked along the Grand Canal, because the opening of the old Grand Canal leading to the Yellow River had been buried by silt.

After entering the Yellow River, Wang Jiankun sailed downstream and went directly out to the Bohai Sea.

I originally planned to take the canal north of the Yellow River to Tongzhou, but after asking around, I found out that it was no longer possible.

The canal in the north is blocked by siltation in many places, and only small boats of a few tons can pass through. A large ship like Wang Jiankun's, which weighs more than 100 tons, definitely cannot pass through.

There are almost no changes as fast as before. Previously, I made plans based on geography books and the information I collected about the north, but now that I have arrived at the site, I find that it is not feasible.

Originally, we were thinking of getting off the Yellow River and riding or driving to BJ, but after getting off the boat to ask several times, we were surrounded by people with their accents and appearances.

The Shandong area is still very conservative at present, and the impact of reform and opening up on this area is still too small, especially in many places where transportation is inconvenient. When people see Wang Jiankun, they can't help but watch.

So after some discussion, we decided to go out to the sea along the Yellow River, then follow the coastline to Tianjin, enter from the Haihe River in Tianjin to see if we can get as close to BJ as possible, or just go ashore in Tianjin and then ride a bike to BJ.

The water depth of the Bohai Sea is generally only a few dozen meters, and the water is very yellow, which may be related to the large amount of silt carried into the sea by the Yellow River.

The fishing boats here are relatively small, and many of them still use casting nets. Wang Jiankun took a look along the way and saw that the catch was very mixed, but the quantity was still considerable. He just didn't know what the price would be.

It was already evening when they arrived at the mouth of the Haihe River. Wang Jiankun entered the Haihe River before the sun set and then docked at the pier in Tianjin.

Wang Jiankun used his Hong Kong Island identity to make the people at the dock treat them much better.

There are still a lot of import and export businesses in Tianjin. Especially after the reform and opening up, many foreigners come here to inspect.

That night, Wang Jiankun used foreign exchange coupons to arrange for everyone to rest in a foreign-related hotel. After all, they had been on the ship for two days, and several people felt a little dizzy. After getting ashore, they were a little unsteady on their feet.

In the foreign-related hotel, Wang Jiankun took advantage of his language skills and quickly started chatting with the waiter there.

He said that his ancestors were from the mainland, and this time he came here to investigate at the request of his elders. However, because he had been away for too long, he was not familiar with the situation here, so he needed a good guide.

The waiter was no longer surprised by the need for a guide. After all, many people here were not familiar with the area, so they often needed to ask for a guide.

That night the waiter introduced a girl to Wang Jiankun. After agreeing on the price, they agreed to meet at the hotel entrance early the next morning.

After agreeing on a travel guide, Wang Jiankun went back to his room to rest.

(End of this chapter)