Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 145, Invitation

October 19, 1958, the seventh day of the ninth lunar month.

In Moscow, in a conference room in a majestic office building, there are many people sitting.

Kudriash looked at the head of the health department, Rashimov, with a very grim expression and said angrily:
"What are you people in the health department doing for a living? Is a simple limb reattachment surgery really that difficult? Over a month has passed, and we've invested tens of millions of rubles, and this is the only answer you can give me?"

Ever since Zhao Mancang completed the limb replantation surgery for Li Lihang on the 12th of last month, the limb replantation technology has become a global sensation.

Well, in developed countries and regions like Sam's and William's, where capital is everywhere, they don't have any extra thoughts about limb replantation surgery.

why?

Because the poor don't have much money to make, there is no need to spend so much money and energy on limb replantation surgery.

The reason is very simple. Most of the people who need limb replantation surgery are poor, and it is almost impossible for them to be middle class or rich.

After all, only those at the bottom of society are exposed to those more dangerous jobs, and they are the ones who are likely to lose their limbs.

Since the surgery is only needed by poor people like them, capitalists will definitely not be willing to invest money, so they naturally don’t have much idea about it.

In other words, the so-called global sensation actually only had a greater impact on the Moscow Alliance, but that was all.

Even within the medical community.

As the largest country, Moscow has a huge demand for limb replantation surgery, so they are willing to invest a lot of money and manpower and material resources in research and development.

However, so much time has passed. Even before Zhao Mancang completed Li Lihang's limb replantation case, the project topic in the health department where Rashimov worked had already started related research and development work.

However, tens of millions of rubles have been invested, but not much effect has been seen. It can even be said that it is still in its infancy.

What a shame!
"We have tried very hard, but we don't have traditional Chinese medicine or acupuncture to stop bleeding, so we still have many difficulties to overcome, which requires new technologies."

Upon hearing this, Rashimov stated the current problems in a matter-of-fact manner, while also pointing out the shortcomings of the limb replantation surgery proposed by Zhao Mancang:
"That doctor in the Far East uses traditional Chinese medicine to stop bleeding. If we learn their techniques, we also need to learn acupuncture to stop bleeding. But I heard that's difficult because it requires systematic study of their traditional Chinese medicine theory."

Fedor Godunov immediately shouted:
"If their traditional Chinese medicine methods are effective, why don't you learn them? Is that how you excuse yourself?"

Fedor Godunov and Kudriash were sworn enemies and they often quarreled with each other.

Today's meeting is not a one-man show by Kudriash, but a discussion on the replantation surgery of severed limbs.

Originally, a medical technology did not need to be discussed in such a high-profile manner, and it was even unlikely to become a "tool" for Fedor Godunov and Kudriash to fight each other.

However, the health department invested tens of millions of rubles and spent a long time without coming up with many useful technological breakthroughs.

Moreover, at this time, someone from Moscow's little brother, a big country in the Far East, had successfully completed several limb replantation operations. How could these officials in Moscow sit still?

Therefore, the discussion on upgrading was carried out from the very beginning, and in the end, the trouble caused by Kudriash, a clever guy, led to the current strange situation where everyone is in a dilemma.

Kolesnikov, another doctor standing by, said expressionlessly:

"I think Traditional Chinese Medicine is quite good. For thousands of years, the Far Eastern powers have been using Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat patients. The rise of Western medicine has only happened in the last few hundred years."

"Traditional Chinese medicine has its strengths, and Western medicine has its strengths, too. We've spent tens of millions of rubles and haven't been able to find a breakthrough with Western medicine. On the contrary, Traditional Chinese Medicine is a very good option. Why not give it a try?"

Kolesnikov's words were deafening, but they made Kudriash's face look very ugly.

If Kolesnikov's intention is really followed, then Moscow will really be unable to do without Zhao Mancang?

It just so happened that Kudriash had already successfully offended Zhao Mancang. Recently, Andrei Razov in Moscow's Far East has been complaining about this matter, saying that he had endured Qi Zhengze's anger many times and didn't want to do it anymore.

After paying one million rubles in compensation and increasing the tuition fee to two million rubles, a total of three million rubles, Qi Zhengze was still unwilling to give in.

My goodness, what else can Andrei Razov do?
You know, all this money is recorded in Kudriash's account book.

So at this time, Kudriash could only urge Rashimov again and again to hurry up and complete the technology of the limb replantation surgery, instead of asking people like Khrushchev and others to agree to Kolesnikov's proposal.

Kudriash didn't know that learning Chinese medicine, especially those long-lost Chinese medicine techniques, actually requires a certain amount of talent and not everyone can learn it easily.

Traditional Chinese Medicine has higher requirements for doctors themselves and relies more on doctors having rich outpatient experience.

Western medicine, or modern medicine, relies more on modern technology and can train excellent doctors in a better, more systematic and larger number of batches. Of course, top surgeons are not so easy to train.

However, no matter what, Chinese medicine has been passed down and developed for thousands of years and definitely has its advantages.

Kolesnikov spent many years in China in his early years and experienced the power of real Chinese medicine, so he firmly supports Chinese medicine.

"Even if we spend a lot of money to invite people to Moscow, will they definitely teach us seriously?"

Kudriash said with a cold expression:
"Kolesnikov, you've been in China for many years and know how important Traditional Chinese Medicine is to them. Do you know how many doctors they have there?"

Kolesnikov didn't even need to answer such a question. Fedor Godunov immediately interrupted and said:

"Before liberation, during the Republic of China period in the 1940s, there were only about 6,000 Western doctors there, but they had 830,000 traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. So what do you want to say?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Kudriash's expression froze and he was speechless for a long time.

Originally, he wanted to attack that Chinese medicine was difficult to learn and master, and there was no need to spend so much time and energy on it.

What's more, according to the news sent back by Andrei Razov in the Far East Tokyo, Qi Zhengze and others still refused to give in. They couldn't spend millions of rubles to invite Zhao Mancang to come to Moscow to teach, right?

As for sending Moscow doctors to study in Beijing, it is not easy to overcome the issue of face, not to mention other expenses and issues such as the quality of study.

A group of people were arguing with each other in the conference room.

In the suburbs of the capital, on an unknown hill in the Yanshan Mountains, Zhao Mancang and others were still fighting bloody battles.

Yesterday evening, Zhao Mancang and his team set out into the mountains.

Their luck was very good this time. Last night, they passed by a stream with a small pond and met hundreds of migratory birds.

A group of migratory birds were either playing in the water or grooming their feathers on the branches on the shore.

There are several species of migratory birds, including large and small swans, great egrets, grey geese, red-billed gulls and white-browed ducks.

Seeing so many prey appear before their eyes made Xiao Shutie, Guan Lishan, Zhang Jianyong, Han Xiaochuan and others very happy.

Simply put, today we just need to pack up the prey in front of us, so that this hunting trip into the mountains will not be in vain.

However, although there are a lot of prey, it is not an easy task to hunt them in the largest number.

As for capturing them alive? That's even more difficult.

Zhao Mancang sent Dahei to capture two swans alive, while he himself held a Mosin-Nagant rifle to give himself as many opportunities to shoot as possible.

Han Xiaochuan and the others did the same. After aiming at their targets, they prepared to take action.

Everyone was targeting the big swans, and they ignored the other smaller migratory birds.

People have to know how to make choices.

So in this small pond, Zhao Mancang and his team harvested more than 20 large migratory birds.

Zhao Mancang shot and killed a swan and a great bustard, both of which are heavyweights, with the maximum take-off weight of land birds weighing more than ten kilograms.

Dahei was not to be outdone. He flapped his wings and caught two swans. Actually, there were three swans, but one of them broke free and escaped.

They harvested so many prey at once, with each migratory bird weighing at least ten kilograms. Han Xiaochuan and his companions were very excited and looked forward to the next hunt.

By two o'clock in the afternoon on the 19th, they had almost completed their hunting mission and headed back home.

This time they hunted more wild boars than last time, because this time they encountered a wild boar family of more than ten wild boars. Except for one big wild boar and two small wild boars that ran away, the others were hunted by Zhao Mancang and his team.

There were eleven wild boars in total, but only one weighed more than two hundred kilograms and two weighed around one hundred kilograms. The other nine wild boars were all below one hundred kilograms.

"What a pity for that big wild boar. It must have weighed at least 300 pounds, right? Its skin was thick and tough, and I didn't hit a vital spot, so it ran away."

On the way back, Xiao Shutie and the others were still feeling aggrieved.

That big wild boar was a male wild boar, and its meat was definitely very delicious, but for Xiao Shutie and others who were short of meat, it was still meat no matter how bad the meat was.

A wild boar weighing more than 300 pounds must weigh at least 280 or 290 pounds, so it is definitely not light.

A wild boar like this can definitely produce a lot of lard.

Zhao Mancang did not participate in their conversation. He was very satisfied with this hunting trip. After all, he made a lot of money.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Mancang and his team returned to Li Baoguo's home in Baochao Hutong in the city, ready to start dealing with the wild boars.

Lin Wan and Lin Huijun were both called to help because there were quite a few wild boars this time.

The entire Baochao Hutong was bustling with people, and almost every one of the neighbors from the nearby tenements came to join in the fun.

Eleven wild boars were already a sensation, not to mention that Zhao Mancang and his team also hunted more than twenty swans and other birds, four wild goats, two deer and five silly goats, as well as one musk deer and five hares. It was a very fruitful day.

There was so much meat that many neighbors had tears in their eyes.

Others who go into the mountains always return empty-handed, but why do people like Li Baoguo and Han Xiaochuan return with full loads?
That won’t work. Next time they have to go for a walk in the mountains, and they will definitely be able to surpass Li Baoguo and the others.

There are also many people in the city who claim to be first-class marksmanship, and of course they do not take Zhao Mancang, Li Baoguo and others seriously.

No matter what the neighbors think, Zhao Mancang and others are happily processing the prey. Li Baoguo's house is more lively than the Chinese New Year, and this liveliness will last for several days.

Lin Huijun had a lot of fun. She had been grinning from the moment she saw her father Zhao Mancang at around four in the afternoon.

There were many little kids in Baochao Hutong. Lin Huijun played with them to her heart's content. When it was dinner time around seven o'clock, she also ate with her mouth full of oil.

There are really more dishes than rice in the pig-killing meal, because the food is rationed. On the contrary, wild boar meat can be cooked more, which is not a big problem at all.

After dinner, it was time to divide the meat.

There is no doubt that Zhao Mancang once again got the highest share and became the object of everyone's envy.

However, Zhao Mancang gave away most of his gains as payment.

Now Zhao Mancang can be considered an unemployed person. He still owes a lot of money from buying a house. Of course, he has to pay back part of it as soon as possible.

In fact, Li Baoguo and others were not in a hurry at all, and even persuaded Zhao Mancang not to repay the money so quickly.

It's rare that Zhao Mancang still owes them money, so how could they expect Zhao Mancang to pay back the debt so quickly?

When Zhao Mancang and the others were pushing the meat to each other, the neighbors who were watching were eager to say: If you don’t want the meat, then give it to me!

Unfortunately, this is impossible.

In the end, Zhao Mancang only took away more than ten pounds of meat and paid off about forty or fifty yuan of debt.

Not bad.

The price of pork is only 72 cents, and wild boar meat certainly cannot be priced so high, but 50 cents per pound is definitely no problem.

As for other meats such as swan and goat, the average price is 45 cents, which is also fine.

So, on average, it is about 47 cents per pound.

If you calculate it this way, Zhao Mancang really got a lot of meat.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the next day.

After Lin Wan went to work, Zhao Mancang wanted to rest at home and prepare some small toys to play a small game with Lin Huijun.

As a result, Zhang Jinfu came to the door in person early in the morning.

"Comrade Zhao Mancang, excuse me for interrupting you."

"Captain Zhang, you are such a rare guest. Please come in."

Seeing that it was Zhang Jinfu, Zhao Mancang was surprised, but he also greeted the other party with professional courtesy and enthusiasm.

His only encounter with the other party was in the early morning of the 14th. After he personally killed Zahvoki and others, he met the other party at the scene of the crime, which was outside the wall of his own yard, and they even exchanged two moves.

Today is the 20th, and I don’t know why the other party came to my house.

After the two sat down and chatted for a while, Zhang Jinfu got straight to the point.

"Comrade Zhao, I'm a soldier, so I won't go into those empty words with you. I'll be honest with you. What you did last time really surprised me."

"I'm visiting you today for one purpose: I want to recruit you to our department."

"I know you rejected us last time, but I know you've resigned now, so why don't you consider it?"

The special operations department specializes in catching enemy spies and is extremely dangerous.

But Zhang Jinfu knew that Zhao Mancang's fighting ability was not low, and he was still very curious until now, how did Zhao Mancang manage to kill five KGB men?
Not to mention the two drivers who were waiting in the car, they were rejected by Zhao Mancang's two flying knives.

However, Zakhvoki, Anechka, Eric Russell, Ftolyak, and Okinets are all famous KGB agents, and they are all listed on the list of Zhang Jinfu and his team.

As a result, Zhao Mancang didn't even fire a single shot, but instead killed all five of them with a single stroke of his knife. It's really puzzling.

Of course, Zhao Mancang said that he just stood on the wall and cut the neck with his knife, without any special skills.

Zhang Jinfu, however, did not quite believe it and thought there must be other things worth learning or exploring in depth.

"Let me first introduce you to the treatment in our department."

Without waiting for Zhao Mancang to speak, Zhang Jinfu continued:
"Our special operations department has a high rank and authority. Simply put, as soon as you join our department, you will immediately enjoy the treatment of a deputy company commander, with a monthly salary of 75 yuan."

"The salary isn't very high, but our other benefits are quite good. Each person gets 15 kilograms of meat per month, four sets of single clothes, two sets of cotton clothes, four pairs of socks, one single hat and one cotton hat, two pairs of cotton shoes, and a coat every two years. We also get a mosquito net."

These benefits are not low, and there are other subsidies. All in all, they are barely better than those who earn over 100 yuan a month.

Zhao Mancang heard this and shook his head:

"Captain Zhang, I'm very grateful that you think so highly of me, but to be honest, there's no way I'd work in your department. It's not just about the salary, but also because I'm used to being free and undisciplined and can't obey orders from my superiors."

"Since you know that I resigned, you probably also know some of the reasons why I left, right?"

"And your troops must obey orders as their first duty. I can't do that."

This is a joke. He is a good doctor, how could he join the army?
Even if he wanted to join the army, he would go to the PLA General Hospital as a military doctor. I really don't know what Zhang Jinfu was thinking, or if he didn't understand Zhao Mancang's medical skills at all. But since he was involved in Zhao Mancang's counterattack against Zakhvoki and others, it is impossible for him not to know that Zhao Mancang was invited to Moscow for medical exchanges.

Could it be that Zhang Jinfu only knows the four words "medical exchange" and does not know the real situation behind it?

After all, in Zhang Jinfu's opinion, Zhao Mancang went to participate in the so-called medical exchange, most likely to study in Moscow, right?

Because Moscow's strength in all aspects is far superior to ours now, we should learn from Moscow, especially in technology. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with this fixed stereotype, right?

Zhang Jinfu, who was rejected, remained silent for a while, and finally gave up trying to persuade her.

He already had a premonition before coming, but he still wanted to fight for it. However, Zhao Mancang's answer did not give him any surprise.

"In that case, I won't try to persuade you any further, but the door of our Special Operations Department is always open to you."

Zhang Jinfu forced a smile and said in a cheerful tone:
"However, I still want to ask you in detail how you did it that day?"

Half an hour later, Zhang Jinfu limped out of Zhao Mancang's house. Before driving away, he glanced at the door of Zhao Mancang's house and muttered to himself with a grin:

"This guy is so powerful, yet he's unwilling to join our department? But we should be able to recruit him into the secret department of Bailingba, right?"

Zhang Jinfu didn't know much about the 108th Division, but the soldiers in it were definitely one in a million, the elite among the elite.

Because this department does not recruit new members every year, even the most powerful soldiers in many local forces may not be able to enter this secret department.

Zhang Jinfu has a comrade-in-arms, Pan Chengdong, who was recruited into the 108th Division in the summer of the previous year after six months of assessment.

But after Pan Chengdong joined this department, he and his family disappeared from the public eye, as if this person had never existed.

Anyway, that’s all Zhang Jinfu knows.

With Zhao Mancang's ability to be both civil and military, especially his first-class medical skills, he must be highly valued in the special department of 108, right?
Zhao Mancang didn't know that Zhang Jinfu had found him something new to do, but Zhao Mancang would definitely not go to these departments.

Being a doctor is fine, but if you really go to these secret departments, your life will be extremely miserable.

In the morning, Zhao Mancang did not expect that Qi Zhengze would come to visit him.

Qi Zhengze also brought bad news, that is, Moscow is still "not giving up" and has insisted on inviting Zhao Mancang to Moscow for medical exchanges.

Logically speaking, after such a thing happened, why is Moscow still so shameless?

Zhao Mancang had to explain his meaning again. It was impossible to go to Moscow anyway. There were many ways to earn foreign exchange. Why did he have to take the risk and go to Moscow?
Qi Zhengze tried to comfort him for a long time, but Zhao Mancang showed no sign of changing his mind.

"Comrade Zhao Mancang, I hope you can understand the difficulties our country is facing right now. Moscow has already offered one million rubles in compensation and two million rubles in tuition fees, totaling three million rubles. This is a very generous amount of foreign exchange for our country."

"I know your concerns and understand your previous experiences, but this time, we will definitely protect you and will not let you fall into the same dangerous situation as before."

"We are still in 'communication' with Moscow, hoping to reach a consensus so that both sides can achieve their respective goals."

In the face of national interests, any personal interests must take a back seat.

After a long silence, Zhao Mancang said:

"Director Qi, if I can teach other doctors about limb replantation surgery and have them go to Moscow to participate in this medical exchange, that shouldn't be a problem, right?"

This was the only compromise Zhao Mancang could think of.

To be honest, his fighting ability is quite good. Even if he goes to Moscow, he will definitely be able to handle it with ease.

But the problem is that if the other party does something wrong openly, Zhao Mancang won’t be able to sneak back to China, right?

The journey home is thousands of miles away. Zhao Mancang must be crazy to do this.

"No, they specifically asked for you." Qi Zhengze shook his head.

Zhao Mancang was the first to perform a limb replantation surgery, and it can be said that he pioneered it.

At the Friendship Hospital, there were also Moscow doctors such as Sergei Salyukov and Alefeev. They had heard about the medical skills of other doctors in the capital and their mastery of limb replantation surgery.

What's more, the limb replantation surgery has only been available for over a month. No matter how much other doctors such as Qu Guochun, Feng Changfu, and Li Jinxiong understand and learn about it, they are definitely not as good as Zhao Mancang.

Not to mention, up to now, no one except Zhao Mancang has been able to successfully complete a limb replantation operation.

So people in Moscow like Andrei Razov are not stupid. How could they pay millions of rubles and only hire an ordinary doctor?

Zhao Mancang fell silent upon hearing this.

The problem facing Zhao Mancang seemed to be that he had to go to Moscow to participate in this medical exchange, and there was no way out.

As for the danger, with Moscow's own guarantee and Qi Zhengze's backing, Zhao Mancang could find no reason to refuse.

As for Lin Wan's pregnancy, there is no need to say more.

How to do?
In the evening, Lin Wan came back.

Her job in the publicity department of the steel plant was simple enough, even a little boring.

Of course, there are many people in the Propaganda Department who like gossip, so it’s not that boring.

However, the work was too leisurely, which made Lin Wan somewhat uncomfortable.

The next day, in the afternoon, Zhao Mancang came to the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street. After entering the office, he found Director Qi's office.

The latter asked Zhao Mancang to sit in the office for a while. After Qi Zhengze had dealt with the matter, about ten minutes later, Zhao Mancang went out with the other party.

This time I went to see the leader again.

The leader personally spoke to persuade Zhao Mancang, making it impossible for Zhao Mancang to say anything to refuse.

Half an hour later, Zhao Mancang sat in Qi Zhengze's office, silent.

When meeting the leader for the second time, Zhao Mancang was not as excited.

And this time they were talking about specific things. Zhao Mancang was only focused on the work itself and didn't pay much attention to other things.

Since the leader personally made the decision, Zhao Mancang’s trip to Moscow to participate in medical exchanges was finally settled.

In the evening, when Lin Wan returned home, Zhao Mancang told her about this matter.

Of course, Zhao Mancang did not mention a word about the leadership.

Lin Wan has always supported Zhao Mancang's decisions.

"Just go to Moscow. I will take good care of the baby in your belly. You don't have to worry."

Zhao Mancang nodded when he heard this and hugged her tenderly.

The next day, Zhao Mancang came to the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street again and met Qi Zhengze's translator and bodyguard in his office.

When he saw the translation, Zhao Mancang couldn't help but feel surprised, but there was no fluctuation on his face.

Because the translator standing in front of him was named Lian Qiuting, and she looked a bit like Lian Qiufang, a dancer from the Art Corps whom he met last month on the green train to Sichuan.

Are they two sisters?
As for the bodyguard, he was nothing special. His name was Zhou Deqing and he always looked quite cold.

"Director Qi, are we just the three of us going to Moscow? We're going by train, right?"

Qi Zhengze heard this and said with a smile:
"No, several hospitals, including the Union Hospital, will also send several doctors to accompany you to Moscow. They can better assist you in completing your teaching work."

"Also, you're not going there alone this time. Instead, you'll be led by my colleague, Comrade Pei Yimin. And you won't be traveling to Moscow by train, but by plane. Moscow will be responsible for your entire trip."

"My colleague hasn't returned to the capital yet. He won't be back until tomorrow. I'll introduce him to you then."

Zhao Mancang nodded to indicate that he understood.

In the next two days, apart from meeting with the team leader Pei Yimin, Zhao Mancang sorted out materials at home and met with Qu Guochun, Li Jinxiong, Dai Yaomin, Gu Shouzhi, and Luo Dehong to chat.

Qu Guochun is the leader of the TCM team, and Li Jinxiong and the other four are assistants to the surgical assistant surgeon. At the same time, they themselves know some knowledge of TCM pharmacology and treatment, so it should not be a big problem for them to provide some assistance.

Therefore, the team going to Moscow this time, including Zhao Mancang, consists of a total of nine people.

On the 24th, Lin Wan brought back half a month's salary for his work at the steel factory.

"Hey, why is it still two hundred and sixty-eight yuan and seventy cents?"

When Zhao Mancang saw the specific salary amount, he asked in surprise.

Lin Wan said with a smile:

"I heard from Sister Su that the factory management didn't approve your resignation, so your salary will still be paid."

"No, I've already resigned. How could I possibly go back to the steel mill? Bring my salary back tomorrow. We can't take it. Do you understand?"

Seeing Zhao Mancang so serious, Lin Wan had no choice but to nod to indicate that she understood.

As far as this matter is concerned, Lin Wan really doesn't know what to say.

Zhao Mancang submitted his resignation letter on the 15th, so his salary was calculated based on half a month's salary.

Just return half.

On the 25th, Zhao Mancang gathered at the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street and finally met Andrei Razov.

Ever since what happened in the early morning of the 19th, Zhao Mancang no longer had a good face towards the people of Moscow. Even when he met Andrei Razov for the first time, he had a blank expression on his face. Apart from maintaining basic politeness, he did not show any more greetings or courtesy, let alone enthusiasm.

After the meeting, Andrei Razov introduced the people who were traveling to Moscow with Zhao Mancang.

The crew needed no introduction, and they had not come to the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street.

In addition to Sergei Salyukov, there were several other people from Moscow, but Zhao Mancang didn't remember their names.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Zhao Mancang and others gathered together and went to Nanyuan Airport together, preparing to take off from Nanyuan Airport and head to Moscow.

Moscow time is five hours behind Beijing time, which means that when it is nine o'clock in the morning in Beijing, it is four o'clock in the morning in Moscow.

The straight-line distance between the two places is more than 5,800 kilometers. According to the average speed of 400 kilometers per hour of the Il-14, a direct flight would take 14 and a half hours.

However, the maximum technical flight range of the Il-14 passenger aircraft is 2,600 kilometers, so it needs to transfer or stop over at least twice to reach Moscow.

Therefore, the entire journey takes at least twenty hours.

In the simple and empty waiting room of Nanyuan Airport, Pei Yimin was chatting and laughing with several people from Moscow, while Zhao Mancang was looking at the plane outside the window.

The plane they were going to take today was the Il-240, a medium-range civil airliner. It was designed and developed by the Moscow Ilyushin Design Bureau based on the Il-. It was similar in size to the Convair aircraft developed by Sam's family at that time.

It is a piston twin-engine transport aircraft that made its first test flight in 1950 and began to be used on Moscow civil aviation routes in 1954.

Between 1956 and 1960, we imported a total of 55 Il-14 aircraft, including passenger and cargo planes.

The passenger plane has three seating arrangements: 18 seats, 24 seats and 32 seats, while the cargo plane has 29 simple hard seats.

The Il-14 aircraft that Zhao Mancang and his crew took was an 18-seat aircraft, which was very comfortable because the seats were relatively spacious.

Coming to this era, Zhao Mancang did not expect that he would be on a plane so soon, and the 18-seat plane in front of him was a bit similar to the number of seats on private planes in later generations.

To be honest, being able to take such a plane at this time is really the experience of a private jet owner.

Of course, in terms of comfort, safety, etc., they are definitely not as good as ordinary passenger planes in later generations, not to mention private planes in later generations.

"Doctor Zhao, this is your first time on a plane too, right?"

Dai Yaomin, who was standing nearby, was slightly excited and tried to get closer to Zhao Mancang. When he saw the latter nod, he immediately said:
"But you don't seem very excited, do you? It feels like you've been on a plane many times before. Speaking of which, this trip to Moscow is all thanks to you. I am really grateful to you. Otherwise, I would not have had the opportunity to go abroad, let alone take a plane."

When Zhao Mancang went to Moscow this time, he did not expect that Moscow would arrange a plane to pick him up throughout the trip in order to show their importance to him.

Perhaps this was also due to their apology for the previous incident and their urgent desire to learn limb replantation surgery.

Regardless, Moscow's move did satisfy Qi Zhengze and other leaders of the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street.

Moreover, Zhao Mancang also overheard about this incident from the office building at No. 4 Dongzhimen Beizhong Street. Moscow paid one million rubles in compensation and also raised the tuition fee to three million rubles, which allowed Qi Zhengze and others to agree to this medical exchange.

Everyone thought that Zhao Mancang didn't understand Russian, and couldn't listen or speak it, but in fact, since meeting the leader in the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street on the 21st, Zhao Mancang had improved his Russian skills.

There are six levels of Russian language proficiency. Zhao Mancang directly reached level 4, which means that he can use Russian for interpretation and translation excellently, reaching the level of a native speaker.

With this level of Russian proficiency, when Andrei Razov and the others spoke in front of Zhao Mancang, he naturally heard every secret without missing a word.

"Don't be grateful to me. It's you who have this ability, and I just happened to be in the right place. It's just luck."

Zhao Mancang shook his head. Dai Yaomin wanted to continue praising him, and Li Jinxiong, Gu Shouzhi and Luo Dehong beside him also started to echo him.

As time passed, the plane was ready and Zhao Mancang and others were ready to set off.

There is no security check, just get on the plane.

There were not even any plane tickets, because this flight was specifically to Moscow, and all the people were on the list that had already been determined. As long as the number of people matched, nothing else mattered.

What's more, the responsibilities of Pei Yimin, Zhao Mancang, Qu Guochun, Dai Yaomin, Li Jinxiong, Luo Dehong, Gu Shouzhi, Lian Qiuting and Zhou Deqing are very clear, and there is nothing to argue about.

There were also nine people on the Moscow side. Except for three doctors including Sergei Salyukov and a team leader, the other five were soldiers.

There were eighteen people in total, with a crew of seven, including the captain, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator, flight engineer and two flight attendants, making a small plane that could accommodate twenty-five people in total.

This is what aircraft of this era looked like, and they were equipped with quite a few crew members.

For example, a navigator is actually similar to the navigation in later generations, because the navigator's duty is to command the pilot to accurately determine the aircraft's heading according to the flight plan, and to re-determine the new heading when encountering unexpected situations, so as to ensure navigation safety.

Then there are the flight mechanics, whose duties include inspecting the various components, equipment, and parts of the aircraft, being responsible for aircraft maintenance, and also being responsible for maintenance during flight, such as monitoring the operating parameters of the engine and major aircraft systems.

In short, airplanes of this era were so inconvenient. Unlike later airplanes, only the captain and the co-pilot were responsible for flying. Sometimes, only the captain was needed.

On the plane, Zhao Mancang heard the loud roar of the engine and the voice of the crew members in front talking to the tower: Taxi to runway 2418, received.

It was really noisy, but Dai Yaomin, Gu Shouzhi, Li Jinxiong and others were very excited because the plane was about to take off.

Amidst the huge roar, the Il-14 aircraft accelerated, took off quickly, and headed straight into the blue sky.

(End of this chapter)