Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 248: Maintenance and refueling Heru wants to make trouble and bring back a missile

In mid-to-late September 1962, outside a luxurious private delivery room at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, although Zhao Mancang was reading a newspaper, his eyes were not focused on the newspaper at all, but were wandering somewhere else.

In the delivery room, Liu Baochan gave birth painfully with the help of several of Hong Kong Island's best obstetricians and gynecologists.

To be honest, obstetrics and gynecology is not Zhao Mancang's strong point, especially if he is asked to deliver Liu Baochan's baby. He is not sure whether he can guarantee that he can complete the delivery task smoothly with a normal mind.

After all, the baby in her belly was his own, and they were twins. He really couldn't be sure if he could remain so calm.

So Zhao Mancang, who was obviously a doctor, did not enter the delivery room to deliver the baby, but handed it over to the doctors at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital.

As the best private hospital in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital is the first choice for many wealthy people. After Zhao Mancang visited it once, he had the idea of ​​setting up such a private hospital.

In other words, just directly acquire the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital.

Just as he was daydreaming, the door of the delivery room was pushed open and two doctors came out. They looked at Zhao Mancang and congratulated him:
"Congratulations, Mr. Zhao! The two little boys have landed safely, and both mother and child are safe."

Zhao Mancang immediately smiled and his brows were no longer furrowed.

Zhao Mancang had already confirmed that Liu Baochan was pregnant with twins, both boys, before he went to Europe last time, so there was nothing to be happy about.

Now the baby was born safely and Liu Baochan is in good health, this is the most important thing.

After Liu Baochan gave birth successfully, Zhao Mancang stayed in Hong Kong for another week before returning to Beijing.

After leaving, Liu Baochan was already able to walk around, or in other words, she could get out of bed two hours after giving birth.

Her physical condition is indeed very good, the kind that many doctors envy.

"You must come back more often to see your son, understand?"

Perhaps knowing that she could not keep Zhao Mancang, Liu Baochan could only use the two children as an excuse to remind Zhao Mancang not to favor one over the other.

The latter certainly knew that the two children in the future would definitely not lack fatherly love. Zhao Mancang had many ideas about the children's education and did not want them to be spoiled.

The two children were named Zhao Zhicheng and Zhao Zhirui respectively. They were not given nicknames, only their full names.

After naming the children, Zhao Mancang reminded Liu Baochan to raise the two children well and not to spoil them too much, especially after the children were three years old, she needed to pay more attention to them.

It is said that a child's character is determined at the age of three, so childhood education is also important. Of course, as a father, Zhao Mancang should also try to find time to participate in it.

In this regard, Zhao Mancang could only say that he had tried his best.

With so many children, he won't be able to allocate much time to each one, but he will try his best to do so.

In the capital, when Zhao Mancang returned, it was already September 25th.

After returning home to see his family and staying there for three days, he only went to Guozi Lane once, and then set off for the Northwest again.

Wei Huayong told him that nothing was happening in the Northwest, and that nothing was happening at the Jiaolong School, Longxing Research Institute, and Tenglong Factory.

But Zhao Mancang definitely needs to go to the Northwest to bring back Deng Jihe, Wan Liming and their team. After all, it is almost October and the weather conditions in the Northwest will become even worse.

Even though Zhao Mancang had prepared a lot of supplies, food, etc. for them in advance, Deng Ji and the others would definitely be able to hold on for a long time, but what if there was an unexpected accident?

You have to know that it is the center of the Northwest Desert. There are no animals within a radius of more than 200 kilometers, let alone humans.

What does an area of ​​more than 200 kilometers mean?
With Baiyun City as the center, it is only about 130 kilometers away from the small fishing village of Futian, 217 kilometers away from Qujiang in the north, and 226 kilometers away from Chunzhou in the southwest.

Therefore, the area with a radius of more than 200 kilometers, centered on the ten square kilometers of Shaya Laboratory, is equivalent to the size of the Pearl River Delta.

In such a vast area, there is no grass and it is all desert. If Deng Ji and his team run out of food and other supplies, they will have to lead the team away. Zhao Mancang dare not imagine what the scene will be like.

However, when he successfully arrived at the Shaya Laboratory in the H21 helicopter, Deng Ji and his team were planting trees in the outer area.

The best time to plant Haloxylon ammodendron is early spring. Now it is the end of September, which is autumn. If we plant it at this time, we will soon be facing the cold winter. What’s the point?
Zhao Mancang didn't say anything to them. After all, they were really bored because the project at Shaya Laboratory had been completed and they were just waiting for Zhao Mancang to come and inspect it, and then it would be over.

"Leader Zhao, you're absolutely punctual. We've already finished the work. Could you please check first to see if there's anything else that needs repairing? We've already checked three times, so we're free to plant trees."

Deng Jihe lowered his posture very much, and he felt a little guilty in his heart. Why?

Because this project was really simple for them, Zhao Mancang was equipped with a lot of highly efficient tools, such as bulldozers, excavators, loading and unloading trucks, some wheelbarrows, etc. In short, these tools greatly improved their work efficiency.

This is also the key to why they were able to complete the task so quickly.

To put it simply, it was because the materials provided by Zhao Mancang were too abundant. The project was originally scheduled to take two months, but they completed it in just one and a half months.

In other words, they had been playing for more than half a month and were so bored that they went to plant trees. It was also because Zhao Mancang saw them being so leisurely and yet eating meat and fish every day that Deng Jihe felt so guilty.

"Okay, I believe you."

Zhao Mancang patted Deng Jihe on the shoulder, then went to check with a smile.

An airport runway, multiple buildings, warehouses, etc., all took Zhao Mancang most of the day to inspect.

After completing the inspection, Zhao Mancang praised Deng Ji and them, and then prepared to end this mission and send them all back to the Yumen Pass camp.

But Deng Jihe pulled Zhao Mancang aside and asked rather embarrassedly:

"Leader Zhao, I have an unwelcome request, but I don't know if I should tell you."

There is hardly any soldier who would be so timid. Anyone who behaves like this would only make Zhao Mancang disgusted, so he asked the other party to speak quickly and stop disgusting him here.

"Leader Zhao, then I'll just say it straight?"

Deng Jihe still didn't dare to do it. When Zhao Mancang glared and pretended to kick him, he said:
"Look, Leader Zhao, are you still using those bulldozers, excavators, and other tools? Although this is our first time using many of them, we're already pretty familiar with them. I was wondering if you could give them to us, Leader Zhao?"

They are engineers who travel all over the country, going wherever they are needed. Naturally, they need a lot of tools to complete their tasks.

Yet they had never fought such a rich war, with so many efficient tools at their disposal.

Now these tools have been put into the warehouse, and Deng Jihe’s idea is, can they all be given to their team?

Zhao Mancang heard this and shook his head.
"That won't do. These tools aren't useless; they're very useful. From now on, forget it. These are confidential and I can't tell you. Anyway, you know I can't give you these tools."

Hearing this, Deng Jihe's face was immediately filled with disappointment.

Such a good tool can only be piled up in the warehouse and gather dust. Isn't it a waste of resources?

"Okay, Leader Zhao, I understand. If you have other tasks next time, please remember to contact us. We promise to complete them on time and to the highest quality."

Deng Jihe could only say this. Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang suddenly said:
"Since you mentioned this, I'll apply to the higher-ups and see if I can reward you with a set of these tools."

It was not an easy task to transport these tools from the Shaya laboratory. If it were easy, Zhao Mancang would have arranged for Deng Ji and others to come here and start work as early as April or May.

He could directly use the system space and of course transport these tools here quickly. He didn't even need Deng Ji and them, Zhao Mancang could do it himself.

But in order to hide the existence of the system space, Zhao Mancang can only try his best to cover it up, even if it means delaying time.

Therefore, the tools that were transported to the Shaya Laboratory with great difficulty will certainly not be transported out again. Even if they continue to accumulate dust here, it is worth it.

"Really? Thank you, Leader Zhao. You're so kind."

Deng Jihe was overjoyed when he heard this.

Wan Liming and others in the distance also smiled happily when they saw this scene.

"You're welcome. Just pack up and I'll send you off now."

It was still the H21 helicopter, which meant that Zhao Mancang would need eleven or twelve days to send these people back to the Yumenguan camp.

So Deng Jihe said:
"Leader Zhao, please tell me if there are any areas that need improvement or treatment. We can't all leave here at once anyway."

Zhao Mancang was amused. He pointed at the runway in the distance and said:
"Have you forgotten there's a runway here? The plane is ready at the Yumen Pass camp. I'll be back tomorrow. It only takes three flights to get all of you back to Yumen Pass."

what?
Deng Jihe was stunned when these words were spoken.

It seemed that he had forgotten the existence of the airport runway. This runway had already been built, which meant that Zhao Mancang no longer needed to use helicopters to carry people. It would be faster to directly use large transport aircraft, such as the Il-18 aircraft, which could transport hundreds of people at a time.

Of course, Zhao Mancang has other planes, so he can use other planes to transport people.

"That's great." Deng Jihe could only say dryly after he reacted.

He didn't know whether he should be happy or unhappy, and he seemed to be reluctant to leave.

Because in the Shaya area, although the external environment is harsh, no one cares about them here and supplies are very sufficient, so it is simply too good to be true.

Regardless of whether he was willing to give it up or not, Zhao Mancang was already prepared to transport 20 people back to the Yumenguan camp. When they arrived at the destination, the camp director Zhang Wenhong couldn't help but say to him:

"Leader Zhao, can you please have your transport plane dock here more often? Could you lend it to us occasionally?"

It turned out that Zhang Wenhong had his eyes on the transport plane sent by Zhao Mancang, a Mario M6147 passenger plane, which can carry passengers. Todai currently does not have such a large passenger plane.

Whether it is the Il-6147 passenger plane with a capacity of passengers or the Vickers Viscount passenger plane with a capacity of passengers, they are not as awesome as the Mario M passenger plane.

As for the troops, they also want to obtain the right to use this transport aircraft, because the troops also have many transportation tasks, and of course they hope to be able to use the Mario M6147 passenger plane when performing some emergency tasks.

The most important thing is that the Mario M6147 passenger plane should have a very fast flying speed. After all, each of its wings uses two of the world's most advanced turbofan engines, and the thrust is absolutely amazing.

"Lao Zhang, it's not that I disagree, but my plane needs to perform other missions, so I need to discuss this with my superiors."

Zhao Mancang made an excuse and said that no one would cherish something given for free, so he would not let the other party get the right to use the plane so easily.

But how could Zhang Wenhong not know what Zhao Mancang meant?
What about discussing this with the higher-ups? Isn't Zhao Mancang the top leader of Jiaolong Comprehensive Organization? As for Gu Haidong, he doesn't belong to this organization, but to another department. He is said to be Zhao Mancang's direct supervisor, but more often than not, he is just a mouthpiece.

There was no way. Zhao Mancang had made great contributions, held a high position, and had great autonomy. Of course, Gu Haidong could not command him.

So what Zhao Mancang meant by this, translated, is that he doesn't want them to get anything for free at the Yumen Pass camp.

After hearing the voice-over, Zhang Wenhong immediately said:
"I know, I know, Leader Zhao. How about this? You can dock this plane with us, just like the H21 helicopter. We'll take care of the routine maintenance and refueling. What do you think?"

Zhao Mancang nodded and said he would wait until he discussed it with his leader.

Seeing this, Zhang Wenhong didn't say anything else, because his meaning had been conveyed. In any case, Zhao Mancang would definitely not lose money. After all, the maintenance and refueling of the aircraft also cost a lot of money.

Moreover, keeping the plane at the Yumenguan camp will also bring many benefits to Zhao Mancang. Whenever he wants to use the plane, he can come and get it at any time. Anyway, the Yumenguan camp will send their plan for using the plane to Guozi Lane in the capital. In this way, Zhao Mancang and others can keep track of the situation of the plane at any time.

By then, there would be no situation where Zhao Mancang wanted to use the plane, but came here and found nothing.

After a short rest of more than five hours, Zhao Mancang drove the Mario M6147 passenger plane back to Shaya Laboratory.

To be honest, the wind is not strong at the moment, otherwise this place may not be suitable for landing.

In this era, flying a plane depends more on the captain's experience. Zhao Mancang's flying really depends on his skills.

The Mario M6147 passenger plane flies very fast. It only takes about three hours to travel between Shaya Laboratory and Yumenguan Camp, which can be said to be very fast.

In other words, Zhao Mancang only needed one day to transport Deng Ji and his 500 engineers back.

After Deng Ji and the others were transported away, the Shaya Laboratory in Northwest China has temporarily returned to peace, waiting to restart in February or March next year.

However, Zhao Mancang would definitely come over occasionally to check on the laboratory to prevent it from being usurped or destroyed by others.

When Zhao Mancang returned to Beijing, it was already the last day of September. Zhao Huijun and a few other little kids said that tomorrow was National Day and they wanted to go shopping in Xidan and Wangfujing.

"How about this? We go back to the city tonight and stay overnight. We'll get up early tomorrow and go watch the flag-raising ceremony. How about that? Afterwards, we'll go back and catch up on some sleep, and then go shopping. I'll accompany you for the whole day. How about that?"

Hearing their father say this, the little kids all cheered.

The house in the city is the one in Denglai Hutong near Guang'anmen. Courtyard No. 7 is a small courtyard with one entrance and one span, which is a compact quadrangle courtyard. It is rarely lived there on weekdays. Occasionally, when Lin Wan is at work, she will go back to take a lunch break.

Otherwise, when I go to the city, I will stay in this courtyard for a day or two. Normally, there are very few people living here.

After cheering, the little kids urged their father to get out now.

Every time Zhao Mancang went to the courtyard in the city, if the family went there, he would have to run back and forth twice, because there were too many people and the vehicle could not accommodate so many people.

So the little kids especially like to be the first to go there so that they can let themselves go.

Lin Wan, Zhang Dongyue and the others had no objections. After all, Zhao Huijun was over eight years old now and could take good care of the three-year-old Xiao Taozi and the other kids.

In addition, Dahei and Xiaohei will also follow, so generally speaking, they will not encounter any danger. Even if there is really danger, the Grain Bureau is nearby in Denglai Hutong and can arrive at the first time.

After Zhao Mancang drove back with Lin Wan, Zhang Dongyue and others, Zhao Huijun and others asked to have fried rice tonight.

There are also plenty of ingredients at home in Denglai Hutong, so it’s still a simple matter to just make fried rice.

That night, the little kids had a great time and their smiles hardly stopped.

They especially like such days because they are really great, with delicious food and fun things to do, and there are many children at home, so it is very lively and of course very beautiful.

Children don’t have so many ideas. They just play and eat, nothing else.

Early the next morning, Zhao Mancang woke up the little kids. They all seemed to be still sleepy, rubbing their eyes and acting coquettishly, saying that they didn't want to watch the flag-raising ceremony because they couldn't get up.

It's only a little past five in the morning. If it were any other day, they would still be sleeping soundly. How could they get up at this time?

"Hurry up and get up and brush your teeth, otherwise I won't play with you next time."

While urging the little brat, Zhao Mancang saw that Xiao Shitou was still lying on the bed and didn't want to move, so he directly picked up the little guy.

Force startup!
After they had simply washed up, Zhao Mancang drove the car straight to Tiananmen Square. After parking the car, he took the little ones to the flag-raising platform.

They didn't arrive very late, but not very early either. There were already quite a few people here. Because today is National Day, the flag-raising ceremony is different from usual, so there are quite a few tourists near the flag-raising platform.

Most people who come to Beijing for sightseeing will inevitably visit Tiananmen Square, whether they are going to visit the Forbidden City or other places. In short, they must come to the heart of the motherland to take a walk and see.

Soon, when a team carrying the national flag arrived at the flag-raising platform, the flag-raising ceremony was about to begin. Zhao Huijun and the other little brats were completely awake, watching the scene in front of them with wide eyes.

Xiao Taozi and the other kids didn't quite understand any of this, and it was their first time watching a flag-raising ceremony. Zhao Huijun, on the other hand, understood a little better, because her school held a flag-raising ceremony every Monday, and the school leaders would give speeches at the ceremony as well.

So she had some understanding of the flag-raising ceremony.

However, this feeling was even stronger when they heard someone singing the national anthem loudly next to them, because there were many boys around ten years old singing next to them.

The flag-raising ceremony was very short and was over in the blink of an eye. However, for the little kid, it was his first time experiencing such a scene, and he was inevitably shocked. A small seed had already been planted in his little heart.

"Let's go home."

After that, Zhao Mancang took the little ones home to catch up on a nap. After all, there was no one around to go shopping at this time.

On the way back, the little kids were chattering and I didn't feel sleepy at all.

But after arriving home, they did not wait for breakfast but went back to their room to sleep immediately.

When the sun was at noon, they finally got up on their own accord. By this time, it was already very bright outside and the sun was shining into the room, so they had no choice but to get up.

After breakfast, Zhao Mancang and his family went out and strolled along the streets in the city center, such as Xidan and Wangfujing. When they were tired at noon, they had lunch at a state-owned restaurant outside, took a short rest, and then continued shopping.

Even Zhao Mancang and his friends went into the Forbidden City to stroll around for a while, and Lin Wan even chatted with the ticket seller at the door.

At the beginning, Lin Wan was also a ticket seller at the Forbidden City, and these ticket sellers were almost fixed. Over the years, except for Lin Wan who was transferred away, the other ticket sellers had not moved at all.

When Zhao Mancang and his friends came out of the department store near Wangfujing, it was almost dark outside.

The National Day holiday is over here.

The two-day holiday passed by so quickly.

Just when Zhao Mancang was busy taking care of his children at home during the holidays, violent conflicts had already arisen in the outside world and the war was about to break out.

On the plateau, India is already ready to make a move. Nehru keeps provoking us and seems to really want to fight us.

On October 2, Nehru declared in their capital, New Delhi, that India would "use military force against Southeast Asia."

His strength is not that great, but he is extremely arrogant.

Nehru probably forgot that ten years ago, the University of the North defeated the Allied Forces of Sam, Great Britain and others on the peninsula battlefield.

I really don’t know where they got the courage to challenge Todai?

Or was it that Nehru was bewitched by Westerners such as Great Britain and Sam, and faced with the "easy to get" land and the repeated concessions to the University of the South, Nehru and others had been blinded by greed.

No matter who it is, if they dare to do this, something bad will definitely happen.

Of course, Nehru’s arrogance was a relatively simple matter, but what Moscow and Sam did was what really frightened the whole world.

Because they are all hovering around the nuclear button, and once it is really pressed, it will be the end of the world.

What the hell is a nuclear button?

That is the button that controls the nuclear bomb. Once it is pressed, multiple nuclear bombs will be launched at the same time, which would mean the end of the world.

The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have set an example for the whole world. What kind of doomsday scene would it be like after being plowed by nuclear bombs? Just look at the newspaper photos from more than ten years ago.

This time, in October 1962, the reason why Khrushchev and John Fitzgerald were hovering around the nuclear button was because both sides wanted to win.

The cause of the incident can be traced back to the previous Bay of Pigs incident. In the first half of this year, Khrushchev approved the proposal to deploy medium-range missiles in the Crocodile Country and provide Il-28 jet bombers, which was officially implemented in July.

At that time, Moscow changed the way goods were transported to the Crocodile Country to be transported by Moscow ships. Dozens of missiles and dozens of aircraft were disassembled and loaded into containers and shipped to the Crocodile Country. At the same time, 3,500 military technicians also took the ship one after another.

These missiles, each carrying a nuclear warhead twenty or thirty times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, arrived in the Crocodile Country on merchant ships in late July.

And it was not until early September that Moscow publicly announced that, according to the agreement reached between them and the Crocodile State, Moscow would provide weapons and technical experts to the Crocodile State.

At this time, the transportation plan for weapons and experts has been basically completed, and the deployment work is nearing completion.

In other words, the entire deployment process was very secretive and the outside world had no idea about it.

Regarding the merchant ships transporting missiles and technical experts, Moscow's external explanation was: We were shipping daily necessities and food for the people of the Crocodile Country, nothing more.

Then a few days later, Moscow admitted that they had provided weapons and technical experts to the Crocodile Country. The reason was naturally because of the threat from the capitalist imperialist group and that Moscow did so at the request of the Crocodile Country.

But who knows which one is real and which one is fake?

Sam Washington, inside the White House office.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

John Fitzgerald glanced at everyone sitting in the office and said seriously.

"Khrushchev is going too far. I think we should fight back. They are not the only ones with missiles. We can deploy them in Europe, South Asia and other regions."

Eric Blair, the vanguard, was the first to express his opinion, but it would have been better if he hadn't expressed it.

Isn't this definitely hurting each other?

Deputy Squad Leader Lyndon Johnson followed suit, suggesting, "I think we should send a reconnaissance force to investigate this matter thoroughly. Although our U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance plane was shot down in Moscow, I doubt they can shoot it down in Crocodile Country."

This statement was unanimously agreed upon by James Barnes, Franz Geithner and others.

Even squad leader John Fitzgerald believed that a thorough investigation should be conducted before any response could be taken. After all, there is an old Chinese saying that goes, "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win every battle."

So, today's meeting ended quickly without much discussion.

In the office in Guozi Lane, Beijing, Zhao Mancang was drinking tea.

After the National Day, he ended his vacation and came back to the office to punch in for work.

Earning some experience points every day is his daily compulsory course, otherwise the experience point balance will not increase automatically.

"Mancang, do you think Tianzhu really dares to take action?"

Wei Huayong, who was sitting opposite Zhao Mancang, also talked about recent events.

The outside world may not be aware of Tianzhu’s little tricks, but Wei Huayong is in a different position, so of course he knows about it.

Before Zhao Mancang could express his opinion, several people came to the door, and Shen Moqun was among them.

Zhao Mancang and Wei Huayong thought that these people came here for important matters, but who knew that they came here to complain? Why?
Because it seemed that the higher-ups had already chosen who would go to Tianzhu, and Shen Moqun and his friends were not selected, so they were very angry.

People like Shen Moqun are all "warmongers", or they can't swallow this humiliation.

It’s okay if Sam bullies us, after all, they are the only two superpowers in the world and have always been the representatives of wolfish ambitions, but what the hell is India?

Let's talk about Sam first. In the early 1950s, Sam deployed 1.3 million troops, but so what? They were still crushed to the ground by us and eventually left in disgrace.

As for India, they only became independent in 1947, and they are a ragtag army that has never fought any battles. How dare they show off their power to us?
Then of course I’ll beat him up!
Listening to the indignant words of Shen Moqun and the others, Zhao Mancang just wanted to laugh. He didn't need to worry about this matter at all, and it was not his turn to worry about it.

The year was 1962, and there were simply too many men available to continue the war; any one of them could win.

It's a little different from the original time and space. The only difference is that the Tamron factory provided some bulletproof vests to the troops on the plateau, that's all.

"Stop complaining! I feel like you're not complaining, you're just bragging about your achievements in front of me. If that's the case, then I brought back billions of dollars in foreign exchange. Who among you can compare to me?"

Seeing them bragging about their past achievements in an indignant manner, Zhao Mancang gradually realized that something was wrong and slammed the table.

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

If you have to compare them this way, they really can't compare to Zhao Mancang.

If we talk about how many enemy troops they destroyed and what kind of victory they achieved, then they are definitely awesome, but what about Zhao Mancang?
Every time he went out on a mission, he almost always completed it alone, and the billions of gold he brought back had a strategic value that was definitely beyond imagination.

"Damn it, why did I suddenly forget? No, I have to go back. You guys continue chatting, I'm leaving first."

After someone realized what was happening, he gave a poor excuse and ran away in shame.

Shen Moqun and others quickly followed suit and soon all ran away.

When Wei Huayong saw this scene, he was stunned, and then he burst into laughter. Seeing these old guys being humiliated, he was happier than anyone else.

Zhao Mancang raised his hand and glanced at the watch on his wrist. Seeing that it was noon, he prepared to go home for lunch after get off work.

There's not much work to do right now anyway.

On Zhongguancun South Street, Zhao Mancang stepped on the brakes and the car stopped steadily at the doorstep.

Xiao Taozi and the others had left their friends and ran over excitedly, but Da Hei and Xiao Hei were even faster than them.

Whenever he was at home, every time he came back, he would be greeted by these little brats and two wolfhounds.

In a short while, his body was covered with children. Little Peach, Little Baozi and Little Stone were all hanging on him. If Little Fatty hadn't been so young, he would have been hung up too.

As I stepped into the yard, my mother-in-law Zhang Dongyue said with a smile that I was back and we would have fried rice noodles for lunch.

The rice noodles were made this morning, and the production method had already been mastered by Zhang Dongyue and the others.

Since there is rice and a stone mill at home, making rice milk is not a difficult task.

Zhang Dongyue was also free, so she prepared some other delicious food.

Han Meimei also came, and she brought a little boy named Lin Zhaohui with her, and she had an unborn baby in her belly.

Lin Zhaohui is the son of Lin Kai and Han Meimei. The couple got married in October 1960 and got pregnant before the Spring Festival in 1961. It was a very fast pregnancy.

After giving birth in the second half of 1961, Han Meimei became pregnant again in early 1962. By October now, her belly had grown very big, and her due date was not far away.

When guests come to your home, it will naturally be more lively.

The fried rice noodles were not the authentic dry fried beef noodles from Baiyun City in the south, but ordinary fried rice noodles with beef and eggs.

Well, actually this is just a very common fried noodle, nothing special.

But the taste is very different from fried rice or other fried rice noodles.

Southerners are really good at eating, which is something that northerners cannot compare to.

The favorite food of Beijing locals is fried noodles with soybean paste. It is simple and quick to make. First, mix the diced meat, green onion and ginger, then add various shredded cucumbers, mung bean sprouts, shredded radish, diced celery, etc., and then add sweet bean sauce or dry yellow bean sauce. After mixing, it is ready to eat.

It sounds good, but for people from the south, it's not that great.

Zhao Mancang doesn’t have many requirements when it comes to food. He can be very strict or just have a casual meal.

The fried rice noodles at noon were very good, not too salty nor too bland, the taste was just right and it was very delicious.

The little kids all ate with gusto, and the pregnant woman Han Meimei also gave a thumbs up and praised the food for being delicious.

In the afternoon, Zhao Mancang returned to Guozi Lane to work. He had just sat down and the water had not yet boiled when Wei Changyuan from the Longxing Research Institute next door came to them.

"Director Zhao, let me introduce these two to you. They are both my good friends. This is Sun Jiadong and this is Pan Houren. They are here to see me now."

Sun Jiadong and Pan Houren are both leaders of the rocket and satellite projects, and each is responsible for some small projects.

The two men had just returned from the Northwest. The reason they came back was that they encountered a big trouble: the missiles they had prepared had problems.

Screws, nuts and other debris were found in the missile that was about to be launched. After investigation, it was found that it was caused by rats.

This is nothing, after all, in such an environment, it is normal for rats to appear, and all we need to do is improve it.

But after this lesson, Sun Jiadong and his team also discovered that making missiles is not such a simple task.

They have never seen a real missile, so it is normal that they cannot make one.

In fact, Sun Jiadong and his team had reported on it in the newspaper, and with Khrushchev’s approval once before, a real missile was shipped from Moscow for Sun Jiadong and his team to see.

But it's useless, it's just for show.

It was impossible for Moscow to tell Sun Jiadong and his team the real technology of the missile. Even the missile that was transported over at that time was only allowed to be taken a look at by Sun Jiadong and his team, and was not allowed to be disassembled for inspection.

"Comrade Director Zhao, I heard that you brought back a lot of rocket engine-related technology and equipment from Sam, and also brought back a number of foreign researchers. We came here this time to talk to you. Could you please see if you could bring back another missile from Sam?"

Sun Jiadong said this very embarrassedly, because he knew that such a request was extremely excessive. After all, it was equivalent to putting Zhao Mancang and the Jiaolong Army into crisis again.

Although there is always danger in carrying out the mission, going to Sam to get a missile is definitely playing with fire, and the level of danger is extremely high.

That's why Sun Jiadong felt so embarrassed.

Pan Houren, who was standing by, added at the right moment:

"Director Zhao, we also know that this is a very dangerous matter. Missiles are weapons that Sam guards very carefully. It is very difficult for the outside world to know where they are stored. Even if we know where the missiles are stored, whether we can get them is a huge problem, and then there is also the problem of transportation..."

Wei Changyuan certainly knew the purpose of his two good friends' visit and was willing to act as a lobbyist. Otherwise, he would definitely not bring them to see Zhao Mancang.

"Leader, this is the current situation. If our Longxing Research Institute still wants to speed up the completion of the satellite launch mission, realize the launch of the synchronous satellite as soon as possible, and realize the satellite phone project, this is the only way."

"Satellite phone technology is now fully developed. The only thing left is geostationary satellite technology, but this technology won't be achieved overnight."

"Of course, if transporting a missile back from Sam is too dangerous, we can take pictures if we can't do anything else. We..."

(End of this chapter)