The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Chapter 37: Really Full of Martial Virtue
Wang Haoran started spraying pesticides in the corn field he contracted.

During this process, Li Gang and several other members of the cooperative discussed the matter curiously for a while.

Everyone was a little bit skeptical that the weeds could be killed by just spraying pesticides.

While spraying pesticides, Wang Haoran observed the cornfield and found that it was indeed time to water it.

Even at dusk, the corn leaves were a little wilted.

Corn requires plenty of water and fertilizer to produce a good harvest.

There are not too many machine-pumped wells in Li Cai Brigade.

Once watering begins, the members will stay in the fields day and night.

And when it’s time to water the fields, electricity will be slightly tilted toward rural areas.

Watering the fields is indeed a very hard job.

The weather forecast has not been very accurate these days. It always predicts rain or something, but it never happens.

Wang Haoran has a headache.

But since you have taken this land, you have to take responsibility.

Wang Haoran began to think about one thing in his mind, which was: Could he launch some rain-making rockets into the sky to achieve the purpose of artificial rainfall?
He really didn't want to compete with his fellow villagers for water for irrigation.

After Wang Haoran finished beating Shiqilong, he looked over and saw that Li Gang and others were still there.

By this time, it was almost dark.

However, there is a moon tonight, so the light in the wild is not too dark.

Wang Haoran smiled and took out a box of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket and gave them to Li Gang and the others.

"Uncle Gang, it's time to go home in the afternoon, right?" Wang Haoran said.

Li Gang shook his head and said, "I want to see if it's my turn to water the fields tonight."

"If we don't water this land, it will be in trouble and the yield will be affected."

"Haoran, if it's my turn to water my land, I'll water yours as well."

Wang Haoran said: "How can I let Uncle Gang help me with the work?"

"I might as well stay here tonight."

The moon is rising.

The soft light shines on the earth.

The evening breeze brings a rare coolness.

In the fields, insects are chirping.

At this point, there are still many people working in the fields.

Li Cai Village has more than 2 acres of land, but there are less than machine-driven wells in total.

Now, the members are trying hard to irrigate the land they contracted as soon as possible.

Li Gang waved his hands and said in a muffled voice: "You are a man who can do big things. You can't do it if you stay up late to work, and it will delay other important things. Just leave this small matter to me."

Another villager nearby said at this time: "Li Gang, forget about it tonight. It's not your turn to water the fields at all, at least not in the next two or three days."

Li Gang was very worried after hearing this.

After the household contract responsibility system was implemented, the sense of responsibility of all members was really raised.

Wang Haoran asked, "Uncle Gang, does our commune have a rocket launcher?"

Li Gang shook his head: "There is no such thing! Only military regions have that thing. Why are you asking this suddenly?"

Wang Haoran said, "Oh, I think there are actually quite a lot of clouds in the sky recently. Maybe we can try using rain-making shells to see if we can create artificial rainfall."

Li Gang's eyes lit up: "I've heard of artificial rainfall being carried out in other places, but we've never done it here!"

"Is it really possible?"

Wang Haoran said: "Of course I can!"

"If there is no rocket launcher, you can use a cannon or an anti-aircraft gun!"

"I'll make the rain-making bombs."

Li Gang touched his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Our commune militia battalion has 37mm anti-aircraft guns. Can we use them?"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "Sure! Take me there later."

Li Gang smiled and said, "Let's go! Let's go to the commune and take a look."

"By the way, our militia is also responsible for air defense!" "So, we have quite a few anti-aircraft guns, as many as six or seven!"

Wang Haoran looked at the time. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening. "Isn't this a bit too late?"

"Or, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Li Gang was an impatient man, shaking his head like a rattle: "It's okay! I'm the deputy battalion commander of the commune militia!"

"I have a key to our commune's armory!"

“It doesn’t matter when you go to see it!”

Just like that, Wang Haoran was brought to the commune compound by Li Gang.

There is a special militia armory in the commune compound.

Li Gang opened the door with his key and said, "Come in and take a look."

Wang Haoran followed him in and took a look, his eyes almost popped out.

There's quite a lot of space here.

Machine guns, rifles, and grenades were all arranged in an orderly manner.

There are six anti-aircraft guns in the innermost part.

Not only are there anti-aircraft guns, but there are also artillery shells.

This era is really completely different from later generations.

The people of Long Country are indeed quite armed.

"Haoran, take a look, can these cannons be used to create artificial rainfall?"

Wang Haoran nodded: "Yes! Absolutely!"

"I'll make some artificial rain bombs tomorrow."

Li Gang was surprised: "Can you make artillery shells?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Unlike artillery shells, there is only a small amount of gunpowder in artificial rainmaking bombs. The rest is mostly silver iodide, dry ice, and salt powder. The shells are not made of metal either."

Li Gang asked: "So when can we start artificial rainfall?"

Wang Haoran looked at the sky and said, "We can wait until there are more clouds in the sky."

"Tomorrow I'll make a few dozen artificial rain-making bombs first."

"By the way, should we report this matter to our superiors?"

Li Gang said: "Leave the reporting to me."

"Haoran, if you can really make it rain, you will be the benefactor of our commune!"

"We are really short of rain right now."

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Wang Haoran was taken to the Pingu County Pesticide Factory again.

As soon as Li Yunpeng saw Wang Haoran, he said to him happily: "Comrade Haoran, the grass that was sprayed with pesticides yesterday has indeed wilted a lot."

"It seems that this herbicide is really useful."

Li Yunpeng took Wang Haoran to the weeds that had been sprayed with herbicides.

The broadleaf weeds that had been sprayed with pesticides had indeed all begun to twist and wither.

At this time, it was only fourteen or fifteen hours away from spraying the pesticides.

It looks like within 24 hours, the grass will start to lose its vitality.

The grass weeds growing among the broad-leaved weeds are all doing well.

However, there are far fewer grass weeds.

Wang Haoran said, "Let's wait and see. In addition, I'll make a list and we'll do some tests to figure out all the properties of this medicine and write an instruction manual. Then, we can report the invention. If this medicine can be promoted nationwide, it will save a lot of work time for the majority of members and greatly improve work efficiency."

Wang Haoran gave Li Yunpeng a list of tests.

He decided to postpone the development of plant growth hormones for the time being.

Today, he is going to develop rain-making shells.

We will strive to implement artificial rainfall across the county in the next two days.

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