Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Zhao Yilin was sitting in a conference room, in the last row.

He had no idea why this meeting was suddenly called. He didn't know the topic or the format of the meeting. He suddenly received a notice from the secretary of their minister Wu Huafeng to attend the meeting.

But when he was arranged to sit in the last row, he realized that this meeting was not large in scale but of high standard.

Zhao Yilin sat in the back row of the oval conference table, and in front of him was Wu Huafeng, the Minister of their Postal Department.

"Minister..." The meeting hadn't started yet, Zhao Yilin asked cautiously from behind Wu Huafeng, "What kind of meeting is today? Why are there no directors from other departments participating?"

"You were specifically named by the higher-ups." Wu Huafeng said without turning around, "As for the topic of the meeting, I don't know either. Just listen."

You don’t know either?

What kind of meeting is this...

Zhao Yilin was dumbfounded.

After a few minutes, a high-ranking leader walked in first, followed by Liu Yong and Yang Mingyuan. Everyone in the conference room immediately stood up to greet them.

"Everyone, sit down!" The big leader put his hands down and waited until everyone else sat down before he sat down in the main seat. "It's very sudden to call everyone to a meeting today. To be honest, I feel it's sudden too, but this is very important and a happy event. I haven't digested the relevant information yet. Let's let Comrade Liu Yong speak first. Everyone is welcome."

There was no clichés at all. Perhaps the higher the level of the meeting, the more concise it was.

Liu Yong stood up without any hesitation, took out the 1110 he got from Zeng Wangcai, and showed it to everyone in the conference room: "This is called a mobile phone. It has only one function, which is to allow people to make long-distance calls, but it does not require a telephone line..."

what?

The conference room was silent as everyone was digesting this shocking news.

After more than ten seconds, Liu Yong continued, "I think everyone can imagine the use of this thing. Without the constraints of telephone lines, its military role is needless to say. In terms of civilian use, it will definitely change the way people communicate. The first to be affected is the postal department. If mobile phones are popularized, who will still write letters? Who will still send telegrams..."

This is a fact, a conceivable fact.

Who would still write letters when you can just make a phone call and the other party can receive the message you want to say?

A wired telephone can also do this, but it has limitations and cannot be carried around.

As for the telegraph, its development among the people can be stopped now.

Wu Huafeng was completely dumbfounded. He didn't expect that just because of a meeting, his department would be ruined?

But then Wu Huafeng immediately thought that since mail and telegram were gone, the post office could develop mobile phones and incorporate them into the postal and telecommunications department.

After Liu Yong finished speaking, Wu Huafeng immediately expressed his opinion: "This thing is good. Our Postal Department will ensure that we vigorously develop mobile phones..."

"Comrade Wu Huafeng, please wait a moment." Liu Yong said seriously, "The current preliminary opinion is that this thing will be developed by our Third Ministry of Machine Building and will not be assigned to the postal department. However, in addition to meeting the needs of the army, the mobile phone will also be available to the general public. After testing, it will be put on the market for sale, and Huayao Company and the Third Ministry of Machine Building will cooperate."

Huayao?

Zhao Yilin's mind buzzed, and he immediately remembered the wireless communication project submitted by Zeng Wangcai, which did not mention the word mobile phone.

In other words, Zhao Yilin was blinded by hatred and did not even carefully read the documents submitted by Huayao. Moreover, he did not understand the technology.

"Wait a minute, Minister Liu!" Wu Huafeng felt bad. "You mean, this project is combined with your Third Ministry of Machine Building? You are in the aerospace industry, aren't you overstepping your authority? If you do this, what should our department do?"

"We'll discuss this later!" Liu Yong replied, "I can only say that this project was first submitted to your department, but was rejected by your department..."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore!" The big boss interrupted Liu Yong and made a decision. "Today we are not here to discuss which department is responsible, but to discuss how all departments should fully cooperate with the implementation of this project and put it into use as quickly as possible... Military procurement must be given priority. Comrade Yang Mingyuan, I think the pilot project of the military should be placed in the garrison area. You are familiar with that area, so you can take the lead. Comrade Liu Yong will be in charge of Sijiucheng and set up a special working group..."

That was it. We started discussing the coordination between the various departments and selecting the personnel to watch the test...

Wu Huafeng was already in a mess. He turned back to look at Zhao Yilin in shock and saw Zhao Yilin's pale face.

How come I don’t know about this?

He understood that there was something hidden.

......

Siheyuan, warehouse behind the grocery store.

A signal base station has been installed and is undergoing final debugging.

Since it was a test and he was hosting it himself, Zeng Wangcai naturally chose to install a base station here and then lay it around the city of Sijiu.

"Liangzi, has the car factory finished installing it?" Zeng Wangcai asked while drinking soda outside the shop.

"Okay, after we're ready here, we can call the teacher first." Huang Liang was also drinking soda. Seeing that the big event he was involved in was about to be realized, he said contentedly, "Wangcai, will we go down in history? The teacher can't wait any longer and is waiting with his phone in hand."

“Haha, who knows…” Zeng Wangcai took out 1110 and played with it slowly.

Tomorrow, tomorrow is the time for testing and acceptance. Liu Yong has sent someone to notify us, so after they finish today, they will give it a try.

To be honest, although Zeng Wangcai has been using his mobile phone, it was in private. Now that he can bring this out in the open, he is still a little excited.

"Wangcai, what are you doing with all the noise today?" Uncle Li and a few other uncles from nearby yards came over.

Ever since Yan Bugui’s treatment was delayed because he was sent to the hospital too late, the old men and women living nearby have been terrified, fearing that the same day would happen to them.

So everyone was looking forward to the installation of a telephone in the grocery store. Every day, the old man would come and ask whether the higher-ups had agreed, when the installation would be completed, when he could call his son and daughter, and so on.

"To pack things..." Zeng Wangcai answered casually.

"What? Are you installing a telephone?" Uncle Li was excited for a second. "But I saw that it was carried in by a huge thing. What kind of telephone is so big?"

"It's not a landline phone..." Zeng Wangcai put down the soda bottle and explained, "It's this mobile phone. Once it's installed, you can make calls."

"Is this a phone? Are you kidding me..." Uncle Li grabbed the phone and pouted, "Can this thing make calls? Where can I put it to listen and talk?"

So tiring...

It’s so tiring to get people to accept something new.

"Don't worry about it. I'll let you listen to it later, okay?"

Not long after, Lei Daqiang came out and said that the things had been installed. Yes, Lei Daqiang was a jack of all trades, and he had everything from water to electricity.

Zeng Wangcai took the phone back from Grandpa Li and pressed the power button... The phone made a sound: "Huayao mobile phone, communication without distance, Didu..."