Siheyuan: Heavy Industry Revitalizes the Country

"I've already been approached once to look at the WP-6 engine.

But I rejected it, is that something I can watch now? "

Fang Xiang understood in his heart that Professor Xu was truly a great Buddha.

Maybe he will even be an academician.

But since Professor Xu doesn't want to talk about it, forget it.

Instead, another topic was mentioned.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten.

What do you think of the WP-6 after watching it?

Professor Xu nodded and asked Fang Xiang for his opinion with a smile.

"How can I see? I can only see with my eyes..."

Fang Xiang felt helpless. He wondered where he had been exposed.

Doubting myself one after another.

"Stop talking so much nonsense. Can you understand it?"

Professor Xu still had a smile on his face, but his eyes clearly revealed doubt.

"I can see...I understand a little bit..."

Fang Xiang felt a little guilty, but unfortunately his acting skills were really not that good.

“Are you also interested in aerospace?”

Professor Xu saw that Fang Xiang was feeling guilty, but he did not pursue the matter.

"Indeed."

Fang Xiang nodded quickly and vigorously.

"Okay, I'll introduce you to the professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics later.

I'll take you with me when I come back."

I didn't expect Professor Xu to be so selfless, and Fang Xiang was suddenly moved.

"Okay, go and do your thing.

I have submitted your application to join the party, so please be prepared to pay your dues."

Seeing that there was nothing wrong, Professor Xu directly ordered them to leave.

Fang Xiang nodded, smiled at Qin Jun beside him, and slipped away obediently.

"How to say?"

Cao Tianwei, who was squatting outside the door smoking, saw Fang Xiang coming out and hurried over to him.

"The professor agreed, allowed us to take on the Jiefang project, and helped us with the logistics.

There should be no problem with the steel mill, but the professor asked me to go again next week.

I guess it’s to give them some time to communicate internally.”

Fang wanted to smile and nodded to Cao Tianwei.

"Very good.

Now the team members are very concerned about the evaluation of professional titles and housing.

You don’t know, those of us who are engaged in scientific research seem to have a good salary.

But the family expenses are high, and I work overtime day and night just to reduce the burden on my family.

If this can be implemented, I don’t know how happy they will be.”

Cao Tianwei was very happy and talked about his team members.

"Don't we have separate houses?"

When Fang Xiang saw Cao Tianwei talking about houses, he suddenly remembered, aren't houses allocated by the state these days?

The members of the research team are all quite old. Except for Cao Tianwei, they are all in their twenties.

How come there is no house?

“It’s a long story.

As for us, we are affiliated with Shuimu University.

But the wages are paid directly by the state.

It just went through the hands of Mizuki University.

The main reason is that we don’t have any projects to show off.

There is no way to get into the Academy of Sciences.

Shuimu University currently has no extra houses and can only provide staff dormitories.

If I can get into the Academy of Sciences, I can get a big house right away."

Fang Xiang was surprised by what Cao Tianwei said.

He always thought that the research team was affiliated with Shuimu University.

I didn't expect that it is just a temporary affiliation now.

"So what is our relationship with the professor?"

Fang Xiang was a little confused.

“All of us were taught and brought up by professors.

It's just that they were more talented or performed better in school.

But you also know that not everyone can enter the Academy of Sciences.

Mizuki University also has a number of established scientific research groups.

Therefore, the professor relies on his own connections to support us.

Once we can produce results, we will have a place to go.”

Cao Tianwei's words made Fang even more confused.

"But when we graduate, don't we all get jobs assigned by the government?"

“That being said, some people don’t want to go to the countryside and want to stay in the capital.

Some are dissatisfied with the assigned jobs, while others still want to learn from professors.

Others have bigger ideas, like me, who want to join the Academy of Sciences.

In short, it's complicated.

But in the end, everyone has the same goal.

Carry out projects and get results! "

Cao Tianwei sighed and said something that Fang Xiang had never paid attention to.

"So what is the identity of our professor?"

Fang Xiang was silent for a long time and finally figured it out.

Another question immediately came to mind.

"Ah? Don't you know?

The professor is the vice-dean of our School of Engineering.

Vice President of the National Society of Mechanical Engineers.

He is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The professor also participated in the writing of the book "Principles of Mechanics" which is now taught in university courses.

I thought you knew all along."

Now it was Cao Tianwei's turn to be surprised.

Wow, I didn’t know I was hugging such a thick thigh.

Fang Xiang suddenly felt numb.

I followed Cao Tianwei all the way to the research team's office.

I didn't hear what Cao Tianwei said on the way.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet and listen to me.

About the project of the Jiefang truck engine CA-10.

The professor agreed to take over.

Same as the engine project for the Dongfanghong tractor.

It is also to optimize and adjust first, and then start new research.

This is a long and time-consuming study. . . . . ”

After arriving at the office, Cao Tianwei called together the team members and started a mobilization meeting.

Everyone's blood boiled when they heard this.

"By the way, did the professor say where to start first?"

At the end, Cao Tianwei looked at Fang Xiang.

"Yes, I'll mark it for you."

Fang Xiang didn't hesitate and started marking on the drawing.

CA-10 actually still has some minor problems at present, but they are not worth mentioning.

After all, it is an extremely mature engine.

What we need to do now is the first step, how to increase horsepower, torque and reduce fuel consumption.

Fang Xiang had already had a plan for this and just needed to refer to CA-10C.

There are not many changes, only more than 20.

Moreover, these changes are all small-scale.

It won’t take a few days to modify the drawings.

All that remains is custom parts, assembly and testing.

Fang Xiang is very confident about CA-10C.

This is the final form of the CA-10 model.

As for the future, the focus must be on developing new engines.

But for now, these tasks are enough to keep me busy.

Now, with three projects in hand, Fang Xiang has no plans to continue expanding his business.

After all, unlike his teammates, he still had to attend classes.

You will also need to take exams at the end of the semester.

By then, even if you get full marks in the exam.

But when it comes to class attendance, everyone is absent, which doesn’t look good anyway.

After finishing these, Fang Xiang left the research team.

When I was about to go to eat, I met Ji Pengwei and Yin Qingqiu.

"Let's go, let's have dinner together."

Yin Qingqiu, who was nagged by Ji Pengwei for free meals a few days ago.

He grabbed Fang Xiang and was very happy.

"Fang Xiang, my dad said that everything has been communicated with the steel mill.

You can come over and place your order anytime."

After the three of them arrived at Hai Ji BBQ.

Yin Qingqiu generously ordered a roasted lamb leg.

"Uh......"

Fang Xiang was a little stunned for a moment.

It was not until the afternoon that Professor Xu greeted the Ministry of First Machine Building.

Is there news so soon now?

"My dad said that Director Yang was not on the same page as him.

I have tried to do work several times recently, but I always said that the workload before the New Year was too heavy and I couldn't spare the time.

So this time we contacted the deputy factory director, his surname is Li, Li Huaide, you can just go find him. "

Fang Xiang listened to the words and then he understood that there were so many things going on.

He is not very willing to pay attention to these issues.

However, since both sides have made efforts, I think there will be no obstacles in the subsequent work.

Just as the three of them were happily enjoying the food.

"Fang Xiang, what kind of girl do you like? Can I introduce you to a girlfriend?"

Yin Qingqiu looked at Fang Xiang with a smile.

PS: Thanks to Mr. Fathead Fish for the good comments, I will add another chapter