Siheyuan: Brutal beasts, treat me like the Supreme Being

Yang Ming arrived at the office of the steel rolling mill, put the black cat down, took out some pieces of meat from the space and threw them to the black cat. Watching the black cat eat several pieces of meat in no time and then lying on the sofa, Yang Ming nodded with satisfaction.

"Knock, knock, knock," there was a knock on the door.

"Is the master here?" Chief Engineer Zhou's voice came from outside the door.

Yang Ming: “Come in.”

Chief Engineer Zhou opened the door and walked in: "Master, to be honest, I got some tea from Director Yang. I think it tastes good. I'll make some for you. Try it first." As he spoke, he walked towards the coffee table. Just as Chief Engineer Zhou was about to sit on the sofa, he saw a black cat suddenly jumped up, which scared Chief Engineer Zhou: "Master, where did you get this cat? This cat is black all over. Ancient books record that black cats are used to ward off evil spirits and attract wealth. This is a good thing." As Chief Engineer Zhou spoke, his hands were not idle and he quickly made the tea.

Yang Ming was speechless about Chief Engineer Zhou. His flattery was becoming more and more fresh and unconventional.

Yang Ming didn't respond directly: "No one comes to visit me for no reason. Do you have anything to ask for?"

Chief Engineer Zhou felt a little embarrassed that Yang Ming saw through his thoughts, but he was too old to be shy. He quickly poured Yang Ming a cup of tea and said, "Master, to be honest, since I studied the Lada car drawings and the 10,000-ton ocean-going freighter drawings you gave me, I have become a little disappointed with the work at the steel mill. Have you written any new research recently to broaden my horizons?"

Yang Ming still has several blueprints, but he has not studied some of them thoroughly, so he does not plan to take them out now. Yang Ming pondered for a moment and found a blueprint for the subway in Sijiu City. The time should be just right. After the three-year famine, Guo Jia will restart the Sijiu City subway project. The departure of the Maozi experts will make it difficult for the Sijiu City subway project. Yang Ming's subway blueprint should be useful.

Yang Ming took out a thick stack of drawings from the space under the cover of the desk. Chief Engineer Zhou looked at the thick drawings, his eyes flashing with thirst for knowledge. Yang Ming actually respected these intellectuals very much, and he admired their spirit of endless learning.

Yang Ming: "This, study it first, and come and ask me if you don't understand it."

Chief Engineer Zhou opened the blueprint and was stunned when he saw the first subway line in Sijiu City. Ordinary people may not know this, but as one of the top technical workers in Sijiu City, he was once invited to participate in the preliminary project of the Sijiu City subway.

The subway is only in its initial stages, and there are still many difficulties to be solved. For example, the geology of the city is very special. The Quaternary strata are composed of loose gravel and pebbles and sandy clay, which are arranged relatively loosely and are not suitable for digging subway tunnels.

The Tertiary strata are composed of conglomerate, clay shale and muddy sandstone. Although construction is possible, if the strata are eroded and destroyed by groundwater, unstable rock strata will be formed, bringing uncertainty to the safety of subway tracks.

Chief Engineer Zhou looked carefully at Yang Ming's drawings, on the sides of which Yang Ming had written dense annotations, including the solution to the above-mentioned problem. All the subway tracks in the old city were buried in the Tertiary strata, and six different tunnel laying plans were designed.

Yang Ming also proposed the use of a low-cost, high-efficiency shallow burial method, that is, laying subway pipes at the lowest cost, and using the remaining funds to strengthen the subway tunnel structure.

Chief Engineer Zhou was fascinated by the drawings, and Yang Ming did not rush him. He drank tea and read the newspaper leisurely. After reading for a long time, Chief Engineer Zhou's thoughts came out of the drawings, and his face was full of shock: "Master, you are really a god? At present, the subway project has been restarted, and your drawings will play a vital role. I will go and call Director Yang over."

Before Yang Ming could reply, Chief Engineer Zhou put the blueprint on Yang Ming's desk and ran away. His agile figure didn't look like an elderly man. The blueprint was originally intended to be given to Guo Jia. Guo Jia's subway was at a critical start-up stage, and Yang Ming also wanted to contribute to Guo Jia's development.

Soon, Chief Engineer Zhou and Director Yang came over in a hurry. Director Yang looked at Chief Engineer Zhou, sweating and panting. "Chief Engineer Zhou, your body is much better than that of ordinary young men, and you are still thinking about retiring. You should continue to shine in your position."

Chief Engineer Zhou likes his current job, he just likes to threaten Director Yang with retirement. If he really were allowed to retire, he would probably be bored to death at home.

Director Yang greeted Yang Ming and sat on the sofa. When he saw the brewed tea in the teapot, his eyes lit up and he poured himself a cup. The more he tasted, the more he felt that it was a bit like the tea he treasured. Director Yang slapped his thigh and looked at Chief Engineer Zhou: "Old Zhou, did you steal my tea and give it to Engineer Yang?"

Chief Engineer Zhou is already quite old, so he doesn't have any guilty conscience: "This is also to retain high-tech talents for the steel mill. This is called making the best use of resources."

Director Yang choked and said, "Then you tell me, you didn't even let me attend the meeting and you hurriedly dragged me here, but I can't explain anything. Is this matter not over yet?"

Chief Engineer Zhou smiled mysteriously: "Director Yang, I can guarantee that after you read this, you will definitely feel that nothing else today is as important as this."

Director Yang's eyes flashed with suspicion, but he also knew that Chief Engineer Zhou was not a person who acted without purpose, otherwise Director Yang would not have interrupted the meeting and followed Chief Engineer Zhou here just because of a word from Chief Engineer Zhou.

Chief Engineer Zhou took the blueprint of the Sijiucheng subway from Yang Ming's desk and placed it in front of Director Yang. Director Yang's eyes lit up, because as long as the blueprint was related to Yang Ming, it must be a masterpiece. The Lada car and the 10,000-ton ocean-going freighter were all high-quality products at the forefront of technology. They injected fresh technological power into Guo Jia of this era, and the senior leaders were full of praise for them.

Director Yang carefully examined the thick stack of drawings. As he flipped through them one by one, his eyes gradually changed from bright to shocked.

The construction of the subway in the old city was full of difficulties at that time. The top leaders temporarily transferred a group of talents from the Third Steel Rolling Mill. This matter was handled by Director Yang. The subway project had to be stopped until the eve of the three-year famine.

Director Yang looked at the complete Sijiucheng subway project drawings, which detailed the difficulties that might be encountered in building the subway. He was shocked beyond words. Director Yang looked up at Yang Ming and asked, "The Sijiucheng subway drawings designed by Engineer Yang?" Yang Ming nodded calmly.

In the eyes of Director Yang, a sacred halo seemed to appear behind Yang Ming. He looked at Yang Ming as if he saw a god. The admiration in his heart was indescribable.