Siheyuan: Rebirth 52 years later, escaping from famine in Beijing

In view of this, the state and the unit decided to further commend and reward Comrade Lu Weimin. The specific reward measures are:

Lu Weimin was awarded the title of 'Father of Chinese Typewriter'!

He was appointed as a fourth-class technical engineer with a salary increase, along with a cash reward of RMB 300 and a corresponding reward certificate.

Record Lu Weimin’s important contributions to the country.

In addition, the unit has decided to:

He will be promoted to deputy chief researcher level, and given an additional 100 yuan reward and supporting benefits... "

As soon as these words were spoken, thunderous applause broke out in the conference room again.

Colleagues looked at Lu Weimin with more surprise and envy. They had never expected that such a young man would achieve such brilliant achievements at the beginning of his career.

Lu Weimin was also excited. He was surprised and proud to be promoted to the position of deputy chief researcher so quickly. After all, this position is only lower than the senior positions such as director or chief researcher, and in many fields it exceeds senior engineers or senior technicians.

It can be seen from this that both the country and the unit have highly recognized his innovation.

With a joyful expression, Lu Weimin received various items symbolizing honor from Director Qian, including medals, certificates, and a small envelope containing prize money and reward notes, and then gave a speech of thanks for winning the award. The audience applauded continuously.

The entire hall seemed to have turned into a commendation meeting for Lu Weimin!

Afternoon, in the office.

Lu Weimin sat at the table, busy drawing. His work group was in a very high state because of the huge incentive effect brought by the morning's commendation activities. Everyone was devoted to the work with great enthusiasm and acted strictly according to Lu Weimin's requirements.

This makes his research team full of vitality and energy.

When Director Qian and another deputy director in charge of research projects entered the office, they were greeted by such a positive scene. The two exchanged glances and could not help but admire that this was indeed a very cohesive and efficient technical team.

In particular, Director Qian knows that whether valuable research results can be created depends largely on the leader's own technical level, organizational ability and the team's working environment. Although Lu Weimin's team was established not long ago and has a limited number of members, the performance of this small group is very outstanding in any aspect.

"Director Qian, Director Zhang, hello! You are finally here!" Lu Weimin put down his pen temporarily, stood up and greeted them.

Director Qian and Deputy Director Zhang's eyes involuntarily swept across the design drawings on the table, with expressions of surprise and curiosity in their eyes.

Director Qian smiled and said, "I came to see the progress of your and your team's work. It seems that everything is going well! Is there anything else that needs assistance from other departments? Feel free to ask. However, regarding the issue of research funds, our unit is really powerless to help."

Hearing these frank words, Lu Weimin also smiled. He also understood the situation of the country - the shortage of funds, huge expenses, and tight scientific research budgets were the norm.

Then, Director Qian added: "I was joking just now. If you need additional financial support, just apply according to the normal procedures. After the latest scientific research funds are issued, we will hold a meeting to review the applications of various departments and research groups, and the reasonable parts will be approved and allocated."

Lu Weimin nodded to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your attention, leader."

After a short pause, Director Qian asked his own question: "Xiao Lu, the diagram on this table seems to be the design of some kind of firearm, right? It's really surprising that you are proficient in this field."

Lu Weimin was prepared for this: "As the saying goes, a master of one thing leads to a master of many things. My major background is mechanical engineering, and I have always been interested in firearms. After completing the task assigned by the unit, I started to design an automatic pistol based on the fact that there is currently no standard automatic pistol for the military in my country."

In fact, Lu Weimin knew very well that as early as 1951, the Japanese government agreed to hand over a full set of technical documents for eight types of light weapons, including the SKS semi-automatic rifle, to our country. It is expected that the Type 56 family of guns will be officially established this year and enter the mass production stage. If everything develops according to the historical trajectory, this type of weapon will become the main personal equipment of our army in the next few decades.

However, until 1979, the military put forward new research and development requirements, aiming to replace the Type 20 semi-automatic pistol, Type 56 submachine gun and Type 56 light machine gun that had been in service for more than 56 years with a new type of gun family. As a result, the famous Type 81 gun family came into being, showing extraordinary combat effectiveness and excellent performance on the battlefield in Vietnam, attracting global attention.

What Lu Weimin drew is an improved version of the Type 81 gun family. Relying on his own advanced mechanical engineering technology, this design is not difficult for Lu Weimin. To be precise, it is an optimization and upgrade based on the original Type 81 gun family, making the overall performance of this firearm even better.

Lu Weimin's goal was very clear, which was to make the improved Type 81 rifle family come out ahead of schedule through his own efforts, so as to replace the current Type 56 rifle family and become the core light weapon equipment of the Chinese army in the new era.

However, it was not easy to realize this wish. On the one hand, the technology of the Type 56 rifle family came from the old brother of our country, the former **, which had the halo of "advanced"; on the other hand, as a young man who had just graduated from school and did not specialize in this field, it was particularly difficult for Lu Weimin to succeed in the industry. In order to win recognition for his design, he had to find an unusual way.

Therefore, he decided to start by seeking the support of Director Qian. This senior scientist who played an important role in the academic world had connections directly to the military decision-making level. If he could get his approval and directly recommend the design plan to the relevant departments, it might be possible to open up a new path.

As expected by Lu Weimin, when the two directors learned about his contribution to military equipment, they were extremely excited and supportive. They knew that Lu Weimin was not only an excellent graduate, but also a fourth-level engineer (originally fifth-level), and also the designer of the Chinese typewriter. He was at the top of the list in terms of both professional and technical capabilities and practical operation levels, so they attached great importance to and had high expectations for his inventions.

"Can you tell me in detail about your design principle and data?" Director Qian asked. Lu Weimin's heart was lifted, and he realized that the opportunity had come. He first introduced the design concept and then provided specific parameters.

“理论射速：每分钟1010发； ** 在600米距离上仍能穿透8毫米厚的A3级钢板，在2500米内依然具备 ** 穿透力。”

After hearing what Lu Weimin said, Director Qian and Director Zhang were both surprised. Although they had no military background, they could understand the weight behind these numbers.

If such individual equipment can be put into mass production and equipped to the troops, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the combat effectiveness. The two were very excited, but Director Qian remained cautious and asked: "Engineer Lu, it's not that we don't trust you, this matter is of great importance. Is the weapon you are talking about still in the design stage? How are you sure it can meet the performance standards you mentioned?"

Facing such doubts, Lu Weimin had already anticipated it. He responded with a smile:

"In fact, after I finished my studies and was waiting for a job assignment, I made a sample myself. The actual test results are consistent with what I just said. This work is currently at my home. If you like, I can call home now and arrange for someone to pick it up!"

Upon learning that Lu Weimin had actually made a prototype gun himself, Director Qian and Director Zhang's faces were filled with amazement and admiration, as if they had seen a true genius!

Director Qian immediately stated: "Then please ask Engineer Lu to contact your family immediately. We will send a special car to retrieve it! If it really has those amazing features you mentioned, I will personally present its design drawings and finished products to the top military officials. I believe this will surely bring them great joy and excitement!"

"Okay! Then I'll call them right away!" Lu Weimin said and turned around to make a long-distance call.

Due to the limited budget of the unit, his office is not equipped with a telephone yet - resources always tend to be allocated first to those research groups that make significant contributions. But Lu Weimin knows that once his ** design is recognized and adopted by the army, small things like telephones will be solved soon.

Director Qian and Director Zhang were also eager to see the masterpiece handmade by this comrade.

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This news was indeed shocking, and people were wondering what kind of family it was? The results of the first test of the gun were so exciting that the military leaders would be very satisfied!

"Oh! Speaking of this! Just now, Engineer Lu mentioned that he needed to call home! Does that mean he used a private home phone at home?" At this moment, Director Qian suddenly thought of this question, showing obvious surprise, and continued to talk to Director Zhang. He knew in his heart that the person who could install a private phone at home at that time was definitely not an ordinary person.

Director Zhang replied with a smile: "Engineer Lu and his wife occasionally live in his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house, so that his mother-in-law can take care of the children. The so-called phone call is naturally made there. As for the Yue family, it is indeed extraordinary..."

After hearing this explanation, Director Qian suddenly understood.

At home in Ermin Lane.

Sister Fei was concentrating on typing her new book manuscript in the study. Suddenly, the phone rang in the living room, causing her to pause her work. She left the study and went to the living room to pick up the phone and answer it.

"Hello! Who is this?"

"It's me! Wait a moment, my colleagues will come to pick up something. It's in the study, a black rectangular box, just give it to them when you see them!"

"Okay, I know!"

After the call ended, Sister Fei returned to her room and changed into more respectable clothes to prepare for the guests. When she entered the study again, she walked towards the box in the designated location.

Since the box was not completely sealed and there was no special instruction not to open it, Feijie's curiosity drove her to open it. Ah——

When she saw that the item in the box was a delicate pistol, Sister Fei couldn't help but exclaimed. I don't know how Wei Min got this thing. I must ask him when he gets home. Then she closed the lid of the box again.

About twenty minutes later, shouting was heard outside the door.