Chapter 784: Catastrophic Disaster

The food in the cafeteria of the Light Weapons Institute is really not very good. If it weren't for things to talk about, Li Xuewu really wouldn't want to stay for a meal here.

Even if the old uncle "warmly entertained" and "shamelessly" kept him, he felt that the food here was not as good as the food made by the cook in the branch.

At least the cook there could make dishes with "gasoline" or "diesel" flavor, while the cook here is very clumsy.

Facing the whispering between this brother-in-law and brother-in-law, complaining about the food in his own institute, Li Zhengfeng just pretended not to hear.

He dared to despise this kid by grabbing Li Xuewu's ears in weapon design, but he knew his own affairs, and the craftsmanship of the cook in the institute was not very good.

But there is no way. In this era, it is not easy to find a cook, and those with good resources are all cultivated by their own units.

Is the Light Weapons Institute a place where anyone can enter?

The cook here is of course the best in identity review. In other words, the craftsmanship of this cook is not important.

So, Li Xuewu and Gu Yan sprayed the cook, and Li Zhengfeng also wanted to spray, but he had to leave some face for himself.

"Eating white food still can't block your mouth."

Li Zhengfeng glared at Li Xuewu, and then looked at the rice in his lunch box with a bitter face.

Gu Yan and his brother-in-law looked at each other, each smiling, which was considered revenge for the old man's endless nagging when testing the gun in the morning.

After eating, the three went to the laboratory on the first floor. Li Xuewu had a lot of things to do today, and Li Zhengfeng also wanted to go home early, so he didn't delay or waste any time.

Li Zhengfeng pushed open the laboratory door, waved to the researchers who were reading, and then led Li Xuewu and the two inside, standing at the last workbench.

"Wait."

As he spoke, he hugged a lot of odds and ends from a large box by the machine, clattering.

Gu Yan sized it up and asked Li Xuewu in a low voice, "What? Collecting scrap?"

"Hey! How can you talk!"

Li Zhengfeng seemed to have caught a reason, threw a pile of things in his arms onto the machine operation platform, and took out another pile of things.

"How can you say that the things your brother-in-law designed are all scrap? Is that right, Comrade Li Xuewu?"

Li Xuewu knew the old uncle was pulling his leg, walked to the operation platform and flipped through the pile of things, but said without losing the wind, "What is designed is not necessarily scrap, but if the engineer's craftsmanship is not good, it is not necessarily what is built."

"Hehe! Your mouth is really unforgiving!"

Li Zhengfeng threw the last pile of things onto the platform, then waved to Li Xuewu, signaling him to find a stool to sit down.

This is the processing experimental workshop of the Light Weapons Institute, with various precision lathes, which is a manual production platform for prototype weapons.

That is to say, before any light weapon industrial production, a small part will be manufactured here for experiments and improvements.

Just like concept cars in later generations, researchers here also manually rub samples according to their own project designs.

Now what Li Zhengfeng poured out for Li Xuewu is what he received from the other party some time ago...

Let's call it a test product first, and then call it garbage if it doesn't work.

"Let's talk about weapons first."

Li Zhengfeng looked at the two sitting down, stood firm with his hands on the platform and asked, "Does the comprehensive production base you set up in Steel City only produce one kind of firearm?"

"Yes."

Li Xuewu nodded very clearly and said, "The weapons currently equipped by the troops are all formed into systems. Even if excellent weapons are designed, they cannot complete the replacement for a while."

Li Zhengfeng just wanted to recommend a few light weapons that his institute was experimenting with to Li Xuewu, but was topped by his words, and didn't know what to say.

He of course understood Li Xuewu's meaning. The current individual weapons have just completed unified equipment. It is not that the Light Weapons Institute does not have good products, but that large-scale production and economic pressure do not allow it.

Do you really think the institute can't build good weapons?

Nonsense, isn't it? If you say building missiles might have some technological content, if you say building guns, it's just crossing the river by feeling the stones. Whoever's is easy to use, take it and measure it with a vernier caliper. Copying is still easy.

Otherwise, why do you think Li Zhengfeng gave the production design plan of the SVD sniper rifle so quickly? It's because of his rich experience.

Just like a car, if Li Xuewu had engineers from the Beijing Automobile Factory, the engine and gearbox technology would have been eaten long ago, and maybe the industrial production design would have been completed by now.

Of course, the reality is that the Beijing Automobile Factory cannot send these technologies and engineers to the Rolling Mill. Although there is no confidentiality awareness, technical achievements and results can be regarded as the foundation of the factory.

Li Xuewu is not stupid. The Rolling Mill has no ability and no resources to take on big jobs. The first weapon production line hasn't been figured out yet. Where does he dare to think about bigger ones?

Just focus on one precision sniper rifle. This thing has high demand, low demand, strict production process requirements, strict production level standards, and more importantly, materials.

The key is that this thing can be produced for many years. Even if various more advanced weapons appear in later generations, the SVD still retains a certain position in the arms trading market.

It is of course a good gun now, a high-level design weapon, and it will definitely be welcomed in the country.

As long as it is built, it can be sold. Don't worry about inventory backlog, there is no danger of losing money.

Li Xuewu wants to build a production base, not store high technology. Making money is the first priority.

Li Zhengfeng thought about it, and still found a box from the cabinet and took it to Li Xuewu, signaling, "Do you want to see the pistol we designed?"

"Don't really want to see it."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said, "I don't think there is a need to replace the Type 54, or have you heard of a confirmed replacement plan?"

Li Zhengfeng curled his lips and said helplessly, "Give me some face, okay? You have the confidence to recommend a sniper rifle, but you didn't think about trying a pistol?"

"Didn't think about it, didn't dare to think about it at all."

Li Xuewu didn't even touch the box, because he was really afraid that he would be forced to start the project if he touched it.

Gu Yan was curious, took the box and looked at it. The name tag on it was the weapon code in the gun box:.

"Let me see?"

He shook the box in his hand, looked at his brother-in-law and his brother-in-law's cheap uncle, and made a gesture to open it.

Li Xuewu turned his head indifferently, not wanting his gaze to be touched by the other party.

Li Zhengfeng waved his hand in failure, signaling Gu Yan to look at it at will. This is his territory, and there is nothing to keep secret.

"Look, look, it's best to let your brother-in-law see it after reading it."

Gu Yan smiled, opened the box and found a small pistol placed in split parts inside.

The reason why it is called a small pistol is because this gun looks smaller than the Type 54 he is using.

Playing with it in his hand, it seems very curious, at least this gun looks more pleasing to the eye than the Type 54.

The Type 54 is stupid, big, black, and thick, and it's very tiring to use. I don't know how powerful this gun is, but it's much lighter.

Li Xuewu didn't care about him, because he clearly knew that the replacement of the Type 54 pistol would have to wait more than ten years. This thing is purely a conceptual product.

Can a weapon that cannot be produced and equipped be called a weapon?

"Let's talk about the bullets for the sniper rifle."

Li Xuewu tapped the workbench and reminded, "If there is a sniper rifle, there must be sniper bullets. You can't use conventional ammunition, otherwise the gun was built in vain."

As he spoke, he pointed to the Type 56 semi-automatic hanging on the wall and said, "Is it okay for me to use this thing? It saves you trouble."

Li Zhengfeng lowered his eyelids and hummed, "I don't need you to remind me, I am professional."

"At least I am more professional than you!"

As if complaining that Li Xuewu was unwilling to look at the projects studied in his institute, he then explained helplessly, "Forget about setting up a gun production line. Just leave the ammunition to the factory under our institute. It's not easy for anyone."

Li Xuewu looked at the old uncle who was begging for food but still so arrogant, and really admired him.

He didn't care who the bullet production was handed over to. He only needed the other party to guarantee the supply. After all, building a gun and building a bullet are not the same thing.

Building a gun has confidentiality requirements, but building a bullet requires strict prohibition of fireworks. The Rolling Mill can't do it.

He didn't mind handing over this troublesome and unprofitable small business to the factory under the Light Weapons Institute. Just as Li Zhengfeng said, it's not easy for anyone in this era.

The two reached an agreement, and Li Zhengfeng took out a dagger from the workbench and threw it in front of Li Xuewu at will.

"I don't know what you are thinking. You don't have confidence in pistols, but you have a soft spot for these cold weapons."

"You don't know about this~"

Li Xuewu picked up the dagger on the workbench and tapped the table, raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Zhengfeng, saying, "You will have some insights after you go to the front line to fight a few times."

As he spoke, he began to size up the dagger that had just tested the sound of the material. It was exactly the same as the one on the drawing he gave Li Zhengfeng.

Let alone whether this dagger is good or bad, Li Xuewu first raised his head and praised the old uncle with a smile, "Director Li, your understanding ability is really not bad."

"You still have the face to say!"

Li Zhengfeng wiped him, took away the box of guns from Gu Yan's hand, and the stingy look made Gu Yan laugh.

When he came back again, Li Xuewu was already gesturing with the dagger to his brother-in-law.

"Look, the standard fighting technique of holding the handle in reverse is more suitable for killing and threatening."

Li Xuewu held the pitch-black dagger in his hand, gesturing to Gu Yan the grip and killing technique.

Gu Yan opened his eyes wide in surprise and listened. He really didn't know his brother-in-law was so full of material.

On weekdays, he looked like an old cadre, slow, holding a teacup, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, and his smile was kind.

I didn't expect that the movements he made with his hands now, and the fierce killing techniques he taught, were all fatal.

Of course, he is also a professional soldier. He naturally knows these things, but he has never been to the front line. Some things are the experience Li Xuewu exchanged with his life, so he naturally listened carefully.

"Double-edged, convenient for changing hands and turning attacks."

Li Xuewu showed the dagger in his hand to Gu Yan, pointed to the small serrated blade on one side and said, "As long as the material is qualified, with the dagger sheath, it can completely cut off the barbed wire, and can also fell trees."

"What?"

Gu Yan was listening, and didn't expect his brother-in-law's last sentence to thunder him.

With just that serration, and felling trees, it's a big egg.

Li Xuewu was also joking with him, smiled and unscrewed the screw cap behind the dagger handle, revealing the fishhook and fishing line, as well as the flint, sewing kit, and salt bag inside.

"Felling trees is nonsense, but fishing is really possible, and you can do needlework."

As he spoke, he gestured to him to look at the things inside, as if he really wanted him to take this thing to fish and then cook a meal.

But Gu Yan really opened his eyes today. He never thought his brother-in-law could play with a dagger.

Especially when his brother-in-law used the steel dagger sheath with the dagger to introduce him to various unexpected functions that would really be used on the battlefield.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said to Li Zhengfeng who was sitting down, "The Rolling Mill has developed a kind of alloy steel, which can be used to make nail clippers. I think it is also suitable for making daggers."

Li Zhengfeng curled his lips and said, "I think this thing is not as easy to use as a pistol~"

Li Xuewu was too lazy to bother with him. This old guy wanted to promote his rubbish to solve the economic pressure of the institute. He wouldn't fall for this trap.

Anyway, the prototype dagger has been designed. The manufacturing process of this thing is much simpler than a rifle. The Rolling Mill and Steel City have no pressure to produce it.

He had already planned to recommend a batch to the troops, a batch to the civilian stores, and a large batch for export, earning dollars is beautiful.

Li Zhengfeng rummaged through the pile of things, and found a few military shovels and fire axes, frowned and said, "You have so many messy things, who will want them? Where to use them? Sell to whom?"

Facing the old uncle's three consecutive questions, Li Xuewu first picked up these things and looked at them.

He was not sure whether the military shovel was better with a wooden handle or a metal handle, so he asked Li Zhengfeng to make them all and compare them.

Gu Yan also followed to look at the few military shovels on this side.

"In the army, what I hate most is these things."

As he spoke, he shook the shovel in his hand helplessly and said, "Digging trenches can torture people to death, especially when it rains, I want to die."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, endured not saying the past events of eating and pulling in the trenches in the south, which were unbearable to look back on.

"Let's use wooden handles."

While comparing several military shovels, he tried the hand strength and portability.

It is necessary to ensure practicality and portability. Wooden handles are lighter and reduce the danger of making noise.

Looking at the sharp edge of the shovel, which still has serrations on one side, and the design style is the same as that dagger, Gu Yan is not surprised.

Taking the shovel from his brother-in-law's hand and looking at it carefully, he said with a smile, "This one is okay for felling trees, and fighting is also okay."

Li Xuewu also smiled and pointed to the inside of the shovel and said, "Frying eggs is also okay."

"Uh..."

Gu Yan was stunned. He couldn't think why his brother-in-law's thinking was so jumpy. He was talking about killing and felling trees, and he could pull it to frying eggs.

If you can fry eggs, you can make pancakes, and you can fry steaks. What the hell!

Li Xuewu followed Gu Yan and Li Zhengfeng to look at fire axes, fire hooks, fire forks and other fire-fighting equipment.

Making money, where can weapons make money, civilian use is profitable. Fire-fighting equipment can be exported, and there is demand in the mainland. This is a development direction friendly to steel enterprises.

The main industrial products of the production base should be oriented to the civilian market, because in the next few decades, the arms market will definitely be good outside, but it will not adapt to the future of the Rolling Mill.

Including the daggers, military shovels, fire-fighting equipment, explosion-proof equipment, steel helmets, uniform manufacturing, etc. that he prepared for the Steel City production base are all projects that can be directly transformed.

If you let Li Xuewu prepare to build missiles, he wouldn't even think about it. When changing to civilian use, do you build gas tanks!

Daggers and military shovels are an extension of the technology of hardware products, and it is a measure to ensure the status of the Steel City production base.

Producing fire-fighting and explosion-proof equipment is mainly to put a shell of a production enterprise on the production base, and it is also a production project with very good prospects.

As for steel helmets, if you can build steel helmets, you can build steel basins. Stainless steel washbasins will definitely defeat enamel washbasins and occupy the leading position of daily necessities.

For the rest, clothing category, Li Xuewu wants to produce fire-fighting suits, security suits, board greens, hats, gloves, canvas belts, etc.

This is a necessary condition for the Rolling Mill to transform into light industry, and it is also a means for Li Xuewu to cash in his resources.

These things have all been seen. Li Zhengfeng took out the last one and signaled Li Xuewu to check.

"Is this a water bottle?"

"No, this is not an ordinary water bottle."

Facing Gu Yan's inquiry, Li Xuewu smiled and unpacked the canvas protective cover of the water bottle, and then took out this epoch-making but controversial product.

"Look, you look at it as a water bottle, but you take apart the shell, and it can be a lunch box. Open the caliper, and it can also be held in your hand and heated on the fire."

As he spoke, he dismantled the screw cap of the water bottle and handed it to Gu Yan to try.

Don't say, it is really light, half lighter than the steel water bottle used now.

Li Xuewu specially asked for stainless steel materials from the Steel Plant, and Li Zhengfeng processed it with the machines in the workshop here. He designed the lunch box + water bottle set.

Borrowing the design style and functions of the 78-style water bottle, changing the material and part of the design, the important thing is to add a function.

"Have you experimented?"

"Of course."

Li Zhengfeng raised his eyebrows, "Don't say, you kid really has ghost ideas."

As he spoke, he pointed to the canvas jacket that held the water bottle and said, "In that small pocket."

"What?"

Gu Yan shook the water bottle in his hand, looked at the kidney-like lunch box and lid on the table, not knowing what other multi-functions this thing had.

Can it also fry eggs?

Li Xuewu found the small medicine bag in the inner wall of the canvas bag, carefully identified it, and said, "Is the amount enough for a meal?"

"Of course not enough."

Li Zhengfeng said helplessly, "It can only be heated to 60-80 degrees. It is okay to heat instant noodles and compressed dry food to make porridge. It is not possible to braise rice, unless you use a squad set pot."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "It's okay, drinking warm water is better than drinking cold water."

As he spoke, he took the cold water bottle from Li Zhengfeng, poured half the water into the stainless steel water bottle, and signaled him to put the water bottle into the lunch box.

Gu Yan didn't know why, but since his brother-in-law said so, he put it back in.

Li Xuewu carried the cold water bottle and poured water into the side of the stainless steel water bottle little by little until it overflowed.

But at this moment, the small medicine bag under the stainless steel water bottle had already begun to react, constantly making a hissing sound. Gu Yan was surprised to find that this thing, which was a lunch box set water bottle, could actually be heated.

Yes, it is the principle of a very ordinary self-heating pot. The small medicine bag Li Xuewu threw in is quicklime. Quicklime releases a lot of heat when it meets water, which can heat the water in the water bottle.

But in Gu Yan's view, this is a proper high-tech. Thinking of what his brother-in-law said about heating the water in the water bottle, this is really... incredible.

Even if he hasn't been to the battlefield, he knows the importance of warm water to a soldier.

Body temperature, this data that is not valued in daily life, represents physical strength and life on the battlefield, as well as combat effectiveness.

During the waiting time, Li Xuewu discussed with Li Zhengfeng the daily maintenance and preservation needs of the medicine bag.

In fact, other things can be added to the small medicine bag. The materials are not expensive, and it can even be said to be very cheap.

The quicklime bag can only provide 60-80 degrees of heating capacity when it meets water, but if iron, aluminum, magnesium, carbon powder and salt are added, the effect will be different immediately.

Iron, aluminum, magnesium, and carbon powder react with water to form a primary battery. Iron, aluminum, and magnesium powder act as the negative electrode of the battery, carbon powder acts as the positive electrode of the battery, and salt dissolved in water acts as an electrolyte solution. Air participates in the reaction and will release a lot of heat to heat the object.

Its own heat release capacity can reach 150°C, and the steam temperature can reach 200°C.

If quicklime is superimposed, this thermal reaction will be more intense and produce a large amount of gas.

The squad heating combination pot that Li Xuewu asked Li Zhengfeng to study uses this kind of self-heating bag.

Except for the influence of air pressure on the plateau, it is an excellent recipe for avoiding cooking and producing thick smoke in other places.

Li Xuewu designed the space at the bottom of the individual water bottle and between the lunch box, which is the space left for the lime bag to react.

And the biggest disadvantage of the 78-style integrated water bottle is that once the water bottle is damaged by external force, the lunch box outside cannot be taken off.

This is because of the material limitation of the lunch box, and it is also a defect left behind when it was originally designed.

However, stainless steel materials will avoid this situation to the greatest extent. If the external lunch box is squeezed and deformed, put the heating bag into the water bottle, tighten the bottle cap, and wait for the thermal expansion to repair the deformed part.

Of course, if you say it can't be repaired and still can't be taken out, then this combination has no need to continue to be used, just change one.

Also, why can't the heating bag of the squad pot be used on the individual water bottle? This is because the electrolytic reaction produced by the powerful heating bag will simultaneously electrolyze the stainless steel lunch box, and it will be finished after a few uses.

Also, the power of that thing is a bit big, and it's not worth steaming the water bottle.

To put it bluntly, the main purpose of this self-warming water bottle designed by Li Xuewu is to let soldiers drink warm water without lighting a fire.

They are already in such extreme situations, any other shortcomings will be ignored.

As for the preservation problem of the quicklime bag, this thing is not a precious thing. If it weren't for the trouble of sub-packaging, it would be appropriate to carry a bag of cement.

As for cooking instant noodles with a squad pot, or cooking compressed dry food with a water bottle, these are already existing projects.

Li Xuewu had eaten these two things when he was in the south. Instant noodles were things made by the General Logistics Military Supplies Research Institute in 1951, and compressed dry food has several flavors.

Now the monkeys in the south are buying a lot of this dry food from the country as supplies. Later, merchants bought a lot of this thing from the country, saying that the local people are used to eating it, and they feel that the taste of our things is good.

Of course, they can't afford to eat, and they haven't eaten lobsters and sea cucumbers, but dry food has become a luxury for recalling bitterness and thinking about sweetness.

Li Xuewu couldn't evaluate the quality of these fast foods. After all, he survived on these things, so he couldn't eat his fill and scold the cook.

While talking, the lunch box no longer emitted heat. Gu Yan wanted to reach out to take it, but was stopped by Li Zhengfeng.

He handed him a pair of gloves, and then stepped aside, letting Li Xuewu and Gu Yan look.

Gu Yan was also curious, picked up the water bottle with the gloved hand, and touched the bottom of the pot with the hand without gloves. The result can be imagined.

Gu Yan was also curious; he picked up the kettle with his gloved hand, then used his ungloved hand to touch the bottom of the kettle. The result was as one would expect.

Because it is summer, you can't see the steam coming out of the water bottle mouth, but Li Xuewu can still judge that the water in the water bottle has a certain temperature.

Maybe the starting temperature is high, and the water temperature can really reach 80 degrees now.

Even if it is heated to 60 degrees in winter, it is fine. In the cold trenches where you can't light a fire, drinking a cup of 60-degree warm water will make the enemies opposite die of anger.

However, the disadvantages of this thing are also very obvious. It can still be used in recent years, but it will be eliminated sooner or later if there is thermal imaging in the future.

These small parts are definitely not available in the troops, but they are needed, and they are cheap. Li Xuewu has the confidence to recommend them.

And things like steel helmets and military shovels can only be recommended after these small items open the situation and gain trust.

No way, the foundation of the Rolling Mill is thin, heavy industry turns to light industry, if you don't think of some wonderful moves, and don't prepare a series of continuous products, it will inevitably be difficult to transform.

Everyone knows that in more than ten years, heavy industry will collapse in batches, dying more miserably than Zhao Si's father.

So many workers are unemployed, factories are closed, causing a large number of traditional workers to pour into the free market.

Is the free market really free?

Li Xuewu does not have the ability to uphold justice for these people, let alone such magnificent ambitions. He can only use his meager strength to pull the development direction of the Rolling Mill. How many people can be influenced and taken care of is all the blessing of the era.

Sunday afternoon, Li Xuewu took Gu Yan out of the Light Weapons Institute and went to the Sihe Academy home on a detour.

Because the development direction and action goals for the next stage were decided at the meeting last night, the post handover has been completed here.

With previous work experience, whether it is the recycling station or the store, the handover is very smooth.

Yu Li explained all the work in the store to Diliya and Wang Yamei in detail.

Lao Biaozi had already come over before lunch and took Shen Guodong away, saying that he was taking advantage of Sunday to visit relationships.

Li Xuewu also saw Seeing Sha Zhu, who was doing chores in the courtyard, complaining to himself that one job tied up two people.

Diliya saw Li Xuewu smile and was embarrassed to drive Seeing Sha Zhu away, but Seeing Sha Zhu was shameless and helped the store with work.

He was thinking that he couldn't tire his wife, but he also had the intention to help.

Taking advantage of today's rest, lunch and dinner were all left to him. I am afraid that he will have to leave it to him in the future.

Yushui is not there, saying that she went to see classmates, made an appointment to go shopping, but according to Yu Li, she will have to come here to help sooner or later.

Li Xuewu didn't stay long in the courtyard, looked at his home, and took Yu Li and Gu Yan to the club.

Yu Li also talked to Li Xuewu about the things in the courtyard on the way. Maybe she was a bit uneasy about changing jobs, or maybe she was a bit excited about going to work at the club, so she talked a lot.

Gu Yan didn't know who Yu Li was. Li Xuewu didn't introduce her to him, and he pretended to be dumb.

On the way, it was mainly Li Xuewu and the two talking. The topic was mainly the people in the courtyard.

Talking about the east and the west, Gu Yan listened and felt bored.

When the car turned into the club, he jumped out of the car first and left. Looking at the direction, he was going to the billiards room.

Li Xuewu didn't care about him, took Yu Li off the car, waved to Zhao Lao Si at the gate, and signaled him not to come over.

When they arrived at the management office, Sister Lou was already waiting. They had talked on the phone, and she was prepared.

Yu Li and Watching Lou Xiaoe were naturally acquainted. Sister Lou knew that the one who was going to take over her shift was Yu Li, but Yu Li didn't know that she was going to take over Watching Lou Xiaoe's shift.

The two were surprised and helpless, and under Li Xuewu's introduction, they got to know each other again.

The situations of the two were about the same, and in Li Xuewu's introduction, Sister Lou was a manager, while Yu Li was a manager of the recycling station project.

It was like a cadre adjustment of the head office and branch office, and the two knew it well.

When Sister Lou received Li Xuewu's call, she knew that Yu Li's relationship with Li Xuewu was unusual.

When Yu Li saw Watching Lou Xiaoe here, listening to Li Xuewu's introduction, she also understood that Watching Lou Xiaoe's relationship with Li Xuewu was unusual.

Li Xuewu didn't feel embarrassed. After introducing the two, he simply talked about his own situation and the situation of the club, and signaled Sister Lou to take her to do the handover.

Yu Li took over the management right of the club, not all the management rights in Sister Lou's hands. This is the essential difference.

Just like Xilin is responsible for the Jicheng Trading Station and Wen San is responsible for the Steel City Trading Station, Yu Li also began to stand alone and be responsible for a specific matter.

In the future, people in the recycling station will have such opportunities and opportunities. Li Xuewu will give choices according to their abilities and their respective choices. How they develop depends on them.

After sending Yu Li and saying hello to the billiards room, letting Gu Yan find a way to go home at night, he drove the Jeep away again.

Master's home, Godmother's home, the two leaders of the hospital, and some relationships that need to be contacted by phone have all been walked to.

Disappearing for a month, you have to let people know what you are doing, otherwise, if you can't find you when you are looking for you, maybe you will have some other ideas.

He didn't plan to return to the club to spend time tonight. No time, no energy, he prepared to go home for dinner at night, so the visit became even more urgent.

Especially on Tong Huimei's side, if he didn't arrange it, I am afraid that the two could starve to death at home.

It is rare to see people who can stay at home so much. They said they wouldn't go out, and the two really didn't go out. Even if the supplies Li Xuewu sent were late, they mostly thought about dealing with it.

It was only when it was really not possible that they would rush to the supply and marketing cooperative or vegetable store during the day to purchase some daily necessities.

I don't know if they don't like the noise outside, or if they are really afraid of the dangers Li Xuewu said, they really want to hide in that courtyard for a lifetime.

Li Xuewu sent a lot of things this time. There are canned food, rice, flour, oil, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and some standing medicines.

He also left some money and tickets, said he was going to training, and didn't stay long here before leaving.

It is really helpless to say that Li Xuewu has always eaten and drank other people's food. Qin Huairu, Yu Li, Zhang Songying... who is not raised by him.

Only these two weirdos, who don't even dare to go out, let alone go to work.

Especially content with the status quo, recognized that he raised them, and felt that it was quite good to stay at home with peace of mind.

It is true that they are obedient. They said that it is dangerous outside and the situation is tense, and they didn't let them go out for a stroll. The two almost locked the door.

Li Xuewu really didn't think about raising two canaries, but reality gave him a slap and taught him how to be a person!

After eating and drinking so many good sisters and little sisters, retribution came.

Now it is Tong Huimei and Jin Jiaojiao's turn to eat and drink his food. With that soft look, Li Xuewu really doesn't know how to let them learn to live by themselves.

Li Xuewu truly never intended to keep two canaries, but reality slapped him in the face and taught him a lesson in how to conduct himself!

After eating and drinking for free from so many good older sisters and little younger sisters, the retribution had arrived.

Now it was Tong Huimei and Jin Jiaojiao's turn to eat and drink for free at his expense. Looking at their delicate and weak appearance, Li Xuewu truly did not know how to teach them to live on their own.

Give them a job and let them go to work?

With that delicate and weak appearance, wouldn't people see what their identities were at a single glance?

Moreover, given their usual voices and figures, if they heard the sound of gongs and drums, wouldn't they have to perform a couple of segments?

Li Xuewu also felt it was a pity to waste their skills. Thinking of Mai Qinglan's parents, he decided to delay this matter and wait until the heat died down before discussing it.

By then, even if he had to make arrangements, it would be easier to handle. In any case, after these little brats were cleared out, the Four Nine City would still be very safe.

At least it would be safe for the common people, and he would have room to maneuver.

Running around all day just for a chicken,

Only to think of changing clothes before being full.

If not for being too busy today,

I would definitely debate with God who is superior.

"I'm damn well not convinced!"

"What kind of damn bullshit Revolutionary Committee..."

"That Li Huai De snatched the fruits of the revolution's victory..."

The workshop was pitch black and quiet; only Wang Jingzhang could be heard being hysterical all by himself.

But no matter how fiercely he roared or how ugly his cursing was, the facts were right before their eyes: the Red Flag Society was already finished.

August 11th, Monday:

Higher-ups dispatched staff to convey orders and decisions: With the approval and consent of the Beijing Municipal Revolutionary Committee, the Steel Rolling Plant established a Revolutionary Committee.

The Steel Rolling Plant Party Committee immediately convened a meeting of all cadres and read out the appointment decision from the higher-ups.

The Steel Rolling Plant Revolutionary Committee was established, consisting of seven members, five of whom were standing committee members.

Li Huai De was appointed as the Director of the Revolutionary Committee; Gu Weijie, Xue Zhifu, Cheng Kaiyuan, and Dong Wenxue were appointed as Deputy Directors; Jing Yunong and Xiong Bencheng were appointed as members.

The responsibility of the Revolutionary Committee was to lead and carry out "Great Learning" activities, organize the masses to study and discuss ideological construction goals, and develop and promote the "Great Learning" to proceed more deeply...

It was very strange, yet very normal, that Party Secretary Yang Yuansong and Factory Director Yang Fengshan were not in the sequence of Revolutionary Committee cadres.

Equally strange was that Nie Chenglin was also not included, while Cheng Kaiyuan and Xiong Bencheng were.

Additionally, it was also very strange that Jing Yunong was in this sequence.

At the meeting, the people who came only emphasized the functions of the Revolutionary Committee, but did not mention the overlap in authority between the Revolutionary Committee and the Party Group.

Clearly, the cadres who came to read the order, as well as the cadres who approved the order, still did not understand the cross-over issues involved here.

The higher-ups clearly wanted each unit to explore, experiment, and adapt to this new form on their own.

The Revolutionary Committee was naturally not an emerging product; it had existed before. Units where activities progressed quickly had them as early as May; it was definitely not something that would only appear next year in Li Xuewu's memory.

On the same day, the residential area project presided over by Gu Weijie ushered in its first residential building delivery activity.

The eyes of all the plant's cadres were attracted by the Revolutionary Committee, and the eyes of all the plant's workers were attracted by the new residential buildings.

When Gu Weijie read out the names of the housing occupants one by one on the stage, the crowd waiting expectantly below let out bursts of cheers.

Following the end of the housing allocation, those who were allocated housing and those who were not all swarmed into the residential buildings to watch the excitement.

Although it was only twenty-some square meters, although they needed to share bathrooms and kitchens, and although they had to take turns to bathe, this was a multi-story building!

Heating didn't cost money, the pipes were connected to the hot water boiler, the water used was the plant's tap water, and they might only have to pay for electricity.

The key was that it was close to the Steel Rolling Plant, saving them from squeezing onto the bus to go to work; how much money would that save?

One hundred and sixty-eight households, happy and joyous, with everyone else envious beyond measure.

August 12th, Tuesday:

The East Wind Propaganda Team, just formed by over 210 people from nineteen workshops of the Steel Rolling Plant, carried out "Revolution Theme" propaganda in the production area of the Steel Rolling Plant and went to the Red Flag Society workshop to post big-character posters, resulting in a confrontation between the Steel Rolling Plant's Red Flag Society and the East Wind Society in the production area, causing a very bad influence.

August 13th, Wednesday:

The Steel Rolling Plant's joint enterprise completely stopped work and production; all workers from the joint factories were transferred back to their original units for placement, causing a certain impact on the personnel management work of the joint factories, including the Steel Rolling Plant.

Each unit no longer looked favorably upon the prospects of the joint enterprise, and the joint enterprise cooperation plan was indefinitely shelved.

Jing Yunong made a self-criticism and explanation regarding this matter to the Party Committee and the Revolutionary Committee, and reported on the direction for the next step of work.

That afternoon, Jing Yunong was questioned and accused by personnel dissatisfied with the joint enterprise's work stoppage, triggering dissatisfaction and follow-up from the Red Flag Society.

When getting off work in the afternoon, Jing Yunong was taken to the seventh workshop, where the Red Flag Society criticized Jing Yunong for his inaction.

August 14th, Thursday:

The Revolutionary Committee issued a notice: The Steel Rolling Plant fully entered the "Great Learning" activity stage; all activities were to be uniformly organized, publicized, and arranged by the Revolutionary Committee, and all non-Revolutionary Committee organized societies were to be banned.

The Red Flag Society ushered in a catastrophic disaster.

This was also the reason why Wang Jingzhang had quietly gathered a group of people from the Red Flag Society to meet in the seventh workshop; he was dissatisfied with the results read out at the meeting on Monday, as he had gained nothing from this activity.

Li Huai De had won a complete victory and had already firmly grasped the management authority of the Steel Rolling Plant; his results and outcome were as one could imagine.

Now, Wang Jingzhang was acting ruthlessly; everything he had lost, he would take back today!