Chapter 167: A Trip to the Grassland (3k)

However, Gao Zhendong obviously underestimated Lou Xiao'e's ability to take action. When he got off work the next day and looked at the half-person-high bag that Lou Xiao'e had placed in the living room, he once again experienced the "Grandma thinks you're cold" and "Grandma thinks you're hungry" from his childhood in his previous life.

Lou Xiao'e was full of pride: "Zhendong Zhendong, look, this is thick clothes, this is thinner, this is food, this is toiletries, and this is medicine."

Gao Zhendong smiled and touched her head: "Xiao'e, do you want me to travel all over the country?"

Lou Xiao'e said stupidly: "No, you are going to the grassland. I heard that the temperature difference there is quite big, so I prepared thin clothes for you, and..."

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "No matter how big the temperature difference is, thinner clothes are useless at this time."

Lou Xiao'e said, "Oh, bring a few more sets of clothes from inside. It's inconvenient to wash clothes when you go out, so just take them off and throw them away to avoid trouble."

It's no wonder that Lou Xiao'e's idea really touched Gao Zhendong's heart. When he was out in the freezing weather, there was no point in washing clothes. But he had to change his clothes.

Thick coats and the like can be brought back, but warm autumn johns and fleece pants can be thrown away.

This is the difference between him and people today. Since the conditions are there, just throw it away.

Gao Zhendong did not interrupt Lou Xiao'e's interest. He just watched her take out the things one by one, saying that these were prepared for you to do whatever you wanted, and he was in a very good mood.

For Lou Xiao'e, this was the first time she prepared a long journey for Gao Zhendong. She did not feel any sadness about parting, but deep down in her heart, she felt that this matter was of great significance, so she was very motivated.

Just let her be happy, and you can streamline your life later.

A few days later, Gao Zhendong, who had arranged everything, carried his luggage and boarded the train to the city where the Grassland Tractor Factory was located. Gao Zhendong had already called the people at the Grassland Tractor Factory to inquire about the itinerary.

Regarding Gao Zhendong's business trip, the comrades of the single crystal furnace project team expressed that they were in a stable mood.

For Gao Zhendong, this was his first serious business trip in his two lifetimes, and it felt full of novelty and excitement.

People like Gao Zhendong who seldom travel on business don't know that business trips are addictive, especially for those who frequently go on short business trips and often change destinations. If they don't go on business trips for a long time, they will feel itchy. It can be considered an alternative way of traveling.

Gao Zhendong was lucky. His destination, Jiuyuan City, where the Grassland Tractor Factory was located, was directly accessible by rail, and the factory was near Jiuyuan Railway Station.

Speaking of this railway connecting the capital and Jiuyuan, it is actually very famous in history.

One section of it is the first trunk railway invested, designed and built by the Chinese people themselves, with a total length of more than 200 kilometers.

In order to build this railway of more than 200 kilometers, which seemed short in hindsight, they even fought against foreign colonists. They had to fight to build the railway with their own investment. It can only be said that the old society was so weak and powerless.

This section of railway was even later included in the industrial heritage protection list.

The famous "Z-shaped" railway designed to cross mountains, which was once famous in textbooks, is located on this railway line.

As an industrial technical worker, Gao Zhendong couldn't help feeling a bit of awe when he took a trip along this railway line.

This route was the route of his first business trip, and it was given a hint of meaning by coincidence.

However, although this railway is of great significance, it cannot make the trains on this line run faster. The trains on this line are still powered by steam locomotives.

At this time, although domestic electric locomotives and internal combustion locomotives had already been put into production, they were still not practical. In fact, not to mention the 60s, even in the 80s, there were still a large number of steam locomotives running on railway lines across the country.

Although Gao Zhendong was not a member of the "Multiple Riveted Steam-Gangster" (multiple turrets, riveted armor, steam power, rigid suspension), he still yearned for the steam engine, which led the First Industrial Revolution.

Standing on the platform, watching the steam locomotives of other trains slowly starting up with a "whoosh" sound, Gao Zhendong inexplicably recalled a joke from his previous life.

The children were doing their homework and making a sentence with the word "what's more": The train went off into the distance with the sound of "what's more~~what's more~~".

With the development of technology, children in the future will not be able to create such magical sentences, haha.

It’s not that I haven’t taken a train before when I was in the army, but in an army full of strict discipline, it’s hard to have the leisure to savor the fun of that era.

When his car finally arrived, Gao Zhendong boarded the train. Fortunately, this was the starting station and there was no delay.

Actually, it’s not that far to Jiuyuan. The whole journey is more than 800 kilometers. In Gao Zhendong’s previous life, it would only take about 3 hours.

However, at that time, the average speed of the train was only about 30 kilometers per hour. In addition to dispatching, stopping at stations, and waiting for single-track railways, it generally took at least 800 hours to complete the 30-kilometer journey. Fortunately, Gao Zhendong bought a sleeper berth with a letter of introduction from the th Ministry of Machinery.

Gao Zhendong bought a middle bunk bed as he felt the lower bunk was too crowded and the upper bunk was too low.

Before entering the carriage, Gao Zhendong saw that the model of the train carriage next to the door was Type 21. After getting on the train, he was glad that he bought the right one, because people could not sit upright on the lower berth.

On the contrary, because the middle berth is located lower, the space in the middle berth is quite good.

Once you leave the capital, the scenery on both sides is bleak. It is winter, and the Three North Shelterbelt Project has not yet started. Everywhere you look, everything is bare.

Fortunately, Gao Zhendong was supported by the excitement of the business trip, and he was in good health, so he did not feel any discomfort along the way. This was already the most advanced and comfortable way of travel in this era.

He brought a lot of books with him. Although he couldn't do anything like writing books in the middle shop, reading was still no problem. He even secretly spent half a day reading a failed online novel he had drawn a few years ago. It was like stealing a little time to relax.

After being jolted in the car for more than 30 hours, during which the car inexplicably stopped for a long time at a small station, Gao Zhendong finally arrived in Jiuyuan.

Walking out of the train station with his luggage, the tall Gao Zhendong immediately spotted the people coming to pick him up from the Grassland Tractor Factory. He didn't even need to look at the sign "Director Gao from Beijing" held by the young man next to him, because this person was Mr. He, whom Gao Zhendong knew.

Mr. He also noticed Gao Zhendong, who was obviously taller than him, and rushed over and held Gao Zhendong's hands with both hands: "Director Gao, no, I should call you Chief Engineer Gao, I've been waiting for you to come."

It is obvious that the Defense Work Committee is very efficient, and the Grassland Tractor Factory has also received the appointment document of Deputy Chief Engineer Gao Zhendong.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Mr. He and other people from the Grassland Tractor Factory, I got on the Grassland Tractor Factory's car. Although cars were rare at that time, they were obviously not a problem for a factory like the Grassland Tractor Factory.

GAZ-69, a jeep produced by the Russians in the north, can be imagined as a 212 with a head similar to that of the Jiefang CA10.

It was almost noon when we arrived at the Grassland Tractor Factory.

There is no need to say much about the welcoming party. Being able to find a reason for comrades to have a meal together can be considered a small benefit brought by Gao Zhendong.

The Grassland Tractor Factory showed enough respect for Gao Zhendong, the deputy chief engineer who was appointed directly from the outside system by the Defense Work Committee. Starting with the factory director, all the factory leaders in the factory attended.

A person from outside the system can be directly appointed by the National Defense Working Committee. You don't have to think about it to know that he is a ruthless person. The National Defense Working Committee system is relatively direct. If you have the ability, I will admit defeat.

Originally, the people at the Grassland Tractor Factory were going to let Gao Zhendong take a walk around the area before starting work, but Gao Zhendong declined and decided to get started right away.

Although the 30-day deadline is very generous, any time saved is better. At least you can finish the important work first before doing anything else.

So in the afternoon, all of Mr. He's men went to the conference room to discuss the selection of the artillery bistable system with Gao Zhendong.

After listening to Mr. He's confusion for dozens of minutes, Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "This is my question. In my idea, I want to use a collection and control system based on digital circuits to collect system status, perform real-time calculations, and output signals to control a stable system."

"Digital circuit? The equivalent of analog circuit?"

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes, but because digital circuits are a general technology, I didn't spend a lot of space to write about it."

Digital circuits are still a new thing for quite a number of people engaged in electronic technology, so it is normal that they don’t know about them.

After all, Gao Zhendong's book "Logical Operations and Design of Digital Circuits" basically never left Beijing except in various universities, and was completely digested by various research institutes and related personnel, and it was not the turn of the Grassland Tractor Factory yet.

At this time, a computer technician who had participated in the DJS-59 training at the th Ministry of Machinery's Computing Institute suddenly remembered and raised his hand to speak: "Ah, I remember, Vice President Gao, is it the content you talked about when you were doing the training at the Beijing Computing Institute?"

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Yes, eh? That part of the content is basically heard by people from the computing institute. You who participated in the application training probably haven't heard it."

The comrade smiled sheepishly and said, "Hehe, at that time the factory asked me to learn more and gave me more time, so I listened for a few more days. Although I didn't listen to everything, I still understood a little bit."

Gao Zhendong laughed: "Haha, your factory is really thoughtful. I'll just listen to it."

Then Gao Zhendong briefly explained to Mr. He and others the background knowledge and general content related to digital circuits.

When Mr. He heard this, he realized that Mr. Luo's guess was correct. It really did involve a common technology, but this technology was relatively new.

(End of this chapter)