Chapter 298: Special PTSD: Forging Swords! For Plowshares!

Hearing his words, President Cai naturally couldn't hear any joke in it, and said seriously: "Director Gao, your opinions are very inspiring to us. Thank you so much. Our long arrows also have your hard work!"

Gao Zhendong waved his hand and said, "Boss Cai, Brother, let's not talk about that. This is what I should do. You guys are working harder than me. To be honest, when I was eating fried noodles in the tunnel, I was hoping that you guys would back us up. We are not afraid of death, but we are afraid of not having the right people to complete the mission."

Zhang and Cai then understood that the battlefield Gao Zhendong was talking about was not just about suppressing bandits in the country, but about directly facing the most ferocious firepower and the worst battlefield in the world.

It’s just that what this guy did after leaving the battlefield was a bit exaggerated.

Common war PTSD: tremendous mental stress, difficulty integrating into society, and persistent psychological disorders.

Special war PTSD: I will come as long as I am needed! If we don't have it, I will find another way to do it myself and make sure to get it.

In fact, there is nothing mysterious about it. The difference between the two lies in why we fight.

There are many medical articles and works of art on PTSD of soldiers returning from the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Middle East, etc., but there are far fewer involving S2. The root cause of this is that there is some very subtle relationship with this.

Mr. Zhang patted Gao Zhendong on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I admire you! No matter what, you won! We couldn't exert our strength at that time, but it's different now. Let's work hard together."

Mr. Zhang also said, “Director Gao, you are now forging both swords and plowshares. Everything is getting better.”

The work of the Defense Working Committee, such as what the two of us are discussing now, is sword forging; the work of the steel rolling mill, such as urea steel, is for plows; and there are also those that take both sides into consideration, such as DJS-59 and DJS-60D.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, I know it will get better. I also know that the degree of improvement is beyond your imagination even with your boldest ideas now, because you don’t even dare to think about it to that extent.

After almost finishing their discussion, Mr. Cai and Mr. Zhang carefully put away the pieces of paper on which Gao Zhendong had written and drawn, as they were treasures.

Although I can remember what Gao Zhendong said, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. What's more, there are the structural formula and structural diagram of hydrazine and 1-dimethylhydrazine speculated by Gao Zhendong on it. I can't lose this thing.

Seeing the two of them packing up, Gao Zhendong invited them, "Boss Cai, Senior Brother, let's go to the cafeteria to eat. It's not easy for you to come here, so we have to treat you well."

Although the country is doing its best to provide guarantees, it is still quite difficult over there due to limited transportation and storage conditions. After all, these days, there is no cold chain, and greenhouse mulch films are not popular - without petrochemicals, there is no agricultural film.

So no matter what, Gao Zhendong had to treat everyone to this meal.

Seeing Gao Zhendong's cordial invitation, the two of them did not refuse. Anyway, it was time to get off work and there was nothing else to do, not to mention that they came here specifically to see Gao Zhendong.

Gao Zhendong specially kept Sha Zhu and prepared four dishes and a soup, but no wine. Given the attitude of these two people this time, they would definitely not drink.

The three of them ate and chatted, and had a great time. Gao Zhendong also asked Mr. Cai a lot of questions about rocket engines. After all, this guy is a professional. Although he is not as good as Gao Zhendong in new technologies in fixed engine, his basic skills are more solid than his.

Don't worry about anyone hearing it, someone will naturally handle the matter.

After finishing his meal and seeing the two off, thinking about what Mr. Cai had just said about how it was more uncomfortable inside the tank than in the protective suit, Gao Zhendong suddenly remembered, oh shit, as the deputy chief designer of the new generation of tanks, let alone installing an air-conditioning system, at least if there is no cooling vest, it is not excessive to propose installing this thing.

While secretly making a note of this, he rode his bike home.

After receiving a call from Gao Zhendong, Lou Xiao'e decided not to go home for dinner. She went to Xie Jianye's house next door to eat. Xie Jianye was already able to go to the countryside to screen projects by himself, and Chen Yuehong was the only one at his house today, which was just perfect.

Gao Zhendong came in. Although they didn't have dinner at home, Lou Xiaoe still made some tea and left it there.

Lou Xiao'e was reading a book very intently - one of the ancient medical books they bought back from Panjiayuan. She was probably reading it because she was tired of studying and wanted to change her mind.

When she heard Gao Zhendong come in, she put down the book, rushed over and hung it around Gao Zhendong's neck: "You're back."

Gao Zhendong almost imitated the thick-browed kid he saw in the cartoons of his previous life and said, "Well, you're back." However, Lou Xiao'e didn't understand the joke, so she gave up and asked, "What are you doing? You're so focused."

"I'm reading the books we bought from Panjiayuan. They're very interesting."

It seems that Lou Xiao'e wants to study medicine not only because of her family's health, but also because she is really interested in it and can absorb it.

You have to know that if you are not interested in those ancient books, you really can't read them, and you can hardly understand them.

"As long as you like it, you can study medicine then."

"Zhendong, as I read, I thought that the people who wrote these books are so amazing and have saved so many people. When I study medicine, I hope I can write one too." Hehe, this is not impossible, Gao Zhendong thought, this was one of the arrangements he had expected.

"Then you just work hard, maybe you can achieve it." Gao Zhendong sat down and drank tea while scratching her nose.

"Don't scratch it, it's collapsing." Lou Xiao'e smiled and patted Gao Zhendong's hand, saying, "Well, then you have to help me."

She knew that with Gao Zhendong's help, maybe her dream would come true. People should have ideals. Even if they cannot be fully realized, the process will be interesting enough. If part of it can be realized, it will be even better.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "No problem! Let's work together."

Lou Xiao'e hooked Gao Zhendong's finger and smiled happily: "Haha, it's settled then."
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The next morning, the two chief engineers Zhang and Cai, who had chatted with Gao Zhendong for the whole afternoon yesterday, reported their work to the leaders at the Defense Work Committee. There was only one thing they reported, which was the content of their communication with Gao Zhendong the day before.

Listening to what the two said, the leader of the Defense Work Committee was shocked.

Although I had a high opinion of Gao Zhendong, I didn't expect that I still underestimated him.

"You mean to say that Gao Zhendong has quietly completed the miniaturization of DJS-59?"

Given the size of the DJS-60D, it is not an exaggeration to call it "micro" in those days. It was even quite advanced. You should know that until the turn of the century, computers of this specification, such as personal computers (PCs), had another name called "microcomputers". At that time, college students called computer courses "microcomputer classes".

"Yes, he named it DJS-60D, a single-board computer, which means that the computer is integrated into a single circuit board. We looked at it and it works."

The leader paced back and forth in the room excitedly. He knew that Gao Zhendong was targeting not only the matter of the desert. A computer of this size could be used in so many places.

"It seems that he has big plans. Only he can complete so many tasks at the same time. And judging from the work of him, the 17th Ministry of Machinery, and the 12th Ministry of Machinery, he has obviously laid out a big plan, including single crystal silicon, integrated circuit technology, microcomputers, modems, C language, and remote data transmission."

After hearing what their leader said, Zhang and Cai realized what a huge picture Gao Zhendong was painting in his hands. Many of the new things they were using were made by this young man who could forge both swords and plowshares.

"He is planning the entire computer industry!" The word "industry" was not very popular at that time, so the leader used the word "industry".

Mr. Zhang suppressed his shock and continued, "It's not just that simple. Yesterday he proposed a new guidance idea for long-range missiles to me. I thought about it all night and it's absolutely perfect."

The leader is already very familiar with Gao Zhendong's practice of giving advice across disciplines: "What did he say?"

Mr. Zhang introduced the situation of Starlight Guidance to the leader. The leader was very excited when he heard it: "This is just like a pillow hitting the pillow when you are asleep! Go back and make a plan immediately, submit the application, and we will start preliminary research immediately! With this, our quick counterattack will solve half of the problem!"

President Cai smiled and said, “Leader, it’s more than half!”

The leader turned his head and looked at him: "Hmm? What else did he say?"

Mr. Cai reported the matter of hydrazine and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, and took out those papers to show their leader.

"I spent the whole night reading a chemistry book, and I think Director Gao's suggestion is a good idea! This basically solves the other half of our rapid response capability problem."

After hearing what he said, the leader held the papers and laughed: "Good! Good! Good! Chief Engineer Cai, take this thing and go find someone in the chemical industry and try to verify it as soon as possible! If it goes well, after the imitation missile is imitated, the self-developed missile will be used. Even if it doesn't go well, try to use it when the long-range missile is developed."

Within the range that medium-range missiles can reach, the enemy basically does not have the ability to force us to launch a quick response, but long-range missiles and intercontinental missiles are just right.

As for whether this thing can't be made at all, and the principle is wrong? The leaders don't consider this at all. What Gao Zhendong brought out is worth a gamble. No, not a gamble, but it is worth spending money and resources to verify.

After the two of them finished their reports, their tasks were very simple and they each went back to work with their own full gains.

The leader had a lot of things to consider, so he called someone.

"From today on, you are not only going to do the work for Comrade Gao Zhendong at the Third Rolling Mill of the Seventeenth Ministry of Machinery, but you are also going to pay attention to another thing."

Is this going to be upgraded again?
It was not far from what he imagined. The leader arranged: "Every piece of paper he throws away must be handled by you personally. It must not fall into the hands of others! Remember, every piece of paper, even if it is blank."

It is possible that there will be marks on white paper left by the previous piece of paper.

(End of this chapter)