Manturov took Anna and walked into an office. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 On the wall of the info office hangs a large table of chemical elements, on which is the necessary portrait of Stalin.

Sitting in front of the Elemental Table, behind the desk, was a half-white-haired, neatly dressed suit and black-rimmed glasses, a scholar who was an expert in steelmaking technology, Professor Kozrov.

"Professor Kozrov, how are you doing?" Manturov condoled.

Kozrov pushed his glasses, his eyes widened, and he said with great vigour: "Yes, of course it is good." Under the great leadership of Comrade Stalin, can I be restless? ”

From this sentence, Manturov heard a hint of irony. Whether it is the tone of the speech, or the literal meaning, there is something unusual. However, due to Secretary Man's special identity and at the same time taking into account the other party's feelings, he didn't ask any questions.

"Okay, that's good. As long as we can follow Comrade Stalin's line and obey Comrade Stalin's leadership, then our Soviet Union will become the most powerful country in the world. ”

It is true that Stalin made many mistakes, but he did lead the Soviet Union to defeat the Nazis and develop the Soviet Union from a typical developing country into a superpower that made the world tremble. Manturov's words are not exaggerated at all.

"I almost forgot that you are now the first secretary of the regional party committee, the top leader of the Novosibirsk region. You didn't come here to talk to me about the route, did you? ”

"Professor, I'm not interested in discussing the route with you. I'm looking for you this time for the same thing I asked you to do last time. ”

"What's the matter?" Kozrov is in good spirits on the surface, but in fact, his hair is half white, he is about to be 60 years old, his head has begun to deteriorate, and his memory is certainly not very good.

Manturov pointed to the sky with his left hand and made a stirring motion with his right hand, and said: "Professor, do you remember?" ”

Seeing Manturov's gesture, Kozrov immediately remembered that incident. "Oh, I remember. It's about the oxygen top blowing converter steelmaking method. I have already seen your plan, and I have carefully studied the unit and production line you designed. ”

Manturov sat down at Kozrov's desk, pushed his glasses, and said seriously: "What do you think?" ”

"I don't think your design, your plan is ......"

As soon as he heard the word "не", Manturov's heart trembled and he asked: "Is there any problem?" ”

In fact, his worries were only unnecessary. After hearing Secretary Man's question, the professor glanced at the other party, and then added: "I mean, the design of your unit, the production line, and the oxygen production plan you designed are all good (неплохо). Next, let the experiment prove it. If you succeed, you can win the Nobel Prize. ”

Manturov smiled modestly and laughed at himself: "Professor, you complimented. I am just an ordinary public servant of the people, and I am not a scientist or engineer, and my understanding of science and technology is still relatively one-sided, how can I be eligible for such a high-level award? Not even eligible for nomination. ”

"Well, tell me about your design. The idea of blowing pure oxygen from the top is good...... Technically...... You can ...... here" Kozrov took out a bunch of documents and continued: "As for the issue of oxygen production, I gave it to Comrade Pyotr Kapitsa for study. In general, he thinks that the turboexpander you have designed is highly appreciated and can be used to make industrial oxygen. But he also has a lot of comments and improvements to your design, which are detailed in these documents. ”

As soon as he heard Kapitsa's name, Manturov suddenly felt a special excitement. This Kapitsa, one of the best scientists in the Soviet Union, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1978.

And the boiler supercharger "invented" by Manturov was originally invented by Kapitsa to make industrial oxygen. But in order to catch up with the development of the Soviet Union as soon as possible, Manturov introduced this gadget in advance to increase the steel production of the Soviet Union. "Comrade Kapitsa? He's an expert at this. ”

Yes, he has a very deep research in the technology of low-temperature physics. His opinion is well worth considering. ”

While the two men discuss the project, Anna, who sits on the sidelines and knows nothing about the project, is confused, and the minutes of the meeting are written in a mess.

At first, Anna sat obediently and listened to the words of the two. But after ten minutes, she finally couldn't help it. She took Villadimore's hand and interrupted the conversation between the two men, saying: "Comrade Manturov, can I go out for a while?" I'll be waiting for you at the door later. ”

"Why go out?"

"What the two of them said is too esoteric for a tech idiot like me. Besides, it's not a formal meeting, so I don't need to write minutes. ”

Originally, Manturov, who was a little black-bellied, wanted to continue to play fatigue bombing and bomb the woman next to him as a punishment for being late. However, when he saw Anna's pleading appearance, those watery eyes that seemed to be able to speak completely melted Villadimore's black heart. "Comrade Romanova, you go out. I knew I shouldn't have called you. ”

Anna managed to use her eyes to drive away Manturov's "bomber". As soon as she left the room and closed the door, she saw Katya's charming, graceful little ponytail, flicking and bounce as she walked.

"Katyusha, why are you here?" Anna shouted to Katia in front of her.

Katia turned around, walked up to Anna, and smiled strangely, "Anna, don't think I can't see what happened between you and Volodya. What about his flesh? Is it comfortable to hug it? ”

Anna blushed and said embarrassedly, "Katyusha, what happened just now was just an accident. If Secretary Man hadn't hugged me tightly when I was about to fall, I would have been taken to the hospital by now, and I wouldn't have been able to stand here and talk to you at all. ”

"Don't worry, I know." Katia suddenly thought of an idea, and she couldn't help but laugh a little and said, "Now, I want to ask you for a favor." ”

"What's the busy?"

"Later, I'll be in the ......, don't talk, if he ...... when he goes back, you can call me, and I'll be ...... tonight What do you think? Katia laughed mischievously.

"That's not good. After all, he is the secretary of the state party committee, and you are also a cadre of the Communist Youth League, so it doesn't seem good to do these things and say these things. ”

Katia continued to laugh and said, "What about the state party secretary? Even if he became the NKVD (chairman of the KGB), or even the general secretary, the chairman of the Council of Ministers (the prime minister of the Soviet Union), I would dare to tease him. ”

"Secretary Keman, he has important official duties today, and if you do this, it will affect his mood and work performance. Besides, I don't have anything to do with the secretary at all, and you may cause misunderstanding by doing so. What if the word spreads? ”

"Don't worry, he keeps his work and personal affairs very separate. No matter how sad things are, it will not affect his work. As for the misunderstanding, I'll deal with it tonight, so you don't have to worry. ”

Anna thought about it and quickly guessed the reason behind it. "Katyusha, why are you doing this? Don't...... Secretary Man...... Is it really your man? You're doing this to find out if he still loves you? ”

Katia nodded cutely, "Yes, otherwise, how can I afford to play with him?" He is a serious person on the surface, but he is actually easy-going. People who have a good relationship with him, no matter how they talk about him or how they play him, will not have much of a problem. ”

"Well, just one time. Don't do it again. ”

As soon as Katia walked away, Manturov walked out of the professor's office with a large stack of technical documents.

"Anna, who were you talking to? I heard it all inside. "Manturov's hearing is sharper than the average person, and he can hear some very small sounds. Kozrov, who had been sitting in the same room before, had no idea that anyone was talking outside.

Anna avoided Villadimore's gaze and pretended to be calm, "It's nothing, it's just an old classmate, just say hello to him." ”

From Anna's demeanor, Manturov quickly saw that the other party seemed to be hiding something. But he didn't immediately debunk the other party's lies. "Then, Comrade Romanova, let's go back first. There is still a meeting in the afternoon, and the material supply investigation report you wrote yesterday will be used at the meeting, and I will show it later. ”

"Yes."

Manturov handed Anna the papers in his hand and said, "Oh, by the way, help me get them." ”

Anna looked at the heavy stack of documents and said, "How can I get so many documents alone?" ”

"This is as punishment for your tardiness today."

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