Renmin Road is a north-south avenue, and the west side of the road is close to Taipei Shipyard, Taipei Pharmaceutical Factory, Taipei General Hospital, and Taipei County Ya.

To the north of Longshan Temple, about 3.5 kilometers of river shore, from Monga Ferry to Taipei Pharmaceutical Factory, was originally a place for repairing ships on the outskirts of Mongading, and is now a Taipei Shipyard.

The mountains of timber, pig iron, hemp wadding, tung oil and other materials in the warehouses on the outskirts of the top suburbs were all returned to the shipyard.

In the carpentry workshop of the shipyard, there is a strong smell of wood, and dozens of woodworking machine tools are arranged in an orderly manner.

The gas engine drives the machine tools to rotate rapidly, and the workers in blue coarse cloth overalls carefully feed the pieces of wood into the woodworking machine according to the drawings, and with the loud noise of "squeaking", various shapes of furniture parts are processed one by one.

These workers were brought from Zhoushan, they worked during the day and studied in night school, learned to read and count, and could read drawings, and grew from first-class apprentices to second-class workers, and their wages rose from five silver dollars to eight silver dollars.

"We are making furniture for everyone's apartments, and we are industrializing and making furniture in large quantities, not a small family of dirt workshops."

Zhang Shifu is the director of the carpentry workshop, and while inspecting the workshop, he pointed and pointed, "Everyone should be serious, see the drawings accurately, and the tolerances must be within the specified range." ”

The shipyard moved from Zhoushan to Taipei, and as soon as it settled down, it received the task of building modular furniture for all apartment houses and commercial houses in the city.

Industrialized large-scale furniture, modular furniture. Zhang Shifu was both excited and a little worried in his heart. What is "standardized design" and "standardized construction", he listened to the factory director Lin Mengchu explain for a long time, and finally had some understanding, that is, the master craftsman is responsible for the overall responsibility, and each carpenter is responsible for a small piece, and the furniture parts with almost identical appearance and performance are manufactured in large quantities.

Zhang Shifu feels that compared with traditional carpentry methods, this requires higher standards for individuals.

There is a large mudflat on the bank of the shipyard, where Dahan Creek and Xindian Creek, the main tributaries of the Danshui River, meet, silting up a lot of sediment and forming a large beach.

Eleven piers have been erected on the mudflats made of timber, and 10 of them are each home to converted barges. Workers are using tung oil for maintenance.

On another pier, a tugboat with a full flag is parked, Chai Yao and the workers are busy debugging machinery and equipment, and the word "forge ahead" is painted on both sides of the tugboat.

Ten days ago, the Taipei Shipyard received a task from the Planning Commission to convert the captured 50-ton Qing army Tong'an transport ship into a steam tugboat called the "Endeavour." Another ten barges were refitted.

Lin Mengchu directly converted the captured Qing army double-canopy into a barge. A canopy is an offshore transport vessel that removes unnecessary power plants and living facilities, expands the transport compartment, and then becomes a barge.

The modification of the "Endeavour" tugboat was a little laborious, and Lin Mengchu specially asked the Planning Commission Design Institute to make drawings.

After the Tong'an transport ship was pulled onto the frame, it underwent a major change. The sails on the ship were cut off, the oars were outlawed, the propellers and rudder were pressed on the stern, the middle transport compartment was changed to a coal tank, and the aft compartment was replaced by a engine room. The cabin was equipped with a 75-horsepower two-flattener engine with a chimney on the cabin.

Now, Lin Mengchu and Chai Yao are leading the workers to carry out mechanical debugging before launching and check the quality of the host installation.

The main engine is the core of the ship's power plant, and its installation quality will be directly related to the normal operation of the power plant and the navigation performance of the ship. Because the power emitted by the main engine is transmitted to the propeller through the shaft system, the main engine and the shaft system and the propeller must be installed as an organic whole, and the slightest deviation will affect the normal operation of the machine.

Lin Mengchu calibrated the positioning again through the instrument, the main engine was normal, the shafting was ......normal, everything was normal, and he was waiting for the test run.

Taking off the oily gloves and throwing them to the secretary, Lin Mengchu went from the engine room to the deck, and he met Ni Ashui, the captain of the Endeavour, at the bow of the ship.

This fleet was specially customized by the Planning Commission for the Taipei Iron and Steel Plant to haul a fleet of barges for transporting iron ingots. Ni Ah Shui, who was originally a deputy captain of the Coast Guard, has now been appointed captain of the Endeavour tugboat and captain of the barge fleet.

"Mr. Lin, can this boat be launched in the afternoon?"

Ni Ashui looked at the boat under his feet with joy. The original dilapidated Qing army transport ship has been remodeled and repainted, and it looks like a new ship.

"Don't worry!" Lin Mengchu was quite sure, "At four o'clock in the afternoon, we went into the water on time. ”

At this time, the sound of celebratory gongs and drums came from outside the shipyard wall, accompanied by the sound of "tutu tu" machines. Lin Mengchu felt a little strange, and he turned his head to look at the secretary.

The young man was very clever, and he ran out on his feet, and after a while he came to report that a tractor covered in red and colored colors had passed by outside the gate of the shipyard, and the driver was the director of the mechanical factory.

Nima, Zhao Limin is Ben County Ya looking for Qian Shui Ting to report the good news! TNND, the headlines of "Huaxia People's Radio" today were snatched by Zhao Limin!

Lin Mengchu slapped the ship's siding fiercely, and with the level of Zhao Limin's two knives, ten Zhao Limin tied up, and he couldn't make a steam tractor.

He held his chin and asked himself, is Endeavour postponed until tomorrow?

No way! He immediately replied in the negative. It seems that the glass factory will be put into operation tomorrow, and Qian Shuiting's goods are waiting for the flat glass to come off the assembly line every day.

As for the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, then I don't want to think about it even more! In the future, the more projects will be put into production, and the production progress of the shipyard will also be affected.

What to do? Lin Mengchu weighed the pros and cons, he just debugged the machinery, everything is normal, will he go into the water now?

No, I'm going to have a big ceremony and make the launching ceremony a little more grand.

Lin Mengchu finally made up his mind, he picked up the hand, "Qian Dong, at two o'clock in the afternoon, our "Endeavour" will be launched into the water......

"Have a launching ceremony?!"

In the Yanei of Taipei County, Qian Shuiting followed Lin Mengchu's phone call and smiled, "Okay! This is the first steamship we have ever produced in Taipei, and of course I support it! ”

"Invite me to speak?!" He touched his plump cheeks, "Excuse me from speaking, I'll send you reporters from Huaxia People's Radio......

Qian Shuiting put down the phone, a little puzzled.

He knew that the original shipyard plan was to launch at four o'clock in the afternoon, and there was no grand ceremony, and Lin Mengchu had always been respectful of himself, but now everything has changed!

At this time, the gongs and drums of celebration sounded outside the county office, and the roar of the machine.

Soon, Cheng Wangsong of Taipei County ran over, "Qian Shoufu, the machinery factory has built a tractor, and Zhao Limin brought someone over to report the good news!" ”

Wang Song is a native of Hunan Province and a college student majoring in management from Hunan Normal University. He is the Cheng of Taipei County, in charge of the work of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and also serves as the director of the Taipei Real Estate Management Office.

"Wrong, wrong!" Qian Shuiting said with a smile, "I am now the secretary of the county party committee, the secretary of the Taipei county party committee."

"My Shousuke-sama, don't find fault!" Wang Song said nonchalantly, "You are the first assistant, the secretary of the county party committee, and the chairman, I choose the biggest official title to call you, this is respect." ”

The two of them talked and laughed and walked outside.

Looking at the tractor draped in red in front of the county yamen, Qian Shuiting suddenly understood something. He stopped Wang Song and asked him to immediately lead someone to the shipyard to help Lin Mengchu arrange the launching ceremony.

After a tense arrangement at noon, a viewing platform was temporarily erected on the open space on the river bank in front of the slipway of the Endeavour. Above the platform are two lantern-shaped balloons.

It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and the flags were displayed in the shipyard, and there were crowds of people on both sides of the slipway. The Endeavour tugboat is newly painted, with a full flag, a ribbon draped, and a large red ball tied to the bow. The most special thing is that the words "Endeavour" on both sides of the Endeavour are covered with a red cloth.

On the viewing platform, Qian Shuiting, Xiao Bailang, Lin Mengchu, Hu Zhongzi and others stood on the viewing platform. Ye Yang, deputy editor-in-chief and reporter of "Huaxia People's Radio", carried a camera, constantly captured the camera on and off the stage, and an assistant followed behind him to help him carry his bag.

After Ren Xuefeng was in charge of the Propaganda Department, he immediately established the "Huaxia People's Broadcasting Station", occupied two offices in Anlan City as broadcasting studios, and implemented a tweeter broadcasting system in Keelung, Taipei, Taoyuan and other places.

Yeyang is the Chinese soldier from the US military base, after coming to another time and space, he has been receiving political education in the Ministry of Rites, and after the formation of the Central ~ Propaganda Department, he was assigned to the Huaxia People's Radio Station by Ren Xuefeng as a news reporter.

In the midst of the enthusiastic cheers of the people, the pot Zhongzi stepped forward, walked on the viewing platform, and sang a poem to recite the chapter about navigation in the "Natural Taoist Codex" to pray for the blessing of the new ship.

"The Tao said, the saint because of yin and yang to rule the heavens and the earth, Huaxia was ordered by the heavens, born from the vast sea, and went to the starry sky and the ocean. It is necessary to carry out the health and effect of Kunpeng water for 3,000 miles, hang the wind and half a sail to store the clouds, and pursue the glory of China............"

Finally, the pot stopped walking and chanted loudly to the tugboat, "In the name of the Heavenly Dao, the poor road is named your "Endeavor" wheel, wishing you smooth sailing, a long future, and brilliant achievements for the prosperity of China!" ”

With the words of the pot in the pot, two pieces of red cloth fell to the ground, and the two vigorous and powerful characters of "Endeavour" were revealed at once.

The gongs and drums of "Knock Knock Knock" shook the sky, the "crackling" firecrackers were set off, and the two festive lions also jumped up.

Qian Shuiting's plump face was full of smiles, and he raised the champagne and threw it at the bow of the small tugboat, and the champagne hit the tin bow of the boat, and it cracked into pieces with a "bang".

The large colored ball hanging on the bow of the Endeavour immediately sprinkled countless colorful petals like a "heavenly maiden scattered flowers".

At the same time, the small tugboat began to slide slowly down the two chute logs laid on the mudflat, and slid smoothly from the frame into the Tamsui River.

At this time, the scene cheered thunderously, and the gongs and drums were noisy.

The whole launching ceremony was completed, Lin Mengchu breathed a sigh of relief, everything was more perfect than he expected, he glanced at Xiao Bailang, and said to Qian Shuiting with a smile, "Qian Dong, Mr. Xiao, I will get on the boat and prepare for the sea trial!" ”