When everyone came to the team headquarters, Xia Lao and Tao Lao put down the things in their hearts, walked aside, and then asked the other party about the purpose of coming this time.

After some exchange, the two knew each other's intentions.

Knowing that it wasn't for Yang Xiaotao, Xia Lao was obviously relieved.

Knowing that it was for the steam engine, Lao Tao also laughed.

Then, the two of them smiled at the same time.

They even got together and whispered.

"Old Tao, what's the matter? If this thing is made, you Ministry of Agriculture will also be able to benefit. ”

"Let's just talk about the current form, the ones that have been made, you know more than me, if there is such a coal-burning tractor, it will be of great use."

"What's more, as long as the technology is thorough, we can produce it in large quantities. You don't have to look at the outside eyes, rely on the import that is searched by the buckle. ”

Xia Lao said excitedly, this guy in front of him is the leading figure of the Ministry of Agriculture, if he takes his help, then this matter will be more certain.

After Tao Lao heard this, he didn't rush to speak, he also thought silently in his heart.

Agricultural issues are about stability.

It is their greatest responsibility to fill their stomachs.

But to make this populous country eat, it's not just sitting in the office and making a decision.

In the current form of agriculture, after the toss of a big pot of rice, many places have been eaten poor.

Many peasants themselves did not have enough to eat, so they handed over the grain they saved to the state and to the workers.

His heart soured when he heard it.

But he can't help it, how many years have passed, and it's only a little better.

That's why he places special emphasis on high-yielding corn.

If it is possible to strengthen the construction of agriculture, he agrees with it a hundred times.

But it would be a bit presumptuous to let him make a decision now.

When it comes to his position, any decision needs to be made carefully.

"Lao Xia, this can't be done in two words, do you have confidence?"

"It's not that I look down on the rolling mill, this tractor factory either has a foundation, or it is because of the accumulation of experience and huge investment, which is why it was made."

"What about you? No plan, no preparation, no experience, just with a passion and impulse, just thinking that you can rub it out with a group of fitters? ”

"Lao Xia, what you say is reliable."

Tao Lao said politely, and Xia Lao was not angry.

"It's man-made. What's more, we are not unprepared. ”

"Just like this well drilling machine, isn't it also made from scratch?"

"If this can be done, why can't a tractor if you have a steam engine?"

"The most difficult ones have been made, what are you afraid of the others?"

"And, my soldiers, I have faith."

As he spoke, Xia Lao stood up, and Tao Lao was silent for a moment, and then got up as well.

"Then let's see it with our own eyes, and it's not too late!"

While a few people were talking, the sound of cars came from outside the village again, and someone ran to the team headquarters, and Yang Dazhuang hurriedly took people out to check.

Then it became known that it was the cars of the rolling mill and the cement factory.

Liu Huaimin and Li Zhixing came to the team headquarters and saw Tao Lao and Xia Lao, both of whom were more nervous than excited.

Seeing that the cement pipe was in place, Yang Xiaotao discussed with Yang Dazhuang and sent the cement pipe up.

It just so happened that the two chiefs also inspected the well drilling machine and water press.

After discussing, Yang Dazhuang went to report the situation, and then asked the car to go to the north slope, and Mrs. Yang also led everyone to the north slope

When everyone came to the north slope, Zhou Kui was leading people to a new place to dig a well.

The place just now has been laid, because there is no cement pipe, so I can only try it in the next place first.

With a smile on their faces, the villagers who followed the wells were able to build two wells in one morning's work, and at this rate, there would soon be enough wells on the northern slope for them to water the ground.

I was supposed to go back to eat at noon, but news came from the village that a leader had come to inspect and asked them to wait for a live demonstration.

Zhou Kui and the others looked at the two old men who came, and after knowing that they were leaders, several of them were a little nervous.

Yang Xiaotao went to help in person, and everyone quieted down.

Tao Lao looked at the drilling machine, and the drill bit was still carrying dirt.

Xia Lao was staring at the steam engine on the ground row, while Liu Huaimin and Yang Youning were explaining, and Xia Lao kept nodding.

"Tao Lao, let's give it a try."

Gao Yufeng asked, Tao Lao nodded, and moved out of the way.

Yang Xiaotao understood, and then Zhou Kui began to operate, and Wang Jun looked at the pressure of the steam engine and added coal at any time.

The drill bit drilled rapidly into the ground, and clumps of dirt splattered all around.

Zhou Kui was a little nervous, and the drill bit was a little fast.

There was a murmur all around, and several people stared at each other, but did not speak.

In the brigade headquarters, Ran Qiuye and the women in the village were busy, folding the rolled dough one by one, and there were already women holding kitchen knives to cut noodles one by one, and the gray-white noodles were immediately contracted after being kneaded because they were kneaded vigorously, and they distanced themselves from each other.

After cutting a sheet, the woman kneaded a handful of flour with her hands, sprinkled it on top, and then shook it again, and the noodles spread out, shook in mid-air, and then placed them on a grate.

Ran Qiuye was cutting potatoes on the side, and Yang Dazhuang's family was cutting pork skin on the side.

Several women were talking about today's events together, and they were well-informed, and they all knew that the people who came this time were not simple, and they also knew who they were coming for.

"Teacher Ran, your man is really amazing."

A woman's kitchen knife was playing fast, her eyes were looking at Ran Qiuye, and her face was full of envy and joy.

"Mother Hongye, that's not just Teacher Ran's man, it's also a young man from our village."

The woman on the other side who was boiling water on the fire smiled, and even made fun of Ran Qiuye, "We have such a handsome young man in Yangjiazhuang, let you be abducted, you have to compensate us." ”

"Hahaha"

Ran Qiuye smiled, "Third aunt, how do you want to compensate for this?" ”

The third aunt happily, "No need for anything else, just wait for this kid of your family to grow up and marry Erni of my family." ”

"This is called fertilizer water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, and our own village has solved it."

After saying this, several other women around were not happy, "Her third aunt, your abacus is playing a ping-pong sound, and this is starting to focus on it." ”

"That's it, Teacher Ran, don't agree."

"It's not, the third aunt just thinks too much."

Several women attacked in groups, and the third aunt was a little overwhelmed, "I said what are you anxious about, I just said, you look at you, it's like eating me." ”

"Don't think I don't know what you're paying attention to."

"If you want me to say, this Teacher Ran can still be born, you can always catch a golden beetle son-in-law in the back row."

When everyone heard this, they laughed again, this one said that the third aunt was right, and that one asked Teacher Ran to hurry up and have two more, which made Ran Qiuye's ears red.

This group of old ladies dare to say anything.

It's just that she didn't refute what they said, and she also wanted to have a few more children, so that she could spread the branches for Yang Xiaotao.

"It's out of the water."

As Yang Youning's excited voice sounded, several people around him, regardless of the dust and choking, came up to check.

The leader leaned closer, reached out and pinched a handful of mud, "How many meters is this?" ”

"Eight meters."

Liu Huaimin accurately reported the number, and began to remember it when he added the pipe just now.

"For how long?"

"Thirty-two minutes in total."

This time it was Gao Yufeng who answered.

Xia Lao and Tao Lao came over, looked at it for a while, and both nodded.

Yang Xiaotao asked Zhou Kui to continue, and the drill bit was selected to work again.

Xia Lao and the superior leaders came to the ground row car and looked at the steam engine again.

"This is a pressure gauge?"

The leader asked, Wang Jun, who was operating on the side, was nervous and speechless, Yang Youning wanted to go up to explain, but was pulled by Liu Huaimin and asked Yang Xiaotao to go up.

Yang Youning understood and hurriedly made a look.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao is not modest, he designed this thing, and there is no pressure to talk about it.

"Chief, leader. This is a pressure gauge that mainly characterizes the pressure inside. ”

Walking up to the pressure gauge and explaining, "This pointer is reset to zero when it is not working, and the working pressure is generally in the middle. ”

"This red line represents the limit, and beyond that, it means that the danger has increased and you need to be careful."

The two looked at it and nodded, and Xia Lao smiled, "I didn't expect one pressure gauge to reflect so many problems." You designed this? ”

"No, this pressure gauge was found in the rolling mill, so I borrowed it."

Yang Xiaotao said seriously.

"Well, if you can use it."

The superior leader nodded and said, "Comrade Yang Xiaotao, do you know the maximum horsepower of this steam engine?" ”

"Well, I don't know."

"And how big do you think it will be?"

Yang Xiaotao looked at Liu Huaimin, they should be clear, but no one told him, isn't there something wrong?

Immediately say the answer you have calculated in your mind, "It should be fifteen horsepower." ”

Hearing this, Xia Lao laughed with his superiors.

Xia Lao walked to the side and found a piece of barren grass to sit down.

Several people from the rolling mill came around, and Tao Lao also led people over on the other side.

In a few moments, the crowd formed a circle.

Yang Xiaotao was pushed to the front by Yang Youning and sat in front of Xia Lao.

"You don't know, the horsepower of this steam engine has reached thirty, unexpectedly."

"Thirty?"

Yang Xiaotao was taken aback, then looked at Yang Youning on the side, and saw the other party nodding, so he knew why Xia Lao and Tao Lao came back.

If it is a simple drilling machine, at most it will play a role in agriculture.

But a powerful steam engine can do a lot of the trick.

"Well, our designers didn't expect it."

Tao Lao laughed, and the people around him laughed knowingly.

Yang Xiaotao picked up a small stone on the ground and pinched it, "This is indeed a bit unexpected." However, it is also to be expected. ”

"Oh? Tell me what to expect? ”

Xia Lao was interested, and Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately.

I drew it on the ground with a stone, and in a short time the general structure of the steam engine was drawn.

"The principle of the steam engine is very simple, and anyone with an education experience will understand it.

"We know that there are cylinders, pistons, etc., but how do you combine them to reciprocate? How to put connecting rods, valves, pipes... Combine to make it work? ”

"What the cylinder should look like, the size of the volume, and the size of the piston cross-section, these are all to be calculated."

"Without calculations and understanding the efficiency of steam expansion, it is impossible to make the most suitable steam engine, and it is impossible to exert the maximum power of the steam engine."

Yang Xiaotao pointed to the structure on the ground and said, and everyone on the side, whether they heard it or not, were attracted by Yang Xiaotao.

Liu Huaimin, who had a little understanding, understood the meaning after Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, "You are saying that your design can maximize the efficiency of the steam engine, so it will reach thirty horsepower?" ”

Yang Xiaotao first nodded, then shook his head.

"Secretary, this steam engine can reach thirty horsepower, which is indeed related to precise calculations, but the steam engine I designed is not optimal."

How many people were surprised, they were all so much stronger than other steam engines, and they were still optimal from time to time?

How much power can you get with that optimal steam engine?

Yang Xiaotao knew that when the steam engine was first designed, the evaluation of the design drawings by the system was only good, and it did not reach the excellent level.

"There are many factors that determine the quality of the steam engine, such as the design, materials, processing of components, the fuel used, the maintenance of the machine, and the use of other safety components, all of which will affect the efficiency of the steam engine."

After listening to this, Xia Lao glanced at Tao Lao, and both of them could see in their eyes that Yang Xiaotao was very interested in this aspect.

(End of chapter)