RBCT Chapter 3232 Elder Zhang is worried, Elder Qin is bewildered
Chapter 3232 Elder Zhang is worried, Elder Qin is bewildered
Chapter 3232 Elder Zhang is worried, Elder Qin is bewildered
After Yu Zecheng finished explaining what had happened, Old Chen and Boss Peng basically understood the situation. Then Boss Peng looked at the design drawings on the table.
At first glance, there are quite a few drawings, but people without professional knowledge simply cannot understand them.
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao said, "These design drawings should be structural diagrams of the horizontal stabilizer, which includes part of the elevator structure."
"The information they stole wasn't complete; I guess they got it piece by piece."
Yang Xiaotao simply categorized the design drawings on the table; this task was not difficult for him.
He then pointed to a half-finished design drawing in the middle and said, "This is the design drawing of the tail section of one of the aircraft."
"Although it's unclear why it's only half-finished, judging from the data and design of this blueprint, it's a blueprint for a single vertical tail aircraft."
"Our nine White Horse and Blue Horse fighter jets are both twin-tailed."
"The Panda fighter jet and Eagle fighter jet submitted this time also have a twin-tail structure."
"Therefore, this design drawing does not belong to our Ninth Department."
After hearing Yang Xiaotao's reasoned and well-founded explanation, even Old Chen and President Peng had no choice but to believe him.
"So, what do you think, just where is it from?"
Old Chen took the initiative to ask, but Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "We don't know exactly where it is."
"However, after comparing some of the aircraft currently in service, we have confirmed that they are not the design drawings for the J-8 fighter jet."
Upon hearing Yang Xiaotao confirm that it was not a J-8 fighter jet, both Elder Chen and General Peng felt relieved; it was good that it wasn't a J-8.
After calming down, Mr. Peng asked, "By the way, you said it was one of two models. What about the other one? Any progress?"
Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "The remaining design drawings all show the internal mechanical structure, and there is no single vertical tail structure, so it is unclear for the time being."
Upon hearing this, President Peng frowned, a flash of anger crossing his face. "Two aircraft design drawings!"
"We must find them!"
Old Chen nodded in agreement, "What do you plan to do?"
Yang Xiaotao suggested, "Therefore, I suggest bringing together the teams that have designed single-tail designs and letting them follow the blueprints themselves."
Upon hearing this, President Peng immediately said, "Let's do it this way. This matter can't be delayed any longer."
Old Chen nodded in agreement, then looked at Yang Xiaotao and said, "Go and notify the relevant personnel to come to the Ninth Department for a meeting."
"This time, we must resolve this matter as soon as possible."
"understand!"
The Third Ministry of Machine Building.
Just as Elder Zhang was about to go to the local area to inspect the work, he saw Zheng Shuangyan rushing over before he even left. "Leader, Secretary Liu from the Ninth Department just called and asked you to go to the Ninth Department immediately to attend a meeting."
Old Zhang frowned, several thoughts flashing through his mind.
However, she quickly regained her composure and then asked, "What did you say?"
"No, they just said that Elder Chen and General Peng are both in the Ninth Department, and that they are going to hold an important meeting."
"An important meeting?"
Old Zhang muttered a few words, then nodded and said, "I'll go now!"
After saying this, he left the Third Ministry of Machine Building, got into his car, and headed to the Ninth Ministry.
Even while in the car, he was still pondering the purpose of this meeting.
In his opinion, it must be related to airplanes.
They learned from General Peng that the design drawings for the Ninth Division might have been leaked, so Yang Xiaotao had to redesign the aircraft.
Now that I think about it, could it be that this aircraft has already been built?
Considering Yang Xiaotao's abilities, Elder Zhang was not surprised.
After all, how many 'miracles' have we seen over the years?
This reminded me of our own "Hummingbird" project. Although it didn't receive support from higher authorities, it didn't mean that the Third Ministry of Machine Building couldn't do it.
Just like the white horse of yesteryear, once it's made, it's useful.
So they plan to spend time making the hummingbird, hoping to achieve the same stunning success as the white horse.
Logistics Department.
After the "Flying Tiger" fighter jet received recognition from higher-level leaders, Qin Lao returned to the logistics department and began organizing people to carry out production and manufacturing.
Old Qin was even happier.
Over the years, their logistics department has been outshone by the Ninth Department many times, and has gradually degenerated from the former leading brother to a subordinate.
In the earliest days, when it was called Hongxing Machinery Factory, the other party demonstrated remarkable strength.
A Morningstar machine tool really stole the show, completely overshadowing the reputation that their logistics department had accumulated over the years.
Then there's the engine, specifically the single-cylinder diesel engine, which became the key to the production and manufacturing of tractors at the Hongxing Machinery Factory.
Later on, the Red Star Machinery Factory went further and further down the path of "neglecting its proper business," producing things like the Kui Niu armored vehicle and main battle tanks.
Later, after becoming the Ninth Division of the Red Star Machinery Factory, its advantages became even more obvious.
Breakthroughs are being made in various fields, including biology, medicine, military industry, aerospace, and electronic information.
Each achievement dazzled everyone.
What the public didn't know was that their logistics department also had expertise in biology, medicine, and military industry.
Take the early warning aircraft project as an example; it initially came from their logistics department.
Although we've returned to the logistics department, the steps in the middle are now one on top and one on the bottom.
It can be said that the Ninth Department has been on an upward trajectory over the years, while their Logistics Department, while not exactly on a downward trajectory, hasn't progressed much either.
Now, they have actually gained the upper hand in the design of this new aircraft.
Whether he can actually do it or not is another matter, but just gaining the approval of his superiors is a victory in itself.
He, as the head of the logistics department, understood all the different feelings involved.
Finally, they gained the upper hand.
This isn't the first time this sentiment has been expressed.
These days, almost every time he sees the workshop producing aircraft parts, he makes a remark.
Of course, he knew perfectly well how he had gained this advantage.
So I haven't been paying attention to the investigation of the nine cases these days, lest Yang Xiaotao say that I'm like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken, with ill intentions!
"lead!"
Wang, the person in charge, approached Qin Lao with a nervous expression.
Old Qin nodded with his hands behind his back. "Engineer Wang, what's wrong?"
"Boss! There's something I need your help with."
"Tell me, if it's something I can solve, I'll definitely help you get it sorted out."
Upon hearing this, Engineer Wang immediately laughed and then said without any hesitation, "Sir, the performance of our Flying Tiger fighter jets is biased towards ground attack, so the requirements for the strength of the airframe are very high!"
"To achieve the desired performance coefficients for our aircraft design, we must use high-strength alloys."
"High-strength alloy? Titanium alloy? Tungsten alloy?"
These were the only two possibilities that Old Qin could think of. Sure enough, Engineer Wang nodded and continued, "That's right. This Flying Tiger requires tungsten alloy and titanium alloy, and we don't have enough of those in stock."
"Of course the inventory is not enough; those early warning aircraft are also big consumers of consumables."
Old Qin rubbed his temples, deep in thought, feeling that this matter was somewhat difficult to handle.
One or two planes are fine, at worst we can just deduct points from the Ninth Department.
Once the aircraft is finalized and mass production begins, how can they explain themselves to President Peng if they still can't produce enough results?
How much metallurgy is there?
Tell Wang Junhong that we need 80% alloy!
Engineer Wang shook his head after hearing this. "I asked Director Xiao to call them, but they said they don't produce much either."
"Moreover, they can't give us that much of these alloy materials. They need them in various places, so we can only get a maximum of 20%!"
"Twenty percent? That's like giving a beggar a pittance!"
Old Qin spoke with dissatisfaction, but Engineer Wang smiled bitterly, because he was familiar with the situation in metallurgy.
That's really not much.
Seeing Wang Gong's appearance, Old Qin knew that he couldn't count on the Metallurgical Bureau!
The largest producer of alloys in China was undoubtedly the Hongxing Metallurgical Plant, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Ministry.
This factory supplied almost all the alloy materials used in all nine factories.
"The Ninth Division has them, but..."
“We didn’t get the materials from the Ninth Department for free.”
"It needs to be recorded in the accounts!"
At this point, Old Qin felt a pang of regret.
If we had known this would happen, we should have vigorously developed metallurgical manufacturing technology, so we wouldn't be subject to others' control!
The thought that most of the profits from one plane would go to the Ninth Division made Old Qin uneasy.
"Okay, I'll take care of this for you!"
After much deliberation, Old Qin finally agreed.
The most important thing now is to get the prototype out, complete the test flight as soon as possible, and ensure normal deployment.
"Also, the precision of our machine tools needs to be improved, especially the Mercury machine tools used for high-precision machining. We need at least two of these!"
"In addition, we also need two CNC machine tools!"
Upon hearing these requests, everyone was aiming for the Ninth Division.
This made Old Qin feel down again.
The engines for manufacturing airplanes are supplied by Department Nine, as are the materials for manufacturing airplanes, and even the machine tools used to produce airplane parts are supplied by Department Nine.
In the future, it is estimated that the radar will still need to be provided by the Ninth Department for the equipment and instruments required for aircraft deployment.
It seems that all the hard work they put into building that airplane might have resulted in them working for the Ninth Division.
It was only then that Qin Lao realized that the Nine Departments had unknowingly extended their reach into every aspect of the business and permeated every industry with their influence.
There's no comparison, absolutely no comparison.
After Engineer Wang finished explaining his requirements, Old Master Qin finally nodded in agreement.
After that, Old Qin strolled around the workshop at his leisure.
Just as he stepped out of the workshop, he saw Xiao Feng rushing towards him, calling out from afar, "Boss, Boss!"
"Secretary Liu from the Ninth Department called and said that you should go to the Ninth Department as soon as possible to attend a meeting."
"Peng and Chen Lao were also present."
Old Qin stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharpening. After a moment's thought, he guessed what might have happened.
The case has been solved.
Thinking this, Old Qin disregarded everything else and hurriedly got into the car to head to the Ninth Department.
When Elder Qin arrived at the main gate of the Ninth Department, Elder Zhang had already entered the conference room.
Yang Xiaotao went out to greet him and then led Mr. Zhang into the conference room.
Inside the room, President Peng and Old Chen were chatting in hushed tones, but Yang Xiaotao could hear clearly through Xiao Wei that the two were talking about the West-East Gas Pipeline project.
Yang Xiaotao didn't get involved, but he did make sure the steel mill was prepared.
After all, these gas pipelines will be installed in thousands of households, and the project cannot be considered complete without the pipelines in place.
Of course, there also needs to be a department in the city that specifically manages gas.
These are things that the Nine Ministries shouldn't be responsible for; they can be left to the higher-ups to deal with.
After welcoming Mr. Zhang into the conference room, Mr. Zhang greeted President Peng and Mr. Chen, and then Yang Xiaotao called him aside to talk about something.
"Things are more complicated than we currently understand them to be."
As soon as Yang Xiaotao opened his mouth, Old Zhang felt something was wrong, and then Yang Xiaotao told him everything.
In an instant, Old Zhang felt that Yang Xiaotao was fooling him and making excuses for the design drawings of the Ninth Division.
But then I thought, Yang Xiaotao wouldn't do something like that.
Moreover, the problems can be found simply by comparing the design drawings.
So, this is true.
Really?
Whose design is this?
Single vertical tail!
In an instant, Mr. Zhang thought of his own Hummingbird.
A terrible thought surged into my mind.
It couldn't be a hummingbird, could it?
In an instant, Old Zhang's expression changed again.
Just as Old Zhang's face turned grim, Old Qin walked in from outside with a smile on his face.
As soon as I entered, I greeted Mr. Peng and Mr. Chen. Then I saw Yang Xiaotao and Mr. Zhang standing to the side talking, so I strode over and said, "What are you two whispering about here?"
After saying that, he looked at Yang Xiaotao and asked, "Is there any progress in the case?"
Seeing Qin Lao's smiling face, Yang Xiaotao smiled and nodded, "We've indeed made progress."
"Really? That was fast! Wow, that's impressive. A strong general truly has no weak soldiers under his command."
Tell me about it.
Yang Xiaotao pointed to the chair, "Why don't we sit down and talk?"
Old Qin nodded, then walked to the side and sat down.
Now that they were waiting for a few more people to arrive, they decided to chat for a bit and take the opportunity to clarify things.
"Our investigation results are in."
Yang Xiaotao didn't stand on ceremony and spoke directly.
It was only then that Old Qin noticed that Old Zhang's expression was off, but he didn't have time to ask, so he could only listen to Yang Xiaotao speak.
The more I listened, the less confident I became.
When Yang Xiaotao revealed the final conclusion that this was a single-tail fighter jet, not one manufactured by their Ninth Division, Old Qin panicked upon recalling what he had just seen in the workshop, and was completely stunned.