Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 3
"Excuse me, is this Comrade Jiang Chen?" A rough voice interrupted his contemplation. Hearing this, he raised his head and found two middle-aged and elderly people in military uniforms that had been washed and turned white standing beside the bed. They are about 50 years old, and although they have been in military uniform for a long time, they are neatly dressed. From this point of view, they are soldiers, at least they used to be soldiers.

"I am." Jiang Chen, that's right, Jiang Chen, said in his hoarse voice, "Who are you?"

The person with fairer skin (compared to the other one is "white") and wearing glasses spoke first: "Hello, Comrade Jiang Chen, we are from B17 factory, my name is Xu Zhongjie, and I am the secretary of the factory; he His name is Chen Guorong, and he is the director of the factory."

Jiang Chen paused for a moment before realizing that the leader of the factory he was going to report to quickly said, "Hi, you two leaders! Sit down."

"En, good." As he spoke, Secretary Xu pulled up a chair and sat down directly. Chen Changzi over there put a small watermelon in his hand in a net bag on the bedside table and moved a chair beside Xu. The secretary sat down side by side.

The two sides just looked at each other like this, small eyes to old eyes, and they were carefully observing everything about each other. After some time, Secretary Xu over there spoke first:

"Xiao Jiang, let me call you that. We knew that you were going to come here after you were hospitalized, but you couldn't come because of some urgent business, so when you come back today, I will come directly to you. Don't be surprised!"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "What a surprise, it's a great honor for the two leaders to come to see me in such a busy schedule."

It was Secretary Xu who said: "We all know what happened to you this time. It is very honorable. You have won honor for our factory. Take a good rest and come to the factory to report when you are well. If there is anything I need to wait for you to arrange."

Jiang Chen said: "Thank you, thank you Secretary and Factory Director, you have arranged well enough."

The two sides chatted a lot about family matters. This Secretary Xu is engaged in political work after all, and Jiang Chen is almost praised to the sky. Although he has the experience of later generations, he still can't stand such praise. Jiang Chen is listening in a cloud. Well, at this moment, an old man walked in from the outside, dressed plainly, older than the two leaders, he looked at Jiang Chen and said, "I'm sorry, I met an acquaintance, let's talk a little longer , this is Comrade Xiao Jiang, really young."

If someone praises you, you have to reply, Jiang Chen smiled and asked, "I am, are you?"

Secretary Xu on the side smiled first and said: "Xiaojiang, let me introduce you. This is the retired deputy director of our factory, Comrade Lu Yongchang. He used to be in charge of technology. Don't think he has retired, but he is old. But a piece of treasure from our factory, no, we specially took him over from his children to solve a difficult problem for us."

Jiang Chen looked at the gray-haired old man with respect, and said respectfully, "Grandpa Lu, hello."

"Haha," the old man laughed heartily, "Don't listen to Xiao Xu's nonsense, I'm just playing with my spare energy. This world is destined to belong to you young people."

"Old Lu, you are too modest. This time I invite you to come here to solve the problems of us juniors." Chen Guorong, the factory director who has always been reticent, said respectfully.

"Hehe, that's not like your style," the old man joked with a smile, "What kind of problem can I solve? If I can solve it, I can solve it at home. Is it necessary to come back and study together with everyone?"

"Hehe, old leader, it's not that you haven't been in touch for a long time. Maybe you can solve the problem when you get back to the factory and get familiar with it." Secretary Xu said hastily flatteringly.

Haha, the old man was very cheerful, and scolded with a smile: "Don't come here, you kid has such a mouth."

Ha ha ha ha,,,,,,

Everyone laughed, and even Jiang Chen, who didn't know why, also laughed. However, Jiang Chen was more curious about what the whole B17 factory couldn't solve. Carefully asked:
"Well, can I ask? What's the problem, and I have to ask Mr. Lu to come back and solve it?"

Everyone who was laughing became serious when they heard the words, and each of them fell into deep thought. Jiang Chen was a little worried that he might have said something wrong, so he said cautiously again:

"Sorry, did I say something wrong?"

The people who were thinking came to their senses, and Lu Lao smiled and said, "No, no, it's just that we analyzed and thought about it. Since you want to know so much, then Xiao Chen, tell him, maybe you have some good suggestions. Well, you young people, your brains are active."

yes!Chen Guorong, Factory Manager Chen, looked at Jiang Chen and sighed for a while and said, "That's right, our factory is responsible for the production of some 107 rockets on the front line. It used to be fine, but recently we received a notification from the front line. It is said that the 107 rockets produced by our factory have a high misfire rate. Some shells did not explode after being fired. It has reached the point of no delay. After receiving the news, our factory tested it urgently and found no problem. I thought it was due to the humidity in the south. Well, so we transferred a new batch and shipped them up, but it still didn’t work, the military chiefs scolded us, and we put a lot of pressure on this matter, so we hurriedly invited Mr. Lu back.”

This factory manager Chen is honest and straightforward. Regardless of the winks of Secretary Xu, he said everything he should say and what he shouldn't say. What shouldn't he say?That is, the factory behind receives pressure from all walks of life, which will have a bad influence on the newcomers. Xu Zhongjie, Secretary Xu looked at Jiang Chen nervously, but Jiang Chen didn't pay attention to this. He was thinking, why the same 107 rockets were in the factory It was fine during the test, but it didn’t work when it arrived on the battlefield?Is it really that the weather in the south is too humid to cause the shells to fire blindly?No, the ammunition has been tested. There should be no problem after being exposed to the rain for a while. The charge inside cannot be damped for a short time. What is the problem?By the way, it is the fuse!Jiang Chen's mind suddenly brightened, and he said excitedly:

"This may be a problem with the fuze. It is impossible for a rocket to get wet and misfire."

"Haha, young people are young people, and they grasped the core of the problem so quickly. The report from the front line said that the charge inside was not damaged by moisture. From this, it can be judged that it is a fuze problem. And let me tell you, if you encounter This problem is not limited to our factory, and several other factories have also encountered this situation, so it is more certain that it is a fuze problem." Lu Lao praised.

"Hehe, I'm just guessing, because there are only a few parts on the shell, and the charge will definitely not be so prone to problems, so I thought about the fuze." Jiang Chen explained.

"Oh, since you guessed it, what can you do?" Lu Laohe's director Chen Guorong and secretary Xu Zhongjie also turned to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was a little nervous being stared at by three people: "I don't know what the problem is. I haven't seen the fuze from our factory yet. When I am discharged from the hospital, I will go back and work with everyone to solve the problem.",

"Don't wait until you're discharged from the hospital. I've got the fuze right here. You can take a look at it now." The factory manager Chen Guorong, who was impatient, took out two fuzes wrapped in newspaper from his bag and gave them to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen took the two fuzes with a black line on his forehead and said helplessly, "Leader, just hold it like this. It's so hot, you won't be afraid of blowing yourself up."

"What is this? Back then, I personally dismantled the dumb fuze with the projectile body." Factory Manager Chen said a little loudly, but he was a little dissatisfied when he saw Jiang Chen's cautious look: "Don't worry, there is no fuze inside." The bomb is fake, and the booster in the booster tube has been removed, and they are all about to work, what does it look like."

Secretary Xu on the side quickly said: "Well, Lao Chen, Xiao Jiang hasn't touched this after all, you have to give him some time, it's not the same when we first entered the factory."

Jiang Chen smiled awkwardly and continued to observe the fuzes in his hand, because they may have shown Lu Lao before, both of them were loose, Jiang Chen opened them without any effort, carefully inspected each part, and clicked. There is no problem with the needle, there is no problem with the inertial cylinder, and there is no problem with the safety steel column.,,,,, where will the problem occur?Why is it okay to test in our factory, but not in the front line?Jiang Chen fell into deep thought. He began to recall all kinds of information about this war in later generations. Suddenly, Jiang Chen thought of the key to the problem and shouted: "Yes!"

"What's wrong? Have you thought of something wrong?" Everyone asked one after another.

"Yes, I know, there is nothing wrong with our fuze, it's just that it hasn't been adjusted properly." Jiang Chen said with confidence.

"Oh? What's going on, tell us quickly." Elder Lu at the side also became interested. He didn't find any problems after checking, but he couldn't figure out where the key to the problem was, and now Jiang Chen answered again. , of course he is most interested.

"The reason for this is actually very simple. It has something to do with the topography and climate in the south. The south, especially the Nanman region, has a tropical jungle climate. The rainfall here is frequent, so the soil is fertile and soft. Our fuze did not take this issue into consideration during the design process. The spring inside the fuze is tightly adjusted to prevent the fuze from detonating early due to air resistance. However, in the current soil, the rockets encounter soft muddy soil, which cannot reach the detonation pressure, so dumb Bomb phenomenon." Jiang Chen briefly introduced the content of a post about fuzes he saw in the Later Generation Forum to several people.

"That's right!" Lu Lao patted his thigh and said, "Why didn't I think of that?"

"This road is old, is this really the reason?" Secretary Xu asked in disbelief.

"Why, you still doubt my old man." Lu Lao said a little angrily, the old man is getting younger and older, and he has already started to vent his dissatisfaction in his heart.

"Don't dare, dare not, I just didn't expect it to be such a simple reason."Secretary Xu smiled.

"Sometimes, it's just such a small problem that confuses everyone. What is it called? It's called darkness under the lights." Lu Lao preached to the two of them.

"Yes, yes," Secretary Xu on the side responded persistently, while Factory Manager Chen on the side stood up and said, "Okay, now that we know the reason, let's go back and refit as soon as possible, the front line is still urging."

After all, Secretary Xu here is a political worker. He also got up and said, "Well, Xiao Jiang, we have to rush back to the factory to produce it as soon as possible. The front line is in a hurry, so let's go first. You should rest well and report when you're done. Not urgent."

Jiang Chen got up and wanted to say goodbye, "Secretary, factory manager, I'll see you off."

Factory Manager Chen stopped him and said, "Okay, don't get up, rest well, and wait for your report." After speaking, he turned and walked out.

And Lu Lao also got up and smiled at Jiang Chen: "Xiao Jiang, then I'll go first, I'm still waiting to go back to hold my grandson after I finish my work, you can come to my house when you are free, let's have a good chat."

"Okay, Grandpa Lu, I will definitely go to your place to bother you in the future. I still have good things to learn from you." Jiang Chen replied with a smile.

"All right, kid, let's go first." After speaking, he walked out. The old man was very open-minded, and Secretary Xu also greeted him and hurriedly followed.

(End of this chapter)