A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 596 No wonder the air marshals showed up so early, it turns out it was you, little... no, yo

"Wait a minute! I'll go ask the researchers here! One of their engineers is coming over!"

As he spoke, Battalion Commander Yue excitedly ran outside...

As a result, after running only a few steps, he turned around and came back, feeling embarrassed.

"Jiang Gong, this... this counts as smuggling it in, doesn't it?"

"Exactly! Actions that deviate from the original purpose are considered smuggling! So, do you want this kind of smuggling?"

The straightforward Battalion Commander Yue paced anxiously, saying, "Oh dear, what do we do? We want them all..."

"It's okay! I like this model. Could you make a couple more for me? And also, could you give me the factory's contact information?"

Seeing that Jiang Xia's grinning face didn't seem sarcastic, Battalion Commander Yue chuckled, saluted, and went straight to find someone.

After awkwardly returning the salute, Jiang Xia belatedly realized: "Huh? Was my military salute inappropriate?"

Forget it, let's think about how to deal with these things first.

From the current perspective, the manufacturing process shouldn't have any major issues. The cold rolling line should be fine for hollow copper tubes of this diameter. Since it's not a complex cross-section hollow copper tube, a multi-roll cold rolling mill will suffice.

The core rod might need to be remade, but that's not a big deal. We can take advantage of the opportunity to revisit that modified vacuum pump and ask the big brother from Northeast China to make one.

Jiang Xia then seriously opened the scanner and took a look at the radar antenna made by the Russians.

"Ugh... this is really awful! The wall thickness tolerance is 0.08mm. Hmph! Our line can do ±0.05! No problem, absolutely no problem!"

Jiang Xia, feeling confident that he could recreate the 'key rack' radar, happily hummed a song.

He walked up to Optimus Prime, opened the hood, and prepared to take a good look at this "wounded soldier" to see if his heart was injured.

"Oh, by the way. Do you still have enough copper in the factory? It seems like we used up almost all of it when we made the centrifuges last time!"

Jiang Xia fiddled with a section of metal pipe and turned to look at Secretary Liu, who had been following him.

Yes, it was Secretary Liu. Old Wang was called by Jiang Xia to deliver the blueprints for that "digital radio station" to the Academy of Sciences.

Good things should be rolled out widely. With the circuit connection diagrams from Jiangxia, Dr. Xide could probably combine the three boards into one with a little effort. That would be smaller and easier to use!

Secretary Liu reviewed the work records from before the Lunar New Year for a moment and nodded affirmatively: "That's all! We need to apply for some more from the Ministry of Metallurgy, but..."

"Without a project proposal to support this, it's unlikely that Shijingshan can meet your requirements!" Secretary Liu pointed to the mess in front of him.

"Tch, I'm not counting on them. I'll ask the big brother in Northeast China! Shijingshan is so stingy, not as generous as others at all!"

Jiang Xia waved behind him: "Brother, get me a big one from that pile of copper hammers over there. The engine hood is a bit warped, let me give it a good whack!"

Secretary Liu handed the hammer to Jiang Xia, and fearing he might fall off the front of the car, she pushed a scaffold with wheels for him from a corner of the hangar.

"Hey! You're not bragging, are you? Radar isn't easy to deal with. Don't make any big promises out loud, or you'll regret it later. That Battalion Commander Yue has a terrible temper, and he's a pitiful guy too..."

Jiang Xia, who was banging a copper hammer, paused for a moment upon hearing this, then continued working.

Hey, Secretary Liu, I know about this battalion commander's deeds. Not only do I know, but I know more than you do. At the very least, you didn't know he was a "Most Beautiful Striver," did you?

But if you say someone is pitiful...

Well, that's a bit of a misstatement. Although this Battalion Commander Yue has been separated from his family since taking over the missile battalion, his military life has been quite different.

Yeah, just like my dad. You can't reach someone directly by phone, you have to write letters. And even then, replies take months, followed by months of receiving a salary as proof that the person is still alive…

But this isn't pitiful; it's called sacrificing oneself for the country!

Knowing that Battalion Commander Yue is this kind of person, that's why I was willing to take the initiative to "help"!

Jiang Xia kept his head down and continued hammering away, but don't call it rough. After all, he had a target parameter he needed to achieve constantly on his mind.

So, ultimately, mechanical equipment is Jiangxia's forte. The deformation of the metal is right there in front of you as you hammer and tap, unlike electronic products where you can only see the surface...

Feeling that it was about time, Jiang Xia stopped what he was doing: "I just checked, and the radar transmitter and receiver weren't affected much, just the antenna is flattened. Don't worry! I know what I'm doing!"

"As long as you have the corresponding blueprints and determine the surface accuracy of the large reflective surface, it shouldn't be difficult to replicate it!"

While answering Secretary Liu's questions, Jiang Xia habitually used the scanner to inspect Optimus Prime's chassis.

Well... I didn't know until I looked, and I was shocked. What's with all these orange warnings on my retina?

Jiang Xia, with his petty mind, was so focused on looking at the radar that he completely overlooked the situation of Optimus Prime beneath him.

Upon closer inspection:

The front axle housing is cracked, the drive axle half-shaft is bent, and the differential gears are chipped. The wheel alignment parameters (toe-in and camber) are severely off.

That's not all. What's most infuriating is that the longitudinal beams of the frame have also developed serious cracks at stress concentration points!

Damn it, it's so bad that it still got driven back. Should I praise you for being the son I raised?

Jiang Xia's legs felt weak, and he plopped down on the scaffolding, staring blankly at the "Optimus Prime" in front of him.

"We're doomed, we've really messed up this time..."

……

A series of hurried footsteps sounded.

Jiang Xia raised his head blankly and saw a young man running excitedly toward him at a very fast speed.

Battalion Commander Yue ran so fast his tongue almost came out, but he still couldn't catch up with him.

"Tumbled? Engineer Jiang, what tumbled? Are you talking about our self-developed radar? Well! We've certainly stumbled quite a few times!"

The young man ran while shouting at the top of his lungs:

"Jiang, Jiang, I just heard you say you can do the surface precision of radar? If it's not difficult, why follow the old path? Jiang! Dare to do something big!"

The young man ran up to Jiang Xia and caught his breath, but he didn't stop talking, rattling off his questions one after another.

Jiang Xia squinted at him; he looked somewhat familiar!

After searching through her memories for a while, she hesitated before asking, "Didn't we meet at Uncle Wang's place at the post office?"

"Yes! Yes! Back then, when we were helping the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications build that air separation switch, I even wrote to you to ask you some questions! You've forgotten!"

"Oh! Little Mo!"

"No wonder! Did you set up that early warning aircraft outside?"

Jiang Xia, recalling this man's achievements, laughed heartily, setting aside the fact that Optimus Prime was completely damaged, and jumped off the scaffolding to hug the young man.

After hugging him, he gave the young man's head a good rub.

……

"Hehehe! Grandpa Wang! I never thought I'd get to rub your head, this is so satisfying!"