Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1819 Support Materials
in the office.

Xiaowei sat on Yang Xiaotao's shoulders, with her little hands on her chin, staring at Yang Xiaotao as he worked hard.

Outside the window, the sun popped out from the horizon, casting the figures of Yang Xiaotao and Xiaowei on the table. The two of them, one big and one small, one moving and one still, seemed extremely harmonious.

And under the projection, the drawings were spread out, and the pencil lines on them became blurred.

Yang Xiaotao's fingers moved the pencil, modifying the data on it one by one.

Since coming back, Yang Xiaotao has been working, constantly modifying the drawings of the thresher.

Even when Liu Huaimin came to find him, he didn't understand what he was saying.

As the design progressed, he felt he was getting closer and closer to success.

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Suddenly, his stomach protested. Yang Xiaotao woke up from his work and touched his stomach.

Look at the time, seven in the morning.

Looking back out the window, the sunlight was blinding.

The sun goes to work so early, it is simply a role model for workers.

"It's so hot!"

Yang Xiaotao turned around and looked at the drawing in front of him.

The outer shell is similar to that of a wheat thresher, but the inlet and outlet have been changed, especially the internal structure. In order to break the corn, Yang Xiaotao designed a more violent method.

"Is it not strong enough?"

After making changes many times without hearing any sound from the system, Yang Xiaotao felt that the problem might be in a critical area.

The components that break the corn cobs are the key.

When Xiaowei saw the sun coming out, she immediately ran to the windowsill to absorb energy.

ten minutes later.

Yang Xiaotao made a simple modification, and suddenly a ding system sound rang in his mind.

Suddenly, Yang Xiaotao poked the pencil in his hand on the table, and his originally serious expression suddenly turned into joy.

When the system sound sounds, it means that the design is successful.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully designing a new type of mechanical blueprint. Please name it."

"Corn thresher."

Yang Xiaotao immediately said the name he had thought of, and the system's voice sounded again.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully designing a corn thresher. System evaluation: good-medium."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for earning 500 credits."

Looking at the system's evaluation of the design drawings, Yang Xiaotao frowned slightly. This was far worse than a small thresher.

But then I felt relieved.

Small threshers can thresh crops such as wheat, rice, and sorghum, while corn threshers can only thresh corn. From this aspect, there is a gap in itself.

What's more, the corn thresher is improved based on the small thresher.

It's normal to have a lower rating.

No matter what, just succeed.

With this thing, the farms in the northwest will be much easier.

Yang Xiaotao put away the drawings and prepared to take this opportunity to produce the corn thresher and make preparations in advance.

This will save you from being in a rush when the time comes.

On the other side, Liu Huaimin came to the superior department and met Mr. Chen who had gotten up early.

Mr. Chen’s sleep quality has not been very good recently.

The impact of the earthquake a while ago was too great.

Especially the economic impact. The continuous earthquakes and the compensation for casualties require a huge amount of supplies, and the subsequent disaster relief work requires continuous investment.

If the north had not planted enough corn this time and had not stored a lot of food, the family's assets would have been emptied.

Even so, most of the savings from the past three years have been spent.

Under such circumstances, the war in Annan in the south was fierce again.

The higher-ups were determined to provide support, and since he was in charge of economic production, he could only try his best to allocate supplies.

However, this support is not easy.

We have to take care of the domestic economic situation and consider the food and clothing issues of the general public.

Taking money from one pocket to pay for another is a common practice.

But he also knew that he couldn't keep demolishing the farmers' wall. What if it leaked through?

But what else can we do if we don’t tear down this east wall?

But right now the grain has not yet been stored in the warehouse, and most of it is still in the fields or on the threshing floors. If we want support, we can only scrape it out from between our teeth.

It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

He couldn't create more food.

Mr. Chen always calculated when the grain would be stored in the warehouse, how much grain could be allocated for support, and how many people could be helped.

Each problem was like a mountain, pressing down on his shoulders. When he lay down, he was troubled by his worries and couldn't sleep.

Mr. Chen was also surprised by Liu Huaimin's sudden arrival.

I just finished an internal audit at the machinery factory a while ago, and I was wondering if something went wrong during the audit?
However, after meeting Liu Huaimin, he heard news that was somewhat unbelievable to him.

Thresher!
Agricultural machinery!

He had seen this thing when he was in the Alliance, but the Alliance's focus in recent years has been on heavy industry, and not much investment has been made in these light industrial machinery, especially agricultural machinery.

According to him, many allied countries use machinery that is only thirty or forty years old, otherwise Kazakhstan would not import domestic tractors and tricycles.

The country also imported some related machinery from the alliance, but as the relationship between the two sides broke down and the other side's support in agriculture was lost, the country fell into a state of stagnation in agricultural machinery.

Moreover, in his impression, the efficiency of the Alliance's thresher was not very high.

But in the materials submitted by Liu Huaimin, the number is 1.2 tons per hour, which is a bit too high.

The efficiency is quite high.

When I first heard it, it was a bit shocking.

If this kind of machine is used throughout the country, it will have a huge impact on improving agricultural production.

The extra labor can be used to do better work.

Even more fertile land can be reclaimed.

More food would allow him to make arrangements more easily.

More importantly, if this thing is used well, the grain in the fields can be quickly stored, and the previous problem of supporting Annan with food will also be solved.

Mr. Chen took a deep breath and continued to watch the introduction of the thresher.

As Liu Huaimin watched Mr. Chen flipping through the materials, his brows furrowed and his palms were sweating.

He wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't experienced it himself.

But that's the truth.

"Comrade Huaimin, is your thresher really the same as described in the documentation?"

Facing Mr. Chen's gaze, Liu Huaimin showed an affirmative look, "Commander, we have personally verified it, and the president and director of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences has also personally checked it out."

"They can all testify to that."

Hearing that people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences were also involved, Mr. Chen became more convinced. "Have you discussed this with the First Ministry of Machine Building?"

Liu Huaimin was panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly explained, "That's right, Chief. Let's think about it. If we want more farmers to use the thresher as soon as possible, we need to produce it as soon as possible."

"So we went to ask the head of the First Ministry of Machinery for help."

Liu Huaimin explained, but Old Chen smiled and shook his head, "You did a great job, don't be nervous."

"It is appropriate and correct to hand this matter over to the First Ministry of Machine Building."

After hearing what Mr. Chen said, Liu Huaimin finally put his mind at ease.

"Fifty thousand units! You're so bold to say that."

Liu Huaimin hurriedly explained, "Commander, these 50,000 units are just a preliminary estimate. They won't be produced all at once."

“Moreover, these things can also be exported.”

Liu Huaimin told Mr. Xia about his plan, and Mr. Chen suddenly understood.

Machines don’t have to be used domestically, they can also be exported.

What about supporting Annan?

At this moment, Mr. Chen seemed to have opened a door and saw more roads.

"Well, let's go to the first factory and take a look."

Mr. Chen was still a little worried and decided to go and see for himself.

If it is really good, we must promote production no matter what.

Liu Huaimin nodded immediately, "Commander, I'll arrange it right away."

After Liu Huaimin left, he immediately drove to the first branch and asked Sun Guo to make preparations.

Mr. Chen was not in a hurry. Instead, he sat at the table and thought carefully.

The thresher manufactured by the machinery factory did solve the problem. In a short period of time, enough food could be collected to complete the task of supporting Annan.

But for him, this is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

This time I asked for it and he gave it to me.

What about next time?
One hundred thousand tons of grain this time, what about one million tons next time?

This can't go on forever.

No one's food was blown away by the wind, and after returning from the disaster area, he received news from Annan from the Guangdong Province in the south.

In terms of domestic support, not only is the country giving its full support, but it also does so without any additional terms.

Over the years, so much supplies have been sent there.

Even the best weapons are used there.

But even so, the other party is still not satisfied and still thinks it is not enough.

You know, the supplies they were given amounted to an average of 50 kilograms of rice per person per month.

In China, that is the food ration for a family.

Still not satisfied!

They also want more food, more supplies, and more weapons.

His last visit to the earthquake-stricken area made him realize a problem after he came back.

The people in the country are unable to get enough food to eat, should we continue to support it?
Especially those people in Annan, who squandered the materials saved in the country without taking it seriously, and they were more willing to listen to the Alliance, but the relationship between the country and the Alliance was there.

He was sure that between the domestic situation and the alliance, Annan's group would definitely choose the alliance.

This made him start to think, is it worth it?
Is there any point in doing this?
When that happens, don’t raise an ungrateful person.

Thinking of this, Mr. Chen felt it necessary to convey his opinions to his superiors, so he picked up the phone and made a call.

After a moment, a clear and hearty voice with a northern Jiangsu accent came from the other end of the line, "Morning, Lao Chen."

"Morning, Chief. I have something to tell you."

"The Red Star Machinery Factory has produced a machine that can thresh wheat. It can thresh 1.2 tons per hour, and the effect is quite good."

"Comrades from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences are also involved. I believe they will call us soon."

Mr. Chen began to report information about the thresher.

The thin old man on the other end was holding the microphone, looking very excited.

"Well done, comrades, do well."

"Commander, if this machine is feasible, we should produce it as soon as possible. We should have no problem supplying food to Annan within half a month."

"It's just that the production of this machine may affect the production of other aspects, so we need the cooperation of all departments."

Mr. Chen expressed his opinion. There was silence on the other end of the line for a moment, and then a voice came, "Since it is useful, don't be afraid to do it. Our comrades have done it and proved it, so what reason is there to refuse?"

"You can use it with confidence and let the comrades walk freely."

"We can't restrict their pace!"

Elder Chen nodded, "Commander, I think so too."

The two reached an agreement, but Mr. Chen spoke again.

"However, Chief, I still have some opinions on supporting Annan."

There was silence on the phone again.

Old Chen knew that it was not appropriate to talk about this matter now, but if he didn't say it, he would feel uncomfortable these days.

"you say!"

After hearing these two words, Mr. Chen felt tremendous pressure and then expressed his opinion.

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, a sigh was heard over the phone.

"Old Chen, we have considered what you said, and we believe that this kind of thing will happen in the future."

"But you have to know that in the current polarized situation, there are some things that we don't have the power to choose."

After listening to this, Mr. Chen took a deep breath and understood the concerns of the superiors.

With the two poles competing for supremacy, the remaining people can only survive in the cracks.

If they want to develop smoothly, they have to swallow their pride and accept some things.

"I understand."

"But I have a small suggestion."

"you say!"

Old Chen continued, "Commander, there is an old saying that goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish! In this case."

Mr. Chen’s suggestion was to send machines instead of food.

The machine is naturally a thresher.

There are also tractors, plows for production and supporting equipment. These are the best things for domestic agricultural production and can help you increase agricultural production. This can be considered as support.

Besides, this is a machine we developed with great difficulty, so no one can say anything about it.

As for food, I'm sorry, we have given you our best machines, so you can produce it yourself.

What more food do you need?

We are still struggling to make ends meet, how can we have the energy to take care of you?

How does the saying go? If you work hard for yourself, you will have enough food and clothing.

Comrades, come on!