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Chapter 742 Disclosure of the truth about the base (Part 2)

“The truth about Base 221?”

 At this moment.

 In the auditorium of the Fifth Factory.

 Hearing what the man named Lu Guangda said, Fang Weijun and others in the audience couldn't help but subconsciously froze.

 Although many of them have not even attended elementary school and lack sufficient professional knowledge, they still have thirty or forty years of life experience.

Just a few words [the truth about Base 221] are enough to give them some ideas.

 The first is the 221 base at the beginning.

To know.

The unit they are currently in is referred to externally and internally as the Xihai State-owned Comprehensive Machinery Plant. At the same time, because it is responsible for some ore mining and processing, it is also called the Xihai Mining Area or 221 Mine.

 So everyone generally calls it "in the factory" or "in the mine". The term "base" is unheard of among ordinary workers.

At the same time, in addition to this eye-catching [base], the truth behind it is also quite thought-provoking.

 Mentioned earlier.

 The Fang Wei army came to the base several years ago and stayed at the base for several years.

 But they only knew that they were undertaking a certain national secret project, and they knew nothing about the specific content of the project.

Now listen to Lu Guangda’s tone.

The purpose of holding this meeting at the base today seems to be to disclose the true situation of this confidential mission to them?

Think of this.

There was a buzz of discussion in the audience, and many people had strong curiosity on their faces.

Although the consciousness of these employees is very high, everyone has a basic desire for knowledge. It is impossible to say that they are not at all curious about the tasks undertaken by the base.

●Over the years at the base, many people have actually guessed the true identity of the research project when chatting.

  Some people guessed that it was developing its own large aircraft, some said it was developing powerful tanks, and some said it was developing missiles.

The frequency of discussion of this speculation reached a peak after the shooting down of U2. Although the base did not and could not stop or punish such private chats, it never mentioned a single word to these employees.

until today.

ˆ “.”

 Then Lu Guangda looked around the scene again. When the discussion gradually disappeared, he continued:

“Comrades, before I disclose to you the specific projects of the base’s research, I would like to apologize to you on behalf of the base.”

“There are many comrades on site who were transferred here when the base was established, and have stayed at the base longer than me and many other leaders. However, due to the need for confidentiality, the organization has not disclosed many things to everyone.”

“Even for a long time, the organization required everyone to eat tree bark and drink elm leaf soup. At this point, the base, no, even the country is in debt to everyone.”

“So here, on behalf of the organization, I would like to say something to you. Comrades, I’m sorry.”

 Say it.

Lu Guangda took a step towards the left side of the podium and bowed to everyone without being blocked by the podium.

He was not just showing off, but he really felt this way.

Before Xu Yun appeared, the situation within the entire 221 base was actually a bit complicated. It could even be said to be somewhat fragmented.

One of the separated groups is the base leaders and some researchers involved in the design and derivation of the atomic bomb. They have a clear understanding of the mission of the entire base. Most of them went to the base to participate in sideline tasks for a month and were informed after they got used to the conditions of the base. The truth about the base.

 The other divided part, that is, the ordinary workers, is different.

At that time, reconnaissance planes from across the sea would come to scan the sky above the base from time to time, and domestic enemy agents emerged in endlessly. Therefore, considering the need for confidentiality, most of the front-line workers at the base did not know the true situation of the base.

They were only asked one question before the transfer. The general meaning was something like [the organization has a confidential task that requires you to be transferred to a different place and you will not be able to come back for a long time], and then the arrangements were made according to the employees' wishes.

Again.

The structure of the atomic bomb is very complex. Each front-line worker is only responsible for the development of a small part of the equipment, so they can be managed confidentially in a realistic manner.

From a national perspective, there is obviously nothing wrong with this approach, but it is a bit unfair to these workers.

The unfair point is not that the information is not transparent, but the treatment - due to the shortage of supplies these days, the employees in the base were often hungry in the past.

 The workers who work for you cannot guarantee your basic living needs, but these workers have never complained about you. This is obviously because of their trust in the country.

Although the essence of this matter is that the country is in dire straits and is in need of redevelopment, the apology that should be expressed must still be expressed.

 So it’s actually not just Lu Guangda.

At this time, at the meetings held simultaneously in the auditoriums of several other branches, Zhu Guangya, Wang Ganchang, and Lao Guo all bowed.

These two bombs and one satellite, which will be famous in the future, are now expressing their most sincere respect for the working class in their own way.

but

This is just the beginning.

 For these ordinary but great comrades workers, the motherland will never forget them after it becomes prosperous and strong.

 The original timeline was like this, and the current time and space is also like this—of course, these are all things for later.

Looking back to reality.

ˆ “.”

Lu Guangda's sudden apology surprised the simple workers at the scene. Many people became a little embarrassed for a while, and suddenly they didn't know how to respond to Lu Guangda.

 Silence?

This is obviously not appropriate.

 Applause?

 This is a bit weirder

But very quickly.

There was a very young employee in the audience who suddenly stood up and asked Lu Guangda in a loud voice:

“Comrade Lu, I have a question!”

Lu Guangda was also a little surprised by the appearance of this person. After all, he had not arranged to ask him to come, but he soon came to his senses:

“Comrade, if you have any questions, it’s okay to ask.”

This young man who looked a little reckless stared at Lu Guangda blankly and asked:

“Comrade Lu, I haven’t gone to school and don’t have much knowledge. I don’t care whether confidentiality is required or not. I just want to ask you something.”

“Does what our factory is doing have anything to do with building the country?”

Lu Guangda was silent for a few seconds and nodded solemnly towards him:

"There are relationships."

“That’s all right!” This young man would be consecrated to the Holy Body of the Innate Sheniu in later generations. He waved his hand quickly:

“As long as we can build the country, the past will be over. The country will not cheat us anyway.”

“We workers can’t go to the battlefield and we can’t chew pens. As long as we can contribute, there is no excuse for not apologizing!”

have to say.

The collective thinking of the workers these days is really simple. As the young people started to speak, other people soon echoed in the auditorium:

“Dingbang is right, as long as we can build the motherland, other things don’t matter!”

“I thought he was apologizing because he deceived us. These intellectuals are just hypocritical. I also took over confidential projects in the factory back then, right?”

“That’s right, if you can’t imitate anyone, why do you bow like a little devil?”

“Okay, Comrade Lu, just keep talking, don’t do all these polite things, it’s considered out of context in a teahouse commentary.”

 Listening to the noisy discussion in the audience, Lu Guangda's face was filled with astonishment.

be honest.

 It is not easy to surprise a big boss like him.

The last time he showed such a look was when he knew that Xu Yun was a time traveler.

 In fact, before today’s doubt-clarification meeting, Lu Guangda and the other meeting leaders held a small meeting.

The purpose of this small meeting is not to proofread speeches, but to encourage each other - if nothing else happens, they are likely to be sprayed by some workers.

For example, Lao Guo thought that there might be one worker who said some weird words such as "I thought you wouldn't say it before I starved to death", so the purpose of their small meeting was to calm each other down again, to put it bluntly. The only thing to do is to be prepared to lie down and accept the ridicule.

 But now it seems.

 The situation does not seem to be going in the direction they imagined?

 In fact.

 At this time, it was not only Lu Guangda who was surprised, but also Xu Yun who was sitting in the corner of the auditorium.

Although he had some contact with Atomic City when he was writing novels in his previous life, he only knew a general situation about the declassification of the base. In the original history, the base also held a meeting five months before the atomic bomb test. A similar doubt-clearing meeting was held and the truth about Base 221 was disclosed to all base employees.

 As for the specific reactions of the employees during this meeting, Xu Yun knew nothing about it.

  After all, he is not yet at the level where he has access to those detailed files.

 So before the meeting, like Lu Guangda, he was a bit pessimistic about the workers' reaction.

For example, he experienced a similar thing in later generations. At that time, he was invited by the Xiangchu Communist Youth League to Xingcheng to participate in the 130th anniversary of the great man's birth. Due to schedule issues, he stopped updating for one day, but after explaining, some readers still criticized him for updating.

This is an unavoidable situation. After all, for people in any industry, it is normal and reasonable to only look at the industry itself - after all, updating is the responsibility.

 So the same thing.

Xu Yun also thought that these employees would complain more or less, but now he suddenly realized that he was actually very wrong.

be honest.

The values ​​​​of these workers on site may not be very strict, and their political ideas may not be very lofty, but they are extremely simple - they only recognize good and bad.

  As long as it is something that is beneficial to the country, it doesn't matter even if they suffer a little loss.

This does not necessarily have much to do with ideological realm. In this case, the four words "ideological realm" are too arrogant and seem a bit high for their 'level'.

But this kind of cognition is stronger than the thoughts floating in the mind, because it has long been imprinted deep in the heart.

This kind of value may seem a bit dull at first, but it is actually very clear - the reason they can have this kind of value is that they clearly know who is good to them and who is bad to them.

New China gave them hope and allowed them to no longer be oppressed, so they wanted to contribute to it.

 They know very well that the contributions they make will not only benefit others, but their descendants can also enjoy this blessing.

This is the simple yet great working class

Then Lu Guangda in the audience stared at everyone in the audience with emotion, quickly blinked the moist corners of his eyes, and forced himself to calm down.

 Then he returned to the back of the podium, straightened the microphone, and said:

“Comrades, I have remembered everyone’s awareness. Here I also make a promise to everyone, that is, the country will never forget your contribution!”

“Of course, compared to this promise, I know that everyone is more curious about another thing.”

“That is, what is our so-called project that can build the motherland, right?”

 Hear this.

 There was a burst of affirmative answers from the audience soon. The volume of the Xiantian Sheniu Holy Body named Dingbang was particularly loud, and the pitch was estimated to be 10 beats E6.

　　This one is really loud.

Lu Guangda nodded slightly when he saw this, and said to everyone in the audience:

“Comrades, I have heard everyone’s speculations about the project. For example, some comrades guess that we will build a large aircraft, and some comrades guess that we will build a fifty-meter steel giant.”

“There are also rumors that we got the blueprints of the radio from the furry bear, and we are going to build a radio that can receive the radio waves from the white house across the sea.”

“I have to say, some of the ideas are eye-opening to me.”

“Unfortunately, these speculations are just random conjectures and are quite different from the actual situation.”

"Of course, before mentioning this mission, I would like to ask everyone a question - who knows why the little Japanese surrendered? The first comrade who answers can get a box of canned beef!"

　　唰—

As soon as Lu Guangda finished speaking, a female comrade raised her hand:

“I know! Because two big firecrackers were thrown across the sea to the enemy’s hometown!”

ˆ “.”

Lu Guangda’s mouth curved slightly, and he explained with a smile:

"It's not even true, but comrade, what the Neon Man threw across the sea was not just a firecracker. The full name of that thing is an atomic bomb."

“I won’t go into the specific principles of the atomic bomb. In short, it is very complicated. Its special feature mainly lies in its amazing power.”

“At that time, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki across the sea, causing a total of more than 200,000 casualties. Although this number is not large, it is just the power of two atomic bombs.”

“And the projects our base is undertaking now are”

 Speaking of which.

Lu Guangda paused deliberately for two seconds before continuing:

 “Develop nuclear weapons!”

Note:

I saw a chapter yesterday that said, where did the microphones come from in the 1960s? Brother, this is not 1860. I won’t talk about other situations. What do you think we used at the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China?

 (End of this chapter)