Chapter 271: Domestic work is also very busy
Lou Xiao'e and Julia have successfully taken over the work of Lili Meiya's new company.
As the factory is currently under construction and has not yet officially started production, and various tasks have not officially begun, Lou Xiaoe only goes there occasionally and does not stay there all the time.
Lou Xiao'e knew that she was just a white glove sent there by Zhang Dongliang to look after the house for him and to share part of the investment income in this name.
You don’t have to worry about many things, just be a good wife.
Women's intuition is very sensitive. Lou Xiao'e vaguely felt that there must be some unspeakable stories between Julia and Zhang Dongliang.
Lou Xiao'e knows Zhang Dongliang better. Men are like this. If you can't control them, you don't bother to control them.
Besides, Lou Xiao'e knew better than anyone how she got to the top, so she just pretended not to see it.
With all the work getting on track, Zhang Dongliang now has some free time.
If Tongguo Company cannot find suitable personnel to send for a while, the New Era Office will temporarily send Sun Jianfa and Zhu Libo to assist Zhang Dongliang in his work.
Wang Nian and Lu Jianru from the action team were pardoned and quickly handed over the US dollar cash in their hands. It was really uncomfortable to guard such a large amount of money all day long.
The key is that they are afraid of losing it and the responsibility is huge.
It is now April, and Qin Jingru is due to give birth in less than two months. Zhang Dongliang decided to shift his focus to China and wait until Qin Jingru gives birth.
In the evening, a rare guest came to the courtyard. Song Ge came to visit with some things in his hand.
Last year, Song Ge hinted at his ideal to Zhang Dongliang, and Zhang Dongliang also said that he would help him find out when he had time.
Isn't it that I just haven't gotten the right opportunity?
Since he was here today, Zhang Dongliang also wanted to ask about his specific plans.
Zhang Dongliang asked directly without beating around the bush: "Song Ge, let me ask you, there are two directions you can choose: one is to stay in the steel mill as the deputy director of the publicity department, and the other is to go to the radio station to be a host.
Of course if you go to a radio station, you have to start from the bottom. Which one would you choose?"
On one side is the ideal he once had, on the other is the cadre position that is within his reach, Song Ge is caught in a life choice~~
After repeated and fierce ideological struggles, Song Ge chose the first option and stayed in the Propaganda Department as the deputy chief.
Right, people go up and water flows down, isn’t that what all efforts are for? Isn’t it all for a better life?
As for generating electricity for ideals and love, it is a helpless act. If there are other choices, no one would be willing to do that.
Zhang Dongliang didn't mind giving some advice to the young man Song Ge.
"Song Ge, listen, no matter where you are, as a cadre, it is your duty to do your job well.
But following the leader and standing in line is the most important thing, and it is the first priority.”
Song Ge listened to Zhang Dongliang's teachings with an open mind. As the youngest deputy director, he must have his own experience and it would definitely not hurt to listen more.
"When working in a steel mill, you must resolutely obey the command of Director Li and follow his baton.
You have to hit wherever Director Li's baton points, so you won't make mistakes. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I see. Thank you for your advice, Deputy Director Zhang. I will definitely remember your words."
"Okay, you go back first. I'll find a suitable time to talk to Director Li."
As Qin Jingru's due date approached, during dinner, He Yushui and Yu Haitang looked at Qin Jingru's belly with envious expressions.
Zhang Dongliang knew what the two girls were thinking and told them directly:
"Yushui, Haitang, don't think too much about it now, wait until your sister Jingru gives birth.
In the second half of the year, I will change my identities and marry you two separately. You two can wait until next year to have children, otherwise it will be too troublesome to have them together."
He Yushui and Yu Haitang nodded in agreement.
If three women were pregnant and raising children at the same time, it would be really busy. If no one took care of Zhang Dongliang, he would have to fly away.
As for Lou Xiao'e, Zhang Dongliang had no plan to let Qin Jingru get pregnant before she gave birth.
We have to make a distinction. The first wife should have children first and then consider others.
As for Julia, Fang Yanyun and the others, Zhang Dongliang has not figured out how to arrange them. Anyway, there is no rush, so just take it step by step.
As Zhang Dongliang shifted his focus to China, Director Shang often consulted with him. In desperation, he went to the New Era Office to pretend to work.
"Comrade Dongliang, the higher-ups are undecided about something and would like to ask for your opinion."
"What is it?"
"It's about rail transportation. In which direction do locomotives mainly develop?"
"In the future, internal combustion engines and electric locomotives will definitely be the mainstay, but steam engines will definitely not be eliminated."
Zhang Dongliang suddenly remembered a technology that was developed in the United States in the 70s.
This technology was half-developed and abandoned, but it should be very useful now.
The United States developed a steam turbine train.
Test results show that the thermal efficiency of this type of train is very high at high speeds, reaching more than 30%, which is close to the efficiency of internal combustion engines.
But it doesn't work well at low speeds because it is direct drive.
As we all know, the speed of a steam turbine is very high, and trains cannot be equipped with gearboxes, so the low-speed drive effect is very poor.
After the United States developed this steam turbine, due to the rapid development of electric locomotives and diesel locomotives, this plan was shelved and thrown aside.
But in the current world, because of the changes in the rules of heaven and earth, it is actually the best.
I guess the United States is also currently developing steam turbine locomotives, so let's get a head start.
Based on the pitfalls the United States encountered in later generations, Zhang Dongliang needs to make some changes.
The steam turbine drives the generator, and the generator drives the electric motor to drive the vehicle forward.
Although it may seem like an additional procedure, the overall thermal efficiency will actually be greatly improved because the steam turbine can always operate in the optimal range.
Even if it is a diesel locomotive, it relies on the internal combustion engine to generate electricity, and then uses an electric motor to drive the train. The internal combustion engine does not directly drive the train.
Old-style steam locomotives directly drive the cylinders, so most of the steam energy is wasted and the thermal efficiency is very low, only about 10%.
Zhang Dongliang reported the later American experience and his own ideas to Director Shang, who took the materials and reported to his superiors without delay.
Zhang Dongliang didn't want to get too involved in these highly professional tasks. He just provided a general plan and ideas, and at most some drawings, and then he didn't want to take care of it.
He didn't want to waste all his time on these specific matters.
It is impossible for a country to make scientific and technological progress by itself. Providing a direction and allowing researchers to avoid detours is the greatest contribution.
Zhang Dongliang did not think that his awareness was low. He thought that his awareness was very high. At least he never did work where an amateur directed experts.