A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 537 This is what it means for old objects to be given a new lease on life!

the next day.

Hey, don't ask why the scope is so wide. Why doesn't this author include some New Year's scenes to pad the word count?

The answer is simple: to fill their stomachs! People these days aren't thinking about family reunions and happy times.

The world is vast, but the belly is the biggest. If you want family happiness, it's never too late to celebrate after the harvest.

However, while Jiang Xia was busy dismantling the small cannon, he still managed to show off his skills in making a big stew.

After all, Grandma had given the order to prepare the food! Disobeying an elder's instructions during the Lunar New Year is not something a filial person would do.

Fortunately, the huge iron pot left over from the commune canteen provided this guy, who only knew how to make stews, with the possibility of making a living.

Just throw all sorts of ingredients, like ribs and seafood, into the pot and cook them. The natural flavors of the ingredients, combined with the carefully prepared "convenient food seasoning packets" by Master Chef Nan Yi, ensure everyone enjoys a satisfying meal.

The original salty and oily flavor has become a rare treat for people who have been doing heavy physical labor for a long time.

As for Old Man Wei and his gang of audacious individuals, they will be dealt with by Old Wang and the factory's security department.

Jiang Xia didn't pay much attention, as his focus was entirely on the machine in front of him.

"Young master, everything is ready! The only thing missing is the ram you mentioned. We can't find a large iron block that meets your requirements for the time being."

"How about we light this furnace, melt down the turtle iron, and melt one down?"

"Why bother with all that trouble! Isn't there a ready-made one? We'll just deliver it to the construction site tomorrow, and I'll show you what platformization really means!"

"Oh! So what do we do now?"

"Do whatever you want, I'm going to sleep anyway!"

"Oh! Not staying up all night for the New Year?"

"Guard my ass! I'd rather sleep to death..."

……

The next day, at the construction site upstream of Xiaoqinggou.

Don't say that it's unfair to ask others to work on the first day of the lunar new year. It's just visiting relatives, isn't it? Everyone in the village is here, and we can all chat and get work done at the same time. How great is that!

As for why they are so enthusiastic, perhaps it's because, according to Teacher Liang's calculations, if the water level can be kept above the passing grade with this small reservoir, the villages downstream of the reservoir could at least reclaim hundreds of acres of wasteland.

Oh, land!

Land suitable for growing crops!

More land! Isn't that more appealing than staying home and making babies with your partner?

After all, once the little people emerge, they immediately ask for food, while once the wasteland is cultivated, it can provide you with food.

Little Grey can tell the difference no matter which one to choose!

The people were still the same, but the difference was that this time they weren't pulling the rope to play with that deadly tamping hammer. They were just gathered together, discussing the things that Jiang Xia had insisted on making last night even though he didn't eat New Year's Eve dinner.

"What did the young master do? He put a weird head on the front of the little cannon?"

"He said it can even do automatic tamping? What do you mean by automatic? Like that cutting machine? That can save a lot of labor!"

"Hmm...this looks weird, doesn't it? It looks a bit like riding a donkey backwards?"

"Ha, now that you mention it, it does look a bit like that. I just wonder what that big pole in front of it is for?"

Ignoring the murmurs of the crowd, Jiang Xia carried a few pillars and steadily hung the light gold metal lump that had been found at the repair shop on the rack in front of the small cannon.

“Young Master, didn’t you say this metal lump was melted down from an old object? Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to just throw it on the ground?” Sizhu felt that the young master was being too contradictory. Yesterday, Jiang Xia was dissatisfied with the act of destroying old objects, so why is he using it now?

"What's wrong with that? Are we really going to wait until the blast furnace is lit to melt down the turtle iron? I could be doing something else with that time!" Jiang Xia pouted. "It's their fault for melting this stuff so well. They even made the vent holes on the bottom, and the end face is so smooth..."

"Oh, by the way, just a reminder, now that things are done here, I need to ask Old Man Wei how they made this thing!"

At this point, Jiang Xia rubbed his chin. Everyone says there are extraordinary people among the common folk, and tomb raiders are the most extraordinary of all. Old Man Wei may have done some unethical things, but he really has some skills. Although the melting point of bronze is only around 800°C to 960°C, and the earthen blast furnace can reach a maximum temperature of 1100°C, more than enough to melt those old objects, how did they make that vent-like thing in the middle of this big lump?

Moreover, these air vents are arranged symmetrically. In Jiangxia's original design, these holes would have to be drilled out bit by bit with a lathe. The readily available "Heavenly Selection Hammer" has saved a lot of work.

"Uh, young master, so you're not saying it's a waste of old things now?"

"Pshaw, letting it turn into some kind of mess again would be a waste! This is to let it return to the family of songs, truly shining and serving the people!"

As he spoke, Jiang Xia patted the metal ingot. "Hmph! Engineers don't care about old things. It's already melted down; leaving it to rust is the greatest disrespect to our ancestors!"

"Alright! Let's get started!"

Four Pillars pulled Jiangxia to a safe distance, while Five Pillars remained in place to fire the small cannon.

"Thumbs up..."

Hearing that the small cannon was operating normally, Jiang Xia nodded and signaled Wu Zhu to remove the linkage switch.

"Da da da da..."

The little cannon's voice was a bit deeper, but the newly installed rigid connecting gears transformed the magical torque of the "little cannon engine" into another kind of power through the directional operation of the drive sprocket and driven sprocket.

A chain, via a hook, pulls the old assembly of objects used as a ram upwards at a constant speed.

"Oh...it's rising!"

"Puff puff puff puff puff..." The small steel cannon emitted a few wisps of black smoke, and after another powerful "spit," the chain hook and the hammer automatically disengaged, and the golden hammer fell down.

"boom……"

"Wow..." a gasp of amazement rippled through the crowd, but the machine's performance wasn't over yet. As the engine revved, the hammer was lifted again by the spinning chain, and just as people waited for it to continue its freefall, the little cannon actually moved forward a small step before finally bringing the hammer down...

"Wow! It can even move around by itself? I thought it was just sticking to one spot and smashing things!"

"No wonder the young master said this thing is automatic! Look, Wuzhu hasn't even touched it, and it's running forward by itself!"

"Isn't it a bit too slow?"

"Hey... Young Master is here, wouldn't it be quick if he made another one?"

"Right, young master?"

Jiang Xia didn't reply, but waved to Wu Zhu, walked to his relative's side, and hugged the old lady tightly: "Grandma, isn't your grandson amazing!"

"Yes! You've grown up!" Grandma Jiang smiled, her eyes narrowing into slits, and gently stroked Jiang Xia's face with her large, well-defined hands. "You've grown taller too!"

"Tu tu tu tu tu tu tu..."

It's unclear which switch Wuzhu moved, but Xiaogangpao took a deep breath and suddenly increased the speed at which he lifted the ramming hammer.

The previous sounds were still "Boom... Boom... Boom..."

Now, it's turned into "Boom~ Boom~ Boom!"

"It can even be speed-adjusted! This is much faster than you guys using a tamping hammer! If the compaction isn't good enough, just let it run again!"

"That's really great, my Sun is amazing! What's this big machine called again?"

"A chain-driven rammer based on a self-developed power platform!"

"Brother, your old habit has flared up again. Let's call him 'Kowtowing Bug' then..." Jiang Dong distributed the candy and then crawled to his grandmother's side.

Listening to Jiang Xia's pretentious speech, Jiang Dong, with a candy in his mouth, helped Jiang Xia rename his new machine.

"Look, the head hits the ground, then the head gets up, then the head hits the ground again..."

"Hahaha...it's so similar!"

Jiangxia's face darkened.

"You little brat, you're out of your New Year's money this year!"