Chapter 40: Design Drawings

Not long after Shen Sangyu returned to the family compound, someone suddenly came to say that someone was calling for her.

There were only a few people on the military district’s phone. Shen Sangyu said something to Wen Qingchuan and then went out.

Shen Sangyu came to the office. Before she hung up the phone, she picked up the receiver and greeted the caller.

Then Xu Weiguo’s excited voice came from the other side: “Sangyu, where are you now? I have news to tell you!”

Then, Xu Weiguo told Shen Sangyu everything that happened that day.

As the first new type of steel plant in the country, the Sijiu Steel City was highly valued by the superiors.

It had started production in just one month, and the speed was far beyond the imagination of the higher-ups.

So today, the secretary of Sijiu City, Gu Linzhang, brought people to inspect.

This big shot had studied mechanical principles before, so he was very surprised when he saw the simple engine she made and wanted to ask her about the principles behind it and how it was created.

Shen Sangyu was slightly surprised, then said: “Is Secretary Gu with you now?”

Xu Weiguo confirmed he was.

“It’s not convenient for me to come there today, and I can’t explain it clearly for a while. Can you let me talk to Secretary Gu?”

Xu Weiguo nodded and then moved the phone away: “Secretary Gu, Comrade Sangyu wants to talk to you.”

Gu Linzhang’s eyes were still flashing with excitement. Even if Xu Weiguo didn’t say it, he wanted to talk to her.

“Give it to me.”

Gu Linzhang took the phone: “Hello, I’m Gu Linzhang.”

Shen Sangyu heard a slightly older voice on the other end of the phone, probably around fifty years old.

She was not unfamiliar with the name Gu Linzhang.

Gu Linzhang, born in 1926, went to study in the UK at the age of 18, returning to China at the age of 28 to work in mechanical manufacturing.

He later served as secretary of the city for a while, but accidents still happened.

When Gu Linzhang was 70 years old, he was innocently killed by three students near his home, shocking the whole country.

Gu Linzhang was one of the first experts in mechanical manufacturing in China.

Many later studies were redeveloped based on his research and development. It can be said that Gu Linzhang is a pioneer in the field of mechanical research.

Shen Sangyu thought for a moment and continued, “Hello, my name is Shen Sangyu.”

Gu Linzhang was a little surprised when he heard Shen Sangyu’s voice.

Xu Weiguo had mentioned that it was a woman who modified the engine, but he didn’t expect Shen Sangyu on the phone to be so young.

But Gu Linzhang didn’t ask much. After exchanging greetings, Shen Sangyu started from the beginning.

“I know you want to know about the simple engine, but the principle is hard to explain in a short time.

However, I can assure you that the cost of the design I made will be reduced by at least 15 times, while the steelmaking speed will be increased by at least two times.”

Xu Weiguo, who was beside Gu Linzhang, didn’t fully grasp what Shen Sangyu was saying.

He only saw Gu Linzhang’s hand tremble, and then he asked in a trembling voice: “Do you have a design drawing?”

Shen Sangyu felt a little embarrassed.

Since she modified the simple engine, she had actually started drawing it.

As a military worker in her previous life, she could do everything, including research, algorithms, and drawing.

Compared to fighter jets or aircraft carriers from her previous life, a simple steelmaking setup was clearly not a problem, but she had to work and study every day.

Later, when Wen Qingchuan was injured, she couldn’t spare time to draw.

After Gu Linzhang asked, Shen Sangyu was silent for a moment.

“Not yet.”

The other side fell silent as well.