"Old Du, wait a minute!" Li Xin saw him about to leave and quickly called him.
"Huh?" Du Peng stopped in confusion and turned to look at her, not understanding why Li Xin suddenly called him. "What's the matter?"
If we can find the political commissar and have the machinery factory do it, it will save them a lot of trouble and be a good thing.
"Well, I have marked all the data on the drawing, but the data is too precise, and I'm worried that the machinery factory won't be able to make it perfectly." Li Xin looked at him and expressed his concerns.
The unit was originally millimeters, and she calculated it to two decimal places. She was not sure whether the technology of that era could keep up, but she did not think too much about it when she was drawing the blueprint and just wrote it down directly.
"You can mention it to the political commissar. There is room for improvement. Anyway, let's give it a try first. If you really can't make it, then give me the drawings to improve them. Don't reject it right away." Li Xin was a little worried.
She still wanted to develop this gun and didn't want to wait for many years. It would be a shame if the proposal was rejected because it failed after trying it.
"If you can make this gun, it will definitely be a qualitative leap for our country's military strength. Even if it doesn't succeed the first time, you should try a few more times. How could I reject it right away?" After understanding her concerns, Du Peng couldn't help but smile and comfort her, thinking that Li Xin was overthinking it.
The more one knows about guns, the more they can see how powerful the gun that Li Xin wants to make is.
"Yes, you have to make this gun, even if it is just an improved device. Our superiors won't give up easily when they see it." Others in the institute nodded and agreed with Du Peng.
"Okay, thank you for your help." Li Xin nodded.
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Du Peng left the institute with the drawings and immediately rushed to the political commissar's office to find Xia Wenqiang.
"Political Commissar, Comrade Xiao Li has a new idea. This time he has drawn a blueprint of a rifle. Are you interested in seeing it?" Du Peng went straight to the point with Xia Wenqiang as soon as he entered the room.
We are all straight men, no need to beat around the bush!
"Oh? Let me see!" When Xia Wenqiang heard that it was Li Xin who drew it, he immediately stared at the drawings in his hand.
Du Peng put a stack of drawings on his desk, and Xia Wenqiang immediately took them to look.
Li Xin's drawing is very good. He drew a three-dimensional picture of the Type 95 rifle, including the front and side views, and added the parts. Even people who don't understand drawings can understand it.
What's missing is an assembly diagram. Looking at these small parts alone, it's hard to tell how a gun is made up.
"This gun has so many parts." Xia Wenqiang exclaimed.
Although he had seen the drawings of previous gun designs, he had never seen one as detailed as this one. It felt like Li Xin had already made this gun in his mind and assembled it many times.
Du Peng nodded and repeated to Xia Wenqiang the advantages and comparisons that Li Xin had mentioned before.
Li Xin took the blueprints and explained to him in detail which parts should be added and the gun type should be improved, and to what extent it could be achieved. Because he could understand, Li Xin also used a lot of professional terms.
However, Du Peng didn't think Xia Wenqiang could understand the research, so he used plain language to explain some simple and easy-to-understand advantages.
"That sounds pretty good." Xia Wenqiang listened and nodded involuntarily. This performance and advantages were indeed very attractive.
"It's more than just great. If we can make it, it will be a huge difference in the military!" Du Peng emphasized.
If they can do it, many countries will look at them differently. Du Peng feels excited just thinking about it.
"Since you are so optimistic about it, you can give it a try. I will approve it for you from the machinery factory, but you have to go and communicate with them yourself. Your research institute should discuss with them on how to do it." Xia Wenqiang nodded.
Anyway, the research institute has a limited amount of funding, although it's not much. But after developing a new type of bulletproof vest last time, the higher-ups allocated a bonus. He originally wanted to give that part directly to these researchers, but now he will give it all to them as funding.
Now that Li Xin is here, I don’t know where all her ideas come from, but the research will definitely require a lot of funds in the future.
"The idea is good, but whether it can be realized with current technology is also a question. Your research institute should also know when to stop and don't keep working on it!" Although he supported it, Xia Wenqiang did not forget to remind him.
These people in the research institute have no bottom line when they get crazy. He is really worried that if he can't do it, these people will fight to the death.
"Don't worry, Political Commissar. Comrade Xiao Li said that we should try it first. If it doesn't work, we can improve it. There will definitely be no problem." Du Peng said immediately. He still trusted Li Xin very much.
Xia Wenqiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing this. Looking at such precise data, he was really worried that the machinery factory would not be able to produce it.
At the research institute, Li Xin had nothing to do, so she continued to draw assembly drawings while drinking her health tea.
Du Peng did not come back to the institute for lunch and only came back in the afternoon.
"Comrade Xiao Li, the political commissar has approved it. I went to the machinery factory and agreed with them. They will start helping us make it in two days." Du Peng's face was filled with an excited smile, as if he had already seen this batch of guns being produced.
"Really?" Li Xin was also very happy, but when he thought about it carefully, the researchers who were seconded out of the institute had not returned yet, and many things in this institute were also taken care of by Du Peng.
"Are there very few researchers in our country?" She looked at Du Peng and asked in confusion.
"It's not a small number, but after being distributed to various places, the number of people in each research institute seems small. Moreover, the country's resources are limited, and some people will be sent to other countries for further studies. After they finish their studies, they will bring back technology. You think there are few people now because you have only seen our research institute. If you have a chance to visit the research institute in the capital, you won't think so." Du Peng explained to her with a smile.
When he talked about his country, there was an unconcealable pride on his face.
Li Xin wondered how many of those researchers who went abroad for further studies would eventually come back.
It’s not that they are unpatriotic, it’s just that after going abroad, it is not easy to bring back the skills they have learned, and there will be many obstacles.
Ultimately, it is not strong enough. If it were a little stronger, we wouldn't have to worry about these problems.
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In the afternoon, Li Xin still sat in the research institute and continued drawing blueprints.
As soon as it was time to get off work, she immediately packed up her things and walked out of the institute.
Du Peng came out and saw this scene. Thinking about the time when He Beichen came to pick her up before, he never saw her so anxious. He felt that Li Xin was a little strange.
"Could it be that he was upset because He Beichen was on a mission?" Du Peng couldn't help but worry.
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