Take the most basic electrical equipment distribution cabinet that he used in the United States as an example. For the same generation of equipment, Westchester Electric's was much larger than General Electric's, perhaps even more than half. Although the general distribution cabinet might appear more advanced because of its smaller size, in fact, the size of the core components of the two was not much different. It was just the size of the cabinet. Then the question was, was Westchester Electric stupid? Didn't they know that smaller sizes were more advanced? Of course not. Westchester Electric, which had not been in Pennsylvania for a long time, was able to reach the point where it could compete with GM in just 20 years. It relied on the operation of the equipment. Only those who had personally installed and maintained the cabinets would understand that the power distribution cabinets of Westhouse Electric were larger, and it was very convenient to put one's hand in for various operations. However, for the general purpose cabinets, whether it was installation or maintenance, it was a nightmare. Just like the most stingy bar owner, he would never stop until he cut his arm. Therefore, if the general purpose cabinets did not have an advantage in terms of price, he might as well choose Westhouse Electric's equipment.
"I really don't know about this. After all, I only received the order to transport these goods here.”As if he suddenly thought of something, Mike turned around and walked towards the front of the convoy. When Mike returned, he handed a receipt to Li Yan. "Here, sign it. The person who gave me the order specially instructed me to give you the receipt as soon as I saw you and let you sign it.”
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Although he received the receipt, Li Yan was not in a hurry to sign it. After all, he still needed to check it. Who knew if the equipment could be activated normally? If he really spent 350,000 dollars to buy a pile of trash, then he would lose a lot of face.
"Who knows? The order I received was to go back immediately after delivering the things. I guess something happened again. By the way, the things your mother brought for you are in the last car with the tools.”
Although Li Yan had made a report on March 9th that he needed a new batch of equipment, considering that it was a Sunday, and there was no telegram, the application could only be delivered manually. Therefore, the application form would not arrive at the American Embassy in China until at least Tuesday. Mike, who had set off on Monday, would not know about this. However, considering that the Residence in China probably knew the trouble of building an industrial zone from scratch, they should have expected that he would need the next batch of equipment in a short period of time, so they asked Mike to go back in time.
Thinking of this, Li Yan turned around and started discussing with Secretary Zhu.
"Secretary Zhu, Mike and the others have been ordered to return immediately after delivering the equipment, so let's not waste too much time. How about this? You sign the receipt first, and I'll do a simple preliminary inspection to see if the number of equipment is correct. If it's correct, then we'll process it in batches. We'll transport one fuel generator, light bulb, and gasoline back to Green Camel Temple, and the other one to the construction site of the current Menghe Hydro Power Station. It needs to be transported when the Menghe Hydro Power Station starts."Five hydraulic generators, electrical wires, gates, and a portion of the cement will also be transported to the power station. The rest will be transported to the Taoyuan Village cement factory. By the way, there are some things that my mother brought over for me in the last car. They are probably Jack Daniels. I'll leave them at the Green Camel Temple. I'll bring Mike to the construction site at Meng He later. I'll sign after unloading the goods. Do you think that's okay?"”Because he had ordered ten trucks, Li Yan planned to ask Secretary Zhu to set up a transport fleet, but that was a matter for the future. The most urgent thing now was to finish the inspection and unload the trucks as soon as possible.
"Sure, we have no objections.”Li Yan had considered everything thoroughly, so Secretary Zhu had nothing to add. Actually, Secretary Zhu and Governor Li had planned to take out some of the wine, meat, and white flour in the warehouse to make a good meal tonight. Then, they would invite Chief of Staff He, Division Commander Chen, Commander Zhao, and Director Guo to accompany the motorcade for a good meal. After all, Shandong had gotten so many good things without spending a single cent. It was reasonable to treat them to a good meal. At that time, all the members of the committee would accompany them with wine and meat. He had done his best, but he didn't expect the convoy to return as soon as possible. Because of the military order, Secretary Zhu didn't say anything to persuade him to stay. It seemed that the dinner could only be settled internally.
Since Secretary Zhu agreed with his opinion, Li Yan began to check the vehicles one by one with the receipt. First, it was the most important hydraulic generator, then the fuel generator. Both of them were fine. Then, the fuel and cement were transported, and finally, the electric wires and the gate. Although it was only a preliminary examination, it took more than two hours. By the time the examination was over, it was already past one in the afternoon. At twelve o'clock, Secretary Zhu asked the canteen to prepare the food and send it over. Li Yan ate a few mouthfuls with everyone. After the inspection, Li Yan began to sort them out. Most of the vehicles were filled with cement and fuel. There were a total of twelve vehicles. Li Yan planned to put the remaining cement and fuel on the vehicles, except for the two trucks needed by the Meng River Dam. If they were needed there, they would be transported by truck. This way, the unloading would be faster. After telling Secretary Zhu about his idea, Secretary Zhu also agreed with his opinion. Commander Zhao and Director Guo also came over just now, and everyone began to arrange for people to organize the unloading.
Because Li Yan had always been in charge of the Menghe Hydro Power Station, and most of the equipment this time was needed by the power station, Li Yan and Commander Zhao squeezed into the car together and led half of the equipment to the construction site of the Menghe Hydro Power Station. When the team arrived at the construction site, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon. Chen Shouting was organizing the workers to do some final work. When he saw the team, he rushed over. Li Yan also got out of the car and began to introduce Chen Shouting to Mike and Governor Li. Although Governor Li and Chen Shouting had been in Shandong for many years, they had never met before, so Li Yan still needed to introduce them to each other.
Mike had been quite arrogant along the way. After all, the people he met along the way didn't even have a complete set of clothes. Although he restrained himself a little after seeing Li Yan, he couldn't hide his arrogance. He even advised Li Yan to return to the United States after Li Yan squeezed into his car. However, when he saw Chen Shouting at the Meng He construction site, he heard Li Yan say that Chen Shouting was the boss of a large printing and dyeing company. After his goods could be considered a monopoly in the entire northern part of China, he completely put away his previous arrogance. In the United States, a person like Chen Shouting would not even give Mike a normal glance, let alone talk to him. Now, he was holding Mike's hand with both hands to thank him for coming. This shocked Mike quite a bit. Indeed, because of the war, Chen Shouting might really have nothing left now. However, Mike knew that with the help of an electrical genius like Li Yan, Chen Shouting would be able to grow up again in a few years. His growth might even be stronger than before. Therefore, Mike's attitude towards Chen Shouting was very different from his attitude towards Secretary Zhu.
After the introduction, Li Yan and Chen Shouting began to organize people to unload the goods. Because the river course was basically completed, there was not much shortage of manpower. In the morning, when Chen Shouting knew that the machine had arrived, he organized workers to make two simple large supports with wood, so there was no difficulty in unloading the goods. For a time, the construction site was full of people. Chen Shouting and Governor Li each organized a group of people to unload the goods. Li Yan walked to the shed. After all, there were still a few workers waiting for training. When Li Yan walked to the shed, he saw a few people looking at the construction site from afar. Li Yan guessed that these people were the workers to be trained. When Li Yan approached, he found Miao Zengyun and his son standing among the people. The two also saw Li Yan and quickly greeted him.
Commissioner Li, you're here." It seemed that Chen Shouting had already told them that Li Yan didn't like to be addressed as " you ", so they didn't address Li Yan as " you " like they did in the morning. Instead, they addressed him as " you ", which was more acceptable to Li Yan.
"Yes, I just came back. By the way, is everyone here yet?”
Miao Zengyun had planned to go to Miao Baoji's uncle's house after sending Miao Baoji to the construction site this morning. He would be able to go home by noon at the latest after helping Miao Baoji pack his bedding. In this way, the work in the field in the afternoon would not be delayed. After all, it was going to be spring soon. This year, his family had an additional two acres of land, which became five acres of land. Moreover, there was one less labor force. So last night, Miao Zengyun had discussed with Miao Bao's mother, Wang Zhen, that they should start plowing the soil earlier than usual. If they started as late as before, the time would be very tight. Unexpectedly, at 10 o'clock in the morning, when the workers who came for training arrived, Commissioner Li did not come. Miao Zengyun had also secretly observed that there were six people in total, including Miao Baoji. Three of them were brought by their families, and only he was holding a blanket. The other five people did not bring a blanket regardless of whether they were brought by their families or not. It seemed that Miao Baoji's family was the best among these people.
After 10 o'clock, although Commissioner Li still didn't come, Captain Chen, who had met him in the morning, came. Captain Chen told them that Commissioner Li had gone to Qingtuo Town to hand over the machine. They had to wait for a while until Commissioner Li came back. Captain Chen had specially told them that Commissioner Li didn't like to be called 'you' by others. He preferred to be called 'you' by others. No one really understood why Li Yan would be like this, but people with great ability also had a big temper, so they still remembered this point. At noon, Captain Chen personally came over and led them to have lunch. Just like in the morning, they ate white noodles. Miao Zengyun and Miao Baoji, who had eaten once in the morning, were from a well-off family. Although the others had also heard that they could eat white flour as workers, they had not expected to eat white flour before they started working. Although they were shocked and embarrassed at first, they began to eat like the workers on the construction site.
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