Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 157 Solutions to Power Supply Problems

Early the next morning, before the sun came up, the brigade's tractor arrived at Gu Zhan's door.

Even in March in the north, it was still a bit chilly in the morning. Gu Zhan had learned his lesson today and wore a padded top and pants. Although it looked bulky, it was a lot warmer.

It was just after eight in the morning when we arrived at the county town.

In the past few days, all production teams have gathered at the farm implement factory to receive motorized plows, and the entire farm implement factory is surrounded by tractors.

At this time, the person in charge of the farm implement factory had not arrived yet, so they could only continue to wait outside with the team. After a while, a long line of tractors formed behind them.

Gu Zhan was talking to Zhao Baogen when Gao Yuan's voice suddenly came from the side: "Comrade Gu?"

Gu Zhan turned around and saw someone, and said with a smile, "Director Gao, why are you here?"

Gao Yuan pointed to the gate of the agricultural machinery factory and said, "Director Zhu sent me here to keep an eye on it. Originally, the agricultural machinery factory was supposed to deliver it to the unit, and then the unit would distribute it to the various production teams. Director Zhu felt that this would delay things, so he directly sent someone here to keep an eye on it while the production teams took it back."

"I see. By the way, is Director Zhu here this morning? I want to discuss something with Director Zhu." Gu Zhan asked.

"Director Zhu should be at the office after ten o'clock this morning." Gao Yuan said without hesitation.

"Okay, thank you Director Gao."

As the two were talking, Han Yong, the director of the agricultural machinery factory, came over on his bicycle, ringing his bicycle bell. When he saw Gao Yuan, he braked suddenly and got off the bicycle.

"Director Gao, Xiao Gu, you're here so early?"

Gao Yuan pointed to the long queue outside and said, "How can we keep everyone waiting?"

"Okay, Director Gao, I'll go in and get someone over. Let's get started."

"OK, all right."

After saying that, Han Yong looked at Gu Zhan and said, "I'll go in first. Xiao Gu, you guys wait for a moment."

Gu Zhan smiled easily and said, "Okay, you two can get busy."

Not long after the two left, the team began to move forward.

Because of its forward location, it wasn’t long before Shanghe Village came to the rescue.

Gao Yuan stood at the front, holding a list. With the help of the factory staff, they loaded the plow into the tractor compartment. Zhao Baogen was signing the receipt. Han Yong strode over to Gu Zhan and said with a smile, "Comrade Gu, what do you think of our guys doing?"

Gu Zhan had already taken a quick look at it when he was loading it into the car just now.

Due to the limitations of industrial conditions and technology, these mechanized plows were not as light as those made in later generations, but they were not compromised in terms of practicality and quality. Thinking of this, Gu Zhan said, "Very good."

After receiving Gu Zhan's affirmative answer, Han Yong said excitedly, "That's good, that's good."

Although Gu Zhan had been asked to review it before, Han Yong had never seen the final product in person, so he was still a little nervous. Now that he had received the designer's approval, the uncertainty in Han Yong's heart was completely dispelled.

After leaving the agricultural machinery factory, Zhao Baogen took others to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things. The busy farming season would begin soon, so everyone took advantage of the free time to buy something now.

Gu Zhan went to the Agricultural Bureau.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Changzhi came in on a bicycle.

"Xiao Gu?" Zhu Changzhi called out Gu Zhan from behind.

Gu Zhan turned around when he heard the voice. Zhu Changzhi had parked his bicycle and walked up to him. He smiled and said, "I saw from the back that it looks like you. It really is. What brings you here today?"

Gu Zhan thought for a moment as he followed Zhu Changzhi to the office and said, "Director, the Agricultural Science Academy's laboratory has moved to Shanghe Village. Since most of the instruments require electricity, I'd like to inquire if it's possible to apply for a power line to Shanghe Village to at least ensure that our instruments can be used normally."

Zhu Changzhi paused as Gu Zhan said this. He then pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid this isn't feasible. You know, even in the county, there aren't many places with electricity. It's even less likely to directly electrify Shanghe Village at this stage."

Gu Zhan frowned. Zhu Changzhi was not lying. The infrastructure at that time was really too backward. The lack of electricity alone restricted the development of many industries.

"Xiao Gu, is it necessary to use electricity?" Zhu Changzhi asked in a low voice.

"Yes, Director." Gu Zhan briefly explained to Zhu Changzhi what he was going to do next. Although Zhu Changzhi did not understand the embryo splitting technology very well, he also knew that this matter was related to the development prospects of Shanghe Village Cattle Farm.

However, this matter would probably be difficult even for Secretary Tian.

However, Zhu Changzhi felt unwilling to completely give up such a great development opportunity.

"Is there any other solution?"

Based on Zhu Changzhi's understanding of Gu Zhan, it was impossible for him to propose something that was fundamentally impossible to achieve, so he expected that Gu Zhan must have an alternative plan.

Gu Zhan's thoughts were guessed, and he smiled embarrassedly, then continued Zhu Changzhi's words, "It's like this, Director Zhu, in addition to directly connecting to the county power grid, we have another way, which is to use a generator to generate electricity."

"Generator?" Zhu Changzhi asked curiously, "We've never heard of a generator here. Where can we get one?"

Gu Zhan smiled mysteriously: "Director, there's no need to buy it. We can make it. Besides, I'm afraid we can't buy it even if we want to."

"Making a generator?" Zhu Changzhi was a little skeptical. Generators sounded rare, so how could Gu Zhan actually make one?

But when he thought that almost any problem could be solved in front of Gu Zhan, Zhu Changzhi felt that it was not difficult for Gu Zhan to make that generator.

"Can this be done?"

Gu Zhan nodded confidently: "It can be done."

"Okay, as long as it can solve the problem. Just make a list of what you need and I'll find a way to get it for you."

Zhu Changzhi knew that Gu Zhan was not looking for electricity in the first place. The key to him was the generator. He came to him because, as he said, the materials for the generator were difficult to find.

"Okay, thank you, Director Zhu."

After Gu Zhan finished speaking, Zhu Changzhi took a piece of paper and pen from the table and said, "Write it down now. It's quite a hassle to come to the county. I'll get it for you first. If it's easy to get and I've got everything, I'll let you know."

"Okay, thank you, Director Zhu."

Gu Zhan wrote down some key materials and materials subject to distribution restrictions according to the structure of the generator and handed it to Zhu Changzhi.