50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 729 Multifunctional and Composite Talents
Over the years, our family has imported various advanced technological equipment from all over the world.

Because of the language barrier, they all learned using these old-fashioned methods.

You know what, even traditional methods have their advantages.

With just one translation and recording, the crew members can quickly master how to use the button and equipment.

In fact, there is an operating manual for the Trafalgar-class submarine on board.

But all the text on it was written in English, and very few of the crew members could read English.

Therefore, the "Driving Manual" could only be left in the hands of the squadron leader, to be translated slowly by the few crew members who could speak English.

Now, he personally explains it again and again, teaches them step by step several times, and then has the crew put Chinese labels on all the buttons, all for the same purpose.

He continued explaining until Sun Zhiwei had finished explaining all the functions of the submarine, and only then did he realize that it was already dark.

Realizing that none of them had eaten, he quickly stopped and told the squadron leader to take the people back to base.

But the soldiers were really worried, so they just left the Enterprise there and didn't care.

After discussing it with the squad leaders, the company commander and several platoon leaders decided to leave behind a 10-person platoon to be responsible for the nighttime duty at the river mouth wharf.

Sun Zhiwei did not interfere with their decisions, and from then on, they would be responsible for the operation and maintenance of docks, piers, and submarines.

It's good for them to get used to these things in advance; he doesn't intend to interfere.

This river mouth dock is built upstream of the river mouth, surrounded by dense jungle, providing excellent concealment and making it difficult to spot the building from high above.

This place will be used as a dedicated submarine base in the future, requiring not only various functional buildings but also the expansion to create more submarine berths.

Sun Zhiwei has no intention of stopping there; he will definitely continue to acquire more submarines in the future.

However, he does not plan to hire outside construction teams to carry out the expansion of the submarine base.

We have to thank the military for this; before they were to discharge this large group of soldiers, the military provided them with a lot of training.

In particular, the emergence of one book greatly increased the ability of veterans to contribute to the development of their hometowns after returning home.

That book is "The Friend of Dual-Use Talents in Military and Civilian Fields," which is known as one of the three great books for time travelers.

This book is divided into several parts. The first part is military knowledge, which goes without saying; the military knowledge in it is quite hardcore.

Shooting down aircraft, tanks, and airborne troops, as well as defending against atomic and chemical weapons, tunnel warfare, and so on, are all summaries of our troops' long-term combat experience.

Besides military knowledge, it also contains a lot of practical first aid knowledge for civilians, such as fracture bandaging and frostbite treatment.

The later content focuses on practical skills for building the country, making it a comprehensive guide to making a living in society.

It covers everything from growing grains, vegetables, fruit trees, and medicinal herbs to raising animals, as well as life skills such as using industrial machinery, building houses, making furniture, repairing appliances, and cutting hair.

It even includes skills such as photography, seal carving, cooking, accounting, and business management.

Later, all those people who raised lobsters, bullfrogs, foie gras, opened restaurants, and opened barbershops—where did they get their skills? The root of it all lies in this book.

In short, after learning this set of skills, you will definitely become a dual-use talent in both military and civilian fields. When you pick up a gun, you are a soldier; when you put down your gun, you can contribute to the country's development.

Therefore, Sun Zhiwei recruited not just 1000 veterans, but 1000 multi-skilled talents.

They can handle future base expansions themselves, without needing outside construction teams. Of course, a submarine base can't rely solely on these sailors; it also needs more ground crew.

There's a shortage of staff right now, so we'll have to make do with everyone doing it themselves for now. Once more people are sent from home, the staff shortage will naturally be resolved.

After handing the Enterprise over to the soldiers, Sun Zhiwei's permanent base in Southeast Asia has been pieced together with another important piece of the blueprint.

Two weeks later, Sun Zhiwei led his submarine crew in the Enterprise for their first sea trial.

On their first time piloting this new submarine, they didn't dare go too far. They just circled around Subi Island a few times, sketched out the nearby hydrological data, and that was considered their mission complete.

Although their operations were not yet fully proficient, everyone strictly followed the rules and regulations, prioritizing avoiding mistakes, which significantly reduced the possibility of accidents.

Because every rule inside a submarine is not something that is just made up on a whim.

Often, behind every rule lies the loss of a precious life, a stark warning to those who have perished.

In the following days, Sun Zhiwei took them on several more voyages. Seeing their increasingly skilled operation, he finally felt relieved.

It's almost May, and Xu Yimin is still waiting for his "Challenger Space Shuttle Accident Report".

This is a formal task, so we need to hurry up and complete it.

Judging by the timeline, NASA's incident report should already be finalized.

So, at the end of April, he took a Gulfstream 3 flight directly to Florida.

Florida is located in the southeastern part of the United States. It is a peninsula jutting out into the ocean, bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the left and the Atlantic Ocean to the right.

Florida's geography is somewhat similar to that of the Jiangnan region in China, with most of the country being plains and an average elevation of less than 35 meters.

With an area of ​​over 170,000 square kilometers, roughly equivalent to Guangdong Province in China, it boasts 17,116 rivers, more than 30,000 lakes, and 17 first-class natural springs, making it a veritable American water town.

Florida has several well-known cities, but the capital, Tallahassee, may not be familiar to most people.

But there is one city in Florida that everyone knows: the resort town of Miami.

Countless films throughout history have used Miami as a filming location.

Sunshine, beaches, palm trees, and bikini-clad beauties have become almost universally associated with Miami.

Starting this year, another location in Florida has become famous because of a massive explosion that shocked the world.

On Merritt Island off the east coast of Florida, there is the Kennedy Space Center, which belongs to NASA.

On January 28th of this year, the Space Shuttle Challenger was launched from the Kennedy Space Center.

73 seconds after liftoff, the Challenger exploded in mid-air, killing all seven astronauts on board.

This tragic accident was witnessed by thousands of spectators at the launch site and quickly spread throughout the world.

This unprecedented accident immediately alerted all spacefaring nations, who sought to find out the cause of the accident through various channels.

Domestically, people are also inquiring about the investigation results of the accident, and Sun Zhiwei is clearly not the only source of information.

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