I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

Zhou Weiguo took a breath and continued, "Also, Zhang Heng, talk to Li Huaide and tell him what I said: have all the technical staff merged into the western section of our steel rolling mill to accelerate the training of technical personnel. Also, arrange for someone to train a group of mechanics, integrate the idle mechanics department of the steel rolling mill, and train them properly. Those people are idle all day long. If they can be trained, send them back to the eastern section to be responsible for equipment maintenance; if they are unwilling to learn or cannot learn, send them directly to work in the workshop. In the future, if anyone in the steel rolling mill dares to slack off, I, Zhou Weiguo, will not let them off easily! By the way, the workers in workshops 8 and 9 can be borrowed from the steel rolling mill as needed."

Zhang Heng, beaming with excitement and full of confidence, said, "Master, now that you've made all the arrangements, just watch! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Zhou Weiguo looked at Liu Jing and instructed her, "You should discuss the specific situation with Natasha later. If you need any help, you can also ask Lao Li."

Liu Jing nodded excitedly in agreement.

Seeing that everything was arranged, Zhou Weiguo waved his hand, signaling the two to leave first.

At this moment, Erniu looked dejected and said in a low voice, "Master, am I really useless?"

Zhou Weiguo looked at Erniu and comforted him with a smile, "You and Dashan, if there's nothing much going on, go and be the foremen of workshops 8 and 9. If I need manpower, I'll send one back to help."

Dashan and Erniu immediately perked up, but soon their expressions changed again.

Da Shan hurriedly shook his head and said, "Master, that won't do! Why don't I stay? If we both go to the workshop, who will take care of you?"

Erniu quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, that's what I think too!"

Zhou Weiguo chuckled and lightly tapped the two men on the head, laughing and scolding, "I'm not seventy or eighty years old, why would I need you to serve me! Besides, I don't stay in the factory all day, and even if I come back, I might not work. Now that I'm back at the factory, you can just come and visit whenever you want."

The two then nodded in agreement.

After everyone left, Zhou Weiguo sat at his desk, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the surface, pondering whether he should seek help as soon as possible.

"Forget it, let's just go see Elder Long directly. We can't let Elder Qin handle everything alone. These ten workshops need a considerable number of people!"

Without hesitation, Zhou Weiguo got up, left the workshop, got into his car, and sped off towards his destination.

In less than twenty minutes, after layers of reports and checks, he finally met with smiling Elder Long and Elder Qin.

Zhou Weiguo looked at Old Qin with a puzzled expression and teased, "Old Qin, I'd believe you if you said you were Old Long's secretary. But why are you always here whenever we need to see Old Long?"

Old Qin's face immediately darkened, and he laughed and scolded, "You little brat, you still have the nerve to say that! It's all because of you, you little rascal!"

Zhou Weiguo feigned displeasure and said, "Oh, Qin Lao, this is not right of you! You used to call her 'Little Sweetie,' but now you call her 'Little Rascal,' that's going too far!"

Old Qin pretended to hit him, which frightened Zhou Weiguo so much that he quickly hid behind Old Long.

Old Master Long was amused and laughed heartily, then said, "For the sake of the country, speak up. You don't come here unless you have something to say, so just say it."

Zhou Weiguo smiled and nodded, then asked, "Elder Long, I'd like to ask first, what's the arrangement of the technical data I gave you last time? I plan to set up several independent workshops in the steel rolling mill specifically for technical research and development to break through technical barriers."

After a moment of contemplation, Elder Long said, "The technology you provided last time has been distributed to the top-level research institutes and military industrial units directly under the central government. However, due to security concerns, not all of it has been distributed."

Zhou Weiguo shook his head and said seriously, "Elder Long, I think you can be bolder. To be honest, the technology I gave you last time only accounts for 30% of the information I have. We need to thoroughly understand the remaining 70% before we can continue research and development. I suggest opening up some access and distributing this 30% of information as soon as possible so that our Xia Kingdom's technology can achieve a phased leap forward. Then, based on the level, we can provide more advanced information. In the future, the relatively low-level technologies can be handed over to the branch factories below for civilian use."

Old Master Long's eyes lit up, and he immediately made the decision: "Alright! We'll do it your way! You're truly a lucky charm for our Xia Kingdom!"

Zhou Weiguo then asked, "By the way, Elder Long, have there been any progress on those important technologies I handed over last time?"

Old Qin chuckled and pointed at Zhou Weiguo, saying, "I've been waiting to see when you're going to ask! You finally have your limits, huh!"

Zhou Weiguo chuckled and chimed in, "Yes, yes, I can't hold it in any longer! Old Qin, tell me quickly, how's the progress?"

Old Qin looked mysterious and slowly said, "Alright, then I'll tell you about it. First, let's talk about the ships. The experts were amazed by the design drawings of the Type 022 missile boat you gave us. That high-speed wave-piercing catamaran design is brilliant! And the stealth coating you gave us, after we mixed it, we risked running around right under the enemy's noses several times and were not detected. However, this coating is too much of a drain on submarines; we have to come back and reapply it after a while."

Zhou Weiguo was shocked and asked incredulously, "Old Qin, you've applied the stealth coating from the Type 022 destroyer to a submarine?"

Old Qin nodded and smiled, "That's right! We handed the blueprints over to Jiangnan Shipyard, and after studying the coating on their newly completed Type 6603 medium torpedo submarine, we tested it directly on a small boat. After several adjustments, we applied it to the submarine."

Zhou Weiguo exclaimed sincerely, "The technicians of this era are truly incredibly skilled!"

Old Qin continued, "The missile boat is being manufactured very quickly. The hull is basically finished; all that's missing are the anti-ship missiles, the propulsion system, and the internal radar, all of which have been handed over to top teams for research and development. As for the air defense missiles and that big guy, to facilitate research and development, Mr. Lin led a large team of experts and engineers to the Northwest. There, the sky's the limit, so there's no need to worry about leaks. Mr. Lin said that your plans have already been theoretically verified. I just returned from the Northwest not long ago. The base construction took a month, and now the research has been going on for almost two months. By the way, Mr. Lin kept asking about the source of the technical data. After much consideration, I didn't reveal it; I just had each department study it secretly."

Zhou Weiguo was finally relieved. With Mr. Lin taking the lead, he felt completely at ease.

After all, in their previous lives, these two important achievements were made by Mr. Lin and others.

After Old Master Qin finished speaking, Zhou Weiguo nodded and said, "I'm relieved that Mr. Lin has taken over. By the way, there's something else I wanted to discuss with you two today..."

Upon hearing this, Elder Long and Elder Qin immediately looked intently at Zhou Weiguo.

Then, Zhou Weiguo methodically recounted the details of how he established 10 workshops.

Old Master Long's face was full of curiosity, and he couldn't help but ask, "For the country, wouldn't this arrangement lead to a waste of resources and manpower? After all, these technologies have already been distributed. If two groups of people are researching the same technology at the same time, wouldn't that be a bit wasteful? Of course, it's not that I disagree with your plan; I just want to hear how you actually plan it."