Courtyard Houses: The Great Masters of a Nation Hidden Within

The three exchanged a glance, their hearts sinking – oh no, Liu Haizhong was still lying on the ground.

Both of his legs were broken, and he couldn't get up at all, so he just lay on the ground groaning.

Several people quickly worked together to drag Fatty Liu out of the south room, and then slammed the door shut.

The remaining security guard was quite proactive, saying he would find a cart to take him to the hospital.

But after discussing it, Director Chen and his colleague felt that this would mean fewer people here, which was a bit unsafe.

Why not just have the security guards go and call Liu Haizhong's family over to take him to the hospital?

Before leaving, he specifically instructed, "Mr. Liu, don't worry, this will definitely be considered a work injury. Just focus on recovering and don't overthink it."

Liu Haizhong's sons were reluctant, but they still carried him to the hospital.

Watching Liu Haizhong being taken away, Director Chen and Deputy Factory Director Li recalled Gao Jianguo's joking remark: "You guys were the first to spot this treasure besides me, oh no, Master Liu was the first to see it, haha."

This is so frustrating. Every time they think about it, they feel that it was all because of Liu Hai's mess that made today's historic moment less than perfect.

To put it bluntly, this pretentious act wasn't polished enough; it lacked that subtle nuance, making it unsettling.

Liu Haizhong has never done a single decent thing, but he's incredibly efficient at causing trouble.

This made both of them feel disgusted with bangs.

Not long after, the security guards returned with about a dozen militiamen, fully armed and carrying tents and bedding.

A dozen or so people surrounded Gao Jianguo, set up camp, and took turns standing guard.

The combat service training that Gao Jianguo had previously set for them has now come in handy.

Old Chen called Gao Jianguo, and together with Deputy Factory Director Li, they quickly prepared a document and handed it to the comrades in the confidential office, which was then sent to the 17th Ministry of Machine Building overnight.

After finishing these tasks, Director Chen and Deputy Factory Director Li did not leave, intending to stay there and wait for news from the ministry.

Gao Jianguo gave up his bed to the two of them, and then, carrying his own food and drink, ran out to join the militiamen who weren't on guard duty, and also managed to snag a bunk in the tent.

With such a commotion, many people in the courtyard came out to see what was going on, but when they saw a group of fully armed militiamen, they knew that this was no small matter, and no one dared to come over to ask.

Gao Jianguo apologized to them from a distance, but he didn't say what it was about.

On the Ministry of Machine Building's side, as soon as the comrades in the Confidential Office received the urgent document from the Third Steel Rolling Mill, they didn't care that it was the middle of the night and immediately relayed it to the leaders.

This is how confidential and urgent documents should be handled.

The leader was woken from his dream, but without a single complaint, he immediately opened the urgent document and examined it carefully under the light.

The urgent document contained only about a hundred words: "Gao Jianguo of the Third Rolling Mill has personally built an all-transistor computer, complete with visual input/output, an instruction set, a program editor, and a compilation system. Its performance is similar to, or even stronger than, the M-3, but its size is only one-tenth. Programming with it is extremely convenient and inexpensive. The entire system is currently at Gao Jianguo's home, guarded by militia. We urgently need to determine how to properly store it and what the follow-up arrangements should be.

After seeing all this, the leader felt like his skull was about to be blown off, and his hair stood on end.

As the leader of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building, although there were a few words he had to ponder, he understood the immense significance hidden within those few hundred words all too well.

All-electric crystal computer, visual input/output, program editing and compilation system, powerful performance, small size, and easy to use.

Each of these words would normally require several or even dozens of people working together to figure out; in fact, many of them are still not figured out at all.

Compared to the "individual self-developed" mentioned earlier, it stands out even more, even glaringly.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely be cursing and yelling, "Damn it! This is impossible!!!"

But this is Gao Jianguo. He's an automation engineer who has achieved so much in materials science, a field outside his own expertise. It doesn't seem impossible that he could create something like this in his own field.

Geniuses are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

The leader jumped up from his desk and called for the driver, communications officer, and bodyguard.

Let's go to the scene!

As usual, just go and see for yourself, and you'll understand.

On his way out, he didn't forget to instruct the comrades in the confidential office to immediately forward the urgent document to the Twelfth Ministry of Machine Building, noting that he had already gone to the scene and that the Twelfth Ministry of Machine Building was in charge of the computer department.

Throughout the journey, the leader kept urging, "Faster, faster!"

By the time they arrived at Gao Jianguo's courtyard house, it was already past 3 a.m.

Before even entering the courtyard, the leader was stopped by armed militiamen from the No. 3 Rolling Mill. The communications officer quickly stepped forward to identify himself, and only then did the militiamen make way.

Seeing this setup, the leader thought it was quite normal. Even if only 20% of what was said in the urgent document was true, the Third Rolling Mill's arrangement was very appropriate.

After entering the courtyard and exchanging information, the militiamen on guard called out to Gao Jianguo, Director Chen, Deputy Factory Director Li, and Factory Director Yang.

Indeed, Director Chen and Deputy Factory Director Li immediately informed Factory Director Yang of the general situation, and Factory Director Yang rushed over as soon as he received the news.

Even if the department leaders don't come, he will definitely come tonight. Anyway, if the department leaders don't come, there's no time to arrange for the factory leaders to take turns tomorrow.

Looking at the group of people from the No. 3 Rolling Mill who had just been woken from their dreams, the leader didn't stand on ceremony: "Thank you all for your hard work. Let's skip the formalities. You all know how important this is. I want to see the results now."

Without further ado, everyone led the leader into the south room.

The leader's eyes lit up as he looked at this familiar yet completely different system.

Using a modified typewriter as input and a modified television as output was indeed much more convenient than the paper tape system.

This alone is already a huge step forward, which can greatly improve the efficiency of computer use.

Even if there are any problems with the computer itself, this visual input/output system alone can be extended to other computer systems, which is definitely a major achievement.

Then look at that computer with such a small head. Putting aside everything else, even if the computing speed is reduced to one-tenth, the benefits of such drastic miniaturization cannot be explained in a few words.

Gao Jianguo gave the leader a brief introduction, and the leader kept praising it and eagerly asked him to demonstrate.

Gao Jianguo demonstrated the entire process of the "nihao, shijie!" program from text editing to compilation and execution. The leader watched with great excitement, and his eyes even welled up with tears as he looked at the few Chinese pinyin characters.

This is the first time a domestically produced computer has made a truly unique sound; it is the first clear cry it uttered upon entering this world.

The leader stared at the few simple Chinese pinyin characters, muttering, "Hello, world! How wonderful, how wonderful."

The term "confidential" was first mentioned in Ge Hong's *Baopuzi: Wu Shi* from the Jin Dynasty: "And holding a confidential position."

The "Biography of Tang Officials: Guo Chongtao" in the New History of the Five Dynasties also states: "The position of the Central Gate official involves participating in and managing important matters."

Of course, all of the above is made up by me. Please don't discuss it in the comments. I will delete any content I see, and you all know why. Please forgive me.

(End of this chapter)