Returning to 1949, I decided to hand it over to the state.

His words were so eloquent and logically consistent, coupled with his extremely sincere expression, that he almost believed them himself.

But Director He was clearly not so easily fooled.

He pointed to the highly deceptive tail fin structure, and with a hint of exposing his lie, continued to press:

"And this? If I remember correctly, aerial bombs also have this. They call it a tail fin, which is used to ensure that the bomb flies stably in the air and does not deviate from its trajectory."

"What do you need aerial stability for a gas cylinder lying on the ground?"

Jiang Fan's expression remained unchanged; he even tilted his head innocently and said:

"Well... to be honest, I'm not entirely sure why they design it this way abroad."

"However, I heard from my foreign counterparts that gas cylinders in some Middle Eastern regions have poor transportation conditions, often having to travel along rugged mountain roads, or even be airdropped. This cross-shaped bottom support can very effectively prevent the cylinders from rolling violently during transportation."

"After all, design concepts abroad are different from those in China, which is understandable, right?"

As he spoke, Jiang Fan turned his head very naturally to look at Zhou Chunsheng, who was standing beside him, frozen in place, and sincerely extended an invitation to help:

"Engineer Zhou, you've also lived abroad, so you should know that some industrial products designed overseas do indeed incorporate a lot of these seemingly unnecessary additional reinforcements and stabilizing structures, right?"

Zhou Chunsheng, who was suddenly called out, looked at Jiang Fan, then looked down at the gas cylinder on the ground that looked like an aerial bomb. His expression was extremely complicated.

Why are you asking me?!

I've never even heard of this piece of junk.

But with so many leaders watching, and having just recited Jiang Fan's added value theory, he was in a difficult situation.

If we were to directly criticize Jiang Fan now, it would not only make us look ignorant, but it would also easily ruin the atmosphere that had just started to heat up.

Zhou Chunsheng hesitated for a few seconds, and finally mumbled a reply:

"Uh... well... there are indeed some rather unique ideas in foreign designs."

"I...I've heard that triangles and crosses have physical stability...maybe...maybe they think it's more stable to place them like that."

He stammered as he spoke, and even Zhou Chunsheng himself felt incredibly guilty.

Fortunately, no one at the scene cared what Zhou Chunsheng said, because everyone's attention was focused on the confrontation between Jiang Fan and the leader.

Factory Director He could certainly tell the flaws and deliberate embellishment in Jiang Fan's words.

But what he understood even more clearly was that the fact that this young man could draw this picture on the ground and articulate this seemingly plausible yet irrefutable logic itself spoke volumes.

This kid came prepared.

Moreover, he was pointing out an unorthodox path to Ansteel and the country in an extremely safe way.

Therefore, He Xiying did not expose his nonsense about the stand-up base on the spot, but simply hummed in agreement and did not ask any further questions.

Old Li, on the other hand, kept scanning that extremely intimidating silhouette back and forth several times, his eyes growing increasingly profound.

He looked at it for a long time.

For a long time, all the cadres on site dared not breathe, and the entire workshop fell completely silent, waiting quietly for the leader to set the tone.

Finally, Old Li withdrew his gaze.

He gave Jiang Fan a deep look, then suddenly laughed.

"That does sound interesting."

"However..."

"I'll say the same thing again."

"Comrade Xiao Jiang, since you keep saying that this...this gas cylinder is specially used to make big money for our country."

"Then I only care about one thing."

"Could you explain clearly what the future prospects are for this product? How exactly should it be sold? And to whom can it be sold?"

"As for whether it's called a gas cylinder or something else... it doesn't matter."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan's heart skipped a beat.

It's so clear and transparent!

Old Li's words clearly meant to tell him:

Whether this thing of yours is a bomb or not, I don't care, and I won't investigate.

As long as it can boost Ansteel's production, and as long as it can truly bring back extremely valuable foreign exchange and construction materials for the country...

Even if you call it a large thermos, I'll let you build it.

The prerequisite is that you have to convince me that this deal can really go through.

Jiang Fan understood immediately. Since the leader had said so, what was there to be afraid of?

"Sir, since you've brought it up so much, I'll give you a thorough and detailed report."

"This can actually be discussed from two perspectives."

One is for civilian use, and the other is for military use.

"Let's start with civilian use. I've already given a brief overview of this. It's about improving people's living conditions. The positioning of this direction is to serve people's livelihood and ensure basic living standards. Even if it doesn't make money, it's entirely worthwhile to promote it as a livelihood project."

"As for military applications..."

Jiang Fan lowered his voice slightly as he said this.

"Sir, when I was abroad, I heard a lot of news. In the Middle East, Britain and France are still fighting for oil interests, and the situation is very chaotic. In Berlin, although the war is over, the East and West are still in a standoff. And in Southeast Asia, the French are fighting with the locals in Vietnam."

"There is fighting in all these places."

What does it take to wage war? It takes weapons, ammunition, and all sorts of useful things.

"If we make the export version of this gas cylinder a little more robust and durable, and add a very detailed instruction manual that clearly explains the precautions, filling methods, safety distances, and so on."

"As for whether customers use it for cooking or something else after buying it... that's beyond our control."

"For example, if someone accidentally mixes sugar and ammonium nitrate fertilizer together and heats them, and then happens to put this mixture into a tank, and then wraps it with some ball bearings or iron sheets... Or, for example, if someone adds a simple launch tube to the back of the tank and then fixes some propellant in place..."

"For example, what if someone happened to start a fire..."

"Then, theoretically, this thing can fly out."

"But that has nothing to do with us. We are only responsible for producing gas cylinders and providing a detailed instruction manual, that's all."

As Jiang Fan finished speaking, his voice gradually returned to normal, and he even became excited about what he was saying.

But inside the workshop, it was completely silent.