Including Huang Weiguo, Lao Guo, and the young man named Cai Shaohui, the three of them were suddenly stunned.
After a while.
Huang Weiguo was the first to react.
His pupils shrank suddenly, and the expression on his face instantly became extremely solemn.
Then he didn't even look at the burning kiln, but turned to look at Lao Guo and Cai Shaohui, and said hurriedly:
"Comrade Guo, Comrade Cai, something seems to be wrong!"
"By the way, do you have any guns on you?"
Lao Guo nodded when he heard this, patted a slightly bulging area on his waist, and asked at the same time:
"You have it with you. Why, Director Huang, do you think it might be... enemy agents causing trouble?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Weiguo turned his head and glanced at the chimney where the kiln was located. He hesitated for a moment, and his tone was a little uncertain:
"To be honest...it doesn't look like much."
"After all, the distance is too far, and the motivation is illogical..."
"But Comrade Guo, your status is too special, so you'd better be cautious."
When Huang Weiguo said these words, the expression on his face was very serious.
Although the brick kiln factories of this era...or the factories did not have as comprehensive a safety management system as those of later generations.
But some basic rules will still be followed.
For example, sewage should be discharged below the water source to prevent it from contaminating the water used by residents above.
For example, at least one water tower in the factory must be kept full to prevent fires and the like.
Another example...
The production area and warehouse should be separated to prevent raw materials and finished products from being damaged due to accidents in the production area.
These are all experiences accumulated over many years, and many of them can even be traced back to the ancient feudal workshop period.
So at the beginning of the design.
The production area and warehouse of the Way Kiln Factory are divided into two areas.
The straight-line distance between these two areas is more than two hundred meters, and there are four or five walls between them. Even the entrances are facing in two directions.
Therefore, if there are really enemy agents who want to target Lao Guo and the others...
How smart is his brain before he goes to the production area to cause trouble, hoping to affect the warehouse?
What's more, from the perspective of enemy agents.
In a remote area like Xihai Province, which is different from Yanjing or Shencheng, the importance of collecting intelligence is obviously far greater than simply carrying out sabotage.
Setting a fire at this time would have no meaning other than exposing one's own existence. An enemy agent with such a brain power would normally not be able to live for 49 years...
So start from the logical side.
Huang Weiguo preferred it to be an ordinary accident. Although this accident was a bit of a slap in the face, it was not a big problem.
How can a fire help you survive decades later?
impossible.
But on the other hand.
Lao Guo, who was standing next to him at this time, came from that mysterious "mine". At the same time, he was also responsible for transporting the "new tiles" abroad. The special nature of his identity was self-evident.
Therefore, no matter what, Huang Weiguo could not allow anything to happen to Lao Guo and Cai Shaohui.
Even if this was truly an accident, he would still treat it as a special event.
The consequences of worrying too much are at most a false alarm and nothing will be lost.
But the price of being careless may be eternal destruction.
Think of this.
Huang Weiguo couldn't help but take a deep breath and said to Lao Guo and Cai Shaohui:
"Let's do this, Comrade Guo, Comrade Cai."
"Now that the handover of 'Xinwa' has been completed, we might as well go back to the warehouse and meet up with Battalion Commander Lin and the others."
"Whether it's a false alarm or a real accident, Battalion Commander Lin is definitely the safest by his side."
"After rendezvous, I went to President Wang of Anding Commune and asked him to dispatch militiamen to the burning kiln to maintain order - President Wang is also a member of our peripheral confidentiality front, and you should have been informed of his identity before departure."
Lao Guo nodded and replied:
"Yes, the leader of the mine told me about President Wang. Asking him to come forward is the safest solution."
Huang Weiguo was worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield. Seeing this situation, he said decisively:
"Okay, then let's not waste time here. Let's go meet Battalion Commander Lin first."
Say it.
He took Lao Guo and Cai Shaohui and left the house.
A few minutes later.
The three of Huang Weiguo returned to the original warehouse entrance with their suitcases and met Battalion Commander Lin waiting here.
In addition to commanding the car company, Battalion Commander Lin also brought an infantry platoon of thirty people with him.
The main task of this infantry platoon is to assist in the transportation of materials. After all, it weighs more than 20 tons - twenty tons is kilograms. Based on a person's ability to carry fifty kilograms at a time, it will take more than 800 times to move it.
A team is required to assist.
But if they encounter special circumstances, they can transform into a powerful attacking team at any time.
At this time, half of the infantry platoon was on standby. After seeing Lao Guo's figure, Battalion Commander Lin hurriedly came up to greet him:
"Comrade You Lai!"
These four simple words could tell the inner tension of Battalion Commander Lin.
Lao Guo stepped forward, shook hands with him, and said:
"Commander Lin, I've been waiting for a long time."
Battalion Commander Lin quickly glanced at the box that Lao Guo was carrying in his other hand without making a sound, knowing in his heart that Lao Guo's mission had been completed.
Then he thought for a moment, glanced at the thick smoke in the distance, and asked Lao Guo:
"Comrade Youlai, the specific situation is not clear yet. Should you and Comrade Shaohui leave the city first or...?"
Lao Guo pointed at Huang Weiguo and repeated Huang Weiguo's previous thoughts:
"...This is Factory Manager Huang's idea. My personal opinion is to stay within the factory."
Cai Shaohui on the side heard this and glanced at Lao Guo quietly.
He has been partnering with Lao Guo for a year, and he has a pretty good understanding of Lao Guo's character.
He dared to take half a steamed bun as a guarantee.
Lao Guo's purpose of staying here... at least one of his purposes, is for those crucian carps that Huang Weiguo mentioned before.
After all, this matter was most likely an accident. It would be safe to leave now, but the crucian carp would definitely be gone.
And beside them.
Seeing Lao Guo and Battalion Commander Lin rejoining each other smoothly.
While Huang Weiguo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he did not forget what he had to do:
"In that case, everyone, I will go to the kiln to take a look first. You should pay more attention to the sky - if there is an accident, I will fire the flare gun as soon as possible. The bullets are blue."
Lao Guo nodded when he heard this:
"No problem, I've written it down."
After explaining these.
Huang Weiguo handed Lao Guo the key to the factory gate again and hurried to the kiln.
.......
Today, there are five communes under Guide County, and the population is not large, with a total population of just over 20,000.
In another twenty years, today's communes will be transformed into towns and villages, becoming the basic administrative unit of the country only higher than the village level.
The tile kiln factory that Huang Weiguo is responsible for belongs to Anding Commune among the five communes, and it is also the most special commune in the county:
Anding Commune contributed more than 70% of the county's militia, and 50% of the production tasks undertaken by the commune-affiliated enterprises came from Shanzhou.
So almost every once in a while.
Many trucks with foreign license plates can be seen outside the company-owned enterprises in Anding Commune, and it is very lively when picking up goods.
This situation is quite common in this era of planned economy, so as time goes by, everyone will gradually get used to it.
to some extent.
Anding Commune was the prototype of later industrial towns.
Other than that.
The militia training base of Anding Commune is also very close to the Wayao Factory. The straight-line distance between the two is about four to five hundred meters.
In addition, the handover with Lao Guo and others took some time.
Therefore, when Huang Weiguo arrived at the scene, commune president Wang Changlin had already led the militia to put out the fire.
"President!"
After arriving at the scene.
Huang Weiguo squeezed his way through the crowd of onlookers, quickly came to Wang Changlin, and touched his head sheepishly:
"I'm sorry, President, there are some delays in the warehouse. I will definitely review it at the next commune meeting!"
Wang Changlin is a dark-faced, thin man wearing white clothes and black trousers. He is wearing a pair of slightly unglued shoes. Hearing this, he waved his hand:
"Comrade Weiguo, we will discuss the review later. The top priority now is to focus on controlling the fire."
Said.
Wang Changlin pointed to a low factory building that was burning in front of him and said:
"You see, the fire started in the No. 2 furnace. The time of the fire is not clear. Since the production area was shut down today, it took a while before it was discovered by people outside the factory."
"Now the fire has covered the entire workshop. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that the fire will not be extinguished in a short time."
"The comrades of the militia brigade are rescuing equipment in the workshop. At least they must rescue the punch press no matter what."
When Huang Weiguo heard this, he nodded solemnly.
Although he is a veteran who has retired from the army, he has never gone to school and has no skills.
But after all, he has been the director of the Way Kiln Factory for almost five years, so he is not unfamiliar with the production processes and equipment.
Today's tile production process is not complicated, and the most important equipment is the punch.
Although the punch press in Wayao Factory was not imported from abroad but produced in a machinery factory in southern Sichuan, it is still valuable.
If there is any piece of equipment in the entire workshop that must not be damaged, it must be the punch press.
Then Huang Weiguo looked at the workshop where the fire was still very strong, pulled Wang Changlin aside, and asked in a low voice:
"President, was this fire... an accident?"
Wang Changlin glanced around a few times and nodded calmly, his voice also kept low:
"It should have been an accident. The fire started in the No. 2 furnace. It was like the high temperature burned out the high-voltage wire, and the ash was added to the fire."
"High voltage line?"
Huang Weiguo was slightly startled, but soon he was relieved:
"It's indeed possible..."
The earliest transmission line in Xihai Province is a 35-kilovolt transmission and transformation line that was put into operation three years ago and was only put into operation in Shanzhou.
Then a year and a half ago.
The power supply line officially covers Guide County.
Of course.
Line coverage is one thing, but residents’ access to electricity is another. Due to restrictions for various reasons, residents have not yet been able to provide electricity to every home.
Actually.
According to the current electricity price.
Even if every household in the county is connected to electricity, it is estimated that not many communes can afford the electricity bill, especially in economically backward areas like Xihai.
However, as a commune enterprise with production tasks, Wayao Factory is a large consumer of electricity.
As electricity is used more frequently, another problem arises:
That is the safety hazard of electricity.
Students who worked on high-voltage lines in their previous lives should all know this.
The high-voltage line structure of this era was very primitive.
Most of the time, the connector is made from the bolt clamp at the down wire of the substation. Problems often occur due to overcooling, overheating or excessive moisture.
In addition, the temperature in Guide is very high today. In theory, accidents may occur due to high-voltage lines.
Think of this.
Huang Weiguo couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Unlike him, a top soldier, Wang Changlin has been engaged in confidential matters all year round.
If the words 'probably an accident' could come out of his mouth, there would probably be no other secrets about this matter.
And while the two were talking.
The fire-fighting work on site has also entered the most critical stage.
There were many people involved in fighting the fire this time, about twenty militiamen and an equal number of young workers.
Some of these workers were brick kiln factory workers who lived nearby, and some were people passing by. Although conditions were difficult in this era, everyone had a warm heart.
Due to the lack of high-pressure water cannons.
These firefighters can only rely on buckets to suppress the fire. The core of the fire-fighting force is a few sturdy middle-aged men:
They worked together to carry a huge leather bag, with a piece of bamboo with knots removed from the bag's outlet.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As several people pressed rhythmically, a large amount of clean water continued to flow out through the bamboo, quickly pouring it to the fire point.
This thing is called a water bag, usually made of horse or cow skin. It has been a common primitive "fire extinguisher" in my country since the Tang Dynasty.
The commander who controls the pace and direction of the water bag when fighting a fire is called the "water head".
At this time, the man in charge of the water service was a shirtless man named Mao Xiao.
The reason why Mao Xiao can serve as the head of water is not only because he has a strong hand, but also because he is the workshop director of the production area and knows the location of important equipment much better than ordinary people.
Crash--
After extinguishing the fire on a door panel.
"stop!"
Mao Xiao suddenly stopped everyone's movements and stared straight ahead for a while.
Then his voice suddenly rose a little higher and he shouted to everyone around him:
"I see the punch! Someone come and help, the fire is too big and can't be suppressed by water bags alone!"
Hear this.
Soon there were all kinds of shouts and shouts:
"I'm coming!"
"Where is it?!"
"Er Dezi, bring over the tow hook!"
After a while.
A large group of young adults, some carrying buckets, some pushing wheelbarrows filled with sand, and some holding slender hooks used to drag equipment, all gathered around Mao Xiao.
"Look!"
Mao Xiao took the tow hook from someone beside him, pushed open a half-burned door panel, pointed at the room and shouted:
"Did you see it? That thing on the right is a punch machine, about ten meters away from us."
"Although this thing won't catch fire, it will become useless if it burns for a long time. We can only rescue it as soon as possible."
"So, Ma Lao Er, you can scatter the sand as hard as you can later, and the others will splash water as soon as the sand is completely spread!"
"When the fire is suppressed a little, a few more people will come into the house with me to carry out the punch machine. Are there any men who would like to sign up?"
The words just fell.
Mao Xiao's side raised five or six hands:
"Maozi, count me in!"
"Brother Mao, I'm coming too!"
"Brother Mao, I'm a worker in the factory, add me!"
When Mao Xiao saw this, he was not polite and waved his hand:
"Okay, everyone, start getting ready!"
Finished.
Mao Xiao wrapped the scarf around his neck around his nose and mouth, and at the same time started splashing water on his body.
Several other young people around who were named also followed suit.
Half a minute later.
everything's ready.
I saw several workers first throwing the sand in the basin into the house, and then the militiamen carrying buckets quickly poured water on it.
Under the combination of water and soil.
The fire in the house was immediately suppressed by a large amount.
But everyone knows that this suppression will not last long, and it is estimated that the fire will become stronger again in less than a minute.
As soon as the fire intensity decreased.
Mao Xiao yelled and rushed, holding the towel in front of his nose and mouth, and led several people into the sea of fire.
As soon as I entered the house.
Mao Xiao felt a heat wave coming from the shop floor, and at the same time, the sound of crackling wooden doors and windows reached his ears.
What's even more uncomfortable is.
The smoke in the room also affected his vision. He could only rely on his peripheral vision to explore the way, and then he led everyone to the edge of the punching machine with difficulty.
The punch press in the Wayao Factory is about two meters long. The rough appearance has shed a lot of skin under the high temperature, and it looks like Prince Ning's face.
However, the structure of the punch press is still solid and has not changed much.
Then Mao Xiao and the other four people stood on both sides of the punch machine, and after getting into position, they put their hands under the punch machine.
I don’t know if the combination of labor protection gloves and clothes is thick enough, or if the heat dissipation effect of the punch machine is good enough.
In short, when Mao Xiao took it, his palms were not as hot as he imagined - this is undoubtedly good news.
So soon.
Everyone worked together and easily lifted the press.
However, just as Mao Xiao was about to direct everyone to leave the house, his peripheral vision suddenly noticed something on the ground.
Mao Xiao subconsciously looked there.
And the moment I saw that ‘thing’ clearly.
Even though he was in the middle of the fire, Mao Xiao couldn't help shouting:
"Hey, there's a person here! He's about to burn to ashes!"
.......
Note:
Being hospitalized was so torturous. Some equipment next door kept buzzing and flashing... I couldn't sleep at all in the middle of the night.