"Yangyang, it's the rainy season recently. Don't forget to bring an umbrella when you go out. Be careful of getting caught in the rain."
The old mother's earnest teachings came from the other end of the phone. Although these words seemed to be said every time she called, the old man still had to take the trouble to say them again every time.
Zhang Xingyang also listened patiently until the old mother said:
"The phone bill is quite expensive, so hang up now."
Then before Zhang Xingyang could say anything, she hung up the phone.
My old mother, who lives in the countryside of southern Hunan, did not have a telephone installed at her home.
At this time, it was quite expensive for individuals to install a phone, at least several thousand dollars.
Only the canteen at the entrance of the village has a phone.
And the phone bill at this time is indeed quite expensive.
Some older people may still have some impressions of making phone calls at this time, especially long-distance calls.
Not only do you have to pay for phone calls, but you also need to pay for roaming.
Adding up the various charges, the cost of phone calls per minute is almost two yuan per minute!
At this time, many people earn less than 20 yuan a day, so many people who work outside may not be able to make a phone call home once a month.
After all, a phone call lasts for two or three minutes, and five or six dollars is gone once it's gone.
This number may seem inconspicuous today, but in the 1990s, it might have been the food expenses of many people for a week.
"Brother Xingyang, has the old lady hung up the phone?"
Geng Bo turned the ballpoint pen in his hand and talked to Zhang Xingyang like a joke.
"Well, let me be careful not to get caught in the rain. She hung up the phone before I said anything."
With a hint of helplessness, Zhang Xingyang put his mobile phone into his pocket.
"The old lady is also worried about the phone bill. To be honest, the phone bill is really expensive now!"
Following this topic, Geng Bo couldn't help but complain.
"The last time I called my parents, they said the phone bill was too expensive and they couldn't bear to chat for a few more minutes!"
In fact, Geng Bo's position in the Rocket Academy is not low, and his salary and benefits are also very good.
The total salary subsidies for a month can amount to more than one thousand.
In this era, this is a very good number.
But even so, he cannot achieve freedom of phone calls and can make unlimited phone calls to his home.
Because the phone bill at this time is not consistent with the situation in later generations.
Answering the phone at this time also requires phone charges.
And the cost is basically the same as making a phone call.
In other words, it costs two yuan a minute for Geng Bo to call home, and his parents pay about the same!
Adding both sides together, the call cost instantly increased from two yuan per minute to four yuan per minute!
In other words, Geng Bo's monthly salary of more than 1,000 yuan was spent in less than five hours of call time!
"It is indeed more expensive now. After all, we still basically use telephone lines."
Zhang Xingyang sat down and yawned, then replied nonchalantly.
"When our satellite communication network is established, the cost of calls will definitely drop to a certain extent!"
This time, the Rocket Research Institute held a meeting of the heads of major departments, mainly about the satellite communication network.
Because after the actual design and manufacturing of the satellite was completed, the overweight situation was more serious than imagined.
One Hongyan rocket can only do that, launching thirty satellites into the sky.
So in order to meet the second phase construction project, the design plan of 4,000 satellites covering the whole country will require at least more than 130 rocket launch missions!
Even though Hongyan rockets can be recycled and reused, in order to ensure the success rate of rocket launches, generally speaking, Wushou rockets will not be used more than four times.
The probability of something going wrong with the Wushou Rockets is too high, and no one dares to take such a risk.
Then based on the calculation that each rocket is used four times, 130 launch missions will require at least 33 Hongyan rockets.
Before this, no rocket from the Rocket Research Institute had ever achieved such frequency of use.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the rocket does not have any problems during such high-frequency launch missions.
Quality must be strictly controlled.
"Old Chen, why haven't you come yet?"
Seeing that the scheduled meeting time was getting closer, Zhang Xingyang glanced at everyone present and asked with some confusion.
As the director of Factory 112, which manufactures rocket engines, Chen Chunming is an important participant in today's meeting.
As the person in charge of rocket engines, Geng Bo stood up and said:
"He just called and said that there are certain problems in the production of solid rocket motors. He is solving them and will come over when they are solved!"
"What went wrong, an accident?"
"Are there any injuries?"
Since the "226" accident the year before last, Zhang Xingyang has been particularly sensitive to these production issues and accidents.
So after Geng Bo finished speaking, he quickly asked.
"There was no big problem. At least there was no explosion. From his tone at the time, he probably accidentally injured the worker during the engine washing process."
"But no one was killed, just a big cut on his arm."
Zhang Xingyang breathed a sigh of relief at this time, but the skin injury was fine, and a little bleeding in the manufacturing industry was not a big deal.
At this time, Chen Chunming also rushed over and apologized to everyone present very embarrassedly:
"I'm sorry, something happened in the factory, I'm late!"
"Sit down." Since Zhang Xingyang knew the reason, he did not hold him accountable excessively.
Time was also very tight, so Zhang Xingyang said directly:
"Next, the low-orbit satellite communication network project will complete the first phase of construction and enter the second phase of construction."
"You should also know very well that the goal of the second phase of construction is to deploy four thousand low-orbit satellites within the Dragon Kingdom."
"This puts a lot of pressure on us."
"We must ensure that every launch mission is successful, and we must strictly implement the double-return-to-zero system we established before!"
Zhang Xingyang said very seriously on the stage that everyone must abide by the system when entering the second phase of project construction.
"Old Chen, what happened in today's accident? Have you made it clear through the investigation?"
Since Chen Chunming's 112 Factory just had an accident today, don't blame Zhang Xingyang for trying to scare the monkeys.
"When the worker was washing and machining the engine cylinder, he didn't pay careful attention. His hair accidentally fell into the machine tool. He only discovered it when he started the machine tool."
"Then she went to dig it out with her hands. Although she stopped the car in time, she still made a cut on her arm."
Although he was regarded as a typical example of a blow, Chen Chunming still honestly told the cause of the accident.
"Factory 112 will suspend production for three days to rectify production safety, and all managers will conduct self-reflection and inspections!"
Zhang Xingyang directly stated the punishment for Factory 112, and this punishment can be said to be very heavy!
(End of chapter)
