After hearing Lin Fei explain these plans for completing the later stages, Luo Chong praised them without reserve, especially commending the fellow who had designed the lighting system.
Before long, the boiler had been heated nearly enough, and the steam had reached the working pressure. Luo Chong immediately began testing it. He was still the one driving this time, with a Stoker assigned to him. At the same time, Luo Chong had deliberately asked Yang Dashan to ride along and observe, squeezing him in beside the Stoker so he could experience the tractor firsthand.
Yang Dashan looked extremely excited. He happily climbed into the vehicle without minding the cramped space, sitting with half his butt on the seat as his curious eyes examined how Luo Chong and the Stoker operated it.
The researchers following behind became even more curious about Yang Dashan's identity. They could not understand why the Chieftain would let this man ride along to observe when even they, the researchers, had never enjoyed such an honor.
"Director, who is that man? Why did the Chieftain bring him along to observe?" Unable to contain his curiosity, one of them asked Lin Fei.
"Heh heh, him? His name is Yang Dashan. He's a carpenter at the shipyard in Liuyang Commandery," Lin Fei said with a smile.
"A carpenter? What's so special about a carpenter?"
Everyone was puzzled by this. The shipyard was full of carpenters. Of course, setting aside the people who only did odd jobs and miscellaneous labor, there might be only a few hundred who truly qualified as carpenters—but that was still quite a lot. What was so special about this man that he had earned the Chieftain's regard?
"Carpenters aren't anything special, of course. But this carpenter built a Hand-cranked Rice Transplanter. That's something special. His