Scholars in the courtyard

Chapter 1137 Plum Blossom Soap
The 28th of the twelfth lunar month.

Yang Xiaotao came to the chemical factory and personally presided over the Meihua brand soap production ceremony.

Also coming were Chen Gong and Sun Guo, in addition to the directors of the two slaughterhouses, plus people from the machinery factory and the chemical factory, the crowd was full of excitement and momentum.

As the preparation work was completed, Yang Xiaotao did not speak, and came to the production workshop. Under the attention of everyone, he pressed the switch of the mixer. With a rumble, the chemical plant officially produced Meihua brand soap.

Workers around continuously put the collected grease into the mixer. Under the action of chemical reagents, the temperature rises and reacts quickly. Then the reacted solution is condensed and quickly cooled down. After some processing, it gradually forms a solid strip.

Driven by the rolling machine, these solid strips are quickly cut into pieces of soap by the machine under the drive of three conveyor belts.

Then the next pot continues.

Half an hour later, the first piece of soap engraved with plum blossom patterns came off the conveyor belt.

Applause broke out immediately.

Yes, plum soap.

After Yang Xiaotao talked about looking for spices, Xu Yuanshan immediately sent people to inquire after he came back, and they actually found it.

This spice shop was a women's business before liberation. After liberation, it underwent some transformation and became a small industry owned by a public-private partnership.

Although it is only a small workshop, it is not a problem to supply spices to chemical plants.

What's more, in order to save costs, Xu Yuanshan and the others were reluctant to invest too much.

Even so, this first piece of cut plum blossom soap smells faintly of fragrance.

This scent is much more refreshing than if you apply cream on it.

Yang Xiaotao put the first soap in the wrapping paper himself, then wrote the words "The No. [-] Soap of Hongxing Machinery Factory" on it, marked the time below, and handed it to Lou Xiao'e for safekeeping.

This is what Yang Youning asked before coming here, saying that it would be placed in the memorial hall.

As for why he didn't come, it was because he was called to the First Machinery Department for another meeting.

I heard that progress has been made in Yanzhou. The location has been selected and manpower will be gathered to lay the foundation in the spring of next year.

They also went to the meeting to prepare for building the factory.

As for Liu Huaimin, he also went to the First Machinery Department, but not for this matter, but because the northwest side had already selected a factory and needed to coordinate the progress.

They also want to confirm what machines are needed for the branch factory to be established.

In this regard, Liu Huaimin followed Yang Xiaotao's advice and prepared to transfer the Red Star tractor production plant to
It has been moved to the northwest. As for the subsequent production of tricycles or large tractors, it depends on the Ministry of Commerce’s contact with surrounding franchise countries!

The tricycle has been made, and experiments are being carried out, and subsequent production lines and related personnel are being deployed.

The research and development of the large tractor has also come to an end, and it is estimated that it can be assembled in the next two days.

Finally, regarding the development of armored vehicles, the three of them also clearly divided their responsibilities, and the leader was naturally Yang Xiaotao.

After all, it is a task specially assigned by the superior. Even if it cannot be completed, it must be done seriously.

Of course, Yang Xiaotao also has his own plan.

Thinking of what may happen in the future, the North and the South will be uneasy, and naturally they need more and better weapons.

I clearly have the blueprint for a powerful eight-cylinder engine, why should I keep it to myself?

Why not take a bigger step?
So, screw the four-cylinder engine, Yang Xiaotao went straight to the eight-cylinder engine.

For this reason, Yang Xiaotao studied the drawings in the study for the past two nights.

With previous experience, this study went very smoothly.

Yang Xiaotao planned to wait until those experts arrived before talking.

Yang Xiaotao feels that this year is really busy!

"Mr. Yang!"

Lou Xiao'e reminded beside him, bringing Yang Xiaotao's thoughts back to reality.

Seeing Xu Yuanshan and others looking at him, Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "There are too many things going on, and I feel a little lost."

Xu Yuanshan sighed in his heart.

Today's machinery factory is gaining momentum and is soaring to the sky.

But correspondingly, there will be no less things and no less pressure.

Especially now, let alone Venus, as an important part of the Gemini project, the chemical plant is about to start petrochemical industry, which naturally involves a lot of energy.

This is just the case with the chemical plant. In addition to the machinery plant, there is also a steel plant. We also need to help Yanzhou build a steel plant and cooperate with the northwest. I even heard that there is action in steelmaking.

None of these things are easy, and none of them are important burdens in their eyes.

The weight on his shoulders made even him feel heavy.

Looking at Yang Xiaotao's slightly childish face, but with a mature appearance, Xu Yuanshan felt something in his heart. The child who was reading in the corner of the workshop has grown up!
"Take a rest when you're tired, we've never finished this!"

Yang Xiaotao smiled after hearing this, "I know!"

"But there are some things that you can't stop once you've done them. Only by constantly moving forward can you maintain the current momentum."

"Otherwise, once the breath is gone, it will be difficult to bring it up again."

Xu Yuanshan felt relieved, "Don't worry, there are still Lao Liu and Lao Yang."

"Yes, so I don't want to think about it. I'll go to your house for another drink sometime!"

Yang Xiaotao changed the topic and approached Xu Yuanshan with a smile.

"You kid, when do you need more time? Just come!"

"Haha, then, in two days I will take my wife and children to pay you New Year's greetings."

"Come, come all, there will be no shortage of red envelopes..."

The two talked happily, and everyone around them was envious.

I envy Yang Xiaotao's fortune, envy Yang Xiaotao's ability, and even more envy Xu Yuanshan's good luck.

As long as Yang Xiaotao doesn't make mistakes, he will have a bright future at such a young age.

The relationship between Xu Yuanshan and him shows how helpful it will be in the future.

While the two of them were talking, the machine kept stopping.A piece of soap is extruded by a machine, quickly grabbed by a worker on a conveyor belt, put into a packaging box, glued together, and then placed in a basket behind him.

At this speed, Yang Xiaotao estimates that four to six yuan can be produced per minute. If the speed is faster, more workers will be needed.

At this rate, if we have enough raw materials, we can make at least 6000 to [-] yuan a day from morning to night.

Excluding other reasons, with the existing raw materials, it is possible to produce thousands per day.

This is much more efficient than the first chemical plant.

Thinking of this number, Yang Xiaotao was looking forward to how many soaps this pot could make in the end.

“Some of these people are family members of workers, and they are here to help this time!”

Xu Yuanshan looked at a row of female workers sitting on both sides of the conveyor belt, working seriously, and stepped forward and said.

Yang Xiaotao nodded, looked at it carefully for a while, and then shook his head, "Uncle Xu, this is not the way to go."

"This is only one production line. In the future, there will be three or four lines. The production of soap will only increase, and more manpower will be needed."

"Every comrade in our chemical plant has a task, so try not to involve too much energy in this kind of work."

"I think we can recruit some idle women to be responsible for packaging production. They will also be considered employees of our machinery factory in the future!"

Xu Yuanshan nodded, "I think so too."

The two of them spoke without shying away from the people around them. After hearing this, several women around them immediately opened their eyes and passed the news to each other.

As a result, the news that the chemical factory was recruiting female workers had already spread outside the factory before Yang Xiaotao left.

"Factory director, Mr. Yang, we've calculated it."

At noon, Director Li ran over with a detailed list, a smile on his face.

"How many?"

"Director, according to our calculations, one pound of grease can make two pounds of soap. This is [-]% higher than the output of the No. [-] Chemical Factory, and our color is clearer, and there is no abnormality after testing."

Director Li excitedly handed the report to Xu Yuanshan.

"Our mixer can only put in 740 kilograms of grease at a time. This time we produced a total of [-] yuan."

"Director Li, how much raw material do we have now, and how long will it take for you to get there?"

"Mr. Yang, each production takes about two hours from start to finish."

"However, it takes a long time to clean the mixer each time. It will probably take half an hour."

Director Li said, Yang Xiaotao nodded.

"In this way, Uncle Xu, adjust the mold and reduce the size of the soap by another [-]%. This will increase the efficiency a lot."

"When you pay wages at the end of the year, you have to make up the amount."

Xu Yuanshan nodded after hearing this, knowing that this was going to be given to the workers as welfare.

After hearing this, the women around me became more enthusiastic about entering the machinery factory.

Forty-nine outside the city.

With the sound of a gunshot, a figure fell to the ground.

On the other side, brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu came tremblingly. They suppressed the feeling of vomiting in their hearts and cleaned up the 'eldest brother'. Finally, not far away, they directly picked firewood and burned it to ashes.

"Let's go, our destination is the northwest."

The shouts of the guards came from beside me, and the heart-wrenching cry of the second aunt was behind me.

The two looked at each other, stepped forward, pulled the second aunt up, and then followed the guard.

They are leaving today.

It's also a way to come here.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, after dinner, those who came to witness were immediately ready to go home.

Of course, everyone was carrying a cloth bag with freshly made plum blossom soap inside.

Yang Xiaotao was sitting in the car, and there was a whole box of soaps in the back, exactly one hundred soaps.

Back at the machinery factory, Yang Xiaotao came to find Yang Youning with the first piece of soap. As soon as he entered the door, he heard a cough from inside.

There was an obvious vibrato in his voice, like an old man who had been ill for a long time.

"Uncle Yang, what's going on?"

"I guess it's because I'm freezing. The stove at home is hot, but it's cold when I go out. When I'm hot, I'm cold. If I cough, I'm catching a cold."

Yang Youning had a bad cold a few days ago, and now the weather has turned cold again, knocking him down again.

"You should also be careful. Many children in our family home have also been infected. This trend is very serious."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao briefly talked about the plum blossom soap in the chemical factory, and Yang Youning repeatedly said yes.

I also agreed with Yang Xiaotao’s suggestion of adding plum blossom soap to the New Year benefits.

Then Yang Xiaotao handed the first piece of soap to Yang Youning and turned around to leave.

As for the 100 yuan brought back, it was given to Chen Gong.

When Yang Xiaotao returned to the courtyard, he heard a lot of coughing, and some people even kept coughing.

He knew that winter was the season when diseases were most common, especially the flu, which came quietly but suddenly broke out.

Yang Xiaotao was worried and hurried home to check on his wife and daughter.

I felt relieved when I found out that there was no problem at home.

However, the next day, when there was only one day left before the Chinese New Year, Yang Xiaotao realized how widespread the flu was.

As soon as I woke up in the morning, I heard the loudspeaker of the street office announcing the current influenza situation, calling on everyone to gather less, go to crowded places less, and carry out cleaning and sanitation activities.

Yang Xiaotao gave masks to Ran Qiuye and others and asked them to go out less.

At this moment, someone spread the news that the soap produced by the Red Star Chemical Factory could effectively prevent influenza, which immediately caused uninformed people to inquire about it.

(End of this chapter)