Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

The few people sat in silence for a while, and Shen Peicheng arrived, finally easing the awkwardness here.

Shen Peicheng looks to be in his 40s, with a pair of glasses on his nose, exuding a strong intellectual air.

But he is refined.

Vice Minister Zhou said: "Comrade Peicheng is here? Come, sit down. Sit down!"

Then he took the initiative to introduce:

"This is Comrade Shen Peicheng, an expert in machine tool development. He is one of the core engineers who participated in and successfully developed CNC machine tools."

"This is Tao Yuan, the representative of No. 3 Steel Factory. Under his promotion, No. 3 Steel Factory has carried out a series of innovations with remarkable results. Our Ministry of Industry is sending people to learn from them."

"This is Jiang Chen, the best young technician at the No. 20 Steel Plant. Although he is only 10 years old this year, he is already a level technician and has made great contributions to the development of our industry."

Shen Peicheng pushed his eyes on the bridge of his nose: "Hello everyone, Vice Minister Zhou came to me so urgently. What's the matter?"

Vice Minister Zhou pointed at Jiang Chen: "He wants to develop machine tools."

Shen Peicheng was stunned, looked at Jiang Chen and asked subconsciously: "You? Develop machine tools?"

Jiang Chen was so young that he couldn't believe it.

Jiang Chen nodded.

Shen Peicheng looked at Vice Minister Zhou and said, "But our current CNC machine tool research has been suspended, so it is useless for you to recommend him to me."

He thought that Vice Minister Zhou came to him because he wanted Jiang Chen to follow him and participate in the research of CNC machine tools.

Vice Minister Zhou waved his hand: "I'm not asking him to do research with you, but he wants to research machine tools himself and develop a machine tool that is more advanced than the machine tools supported by Big Brother. I asked you to check it."

Shen Peicheng was stunned again, and after a long time he slowly said: "Do you know that even after we have developed the CNC machine tool X53K1, we still chose to stop the research on CNC machine tools."

Jiang Chen said: "Because the current precision industry of flower growers is too backward, CNC machine tools can only appear in laboratories and do not have the ability to produce in large quantities."

"It can only be used for experiments but cannot be put into production. The significance of scientific research is greatly reduced and it is not worth continuing to invest."

Machine tools are the most basic and important machines in industry.

The production of aircraft, aircraft carriers, photolithography machines, fighter jets, etc. are all inseparable from machine tools.

Including the production of CNC machine tool parts, it is also inseparable from machine tools.

Today's CNC machine tools are more like castles in the air.

Without a foundation, there is no way to achieve mass production.

Shen Peicheng nodded: "You understand it thoroughly, so do you still insist on developing machine tools?"

Jiang Chen said: "Of course! I don't work in a scientific research institution, but in a factory."

"The machine tools I develop are naturally machine tools that can be mass-produced and put into use."

"To be more direct, what I am developing now is the foundation. When the foundation is strong enough, CNC machine tools will no longer be castles in the air."

Shen Peicheng said: "The idea is good, but in actual implementation, there may be many unimaginable difficulties."

"Many problems involve the entire industrial system and cannot be solved by you alone."

Jiang Chen said: "Don't worry, I have done in-depth consideration before putting forward the idea, and I have reasonable solutions to the relevant issues."

Vice Minister Zhou said: "Comrade Peicheng, don't just come and pour cold water on others. Someone needs to do everything. You will know the result only after doing it."

"I came to you because I hope you can communicate with him to see if he has the knowledge reserves to develop machine tools and other required abilities."

"As for the final result, it depends on Jiang Chen's ability and luck."

Shen Peicheng said: "I'm just worried that Comrade Jiang Chen will waste time on meaningless things. Since Vice Minister Zhou has said so, I will not advise him."

"Then next, I will ask you some questions about machine tools, starting from the shallower to the deeper, and you will answer them."

Jiang Chen waved his hand: "Please!"

Vice Minister Zhou said: "Wait a minute, let's eat first, then go to the office to talk after dinner."

"There are many people here and it's not the place to talk about things."

He was worried that as the communication between the two deepened, they might talk about something that might need to be kept secret, so he stopped them verbally.

Shen Peicheng nodded; "Okay, I just want to sort out my thoughts."

Vice Minister Zhou ordered the cook to start serving food.

After dinner, when we returned to the office, Vice Minister Zhou said: "Comrade Peicheng, Xiao Jiang, let's get started!"

"You can discuss this matter on your own. Lao Tao and I can just listen. Comrade Peicheng will give me an answer later."

Shen Peicheng nodded: "Then let's get started!"

"Comrade Jiang Chen, what do you think are the most important parameters of machine tools, and what are your development ideas for them?"

Jiang Chen said: "The two most important parameters of a machine tool are processing accuracy and production efficiency."

Next, the two began to discuss the development of machine tools in a question-and-answer manner.

Shen Peicheng does have some abilities, and the questions he asked are also relatively practical and practical.

Jiang Chen gave the answer based on his accumulated knowledge.

Of course, he only briefly talked about his ideas and preliminary solutions to some problems.

Shen Peicheng knows machine tools, and Jiang Chen doesn't want to explain it too thoroughly, lest his achievements be plagiarized.

Even so, Shen Peicheng became more and more frightened as he talked.

Jiang Chen not only has a solid grasp of theoretical knowledge, but also has deep insights into the application level.

Moreover, the thinking is clear and the logic is strict. No matter what the question is, he can answer it fluently.

Some of his ideas are even much further ahead than his.

He had a vague feeling that maybe this young comrade could really develop a machine tool.

When the conversation was almost over, he nodded to Vice Minister Zhou: "This young comrade is pretty good. He has deep insights into the development of machine tools."

"I think we can let him try it."

As a scientific researcher, I am quite cautious when speaking.

He didn't say it could be done, he just said he thought he could try it.

This is already a clear statement, which is enough.

Vice Minister Zhou nodded: "Okay, I understand!"

Shen Peicheng said: "It's nothing, I'll leave first."

He knew that Vice Minister Zhou, Jiang Chen and others would definitely have to discuss the establishment of the project.

Since he is not allowed to participate, he is not suitable to stay here.

Vice Minister Zhou nodded: "Okay, hard work has made me a comrade."

Shen Peicheng waved his hand: "It should, it should."

After Shen Peicheng left, Vice Minister Zhou said: "Okay, now we can discuss the establishment of the project."

He still trusts Shen Peicheng, otherwise he wouldn't have specially sent him to check on him.

After all, Shen Peicheng can be regarded as one of the engineers with the most profound knowledge in machine tool development in China.