Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

This move not only stunned these two people, but also the people behind them.

It's not a question of whether to smoke or not, but there's no point in smoking directly when we meet.

The old man's addiction to smoking is not that great.

But not everyone's cigarettes can be smoked by him, and there are many problems involved.

Zhou Xinjian even wanted to go up and drag Jiang Chen down.

The chief waved his hand: "I don't smoke."

Then he turned to the old man and said, "This is Comrade Jiang Chen. The Sangang machine tools that will be exported overseas, as well as the previous alloy steel, were all completed under his leadership."

"He also took the lead in researching the steelmaking method that will be demonstrated soon."

The old man smiled, stretched out his hand and took out a cigarette, and looked Jiang Chen up and down: "Kid, how old are you?"

Jiang Chen said: "I am 21 this year."

The old man nodded: "Aspirations don't lie in your age. At a young age, you have already achieved a lot. You have the ability to lead, practice, innovate, and solve problems. This is what a true craftsman of a great country should be!"

Then he raised the cigarette in his hand and said, "Kid, do you have a fire?"

Very friendly, no airs.

The four-character evaluation of "craftsman of a great country" has pushed Jiang Chen's identity to a new level, and it is the highest honor.

"Ah, yes!" Jiang Chen quickly took out a match, lit one and lit it for the old man.

Zhou Xinjian and the leader of No. 3 Steel Factory breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.

After taking a puff of cigarette, the old man said: "Is everything going to be fine?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Well, everything is ready and you can start steelmaking at any time."

Then he looked back and said, "But everyone doesn't know that the two chiefs are coming back, so they seem a little nervous."

It was the first time for everyone to see the old man and the chief. It was so exciting and nervous that it was not easy to stand still.

The old man stepped forward and said with a smile: "Comrades, you seem to be saying that I shouldn't come."

He walked up to Su Changming: "Comrade, what is your name?"

Su Changming's body trembled and he stood up straight: "Report, my name is Su Changming, from Shijingshan Steelworks."

The old man asked: "What kind of work are you responsible for when making steel?"

Su Changming was a little embarrassed: "I am responsible for pure oxygen input control and on-site command."

The old man smiled and said, "Oh, it seems you are the leader here!"

Su Changming said: "Report to the old man, Director Jiang is the leader, and I will be responsible for execution."

The old man said: "Well, is your operation difficult? Teach me and see if I can learn it."

In a few minutes, after the old man finished communicating with Su Changming, he briefly communicated with several other workers.

The effect was obvious, everyone was no longer nervous, and everyone was gearing up to show off their talents.

The old man returned to his original position, turned to Jiang Chen and said, "It's easy to operate and easy to promote, which is good."

"Okay, let's start making steel."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Okay."

"However, for safety reasons, the leaders are asked to retreat behind the protective wall to watch."

The protective wall was built after the accident.

It's just an ordinary brick wall that can effectively resist flying stone fragments.

The old man smiled and said, "You little brat, you still have to make demands on us."

But I still retreated behind the protective wall and couldn't make it too difficult for others.

Seeing everyone standing, Jiang Chen turned to Su Changming and said: "Steelmaking begins."

Su Changming nodded and began to issue instructions.

The hot molten iron is mixed into the converter.

Dehydrated pure oxygen and inert gas also began to be blown in in an orderly manner.

With the precedent of the last accident, everyone's hearts were in suspense.

There must be no accidents.

If something unexpected happens, not only will he lose his face and his future, he may also become a criminal in history.

Fortunately, everyone is already familiar with the steelmaking process of the composite blowing converter and has made thorough preparations, so everything went smoothly.

"Stop gas blowing."

"Take out the steel!"

Seeing the orange-red molten steel flow into the mold, Zhou Xinjian, Jiang Chen and others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is this... done?" Even the old man's voice was a little excited.

Jiang Chen nodded: "Yes, it's finished!"

"Normal steelmaking time is generally 15 to 20 minutes. Including the preliminary preparation time, it takes about 45 minutes to make a furnace of steel."

A staff member came forward to report: "It took a total of 17 minutes and 08 seconds to report to the elderly."

"Okay, okay, okay!" The old man said three good words with a look on his face and took the lead in applauding.

The scene immediately burst into warm applause and cheers.

Countless comrades burst into tears.

Most of the people who can come here are industry-related people. They even understand the importance of steelmaking and the current situation.

How could they not burst into tears when they saw with their own eyes that the steel-making technology of the Huazhong family had jumped from lagging behind to the forefront of the world.

Zhou Xinjian said: "Old man, please send someone to escort the newly smelted steel for testing."

The so-called escort actually means sending someone to supervise.

To avoid being accused by caring people of acting together for the elderly.

The old man nodded: "Okay, how long will it take to get the results?"

Yang Weimin said: "Three hours."

Then he gritted his teeth and said: "I will go and watch it myself and try to get the preliminary results within two hours."

The elderly and the chief have many things to deal with every day, and if you can save them a minute, it's a minute.

The old man nodded: "Then it's all thanks to you."

He turned to Jiang Chen and said, "There are still two hours left. Can you take me to visit your laboratory?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Okay, two chiefs, please come this way."

After that, he took the old man and the chief to the theoretical practice laboratory.

The old man and the chief made an invitation gesture to each other and followed Jiang Chen's guidance.

Others wanted to follow, but were stopped: "Dear leaders, the laboratory is still in the confidentiality stage. You do not have a pass and cannot visit other areas."

A staff member explained: "We are here together."

The guard refused to give in. "That won't work either, unless you have a pass."

Jiang Chen, who was leading the way, almost fell to the ground.

I've seen axes before, but I've never seen such axes.

The identities of the people who can appear on this occasion are not simple. Why are you stopping them?

Although orders have been issued from above, today is not a special event, so there is no need to be so rigid.

He was about to turn around to explain when the old man turned around and said, "This is a good and responsible comrade. You can rest assured that the laboratory will be left to you to protect the country."

"Just stay here and don't make things difficult for them."

Now that the old man has spoken, it is natural for others to say nothing.

After walking a few steps, the old man said, "Can you smoke here?"

Jiang Chen thought for a while: "You can smoke, as long as you don't smoke near flammable and dangerous items."

At present, the laboratory rarely involves experiments in this area. Except for the chemicals carried by Lu Yuehua, there is basically no need to worry too much.

The old man nodded: "Kid, give me a cigarette."

The old man is very addicted to smoking, and he has never stopped smoking more than three packs of cigarettes a day.

When I'm thinking, when I'm worried, when I'm happy, I like to smoke one.

I especially like to finalize important ideas and strategic decisions in the smoke.

But his cigarettes were in the hands of the accompanying staff, so he asked Jiang Chen directly for them.

Jiang Chen quickly took out a cigarette and handed it over: "Old man, please."

The leader behind smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

The old man took a comfortable puff of cigarette: "How does your steel-making method compare with the world's advanced steel-making methods?"

Jiang Chen affirmed: "Twenty years ahead of the world."

It was not until 1978 that the French Iron and Steel Institute pioneered a new method of top-bottom combined blowing converter steelmaking.

Now it's 78, and there are still 19 years left. Jiang Chen's slight exaggeration for one year is not a big problem.

The old man was startled, looked at Jiang Chen and laughed loudly: "Little devil, are you so confident?"

Jiang Chen said: "Of course, I am talking about 20 years ahead of the current steelmaking method."

"If we don't keep it secret, this steelmaking method will appear in industrial countries around the world within five years."