Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

When Jiang Chen returned, the leader and his party had already left.

There was only one Zhou Xinjian left, and he was still in the factory director's office.

Seeing Jiang Chen, Zhou Xinjian pretended to be displeased and said, "Tell me, you guys did such a big thing and didn't know how to ventilate me in advance, making me so passive."

He has been in a state of excitement since he first observed steelmaking in the morning.

Now that the chiefs had left, he remembered that he had never received any news about this matter before.

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "I don't know if this steel-making method can work, so I just want to try it first. If it works, I will come to you and give you a surprise."

"I didn't expect it to be successful."

Zhou Xinjian shook his head: "The surprise is a surprise, but it's scary enough. Forget it, this is the end of it. We can't do this again."

"If we have anything to talk about, I can help you better. Now, tell me what you think."

Jiang Chen was stunned: "What do you think?"

Zhou Xinjian said: "About converter steelmaking! At this point, it is definitely impossible for you to stay out of this matter."

"I understand your thoughts and want to see what you would do if you were in my position."

This is a matter of speculation.

He wanted to know whether Jiang Chen and the old man had reached any agreement on converter steelmaking during their private conversation.

Jiang Chen thought for a while and said: "If it were me, I would streamline the staff and concentrate on production. It can ensure both output and quality, and will it not be a waste of manpower?"

"First of all, shut down all earthen blast furnaces across the country as soon as possible and let those steelmakers with immature technology return to the fields to engage in production."

"Then, promote the converter steelmaking method in large steelmaking plants across the country, and use skilled steelmaking workers to make steel efficiently. To increase steel production efficiently."

"As the old man said, a few dozen converters will exceed the output of your millions of blast furnaces. These saved manpower and material resources can be used to generate heat in other places."

Zhou Xinjian nodded: "These are consistent with my ideas."

Jiang Chen added: "However, the open-hearth furnaces of major steelmaking plants need to be upgraded or replaced in batches in a planned manner, because converter steelmaking still requires a very important instrument, which must be imported from the West."

Zhou Xinjian asked: "What instrument?"

"Oxygen concentrator." Jiang Chen said, "I just mentioned it to the old man. I don't know how the higher-ups will solve this problem."

"If we are really tight on foreign exchange, we can use Sansteel machine tools to replace oxygen concentrators."

Zhou Xinjian said: "Can't we make that thing?"

Jiang Chen shook his head: "At least not in the short term. Its structure is too complex, and the industrial requirements for some parts are too high, and we can't meet it yet."

"So the most important thing right now is to get an oxygen concentrator."

"Although our country is also developing air separation technology and has achieved certain results, we don't know when we can actually achieve mass production of oxygen concentrators."

"There is no need to delay the improvement of steel production capacity, so the best way is to obtain the first batch of oxygen concentrators through imports."

Jiang Chen also briefly talked about Lou Zhenhua.

Zhou Xinjian said: "Well, the matter of importing oxygen concentrators may need to be discussed with the Secretariat, and then it will also need support from the Ministry of Foreign Trade."

Jiang Chen said: "After the red-headed documents are issued, we will start building the converter. Once the oxygen generator is in place, we will put it into production as soon as possible."

"When we have the strength to manufacture high-quality oxygen concentrators ourselves, we can gradually replace them as needed without relying on imports."

Any machinery is basically a consumable.

At most, it's just that the speed of consumption may be fast or slow.

Zhou Xinjian said: "Okay, I understand."

A world-leading steelmaking method has emerged, but it would be a pity if it could not be put into production because of the oxygen generator.

Jiang Chen told Zhou Xinjian the information, and he would naturally handle the rest.

His identity is only an engineer, and he doesn't want to get involved too much in other things.

Especially when it comes to multi-department collaboration, there are more involved.

Jiang Chen didn't want to waste time and energy on these things, so it was better to keep the things he was involved in pure.

Seeing that the two of them had basically reached an agreement, Yang Weimin said: "The workshop has produced a batch of Sangang machine tools. I wonder how Minister Zhou plans to arrange it?"

"Can it be allocated to us first? With it, our production capacity and quality can be improved."

Zhou Xinjian thought for a while and then said: "First of all, fifty of these machine tools will be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Trade."

"For the rest, I will allocate 20 units to you first. Next month we will make every effort to increase the production capacity of Sangang machine tools, and we will distribute more to you by then."

Increasing production capacity is an instruction from the elderly, and the Ministry of Industry must make every effort to promote it.

Maybe tomorrow, a notice to increase the production of Sansteel's parts and components will be sent to the relevant factories.

Yang Weimin nodded: "Okay, remember to give us more next month."

Something is better than nothing.

In addition to those sent to the Ministry of Foreign Trade, there are still one hundred and fifty machine tools.

There are so many factories across the country, and Sansteel Group can allocate 20 units, which is already a special consideration.

The main reason is naturally that this thing was created by the Sanshan Iron and Steel Group, and the name has the word Sanangang.

After get off work, Jiang Chen took Liu Yue to leave first.

Luo Xue went to the courtyard by herself.

Who told everyone now that Liu Yue is the eldest sister-in-law, but the relationship between Luo Xue and Jiang Chen cannot be made public.

Besides, the bicycle can only carry one person.

The old man's words today made Jiang Chen feel more at ease. At least he didn't have to worry about being put online.

But it's better to keep it low-key.

He doesn't worry about others gossiping, but he also has to think about Luo Xue and her family.

As soon as he returned home, Zhang Cui asked anxiously: "Xiaochen, has the matter been settled?"

What she was talking about was the wrong thing she and Xiaojun said in front of the chief today.

Jiang Chen said: "That's almost it. Please be more careful in the future. Say what you should say and don't say what you shouldn't."

"We can talk about ourselves and the things we do as we please, but we should not comment on other people's things easily, whether good or bad."

"Because what we do is practical, we are not afraid of what others will say. But if you comment on others casually, problems will arise sooner or later."

After finally getting an opportunity to educate his mother, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't give it up.

Zhang Huajun said: "At first, I said that the two leaders were familiar, but they just didn't recognize them. I can only say that the photos I saw before were really not like me."

"Besides, some of them were dressed too ordinary. I didn't even think about it."

Jiang Chen waved his hand: "It's done, let's not talk about this anymore, just pay attention in the future."

At this time, Luo Xue went home and asked: "Boss, are we all going to be in the newspaper tomorrow?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Well, all three of us should be there."

Zhang Cui's eyes widened: "All three of you are going to come? Even if the leader comes to inspect, he can't just look at the three of you. What have you done?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "The leader mainly comes to inspect the laboratory, and the three of us are the core figures of the laboratory. It is not surprising that it will be published in the newspaper."

"And Quanmin also conducted an exclusive interview with the three of us."

Then Jiang Chen pulled Liu Yue over and said, "Let me introduce you formally. This is Comrade Liu Yue, a craftsman from a great country who has been personally rated by the old man as a virtuous wife."

He pulled Luo Xue over again: "This is Comrade Liu Yue, whom the old man personally rated as a woman who cannot be compared to a woman."

Then he patted his chest again: "And I, as judged by the old man himself, am a great craftsman."

Luo Xue pursed her lips: "I really want to change my title with Sister Yue."

Jiang Chen said: "Just dream. With your temper, you will never get the title of a good wife."

"On the other hand, Mom and Xiaojun will have opportunities in the future."

The most unhappy person is probably Zhao Qi.

She looked at everyone and said angrily: "Jiang Chen, you bastard, if you hadn't brought me into the Sangang Group, I should have been responsible for this."

Jiang Chen looked at Zhao Qi but said nothing.

The old man also mentioned her specifically, apparently acquiescing in his heart that she was also Jiang Chen's.

With this relationship, I guess it will be difficult for this girl to marry anyone else in the future.

If you try to exploit the craftsmen of a great country with unlimited potential, there is a high probability that the higher authorities will step in to stop it.