Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

As soon as Deputy Minister Li returned to the Ministry of Machinery, he immediately arranged for a report to be written, then reported the matter to Minister Duan, and finally went to a certain institute to meet with General Lai.

After receiving the news, President Lai met with Vice Minister Li as soon as possible.

When Mr. Lai finished reading the report, he couldn't contain his excitement and asked with some concern.

"Deputy Minister Li, this... this... isn't this a bit exaggerated? It actually increased the efficiency several times, and the success rate is almost 100%. You are also a veteran party member. One is one, and two is two. You must seek truth from facts and not falsify things."

"Boss Lai, I was at the scene at the time. I can guarantee with my life that this report is absolutely true."

Hearing Vice Minister Li's answer, Mr. Lai stood up excitedly, walked back and forth in the room a few steps, and then called the staff.

"Please make arrangements. I will go to the machinery factory tomorrow. Don't alarm anyone. I want to see the machine tools we produced and express my condolences to those who made the contributions."

"Okay, come on, Boss."

Lai Zong sat down again only after the staff left.

"Deputy Minister Li, after this mission, I wonder what Comrade Sun Zhengguo is going to do next?"

"Mr. Lai, Comrade Sun Zhengguo is still assembling the remaining machine tools. The next step is to develop machine tools by ourselves, and the direction should still be precision machine tools. In his words, it should complement this machine tool."

Lai never expected that just asking a casual question would result in an unexpected surprise.

"What did you say? Assemble the remaining machine tools? How much material did you prepare this time?"

"Mr. Lai, there are about 10 of them, and all the parts have been processed. They just need to be assembled." Deputy Minister Li reported truthfully. He couldn't hide it anyway.

"Great! Comrade Sun Zhengguo is really bold and careful. He actually prepared so much in advance."

Don't think it's always downplayed. You should know that there are huge risks involved.

If the research and development fails, these parts may be scrapped.

The two then talked a lot more, including the subsequent large-scale production and the establishment of a laboratory or research institute for Sun Zhengguo.

Because Sun Zhengguo has proven himself continuously, if he wants to produce drawings in the future, he doesn't have to go through the trouble of going back and forth. He can just make an application and start work directly.

Even for simple things, you can make decisions on your own. This is the benefit of strength.

After the two finished chatting, Deputy Minister Li hurried back to the Ministry of Machinery.

However, he called Sun Zhengguo and vaguely mentioned that a leader would come to visit tomorrow and asked him to prepare.

The next morning, three jeeps arrived at the machinery factory without any warning.

The person in the lead car showed his work permit from the Mechanical Department, and the three jeeps were allowed to pass smoothly, and then went straight to the small workshop where Sun Zhengguo was.

Sun Zhengguo was currently instructing workers in assembling a lathe in the workshop and had no idea that Mr. Lai had arrived.

"Mr. Lai, it's Mr. Lai..."

"..."

It was not until he heard the workers cheering that Sun Zhengguo turned around and saw that it was General Lai who came to inspect.

So he quickly put down the drawings in his hand and walked quickly towards Mr. Lai.

"Hello, Mr. Lai! Welcome to inspect our work."

"Comrade Sun Zhengguo! I want to thank you! You have made great contributions to the country."

As they talked, they held their hands tightly together.

Then Lai Zong shook hands and greeted the workers on site one by one, making them excited to the point of tears.

While General Lai was greeting the workers, Sun Zhengguo also greeted Political Commissar Yang who was escorting General Lai, and also said a few words to his brother-in-law Ning Dazhuang.

After all, these relationships are known to everyone, so there is no need to hide them.

At this time, Director Li, who got the news, also rushed over, but when he saw Mr. Lai, he was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. How come there was no news of this beforehand?

Mr. Lai also shook hands with Director Li and greeted him, then came to the new machine tool and looked at it with great interest.

Of course, Sun Zhengguo was always by his side. He was not only responsible for explaining the situation, but also for answering questions for Mr. Lai.

After Mr. Lai had learned about the new machine tool, he looked at the newly assembled machine tool and asked.

"Comrade Zhengguo! I'm afraid I have to break my promise about the machine tools I promised you, because there are more important places that need them. So, I'll leave you 4, and I'll use all the remaining 6. What do you think?"

Sun Zhengguo felt a little embarrassed when he heard that Mr. Lai was still discussing with him. As for where the six machine tools should be sent, he actually knew it very well.

So he said, "Boss Lai, if you need them urgently, just leave two for me."

"why?"

This time it was Lai's turn to be confused. If it were any other unit, they would have started yelling a long time ago.

But this guy didn't ask for anything and even offered to give up two machine tools.

"Boss Lai, we are a scientific research unit, not a production unit. Why do we need so much? As long as it's enough, it's fine."

Such a simple and unpretentious answer made Mr. Lai even more relieved.

"Comrade Zhengguo! Good job, I didn't misjudge you. Since you mentioned production, let me ask you, if large-scale production is required, what do we need to pay attention to?"

"Boss Lai, I'm afraid that large-scale production is a bit difficult now. Our industrial system is too poor to put together so many machines. It's impossible to rely on support from our brother units for every part, right?"

After hearing what Sun Zhengguo said, Lai Zong did not lose heart, but asked for advice humbly.

"Then tell me what to do?"

"Boss Lai, here's what I'm thinking. Why don't we set up a workshop first, and then start expanding after we've accumulated some assets? I'll work harder on my side and try to come up with a few more advanced machine tools, and slowly fill them in until we finally have a scale. What do you think?"

After listening to Sun Zhengguo's suggestion, Lai Zong thought about it and felt that it was feasible and the cost would not be too high. After all, industrial accumulation could not be completed in one go and could only be done slowly.

"Comrade Zhengguo! Since you are the one who proposed this idea, then tell us where the new workshop will be built?"

As soon as Mr. Lai finished speaking, Director Li, who was following behind him, suddenly became nervous.

He immediately looked at Sun Zhengguo with a resentful look in his eyes, begging him to be kind and say a few good words to keep this opportunity for their factory.

Seeing the look in Director Li's eyes, Sun Zhengguo felt very uncomfortable. He had not planned to move. What do you think that look is? A resentful woman in the boudoir?

So he quickly said, "Boss Lai, I don't think we need to choose a place, let's just go to the machinery factory!"

"Oh! Can you tell me your reasons?" Lai Zong asked indifferently.

This is not the time to do favors. The overall situation must be taken into consideration. If the reason is inappropriate, he will definitely not agree.

Sun Zhengguo smiled and said without the slightest fear: "There are three reasons. I'll tell you all for your reference."

At this time, Director Li's heart was in his throat. He hoped that Sun Zhengguo could convince Mr. Lai to keep this opportunity.