Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

Among them, food, clothing, housing and transportation, any one of them is a problem.

"Dean, we can agree to take on production tasks, but how should we arrange the workers? We can't let the workers live in tents or build houses at random, right?"

Seeing the happy faces of Jiang Long and the other two, Zhang Mingzhi could no longer suppress his inner doubts and asked first.

He felt that the dean seemed a little forgetful. Just yesterday, the three of them were still troubled by the issues concerning the family building, but now that the dean had returned from the Mechanical Department, he took on such a difficult task without hesitation.

It's not that he doesn't expect the institute to expand, nor does he hope that it won't develop well. It's just that the institute's current carrying capacity is really limited, and he really can't understand the director's ideas.

"Yes, Dean, this matter should actually be rejected!"

Seeing that Zhang Mingzhi had already spoken, Song Weiguo immediately expressed his own views.

He was also confused by Zhou Tian's actions. After all, he knew the dean's ability. Logically speaking, in his opinion, the dean should not be so reckless in making such a decision.

"Okay, I know what you are thinking!" Hearing the doubts of Zhang Mingzhi and Song Weiguo, Zhou Tian hurriedly comforted them, and then told them exactly what Xie Yuanchang said, and explained: "In fact, I was going to refuse directly at the beginning, but this is the only way to solve the problem of family housing after all. As Minister Xie said, as long as we can produce another product that can earn foreign exchange, all problems will be solved!"

"But Dean, it's not that easy to produce a product that earns foreign exchange. Besides, foreigners' preferences may not be the same as ours. I still think this is unreliable!"

Zhang Mingzhi disagreed and directly refuted.

In his opinion, if earning foreign exchange was really so easy, the country would not have faced the dilemma of foreign exchange shortage for a long time.

To put it bluntly, compared with foreign countries, my country's industry is backward and its products lack competitiveness. It is extremely difficult to stand out from the crowd.

Zhou Tian is certainly talented, but his talent is more in the field of research. He doesn't believe that the dean can design another product that foreigners will like. In his opinion, the success of home appliances may be more due to luck.

"Okay, let's not say any more. This matter has been handed over to us, and we must not fall behind. Lao Jiang, this matter is handed over to you. Try to manufacture a few more production lines as soon as possible, preferably more than ten. As for the coal mining equipment, Lao Zheng, I leave it to you!" Seeing that Song Weiguo was about to speak, Zhou Tian shook his head decisively, interrupted him, and turned to give instructions to Jiang Long and Zheng Tianhua.

"Okay, Dean!"

Jiang Long and Zheng Tianhua nodded in agreement.

They have accumulated rich experience in equipment manufacturing. It is not difficult to manufacture more production lines now. The production line of coal mining equipment needs to be redesigned, but this is a piece of cake for them who have already had two related experiences.

"Old Chang, my design drawings for the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle production line are almost complete, so your next task is to try to manufacture it according to the drawings. You don't need to worry about the coal mining equipment!"

"Got it, Dean!"

Chang Weijun was a little dissatisfied because the dean just named only Jiang Long and two people, but now he agreed very solemnly. He knew the importance of the military production line, so he naturally did not think that the dean was looking down on him.

"Okay, then the three of you go ahead and get busy. Tomorrow, you come to the office to get the blueprints!"

"Yes, Dean!"

The three of them stood up after hearing what he said. They were not stupid people and understood that the dean must have something to discuss with Song Weiguo and Zhang Mingzhi alone, so they quickly left the meeting room.

After watching the three people leave, Zhou Tian turned his gaze to Song Weiguo and Zhang Mingzhi.

"Because they were here just now, I can't say much. You guys can take a look at the car design first!"

Zhou Tian said this and handed the car design drawing that he had drawn when he completed the car body design to the two people.

The two took the blueprint and after just one glance, they were immediately attracted by the exquisite design of the car on the blueprint.

Although they are not professional designers and know little about mechanical principles, their love is revealed in their eyes just from the appearance.

In that era, although many people could not afford to buy a car, and some had never seen a car, it did not mean that they lacked the ability to appreciate beauty.

Zhou Tian's car design was actually designed based on the best-selling car models in the world in the 60s. Both its beauty and smooth lines are enough to bring them a huge visual impact.

"Dean, what are you doing?"

Zhang Mingzhi held the blueprint tightly, swallowed his saliva, and looked at Zhou Tian with shock in his eyes. Song Weiguo also stared at the design in his hand with shining eyes, as if his eyes were locked firmly and could not move away. In his limited imagination, he really couldn't understand how Zhou Tian designed such a beautiful car. In his opinion, this car is simply amazing.

"I designed this car. Do you think our next product will sell well if it is sold overseas?"

Facing the two people's fiery gazes, Zhou Tian asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, the two looked at each other but did not dare to speak. However, they nodded after a long time.

If they were still skeptical about Zhou Tian's decision at the beginning, worried that he was too arrogant or blindly optimistic, then after seeing the design drawings, their resistance to this project has been greatly reduced. As for whether this car can sell well, they think it is very likely to succeed, unless there is a huge difference in aesthetic concepts at home and abroad.

But it's still a little unsafe after all. But even so, they feel they can take a gamble!

Next, Zhou Tian discussed with the two the plan to build a branch factory next year, as well as matters related to the upcoming New Year’s goods and workers’ welfare.

Last year, when the institute had not yet changed its name, the welfare provided to the workers was pork and some dry goods. This year, Zhou Tian planned to make some changes. After a long discussion among the three, they finally decided to go to Tianjin and the grassland to purchase a batch of seafood and mutton for the workers.

As for dry goods, they also decided to make adjustments and replace them with cloth. Because Zhou Tian knew that in the next few years, as various daily necessities were gradually included in the planned supply system, even if people wanted to buy cloth, they would need cloth coupons. Instead of doing this, it would be better to distribute more cloth to the workers while it was not included in the plan.

After the discussion, Zhou Tian handed over all the matters to the two of them, and devoted himself to the design work of the military production line.

Two days later, Zhou Tian successfully completed the design of the production line for the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and delivered it to Chang Weijun. Afterwards, he immediately devoted himself to the research work of the howitzer production line.

Time passed quietly, and the weather became colder. On December 10, a heavy snow swept across the entire city.

The construction of the family housing at the Wanping construction site was forced to stop. Fortunately, the New Year was not far away, and some workers' families who were eager to move in successfully moved into the family housing before the New Year. For this reason, the logistics department in charge of Zhang Mingzhi had to send personnel to the heating department of the family housing to start providing heating services.

When the families of the workers who were allocated houses learned the news, they began to move in in large numbers. The originally deserted suburb of Wanping suddenly became very lively. After all, compared with the slums, the living environment in the community is warmer and more comfortable.

"Lao Zhang, it's you. I didn't expect you to move in too!"

In Room 1301, th Floor, Unit , Building , Workers' Quarter, Li Daguo went out in his cotton-padded jacket early in the morning and saw a familiar figure walking out of the elevator with his family, carrying pots, pans, and other daily necessities. When he saw that the person was Zhang Qi, Li Daguo immediately went up to greet him enthusiastically.

"It's you, Lao Li. You actually moved in too?"

Zhang Qi looked at Li Daguo in front of him and responded with a smile.

"Yes, the sooner you move in, the better. You know the situation of my family. It's too crowded for a family to live in a small house of 30 square meters!" Li Daguo looked at the family behind Zhang Qi, nodded and said with a smile.

"Yeah, everyone is the same, including my family. So, in order to have a good New Year, our whole family decided to move in before the New Year!" Zhang Qi said with deep agreement when he heard this.