Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

After a long time, the two looked up and looked at each other with satisfied smiles. It was obvious that they were extremely satisfied with the lathe developed by Zhou Tian.

As two mechanical engineers sent by the department to inspect the new lathe, they had naturally seen the world, but this was the first time they had seen a horizontal lathe with such performance as the one developed by Zhou Tian.

"The performance of this new lathe is beyond imagination! It is more advanced than the lathes I have seen abroad!" One of the engineers exclaimed with emotion.

Another engineer nodded in agreement: "Yes, Zhou Tian really gave us a big surprise! I thought the steel mill was lying about the credit, but now it seems that we are the ones who got it!"

The two men were obviously impressed by the new lathe developed by Zhou Tian. When they reported it to the steel mill, they wondered if the leaders of the steel mill were just being overbearing. But now after the inspection, they realized that it was not just overbearing. On the contrary, they were a bit conservative about the performance of this lathe.

At this time, Minister Tang and several others also came to the lathe. When he heard the engineers' praise for Zhou Tian, ​​a gratified smile appeared on his face.

He still had an impression of Zhou Tian. He didn't expect that after just a few months of not seeing him, the lathe developed by this guy was actually recognized by the two engineers.

At first he thought that although this boy had talent, he might still need to study for some time. It seems that he still underestimated this boy's talent in mechanics.

He couldn't help but say to the big boss who was following him, "Lao Zhang, it seems that we still underestimated this guy."

Upon hearing this, the leader nodded seriously and said, "Yes, Minister, it seems that we need to strengthen the protection of this kid!"

He would never have too many talents, especially since the country's industry had just been established and there was a huge talent gap. To be honest, he couldn't believe that Zhou Tian could do all this at such a young age.

Originally, he thought that even if Zhou Tian developed a horizontal lathe, it would at most be only slightly more advanced than the existing lathes, which would be enough to surprise him. But now, hearing the two say that it has surpassed the lathes of the same period abroad, it is no longer a surprise but a shock.

With Zhou Tian's current talent in research and development, he believed that he would continue to bring him surprises in the future. He did not think that the previous protection measures for Zhou Tian could be guaranteed to be foolproof.

"It's time to strengthen it. When you go back, you will do this. Don't let this child have any problems!"

Minister Tang no longer cared about any impact and gave the order directly.

"Okay, Minister, I'll do it right away when I get back!"

The two of them were talking as if no one was around, but Lou Jiancheng and the other two who were standing nearby were envious. Not counting Lou Jiancheng, you have to know that even Deputy Director Yang didn't have the same treatment as Zhou Tian.

"By the way, Director Lou, where is Zhou Tianren? Why didn't I see him today?"

After Minister Tang and the top leader finished talking, they remembered that they had not met Zhou Tian in person until now, and couldn't help asking.

Director Lou immediately responded: "Minister Tang, Master Zhou and his team are still in the abandoned workshop because the factory plans to produce three new lathes in the next few days, so they are still busy in the workshop!"

After hearing this, Minister Tang's eyes flashed with curiosity: "Let's go and take a look at the abandoned workshop."

As they were talking, the group came to the abandoned workshop and saw Zhou Tian standing in front of an old machine tool, operating it intently. His hands were covered in oil and his face was covered in dust.

The workshop was filled with raw materials and semi-finished parts, with some worn-out tools in the corners. The air was filled with the smell of oil and metal, and the roar of the machines was deafening.

Zhou Tian calmly adjusted the parameters of the machine tool, fixed a piece of blank on the fixture, and then started the machine tool. The tool rotated rapidly, rubbing against the blank violently, sparks flew everywhere. After a while, a complex-shaped part was initially formed.

He picked up the part and carefully measured its size with a caliper, frowning slightly, as if he was not satisfied with something. Then he readjusted the machine tool and started processing again.

On the workbench nearby, there are some processed parts, each of which is polished very finely, with a surface as smooth as a mirror.

Zhou Tian, ​​who was concentrating on his work, naturally did not notice the arrival of Minister Tang and others. Instead, Liu Yuan, who was standing next to him, saw everyone and immediately blinked at Zhou Tian.

But Zhou Tian had no time to pay attention to Liu Yuan. He was still busy operating the machine tool meticulously.

It was not until he had just finished processing a part that he felt something was wrong. He turned off the machine tool first, then turned around and looked behind him. He saw Minister Tang, Director Lou and others standing there and smiling at him.

"Captain?"

The moment he saw Minister Tang, Zhou Tian recognized him as the middle-aged man who had been to his house with Chief Qian. But now he was wearing glasses and his face looked more tired and aged, making him look much older.

"Zhou boy, we meet again."

When Minister Tang saw that Zhou Tian recognized him at once, he no longer pretended not to know him and walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.

"Minister, do you know each other?"

After hearing what Zhou Tian and Minister Tang said, the senior leader on the side asked with some confusion.

"I know him, how could I not know him? Thinking back to the past......"

As he spoke, Minister Tang told the story of how he and Zhou Tian met, which immediately left the people around him stunned.

In particular, Deputy Director Yang and Technician Nie looked at Zhou Tian with a hint of disbelief. They couldn't understand how a fitter could capture an enemy spy. This was a bit too far-fetched.

If it was a report, they could believe it, but as for catching the enemy spies personally, they didn't think Zhou Tian could do it no matter how they looked at it.

However, even if they didn't believe it, they had no choice but to believe it with Minister Tang as a witness. However, there was inevitably a hint of envy in their eyes when they looked at Zhou Tian.

"Minister, come on, since you already knew each other, you still......"

After hearing what Minister Tang said, the big boss couldn't help but start complaining. He wanted to say something but Minister Tang winked at him, so he had to swallow the words back.

But in his heart, he felt Minister Tang's treachery.

Minister Tang naturally didn't know what the big boss was thinking, but he could guess. He looked around and asked, "Zhou boy, didn't you say your master and another master were here? Why are you alone?"

Hearing Minister Tang's question, Zhou Tian immediately explained: "Since the work tasks have been very busy these days, Master and his team have been working overtime for several days. It is really too hard, so I couldn't bear it. So I let them go to rest first."

Minister Tang was moved when he heard this: "Thank you for your hard work!"

However, Minister Tang was not surprised by this. After all, many factory workers were like this nowadays. For the sake of national construction, many workers would rather fall down on the workbench due to exhaustion than delay the national production tasks. What's more, the horizontal bed was still in the confidential stage, so they had to do it themselves.

Afterwards, Minister Tang walked around the machine tool and examined it carefully, his eyes full of amazement.

He really couldn't understand how Zhou Tian used such a simple and outdated machine tool to produce a horizontal lathe that was comparable to or even far superior to those abroad.

As for the two engineers, they looked at Zhou Tian with a hint of admiration.

"Zhou boy, you are just a senior worker now, but you can develop such an advanced horizontal lathe. It's amazing! I plan to recommend you to go to university, study hard, and make greater contributions to the industrial development of our country! What do you think?"