Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

The two chatted for a while before getting down to business. "Mr. Li, what is the matter with you coming to see me this time?"

Li Tianyi approached Director Yang and whispered, "Director Yang, I came here to give you a reminder."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Seeing Li Tianyi being so cautious, Director Yang's expression also became serious.

"It's like this. I have developed a new steelmaking technology and have submitted the application report to the ministry. After a few days of research, the ministry believes that my report can be tested."

"Today, Vice Minister Zhao asked me which factory to conduct the experiment in. I naturally recommended the steel rolling mill, but Vice Minister Zhao said that a meeting would be held to decide. So I came here to talk to you and try to keep the project."

"New steelmaking method? What's the output?" Director Yang asked anxiously.

"Director, please don't be anxious. Listen to me first. As you know, most of the steelmaking technology in our country is still converter steelmaking or open-hearth steelmaking, and most foreign countries also use open-hearth steelmaking."

"And the steelmaking method I developed has already appeared abroad, but it has not yet been widely popularized. It is oxygen top-blown converter steelmaking. I wonder if you have heard of it?"

Director Yang shook his head. He had never heard of the steelmaking method that Li Tianyi was talking about.

"Top-blown oxygen steelmaking is to blow pure oxygen into the top of the converter to oxidize carbon, silicon, manganese and other elements in the molten iron, while removing impurities such as phosphorus and sulfur. This makes the molten iron purer, the quality of the steel produced is better, and the output of special steel will also increase."

Director Yang was breathing rapidly. He could now imagine how much benefit the steel mill would gain and how the country would develop if the experiment was successful.

Director Yang grabbed Li Tianyi's hand and shook it excitedly, "Mr. Li, thank you so much."

Li Tianyi knew why Director Yang was so excited. Although Director Yang was a bit utilitarian in his daily life, his patriotic heart remained unchanged.

After a while, Director Yang calmed down and asked, "Mr. Li, how much steel is produced?"

"In my estimation, one furnace should be able to produce 400 million tons of good billets per year."

"So much?" Currently, the steel output of a furnace in the country is only more than 100 million tons, which is far from enough for domestic consumption. Now with Li Tianyi's technology, Director Yang believes that the country will definitely enter a period of rapid development.

"Director Yang, you can ask the senior leader, but this matter needs to be kept confidential. Don't tell anyone."

Director Yang nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go to the Ministry of Industry right away."

Director Yang stood up and said, "Engineer Li, I'll excuse myself today. I, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, will never forget your help."

"It's okay, Director Yang, go get busy first."

Li Tianyi left Director Yang's office and watched Director Yang's jeep leave the factory. Then he went to Li Huaide.

Li Tianyi talked to Li Huaide about steelmaking in detail and asked Li Huaide's father-in-law to make preparations.

Seizing the opportunity to conduct project experiments will benefit all leaders of the steel mill, so they will work together.

When he came out of Li Huaide's office, it was almost time to get off work. Li Tianyi went to the second canteen, found Li's mother, told her about the party in the evening, and asked her to tell his wife and not to cook for him.

After dinner and saying goodbye to his colleagues, Li Tianyi rode his bike home. He didn’t know that another good show was being staged in the courtyard that night.

In the evening, the workers who worked in the steel rolling mill returned to the courtyard one after another. Those who passed the exam were naturally overjoyed, but those who failed were not very happy.

Before the exam, Jia Zhang in the courtyard advertised everywhere that her son would be able to upgrade his fitter level to level 4 this time. She even had a quarrel with the old women in the courtyard for this. If it wasn't for the advice of an aunt, they would have almost fought.

After get off work today, Jia Zhang couldn't wait to ask her son how he did on the exam today. Jia Dongxu sat on the stool with his head down, "What's wrong, Dongxu? What happened?"

Jia Zhang asked anxiously, and Jia Dongxu sighed, "Mom, I didn't pass the Level 4 fitter exam this time."

"How could he not pass? What did that old guy Yi Zhonghai do? No, I'll go find him." Jia Zhang was relentless and wanted to go to Yi Zhonghai's house to make a scene. She had already boasted so much, and now her son had failed. How would outsiders view her?

Jia Dongxu hurriedly stopped Jia Zhangshi, and Qin Huairu was so scared that she looked out the window. Seeing that no one was around, she felt relieved.

"Mom, don't go. My master has done his best in this exam. It's not my master who is evaluating me."

"What about Dongxu, you didn't pass. What did the old man say?" Qin Huairu asked in a low voice.

Jia Dongxu shook his head. “No, he just looked at me and sighed.”

Just then, the voices from the yard came into the house, "Has your Erniu been upgraded?"

"I've been promoted. From next month on, Erniu will be able to earn an extra 5 yuan a month, and life at home will be a little easier."

"Yeah, it's the same with my Tiezhu. I just don't know what happened to that guy who was making so much noise all day long?"

The women outside were two of those who usually did not get along with Jia Zhang. Now they were deliberately talking loudly in the yard, actually just to disgust Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang was so angry that she jumped up three feet high, "I'm going to tear the mouths of these two bitches."

She was about to rush out, but was pulled back by Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, "Mom, calm down. They didn't mention me by name. If you go and pick a fight with them, we are not in the right."

Jia Zhang was so angry that she couldn't speak, but she couldn't do anything about the people outside, so she could only sit in the house and sulk.

When the people outside saw that Jia Zhang didn't come out, they felt it was boring after talking for a while and went home.

After dinner, a notice was issued in the courtyard to hold a meeting for the entire courtyard. The meeting had two themes. One was to congratulate someone in the courtyard for successfully getting promoted, and everyone applauded to celebrate.

After the applause died down, Yi Zhonghai said the second purpose, "Everyone knows the situation of the Jia family. Jia Dongxu did not pass the upgrade this time, so I hope everyone can help each other. Those who passed the exam can donate some money to the poor Jia family in the hospital. Doing so will first reflect the high moral character of the hospital, and secondly, help the Jia family overcome difficulties."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, the yard fell silent. Those who had passed the exam felt as disgusted as if they had eaten a fly, while those who had not passed just watched the fun.

Father Li, who was sitting in the crowd, secretly thought, "What a powerful Yi Zhonghai. He divided and divided the Siheyuan, which was not united to begin with, into pieces again."