Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

The weather was still cold. With Sister Hou and Xiao Su, Chen Changan had some free time.

I even brought a lot of sweet potatoes from home and slowly roasted them on the stove.

The system has not changed, but the supervision has become stricter. Whenever he has time, Chen Changan will personally be in charge of the warehouse.

After what happened to Yan Jiecheng, the workers all realized that taking public property could potentially cost their lives.

Chen Changan, who has had nothing to do recently, has become fascinated with mechanical manufacturing.

I was so busy before that I had no time to visit the workshop.

I asked a few workers with some skills to tinker with the machine, but there was no effect.

Most men still like machinery, especially car fans, and there are quite a few military fans.

Most workers of this era are limited by their vision. They may have no problems with technology, but they are still lacking in innovation.

Since the increase in financial staff, Chen Changan also started to do research after being released.

Many people don’t know much about mechanical processing. In fact, most modern processing is intelligent processing, or at least CNC machines.

Compared with CNC machining, manual machining gives you a great sense of accomplishment when a piece of iron becomes what you imagine in your mind in your hands.

In this way, the prototype of a simple machine with materials fed in the front, a disc in the middle for pressing the shape, and a conveyor belt at the back was worked out.

Without a motor, this thing can't turn. Chen Changan went to many factories and finally got the motors, bearings and some parts that they couldn't produce themselves.

After further modifications, internal wiring, and various optimizations, the first simple machine for making honeycomb coal was finally completed a month later.

When the machine started running, several workers were simply unable to keep up with the loading of materials.

In order to continue verifying the efficiency of the machine, Chen Changan called in more and more workers.

More and more people got the news and came to watch the fun, and Chen Changan did not stop them.

It's not some high-tech thing, so just go and see it if you want. I wonder what those coal briquette shops will think when the news gets out.

As the machine was running, many people were stunned. For many people, this machine that could make coal by itself without the need for human intervention was shocking.

Several people who had built the machine together with Chen Changan held their heads high and looked proud.

The other workers who didn't understand the technology were full of envy and jealousy.

As for Chen Changan, who made the greatest contribution, he didn't care at all.

After you have seen all kinds of large machines, you really won’t have much interest in this kind of old, broken and small machine.

Seeing the rumbling sound that had been going on since it was running, Chen Changan couldn't help but curl his lips. The noise was too loud, and Chen Changan suspected that if he stayed here for a few days, his ears might be damaged.

It's not to mention that the sound that Chen Changan hated was actually a beautiful sound in the eyes of many people. Many people came here specifically to listen to the rumbling sound of the machine.

Chen Changan also couldn't understand why and what kind of habit it was.

But as time went on, the machines produced more and more coal, and many people's faces became more and more miserable.

The reason is simple: the machine is much faster than people. With the machine, many coal miners may face the situation of having no work to do.

Thinking of their temporary workers, they knew that with machines, they would no longer be needed. They didn't have any skills, so sooner or later they would have to leave.

The dullness in his eyes and the lack of energy in his body were all gone. Chen Changan saw all of this. Chen Changan also had his own plans.

The original reason for building the factory was to solve the employment and income problems of some poor families.

As for making the machine, it was Chen Changan’s own idea.

After all, he was from the future, and he knew that this machine existed, so he could make it himself. He was used to the future, where machines didn't require manual labor. Chen Changan made the machine because he had nothing to do.

Stoves are not yet widely used in the city, and those who have stoves basically buy enough coal for the winter before the New Year.

When the weather gets hotter in the future, the demand for coal will most likely decrease. If there are enough workers, Chen Changan will not continue to use machines for the time being.

This machine has a lot of motors and consumes a lot of electricity. Power outages are common at this time.

In the future, the main force in making honeycomb coal will still be manual labor.

Seeing some workers looking listless, Chen Changan felt it necessary to comfort them.

After a few simple words with the workers, Chen Changan knew that the effect was not good, but he didn't care. Of course, after an afternoon of experimentation, he stopped the machine and began to inspect and improve it.

The main force in making honeycomb coal is still the workers. After a few days, the workers saw that Chen Changan and his men did not

Keep the machine running.

The workers' thoughts were simple: the machine made by Chen Changan was not good enough. Should they just leave the machine unused or continue making honeycomb briquettes?

As expected, the most important and most stable thing is people. As for machines and the like, it took a long time to drive without being noticed. Later, Chen Changan and several others were busy for several days but still couldn't fix it?

After Chen Changan and several technical workers worked on it for a few more days based on Chen Changan's suggestions for improvements, it was finally completed.

After another half day of experiments, Chen Changan felt that it was enough, at least for now.

After this period of busy work, Chen Changan felt that he still liked mechanics in his heart. No wonder he applied for the mechanics major when he took the college entrance examination in his later life.

It also made Chen Changan interested in continuing to study machinery. After all, this honeycomb coal processing plant has little technical content and may be replaced at any time.

I can't stay here making honeycomb coal forever, right? If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. It will take many years before we can start reform and opening up.

You have to find something that you are interested in. Maybe the things that interest you can also become the capital for your livelihood.

As the machine was completed, Chen Changan relaxed. It was March. The cold winter was finally over. Spring was here, flowers were blooming, grass was growing, and birds were singing. It was finally time to go fishing again.

On Sunday, Chen Changan, who was taking a break, finally picked up the fishing rod that he hadn't used for a long time.

This fishing rod that Uncle Xiao got from a special channel has been used many times in Chen Changan's hands. He has caught countless fish.

Chen Changan didn't have the habit of hanging in winter, mainly because the weather was too cold, and he was shivering while digging an ice hole. What if he got wet?

Crouching next to an ice hole in the middle of winter, holding a fishing rod, and getting wet. Just thinking about that scene makes me shudder.

As expected, when I arrived at the old place where I used to fish, Uncle Xiao was still there.

Seeing Chen Changan coming, Uncle Xiao teased, "Isn't this our little Director Chen? Is he going to start fishing in the factory?"