Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

The new car factory is brightly lit tonight

In particular, all lights on the road from the factory gate to the workshop, and then from the workshop to the test site are turned on.

There are also hundreds of workers with flashlights constantly clearing the snow on the road.

On the four seven- to eight-meter-high lighthouses at the test site, people were constantly checking the lines and clearing the snow from the lampshades of the searchlights to ensure that there would be no problems with the lighting in the test site.

Zhang Renkang, Niu Junjie and Liu Feng, wearing officers' woolen coats without epaulettes or insignia, stood nervously at the door of the test workshop, waiting for the time to come regardless of the snow on their coats and hat brims.

Niu Junjie asked anxiously

"I said Renkang, why haven't you come out yet?"

"There won't be any surprises, right?"

Liu Feng was even more anxious. He looked at the closed door of the test workshop, then turned around and asked Liu Haitao something in a low voice.

Looking at Zhang Renkang and Niu Junjie in front of him, he whispered

"Secretary, Representative Niu, according to the schedule, we should be doing the final test now."

As soon as the voice was finished, I heard

Bang

The sound of "Teng Teng Tuo Tuo"

Then the heavy steel closed workshop door began to slowly open to both sides.

Zhang Renkang whispered

"Out"

Then two or three minutes later

A car that looked like a van that was just produced in the factory had its front flattened and its rear elongated. It was also a circle larger than the sedans I had seen before. There were traces of welding all over the body of the car. It had not been polished or painted yet. The strange looking car slowly drove out of the workshop.

Niu Junjie asked in confusion

"Renkang, why did you ask us to come here so late at night just to see this thing?"

"This doesn't look like a sedan, like the Ford GT you gave me last time."

"This-this doesn't look like it?"

“Is this called a sports car?”

Zhang Renkang took a few steps forward and waited for the driver to stop the car. He excitedly stroked the test car, which looked a bit like a later-generation fastback SUV, and explained with a smile:

"This is not a sports car, it is the Comet Project's No. 1 test vehicle"

"Our factory cannot produce large-displacement engines now. We have to wait until the engine research technology that we cooperate with the 712 Institute has made further progress and we can design engines with a displacement of more than 2.0T. Only then can we try to research racing sports cars such as the Mustang GT."

"This car is equipped with the first small-displacement engine in China that matches the same standard as Western models, the first attempt at a 3AT automatic transmission, the first attempt at a completely new civilian car chassis design and manufacturing technology, and the first attempt at complete domestic production of automobile technology."

"Let me tell you this, as long as this test car can complete the test"

"Our factory is fully capable of competing with similar models from abroad in terms of technology"

"And this is a milestone day for us to export industrial products on a large scale to the third world."

“By then, even after another hundred years, the history of domestic automobile development will inevitably include our achievements today.”

Niu Junjie's brain instantly became congested when he heard this

What technology, what is the first time he doesn't understand

But he still understood the historical records Zhang Renkang mentioned.

This is a moment that will go down in history

Niu Junjie trembled all over

Looking at this ugly car frame without even glass installed, he said nervously

"Renkang, let's go test now?"

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

“Yes, let’s go now.”

"As long as we get the running-in data of the engine, gearbox and chassis tonight, we can start small-scale production next month and report to our superiors before March 15th."

Zhang Renkang was very anxious. He knew that if he couldn't come up with a good result before April,

When the military power in Sijiu City changes drastically

The factory will certainly be seriously affected.

With the support from behind, Wang Fuyi and Zhao Zhenhai might really be able to stir up trouble and pull him down.

This is not just a matter of power. The most important thing is that if they are dragged down by the factory's technological accumulation and development,

If we lose control of the factory and let them mess around for a few years, we will miss the great opportunity to accumulate technology, train technical talents and a sufficient number of workers who are suitable for modern production.

Even if Zhang Renkang is allowed to return after a few years, the Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Factory will have missed the opportunity to open up foreign exports by taking advantage of the easing of relations with the West in the future.

The possibility that new automobile manufacturers would have taken advantage of the honeymoon period between China and the West in the 1970s and 1980s to absorb foreign technology and achieve nirvana basically no longer exists.

simply say

Even though the current new automobile manufacturers may not be as large as several large domestic automobile manufacturers in terms of scale, they are already at the forefront of domestic industrialized automobile production and manufacturing in terms of technology, and are even far ahead in engine and gearbox research and development.

The branch factory built near the new automobile manufacturing plant based on the needs of the factory is a precision machinery manufacturing factory that provides engines and gearboxes for the new star automobile manufacturing plant.

With these accumulations, after table tennis

After starting to try to open up the country, Zhang Renkang was able to persuade the Ministry of Industry to support their overseas inspections and introduce a full set of Western technical standards and R&D routes.

All of this requires the support of certain technical personnel and basic manufacturing capabilities in the country.

This is also the core of the Comet Project.

That is, to cultivate branches with technological R&D capabilities, waiting for the right time as a spark

The struggle between Zhang Renkang, Wang Fuyi, Zhao Zhenhai and others also arose from this.

On the one hand, the struggle for power must be based on a just path.

Wang Fuyi and Zhao Zhenhai believed that the several mechanical processing plants set up by Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Plant at the cost of a large amount of funds and human resources were too wasteful.

Moreover, many so-called plans in the factory have unclear costs and too many technical risks. They cannot obtain reasonable returns within a few years. Such expenditures should be stopped and all efforts should be focused on the production of existing production lines, responding to the call of superiors to prepare for war, prepare for food, and serve the people.

Move the factory inland and focus on the production of all-terrain vehicles to cover several major combat troops in the north.

Not only can it maximize the production capacity of the new star automobile manufacturing plant, but it can also expand into one of the top domestic automobile manufacturers in a short period of time.

Fame and fortune

Zhang Renkang proposed to his superiors that the manufacturing of all-terrain vehicles and three-wheeled transport vehicles should be delegated to other brother units. Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Plant should fully devote itself to the strategic goal of exploring and developing new technologies while meeting certain production capacity.

Relying on existing production capacity, we will create a new industrial system for the automotive manufacturing industry.

We will also distribute and innovate technology to the parts manufacturers of our cooperative partners, and strive to complete basic technology innovation for the entire industry chain in about five years.

This path is time-consuming and costly, and it is difficult to achieve effective results in the short term. What makes Wang Fuyi and Zhao Zhenhai most uncomfortable is that as leaders of the factory, they have to bear a lot of pressure.

Not only did the superiors review and question the annual performance of the entire factory, but more importantly, the sister units were able to produce a large number of data reports on the improvement of production task indicators, while their performance was almost declining year by year.

Because Zhang Renkang invested all the core technical workers and the main resources of the factory into the experimental workshop.

If it weren't for the orders from six modern automobile production and assembly workshops, and if Zhang Renkang's network of connections could bring in large quantities of material support and the strong support from those above him, Zhang Renkang would have been removed from his post long ago.

that's it

In the past three years, Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing has faced the crisis of breaking its capital chain at least twice.

It is ranked last in the evaluation list of the Ministry of Industry every year.

This is also the reason why Xiao Senlin felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of and successively inserted Zhao Zhenhai and Wang Fuyi to seize power.

Being able to take over a large factory with automobile manufacturing capabilities will undoubtedly increase their voice in the Ministry of Industry and help the head of the company to make further progress.

Zhang Renkang looked at the car with satisfaction and said to Zhang Wei, who had just come out of the workshop covered in oil.

"Engineer Zhang, have you finished checking Comet No. 1?"

"Is there any problem with the test tonight?"

Zhang Wei is an expert in the field of domestic machinery. He was recruited from Inner Mongolia First Machinery by Zhang Renkang through the senior leaders of the Ministry of Industry. He was previously the head of the domestic armored vehicle power research and development team. He is currently the deputy director of the technical research and development department of Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Plant and the chief engineer of the Comet Project.

Zhang Wei looked tired but his eyes were full of energy. He nodded and said

"Station tested"

"The engine is running well and the vibration test revealed no abnormalities"

“Access to test sites for field testing”

Zhang Renkang stamped his feet excitedly and laughed

"it is good"

"it is good"

"Great"

"Mr. Zhang, success or failure tonight depends entirely on you."

"Whether our factory can wash away the reputation of being silent for the past three years and make a splash tonight depends on the performance of Comet No. 1."

Someone from the Ministry of Industry said that apart from the van design proposed three years ago, which was put into production in the second half of last year, the Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Plant has not produced any new results.

The ministry spent a lot of money and resources to build this factory, which is somewhat redundant. Some people in Shouqi even said that it would be better to invest these resources in them. With Shouqi's technology and production capacity, it would have been able to complete the testing and roll out of the Xinxing van long ago.

In order to suppress these opposing voices, the Ministry of Industry issued a military order to Zhang Renkang.

This year, that is, the 68th year, we have produced enough results to overwhelm the industrial system.

After three years of silence, a sudden success

Zhang Wei also knew the doubts and pressures faced by the factory. Although Zhang Renkang did not pass on the pressure to their Comet Project Team every time he came back, he took it on himself.

But through some old classmates from the Ministry of Industry, he certainly knew how much doubt and pressure Zhang Renkang was under.

Said firmly

"Secretary, don't worry, tonight is the night when our comet will streak across the sky and shine brightly."

"We will give a resounding slap to all those who question our views."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said with a smile

“It is a response. It is normal for comrades to have doubts and not understand.”

“We just need to show everyone the results and achievements.”

He waved his hand and called the current head of the security department, Li Dong

"Check the road immediately and notify the test site to turn on the lights"

"Call the sentry tower and strictly monitor the area around the test site. Your security department must cooperate with Representative Niu's on-site company to strictly ensure that there are no abnormalities around the test site."

"Understand?"

For this test, the factory gathered all the security personnel after get off work, and a company of garrison troops stationed in the factory also went out to conduct a thorough search.

All high ground has sentries on duty

All roads are blocked, and all roads are strictly checked with the searchlights of the sentry tower on the hill of the test site.

Three-wheeled vehicles carrying patrol officers and garrison troops are patrolling the surrounding areas.

Waiting for Comet 1 to enter the venue

Zhang Renkang can't be so cautious

After some of Comet 1's technologies pass the test, they need to be handed over to the military for backup. As for what they will use them for, that is not something the factory can know.

So this test is completely in accordance with military test standards

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