The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

The institute's ceramic workshop had already prepared a high-temperature furnace when this batch of heating wires and temperature control components arrived.

The arrival of the heating wire allowed the electric furnace kiln that had been prepared in advance to be put to use. Under the leadership of Chief Lu, the Technical Department overcame difficulties and put in the greatest effort from the first furnace to the successful start-up of the last electric furnace.

As production increased rapidly, the problem of staff shortage in the institute gradually emerged. There were more electric furnaces, but fewer people to do the firing, especially those who knew how to manage time.

After all, it is not a pressed material. Once it is put into the furnace and the time is set, it will immediately become an alumina ceramic block when it comes out of the furnace.

There are more than ten more furnaces, but the experience in this area is still only available to the group of people who came from Shanghai at the beginning.

For this reason, Li Xuewen, who took on the human resources job, had a headache. Where could he find so many skilled workers? There were not many of them in the country.

Besides this, there are a series of other problems.

"Deputy Director Li, regarding the voltage issue, you need to communicate with the leader of the power supply department. The current line load of the institute is seriously insufficient. If fourteen high-power electric kilns are turned on at the same time, it will be a power hog, more than the total power consumption of a workshop. A separate transformer line must be used. The new transformer must have a minimum of 150 kVA~!"

An electric furnace is made of high-temperature refractory bricks laid up one by one, with a layer of steel plate in the middle and asbestos on the outside. It is simple and durable, and the technical difficulty is not high if there is a reference.

However, the power of an electric furnace can reach more than ten kilowatts after it is started, which is still a small amount. According to the design of existing electric furnaces, if five of them are started at the same time, it will exceed the total load of the current transformer and the production of a workshop will be affected.

Increasing production and expanding means not only adding machines and personnel, but electricity is also a big money-eater. When the institute was first established, so many high-power electrical appliances were not considered. The reality forced Li Xuewen to the point of being completely confused.

"I'll coordinate this. The production of Workshop 1 cannot be affected. I'll communicate with the research institute. Tell Guo Da Piezi not to worry for now~!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Xuewen quickly went to the research institute. The electric furnace master from Shanghai was still training new people there. Shutting down more than half of the electric furnaces undoubtedly slowed down the progress again.

I had just hung up the phone call with the research institute and hadn't had time to catch my breath. I hadn't even thought about how to communicate with the power supply department when the phone on the desk rang again.

"Dingling bell~!"

"Wow, I'm Li Xuewen~!"

"The sewing machines have arrived, right? Let the transportation department unload the goods next to the woodworking workshop. No need to go to the material department warehouse, just go directly to the woodworking workshop to unload the goods. Let Captain Qi lead the team to unload them~!"

He was the only one in the office, but there was an illusion of chaos. Li Xuewen finally understood why Li Feng promoted him and put him in this position to be his deputy.

The current situation alone made him feel overwhelmed. He really couldn't understand where Secretary Li got the energy to shoulder so many responsibilities by himself. Just setting up the production line for bulletproof vests was enough to overwhelm him.

"Wow, take over the sewing workshop, look for Director Jin~!"

No matter how busy or chaotic it was, Secretary Li had already given advance notice of the sewing machine issue. This sudden expansion of production capacity was a test for the Red Star Factory and also a test for him as the deputy director.

"I'm Li Xuewen. The transportation department has delivered the equipment to your workshop. We'll be there to unload it soon. The unloading personnel will also be there soon. Please make arrangements as soon as possible. Don't be busy or chaotic. Call me when you're done!"

The sewing workshop had to be temporarily handed over to Director Jin. Li Xuewen picked up the phone again and called Principal Jiang.

"I really can't spare the time here. Principal Jiang, please help me coordinate with the power supply bureau. The power load in the factory has exceeded the limit again. The technical department needs to add at least one transformer of 150 volt-amperes!"

Some people were busy running around, some were busy cutting their nails. For example, Jiang Xianda from the driving school, at this time, tilted his neck, listened to Li Xuewen's complaints on the other end, smacked his lips, and felt his liver starting to hurt again.

"Then it's just a matter of drinking. I know the power supply bureau, but transformers are not small things. They can add one at any time. Last year or the year before, the factory added one, and I almost drank myself to death~!"

"It's difficult, but since you called me, I have to do it. I can go there for you, but the driving school wants to buy two jeeps. The quota issue has not been resolved yet, and the money has been prepared long ago~!"

"Okay, okay, okay. I'll go and get it done for you in the next two days. The factory needs to resolve the indicator issue as soon as possible. It's almost the end of the year. Okay, I'll go today. I'll be there right away~!" After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xianda could hear that Li Xuewen was getting anxious and no longer as relaxed as before.

"The factory is changing every day. We just added a transformer, and now we have to add another one. How much electricity will it consume?"

It must be said that Jiang Xianda has become accustomed to dealing with people from all walks of life at the driving school every day. However, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he saw batches of newcomers gradually beginning to emerge under Li Feng's guidance.

In the blink of an eye, he had become an old minister stationed outside.

The addition of transformers indicates that new machines have been added to the factory. If I were still in the factory, I could see these changes with my own eyes. But now that I am in a driving school away, I can only understand what is happening in the factory through fragments of information.

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"Da da da~!"

Amid the unique rhythmic sound of the sewing machine, a vest was made. However, Qin Huairu didn't have to do it herself now. The girl who was learning with her beside her consciously put the next one under the needle of the sewing machine.

The apprentice had good intentions and wanted to save her from having to bend down and get it herself, but Qin Huairu couldn't help but pat the back of the girl's hand, winked at her, and shook her head.

If she really did this, she would be like a sewing machine, running non-stop for hours. When she had time to change to the next piece, at least she could move around and take a break.

Seeing that the little girl still didn't seem to understand, Qin Huairu, as an "old veteran" in the sewing workshop, felt obligated to teach the newcomer how to do it.

"Xiao Hong, there is always work to be done. Don't treat me as a machine. Just watch from the sidelines!"

The work is like working on an assembly line, extremely simple, but for many young people, this simple job is hard-earned.

During the steel rolling mill period, there were very few recruitments from the public, and generally they were for technical jobs, not to mention the Red Star Factory behind it. Those who can get in now can be said to be lucky.

"Sister Huairu, it's just an edge banding job. I can learn it just by watching. If I just watch and don't do the work, I'm afraid the factory won't want me anymore~!"

The girl seems to be very hardworking and cherishes her current job very much. Even if her master doesn't let her do it, she will still take the initiative to do it.

"Stop first, stop what you are doing, the sewing machines from Shanghai have arrived, after unloading the truck, you will be responsible for assembling them~!"

Compared to before, Director Jin's spirit is now visible to the naked eye.

The increase in staff and mechanical equipment undoubtedly shows that the sewing workshop has gradually expanded from a small workshop.

Although he was in charge of women's work, at least he had escaped from the unpopular political and educational department. His importance depended on the people under him.

Before, they were all unwanted people in various workshops, but now, all the newcomers to the factory were carefully selected by him personally.

The arrival of the sewing machine made him feel refreshed again. Secretary Li had been shouting the story of "wolf, wolf, wolf". After so many days, the wolf finally came.

This is the day I've been waiting for.

Not only him, but also the female soldiers who were still in the learning stage after entering the factory, felt their blood boiling when they heard the arrival of the sewing machines.

According to their simple thinking, as long as they have a formal and stable job, the factory will not fire them again.

In the rainy and snowy weather, the female comrades were even more active in unloading the trucks than the male comrades who were responsible for unloading the trucks. (End of this chapter)