The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

In the Red Star Factory, due to the expansion of production capacity, the water has been boiled, and Li Xuewen is so busy that he has to answer countless calls a day.

However, Li Feng had no intention of intervening or helping at all. It was not that he was unwilling to do so, but he wanted to train Li Xuewen, but the truck gun had also reached a critical moment.

Compared to the first time the truck gun made its debut a few months ago, the crude copycat patchwork craftsmanship barely combined the howitzer and the truck together.

After a period of time, the Red Star Factory's truck-mounted cannon 2.0, or version 3.0, has been successfully polished by a group of veteran craftsmen and has regained new vitality.

Of course, it is still a combination of a cannon and a truck. The cannon is still the same cannon, and it is not a customized model specifically for trucks. Everything depends on the imagination of the technicians.

In addition, failure is the mother of success, and constantly summing up lessons will eventually make the combination of the two look much more pleasing to the eye.

"Good looks also mean combat effectiveness. Don't underestimate the appearance. Good looks of a weapon prove that the manufacturing process and technical level have reached a high standard. Do you understand industrial aesthetics? If a weapon is ugly in design, do you think it is reliable~!"

In the cab of the truck gun, Li Feng and several other people were bragging. Of course, he looked at this problem from the perspective of an experienced person, which scared the people in the car.

"Secretary Li, what you said makes sense. Look at the tank regiment we went to. It was the first time I saw their tanks. I stared at them for a long time without blinking. They were really huge. My eyes almost popped out of my head~!"

"I was still trying to figure out how those two tracks were driven by so many iron wheels. Later, I saw them repairing it and I realized that there were drive wheels and tension wheels. It looked good, but it was also complicated. It's impossible for ordinary people to do it without some skills!"

Jia Shanhe, wrapped in a military coat, leaned against the passenger seat with his hands in his sleeves, a cigarette in his mouth. As his lips trembled while he spoke, the ashes fell onto his clothes.

The old master who had been repairing cars all his life, when he saw that group of young people repairing tanks, he worked very hard and kept a low profile. It must be said that if he had not stayed there long enough, Lao Jia would have been able to get all the secrets of the tank regiment's repair technicians.

"We don't have access to these weapons. Didn't you see Yang Weimin? That young man almost peed his pants when he fired the cannon? Hahaha!"

Master Lu, a master of fitter, wrapped his coat and vividly described the scene of his first artillery test. Everyone immediately made faces and laughed. Although it was a bit exaggerated, Yang Weimin did make a fool of himself at that time.

If Li Feng hadn't been there, his subconscious reaction would have been even more embarrassing.

Of course, these old masters actually have an uncertain mentality. It is their first time to rub weapons, and they start fighting with cannons right away. Anyone there will be unsure.

It’s not that they can’t make weapons. People of their age know a little bit about machining. Even with an old lathe, they can make something by hand. It’s just that they have never tried that in their lives.

If the fitters had a bore pulling machine, it would be easy to rub the rifling. If that didn't work, they could just use a hydraulic press to push out the rifling. But as I said, the conditions were not there at the time.

But now, with Li Feng taking over and the change in the factory's production tasks, these old employees seem to have returned to the feeling they had when they first entered the industry with passion.

"Secretary Li, if we can get this thing right this time, will our factory specialize in this in the future?"

Li Feng was not the one driving this long journey. The one responsible for driving was Yang Weimin, who was teased for a long time but dared not say a word. To be precise, he and Li Feng took turns driving.

There are many people in the city and the road conditions are complicated. It was Li Feng who was the driver when he got outside. The reason for this was to train his driving skills. But we can't let Secretary Li drive the car himself every time we test it, right?
Compared to before, Yang Weimin is undoubtedly much more mature now. He doesn't mind the jokes of these old masters, but his eyes are knowing, looking into the distance.

The masters in the car had not thought about this question yet, but when Yang Weimin asked it, they immediately looked at Secretary Li who was squeezed near the back door.

Maybe some people in the truck gun project team have thought about it in the dead of night, but there has never been an accurate answer.

"That's a good question, Master Jia. Also, what do you think?"

Li Feng rolled down the car window, flicked the ash off his cigarette, looked at the endless grassland, and let the cab get some fresh air. As for the question Yang Weimin asked, he pushed it to everyone. "At first, the people in the tank regiment laughed at us and thought we were messing around, saying we were messing around, but I feel that what our factory is doing is meaningful~!"

"Secretary Li, I feel like it's just like the grille armor made in our factory. It looks like an iron fence, but it's useful. If it's useless, why did their tank regiment have to install it, right~!"

"At first, they also thought that the iron fence was useless, but it turned out to be useful. I think the same is true for our truck gun. You won't assign us to do useless things~!"

The cold air blew into the car through the window gap, slightly cooling down the heated conversation atmosphere. Yang Weimin's analysis made several old masters look at him with admiration.

"It's useless. Can the army give us artillery and vehicles for us to mess around with? These things are not cabbage leaves on the ground. The army leaders have fought on the front lines. It's not something a soldier can know whether they are useful or not~!"

"Jiang Xianda, Lao Jiang, isn't he the one who came down from the 38th parallel? He talked to us before. He's not good enough. We suffered a lot from the pretty guy back then. We didn't have the conditions before, but now we have them. We must do it. If others have it, we must have it. If others don't have it, we must do it even more~!"

Master Jia agreed with Yang Weimin's words very much. He pulled his arms out of his sleeves and waved his fists. He was responsible for the chassis of the truck gun. In his eyes, the truck gun was more important than Jia Haijie, the rebellious son. He would not tolerate other people's gossip.

Besides, after decades of repairing cars and training so many apprentices, he would rather change his track for the second half of his life than go back to the days of repairing cars, which he could foresee the end of.

There are few men who don't like weapons. This kind of life is exciting. This also shows his attitude. The factory will have to develop in this direction in the future.

Li Feng nodded slightly, then looked at the other two people sitting in the back row. These are the voices of the grassroots workers~!

"In fact, in my opinion, the development of the factory has reached the point where it has to change. The steel mill has reached the point where it has to change. If it remains unchanged as usual, it will become a stagnant pool~!"

"It's all based on experience. You fool me, I fool you, and finally we all fool each other. There will always be a day when we can't fool anyone anymore. Technology is something that you either advance or regress. You have to dare to think and act. It's not easy to make mistakes if you don't do it, but someone has to take the lead~!"

"Isn't that the truth? Just like this cannon, we take the lead in making it, and make something that others don't have. That's real ability. There's no first in literature, and no second in martial arts. We have to fight for the first place, so that we can stand firm!"

The words may be crude, but the truth is there. Master Lu sees it very clearly. To be precise, even though the workers are not well educated, they see it very clearly and their minds are as clear as a mirror.

However, I never had the chance to express it. This time, it was a rare opportunity, so I was able to speak my mind to Secretary Li in public.

"Not only can we install a gun on a truck, but the transport department's warehouse has also sent an armored vehicle. I think we can also find a way to install one on it. Well, it's different from a tank. I saw the tank's gun when they fired, and it can only fire straight. Our gun can fire upwards, in a curved way. It's easy for an armored vehicle to pass through ditches and bumps that a truck can't pass through~!"

Because of a question in Yang Weimin's mind, the conversation in the cab became more and more long-term, and even the master craftsmen began to outline Li Feng's future plans.

"Right. Actually, everyone knows that we should base ourselves on ourselves and develop in the long run. In the past, we focused on production, but now we should focus on innovation and use innovation as the driving force to promote the development of Red Star Factory~!"

"We may only use this truck gun as a test to prove that the idea of ​​installing a gun on a truck is feasible and the cost is acceptable. In the future, whether our factory will specialize in producing this truck gun is uncertain, because we don't have a production line or the conditions to produce vehicles and guns!"

"But we can assemble the products produced by other factories in our factory, and ask other factories to provide supporting services for us according to the design requirements we provide. As long as we continue on this path, our Red Star Factory will always exist, and no other factory can replace it~!"

On the bumpy road, the people in the cab listened very carefully to what Li Feng said. The truth was simple, but this road was undoubtedly difficult. However, Li Feng was courageous and led people to open up this road.

"Of course, the goal of innovation is to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. Compared with other military factories, we are barefoot, while they wear shoes and are restricted by rules and regulations. This is our advantage. Our skills and quality are no worse than those of the workers in the military factories. Master Lu, you are also a seventh-level worker. Do you think you are not as good as the seventh-level fitter in the military factory? No, we have the conditions~!"

“I can’t say for sure what the future holds, but I am willing to walk on it with everyone. As long as everyone is committed, even if there are problems along the way, I will take care of them~!”

"If we succeed, that's even better. The glory belongs to everyone, and I, the factory manager, will get some of the glory too!" (End of this chapter)