Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 314 There is hope

Zhu Xuefeng has not shown up at the steel rolling mill for more than a month. The steel rolling mill has undergone great changes and pressure during this period.

Although the steel rolling mill has taken some measures and all employees have paid more, the production pressure has not been relieved. On the contrary, the pressure is getting bigger and bigger.

On the big weekend, just after the cadre meeting, Lao Yang ran to Secretary Chen's office again with a sad face. During this period, there were a lot of praises from all levels, but there were also a lot of complaints from ministries and the masses. This pressure is really too much. Big, rolling mills have never been so troubled.

Just a few days ago, just a month after the Canton Fair, another overseas demand came through the Ministry of Commerce, almost another 1,500 vehicles. It is said that the company in Xiangjiang also wants 1,000 more vehicles and will submit an order soon.

"Old Chen, this can't go on like this. The stalls are now so big that our factory can't bear it. Now workers have been recruited, branch factories have been transferred, and domestic supply and marketing cooperatives have stopped supplying, but this..., well."

Lao Yang sighed heavily, unable to do anything. Secretary Chen also frowned, somewhat at a loss.

"To tap the potential internally, it seems that this is all we can do now, but asking for external help, alas."

Secretary Chen also sighed. There was nothing he could do. The steel rolling mill was in a very dangerous situation right now.

Lao Luo from the Ministry of Commerce has already replied that considering the strong foreign exchange earning ability of the steel rolling mill at this Canton Fair, the above has specially approved a quota of 50,000 US dollars for the upgrading and renovation of the steel rolling mill equipment. This is an unprecedented large sum.

When they received this news, the steel rolling mills were also extremely encouraged, and now there was hope for improving production capacity. However, the news that the Ministry of Commerce came back soon after was very discouraging.

The equipment I was interested in was expensive, and $50,000 wouldn't solve the problem at all. What was even worse was that they wouldn't sell it at all, and it was embargoed.

"This means that it is better to rely on others than to rely on yourself. You have to be strong yourself in making iron. The key to this is that the materials we research ourselves are good. By the way, is there any news about building a branch factory?"

This small quantity did not solve the problem at all, but it caused demand telegrams from all over the place to be overwhelming like snowflakes. There were also complaints from various ministries and commissions. The promised motorcycles were gone, and the newly released electric vehicles could not be queued.

The employees of the steel rolling mill are now waiting in line, but the factory has said that in order to fill the gap in the supply of motorcycles, the factory will only supply 100 motorcycles internally every month, and 120 of the other 400 motorcycles will be supplied to the capital, and 200 will be supplied to the capital. Eighty vehicles are supplied to Nanfang and Shanghai.

"They said that the engine they produced exactly according to the drawings can barely be used when the speed is below 6000, but the cylinder temperature is high, and the engine power is not much different. But if the speed is higher, the cylinder will explode or leak. Even 7500 He couldn’t even reach it, and he almost hurt someone.”

"Oh, that's it." Looking at Secretary Chen's look, he didn't know whether he was happy or unhappy.

Now we are being driven crazy by leaders at all levels and other ministries and commissions, but there is nothing we can do. We only have this production capacity, and the words from the outside are not good now.

There is also the production of electric vehicles. According to the suggestions of Xiao Zhu and the chemical plant, these electric vehicles are mainly supplied to the south. It is said that the batteries are sensitive to temperature and are difficult to use in the winter in the north, so the situation of 30-70 is set.

"How can that be possible? I can't do this. I heard that they don't know about ductile iron yet. It seems that they are still researching it and not promoting it. They still use old materials and think they are all the same. They are all cast iron. ,Ha ha."

"Lao Yang, don't be angry. Although the words are unpleasant, it is also the truth. You can't argue."

Lao Chen suddenly became interested. Although he had no choice but to hand over the drawings, he was actually reluctant. This is the top priority of the steel rolling mill now and is related to the future development of the steel rolling mill. If it weren't for the fact that it couldn't be completed, There is too much pressure from all aspects, and I really don’t want to hand it over.

Nowadays, the supply of goods on the market in Beijing is even more scarce, and the price is not high. The market price is 240, and the internal price for steel rolling mill employees is 160, which is four yuan cheaper than a bicycle.

Now, under the coordination of superiors, the domestic supply of motorcycles has been suspended and all efforts are made to ensure export sales. However, the tractors launched this month have suddenly taken away a lot of production capacity.

Secretary Chen has been exposed to this stuff a lot. In addition, he has a lot of troubles with the Materials Research Institute, and he is considered an expert. He immediately realized that in addition to the immature engine production process, the other party's materials were not up to standard, and the cylinder and piston were not up to par. There are also problems with friction and heat dissipation.

When Secretary Chen asked this, Lao Yang burst into laughter.

"People say that you don't supply motorcycles to the country, and you only produce so many electric scooters, regardless of the needs of the masses. The key is production capacity. If you fill the store with motorcycles and electric scooters, no one will scold you."

Speaking of this, Lao Yang got very angry, "What does it mean to serve the foreign bourgeoisie wholeheartedly and ignore the needs of the working people? Is this human language!"

There was no hope of upgrading this equipment. Improving production capacity could not rely solely on people. The space, equipment, and skilled workers were all problems.

"By the way, didn't Shencheng go to the Ministry and ask us to submit a set of motorcycle drawings? How are they experimenting now and can they produce it? If they succeed, it will be considered a favor to us."

"Didn't they also send people to learn the engine casting method after the new year? Not to mention, they actually learned it, but this engine didn't work."

"You old boy should have kept it a secret. You didn't give it to anyone else because of the requirements for the following materials."

Director Yang shook his head. It is said that there are too many things involved, and the superiors have all opinions, but there is no conclusion yet.

In order to avoid being attacked, there is now a complete set of plans for coastal industries. At this time, it is indeed difficult to open factories that earn foreign exchange along the coast.

"This meat is so fat that everyone wants to take a bite. Lao Huang from Shencheng also came to the meeting this time. By chance, he found out in the ministry that our production could not supply the supply, so we came up with the idea. If everyone knows that we make it in the future, If it’s not finished, I’ll probably need more drawings.”

"I'm not worried about this. Except for those from Yangcheng, no one in our department can make engines, and we can't get the ratio of ductile iron. This engine is a big threshold. If we didn't have Xiao Zhu's help, we wouldn't have been able to cross it at that time. .”

"What I'm worried about now are these automobile factories and other engine manufacturers. When they get the idea and ask our department through the Machinery Department, we will have no advantage. Besides, the results of this ductile iron will be released sooner or later. It won’t be hard for anyone at that time.”

Secretary Chen strongly agreed with Director Yang's judgment. Without the advantage of materials, the engine casting method was handed over. The only advantage of the steel rolling mill and other professional factories was that they started earlier, and all the difficulties have been overcome.

"After all, it's all that kid who has caused trouble for us. It's been more than a month and there's still no one there. Last time, it was said that the secret mission was taken away, and later it was said that the military training was locked up, and no one was there. I know when I can come back.”

"When I see this kid, I have to find something more from his mouth. Leave such a big stall and go to the military training. What kind of training is there? Come to me, I will train him!"

Seeing Director Yang's anxious eyes and rude words, Secretary Chen also smiled.

"Old Yang, there is something wrong with your mentality. People have helped you so much, but all you hear is disaster. How many units are looking forward to such disaster? Besides, you are the director of the factory. You are not responsible for such a big stall. , and you want to bully Xiao Zhu, and you can’t justify it no matter where you go.”

Secretary Chen took out a cigarette from his coat pocket and threw one to Director Yang. He also took out a cigarette and lit it. He took a puff and saw Director Yang looking directly at him.

"Order it yourself. Why, this big factory director wants to show off his authority." "Old Chen, you are so unreasonable and unreasonable. Throw the match over. I came here in a hurry and didn't bring any cigarette or fire."

There were two knocks on the door, and Secretary Chen was a little surprised. Usually when the two of them were talking about things, no one would bother them.

"Who is it? Come in."

"Secretary, it's me, Xiao Ma. I just saw Comrade Zhu Xuefeng coming to the factory. He seemed to be riding a bicycle directly to the direction of the Materials Research Institute."

Secretary Chen smiled. Xiao Ma was indeed smart enough. He asked him to go to school to find Xiao Zhu twice, but failed. This gave him a better memory.

"OK, got it."

Secretary Chen looked at Factory Manager Yang with a smile, "This guy is so stupid. I won't look for you when I come here. I'll go see Old Chen first."

He motioned towards the phone again. "You can make this call yourself."

Director Yang had no choice but to get up, go to his desk, pick up the phone and dial.

"Old Chen, um, it's me. Is Xiao Zhu at your place? I haven't seen him. Oh, that's right. If you see him, ask him to come to my office. Well, that's it. Nothing else. , um, okay, bye."

"This kid didn't go to Lao Chen. Maybe he hasn't arrived yet. Let's wait a little longer. We can't just go to the research institute to catch him."

Zhu Xuefeng didn't know that after military training, he would be noticed for the first time when he came to the factory. He originally wanted to go to the research institute, so he thought he would bring a lot of tea with him, so he turned around and went to visit the master first, chatted with the director for a while, and then came to Liu Zeyou's resentful eyes turned to logistics.

We chatted for a while in Director Zhang's office and gave him tea before getting ready to go to the Materials Research Institute.

"You kid always get good stuff, but I'm not going to give up on this tea. The fish you mentioned was too little. I only went there once this month, and your second uncle only gave me five kilograms. It was gone after a few meals. He also said that he would have to wait until November next time, or in the second half of the year, which is unreliable."

Zhu Xuefeng rolled his eyes angrily. "You thought this was Chinese cabbage, and you asked for five kilograms in one go. Ordinarily, if you have one kilogram a month, you can get it at once. Who are you entertaining? You just finished eating five kilograms in a few meals."

"Don't talk nonsense. During this period, there have been many big leaders in the factory. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bought this rare thing. Not to mention, everyone was amazed and said that this thing is good. It's a pity that no one knows the goods. It's just I thought the fish tasted good, but I didn’t know how rare it was.”

"Another one, you have the nerve to only supply one pound a month. You guys should tell me what kind of truck I should send to pull it."

"Uncle Zhang, if you don't talk about this, from now on, you will have to go there every few months. It's still the same fish. You are really wrong this time. The bigger the leader, the less likely he is to play with rare things, or he may get into trouble. I really don’t know how you managed to be the head of the logistics department for so many years.”

Lao Zhang was not stupid. After hearing what Zhu Xuefeng said, he immediately realized that something was wrong and slapped his thigh.

"It's true. Fortunately, no one knew the goods, otherwise this would have been a big deal."

...

Zhu Xuefeng, who was taken directly to the factory director's office by Director Chen, didn't know yet that the two leaders had been waiting for more than an hour.

"Two leaders, we are having a smoking competition behind closed doors this weekend. The smell in the house is really unbearable."

Director Yang couldn't help but interrupt and asked directly.

"You've been in the factory for more than two hours, wandering around, but you didn't expect to come to the factory first to check in!"

Zhu Xuefeng had just opened the window and turned around to look at Director Yang in surprise.

"Chief Ma gave you a small report? How did you know I'd been here for more than two hours?"

Director Yang was stunned, and he and the boy went to the security department first, and then walked around, but did not report to the office.

"Come on, come on, now that you're here, there are some things you need to talk about."

I just talked with several departments and found that the current situation in the factory is very good. Except for walking tractors, which have not yet produced a large number of products, the supply of other products exceeds demand. However, Director Yang looks depressed no matter how he looks at it. Zhu Xuefeng turned to look at the secretary, but Secretary Chen was smiling and could not tell what was going on.

It took me a while to listen to Director Yang’s worries, especially since some factories have started to ask for drawings. This is really distressing. They are all brothers in the same department, and with coordination from above, you really have to give them. The ministries and commissions can give you the drawings of tractors, but you cannot contribute the drawings of motorcycles.

"Leader, don't mention it. I was thinking about this last time I went to Xiangjiang, but I didn't have enough time. At that time, I entrusted a trading company to help find some suitable second-hand motorcycle production equipment. I guess I should have confidence now."

"But this embargo is really troublesome. I think the factory should ask its superiors for instructions. It would be better to send people to negotiate with the Ministry of Commerce. If this batch of equipment is completed, I estimate that the increase will be one to two thousand per month. There is still hope for production.”

Originally, this batch of equipment was prepared for the steel rolling mill, but it was delayed by military training. Now I have the opportunity to take it out. Let them talk about it by themselves. They have arranged it well. There should be no big problem. Inspector Liang and Chen Dong , this matter should not be difficult for them, and they don’t even have to come forward.

"One or two thousand? Say it again, are you sure? But why is it second-hand and not new?"

"Director, do you really dare to think that you can get so many foreign exchange plans for new ones? As long as they are good ones, second-hand ones are not easy to get."

"As for your guarantee, I don't dare to guarantee it. When I left, didn't I just say to look for opportunities? You can ask someone to talk about whether it will work. My requirement for you is that the monthly production capacity reaches 2,000 yuan. However, the production line and factory building need to be re-planned, which may take several months."

Secretary Chen was also shocked by the news. Now there is hope to solve the production capacity problem. This guy didn't even mention it when he was in Yangcheng. Oh, no wonder him. It was probably not possible at the time, but now it is really possible to do it in more than a month. .

But it will take several months, so it’s difficult.

(End of this chapter)