Restarting life in Siheyuan

Professor Xu thought about it and agreed with Zhu Xuefeng's suggestion, and then asked, "Do you want to use it on future cars first?"

"Well, compared to large trucks, this works better on cars and three-wheeled vehicles with smaller tonnage and speed. Your truck experiment was successful, so the next step is to make cars. This is a technical reserve. You don't know that our Director Yang has long wanted to have his own car produced in the factory."

"Xiao Zhu, what are you talking about? Are you making up something bad about me?"

Lao Yang, who was visiting with Lao Xia in front, heard people talking about himself and turned around to ask.

"You want to build a car, right?"

Zhu Xuefeng replied with a smile, and Lao Yang became alert and stopped.

"You mean that the steel mills can now manufacture cars?"

"Then you have to ask Deputy Director Xia and Chief Engineer Xu. I don't have any ideas in this regard."

Old Xia is very clear about the progress of the project and the follow-up plans for the communication between Zhu Xuefeng and Professor Xu.

"We think that after the truck project matures this year, the next target will be passenger vehicles such as cars and jeeps."

"Okay, Lao Xia, you guys are quite efficient. Let's try to get a complete vehicle this year and participate in the selection of the General Logistics Department, so that we can use our good stuff in key places."

Director Yang is familiar with the design specifications of the new truck and is confident that he can win the task from the General Logistics Department. If the car project can also be carried out smoothly, the steel rolling mill will be very different in a few years.

"Old Xia, when will your car project be approved? Do you have the confidence to produce a mature product in three years?"

"This is a technical question. Let Mr. Xu answer it."

Old Xia highly recognized Professor Xu, both in terms of technology and research attitude, and they had cooperated for many years. So, against all odds, he abandoned the research institute and appointed Professor Xu as the chief engineer of the vehicle plant a few years ago. This caused some objections at the steel rolling mill at that time, but it was later strongly supported by Director Yang, and Deputy Directors Jiang and Liu voted in favor, so the plan was successfully passed.

"So what is Chief Engineer Xu's opinion?"

Director Yang looked at Professor Xu expectantly, which made Professor Xu feel a little uncomfortable. Professor Xu was not used to communicating with leaders face to face, and when the topic shifted to himself, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and express his opinion.

"I am currently writing a report on the car project. In the second half of last year, Xiao Zhu gave me a lot of advice, some of which I have not yet digested. If all goes well, we should be able to apply for the project in July or August."

This refers to the establishment of a factory project, not the establishment of a research project. That is to complete the prototype, conduct various destructive and environmental experiments, and verify the design ideas and product reliability. Old Yang was overjoyed when he heard this, as this was obviously much faster than his own requirements. It seems that while the truck project was being experimentally verified, Chief Engineer Xu did not fall behind in the research on cars.

"That's great, but you still have to complete the verification and improvement of the truck. Is it in time? If you have any difficulties or requests, just tell us. If the branch can't solve them, the steel rolling mill will come forward to ensure that your research is carried out normally. Old Xia, what I said is okay, right?"

"No problem, no problem. I warmly welcome the head office to coordinate. Hahahahaha. I am now leaning against a big tree for shade. With the support of the head office and the department, I can get things done very happily. Chief Engineer Xu, opportunities are rare. Director Yang is so willing to express his support. This is a rare opportunity. You have to take the initiative to support the leadership's work and put forward the difficulties so that the leadership can solve them in time. Haha."

Old Xia was very happy and gave Professor Xu some advice with a smile. Old Yang was not angry either. Seeing that Professor Xu seemed a little embarrassed, he expressed his opinion readily.

"It's okay. Just mention it if you have it. It doesn't matter if you can't think of it all at once. Whenever you remember it, come to me and I'll admit it."

"Leader, there aren't too many difficulties. We can overcome most of them, but there is one problem that still requires the factory to step in."

"You said, as long as I can do it, I will take it."

Old Yang has a military style in his bones, and he can't change it over the years. He restrained himself a little last year, but now that he is happy, he goes back to his old ways.

"As you know, the vehicle factory has basically left the research institute behind and is conducting research and experiments independently. We are just short of technicians now."

Professor Xu was a little speechless. The products of the vehicle factory should be the responsibility of the research institute, and the factory was just cooperating with the experimental verification. However, the truck project had a bad start.

Professor Xu led some technicians from the original motorcycle factory and set up their own business outside the research institute, and they succeeded. Old Xia took advantage of the situation and directly promoted him to chief engineer. This was his attitude of competing with those people from the research institute. This was even more true for the car project now. They knew nothing at all, so the vehicle factory did its own research, and it was up to him and Zhu Xuefeng to brainstorm to complete the overall design, and then other technicians carried out specific research on each subsystem.

This is definitely inappropriate, as it conflicts with the departmental functional division of the headquarters at the time, and will lead to structural overlap and waste of resources.

Director Yang fell silent for a moment. Any intellectual could think of a personnel dispute, so it was no surprise to him. He had discussed the matter with Secretary Chen at the time. There were no problems with other research directions, but there were indeed problems with the research direction of vehicles such as motorcycles and trucks. He also knew where the crux of the problem lay, but now without the secretary's strong support, some things were difficult to handle.

"Well, I understand your difficulties. This is the truth. We were not thoughtful enough at the time and the research was separated from production. This did cause a lot of trouble for Lao Xia. I apologize here and ask you to let me go back and think about how to change this unfavorable situation."

Although Professor Xu didn't know much about the personnel and functional adjustment procedures of the factory, he knew that this kind of thing would be difficult to resolve in a short period of time. Looking at Zhu Xuefeng who was thinking about something, he suddenly had an idea.

"Leader, can we do this? The technicians can't solve the problem right away. Let Comrade Xiao Zhu come here to help. With him here, no technician can help. As long as he is willing to come, I can give him the position of chief engineer. Don't laugh at me. He is the real chief engineer who guides the direction of the project. Many of my ideas are actually his."

Zhu Xuefeng was stunned. This intellectual always missed something when considering things. He could even say such things. He was not very interested in the follow-up research on passenger cars and was more concerned about engineering vehicles. But Professor Xu was his future uncle after all, so he had to stand up and express his opinion.

"Director Yang, don't listen to what Professor Xu said. You know how many times I come to the factory in a month. How much contribution can I make? But if there is a need here, I am willing to come and help. I still have an office, and you two can come and help me, how about that?"

Zhu Xuefeng's suggestion made Lao Yang very satisfied. It not only satisfied Professor Xu temporarily, but also did not intensify the conflict, leaving himself time to deal with it. Besides, if Zhu Xuefeng was willing to help, Lao Yang would agree one hundred percent. This project would be more promising, so he made the decision immediately.

"Then it's settled. I'll keep your office for you. I can't say anything else. Your two assistants will be able to report in tomorrow. Old Xia, it's up to you here. You have to arrange a place for them to work. This shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Old Xia looked at Zhu Xuefeng and was very happy, "Silly boy, you finally came to me on your own initiative."

"Okay, of course no problem. This is a new office building and there are still several empty rooms. I will arrange it and implement it today."

The group looked at the sports car test site of the truck prototype on the large transport platform, and Lao Yang was moved.

"The conditions we have now are incomparable to the previous production of small pedals. We now have such a large transport test bench. Unconsciously, our steel rolling mill has made a lot of progress."

Old Xia looked at the spacious and bright transportation laboratory and said, "Thank you for recruiting Chief Engineer Xu to come to us. This is the first large transportation test bench developed by Chief Engineer Xu and Beijing Machinery Factory in China. FAW doesn't have one yet. In the future, we can use this platform to simulate transportation experiments on our prototype vehicles, which can greatly shorten the experimental cycle."

"The great man is far-sighted and marches towards science. Look, it has borne great fruit. Good, very good. I think we should organize the information and report it as a technological breakthrough. Maybe the vehicle factory will also be eligible for this year's technological progress award."

Old Yang was very excited. He had gained a lot today. No matter whether Old Xia was happy or not, he had to come over more often to take a look. This transport platform was also an unexpected surprise. He really didn't know about it.

Professor Xu was not very interested in his leader's excitement. In his mind, it was just a slightly larger transport platform without any high-tech content. It was impossible to submit it for a technological progress award. It was too shabby. If the power steering and ABS technology were mature, they could be tried out. This was an innovation that filled a gap and had great practical significance for the automotive industry.

As for Zhu Xuefeng, this was also one of his original plans. Now that a large number of factories were being built in Hong Kong, he had too many ideas that he wanted to implement and needed to turn too many of them into blueprints. It was not advisable to work in isolation, and there were very few people he could ask for advice, and Professor Xu happened to be one of them.

Lifting and transshipment at the dock, forklifts, large engines, heavy motorcycles, motorboats, yachts, household appliances... human energy is limited, and rational use of resources is a must.

Zhou Wenwen and Lou Xiao'e were not too happy with the leadership of the institute and asked Zhu Xuefeng several times to help think of a solution, or to go directly back to the technical department. Besides, the two of them could also implement his ideas on the product appearance, so they simply came together. Of course, there were many other ideas, which had to be addressed one by one.

Zhu Xuefeng has decided that in the coming days, on the basis of completing his studies, he will focus his main energy on technical research. This is his greatest advantage and the accumulation of his previous life cannot be wasted. Although he has had the idea of ​​no longer participating, the facts tell him that this is the most precious wealth.

After a tour of the vehicle factory, Old Yang was very satisfied. Old Xia was very good at production management. The atmosphere in the entire vehicle factory was very good. Everyone had a sincere sense of mission and was racing against time to make more contributions to the country.

"Old Xia, I won't say much. You must support Chief Engineer Xu and complete the truck project as soon as possible. I am looking forward to it. Haha, I am looking forward to the day when our Red Star trucks will be galloping on all fronts of the motherland. The burden is heavy, but I believe that under your leadership, we will hand in an answer that will satisfy everyone." Old Yang shook Old Xia's hand with sincerity in his eyes. Old Xia also put away his jokes and expressed his attitude seriously.

"Please rest assured that the organization will complete the task."

He let go of her hand and whispered, "I won't let you have dinner at the factory. I have to curry favor with that guy. It just so happens that he came to my door. It's Chinese New Year, but he didn't even come to my house to pay New Year's greetings. Haha."

Old Yang also smiled and glanced at Zhu Xuefeng and Professor Xu who were still checking aluminum alloy parts in the distance.

"Watch it carefully, don't lose it, and return it to me when the time comes. The Materials Research Institute also needs him."

Zhu Xuefeng was checking the engine casing for the motorcycle. After replacing it with a new five-axis linkage machine tool, the precision was indeed greatly improved, much higher than the original precision, and the engine power was also slightly improved.

"It's amazing that domestic machine tools can achieve this level of precision. There is hope for many parts that require precision machining. Professor Xu, I have an idea. Do you think it's possible..."

Zhu Xuefeng, who was concentrating on the production of aluminum engines, started chatting with Professor Xu and forgot that the leaders had already completed the inspection. Fortunately, Director Ma came over to remind him in time.

"Xiao Feng, I can try what you said. Theoretically, it should be very possible. Let's find an opportunity to try it. Don't you want to come over too? Then we can experiment together."

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng being called away, Professor Xu thought for a while before chasing after him and speaking.

"Well, let's talk tomorrow."

Not to mention that Zhu Xuefeng obediently followed Lao Xia home, attended a family dinner, and went home blushing after being asked questions by the couple.

Not long after arriving at Yard 95, a jeep arrived at the gate of the yard, and Zhu Xuefeng followed out of the yard with a look of surprise on his face.

"You mean, you're going to meet the leader now? It's already past nine o'clock?"

"Stop talking nonsense, kid. Just answer whatever you are asked. If they don't ask, try not to speak and just listen.

"Oh, aren't you going too? If anything I say is inappropriate, remember to remind me."

Uncle Kong shook his head. "I won't go in. I'll wait for you outside. Leader Hao may accompany you in, or you may go in by yourself. You have your weapons, right? Give them to me for safekeeping. I'll give them to you when we come out."

Zhu Xuefeng thought about it and took out his pistol and handed it over. He was too lazy to explain why he left it at home, so he simply took it out from the space.

It is indeed uncomfortable to ride in a jeep in the middle of winter. At that time, the jeeps were basically captured and had fallen into disrepair. There were no replacement parts, and the jeeps were leaking everywhere. According to Uncle Kong's request, we had to dress more smartly, but without a thick cotton coat on the outside, it was indeed a bit cold.

Zhu Xuefeng rubbed his hands. His down jackets were sold to Big Goose, but he had never worn them. It was really too much. He had to let Wu Qianqian sell some of them domestically so that he could get a few to give away.

Uncle Kong had no idea that Zhu Xuefeng’s mind was full of wild thoughts at the moment, and he was still whispering to him some precautions, such as not to look around, not to walk around, etc…

"Leader, we're here."

Looking at the familiar gate, I often passed by it in my later lives. Of course, I was not qualified to go in. I didn’t expect that after living again, I would have the opportunity to step into this mysterious place.

At the door were two tall sentries, looking energetic and solemn. They took the three people's credentials and checked them carefully. Then the jeep entered the gate. There was another jeep parked not far away. When they heard the sound of a car outside, the gatehouse was pushed open and a tall figure walked out. It was Leader Hao.

"Leader Hao arrived earlier than us. Let's go over there. You follow him. The driver and I will be waiting for you at the gatehouse."

Zhu Xuefeng followed Uncle Kong out of the car, including the driver, and went to the gatehouse together.

Leader Hao pointed at the gatehouse, Uncle Kong nodded, and without saying a word, he took the driver inside to avoid the cold.

"Xiao Zhu, come with me."

Following Leader Hao all the way to the northwest, we passed through several corridors and small gardens, entered the inner courtyard, and came to an ancient wooden building.
The two were examined again and taken to a side room.

"drink water?"

"No need, Xiaosun, just do your thing, we'll just wait here."

"Okay, I'll call you later, don't walk around casually."

Leader Hao nodded without saying anything and glanced at Zhu Xuefeng, who also nodded to indicate that he understood. The receptionist smiled and left. After a while, someone was heard leaving the hall. It should be the person who made the report.

Sure enough, the receptionist Xiao Sun came over to inform.

"The leader is free now and in good spirits. Leader Hao, please take the people in. Please control the time and do not exceed fifteen minutes."

"Understood." Leader Hao spoke very concisely. He took Zhu Xuefeng and followed the receptionist. When they reached the door, a figure emerged from the darkness and stopped the two of them.

"Leader Hao, I'm sorry." He checked the two people again before moving them aside.

Unexpectedly, this sturdy plainclothes man is also a master. Zhu Xuefeng can clearly feel his realm, which should be comparable to that of Senior Brother Bai and much higher than the instructors under Uncle Kong. He vaguely feels that there are several people hiding nearby. Zhu Xuefeng dare not investigate and follows Leader Hao obediently.

"Commander, the people are here."

An old man was already waiting in the room, he should be in his sixties. The first impression you get is his eyes: a pair of bright eyes under his thick black eyebrows staring at you, and you will feel that in his eyes you have nowhere to hide.

"Xiao Hao, this is the young man, he looks very energetic."

The old man smiled and looked at Zhu Xuefeng behind Leader Hao, "Stand closer so I can see you. You are a handsome man."

Zhu Xuefeng took a step forward and looked up at the great man, "Hello, Chief."

The old man looked a little thin, with a very amiable face, and his pair of dark eyes looked directly into Zhu Xuefeng's eyes.

"Yes, yes, Zhu Xuefeng, right? I've heard of your name before, but I didn't expect that this "good boy" would kidnap you by accident."

"Commander, we didn't mean to..." Leader Hao wanted to explain, but the old man waved his hand and said, "I know. You made it clear the day before yesterday. No need to explain again."

Then he turned to Zhu Xuefeng and said, "Comrade Zhu, your work is legendary. This mission was very successful and far exceeded our expectations. You have made a great contribution."

"Commander, this is what I should do."

"Well, I've heard Director Hao's introduction. You're so young, but not only are you well-educated, you're also a rare martial artist. Would you mind telling me about it?"

(End of this chapter)