Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

After Li Feng boarded the train, he felt that traveling long distances in this era was still as inconvenient as ever. This trip would take about two days by train. Although Fengtian was in the north, just like Beijing, the travel time was no less than that of Hongdu.

The root cause is probably that the time spent at each stop is not short.

If you stop at each station for a while, it would take two days, which is acceptable. At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but miss the high-speed rail of later generations. When taking the high-speed rail, you would basically stop at each station for a few minutes to wait for passengers to board, and then leave directly after finishing your class.

Most importantly, the high-speed rail is fast, reaching speeds of 250 to 300 kilometers per hour. With that speed, it would only take about four hours to get to Fengtian.

That is, after lunch, we would have dinner in Fengtian.

That speed is definitely much faster than this old green train.

However, this speed is absolutely impossible to achieve now; it will take researchers and engineers overcoming difficulties to build a high-speed railway.

After a sigh, Li Feng leaned against the headboard of the sleeper car. Today, Li Feng had enjoyed the treatment of an official, but to be honest, he didn't really want to go on a business trip.

But there was nothing they could do; the machinery factory in Fengtian wasn't sure about the blueprints.
Therefore, I have no choice but to solve this problem myself.

However, Li Feng had considered almost everything that needed to be considered when designing the parts drawings. So what problem did they encounter?

This made Li Feng a little curious.

Li Feng thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution, so he simply stopped thinking about it and went to sleep.

Li Feng has gained a lot from his studies during this period. He has also gained a thorough understanding of the field of mechanics, and now he feels that he can conduct scientific research in the field of mechanics at any time.

Moreover, more than ten days ago, Professor Xiang wanted him to be his project assistant and participate in the department's evaluation activities. At that time, Li Feng just told Professor Xiang that he would think about it.

Li Feng considered many factors. He was currently also handling factory affairs, and if Professor Xiang entrusted him with some tasks, or if the ceramics factory encountered any unexpected situations that required his attention, just like now, he might as well not have agreed to Professor Xiang's proposal in the first place.

Because Li Feng didn't want to delay Professor Xiang's affairs, he didn't agree for the time being.

At this moment, Li Feng decided to wait until the factory and production line equipment were all installed and debugged before he would have time.

However, Li Feng didn't know if Professor Xiang would wait until then. But Li Feng felt that he would still be at school for a few more years, and with that much time, he would have plenty of time to do many things, so Li Feng wasn't in a hurry.

Li Feng believed that opportunities would definitely arise in the future. After all, history had proven that opportunities certainly existed over the next few decades, and Li Feng firmly believed this.

Next

Li Feng needed to rest well. He needed to resolve the matter of the Fengtian Hongshankou Machinery Factory, as that was his current priority. Only after resolving this issue could the industrialization project of the ceramics factory move forward, giving him the opportunity to participate in other projects.

According to Director Zheng, he might take me on other projects in the future.

Fengtian Hongshankou Machinery Factory is a large state-owned machinery factory in Northeast China. It has almost all types of machinery manufacturing tools, including major machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and planers. Some of these machine tools are considered to be at a relatively advanced level in China.

Otherwise, Wuxing Ceramics Factory wouldn't have chosen to place its parts manufacturing orders with Hongshankou Machinery Factory.

After a two-day train journey, Li Feng finally arrived at the machinery factory. He was quite tired from the trip.

Although Li Feng was in a sleeper berth, which was considered a cadre-level privilege, no one likes to take a long-distance train ride. After two days of train travel, Li Feng still felt a bit sore all over.

He rubbed his shoulders and lower back, and looking at the crowded train station, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

At that time, Northeast China was not as desolate as it would be in later years; it was now a relatively developed industrial center of the country. Most of the heavy industries were located in the Northeast.

It's not like the Third Front construction we'll see in a few years; otherwise, Northeast China would definitely be a major industrial hub in the country.

After getting off the train, Li Feng arrived at the exit. There, he saw a short-haired, thin, dark-skinned middle-aged man holding a sign that read "Li Feng of Wuxing Ceramics Factory." Li Feng quickly walked up to the man and spoke to him.

"Hello!".

"Are you from Hongshankou Machinery Factory?"

"I am Li Feng from Wuxing Ceramics Factory."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, the short-haired, thin, dark-skinned middle-aged man immediately put away the wooden plaque in his hand. Then, he smiled, revealing his somewhat yellowed teeth, and welcomed Li Feng.

"Welcome, Director Li"

Hello! Hello!

"Welcome to Hongshankou Machinery Factory."

"I am Liu San, a driver from Hongshankou Machinery Factory."

"Director Li, you can just call me Lao Liu."

"Our factory manager insisted that I bring you to the factory."

After Liu San finished speaking, he naturally took the luggage from Li Feng's hand and put it in the car. Then he invited Li Feng to get in the car.

Li Feng was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening and thanked Liu San.

Liu Sansan wasn't very tall, but he spoke with the same Northeastern accent as He Xiaodong. He was very talkative, and he kept telling Li Feng about things related to Northeast China along the way.

Although Li Feng had some knowledge of Northeast China online, hearing others talk about some of the untold stories about the Northeast firsthand still felt quite novel to him.

The car quickly arrived at the Hongshankou Machinery Factory.

Li Feng looked out the car window at the Red Mouth Machinery Factory.

Hmm! It's no different from an ordinary machinery factory, except that Hongshan Machinery Factory is much larger than an ordinary factory.

If it's a steel plant, then you should be able to easily see any large equipment.

However, once the car entered the factory area, Li Feng could easily hear the rumbling and clanging sounds of metal cutting or hammering coming from inside the factory.

Li Feng suddenly realized that this was completely different from a ceramics factory. Perhaps it would have the same industrial feel once the production line was operational.

After all, the industrialization of ceramics is a step towards the industrialization of the ceramics industry. If the ceramics industry wants to make progress in the next wave of development, industrialization is a good way to go.

The traditional porcelain-making techniques used in the factory were only suitable for high-quality products, and the current scale was almost at its limit, so exploring new avenues was a good option.

With the industrialization of ceramics, it's a great opportunity to explore various applications, including everyday ceramics, industrial ceramics, medical ceramics, and aerospace ceramics. (End of Chapter)