In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 172 The Iran-Iraq War is about to begin

"This is their negotiation strategy! I don't believe they have really made a breakthrough!"

To this day, Masao Murata still does not believe that there are any companies in mainland China that can provide CNC systems.

Even if it is just the most basic two-axis CNC lathe system.

Looking at Murata Masao's reaction, Okasaka Hikawa was now in despair.

I have already understood the real situation, but Murata Masao is extremely confident and does not believe that Chinese companies can develop control systems for CNC machine tools.

"Sir, according to the information I have, the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building has already placed an order for the renovation of 800 CNC lathes..."

Murata Masao was about to refute with a sharp "Impossible", but when he saw the serious expression on his most trusted subordinate's face, the arrogance on his face disappeared instantly, "Is this really the end?"

For a moment, I couldn't help but regret having set the conditions too harshly.

The whole of China is short of money.

By purchasing domestic products, there will naturally be less money to spend on imports.

"They definitely won't want the previous products, and they won't accept the conditions anymore. If we want to continue the cooperation, we can only provide three-axis or more with higher processing accuracy and more advanced performance..."

"Impossible! That's strategic equipment!"

Strategic equipment cannot be sold to socialist countries.

Before Okasaka Hikawa could finish, Murata Masao rudely interrupted him and asked, "Have you been bribed by them?"

"If we can't cooperate, they will urgently need it but can't buy it, so they will invest more money in research and development. By then, not only will we lose the mainland market, but we will also face competition from them internationally!"

Okasaka Hikawa was not angry and spoke in a low voice.

Murata Masao also fell silent.

This is the fact. They want to make money from China, but they don't want the other side to develop, and they don't want the other side to learn their technology.

"This matter needs to be decided by the company headquarters..."

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"Four-axis?"

Looking at Li Rui in front of him, Xie Wei was helpless, "Principal, don't you have anything more important to do?"

"This is more important. Some special-shaped structural parts such as rockets and missiles are key components. Currently, they are processed by workers, and the scrap rate is also very high. The ministry has always hoped to import them from abroad. The price of a four-axis CNC machine tool is millions of dollars."

Principal Li ignored Xie Wei's dissatisfaction.

They say the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building needs four axes, but what is the reality?

He just wanted to take advantage of the profits from the order for 800 CNC lathe modifications given by the department.

"You're learning to run before you even learned to walk? We haven't even gotten the three axes right yet, and the supporting servo motors have just started to work..."

“What if there are four axes for the R&D team to refer to?”

"It's useless. If the foundation is not solid, it will not work. Just like the three-axis, it is not as simple as just adding a control axis. More data needs to be processed..."

Du Guowang shook his head.

The current foundation is too poor.

"Let's not talk about anything else. Even with the current domestic technology, it is impossible to produce the spindles needed for CNC milling machines. Although the roller screws have been produced, their quality and precision cannot be compared with those of international manufacturers..."

He also knew what Li Rui was planning.

Directly stop the other party from speaking.

Want to embezzle the R&D funds of CNC systems?

No!

"In this case, the funding requirement is even higher. If we follow other cooperation models between schools and enterprises, the profit will be reduced by half..."

Seeing that neither of them would give in, Li Rui was helpless.

He once again proposed to build his own factory, "Harbin's industrial base is much better than Chengdu's..."

"Harbin has a good industrial foundation, but not a good electronics industry. If we talk about foundation, Shanghai's electronics industry foundation is better! Factory 14, which produces the core chips needed for CNC systems, is also in Shanghai."

Xie Wei answered calmly.

Li Rui was immediately embarrassed.

Xie Wei had previously explained why the production of CNC systems should be placed in Chengdu.

Chengdu's electronic industry cannot be compared with Shanghai's, and its numerous electronic research institutes are even more well-equipped than those in Shanghai.

Chengdu is located in the most inland part of the country and is not easily noticed by international peers entering the domestic market.

The temperature in Northeast China is too low in winter.

"Ha, no one has any objections!"

"Uh, I'm just saying."

Principal Li touched his nose awkwardly, then changed the subject, "By the way, Xie Wei, the 79th grade experimental class has been in class for more than a month, and the students have adapted to the high-intensity study life. Do you think we should arrange them into various projects?"

“That’s a school matter.”

Xie Wei directly retorted.

"Principal, it's not appropriate for Xie Wei to be involved in this matter. There's not enough time for study, and there are so many administrators in the school, can't we find someone to take charge?"

Du Guowang's voice suddenly became louder.

For him, the most important thing now is that Xie Wei helps solve the problem of the three-axis CNC system. In the entire team, Xie Wei is not only familiar with mechanical technology, but also familiar with electrical, computer, sensor and other technologies.

Xie Wei is not strong in a single technology, but to the entire project, Xie Wei is crucial.

This also made Du Guowang and others realize the importance of interdisciplinary learning as mentioned by Xie Wei.

Xie Wei suggested: With a three-axis machine tool and control system, rotary tooling for clamping parts can be directly installed on the workbench. Accessories such as dividing plates can also realize four-axis functions!
The only difference is that just like ordinary machine tools today, when processing reaches a certain level, it is necessary to pause the program, control it manually, and then continue processing.

How could Li Rui get Xie Wei to other projects?

"I'm just asking!"

Li Rui was embarrassed.

He found that the previous tricks were no longer effective.

The two ignored him and went straight to work.

"Comrade Debao, the experimental class can't just have classes all day."

In desperation, Li Rui could only go back to find Liu Debao.

Liu Debao also serves as the counselor of the experimental class of 79. Logically, he could provide more resources to the experimental class than Luo Yang, the counselor of the experimental class of 78. However, now, because there is no one like Xie Wei in the experimental class of 79, the situation of the entire class is much worse than that of 78.

"How about you talk to Xie Wei and ask Xie Rou to attend the experimental class?"

Liu Debao looked helpless.

It was originally planned that Xie Rou would be the monitor of the experimental class of grade 79.

As long as Xie Rou holds the title of class monitor, Xie Wei will naturally do the work.

However, since reporting to school, Xie Rou not only did not take the entrance examination, but also did not show up in the classroom once.

study?

All the teachers of the experimental classes are familiar with Xie Rou and usually give her individual lessons.

"Forget it. I've said it several times, but it doesn't work. Just now, you didn't even give me a chance to speak..."

Li Rui said helplessly.

“Now the experimental class should really be put into the project to learn.”

Liu Debao had approached Xie Wei many times, but he simply didn't give him, the vice president and deputy secretary, any respect. "How about you go talk to Xie Rou?"

"..."

Before Xie Rou reported for school, Xie Wei had thrown her into the disposable individual rocket launcher project that Zhai Xinguo and Tang Daoxian were working on, under the pretext of making her familiar with basic rocket technology.

This made Xie Rou very excited, and she worked harder than Zhai Xinguo and Tang Daoxian every day: she learned the basic knowledge related to individual rockets every day, and then put it into practice. When she was tired, she studied the courses of the experimental class and almost slept in the office.

Just because Xie Wei said that once this project was almost done, he would let her study in the school's long-range rocket launcher project.

Other students who participated in the project complained secretly, but they dared not show it: if they did, they would be kicked out of the project team by Zhai Xinguo.

As a result, the progress of the entire project was greatly accelerated.

Unlike other professional rocket launcher research units, with sufficient funding, Zhai Xinguo's team is using the already completed foundations of the Type 70 to make improvements. As long as the design is completed and the theoretical demonstration is sound, they can produce sample bullets for testing, and continue to make improvements after the test is completed.

In order to speed up the progress, Xie Wei also provided the idea of ​​modular design and even told the R&D team about the various materials, which greatly reduced the experimental process of finding various alternative materials during the R&D process.

The team only needs to prove whether the materials provided by Xie Wei meet the usage requirements, rather than conducting a large number of experiments to prove which material is most suitable.

"Xie Rou, we will start the production of prototypes tomorrow. These designs have been verified many times. There are no problems. Go back and have a good rest tonight."

Looking at Xie Rou in front of him with messy hair, tired face but excited eyes, Zhai Xinguo felt distressed.

"Professor Zhai, I won't be coming here starting tomorrow."

Tired Xie Rou used her index and middle fingers to smooth the oily hair on her forehead and grinned.

"Ah? Not coming?"

Tang Daoxian, whose eyes were bloodshot, suddenly panicked. If Xie Rou left, who would motivate him?
Every time when he was exhausted and wanted to take a break, he would instantly feel motivated again when he saw Xie Rou, a girl who was almost ten years younger than him, still continuing.

With someone like Xie Rou who studies so frantically around, Tang Daoxian feels that resting is a waste of time.

I have suffered a lot and endured the pain.

The progress was beyond Tang Daoxian's imagination.

"Are you going back to class?"

Tang Daoxian asked nervously, "Although the school has no explicit regulations, our experimental class can participate in experimental projects after class..."

"Studying in the classroom is a waste of time. My brother arranged another project for me..."

Xie Rou shook her head.

She has clear goals and is unwilling to waste time in the classroom.

She also has the textbooks for the experimental class, and always feels that they are too simple.

Xie Wei also told her that even if she felt that others were not smart enough, she should not say it out loud, otherwise it would be difficult for others to accept it.

Xie Rou deeply agreed with this.

She understood what the teacher said in class as soon as she heard it, and the teaching materials she was given were more complicated than those used in the class. When she went to the class, she could only discourage other students.

How can it be more interesting to study rocket-related technology?
"Are you going to Fang Pengju's place?"

Zhai Xinguo asked.

Xie Rou nodded but didn't say anything.

On the way to school, Xie Wei specifically emphasized the confidentiality rules to her.

Compared to when she came to school half a year ago, Xie Rou has matured a lot.

At least, I won’t say in front of others: “My brother told me not to talk to idiots…”

"That's fine. Go back, take a shower, and have a good rest. The project there is more difficult than ours, and involves more areas, especially aerodynamics..."

Zhai Xinguo did not try to keep Xie Rou.

Can't keep it.

Fang Pengju was working on a long-range rocket launcher project. The technology of the individual rocket launcher was not even the basis of the long-range rocket launcher. It could only allow Xie Rou to understand the basic principles.

Which professor doesn’t want to teach a talented student?

pity……

Zhai Xinguo had thought about keeping Xie Rou and making her his disciple, but he had no way of competing with Liang Hongbin and others.

For a moment, I couldn't help but sigh inwardly, what a pity it was to waste such a good seedling.

"What are you still standing there for? Check the design again! Check if there are any omissions!"

After Xie Rou left, she saw Tang Daoxian preparing to leave as well, and she immediately became angry, "You don't have the talent that others have, and you're not willing to work hard! Look at you, how long will it take you to master these basics?"

"..."

Tang Daoxian's face was instantly filled with grievance.

I am the same as Xie Rou!
I thought that after Xie Rou came, I didn't get scolded because the instructor saw my efforts and progress, but...

Without comparison, there is no harm.

This sentence appeared in the minds of the master and disciple almost at the same time.

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"Are you planning to let Xie Rou go to Fang Pengju's rocket launcher project? Isn't this project not successful yet?"

Liang Hongbin didn't expect that Xie Wei came to him late at night because of this matter.

"Yes. At present, Xie Rou is not suitable to stay in the experimental class... The principal wants to use her to continue to add projects..."

Xie Wei nodded without beating around the bush.

Liang Hongbin's study arrangement for Xie Rou is essentially no different from Xie Wei's plan for Xie Rou, but there were conflicts in the early stages.

The Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics has been restored. The students for the two majors of Aerospace Design and Engineering and Aircraft Control and Information Engineering are not selected based on the students who applied before admission, but rather students whose scores are just lower than those of the experimental classes after the school entrance examination.

This also resulted in many students who applied for related majors being unable to stay in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

As for Xie Rou, her college entrance examination results were not outstanding and her entrance examination results had not been announced. Liang Hongbin hoped that Xie Rou could lay a good foundation in school and directly recommend her to Mr. Qian's school.

"You can't blame the old man for this. What was the status of the school in the military industry? If Harbin Institute of Technology was still there, he wouldn't have such an idea, nor would he dare to have it."

Liang Hongbin sighed.

Li Rui's thoughts were similar to theirs.

It’s a pity that the resources currently available to Harbin Institute of Technology cannot be compared with those of the schools in the capital, and cannot even be compared with the National University of Defense Technology, which only has part of it left after moving south.

"It's not something that can be completed by our school alone. If we have too many projects, it will disperse limited resources and be detrimental to subsequent development. CNC machine tools are not only important in the military industry... At present, we only have CNC lathes, and the promotion effect of the other director's long-range rocket project has already been demonstrated..."

When facing Liang Hongbin, Xie Wei didn't need to play tricks on him like he did with Li Rui.

Relatively speaking, Liang Hongbin is more pure.

Although he also hopes that HIT can regain its status as the top military engineering university in China, he won't be like Li Rui who wants to do everything.

"Fang Pengju's rocket launcher project requires a lot of funds! If the principal knew about it, then..."

Liang Hongbin reminded Xie Wei.

There was worry in his eyes.

"The long-range artillery unit doesn't need it, but it's an opportunity for high-end military products to go global. Principal Li won't care about these. As long as they are developed, we can find an opportunity to sell them..."

For the order to renovate 800 CNC lathes given by the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building, Xie Wei was not prepared to keep all the profits from the CNC system.

Instead, it is preparing to increase financial support for the other party's Pengju long-range rocket launcher project.

The Iran-Iraq War is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)