Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 456 The Eight Years Stolen (Bonus Chapter Sponsored by Alliance Leader "Xu_Yao")
When the sun rose again, the heavy rain finally stopped, and the Xinyi River became calm, as if it had regained its former gentle nature.

That breach in the dike, after Zhai Da's initial attempt to block it, the subsequent rescue efforts by everyone, and finally the decisive strength of the People's Liberation Army, was ultimately held.

Apart from a few minor seepage points caused by piping, the potential for devastating damage was averted.
Even some of the people evacuated last night felt that the issue was being made a mountain out of a molehill.

The county government compound was packed with people who had been temporarily relocated. An old man grabbed a civil servant's hand and said, "Are you all just bored? The Xinyi River has been around for so many years, when has it ever had a problem? I haven't heard of it in decades!"

"Yes, yes, you're right. This is just in case."

"I'm asking you, if my pigs go missing, will you compensate me?"

"I really don't know. How many pigs do you have at home?"

"Two adult, fat pigs! One male and one female! They taste amazing, I mean, they're incredibly well-fed!"

Meanwhile, inside the hospital.

Wang Xue lay pale on the hospital bed, while Meng Tao, though sitting beside her, seemed even weaker than her.

Wang Xue was taken to the hospital in the middle of the night, but Meng Tao had been working in the rain all night, without closing his eyes for almost thirty hours.

The old lady carried seven or eight on her back.

After shouting all night to help with the evacuation, Meng Tao's voice was extremely hoarse: "The doctor said you just caught a cold and have a fever, but we'll observe you for another day. Don't worry about the medical expenses."

"How did you end up there? Mr. Zhai said he found you while passing by the water purification station."

Wang Xue picked up a pen and paper and scribbled, then showed it to Meng Tao a moment later.

"The change I gave you when you went to Liu's Village to find me blew away in the wind? You went down to retrieve it but couldn't get back up? That's really something."

That's pretty ridiculous.
Meng Tao nodded. Actually, the matter itself wasn't important; he was just purely curious. After saying that, he stood up and said, "Alright, I just came to see you for a moment. Now I need to go back to my unit to see if there's anything I can help with."

Wang Xue grabbed Meng Tao's hand.

It wasn't smooth at all; in fact, it was quite rough, but Meng Tao still felt a little uncomfortable: "What's this for?"

Wang Xue wrote a new piece of text: "Stay with me for a while, just fifteen minutes."

Meng Tao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright."

After sitting down again, Wang Xue remained silent, and Meng Tao quickly drifted off into thought.

A moment later, even snoring could be heard from beside the hospital bed; someone had fallen asleep face down.

Rough little hands, secretly cleaning small clumps of dirt from someone's hair.
At the GNC Semiconductor Plant, after a night of strenuous physical work, the workers, who had been frantically moving sandbags, collapsed and fell asleep in the warehouse.

Only two truck drivers who won the "trade-in" opportunity were in high spirits, discussing where to go on vacation after a six-month break.

Zhai Da stood at the warehouse entrance for a while, then patted the nearest person and woke up a young man: "Don't sleep here, you'll get sick. Tell everyone to go home and have a three-day holiday. Take a shower and get some rest."

The young man rubbed his eyes: "Okay, Mr. Zhai. I'll call someone right away."

Zhai Da nodded and turned to leave, but Hai Ge was still waiting for him at the gate.

Watching his boss's retreating figure, the young man finally mustered his courage and asked, "Mr. Zhai! I've been working hard to learn new skills lately. Is it possible for a security guard to be transferred to a technical worker position?"

"I only have a junior high school education, but I feel like I've made a lot of progress recently!"

The young man became increasingly hesitant as he spoke, and silently lowered his head.

Zhai Da was taken aback. Looking at the smudges on the other person's face, he smiled and said, "The research institute always encourages everyone to improve. You will take a basic assessment later. If you pass, we will arrange for you to go to the instrument factory for three months of paid training."

The young man was overjoyed: "Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!"

Zhai Da had already turned around and waved his hand: "No need to thank me, just thank yourself."

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Dongyang returned to normal much faster than expected.

After all, the crisis had not truly arrived, and the land and villages had not actually suffered any damage.

After recovering from the shock, they even had the resources to support the city and sent some volunteers to deliver supplies.

The situation there is a hundred times worse than in Dongyang. Not to mention the city, which hasn't been tallied yet, but 26000 hectares of farmland have been affected, with one-third of the crop completely destroyed and another third facing crop failure.
But this is only a disaster in one city or one place. As the saying goes, when one place is in trouble, help comes from all sides. Since 98, our organizational capacity in this regard has reached the world's best level. Multiple parties responded quickly, and the overall situation is good.

The "Machine Semiconductor Plant" resumed work three days later, completing the final stage of installation and commissioning. On July 28, it had completely completed all the equipment required before production.

It has officially acquired the capability to attempt to produce "silicon carbide power devices".

The first batch of Infineon 4-inch substrates, valued at 5000 million RMB and imported through the high-tech tax-free channel, has also successfully entered the warehouse. The semiconductor factory is entering a new phase.
In addition, the inspection team from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, including Lu Qinjian, also traveled south to Dongyang after visiting Harbin.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but when we parted ways six months ago, Zhai Da said that there would be no groundbreaking ceremony and that Lu Bu should just wait for the good news about mass production. I didn't expect that this time he would actually come just in time for mass production.
At Lianshi Airport, Lu Qinjian was greeted only by Li Kangda and his entourage.

Unlike last time, when the trip was a deliberate attempt to promote the research institute, this time they traveled with a lighter load.

Lu Qinjian shook hands with Li Kangda. Although he didn't concern himself with this area, it was related to the research institute, and he had shown concern for the flood situation here.

This time, County Chief Li has done a great job.

Although Zhai Dahe Research Institute deserves the primary credit for disaster early warning, it is not, after all, part of the system.

Li Kangda, who works within the system, handled the emergency rescue effectively, and his actions were commendable, demonstrating his leadership and willingness to take the lead.
It is a standard achievement of "promotion beyond one's rank".

However, from Lu Qinjian's perspective, this person is also an important support for the implementation of the research institute's projects. If he is transferred away, it will definitely not be a good thing for the research institute.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is also unable to intervene in local personnel transfers, and he is curious about what Li Kangda himself thinks.

"Commander Lu, you've worked hard. Welcome to Dongyang again."

Lu Qinjian said with a smile, "I'm here to eat liangpi (cold skin noodles) again. I've been craving it."

Li Kangda was taken aback: "Then you've come to the right place. By the way, President Zhai is currently in the trial production phase and can't get away. He said he would like you to go directly to the factory; there might be good news there."

Lu Qinjian's eyes lit up: "That's great, let's go!"

The group returned directly to Dongyang, passed through the city, and arrived at Sunmazhuang.

Looking out the car window, Lu Qinjian noticed the biggest changes compared to six months ago: the massive factory area of ​​"Macro-Core Semiconductor" and the construction site of its circular headquarters, the latter of which was said to be nearing completion.
Following Xiao Zhai's personality...
He's definitely going to start a new project!
Lu Qinjian nodded to himself. He knew Xiao Zhai well; whenever he conquered a peak, he would immediately head to the next one.

He then left behind a foundation, entrusting its development to the elite talents within his team.
The changes in Sunmazhuang are far from over, and may even accelerate.

The car arrived at the factory gate, where the new security guard diligently registered the visitors. Representatives from the factory management also came to greet them. After several rounds of disinfection, dust removal, and static electricity elimination, the group was finally able to enter the production workshop.

Even Li Kangda, who was here for the first time, benefited from Lu Bu's influence.

The few people in cleanroom suits, being middle-aged, were noticeably heavier than the younger factory workers, making them easy to spot.

Finally, we arrived at the last step in the silicon carbide production process: the packaging and testing room.

A large number of people have gathered here, including members of π. Today is obviously very important, as they started mass production of silicon carbide power devices for the first time the day before yesterday.

Each step takes several hours, and because it's the first time, various adjustments are needed. Finally, today, the results are about to be released.

Although silicon carbide power devices and their supporting "inverters" and "motors" were already on the market a year ago, this is the crucial step that will determine whether this key component, which can drive industrial upgrading, can expand its market share.

This time, Zhai Da and other "π" members only provided guidance; each step was completed by ordinary operators.

Among a group of "thin white" people, one figure turned around and looked at a group of "fat white" people coming towards him.

They were all completely covered up, so their expressions were not visible, but their slightly narrowed eyes behind the goggles clearly indicated that they were smiling.

Zhai Da held a palm-sized, flat cube made of a white ceramic substrate, a silicon carbide chip, and pins.

He handed it to Lu Qinjian.

"You've come at the perfect time, Minister Lu."

"We have successfully completed our mission. This is the machine capable of stable operation under high temperature and high pressure, with a working frequency of up to 800kHz, a 67% reduction in size, and a 70% reduction in energy loss."

"Mass-produced silicon carbide power devices".

Lu Qinjian carefully held the white object; it was somewhat heavy, but indeed very small and exquisite.

Zhai Da smiled and said, "According to the order schedule, this part belongs to the State Grid and will be used in clean energy fields such as photovoltaics and wind power."

Zhai Da couldn't remember when this thing was mass-produced in his previous life, but he knew it was definitely much earlier.

Actually.
It was eight years ahead of schedule.
He led "π" and the research institute, starting with the major theme of industrial upgrading.

They got it back after eight whole years.

　(Bonus chapter sponsored by "Xu_Yao" Alliance Leader)
　　The leader is so naughty, I love him so much~
　　 Tip: This heavy rain has a historical basis, occurring in this very place in 2010, but the course of events was definitely different.

　　To correct a minor issue, after checking more information, it was confirmed that the internationally leading "substrate" size in 2010 was 4 inches, not 6 inches. Infineon only had "samples" of 6-inch substrates, but could not mass-produce them. So I made a correction.

　　
　
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