Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1529 Modification of Steel Rolling Mill
After telling the lumber factory, Yang Xiaotao sat in the office to check for leaks and fill in the gaps. There were a lot of things going on recently, and he didn't have the ability to divide himself. He could only prioritize things and do urgent and important things first.

But right now, growing grass in greenhouses is the most urgent and important thing!

Of course, Rome was not built in a day, no matter how important it is, there must be a time span.

After temporarily dealing with the greenhouse matters, Yang Xiaotao picked up the documents compiled by Lou Xiao'e and began to approve them.

Chemical plants need to purchase more crude oil, but the existing vehicles are insufficient and more barrels are needed.

Secondly, good chemical gasoline and diesel require more oil trucks to be delivered to various gas stations.

The report said that with the increase in agricultural machinery, the demand for fuel around Sijiu City is increasing. Some places cannot get fuel despite the approval slips above, which has caused dissatisfaction in the local area. Many gas stations Purchase restrictions have already begun.

The cold weather is okay now, but after the new year and spring farming, the demand for oil will definitely increase sharply. Chemical plants should take advantage of the new year to reserve fuel as much as possible.

So raw materials and transportation become key factors.

In terms of raw materials, we can only call Mr. Huang and others to coordinate and obtain more crude oil!

Yang Xiaotao wrote down his handling opinions on paper and will hand them to Liu Huaimin when the time comes.

As for the transportation aspect, Yang Xiaotao thought for a while, one was crude oil barrels.

Yang Xiaotao remembered that when he went to Persia last time, he saw the crude oil barrels they used.

That kind of oil barrel is said to be a German product from World War II. Although it has been more than 20 years ago, it can be used without any problem.

Most of the domestic oil barrels are like this now, some are left over from history, and some are obtained from the alliance.

Due to the lack of channels for imported oil, crude oil barrels have become consumables.

Oil barrels have also been produced in China, naturally for use in oil fields.

However, the ones used in China are all made of pig iron, which is not durable and has sealing problems, and accidents often occur during transportation.

If you want to change, you must use better materials.

In this regard, it is better for superiors to respond to the situation and place orders to relevant departments.

Machinery shops are not omnipotent.

The technical industry has specializations, so more factories must be involved.

Then there is the issue of tankers.

Nowadays, chemical plants use tank trucks modified by Quancheng Automobile Factory in accordance with the requirements of the machinery factory. Although they have various shortcomings in transportation, they can still be used reluctantly.

You can contact Quancheng for this and then purchase it.

So I wrote on the paper again to purchase oil tank trucks.

Finally, a number thirty was added to the end.

Things at the chemical plant have been taken care of for the time being, and then the machine repair shop...

After Yang Xiaotao had almost finished handling the matters at hand, he picked up the contents recorded on the paper.

After reading it carefully, there was no problem, so he put it on Lou Xiao'e's table.

It has to be said that sometimes a reliable secretary really saves time and effort and can do more.

Then Yang Xiaotao was about to leave the office and go out for some fresh air.

"I seem to have forgotten something?"

When he walked to the door, Yang Xiaotao felt something was wrong again, then picked up the note and read it again, chemical plant, machine repair shop, steel plant...

One by one, it’s the same as before!

That’s right!
Just as Yang Xiaotao was about to go out to the workshop, something suddenly occurred to him.

"Senior!"

"Why did you forget this!"

Last time I didn't say a few words in the courtyard, I had to go to the steel factory.

This time I just went to see what was going on.

After leaving the office, Yang Xiaotao said hello to Yang Youning and drove to the steel plant.

It was almost after get off work when he arrived at the steel plant. It was dark, and Yang Xiaotao drove into the steel plant.

Guan Zhiyong was not prepared for Yang Xiaotao's sudden arrival. It was not until Yang Xiaotao arrived in front of the office building that he hurriedly led people out to greet him.

"Mr. Yang, whether you call or not, we are not prepared!"

Guan Zhiyong felt a little uneasy. Yang Xiaotao suddenly came to kill him. He might not know what was going on here.

There was a lot of panic at the lumber factory a few days ago, so it gave him a heads up.

"No need to prepare, just work as usual."

Yang Xiaotao waved his hand. He was not here for inspection this time, but just for a look.

Guan Zhiyong was temporarily relieved after hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, and then he heard Yang Xiaotao ask,
"Where's the veteran?"

"Team Leader Zhang is in the workshop."

After saying that, Guan Zhiyong took Yang Xiaotao to the workshop.

Along the way, we also talked about the situation of the steel plant, because the production of alloys accounts for part of the production capacity, but it also concentrated manpower and material resources to strengthen the use of other boilers.

"The blast furnace never stops now!"

"It won't stop during the Chinese New Year, and people will be arranged to work overtime!"

As Guan Zhiyong said, Yang Xiaotao knew that the blast furnace could not be stopped just by asking.

Once stopped, it takes a lot of time.

It requires cooling time when it is stopped and warm-up time when it is turned on.

The shutdown of the blast furnace means that production is suspended, and those factories that supply raw materials ore must also stop. Even related companies must stop if they cannot.

It is not an exaggeration to say that a single move can affect the whole body.

"Appropriate encouragement must be given to comrades who actively participate in the work. Now we don't lack that, so we can be more generous."

After Yang Xiaotao said this, Guan Zhiyong nodded immediately, agreeing in his heart.

Spiritual beliefs can serve as a tonic, but they cannot be eaten.

Only spiritual beliefs that maintain adequate nutrition can be lasting and powerful!
Several leaders of the steel factory behind them also had smiles on their faces after hearing this. After all, during the Chinese New Year holiday, their wives and children were at home warming up on the stove while they themselves guarded the hot boiler. They must have complained in their hearts!

No one is suitable for them to arrange.

But now it's good, you can earn money by working, so why don't you rush for it?

Anyway, we celebrate the New Year in the evening, so there is no need to delay.

"The New Year's Goods Factory has already prepared them. Your steel factory also needs to have its own stuff!"

Guan Zhiyong looked bitter after hearing this. They couldn't divide a pile of steel.

This matter needs to be thought over carefully.

Several people came to the workshop. At this time, the workers were still busy. Yang Xiaotao saw a group of people standing in front of a machine from a distance.

"This is a tinplate production workshop. During the recent period, comrades from the institute have been here." Guan Zhiyong introduced next to him.

Yang Xiaotao stepped forward, and the old Taoist also noticed Yang Xiaotao and hurried over, still a little unwilling on his face.

"coming!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "What's going on?"

The old man didn't say anything, but at this time, disappointed sounds came from the crowd.

Then I saw Xu Ning walking over, holding an iron plate in his hand.

"Mr. Yang, this is made of iron!"

Yang Xiaotao took it. The weight was not heavy, but the thickness was...

"You are here to solve this problem!"

The old Taoist saw that Yang Xiaotao had discovered a problem and said from the side.

Then he pointed to the steel rolling mill not far away!
"This is the best steel rolling mill we got from a machinery factory, but look at its thickness. Not to mention the waste, it's not usable at all!"

Yang Xiaotao pinched the thickness of the steel plate on his hand. It was almost one centimeter. What's the point of calling it a steel plate?

"Moreover, look!"

As the old man spoke, he picked up the iron sheet, closed one eye, looked over from one side, and then pointed his finger on the iron sheet, "This place is obviously thicker than that side!"

“It’s thinner this way!”

While talking, Yang Xiaotao stretched out his hand and touched it, and sure enough he felt the thickness was different.

The uniformity of such an iron sheet is definitely not up to standard.

"This is the problem we face."

The old Taoist said with some helplessness, "Now that we have the production formula and technology, do you think you can't make it? But this is tinplate."

"But if you think it's done, what's the use of it being so thick?"

"Someone from the Second Machinery Department bought a batch and took it back. After using half of it, they found it was incomparable to the previously imported ones. The remaining half was returned directly!"

"There are also people from the Three Machinery Department. When the visitor saw such a thick iron sheet, he turned around and left!"

“Now we don’t dare to give people to them until we improve!”

As the veteran said, the people in the research institute behind him lowered their heads, their faces dimmed.

Guan Zhiyong on the side also opened his mouth to help and said, "Mr. Yang, in fact, the other machines are quite good, and they can still be used with some make-shift."

"But as for the steel rolling mill, no matter how hard we try, it just doesn't work!"

"After doing this, the cost of our products is at least three to four times higher than that of foreign products, and the performance is much worse."

"It's no wonder that comrades don't like it, the quality really doesn't meet the requirements."

Everyone present nodded again.

Yang Xiaotao didn't know what to say either.

I thought that it would be enough to figure out the formula process and have a product, but I didn’t expect that this was just the beginning.

There is still a long way to go before it can be applied in practice.

Yang Xiaotao came to the steel rolling mill. He was very familiar with this kind of machine.

It was also repaired when I was at the steel rolling mill.

However, this machine should be produced by the alliance, so it is normal to have these problems.

What's more, this steel rolling mill is quite old.

"This kind of problem can no longer be solved by humans!"

Yang Xiaotao walked around and spoke to the old Taoists.

He also knows that this kind of delicate work cannot be done by human efforts. Machinery and hardware cannot achieve it, so no matter how hard you try, it will be useless.

"Let's see if there are better rolling mills in China?"

Guan Zhiyong shook his head, "I don't know!"

An Zhongsheng on the side said, "Mr. Yang, we have done some investigations."

"The best and most commonly used one in China is this two-roller rolling mill!"

"But this is just the best in our country."

"In comparison, foreign countries now have three-roller rolling mills, four-roller rolling mills, and even better multi-roller rolling mills!"

"But they won't give it to us!"

An Zhongsheng said with some helplessness. Foreign export restrictions and targeted suppression have almost cut off the channels for acquisition.

Even if some are passed through, they are outdated products that are no longer used.

Just like the one I use now, it was given to me when I had a good relationship with the alliance.

Even so, they are fooling around with old stuff from the 1930s and 1940s.

The reason for this can be imagined.

Domestic industry has a weak foundation, and if it wants to develop, it must lay a solid foundation.

But now, too many people want to take one step ahead and become fat in one bite.

He doesn't want to do basic things, he can't do high-level things, and he can't do anything high and low. This kind of development worries him.

Especially in the recent trend, many people shout slogans better than anyone else, so they feel that they can really use manpower to make up for the gap.

But in fact, human power is not everything.

At least when it comes to machine manufacturing, especially precision machine manufacturing, it's not a panacea.

After An Zhongsheng finished speaking, he turned his attention to Yang Xiaotao.

Not only him, but also the old Taoist looked at Yang Xiaotao.

The next second, Yang Xiaotao suddenly understood why Lao Dao insisted on letting him watch. He was trying to distract him!
Sure enough, before Yang Xiaotao could ask, An Zhongsheng continued, "Mr. Yang, the only way now is to build a better rolling mill."

“Only in this way can we make thinner iron sheets and do this process well!”

An Zhongsheng said, then looked at the people on the left and right, and then looked at Yang Xiaotao again, "We all thought about it. At the moment, only the machinery factory has this ability, and only you can do it!"

"Yes, Mr. Yang, your machine tools can make it. This kind of steel rolling machine will definitely be no problem!"

"Mr. Yang..."

"Yes, Director Yang, you are our last resort!"

The old Taoist suddenly spoke from the side, deliberately emphasizing the words "Director Yang".

Meaning, this is your job.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao rolled his eyes at the old man.