Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2146: Shrewd Mr. Zhou

After Mr. Zhou drank a glass of wine, he became energetic again.

It was as if the sadness just now was washed away by the wine, leaving only the sweetness of the wine.

Without waiting for anyone to speak, Mr. Zhou picked up the bottle and filled it up. Then, under everyone's gaze, he said to Yang Xiaotao, "Xiao Yang, this glass of wine is for you."

As he was about to drink it in one gulp, Yang Xiaotao immediately stood up and stretched out his hand to stop him, "Commander, it's really polite of you to say that."

"I'll accompany you."

He picked up the wine glass and clinked it lightly, "I'm the younger generation, so I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

Then he tilted his head back and drank.

When Mr. Zhou saw it, he also drank it in one gulp.

"Okay, enjoy it."

Old Zhou wiped his mouth and looked at Yang Xiaotao with more admiration.

"Chief, let's stop standing here and eat quickly."

"Okay, both of you sit down."

But at this time, Jiang Defu stood up and looked at Yang Xiaotao. Now everyone knew what was going on.

"Master Jiang, we shouldn't do this."

Yang Xiaotao smiled bitterly, but Jiang Defu shook his head, "Public is public, private is private, one thing is another."

"This time, on behalf of my comrades, I would like to thank you, thank you comrades from the machinery factory, and thank you all."

Yang Xiaotao could only pick up the wine glass and drink it all again.

In this way, Mr. Zhou and Jiang Defu felt more at ease.

If they didn't say these words, they would keep it to themselves all night.

"Eat, eat."

"Eating is the most important thing in the world."

"This big bone soup smells so good. My stomach has been rumbling for a long time."

Mr. Chen greeted them and everyone laughed.

Then the spoon circulated on the table. Yang Xiaotao picked up the chopsticks and scooped up a rib, then poured a spoonful of bone soup.

Then he picked up the pancake on the table, broke it open and soaked it in the soup, then picked up some pickles and put them on the plate before him and started eating.

The people around didn't bother to say much, they just slurped the soup, and from time to time some people added some chili sauce, which made them eat it with even more enthusiasm.

"Xiao Tao, you have already made the gas turbine, what are your plans next?"

Old Qin put down the bowl and picked up the cake to eat.

Although he has bad teeth, he still likes to eat hard rice. He bites it bit by bit and then asks Yang Xiaotao.

"Arrange? Oh, it's already been arranged."

Yang Xiaotao put down his chopsticks, picked up the salted duck egg beside him and started peeling it.

"The next time is the flight, which has been arranged."

"I'll take you to the R&D department later. They're still designing it there."

He peeled the salted duck egg and placed it on a plate, then picked up the chopsticks and split it in the middle, taking half for himself and Old Qin taking the remaining half.

Mr. Chen, who was standing by, said, "We need to ensure the safety of the plane and not rush for success."

The two nodded.

As for other arrangements, Yang Xiaotao did not say anything.

The Seventh Ministry of Machine Building is still waiting for the engine. There have been many system bugs during this period. According to my own experience, success is not far away.

Next is the helicopter engine, which comes after the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building.

If there are other plans, there are many.

The steel plant's titanium-rhenium alloy has not yet been fully developed, and it is just a preliminary attempt at the moment, and the problem of metal rhenium has not yet been solved.

The pharmaceutical company is also conducting research to put bovine insulin into production as soon as possible.

Research on anti-inflammatory drugs for chemical plants is also planned.

As for the matter of the Ordnance Research Institute, I guess the main battle tank will also be put on the agenda.

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But we don’t need to produce results this year, just take our time.

Mr. Zhou drank a few glasses and asked about the manufacturing of gas turbines.

"Xiao Yang, how long does it take your machinery factory to produce one?"

When asked about the gas turbine, Yang Xiaotao put down his chopsticks and said, "Commander, we don't have any plans for this yet."

"No plans?"

Mr. Zhou was surprised. "What do you mean? What do you mean by no plan?"

Yang Xiaotao immediately turned his gaze to Mr. Chen standing beside him.

Mr. Zhou also looked over. Mr. Chen coughed lightly and said, "The gas turbine is just an independent action of the machinery factory. There is indeed no production plan."

"What?"

Mr. Zhou was stunned.

Jiang Defu on the side was also stunned.

It seems that everything they said just now was of no use.

The Red Star Machinery Factory has no plans to continue production at all.

"What's the matter? Are you looking down on our Sixth Machinery Department?"

"You designed the engine for the seventh brother, but you can't do it for the sixth brother?"

"Old Chen, there's no one like you."

Zhou Lao's eyes were red, his mood fluctuated greatly, his breathing was like a bellows, and his expression was serious.

Jiang Defu opened his eyes wide with an incredible look.

"Cough cough."

"Lao Zhou, calm down first and listen to what we have to say."

Seeing that their eyes were red, Mr. Chen spoke quickly.

Then he looked at Yang Xiaotao, "You said the situation."

Yang Xiaotao immediately said, "As long as this gas turbine is useful, we can arrange a plan to manufacture it."

After the two of them said this, Zhou Lai relaxed and gently put down the cup in his hand.

Yang Xiaotao took a look and secretly felt lucky.

These uncles are really kind-hearted.

"but."

Yang Xiaotao still had some things to say, so Mr. Zhou immediately looked up at him, wanting to hear what Yang Xiaotao had to say.

"As you can see, the production of this gas turbine is very difficult, even catching up with the turbojet engine."

"Especially for large pieces, the machine tools we use now can't meet the requirements, so we can only rely on a few eighth-level masters to process them."

"According to the current progress, it would be good if we can produce one in a month."

“And this is when all other tasks are put on hold.”

Yang Xiaotao described the current situation, and there is nothing false about it; it is the fact.

There are really few people who can operate machine tools to manufacture gas turbines.

Zhou Hong, Shen Rong and Chen Chonghan can do it, and he can do it too.

As for others like Liu Daming, Hou Baowei and others, due to physical reasons or lack of skills, they can only be considered half. It is difficult to make them.

If you want to let the workers in a workshop to manufacture and produce, you must either make a technological breakthrough or replace the machine tools with better ones.

Then there is the improvement of personal skills.

But improvement is not something that can be achieved just by saying it.

More importantly, they are about to develop other projects, so they don’t have so many people to do it.

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Mr. Zhou immediately frowned.

Every family has its own problems, and he knows and understands this.

But I can't accept it.

I've waited so long for this opportunity, how could I possibly give it up?

No, it’s not about giving up, but about seizing this opportunity and developing vigorously.

"So I want to give you the design drawings of the gas turbine, and then you can find a relevant factory to produce it."

Yang Xiaotao stated his purpose.

Liu Huaimin and Yang Youning, who were standing by, were a little confused at first, but when they thought about what their machinery factory was going to do, they accepted it calmly.

Too much to chew.

They have production capacity.

But it is difficult to complete the task.

After all, that’s not a small amount.

Besides, isn’t this the positioning of their Red Star Machinery Factory?

The locomotive should take the lead, rather than being treated as a carriage that carries everything.

After Yang Xiaotao said this, Mr. Zhou hadn't reacted yet. A hint of embarrassment flashed across Mr. Qin's face, but he quickly concealed it.

Mr. Zhou originally thought that this was feasible, after all, their Sixth Ministry of Machine Building had many factories under its jurisdiction.

But when he saw the change in Old Qin's expression, Old Zhou immediately became alert.

At the same time, I also remembered things that happened a long time ago.

That year, the Red Star Machinery Factory developed a machine tool.

Then the design drawings of the machine tool were handed in. What was the result?

How many factories have produced it so far?
Even after it’s made, it still has to be assembled.

Jinling Machine Tool Factory was really embarrassed at that time.

It is the Logistics Department. I heard that it was also completed with the help of the machinery factory.

Moreover, if we look at the current production of machine tools, there are indeed a few companies in the country that can manufacture them, but which one can produce as efficiently as the Red Star Machinery Factory?

And the quality of the products produced is incomparable.

Their Sixth Machine Department purchased a Venus machine tool from the Jinling Machine Tool Factory, but it broke down less than half a year after use. They asked the manufacturer to repair it, but after more than half a month, they still couldn't find the cause.

These are all lessons for the future.

The design drawing route is not feasible.

Mr. Zhou was silent for just a moment before making a decision.

"In this way, if there are not enough people, we will go out."

Old Qin and Old Chen looked at Old Zhou in surprise. I wonder if this guy knows what he is talking about.

Is this still the same Lao Liu who always cries poor?

When did you become so generous?

Yang Xiaotao was also shocked by Zhou Lai's words.

Are you so easy to talk to?

But my original intention was to give the drawings to you.

Our machinery factory only has five workshops, and there is really no more space.

Moreover, this big thing consumes a lot of resources. The inventory and alloy materials at the steel plant are not enough.

"Commander, you can actually do it yourself."

Yang Xiaotao wanted to persuade him further. After all, he knew the situation of his own factory very well.

"No need. I trust the ability of the machinery factory. I'll leave this matter to you."

"Of course, we won't let you suffer any loss."

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Zhou said, "As for personnel, I will try to assign ten eighth-level masters who can open beds to you."

"The people belong to your machinery factory now. You can use them however you want."

"As for the materials needed for production, we can bear 60% of it, as long as you give me two engines every month."

"We will also issue normal tasks, don't worry about that."

"I will never treat you unfairly."

Every time Mr. Zhou said something, Liu Huaimin and the other man felt a little nervous.

Yang Xiaotao didn't expect that Mr. Zhou would spend so much money.

Especially the first one, there are ten level eight masters. Even if you add up all the level eight masters in their machinery factory, there are not even ten.

Previously, we asked the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building to bring Shen Rong, but we paid a huge price.

Now, Mr. Zhou can send ten of them with just one word.

In comparison, Mr. Zhou is a very honest person.

Having said that, it would be unreasonable for Yang Xiaotao not to express his opinion.

So he stood up and said, "Okay, in that case, I will accept this task on behalf of the Red Star Machinery Factory."

"Okay, then we'll just wait to receive the gas turbine!"

Mr. Zhou said happily.

As for whether the Red Star Machinery Factory can do it, he believes in his own vision.

I also believe in Yang Xiaotao's ability.

Liu Huaimin and Yang Youning smiled at each other.

With so many backbone supports, by hiring some more people, arranging a few machine tools, and setting up the framework, the sixth workshop can be set up.

As for manpower, we can draw some from each workshop, and if that doesn’t work, we can find people from the branch factories.

As for machine tools, we can always get some by asking the second workshop to work overtime.

The two of them began to think about the candidates for the director of workshop six and the organizational structure.

After talking about the matter, everyone continued to eat and drink.

Mr. Zhou even took Yang Xiaotao to each table to toast. Yang Xiaotao introduced Liu Daming and others to him. For a while, the atmosphere in the room was warm.

At the main table, Mr. Chen and Mr. Qin shook their heads when they saw Mr. Zhou like this.

"Old Chen, everyone says that Old Six is ​​honest, but I don't think so."

Old Qin said in a low voice, and Old Chen nodded in agreement.

"It seems like he suffered a loss with this move, but it is the smartest approach."

"From now on, you only need to provide some people and materials, and the machinery factory will help you with everything. Tsk, tsk, why did I forget that?"

Old Qin spoke in a low voice, and Liu Huaimin beside him was stunned.

When you think about it carefully, it is true.

At this time, looking at Mr. Zhou who was drinking and mingling with Yang Xiaotao, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as expected, none of those who can sit in this position are simple.