Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 864, The First Van
Since this is the company's first car, although the technical content of this car is not high, after all, everyone wants to get a good start, and it must be a hit, so Jiang Yan also attaches great importance to it. After taking a leave from school, he personally put on work clothes and watched the front line. He went there wherever there was a problem, just as if he was a screw, just to ensure that this engine could be delivered on time.

The early Liuling Zhiguang had two engines, the 465 engine and the B12 engine, both of which were very popular engines, and they were both efficient, reliable and economical engines.

The 465 engine is a four-cylinder gasoline engine with a maximum power of 65 kW and a maximum torque of 170 Nm, and is lightweight. The B12 engine is a six-cylinder gasoline engine with a maximum power of 120 kW and a maximum torque of 250 Nm, and is heavier and more powerful.

Jiang Yan was originally planning to use the B12 engine, but after much consideration, he decided to stick with the 465 model that was also used in his previous life. This engine is relatively simpler, has lower maintenance costs, and a displacement of 1.2, making it the most suitable engine for the current domestic market. It has fast acceleration, strong explosive power, and is most suitable for climbing hills and hauling goods. Maintenance is also relatively simple, and the only downside is that the fuel consumption is slightly higher.

The company's first product was just for training and testing the market. However, this engine was so popular in Liuling cars in the previous life, so it will definitely sell well in this life.

After all the businesses are on track, Jiang Yan will launch an upgraded version of the van, and then launch the B12 series of products. In this way, the company's products will always be one generation ahead of other companies' products.

There were more than a dozen cylinders produced for the first time. The technicians picked out five cylinders from the best of the best. These selected cylinders were sent to the processing workshop, where they were first rough-processed and then fine-processed. The fully formed cylinders shone with silver light, like an exquisite work of art. The manufactured cylinders were then inspected by professional inspectors to ensure that every place was exactly the same as on the drawing.

There can be no room for carelessness when it comes to precision parts such as crankshafts and connecting rods. The workers who make these precision parts are all senior workers led by Yi Zhonghai. The lowest level of these people is level five, and they are quite experienced level five workers. Under the production of these old workers, these precision instruments were quickly manufactured and then sent to inspectors for testing.

The overall installation was completed by Jiang Yan himself and his team. Since the parts were quite delicate, assembly was not a big deal. After working day and night for half a month, they finally completed the engine that carried everyone's expectations. Looking at the five identical engines left in the center of the factory, all the participants were very proud.

Compared with other domestic automobile engines, although the technical content of this engine is not high, it is very perfect. Whether in terms of processing or appearance, it is a perfect product. The final step is to carry out the start-up test.

After connecting the fuel and starting the engine, a puff of smoke drifted by, and with a humming sound, the engine started and ran normally, and everyone applauded.

The engine was successfully manufactured, and the gearbox was simpler than the engine. It was not an automatic gearbox on a high-end car. The drawings were handed over to the R&D department for them to work on. If they could not produce a product even with the drawings, then they would not have to work on it. Jiang Yan naturally took out the structural drawings of the whole vehicle, which were all copied from the Liuling Zhiguang van of later generations. However, many unreasonable places were naturally changed, such as the car seats. His seats had always been criticized before, and now they were changed to automatically adjustable seats. Although the internal space did not increase too much, it was basically enough to remove the two rows of seats at the back.

Of course, the biggest change is the pedals. After scientific calculations, the control angle of the driver's seat pedals, the gear lever and the handbrake have been optimized, and the steering wheel angle has been adjusted. Although these changes are not obvious in terms of perception, they are of practical significance. For example, by changing the horizontal angle between the legs and the ground and the control angle of the feet to each control pedal, the angle of the accelerator is adjusted to a comfortable range, which can help relax the tension of the feet and avoid ankle pain when driving for a long time. Therefore, the comprehensive improvement of the cab is conducive to relieving the fatigue of the driver's waist, back, legs, feet and other parts when driving for a long time, and it is also conducive to the driver's more convenient control of the car, which greatly improves the driving comfort.

After the people in the technical department had thoroughly understood the drawings, the vehicle quickly entered the production stage and Jiang Yan no longer cared about it. The difficulties were over. If they couldn't even do this, what was the point of him keeping them?
The recruitment of ordinary workers is now very popular, which is due to the generous benefits that Jiang Yan issued before the New Year. Of course, this news was released by Jiang Yan in order to better recruit workers. Unexpectedly, this caused a sensation in the whole city. Since the recruitment began, the phone in Jiang Yan’s office has almost never stopped. Many people came to inquire about the news, and some people even found where Jiang Yan lived. Tian Zao was even more rude and took away 100 places from Jiang Yan. However, Jiang Yan also promised to treat everyone equally, and to fire those who were sneaky.

Although the benefits of Jiang Yan's factory are attractive, the "open, fair, and just" recruitment slogan of Jiang Yan's company is indeed more eye-catching. So many people come here just for this.

Due to the large number of people, only the best could be selected. Huang Dachun was the most ordinary one among the applicants. In 68, when he was in high school, he responded to the country's call and went to the Northeast Construction Corps. He stayed there for ten years and got married and had children. However, after the policy was introduced, he chose to return to the old city because life there was too hard.

Fortunately, he was smart and had good hands-on skills. He learned car repair skills from a master in the Corps. After returning, he found a job in a suburban auto repair shop with this skill. At least it was a stable job. Compared with those who returned to the city at the same time, who either had no jobs or found unsuitable jobs, he was lucky.

However, since his wife had a rural household registration and there were three children in the family who had to go to school, he was the eldest in the family, with two younger brothers and two younger sisters. The whole family relied on his father riding a tricycle and his mother making matchboxes to make a living. The family lived in a large courtyard of more than 50 square meters, and life was quite difficult.

The salary at the overhaul factory was not high, and with bonuses it was only about 40 yuan a month. But there were too many people at home waiting for food, and no matter how hard they worked every month, there was never enough food. Then I heard that Jiang Yan's factory was recruiting, with high salary, good benefits, and even housing. I made up my mind, went back to discuss it with my family, and gave the job at the overhaul factory to my older brother. I applied for the job with the expectations of my whole family.

Because he was determined to fight to the death, he arrived earlier than most people. He arrived at the factory's recruitment office before dawn and waited there. Unexpectedly, there was more than one person who shared the same idea as him.

(End of this chapter)