A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 32: True knowledge comes from practice
What was the most urgent need for Chinese industry in the early 60s?
It's technology!It’s the recipe!It's a machine!
In fact, these are not the most urgent needs. What is most urgently needed is actually the lack of industrial standards.

This is the answer that Li Xiang came up with after following the professors.

Not to mention that there is no clue about production standards, even quality standards and safety standards are still separate.

Let’s talk about production standards first. The machines used in all factories now are so diverse that sometimes you can’t find the same machine in a workshop.

They belong to different countries, and the parameters there must be set according to the standards of the producing country.

You use the parameter standards of other countries to produce spare parts of your own size, and the materials used do not meet the standards. Just make sure the size is suitable, not to mention the quality of the spare parts produced.

Just say that if this machine works with different parameters for a long time, it will definitely break down faster than normal use. Once it breaks down, the factory does not have the repair technology and corresponding parts replacement, so you have to ask someone from the production country to help you. This cost is sometimes no more than How much less does it cost to buy a new machine.

Let’s talk about the quality standards. Now even the products of the same batch from the same manufacturer are of high, medium and low quality. There is no such thing as quality inspection, so ordinary people often buy defective products.

For example, the first time you use a water bottle, you will feel nervous.

The rubber shoes came off the first time they were worn in the rain, causing the soles to separate.

The lid of the tea vat is welded to the vat body and cannot be pulled off.

Some pens do not produce ink, and some pens produce ink that completely smudges the paper.

Incidents like this happen frequently, and the rate of defective products is so high that these factories would probably have been fined and closed down long ago in this world.

But the reality is that these factories are living a very prosperous life now, because their focus is on output, not quality.

Li Xiang feels that even if nothing else is done, if a safety standard is proposed a few years in advance, the annual work-related injury rate is estimated to be reduced by half.

If there is true merit, it is conceivable to be able to enjoy the Ancestral Temple based on this alone.

It's a pity that he is a low-key person now. Such a large project requires a lot of time and manpower to sort out one by one.

He alone doesn't know when he will be able to do it.

The school books and materials alone are confusing enough, not to mention that in practice there are a lot of problems that have never appeared in the books.

It's not like he hasn't talked to professors or close classmates, but people nowadays don't seem to be very sensitive to this kind of information.

For them, the factory has an indicator of casualties every year, and the occurrence of work-related injuries means that it is within the forecast. Otherwise, why would the higher-ups agree to this indicator.

Li Xiang didn't want to say that this was a pedantic idea, but it was indeed blind, a kind of blind confidence.

He is only a freshman, and his knowledge is limited in the eyes of others, so what he says may be ignored by others.

He can only wait for the opportunity, find all the information, practice it, and let the final data speak for itself.

. . . . . .

After finishing his homework that day, Li Xiang packed up his textbooks and asked Professor Hao:
"Teacher, do you have any connections with the factory? Any one will do."

When Professor Hao heard this question, Professor Hao's first reaction was that Li Xiang wanted him to use connections to send people to the factory.

Even though he already regarded Li Xiang as his beloved disciple, he still had to refuse anything that would violate his principles.

Professor Hao adjusted his glasses and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Li Xiang explained to the professor: "I want to find an internship in an institution. I still don't want to give up on the topic I mentioned to you last time. The information on paper is limited after all. I think more practice is needed."

"Isn't it too early to go for an internship at this stage?" Professor Hao was a little surprised when faced with Li Xiang's request. You must know that he is only a freshman and has only scratched the surface of theoretical knowledge.

He quickly explained: "Teacher, you misunderstood. I want to go during the winter and summer vacations. I will still have classes as usual and will not delay my studies."

Then Li Xiang scratched his head. He also felt that this matter was a bit embarrassing, but he was not ready to give up. If Professor Hao had no chance, he would ask a few more people.The worst possible outcome is to just stay put and wait until graduation before taking action.

But if there was even a chance, he didn't want to wait any longer.

He clearly knows that this is the right path and a path that is beneficial to the people.

It was within his ability to get out of this way, but it was impossible for him to choose to turn a blind eye.

After listening to Li Xiang's explanation, Professor Hao touched his chin and fell into thinking.

He does have connections, but there has never been a case like this before. Freshman students just want to do projects and do practical work.

It's impossible for the school to agree.

Difficult!

Li Xiang is very smart, but in his opinion, he cannot be called a genius. Several old friends have basically similar evaluations of him, saying that he is a hard-working smart man.

Although the ideas Li Xiang proposed before were very novel, they still had many loopholes, and they could not be convinced by words alone.

Since this kid persistently wants to use practice to run data, and then convince these old antiques.

As a teacher, he can't just watch.

Li Xiang stood there uneasily, watching Professor Hao frown and curl his lips. He just thought that this matter made the teacher extremely embarrassed, and he had given up hope.

His mind was already searching for the next candidate.

"I will discuss with several other professors first, and then we will go to the school to test it out together. If the school can come forward, it might be the best, and maybe there will be a project subsidy. If not, then I will have to use my personal relationship. That might be harder, but I don’t want to give up halfway.”

"Hey~" Li Xiang didn't expect the twists and turns, and he didn't react for a while.

When his mind turned around, he immediately felt happy. He saluted Professor Hao like a soldier and made a loud promise:

"Teacher, I will work hard and never be lazy to embarrass you. The data I have obtained from practice is guaranteed to be absolutely true and valid."

Teacher Hao was amused by his behavior.

And Li Xiang took advantage of the teacher's happiness and went one step further and added another request.

"Is there any way for me to rotate in different units? These different units have different mechanisms, so the data must be different. It will be more intuitive if I run to several more for comparison."

As he spoke, he picked up the cigarette that Professor Hao had placed on his desk, lit it, and handed it over respectfully.

Li Xiang is about the same age as Professor Hao's grandson. The professor usually treats him as his descendant, and the relationship is very harmonious. He might as well call him his beloved disciple.

Professor Hao nodded to him with the hand holding the cigarette, pretending to be helpless and said:
"You, you, are really making progress."

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　　ps: The second half of today’s Chapter 31 is not very well completed, and the transition is a bit abrupt. I will self-destruct first without waiting for your criticism.

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(End of this chapter)