Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 179 Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Rural Affairs
Agricultural machinery factory makes gasoline engines?Just ask if you don't understand. Gu Weijun interrupted strangely and asked Secretary Huang: "Uncle, how come the agricultural machinery factory still has the energy to make jeep engines? It can't even make agricultural machinery, right?"

Secretary Huang smiled "hehe" and said, "Who knows? The news that Director Nie heard about is that the production of the Jingcheng Agricultural Machinery Factory is not saturated, so it makes gasoline engines for jeeps!"

"What? The production is not saturated?" Gu Weijun's eyes widened in surprise. Not only Gu Weijun, but also Li Youshan and Wu Zhonghua were also very surprised!

Gu Weijun was very puzzled, "Uncle, let's not talk about anything else. China is short of at least several million tractors with horizontal lever diesel engines, right? How can it be possible that the production is not saturated?"

Secretary Huang said with disdain, "That's why we have the teacher's instructions!"

Gu Weijun thought for a moment and asked: "Mr. Li, Professor Wu, what is the horsepower of the domestic horizontal-bar diesel engines now?"

"Rated 12 horses!" Professor Wu said without thinking.

Gu Weijun boldly suggested, "Director Zhou and Secretary Huang, can we take the first step to study the horizontal-bar diesel engine? Increase the horsepower of the horizontal-bar diesel engine to 35 horses?"

"35 horses!" Professor Wu said with a smile: "Student Gu, you really dare to think about it! But it's not impossible to realize it? Can you first tell me why you made this request?"

Gu Weijun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't a fantasy!Explained: "The current ox carts and horse-drawn carriages in rural areas can only pull about one ton of goods. As long as a 35-horsepower single-cylinder diesel tractor is developed, rural areas, farmers, and agriculture will benefit!"

Director Zhou smiled and asked: "Xiao Gu, you have to know that the horizontal-bar diesel engine used to make tractors belongs to the Ministry of Agricultural Machinery. What if we make a horizontal-bar engine and the Ministry of Agricultural Machinery does not agree? When we come up with the research, the Ministry of Agricultural Machinery will say : Our rolling mill can’t produce? What should we do?”

Gu Weijun frowned and replied: "Director Zhou, our steel plant itself needs to transport coal and ore over short distances. Can a diesel engine with this horsepower also pull one to two tons? It is enough to meet the needs of short-distance transportation."

"In addition, after we develop it, we can directly contact the Ministry of Agriculture or the three northeastern provinces! The horizontal-lever diesel engine is very suitable for agricultural farming! First of all, it is simple in structure, cheap and easy to maintain. Secondly, it can be used for farming, irrigation, harvesting, and transportation. Satisfied, it can be said to be a multi-purpose machine!”

"The teacher has always said that there is a lot of potential in the vast countryside! Aren't we just responding to this call?"

"In addition, although we are producing according to the plan, we must not have this kind of mentality of waiting! We must not lose the spirit of active pioneering! We must lead this aggressive trend!"

Director Zhou put his hands on his hands and smiled, "Good boy, you must have ideas and theoretical basis! When you graduate, don't go back to the steel rolling mill. Come directly to Shijingshan, and I will arrange for you to be the deputy director of the office or the deputy director of the technical department!"

"Ahem!" Gu Weijun coughed twice, "Director Zhou, what are the levels of these two positions?" Gu Weijun said embarrassedly: "I am now the deputy section chief!"

"Haha!" Everyone laughed. Secretary Huang pointed at Gu Weijun and scolded: "You are a fan of officials at such a young age. Both of these positions are at the deputy bureau level!"

"Haha!" Several people laughed again.

Director Zhou slapped the table and said to Secretary Huang, Mr. Li and others, "Secretary Huang, Mr. Li, Professor Wu, Xiao Gu's suggestion is very good! We will not do things that are too high-minded, but we will start by benefiting the country and the people! How about it?"

"If the Ministry of Agricultural Machinery gets involved, I will get rid of this matter even if I go to the top to quarrel!"

Mr. Li looked at Professor Wu, "Old Wu, how are you? The technical requirements that Xiao Gu asks every time are a bit challenging. Let's work hard? We can't let the younger generation look down upon us!" Professor Wu filled his cup with a drink Liquor, full of pride, "It's interesting when it's difficult. Doubling the horsepower of the current horizontal-bar diesel engine is also a very interesting topic! The teacher said that we have handicrafts and agriculture, aren't we doing both?"

"That's right!" Director Zhou picked up the wine glass, "Let's drink this glass to the full!"

After that, several people decided that next week Mr. Li would go to the steel rolling mill to inspect the hydraulic press, and Professor Wu would take students from the power department to the steel rolling mill to design a horizontal-bar diesel engine!In addition, the labor practice matters of Shijingshan Iron and Steel Plant were finalized.

Mr. Li also asked about the future practical issues of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. After all, students from the Department of Metallurgy are most suitable for the Shijingshan Iron and Steel Plant and Rolling Mill.

Director Zhou and Secretary Huang looked at each other and smiled. They had thought about this problem for a long time.Their previous idea was to build an additional engine production line after the gasoline engine was successfully developed. Now it will be the same as diesel engines, and it will be turned into agricultural machinery!
Director Zhou waved his hand, "Mr. Li, Professor Wu, our previous plan was to contact the Beijing Automobile Factory to jointly build the jeep after the gasoline engine was successfully developed. Now we have slightly changed the plan. After the horizontal-bar diesel engine is successfully developed, we Build a separate agricultural tractor production line.”

"Mr. Li, Professor Wu, Tsinghua University has its own machinery factory. We can study other parts of agricultural machinery first. When the time is right, we can assemble them and we will be a blockbuster!"

"The Jingcheng Agricultural Machinery Factory is no longer willing to produce agricultural machinery, let's do it!"

On the way back to Tsinghua University with Mr. Li and Professor Wu, Gu Weijun continued to chat about Shi Jingshan and the steel rolling mill.

Mr. Li sighed: "Lao Qian made a good move by going to the steel rolling mill this time. What he learned is useful! According to Secretary Huang, if two rolling mills of 4200mm and 1700mm are really developed, it will benefit the country and the people!"

Professor Wu also echoed: "Yes, Lao Qian is very talented and keen in the research of mechanics and machinery! He should be the director of the Institute of Mechanics!"

Professor Wu continued jokingly: "I took off my hat in 59. I am old money, but I can't take off my hat now! This time he went to the front line to work and it also gave him the opportunity to exercise. He saved a lot of money all day long." He loves sports and his face is round!"

Mr. Li joked humorously: "Isn't it because of the big head?"

Professor Wu laughed so hard, "Haha! That's right!"

Gu Weijun didn't expect Mr. Li to be so humorous, and he almost stopped laughing. Fortunately, he was an experienced driver and his hands were still very steady, and the three of them returned to Tsinghua University smoothly.

It was already very late when he returned to the dormitory, and his roommates still took the time to read while the lights were on. Gu Weijun glanced at all the professional courses and smiled to himself, this is only right!Yes, it’s almost the final exam!
Li Zhongming was worried that Gu Weijun would not have time to have dinner, so he went to the department store in Zhaolanyuan to buy a piece of instant noodles!After Gu Weijun returned to the dormitory, Li Zhongming asked proactively: "Junzi, have you had dinner tonight? I bought some instant noodles from the department store! You can just boil it in water and eat it!"

"What?" Gu Weijun thought he heard wrongly, "Instant noodles?" Are there instant noodles now?Besides, don’t instant noodles need to be fried?How much oil do you need!

Li Zhongming suddenly became energetic, and there is something you and Gu Weijun don't know about!He quickly handed over the lunch box and explained, "Yes! Let me tell you, these instant noodles are very nutritious. They are all fried in goose fat! They cost only [-] cents!"

"Oh! Ah! Goose fat!" Gu Weijun took the lunch box in surprise, opened it and looked down, "It's really instant noodles!"

(End of this chapter)