Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 150 Joint Manufacturing Starts

Seeing this, Zhou Xinjian took the microphone from Jiang Chen: "Comrades, I know these demands will make things difficult for everyone."

"But I think Jiang Chen has a good saying, that is, standardization, standardization and technology are the future of industry."

"Standardization will be completed by the training system we are about to launch. Sangang machine tools are the product of technology."

"The current requirements for accuracy and error are actually an aspect of standardization."

"So this joint manufacturing is actually helping everyone to move forward steadily on the right path one step at a time."

"This is your challenge, but also your opportunity. So I hope everyone can seize this opportunity, keep up with the times, and be at the forefront of industry."

"Moreover, the production and manufacturing of Sangang machine tools is not only related to the improvement of our production capacity and the industrial upgrading of flower growers, but also to the creation of foreign exchange. The higher-ups are very concerned about it."

"The next step is communication time. If you have any questions, you can ask them on the spot, and Comrade Jiang Chen or I will answer them."

Zhou Xinjian's words were very high-level, and he invisibly put the participants on the receiving end.

If you do not participate in production, you reject standardization and cannot keep up with the pace of the times.

So there are reasons to worry about what happens in the future.

In this era, there is actually no need for higher-level departments to reason with lower-level departments. I just tell you to do it.

In order to ensure production, bringing everyone together and issuing tasks through consultation is already considered a huge concession by the Ministry of Industry.

At this time, an engineering representative stood up: "Minister Zhou, Comrade Xiao Jiang, since it is joint production, shouldn't we share the relevant technology with everyone?"

"You just give us a bunch of data and requirements for parts and components, and you set high demands on us, but you don't give us the technology. What are we trying to do?"

Who wouldn’t want to own the production technology of this kind of advanced machine tool?

Zhou Xinjian said calmly: "Since it is joint production, what do you need technology for? If you do your job well, Sansteel's machine tools will naturally come out smoothly, and your factory can use them as soon as possible."

"The technology is given to you. If you fail to keep it safe and allow the enemy to take advantage of it and steal the technology, it will be enough to shoot you ten times. Can you bear this responsibility?"

The person said: "I know how valuable technology is, so I will protect it well. Except for the trustworthy senior workers in the factory, no one else will leak it."

"I still don't believe that the enemy can come and rob it, and our security department is not a vegetarian."

Zhou Xinjian snorted coldly: "Don't tell me that, we have learned a bloody lesson. Previously, an eighth-level worker at the No. 3 Steel Plant took advantage of the security department's negligence and stole the blueprints. Do you know how much effort it took to get them back? ?”

"Ten thousand local troops conducted a search around Sijiu City. One of our comrades almost gave his life before the blueprints were retrieved."

"This technology is so valuable that it can drive the enemy crazy. It's like this in Sijiu City, but it will only get crazier in other places. Are you sure you can keep it?"

This incident has caused a lot of commotion, and it has spread inside the No. 3 Steel Plant. It is definitely impossible to keep it secret.

He simply said it directly.

This person sat down and stopped talking.

Another factory representative stood up: "Vice Minister Zhou, Comrade Jiang Chen, I agree with the construction of standardization and the development direction just mentioned by Vice Minister Zhou."

"But the requirements for these parts are too high, and I think they are a bit picky. Reducing the requirements appropriately will not affect the performance of the machine tools, and the production efficiency can be greatly improved."

"So, there is no room for adjustment in terms of accuracy and error requirements."

Jiang Chen said: "No, this is already the minimum requirement. We would rather sacrifice production efficiency than lower component requirements. We would rather have a shortage than a waste."

Representative Tan Tanshou said: "Vice Minister Zhou, it's not that I don't want to give you face and don't want to respond to the call of the Ministry of Industry, but our factory already has heavy production tasks. If we continue to reduce efficiency because of too high requirements, I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete the production tasks. "Even our factory's own production will be seriously affected."

"Since the Ministry of Industry has given us the right to choose, we have the right to refuse. In order to ensure the normal production order of our factory, our factory refuses to participate in the production of Sangang machine tools."

In the era of planned economy, joining the production of Sangang machine tools has no practical benefits except leaving a good name and some false reputation.

It is not surprising that some people refuse to participate in production in order to ensure that their factories can complete their tasks.

If someone takes the lead, someone else will follow.

More than ten factories have successively withdrawn from the production of Sangang machine tools.

Some vacillating factories, seeing that Vice Minister Zhou was not obstructive, also began to show that they would not participate.

At this time, Director Xie of the Shuchuan Steel Rolling Mill stood up and said, "We have to take a longer view and cannot just focus on the one-third of an acre of our own factory."

"Sangang machine tools are important to the country and of great significance. They are the first flag for our flower growers to go abroad. We must do it and do it well."

"Therefore, Shuchuan Steel Rolling Mill is willing to participate in the production of Sangang machine tools. As long as we are given a task, even a screw or a steel plate, it will be completed with guaranteed quality and quantity."

"When the first batch of Sangang machine tools are produced and we use the new machine tools, all production efficiency and precision will go to a big level. This is a great thing."

Director Xie is Jiang Chen’s old leader.

When they met at noon, they held Jiang Chen's hand and regretted one by one that he had seconded Jiang Chen to the No. 3 Steel Works.

Then, he gave his old friend Yang Weimin, who had picked up the bargain, a hard beating.

He was the oldest and most senior person in the room. He said such words that were very offensive. Although he just chose to quit the factory, he felt unhappy, but it was hard to say anything.

At this time, the representative of Fengtian No. 1 Machine Tool Factory also stood up; "To be honest, as a specialized machine tool factory, it is indeed a bit embarrassing to specialize in producing machine tool parts for a steel rolling mill."

"But just like Lao Xie said just now, it is our honor that the country's important weapons need us, and we have no reason to refuse."

"Therefore, Fengtian No. 1 Machine Tool Factory is willing to participate in the production of Sangang machine tool parts."

One after another, factories expressed their willingness to participate in the production and manufacturing of Sangang machine tools.

The staff of the Ministry of Industry registered one by one.

After the registration is completed, the Ministry of Industry will divide the machine tool production tasks and reasonably assign them to each factory based on the number of registered factories, the production capacity of each factory, and areas of expertise.

Then Zhou Xinjian would personally award the tasks to each factory.

When the factory took over the task, Zhou Xinjian emphasized again that quality must be guaranteed.

If there are production difficulties, please mention them in advance so that the Ministry of Industry can take measures to ensure the normal production of machine tools.

After everyone had received the task, Jiang Chen said to Zhou Xinjian: "Minister Zhou, the production capacity of qualified steel is insufficient, and the Ministry of Industry can give priority to relevant manufacturers to ensure the normal production of Sansteel machine tool parts."

Zhou Xinjian nodded: "This is natural. The production of Sansteel machine tools is the most important thing. At the same time, we will also work hard to increase steel production capacity. This is the basis of industry and must be developed no matter what."

The steel output in 59 was 1122 tons, and the steel output in 60 was 1351 tons. This corroborates Zhou Xinjian’s words that the Ministry of Industry is paying close attention to steel production.

But these two years were already the peak of this period, and steel production fell off a cliff in 61.

(End of this chapter)