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Chapter 190: From manual to electric

What are you waiting for? Let’s go. They immediately rode their bicycles to the commune.

The two did not go directly to the blacksmith shop, but directly found Director Wang of the commune. There was a small steel plant in the commune. Although it was built when steel was being made a few years ago, it had relatively complete basic steelmaking functions and general processing capabilities. It was a tool for large-scale mass production, and it was much better to find them than a simple blacksmith shop.

"Hey, kid, how come you have time to come to me?"

Hearing that Wang Luo was coming, Director Wang came out and shook hands with Village Chief Huo. He patted Wang Luo on the shoulder to show his affection, then took him to the office, made tea for him, and handed him a cigarette. Of course, the cigarette was not for Wang Luo, but for Village Chief Huo.

"I'm here to ask for your help. You said that I should be your guest. You won't deny it, will you?"

"You come to visit me, you should at least bring some gifts as a token of your appreciation. Why don't you come here empty-handed? Tell me what problem you have that you can't solve. If I can solve it, I promise to solve it for you."

Director Wang said jokingly.

"Today, I talked to Uncle Huo about the public grain collection. I learned that the public grain for the autumn harvest is corn kernels. When I asked, I found out that people rub corn kernels by hand or poke it with a nail, which is too slow. As autumn has begun, the weather is getting colder, and the grain can't be dried well, so the grain station won't accept it. So I thought about making some tools. Now I have figured out some tools. They don't require electricity and are purely manual. But the speed is very fast, several times faster than before. Can you help me contact the steel mill to process it and see if it can be used."

Wang Luo stated his purpose.

“There’s also a machine for cutting sweet potato slices!”

Village Chief Huo added on the side.

"Yes, and cut the sweet potato slices, I almost forgot!"

"A machine for rubbing corn kernels and cutting sweet potato slices that doesn't use electricity and is several times faster? That's interesting. OK, let's build it and see. As long as it's helpful to agriculture, we'll be fine. Let's go to the steel plant and have a look. If we can't build it tonight, don't leave. Come to my house for dinner and stay at the guesthouse!"

When Director Wang heard that it was about agricultural machinery, he was not confused. Agriculture is the foundation of national development. As a commune director, he was particularly sensitive to this aspect. He immediately took Wang Luo and the other person to the steel mill. . . . .

"Can you lend me some paper and pen? This thing is very simple and not difficult to make."

When they arrived at the steel plant, their director and technicians came over immediately when they heard that someone had designed a corn thresher and sweet potato slicer. Wang Luo directly asked for paper and pen and began to draw the blueprints of the hand-cranked threshers and slicers that he had seen as a child.

"First, you need to forge a pressure plate with teeth. This is the main thing. Put a shell on the outside to prevent the corn cobs from falling out. Put them in from here and shake the toothed plate with bearings. The corn kernels will fall out. Finally, there is an exit here. The corn bones will automatically fall out from here. It's such a simple thing!"

It wasn’t a very difficult thing, and Wang Luo finished it in a short while.

"This thing is quite interesting. Hey, why didn't I think of it?"

The technician at the steel plant slapped his thigh and said that he was stupid and had not considered this aspect. But when he saw the drawings drawn by Wang Luo, he immediately understood the principle.

"Xiao Song, is this possible?"

The factory manager asked the technician.

"It's feasible. It's very feasible. It's not difficult to make. It doesn't require electricity. You just need to crank it manually. It's simple and easy to operate. Even a child can use it!"

The technician answered affirmatively.

"If you're worried about corn kernels flying around, you can also put a large wooden box underneath to secure the grain and avoid the trouble of cleaning it up. Just put this thing on top to secure it!"

Wang Luo pointed at the drawing and added.

"Good, a very good idea. Look, we cast this pressure plate into a groove shape, connect it with a belt and a motor, and it will become an electric one!" Wang Luo's little invention also made the technicians suddenly enlightened, and they pointed to the drawing and said to everyone.

"This won't work. If it's connected to a motor, it will use electricity. If we stuff the corn kernels in one by one, the efficiency will be too slow and the money won't be enough to pay for the electricity. That's a waste and irrational. Most villages don't have electricity now, so they can't use it at all. If you want to use electricity, let's just make it big. Come on, Brother Song, look, use square steel pipes to design a rack and a feed port. We can replace this toothed disc with a roller, weld sharp teeth on the roller, and add another roller on top and stack them together. After adding a motor, we can directly rely on the click rotation instead of manual rotation of the two rollers. The teeth on the roller can get the corn kernels down, right? It's almost the same as this hand-cranked type, with the same principle. We just need to add material from this feed port."

"Yes, yes, you have a very smart brain. We can also add a dragon to our side, and the corn kernels we cut down can go directly into the barn."

The two of them became more and more excited as they talked, and kept talking about their ideas.

"Not only that, if we add a fan here and crank it, as long as the air volume is appropriate, the impurities inside can be blown away, saving a step!"

"Oh, what a good idea! Isn't this a mechanized operation? We just need to put the materials in, haha!"

"Ha ha!"

Wang Luo and technician Song from the steel plant looked at each other, shook each other's hands, and burst into laughter.

Yes, Wang Luo doesn’t understand mechanics, but that doesn’t mean he has never seen them. These are all things that are commonly used at home. As long as he puts forward his ideas, a group of technical people will be able to make them. To put it bluntly, Wang Luo is now playing a guiding role.

The two of them were laughing, while Director Wang and other people who were only in charge of management were completely confused. What on earth are you talking about? Isn't it just a simple hand-cranked corn thresher? Didn't Wang Luo design it? Let's just make it. Why are you two going further and further, even raising the issue to mechanization and electrification.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Huo, and the factory director, I discussed with Brother Song and came up with a new idea. We must build a hand-cranked corn thresher. It can be used in some rural areas without electricity. However, large farms in Northeast China and Xinjiang Province have electricity, and the output is large, so the hand-cranked type is not suitable. So we went a step further and designed an electric type. This manufacturing method is simple and more efficient. If it can be mass-produced, it is guaranteed to be very popular and can even be exported for foreign exchange!"

Wang Luo said a little excitedly that he had made a small contribution to agriculture and farmers. Why didn't he think of inventing these gadgets before? Not to mention, as long as they are made, they are quite suitable for the current national conditions. I can't make a large self-propelled corn thresher, but can't I make a small one? With this inspiration from me, maybe some professionals will be able to make a self-propelled corn thresher!

"Wang Luo is right. If this thing is made, it will definitely be popular. Director Wang, and the factory director, I want to ask that we make it quickly, and make it overnight!"

Technician Song was also excited. As long as this thing was launched on the market, he would have made an indispensable contribution. How could he not be excited?

"You guys gave us a big shock, no, a big surprise. We were already satisfied with a hand-cranked one, but we didn't expect that after discussing it, you guys would directly come up with an electric one. Director Wang, look at how chaotic this is. It's like riding a boat, making us go up and down!"

The factory director was also very surprised. As long as this thing was made, their factory would have a flagship product and would no longer be a small commune factory. When the state funds were sent over, they would be ready to make a fortune. So he looked at Director Wang and his meaning was very clear. He said, "You should apply for it quickly and give us such a valuable task. The development of our commune depends on this one-time deal. How can you make machines by making hoes and sickles in the factory all day long?"

"Then make it. Don't worry. As long as the product is good, I will apply to the higher-ups to implement the corn thresher project in our factory, apply for funds and personnel, expand production, and sell our corn threshers throughout the country and the world. Wang Luo, apart from anything else, your coming here to help farmers is a big surprise to me. I will report your contribution later!"

Director Wang first expressed his position with full confidence, then turned around, shook Wang Luo's hand, and said excitedly with the wrinkles on his smiling face deepening.

"Well, I don't understand what you're talking about. Anyway, as long as this corn thresher works, it's fine. Should we talk about the sweet potato slicer next?"

Village Chief Huo doesn't care about Director Wang's ambitions. He only cares about whether his production tools can be used.

"Yes, yes, yes, there is also a sweet potato slicer. Wang Luo, come, come, let's discuss this sweet potato slicer. The manual one can be made, and can the electric one also be made? Let's discuss it quickly."

Technician Song was even more excited than Wang Luo. He immediately took Wang Luo's hand and started discussing the sweet potato slicer.

"This is even simpler, similar to a corn thresher. You get a big iron plate, fix a blade on it, and design a semi-enclosed feed port at the back. Put the sweet potatoes in, and then shake it!"

Without saying a word, Wang Luo immediately drew the drawing of the sweet potato slicer on paper and showed it to Technician Song.

"Excellent, excellent, you figured out the principle after doing this. Let's follow the old idea, add a motor, then surround it with welding, directly add the blade, put the material in and it's done. Haha, Wang Luo, you are really amazing, especially for mechanics. You have your own unique insights. What major are you studying now? Is it mechanics? That's good, mechanics graduates are very popular in every factory."

(End of this chapter)