Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 506 Rehiring an uncle and contracting an independent workshop

Author: Tang Juyi

Chapter 506 Rehiring an uncle and contracting an independent workshop

As soon as Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng left, Uncle Yi quickly said to Cao Zhiqiang: "Qiangzi, you said you had something to say to me, can you say it now?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Master Yi, are you leaving in such a hurry?"

Uncle Yi said: "No, I just feel that your family is reunited here, and I am not suitable here."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled again and nodded.

In fact, Cao Zhiqiang knew that Uncle Yi was concerned about Sha Zhu's affairs. After all, Uncle Yi had long regarded Sha Zhu as his son, and this could not be changed in a short time.

Even though Cao Zhiqiang actually paid for Aunt Yi's surgery and hospital bills, this only made Uncle Yi grateful to him and Cao Jiajia, but not to the level of feelings he had for Silly Zhu.

Maybe at the beginning, Uncle Yi's feelings for Shazhu were a utilitarian use of his heart, and he wanted to let Shazhu provide for him in his old age. But people have feelings. As time goes by, Uncle Yi may really put Shazhu in his heart.

When my son saw it.

Even if he is not his biological son, Uncle Yi will still treat Silly Zhu as his adopted son. This kind of feeling cannot be smoothed over by spending money to see a doctor for a while.

In addition, Uncle Yi is actually a very sensible person and knows how to measure things. He probably discovered a long time ago that Cao Zhiqiang and the people in the yard are not the same people, so he deliberately kept a certain distance from himself, the kind of person who is close but not close.

relation.

In fact, if it weren't for the aunt's business, the uncle would probably not come to his Xikuoyuan.

To put it bluntly, Uncle Yi is also a shameless person, and he is relatively self-respecting and self-respecting. He is considered to be a rare and better person in the courtyard.

Although Cao Zhiqiang had read a lot of Siheyuan fan fiction in his previous life, many of them demonized Uncle Yi and even arranged the affair between Uncle Yi and Qin Huairu in various ways.

However, based on Cao Zhiqiang's personal observation after coming here, he found that the relationship between Uncle Yi and Qin Huairu did not seem to be the kind of ambiguous relationship.

On the contrary, Uncle Yi is actually a person who knows how to deal with people's difficulties. If someone is in trouble, as long as he can help, he will usually lend a hand.

Otherwise, Uncle Yi has been an eighth-level fitter for a long time, with such a high salary and no children to drag him down. How could he have retired at old age and his family is still so poor? He is not even as rich as Sha Zhu and can't even afford a TV.

?

To put it bluntly, Uncle Yi has a high income, but his consumption is also high, but his consumption is more to help other people.

It's a pity that many people who were favored by Uncle Yi back then have moved away one after another, and once they move away, they never come back. Few of them miss Uncle Yi well.

Whether Uncle Yi's approach is worth it or not, whether it is stupid or not depends on the beholder, but no matter what, in Cao Zhiqiang's mind, Uncle Yi is one of the rare good people in this courtyard.

Even Uncle Yi has his own little thoughts. He always wants to keep Shazhu and doesn't want Shazhu to go to higher places and go to Xiangjiang with Lou Xiao'e, but this is also human nature.

As Mr. Yi said himself, he was reluctant to leave Silly Pillar.

It can be said that the biggest reason why Shazhu didn't make it in the end and didn't end up with Lou Xiao'e was because of these people, these feelings, and these thoughts in the courtyard.

Perhaps Sha Zhu's feelings and thoughts are a little abnormal, but it is undeniable that neither Sha Zhu nor Mr. Yi is bad in nature, and they are not really bad people.

Of course, whether they are good or bad, it actually doesn't matter to the current Cao Zhiqiang. After all, he has long since jumped out of the courtyard, and the dimensions of his life are no longer in the same place.

However, after all, Siheyuan is the place where Cao Zhiqiang started in this world, a bit like a novice village, so after Cao Zhiqiang became prosperous, he also developed an indescribable feeling for this place.

To put it simply, Cao Zhiqiang wants to do his best to help the people he likes in the courtyard to have a better life and future, so that they will not become what they were before.

In fact, he did change a lot of things, the most obvious one being Auntie.

Without Cao Zhiqiang's active help, Auntie would have probably died of a heart attack. However, it was precisely because of Cao Zhiqiang's initiative that Auntia had the surgery early. Although she is still lying in the hospital, the dangerous period has passed.

As long as she takes good care of herself from now on, I think she can live for a long time.

Also, it is certain that Lou Xiaoe took her son back to the courtyard in advance.

Because Cao Zhiqiang remembered very clearly that Lou Xiaoe only took her son back to the courtyard in 1984. Before that, in 1983, she had only visited the courtyard secretly, but never entered.

But here, due to Cao Zhiqiang's interference, Lou Xiao'e came over in advance and took her son to meet Sha Zhu.

There are even more changes.

However, although Cao Zhiqiang has caused more and more changes, for the small courtyard house, there are only a little changes so far, and there are no big changes overall.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang decided to start with the first uncle, start with small things, and slowly change their lives.

"Uncle Yi." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "People don't tell secrets. This time I went back to the courtyard. In addition to catching up with my sister and bringing my girlfriend to the house formally so that everyone can get to know each other, I also have another purpose.

Looking for you, Uncle Yi."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Yi frowned: "You are looking for me specifically? What are you looking for me for?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "I want to re-employ you, Mr. Yi, to work in our factory."

"Re-employment?" Uncle Yi frowned again, then shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I'm retired. I'm old, my hands are shaking, and I can't do anything anymore."

Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "Uncle Yi, you are joking, you are an eighth-level fitter, which is not something ordinary people can achieve. Even if you are old and your hands are shaking, your experience is still there.

I know that the most powerful thing about an eighth-level fitter is not only their hands, but also their brains and the various experiences in their brains.

In this way, I plan to contract a workshop in our Hongguang Machinery Factory, recruit a group of skilled workers, and then rehire you as a technical consultant and workshop director.

During the re-employment period, I will give you one thousand yuan per month, plus three hundred yuan for food expenses.

In that workshop, you are not only the technical consultant, but also the workshop director. You have the final say in everything.

You don't need to do anything yourself, and you don't need to deal with the factory director or anything. You just need to complete the tasks assigned by me with quality and quantity.

Of course, I also hope that you can pass on your rich experience to those skilled workers without reservation, so that they can complete the work smoothly and master more advanced benchwork skills as soon as possible.

To put it simply, that workshop operates independently, and the workers in it only listen to you. You have absolute authority in it.

In this workshop, you don’t need to think about worldly things. You have the final say on all personnel arrangements. Whoever you say will be promoted will be promoted, and whoever you say will be punished will be punished. The workshop is your hall, and you only need to be on time.

Just complete the tasks I assigned you with quality.

Do you understand what I said?"

Uncle Yi frowned: "Then you have to tell me first what your contracted workshop does, and I'll see if I can do it myself."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly and looked at Cao Jiajia: "Sister, I want to talk to Mr. Yi alone for a while."

Cao Jiajia stood up quickly: "Okay, let's talk. I'll cut some fruit for you. Qinghong, come with me."

"Okay." Wu Qinghong also stood up with a smile, "I'll help you."

After saying that, Wu Qinghong and Cao Jiajia stood up together and left the pavilion together.

After the two of them left, and only Cao Zhiqiang and the first uncle were in the pavilion, Cao Zhiqiang said seriously: "Rifle, a new type of rifle."

"New rifle?" Uncle Yi continued to frown, "Let me do it? Are you kidding me?"

"Of course I'm not joking." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head, "To tell you the truth, I have some relationship with the superiors, and recently the superiors are planning to develop a new type of rifle. It is said that the design drawings have been released, but the specific samples have not been started yet.

Do.

This is mainly because the unit that designed this rifle has recently been short of funds and has a serious shortage of senior technicians, so it plans to contract it out and let other units produce it.

Our Hongguang Machinery Factory originally made military parts and components, and they were all in Beijing, so we let our factory take over.

But our factory is facing a transformation recently, and the financial pressure is relatively high. In addition, the senior workers in our factory are all retired, leaving, and dying. It is okay to make some ordinary parts, but as you know, military products have stricter requirements.

It may not still work.

The factory director discussed with me and wanted me to contract a workshop and recruit people myself to undertake the new rifle project of that research institute.

I thought, Uncle Yi, you have an eighth-level fitter. As long as you are rehired and a group of skilled workers are found to serve as your subordinates, you will definitely be able to complete the new rifle project.

By then, won't this matter be done?

Once it is completed, if the new rifle is chosen by the superiors in the future, it will be mass-produced, and we will receive huge bonuses for this."

"Wait a minute!" Uncle Yi touched his chin and said, "What you mean is that you contracted a workshop yourself, took on a project, and then recruited people to trial-produce a new rifle. Once the rifle passes the acceptance test, you will receive a bonus.

,right?"

"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "Actually, this is also a pilot project.

After all, you also know that our R&D department is short of money everywhere nowadays, but most of the funds are spent on the research and development of heavy weapons, and there is a lot less in the field of light weapons.

The unit that develops new rifles is currently severely short of funds, so you can ask them to draw up the design drawings, but they really can't make it into a physical object, so they entrusted us to do it.

I spend my own money to contract the workshop, hire people to buy the materials myself, make the things, and then send them for acceptance.

If it passes the inspection, it would be best. I can get corresponding financial rewards, and even be allowed to set up a public-private partnership arsenal to specialize in the production of this new rifle and make profits.

But if the acceptance fails, the loss will be my own, do you understand?"

"Understood." Uncle Yi nodded, "In other words, you contracted part of the functions of the Ordnance Research Institute?"

"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a smile.

Well, although I have some reservations about what Cao Zhiqiang said, it is pretty much the same.

The cause of this incident was actually the bullpup rifle that Cao Zhiqiang asked Uncle Lin about before.

To be honest, Cao Zhiqiang has long wanted our army to install new rifles, but he does not want to follow the old path of the 95 rifle. After all, the 95 rifle is really not that good.

Although in general, bullpup rifles are naturally better, but if you must use a bullpup rifle, the 95 is definitely not as good as the VHS2 assault rifle.

According to the history of Cao Zhiqiang's previous life, regardless of whether there are 95 assault rifles or not, bullpup rifles will be fully spread in our army. This is probably not an accident, but an inevitable one.

In this case, it's better to let me do it myself first.

Anyway, I brought the information on the VHS2 assault rifle. If I want to develop this rifle at my own expense, it shouldn't be a big problem.

At present, our military is indeed severely lacking in scientific research funds. Therefore, due to lack of money, it is currently focusing on high-precision projects such as artillery and missiles. For light weapons such as rifles, it is enough that they can be used.

Otherwise, it would not have been delayed until the 1990s, which was approaching 1997, before the small-caliber rifle 95 assault rifle was released.

It is conceivable that even if the country obtains all the technical data of the VHS2 assault rifle, it would be difficult to produce a physical product because of the lack of money.

You know, in fact, our country has already begun to demonstrate and develop bullpup rifles and small-caliber rifles, and has long wanted to replace them with small-caliber rifles. However, the specific implementation is restricted by many factors, one of which is funding issues.

However, we are not lacking in related designs. In other words, there are actually many design drawings of various firearms, as well as many actual objects.

But due to the lack of funds and senior technicians, and of course some technical problems, the quality of those rifles is hard to say.

Especially in 1983, the country was still very poor and had little ability to conduct research and development of light weapons and carry out large-scale replacement.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang proposed that he hopes to produce the VHS2 assault rifle at his own expense in the form of a contract. The advantage of this is that it can save money.

Then once the guns pass the acceptance inspection, you can first try to export them to earn foreign exchange, or first give them to the armed police force for use.

Uncle Lin felt that this matter was not a big problem, and it was Cao Zhiqiang who proposed it, so he considered it over and over again, submitted the proposal, and it was quickly passed.

In other words, Cao Zhiqiang now has the approval document, and he can cooperate with the 208 Research Institute to trial-produce the VHS2 assault rifle that Cao Zhiqiang obtained.

In terms of caliber, six types are tentatively selected. After they are produced, they will be subject to unified assessment and acceptance.

The real significance of this incident does not lie in the gun itself, but in that this is the first time that private capital is allowed to participate in the research and development and production of weapons, instead of relying solely on national finance.

In addition, Uncle Lin also assured Cao Zhiqiang that if this model of private capital participating in weapons research and development is effective, he will agree to establish a new arsenal and allow Cao Zhiqiang's private capital to enter and establish a joint-stock small arms arsenal to specialize in the production of small arms.

New guns and new ammunition.

Of course, because of the special nature of the arsenal, it is a confidential unit. In other words, Cao Zhiqiang can invest in and operate the arsenal in a private name, but it must be done in secret and cannot be made public.

No matter what, this is a good opportunity. The opportunity will never come again when it is too late. Cao Zhiqiang will never give up this opportunity.

(End of chapter)