Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

960 Factory, office.

"Old Qin, we know we were wrong to do this. We copied the brand new type of ammunition invented by your 960 Factory. But, we had no choice. Our factory is on the verge of collapse, and we need a new project," Xing Fubin said earnestly. "For your 960 Factory, this kind of shell is just the icing on the cake, but for us, it's a matter of life and death. Now, we need your help."

"That's right, Factory Director Qin, we've already thought it through. As long as you can solve this problem for us, we'll give your 960 Factory 20% of the profits from the jujube pit shells we produce for the military in the future!" Wei Man said, "We're just begging Engineer Qin for help."

Having gotten out of the hospital bed, Wei Man was still very weak, but he had no other choice. He had to come in person, as if to offer a humble apology. With the profit increased to 20%, they should agree, right?

Qin Baoguo was a little confused by the two men's words: "Gentlemen, I'm not clear about this matter. After Yangzi comes back, he will make the decision. I have something to do and have to go on a business trip for a few days."

"Old Qin, you can't leave! When will Director Qin be back?"

"I'm here." Qin Yang's voice came from outside. He strode into the office: "Gentlemen, why are you here again? Didn't I give you the information last time?"

"Yes, we had to come. Engineer Qin, the information you wrote for us is a great help, but those formulas can't be directly converted into parts. They have to be produced!" Wei Man had long lost his former arrogance, and his attitude was very low now: "We have already purchased a CNC machine tool from the Nanjing Machine Tool Factory, and now we want to ask you to help us write the program so that we can put it into production as soon as possible."

"Okay, no problem," Qin Yang said.

He agreed so readily?

"Of course," Qin Yang said, "I heard that your factory is already at the end of its rope and has borrowed several million. If it collapses, it will also be a loss to the country! Don't worry, I'm familiar with writing CNC machine tool programs, and I guarantee I'll solve your problem. In three days at most, I'll get the program done for you. As for sharing profits, we'll talk about that later. Let's solve your problem first."

"Engineer Qin, I thank you on behalf of the factory's more than two thousand workers." At this moment, Xing Fubin was so grateful that tears welled up in his eyes. Repaying evil with kindness, selfless, Engineer Qin's character is beyond reproach!

In the system, the attitude towards Engineer Qin is divided into two types. Some people scold him, saying he is Huang Shiren, and some people respect him, saying he is the God of Wealth. Now, Xing Fubin understands that you have to respect Engineer Qin. The more you respect him, the better he will treat you.

By the time they arrived at the 9123 Factory, it was already evening. Qin Yang had casually eaten something on the way, and after getting out of the car, he went directly to the workshop where the machine tool was located.

"Well, not bad. The CNC machine tools produced by our Nanjing Machine Tool Factory are very good and worthy of the title of machining center," Qin Yang said with emotion.

"With the cooperation of Engineer Qin's program, it will be even more perfect," Wei Man said, "Engineer Qin, what kind of help do you need?"

"Turn on the power and start the system. I'll do the programming," Qin Yang said.

With a soft beep, the computer that came with the CNC machine tool started, and countless characters began to jump on the television-like display.

The startup time was a bit long. Seeing that the people around him were a little nervous, Qin Yang said with a smile: "Don't worry, CNC machine tool programming is difficult for those who don't know it, but easy for those who do. If you invite foreigners over, it will cost a lot of money, but we are all our own people, so we can help with this little favor... Huh?"

The first half of the sentence made Wei Man and Xing Fubin feel at ease, but the word "huh" at the end made their hearts rise again.

"What's wrong, Engineer Qin?"

"This, what the hell is this language? I've never seen it before!" Qin Yang rarely burst out with a curse.

"What? Language?"

"Yes, writing CNC machine tool programs requires a language. The Chinese we usually speak is for communication between each other, and we have to have a computer language to communicate with computers," Qin Yang said, "The one we often use is G-code. What is this thing in front of us?"

Wei Man felt the sweat on his back gushing out. The world was about to turn black again. Hope, despair, then hope again, then despair again. No one can stand this kind of blow!

"Engineer Qin, if you don't know the computer language, can't you program?" Xing Fubin asked, trying to cheer himself up.

"That's right, it's like people can't communicate if they don't speak the same language," Qin Yang said, "Damn it, it seems that in this life, you have to live and learn."

As Qin Yang spoke, he opened a document, all in English letters. The two of them couldn't understand it at all, and just stared at Qin Yang expectantly.

"Engineer Qin, do you understand this?"

"I understand a little bit. This thing is similar to C language and belongs to a high-level language. I used to use low-level languages, so it seems I have to study it carefully."

"In fact, all machine tool languages are essentially APT, which is Automatically Programmed Tool. This was developed by the American scientist Douglas T. Ross, who is also from Guangdong, China. This APT was developed in the 1960s and established a language framework for digital processing systems. By the 1970s, it was widely used in CNC machine tools," Qin Yang introduced to the two while reading the documentation, "In fact, computer language is very simple. It is just writing statements according to the format, and then converting them to get the program that drives the CNC machine tool, such as the infeed method, infeed speed, etc... G-code is the basic language, and this FANUC language is more advanced. This language can simplify the programming of complex parts, and its flexibility and readability are very strong. It seems that this language will replace G-code and become a common language in the future."

"Engineer Qin, then you've learned it, right? Can you program it for us quickly?"

"This can't be rushed, you have to take it slowly. I estimate that in three months at most, I will be able to put what I've learned to practical use."

Three months?

Waiting for three days is still acceptable, but three months? Isn't this a joke? In three months, the interest alone will suffocate them. Also, how will they pay the balance for the CNC machine tool? If they don't pay the balance, the machine tool will be locked, and even if the program is written, it will be meaningless.