Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 207 Patented Tool Man (please support us)

Li Weidong was not in a hurry to find second-hand inventors, since others couldn't escape anyway.

After leaving the electric furnace factory, Li Weidong drove outside the south gate and looked at the construction site of his new home.

For his new home, Li Weidong made a special trip to Tianjin University, found Mr. Xu who could speak Japanese, gave him gifts such as tobacco, wine, sugar and tea, and asked Mr. Xu to help introduce a professor of architectural design.

Afterwards, Li Weidong directly gave the professor a design fee of 1,000 yuan and asked the professor to help design a two-entry house.

The professor had never seen such a wealthy person. He paid a thousand yuan just to design a courtyard house. He happily accepted the money and then gave Li Weidong a design drawing overnight.

For professors of architectural design, this kind of building with only one floor is not the kind of venue that covers a large area. There is no need to think about the architectural structure at all. As for architectural acoustics, architectural optics, and architectural thermal engineering

There is no need to think about it.

After Li Weidong took the design drawings, he returned to Qinghe, went to the construction company to hire a construction team, knocked down the original four houses, and started to build his own house.

In the mid-to-late 1980s, all units began to build family buildings, and the domestic construction industry entered a period of vigorous development. However, because the construction companies at that time were still state-owned, and migrant workers were not common, the number of construction workers was insufficient.

, many units have to queue up if they want to build a building.

However, since prices started to skyrocket, construction companies' business volume has dropped a lot, and many construction sites have even stopped work. This is mainly because the price of raw materials has increased, causing costs to exceed budgets.

The construction industry is very precise in calculating costs. There is a special subject in architectural design called engineering estimation, which means that the cost of a building must be estimated at the beginning of the design.

The sudden increase in the price of this kind of raw material is also very deceiving in the construction industry. The price that has been determined is seeing the price rising every day, and no one can continue the project in a practical way.

Fortunately, Li Weidong is a wealthy businessman and he has plenty of money. He doesn't care even if he spends tens of thousands more yuan to buy raw materials, as long as he can build the house solidly.

Li Weidong built this house for himself to live in, and he would live in it for more than 20 years, so Li Weidong was not willing to spend money, so he simply used a steel-concrete structure and dug the bare foundation more than two meters deep.

For a building with only one floor, the steel-concrete structure plus a foundation more than two meters deep is indeed a waste.

At that time, self-built houses in rural areas still used adobe, and if they had a brick-concrete structure, they were considered luxury houses. Many buildings in the family homes of units were also floor-slab houses, in order to keep the construction cost low.

Needless to say, the quality of adobe houses, even brick-concrete structures, are not earthquake-resistant and have poor integrity; in later generations, floor-slab houses were regarded as dangerous buildings.

Li Weidong's steel-concrete structure house is made of plenty of materials and is absolutely strong. It can withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake with no problem.

In his previous life, Li Weidong personally participated in the construction of several factories, and also worked with others on a small-scale real estate project, so he still had some understanding of construction engineering matters.

It's just that the construction technology in the late 1980s was indeed much behind that of later generations, and it lacked modern construction equipment.

On the construction site of Li Weidong's house, there wasn't even a concrete mixer for construction, so workers relied entirely on workers holding shovels to mix the concrete manually.

This is the case in this era. Labor costs are cheap, and if you can use manpower, you will definitely not need machinery. However, without machinery, the efficiency of construction will definitely be much lower.

Looking at the progress of the construction, Li Weidong sighed helplessly: "It seems that this new house will not be completed before the Chinese New Year! If you want to move into the new house, it is estimated that it will be April or May next year."

After December, the construction site will definitely have to stop until the spring of next year before construction can continue.

Because we are doing construction in the north, there is also a problem of winter construction.

In winter, when the outdoor temperature is below 5 degrees Celsius, construction will be affected, and when it is below 0 degrees Celsius, work will basically stop.

When the temperature drops below 0 degrees Celsius, the moisture contained in the soil, concrete, mortar, etc. freezes and the building materials are easily brittle. Therefore, engineering projects such as site leveling, foundation treatment, concrete pouring, etc., will try to avoid construction in winter.

In later generations, there are many ways for infrastructure construction maniacs to construct in winter, such as adding some antifreeze to the concrete, and then using various insulation materials. Even if the temperature is minus five or six degrees, the construction will not be delayed. It can be completed in ten days.

Build a hospital.

However, in the 1980s, there was no antifreeze and insulation materials. Once the temperature dropped, construction could only continue until the spring came and the flowers bloomed.

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Over the weekend, Lu Jianli came to the electric stove factory and proudly showed Li Weidong a sample of the toaster he had made.

In order to test the effect of the toaster, Lu Jianli went to the store to buy a piece of old bread, cut it into slices, and put it in the toaster.

"I experimented many times and finally adjusted the appropriate temperature. For this temperature, I baked a dozen large white steamed buns, all of which were cheaper than the dog next door." Lu Jianli said.

Li Weidong looked at the old bread in Lu Jianli's hand and smiled helplessly. Westerners use toasters to bake food, but this is not the traditional old bread. However, seeing Lu Jianli's enthusiastic look, Li Weidong did not correct him.

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After a while, the smell of bread rang out. Lu Jianli pressed the button, and the toasted slices of bread popped up from the toaster.

"Director Li, do you want to try it? It's hot and delicious." Lu Jianli handed one of the pieces of bread to Li Weidong.

Li Weidong didn't have the nerve to refute Lu Jianli's face, so he took a piece of bread and took a bite. The heat was just right.

"Director Li, how about this toaster that I copied, isn't it good?" Lu Jianli asked.

"Teacher Lu, thank you for your hard work. I think this toaster is ready to be finalized." Li Weidong said.

Lu Jianli continued, "Actually, there is still a problem with this toaster, but I can't solve this problem."

"Any more questions?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

"The main problem is the heating rod. If the heating rod we use is used frequently, it will gradually age. At that time, the heat provided will not be as good as that of the new heating rod. In other words, the same piece of bread,

It needs more time to bake." Lu Jianli explained slowly.

Li Weidong nodded: "This is a problem of materials, not something you and I can solve. When I produce here, as long as I don't cut corners, I have a clear conscience. By the way, Director Ma told me before that you are right

Has the stove been improved? Tell me quickly."

"I added a fire-proof electronic protector. Once the toaster catches fire, it will automatically cut off the power," Lu Jianli said.

"This is a good thing, but it would be even better if there was an alarm sound." Li Weidong said.

"The alarm sound can also be added, but it will cost money to install more electronic components." Lu Jianli said.

"Just spend some money! Teacher Lu, just buy whatever you need and I'll reimburse you!"

Li Weidong then thought about it and felt that Lu Jianli, a poor teacher, should have a cleaner pocket than his face, so he simply took out his wallet, counted a thousand yuan, and handed it to Lu Jianli.

"Teacher Lu, take the money first and buy any parts you need directly." Li Weidong said.

"How can one alarm be used so much?" Lu Jianli declined repeatedly.

"The rest will be used as gas money for the motorcycle!" Li Weidong forced the money into Lu Jianli's hand.

Lu Jianli hesitated for a moment, then collected the money.

Li Weidong then asked: "Teacher Lu, why did you think of adding such a fire protector to the cheese oven?"

"The main reason is that when I was doing experiments, I often couldn't control the temperature well, which would burn the steamed buns, so I made a protector like this. It's not complicated to make, and it's safe like the gas stove I made before.

It’s almost like a protector!” Lu Jianli said.

"The gas stove safety protector is a very practical thing." Li Weidong nodded.

"The gas stove safety protector I won the second prize in the National Five Small Wisdom Cup was for this gas stove safety protector." Lu Jianli said with a proud face.

"Have you applied for a patent?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

"For those who win the National Five Small Wisdom Cup, the organizer will help them apply for a national patent, and it doesn't cost any money!" Lu Jianli looked like he had taken advantage of him.

Li Weidong continued to ask: "Teacher Lu, have you applied for an international patent for your gas stove safety protector?"

"I don't even have the money to apply for a national patent! I'm still applying for an international patent!" Lu Jianli said.

"Teacher Lu, do you want to apply for an international patent?" Li Weidong asked.

"I definitely want to, but I don't have the money. It would cost a lot to apply for a patent internationally, right?" Lu Jianli answered honestly.

"I know a patent operation company in Hong Kong. They specialize in patent operation business. If you are willing, I can ask them for help." Li Weidong paused and then said: "But if the patent is applied for, you have to

Leave it to them to operate, and they will have to take part of the commission when the time comes."

"Then let them smoke! Just get me an international patent!" Lu Jianli said without hesitation.

"This commission ratio may be relatively high." Li Weidong continued.

"I don't care! Anyway, I didn't make any money for the gas stove safety protector I invented." Lu Jianli continued: "As long as you can get me an international patent, even if you don't give me any money, I will do it.

An international patent certificate! When the time comes, I will have to frame it and hang it in the most conspicuous place at home. It will be so honorable!"

Li Weidong smiled slightly. It seems that this Lu Jianli only seeks fame, not profit! Isn't this a patent tool man?

But it’s normal to think about it. In that environment at that time, the domestic Patent Law was just a decoration. The biggest benefit that private inventors like Lu Jianli gained from invention patents was probably the National Five Small Wisdom Cup certificate.

Already.

Since the general environment at that time was like this, Lu Jianli did not expect to profit from patents. For him, applying for an international patent was probably equivalent to winning a prize in the National Five Small Wisdom Cup.

As for the PCT certification, it is similar to a certificate, just for showing off in front of others!

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