Scholars in the courtyard

"However, a twin-cylinder engine is not two single-cylinders bundled together. Just add one plus one. The size also needs to be taken into consideration. If it is too big, the structure of the current tractor will have to be changed. The gain outweighs the loss."

"Furthermore, domestic conditions, such as farmland, diesel, etc., are more suitable for single-cylinder tractors. We cannot have unified requirements."

"That would also be troublesome for production!"

Yang Xiaotao expressed his thoughts, and the two were silent for a moment. Finally, Yang Youning said, "Let's try making it first. If it is popular and works, we will open another line specifically for export."

“After all, the opportunity to earn foreign exchange is rare!”

Yang Youning smiled, as if he saw a long line of tractors going abroad and spreading the name of Hongxing Machinery Factory overseas!

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Okay, put this matter on the agenda when we get back and make a plan."

Liu Huaimin nodded, "Well, I'll report it to the superiors when the time comes!"

Yang Youning laughed, he liked what Yang Xiaotao said, and every time Yang Xiaotao said it, he could do it in the end.

Another worry solved, Liu Huaimin continued.

The whole morning's work passed in the blink of an eye, and only the cigarette box was left on the desk, and the matter was almost over.

The next step is to divide the tasks.

In this regard, the three of them each have their own tasks and the division of labor is clear.

Just when Old Yang Xiaoyang was about to leave, Liu Huaimin waved his hand, "Don't leave in a hurry, there is one last thing!"

Then I saw Liu Huaimin taking out two wrinkled papers from the folder.

"After the meeting, Mr. Xia asked Director Liu to give it to me before leaving. According to Director Liu, the higher authorities want us to cooperate with the Seventh Machinery Department to form a working group to jointly study alloy steel."

"Huh?" Yang Youning was stunned when Liu Huai said this.

"Alloy steel? That's right!"

"We are a production factory, let us do research? Shouldn't we contact the Metallurgical Bureau here? Besides, there are also various laboratories, so what's the point of contacting us?"

"I don't know, but what Mr. Xia gave me shouldn't be wrong."

Liu Huai was talking, and the two of them looked at Yang Xiaotao again.

"No, don't look at me! When it comes to steelmaking, I'm not as good as a worker in a steelmaking plant! Not to mention alloy steelmaking."

"I really don't understand this?"

Yang Xiaotao spread his hands and said that he really wasn't lying this time. Although he had read a lot of books these days, he only stayed on the surface.

Asking him to do any research is simply playing the piano to an ox.

Yang Youning coughed lightly and said, "Xiao Tao, you are a loser. If you don't take this job, who will take it? If you don't take the lead, who will take the lead? Is it possible to tell Mr. Xia that if we can't do it, we should go back?"

Yang Xiaotao was speechless. If I really told Mr. Xia that I couldn't do this, I guess the impression would be gone!

"Okay, I think with the cooperation of the comrades in the steel factory, some of them must know something."

"Yes, the comrades in the steel factory are quite good."

"When the working group is formed, we can invite comrades from the steel mill to join us."

Regarding the performance of the steel plant, Yang Youning was still willing to leave, "Then, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Okay, everything has been arranged, I'm going to the toilet!"

After Yang Youning left the office, Yang Xiaotao reluctantly stayed and asked Liu Huaimin about the joint research.

Liu Huaimin didn't know about this either, so he just asked him to contact him himself.

Before lunch, Yang Xiaotao re-planned what he would do in the near future.

The daily tasks of the machinery factory are still left to Huang Degong and others, and he only needs to grasp the general direction.

Chang Mingjie was responsible for replicating the machines at the chemical plant. Their second workshop was perfect for this task.

Then there is the research and development of the twin-cylinder diesel engine. Give him some time and he can handle this alone.

Of course, people in the R\u0026D department still need to train a lot so that they can stand up in the future.

Finally, there is the alloy working group.

He was the most clueless about this matter.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao dialed the number of the Seventh Machinery Department.

The person who answered the phone was the office secretary of the Seventh Machinery Department, a female secretary.

After Yang Xiaotao explained his identity, the other party quickly called for the office director.

"Hello, Comrade Yang Xiaotao, right? I'm Wang Hua."

"Hello Director Wang, I have received instructions from my superiors to cooperate with you to set up a working group. I would like to ask who your personnel are. If it is convenient, we can meet and finalize the working group. "

Yang Xiaotao said what he expected, but on the other end of the phone, Director Wang looked confused.

How come he hasn't heard of this?

Just now, the secretary said that the leader of the Red Star Machinery Factory was looking for them. He thought it was the head of the company who asked them to collect supplies.

But now, the director has never mentioned anything about working groups or alloy research!

I quickly recalled in my mind that when the chief came back, he handed the list to me and asked me to collect the supplies every month. He didn't say anything else!

Did the chief forget?

Very likely.

"Hello, Director Wang?"

"Ah, oh, Director Yang, that's it."

Director Wang is also an old man who has followed Mr. Wang. He has experienced many storms and waves, and he quickly thought of ways to deal with them.

"The chief has talked about this matter and attaches great importance to it. Our Fifth Institute has already conducted research in this area. This cooperation with your factory will definitely make further progress."

Director Wang talked for a while, and then said what Yang Xiaotao wanted to hear, "The chief has asked the relevant departments to mobilize relevant personnel, but the specific information is not yet clear, but the results will be available soon, and the specific arrangements will be sent to you by then. In hand.”

"Oh well!"

Yang Xiaotao replied, "If there is anything you need to communicate with, you can call this number."

"Okay, I will."

"That's it for now."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao always felt that the other party was perfunctory.

There is no clear personnel, no clear leader of the guidance group, and no specific arrangements.

Maybe it wasn't a perfunctory thing, it wasn't taken seriously at all.

"I don't know what the boss above is thinking. However, there is no one who can let the machinery factory do this."

Since the other party doesn't care, why should he worry about it?

Just put it aside and finish the business first.

After dinner, Yang Xiaotao held a meeting in the R\u0026D Department to announce the decision to develop a two-cylinder diesel engine.

For this project, Yang Xiaotao personally led the team, and Zhang Guanyu was responsible for organizing relevant personnel to carry out drawing design.

Others are on standby.

In the middle of the afternoon, Lou Xiaoe sorted out the plan and handed it to Yang Xiaotao, who then showed it to Yang Youning and Liu Huaimin for review.

The two of them had no objections and knew that Yang Xiaotao should be free to express himself in this regard.

Afterwards, Liu Huaimin took the plan and went to the First Machinery Department.

When he returned home at night, Yang Xiaotao found the drawing of the 8V-92TA 8-cylinder diesel engine at the bottom of the pressure box from the system.

Yang Xiaotao had already studied most of this thick stack of drawings when he last designed a single-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine.

Now, when it came to studying two-cylinder engines, he felt it necessary to take another look.

After all, a two-cylinder diesel engine has more dedicated parts than a single-cylinder engine, and its structure is more complex than a single-cylinder diesel engine.

In terms of design, the dual-cylinder model is much more complicated than the simple single-cylinder model.

Study at your desk and work late into the night.

The next day, when Yang Xiaotao came to the machinery factory, Liu Huaimin had already put the plan on his desk.

There is also Mr. Xia's signature on it, indicating that the plan has been approved.

If it succeeds in the future, the First Machinery Department will also give certain rewards.

Of course, if other people participate in the project, the above will allocate relevant personnel to assist.

But as for the machinery factory, the people sent down may not be as professional as Yang Xiaotao and others, so we might as well let the machinery factory take care of things themselves.

If you really need any resources then, just let us know.

After lunch, Yang Xiaotao drove to the Hongxing Steel Plant.

Accompanied by Guan Zhiyong and An Zhongsheng, they watched the modification site.

Then everyone came to the conference room.

"This meeting is about something to talk about."

Yang Xiaotao looked at the dozen or so people below, all of whom were the backbone of the steel plant, and then spoke about jointly researching alloy steel with the Seventh Machinery Department.

Everyone frowned immediately.

When Guan Zhiyong saw that no one was talking in the room, he asked, "Mr. Yang, this alloy steel means doping various elements into the steel. Some rare metal elements can improve the performance of the steel. , some will be stronger, some will have super toughness, and some will be wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and even have considerable thermal hardness.”

"These alloys play a huge role in some special occasions."

"but"

Guan Zhiyong was hesitant. Yang Xiaotao looked over, panicked, and immediately said, "But domestic research on alloy steel is still in its infancy."

"What can achieve great results now is manganese steel with added manganese element. As for the others, I haven't heard of it yet."

After Guan Zhiyong finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Is it difficult to add special metal elements?"

"Isn't it enough to experiment bit by bit?"

"Mr. Yang."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao finished asking, An Zhongsheng explained, "It doesn't mean you can make it just because you have the formula. The relevant technical processing is equally important."

After An Zhongsheng explained, Yang Xiaotao understood immediately.

Some people like to read the same book in general, while others like to study it carefully.

Naturally, the understanding of books is different.

"So do you have any experience in this area?"

Yang Xiaotao looked at An Zhongsheng, but everyone, including An Zhongsheng, shook their heads in unison.

"In this case, Director Guan, you can pick a few smart ones when the time comes. We will cooperate with the Seventh Machinery Department. We can learn something just by being next to them."

"An Gong, please pay attention too."

Guan Zhiyong's eyes lit up and he agreed immediately.

While Yang Xiaotao was having a meeting at the steel factory, Mr. Wang from the Seventh Machinery Department finally came back from the autumn wind.

On this trip, starting from the first machine department, except for the sixth-level department who had the same problem as them, he found out a lot of things from the others.

"Chief, you are back."

As soon as Mr. Wang sat down on the chair, Director Wang walked in, looking anxious.

"Why don't you come back and go out for a walk? Then you have to go to the hospital to find me."

Mr. Wang said with a smile, "You don't know, when I lay down, my throat almost started to smoke. For this little thing, I couldn't even wipe my face."

While drinking water, I couldn't help but smile as I thought of a scene where a few old guys were competing for wits and courage.

But Director Wang on the side was a little anxious, "Chief, I received a call from the Red Star Machinery Factory yesterday. The other party claimed that some kind of alloy steel research group was set up in accordance with the requirements of the superiors. They said they were from our side."

As soon as Director Wang explained the matter, Mr. Wang was immediately stunned.

"You mean, someone from the Machinery Department sent someone to contact us?"

Wang Hao was startled by Mr. Wang's expression, "Isn't that what you said?"

"Ah, yes, I said it, but"

"Chief, you can't be, you haven't thought about it."

Director Wang whispered, and Mr. Wang suddenly raised his head, "What nonsense are you talking about? If we say it out loud, it will be like spitting, so how can it not count?"

"Oh, then, what do you think we should do?"

Seeing Mr. Wang like this, Director Wang was even more convinced that Mr. Wang was deceiving a lot of people when he went out this time.

"Well, let me think about it."

"By the way, doesn't the Fifth Academy have a ship interest group? Are they still there?"

Wang Hao frowned and then thought of something, "Most people have gone to Qindao, but there are still three or five who have not completed their studies and are still studying among the students."

"Yes, it's them."

"Them? They just know some principles, let them go."

"It's enough to know some principles. As a student, you just need to practice more."

Seeing what Mr. Wang said here, Director Wang also knew that there was no other way, so he asked again, "How to arrange the affairs of the working group?"

"Arrangement? Is the Red Star Machinery Factory you're talking about?"

"right."

"Then it's easy to say, let them go to the factory, and now they can even have work, food and accommodation. How great."

Director Wang hesitated to speak, but when Mr. Wang said this, he didn't ask any more questions and left the office.

After Director Wang left, Mr. Wang took off his hat and touched his forehead, "Old Huang, are you really serious?"

"There is no tacit understanding at all like back then."

Then he sat down, picked up the jar and took a sip.

But the next second, he jumped up again, "It's broken!"

"It's broken, it's broken, it's broken!"

After touching his pockets continuously, he found two pieces of paper from his trousers pocket. If Mr. Huang were here, he would definitely recognize them. They were the same as what he had in his hand.

He remembered that when he went out, he brought four copies with him, but now, he only had two copies.

In addition to yesterday's No. 1 Machinery Department, today they were also given to the No. 3 Machinery Department and the No. 5 Machinery Department.

"What if"

As if thinking of something important, Mr. Wang's forehead was covered with sweat.