Scholars in the courtyard

The two of them chatted animatedly in the room, talking about the steel plant, the first branch plant, the auto repair center of the machinery plant, the new equipment in the chemical plant being put into production, and

Yang Youning felt that the Yang Xiaotao in front of him was too suitable for him. Why hadn't he noticed it before?

This guy is really good.

The two of them talked and laughed, the cigarette case on the table shriveled up quickly, and finally they talked about the Double Star engine.

"Uncle Yang, the leader is right. If you don't think long-term, you will have immediate worries. Have you ever thought about whether the production capacity of our workshop will keep up if the Double Star engine is manufactured?"

"There is also Red Star Tractor. After the new tractor is produced, production capacity is also an issue!"

"We can't guard the golden nest without laying eggs! In that case, what's the difference from the situation faced by Red Star Tractor before?"

Yang Youning held the cigarette butt between his fingers and took a long puff.

I recall the earliest days when the Red Star Tractor was built, from being ignored to suddenly becoming popular.

If it weren't for the addition of machine tools that increased production, manpower alone would not be able to meet the task demands of superiors.

At that time, there were voices wanting to separate the engine below.

Fortunately, the machinery factory's production capacity has increased significantly, so it can be saved.

But now, what Yang Xiaotao said is indeed the same as what he had to face before!

In the office, Yang Youning thought of various possibilities and looked calm.

"you're right!"

I really didn’t think much about it before, I just thought that production would be enough, but now that Yang Xiaotao mentioned it, I felt it was a bit tricky!

"Besides, Uncle Yang, you also know that this new tractor is for export."

Yang Xiaotao changed the topic, "But we can't guarantee that the other party will take a fancy to it. After all, in terms of speed, can a tractor that mainly carries load run fast?"

Yang Youning frowned again, why did he feel that things were suddenly so troublesome?

Then he looked at Yang Xiaotao and took two deep puffs of his cigarette in frustration, "You guys came all the way here to say nice things and bring cigarettes. If you have any ideas, please tell me!"

Yang Xiaotao then smiled and said, "How about you are the person in charge of our factory!"

"I have an immature idea, do you think it will work?"

Yang Youning waved his hand to hurry up.

"I'm also afraid that people will look down upon me and the task will not be accomplished. This will delay the country's earning of foreign exchange, which is a sin!"

"So I'm thinking, let's ask you to help me as a consultant, so we can be prepared, how about that?"

"Prepare both hands? Which two hands?"

Yang Youning asked anxiously.

"You see, the tractor can pull and run. Even if it cannot be exported, it can be used domestically."

“So, this tractor must be made!”

Yang Youning nodded. If nothing else, the plan for the new tractor has been submitted. If he refuses to do it, how can he explain it to the leader?

What's more, they also felt that large tractors would be more helpful to agriculture.

Strong power, coupled with suitable agricultural tools, makes it more efficient.

Therefore, this new type of tractor needs to be developed.

"Secondly, I think something that's faster than a tractor and doesn't cause as much trouble as a truck is a tricycle, isn't it?"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, he looked carefully at Yang Youning!

"Tricycle!"

Yang Youning's eyes lit up after hearing this, "That's right! I would have forgotten this if you didn't mention it. Yesterday when Chief Wang proposed this, I thought, this tricycle is great. It can be used for transportation, and it is also smart and convenient. The most important thing is agricultural transportation. It’ll come in handy.”

Yang Xiaotao didn't expect Yang Youning to think like this, and he looked excited.

"Yes, Uncle Yang, think about it, this Double Star engine is powered by diesel, which is cheaper and easier to process than gasoline!"

"If it is mounted on a tricycle, the speed will definitely make up for the gap in domestic agricultural transportation!"

"By then, this Red Star tricycle will not be spread throughout the country. Think about the tricycles from our factory running on the field roads. The scene will be awesome!"

Yang Xiaotao said, Yang Youning's eyes narrowed with a smile.

"We have to get this tricycle. You go back and ask the comrades from the R\u0026D Department to have more exchanges with the comrades from Quancheng while the comrades from Quancheng are still there. Try to come up with the design drawings as soon as possible."

"Okay, leave it to me and I'll make sure it's completed."

Yang Xiaotao was very happy to see how easily things could be done.

This is what Yang Youning agreed to himself, and he didn't lie!

But in the next second, Yang Youning changed his color in vain, "That's wrong!"

Yang Xiaotao thought he had discovered something, so he frowned and asked, "Uh, what's wrong?"

Yang Youning pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray with a solemn expression.

"You've been talking for a long time, but you still haven't gotten to the point!"

Then reaching out again, Yang Xiaotao quickly took out another cigarette and handed it over, then lit it.

Seeing Yang Youning's expression, Yang Xiaotao felt a little nervous.

"We've been talking about it for so long, why does it involve tricycles? How to solve the problem of insufficient production capacity?"

"We added a tricycle, how can we do it!"

"How to solve this matter?"

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao was about to tell him about establishing a branch factory, but he hesitated, and then said carefully, "I don't have any other ideas. If it doesn't work, how about building another workshop?"

Yang Youning immediately shook his head after hearing this, no, no. "

"We already have enough people in the factory. If we add more, there will be pressure from the top."

As he spoke, he took out a document from his drawer and said, "Look, in order to supply supplies to so many people in our factory, the food consumed every day is almost as much as that of a medium-sized town below."

"There are also workers' monthly wages and food supplies. Our superiors have mentioned this more than once. Their pressure is no less than ours."

"Don't even think about recruiting this guy."

"Even if we recruit people, it will only be a small number within the normal range. We can't even think about setting up a new workshop."

Yang Xiaotao pretended to be thoughtful.

"What about taking people from other cars?"

"By the way, this won't work either, it will delay the progress of other work!"

Yang Xiaotao quickly denied his opinion, and Yang Youning also nodded. Several other workshops were very busy. If he could recruit people, he would like to put another 180 people in each one, so that they could be rotated.

"Oh. What should we do? Is it possible to let the first branch factory take on more tasks?"

Yang Xiaotao emphasized the word "branch factory".

"The first branch factory? They have a lot of tasks."

"And I'm also thinking of letting them take over the matching farm tools for the new tractor. Speaking of this, you should also be prepared and come up with the design drawings of the farm tools so that they don't get lost when the time comes."

Yang Xiaotao nodded after hearing this. This was what he had originally thought.

"Then what should we do? We are not allowed to add more people, and the first branch factory cannot do it. With such a big pot, there are still more things to do next!"

"Is it really necessary to separate?"

Yang Xiaotao said helplessly, and Yang Youning frowned after hearing this.

It seems that only part of it can be divided now, but that is easy to say. Isn’t every part divided into meat?

"no!"

Yang Youning refused and then fell silent.

Yang Xiaotao glanced at Yang Youning, and then said carefully, "Uncle Yang, I think this is the first thing to do!"

"There is really nothing we can do, just wait until the superior leaders decide!"

"What? When the leader decides, it's too late!"

Yang Youning immediately stared when he heard this.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Yang Youning opened his mouth and continued to remain silent.

In his heart, there really was no good solution.

The room was a little depressing. The cigarettes in both of their hands had reached their end, and the temperature between their fingers gradually increased.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Yang Xiaotao felt that waiting any longer might be counterproductive, so he put out the cigarette butt.

"Uncle Yang, I said at the meeting just now that we should focus on the big and let go of the small, and focus on the important and let go of the less important."

"I think if it doesn't work, just give out some of the less important ones."

Yang Youning frowned and was about to speak, but Yang Xiaotao quickly explained, "Don't worry, I mean, instead of waiting for the superior department to make adjustments to us, we should be proactive and at least choose situations that are beneficial to us and reduce losses. to the lowest.”

"Uncle Yang, what do you think?"

Yang Youning carefully considered Yang Xiaotao's opinion, and he also knew that as the scale of the machinery factory gradually expands in the future, as Yang Xiaotao said, it is imperative to eliminate the bad and retain the good.

And there is a big difference between active and passive.

At least in the eyes of superior leaders, it is a matter of attitude.

Thinking of this, Yang Youning nodded, "You're right."

"If you don't have long-term worries, you will always have immediate worries. We have to plan carefully. We can't wait for things to come and then cut through the mess quickly. It would be too embarrassing to deal with good and bad things at the same time."

Yang Youning put out the cigarette butt, "What do you think we should do?"

What Yang Xiaotao was waiting for was his words.

"According to the development plan of our factory, when the new technology matures, the replaced technology will benefit our brother units."

"With the emergence of dual-cylinder engines this time, single-cylinder engines are bound to be affected. My suggestion is to gradually relax the restrictions on single-cylinder engines, and even hand over some Red Star tractors to local units."

"Isn't it too early? How old is the tractor?"

"It doesn't mean right away. Let's develop new tractors and tricycles first, and then decide the share based on the situation."

Seeing Yang Youning's reluctance, Yang Xiaotao didn't dare to act too hastily, "But we need to plan this matter in advance. It's best to say hello to the chosen target in advance."

"Yes, that makes sense."

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

Yang Xiaotao pretended to think, and then carefully tested, "I don't have any good suggestions yet, but there are two directions to consider."

"Tell me something."

"The first thing to consider is the relationship with our factory. Those large automobile factories, machinery factories, etc. probably don't like this kind of 'leftovers'."

Yang Youning nodded. If they cooperate with these factories, the status of their machinery factory will be affected.

"It can't be too bad, otherwise you won't be able to do this job."

"Um!"

"This second one, it's best to be far away from us, but close to the exit."

"How to say?"

"Stay away from us, naturally, to avoid overlap in the 'sales areas' and cause involution."

"Being closer to the export point will naturally facilitate transportation and save costs."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, his words were very clear. Yang Youning immediately went through it in his mind and then asked tentatively, "When you say this, could it be that you are interested in the northwest?"

"Uncle Yang, I didn't say anything, I just made some suggestions."

Yang Xiaotao quickly shook his head, "Don't take it seriously."

"No, I think these two points are very pertinent."

Yang Youning stood up and walked to the window, touching the radiator behind him as if thinking about something.

After a long time, he turned around and said, "This should be done sooner rather than later. I think we should find the target from the northwest first."

"When the new technology matures, we will respond to our superiors. We will support the construction of the northwest on the grounds of helping the development of our brother departments."

Yang Youning struck with fists and palms, very sure.

There was excitement in Yang Xiaotao's eyes, but his face was calm, "I don't care, as long as you think it's okay, Uncle Yang."

"I have unconditional support."

"Okay, let's talk to Lao Liu then."

"Secretary Liu, you should agree."

"Well, Lao Liu is very enlightened, so there must be no problem."

"Okay, I'll go talk to him right now. Uncle Yang, you're busy first."

Yang Xiaotao didn't give Yang Youning a chance to speak, and turned around and left.

He was also afraid that Yang Youning would find Liu Huaimin. If the two of them worked together, wouldn't their "performance" just be exposed?

If he agreed to this matter, Yang Youning probably wouldn't go to Liu Huaimin for confirmation.

As for Liu Huaimin, since he agreed, he would definitely not be exposed.

Yang Xiaotao left the door of the factory director's office and came to Liu Huaimin's office in a pretentious manner. On the way, he took out the future plan he had written and prepared for Liu Huaimin's guidance.

In this way, Yang Xiaotao stayed in the office for about ten minutes before leaving and returning to the office.

My heart is still filled with the joy of getting Liu and Yang together, but I don't know which one of the people who can achieve the position of the director of the machinery factory is easy to fool?

Just when Yang Youning was thinking about how to introduce the converter technology and the double-star engine, he suddenly stopped writing and looked at the sketch of the tricycle left by Yang Xiaotao on the table, feeling that something was wrong.