Scholars in the courtyard

After handing over the design drawings to Liu Daming, Zhang Guanyu and others, Yang Xiaotao no longer participated in the production of the rolling mill. Instead, accompanied by Chang Mingjie, he inspected the situation in the workshop.

"How's Morningstar's production going now?"

The two walked to the Morning Star production line at the innermost side. Yang Xiaotao looked at the busy workers and asked casually.

Chang Mingjie smiled bitterly when he heard Yang Xiaotao ask this.

“Now one a month is pretty good.”

Yang Xiaotao frowned, "So few?"

Chang Mingjie nodded.

"Since the last time you made ten units in one go, you have only produced eight units so far."

"Half of this was done by Liu Gong and others."

Chang Mingjie said on the side, feeling a little uneasy.

Recently, their second workshop has had a lot of defective products.

Especially the production of Chenxing consumes a lot of materials, and even Factory Director Yang has objections.

Yang Xiaotao didn't see Chang Mingjie's embarrassment, but looked at the busy workers.

Because Yang Xiaotao mentioned to Liu Huaimin last time that the popularization of machine tools requires high-precision machine tools, but if you want to improve further and obtain better machine tools than Morning Star, you cannot do without human operation.

You can't make a morning star out of ten or eight morning stars.

That's not realistic.

But if you can use people, you can improve the accuracy of machine tools.

Therefore, the machinery factory not only did not relax the technical requirements for factory workers, but became more strict.

As long as follow-up talents keep up, we can lay a solid foundation for future machine tool research.

And how to improve talent capabilities?

Apart from talent, it’s all about practice.

Currently, the lowest level worker on this production line is a sixth-level fitter, and there are even a few eighth-level workers.

"Are these people transferred here?"

Chang Mingjie nodded quickly, "Yes, they are all highly qualified, and there is a lot of room for technical improvement!"

"That's good!"

"You don't have to be anxious. We need to give our comrades enough time to grow."

"Don't be afraid of waste. As long as we make one, we will be successful."

Yang Xiaotao looked at everyone with more expectation in his eyes.

These people are the treasures of the machinery factory!

Chang Mingjie nodded after hearing this.

"It's just a bit of scrap alloy!"

Yang Xiaotao smiled after hearing this, "It's okay, it's nothing to waste, that thing is just for use anyway!"

Hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, Chang Mingjie let go of his worries.

The two of them were walking, and then they saw someone coming out from the side, walking quickly.

"Mr. Yang?"

The visitor suddenly stopped in front of Yang Xiaotao, and when he saw Yang Xiaotao, his face showed joy.

Yang Xiaotao stopped when he saw the person coming, "Lao Guo!"

The visitor was none other than Lao Guo, who was recruited by Yang Xiaotao into the R\u0026D department. The relief on the friendship pot was his masterpiece.

In line with the plan to recruit special talents, many people from various workshops of the machinery factory were recruited into the R\u0026D department.

Just like the hollowing technical talents in the previous four workshops, the welding talents in the eight workshops in the past, and so on.

Of course, this is only for the machinery factory. As for other branches or other factories, as long as possible, they will recruit people to the research and development department.

Therefore, there are many people in the R\u0026D department now.

Of course, some people are just in name.

After all, they still need to work in the workshop.

The advantage of being registered is that you get an additional five yuan subsidy every month.

Those with special skills are very positive about this.

At this time, it was a cold day, but Lao Guo was rolling up his sleeves, holding two slender screws in his hands, and the two clusters of gray mustache on his lips were dancing, looking particularly excited.

"Mr. Yang, as soon as I heard that you were back, I wanted to find you."

"Originally, it was yesterday, but you were so busy that I didn't bother you."

"I didn't expect you to come to the workshop today, haha, that's great."

Lao Guo is not young, but it may be related to his career. He likes to be direct when he wields a hammer. When he sees Yang Xiaotao, he will get acquainted with him directly and say whatever he wants.

"Lao Guo, what are you doing with me?"

Yang Xiaotao was not polite and asked directly.

"Hey! Mr. Yang, good stuff. Definitely good stuff!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his dark hand and handed the two finger-sized screws in front of Yang Xiaotao's eyes.

Yang Xiaotao reached out and took it. Chang Mingjie's curiosity was also aroused and he took it over to look at it.

Lao Guo clapped his hands, looking a bit conceited, but his eyes showed expectation.

Yang Xiaotao looked at the screw in his hand. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary screw.

But if you look closely, you can see that the screws are different from ordinary screws.

Chang Mingjie reached out and touched it, then looked at Yang Xiaotao, then at Lao Guo who was waiting for praise, and then spoke.

"Aren't these just ordinary screws? Moreover, the screws you made are too rough. They are not all the same dense."

As he said that, he returned the screws to Lao Guo, feeling a little unhappy.

That is to say, the other party is from the R\u0026D Department and it is not convenient for him to say anything.

But in fact, most people in the R\u0026D department are capable. No, it should be said that they are all capable, but they are not used in the right way.

Lao Guo took the screw and said nothing, but looked at Yang Xiaotao.

In his heart, Yang Xiaotao is the most powerful person in this machinery factory.

You can definitely tell the secret.

"No, this screw is extraordinary!"

Yang Xiaotao looked at it for a while and then touched it with his hand, his eyes solemn.

"Why is it different?"

Chang Mingjie also realized that if it were an ordinary screw, the other party would not be so happy.

Yang Xiaotao looked at Lao Guo, then smiled and said, "Lao Guo, take out the bolts you hid."

Hahaha

"As expected, it's Mr. Yang. He is indeed the most powerful engineer in our machinery factory."

"A cow is a cow!"

He said extending his hand and giving a thumbs up.

On the other hand, he took out two bolts from his pants pocket and handed them to Yang Xiaotao.

"Mr. Yang, this is the screw I made. Look inside, it is a special thread formed by the superposition of two threads."

"I tried it on the machine tool and found that this kind of screw is stronger and more wear-resistant."

"If you don't believe it, I'll take you to see it."

"The one I used last time is still strong."

After Lao Guo finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao immediately understood why there were two kinds of threads on the screws.

One is slender and tall, the other is thick and short, but overall they are arranged in an orderly manner.

Apparently a thread that has never been seen before.

"Lao Guo, are you kidding me?"

Chang Mingjie on the side also realized the benefits of this kind of screw.

Lao Guo patted his chest, "It goes without saying, it must be true!"

Then he explained what happened, "During the winter months last year, I helped take care of the machine tool. Later I found that the machine tool had been used for a long time, and the screws would loosen when the machine vibrated."

"I just wondered if I could make a screw that wouldn't loosen."

"I thought about it later."

“I thought about this for a few days, and then my old profession reminded me.”

Having said this, Lao Guo showed a touch of pride on his face.

"When I went back to make the relief sculpture, I was hammering it, and I thought, if the characters' hairs all look the same, no matter how thin they are, they won't look the same."

"When I touch it, I feel nothing."

"On the contrary, it's the kind that has highs and lows, and is uneven, which makes it feel like an obstacle to the touch."

"so."

"So you make threads like this, right?"

Chang Mingjie couldn't listen anymore. This old Guo had become a member of the R\u0026D department. He was so capable before, but he kept talking in a glib tone.

When Lao Guo heard Chang Mingjie's words, he nodded immediately, "Yes, so I tried to make a few screws."

"I didn't expect it to be really useful."

Yang Xiaotao picked up the screw and silently felt the thread.

To be honest, in the eyes of his professional, these two screws are indeed rough. Even a fitter apprentice can drive them better than him.

But these two methods of superimposing threads, let alone a fitter apprentice, even he, an eighth-level fitter, had never thought about this aspect.

"Let's go take a look."

A flash of light flashed in Yang Xiaotao's eyes. If it can be done, the design of machine tools and the performance of some special machines will be greatly improved.

"good."

Lao Guo smiled and quickly led Yang Xiaotao and the two of them to the machine tool production nearby.

When they came to a semi-automatic Venus machine tool, the workers who were operating it saw Mr. Yang and the supervisor coming over. They thought something had happened, so they quickly stopped the machine tool, and all of them looked a little nervous.

But when the three of them came in front of them, Lao Guo pointed to the two screws under the machine tool.

"I drove out these two screws. The screws were easy to loosen at the time, so I found new screws and changed them. Now you see, they don't move at all."

Lao Guo pointed to the place where the machine tool was fixed, and Yang Xiaotao squatted down to check.

"You guys are working normally."

Chang Mingjie said something, and everyone realized that they were not here this time, so they continued working.

Yang Xiaotao stared at the fixed screws. When the machine tool processed the components, the whole machine would tremble to a certain extent, and the fixed screws would tremble accordingly.

Although it is not visible in a short period of time, it is easy to become loose after a long time.

This situation often occurs not only in machine tools, but also in previous steel rolling mills.

“How long have you had this screw?”

Yang Xiaotao asked people to stop and asked casually.

Lao Guo thought for a while, "About a month or so."

"I dug out the bolt myself, so it may not match very well."

Lao Guo was explaining again, but Yang Xiaotao raised his head and said, "Give me a wrench and pliers."

After hearing this, the worker hurriedly stopped the machine tool, and then someone handed the tool to Yang Xiaotao.

After Yang Xiaotao took it, he first found a normal screw to try, and then tightened this special screw.

In terms of strength between the two parties, Yang Xiaotao obviously felt that the latter one was more difficult.

However, Yang Xiaotao did not rush to draw conclusions.

"Old Chang, I remember that our factory's assessment team tested the screw torque. Please ask someone to come over."

Chang Mingjie immediately agreed.

After a while, two people ran in from outside. The leader was Guo Liang, the leader of the assessment and test team.

Coming closer, Guo Liang said hello to Yang Xiaotao.

When Yang Xiaotao took the first-level fitter exam, he was the one in charge of the assessment.

But after so many years, Yang Xiaotao has become President Yang, and he is still the leader of the assessment team.

"Team Leader Guo, please test the torque of these two screws."

Yang Xiaotao spoke directly and Guo Liang nodded.

As early as when I received the news, I had already brought the equipment.

Knowing that it was to test the torque of the screw, I took out the test torque wrench and tested it carefully.

After the original screw test was completed, Yang Xiaotao looked at the scale on the wrench and it pointed to five.

After replacing the screws with special threads, although Guo Liang was curious, he also tested carefully until he heard a click. Yang Xiaotao quickly went up to check, eleven!

Yang Xiaotao looked serious, and Chang Mingjie's eyes widened.

Even Guo Liang didn't believe it, so he took the test again and it was still 11.

The only one whose expression didn't change much was Lao Guo.

Of course, he was not calm, but he didn't know what the number on the wrench meant.

"Mr. Yang, yes, it's Eleven."

Yang Xiaotao laughed immediately after hearing this, then came to Lao Guo and patted his shoulder gently, "Comrade Lao Guo, congratulations on your meritorious service."

Yang Xiaotao smiled, and Lao Guo also laughed after hearing this.

"It doesn't matter whether you have meritorious service or not, as long as it helps the machinery factory."

"Help, there is, absolutely."

Yang Xiaotao said affirmatively, and then added, "Your invention may be useful to the whole country."

Lao Guo didn't care after hearing this.

In fact, the original vision was that I didn’t want to follow Lao Liu to look at machine tools.

But if the machine tool is not optimistic, problems can really arise.

Now that we have this kind of screw, we no longer need to look at the machine tool.

Lao Guo was very happy, now he had time to fish.