Scholars in the courtyard

Yang Xiaotao returned to the steel rolling mill simply because he wanted to work overtime with a group of old guys. After all, he stayed at his job at such an old age. As a young man, there was no reason for him to leave early.

Talk about the position.

hehe.

They are all working for the revolutionary construction, so what is the distinction between high and low?

If anything, in the eyes of these masters, it's also about the level of skill and ability.

Of course, Yang Xiaotao is at the top of the steel rolling mill in this regard.

After putting away the car, the children's affairs have been arranged, and it's all about tomorrow's exam.

I believe that the psychological quality of candidates who have been tortured by "question brushing" will be stronger.

When we arrived at the warehouse, we were still busy inside. At night, after Taiyang got off work, it finally got a little cooler. At some point, two steam fans appeared at the door, spinning loudly, blowing wind into the warehouse.

Yang Xiaotao had just walked into the warehouse and before he was ready to start working, a figure walked out of it.

"Old Chen, why are you here?"

Yang Xiaotao saw that it was Chen Gong and hurried forward to greet him.

"Let's go out and talk."

Chen Gong's face was solemn, and Yang Xiaotao felt a little nervous.

The two came to the door of the warehouse. Chen Gong took out a cigarette and handed it to Yang Xiaotao. The two lit it in the dark night, and the sparks flickered along with the smoke.

"Something happened, let me tell you."

Chen Gong spoke, and Yang Xiaotao listened carefully.

"The data and materials you submitted for several important components are not qualified in China."

"what material?"

"It's the tungsten alloy steel you mentioned."

"Tungsten alloy? Isn't it available in China?"

Chen Gong nodded. He had been inquiring about the news in the past two days. Several large steel mills called to inquire, even the most famous Anhai Steel Mill.

The other party's answer was that they were still researching it.

In other words, there is no tungsten alloy that Yang Xiaotao needs in China.

Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath of cigarette and mentally thought about countermeasures.

The reason for choosing tungsten alloy is that this metal has high hardness and good wear resistance. Of course, Yang Xiaotao can also choose ordinary quenched steel instead, but as the first machine tool based on the 'mother machine', Yang Xiaotao doesn't want to be fooled. I don’t want to leave any regrets in the end.

"Can't you think of a way?"

Chen Gong was silent for a long time before nodding, "I will tell Lao Yang tomorrow so that he can respond to his superiors."

"That's all we have now. If it doesn't work, let's see if there are any overseas."

After Chen Gong finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao was helpless.

He doesn't know much about steelmaking.

As for the domestic steel mills, even though he was in a rolling mill, he often dealt with Gunter, but when it came to the production process, he was not as good as the workers in the steel mill.

"Let's do this for now."

After Chen Gong finished speaking, he walked towards the office. He wanted to find someone to ask if there was anyone.

Yang Xiaotao returned to the warehouse. Chang Mingjie came to the side with the drawings. When he saw Yang Xiaotao, he stepped forward to ask.

"Team leader, Deputy Director Chen mentioned it just now."

"You see, if the parameters of these components are changed, the existing steel in our factory should be able to be used."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaotao took the design drawings, which were the important cutting and stamping parts of the machine tool.

"Chang Gong, if our ordinary steel is used, do you think it can be useful for processing some alloys?"

"A knife can't cut meat, so it's not as useful as a stick."

"You still need to be tough to make iron."

Chang Mingjie nodded helplessly after hearing this. He just gave his own opinions and allowed the machine tool to be successfully completed, which was regarded as handing in the task.

However, Yang Xiaotao still insisted on high-standard design. Although the final machine tool was made by doing this,

As an engineer, he has also traveled on business and understands the domestic situation.

The kind of tungsten alloy Yang Xiaotao needs is not available much not only in China, but also in surrounding countries.

The Alliance definitely has it, but given the current international situation, it would be strange for the Alliance to give it.

"Then these parts can only be postponed."

Chang Mingjie sighed helplessly. Yang Xiaotao had no other choice. If he didn't want to give in, he could only wait.

"Tell Guanyu and the others to keep some parts like this for a while, and we'll make them with steel when they come."

"I know!"

Back at his workstation, Yang Xiaotao looked at the semi-finished products he made in the morning and settled down to prepare for work.

But there is always a shackle in my heart that prevents me from meditating.

Liu Daming on the side saw Yang Xiaotao's strangeness, walked to the side, took the tool from Yang Xiaotao, and then started working.

Yang Xiaotao did not refuse, but just stood aside and watched Liu Daming work.

It wasn't until 11 o'clock in the night that people in the warehouse began to leave manually. Zhang Guanyu and four people with people from the technical department put away the qualified parts, and Wang Hao and people guarded them.

Yang Xiaotao and Liu Daming walked out together.

"I heard, it's not steel, right?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded.

"Alas, this is the situation in our country."

Liu Daming walked with his hands behind his back, "The steel rolling mill in our factory back then was made in Germany, and you were asked to evaluate it at that time."

"On that machine, the missing bolts had to be replaced because the steel was not up to standard."

"This kind of thing has been happening for many years."

"It looks like we are making a new one and using it as a replacement, but in fact, in terms of materials, it is just like the one made by others. The difference is huge."

Liu Daming sighed all the way, and the two of them walked out of the gate. Only then did Yang Xiaotao remember that the car was still in the carport.

Seeing the way Liu Daming was walking, Yang Xiaotao had no intention of going back to catch the bus and might as well just follow him.

"What's the situation at our steel plant?"

"Are you talking about Shijingshan?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded.

This is also the main plant that supplies steel to the rolling mills.

"I don't know the details, but a few years ago they made side-blown converters and the steel they produced was good. Later I heard that they were building an oxygen-blown furnace and the quality of the steel ingots they produced was much better. I don't know whether it's true or not."

Liu Daming muttered, and Yang Xiaotao was also at a loss. He didn't know as much as Liu Daming about steelmaking and oxygen blowing furnaces.

The two of them came to a fork in the road. The dim light bulb on the roadside was shining with yellow light. In the dark night, it was like a beam of light, shining vertically on the ground.

Liu Daming stopped, hammered his back twice, turned around and said to Yang Xiaotao, "I know you may not like to hear this, but there are some things where you have to learn to compromise and wait."

"What we are doing this time is a code-name mission. If we cannot come up with a reasonable 'machine tool' in the end, the mission will be considered a failure."

"If this is the case, what do you want our steel rolling mill to do in the future?"

After Liu Daming finished speaking, when he saw Yang Xiaotao thinking deeply, he turned around and walked into the darkness.

Phew~

With a gentle breath, Yang Xiaotao lowered his head, put his hands in his pockets, and slowly walked towards the courtyard.

When I got home, I first got a basin of water, washed myself from head to toe, and finally took a shower, and then I lay down in the room and got ready to sleep.

Xiaowei flew out from the bedside and saw Yang Xiaotao's absent-minded look. She flew to Yang Xiaotao's chest and danced the 'elf dance'.

"Xiaowei, it would be great if you were a golden elf."

Phew?

"Uh, it's okay. I mean the wood elf is pretty good too. Of course it would be better if there is another golden elf."

Phew?

"I mean to be your companion, maybe we can start a family. By the way, what will Jin and Mu give birth to? A water elf? Or something else?"

Phew!

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, sleep, sleep."

Yang Xiaotao put aside all unnecessary thoughts and prepared to sleep.

However, his mind was all about steel and what Chang Mingjie and Liu Daming said. Maybe Chen Gong had the same intention when he came to him.

‘Do you really want to fool me once? ’

The next day, after Yang Xiaotao got up, he picked two tomatoes from the yard for breakfast, leaving Xiaowei to look after the yard before walking out the front door.

In the front yard, Yan Fugui got up early. The school organized an exam today, and candidates from several surrounding primary schools came. As a teacher from Hongxing Primary School, he naturally assumed the responsibility of invigilating the exam.

Moreover, he is leading the graduating class this year, and the students' test scores and admission rates are directly linked to his year-end evaluation and benefits, so he has to take it seriously.

As he was about to go out in the car, he saw Yang Xiaotao walking out of the hanging flower door.

"Xiao Tao, morning."

Yan Fugui said hello, Yang Xiaotao heard the voice and nodded to Yan Fugui.

"Good morning, Uncle Yan."

"Xiao Tao, didn't you ride a bike today?"

"No, walking to exercise."

"Oh, young people are good. By the way, I saw it yesterday and the children in Yangjiazhuang are all good. They are all polite and good students."

"Also, I heard that our district is recruiting a lot of people for junior high school this year. I estimate that a few more people will be admitted to junior high school this year."

"Last year, the whole school took the exam for 36 junior high schools. Of course, the school in Xicheng is the best, and only 8 were admitted."

The two of them walked to the entrance of the alley together. Yan Fugui was like a chatterbox, pouring out everything he knew and heard. Yang Xiaotao just listened without saying anything.

As for the children's exams, he thinks it's better not to create pressure. Everything that needs to be done has been done, and the next step is the children's own business.

After the two separated, Yang Xiaotao speeded up slightly and then came to the steel rolling mill, waiting for news from Chen Gong.

In the office, Lou Xiao'e also heard about the problems she encountered, but she knew nothing about steel.

We can only hope that Deputy Director Chen can find suitable materials to help tide over the difficulties.

In the morning, Yang Xiaotao finished handling the accumulated affairs and came to the warehouse to help with the work after dinner.

Nowadays, each group is progressing smoothly. Except for the problems that cannot be solved and need to wait, everything else is going well.

It's just that as the parts become more difficult, it will take more and more time and energy.

The fastest progress is made by the bed team led by Chen Bin, whose bed has been initially completed.

The bed of the machine tool is mainly composed of steel plates.

In order to make this lathe, the rolling mill took out a lot of steel. Yang Xiaotao tried it and found that it fully met the design requirements and could provide sufficient stability for the machine tool and ensure the accuracy of the machine tool.

The other three groups all encountered some problems and the progress was not fast.

In the middle of the afternoon, Chen Gong came to the warehouse in despair. Seeing his appearance, Yang Xiaotao knew that the matter was not resolved.

Sure enough, Chen Gong asked someone to inquire again. No one had heard of it being made in small factories, let alone those big factories.

Yang Xiaotao didn't say much, just waiting for news from Yang Youning.

In the evening, Yang Xiaotao was called to the office by Yang Youning.

"The news from Lao Liu is that there are not many reserves in this area in the country. He is asking his superiors for instructions, but don't put too much hope in it."

Yang Youning was also sighing. He originally wanted to do something big with great enthusiasm, but he didn't want to be stumped by the most basic materials.

"We don't use it much, but it's very important."

"I know this, but you also have to be prepared."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaotao remained silent.

There was helplessness and regret on his face.

Who would have thought that steel would become the most critical and shortest board in the project.