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"Uncle San, there is no need to repair the machine tools piled up in Workshop No. 4. It won't take long to repair them."

In the director's office of the machinery factory, Lin Kaifeng placed a stack of bills in front of Lu Changshun.

It has been almost twenty days since Lin Kaifeng became the head of the Technical Department.

Lin Kaifeng never went to the office once.

Lead various production teams to assemble radios using a manual assembly line method.

As of yesterday, the hundreds of assembled radios have officially entered the purchasing stage.

The city will make unified arrangements and send the radios to supply and marketing cooperatives and stores for sale.

Only after finishing the work at hand did Lin Kaifeng have time to visit his own office.

Do not see do not know.

After reading the various documents left by the previous section chief, Lin Kaifeng was so angry that his nose was crooked.

The machine tools in other machinery factories are, at most, older and more broken.

The problematic machine tools at the county machinery factory can no longer be described as old and broken.

They are all scrapped and obsolete junk from other manufacturers.

Faced with the receipts issued by the scrap disposal company, Lin Kaifeng had a direct understanding of the former factory director's stinginess.

He is definitely a master in the world of stinginess.

Lu Changshun knew what Lin Kaifeng wanted to say, and said helplessly: "Kaifeng, this matter cannot be blamed on the previous factory director. It's our factory's inherent deficiencies."

"In the era of preparing for famine and war, according to the notice from above, all major counties must have machinery factories."

"Our factory was completed in a hurry, and there were various problems from the day it was built."

"No one expects the county machinery factory to play any role. It is just to deal with the notice from above."

"To increase income, you have to take on more tasks."

"In this case, we must first solve the problem of the scarcity of machine tools. Although these machine tools are scrapped, they can still be used after repairing them."

"Uncle San, it's not a question of making do or not."

Lin Kaifeng pointed to the documents on the table and said seriously: "Even after the overhaul, the accuracy of the machine tool cannot be guaranteed."

He took a deep breath and suggested sending all the paralyzed machine tools back to the scrap disposal company.

Concentrate own funds to purchase a batch of new machine tools.

"Uncle San, come with me."

Seeing Lu Changshun's reluctant look, Lin Kaifeng pulled Lu Changshun and went straight to workshop No. 4.

There are several workshops in the county agricultural airport.

Since some of the machine tools have been paralyzed, a workshop has been converted into a warehouse to store unusable machinery.

Arriving at the workshop, Lu Changshun broke away from Lin Kaifeng's hand and said earnestly, "We have some assets now, but we must spend money frugally."

"Money doesn't come easily, but there are many places to spend it."

"These machine tools can be repaired if possible. I don't think it will be a big problem if they can't produce precision parts and agricultural tools."

Lin Kaifeng was speechless and covered his face with his hands.

There are more than a dozen old machine tools in the workshop.

The oldest machine tool is almost the same age as Lu Changshun.

All of them are over 30.

There are so many types, spanning many years.

It’s totally possible to hold a machine tool expo.

The problems of various brands of machine tools are also different.

The only thing they have in common is that they all have problems with their internal accuracy.

Even if it is repaired, it cannot manufacture precision parts.

There are more than 30 machine tool manufacturers of all sizes in the city.

Once a factory's machine tools are scrapped, they will be taken to a scrap disposal company on the outskirts of the city.

They handle it centrally.

Through these documents, Lin Kaifeng learned that half of the machine tools in the factory came from scrap processing companies.

Based on the principle of saving, utilizing and mending.

The previous factory manager bought back all the machine tools that looked still usable.

Saving money is really saving money.

It's really annoying.

"Kaifeng, stop complaining and do your best."

Lu Changshun sighed and said, "It's not a small matter to apply for new machine tools. Even if all the factory leaders agree, how many new machine tools can we buy with the money we have?"

"Things are different now. In the past, when we submitted equipment purchase applications, they were approved in most cases. What's the situation now? You've told us so many times that I've almost memorized it."

"With the overall economic transformation, the equipment funding from the state and higher authorities, and research expenses are decreasing year by year, so we still have to be frugal with the money we have."

These few words left Lin Kaifeng speechless.

"Go to the scrap disposal company in the city and see if there are any decent machines there. Can you use the parts of these machines to repair the abandoned machine tools in our factory?"

"You don't have to fix all of them. If you can fix a few, it will be a good start for you as the technical section chief."

Lin Kaifeng's face turned green.

No wonder the position of technical section chief has been vacant for three years.

It’s not that there is no one to take the position, it’s not that we don’t want to take the position.

Knowing this is a hot potato.

of course.

Lin Kaifeng also understood why Niu Yonggui suggested that he become the head of the technical department.

You may think that a problem that others cannot solve may not be unsolvable when put in the hands of Lin Kaifeng.

"Kaifeng, don't have any ideas. Lao Niu recommended you to be the head of the technical department. I'm not throwing a hot potato to you. First of all, this position is suitable for you to display your talents."

"Help our factory turn discarded machine tools into valuables. We are really tired of being poor."

"Otherwise, the money would have been returned to other units long ago."

"As for the second point..."

Lu Changshun said nothing more.

I guess Lin Kaifeng can understand.

By granting him an official title and making a wish, Lin Kaifeng was kept in the county machinery factory.

"Okay, I'll do my best."

Having said that, what else can Lin Kaifeng say?

We must press on when there are difficulties; and even more so when there are no difficulties, we must create them and press on.

After breakfast the next morning, Lin Kaifeng rode Lu Changshun's 28-inch bicycle and rushed to the waste disposal company located in the suburbs of the city.

"So you are from the county machinery factory. Are you here to buy machine tools again?"

After checking Lin Kaifeng's letter of introduction, the security guard introduced the scrap disposal company in a familiar manner. They had recently received a batch of scrapped machine tools.

During the planned economy era, all production materials that could assist production were state-owned assets.

Even if it is scrapped, it cannot be disposed of privately.

It cannot be sold to individuals.

It is necessary to send the scrapped equipment to a scrap disposal company in accordance with the regulations.

The waste will be dismantled and disposed of uniformly by the waste disposal company.

Or you can hand over the spare parts to factories that can use them for recycling.

Or sell it to other state-owned enterprises and let them recycle it.

This is why.

The county machinery factory will treat the defective machine tools they purchased as treasures and place them in the workshop.

Even if it cannot be used, it cannot be thrown away at will.

First, they are state-owned assets.

Secondly, I am afraid of being poor.

Repairing machine tools is no small task and requires a large number of parts and tools.

Lin Kaifeng felt a bit like a donkey in the production team.

Knowing that he mastered various technologies, both Lu Changshun and the deputy factory director Niu Yonggui who took good care of Lin Kaifeng.

They all ordered Lin Kaifeng around.

It's a miracle they came up with the idea of ​​repairing a broken machine tool.