Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

As He Yuzhu's article was turned into a document, the university that supported the Red Star Steel Mill was Sijiucheng University of Technology. Under Li Ze's coordination, Sijiucheng University of Technology sent an additional technical team of six college students led by a teacher to support He Yuzhu's Dodge truck gasoline engine imitation project.

He Yuzhu was sitting in the office thinking about something when he was suddenly awakened by the ringing of the phone on the table. He Yuzhu picked up the phone and said, "Hello, I'm He Yuzhu from the Personnel Department. Who are you?"

"Deputy Director He, I'm Du Anbang from the Security Department. The college students from the maintenance workshop of the Sijiucheng University of Technology just came in to support the transportation team. I arranged for a security guard to take them to the Transportation Department. I'm calling to report to Deputy Director He."

"Thank you, Chief Du. I'll go to the Transportation Department to meet them now." After saying that, He Yuzhu put down the phone and walked towards the Transportation Department.

When He Yuzhu arrived at the maintenance workshop of the Transportation Department, the students of Sijiucheng University of Technology had already arrived at the Transportation Department, and Fan Youxiang from the Transportation Department was receiving the students. The sharp-eyed Fan Youxiang saw He Yuzhu walking towards the Transportation Department from a distance, and hurriedly said, "Students, please wait a moment, our leader will be here soon, and the one walking over there is our leader." After saying that, Fan Youxiang hurriedly left the encirclement of the students and walked towards He Yuzhu. He was really scared by this group of students. As soon as they came, they asked him a lot of questions, but he didn't know how to answer them at all, which made him very confused. When he called the logistics department to find He Yuzhu, he was told that He Yuzhu had already gone to the Transportation Department.

Fan Youxiang trotted over to He Yuzhu, wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Deputy Director He, you're finally here."

He Yuzhu looked at Fan Youxiang curiously and asked, "Chief Fan, what's wrong with you? Why do I feel like you are avoiding something?"

Fan Youxiang turned around with lingering fear and glanced at the college students standing at the entrance of the Transportation Department, then said, "Deputy Director He, you don't know how difficult it is to deal with those college students. I don't know how to answer the questions they asked me. I am just a rough guy, how can I know so much."

He Yuzhu smiled when he heard this, patted Fan Youxiang on the shoulder gently and said, "Chief Fan, thank you for your hard work. Leave it to me from now on and just do whatever you need to do!" After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he walked towards the college students. Seeing this, Fan Youxiang hurriedly followed He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu walked up to the college students and said in a friendly manner: "Students, welcome to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill for support. I am He Yuzhu, deputy director of the logistics department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and also the head of the Dodge truck imitation team. Who is the leader of your team?"

A very gentle man wearing glasses said, "Hello, Deputy Director He, I am the teacher leading this team. My name is Li Yang, and they are my students."

He Yuzhu stretched out his right hand and shook hands with Li Yang, then said with a smile, "Welcome, Teacher Li. Teacher Li, what are the names of these students?"

Li Yang smiled and said, "Come on, introduce yourselves."

"My name is Ye Zhenyong."

"My name is Xu Guangxia."

"My name is Li Wangtao."

"My name is Liu Xianru."

"My name is Sun Lejie."

"My name is Zhou Weihao."

He Yuzhu shook hands with each student cordially and said, "Teacher Li, let me take you to the repair shop. The Dodge truck is in the repair shop. With your help, I think the difficulties we encountered in the imitation will be easily solved. By the way, Teacher Li, what year are these students in?"

"They are all sophomores. Deputy Director He, what stage are you at now?"

He Yuzhu said a little embarrassedly: "Teacher Li, you should call me Team Leader He. We are all members of the team now. We have just started imitation not long ago. Because our factory has a weak technical foundation, so far we can only process some parts with relatively good prices. But I think with your help, our imitation process should be shortened."

He Yuzhu brought the technical support team to the maintenance workshop and introduced to Li Yang in detail the engine parts that can be copied and processed now. After the introduction, He Yuzhu took the technical support team aside and said, "Teacher Li, students, I have just given you a brief introduction to our factory. Do you have any questions?"

"Team Leader He, I have a question. Didn't our country set up an automobile manufacturing plant in the Northeast? Why did you organize workers to prevent American Dodge trucks? Besides, your factory is a steel mill and has nothing to do with automobile manufacturing."

"I remember this classmate's name is Xu Guangxia. You asked a very good question. Logically, as a steel rolling mill, our factory should focus on developing steel rolling technology. But someone is already in charge of steel rolling technology, and I just organized the workers to use their spare time to copy Dodge trucks. It will not affect the development of our factory, and the copying process can also improve the skills of our auto repair workers. Our country has such a large land area and so many people. If there is only one auto factory, it is far from enough. If our country wants to develop industry, it is indispensable to have a large number of trucks to transport materials. America's area is not as large as ours, but they have dozens of auto factories, so I came up with the idea of ​​copying trucks."

"I also know that our factory has a poor foundation, but I still want to give it a try. I believe in the wisdom of our workers. I don't know if you know about Dodge trucks. Dodge trucks were designed and manufactured by America in 1945. It has been more than 10 years this year, but our country is still unable to manufacture such trucks. This shows the gap between us and Western countries. The gap is not terrible. As long as we keep working hard, there will always be a day when we catch up."

"All of you are studying mechanics, so you must know the working principle of the engine. The working principle of the engine is very simple, with only a few processes, but the engine requires precise coordination of various parts during operation. If one part fails, the entire engine will not work properly. For our maintenance workers, they can easily copy the same parts, but they don't know why the parts are designed this way. I applied to my superiors for support from all of you students to solve the problem that our workers know the results but don't know the reasons."

"If we simply copy the engine, like copying a gourd, but do not figure out the key technical points of engine design during the copying process, then we can only stay at the technical level of copying the engine, which is not acceptable. In the early stages of national development, the American Hans country in the West improved its industrial level by reverse copying the industrial products of other countries. However, in the reverse copying process, they did not simply copy, but figured out the principles inside, and then upgraded and transformed the copied products, thus achieving positive research and development."

"Only by embarking on the path of forward research and development can we ensure that the country's industrial level can be steadily improved. Of course, reverse imitation is not something that can be successful casually, and it also requires a certain level of industrial level."

Li Yang's eyes lit up after hearing what He Yuzhu said, and he asked with great interest: "Team Leader He, this is the first time I've heard of forward research and development that you mentioned. So what does forward research and development mean to you?"

He Yuzhu said patiently: "Forward R&D and reverse R&D are two opposite paths. Reverse R&D means that we design our own products by imitating products. Imitation of Dodge trucks is a typical reverse R&D. Forward R&D is just the opposite. Forward R&D is a product development process from scratch. It emphasizes innovation and self-defined product functions, and realizes the zero development of target products through creative solutions. Let's take the Dodge truck in front of us as an example. Suppose we can successfully imitate an identical domestic truck, because we imitated it based on the existing Dodge truck, and we did not go through the design process of the truck, then we don't know why many parts of the truck are designed that way, so before we figure it out, we can't make random changes to the truck."

"If we develop Dodge trucks from scratch, we will accumulate a lot of test data during the development process, and we can clearly guide why each part of the truck is designed in this way. When the truck is put into use, if the user raises any questions or has special needs, we can improve or adjust the truck at any time."

"So I would like to ask all students to think more during the imitation process and figure out why these parts are designed this way. Once we figure it out, we can refer to this truck as a template to design our own truck. This Dodge truck is just a stepping stone for us. We need to design a truck that has a larger load capacity, faster speed, and more fuel efficiency than this Dodge truck to serve the construction of our country."

He Yuzhu's words made the students excited, and they wanted to start imitating the gasoline engine immediately. Seeing that the students' enthusiasm was successfully mobilized by him, He Yuzhu couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart: "It seems that my method of provoking is still very effective."

Li Yang said directly: "Team Leader He, please give the order. What do you need us to do?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Li, you can take your students to map the six-cylinder gasoline engine on the truck first, and then map the gearbox. The conditions in our factory's maintenance workshop are a bit simple, so please forgive us if there is anything wrong. If there is anything missing, you can find Fan Youxiang, the person who was responsible for receiving you just now." After that, He Yuzhu shouted to the Transportation Department's office, "Chief Fan, come here."

When Fan Youxiang heard He Yuzhu calling him, he ran over and said, "Deputy Director He, you called me?"

He Yuzhu pointed at the technical support team and said to Fan Youxiang, "Chief Fan, if Teacher Li and the others need anything, you should solve it as soon as possible. If you can't solve it, you should report it to me as soon as possible and I will find a solution. If I find out that you are slacking off and delaying Teacher Li and the others' work, I will hold you accountable. First, arrange for someone to clean up an office for them so that they can have a place to work."

"Teacher Li, if you need anything, feel free to ask Section Chief Fan. Don't be shy. We are all working hard for the development of our country. By the way, Teacher Li, how are you going to have lunch?"

Li Yang said a little embarrassedly: "We plan to go back to the school cafeteria to eat."

"How can that be possible? Going back and forth will waste a lot of time. Do you have food coupons? If you do, just eat in our cafeteria. This way you don't have to run back and forth. Teacher Li, come with me. I have something I want to talk to you about in private."

Li Yang followed He Yuzhu out of the maintenance workshop with a curious look on his face. He Yuzhu asked in a low voice that only the two of them could hear: "Teacher Li, why are you here today?"

Li Yang answered casually: "We came here by bus."

"Teacher Li, will your school reimburse your travel expenses? What are the family conditions of these students?" He Yuzhu continued to ask.

"Coming to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is a task assigned by the school. Our school will reimburse the travel expenses. Four of these students are from rural areas, and their family conditions are not very good. Team leader He, why are you asking about the students' family conditions?"

He Yuzhu pondered for a while and said, "Nothing. I'll see if I can apply for some subsidies for you and a few classmates. After all, research and development is not a matter of one or two days. But the subsidy I apply for may not be much, and I hope you don't mind when the time comes."

Li Yang looked at He Yuzhu with a puzzled look and said, "Team Leader He, as far as I know, the school is supporting the factory this time, but the factory will not give subsidies to students. Isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?"