Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

After meeting with He Yuzhu over the weekend, Minister Wu carefully sorted out the report written by He Yuzhu as soon as he arrived at the office on Monday and quickly submitted it to the relevant departments. This report was like a heavy bomb, causing an uproar among the senior leaders.

After intense discussions and research, the government decided to organize a meeting of steel industry experts to discuss the feasibility of He Yuzhu's report. At the meeting, the experts carefully read every detail in the report and had a heated discussion. They all agreed that the idea proposed by He Yuzhu was highly feasible.

The experts reported the results of their discussion to the top government officials, and after careful consideration, they decided to massively increase investment in the steel industry starting this year, and to go all out to achieve the goal of exceeding John Bull's steel production in 1959.

Therefore, in early May, the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry issued a notice approving the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to carry out a new blast furnace construction project, but the construction plan was adjusted, and the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill's application to build three 5-cubic-meter blast furnaces was changed to three 3-cubic-meter blast furnaces. Similarly, the Shijingshan Iron and Steel Plant was also given the task of building two blast furnaces.

What followed was a huge army of construction workers. In order to achieve the goal of surpassing John Bull in steel production in 59, the three blast furnaces of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill were built at the same time. Considering that He Yuzhu had construction experience, the task of building three blast furnaces at the same time fell on He Yuzhu again. The construction task of three blast furnaces made He Yuzhu's work even busier, but fortunately, he had already had experience in blast furnace construction, so this time He Yuzhu was able to handle various problems with ease.

Because of He Yuzhu, the little butterfly that traveled through time, the steel carnival that was originally scheduled to break out in the second half of the year was accidentally ignited ahead of schedule, which to a certain extent alleviated the adverse effects of the steel carnival on the economy.

The day after meeting with Minister Wu, He Yuzhu came to the factory early, quickly finished the work at hand, and rushed to the maintenance workshop to find Li Yang. When he finally found Li Yang, he excitedly said, "Teacher Li, yesterday I took Director Yang's car to a leader's house. On the way, Director Yang asked me about the progress of the Dodge truck imitation. After I reported to him in detail, I suddenly had a bold idea! Our current work on imitating trucks has stalled due to the rear axle problem, but what if we use the Dodge truck technology we have mastered to manufacture jeeps? Jeeps do not need to carry heavy objects, and the body is relatively light. The existing rear axle should be able to meet the demand, right?"

Li Yang thought for a moment and responded, "In theory, this is indeed feasible. However, if we use the engine from the Dodge truck, will the fuel consumption be too high for a car?"

"Yeah, I think so too. Judging from the current road conditions in our country and considering the weight of the jeep, the six-cylinder engine on the truck is indeed a bit of a waste. A four-cylinder engine should be sufficient." He Yuzhu nodded, indicating that he agreed with Teacher Li's opinion.

"It's true that a 4-cylinder gasoline engine is enough, but compared to imitating a truck, if we want to build a jeep, there is no ready-made prototype to refer to. We need to design everything ourselves."

After thinking for a moment, He Yuzhu suggested: "Teacher Li, do you think this will work? Let's scale down the truck body and make a chassis with shock absorption, then install the existing truck engine and gearbox on it and do a simple test first. In this way, we can find problems with the frame during the test and make improvements in time. At the same time, we can also develop engines and gearboxes suitable for jeeps while improving the chassis. In this way, we can save time and improve work efficiency."

Li Yang's eyes lit up after hearing what He Yuzhu said. He said excitedly: "This is a good idea! In this way, we can complete the trial production of the jeep in a short time. Moreover, through this test, we can also accumulate more experience and provide valuable reference for future production. However, the frame of the jeep is completely different from that of the truck, and it needs to be redesigned and developed. This is a difficult task!"

He Yuzhu said confidently: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, as long as we work together, we will be able to overcome these difficulties. We can start with the most basic principles and gradually explore the structure and characteristics of the jeep frame. I believe that after a period of hard work, we will be able to successfully develop a jeep frame that meets the requirements."

He Yuzhu then found Fan Youxiang and said, "Director Fan, go gather the leaders of each group together. I have something to announce."

"Okay, Director He." Fan Youxiang agreed readily, and then ran to the workshop to call the leaders of each group.

After a while, Fan Youxiang led a group of people into the office and said to He Yuzhu, "Director He, everyone is here, you can speak now."

He Yuzhu nodded, looked at Fan Youxiang, and then said, "I asked Director Fan to gather everyone here today because I have something to announce. After careful consideration, I decided to rely on the truck technology we have mastered to build a jeep."

After listening to the speech, the team leaders began to whisper and exchange their opinions with each other. Seeing this, Fan Youxiang hurriedly shouted, "Director He hasn't even finished his words yet, what are you yelling about!"

When the team leaders heard Fan Youxiang's shout, they immediately quieted down and looked at He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu continued, "Don't get me wrong, making jeeps doesn't mean we won't copy trucks anymore. Next, we will do two things at the same time. On the one hand, we will continue to make jeeps, and on the other hand, we will continue to copy trucks. I hope everyone can work together. In addition, I would like to thank Mr. Li and his students for their support and help. Next, please follow Mr. Li's instructions and try to make the jeep as soon as possible."

Finally, He Yuzhu looked at Teacher Li and said sincerely: "Teacher Li, I will trouble you and your classmates from now on."

He Yuzhu then rushed to the steelmaking workshop. Lin Yunsheng, who was inspecting the workshop, saw He Yuzhu coming and hurriedly walked to He Yuzhu to greet him: "Director He, you are here."

"Technician Lin, how was the production yesterday?" He Yuzhu asked as he looked at the movement of the equipment around him.

"It went smoothly, everything is normal." Lin Yunsheng replied with a smile.

"Technician Lin, once production is completely stabilized, we will have to continue to increase our R&D efforts and strive to develop more types of steel. While developing new steel, we must also actively optimize existing equipment and strive to increase the production capacity of existing equipment." He Yuzhu then said with emotion: "Compared with those old empires in the West, our foundation is too weak. They have gone through more than 200 years of development since the First Industrial Revolution. The foundation laid down over 200 years cannot be caught up in a day or two. If we want to catch up with Western countries, we need outstanding technicians like you to give full play to your due value. Only in this way can we have a chance to catch up with Western countries." After speaking, He Yuzhu patted Lin Yunsheng on the shoulder.

"Director He, don't worry. I will work harder and make greater contributions to the factory." Lin Yunsheng said excitedly.

He Yuzhu then asked Technician Lin about some other aspects of production and left the steelmaking workshop.

He Yuzhu returned to his office, sat on the chair behind his desk, and began to plan what he would do in the next few years. After all, the next three years might be the most difficult period in his life, because it was a natural disaster that lasted for three years and affected the entire country. When a natural disaster occurs, there will be a food shortage throughout the country, and he must make plans in advance. At that time, he can't sell the supplies in the blessed land and cave as he does now, especially since he has a group of people following him, and these people must be properly arranged at that time.

He Yuzhu first calculated his own assets. Currently, he mainly sells live pigs and eggs. When the camellia oil is harvested in autumn, he will also sell some camellia oil. Let's talk about the live pig business first. When people are hungry, how can they raise such big fat pigs? Any normal person will feel that something is wrong. And they can raise hundreds of pigs a month. Isn't this obviously sending heads to the government? In this way, live pigs cannot be sold. They can occasionally get one to share with everyone to improve the food. It seems that by the end of the year, the scale of live pigs in Fudi Dongtian must be controlled.

As for the egg business, it can be done secretly. After all, the sale of eggs is not as eye-catching as selling pigs. One person can sell eggs with a basket. However, the sales scale must be properly controlled to avoid attracting the attention of relevant departments. Only doing business with acquaintances can reduce some unnecessary risks. Now about 3000 kilograms of eggs are sold per week, and the average price of eggs is 5 yuan. In the next three years, it is estimated that each egg can be sold for 5 yuan. By then, it will definitely make a lot of money and quickly accumulate wealth.

Speaking of eggs, He Yuzhu suddenly remembered that since he arranged for people to deliver eggs to the courtyard, his neighbors could sell 390 kilograms of eggs a week. With the money earned from reselling these eggs, most of the neighbors lived a better life than before. In particular, the Jia family relied on the money earned from reselling eggs to eat meat once every two days on average. With the abundant supply of meat, Jia Zhang's physique became stronger. The other neighbors in the courtyard were not as free and easy as Jia Zhang. They saved most of the money earned from reselling eggs, and only improved their meals occasionally. In comparison, these people's behavior was normal.

For someone like Jia Zhang who enjoys life as soon as she has money, He Yuzhu can only say that he hopes she can save some fat so that she can have a few more meals when the three years come. Zhang Hu mentioned to him more than once that Du Haoran said that the neighbors in the courtyard thought 30 kilograms of eggs a week were too little, and wanted Du Haoran to send them more. As soon as these neighbors stick their butts out, He Yuzhu knows what they want to do. He Yuzhu asked Zhang Hu to arrange for Du Haoran to drag the people in the courtyard into the water, just to catch some handles on these neighbors, not to really let them make money by selling eggs and get rich.

If that neighbor dared to be blind and offend He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu only needed to ask his little brother to report the egg reselling, and he would guarantee that he could arrange for the person to be properly dealt with. He Yuzhu had always prepared evidence and materials. Some of the eggs sold to the neighbors in the courtyard were bought by He Yuzhu from the non-staple food sales point in the vegetable market. As a law-abiding gentleman, how could he make money from his neighbors? He sold them to the neighbors in the courtyard at the same price as they were bought, and he did not make a penny of difference in the middle. But when these neighbors sold them in the pigeon market, which one did not add a price?

Of course, He Yuzhu would not be so stupid as to buy hundreds of kilograms of eggs through formal channels and then let his neighbors sell them for profit. Whenever Du Haoran sent eggs to these neighbors, he would only send half a kilogram to each person, and the rest of the eggs were delivered by another person. It should be noted that the eggs sold by Du Haoran came from formal channels, while the eggs sent by the other person were produced from the blessed land.

At first, the neighbors were puzzled by this practice, but Du Haoran quickly explained: "The reason why we only trade half a pound of eggs each time is to avoid being reported by others. Only when the transaction of half a pound of eggs is successfully completed, we will continue to trade the rest. In this way, even if someone reports us, we will not be punished too heavily because the amount involved is small."

The neighbors thought it made sense, and they did not encounter any problems in the subsequent transactions. Therefore, they stopped thinking too much and focused on buying the remaining 29.5 kilograms of eggs from another person.