Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

In particular, the horizontal lathe developed by Zhou Tian was identified as the next flagship product of the steel rolling mill at the meeting of the Second Machinery Plant yesterday.

This decision means that the position of the steel mill in the eyes of the leaders will undergo a major change in the future. It is no longer just a traditional steel mill, but has new development direction and potential. Similarly, the status of the steel mill in the minds of the leaders will gradually rise.

"Master Zhou, thank you for your hard work!"

Deputy Director Yang looked at the excited expressions of the three people and couldn't help but get excited. He strode to Zhou Tian's side, reached out and grabbed Zhou Tian's greasy hand, shaking it violently.

"Deputy Director Yang, you are so polite. If it weren't for your and Technician Nie's support at the beginning, I would not have been able to develop the horizontal lathe. In the end, the credit still goes to you two!"

Zhou Tian was suddenly held by Deputy Director Yang's hand. He was a little confused at first, but when he heard what Deputy Director Yang said, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Hahaha, Master Zhou Tian, ​​you are still so shy. This is not good. You should know that you are now the master chef in our factory and a valuable talent in the factory. You must train yourself well in the future!"

Perhaps because he was in a much more relaxed mood, Deputy Director Yang was not as serious as before when he spoke, but rather with a teasing look on his face.

"hey-hey!"

Faced with Deputy Director Yang's teasing, Zhou Tian didn't know how to respond for a moment. He could only scratch his head with his hand, looking extremely honest.

However, this made Deputy Director Yang even more satisfied with Zhou Tian. After all, he was a man who had seen the world and knew that a talented person like Zhou Tian would inevitably be arrogant. But he was able to behave extremely humble from beginning to end, which was extremely rare.

"Okay, Master Zhou, I won't tease you anymore. Now that the horizontal lathe is finished, do you have any other plans next?"

With the completion of the horizontal lathe project, it can be said that the matter of the horizontal lathe has come to an end. As for production, he doesn't have to worry about it at all. Instead, he wants to ask Zhou Tian about his plans.

Are there any other innovative ideas? After all, just a horizontal lathe can bring such great benefits to the steel mill. If Zhou Tian can think of more, the steel mill will take off.

As she said this, she looked at him with eyes full of expectation.

Zhou Tian shook his head and said truthfully: "Deputy Factory Director Yang, just the horizontal lathe has exhausted me. Even if I have other ideas, it is not suitable now, especially with the current scale of the factory. Just one horizontal lathe is enough for the factory to produce for a long time. If you come up with other ideas, the factory will not be able to produce them at all!"

It was now August 1951, and there were no more than workers in the entire Lou's Steel Rolling Mill. One horizontal lathe was indeed enough to keep the workers busy.

If he develops other machine tools, the steel rolling mill will indeed be unable to keep up with production. Even if it will expand next year, that will be next year's business.

But who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, Deputy Director Yang waved his hand and said proudly: "Master Zhou, don't worry about this. Director Lou and I have already discussed it and plan to start recruiting workers at the end of August. This time we plan to do it in one go and directly recruit 10,000 workers!"

"I believe that with these 10,000 people, even if Master Zhou wants to build a car, it will be enough, so if Master Zhou has an idea, just speak up boldly!"

"Ten thousand people?"

Hearing about Deputy Director Yang's generosity, Zhou Tian was stunned by the courage of Deputy Director Yang and Lou Jiancheng. You know, it's only the 51st year now. If he remembered correctly, the steel rolling mill seemed to be a factory with tens of thousands of employees at the beginning of the story.

Now in the entire city of Beijing, except for a few large factories designated by the state, there are basically few factories that can reach this scale.

If the steel rolling mill is now a factory with tens of thousands of employees, then wouldn't there be even more people when the plot begins? When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little panic in his heart and frowned.

After all, if this were to happen, the plot of the entire courtyard would change too much at once. Would it cause some other changes in the future? This made him begin to feel uneasy.

But soon after, his heart regained its calm. Even if too many changes occurred, what did it matter? Ever since he stopped Uncle He from leaving, the entire plot of the courtyard had already changed. In this case, a few more changes would not be a big deal.

What's more, with his current abilities, I'm afraid that even when that time comes, the country will not let him have any problems.

Thinking about it, he carefully calculated his abilities and the time, and felt that now was not the time to come up with something better. He was already worried that taking out a horizontal lathe would be stolen by Big Brother. If he came up with something better now, wouldn't it be telling Big Brother clearly that there were still many good things here?

He shook his head again.

"Deputy Director Yang, I'm afraid I won't be able to come up with anything better in the short term. After all, with my current knowledge, I still need to study for a while longer!"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Yang, who was rejected again, couldn't help but have a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but at the same time he also wondered if he had too high expectations of Zhou Tian.

After all, Zhou Tian is a fitter who has never been to college, and it is already quite amazing that he could develop a horizontal lathe.

If you want Zhou Tian to produce more research results, you probably have to wait a little longer.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Patting Zhou Tian on the shoulder, he consoled him, “Maybe I have too high expectations of Master Zhou, so I am a little anxious. But there is no rush for this matter. Master Zhou can think about it slowly. As long as he thinks of it, I will definitely support him with all my strength!”

"Yes! Thank you, Deputy Director Yang! I'm fine."

Zhou Tian ignored the disappointment in Deputy Director Yang's eyes. For him, as long as he wanted, he could come up with many design plans for other machine tools. But he never forgot that next year, the country would receive assistance from Big Brother, and a large number of Big Brother's engineers would come to our country. Now, if he really came up with design plans for other machine tools, he was afraid that if all of them were taken advantage of by Big Brother, that would be the biggest loss for the country.

Just in case, now is not the time for him to make a full effort. He must wait until 55 years later, when the country breaks with Big Brother, and that will be the time for him to start making a full effort.

Being able to take out the horizontal lathe was already his biggest bottom line! He also wanted to see if the horizontal lathe would be leaked out, and whether it would be a bargain for Big Brother!

This is also an opportunity for him to weigh whether to continue to come up with good things in advance.

After all, his purpose in bringing out the machine tools was only to accelerate the country's development, not to enhance Big Brother's industrial capabilities, and he was very clear about this.

If the country will not give the horizontal lathe to Big Brother, then he will also come up with design plans for other machine tools as appropriate. If someone really gives the horizontal lathe to Big Brother for free, then he will have to think about it, is it worth it?