Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

"How did you come?"

Zhou Tian was slightly startled, then he pushed the cart forward quickly with a smile on his face.

"Why? Can't I come?"

Secretary Liu asked back with a faint smile and a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

"How is that possible? I'm so happy that you can come."

What Zhou Tian said was not false, because because of his relationship with Mr. Tang, he had a very close relationship with Mr. Tang's secretary.

"Okay, no more jokes. Come, get in the car, I'll take you home today and we can talk."

Secretary Wu nodded slightly and pointed to the passenger seat.

"It seems like you have something to talk to me about today."

Zhou Tian smiled and did not refuse. After placing his bicycle at the gatehouse, he got on the jeep.

The car started slowly. Secretary Wu controlled the steering wheel while asking, "Xiaotian, how is the situation in the factory recently? I know that your factory has been very active this year."

"What's going on? It's just a little fight."

Zhou Tian shook his head slowly. It was obvious that he was not very satisfied with the development of the factory in the past year.

"You still call it a small fight? You are so arrogant. I remember that your factory not only developed a lot of agricultural machinery, but also anti-aircraft missiles, transistors and oxygen top-blown converters. You still call it a small fight?"

Secretary Wu couldn't help but roll his eyes at Zhou Tian's words.

You know, for a general factory to achieve a breakthrough in one project a year is already a great achievement. Zhou Tian's Bayi Red Star Machinery Factory has completed several major projects in succession, especially the completion of the oxygen top-blown converter, which is enough to increase the domestic steelmaking speed by several levels.

The success of the anti-aircraft missile has brought the country's national defense capabilities to a new level.

But in Zhou Tian's mouth it was just a small fight, which made him wonder if this kid was showing off in disguise.

"Wu Ang, you know me well. Normally, I won't lie. This year, due to the limited amount of iron ore, the production tasks of the entire factory and the production of agricultural machinery are not ideal."

Zhou Tian naturally saw Secretary Wu’s disbelief, and explained with a sigh.

"Is that right?"

When Secretary Wu heard Zhou Tian’s sigh and combined it with the current domestic situation, he quickly understood the meaning of Zhou Tian’s words and realized that this guy was complaining to him.

Suddenly, he couldn't help but laugh. During this period, he often heard Mr. Tang talking about the Bayi Red Star Machinery Factory and praising Zhou Tian.

He originally thought that Zhou Tian's factory was developing very well, but now it seems that his view was a bit one-sided.

However, the entire Ministry of Machinery was powerless to solve the problem of iron ore mining mentioned by Zhou Tian. After all, due to the current domestic mining conditions, being able to reach 429 million tons a year is already the result of the country's greatest efforts. Moreover, he is only Mr. Tang's secretary and does not have that much power to influence the distribution of iron ore.

"Hey!"

Secretary Wu sighed inwardly.

"Xiaotian, the country can't do anything about it now. After all, our domestic industrial base is too poor. If we want to rise in the shortest possible time, we need the help of Big Brother, so we have to do some things. As for the mining of iron ore, I believe it will get better every year."

Perhaps because he was afraid that Zhou Tian might feel uncomfortable, Secretary Wu couldn't help but explain.

"Wu Ge, don't worry. I know this. But if this continues, the progress of many of our projects will come to a standstill, which will affect the development speed of domestic industry."

Zhou Tian was naturally clear about this, and it was precisely because of this that he would launch the engine project now. On the one hand, he could offer a great gift to his ancestors, and on the other hand, he wanted to promote the development of the domestic mining industry.

After all, he also knew that the reason why mining was so difficult in this era was not only because most mines still used manpower, but also because of the lack of mining machinery.

If the three major problems of logistics, transportation and mining machinery are not solved, the development of the mining industry will naturally be slow.

"I'm glad you understand. But regarding the output of iron ore, does Xiaotian have any solution?"

Hearing Zhou Tian's understanding, Secretary Wu felt relieved and asked back.

"Have!"

Secretary Wu was just asking casually, but Zhou Tian's answer made him startled, and he couldn't help but step on the brakes. The jeep stopped immediately.

"Xiaotian, what did you say? Do you have a solution?"

Secretary Wu asked in some shock. You know, many leaders of the Ministry of Machinery have discussed this issue many times. However, due to the fact that the domestic industry has just started, they cannot solve this problem in a short time.

And Zhou Tian actually said that he had a way. How could Secretary Wu dare to believe it?

"Yeah." Zhou Tian nodded slightly.

"To solve this problem, we need to start from three aspects." Seeing Secretary Wu staring at him closely, Zhou Tian didn't keep him in suspense. He held up three fingers and said directly: "First, improve the logistics support for mining to ensure the health of workers. Second, use a large number of mining machinery, and third, improve transportation conditions. Only by improving these three conditions, the output of iron ore will naturally increase."

"Tsk, I thought you had some good ideas, but it turns out that's all you have. We are aware of these conditions, but the problem is that mining machinery is now blocked abroad and we can't buy many things. In addition, our foreign exchange reserves are insufficient and we can't use them all to buy mining machinery."

After hearing what Zhou Tian said, Secretary Wu couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, and continued to start the jeep and said. As for the three conditions mentioned by Zhou Tian, ​​these are all well-known things, but the problem is that the country can't do it with the existing foreign exchange reserves. After all, the whole country has more than just the mining industry to develop.

"Then there is only one way left, and that is to research mining machinery ourselves!"

Zhou Tian heard Secretary Liu's contempt but showed no expression and talked to himself.

"You have to be able to figure it out by researching it yourself!"

Secretary Wu was speechless when he heard this, but he stepped on the brakes again, turned his head and stared at Zhou Tian with sharp eyes: "Xiaotian, what did you say just now? Can you research mining machinery by yourself?"

He knew that Zhou Tian had an extraordinary talent in machinery and weapons, but the problem was that mining machinery was different from machine tools and weapons; these were two different fields.

"No, Brother Wu, could you please not be so startled?"

Zhou Tian was startled by Angkor's two emergency stops. Fortunately, it was this era and there were not many vehicles on the road. If it had been in his previous life, Angkor's two emergency stops would have been enough to get rid of them both.

Secretary Wu smiled a little embarrassedly, restarted the car, and continued to drive forward. "Xiaotian, don't keep me in suspense. Are you sure you can develop mining machinery? This is no small matter!"

"I said yes, do you believe me? But I am now planning to research automobile engines. If the research is successful, I will then work on diesel engines. As long as these two engines are successfully researched, transportation will no longer be a problem! As for mining machinery, I will also try it!"

Zhou Tian no longer dared to provoke Secretary Wu and told the truth that although domestic roads would limit the development of transportation, with enough trucks, the transportation problem would definitely be greatly improved.

As for mining machinery, although he is confident, he will not say it out until the research is successful.

Secretary Wu frowned slightly when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Xiaotian, researching automobile engines and diesel engines is not an easy task. How confident are you?"