Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Professor Hua's cautious look made Zhang Renkang helpless. Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of the rope for ten years. He didn't know how much suffering he had suffered.

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"It doesn't matter that we are lagging behind in technology now. I believe we can keep up with the trend of technological development and catch up with the advanced engine technology in the West."

"After all, we are building a transport vehicle to carry people, so let's use a gasoline engine."

"Professor Hua, your task is to try every possible way to understand the structure of this Gaul gasoline engine, imitate and develop it as soon as possible, and further explore the potential on this basis, and strive to develop our own advanced gasoline engine."

"If you need any support, just tell Director Xue. As long as the factory can provide it, we will definitely provide it."

"If the factory can't solve it, come to me and I will do my best to solve it for you."

Professor Hua nodded and said firmly

"Don't worry, Secretary Zhang"

"Once we have a prototype, we can start reverse engineering. In three months at most, we will have a thorough understanding of the technology and structure of this engine."

"By this time next year, if nothing goes wrong, we will be able to independently produce new gasoline engines."

Zhang Renkang nodded and smiled

"According to the agreement between the factory and Western suppliers, we have introduced 10,000 engines manufactured by the Citroen Group and 10,000 engines manufactured by the Hans Benz Group."

"I will give you ten of each for your power research team to use. I just want results."

Professor Hua was so moved that he took off his glasses, wiped his tears, nodded and said

"Don't worry, we will give you the results"

Zhang Renkang smiled and shook his head.

"If it is put into production now, is this prototype mature?"

Professor Hua looked at Liu Haitao who was standing aside. Liu Haitao smiled bitterly and said

"Secretary, our production capacity is already full."

"The new workshop and the training of recruited workers will not be able to start formal work until March next year at the earliest."

"Moreover, the batch of machine tools and equipment we customized from Hong Kong Island will not arrive at Tianjin Port until the end of February."

"If we add another model of vehicle to the production, the pressure on the workshop will be too great"

Liu Feng also nodded and advised

"Secretary, I think we should wait a while."

"We have just finished polishing the production line for the Wild Wolf terrain vehicle. Our contract with the military requires us to deliver 1,000 vehicles per month and train the technicians from Shouqi."

"The six production lines are already full. Even if we start working at full capacity, there will be no extra production capacity before April next year."

Although Liu Feng admired Zhang Renkang's ability, he was also afraid that he would fall into the state of youth and recklessness, and would do anything to meet the requirements of the superiors or for his own fame and fortune.

Looking at Zhang Renkang who was frowning and thinking, I was very worried.

Zhang Renkang sighed and nodded.

"Okay, let's do this for now."

“We will maintain the current production capacity this year.”

"However, I need to prepare 20 prototypes of the first model. I want to take them to the Ministry of Industry and the higher-ups as gifts."

"It's a good opportunity to have them as our first customer, and it will also help to build up the profile of our Xinxing van."

Liu Feng said with a smile

"The Secretary will make the decision."

As long as Zhang Renkang doesn't get carried away, they can still complete the task by squeezing into 20 Type 1 vans.

Then, Zhang Renkang pointed to the small hill west of the test site and said

“I actually suggest moving the test site there later.”

Liu Feng looked up and saw a small hill about 20 meters high to the west of the lake, which was also the highest point in the area of ​​5 or 6 miles.

Zhang Renkang continued

"Build a lighthouse and sentry tower on top of it, so that it can radiate most of the factory area."

"And the testing area is placed on the side of the hill, which provides better confidentiality. The key is that the noise from the continuous testing will not affect the rest area too much."

Liu Feng nodded and looked at the area planned by Zhang Renkang as the residential buildings for cadres. The first phase of the factory construction would include four dormitory buildings for cadres and six dormitory buildings for employees. The selected location was about 25 meters away from the south side of the lake, no more than 420 meters away from the production workshop of the factory, and only more than 200 meters away from the office building.

It would be better if the test site was moved away.

After all, Liu Feng didn't want to listen to the roar of the test site at home every day.

Liu Feng laughed

"Okay, I'll make a plan when I get back. I think we can build the lighthouse and the observation tower on the hill this year. They're about 20 meters high in total. If that doesn't work, we can build a road up there."

"There are many young men in the family quarters who have nothing to do. Instead of wandering around the streets, why don't you come over and help? We can just provide them with food."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said with a smile

“You can’t just focus on the food.”

"In this way, young people coming to work will be given priority in the next batch of recruitment lists."

"Another thing is, if there are good seedlings, we can bring them to the factory to observe and familiarize them with the operation of the machinery first."

"We will have to double the size of our workshop next year, train more than 2,000 entry-level workers, and double the number of skilled workers compared to now."

"If you don't prepare in advance, where will you find the time to train next year?"

Liu Haitao nodded and said

"I will go back and talk to Section Chief Zhao about recruiting."

"But what do we base this treatment on now?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

“You can change your mindset.”

"We don't consider this as a formal recruitment. There isn't much space in the factory workshop for new apprentices to learn."

"I remember that the factory now has skilled workers who can take apprentices. Now they have two or three apprentices, right?"

"You are here in the name of visiting and learning, discovering talents"

"If someone is willing to observe more in the factory, we will let him know more and give him the opportunity to participate in practical operation and learning."

"I think we should set the number at 600, and arrange 600 people to visit and learn in each workshop."

"The factory will provide lunch for all the children at noon. When Workshop No. 7 and Workshop No. 8 start to be put into use in February next year, this batch of children will be able to basically understand the operation of each position in the workshop, right?"

"We will directly register them as apprentices and assign them to the old workshops as apprentices."

"According to this method, in addition to providing more meals, we can reserve at least 600 apprentices who can master basic workshop operation skills."

"When the second batch of new workshops are put into use, at least they will not be unable to start work due to lack of manpower."

Zhang Renkang had no choice. Although Shouqi agreed to help them train 1,000 apprentices in the name of the production technology transfer of Red Star tricycles, the foundation of Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Plant was too weak after all.

There is a lack of equipment or production workshops to be built everywhere. More importantly, their factory is seriously lacking in skilled and mid-level technical workers.

Although there are not many high-level skilled workers in the factory, after adopting the assembly line division of labor and the four S management method, the factory is not really in a hurry for the seventh and eighth level skilled workers, but a large number of processes are very challenging for the fifth and sixth level intermediate skilled workers.

Liu Feng also knew the current problem and could only force a smile.

"In a few months, these workers in the workshop will be able to master a certain level of skills."

"At least we junior workers are not so nervous anymore."

Zhang Renkang shook his head. He had originally planned to transfer people from the Red Star Steel Mill, but then he thought it was not appropriate. The production task of the Red Star Steel Mill was not light. Otherwise, could he transfer Yi Zhonghai and the others back to the production line to make full use of their remaining energy?

If Zhang Renkang transferred people, Li Huaide would not mind, but other leaders would not mind. Since he had already established his own business, he should learn to be self-reliant.

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