Material Empire

The working efficiency of the rotary tiller is about 8 to 10 mu per hour, and it takes 10 hours a day to plow 700 mu of land for a week, so it is impossible for Xiao Dongping to stay in Hongze and wait for the results of the experiment. Hua Guoying promised that he and Lin Anbao would be notified in time once the results were obtained. As for whether Xiao Dongping or Lin Anbao would treat the guests in the end, it was not Hua Guoying's concern. He just had to bring his stomach to be a witness.

When Xiao Dongping tricked Lin Anbao into betting with him, he felt a little proud of himself. But when he boarded the long-distance bus and left Hongze, he began to worry about gains and losses. He wondered whether Qin Hai's skills were excellent, and whether Leng Yuming had misjudged him. In case he lost this bet, where would he find money to buy Lin Anbao a drink?

As soon as he returned to Pingyuan, Xiao Dongping was busy looking for Leng Yuming, wanting to confirm the quality of the blade with him again, but when he arrived at the technical department, he found Leng Yuming and Xiang Jiyong sitting opposite each other, each with a cigarette, silent Speechless.

What's the matter with you two? Xiao Dongping asked in surprise.

Old Xiao is back, how is the situation at the agricultural materials company? Xiang Jiyong asked.

Xiao Dongping briefly explained the situation, and of course omitted the matter of betting and drinking, and only said that the agricultural material company promised to test the blades, and if the blades passed, they would naturally accept them all.

There is no problem with the quality of the blade, so you can rest assured. Leng Yuming said, I asked the laboratory to do a new test today, and all the performance indicators have exceeded the level of domestic counterparts.

I'm relieved now, hehe, Lin Anbao from the agricultural materials company is going to be screwed this time, he has to buy me a drink obediently. Xiao Dongping said happily.

But Xiang Jiyong couldn't feel Xiao Dongping's joy at all. He said sullenly: The technical problem has been solved, but what about the production problem? All 20,000 blades need to be surfacing once, and automatic fixtures must be installed. There is no automatic Fixtures, just relying on a few heat treatment workers, have to work for a long time.

Xiao Dongping put away his smile and said: I remember Qin Hai also told Lao Leng about the automatic fixture. It doesn't seem to be troublesome, we can do it ourselves.

Leng Yuming said: That's right, the design of this automatic fixture is very simple, I can ask the technical department to produce the design drawing immediately. But, if Wei Baolin doesn't nod, what shall we do?

Wei Baolin? Xiao Dongping knew what the problem was, Why, did you find him today?

Xiang Jiyong pressed the cigarette butt in his hand into the ashtray vigorously, crushed it into a pile of powder, and said bitterly: TMD, I had a big fight with him today.

What's going on? Xiao Dongping asked in astonishment.

Xiang Jiyong said: It's not because of the experiments that Lao Leng and the others did yesterday. The materials reported by the casting workshop cost more than 400 yuan during processing. I took it to Wei Baolin to sign it, but this bastard refused to sign it.

Why? Xiao Dongping asked.

Xiang Jiyong said: He said that the goal of Qingfeng Factory has been set now, which is to switch to washing machines, and put aside all the agricultural tools. We are conducting experiments on blade surfacing technology at this time, and it is with the factory. It cannot be allowed to run counter to the big goal.

What's the point? If this experiment is successful, we can save 20,000 blades and sell them all, and we can get back 40,000 to 50,000 yuan. What's the experiment fee of several hundred yuan for this? Xiao Dongping was annoyed. road.

Xiang Jiyong said: I can see that Wei Baolin is annoyed that we didn't discuss it with him. He announced the day before yesterday that he would switch to washing machine production, but we went to work on a new technology for blades yesterday. He thought we were deliberately dismantling his machine.

And then? Xiao Dongping asked.

Xiang Jiyong said: I quarreled with him from the factory director's office to the corridor. Later, he probably was afraid of making things worse, so he signed it for me, and said that it was not an example. I told him to build automatic fixtures. , he immediately expressed his objection, saying that such unsure things cannot be invested any more.”

Xiao Dongping said: Why are you not sure? Wait a week, when Hua Guoying finishes the test, the agricultural materials company will know that our products are of excellent quality, and then they will resume receiving our blades. If Lao Leng's judgment is correct, so the sale of the 20,000 blades is a sure thing.

My judgment is definitely correct. Leng Yuming declared quickly.

Xiang Jiyong said: Wei Baolin won't listen to our explanation until we see the result. Now we can only wait for Lao Xiao to solve the sales of the blade as soon as possible. When the time comes, I will go all out to offend Wei Baolin to death. Get him to sign off on automatic fixtures.

What is this? Xiao Dongping sighed.

Ning Mo couldn't understand the troubles of the section chiefs. Since the morning, he has been looking at the sun non-stop, calculating how long it will take for the sun to set. He didn't have a watch himself, and there was only a mechanical alarm clock in the workshop, which was placed in Miao Funan's office. Naturally, Ning Mo couldn't run to check the time from time to time, so he could only rely on the sun to keep time.

Master, do you think it's almost 11 o'clock? Ning Mo asked his master while absent-mindedly doing his work.

Ning Mo's master is Fu Linsheng, an honest middle-aged worker. Hearing Ning Mo's question, he replied disdainfully: Fatty, are you hungry again? It's only 9 o'clock at most, and you're thinking about going to lunch?

It's only 9 o'clock now? Ning Mo said sadly, Why does the time pass so slowly today.

After finally surviving a whole day, when the bell rang for leaving get off work, Ning Mo jumped up and down like a mechanical rabbit that had been wound up.

Qin Hai, Qin Hai, hurry up! he shouted loudly to Qin Hai.

Qin Hai was discussing with Peng Jingen and others about improving the surfacing process. Hearing Ning Mo's shout, he turned his head and smiled, and said, Fatty, what's the rush? I still have something to discuss with Master Peng and the others.

You haven't forgotten the things we made an appointment with, right? Ning Mo winked at him and reminded him, of course he couldn't tell the specific things in front of so many people.

Qin Hai nodded and said, Don't worry, I haven't forgotten.

Speaking of this, he turned his head to Peng Jingen and the others and said: Okay, Master Peng, Master Liu, let's get here first, and you should get off work too. I will summarize the ideas we discussed today. , just report it to Section Chief Leng, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Yeah, Xiao Qin, then I'll leave these things to you. Peng Jingen and the others agreed. After yesterday's cooperation, these middle-aged workers were convinced of Qin Hai, and their tone of speech became more polite, as if Think of Qin Hai as a technical authority.

Seeing Peng Jingen and the others leave, Ning Mo quickly walked up to Qin Hai, and said in a low voice, Qin Hai, you are really calm, we have an appointment with Mangu's nephew, he must have arrived by now.

Qin Hai smiled and said, Let him wait for a while, what are you in a hurry for?

Ning Mo said: Qin Hai, he is the one who pays, can you make him wait?

Qin Haidao: Fatty, that's why you don't understand. The calmer we are, the more confident we are, and the more proactive we will be when negotiating the price. On the other hand, if we are in a hurry, the other party will know our cards, and when the time comes It will lower our price.

You're right. Ning Mo patted his head, Yeah, I'm not as thoughtful as you are. So according to you, when should we go?

Just go now, and we can't make people wait too long. Qin Hai said.

Ning Mo accepted Qin Hai's advice on the surface, but he was still very anxious in his heart. Seeing that Qin Hai agreed to leave, he quickly dragged him to find Yu Haitao and Miao Lei. The two of them had already made their preparations. After joining Ning Mo and Qin Hai, the four of them rode three bicycles, carrying all kinds of objects processed the previous day, and headed towards Zhang Laosan's blacksmith shop.

When they came to the blacksmith shop, Qin Hai and others found that Zhang Laosan and Man Gu were already waiting there, and with them, there was a young soldier in military uniform standing aside, with a faint arrogance on his face .

You guys are here, Mangu and his nephew have been waiting for you for a long time. Zhang Laosan walked up to meet Qin Hai and others, and said with a smile.

Qin Hai jumped off the back seat of Yu Haitao's bicycle and said apologetically, Oh, I'm really sorry. We were already off work, but our workshop director held a small meeting for us, and it was delayed for a while. I'm really sorry for making everyone wait so long.

Your father held a meeting for you? Yu Haitao asked Miao Lei in a low voice.

Miao Lei said in a softer voice: Haitao, remember, you have to double down on what Qin Hai says in the future to believe it. I'm convinced. When this guy tells lies, he doesn't even need to write a draft.

Master Xiao Qin is here? The farm tools you made are really useful. Many people in our village ask me where I bought them. Man Gu also came forward and greeted Qin Hai enthusiastically. call.

Uncle Mangu, I kept you waiting. By the way, is this brother your nephew? Qin Hai pointed to the young soldier next to him and asked Mangu.

Man Gu nodded quickly and said: That's right, that's right, he is the boss of my cousin's family, his name is Ge Dongyan, and he is a platoon leader in the army. He heard me say that Master Xiaoqin, you do a good job of quenching, so he wants to ask you to help him. He makes a good knife.

Qin Hai nodded, walked up to the young soldier named Ge Dongyan, looked him up and down, and said, It's Platoon Leader Ge, I heard you want to make a good knife?