Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

After Hong Tao learned about it, he asked his friend He Jianye for help, trying to get companies affiliated to the Ministry of Machinery to help solve the problem of broken gear teeth.

He Jianye remembered the carburizing process that Yang Mo had done at Jiangcheng Machinery Factory in Honghe Province when he was still an educated youth, so he asked Hong Tao to send someone to try it...

In just two years, Jiangcheng Machinery Factory has undergone earth-shaking changes. Zhou Xiaohan, the chief engineer of the Machinery Factory, walks with wind, as if he is more than ten years younger and has endless energy in his body.

Relying on the carburizing process it developed, Jiangcheng Machinery Factory has become the largest exporter in Honghe Province after Honghe Copper Mine. It not only replaced the equipment in the factory, but also became the top basic machinery manufacturer in the country.

In this era of foreign exchange shortage, exporting is the kingly way, especially if you can earn foreign exchange through industrial products, you can go sideways in the entire machinery industry!As a result, factory director Ye Anbang became a reserve cadre that the city focused on inspecting.

After replacing the gears customized by Jiangcheng Machinery Factory, the phenomenon of broken teeth in extreme environments was finally solved, and the load-towing capacity was also significantly improved.

In the design of the rocket launcher's 40 barrel directional devices, Hong Tao accepted Yang Mo's suggestion without mature spinning precision forging technology and boldly reduced the thickness of the inner wall of the barrel to 2 mm, and added protrusions to the mandrel in advance. The spiral guide groove, 2mm barrel hardness and damage resistance are an unprecedented test.

The transmission system, which mainly uses electric transmission and is supplemented by hand cranking, has greatly increased the launch speed of rockets. The rotating disc of the launcher has also been changed from a vertical shaft type to a rolling track type without a vertical shaft, making the loading and launching of rockets more stable.

The 40 gun barrels are bundled through square supports with vertical and horizontal tensioning belts, and then installed on the improved sx250 off-road vehicle chassis based on the seat ring.

The ignition device is adapted to local conditions. It uses the battery of the off-road vehicle as the power source and forms an ignition system with a relay. The rocket is launched along the groove rifling on the inner wall of the gun barrel. After rotating and launching, a stable gyro effect is formed, which greatly improves the shooting accuracy of the rocket.

Hong Tao and the rocket launcher working group he led created a miracle. It took less than three months to complete the design and finalization of a new generation of main battle artillery equipment.

Of course, Hong Tao knew that the reason why the working group had such fast work efficiency was not only because of the nationwide system of playing chess, but also because of the design ideas provided by Yang Mo and the high-performance gun barrel steel provided by his subsidiary Zhiyuan Steel Company.

After the design of the 40-tube 122 self-propelled rocket launcher was finalized, Hong Tao wrote a summary report himself, which completely restored the various problems encountered during the design process and the process of solving these problems, especially the introduction of expensive high-carbon chromium high-temperature resistant barrel steel. The twists and turns encountered in the process, and Yang Mo’s idea of ​​building a branch factory in the mainland...

Yang Mo's idea caused an uproar among the top management. Appreciators analyzed it from the perspective of upgrading basic industries: Foreign-funded enterprises like Zhiyuan, which are world-leading in metallurgy and machinery, once they enter the mainland, they will not only bring a large amount of foreign exchange and tax revenue , will inevitably drive the development of the entire downstream industry chain.

The opponents have even more reasons for their anxiety: after introducing such foreign-funded enterprises, will they be surnamed social or capitalist in the future?

In the end, it was the director who made the final decision: "I have paid attention to everything from the equipment procurement at the Hannover Industrial Products Fair, the independent production of large petrochemical equipment, to the design and finalization of the main battle artillery, and Zhiyuan has indeed given us a lot of help. This is a trustworthy friend of the Chinese people. Although there is no precedent for foreign capital to invest and set up factories in China, you can cross the river by feeling the stones! Zhiyuan has technology, funds, and ideas. More such companies should be introduced. Give them some preferential conditions and set a benchmark for foreign-funded enterprises..."

February 1979, 2, Xin'an County, Eastern Guangdong Province.

The entrance of the Xin'an County Government Guest House was decorated with lights and a red carpet for the first time. Two Mercedes-Benz sedans with Xiangjiang license plates slowly parked at the entrance of the guest house.

Luo Binghui, Chen Rongchang, and Fang Wenchang, a group of eight people, had just stepped out of the car door. A middle-aged man wearing a navy blue tunic suit and glasses walked up and extended his hand enthusiastically, shook hands one by one, and then introduced himself: "I am the Xin'an County Party Committee Tang Yongping, who is Mr. Yang Mo?"

Luo Binghui smiled and said: "Secretary Tang, Mr. Yang Mo is busy with work and cannot come in person this time. I am Luo Binghui, general manager of Daqingwan Machinery Factory!"

After speaking, he pointed to the two people around him and continued to introduce: These two are Chen Rongchang, general manager of Zhiyuan Steel Company, and Fang Wenchang, assistant to the general manager of Zhiyuan Technical Consulting Services Company.

Tang Yongping racked his brains on how to introduce the advantages of Xin'an County to the investors who came to Xiangjiang for inspection, because he really couldn't think of any advantages of Xin'an County.

The county's total industrial and agricultural production value is only 6000 million yuan. The industrial base is weak and the industrial structure is monotonous. There is almost nothing that can be done.

The two teams of the county party committee and the county government held several meetings to study the places in Xin'an County that can attract investors from Xiangjiang. They finally came to the conclusion that the only advantage of Xin'an County is that it is poor. The hourly fee of a skilled worker is less than two yuan...

Luo Binghui has now seen the big scene with Yang Mo, and said straight to the point: "Secretary Tang, our Daqingwan Machinery Factory needs a large number of high-level lathes, fitters, millers, planers and other skilled workers. I don't know if Xin'an County can solve it." What’s our labor problem?”

Tang Yongping felt happy, what kind of request is this?He immediately patted his chest and promised: "Although our Xin'an County's industrial base is still very weak, we still have several state-owned factories that can support some of your skilled workers. If not, we can also recruit high-level workers from the provincial capital with high salaries!"

Tang Yongping's words actually left a way out for himself. For workers in this era, many people are unwilling to give up the iron rice bowl of state-owned enterprises easily. It is difficult for these workers to give up their iron rice bowl simply by relying on administrative orders. But if Luo Binghui gives up a very high salary, that's another matter. If a state-owned factory pays 40 per month, and you pay 60 or even 80 per month, I don't believe they can't be tempted?

Luo Binghui continued to ask: "Have the three-way problems of water, electricity, and roads in the industrial park you planned solved? There are also supporting living facilities, food supply and other logistical support issues. Do you have mature solutions?"

Tang Yongping said: "Mr. Luo! Don't worry, the power supply department will open an industrial power line specifically for the industrial park to give priority to your electricity use. The water plant will also lay special water supply pipelines to ensure the smooth flow of water pipes and the park." The cement road to the station and dock is also under planning and design..."

Luo Binghui thought for a while and said: "Secretary Tang, let's go to the scene and have a look!"

Tang Yongping, who was in high spirits just now, was stunned for a moment...