Since Jia Dongxu's death, the courtyard has returned to peace. Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Looking at her increasingly protruding belly, Qin Huairu felt she needed a helper.
So she went back to her parents' home and brought her fourteen-year-old cousin, Qin Jingru, to help her.
In this way, Qin Jingru can take care of her, and also help look after the child is born.
Despite her young age, Qin Jingru is very sweet and lovely.
She had only been there a short time when she quickly integrated into the life of the compound, becoming one of the people there and winning the favor of the unmarried young people.
During this period, Sun Zhengguo was also very busy and rarely came to the courtyard house.
Aside from the time he needed for drafting, he devoted himself entirely to machine tool production.
Thanks to the workers' tireless efforts, all the parts needed for the new machine tool have finally been completed, and it has now entered the formal assembly stage.
That day, Sun Zhengguo was instructing workers on assembling machine tools when Chen Lianshan jogged into the small workshop and said breathlessly.
"Director, the grinding machine that our section modified is now complete. We would appreciate it if you could take a look."
"Alright! Then I'll go see what you've accomplished."
After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he explained some details to the workers before following Chen Lianshan to the next workshop.
Actually, Sun Zhengguo didn't even need to look at this grinding machine; he already knew what it was like.
Based on the drawings prepared by Chen Lianshan and others, and with the data provided, a conclusion can be drawn.
Although there are some changes, the changes are not significant, so let's just say they're better than nothing!
This was also Sun Zhengguo's way of training them, instead of letting them just follow him around and take what he taught them, because they would never learn any skills that way.
Sure enough, after a round of testing by the workers, the modified grinding machine showed negligible changes, with efficiency increasing by less than 10% compared to before the modification.
"Director, compared to you, we really can't compare. You've already started manufacturing precision machine tools, while we can't even manage to modify a regular machine tool."
After the experiment, Chen Lianshan said somewhat dejectedly.
"Senior, don't be discouraged. You've done very well. You just lack some practical skills. You have to believe in yourself."
After comforting Chen Lianshan, Sun Zhengguo gathered everyone together, took out the blueprints for the grinding machine, and began to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this modification.
Only through such learning can everyone quickly accumulate skills. I believe that sooner or later, everyone here will grow into towering trees and industry leaders.
After the explanation, Chen Lianshan continued to lead his team to study ordinary machine tools, while Sun Zhengguo returned to the small workshop and resumed his work.
Two days later, in the small workshop of the machinery factory, a brand-new precision machine tool, painted with new paint, was placed in front of everyone.
Seeing this finished machine tool, Sun Zhengguo would be lying if he said he wasn't excited.
The design of the new machine tools was almost identical to that of later generations. The only difference might be that the quality of the steel used in the new machine tools was not as good as that used in later generations.
However, none of that matters. Poor quality steel may have a shorter lifespan, but otherwise, there's no difference.
"Mr. Sun, this machine tool looks really beautiful. When do you plan to test it?"
Upon hearing the news, Factory Director Li rushed over and touched the new machine tool, asking a question.
"Let's test the machine today! Please have Factory Director Li call and inform Deputy Minister Li."
Director Li said he didn't understand Sun Zhengguo's actions.
"Mr. Sun, shouldn't we conduct internal testing? Just in case...?"
"Unless something unexpected happens, Vice Minister Li, as the head of the special task force, will definitely be present. I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"
Hearing Sun Zhengguo speak so confidently, what could Director Li say? He could only go to his office to make a phone call.
When Vice Minister Li received the call, he wished he could fly over immediately. He quickly gathered several members of the special task force and rushed to the machinery factory as fast as possible.
After the group arrived at the machinery factory, Vice Minister Li ignored their greetings and went straight to walk around the new machine tool.
Then he carefully touched it again and again, as if he cared for it more than his own wife.
"hey-hey!"
Hearing Vice Minister Li snickering, everyone looked up at the sky or down at the ground, afraid that their leader would retaliate, and pretended not to hear anything.
After Vice Minister Li had seen enough of the treasures, he realized he had lost his composure, so he pretended to be quite calm and asked...
"Comrade Zhengguo, can we start the experiment now?"
“Vice Minister Li, you are the leader of the working group, and we are all waiting for your orders,” Sun Zhengguo said with a smile.
It was simply because the old man's actions just now were too comical.
"Then what are we waiting for! Boss Lai is waiting for the report! I hereby announce that we will begin testing immediately."
At Vice Minister Li's command, the workers who were already prepared immediately turned on the switch.
"Buzzing...!"
The new machine tool performed admirably, without failing at crucial moments. It started up perfectly and wasn't too noisy.
Once the machine tool was running smoothly, the worker loaded the blank and began a variety of dazzling operations.
Because it was a trial run, the parts produced were not too difficult, and the workers completed the processing in just a few minutes.
After taking measurements, the data was perfect, and the worker nodded in satisfaction before starting to make the next part.
Half an hour later, the workers stopped because the ten blanks prepared for the test had been completed and they had to stop.
"Sir, how do you feel? Can you tell me your thoughts?" Vice Minister Li asked eagerly.
Because he didn't understand either, he could only ask the workers directly.
"Reporting to the leader, it's incredibly smooth, I can't even describe it. In the past, producing these parts would have taken at least one and a half to two hours. I don't know how long it took today, but it was definitely very short."
Upon hearing this answer, Vice Minister Li immediately asked the staff member next to him, "How long did it take just now?"
"Reporting to Vice Minister Li, the driver just now took a total of 33 minutes."
"Hiss~!"
Such a terrifying improvement caused everyone present to gasp in shock.
It's important to understand that this isn't just a few levels of improvement, but a multiplier of improvement. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be unbelievable.
Before everyone could recover from the shock, this worker taught them another lesson.
"Reporting to the leader, I haven't finished yet. This new machine is not only fast, but also has a very high yield rate, you could say it's 100%."
Hearing this paradox again, Vice Minister Li was already used to it and simply asked a question.
What was the yield rate before?
"Reporting to the leader, because these are all ordinary parts, the yield rate used to be over 85%, and it could be even higher."
After listening to the workers' report, Vice Minister Li turned to Sun Zhengguo and asked.
"Comrade Zhengguo, was this experiment a success?"
“Vice Minister Li, this is nothing! This is a precision machine tool. What we just saw was merely an appetizer. To fully test the capabilities of this machine tool, we need to go for something more challenging.”
“Since that’s the case, we must increase the difficulty. Director Li, bring out the most difficult parts to process in your factory for this machine tool to experiment with.”
"Yes, Vice Minister Li."
"Wait a moment."
Just as Director Li was about to make the arrangements, Sun Zhengguo suddenly stopped him.
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