The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 401 -ton Extruder

"I don't think it's a good idea. If we send all the people here, what will happen to the other research institutes? Besides, we know our own business. How many people who understand software engineering are there in each computing technology institute?" Lin Zhen was the first to object.

Of the two reasons he found, the first one is easy to explain.

Someone immediately retorted, "What other research can compare to Consultant Li's research?"

However, facing the latter problem is a bit tricky.

The three provinces as a whole have only allocated more than 20 but less than 30 software engineering graduates this year.

Although the Institute of Computing Technology has natural advantages, it has too few people.

Some places simply don't have any, and can only send people to learn from the software engineering graduates who come down.

Just when everyone was in distress.

Wu Xue said: "Not understanding is not a problem, can't we cultivate it slowly?"

As he said this, he turned his gaze to Li Mu standing beside him.

The insufficient reserve of software engineering talent in the three provinces is an established reality.

Li Mu had thought of a solution to this problem before.

So facing Wu Xue's questioning look, he immediately said:
"We must definitely cultivate them, and we must do it vigorously. I will also contribute to this aspect later."

"But training alone is not enough in the early stages. We still need to transfer some people from Kyoto."

"You will have to coordinate this issue. I will draw up a list for you later. You can submit it and ask them to ask whether they are willing to come."

After he finished speaking.

Wu Xue's face was full of surprise, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay, I will definitely get it done as soon as possible!"

He was already very satisfied to be able to ask Li Mu to help and train talents.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected surprise.

He was well aware of how powerful the people at the Kyoto Institute of Semiconductor were. Their research in software engineering was definitely far ahead of those in three provinces.

"Consultant Li, if that's the case, then the backbones of the computer technology research institutes in other counties can also come and participate in the research, right? It's a good opportunity to give them some training as well." said the county leader of Bincheng.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhen became anxious and said quickly: "In the early stage, research is definitely more important. How can we let Consultant Li devote so much energy to doing other things?"

"That's not the case. No matter how average our backbones are, they are still useless. They just need to invest time and money to learn slowly. We don't think this is a problem." said the county leader of Heicheng.

County leaders from other counties also spoke up to express their support.

Not to mention sending just some key personnel, even if the entire Institute of Computing Technology was moved here, they wouldn't think it would be a problem.

Lin Zhen wanted to speak more, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed that Wu Xue beside him nodded slightly in agreement.

Now it was no use for him to say anything.

"Well, I'm just sending people here to learn." He secretly comforted himself.

Wait until everyone has expressed their opinions.

Wu Xue looked at Li Mu and asked, "Advisor Li, what do you think? Will there be any problems?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes became tense.

After all, no matter how well they discuss it, it will be useless if the main person thinks it is not feasible.

"There is a problem." Li Mu's words made everyone's heart rise to their throat.

Amid the anxious gazes of the crowd, he then said helplessly: "Everyone trusts me so much, which puts a lot of pressure on me!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone in the office looked at each other, and they all did not know whether to laugh or cry.

That's it?

"The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Consultant Li, those who are more capable should do more work. I'll leave this matter to you!" Wu Xue said with a smile.

……

After the meal is finished.

Wu Xue and Lin Zhen were in a hurry to do things and left quickly.

Although the leaders of other counties wanted to find an opportunity to be alone with Li Mu for a while, with so many people together, it was impossible for each of them to reveal their trump cards.

In this case, no matter how much you discuss, it will be useless.

In addition, Wu Xue reminded them not to delay Li Mu's research, so they could only look for other opportunities.

……

Here, after saying goodbye to everyone, Li Mu also planned to leave Fengtian Heavy Machinery Factory.

Just as he was about to get in the car.

A voice suddenly called him: "Advisor Li?"

The sound was not loud, more like a test.

But Li Mu still heard it, turned around and looked at the person who called him.

I saw a few young people standing not far away, looking over here.

Seeing him turn around, as if they had finally confirmed his identity, these young people immediately showed excitement on their faces and hurried forward.

"Consultant Li, it's really you. I thought I had recognized the wrong person!" a handsome young man said excitedly.

Another girl followed up, "I never thought I'd see you again. We thought it would take a long, long time before we could see you again!"

The two men's faces were filled with reverence.

"Student Li Shu, classmate Zhou Lan, long time no see." Li Mu looked at the two of them, thought for a moment, and then remembered their names.

He had no impression of the other young men.

But these two people should be students majoring in mechanical engineering at China Europe International Business University. He had met them before when he gave lectures and they had asked him questions.

When Li Mu said their names, Li Shu and Zhou Lan were so happy that they said incoherently, "Advisor Li, do you still remember us?"

"Of course. I remember you asked me how to apply software engineering to the field of heavy machinery manufacturing..." Li Mu recalled with a smile.

After listening to this, the smiles on Li Shu and Zhou Lan's faces deepened.

But soon, they felt a little guilty and said:

"Advisor Li, we didn't realize it when we asked you the questions, but now we realize that those questions are very different from the ones we are facing now."

“Mass production is certainly of great significance, but in terms of heavy machinery, we are at least 10 years behind other countries.”

“So we failed you by not continuing down the path of using software engineering to mass produce heavy machinery.”

When talking about this matter, both of them had a low voice.

After all, when they left school, they were full of confidence and felt that they could do something great at the Fengtian Heavy Machinery Factory.

But after arriving, they discovered the gap between reality and ideal.

"There's nothing to worry about. Goals should change with time and circumstances. I'm actually surprised that you were able to adjust in time." Li Mu encouraged the two with a smile.

He has actually considered using software engineering to mass-produce heavy machinery.

However, the investment cost of heavy machinery was too high, and the technological level was too backward. The more he produced, the more he felt he was losing.

So I haven’t done any research on it for now, and I plan to make a breakthrough in my technical level first.

Thinking of this, Li Mu asked, "By the way, you said you were researching heavy machinery, what kind of machinery are you researching?"

"It's mainly horizontal extrusion machines for non-ferrous metals. At present, our country is still far behind the M emperor and big brother in this area, and we urgently need a technological breakthrough." Li Shu said.

The non-ferrous metal horizontal extrusion press is a large-scale extrusion die forging equipment used for the forging and extrusion of wing beams, wall panels, profiles and nose cones of aircraft and missiles in the development of aviation industry.

It is actually not very appropriate to say that the Xia Kingdom was backward.

In the 60s, only M Emperor and Big Brother had -ton-class horizontal extruders.

There are no people with design experience in China, and there is no information to refer to, so the difficulty of research is quite great.

"Studying this is good. It shows enthusiasm." Li Mu said with a smile.

He connected to the archives of the Chengdu Central Library and looked at the information.

It was in 66 that Xiaguo developed a -ton horizontal extruder.

Zhou Lan said embarrassedly: "You are too kind. We are just trying to do research and have not yet achieved any results."

Not many people actually know that they are going to research a 10,000-ton horizontal extruder.

If I hadn't been too excited just now, I wouldn't have let the cat out of the bag.

After all, there is a complete blank in this area in the country, and many experts and professors cannot figure it out. It is laughable that two newly graduated students say they want to solve it.

"You can't say that. Even if there are no results now, there will be some in the future. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, you can come and ask me. I will be at the Fengtian Aerodynamics Research Institute for the time being, just tell my name to the guard." Li Mu said.

Both of them are talented people who graduated from top domestic universities, and their abilities are absolutely beyond doubt.

Although you are young now, you may not be able to achieve results quickly.

But in the future you will definitely be able to carve out a world of your own.

"Thank you, Consultant Li. We will continue to work hard!" Li Shu and Zhou Lan said in unison.

Looking at the determined expressions on the two men's faces, Li Mu couldn't help but smile.

……

After encouraging Li Shu and Zhou Lan.

Li Mu had another conversation with several other young people.

They did not graduate from high schools in Kyoto.

But his respect for Li Mu was no less than that for Li Shu and Zhou Lan.

After encouraging them a few words, Li Mu left.

Sit in the car.

While closing his eyes to rest, he checked the information about the 10,000-ton horizontal extruder in his mind.

Since I happened to meet them, I might as well help the two young people a little.

Of course, he would not participate in it, but only intended to provide some research ideas, and leave the rest to the two of them.

As he watched, Li Mu suddenly sat up a little straighter and thought to himself, "A scientist has to be sacrificed?"

He really couldn't imagine that the success of the 10,000-ton horizontal extruder would come at the cost of a scientist's life.

At the age of 39, he died due to overwork and illness, leaving behind the last words "I was born with talent and it will be useful, but God does not grant my wish."

"It's a bit too tragic!" Li Mu felt heartbroken watching it.

In just three or four years, the life of an upright and prime-aged scientist came to an end. The hardships and efforts he experienced during this period are probably difficult for ordinary people to endure.

He looked at the name in the information - Wang Zhengan.

"Is it at the Fengtian Heavy Machinery Factory? Oh, I should have gone to see it earlier." Li Mu felt a little regretful.

He always has the highest respect for these predecessors who sacrificed their lives for the country's strength.

He then thought: "But it's not too late to remedy the situation now."

It was around this time that Xia Guo decided to build a 10,000-ton horizontal extruder.

Wang Zhengan probably has not participated in the research yet, or has not participated for long.

It’s not too late to save it now!
……

After returning to the research institute, Li Mu immediately began to draw the design of a 10,000-ton horizontal extruder.

This thing was considered advanced heavy machinery in the 60s, but in later times, although it is not ubiquitous, it is at least not a particularly rare technology.

It took him some time to find the relevant information and design drawings in a heavy machinery company in Chengdu.

It's not particularly detailed, but it's good enough to be used.

After all, you have to know that Xia Country currently has no information at all in this regard.

……

The next day, early.

Wash up after exercise.

Li Mu asked Guan Jianmin to send a message to Li Shu and Zhou Lan, asking them to come and see him.

Since he doesn’t know Wang Zhengan yet, he certainly can’t just go to his house.

The best way is to use two people to let them find it themselves.

After finishing this task, he came to the wind tunnel experimental site with slightly dark circles under his eyes.

Seeing his appearance, Wang Shicun, Xu Shunshou and Wu Daguan were all startled and asked quickly, "Advisor Li, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay. I suddenly had some inspiration last night and stayed up a little late." Li Mu waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

But even though he said that.

But Wang Shicun and the others were still a little worried and asked, "Excuse me, how long did you sleep last night?"

"Go to sleep for a while." Li Mu was a little uncertain. Anyway, he was sitting at the desk. When he lowered his head and raised his head again, it was already dawn.

Then he lay in bed for an unknown amount of time before his biological clock woke him up.

I wasn't sleepy, but I felt a little tired mentally.

After all, drawing a blueprint cannot be done by simply copying, it is a very time-consuming and laborious task.

"No, absolutely not, we must go and rest!" Wang Shicun and others said firmly.

Just a moment?

In their opinion, it must be that they simply didn't take a break.

Li Mu said:
"It's really nothing, just a few dark circles under my eyes, it won't affect my research."

"Professor Wang, Professor Xu, Professor Wu, don't forget it."

"When you wanted to return to the experimental site, who covered you?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the three people leisurely.

He is not the only one who would do research secretly.

Wang Shicun and others also came here once or twice.

Unfortunately, by chance, he was caught by Fu Huasheng.

They were about to be discovered, but Li Mu, who came from behind, led Fu Huasheng away, otherwise everyone would have been criticized.

"We will accept the punishment from the director. Consultant Li, you must not act on impulse. Your health is important!" Xu Shunshou said.

Wang Shicun and Wu Daguan also followed suit and gave their advice.

It doesn’t matter if they are punished, but if Li Mu has any health problems, that would be a big deal.

Just when Li Mu was about to argue for a while longer.

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him: "Advisor Li, did you not rest last night?"

"I didn't, how is that possible? You must have heard it wrong." Li Mu turned his head and looked at Fu Huasheng who was walking over, and said calmly.

Unfortunately, the dark circles under his eyes said it all.

However, to be on the safe side, Fu Huasheng still looked at Wang Shicun and others behind Li Mu.

The three of them nodded their heads hastily, as if to say, "That's right, Chief, quickly call him back to rest!"

"Consultant Li, you're making it very difficult for me to deal with this!" Fu Huasheng sighed helplessly.

He certainly didn't have the right to discipline Li Mu, and even Wu Xue and Lin Zhen probably couldn't do it.

"You really misunderstood." Li Mu was still trying to argue.

But he didn't know that the three people behind him had already sold him out.

"If you insist on saying so, then I can only report it honestly." Fu Huasheng spread his hands and said.

Under Fu Huasheng's "suggestion", Li Mu finally did not choose to forcefully ask to stay.

Although if you keep going, you can still stay.

But everyone has spoken up to give advice, so there’s no need to waste their good intentions.

Besides, the wind tunnel test is now on track, so it doesn’t make much difference whether he is here to watch over it or not.

Plus, I felt a little sleepy, so I just went back to the dormitory.

Of course, as everyone said, it was impossible to take another day off. At most, he would have to return to the front line of research in the afternoon.

……

in the afternoon.

After resting up, Li Mu continued his experimental work.

At present, the test results of Xuanniao-1 are relatively ideal, and the adjustments made are relatively minor.

But Master Qian Wu said it well: "You can't go to heaven with questions."

In order to avoid possible mistakes, Li Mu strives to minimize the errors.

However, if the test results of component parameters are inconsistent with the data in his hands.

After repeated verification, he still believed more in the results obtained by himself, Wang Shicun and others.

After all, it is impossible for them to restore the UH-60 helicopter completely one-to-one, so they must have their own judgment on these details.

……

I was busy until dinner time.

After completing the third experiment of the day and the discussion meeting.

Li Mu called Wang Shicun and others and prepared to go to the cafeteria to eat.

As they walked out the door.

Guan Jianmin, who had been waiting outside for who knows how long, came over with Li Shu and Zhou Lan, who were still wearing blue work clothes.

Seeing the two of them, Li Mu stopped and said with a smile:

"It's working hours now, why are you here early?"

"You guys are lazy, aren't you?"

"That won't do. If you're found out, I won't let you off the hook."

When he asked Guan Jianmin to deliver the message, he told them to "come over during holidays or after get off work."

After all, the idea of ​​building a 10,000-ton extruder was a complete spur-of-the-moment decision, without any preparation.

It’s okay to be called a jack of all trades, but you still need to have basic logic when doing things.

It didn't make sense that he would draw the design right after he had asked Li Shu and Zhou Lan questions.

"Consultant Li, we are not being lazy. We were planning to visit you after get off work, but we didn't expect our factory director to hear our conversation. He asked us to put down our work and come here quickly." Li Shu explained hurriedly.

Although they were anxious, they would not violate the factory regulations.

In addition, with Li Mu's instructions, he would not come here early.

But because they were too excited, they couldn't help but discuss a few things with each other at work.

Coincidentally, the factory director came to them and told them about how they met Li Mu yesterday, and they heard everything.

"Yes, our factory director said: 'It was Consultant Li who sent us there, so it must be something important. Go quickly and don't delay.' Then he sent us here." Zhou Lan continued.

Hear their explanation.

Li Mu's deliberately stern face also showed a smile, and said:
"So that's how it is. I was wrong about you. I apologize."

"But when you two go back this time, remember to tell Director Yang that I won't give you any special treatment."

“Only by delving deeply into the field you are studying can you truly transform the knowledge in books into your own knowledge and create feasible technology from it.”

After he finished speaking, Li Shu and Zhou Lan nodded in agreement.

Wang Shicun, who was standing by, was already accustomed to this scene, so he didn't find it strange.

The young people in the institute admire Li Muna very much and regard him as a guiding light in life.

However, the expressions of Xu Shunshou and Wu Daguan were very interesting, and there was disbelief in their eyes.

It is not difficult to become famous, but to gain such respect and admiration from students, I am afraid that few people can do it.

What's more, Li Mu is still so young, which is really unbelievable.

"You haven't eaten yet, let's go have a meal together and then talk about things." Li Mu said, looking at the oil stains still on the hands of the two men.

Li Shu and Zhou Lan agreed without any hesitation and followed Li Mu obediently.

Soon, everyone went to the dining hall.

……

While on the road, Wang Shicun and others also learned the reason why Li Shu and Zhou Lan came.

When they heard that Li Mu was planning to research a 10,000-ton extruder, everyone couldn't help but look surprised.

They still understood the important role of the 10,000-ton extruder in the aerospace field, which was no less important than the 10,000-ton hydraulic press that was developed not long ago.

Every technological breakthrough in this heavy machinery can directly enhance a country's industrial strength.

But this also means that its research is extremely difficult and it is definitely not something that can be done by a few students casually.

Even with Li Mu added...it's just a possibility of success.

If Wang Shicun knew what Xu Shunshou, Wu Daguan and others were thinking, he would definitely say with a smile: "You still don't understand Li Mu. Whatever he decides to research, he will succeed."

Anyone who says this will probably be easily considered as someone who is just showing off his fame and is definitely a fool among fools.

But with Li Mu added, it becomes highly credible.

Xu Shunshou said:

"Consultant Li, I'm curious, how confident are you about this 10,000-ton extruder?"

"You may not know that there is no research in this area in our country."

"The only thing I can use as a reference is the little experience I learned from Big Brother. But without the real thing, research will definitely be difficult!"

He didn't mean to pour cold water on Li Mu.

However, developing a 10,000-ton extruder is indeed too difficult.

"Don't be afraid of difficulties. As long as you work hard, you will always succeed." Li Mu looked at the nervous Li Shu and Zhou Lan and said with a smile.

The 10,000-ton extruder is very difficult to produce, but he has a hook that can be used.

(End of this chapter)