Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 205 Establishing a New Subsidiary Factory (Subscription Request)
In the end, Zhou Fengnian returned to the machine tool factory and was temporarily responsible for technological innovation issues.

Then the Ministry of First Machine Industry tried its best to apply to build a new factory, an electronic computer factory.

Logically speaking, the electronics industry should be under the management of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, but Deputy Leader Li came up with a clever idea. Nominally, the department was responsible for the development of numerical control systems needed for machine tools, but it also took into account the development and manufacture of personal computers.

This is just the external name. In fact, it is an electronics factory that manufactures computers, but it is named as a branch of a machine tool factory.

Moreover, Deputy Leader Li promised him that he would contact the Chief of Electronics under the Computer Research Institute in the name of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

We'll cooperate as much as possible, but as long as it's in the name of the Ministry of First Machine Building, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

Which electronics factory would refuse the Ministry of Machinery Industry? Moreover, most electronic component factories were under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, which was considered a brother unit of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

Originally, they were going to cooperate with the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, but Deputy Leader Li was afraid that the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building would make demands on Zhou Fengnian, so he decided to build the electronic computer factory first.

Computers are too important to all walks of life in the future. After thinking about it, Zhou Fengnian felt that the computer industry cannot be left behind.

China's computer technology is already the best in the world, but that group of people has no foresight and is willing to sabotage research and development in order to get their way. The project team is almost being broken up.

It will definitely develop there in the future, but it certainly won't be as fast as Zhou Fengnian's.

If we can build computers and the Internet in China within ten years, even if they are only used for government offices at the beginning, it will be considered as laying a good foundation in advance.

After discussing with Deputy Leader Li and Minister Zhang of the First Ministry of Machine Building for a whole morning, Zhou Fengnian left with satisfaction.

When Zhou Fengnian walked out of the First Ministry of Machine Building, he had a smile on his face; his mother's home is his mother's home, and the support she gave was much better than that given by the people at the Computer Research Institute.

However, the people in the Computer Research Institute have also changed. The secretary who had been trying to cover up the matter has been taken down. Although they wanted to cover up the matter for the sake of face, they did not fall behind when it came to organization and coordination.

Unlike the group of people nowadays, they took all the credit, did not help at all, and were quite harsh on the people in the project team.

They want it all, so give it to them!
Zhou Fengnian went home to rest for half a day, and the next day he and Deputy Leader Li went directly to the machine tool factory.

The Ministry of First Machine Industry does not need to report to higher authorities to build a branch of a subordinate factory; the ministry can make the decision on its own. Deputy Leader Li and other key leaders including Minister Zhang were discussing this matter in a meeting yesterday.

When they heard that it was Zhou Fengnian's idea, the other leaders of the First Ministry of Machine Building had no objections.

Zhou Fengnian is the poster boy of their Ministry of First Machine Building, and they know best how capable he is.

If Zhou Fengnian had not made any vague guarantees, it would be almost certain that this would be accomplished; and this time Zhou Fengnian said that results would be produced within three years and a personal computer office system would be established within five years.

It couldn't be more stable, especially since Deputy Leader Li fully supported it. When he heard Zhou Fengnian's time, he automatically halved it.

It will take one and a half years to produce results, and two and a half years to establish a personal computer office system. By then, all government departments will be able to use computers for work and communicate with each other, just as conveniently as using the telephone.

Deputy Leader Li did not understand many of the professional terms, but he believed in Zhou Fengnian, so he particularly supported the establishment of an electronic computer factory under the name of a machine tool factory.

It was nominally a subsidiary factory, but in fact the Electronic Computer Factory still had a great deal of autonomy; it was just that the Machine Tool Factory had to contribute some funds for factory construction, and the Integrated Circuit Workshop had to be taken away.

The dozen or so people who were seconded from the integrated circuit workshop to the Computer Research Institute have also returned. After following Zhou Fengnian and the project team for more than two years, they have become capable of working on their own and can re-manufacture the latest projection lithography machine.

When Zhou Fengnian asked these people to follow him in the project team, he also wanted to train them, and now they have just returned from their studies.

These people are considered the basic ones. Next, it will depend on the negotiations between the First Ministry of Machine Building and the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building to see how many people they can recruit after the electronic computer factory is established.

Computer Research Institute.

The project team was studying what Zhou Fengnian left behind, when a group of people rushed in. After looking around, the leader waved his hand and said,
"Yao Yao and Yu Qichen are both evading work. Starting today, they will be punished and corrected for ten days. Take them away!"

After the leader finished speaking, several people stepped forward and captured Yao Yao and Yu Qichen who were conducting research.

The two were almost scared silly when they saw the group of people coming in; but they reacted after their shoulders were grabbed and quickly begged for mercy: "I'm not avoiding work, I'm working on a new project."

"We are working, let us go."

Someone in the project team couldn't stand it anymore and said, "This is what Engineer Zhou asked them to do. If there are fewer people, our research progress will fall behind!"

"Humph, Zhou Fengnian is no longer the project team leader!"

The leading captain snorted coldly and said that they had been obstructing them in the past. If Zhou Fengnian did not have a clean record, a lot of merits, and was not one of them, they would have arrested him and made him work long ago.

"You can't do without these people? I see you are very dependent on them, so you need to study harder!
If you continue to say nonsense and interfere with these people's work, you will also have to make corrections!"

The harsh rebuke directly broke the righteous heart of the person who spoke. He was not Zhou Fengnian and did not have that much confidence.

If I were also forced to do the work, I would probably lose nine pounds in three days and be in the hospital in ten days.

But it was only then that they realized that Zhou Fengnian was gone; the team leader who was still sitting in the office doing research yesterday was gone today.

The project team members became even angrier at this group of people and fired their team leader; however, they dared not speak out as they could not afford to offend this group of people at this time.

When Yao Yao and Yu Qichen arrived at the work site, they found that Zhong Xingling and others had been working for a long time, from seven o'clock to now, and they were sweating in the winter. A group of people had just developed and manufactured the most advanced lithography machine yesterday, and they were pulled here to work today.
After working for a whole morning, during the meal, Zhong Xingling took the opportunity to ask about the situation of Yao Yao and others.

After learning about it, he sighed and thought for a while, then said to them: "Apply to go to the countryside, you can't stay here anymore; we have all planned to apply, if you want to go too, we will take you with us."

"To the countryside?"

Yao Yao quickly realized that although they were unfamiliar with the countryside, there was no need for the farmers to torture them, and maybe it would be easier for them.

"Deputy Director Zhong, how do we get there? Will they release us?"

"Why not? They actively accept the transformation of peasant comrades and are sent to the countryside. This is the policy from above. How can they openly refuse to agree?"

Deputy Director Zhong whispered, "Apply now while you can still get a place around the city. Otherwise, even if you apply later, you will probably have to go to a place far away.
And this is Team Leader Zhou’s suggestion.”

"I'll apply. Since it's Team Leader Zhou's words, I'll definitely listen."

When Yao Yao heard Zhou Fengnian's name, he immediately agreed without any hesitation.

Zhong Xingling nodded and said, "We can take a break after lunch in the afternoon, and then we can write the application for correction of going to the countryside to work."

If you work in the city, you have to supply food, but if you go to the countryside, you have to grow your own food. At this time, the trend of going to the countryside has already begun, and no one can stop people from going there voluntarily.

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The next morning, Zhou Fengnian and Deputy Leader Li came to the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory.

After convening a group of key leaders, Deputy Leader Li told the purpose of his visit in the conference room: "Comrades, the First Machinery Department has decided to establish an electronic computer subsidiary factory under the name of Huaxia Machine Tool Factory.

Mainly responsible for the research and development of machine tool numerical control systems, new generation computers, semiconductors and integrated circuit chips, etc. ”

It is almost equivalent to stealing work from the Computer Research Institute and the Electronics Research Institute, and starting a new business.

Deputy Leader Li was "bewitched" by Zhou Fengnian and agreed, but if he could do what he said, it wouldn't be considered bewitching.

"Leader, we definitely support the establishment of a subsidiary factory, but it seems that there is no vacant space in the factory."

Gao Zhiyuan said with some embarrassment that this would put Zhou Fengnian under the name of a subsidiary of the machine tool factory, and they would definitely have no objection.

However, after several expansions in the factory, the previously reserved space has long been used up. Although there is still some space now, it is not enough to build two workshops.

How is it possible to build a subsidiary factory?

"The ministry has also considered this matter, so it plans to build a factory on a vacant lot five kilometers to the south. The ministry has already applied to the local government, and construction can begin after the formalities are completed."

Deputy Leader Li said that although it was a bit far away, it was one of the few places where a factory could be built.

There are quite a lot of vacant land in the suburbs, but getting electricity is a very troublesome thing.

"When the factory is built, you have to give some support. The integrated circuit workshop will be merged with it, and the machine tool factory will pay another 3 million for the construction costs. The ministry will also cover the remaining 15 million."

18 million to build a subsidiary factory? It's a bit rich, but it's not enough to build a high-end electronic computer factory.

However, the scale does not need to be too large at the beginning. Zhou Fengnian plans to have the Ministry of First Machine Industry inspect and accept the results after making some achievements, and finally expand the investment.

After Gao Zhiyuan glanced at the other deputy factory directors and Secretary Kang, he said to Deputy Leader Li: "Leader, since this is a subsidiary of our machine tool factory, the factory must provide support.

Don’t ask for 3 million, ask for 5 million, so that we can build a computer factory with brains as soon as possible.”

When it comes to wealth and power, no engineering project in the city can compare to the machine tool factory. The entire Shenzhou Automobile production line continuously produces cars to earn benefits for the factory.

Last year’s customs salary benefits made all the workers smile. And it’s not that the machine tool factory has no money, but that there is still a lot of money, but it can’t buy supplies.

"You are so rich that I want the ministry to borrow some money from your factory."

Deputy Leader Li said with a smile, but his words made Director Gao sweat immediately, and he quickly explained: "It was only by selling a few cars that we got enough money."

"Okay, I didn't plan to take back what I promised you. Besides, it's good to keep the money for the workers to provide some benefits. Since the machine tool factory has decided to pay an extra two million, the ministry would like to thank you."

"The technical staff of the Electronic Computer Factory will be assigned by Zhou Fengnian. The remaining administrative and organizational coordination personnel will be transferred from your factory. Report to the ministry before tomorrow afternoon. The ministry will make the remaining arrangements as appropriate."

Gao Zhiyuan and others were delighted after hearing this. Even if it was just a subsidiary factory, it could help many people upgrade their levels.

If you transfer there, your administrative level can basically be raised by one or two levels, which can not only get you promoted but also leave vacancies in the factory.

After Deputy Leader Li finished speaking about this good news for the machine tool factory, he talked about other matters concerning the factory construction and then left the machine tool factory.

However, Zhou Fengnian did not leave with them, but stayed to discuss things with Gao Zhiyuan and others.

(End of this chapter)