Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 68 Mission
After learning about the cost, performance, and efficiency of CNC machine tools, the two leaders of the ministry could not wait to call people to the conference room.

Some things are not convenient to say in the workshop, but after arriving at the meeting room, Minister Zhang and Li Hetong started asking questions one after another.

The manufacturing time and assembly of machine tools, whether it is possible to have other factories manufacture them, etc.

When it came to asking other factories to join in the production, Director Li immediately became anxious. How could they just give away the product that they had worked so hard to research?

But he was just worried in his heart. In the planned economy era, their production and scheduling were all assigned by ministries.

The Machinery Factory is a factory directly under the Ministry of Machine Building. It has a high status but also heavy tasks.

"Minister Zhang, it is almost impossible for a small factory to manufacture one. Our factory mobilized more than 30 seventh- and eighth-level masters, and it took several months to manufacture such a machine."

After Zhou Fengnian made some calculations in his mind, he continued, "It would take a lot of senior workers and a lot of electronic components to manufacture a CNC machine tool in less than half a year."

“If there are no senior workers, after installing this CNC machine tool, we can also manufacture new CNC machine tools.”

“And to be honest, Mr. Luo and I are discussing using CNC machine tools to process a batch of high-precision parts to assemble a new CNC machine tool.

Parts processed by machine tools are more accurate and durable than those processed by level 8 workers."

Zhou Fengnian explained a lot from a technical perspective. The leaders of the two ministries nodded as they listened, and they were also discussing in low voices while Zhou Fengnian finished listening.

But the room was very quiet, and everyone else could hear what they said, and there was also a secretary taking notes.

The two ministers then asked many questions, and Zhou Fengnian answered them one by one.

After understanding almost everything, Minister Zhang began to think seriously.

After a while, Minister Zhang said, "Technician Zhou, if the ministry plans to order ten units, how long will it take to manufacture them?"

"If the ministry and the factory give enough support, all the manufacturing can be completed within three months."

Three months, that is, before the end of the year.

Minister Zhang was a little surprised after hearing this, and quickly said: "Young comrade, you can't brag. Although this is not in the army, what you said here is also considered a military order."

"Minister, don't worry, with this CNC machine tool, the speed of producing parts is already ten times faster than before.

Now, if we can produce one within half a month, we will have two CNC machines to produce it together, which will be more efficient and we can produce three or four.”

Zhou Fengnian’s explanation was understood by everyone in the room. After the CNC machine tools are manufactured, they can be put into use directly. The more they are made, the faster the subsequent production efficiency will be.

The only thing they need to worry about is the control system and some special steel materials.

Therefore, the support of ministries is needed to transfer talents and materials to the machinery factories so that they can produce at full capacity.

"it is good."

Minister Zhang turned to look at Director Li and Secretary Wang and asked, "The young comrades in your factory have all issued military orders. What do you say?"

Li Zhengyang quickly promised, "Needless to say, old leader, we will definitely complete the task assigned by our superiors."

Minister Zhang nodded and said, "If you need anything, please write a report as soon as possible and I will coordinate with you as soon as possible.

The First Machine Industry Ministry fully supports your factory, but please don’t let me down in terms of CNC machine tools.”

"Don't worry, Minister, I will complete the task."

After Li Zhengyang finished speaking, he smiled and asked, "Old leader, Li Hetong, let's go eat. The factory has a batch of unplanned meat today. I'll treat you once."

This was the pork he got by using a lot of favors and connections, just over 300 kilograms.

Only members of the machine tool group can take home two kilograms of meat, while other workers in the factory can only take one or two ounces on average, as an additional meat dish.

"Okay, we'll eat in your factory cafeteria today and see if your cooks' cooking skills have improved." Minister Zhang said with a smile, but Li Zhengyang suddenly became confused after hearing that.

He was only thinking about inviting his old leader to dinner and forgot that the cook in their factory was a jack of all trades.

My cooking skills are just average and I can't make anything delicious. If I were to treat my old boss to a mediocre meal, I'm afraid it wouldn't add many points.

Zhou Fengnian saw the difficulty flashing across Li Zhengyang's face, so he stepped forward and said, "Director, let me cook for lunch today. My cooking skills are acceptable."

"Hmm? Technician Zhou, you come to cook?"

Director Li, Minister Zhang and others were stunned after hearing this, and they were a little suspicious whether they had heard it wrong.

But at this time Luo Cheng stepped forward and said: "Minister, Director, I can guarantee Fengnian's cooking skills. They are definitely not worse than the chefs in state-owned restaurants."

"Many comrades from the Sixth Institute of Electronics who came to support us were reluctant to leave after eating the dishes cooked by Fengnian."

After hearing this, Minister Zhang laughed and said, "Hahaha, there is such a thing? Then I'll have to trouble Comrade Xiao Zhou at noon today."

The leader made the final decision, and then everyone stood up and walked towards the cafeteria.

Almost everyone had a smile on their face. After all, there was a happy event ahead. CNC machine tools could improve the development level of the entire industry. It was impossible not to smile when encountering such a thing.

However, Deputy Factory Director Zhang Anhong had a blank expression on his face the entire time. Even when he smiled, it was only a superficial smile.

He was happy that he had made a contribution to the factory, but he was a little unhappy that the credit went to someone he didn't get along well with.

However, thinking of what Xue Zhengli had said, Zhang Anhong suppressed his unhappiness and began to think carefully.

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Zhou Fengnian arrived at the kitchen and found that all the ingredients were prepared well.

Pork, pork elbow, a whole chicken and a fish. For this meal, the logistics director took great efforts to meet Director Li's order.

Afterwards Zhou Fengnian did not hesitate to prepare all the fish and meat dishes.

It was almost one o'clock when they finished the meeting, and by the time Zhou Fengnian finished cooking, it was already a little after two o'clock.

However, when all the dishes were served, Minister Zhang and others praised them with surprise and delight after tasting them.

It was really worth waiting for more than an hour!

After Zhou Fengnian finished cooking, he also joined the table and started eating. There were eleven dishes for nine people, which was just barely enough.

At this time, most people had a good appetite, and Zhou Fengnian himself ate a lot.

After that, the conversation at the dinner table felt much more relaxed. Minister Zhang and Li Hetong also asked about Zhou Fengnian's life problems and future plans.

Even made a joke.

But more of it is about CNC machine tools, reminding people about safety and production, and preparing an extra copy of the drawing as soon as possible.

Such an important thing must be kept on file by the ministry, otherwise it will be a troublesome matter if it is damaged.

Zhou Fengnian, Luo Cheng and others agreed immediately after hearing this and said they would make arrangements as soon as possible after returning.

A lot of things were discussed at the dinner table. After the meal, Minister Zhang and others went back.

Although CNC machine tools are very important, they cannot stay in the factory and always have to go back to the ministry to arrange follow-up tasks and dispatch.

(End of this chapter)