The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 144 Reach the sky in one step

When at work, Liu Hua was absolutely focused, wanting to live up to the honors he was about to receive. Moreover, these two honors were so heavy that Liu Hua felt that he would be ashamed to death if he did not give it 500%.

In the past, the scale of technical transformation projects was not large, so Liu Hua only needed to draw the blueprints. But this time it was a huge engineering project.

So the first thing Liu Hua did was to write a technical transformation plan, clearly stating the purpose of the technical transformation, what needed to be rectified, and all the major directions.

This is a plan with a general direction, and there are several plans with smaller directions below it. Liu Hua is only responsible for steelmaking, while other supporting facilities will be written by other people in the factory.

When the first phase of Baosteel was completed, the annual output was 3.12 million tons. Liu Hua thought that since it had to take into account the characteristics of the times and there was no fully automated control now, the output would definitely be lower, so he made a discount and wrote 2.4 million tons.

It took nearly a week to finish writing two plans, one large and one small. Although it was just a matter of writing, Liu Hua revised the draft three times. If he had just copied the plan for Baosteel's first phase, it would have been much simpler.

The key point is that the technology of Baosteel Phase I seemed to be much more advanced than it is now. The most obvious one was computerized control, which cannot be achieved now.

Therefore, Liu Hua had to constantly modify the technical parameters and methods to try to fit the current technological level.

A week later, Liu Hua handed the plan to Li Huaide for review. Li Huaide was extremely excited. He patted his thigh and praised: "Hua Zi, you are really brave and daring. I am very satisfied with this plan."

Liu Hua nodded: "As long as you are satisfied, it's fine, but the investment is not small."

"Let's make a sample project first, and then I'll go and ask for funding." Li Huaide said happily, "I don't believe that the First Machine-Building Ministry is capable of completing this project."

Li Huaide held the plan in his hand, shook his head and said, "Ah, an annual output of 2.4 million tons is a standout in the First Machinery Industry Ministry."

After a while of happiness, Li Huaide suddenly asked: "Hua Zi, which is the largest steel mill in our country now?"

"Anshan Iron and Steel."

Li Huaide asked: "What is Anshan Iron and Steel's annual steel production now?"

"I can't remember clearly." Liu Hua shook his head. "I remember reading an internal magazine of the First Ministry of Machine Building at the end of last year. It seemed to introduce the annual output of Anshan Iron and Steel. I can't remember the exact amount, but it was less than 3 million tons anyway."

Li Huaide said with a bitter face: "Hua Zi, let's set the target at 2.4 million tons. Isn't this target a bit too high?"

"Weren't you extremely satisfied with this goal just now?"

Li Huaide shook his head. "That's because they don't know the quality of Anshan Iron and Steel. Think about it, Anshan Iron and Steel is a specialized steel mill, and it's many times bigger than ours. It only produces about 3 million tons of steel a year. We are just a rolling mill, not even as good as Shougang. Isn't the goal of 2.4 million tons too big?"

"Then how much did you say?"

Li Huaide smacked his hands and said, "Last year, the annual output of our steel mill did not exceed 80,000 tons. Let's set a goal to double it to 160,000 tons, and then remove another zero to 200,000 tons. That's 200,000 tons. No more."

"Just now it was 2.4 million, and now it's dropped to 200,000, which is one twelfth of the original price. Your discount is too big."

Li Huaide thought about it and nodded vigorously: "That's all, no more. If there are more, I guess our factory will have to be merged into Shougang." Li Huaide had his own little calculations. If the steel rolling mill was really merged into Shougang, he would never be the director of Shougang. At most, he could only be the director of this branch factory. There would be another mother-in-law pointing fingers at him for no reason, and Li Huaide couldn't stand this.

As the saying goes, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox. Even if he is a factory director, Li Huaide wants to be a factory director who can call the shots.

Li Huaide put the technical transformation plan directly into his drawer, and said to Liu Hua with a smile: "Your technology is obviously prepared for steel mills. We are not a professional steel mill, we are a steel rolling mill. You should prepare a new plan. It doesn't need to be so grand. It would be great if the annual output can be increased to 200,000 tons."

Liu Hua nodded helplessly and stretched out his hand to Li Huaide: "Then give me back the plan."

"Don't even think about it. Prepare your new plan well. Don't even think about this plan. I'm afraid you'll see it and want to start a steelmaking campaign." Li Huaide said with a smile, "To be on the safe side, keep this thing with me first. We'll talk about it when our steel mill has the conditions in the future."

Li Huaide put his arm around Liu Hua's shoulders and said, "I told you before that if you take each step carefully, you can catch up with Shougang in a few years. I didn't let you achieve success overnight."

Liu Hua nodded: "Okay, I understand. My ambition is higher than the sky, but my life is thinner than paper."

Li Huaide smiled and pulled out a large stack of bills from the drawer: "I won't let you work in vain. Although this plan is not feasible at the moment, I still have a reward. In addition, there is another 200 yuan, which will come from the factory's small treasury. Just work hard."

Back in the office, Liu Hua sighed and thought, "Well, now the 2,200 exchange points are wasted. It's a huge loss."

After the plan was rejected by Li Huaide, Liu Hua felt a little depressed. It was like you rolled up your sleeves and were ready to work hard, but then you found out that all your enthusiasm was in vain and you felt empty inside.

When he returned home that night and gave the money and tickets to his wife, Liu Feifei asked in confusion, "It shouldn't be salary time yet, where did the money come from?"

"Isn't this a preparation for technical transformation? It was awarded by Li Huaide."

Liu Feifei quietly put away the money and asked, "Does that mean you will have to work overtime again starting tomorrow?"

Liu Hua shook his head: "No, at least not in the near future. Li Huaide rejected this technical reform plan."

Liu Feifei was stunned by what Liu Hua said and said curiously, "Let me sort it out for you. You proposed the technical reform, and Li Huaide gave you a reward after that."

Liu Hua nodded: "Yes, two hundred yuan and a lot of tickets."

"But he rejected your technical reform plan again."

Liu Hua nodded again. Liu Feifei asked in confusion: "Since the technical reform has been rejected, it means that this plan is not suitable. If it is not suitable, why did he reward you?"

"It's not inappropriate." Liu Hua said with a smile: "I, your man, was too ambitious. I wanted to achieve success overnight and directly increase the output of the steel mill to 2.4 million tons. This scared Li Huaide."

"Two million and four hundred thousand tons." Liu Feifei covered her mouth. "That's a lot. What is the current output of your steel mill?"

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