The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 145 Cut off the beard
In the evening, Liu Hua made a cup of tea and sat in front of the desk in a daze. Li Huaide rejected the technical transformation plan, but the technical transformation still had to go on.

Liu Hua thought of one thing, which was that at the end of this year, Shougang's top-blown converter was officially successfully tested, representing the most advanced steelmaking experience in the country at that time.

Anyway, in the first phase of Baosteel project that Liu Hua exchanged, the steelmaking furnace used top and bottom double blowing steelmaking technology. If the experiment was successful, it would not matter even if it fell behind Shougang by one or two months.

As long as he succeeds, Li Huaide's mouth will be grinning to the back of his head, and he will definitely show off in the Ministry of First Machine Building.

So Liu Hua aimlessly wrote the four words "blow from top to bottom" on the paper, and Liu Feifei saw it when she was adding water to Liu Hua.

She asked in confusion: "What does this top and bottom blow mean?"

"A new steelmaking technology." Liu Hua said with a smile, "I just had an idea and wrote it down."

"Still writing?"

Liu Hua shook his head, and Liu Feifei picked up the match and lit the paper.

"What?" Liu Hua frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"This is new technology." Liu Feifei said with a smile, "It should be kept confidential, so we can't leave even a single word in an unconfidential place. I've learned the principle of confidentiality."

Liu Hua immediately thought that his wife was very cute, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be so careful. It's just four words, not a technique, it doesn't mean anything."

"You have to be careful though. There's nothing wrong with being careful."

Liu Hua was not in a hurry to develop the top and bottom blowing technology, but wandered around the factory. He wanted to make his attitude clear to Li Huaide: You rejected my plan, I am very angry, and when I am angry, I want to quit.

Li Huaide, however, thought that Liu Hua was just a child with a bad temper and it would be fine after he let it out. As a result, Liu Hua wandered around the factory for more than a week.

This frightened Li Huaide, and he immediately pulled Liu Hua aside to talk: "Hua Zi, you should vent your anger now. It's been more than a week. Work is more important."

"I'm not angry." Liu Hua said with a smile: "I'm not angry."

Li Huaide said unhappily: “I’m not angry, you’ve been idle in the factory for more than a week.”

"I racked my brains and finally came up with such a huge project, but you rejected it so easily, and you even had a little selfish motive." Liu Hua sighed and said, "Do you think I am still happy?"

“It’s not fun.”

Liu Hua nodded: "So, I have no interest in doing anything this week, so I can only wander around."

"How long will it take you to recover from this?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Whatever, it will take at least three to five days, or about half a month."

Li Huaide frowned and asked, "Is it three to five days, seven days, or half a month?"

"Maybe a month."

"How can it be a month?" Liu Hua said with a smile: "Three plus five plus seven is fifteen days. Fifteen days plus half a month is a month, right?"

Li Huaide shook his head speechlessly: "I don't have time to waste on you, my comrade brother. Look at the world outside. Everyone is working hard to contribute to the construction of our country. How can you be decadent for a month?"

"It's okay." Liu Hua said with a deliberately bitter face: "If we don't do the previous project, it won't be a big project. We have plenty of time."

Li Huaide shook his head: "There is not enough time. I heard that Shougang is also developing new technologies. If they get there before us, the credit will be discounted."

Liu Hua asked nonchalantly, "What technology are they researching?"

Li Huaide shook his head: "How would I know? It is kept strictly confidential to the outside world."

In fact, Liu Hua knew the whole story very well. In December 1964, Shougang successfully developed the top-blown converter technology, which was a remarkable achievement in the history of steelmaking development in our country.

"Don't worry." Liu Hua waved his hand: "I won't let you down. I will definitely give you every bit of credit."

Li Huaide said nervously: "How can we be assured? We are racing against time. If they succeed in their research, our research will be meaningless, and the money we invested will be wasted. We may not get any good results from them."

"How can you be sure that we are on the same technological path as them?" Liu Hua asked in return, "How can you be sure that our technology is similar to theirs, rather than more advanced than theirs?"

Li Huaide looked at Liu Hua's mysterious expression, holding his chin with his hand and fell into deep thought: "From the looks of you, you already have an idea, and it's extraordinary."

“Although I don’t know what technology Shougang is taking, I can analyze it.” Liu Hua smiled and said, “It should be the top-blown converter technology.”

"Why?" Li Huaide asked with interest, "How can you be sure of this technology?"

Liu Hua smiled and asked, "What is the current state of our industrial development?"

"What's the situation?" Li Huaide shook his head: "I don't quite understand what you mean, so I can't answer you."

"We started small and are catching up." Liu Hua smiled and answered: "More than a decade ago, we introduced 156 projects from the big bear, with the main purpose of developing all kinds of industries. Although the big bear regretted it, the foundation was left. We are now in a state of exploration, learning and catching up. What is the most advanced steelmaking technology in the world now?"

Li Huaide had also read relevant information and blurted out: "Oxygen top-blown converter technology."

Liu Hua clapped his hands and said, "That's right. The oxygen top-blown converter steelmaking technology has shortened the smelting time of a batch of steel from eight hours to dozens of minutes. If we want to increase steel production, developing this technology is the only way."

Seeing Liu Hua seeming to be confident, Li Huaide asked curiously: "Seeing that you look confident, do you already know how to do the top blowing technique, or do you have a more advanced method?"

"Bottom blowing technology has its advantages, and top blowing technology also has its disadvantages." Liu Hua clapped his hands and said, "So my idea is to combine the two and create a technology that has both top blowing and bottom blowing. I call it top-bottom combined blowing technology."

"I think you are not blowing oxygen, you are just bragging." Li Huaide patted Liu Hua's shoulder: "We don't even have the top blowing technology, how can you come up with the top and bottom combined blowing technology? It's a castle in the air."

Liu Hua looked at Li Huaide and smiled without saying anything. Li Huaide immediately frowned: "No, no, your expression is not right. You really know the top-blowing technique. Why bother with that? Just figure out the top-blowing technique and intercept Shougang's Hu, right?"

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