The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 198 New Year and New Look

Long before the Chinese New Year, representatives from the Navy had already moved into the steel rolling mill, a total of three people. They did not take the Chinese New Year holiday even though ordinary workers did, and were stationed in the new workshop. The security department patrolled the workshop several times a day, but they patrolled more times than the security department.

They also participated in the meeting on the first day of work this year. They didn't say anything else, but just urged the new steel plates to be produced as soon as possible.

Colleagues in the Technology Department had already debugged the entire production process before the Chinese New Year. As soon as work started, they began to produce steel plates needed by the navy without stopping, without missing a single link from steelmaking to rolling.

These three people were very nervous. They monitored the entire production process and were busier than the front-line workers. When the inspection finally began, the three of them sat at the door of the laboratory, anxiously waiting for the test results.

When the test results were handed to them, they checked the results and found that they were much better than what they required. They didn't even need to compare the documents. These data were deeply engraved in their minds.

After getting the result, the leading representative ran directly into Li Huaide's office. Li Huaide was processing documents at work and was startled to see someone coming in without knocking.

The factory representative said apologetically, "Director Li, please go ahead and do your thing. I'll use your phone to make a call."

"You use yours." Li Huaide was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you need me to step aside?"

"No, we are talking about the steel plates in your factory. You have the right to know."

Soldiers are straightforward in their words. After the call was connected, he explained the matter clearly in a few words. After hanging up the phone, the representative said directly to Li Huaide: "Tonight, please trouble the comrades who are loading and unloading to work harder. These steel plates will be loaded and shipped tonight."

Li Huaide also wanted to say that the steel plate needed to be cooled down and loaded onto the truck tonight, otherwise the workers would scream in pain from being burned.

Just as he was about to say it, he suddenly remembered that this was a cold rolling mill and the finished steel plates were already at room temperature, so he picked up another phone and called the warehouse, asking them to work overtime tonight and load the steel plates for shipment overnight.

The logistics people told you, Li Huaide, that most of the trucks have been sent out today and have not returned yet. Only a few trucks are left, and they cannot load heavy goods.

"Your truck is not needed." The representative at the factory shook his head: "Our superiors will coordinate and send someone to escort you when the time comes."

Not long after, a row of army green trucks drove into the steel mill. Many soldiers got off the trucks, armed with live ammunition. While the workers were loading the trucks, they stood guard nearby.

After the steel plates were installed and secured, they were quickly loaded onto the carport, and then several soldiers got into the back of each vehicle to protect the steel plates closely.

At this time, it was already dark, but these cars set off immediately. Li Huaide shook his head: "There's no need to be so anxious. It's not safe to do this after dark on slippery roads."

"Director Li, your process has been adjusted, but ours still needs to be adjusted." The representative smiled and said, "Your process indicators are higher than our requirements, so the specific construction plan still needs to be studied. Therefore, we need to pull the steel plates back and study them quickly. The people in the entire shipyard are crying out for food." Li Huaide was silent. He understood the century-old navy. Since the Battle of the Yellow Sea, our country and people have urgently needed a strong navy that can retain our country's maritime borders. The foundation of the navy is ships, and these navies are more urgent than anyone else.

The steel plates were transported away, but the representative at the factory urged Li Huaide: "Director Li, the production of steel plates cannot be delayed. Please produce at maximum capacity in the new workshop."

Li Huaide pointed in the direction of the truck going away and said, "You haven't adjusted your process yet, but you are already mass-producing. If it's not suitable, we can adjust the process accordingly."

"That's our business." The factory representative said without question: "We have such good steel plates, but we can't develop a production process. That's our incompetence. Don't worry, we are not pushovers. Just produce according to the current process."

Liu Hua ignored the affairs of the new workshop. To him, the equipment had been produced and that was the end of the matter. Production was not something he should worry about.

However, they were in the same factory after all, so he knew something about the new workshop. Li Huaide also talked to him about it. The new workshop now worked in three shifts, and the products basically did not stay in the factory overnight. They were shipped away as soon as they were produced, and each transportation was escorted by armed personnel.

Li Huaide is now busy with both pain and happiness. He only has a limited time sitting in the office every day. In fact, his time is either in the new workshop or looking for time to go to the workshop. However, most of his time is at the construction site.

Since the Air Force and the Army had also come, the Navy would naturally not give its urgently needed steel plates to its brother branches, not to mention that the needs of both sides were different.

So the pressure can only be put on Li Huaide. He now eagerly hopes that the Cold Rolling Workshops 2 and 3 will be put into production as soon as possible. The first thing he does when he visits every day is to wear a safety helmet to inspect the construction site first, and then put some pressure on the engineering and technical personnel to speed up the progress.

The hot rolling mill has already been completed. Liu Hua and a group of senior workers are assembling it. It is expected that experiments can be carried out within the month. Li Huaide is so happy that he even walks normally.

Around the beginning of April, the First Ministry of Machine Building transferred a large number of engineers from all over the country to enter the steel rolling mill to learn the production of new rolling mills.

Li Huaide even went to his father-in-law to complain: "Dad, I'm not complaining, didn't you say that you would give priority to the development of our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill? Why are you sending people here to study now?"

"Isn't it still priority? I've let you take advantage of half a year." His father-in-law said seriously, "The whole country is a chessboard. You think industrial production is a joke. Your factory can't meet the demand at all. Now it is planned to expand another steel rolling mill in the south and west to initially meet the needs of the troops. In the future, there will be large and small steel rolling mills for professional rolling to meet civilian needs. But don't worry, at least in the north, you are the only comprehensive steel rolling mill in the past five years."

Li Huaide had brought trouble upon himself and came back with a shabby face, putting all the pressure on the construction workers. Fortunately, the weather has warmed up now, and the construction speed has been greatly improved. Workshops 2 and 3 have also entered the finishing stage.

Watching the new machines being installed and debugged in the new workshop, Li Huaide could no longer suppress a smile. Although he had been under a lot of pressure recently, he had received even more compliments.

There is also a lot of demand for cold-rolled steel plates in the civilian sector. I don't know how many factory directors personally came to the steel mill to say hello to Li Huaide, hoping that they could squeeze out some of the limited output in the future. Those compliments made Li Huaide feel very happy.

(End of this chapter)