The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 499 Can't even find the door
When they were working on the air-to-air missile last time, they failed to develop a fully nitrogen-containing anionic salt, so the team did not disband. After the project ended, they continued to devote themselves to the research of fully nitrogen-containing anionic salt explosives.

The Americans have also done similar research, but they studied cationic salts. I don't know if it was really difficult or if they went down the wrong path.

Anyway, the Americans spent so much money and employed so many people, but in the end they didn't produce anything, or maybe it was just a project to scam funding.

“All-nitrogen anionic salts.” Liu Hua said, word by word, “The same unit of CL20 is about three times as powerful as TNT, while the same unit of all-nitrogen anionic salts is at least ten times as powerful as TNT.”

"Has such a powerful weapon already been manufactured?" the naval leader asked eagerly. "If we equip our existing anti-ship missiles with such explosives, it would be a very strong deterrent to aircraft carriers."

"It hasn't been manufactured yet, but I'm confident that we can produce a sample this year and start mass production next year."

The naval leader lowered his head and thought for a moment: "I'll go back and submit an application to the relevant research institute to modify the existing anti-ship missiles, increase the fuel and speed. With new explosives, this old wine in a new bottle will surely be intoxicating."

The next day, Chief Engineer Yang came to Liu Hua's Taiyi Group headquarters. Liu Hua apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I rejected your design not because I have any opinion about you, but because I really think that ship is not suitable. I hope it won't dampen your enthusiasm."

"No." Chief Engineer Yang quickly shook his head: "I find your arguments for rejection very convincing. If I hadn't had no other choice, I wouldn't have designed such a missile boat. But your few words yesterday have opened a new door to my understanding. The reason I came to you is that I hope to learn from you how to design unmanned missile boats."

“If you’re talking to me about communication protocols, I can still help you. But for unmanned operation, you should go to the Air Force.” Liu Hua said with a smile, “I designed an unmanned bomber for them before, and it’s already in service, but it’s being kept secret. I’ll find someone for you to learn from.”

Liu Hua had someone send him to Ma Shan. From the moment he was interviewed, Ma Shan had been in charge of the Beggar's Version Double-Tailed Scorpion. It was said that it had been improved and upgraded twice, and Ma Shan had always been in charge of it. Most importantly, the secrecy was kept very good, and there was not a single piece of news from the outside world.

In the explosives laboratory of Dijun Company, more than fifty researchers were working intensively on various experiments. Liu Hua, wearing a white coat, looked around.

"How's the research going?"

The person in charge, holding the form, said, "We have already synthesized all-nitrogen anionic salts in the laboratory, but they are not very stable yet."

"what reason?"

"Once the temperature exceeds 116.8 degrees Celsius, all-nitrogen anionic salts are easily decomposed, which is far below the decomposition critical value of 200 degrees Celsius for explosives, and requires a stabilizer."

Liu Hua took out a USB flash drive from his pocket. Although he hadn't gone to Langke yet, he had made more than a dozen USB flash drives with a capacity of over 512 megabytes in the lab, only they were slightly larger in size.

“These are some of my ideas about all-nitrogen anionic salts.” Liu Hua handed over the USB drive. “They should be helpful to your research. I hope to have a mature product by the end of this year, and a mass production plan next year.” “According to your plan, there are only a few months left, no more than four months at most,” the person in charge said with difficulty. “This is a completely new substance, unlike any explosives we’ve used before. We need to conduct very detailed research to obtain all the parameters.”

“I know you need time, and our country needs time too. The key is that the external situation is very serious.” Liu Hua sighed and said, “Alas, what we need most right now is time. I have always disapproved of you working overtime, but now I’m making a special exception and you can work two extra hours every day.”

The person in charge said in surprise, "Then it seems you are indeed in a hurry."

Liu Hua's company has always strictly implemented an eight-hour workday. Profits may be small, but the interests of employees must be fully guaranteed. This is why their Taiyi Group factory has been able to produce senior technicians for so many years.

Many other companies have tried to poach their employees with high salaries, but the employees have all refused them decisively.

They're not blind; they see the state of society clearly. The boss pays a decent amount, the working hours aren't long, they can take care of their families, and there's career advancement.

Although those companies outside seem to pay a lot, it's all made up for by working overtime. Even worse, some factories don't pay overtime at all, treating labor like cattle and horses. They give you so much money, but you have to risk your life to earn it.

Therefore, Liu Hua's factory has had a very low turnover rate over the years, and all the workers in his factory are highly skilled. For example, the CNC machine tool operators of Taiyi Heavy Industry have won first place in the skills competitions organized by the trade union for five or six consecutive years, and have even swept the top spots.

So the fact that Liu Hua is now allowing them to work two hours of overtime every day means that the situation is indeed very urgent.

"Let's tighten up a bit." Liu Hua nodded. "That's the situation. Time is tight and the task is heavy. If we can get through these few years, things will be much better. By then, we'll be strong and well-equipped, and the external situation will be more relaxed. You won't have to work so hard."

The person in charge said with a smile, "My classmate graduated with me and got a job at a Taiwanese company. Working overtime is a regular occurrence for him. Fortunately, he gets overtime pay. One of my juniors works at a private company in eastern Guangdong. I won't go into his salary, but it's definitely not as much as mine. He doesn't get any overtime pay at all, and he has to work at least two hours of overtime every day."

“They don’t have a technological advantage,” Liu Hua said with a smile. “Without a technological advantage, their profit margin is low. In order to make more money, the boss can only exploit the employees harshly. If the wages are not high enough, they will go out of business sooner or later.”

“Not everyone can talk about technological advantages.” The person in charge shook his head: “Let’s not talk about our Dijun Company. Take your Taiyi Group for example. So many fresh graduates from Beijing universities want to join, but they are all rejected in the interview. There’s a rumor in universities now that getting into Taiyi Group is no less difficult than taking the postgraduate entrance exam.”

Liu Hua said with a smile, "The difficulty of getting into Dijun Company is no less than getting a doctorate."

"It's harder than that. Our company just looks at the students' files. If they're good enough, then we'll call them for an interview. Forget about getting in, you can't even find the door."

(End of this chapter)