industrial overlord

Chapter 501 Seniors
"The construction of a 1.5-ton hydraulic press is a major event, and the State Planning Commission will definitely support you." He Haifeng solemnly stated.

Anyone who is a little older can remember that in the middle school physics textbooks of that year, there was a picture of a "1958-ton hydraulic press", which was designed and built by Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard and Shanghai Heavy Machinery Factory between 1962 and [-]. China's first [-]-ton hydraulic press.A picture of a device can enter a middle school textbook, so one can imagine the status of this device.

Now, Hanhua Heavy Industry intends to launch a large-scale hydraulic press by itself, with the tonnage reaching the world's first level, which is equally significant. It is not an exaggeration for He Haifeng to express support from the State Planning Commission.

"Then thank you Director He." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile. He called He Haifeng Director this time not out of timidity, but out of respect for the State Planning Commission.

He Haifeng waved his hand: "I haven't finished my sentence. Support is support, but in terms of construction funds, the Planning Commission cannot help you. You know, there are many key projects in the country that urgently need financial support. At present, there are already There are 3 [-]-ton hydraulic presses, and although the production capacity of large forgings is still insufficient, it is not enough to seriously restrict economic development, so the state cannot provide you with funds for your project."

"No way? Old He, that's the image I have in your eyes?" Lin Zhenhua said half-jokingly, "You think I'm here to ask you for money? We Hanhua can still raise a mere 6000 million yuan. It came out. Besides, even if we want the state to pay some money, how much money is there for the National Planning Commission of Nuo Da?"

"What? It's only 6000 million!" He Haifeng was taken aback, "Xiaolin, what kind of satellites are you putting up? How could it be possible for a 1.5-ton hydraulic press to only invest 6000 million?"

Lin Zhenhua replied: "We just made a rough estimate, but it should be close to ten. Our planning and operation minister Hu Wei is a budget expert, and there will be no big mistakes in making this kind of budget."

"Well, it seems that I committed empiricism." He Haifeng said, "In the past, the investment of the 2200-ton hydraulic press in Shanghai was 2200 million. Think about it, what is the concept of 6000 million? 6000 million is not a small amount, but now that our economy has become bigger, [-] million is inconspicuous."

"Hehe, 6000 million yuan is nothing in Director He's eyes. For our company, it is a lot of money. Can Director He give us a small amount of money to make up for the shortfall?" Lin Zhenhua walked along the pole. Started to climb up.

He Haifeng nodded: "If it's only an investment of 6000 million yuan, a little state funding is okay. How about this, you go back and make a report, apply for the state's financial support for your hydraulic press project, and use the funds for revitalizing the equipment manufacturing industry. The amount, don’t exceed 2000 million, it should be reasonable.”

I just said that I would not give money, and when I turned around, I offered to give money. This change is due to the understanding of the cost.He Haifeng hadn't studied the cost of hydraulic presses before, and he thought it would cost hundreds of millions, which the country could not afford, so he blocked Lin Zhenhua's mouth in advance.When he heard that only 6000 million yuan was needed for investment, he felt that it didn't matter if the country paid some money. 2000 million yuan was really not a big number for the country.

In He Haifeng's heart, there is another concern, that is, the development of Hanhua's hydraulic press can provide a blueprint for other enterprises.Since the investment of a hydraulic press is only 6000 million, and the domestic demand for large forgings continues to grow, it is okay to let other heavy machinery companies start building a few more after Hanhua is finished.For example, the 30-ton hydraulic press in Shanghai has been in service for more than [-] years, and there are many hidden dangers. It is time to upgrade it.

"Thank you, Director He!" Lin Zhenhua thanked him a little more warmly this time than before. He didn't expect to get 2000 million state support in just a few words. Such money came too easily.

He Haifeng said: "It is not unconditional for the state to allocate funds to you. First, the technology formed during the research and development process must belong to the state. If other companies want to build similar hydraulic presses in the future, you must provide technical support unconditionally. Second , The hydraulic presses you build must be open to other domestic enterprises, and you must not engage in self-protectionism, especially you must not rely on this technology to engage in unfair competition."

"It is open to other companies, can they charge a fee?" Lin Zhenhua asked with a smile.

"Charges are of course necessary." He Haifeng said, "However, discriminatory pricing cannot be adopted, and market prices should be followed."

"Okay, I can accept both of these conditions." Lin Zhenhua readily agreed.

In Lin Zhenhua's heart, he didn't intend to monopolize the technology of hydraulic presses, or use his own hydraulic presses as leverage to compete with his domestic counterparts. He Haifeng's two conditions were acceptable to him.However, this is Lin Zhenhua. If it were some other business leaders, I am afraid that they would hesitate on these two issues, and they might even refuse.In China, there are quite a few companies that are keen on infighting.

"Let's leave it at that about the funds. What are the difficulties in other aspects?" He Haifeng continued to ask.

"It's mainly technical difficulties." Lin Zhenhua said, "Our Hanhua has no experience in building large-scale hydraulic presses. Before I came to Beijing, I had a phone call with several engineers from Hunbei Forging Machinery Factory to learn about the construction of large-scale hydraulic presses. Technical problems of forging equipment. Hun Forging Press only had experience in building 2000-ton hydraulic presses in the past, and never made larger equipment. Some old workers, such as Li Genyuan, who we visited, participated in the development of Shanghai [-]-ton hydraulic presses Work, but just as a worker, I don't know the specific technical details deeply.

Now I hope to find those old experts who participated in the development of the two 1.5-ton hydraulic presses in Shanghai and Fularji, and invite them to participate in the research of our [-]-ton hydraulic press.In addition, we also hope to send people to these domestic companies with [-]-ton hydraulic presses for on-the-spot inspections to understand their experience and existing problems in the process of use, as the basis for our development of new hydraulic presses. "

"There is no problem with these." He Haifeng said affirmatively, "This is a matter of the state, and it is only natural to ask these experts and companies to help. Which experts and companies do you want to visit, make a list, and the Planning Committee Here’s a letter for you.”

"Thank you, Director He."

This was the third time Lin Zhenhua said thanks in a while, and He Haifeng obviously felt a little alienated from it, and he also knew what caused the alienation.Thinking of Lin Zhenhua's daughter who was obsessed with Lin Zhenhua, He Haifeng sighed softly and said, "Xiao Lin, after finishing work, how about going to sit at home at night?"

"Uh... I think it's better to forget it, I'm afraid Auntie Fan will be angry when she sees me." Lin Zhenhua replied sadly.

"Look at what happened!" He Haifeng was also at a loss, he really didn't expect that the relationship between him and Lin Zhenhua would become so embarrassing.However, in any case, his appreciation for Lin Zhenhua has not changed at all because of He Lan's affairs, and even unknowingly, he has a little more caring intention.

Lin Zhenhua left the State Planning Commission, turned around and went to the Machinery Commission.Li Mozi heard that Hanhua intends to build a 1.5-ton hydraulic press by itself, and was very excited. He immediately made a decision, saying that the Machinery Committee can also support 500 million yuan. Of course, the conditions are the same as those proposed by He Haifeng, requiring Hanhua to have an open mind. This kind of major equipment belongs to the resources of the entire country, and Hanhua should not hold it in its own hands.

Lin Zhenhua naturally readily agreed to Li Mozi's request. Anyway, he had already agreed to He Haifeng, so it would be okay to agree again.A promise in exchange for a subsidy of 500 million yuan is quite a bargain.

"Expert?" After talking about the funding issue, Li Mozi began to think about the experts' questions raised by Lin Zhenhua. He frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his head and said with a smile: "I'm really confused. How can I get a hydraulic machine? Who is more authoritative than Minister Shen. Come on, Xiao Lin, I'll take you to Minister Shen's house for dinner."

"Is this inappropriate?" Lin Zhenhua was taken aback, "Which minister are you talking about? How could I just go to the minister's house for dinner?"

Li Mozi said: "Don't worry, I'm talking about Shen Hong, the old deputy director of the Ministry of Machinery. He has been retired for several years. The old man has a good temper. If he knows that you are going to build hydraulic machines, the old man will definitely invite you to dinner."

"So it was him!" Lin Zhenhua sighed.

As a student majoring in mechanics, not knowing Shen Hong is equivalent to not knowing Cao Xueqin who is engaged in literature.Mr. Shen was born in 1906 and had only attended primary school for four years.From the age of 13, he worked as an apprentice and clerk in a company. At the age of 25, he founded a small hardware factory in Shanghai and acted as a manager and engineer himself.

During the Anti-Japanese War, Shen Hong went to Yan'an and worked as the chief engineer in the Chafang Arsenal.According to statistics, in eight years, Shen Hong led the technicians and workers of the arsenal to design 134 kinds of complete sets of equipment used in the arsenal, and manufactured hundreds of sets in total.In addition, he also designed and manufactured more than 400 complete sets of equipment, stand-alone machines and important components for factories in industries including pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, papermaking, printing, coinage, chemical industry, ironmaking, coking, glass, and petroleum.

Considering the industrial base of the base area, being able to manufacture so much equipment is simply an act against the sky.Reality is always worse than fiction, which is fully reflected in Mr. Shen.

After liberation, Shen Hong successively served in the Central Finance Commission, the State Planning Commission, the Ministry of Three Machinery, the Ministry of Electric Machinery Industry, the Ministry of Coal Industry, the Ministry of Agricultural Machinery, and the Ministry of First Machinery, and has been engaged in the design and production of heavy machinery and equipment.

In 1958, Shen Hong personally served as the chief designer of the Shanghai 30000-ton hydraulic press, and built China's first 12500-ton hydraulic press from scratch.Since then, as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Machinery, he has presided over the development of "nine major equipment" in the defense industry, including the 60-ton die forging hydraulic press and the [-]-ton horizontal extrusion hydraulic press.At the age of [-], the old man traveled all over the country in person to coordinate the work of various enterprises. When encountering technical difficulties, he even checked the data, calculated and drew in person.He is probably the only minister in the world who travels with a plotter.

"Okay, Director Li, I must pay a visit to this senior in the machinery industry." Lin Zhenhua said to Li Mozi with a pilgrimage-like mentality.

Shen Hong, who was nearly 90 years old, received Lin Zhenhua and Li Mozi at home. Sure enough, when he heard the news that Lin Zhenhua planned to build a 1.5-ton hydraulic press, the old man's eyes glowed like a young man's.He took Lin Zhenhua's hand and let him sit beside him, forcing him to speak out all his ideas about the large hydraulic press.

Fortunately, Lin Zhenhua had done enough homework before. The Hanhua Research Institute in Xunyang had carefully sorted out the technical difficulties faced in the development of hydraulic presses. Lin Zhenhua had read all these materials.In front of Shen Hong, he unreservedly told Han Hua's ideas so far and the problems he faced. The old man listened very carefully, nodded constantly, and asked Lin Zhenhua to answer a few sharp questions from time to time. .

"Okay, your ideas are very good." After listening to Lin Zhenhua's introduction, Shen Hong said, "Your ideas are correct, and the technical route is also feasible. As for the difficulties, they are nothing. Still afraid of the difficult truth? I am old now, and it is impossible to participate in your research work, so let me give you two principles for your reference."

"Mr. Shen, please tell me." Lin Zhenhua replied respectfully, and at the same time took out his notebook and took notes seriously.

Shen Hongdao: "The first one, don't settle for it, don't use some ready-made equipment to piece together in order to ensure reliability, there is no progress without innovation. The second one, don't one-sidedly pursue the so-called advanced, advanced and backward are relative , if it is a new technology that is unnecessary and temporarily unsure, don’t use it blindly, so as not to affect the overall progress.”

"This is the dialectic that Minister Shen often tells us." Li Mozi added on the sidelines, "It is necessary to engage in innovation, but not one-sided pursuit of innovation. Innovation is for solving problems, not for looking good. These views are Shen's The old man has always emphasized to us."

"Mr. Shen, don't worry, I will remember everything." Lin Zhenhua replied seriously like a primary school student.

"Minister Shen, do you think that if Xiaolin and the others want to build a hydraulic machine, is there any experienced comrade who can check for them?" Li Mozi asked, this is the main purpose of their visit to Shen Hong today.

Shen Hong thought for a while, and said: "The people who worked on the 60-ton hydraulic press in Shanghai back then are mostly retired, and I don't know if some of them are still alive. But there is a young man...haha, that is, the young man from back then Yes, he should be almost [-] years old now. His name is Zhang Yuquan. He is very skilled and very flexible. I haven’t contacted him since then, and I don’t know which factory he is in. If you can find him, you can understand Find out how he is, maybe he can help you."

　After checking the life of the old man Shen Hong, I was filled with emotions, so I couldn't help but write some more content into it.Let us always remember predecessors like Mr. Shen who laid the foundation for China's industry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)