Material Empire

When Qin Hai came to Cui Hongchun's office, he saw that Chen Heqian had arrived and was discussing something enthusiastically on the sofa side by side with Cui Hongchun. Seeing Qin Hai coming in, Cui Hongchun stretched out his hand to signal with a smile, and the secretary quickly found a stool for Qin Hai to sit down, and then sat down beside him, ready to record.

"Xiao Qin, today's cannonball blasted us hard." Cui Hongchun said to Qin Hai with a smile.

"Minister Cui, I didn't think carefully, and I was too reckless. I will criticize you." Qin Hai quickly pretended to have made a mistake, and said hypocritically.

"Professor Chen, do you believe that he really wants to conduct a self-criticism?" Cui Hongchun pointed at Qin Hai and asked Chen Heqian.

Chen Heqian knew that these two people were bluffing, but he also secretly sighed in his heart. Cui Hongchun being able to make such a joke with Qin Hai shows that he really admires Qin Hai. A young man in his early 20s is so lucky to be so favored by the deputy minister. Looking at Qin Hai again, facing a senior cadre like Cui Hongchun, he was able to calmly talk and laugh happily. This calm and calm attitude is really rare.

Hearing Cui Hongchun asking himself, Chen Heqian could only smile slightly, and said, "Xiao Qin is still too young and inexperienced in dealing with things. The speech at today's meeting was too rash. Please forgive me, Minister Cui."

Cui Hongchun waved his hand and said, "It's a good thing for young people to be aggressive. Besides, what Xiao Qin said today is not wrong. What do I need to forgive? By the way, Xiao Qin, after the meeting just ended, I see Director Wang sent you to Go, what did he tell you?"

"He told me to go to the department tomorrow and discuss with them the revision of the plan." Qin Hai replied.

"I'll have to trouble you with this matter." Of course Cui Hongchun knew that Wang Changsong would do this. If Wang Changsong didn't know how to hold on to Qin Hai by this time, he would be too slow. He said: "The plan made by Director Wang and the others still has some merits, and it cannot be completely denied. The point of view you put forward to strengthen the research of new materials and new processes must be added. How to do it is up to you. Discussed."

Qin Hai nodded and said: "I understand, I will learn a lot from Director Wang and other leaders in the department."

Cui Hongchun said: "Well, that's a hard work for you. This plan must be brought out as soon as possible, and time will never wait."

"I will do my best." Qin Hai replied.

After Cui Hongchun explained the matter, he changed a serious expression and said, "Professor Chen, Xiao Qin, I specially invited you two here, and I actually want to ask you for advice. Do you think that if we use new materials , The new process is determined to be the main goal of catching up with the international advanced level, is it possible to achieve this goal? If possible, how much time and investment will it take?"

Cui Hongchun is not a completely layman leader, he still knows a little about the importance of materials and craftsmanship, that's why he strongly supported Qin Hai's opinion at the meeting. However, after calming down, he began to feel uneasy again. According to the original plan, within three to five years, the agricultural machinery system can produce a batch of new equipment, which can be reflected as political achievements. If the main goal is to set new materials and new techniques, he will be a little embarrassed if he fails to produce any impressive results by then.

In fact, Wang Changsong and the others did not regard the research and development of materials and processes as a key task, and they also had this consideration. Sometimes it is difficult to see results in material research for ten or eight years, which will embarrass the face of the supervisor. Every leader has his own tenure, and the kind of project that cannot see results during the tenure is the leader's least favorite. Although Cui Hongchun is a visionary leader, he can't be completely immune in this regard. He also needs something to support himself. After all, he also needs to be responsible to his superiors.

"Materials are a century-old project, and it is difficult to achieve it overnight. Some well-known materials companies in the old capitalist countries in the West have a history of hundreds of years and have accumulated countless experiences and patents. If we want to catch up with and surpass them in the short term, I am afraid It's not easy." Chen Heqian said in a deep voice.

As a well-known scholar, he also had a lot of dealings with officials. As soon as Cui Hongchun spoke, he knew what the other party was worried about. For this problem, he must inoculate Cui Hongchun in advance. After all, research on new materials cannot be guaranteed.

Qin Hai can also understand Cui Hongchun's psychology, he even considered this issue earlier than Chen Heqian. After Chen Heqian finished speaking, Qin Hai took it over and said, "Mr. Chen is right. The research on materials science requires a long-term accumulation. Others have been doing it for hundreds of years. We need at least thirty or forty years to achieve the same level as others. The level of equal dialogue. But..."

"But what?" Cui Hongchun keenly grasped the meaning of the turning point in Qin Hai's words. He invited Chen Heqian and Qin Hai over, and what he really wanted to hear was "but".

Qin Hai smiled slightly and said: "I think we can divide the research of new materials and new processes into several stages, and strive to achieve some visible results in each stage. Concentrating efforts to break through some technical difficulties, while taking into account the accumulation of other technical problems, can ensure the continuous emergence of scientific research results, which is also conducive to stimulating the confidence of scientific research departments and production departments.”

"By the way, what I want to say is exactly this." Cui Hongchun readily echoed, "What I'm worried about is that I won't be able to see results for a long time, which will affect the confidence of the entire system. If we can It doesn’t take a lot to come up with some achievements in the country, as long as there are three or five technologies that can reach the international advanced level, then it can effectively stimulate everyone’s confidence, and at the same time let ministers and central leaders see the feasibility of our plan. "

From Cui Hongchun's heart, inspiring the confidence of subordinates is only a secondary purpose, and the main purpose is to let the minister and the central government see the feasibility of the plan. However, he couldn't speak so bluntly in front of Chen Heqian and Qin Hai, and it would be more grandiose to raise confidence as a reason.

Of course, Qin Hai understood the secret of this. In fact, the reason of boosting confidence was also intentionally proposed by him as a ladder for Cui Hongchun. Hearing Cui Hongchun's words, he sank for a moment and asked, "Minister Cui, roughly how long is the relatively short time you mentioned?"

"Three months, is it possible?" Cui Hongchun asked.

three months? Qin Hai thought about it quickly in his mind. The materials involved in agricultural machinery are mainly metal materials. There are some technical problems. Qin Hai has a relatively mature idea. If you find a research institution, I will mention it a little. It is not difficult to come up with one or two achievements that have reached the world's advanced level within three months.

For example, for the transmission chains used in some farming machinery, the service life of domestic products is significantly lower than that of imported products. The main reason is that the steel used to make the chains is not strong enough. To improve its service life and make it reach the international advanced level. Qin Hai couldn't accurately recall the formula and smelting process of this type of steel, but he knew the general idea. As long as a few researchers were asked to do a set of experiments according to this idea, the formula problem could be solved.

The problem is that the selection of materials for a mere chain is not brilliant enough, and it is difficult to achieve the goal Cui Hongchun hopes for. Think about it, when the Ministry holds an office meeting, can you solemnly introduce the quality problems of a certain chain to everyone?

However, it would not take three months to achieve a sufficiently stunning result. Even if Qin Hai had a golden finger to cheat, he still had to have a suitable timing.

As if seeing Qin Hai's embarrassment, Cui Hongchun smiled slightly and gestured to the secretary. The secretary understood, picked up a document from Cui Hongchun's desk, handed it to Qin Hai, and said, "Qin Gong, please read this notice."

"International Farming Equipment Expo?" Qin Hai took the document, glanced at the beginning, and couldn't help being taken aback.

Cui Hongchun's secretary handed him a meeting notice from a professional association of agricultural machinery under the World Food and Agriculture Organization. Manufacturers go to the exhibition. Looking further down, there is a more interesting content, saying that at this expo, there will be a durability competition for various farming machinery basic accessories, which is a competition that fully demonstrates the technical strength of each manufacturer.

The so-called basic accessories include plowshares, rake blades, rotary tiller blades, field cultivator shovels, etc. These accessories are all consumable parts and will gradually wear out due to friction with the soil during the tillage process. Improving the durability of these basic accessories can not only reduce the cost of accessories, but also improve the continuity of farming and reduce the labor expenditure required for equipment maintenance. Therefore, various accessory manufacturers are sparing no effort in research and development in this area.

The durability of basic accessories, in the final analysis, is the level of materials and craftsmanship. The purpose of launching such a competition at the Expo is to encourage manufacturers to actively develop new materials and new processes, and to stimulate the development of international agricultural machinery technology.

If Chinese manufacturers can achieve excellent results in this kind of competition, not to mention winning the championship, runner-up, even if it is only the top five, it is enough to make people feel excited. Contacting Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory's progress in rotary cultivator blades, Qin Hai immediately understood Cui Hongchun's intentions.

"I remember you said that the service life of the rotary tiller blades produced by Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory has reached the average level of similar products in the Japanese market. Think about it, is it possible to tap the potential again to make our domestic rotary tiller Does the durability of the machine blade reach the forefront of the world?" Cui Hongchun looked into Qin Hai's eyes and asked in an expectant tone.