Material Empire

After receiving the call from the guard, Zhou Yicheng didn't delay, and immediately rushed over on his bicycle. When he arrived at the gate of the factory, Zhou Yicheng pulled up the car, walked forward, looked at Qin Hai and Huang Haiyue, and said in surprise, "You are from the State Planning Commission? Didn't you say that Secretary-General Qin is also here?"

It's no wonder that Zhou Yicheng would ask this question, he saw that this man and woman are so young, they are completely out of line with the Qin Hai in his mind. Although Chen Heqian told Zhou Yicheng that Qin Hai was a young man, in Zhou Yicheng's mind, this "young" should refer to his 30s, not his early 20s. Think about it, how can a person who can make Chen Heqian feel capable, look younger than a master's student?

Qin Hai is used to this kind of misunderstanding. If he wasn't a time traveler, he wouldn't believe that a young man in his early 20s could have such a great ability. He took a step forward and asked Zhou Yicheng, "Excuse me, are you Director Zhou Yicheng?"

"I am, may I ask you..." Zhou Yicheng asked politely.

Qin Hai smiled and stretched out his hand, and said, "Director Zhou, hello, I am Qin Hai."

"You are Qin Hai!" Zhou Yicheng was stunned, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to shake Qin Hai, and then asked in disbelief, "Are you the deputy secretary-general of the Heavy Equipment Office, Qin Hai?"

"What kind of deputy secretary-general, isn't he just a person who helps everyone with errands? I heard Mr. Chen Heqian talk about you, and I know that you are a senior, so you can call me Xiao Qin." Qin Hai said modestly. He doesn't like to show off by nature, and he has always respected those who are older than him. Of course, there is a prerequisite for this kind of respect. If the other party wants to yell at him in front of him based on his old qualifications, Qin Hai will not refuse to show the other party a little color.

"This is Comrade Huang Haiyue from our office." Qin Hai then introduced Huang Haiyue to Zhou Yicheng.

Zhou Yicheng and Huang Haiyue also shook hands. Compared with Qin Hai, Huang Haiyue's aura is much stronger. Although she had a smile on her face, and she was not coy when shaking hands, Qin Hai didn't have the sense of superiority of the higher authority revealed between her frowns and smiles. Not to mention, Huang Haiyue's performance convinced Zhou Yicheng that the other party was indeed from the State Planning Commission, and it was a genuine replacement.

Zhou Yicheng led the way on a bicycle, Qin Hai followed in his car, and soon came to the office building of the Jingshi Machinery Technology Department. Zhou Yicheng yelled, and several people ran out of the building, greeted Qin Hai and Huang Haiyue with smiles, and brought them into the meeting room surrounded by them.

After sitting down, Zhou Yicheng first introduced the identities of Qin Hai and Huang Haiyue to everyone. Hearing that Qin Hai is actually the deputy secretary-general of the Heavy Equipment Office, everyone was shocked at first, and then disdainful. In the eyes of everyone, the only explanation for being so young but holding an important position is "having a background", and this background is very strong and lacks self-knowledge.

After introducing Qin Hai and Huang Haiyue, Zhou Yicheng then introduced his staff to them:

"This is Shi Weilin, the deputy director of our technical department. Old Shi is an undergraduate student at Huaqing and a Ph.D. in the Academy of Sciences. I dare not say it in other fields. If he is engaged in pressure vessels, if he is the second in the entire petrochemical machinery system, no one would dare Said to be the first."

"This is Xiao Chen, the chief of the intelligence section, Chen Jing. She came back from the United States. Not only is she good at English, but she is also terrific in Japanese and German."

"This is Lao Zhuo, Zhuo Jianguo, chief of the technology department, an old craftsman, and has participated in dozens of national-level research projects. In his office, there is no room for trophies..."

Every time he introduced one, the person he introduced would bow slightly, smile and nod to Qin Hai and Huang Haiyue, and Qin Hai also smiled back. After listening to Zhou Yicheng's full introduction, Qin Hai said with emotion: "Director Zhou really has a lot of talents under his command. We, Jingshiji, deserve to be the top company in the field of petrochemical machinery."

"Haha, Secretary-General Qin has won the award. Compared with the North Factory and the Northwest Factory, we can only say that we have their own strengths, and we can't say that we are firmly in the top spot." Zhou Yicheng replied with a bit of self-confidence. He said that Qin Hai's attitude improved Zhou Yicheng's impression of Qin Hai a lot, and he felt that this young man could be regarded as a sensible child.

"How many technicians are there in our technical department?" Qin Hai asked as if he was talking homely.

"78 people." Shi Weilin replied for Zhou Yicheng, "Among them, 3 people have a doctorate degree, 27 people have a master's degree, 38 people have a bachelor's degree, and 2 people have a technical secondary school degree, but they will soon retire."

"Not bad, not bad, it really is a team with many soldiers and generals, and it is a fighting force." Qin Hai praised.

Zhou Yicheng said: "As far as combat effectiveness is concerned, we can say bluntly that it is still very strong. Over the years, the State Planning Commission and the Economic Commission have been engaged in equipment research, and the projects we undertake have never failed."

"Director Zhou talked about equipment research, and that's what we really came here for today." Qin Hai followed Zhou Yicheng's words, and he opened his briefcase, and took out the Jingshi machine that he reported to the Planning Commission. He waved the report to Zhou Yicheng and asked, "This report should be sent by Director Zhou and your department, right?"

From the time Zhou Yicheng heard about Qin Hai's visit, he knew that he must have come for this report. All the pleasantries before were just foreshadowing, and now it's time to get down to business. He nodded and said, "Yes, this report was compiled by our department. Why, Secretary-General Qin has also read it?"

Qin Hai smiled and said: "I've already read it, but I'm a layman, and I don't quite understand some of it, so I asked Professor Ji Zhenrong from Huaqing University and Teacher Fan Zhiyuan from the Chemical Engineering Design Institute to help read it. Everyone They each put forward some opinions, and I came here today just to discuss the issues of this report with you.”

Hearing that Qin Hai carried the banner of Ji Zhenrong, Fan Zhiyuan and others, the unruly expressions on the faces of the people present were a little restrained. They could look down on Qin Hai, but they couldn't look down on these great gods.

"It's a great honor for our plan to be guided by Professor Ji and Professor Fan. I don't know what valuable suggestions these two professors have put forward for our plan." Zhou Yicheng didn't know what Qin Hai wanted to say, so he took the option of retreating. In order to advance the strategy, the low-key posture should be done first.

Qin Hai did not directly answer Zhou Yicheng's question, but instead asked: "Director Zhou, in this report you proposed to undertake the research and development and trial production of large-scale ethylene compressors. I have a question. According to your plan, the ethylene compressors you trial-produced The compressor can probably reach the technical level of which era in foreign countries?"

This problem must be considered when writing the report. Zhou Yicheng also did enough homework. Hearing Qin Hai's question, he replied without hesitation: "According to our expected goal, the ethylene compressor we trial-produced can be Hope to reach the level of foreign countries in the mid-1980s."

It is the early 1990s, if the products produced by Jingshiji can reach the level of foreign countries in the mid-1980s, which is equivalent to only six or seven years behind the international advanced level, this is not a small achievement. Dare to let out such bold words.

Qin Hai smiled slightly, and asked the audience, "Do you all agree with what Director Zhou said just now?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's heads were sweating. They were not embarrassed for themselves, but felt ashamed for Qin Hai. After all, he is a young man, and he doesn't understand the world at all. In front of the director, you asked us if we agree with the director's point of view, isn't it difficult for others? Well, Director Zhou's words are actually a bit watery, but how can we subordinates say it directly? What's more, there are personnel from the State Planning Commission on the scene to investigate. At least we understand the reason why family ugliness should not be publicized, right?

But since Qin Hai had already asked the question, everyone had to answer, so starting from Shi Weilin, everyone said one by one: "Director Zhou is very objective, and this is our common opinion."

Qin Hai nodded again, then turned his head and said to Huang Haiyue: "Xiao Huang, please remember that in the future, the intelligence department of our Planning Commission will strengthen communication with the enterprise intelligence department. It seems that enterprises are tracking international advanced technology. It's still lacking."

Zhou Yicheng was stunned for a moment, and then his face became very ugly. He asked coldly: "Secretary-General Qin, what do you mean?"

"The meaning is very simple." Qin Hai pretended to be innocent and said, "According to our analysis, the technology shown in your plan is only equivalent to the level of foreign countries in the mid-1960s. Everyone thinks it is equivalent to the level of the 1980s. You can’t see the gap of 20 years, which makes me doubt your intelligence level.”

"Secretary-General Qin, please speak clearly. Are you questioning my ability to work?" Chen Jing's face also became as dark as Zhou Yicheng. She did not do a good job in intelligence work, and even lagged behind for a full 20 years. This kind of accusation is absolutely unacceptable to her.

In fairness, Jingshiji's tracking of foreign new technologies is not very close, which is affected by the limitations of intelligence sources. But no matter how late it is, it will not confuse the technology of the 1960s with the technology of the 1980s. Chen Jing is quite sure of this.

"Section Chief Chen, don't be impatient." Qin Hai still had a kind look on his face, but the more he was like this, the more people wanted to fight him. He opened the plan, found a place he had marked, and asked, "Section Chief Chen, can you tell me when ASTM standard A333GR.3 low-temperature steel was developed in the United States?"

"..."

Chen Jing became dumb all of a sudden, she is not a computer, how could she keep all these information in her head. She was about to say that she could check it out, when Zhou Yicheng spoke from the side: "If I remember correctly, this kind of steel was developed by the United States in 1964."

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