Chapter 224 Technical Assistance

"I never thought that I could go on a business trip with a model worker this time." He Jie's face was filled with smiles. He continued, "You look quite smart in your clothes today. I've never seen you look so handsome before."

"Have you seen me before?"

"You are such a big model worker, everyone in the factory knows you. Before, you always went to the information department, and you ignored me when I greeted you." He Jie said.

"Is that so? I'm really sorry, maybe I didn't pay attention." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

Ever since Xu Qiang was elected a model worker, every time he went to the office building, there were always strangers greeting him. Sometimes Xu Qiang might be in a hurry to find information and walked a little fast, so he didn't notice someone greeting him.

"It's okay to apologize. We all know you are a busy person." He Jie said with a smile.

At this moment, the car from the factory to pick them up had arrived.

This time the factory sent out a 212 jeep, which was the special car of the factory director Liu Biao.

Speaking of which, Liu Biao is also the director of a large factory with tens of thousands of employees and a deputy director-level cadre. The heads of companies with the same position or even lower than him at least ride in Shanghai sedans or Volga sedans. Only Liu Biao has been riding in this 212 jeep for so many years.

Moreover, Liu Biao only rides in this car a few times throughout the year. He usually uses it to receive superiors or send people on business trips to the train station. Although the car has been driven for a full ten years, it has been very well maintained and its appearance is as bright as new.

"Get in the car." After seeing the factory director's daughter, the middle-aged driver immediately greeted her with a smile.

Afterwards, Xu Qiang helped Liu Siying and He Jie put their luggage in the trunk of the car, and then he sat in the passenger seat.

The car quickly drove out of the factory.

At this time, He Jie and Liu Siying, who were sitting in the back row, began to chat and laugh.

"Xu Qiang, let me give you something to eat." He Jie said to Xu Qiang who was sitting in front of her.

"Oh, thank you, I don't want to eat."

"Don't be polite, just take it." He Jie said, taking out a handful of snacks from her pocket and handing it to Xu Qiang.

"Uh." Xu Qiang took it and saw that what He Jie gave him was a handful of melon seeds and peanuts. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Girls these days, like those in later generations, love to eat snacks.

In fact, when Xu Qiang went to their technical department before, he saw that many female technicians had some melon seeds, peanuts, apples, etc. on their desks. The office environment was quite harmonious.

On the contrary, ever since He Yonghong came to work in Xu Qiang's chemical laboratory, as soon as he pushed the door open, he was greeted by the overwhelming smell of alcohol. This guy loves alcohol so much that he has now turned the laboratory into a bar.

However, Xu Qiang had no way to deal with this. After all, this guy was quite capable. Without him, it would have been difficult for Xu Qiang to complete the research and development project of aramid 1414 alone.

"Hey, Xu Qiang, I heard that you only had a junior high school diploma when you were in night school. How did you get into university?" He Jie asked.

"I have learned high school knowledge before, and my classmate Liu Siying helped me a lot and provided me with a lot of study materials. Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to pass the exam." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"It's mainly because Xu Qiang is hardworking and studious. I didn't actually help him much. He was able to get into university through his own efforts," said Liu Siying.

"Xiao Xu is really amazing. He has been in our factory for less than half a year, but he has become a model worker and was admitted to university. I have never seen such a person in my entire life." The driver nearby said with some emotion.

"It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others!" He Jie was a little indignant. She said, "In fact, when I was in high school, my grades were pretty good, but I just couldn't get into college. I have no place to complain..."

"In fact, with your ability, you will definitely be able to get into university." Liu Siying smiled slightly and continued, "The adult college entrance examination is held every year. I guess by next year, we can become classmates."

"That's more like it." After hearing Liu Siying's words, He Jie smiled again.

Afterwards, He Jie began to chat with Liu Siying about some things that had happened to her recently in the factory. The two talked and laughed, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly became lively.

Xu Qiang never interrupts women when they are talking.

But Xu Qiang never refused any snacks handed to him by the woman.

I have to say that He Jie's personality is quite likable. She can liven up the atmosphere of the entire car by herself. Even the driver couldn't help but chat with her.

The car was driving on the winding mountain road, and the surrounding scenery was getting better and better. Xu Qiang was eating melon seeds and looking at the scenery outside, feeling quite relaxed.

Since entering this factory, Xu Qiang has been very busy. On the one hand, he is developing products for the factory, and on the other hand, he is busy with the business at the peat field. He can only enjoy a moment of comfort when he is on a business trip.

I don’t know how long it was before a light rain started falling outside, dripping onto the roof of the car, making a light drizzling sound.

The two people sitting in the back row also quieted down. Xu Qiang looked back and found that He Jie was resting her arm on Liu Siying's shoulder. Both of them had fallen asleep.

In fact, traveling long distances by car is very tiring, but for Xu Qiang, it is a good opportunity to relax.

Finally, after driving for four hours, the car passed through a narrow tunnel and finally saw a factory gate in front of it. The first stop of Xu Qiang's business trip was the 9345 Chemical Factory in Ji'an.

This factory used to focus on the production of gunpowder, which is somewhat similar to the chemical workshop where Xu Qiang works. However, the chemical workshop of Shengli Machinery Factory mainly produces ammonium nitrate engineering explosives, while this one mainly produces TNT explosives.

It is obvious that the provincial bureau had a purpose in choosing this place as the first stop for technical assistance to Xu Qiang and others. After all, it was by renovating the chemical workshop that Xu Qiang won the first prize in the military-to-civilian project, and the ministry also provided funding.

As soon as the car stopped at the factory gate, we saw an old man wearing a blue Zhongshan suit and a green old-fashioned military cap walking towards us.

"Are you from Shengli Machinery Factory?" The old man asked the driver when he came to the front of the car.

"Yes, we are Factory 9304." The driver replied and motioned everyone to get off the bus.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Xu Qiang asked the old man after getting off the car.

"Ah, I'm the factory manager Wang Jianmin... Didn't they say your chief engineer was coming over? Who are you...?"

When the factory director named Wang Jianmin saw Xu Qiang and Liu Siying and He Jie who got off the car later, his brows immediately frowned.

"Our chief engineer was too busy with work before the New Year, so he asked a few of us to come over for inspection this time. If we have time after the New Year, we will come in person," said Liu Siying.

"Oh, so that's it..." Upon hearing this, Wang Jianmin's face showed disappointment.

"Director Wang, this comrade Xu Qiang was just selected as a model worker in our factory this year. He has successfully developed several new products and received praise from the provincial bureau. He was also the first prize winner in our factory's military-to-civilian product technology solicitation activity last year." At this time, He Jie noticed that Wang Jianmin's expression was not right and explained immediately.

"So young... and already a model worker?" Wang Jianmin looked incredulous when he heard that.

"Director Wang, he is indeed a model worker. This young man is very capable. Provincial leaders have praised him at the conference." The driver who came with them also interjected.

"Okay, okay!" Wang Jianmin smiled after hearing that.

"And there is our comrade Li Siying. She is the youngest and most technically advanced team leader in our technical department. The electronic fuse technology she developed last year was also commended by the province. In addition, she is also the daughter of our factory director." He Jie added.

He Jie was a very smart girl. She also knew that the other factory manager would also make decisions based on the person. If they did not raise their status, the factory here would probably not receive them well.

Sure enough, after hearing He Jie say that Li Siying was the daughter of the director of Shengli Machinery Factory, Wang Jianmin was stunned at first, and then a touch of emotion flashed in his eyes.

"Let's all come in first." Wang Jianmin called to several people.

Afterwards, the two employees brought by Wang Jianmin stepped forward to help with the luggage, while Xu Qiang and others followed Wang Jianmin into the factory compound.

Compared with the Shengli Machinery Factory where Xu Qiang works, this factory is obviously much smaller.

I learned before that this place used to be an industrial and agricultural synthetic factory, with more than 300 employees and more than 1,000 family members, all living in this narrow ravine.

But although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.

The factory's office building has only two floors and is a Soviet-style dry-mix building.

Walking down along the office building, you will see the staff and family dormitories, followed by the office area, single dormitories, single canteen, hospital, radio station, kindergarten, machine repair workshop, etc.

Originally, Wang Jianmin wanted to arrange accommodation for them first, let them rest for a day, and then go to the workshop to inspect, but Xu Qiang and Li Siying asked to go directly to the production workshop.

So, after putting their luggage at the guesthouse, they went straight to the production workshop of the factory.

The factory's production area is in the mountains, and there is a road leading directly there.

For explosion-proof purposes, the production area is distributed in four ravines and is divided into a product production line area, including ball milling, crushing, grinding and mixing, charging, and finished product workshops. Explosion-proof walls are built between each workshop.

The auxiliary production line in Area 2 includes paper tubes, paper cutting, and metering rooms. Area 3 stores raw materials. Area 4 stores finished products, and there is a shift of security guards guarding it 24 hours a day with guns.

Compared with the chemical workshop of Shengli Machinery Factory, the equipment here is obviously better, and the production and storage of products are also more stringent.

After visiting the workshop, Xu Qiang already had some ideas in his mind.

"Our factory has always been mainly engaged in the production of TNT explosives, but the efficiency in the past two years has been too poor. There are too many domestic manufacturers producing similar products. The country wants to reduce production capacity, so it starts with our factory..." When he said this, Wang Jianmin was obviously a little complaining. He continued, "The provincial bureau asked us to transform our enterprise into producing civilian products, but did not give us a penny. They insisted that we come up with a civilian product plan first. But our factory has been making explosives for so many years, how can we produce civilian products..."

"In fact, with the conditions of your factory, it is very easy to produce civilian products." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"Easy? How easy? Can you think of a way?" Upon hearing this, Wang Jianmin frowned and looked at Xu Qiang.

"Director Wang, have you ever eaten toffee?" Xu Qiang asked.

(End of this chapter)