Of course, when it comes to large-scale infrastructure development, it's not just local businessmen like Udinel who are in revelry.

If there is one place in Lviv that is the most industrial, it is the steel plant. Covering an area of several square kilometers, the steel plant alone has tens of thousands of workers, and its annual production of steel reaches more than 70% of the country's output.

Around the steel mill is the number one heavy machinery factory in the country. In particular, the No. 1 Heavy Machinery Factory in Romania is the most prominent, which is also the only enterprise in Romania capable of producing tens of thousands of tons of free forging hydraulic presses and die forging hydraulic presses. At the same time, it also produces hundreds of tons of large-scale technical equipment such as metallurgy, mining, energy, transportation, automobiles, petrochemical industry, etc.

It can be said that the region of Eastern Galicia, where Lviv is located, has become an indispensable heavy industry base in Romania, and the results of previous development of this region are being fed back to enterprises across the country, so that they can get rid of the situation of relying on imported equipment.

This large-scale infrastructure construction of the country naturally also needs two enterprises to be involved. Bridges and tunnels require a lot of steel, and generator sets always need factories that can make them, but this is only a small part of that. However, it does not mean that it is not important, so this time, in order to ensure the construction of the country, the Minister of Industry Bardovin personally inspected Lviv, and these two factories are also one of the focuses of the inspection.

Beside the blast furnace of the steel plant, Bardovin watched with great interest as the workers worked by the furnace in the scorching heat. At this time, it was the time to come out of the furnace, and I saw the workers operating, and the huge steelmaking furnace poured out the red molten steel. The molten steel that was scattered in all directions, under the specifications of the mold that had been prepared for a long time, filled the stove with sparks. The conveyor belt carries these hot molten steel through a series of cold water, and the scene of white smoke is by no means fairyland.

The orderly work scene of the workers looked at Baldovin's nod secretly, which made him can't help but admire. "It's the most beautiful sight in the industry."

The steel industry can be said to be the foundation of the current industry, without steel there is no industry, whether it is light industry or heavy industry, steel is needed as a basic support. This is also one of the reasons why when talking about the national strength of each country in this era, it is necessary to talk about steel production every time, and there are other industries only if there is a steel industry. If the blood of industry is oil, then the bone of industry is the steel industry.

Bardovin, who knew all this, would praise it when he watched the steel come out.

"It's all about the support of the state, the efforts of the workers."

Although Bardovan only praised the prosperity of steelmaking, Middles, the head of the plant, was also cautious.

He can't be careless, don't look at Baldovin's inconspicuous political scene, but the Ministry of Industry under his management is the top boss of these enterprises. Although the head of a key enterprise like Middles cannot be directly appointed and dismissed, he still has a huge home field advantage in the power of appointment and dismissal. At present, how many heads of state-owned enterprises in Romania cannot be directly appointed and dismissed by the Minister of Industry, and they can be counted with one pair of hands.

Baldovin shook his head at Middles' caution. "Don't be so modest, we can see what you pay in the steel mill. I remember last year you overfulfilled the assigned task, and the output of 2.18 million tons scared me and the prime minister a lot. ”

Baldovin's words were simply a compliment to his performance last year, and Middles, who was extremely proud of the matter, naturally replied very modestly. "It's all the work of the steel mill, and the mine has also made a lot of efforts to do it. Otherwise, the steel mill would have achieved such a high output. ”

Middles has done everything he can, not only to the steel mill, but also to those responsible for mining raw materials.

Baldovin listened to him and asked with a smile. "How's this year's mission accomplished?"

"The 2 million tons of steel task has been completed by 97%, and it is expected that the task assigned by the ministry will be completed in the next few days. This year's steel production will not be higher than at the end of last year. ”

Middles' words made Baldowin very happy, "Very good, under your leadership, I believe that there will be a big breakthrough in the steel mill." However, in terms of scale, the quality also needs to be improved, and the current demand for armor steel in the navy is large, which requires you to increase your research efforts on steel. Strive to get rid of the dependence on German technology as soon as possible, so that Romanian steel technology can reach a new level. ”

Baldovin's silence in politics for many years, words of praise and encouragement come as soon as he opens his mouth. After saying that, he patted Middles on the shoulder, signaling that he was optimistic about him.

And Bardovin's praise also made others look at him with envy. If gaze could kill, then Middles was already in a state of scarcity at this moment.

Middles took the opportunity to continue. "Your Excellency, at present, our steel mill has invested a lot in technology, if you are interested, I can take you to the technical department to have a look, where new steel is being studied."

Middles' words surprised Baldovin, and he replied with interest.

"Oh, yes. Then lead the way. ”

"This way, please."

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Late at night, Bardovin, who had been inspecting for a day, was preparing to rest. Today's market results make him very satisfied, not only to see the scale effect of steelmaking in the steel mill, but also to see the tireless research spirit of the steel mill on new technologies. Although there are no results yet, he also has a preliminary understanding of this in the explanation of the factory director Middles. And the steel plant's expenditure on the technical department is also visible, not only with the latest equipment, but also with top-notch staffing, with R&D personnel from Germany and Romanian self-trained talents, everything is so well organized.

Of course, he not only inspected the steel plant today, but also several heavy machinery factories in the surrounding area. In particular, in the No. 1 Machine Building Plant, hundreds of tons of monolithic steel are artificially made into the desired specifications like a dough under the action of a giant hydraulic press. All this made Bardovin feel that Romania is not what it used to be, and although there are small twists and turns, everything is growing in an orderly manner.

One day, Romania's industrial prowess will surprise the world.

Bardovin was convinced of this, because Romania is strong because of the efforts of each individual.

And for what he saw and heard today, Bardovin recorded it. When he returns to Bucharest, he will present himself to the King and the Prime Minister.

Baldovin, who was satisfied, needed to rest early, and tomorrow he needed to inspect other enterprises.