"Comrade Ustinova, the geographical location of Tyumen is really good. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 "Manturov looked at the map of the Soviet Union, pointed to the corresponding location, and said: "This is located in the middle of the Omsk and Ural industrial regions, and it is also a railway junction that can supply petroleum products to the Ural and Western Siberian industrial regions through the Trans-Siberian Railway, supplying industrial production in these regions. ”

"Comrade National Defense Commissioner, this is one of our great advantages in Tyumen, and it is also a big reason why we were able to win the oil pipeline project." Ustnova's tone was tinged with a hint of ridicule, which also reminded Manturov of the "battle" with Ustinova in the building of the People's Commissariat of the Oil Industry more than a year ago.

Manturov glanced at Ustnova and said: "Yes, the geographical location of Tyumen is really good, if we in Novosibirsk had won this project back then, I am afraid that the cost of transportation of raw materials would have been better, and production would not have been as convenient as it is now." ”

"If you understand," Ustinova smiled confidently, "showing off" her achievements: "One of the reasons for my fight for the pipeline project is to take advantage of the geographical advantages of Tyumen, and at the same time to save transportation costs for the country's industrial production, so that Tyumen can facilitate the supply of raw materials to the two major industrial regions of the Urals and Western Siberia at the same time.

If we do not win this project, but Novosibirsk, it will only provide more convenience to the Western Siberian industrial zone, and the help to the Ural industrial zone will be limited.

From the point of view of national development, it is more in the national interest and more cost-effective to build a pipeline connecting Tyumen and the oil-producing regions of the Ob River than it is to connect Novosibirsk to the oil-producing regions, and I think you should understand what I mean. ”

I have to say that Veronica Ustnova is really not very interesting, which is her biggest shortcoming. She, a "small" secretary of the Omsk Prefecture Party Committee, ranked third, dared to "satirize" a cadre at the level of a national leader to her face.

If Manturov did not like it, he could have pointed out Comrade Ustinanova's disciplinary problems and punished her, in his capacity as deputy chairman of the Central Supervisory Commission.

It's just that Manturov is more generous and easy-going, and he just chooses to laugh at Ustnova's semi-sarcastic remarks.

"Comrade Ustnova, what are these factories producing?" Standing outside the Tyumen industrial zone, Manturov looked at the new factories and felt the impact of rapid development.

Ustnova pointed to the corresponding location and said: "This is an oil refinery, this is a synthetic rubber plant, and that plant produces rubber rings for tires and tanks......

"Synthetic rubber plant? Let's take a look. ”

When Ustinova heard this, she was surprised, she did not think at all that this Manturov would visit the synthetic rubber plant as soon as she came, and not the more famous oil refinery.

In order to prevent the workers and managers of the factory from being embarrassed in front of such a big man as Manturov, Ustinova sent a note to the refinery, asking them to prepare, but forgot to inform the synthetic rubber plant.

Originally, according to the itinerary submitted by Manturov's assistant, he would only visit the "petrochemical industry facilities" and see the famous oil pipeline.

But just now, when Ustinova mentioned synthetic rubber, Manturov remembered again the purpose of his visit - to inspect the production and supply of synthetic rubber. And this "petrochemical industrial facility" includes a synthetic rubber plant and a Tyumen oil refinery.

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Manturov and his party walked into the synthetic rubber factory, and the director standing at the gate of the factory saw such a large formation, which was led by the former secretary of the city party committee, and judged that their origin must be not small.

Ustinova called the director of the plant and introduced Manturov: "This is Comrade Maxim Trusov, the director of the Tyumen Synthetic Rubber Plant. This is Comrade Vladimir Manturov, Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and member of the State Defense Committee. ”

Manturov habitually stretched out his right hand and said: "Comrade Trusov, it's a pleasure to meet you, you just call me Vladimir." ”

Trusov shook Manturov's right hand and said with a smile: "Comrade Deputy Chairman, I am also honored to meet you, welcome to the Tyumen Synthetic Rubber Plant for inspection. ”

"Comrade Trusov," Manturov said politely, "please take me to see the production line, call the chief engineer over, a comrade wants to discuss something with him." ”

"Okay, please wait a minute." The director of the plant, Trusov, sent someone to call the engineer over and introduced: "Comrade Manturov, this is our chief engineer, Comrade Dmitry Remizov. ”

"Hello Comrade Lemizov," Manturov said, pointing to an old man behind him, to the engineer, "this is Comrade Alexei Favolsky, who would like to talk to you about the technical problems in the production process. ”

"Comrade Favolsky is here too?" Lemizov couldn't believe that Alexei Favolsky, the famous chemist and the founder of the Soviet synthetic rubber industry, was here!

Farvorsky was one of the greatest chemists of the Soviet Union, and he made a great contribution to the development of chemistry in Russia. His student, Sergei Vasilyevich Lebedev, was the inventor of butadiene rubber and one of the founders of the Soviet synthetic rubber industry.

In 1932, under the direction of Lebedev, the first synthetic rubber plant in Europe was inaugurated in Yaroslavl in the Soviet Union, under the name of the First Synthetic Rubber Plant (Первый_завод_синтетического_каучука, abbreviated as СК-1).

Unfortunately, Lebedev died two years after the inauguration of the First Synthetic Rubber Plant, and his doctoral advisor, Favolsky, continued his research in the field of synthetic rubber.

He constantly optimized and improved the production technology of synthetic rubber in the Soviet Union to improve the quality of synthetic rubber and reduce production costs, so that the Soviet Union was in a leading position in the world in related fields.

In recognition of Favolsky's contributions,

Lemizov shook Favolsky's hand and said: "Comrade Favolsky, your arrival is the pride of our Tyumen synthetic rubber plant. All the engineers in our factory are eager to learn from you! ”

"Don't say that, it's an honor for me to be at the largest synthetic rubber factory in the Soviet Union." Farvorsky is eighty-one years old, but his voice is still powerful: "I am satisfied to see the development of the chemical industry in my homeland. ”