"What does the severed head mean today, starting a business is difficult and there are many battles." After listening to what happened to Ba Yuzao and Wang Zhu, Cheng Nuo also sighed with emotion, and handed over the freshly cut watermelon: "Go out and see that you are also sweating a lot, sit down and rest for a while." ”

Ba Yuzao's thinking is relatively simple, and he takes the melon and eats it: "Thank you, Professor Cheng." ”

Wang Zhu also took the watermelon, but he didn't rush to eat it after putting it to his mouth, and came back to his taste and said, "Professor Cheng, how did you know that we were going to cooperate with Watson Electric Appliance Factory?" ”

Before Cheng Nuo could reply in a hurry, Yang Jichuan over there couldn't help it and laughed.

Seeing that the other three people all looked at him, Yang Jichuan immediately turned from laughter to sadness, and coughed skillfully:

"Ahem, what do you all see me doing? I've been sick for many years, I'm prone to coughing, coughing when the wind blows, coughing when I eat cold, I can't eat this melon, otherwise my body will have to cough up blood, cough~"

After saying this, he deliberately covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and coughed a few times in the direction where Cheng Nuo was, the intention was obviously not ordinary: Dean Cheng, don't let me eat melons anymore, if I eat again, I won't be able to hold on.

Cheng Nuo didn't move, took out the thermos from the table on the side, found a clean cup, poured hot water into it, and brought it to Yang Jichuan in person: "It's hard for you, Director Yang, you can't blow the wind and you have to develop an electric fan, it's really not easy, hurry up and drink some hot water to warm up." ”

After handing over the tea, he then explained to Wang Zhu and the others: "Why do I know about your cooperation, it is thanks to Director Yang, he told me the news as soon as I came, so I understood the purpose of your coming." ”

Originally, Yang Jichuan's heart was not on the tea, he looked at the water on the surface, but in fact he was still listening to what Cheng Nuo was saying, but now he saw that the other party was "slandering" himself, but he was a leader, and he was not good at pointing it out in public, so he had to drink saliva to suppress it.

It's a pity that the water is hot, and I almost didn't make a good deal after taking a sip.

"Ahem~"

Seeing this, Ba Yuzao hurriedly came over and patted his back, and comforted: "Director Yang, you said that you are too tired, how old have you been sitting for a while, you have no cough without interruption, smoke less, it is best not to get drunk, and try to stay up late as little in the future, especially for science and engineering men like us, we have to pay more attention." ”

Wang Zhu also persuaded on the side: "Yes, Yunhua is right, this is not the time when the Manchu Tartars ruled, the hair on a man's head, that is, if it falls off, it will be one less, and when the time comes, it will fall a lot, and people still think that we live in the old society." ”

This is good, Yang Jichuan coughed even more after hearing this.

It's just that he knows that the previous ones are all fake, but this time they are all true, and he coughs so badly.

The initiator, Cheng Nuo, smiled helplessly, made a pot of tea and poured it for a few people: "Drink slowly, be careful of scalding, you look like a bit of chronic pharyngitis, and you can't drink hot tea, if not, not only the respiratory tract can't stand it, but the esophagus can't bear it." ”

Yang Jichuan, who had calmed down, had no choice but to nod and say, "Thank you, Professor Cheng." ”

After dividing out two more glasses, Cheng Nuo asked: "How about it, have you learned anything valuable from visiting here, will it help you build planes later, if so, is it big?" ”

Ba Yuzao held the teacup and said: "Although the scale of the factory is still a little worse than that of Curtis in the United States, it can be seen that everyone is very motivated and does things in an orderly manner, which is not easy, so we can learn a lot of management experience, which is very helpful for us to build aircraft later, and it is very great." ”

Wang Zhu saw that his friend was talking too straight, and hurriedly added: "In fact, in the construction of airplanes, everyone is just starting, and no one is better than anyone else.

At the same time, we have a larger number of employees, although the treatment of our workers has been ranked in Shanghai, but the actual employment cost is still much less than that of the United States, and the future development prospects are very broad. ”

Ba Yuzao frowned slightly, put the teacup he had just picked up back directly on the table, looked at Yang Jichuan and said solemnly: "Director Yang, although the wages and benefits of our employees are very good, as a comrade of the Academy of Sciences, I must remind you that our potential problems are very big, especially in the area of employment. ”

Seeing this, Wang Zhu hurriedly came out to play a round: "Yunhua, I believe that Director Yang must know this, and he doesn't need the guidance of outsiders like us." ”

"Mr. Wang's words are wrong, there is a way that the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear, I really want to hear what Mr. Ba has discovered, and it is better to correct it in time." Yang Jichuan shook his head with a smile, took a sip of tea and said: "Everyone is a comrade, if there is a problem, it is better to check and fill in the gaps, and make better progress." ”

Ba Yuzao clapped his hands and shouted: "I'll just say it, as soon as I saw Director Yang, I felt that I had an eye, and now it seems absolutely right, then I'll say it directly." Director Yang, whether it is Huasheng Electric Appliance Manufacturing Plant or Electrical Research Institute No. 2 in the future, if you want to develop in the long run, you must increase the proportion of highly educated technical talents.

Take your future target, Shanghai Electric Power Company, for example, has a large number of highly skilled talents, which is unique in China's electrical industry, and technicians who serve as plant directors or chief engineers in medium-sized power plants in China are willing to come to Shanghai Electric Power to become a six- or seven-level local employee. ”

After glancing out and seeing that there were not many workers outside paying attention to this, Ba Yuzao sighed and continued: "The classification of employees is relatively simple, and the salary grade system has not been established, so it is difficult to improve the status and sense of honor of employees. ”

At this point, Wang Zhu wiped a cold sweat for his friend in his heart, and also said: "The impact of the labor tide has to be prevented." ”

After hearing these words, Yang Jichuan's face was much more cautious: "I will seriously consider this matter." ”

Cheng Nuo stood up to preside over the situation, and said with a smile: "Some problems are in the stage of rapid development, prosperity can not be exposed, and now it is good to be pointed out, it just so happens that I have some connections with the private Datong University and Aurora University, and I will build a bridge for you after a while, and the factory can take advantage of the opportunity of expansion to replenish some young blood, which is also good."

However, there is one principle that must be noted, and that is that it is better to have less than to have more. ”

I think I promised Ma Xiangbo and others last time that I would go to their school as a guest, but now I am busy with work and almost forget about it.

Just took advantage of this opportunity to let Yang Jichuan visit first to lay the foundation for cooperation.

In the future, whether it is Aurora or Fudan, they will be excellent students of Cheng Nuo's Academy of Sciences.

Hearing Cheng Nuo's promise, Yang Jichuan's heart was like scratching an itch, he couldn't sit down, and the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed: "Cheng ...... Dean Cheng, is this serious? ”

"Of course, it's serious, I'm a person who never promises people indiscriminately, and if you can't do it, you just don't say it, and you have to do it." Cheng Nuo smiled confidently.

"Okay, Dean Cheng, two gentlemen, you sit and wait for a while, I'll pick up something, and I'll come over later." didn't give everyone a chance to react, Yang Jichuan arched his hands, turned around and trotted in a certain direction.

Ba Yuzao pointed his finger at Yang Jichuan's distant back, and said inexplicably: "Director Yang is in a hurry, what are you going to do?" ”

Wang Zhu had an inexplicable smile on his face: "I guess it has something to do with what Professor Cheng just said." ”

Cheng Nuo knew a rough idea in his heart, but before the other party came back, it was not easy to confirm, so he handed over two pieces of watermelon: "Don't worry about him, you are half a master here, you can't waste the watermelon when it is cut, hurry up and eat it, you're welcome." ”

"Professor Cheng, I really can't eat this, you see that your stomach is round." Ba Yuzao patted his stomach, Bang Bang sounded.

"Yes, Professor Cheng, look at the melon peels on this table, they are all the result of our efforts, and I really can't do it anymore." Wang Zhu said while cleaning up the melon skin.

"It's all water, it's good to pee for a while, but it's not full. By the way, don't throw away the melon skin, and the factory also planted a few chickens that lay eggs, and fed them for a while. As he spoke, Cheng Nuo didn't forget to eat melons by himself: "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what are the current difficulties in aircraft manufacturing?" ”

The two glanced at each other, and finally Ba Yuzao opened his mouth: "In fact, these difficulties are all expected by us, but the most troublesome thing is that there are no workers, even the most ordinary fitters, carpenters, and painters, we don't have them, so we can only recruit them again." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled: "That is to say, after the workers are really recruited, they have to be trained again, and explain the basic principles and processes of the aircraft to the workers hand-in-hand, so that everyone can get started as soon as possible?" ”

Wang Zhu nodded: "This is the situation, if there is really no way, we will not outsource the processing tasks of some parts, we really don't have much confidence in the newly recruited workers." ”

Ba Yuzao said cautiously: "Instead of being clever and clever, it is better to be delicate and steady, because human life is tied to my hands, and it is not fun." He is not like a paper airplane, failure is failure, nothing more than a new paper. Airplanes are different, and if they fail, they can lead to a tragedy of casualties. ”

Cheng Nuo thought for a moment, and then asked, "In terms of materials, are there any specific difficulties?" ”

"Our domestic industrial base is very weak, and logically speaking, if we want to make an aircraft with the required accuracy, everything must be imported from foreign countries, but we have discussed it privately, so the cost of aircraft manufacturing is too high.

And blindly imported from foreign countries, in essence, we are only the assembly party, subject to others, if you receive a business order in the future, it is easy to be sat on the ground to raise the price, and then look for another way, but it will be difficult for the ship to turn around. ”

Wang Zhu also said: "Therefore, in addition to steel, aluminum, copper and other materials that must be imported, other materials are seeking domestic substitution. However, this is only an assumption at the moment, and how to find alternative plans in the future needs to be gradually found in the process of aircraft construction. ”

After seeing that the other party already had an actual plan, Cheng Nuo was also much relieved: "Yes, it seems that you have worked hard these days." But back to the workers, I've already figured out a way for you. ”

Ba Yuzao's face was happy, and he asked: "So, Professor Cheng, you have already found a way for us, or there is already a suitable group of workers, where are they, do you need us to contact them personally?" ”

Cheng Nuo raised his hand and pressed down, so that they could calm down for a while: "There are workers, but they are not professional workers who manufacture aircraft. ”

The laughter and scolding were clearly written on his face, and Ba Yuzao suddenly hung his head a little depressed: "I'll just say, it's definitely not that easy, even if Professor Cheng goes out, it's not so easy to do." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled, raised his voice and said: "You don't want to think about it, you are all the first batch of people in the United States to build airplanes, not to mention that this is still in our lower level, there is a shortage of professional and technical personnel, not to mention that it is still a manufacturing worker, and it is difficult to find a lantern." ”

Wang Zhu seemed to understand what was going on: "It means, Professor Cheng, you have found a group of workers for us, and they have the ability, but unfortunately the ability is not in the manufacture of aircraft, am I right?" ”

"Yes, that's the truth." Cheng Nuo nodded with a smile, stretched out his index finger and said, "I have found at least a hundred shipbuilders or ship repair workers for you to ensure that you have a certain amount of technology." ”

After a slight pause, and when the two of them had almost digested it, Cheng Nuo continued: "I know you want to say that shipbuilding and building aircraft are two different things, and they don't necessarily match, but what I want to say is that their group of people is already a group with a higher level of technology in China."

It just so happens that you studied shipbuilding engineering in the first half of the university, and you can be regarded as most of the experts, and I don't think it's a difficult thing to train these workers and let them change careers smoothly.

But I have one thing, the labor cost is the responsibility of your aviation research institute, I don't care if the person is handed over to you, I hope that the next time I hear from you, it will be the news that the plane will go smoothly. ”

Although he knew that the two industries were very different, when he heard that so many workers could join, Ba Yuzao couldn't help but be excited: "Professor Cheng, you are a charcoal in the snow, these are exactly what we urgently need, a hundred people, more than enough to make a prototype." ”

Wang Zhu's mind was more detailed, and he said curiously: "Professor Cheng, there are more than 100 workers, and they are still shipbuilding and repairing ships, could it be that our Academy of Sciences acquired which shipyard and then reorganized the workers?" ”

Hearing this, Ba Yuzao also hurriedly persuaded: "In this way, the cost of manufacturing an aircraft is too high, Professor Cheng, how can we afford it." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled and waved his hand: "This is my cooperation agreement with the steamship king Yu Qiaqing, it's not an acquisition, how can we have that value to play this, it's just picking up people's teeth, but there is one thing to say, in order to prevent this old boy from cheating, you must be responsible for accepting workers, so I can rest assured." ”

Ba Yuzao rubbed his hands happily: "If I had known that Professor Cheng could find so many people for us, we wouldn't have tossed for so long, it's a pity, there is no manufacturing machine, if there is, we won't have to worry anymore." ”

Cheng Nuo raised his eyebrows: "Who said that there is no machine, whether the shipbuilding machine counts or not, I have negotiated it, and when the time comes, you can pick it up, you don't have to be polite to him, there will be no such shop in this village." ”

Now Wang Zhu couldn't help it: "It's really good, this kind of machine can be interused with a little change, there is no need to buy new machines from foreign countries, the time cost will be greatly reduced, we don't even need to let people help, we can produce it ourselves." ”

Ba Yuzao suddenly became arrogant: "Didn't Director Yang just say that their production capacity is not enough, now we can lend a helping hand to them, if the machine performance is good, the production of a motor is not a problem." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled and shook his head: "Don't talk too much, in case the machine is not in good condition, it is best to be prepared." ”

Ba Yuzao waved his hand and said freely: "No matter how bad it is, it can still be bad until now there is no machine available, if one is not good, then two will be exchanged into one, I believe there will always be a way." ”

Seeing the optimistic appearance of the two, Cheng Nuo couldn't help but completely put his mind at ease: "From the current perspective, the big problem should be solved, but I still don't know something, if the plane is built, who will go up for the first flight?" ”

"This ...... We haven't considered this yet. The two looked at each other, they both looked at each other, Wang Zhu shook his head and said: "I just thought about building an airplane, but I didn't think about how to fly a plane, and now it seems that it is indeed a problem." ”

Ba Yuzao gritted his teeth and said firmly: "I can fly, when I was in the Curtis Company in the United States, I flew in the sky a lot, and the first flight of a domestic aircraft is an honor for me, and I am the first person in charge, and the flight mission is unshirkable." ”

Cheng Nuo shook his head: "Professionals do professional things, you can build airplanes, but the ability to fly airplanes is probably not enough, it is better to find professional pilots to test flights, which is a good thing for both parties." ”

Regarding the reason for not letting Ba Yuzao and others test fly, Cheng Nuo did not finish speaking, and was actually worried about repeating the tragedy of the flying predecessor Feng Ru.

As China's first aircraft designer, manufacturer and aviator, and also awarded the title of "Father of Chinese Aviation" by the Chinese Air Force, Mr. Feng Ru is not only the first Chinese to put forward the idea of aviation to save the country and fight for it for life, but also the earliest military aviation thinker in modern China.

Born into a poor family in Enping County, Guangdong Province, he was self-taught, and successfully built the first aircraft designed by the Chinese on the eve of the Xinhai Revolution.

It's a pity that such a talent, in 1912 in the Guangzhou Yantang air show but unfortunately wrecked, head, chest, abdomen and other serious injuries, and later died at the age of 29, it is a pity.

In this regard, of course, Cheng Nuo does not want this kind of thing to happen again, this level of talent, the loss of any one, is a statement that it cannot bear its weight.

Seeing this, Ba Yuzao wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Wang Zhu.

Patting his friend's hand, Wang Zhu comforted: "What Professor Cheng said is, let's think of a way." ”

At this moment, Yang Jichuan arrived late, took out the prepared paper and pen, and respectfully handed it to Cheng Nuo: "Dean Cheng, please?" ”

Cheng Nuo was puzzled: "What does this mean?" ”

Yang Jichuan said with a smile: "Dean Cheng, didn't you just say that you have an agreement with Aurora University and Fudan University, I am asking you to write a letter of recommendation, so that they can convince their teachers and students when the time comes, so as not to drive me out." ”

Cheng Nuo suddenly realized, and then smiled: "It's okay to write, but a piece of paper is not enough, and you need to prepare another one." ”

Yang Jichuan was puzzled: "Why do you say this?" ”

Cheng Nuo held the brush, pointed at Ba Yuzao and Wang Zhu with the end of the pen, and said with a smile: "In addition to you, I have to prepare for them." ”

The three of them were puzzled, and they couldn't see the answer in each other's eyes, so they said in unison: "Why is this so?" ”

Cheng Nuo explained with a smile: "For Huasheng Electric Appliance Manufacturing Factory, it is recommended for electrical talents; To the Institute of Aeronautics, of course, it is recommended for pilots and aircraft manufacturing talents.

Looking at it this way, two copies are far from enough, and there are quite a lot of differences, but for specific operations, you have to give full play to your personal charm to see who gets the letter and recruit more students. ”

Healthy competition is exactly what Cheng Nuo wants, and it will only increase in the future.