Although it was very hot in the workshop, and the short sleeves on his body were wet and wet, looking at the comrades who were busy in the workshop, and looking at the red juice in the iron-making furnace, even if he couldn't help now, Cheng Nuo's heart still felt unprecedented joy.

Chen Zhaoqiang beside him was particularly excited, and his lips trembled a little: "The use of steel is becoming more and more obvious, the people are indispensable for the use of hardware, one day is indispensable, one person is indispensable, with the world's greatness, the copper and iron used are all dependent on foreign countries, foreign countries are getting stronger, and China is getting poorer." Now that the breakthrough is imminent, the heart is surging, the heart is surging! ”

The more critical it became, the more worried Zhu Zhiyao became, for fear of repeating the tragedy of the past again, and greeted him in advance from the side:

"Zhiyuan, shipbuilding steel requirements are relatively high, even if we fail, it does not mean that inferior steel can not be used for other purposes, especially Krupp steel under this advanced technology, more likely to be welcomed by the market, even if it is a little better than the standard deviation on paper."

Chen Zhaoqiang echoed on the side: "Comrade Zhu is right, at present, the country is affected by the European war, and there is a need for iron, and the high price of iron is unprecedented. ”

Although during the First World War, we were negatively affected by shipping, and foreign steel could not be transported, which brought a lot of problems to the development of national industry, but on the other hand, people engaged in the steel industry took advantage of the fact that they made a lot of profits, and steel production once became a profiteering industry.

For example, the Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Mine Company, which was founded not long ago, made a profit of more than one million yuan in 1916, which aroused the envy of the world. Stimulated by such high profits, the enthusiasm of all walks of life to participate in steel construction has been stimulated, and there is a reason why the new machine factory plays the role of the steelmaking industry.

"Yes, Zhiyuan, you don't know, in the domestic Hanyeping Company, the cost of pig iron per ton is only thirteen or four taels, guess how much per ton it sold to Osaka, Japan a while ago?" Zhu Zhiyao, who was lying on the railing, turned around, looking mysterious.

"How many times can I estimate it, and sell it for fifty or sixty taels?" There was no valuable information on the faces of the two people around him, and Cheng Nuo was a little lacking in confidence when he quoted, but he still tried to guess as high as possible.

"Wrong, not only wrong, but very wrong!" Zhu Zhiyao crossed his index fingers with both hands and compared the word "ten": "As high as 350 yen per ton, about 160 taels of silver, there is a tenfold gap, such a profit is unimaginable!" ”

"Hey, Comrade Zhu can't say that he hides half and half hides it, but not everyone can go to the little devil to sell things." Chen Zhaoqiang stood up at the right time, poured cold water and said: "Don't look at Han Yeping's company, it looks like it is our countrymen, but in fact, it has long been occupied by the little devil's marines, and this public family doesn't dare to say anything." ”

The so-called Hanyeping Company refers to the iron and steel company formed by the combination of Hanyang Iron Works, Daye Iron Mine and Pingxiang Coal Mine, which is the earliest iron and steel complex using machines in China, and at the end of the Qing Dynasty, under the command of Sheng Xuanhuai, the three were concentrated into one company.

Later, the Qing government adjusted its policy and vigorously used Japanese funds in the process of the development of the Han Yeping Company, and the method was to contact the industrial and financial circles under the overall coordination of the Japanese government, provide loans to them, and obtain mortgage security rights for factories and mines, and stipulate in the form of contract provisions that iron ore and pig iron should be used to repay the principal and interest.

As a result, the influence of the Japanese in the country's largest iron and steel company at that time was increasing, and the main target of the fleet in China was the Hanyeping Company.

Originally, the development of the domestic steel industry was difficult, and I never expected that the vast majority of the lifeblood was still in the hands of the little devils.

Although the workshop is not large, there is only one iron-making furnace, but the tonnage is not small, up to 250 tons, designed by the American Behring & Marshall Company, its furnace structure is reasonable, and considering the recycling of exhaust gas, it is also advanced technology at that time.

Considering that ironmaking and steelmaking are two different things, Cheng Nuo was worried that he would not be able to completely restore the technology of Krupp Steel.

But as Cheng Nuo understands deeply, the higher his admiration for Zhu Zhiyao, although only a few domestic iron and steel enterprises have steelmaking and rolling equipment, and the pursuit of innovation is among them.

It has three steel-making furnaces, all of which are Ximen Martin open-hearth furnaces, with a volume of 30 tons, and each furnace taps once in 8 hours.

Ironmaking, steelmaking is well understood, whereas steel rolling refers to the production process of rolling ingots or continuous casting billets produced by steelmaking mills into steel.

There are more machines in this area, such as steel planers, steel mills, iron flat beds, rolling steel strip machine tools, sawing machines, shearing machines, etc., which look small in scale, but although the sparrows are small, they are complete, and the whole plant contains all the steel production links from ironmaking to rolling.

Considering that the steelmaking of the new machinery factory had hit a wall everywhere before, Cheng Nuo couldn't help but smile in his heart.

"No matter what era it is, the truth that there are many stationery is always eternal."

Busy time always flies quickly, Cheng, Zhu, and Chen on the high platform finally couldn't stay, and they all came down from above to participate in the intense refining work below, although they were a little tired, but their mood was much better than before.

I just felt that it didn't take long for iron-making, steel-making, and steel-rolling, and hurriedly picking up a few mouthfuls of food in the middle to start this passionate work again.

Like this kind of physical work, Cheng Nuo naturally has no problem, with the advantage of great strength, one person can do the work of several people, but it is different for Chen Zhaoqiang and Zhu Zhiyao, who are older.

It's okay to keep a bent posture for a long time, but once you straighten up, you suddenly feel like a firecracker on your waist, crackling, and your waist is about to break.

Cheng Nuo was a little unbearable, so he hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Old Zhu, General Chen, you can rest well, it's okay to have us here!" ”

Unexpectedly, the two of them said in unison: "Call me comrade!" ”

Cheng Nuo, who heard this, was in awe, looking back at the hot atmosphere behind him, it is very appropriate to call him "comrade" at this time.

"Comrade Zhu, Comrade Zhou!" After all, considering the age of the two, Cheng Nuo still adheres to his principles: "In order to better contribute to our organization, the two comrades should have a good rest, division of labor and cooperation, and make the best use of people." ”

Cheng Nuo has Cheng Nuo's principles, and Chen Zhu has Chen Zhu's opinions.

Although Cheng Nuo tried his best to persuade them, the two still refused to rest, saying that they could not be deserters at this critical juncture.

To put it mildly, the last person arranged to eat, and one person Zhang Luo fetched water, so let's stop.

That's when the exciting moment finally arrived.

With the last rolling process stopped, an ordinary piece of iron ore finally completed the three steps of ironmaking, steelmaking and steel rolling, and made a steel plate of moderate thickness.

"To ...... Zhiyuan. Although Zhu Zhiyao knew that all the processes had been completed now and could not be changed by manpower, he still didn't even dare to breathe out, for fear that because of which exhalation was a little heavier, the rolling would fail again, so he tried his best to lower his voice and said: "We ...... Is this a success? ”

Although Cheng Nuo had swallowed several times in a row nervously, as the backbone of everyone, he didn't want this negative emotion to spread: "There is already a ninety percent chance of success, and it depends on the determination of foreign engineers if there is no surplus." ”

"Foreigners? Is that reliable? Chen Zhaoqiang couldn't help but raise his voice, but as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that the occasion was wrong, and hurriedly whispered: "The lesson of the previous car, the division of the rear car, don't forget the Jiangnan Shipyard Morgan, if it is not my race, its heart will be different!" ”

Zhu Zhiyao retorted: "Comrade Chen, what you said is a bit biased, these two people were personally invited by me, I know their details better than anyone else, there will be no technical problems, besides, where to find high-tech compatriots in China, if you can find me, I don't mind giving double salary." ”

"This ...... I'm just giving you a suggestion, don't make such a fuss, right? With objective facts in front of him, Chen Zhaoqiang knew that he was a little wrong, but he didn't want to admit defeat, so he had to mutter: "I also want to know where there are people who can complete the full set of skills, double the salary is amazing, I will pay three times!" ”

It's true that the older a person gets, the more like a child.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Cheng Nuo hurriedly stood up and diverted the topic: "Two old comrades, if everyone is really short of talents, it will be easy to do.

As long as everyone wants talents and is willing to give real money to support them, it won't be long before our Academy of Sciences can cultivate all kinds of talents. ”

After Zhu and Chen glanced at each other, they both felt strong interest in each other's eyes.

Chen Zhaoqiang replied first: "Judging from the effect of night school training during this time, I believe that the strength of Zhiyuan and the comrades behind you will definitely not disappoint us, so let's go back and sign an agreement, and the internship of the vocational education school will go directly to the Jiangnan Shipyard in the future." ”

"Comrade Chen has expressed his position, and my old Zhu naturally can't be compared." Zhu Zhiyao raised his eyebrows, not to be outdone, and said: "I am willing to make a contribution to the work-study society in France, although we seek a new machine factory, although it is not big, but it is better than many types, as long as students are willing to learn, I fully support!" ”

In a few words, the learning institutions under the Academy of Sciences have two more major partners,

One is the Jiangnan Shipyard with the highest technical level in China, and the other is the innovative machine factory with the most design industrial categories, and the two add up, the place for students to study engineering is no longer a problem, and at the same time, it can also provide high-quality talents for the two, which can be described as a mutual benefit and win-win situation.

Just when the three of them were still imagining, the foreign engineer who was inspecting the steel plate in the audience suddenly stood up.

Zhu Zhiyao couldn't hold back any longer, and asked directly, "How is it?" ”

Engineer Yang slowly extended a thumbs up:

“Congratulations!”

And it is an ordinary word that has caused an uproar in China.

(End of chapter)