Liu Yongzhuo knew that He Yongnian did not want private affairs to affect official affairs, so he stopped talking about He Lanxin, but sat upright, "That's right, our group plans to launch a 15,000-ton free forging hydraulic press, and also plans to launch a die forging machine of more than 50,000 tons."

Wearing formal uniforms and talking freely, Liu Yongzhuo is worthy of being a big family, with talent and demeanor. "At present, the idea of ​​building a hydraulic press has been approved at the group meeting. I came to Beijing this time to report this matter to the Planning Commission and the Machinery Commission."

"15,000-ton hydraulic press!" He Yongnian was indeed very interested. "There are not many hydraulic presses with such large tonnage in the world?"

Seeing that the other party was concerned, Liu Yongzhuo immediately stepped up his offensive: "If we build it, it should be the largest in the world. This will also break the domestic monopoly pattern and increase our China's industrial strength to a new level."

"Don't ignore your own strength in order to pursue the world's greatest strength. The world's number one is there, and it will be too late to fight again." He Yongnian reminded that he saw that Liu Yongzhuo was still so young, and he did not want this promising young man to make mistakes because of his impatience.

Liu Yongzhuo was not arrogant or impatient, and responded: "We did not deliberately pursue first place. Instead, after analysis, we believed that there was a large tonnage hydraulic press. You also know that the working life of a hydraulic press can be as long as 50 years. If we do not have any advanced awareness now, it is likely that it will be outdated just after it was built, which is also a huge waste."

Liu Yongzhuo said: "You are right to consider this, but have you evaluated the feasibility? The largest hydraulic press in our country so far is only 15,000 tons, and it is not owned by you Xinghua News Agency. You need 50,000 tons at once. Can it be achieved technically?"

This is what only an expert cadre can say. Although the pressure value has only increased by 20%, the base, structural parts, water pumps, pipelines, etc. may have to be redesigned, and the manufacturing difficulty of the entire equipment may be more than doubled.

This is like climbing a mountain. It may be easy to climb from one thousand meters to seven thousand meters, but from seven thousand meters to seven thousand meters, the difficulties may increase by more than ten times.

"Old He, this time I came to Nanjing, I want to ask you to help solve the difficulties." Liu Yongzhuo told the truth. On this technical issue, he knew that being vague would definitely not be recognized by the Strategic Committee.

"Building a 15,000-ton hydraulic press is a major event, and the Strategic Committee will definitely support you." He Yongnian solemnly stated that he did not want Tianyu Group to dominate this key technology involving the national heavy industry.

Monopoly will create a powerful and unshakable industrial group, something government departments do not want to see.

You should know that in this time and space, there is a picture of a "10,000-ton hydraulic press" in the physics textbook of Hualian Middle School after 1943. It was designed and built by the Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard and the Shanghai Heavy Machinery Factory controlled by Tianyu Group from 1940 to 1942.

If a picture of a device can enter the middle school textbook, you can imagine how the status of this device is.

Now, Huayang Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of Xinghua News Agency, plans to launch a large hydraulic press on its own, with the tonnage reaching the world's first level, which is of equal significance. He Yongnian expressed his support from the level of the State Planning Commission. It is not an exaggeration at all.

"Then I would like to thank Director He." Liu Yongzhuo said with a smile. This time he called Director He Yongnian not because of his timidity, but because of respect for the Strategic Committee of the China League of China Government.

He Yongnian waved his hand: "I haven't finished speaking yet. Support is support, but the Strategic Commission cannot provide you with help in terms of construction funds. You should know that the country now has many key projects, which urgently need financial support. At present, there are 3 10,000-ton hydraulic presses in China. Although the production capacity of large forgings is still insufficient, it is not yet a serious restriction of economic development. Therefore, the country cannot provide you with funds for your project."

"No? Lao He, I'm just that image in your eyes?" Liu Yongzhuo said half-jokingly, "Do you think I came to you to ask for money? Our company can raise only 15 million yuan in funds. Besides, even if we hope that the country will pay some money, a large National Strategic Committee will still lack such a little money?"

"What? Only 15 million!" He Yongnian was stunned, "I said, Mr. Liu, what satellite do you put on? A 15,000-ton hydraulic press, how could it cost such a little investment?"

Liu Yongzhuo replied: "We just made a rough estimate, but it should be the most important thing. Our Planning and Operations Minister is a budget expert, so there will be no big mistakes in making such a budget."

"Well, it seems that I'm old." He Yongnian sighed, "The investment of the 10,000-ton hydraulic press that Chen Ze built in Shanghai in the past was 22 million. Think about it, what is the concept of 22 million six years ago? Now it's a slight call inflation. In this way, it's not too much for you to spend 15 million. It seems that your technology is developing quite fast."

"Haha, 15 million is nothing in Director He's eyes. For our company, it's a lot of money. Can Director He give us some money to help us make up for the loss?" Liu Yongzhuo began to climb up along the pole.

This is actually a test by Liu Yongzhuo. He felt that it is necessary to do this kind of technology research and development with the government. After all, the things created involve national defense, so it is better to cooperate with the government departments early, as long as the other party does not take the right to manage the business.

He Yongnian nodded: "If it is only an investment of 15 million, it is okay for the state to fund a little. In this way, you go back and make a report and apply for the state to provide financial support for your hydraulic press project and to revitalize the equipment manufacturing industry. The amount should not exceed 6 million, it should be reasonable."

I just said that I didn’t pay, but when I turned around, I took the initiative to ask that I could give money. The change in this is due to my understanding of cost. He Yongnian had never studied the cost of hydraulic presses before, and thought that it would be hundreds of millions of dollars in his mind, which was difficult for the country to bear. So he blocked Liu Yongzhuo’s mouth in advance.

When he heard that it only took 15 million to invest, he felt that it didn't matter if the country paid some money. Six million was indeed not a big figure for the country.

In He Yongnian's mind, there is another concern, that is, the development of the hydraulic press built by Liu Yongzhuo can provide a blueprint for other companies.

Since the investment in a hydraulic press is only 15 million, and the domestic demand for large forgings is growing, it is okay to ask several other heavy machinery companies to start construction after the other party has finished building.

Like the 10,000-ton hydraulic press of Tianyu Group, it has been in service for more than six years. Because the technology was not mature at that time, hidden dangers were gradually exposed. It is time for updates and transformation.

"Thank you, Director He!" Liu Yongzhuo's thanks this time was a little more enthusiastic than just now. Unexpectedly, he could get six million national support in just a few words, and he could be more official in his name. Such money was too easy.

He Yongnian said: "The state has given you funds without conditions. First, the technology formed during the development process must belong to the country. In the future, if other companies want to build similar hydraulic presses, you must provide technical support unconditionally. Second, the hydraulic presses you build must be open to other domestic companies, and you cannot engage in monopolisticism, especially you cannot rely on this technology to engage in unfair competition."

"You can charge a fee when you open it to other companies?" Liu Yongzhuo asked with a smile.

"Of course, charges are required." He Yongnian reminded. "However, discriminatory pricing cannot be adopted, and market prices should be followed."

"Okay, I can accept both of these conditions." Liu Yongzhuo agreed readily.

In Liu Yongzhuo's heart, he had no intention of monopolizing the technology of the hydraulic press, or using the hydraulic press he owned as a bargaining weight to compete with his domestic peers. He Yongnian's two conditions proposed were acceptable to him.

However, this is Liu Yongzhuo. If it were other corporate leaders, they would probably hesitate on these two issues, or even refuse. In the market, there are really many entrepreneurs who are keen on interests.

"That's how the funding matter is. What are the difficulties in other aspects?" He Yongnian continued to ask.

"It's mainly technical difficulties." Liu Yongzhuo quickly began to complain, "Our group has no experience in building large hydraulic presses. Before coming to Nanjing, I had a phone call with several engineers from Wuhan Forging Machinery Factory to learn about the technical issues in building large forging equipment."

"The Wuhan Forging Machinery Factory has only had the experience of building a 2,000-ton hydraulic press in the past, and has never done a larger equipment. There are some old workers, such as engineer Shen Rongguang who we visited, and have participated in the development of a 10,000-ton hydraulic press in Tianyu Group, but they are just a worker and have not had a deep understanding of the specific technical details.

I hope to find the old experts who participated in the development of two 10,000-ton hydraulic presses that year and asked them to participate in the research of our 15,000-ton hydraulic presses. In addition, we also hope to send people to these domestic companies with 10,000-ton hydraulic presses to conduct on-site inspections to understand their experience and existing problems during use, and as the basis for our development of new hydraulic presses."

At that time, most of these technicians were from the government, and Liu Yongzhuo was looking for the right person this time.

"There is no problem with these." He Yongnian said affirmatively, "This is the country's business, and it is natural to ask these experts and enterprises to assist. Which experts do you want to visit, which enterprises do you want to visit, and bring out a list, and the Management Committee will send you a letter."

"Thank you, Director He."

This was the third time that Liu Yongzhuo said thank you for the first time. He Yongnian clearly felt a little alienation from it, and he also knew what the reason for this alienation was. Thinking of his daughter who was obsessed with Liu Yongzhuo, He Yongqing sighed lightly and said, "Xiao Liu, after finishing his work, go to the house to sit at night?"

"Uh... I think I'll forget it. I'm afraid my aunt will get angry when she sees me." Liu Yongzhuo replied sadly.

"Look at this matter!" He Yongnian had no choice. He really didn't expect that the relationship between him and Liu Yongzhuo would become so embarrassing. However, no matter what, his appreciation for the other party did not change at all because of his daughter's affairs, and even unknowingly he had a little more care.

Liu Yongzhuo left the Strategic Committee and turned to the Machinery Committee again. The other party was very excited when he heard that Xinghua News Agency was interested in building a 15,000-ton hydraulic press on its own, so he immediately made a decision and said that the Machinery Committee could also support two million yuan.

Of course, the conditions are the same as He Yongnian proposed. Liu Yongzhuo is required to have an open mind. This important equipment belongs to the resource of the entire country. Xinghua Community should not hold it in its own hands.

Liu Yongzhuo naturally agreed readily to the request made by the Machinery Commission. Anyway, he had already agreed to He Yongnian, so it would be okay to agree one more time. It would be quite cost-effective to exchange for a promise of two million yuan.

"Expert?" After talking about the funding issue, the other party began to think about the experts raised by Liu Yongzhuo. He locked his eyebrows and thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped his head and said with a smile: "I'm so confused. If you can use a water press, who can be more authoritative than Minister Li? Come on, Xiao Liu, I'll take you to Minister Li's house for dinner."

"Isn't this suitable?" Liu Yongzhuo was startled, "Which minister are you talking about? How could I just go to the minister's house for dinner?"

Yuan Runping, director of the Mechanical Commission, said: "Don't worry, I'm talking about Li Jiajian, the former deputy minister of the First Machinery Department. He has been in a break for several years. The old man has a good temper. If he knew you were going to use a water press, the old man would definitely keep you for dinner."

"So it's him!" Liu Yongzhuo sighed. Yuan Runping and his father Liu Haoran had a friendship, and he thought he would not fool him in such a thing.

Besides, as a mechanical student, Li Jiajian is just like a history-minded person who doesn’t know Yue Fei. In this space and time, this person is one of the great talents who are not buried by the times by chance.

This man was born in 1892 and only studied in rural areas for four years. Since he was fifteen, he worked as an apprentice and a clerk in a foreign-funded enterprise. When he was twenty-five, he founded a small hardware factory in Shanghai. He served as a manager and engineer.

During the war, Li Jiajian rushed to the south and served as chief engineer at the Ishii Arsenal directly under the state. According to statistics, in eight years, Li Jiajian led the technicians and workers of the arsenal to design a hundred and fifty complete sets of equipment used in the arsenal, and manufactured hundreds of sets.

In addition, he has designed and manufactured complete sets of equipment for factories in industries including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, papermaking, printing, coin making, chemicals, iron smelting, coking, glass, petroleum and other industries, with more than 500 single-machine and important parts.

Considering the industrial foundation of the base, it is simply a despicable move to build so many equipment. Reality is always more despicable than novels, which is fully reflected in Mr. Li.

Although there are reasons why ancient Chinese support is supported by this, there is no doubt about this person's talent.

After the establishment of the Chinese federal system, Li Jiajian successively worked in the Federal Finance Committee, the State Strategic Committee, the Machinery Committee, the Ministry of Electrical Industry, the Ministry of Coal Industry, the Ministry of Agricultural Machinery, the Ministry of Special Equipment and other units, and has been engaged in the design and production of heavy machinery equipment.

In 1943, Liu Yongzhuo was the chief designer of Shanghai's 10,000-ton hydraulic press. He started from scratch and built China's first 10,000-ton hydraulic press. This was really designed and supervised by him. Unlike Chen Ze's three, they were actually exchanged for a lot of money from Zhong Yang.

Since then, Li Jiajian, as the deputy director of the First Machinery Department, presided over the development of the "Top Ten Equipment" in the national defense industry, including 30,000 tons die forging hydraulic presses and 13,000 tons horizontal extrusion hydraulic presses.

At the age of over 60, he traveled all over the country to coordinate the work of various companies. When he encountered technical difficulties, he even personally checked the data, calculated and drawn. In the world, he is probably the only minister who traveled with a drawing machine on business trips.

"Okay, Director Yuan, I must visit this senior in the machinery industry." Liu Yongzhuo said to Yuan Runping with a pilgrimage mentality.

Li Jiajian, who was nearly 70 years old, received Liu Yongzhuo and Yuan Runping at home. Sure enough, when he heard that Liu Yongzhuo and his friends planned to build a 15,000-ton water press, the old man's eyes were filled with a young look. He took Liu Yongzhuo's hand and asked him to sit beside him, forcing him to express his ideas about the large water press.

Fortunately, Liu Yongzhuo had done enough homework before and carefully sorted out the technical difficulties faced in developing hydraulic presses at Huayang Research Institute in Liuzhou. Liu Yongzhuo has read all these materials.

In front of Li Jiajian, he unreservedly shared the company's ideas and problems he faced. The other party listened very carefully, nodded constantly, and asked several sharp questions from time to time to let Liu Yongzhuo answer.

"Okay, your ideas are very good." After listening to Liu Yongzhuo's introduction, Li Jiajian said, "Your ideas are correct and your technical route is feasible. As for difficulties, that's nothing. How can you be afraid of difficulties in industry? I'm old now, and it's impossible to participate in your research work. I'll give you two principles for your reference."

"Please speak, always." Liu Yongzhuo took out his notebook and took the record carefully.

"First, don't use some ready-made equipment to piece together in order to ensure reliability. There will be no progress without innovation. Second, don't pursue the so-called advanced one-sidedly. Advanced and backward are relative. If it is an unnecessary and unsure of new technology, don't use it blindly to avoid affecting the overall progress."

"This is the dialectics that Minister Li often talks to us." Yuan Runping added, "We must do innovation, not one-sided pursuit of innovation. Innovation is to solve problems, not to be good-looking. These views are what he has always emphasized to us."
Chapter completed!