Chapter 112 Project Application
In the evening, Xu Qiang returned home, had dinner, and began to write a project development application for a new type of military battery.

At present, Xu Qiang has mastered the production of fuses and reserve batteries in the factory, and has a plan for technological innovation in his mind. However, if he really wants to turn it into a product, he cannot do without the support of the factory, especially the acquisition of some key raw materials and the processing of electrodes. Currently, he can only turn to the factory for help.

Although Xu Qiang can visit several workshops, if he wants the workers to cooperate, he can only do so with the permission of the relevant leaders of the factory, especially the factory director. As long as he agrees to his project, Xu Qiang can obtain all the resources needed for research and development.

Xu Qiang wrote this report in great detail. It is roughly divided into three parts. The first part points out some shortcomings of the factory's current fuses and reserve batteries, including their working conditions at extreme temperatures. The second part is the resources needed to develop new batteries, including the use of equipment, the cooperation of workers, and the acquisition of various raw materials. The last part is the market outlook for new products. Xu Qiang even proposed that once the new products are developed, they can completely open up the international arms trade market, allowing the factory to obtain more economic benefits.

Xu Qiang is very familiar with writing application reports. In his previous life, whenever Xu Qiang planned to launch a new technology project, he would prepare the relevant application report in advance and attach a lot of information. In his opinion, the leader may not understand the technology very well, but he attaches great importance to attitude. The more words the application has, the more reliable he feels it is.

It was not until one o'clock in the morning that Xu Qiang finished writing the report and then fell asleep.

The next morning, after arriving at the factory, Xu Qiang went directly to the office building.

"Come in!"

Hearing the knock on the door, Factory Director Liu Biao immediately shouted.

"Morning, Director Liu!"

Entering the office, Xu Qiang greeted with a smile.

"Xu Qiang? What's the matter with you?" Liu Biao was somewhat surprised to see that the person coming was Xu Qiang, but he still motioned him to sit down.

"It's like this..." At this time, Xu Qiang took out the report he had written last night from his arms, gently handed it to Liu Biao, and said: "I have been studying our factory's fuse batteries recently, and also checked the relevant product information, so I want to improve the fuse batteries we used before, so as to adapt to the extreme battlefield conditions in the future..."

"Wait! Are you saying that you want to improve our factory's military battery technology?" Liu Biao was suddenly shocked.

"Yes, I just want to transform our factory's battery technology." Xu Qiang nodded, and then said: "I already have some ideas now. The next step is to need the support and cooperation of the factory. I have already written down the relevant needs in the report."

"Xiao Xu, you have indeed achieved certain results before, but you can't take too big a step. Designing military batteries is much more difficult than modifying a fertilizer workshop. Are you really sure?"

Although Liu Biao does not understand technology, he has been a factory director for more than ten years and has a certain understanding of every workshop and every product in the factory.

As far as he knows, the technology of the two types of artillery fuze batteries currently produced by the factory is already quite mature. The factory has launched three generations and more than a dozen varieties of proximity fuzes, but the battery technology used has not changed much. This shows the maturity and stability of this battery technology, as well as the difficulty of related technological innovation.

"Nothing is absolute. I just feel that I am confident, but whether it can succeed depends on the cooperation between the various workshops during the product development period," said Xu Qiang.

In front of Liu Biao, Xu Qiang had learned his lesson, and even if he said he was sure, Liu Biao would probably still have doubts, so it was better for him to be conservative in his tone.

"Okay, you can put your application here first, I will take my time to read it." Liu Biao nodded and said, "Your main task recently is still the technical transformation of the chemical workshop. Don't be distracted by this matter for the time being. I will give you a reply after I finish reading your application."

"Then I'll wait for your words." Xu Qiang said. "Go ahead and do your thing."

"Then Director Liu, I'm leaving."

After Xu Qiang finished speaking, he turned and left Liu Biao's office.

Seeing Xu Qiang leave, Liu Biao adjusted his reading glasses on his nose and picked up the report to read.

Liu Biao didn't know much about technical matters, but Xu Qiang didn't write too much professional stuff. Instead, he pointed out some defects of the old-style fuse batteries, especially their poor adaptability to extreme ambient temperatures.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Biao decided to ask Li Cunzhu what he thought. After all, the research and development of new products requires some manpower and funds, and the project cannot be easily established. Considering that Chief Engineer Li Cunzhu is the top technical person in the factory, Liu Biao wanted to consult his opinion.

Then he asked his secretary Gao Bo to call Li Cunzhu over.

"Director Liu, are you looking for me?" A few minutes later, Li Cunzhu appeared in front of Liu Biao.

"Old Li, sit down!" Seeing Li Cunzhu, Liu Biao immediately smiled, and then said: "I want to ask your opinion on something."

"whats the matter?"

"This is the new product development project application that Xu Qiang from the chemical workshop just sent me." Liu Biao handed the application written by Xu Qiang to Li Cunzhu and said, "Take a look at it first, and then tell me what you think."

"Uh." Li Cunzhu responded, then picked up the application form and read it carefully.

"Xu Qiang is the young man who won the first prize in the last military-to-civilian recruitment activity. He went to the provincial military industry office with me before..."

"I know this Xu Qiang." Li Cunzhu nodded, took a quick look at the report, and said in surprise: "He actually wants to develop a new type of fuse battery?"

"Yes, he just came over to tell me about this. I know very little about this, so I want to hear your opinion."

"I think..." Li Cunzhu hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Xu Qiang deserves praise for wanting to contribute to the factory, but it must be combined with reality. He did not write a specific technical plan in his application. All I saw was his passion for scientific research. It's good for young people to have dreams, but product development requires strength and technical accumulation. This is not something that can be accomplished on a whim."

"That's right!" Liu Biao nodded in agreement.

"Regarding the proximity fuze battery of our factory, there are indeed some defects in extreme environments. However, judging from other domestic military factories that produce the same type of products as us, the solutions adopted by their electronic fuzes are basically the same as ours, and no better battery products have appeared yet." Li Cunzhu paused and continued, "As far as I know, including many technical personnel from state-owned enterprises, many relevant experts and research institutes in China are currently researching new military battery solutions. However, after so many years, this problem has not been solved, which shows that the subject is very difficult. If Xu Qiang can develop this new product, I think I can step down as chief engineer..."

(End of this chapter)