Chapter 119: Wading into troubled waters

The next morning, Xu Qiang was called to Li Cunzhu's office again, and this time, Li Cunzhu took him to the technical department.

"Everyone stop for a moment. I have something to tell you."

Seeing that the staff of the technical department were preparing for today's work, Li Cunzhu signaled them to stop for a while.

When everyone saw Xu Qiang standing behind Li Cunzhu, they were all surprised and looked at each other.

This included Liu Siying and He Wei, who were in the same class at the workers' night school and knew each other, so they were a little surprised to see Li Cunzhu bring him to the technical department.

"Let me introduce you to Comrade Xu Qiang, a worker in our chemical workshop. I think everyone knows that Comrade Xu Qiang won the first place in our factory's military-to-civilian product technology solicitation activity this year. He also helped our factory pass the investment review for the chemical workshop renovation project. He is a self-taught and amazing chemical genius."

When he said this, Li Cunzhu took the lead in applauding, and the people below also started clapping.

"...Comrade Xu Qiang has signed a military order to develop a new type of military battery for our factory. The time limit is two months. If he fails to complete the task, he will bear all the responsibility for the failure of the project and compensate the factory for the losses. Now the factory director has instructed him to be in charge of this project, and our technical department will provide assistance. I would like to find two helpers for Comrade Xu Qiang to assist him in his work. Who among you would like to volunteer?" After Li Cunzhu finished speaking, he looked at everyone.

For a moment, the scene fell into silence.

Li Cunzhu's words came as a big shock to everyone present.

In an enterprise like theirs, everyone knows what a military order means. As the saying goes, a military order is as heavy as a mountain. If a project fails, the punishment will be quite severe, and even the future of the project will be ruined.

Therefore, since the establishment of the factory, there are very few people who dare to sign a military order. Basically, they are helpless acts facing the most extreme situations. I am afraid Xu Qiang is the first person to take the initiative to sign a military order since the establishment of the factory!
In addition, the research and development of new products is a very difficult and uncertain task, and the chance of success is not high. Especially for products like military batteries, it is very difficult to develop new products, which often requires a lot of investment and a long time. But now the time limit stipulated in the military order is only two months. To most technicians who have participated in the research and development of new products, this seems like a fantasy!
What's more, Xu Qiang only has a junior high school education. With this level of education, he can't even meet the minimum threshold to enter the technical department. Letting him be in charge of the new product project is simply a joke. Therefore, no one will join Xu Qiang's seemingly hopeless project team. After all, if it fails, although Xu Qiang is the person responsible, other members of the team will also be more or less affected and implicated, and even affect their future prospects!
"...Is there no one willing to assist Comrade Xu Qiang?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Cunzhu asked again.

"Chief Engineer Li, if it really doesn't work, forget it..." Xu Qiang said to him in a low voice at this time.

Xu Qiang did not expect that Li Cunzhu would bring him to the technical department today. His original plan was to do this alone, and then ask the people in the technical department to help provide some relevant technical advice, so that the military batteries developed can be better adapted to the electronic fuses in the factory.

But in fact, the research and development of any new project in the technical department is based on the responsibility system of the group. There is no such thing as fighting alone. Because nowadays' products are becoming more and more complex, it takes a lot of time and energy for one person to complete a series of procedures such as data collection, drawing, sample testing, etc. If that is the case, even if the product is successfully developed after a few years, a better product may have been launched on the market. Therefore, product development is also a game of racing against time. The efficiency of team development will be much higher. This is also the common practice of all companies.

Correspondingly, once the project is successful, everyone in the team will be commended, and the team leader will receive the highest reward. Otherwise, the team leader will bear the main responsibility, while the other team members will receive much lighter penalties.

But no one would have thought that Xu Qiang was a person who had mastered many advanced chemical technologies in his previous life. He was very confident in developing military batteries. "Chief Engineer Li, I will assist Xu Qiang in his project. There is indeed a certain gap between our factory's fuze batteries and those abroad, and they are not well adapted to the electronic fuzes I developed. As long as he is Xu Qiang, I can provide help." At this time, Liu Siying suddenly said.

After Liu Siying finished speaking, everyone looked at her in disbelief.

"Are you willing to join Xu Qiang's project team?" Li Cunzhu was stunned when he heard this, and then asked.

"Yes, if possible." Liu Siying nodded and continued, "In fact, Xu Qiang's battery project is related to the new product I am currently responsible for developing. I am not a chemical engineering major and don't know much about this aspect. If I cooperate with Xu Qiang, it can be regarded as a kind of complementarity."

As soon as Liu Siying finished speaking, everyone present looked at her in disbelief.

You know, Liu Siying is a recognized genius in the factory. After the successful development of the electronic fuse, she became the most dazzling new star in the technical department and her future is limitless.

But at this time she chose to assist Xu Qiang in wading through this muddy water, which was obviously not a wise choice. After all, no one thought that Xu Qiang could really complete the task in just two months.

In addition, although Liu Siying is the factory director's daughter, the military order is a different matter. Even if Liu Biao protects his daughter, it will eventually have an impact on her.

"Xu Qiang has signed a military order..." Li Cunzhu reminded him.

"That's okay. Product development is inherently risky. If you're afraid of taking risks and are hesitant, then nothing can be accomplished." Liu Siying replied calmly, and then said, "Besides, his project is related to my new project. The new product I'm responsible for must be equipped with a better battery."

"I think you should think about it carefully and don't give me an answer so quickly. After all, you already have a research and development project. According to common sense, you can't develop two projects at the same time..." Li Cunzhu pondered for a moment, then looked at He Wei next to Liu Siying, and then said: "He Wei, you have been in our technical department for a while, and you have never participated in product development. This is a good opportunity for you to learn and gain experience..."

"Leader, my level is not good enough, I can't join Xu Qiang's team." He Wei was shocked when he heard this and said repeatedly.

"This is an order!"

Li Cunzhu said with a serious face.

(End of this chapter)