Chapter 196 Good News
"Hello, Director Gao!" Liu Biao was immediately cheered up when he heard Gao Zhiguo's voice.

Based on Liu Biao's past experience, Gao Zhiguo seldom made long-distance calls to their factory. But once he called, it was definitely something very important. Moreover, he always liked to report good news rather than bad news, so nine times out of ten he was here to tell them good news.

"I have two good news for your factory..." As Liu Biao expected, Gao Zhiguo's tone was a little excited. He said, "The technical transformation plan for the chemical workshop submitted by your factory has been approved by the ministry. We are going to allocate 30 yuan to your factory for the replacement and modification of equipment. The relevant documents will be sent to your factory soon..."

"That's great!" Hearing Gao Zhiguo's words, Liu Biao's face immediately broke into a smile, and he immediately said: "Thank you for the care and support from our superiors for our factory. We will definitely continue to work hard to complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors and will definitely not let down the expectations of the Party and the country!"

"I will go to your factory again later to inspect your chemical workshop and give you some suggestions and advice."

"Welcome, welcome! You can come anytime and we will receive you anytime. We are old friends now. Let's have a good gathering when the time comes!" Liu Biao smiled and then said, "By the way, you mentioned two good news. What about the other one?"

"Well, it's like this. The perchloric acid fuze battery and reserve battery developed by your factory were delivered to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building last month. Yesterday, I received a notice saying that these two new products have passed the expert screening and entered the preliminary evaluation of this year's major national defense science and technology projects. Congratulations..."

"Really!?" Liu Biao almost jumped up from his chair when he heard the news.

You know, the National Defense Science and Technology Award can be said to be one of the highest awards in domestic military technology at present, and it is a very valuable award.

All award-winning technical products will be 100% mass-produced domestically. If they win a gold medal, the superiors will also award honors to the factory, and at least one advanced collective award will be given. For individuals and teams with outstanding contributions, there will be additional generous rewards!
And according to Liu Biao's understanding, as long as the product can be selected by the experts in the department and enter the preliminary evaluation, it will basically secure an Excellence Award and will also be mass-produced domestically!
Previously, the superiors allocated more than 300,000 yuan for the renovation plan of a chemical workshop. If the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building decided to produce military batteries at the Shengli Machinery Factory, according to Liu Biao's previous experience, the investment in the production line would be at least 500,000 to 800,000 yuan, and could even be as high as 2 to 3 million!

"The last time Comrade Xu Qiang came to the province, I told you that your factory had found a treasure, and it turned out to be true!" Gao Zhiguo on the other end of the phone also had a somewhat proud tone. He continued, "At the beginning, I felt that this kid was extraordinary and should be a genius. Who would have thought that a small battery could win an award in the department? It seems that this kid has good vision..."

"Lao Gao, there's nothing more to say. Next time you come, I will definitely treat you well. Don't you like drinking Henan wine the most? I'll use my connections to get you two bottles of Du Kang! You can drink as much as you want!" said Liu Biao.

"Okay, okay! That's it." Gao Zhiguo said three okays in a row before hanging up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Biao suddenly felt a sharp pain in his fingers. Then he realized that there was only a cigarette butt left in his hand, and he threw the cigarette butt on the ground.

Sitting in the chair, Liu Biao still couldn't calm down.

Regarding the technical transformation plan for the chemical workshop, the funding from the higher authorities is a foregone conclusion and there are no surprises.

The key point is that the amount of the last grant was indeed large, as high as 300,000 yuan, while Liu Biao initially estimated only a few hundred thousand yuan. This shows that the superiors still attach great importance to the military-to-civilian projects of the third-line enterprises.

The real surprise was the fact that Xu Qiang's two new batteries won awards in the ministry. This was of great significance to Shengli Machinery Factory. After all, the demand for military batteries was quite large. All proximity-explosive shells would require this type of battery, and the domestic annual output of this type of shell was as high as hundreds of thousands!
This does not include reserve batteries, the demand for which is not a small number. Even in peacetime, the consumption of reserve batteries is not small. The normal operation of the troops, including field radio stations, large combat equipment such as aircraft tanks, warships, etc., cannot be separated from such reserve batteries.

Of course, the country cannot arrange only one factory to produce this kind of battery, but according to management, Shengli Machinery Factory will definitely get a share of it.

In this way, even if the factory's orders are reduced by one third next year, it can still maintain a very high level of profitability thanks to the new product production line. This also gives the factory valuable time for future transformation!
Just as Liu Biao was lost in thought, his secretary Wang Bo had already arrived at the chemical laboratory where Xu Qiang was.

At this time, Xu Qiang was drawing the design drawings inside.

As a chemical expert, he didn't know much about the technology of mechanical manufacturing. The so-called design drawings were just sketches. Xu Qiang simply drew the appearance, functions and various indicators of these machines based on his memories of his previous life.

But if he really wants to make the machine, Xu Qiang also needs a technician who can draw the equipment drawings. Only in this way can the workers make and install the machine according to the drawings.

So what Xu Qiang is doing now is to record as much equipment details as possible in his memory.

Fortunately, Xu Qiang has a photographic memory, and he has been involved in the research and development of the domestic aramid paper project for a long time. Although he joined in the middle, he spent nearly two years on the research and development. He was deeply impressed by the core components of these equipment, which also allowed him to restore these equipment from his previous life to the greatest extent.

In addition, Xu Qiang does not need to restore these devices completely at the moment. What he needs to do is to produce a small batch of samples as soon as possible, about a dozen pieces. This is relatively easy. As long as it is not mass production, some simple equipment can meet the requirements.

After all, making samples in the laboratory and mass production are two different things, and the difficulty is also very different. Otherwise, let alone three months, even two or three years, Xu Qiang may not be able to complete the research and development of the production line. After all, the gap between the electronic technology and machining level of this era and the future is too big, and some key parts are difficult to find substitutes. "Xu Qiang, the factory director wants you to come over." Wang Bo said with a smile after seeing Xu Qiang.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Upon hearing this, Xu Qiang immediately followed Wang Bo out of the office.

"Secretary Wang, how is Director Liu feeling today?" Xu Qiang asked on the way.

Xu Qiang has always had a good impression of Wang Bo. When Xu Qiang first came to work in the factory, the first person to greet him was Wang Bo.

"Just be careful." Wang Bo said with a smile.

"Okay." Hearing Wang Bo say this, Xu Qiang immediately understood.

Xu Qiang waited for two days, but Liu Biao didn't reply, which meant that he was indeed hesitating.

But this is also very normal. After all, bulletproof vests are just a small and inconspicuous product among many domestic military products, and the annual output is not large. It is normal that Liu Biao is not interested in it.

In addition, Liu Biao did not understand chemical technology after all, so he naturally could not understand the importance of aramid products to the country's military and even high-tech industries such as aerospace. Moreover, the R&D budget of this project was indeed high. You should know that the annual net profit of Shengli Machinery Factory was only a few hundred thousand yuan.

Along the way, Xu Qiang was thinking about how to convince Liu Biao. After all, this project was of great significance. Once successful, it would bring huge returns to both the factory and himself. Therefore, even if there was only a slight possibility, Xu Qiang must develop aramid products.

"Director Liu, are you looking for me?" After arriving at the office, Xu Qiang immediately asked when he saw Liu Biao standing in front of the window with his back to him.

"Ah, here you are. Please sit down." Upon hearing this, Liu Biao immediately turned around and let Xu Qiang sit down.

"Director Liu, actually, I think the previous R&D project is very important to our factory..." When Xu Qiang saw Liu Biao sitting back at his desk, he immediately prepared to use the words he had thought of on the way to convince Liu Biao.

"I agree to your new product project application!"

Without waiting for Xu Qiang to finish, Liu Biao spoke directly.

"Uh..." Xu Qiang didn't expect that Liu Biao would directly agree to his application, so he hasn't come to his senses yet.

"I will set up a project team specifically for you and let all the workshops in the factory fully cooperate with you. In addition, our factory will also try its best to provide any equipment you need. In short, you must produce samples for me before March next year!"

"I promise to complete the task!" Xu Qiang said quickly.

"There is one more thing. The department has approved your previous technical transformation plan for the chemical workshop and allocated a sum of funds. When the time comes, you must cooperate with the manufacturer's technical staff to complete the transformation task of the workshop!" Liu Biao said seriously.

"No problem!" Xu Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard that.

It is obvious that the reason why his project was approved is mostly because the funds for the transformation of the chemical workshop are in place.

In fact, Xu Qiang has almost finished what he needs to do for this renovation project. He only needs to contact the domestic manufacturers of related equipment, purchase related components according to his own drawings, and then let the manufacturer's staff install them. Xu Qiang will at most act as a supervisor.

"Also... do you have any other requirements for this new project?" Liu Biao asked again.

"Yes!" Xu Qiang thought for a moment and said, "I still need a few more people. I need technical talents who are good at electronic instrument design and can draw mechanical drawings. They must be masters..."

(End of this chapter)