Chapter 2970
The Leak-Proof Zirconium Alloy Ball
Chapter 2970 The Leak-Proof Zirconium Alloy Ball
Around 1:00 PM, An Zhongsheng returned from the steel plant and knocked on Yang Xiaotao's office door.
"Minister Yang, is there something you need from me?"
Yang Xiaotao put down his pen and paper, then stood up and walked over. "Director An, there is indeed something I need to trouble you with."
"Minister Yang, please speak."
"Sit down first, let's talk slowly."
Yang Xiaotao invited Lou Xiao'e to serve tea, and then recounted what he had told Li Shengli.
“Right now we need to go to the exhibition to find alloys suitable for natural gas materials, and my idea is to send you there.”
"Firstly, you have experience studying abroad, so you can communicate in terms of language."
"Secondly, you have more experience in alloy research than other comrades, so I feel at ease sending you there."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, An Zhongsheng didn't think too much about it and nodded in agreement, "Minister Yang, when do we depart? I have no problem with that."
He has also been paying close attention to the issue of materials for natural gas pipelines.
It's important to know that their Alloy Research Institute is also part of the West-East Gas Pipeline project, and similarly undertakes the research and development of natural gas materials.
Of course, he also knew that if he really couldn't find suitable materials, he would have to make a choice from the existing materials.
In short, we can't keep waiting and delay the construction period.
"That's good!"
Yang Xiaotao said with relief, "You should set off as soon as we get news from the foreign trade department."
"Spend some time at home with your family during this period."
"it is good!"
An Zhongsheng stood up, nodded, and then turned and left.
After seeing An Zhongsheng off, Yang Xiaotao returned to his seat and continued designing the metal sphere.
As time passed, a design for a metal sphere the size of a basketball appeared on the drawing.
Liu Lixue, who had just returned from the research institute, looked at the designs on Yang Xiaotao's desk with great curiosity. Seeing that Yang Xiaotao had finished, she picked up the documents and walked to the desk. "Director Yang, what are you making?"
Although it looks like a ball, if Yang Xiaotao is willing to take action against it, then it must be no ordinary ball.
I just don't know what it is.
Yang Xiaotao didn't think much of it and simply said, "Can't you even tell? It's just a ball."
"A ball? You made it for Dudu?"
Yang Xiaotao stood up and shook his head, "It was made for foreigners."
He picked up the design drawings and walked out.
Liu Lixue turned to look at Lou Xiao'e, "What's wrong with Director Yang?"
"Who knows?"
Lou Xiao'e shrugged. "At lunchtime, they asked me to find Li Shengli. I don't know what they talked about in the restaurant, but they came back and started doing this."
"Honestly, I didn't even know he drew a ball."
Liu Lixue rolled her eyes and then asked, "Where are Miaomiao and Duanwu?"
"Why don't I see them?"
Lou Xiao'e sighed again, "They were banished to the warehouse by their wise father."
"Warehouse? What for?"
"What else could they do? They called it exercise, and since the warehouse was short-staffed, they sent them over to help out."
Liu Lixue snorted coldly, "Isn't this bullying?"
"I'll tell Qiuye later and ask her to keep an eye on things."
Lou Xiao'e immediately nodded, "Yes, we must stop this kind of immoral behavior."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed.
Then, thinking about what Yang Xiaotao was going to do, he immediately became interested, put down his work, and headed to the workshop.
Yang Xiaotao arrived at the workshop with the design drawings and was immediately welcomed by the workshop workers.
Many people turned their attention to Yang Xiaotao as he walked toward the fitter's station, showing great curiosity.
Upon seeing Yang Xiaotao, Liu Daming, Hou Baowei, and others who were resting came forward to greet him, and Yang Xiaotao responded to each of them.
"Director Yang, we've been working overtime these past few days, aren't you going to treat us?"
Hou Baowei winked at a few people and then came up behind Yang Xiaotao and laughed.
Yang Xiaotao turned around and looked at Hou Baowei. "Old Hou, you're blatantly asking for benefits."
"If you don't give me a clear explanation, forget about the reward, you might even have your benefits docked!"
Yang Xiaotao was joking, but Hou Baowei didn't take it seriously, grinning and saying, "Old Hou of mine is never one to yawn, so there's a reason why you're treating me!"
Yang Xiaotao was surprised, then realized something, "You guys didn't actually make it, did you?"
Hou Baowei and Liu Daming laughed when they heard this.
"You really made it?"
Yang Xiaotao was a little excited. This turbofan engine had been a long time coming. From the initial planning to the production of the design drawings, and then overcoming difficulties step by step, it had been almost three years.
Liu Daming nodded. "The biggest problem has been solved, and the experiment has passed."
"It won't be long before we can assemble and test it."
“We originally planned to report back later, but Hou Liangdao couldn’t keep his mouth shut and just blurted it out.”
Hou Baowei, who was listening nearby, was displeased. "Liu Yicuo, stop talking nonsense. What do you mean by 'can't control your mouth'? It's clearly everyone's idea."
"Nonsense, I didn't say that."
"You didn't say anything, but you didn't object either, so that means you agreed."
Seeing that the two had started arguing again, Yang Xiaotao quickly reached out to stop them, saying, "Alright, alright, now that the engine is finished, everyone deserves credit."
"At that time, not only will there be a reward, but also bonuses and benefits."
Hearing Yang Xiaotao say this, everyone burst into laughter again.
"Minister Yang, are you making something?"
Zhang Guanyu came to Yang Xiaotao's side and asked curiously, looking at the design drawing in Yang Xiaotao's hand.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately noticed the design drawings in Yang Xiaotao's hand and turned to look at them.
Yang Xiaotao opened the design drawings in his hand and then said, "Yes, come and make a small gadget."
Seeing that Yang Xiaotao agreed, everyone's interest was piqued even more.
In recent years, apart from large-scale projects, Yang Xiaotao has rarely been seen personally overseeing the production of components in the workshop.
The fact that they actually saw each other today made everyone even more curious.
Gadget?
The things that came out of Yang's hands were probably not ordinary items.
"Minister Yang, I'll do it."
Hou Baowei, who had just spoken, stepped forward to take the design drawings, but Liu Daming was faster and said directly, "Old Hou, don't embarrass yourself with your two-knife skills. Let me do it."
Hou Baowei was furious upon hearing this. "You surnamed Liu, are you deliberately trying to make trouble for me?"
"No, I'm just stating the facts."
"you"
Seeing the two start arguing again, Yang Xiaotao quickly reached out to interrupt, "I don't need you two, I'll do it myself this time."
In an instant, all around fell silent.
As mentioned before, Yang Xiaotao has been rarely coming to the workshop to distribute tasks due to work commitments.
Moreover, he did it himself.
But now Yang Xiaotao is saying he did it himself, which is surprising. A small gadget, and he has to do all the processing himself?
Or was it because Liu Daming and Hou Baowei angered him?
I'd guess the latter.
Many people are focusing their attention on Liu Daming and his companion.
The two realized something and remained silent, but they were inwardly panicking.
They're getting old and like to bicker in the workshop, but they never expected that they'd really 'get into trouble' with Yang Xiaotao today.
A sense of unease rose in both of them.
Yang Xiaotao ignored the two of them, mainly because he didn't take it seriously. He walked directly to the vise table, glanced at the tools, and said to Zhang Guanyu, "Director Zhang, go to the Alloy Research Institute and get the zirconium alloy that Director An brought back."
Zhang Guanyu immediately agreed and then walked out of the workshop.
In just a short while, many people put down their work and gathered around Yang Xiaotao.
Yang Xiaotao didn't mind; he was just looking for the right feeling.
Organize the tools and equipment as usual, check them meticulously, and then put them away.
Every step is a revisiting, a recollection.
Gradually, that familiar feeling came from his palms, and a touch of confidence appeared on Yang Xiaotao's face.
Among the crowd, many young people had only heard about Yang Xiaotao's deeds from the elderly.
However, after entering the Ninth Division, Yang Xiaotao was already in a high position and basically had no chance to make a move.
They mostly look for traces of the past in memorial halls and stories passed down orally.
In short, Yang Xiaotao is not only a master fitter in Jiubu, but also a top-notch figure in the entire industry.
Yang Xiaotao achieved this accomplishment when he was not yet thirty years old.
A master fitter who is not even thirty years old—that's not just young, that's incredibly young.
Similarly, this motivates young workers and gives them a goal to learn from.
As everyone waited with anticipation, Yang Xiaotao began to debug the machine, trying it out little by little without any impatience.
After a while, Zhang Guanyu came back, carrying a piece of sheet metal in his arms.
"Minister Yang, here is the zirconium alloy you requested."
Yang Xiaotao took the sheet metal. The sheet metal, which seemed to be struggling in Zhang Guanyu's hands, was like a handkerchief in Yang Xiaotao's hands.
"Thanks."
Yang Xiaotao casually remarked something, then focused his attention on the design drawings, and subsequently placed the sheet metal on the vise table to begin processing.
Instantly, the surrounding fitters swarmed forward, but dared not speak, for fear of making a commotion.
As Yang Xiaotao worked on it little by little, the people around him became more and more puzzled. No matter how they looked at it, it looked like a sphere.
The only thing that intrigued them was that the sphere was truly round.
Yang Xiaotao's processing speed is just too slow.
However, laymen see the excitement, and experts see the door.
Many people's faces turned serious when they saw Yang Xiaotao meticulously sketching the spiral pattern.
Soon, two hours passed, and Yang Xiaotao completed the two semicircles in his hands.
As soon as the vise stopped working, Liu Daming and the others immediately went forward.
"Minister Yang, what's this for?"
Liu Daming asked first, feeling that no matter how well these two spheres were made, they were still just spheres, so what use could they be?
Hou Baowei was equally curious. "Minister Yang, if you had told us you wanted this earlier, we would have made it for you. Why waste your time?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao immediately handed the design drawings to Hou Baowei, saying, "That's great! I happen to need a few more. We'll make 90% stainless steel. Can you make a few for me?"
Hou Baowei was overjoyed looking at the design drawings in his hand. This was helping Yang Xiaotao with his work, and the benefits would definitely be plentiful.
"Minister Yang, I can help too."
Liu Daming was also talking from the side, while others behind him were also trying to show off.
Hou Baowei glanced at the crowd, his heart filled with disdain.
Didn't you see the design drawings in your hands?
Yang Xiaotao knew exactly what everyone was thinking. Seeing that everyone wanted to participate, he happily said, "That's great! Everyone can participate."
Upon hearing this, everyone began to rub their hands together, ready to make a big splash.
"Director Zhang, could you please go and fetch a large bucket of water?"
Yang Xiaotao spoke, and Zhang Guanyu immediately did as he was told.
Although he was being bossed around like a errand boy, Zhang Guanyu was actually quite happy. Not just anyone could be bossed around by Director Yang.
Soon, a large wooden bucket filled with more than half water was carried to the workshop.
Everyone was puzzled.
Yang Xiaotao laughed and said, "The requirements weren't clearly stated on the design drawings."
"But that's easy to explain."
As he spoke, he walked to the wooden barrel under everyone's gaze, then put a hemisphere in each hand into the barrel, and then twisted the two hemispheres together with force.
Only when it could no longer be twisted did it take it out of the bucket, vigorously shake off the water stains, and then quietly hold it in its hand.
At this moment, everyone around stared wide-eyed.
What did they see?
The iron ball was filled with water, yet it didn't leak out?
Moreover, Yang Xiaotao even wiped the surface with his hand, and it turned out to be completely waterproof.
What shocked everyone even more was that Yang Xiaotao was still fiddling with the iron ball in his hand, but why wouldn't it leak water?
This scene stunned the workers in the workshop, and even Lou Xiao'e and others who came to watch the spectacle covered their mouths in disbelief.
"Alright, you've all seen this iron ball. I'll take it back to my office now."
"Come on you guys."
After saying that, he walked towards his office.
The person most shocked at this moment was Hou Baowei, who was holding the design drawings.
Suddenly, he felt that the design was too heavy, even heavier than the sphere.
"Keep it up, Lao Hou!"
The next moment, Liu Daming's mocking voice came from beside me.
Then someone immediately said, "Hou, keep going, you'll succeed."
"Yes, yes, Hou Gong's skills are top-notch, there's definitely no problem."
Hou Baowei first gave a wry smile after hearing everyone's teasing, then immediately said to Liu Daming and the others, "Old Liu, aren't you going to lend a hand too?"
"No, no, no, Lao Hou, the design is in your hands, so naturally you should do it."
"Um, my stomach hurts, I have to go now."
After saying that, Liu Daming turned and left the workshop.
Seeing this, everyone else left and quickly returned to their parking spaces.
"Ugh!"
With a sigh, Hou Baowei looked at the design drawings in his hand, feeling helpless.
That kind of situation requires precision down to the micrometer level, which is nothing to Yang Xiaotao, but it would be extremely difficult for him.
But he had no other choice but to bite the bullet and go to his workstation.
As he walked, he muttered to himself, "Why would I rob someone if I had nothing to do?"
"Why would you rob it?"