Siheyuan: Originally I just wanted to be a little transparent

Chapter 130 Either Stupid or Bad
The person who understood Lin Shengli’s words from beginning to end is the head of the external procurement department of the Ministry of Metallurgy. Everyone in the ministry calls him Director Lai. This Director Lai is a direct descendant of another deputy minister of the Ministry of Metallurgy. .

On that day, after Director Yang took the information and reported it to Director Fang, Director Fang then reported the matter to the top leader in the department.

Although the leader is very much recognized and pleased with the results of the equipment upgrading and renovation project of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, he also strongly supports Minister Fang in leading a team to the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill for inspection and visit.

But for such a big matter, it is necessary to go to a meeting and inform other relevant leaders in the department.

Because the results of the equipment upgrade and transformation project carried out by the Red Star Rolling Mill this time are not only a matter for their steel rolling mill, but also related to all aspects of the entire metallurgical system.

For example, both the top leader and Minister Fang advocated that after the inspection, they hope to promote the results of the equipment upgrade and transformation project of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill on a large scale, so that various steel mills in the system can increase production capacity as soon as possible.

In this way, the proportion of imported equipment can be immediately reduced, and the country can save a lot of foreign exchange to do more things!

Director Lai's group, led by the deputy minister, felt that it was better to be on the safe side and continue to purchase more finished equipment from abroad.

The reason given by Director Lai is:

The rolling mill renovated by their Red Star Rolling Mill is, after all, based on equipment imported from Mao Xiong Country. It only has one workshop and one month of operating data. It remains to be seen what the overall performance will be.

The prototype rolling mill they renovated only accounts for about 20% of the entire metallurgical system.

It is also unknown whether other types of rolling mills are suitable for the equipment upgrading and transformation technology that their Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant has developed!

And according to the relevant materials submitted by the Red Star Rolling Mill, it will probably take at least a year and a half for them to complete the renovation of the rolling mills in all the workshops of their own mill.

If the whole system is promoted and transformed on a large scale, it will take too long.

Although according to the data reported by them, the technical level and performance of this renovated rolling mill are not far behind the advanced foreign products, and the production capacity is also doubled.

But the actual technical level and the stable operation of the equipment have yet to be considered and tested!
The equipment imported from abroad has undergone years of research and development and testing. It is a product that has been used for a long time, and the technology is more mature and stable.

Moreover, if we buy it, we can use it directly and create production capacity directly.

Now is the time when steel is in short supply across the country. If many steel mills are asked to stop and renovate their equipment, isn’t it putting the cart before the horse?
This meeting of the Ministry of Metallurgy was very lively, and everyone was arguing endlessly. The public said what was public, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right.

In the end, the top leaders decided to wait until the inspection team returned from the on-site inspection at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant before discussing whether to reduce the quota for imported equipment.

As for whether to promote it on a large scale across the country, the results of the equipment upgrade and transformation of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

What else is there to consider!

Anyone who is not a fool knows how to choose this kind of thing that benefits the country, the people, and oneself.

The people from Director Lai's group saw that they could not come up with a solution at the meeting, so they tried their best to arrange Director Lai into the inspection team and act according to the situation.Lin Shengli was a little puzzled by Director Lai's words.

Wasn't what he just said clear enough?
Their slow transformation is due to the limitations of the raw materials, personnel, and production capacity of this product, not because they want to be slow!
What does this Director Lai mean?
Lin Shengli only remembered that the director's surname was Lai. When he was introduced at the factory gate, he was a director of the department, but his specific job was not introduced.

Just when Lin Shengli was confused, after hearing Director Lai's words, Minister Fang frowned and said:
"Comrade Shengli, this Director Lai is the person in charge of the external procurement of imported equipment in our department. What do you think about what he just said that the results of your equipment transformation project cannot be promoted on a large scale? ? Or have any ideas? Let’s talk to everyone.”

Lin Shengli felt that this question was a bit puzzling. With so many smart people present, it was impossible that they couldn't understand the meaning of his answer just now. And the solution was very simple, so why did he have to say it?

But then he thought about it, and after the joint minister pointed out the responsibilities of Director Lai, Lin Shengli had an idea.

It seems that Director Lai, who is responsible for importing foreign equipment and often deals with foreigners, has the tendency to be happy when he hears the strengths of foreigners, anxious when he hears the shortcomings of foreigners, angry when he hears the shortcomings of Chinese people, and suspicious of Chinese people!

In Lin Shengli's opinion, this kind of person is either stupid or bad.

Lin Shengli now doesn't know whether Director Lai in front of him is stupid or bad?
But regardless of whether he is stupid or bad, when it comes to strengthening national strength and contributing to the construction of the motherland, no matter who is looking for trouble, it will delay Lin Shengli's loyal service to the country!
Lin Shengli only has one sentence: "Anyone who stands in my way, get out of here!"

Lin Shengli looked at Factory Director Yang, Section Chief Yuan and other factory leaders. Director Yang and Section Chief Yuan both nodded to Lin Shengli and told him to go ahead and say it!

Lin Shengli said knowingly: "Since Minister Fang asked me to express my opinion, I will simply say it."

"This is about whether the results of the equipment upgrading and transformation project carried out by our factory can be promoted on a large scale. This matter is easy to say and difficult to say."

"Every leader knows that the main business of our Red Star Rolling Mill is the production of steel. Machinery manufacturing and the production of various parts and components are indeed not our strengths."

"And it would be really difficult to rely entirely on our rolling mills to carry out large-scale upgrades and transformations of rolling mills."

"However, as I just said, our steel rolling mill is insufficient in terms of materials, personnel, and production capacity for equipment upgrading and transformation, but this does not mean that other mills are insufficient."

"As a result of our equipment upgrade and transformation this time, the technology is very mature, and the corresponding technical drawings are also readily available."

"It's absolutely possible to use our Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant as a technical training base, and let plants that need to modify equipment send people over for synchronous learning."

"As for the parts that need to be used, they can be handed over to professional manufacturers for processing and production..."

After Lin Shengli explained this easy-to-understand method, Director Lai seemed to be impatient and spoke again:
"Comrade Lin Shengli, I don't know, do you know that the rolling mill you renovated only accounts for about 20% of the entire metallurgical system."

"Except for your Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, which mainly uses this model, most of the rolling mills that use this model are small and medium-sized steel mills."

(End of this chapter)