Chapter 943 Expert Leadership of the Seventeenth Ministry of Machinery

Gao Zhendong was delighted when he heard this. This was good. With the help of Shu Province in this regard, there was nothing to worry about. The two places were close to each other, so it would be convenient to get any work done.

Gao Zhendong had heard from his elders in his previous life that there were many comrades in education who came from Shu Province to support the cause. The most interesting thing was that at the border between the two provinces, some senior educators simply crossed a mountain and were transferred from the other side of the mountain to work here, and they became "border workers", and their retirement salary was several dozen yuan higher.

"That's great, a big family is always good, haha." Gao Zhendong laughed.

"Comrades from Sichuan Province have also invited you to go over and take a look. We are not clear about your work arrangements on this matter, and we cannot make decisions for you. We can only convey their message." Comrade Qianshan said this with a little worry.

Gao Zhendong smiled and shook his head: "I'm busy with work here, let's talk about it later."

Some conditions in Shu Province are better than those in Qianshan, and Gao Zhendong was moved. However, if he said he wanted to go now, he was afraid that the comrades in Qianshan would not remain calm, so it would not be appropriate.

Hearing Gao Zhendong's words, the comrades in Qianshan laughed even more happily.

"By the way, we have several metallurgical plants here and would like you to come over and take a look. I wonder if you are free."

When saying this, the leader of Qianshan was curious. To be honest, he was puzzled at the beginning. Why is this senior team leader of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building so important in the research work which is mainly based on electronics? The team leader has to discuss everything with him. This professional connection is not compatible.

Now that the Qianyang Metallurgical Plant has approached him, this feeling has become even more obvious.

Who exactly is this team leader Gao who is accompanied by several extra people?

If you just say that your pedigree is good, that's absolutely impossible to achieve. Technicians these days have bad tempers. If your pedigree is pure gold-plating, they may give you some face, but they won't bother you with any practical issues.

However, when several metallurgical plants came to invite Gao Zhendong, he also communicated with his colleagues in the plant. Only then did he realize that it was not an exaggeration to say that this team leader Gao was the best in the country in terms of metallurgy, at least in terms of steel.

Although it still cannot explain why he is in charge of electronic work, it at least shows that he is really capable.

For Gao Zhendong, he knew that this was almost inevitable. The subordinate factories of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building knew that he had come to Qianyang, and they would seek to meet him no matter what. Even if they did not actually meet, this gesture was indispensable.

It just so happened that he also had something to ask them.

"It just so happens that other comrades have to sort out our research materials in the next two days. I have time, and I also want to go to the factory here in the department to take a look."

"That's great. The comrades below will notify them of the arrangements right away." The leader of Qianshan was very happy. He knew that no matter what, as long as Team Leader Gao was willing to visit several factories in Qianyang, it was very likely that these factories would gain something.

For Qianshan, the size of the harvest is not important, as long as there is a harvest. Qianshan is too poor, lacking everything and wanting everything.

The mentality of the comrades in Qianshan is not greed, it is responsibility!
"Team Leader Gao, where are you going first? Your colleagues at work will make arrangements for you." He asked with great interest. Although he was too busy with work to accompany them, it would be appropriate to send a deputy to accompany them to show his importance.

Somewhat to his surprise, Gao Zhendong pointed to a name on the factory's list.

"Go here first!"

Hmm? Why not go to Qianyang Steel Plant first? Isn't he in the steel industry?
Although it is a bit strange, it is people's freedom to go wherever they want first.

"Okay, then our comrades will make the arrangements. It's late today, so you can rest first and do the work tomorrow."

That evening, a large metallurgical enterprise in the northern suburbs of Qianyang received a call from Zhuangyuanlou.

"Ah? Chief Engineer Gao agreed? Come to our place tomorrow? Great! Um... um... don't worry, we know, okay, okay, it's just a small piece of wormwood, no problem, no problem."

The next morning, comrades who were working the early shift at the factory were very curious when they saw a large banner at the factory gate and the factory leaders standing in a neat line waiting at the gate.

"What time did you come here today?"

"I don't know. It looks like it should be in the ministry."

"Li Laosan, don't you dislike your workshop director every day? Hurry up and squat down on the side of the road. When the big guys come, you will come to tell on them." "Tell on them" means to make a complaint or tell tales in Qianyang dialect.

"Forget it, don't hurt me. I think there's something wrong with your brain." Li Laosan laughed. The little conflict at work had escalated to this level.

Gao Zhendong got out of the car, looked at the banner at the factory gate and laughed.

"Qianshan Aluminum Plant warmly welcomes the experts and leaders of the 17th Ministry of Machinery to visit and provide guidance."

That's right, this is the place that Gao Zhendong is more interested in than the steel plant, the Qianshan Aluminum Plant. Qianshan's bauxite reserves are the second largest in the country. The Qianshan Aluminum Plant was built in 58 and put into production in the early 60s. It can be said to be the earliest large-scale aluminum plant in China, and it is hard to say if there is one. Later, a considerable number of comrades were transferred from here to the Apple Aluminum Plant in western Guangdong, the largest in Asia.

Gao Zhendong was not here in his previous life, but he was very familiar with it because he had elders here and he had read a lot of things about this in his elders' homes.

Qianshan Aluminum Plant is very interesting. I don’t know what Gao Zhendong likes to hear. Just write “expert leader”. You can accept whichever one you want, or even both.

A local deputy from Qianshan who came with Gao Zhendong was also a little frightened when he saw this. It seemed that this young team leader Gao had a very high position in the 17th Ministry of Machine Building.

As a factory directly under the 17th Ministry of Machine Building, the Qianshan Aluminum Factory these days does not necessarily have much time to spare for the local people. It is very arrogant. You can see it from the banner that only says "17th Ministry of Machine Building" and not "Qianshan". At least he did not receive such treatment when he came here before.

He knew the rank of this senior team leader, who was the same as the director of Qianshan Aluminum Factory, but the etiquette at the aluminum factory seemed to be quite in place.

How could it be inadequate? Gao Zhendong did not participate much in the subsequent training work, but in the earliest project management training, several factory leaders still had to call Gao Zhendong "Teacher Gao".

Sure enough, when they saw Gao Zhendong, several factory leaders surrounded him immediately.

"Teacher Gao is here, thank you for your hard work."

No matter how you address me later, I have to call you teacher first, to be friendly. Of course, I can't keep calling you teacher, after all, we are not together every day, and we already have a tacit understanding in this regard. I have to remind you, pay attention to you, and when you feel that you have come up, you have to call me by my position, so as not to seem too much.

When the comrades from Qianshan heard this, they were surprised. It turned out that he was their teacher.

Gao Zhendong was a little overwhelmed. He had seen many high-level leaders, but he seldom met someone who was almost as warm and polite as him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with his comrades, the director of Qianshan Aluminum Factory said with a smile: "Chief Engineer Gao, do you think we should take a look in the factory first, or..."

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Let's take a look at the factory first."

He didn't say what his purpose was, but it's always good to take a look first.

The comrades from the aluminum plant were very happy. It was a good thing that they were willing to watch, which meant they were here to do practical work.

They were in high spirits and took Gao Zhendong and his party around the factory, introducing things as they went. After all, Gao Zhendong was famous for his steel and aluminum, but they hadn't heard of any achievements he had made in the field. Maybe they didn't understand, or maybe he needed time to get into the right state.

Even in the 21st century, the production process of aluminum still uses the Bayer process invented in the 19th century to extract alumina, the cryolite-alumina molten electrolytic aluminum process. The details have certainly been developed and optimized, but the principle is the same, that is, electrolyzing alumina. The Bayer process is to extract alumina raw materials from bauxite.

After the tour, everyone came to the conference room and sat down.

"Chief Engineer Gao, I've just inspected the entire production line. Let me report to you on our production situation." The comrade from the aluminum plant said with a smile.

When the comrades in Qianshan heard this, they were surprised. They thought, this guy is really being treated as a leader.

Gao Zhendong waved his hand and said, "No need for that. I'm not a leader in the department. I won't listen to that. I don't have much to say, haha. Let's be direct. If you have any ideas or opinions, just tell me directly. I'll help if I can. If I can't help, I'll pass on your message to the department. In addition, I also have some ideas that I want to discuss with you."

It seems that Chief Engineer Gao is really here to do practical things. He looks at what he should look at, and doesn't listen to what he thinks is meaningless and shouldn't be listened to. His goal is very clear.

The comrades from Qianshan and the aluminum plant were not at all frustrated that Gao Zhendong directly cut off the topic. Instead, they admired Gao Zhendong's work attitude and style even more. The more this was the case, the greater the possibility of gaining something.

Haven’t you heard people say, if you can help, help. If you can’t help, just let them know. The bottom line is already guaranteed.

"Thank you very much, Chief Engineer Gao. We won't be polite then."

The comrades from the aluminum factory did not drag their feet and said whatever needed to be said.

"In fact, we are mainly considering two issues: one is cost-saving, and the other is open source. However, our technical strength in both aspects is still limited, and we can't find a solution."

Qianshan Aluminum Plant has only been in operation for a few years. Streamlining production and completing production tasks as required is almost their current limit. Although they have considered more things, they are somewhat unable to do so.

"Comrades from the aluminum plant, you have a very accurate grasp of the direction. This is indeed a top priority." Gao Zhendong was generous with his praise.

"Let's talk about saving money first. This is the most urgent thing. The energy consumption is really too high in the production of electrolytic aluminum. More than 50% of the cost of electrolytic aluminum is energy consumption. Any savings in this regard will be of great significance."

As the name suggests, electrolytic aluminum consumes a lot of electricity. If we rely on this stuff to live, how can the consumption be small?

(End of this chapter)