Chapter 18

Before National Day, Lin Qiangsheng felt that there was absolutely no problem in completing the construction of the factory building in a rush. In his previous life, Lin Qiangsheng had seen the rapid construction of high-rise buildings in the country, which once created a construction speed of one month. Dozens of floors could rise from the ground in just one month, and the impact of that was unimaginable. Although it was not as advanced as it would be decades later, it was just a factory building, and the walls and columns had already been built to a third of their height.

What Lin Qiangsheng was writing now were construction safety regulations. He did not want any problems to occur during the construction process that would affect his father's performance, which would be undesirable.

First, he planned to remove all irrelevant personnel from the construction site, so that family members would not be involved. This would not only fail to increase the construction speed but also easily lead to accidents.

Second, he would concentrate the best workers, appointing them as group leaders to lead several teams, each responsible for their own area.

Third, labor protection must be ensured. Safety helmets, safety ropes, scaffolding, ladders, and other equipment must be regularly inspected. Especially when workers were working at heights, safety personnel must patrol the site.

Lin Qiangsheng wrote several pages, putting down everything he knew. He checked it again, tore off the manuscript, and went out.

"Father, I wrote something that might help you. Take a look?" Lin Qiangsheng found his father on the construction site, where he was talking to the workers.

Lin Xiangrong turned around, impatiently asking, "What is it?" He took the manuscript and glanced at it, seeing that it was safety production regulations written by his son with a prominent title, and he couldn't help but read it.

The task assigned by the director and the factory manager was very urgent, and Lin Xiangrong couldn't help but be anxious. As he read what his son had written, his restless mood gradually calmed down, and he became engrossed.

Lin Xiangrong quickly skimmed through it and then found a shady spot to read it carefully.

He looked up and smiled at Lin Qiangsheng, saying, "Son, did you think of this?"

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "Father, do you think it's okay?"

Lin Xiangrong nodded and said seriously, "It's good, very good! What you wrote is very useful. I'll go and arrange it."

Lin Xiangrong, while thinking, enthusiastically shouted on the construction site. Soon, the best workers were gathered, and after a brief briefing, they each took charge of a team and were responsible for their respective tasks.

The walls and load-bearing columns of the factory were divided into sections, and tasks were assigned. The workers no longer worked like a flat pancake, each busy on their own. Each worker had their own team and a leader.

The quality and speed of the project were the responsibility of the leaders, and Lin Xiangrong directed the leaders, who in turn managed the workers.

Previously, Lin Xiangrong mostly discussed things with the workers. Now, he became truly strict.

"Everyone, put on your safety helmets! If you don't wear a safety helmet and get hit on the head, who will be responsible? Put on your safety helmets!" Lin Xiangrong shouted at the workers.

"Okay!" The workers responded, and those who didn't have safety helmets quickly went to find them.

"Old Yang, be extra careful when working at heights!" Lin Xiangrong said under a load-bearing column.

Master Yang laughed loudly, "Don't worry, Lin. I'm very agile!"

His words immediately drew a burst of laughter from the crowd.

"I'm still not at ease! You must be careful!" Lin Xiangrong said, looking around the site.

The ground inside the factory had already been laid with cement, and the cement floor had dried.

Lin Xiangrong was racking his brains on the construction site, while the factory manager, Chang Yuanting, was busy tallying the incoming and outgoing materials.

One day, Lin Qiangsheng found Chang Yuanting and said to him, "Manager, I drew some casting mold equipment, as well as engines and transmissions. Take a look."

Lin Qiangsheng and Gong Qiushi held the drawings and placed them on Chang Yuanting's desk.

Chang Yuanting took off his reading glasses and asked in surprise, "Engines and transmissions? Weren't a group of students from the engineering college drawing them?"

Lin Qiangsheng smiled and said, "I learned from Xu Gong that they haven't completed them yet, and the engines and transmissions are imitations of the Lada car. I have my own designed engines and transmissions here. Take a look. I think they are definitely better than the Lada's power system!"

Chang Yuanting was surprised and smiled, taking the stack of drawings Lin Qiangsheng handed him. The title read, "111 Inline Four-Cylinder 1.6L Carburetor Gasoline Engine Structure Diagram."

Chang Yuanting smiled and nodded, slowly flipping through the pages and reading them carefully.

After a while, Chang Yuanting looked up and seriously examined Lin Qiangsheng, seeing him smiling at him.

"Amazing!" Chang Yuanting slowly exclaimed, heavily.

Lin Qiangsheng then handed over the transmission drawings.

Chang Yuanting took the drawings and quickly read through them, carefully flipping through each page, examining each gear and bearing in detail.

After about half an hour, Chang Yuanting looked at the name of the transmission, "01 Four-Speed Manual Transmission."

He smiled, looked up at Lin Qiangsheng solemnly, stood up, and shook Lin Qiangsheng's hand.

"Great! I'll take your drawings to the casting factory for trial production! It looks like there will be no problem!"

Lin Qiangsheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Manager!"

Chang Yuanting laughed heartily, patted Lin Qiangsheng's shoulder, and said in surprise, "Xu Gong said you have a talent for mechanical structures and a knack for drawing. Indeed, you do!"

He continued, "Yes, we need to quickly produce samples and test their performance. I feel that your design is definitely better than the Lada's power system!"

Lin Qiangsheng nodded, although he had drawn a simplified version of the EA113 engine, it would certainly not be inferior to the Lada.

Chang Yuanting quickly took Lin Qiangsheng and his drawings to the city casting factory by car.

Gong Qiushi chased after the jeep for a while until he couldn't catch up, then stopped enviously, watching the car drive away.

Now their factory also had its own official car, which was the Jeep Wrangler modified by Lin Qiangsheng, Chen Bing, and others.

The red off-road jeep, driving on the street, became a beautiful sight. As it passed, it attracted everyone's attention.

"Wow, the Jeep you guys modified is really great, so beautiful! When the factory expands, the Jeep can also become our flagship product, just like the 212 factory!" Chang Yuanting happily patted the dashboard.

Lin Qiangsheng smiled and said, "Manager, as long as we steadily improve our technology, our car factory will definitely have a bright future!"

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Qiangsheng instilled the concept of technology in the old manager, and he continued, "As long as our technology is advanced, our cars will be sold in large quantities!"

Chang Yuanting laughed a few times, looked at Lin Qiangsheng, and said, "The future is up to you. In a few years, Zheng and I will retire."

Lin Qiangsheng immediately said, "No way! How can the factory do without you two? Every decision is made by you two!"

Chang Yuanting chuckled, shook his head, and said, "You flatter us old guys! The factory is built by everyone. Back then, it was built brick by brick by everyone."

Listening to the old manager, Lin Qiangsheng nodded while observing the road conditions. On this wide street, apart from trolleybuses, there were not many cars.

On both sides of the road, there were no shops or business premises, only state-owned stores. Lin Qiangsheng had not seen any private vendors.

He looked around and slowly smiled.

This is truly a vast space with great potential!