Chapter 51

Lin Qiangsheng turned to the two soldiers and smiled, saying, "You two, I'll talk to my father. He'll agree soon! Don't worry."

Gao Jun smiled and said, "Alright, have a good talk with your dad!" After saying this, he introduced the person beside him, Zhang Shizhang, in a low voice.

This Zhang Shizhang looked at Lin Qiangsheng and nodded, a rare smile appearing on his serious face.

After the two soldiers left, Lin Xiangrong looked at his son and asked seriously, "Qiangsheng, what are you planning? Modifying this batch of vehicles is equivalent to manufacturing them anew. Do you know that? Moreover, the powertrain of the Jeeps is completely different from the Jetta's powertrain produced in our factory! If we force this project, it will definitely disrupt the current production line, leaving the workers at a loss! The workers are already hard to manage; if you agree to this, won't the factory become even more chaotic?!"

Lin Qiangsheng smiled and advised, "Dad, I didn't plan to produce them on our production line! The factory has a mold workshop, right? Using the casting method, we can definitely produce the engines and other parts for over a hundred vehicles. As long as we have the molding sand and materials, this batch of vehicles can definitely be produced without affecting the existing production lines!"

Lin Xiangrong looked at his son, suddenly slapped his head, and said, "I forgot about that mold workshop. Can that mold workshop really complete the production of the parts for this batch of vehicles?"

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and sighed inwardly. Currently, the management of enterprises in the country, including the entire engineering system, does not place much importance on the research and development of molds. Molds in China seem to be the industrial mistress!

Leaders only think of using them when needed, setting up a mold workshop with a few people in the factory. If they forget, it's just left as it is.

The country has long neglected the research of molds, only realizing their importance in the mid-1990s. By then, the market was dominated by equipment from European, American, and Japanese companies, with almost no domestic products.

At that time, the country had to start from scratch again, beginning with imitation!

Lin Qiangsheng said earnestly, "Father, I think you should pay more attention to the production of molds! Develop this workshop into a strong and large-scale operation! Many mechanical parts can be produced using molds, which is both feasible and simple! Don't limit your thinking to large industries, large machinery, and large production lines. These small things, though insignificant, are indeed treasures!"

Lin Xiangrong looked at his son's serious expression and said, "Are you lecturing me now? The mold workshop has been developing well, hasn't it? I even assigned over a hundred people to it. How can you say I don't pay attention to it!"

Lin Qiangsheng looked at his father and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this. Then I ask you, why did the robot equipment research group, which was established with Harbin Institute of Technology, dissolve?"

Lin Xiangrong asked curiously, "Didn't the production line get manufactured? What's the point of keeping that group?"

"Me!" Lin Qiangsheng's expression changed, and he bit his lip, holding back the words that were about to come out.

After a moment of thought, Lin Qiangsheng said helplessly to his father, "The semi-automation is done, but what about full automation and the CNC robot production line? The establishment of this robot research group was to continuously upgrade our production line, making it more advanced and electronic! Producing tens of thousands of cars a year is nothing; we should aim for 100,000, 300,000, 600,000, even 1,000,000 cars a year!"

Lin Qiangsheng continued loudly, "How can we achieve 1,000,000 cars with manual labor? How can we ensure quality and efficiency? The trend in the automotive industry is electronic and numerical control production, which not only improves quality but also significantly increases production speed! In this industry, manual labor is just auxiliary, and this process will be realized in a few years abroad! What will our factory do then? Such semi-automated manual production lines are still backward, and we'll have to start from scratch again! Will others teach us? How much will it cost? Even if they are willing to teach us, will the country give us the policy support?"

Lin Xiangrong opened his mouth and said, "Keeping those people from Harbin Institute of Technology will make the workers complain!"

Lin Qiangsheng scratched his head hard and panted a few times. He waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this. Let's talk about something that can be solved!"

Lin Xiangrong nodded and said quickly, "Alright, alright! Son, don't get upset! I know these are your ideas! If the Harbin Institute of Technology team has any more experiments, they can come to our factory!"

Lin Qiangsheng thought for a moment, and this seemed fine. He nodded and said, "Alright! That's the best we can do for now!"

Lin Xiangrong smiled and said, "What else can be solved? What do you want to solve? Let's talk about it. Those two outside?"

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "Exactly! Dad, you've always been worried about the workers, right? Let's establish a car modification factory and transfer all the troublemakers from each workshop to the modification factory. They like to cause trouble! These people are not suitable for the production line, so let's transfer them to the modification factory and let them cause trouble there!"

The production line was Lin Qiangsheng's hard work, and seeing these people ruin it, he couldn't help but hate them. He hadn't thought of how to manage them before, but now the opportunity had come!

Lin Xiangrong looked at his son's clenched teeth, stood up, and walked to the window, looking out. After a moment, he asked, "This is a good idea, but won't the workers complain if we transfer them all there?"

Lin Qiangsheng was taken aback, thinking his father, as the new factory manager, was afraid of the workers' complaints. He said, "After the transfer, their salaries will remain the same. What complaints could there be? In my view, some workers are uncomfortable on the production line and find it hard to adapt to such a working environment! These people would be happy to change jobs. Why would they be willing to work on the production line?"

Lin Xiangrong nodded and turned to say, "Alright! We'll build this modification factory! But who will be the factory manager?"

Lin Qiangsheng said confidently, "Of course, it will be me! Why not? More debts, less worries! I will definitely manage this factory well!"

Lin Xiangrong laughed after hearing his son's suggestion, "You! Just focus on your studies for now!"

Opening the office door, Lin Xiangrong came out and warmly invited the two soldiers back into the room. His attitude had completely changed.

Watching his father and Zhang Shizhang chat warmly, Lin Qiangsheng smiled inwardly. His father's change was quite significant, able to bend and stretch. He hadn't seen this side of him before, which was good!

The soldiers drove away with smiles. Before leaving, Zhang Shizhang assured his father that the car factory would not suffer any losses and that they would ensure the factory's efforts were not in vain.

After sending them off, Lin Xiangrong immediately convened a meeting of the workshop managers.

In the factory manager's office, they secretly discussed who would be promoted and who would be demoted. After a brief discussion, they basically finalized a list.

The factory had been built for several months, and the workshop managers were generally familiar with the people in each workshop.

After seeing the list, Lin Qiangsheng counted. From five or six workshops, a total of 113 people were selected, accounting for about 10% of the total workforce.

Lin Qiangsheng thought to himself that the number was about right, and the proportion of troublemakers was just as expected. These were the people he wanted to manage.

He chuckled, tapped the list with his finger, and said excitedly, "Comrades, let's get started!"

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