Chapter 1914 Preliminary Exploration of Factory 834
Yang Mingzhi really said some polite words, but these polite words were really helpless.
The superiors must have been very considerate in giving him such factory management personnel, but their abilities are really worrying.
The fact is here, one has sufficient experience in glass manufacturing, and the other is a professional carpenter?
If there is anything remotely related to weapons production, it is none other than this middle-aged man named Antonov. At least there is no problem with professional carpenters making wooden gun stocks.
What about the glass factory?
Yang Mingzhi had no choice, because he knew very well that tens of thousands of factories were suddenly established in the Soviet Union today. They were all used to produce logistical materials for the war, mainly producing various types of weapons and ammunition.
The Soviet Union launched general mobilization at the beginning of the war. It truly made it possible for all Soviet citizens to contribute to the Great Patriotic War, regardless of land, east or west, or people, old or young.
For the Soviet Union, or rather the Slavic nation, what they encountered was the most serious invasion in history, and it was also an invasion intended by the enemy to drive them all out.
After the entire country was mobilized, all industries in the country were tilted towards the war.
Almost all factories, as well as industries that have nothing to do with the war, have been temporarily closed, and they are fully committed to producing various materials needed by the army.
This was a far-reaching disaster for the already very weak Soviet civilian light industry.
In the city of Novosibirsk, the former leader of the furniture factory production line named Antonov, the furniture factory he once belonged to has ceased production.
The factory only retains the name of the "First Furniture Factory". The professional workers and all the equipment in the factory are now producing wooden gun stocks. Quite a few workers are temporarily under the management of rifle factories and other military factories. As for its management
, many lower-level managers were assigned to other factories.
Therefore, Umov told Yang Mingzhi that the rifle factories and submachine gun factories in the city are all working hard to produce the AB42 assault rifle with a wooden stock version, and the DP Machine Gun Factory also produces the RPB42 light machine gun with a wooden stock.
A considerable number of wooden gun stocks are actually made by old employees of furniture factories who temporarily changed their profession. After all, they have more complete wood processing production lines!
If Umov hadn't explained the situation on the side, Yang Mingzhi would never have realized that those giant workers in the furniture factory could quickly make a significant contribution to war logistics.
Therefore, he inevitably paid special attention to Antonov in this furniture factory.
"Comrade Antonov, I assume you are not the only one who has been transferred to my factory?" Yang Mingzhi asked.
"Yes. There are more than twenty workers. I think they will make great contributions in your factory immediately."
Yang Mingzhi nodded deeply: "So they are all very good carpenters?"
Antonov understood what the director meant, so he echoed: "They can produce all kinds of wooden parts for firearms. This also includes wooden parts for other weapons. There is a set of wood processing equipment in the factory that can complete your work."
All requested.”
Antonov's tone was very loud, and Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but want to find out what happened immediately.
He looked around again at the workers, and suddenly realized an interesting phenomenon.
"Huh? Comrade Umov." Yang Mingzhi asked Umov next to him, "Are there many people who are members of the Lenin Communist Youth League?"
"Yes, they are all students from technical schools who graduated this year."
Umov used them, which made Yang Mingzhi think more.
"Oh~ I understand, after they finish seventh grade, they go to professional and technical schools. So, many of the graduated boys join the army, and the remaining girls all go to factories?"
"That's true. I'm sorry, the girls assigned to you are all young girls. After all, those boys who have reached the age of joining the army are too enthusiastic about joining the army. In fact, the enthusiasm of these girls is also the same. It's a pity that
They are not men."
Yang Mingzhi shook his head, "It's no pity. I'm used to it. It would be strange if my team was filled with boys."
Yang Mingzhi's words were full of bitterness, and Umov couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Next..." Yang Mingzhi clapped his hands and gave the first order to the two factory directors: "Comrade Antonov and Comrade Andreev, please take your workers and enter their respective fields now."
position. We need to conduct the most thorough inspection of your production workshop!"
No one was neglecting him at this time, especially the image of Yang Mingzhi wearing a military uniform and a row of medals, which made everyone nervous.
The people who gathered strode towards their workplaces, waiting for inspection and evaluation by their superiors.
The noisy place quickly quieted down, and what Yang Mingzhi now showed was a brick wall surrounding the two factories and a snow-covered cement road more than ten meters wide.
The main entrances of both factories face south, with Factory 835 to the west and Factory 834 to the east.
Of course, Yang Mingzhi couldn't tell the difference between them just by looking at them.
When the authorities build new factories in Novosibirsk, their scale and style are almost constant. That is, some large factories are arranged side by side, auxiliary buildings are also in fixed positions, and some lifting equipment for car loading and unloading are also in the same position.
Constant.
It can be said that the authorities used the same design plan, built many factories, and finally put a brick wall around them to solve the problem.
This rather rigid operation has very practical significance. Its construction speed is very fast overall. It is very necessary for the Soviet Union, which needs great efficiency to transform wasteland into a factory that can produce strategic materials.
Being difficult to distinguish is not a big problem. After all, in addition to the huge Russian logo on the plaque hanging horizontally at the main entrance, the most obvious thing is the number. Can't you still not distinguish between 4 and 5?
Apart from the plaque, Yang Mingzhi has made up his mind that the existence of the two factories has different meanings. Based on the current urgent needs, Factory 834 will assume the largest production task.
A heavy pole pressed on Yang Mingzhi's shoulders. He knew that his time was very tight. If these workers were lazy, he would go to the front line in person and beat the lazy ones with a stick, or simply kick them away.
, go directly to the state workers’ committee and ask for a replacement.
Therefore, the first stop for inspection was Factory 834, and the first place Yang Mingzhi went to was also the factory director’s office.
He insisted on coming here first, of course not to chat and laugh with the factory director Andreev. Yang Mingzhi needed to get a drawing, the floor layout of the factory, and he knew that such drawings could be found here.
Yang Mingzhi got what he wanted and got the layout map and learned what workshops the current factory has.
He bent over his desk and observed the drawings nailed on the wooden board with a meticulous look, while the others gathered around him.
Gradually, Yang Mingzhi's relaxed face gradually turned into a frown.
"Comrade Berekov, are you... unhappy..." Umov asked tentatively.
"One thing is that there are currently three large workshops in the factory, two labeled manufacturing workshops and one labeled assembly workshop. Maybe this scale is still a bit small. There is also a row of wooden houses, which are comprehensive offices, which is understandable. As for the warehouse, there is only one
.”
"This is a problem. Maybe I should have ordered the construction department to build more large factories."
"There are still some problems." Yang Mingzhi shook his head and pointed to the drawings. "There are also public canteens, public bathhouses, comprehensive dormitories, and there is also a basketball court."
"You...you think this is inappropriate?" Umov asked doubtfully.
"There may be something wrong."
"However, according to our system, these facilities are necessary. Especially the basketball court, actually... because the factory area is not that big, a football field could have been built."
"You..." Yang Mingzhi almost laughed out loud.
So what should we say about this Umov? On the one hand, the workplace lacks some large factories, and on the other hand, the living area is obviously over-built in comparison.
Yang Mingzhi thought about it carefully and realized that the Soviet Union's "labor and health system" was really thorough.
In fact, Yang Mingzhi was very familiar with the overall layout of the Soviet state-owned factories. After all, in that dimension, the Soviet Union's "156 Project" period of large-scale aid to China brought not only Soviet industrial equipment and Soviet-style modernization construction concepts
, followed by miscellaneous things.
Especially the layout model of state-owned factories!
Yang Mingzhi was surprised that the overall layout area of the living facilities was at least twice the area of the work area. Most importantly, there was no partition between the two areas. It can be said that the workers regard the factory as their home!
Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but muttered: "Maybe we can build a wall to separate the work area from the living area."
"If you are willing, it is not a problem." Umov shrugged and suggested, "Actually, I don't think it is a big problem. What we need is that the factory can be put into production quickly, right? Maybe you should do it as soon as possible
Take a look at the equipment in the factory. Dear comrade, I personally supervised my subordinates and shipped the equipment from afar."
"Oh! Those lathes?! I really want to take a good look at them."
Umov's words meant urging. Yang Mingzhi thought about it. If he were in Umov's position, he must be eager to produce more than a thousand assault rifles every day! Just like those major production factories in Bobosa
, they especially undertook the vast majority of the final assembly tasks for Soviet submachine guns. Because of their excellent equipment and many workers, it is very normal to produce a thousand a day. Without such output, the Bobosha 41 would not have the current annual output.
Production capacity of one million pieces.
Speaking of lathes, Umov clearly takes great pride in them.
Are they really something they are proud of?
Speaking of which, due to his personal status, Yang Mingzhi is particularly knowledgeable about mechanical processing. In terms of operational ability, he himself is a capable lathe and fitter.
At this time, Umov could not hide his pride at all: "Comrade Berekov, they are the best electric lathes produced in our country. They can definitely meet your requirements."
"Really? I really want to thank you."
"Come with me!" Umov waved his hand, calling Yang Mingzhi to stop wasting time and leave the simple factory director's office.
Obviously, those lathes were Umov's treasure. For a moment, it seemed that Umov, who was the governor, was the director of Factory 834.
As the layout diagram shows, the current core of Factory 834 is three large factories.
They are all extremely huge long houses, each one nearly 100 meters long. Yang Mingzhi visually measured the width and felt it was over 30 meters wide.
Yang Mingzhi was very impressed by this type of factory, because it can quickly build steel supports and fill the rest with masonry. It has a huge slightly curved dome, which is paved with a layer of iron sheet and then a layer of paste on top.
Thin cement.
Of course, the dome is now covered with a layer of snow, and the factory area is also covered with snow.
Since the indoor heating system pipes are directly connected to the city's heating network, and the outdoor connection is still below zero, Yang Mingzhi's indoor sensation problem is at least ten degrees.
Ah! This gave Yang Mingzhi another thought.
It seems to be a building that is 80 meters long and 30 meters wide. Wouldn't four such buildings cover an area of one hectare?
The Soviet Union used existing building materials to create such a large "greenhouse". If the dome was replaced with glass or polyethylene film, wouldn't these be the basic requirements for an agricultural greenhouse?
Yang Mingzhi, who is good at making connections, immediately thought of Lysenko's arrogance. Thinking about it this way, the man's talk of building a ten-hectare greenhouse was by no means an arrogant arrogance. It was not possible to build an all-glass greenhouse before, but it was just because of cost constraints.
Compared with the heavy exterior, the interior of the factory seems quite empty. Yang Mingzhi was originally worried that the area of the factory building was not enough, so he complained that too much area was wasted in the living area, but now he is completely worrying too much.
Why? The simplest reason is that the total number of employees currently employed in Factory 834 is less than 400!
The production staff, who are only in their early 300s, have three factories with an area of nearly 8,000 square meters. The average working area per person is really huge. This brings another situation. The factory can obviously further expand the number of employees and expand production capacity.
First let’s take a look at the equipment that Umov is proud of.
In the marked factory building No. 1, it has been pre-set up as a lathe workshop.
Regarding how many lathes there are, factory director Andreev is more concerned about them than Umov, because they are Andreev's treasures.
Regardless of the performance of these machine tools, the manufacturing cost of each one is very high. After all, they are industrial machines. Not to mention the high cost, production capacity is also a problem for the current Soviet Union. A large number of factories producing military products are in Stalin's
A large number of them were established under the command, which brought about a very urgent need for industrial mother machines.
Due to the huge demand, all factories issue applications, and then the relevant departments selectively ship the goods based on importance.
Today, horizontal lathes, which can produce a wide variety of small arms parts and shell blanks of various calibers, are in the greatest demand. Therefore, Umov personally supervised the procurement, and the lathes purchased were mainly horizontal lathes.
Umov ordered his subordinates to make a list of how many lathes there were in Novosibirsk. Now their total number has exceeded 50,000.
They are the root that supports Novosibirsk as a giant arsenal in the rear!