The north wind is blowing, and now it happens to be the coldest season of the year. At this time, transportation on the entire grassland is quite inconvenient. Herdsmen usually lock up their sheep.
Spend the whole winter relying on the prepared pasture.
In urban areas, many people are accustomed to staying at home. At this time, collective heating is still rare. Most families can only rely on burning firewood or wood for heating.
There is a lot of cow dung, and naturally you can burn cow dung for the winter. However, a few families can already buy some coal for burning.
The weather is freezing and not suitable for people to move around. However, in an old factory like the No. 1 Machinery Factory, work is still going on normally. In the factory, cylindrical heat sinks radiate the heat of the heater, making the entire workshop
It seemed warm inside.
As for the foundry, it should be considered the warmest. They need to melt the steel ingots transported and then cast them into the required shape. Therefore, the foundry can be quite warm even without heating.
Of course, this premise is under normal operating conditions. As for now, there are very few orders in the first branch factory, so the furnace is only opened almost once a month.
Of course, there is still other work to be done before starting work. For example, sand molds for casting need to be continuously manufactured.
The molten iron melts and flows into the sand mold. After cooling, it becomes the required shape. If you are casting an iron pot or something, this sand mold can be used repeatedly. Anyway, there are two inner and outer parts, just open them.
However, the engine cylinder has a special shape and is very complex both inside and outside. After casting this kind of sand mold, the cylinder can only be taken out by breaking the sand mold. Therefore, the sand mold will be scrapped after one use.
, to continuously cast the cylinder, the same number of sand molds are needed.
Therefore, half of the open space in the foundry workshop is used for making sand molds.
At this time, the workshop was empty, with only a dozen people.
"Hey, have you heard? This morning, the military representative came over and said that the engines we manufactured were not up to standard. He threatened us and said that the first branch factory will be closed down in the future. If this is closed, we will be in big trouble.
"Yeah." said a young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He has only been in the factory for three to five years, so he is considered relatively young.
"Sun Yingjie, don't worry so much." Kong Lao'er, an older master on the side, said, "If the factory closes, we won't have to go to the hospital to get certificates all the time. We won't be able to use them anymore."
, how nice it is to get money for free!”
Kong Laoer is his real name. There are no educated people in his family, so the naming is simpler. The eldest son Kong Laoda and the second son Kong Laoer are simple and clear.
"Master Kong, it is said that we will be sent to the border, and maybe we will go to the battlefield." Sun Yingjie said.
"Hmph, it's all nonsense. It's all just to scare people. Besides, even if we really want to go there, the worst case is that it's a medical record. If we are sick, who will let us go?" Kong Laoer said very easily: "In these years,
I’ve finally seen through it, this is how you eat from the big pot, no one is doing any work anyway, they all get paid the same, huh.”
There is a problem with the engine. Who among you doesn't know it? Needless to say, behind them, a dozen sand molds have been made. However, they are all crudely made and no one is paying attention. After all, there are even people who are looking forward to it.
No one wants an engine in the first branch factory, so there is nothing to do.
After finishing speaking, Kong Laoer took a look at the workshop. Today was Friday, the day with the most people asking for leave. There were only a few people left in the workshop. However, when he looked around, he still found that there were still people on the sand mold side.
Working.
Making sand molds is similar to that of pottery. You add water and other raw materials to the sand, stir it up, and turn it into a mud-like substance, which is then processed into specific shapes. When processing these shapes, there are special molds.
So, it's not difficult to do.
However, the old master here now does not use the finished mold at all, but plays with it casually by himself. His hands are covered with sand and he looks very excited.
"Master Wu, what are you doing?" Sun Yingjie and others gathered around the old master Wu Ruihua and watched him fiddling with it. What he made in his hand seemed to be a cylindrical shape, thick at the bottom and thin at the top.
At half a meter high, it looks very strange.
"This seems to be a stove?" Kong Laoer asked Uruihua.
"Yeah, it's just a stove. It can burn wood or coal. It's perfect for heating in winter." Uruihua worked very attentively: "Every time we finish casting, there is always a surplus of molten steel, and this molten steel is wasted.
It’s a pity, it’s better to use some waste.”
Kong Laoer's eyes rolled: "Yes, why didn't we think of it? Master Wu, your idea is really wonderful. Hey, Xiao Sun, and a few of you, come on, let's all come together and follow Master Wu's instructions."
We also do some crafts."
ah?
The other people were stunned. We came to the workshop with the intention of working as foreign workers. Only the leaders were allowed to spend the day with a cup of tea and a newspaper. We workers in the workshop could also sit down and chat and play cards. Now, why do we suddenly do this?
Already?
Kong Laoer, what does this mean?
Wu Ruihua could only shake his head helplessly. He did this because he just felt that since he came to work, he had to do something. He couldn't sit still. This furnace was built just to use the excess molten steel, but he never thought about it.
Go out and sell for money.
"The next time we open the furnace, let's melt an extra steel ingot so that we can cast more furnaces." Kong Laoer said, "It's almost the New Year, and we have to think of a way to get something to celebrate the New Year."
Upon hearing this, Sun Yingjie immediately understood.
Nowadays, there are not many people who can burn coal to keep warm. If you are in the countryside, you can burn firewood to heat the kang, and you will have to keep the hot kang head all winter long. But in the city, there are not many people who burn the kang.
, those who eat more public food will have a slightly better life. In some places without heating, they will burn their own coal.
Coal stoves are very useful, not just for heating. You can use them for cooking and other things throughout the winter. A coal stove cannot be used for a lifetime. There are always some coal stoves that will break down when they are burning, especially
Now, as the new year is approaching, there will still be this demand.
The coal stoves in the supply and marketing cooperatives are expensive, so they can cast a batch of them themselves and sell them at half the price, which is also a good time to spend some money during the New Year.
"But, is this okay? We can't take out the things in the factory, right? Even if we take them out, where can we sell them?" Sun Yingjie was still a little worried.
Besides, this is speculation, aren't you afraid?
"What are you afraid of? It's freezing cold, you can't even go out to the gate, and it gets dark early. Just hang it on your bicycle and go out. Have you never been to the black market? Eggs and other things, what is not sold in the black market?" Mr. Kong
Er said: "It doesn't matter, just go aside. If you want to do something, come over and join us."
Just as a few people were talking to each other, the door to the workshop was quietly pushed open, and two young men, wearing the same work clothes of the No. 1 Machinery Factory, walked in.
"Brother Zhenhua, their workshop is really deserted." Wang Erzhu said in a low voice.
"I told you, don't call me Brother Zhenhua. Let's find out in advance. We can't let them know our true identity. How come you forgot what you just said?"