"However, a twin-cylinder engine is not two single-cylinders bundled together. Just add one plus one. The size also needs to be taken into consideration. If it is too big, the structure of the current tractor will have to be changed. The gain outweighs the loss."

"Furthermore, the domestic situation, farmland, diesel, etc., are more suitable for single-cylinder tractors, and we cannot have unified requirements."

"That would also be troublesome for production!"

Yang Xiaotao expressed his thoughts, and the two were silent for a moment. Finally, Yang Youning said, "Let's try making it first. If it is popular and feasible, we will open another line specifically for export."

“After all, the opportunity to earn foreign exchange is rare!”

Yang Youning smiled, as if he saw a long line of tractors going abroad to spread the name of Hongxing Machinery Factory overseas!

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Okay, put this matter on the agenda when we get back and make a plan."

Liu Huaimin nodded, "Well, I'll report it to the superiors when the time comes!"

Yang Youning laughed, he liked what Yang Xiaotao said, and every time Yang Xiaotao said it, he could do it in the end.

Another worry solved, Liu Huaimin continued.

The whole morning passed in the blink of an eye, and only the cigarette box was left on the desk, and the matter was almost over.

The next step is to divide the tasks.

In this regard, the three of them each have their own tasks and the division of labor is clear.

Just when Old Yang Xiaoyang was about to leave, Liu Huaimin waved his hand, "Don't leave in a hurry, there is one last thing!"

Then I saw Liu Huaimin taking out two wrinkled papers from the folder.

"After the meeting, Mr. Xia asked Director Liu to give it to me before leaving. According to Director Liu, the higher authorities want us to cooperate with the Seventh Machinery Department to form a working group to jointly study alloy steel."

"Huh?" Yang Youning was stunned when Liu Huai said this.

"Alloy steel? That's right!"

"We are a production factory, why should we do research? Shouldn't we contact the Metallurgical Bureau here? Besides, there are various laboratories, so what's the point of contacting us?"

"I don't know, but what Mr. Xia gave me shouldn't be wrong."

Liu Huai was talking, and the two of them looked at Yang Xiaotao again.

"No, don't look at me! When it comes to steelmaking, I'm not as good as a worker in a steelmaking plant! Not to mention alloy steelmaking."

"I really don't understand this matter?"

Yang Xiaotao spread his hands and said that he really wasn't lying this time. Although he had read a lot of books these days, he only stayed on the surface.

Asking him to do any research is simply playing the piano to an ox.

Yang Youning coughed lightly and said, "Xiao Tao, you are a total loser. If you don't take this job, who will take it? If you don't take the lead, who will take the lead? Could it be that you tell Mr. Xia, if we can't do it, go back?"

Yang Xiaotao was speechless. If I really told Mr. Xia that I couldn't do this, I guess the impression would be gone!

"Okay, I think with the cooperation of the comrades in the steel factory, some of them will know something."

"Yes, the comrades in the steel factory are quite good."

"When the working group is formed, we can invite comrades from the steel mill to join us."

Regarding the performance of the steel plant, Yang Youning was still very willing to leave, "Then, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Okay, everything has been arranged, I'm going to the toilet!"

After Yang Youning left the office, Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to stay and asked Liu Huaimin about the joint research.

Liu Huaimin didn't know about this either, so he just asked him to contact him himself.

Before lunch, Yang Xiaotao re-planned what he had to do in the near future.

The daily tasks of the machinery factory are still left to Huang Degong and others, and I only need to grasp the general direction.

Chang Mingjie, their second workshop, is good at replicating the machines at the chemical plant.

Then there is the research and development of the twin-cylinder diesel engine. Give him some time and he can handle this alone.

Of course, people in the R&D department still need to train a lot so that they can stand up in the future.

Finally, there is the alloy working group.

He was the most clueless about this matter.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao dialed the number of the Seventh Machinery Department.

The person who answered the phone was the office secretary of the Seventh Machinery Department, a female secretary.

After Yang Xiaotao explained his identity, the other party quickly called for the office director.

"Hello, Comrade Yang Xiaotao, right? I'm Wang Hua."

"Hello Director Wang, I have received instructions from my superiors to cooperate with you to set up a working group. I would like to ask who your personnel are. If it is convenient, we can meet and finalize the working group.

"

Yang Xiaotao said what he expected, but on the other end of the phone, Director Wang looked confused.

Why hasn't he heard of this?

Just now, the secretary said that the leader of the Red Star Machinery Factory was looking for them. He thought it was the head of the company who asked them to collect supplies.

But now when it comes to talking about working groups and researching alloys, the director has never mentioned it at all!

I quickly recalled in my mind that when the chief came back, he handed me the list and asked me to collect the supplies every month. He didn't say anything else!

Did the chief forget?

Very likely.

"Hello, Director Wang?"

"Ah, oh, Director Yang, it's like this."

Director Wang is also an old man who has followed Mr. Wang. He has experienced many storms and waves, and he quickly thought of ways to deal with them.

"The chief has talked about this matter and attaches great importance to it. Our Fifth Institute has already conducted research in this area. This cooperation with your factory will definitely make further progress..."

Director Wang talked for a while, and then said what Yang Xiaotao wanted to hear, "The chief has asked the relevant departments to mobilize relevant personnel, but the specific information is not yet clear, but the results will be available soon, and the specific arrangements will be sent to you by then.

In hand."

"Oh well!"

Yang Xiaotao replied, "If there is anything you need to communicate with, you can call this number."

"Okay, I will definitely do it."

"That's it for now."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao always felt that the other party was perfunctory.

There is no clear personnel, no clear leader of the guidance group, and even no specific arrangements.

Maybe this is not a perfunctory thing, and it's not taken seriously at all.

"I don't know what the boss above is thinking. However, there is no one who can let the machinery factory do this."

Since the other party doesn't care, why should he worry about it?

Just put it aside and finish the business first.

After dinner, Yang Xiaotao held a meeting in the R&D Department to announce the decision to develop a two-cylinder diesel engine.

For this project, Yang Xiaotao personally led the team, and Zhang Guanyu was responsible for organizing relevant personnel to carry out drawing design.

Others are on standby.

In the middle of the afternoon, Lou Xiaoe sorted out the plan and handed it to Yang Xiaotao, who then showed it to Yang Youning and Liu Huaimin for review.

The two of them had no objections and knew that it would be good to let Yang Xiaotao freely express himself in this regard.

Afterwards, Liu Huaimin took the plan and went to the First Machinery Department.

When he returned home at night, Yang Xiaotao found the blueprint of the 8V-92TA 8-cylinder diesel engine at the bottom of the pressure box from the system.

Yang Xiaotao had already studied most of this thick stack of drawings when he last designed a single-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine.

Now, when it comes to studying two-cylinder engines, he feels it is necessary to take another look.

After all, a two-cylinder diesel engine has more dedicated parts than a single-cylinder engine, and its structure is more complex than a single-cylinder diesel engine.

In terms of design, compared with the simple model of single cylinder, the dual cylinder model is much more complicated.

Study at your desk and work late into the night.

The next day, when Yang Xiaotao came to the machinery factory, Liu Huaimin had already put the plan on his desk.

There is Mr. Xia's signature on it, indicating that this plan has been approved.

If it succeeds in the future, the First Machinery Department will also give certain rewards.

Of course, if other people participate in the project, the above will allocate relevant personnel to assist.

But as for the machinery factory, the people sent down may not be as professional as Yang Xiaotao and others, so we might as well let the machinery factory take care of things themselves.
To be continued...