Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 109: Promoting the Use of Mechanized Plows

"Mechanized plow?" Han Yong frowned. "Director Zhu, please don't keep me in suspense. What kind of mechanized plow do you need to come in person?"

Zhu Changzhi took out the blueprint drawn by Gu Zhan from his briefcase and handed it to Han Yong: "This is the mechanized plow."

Han Yong, the director of the agricultural machinery factory, was extremely knowledgeable about machinery. After reading the blueprint, he looked at Zhu Changzhi excitedly and said, "Yes, absolutely. This blueprint is simply amazing. If this can be built, it will be amazing."

Zhu Changzhi breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as it can be done."

Han Yong then said, "Director, although we can make it, we still need the help of our county foundry for some parts."

Zhu Changzhi thought for a moment and said, "No problem. As long as it can be done, I will coordinate this matter."

"Okay, Director Zhu, don't worry. I'll definitely get the job done for you."

"In that case, thank you, Director Han. When the time comes, please roughly calculate the cost and let me know by phone."

"No problem, Chief Zhu."

After coming out of the farm machinery factory, Zhu Changzhi thought for a moment and told the driver: "Let's go to the county government and see Secretary Tian."

Gu Zhan was a little confused, but after all, the occasion was different and it was not appropriate to ask, so he didn't say much.

Zhu Changzhi was a little surprised that Gu Zhan didn't even ask him why he was looking for Secretary Tian.

But at this moment, even if Gu Zhan didn't say it, he would still have a chat with Gu Zhan.

"Comrade Xiao Gu, I have something I want to discuss with you."

Meeting Zhu Changzhi's smiling eyes, Gu Zhan asked curiously, "Director, what do you say?"

"Xiao Gu, look, your mechanized plow has excellent performance and will be of great use to the agricultural development of our Xia County. Can you share your blueprint so we can make it and distribute it to each production team?"

Gu Zhan looked at Zhu Changzhi with some surprise. He didn't expect that Zhu Changzhi would consider it so comprehensively.

Gu Zhan smiled and said, "Of course you can. This mechanized plow was originally designed to replace oxen and human labor."

"That's great, Xiao Gu, you are really an outstanding talent. Let's go to Secretary Tian to discuss it now. If it is successful, the mechanized plow will be made and provided to your Shanghe Village first." Zhu Changzhi patted Gu Zhan's shoulder and said.

"Thank you for your compliment, Director. Thank you for your consideration."

After the rainstorm in mid-August, the autumn grain yield in the entire Xia County was greatly reduced due to the rainstorm and the continuous rain afterwards. Tian Yun's hair turned white due to worry in the past few days. He kept going to the countryside for investigation and research, but always returned disappointed.

At this moment, when he heard his secretary report that the director of the Agricultural Bureau was coming to see him, he asked his secretary to quickly invite the person in.

Zhu Changzhi brought Gu Zhan into Tian Yun's office. Tian Yun stood up and said to me with a smile, "Director Zhu brought Comrade Gu here. What's the matter? Could it be that Comrade Gu has come to his senses? He wants to come and serve the people of Xia County?"

Zhu Changzhi had also heard that Tian Yun wanted Gu Zhan to work in the government. When he heard Tian Yun bring it up again, Zhu Changzhi quickly took out the drawings from his bag and placed them respectfully in front of Tian Yun.

"Secretary, here is a blueprint for a tractor-driven plow. If we can manufacture this, Xia County's agricultural production capacity will be greatly improved."

"Oh?" Tian Yun became interested and picked up the paper to read it carefully.

After reading it, Tian Yun said in surprise: "Isn't this the mechanized plow used in some places in the south? How did you get the blueprint?"

Zhu Changzhi smiled mysteriously and looked at Gu Zhan. "It was drawn by our young comrade Gu. Secretary, this mechanical plow looks similar to the ones used in some places in the south, but its performance is much better than the same type of mechanical plow used in our country earlier."

Afterwards, Zhu Changzhi explained the areas of optimization that Gu Zhan had made from a professional perspective.

Tian Yun listened carefully, and after Zhu Changzhi finished speaking, Tian Yun was still not satisfied.

Zhu Changzhi took this opportunity to strike while the iron was hot: "Secretary, I just went to the agricultural machinery factory. The director of the agricultural machinery factory, Han Yong, said that our agricultural machinery factory and the foundry can jointly produce this mechanized plow."

At this point, Tian Yun basically knew the purpose of Zhu Changzhi's visit, but he still pretended to be ignorant of the situation: "Oh? The county agricultural machinery factory and foundry are pretty good."

Seeing that Tian Yun didn't continue his words, Zhu Changzhi said stubbornly, "Secretary, what I'm thinking is, since the county agricultural machinery factory and foundry can make it, can we make a batch and distribute it to the communes? As you know, we lost a lot of cattle during the cattle epidemic this year. I'm afraid that this year's productivity won't be able to keep up. Next year..."

Zhu Changzhi didn't finish his words, but Tian Yun also understood what he meant.

He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's put this matter on the agenda for now. You make a budget first, and then we'll have a meeting to discuss it later."

"Oh, okay, Secretary."

Coming out of Tian Yun's office, Zhu Changzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Considering Secretary Tian's emphasis on agriculture, there was an 80% to 90% chance that this matter would succeed.

Sitting in the car, Zhu Changzhi suddenly thought of something: "Xiao Gu, how is the corn harvest from the intercropping method you adopted this year?"

Gu Zhan knew that Zhu Changzhi had been worried about the harvest these days, so he told him about the fresh corn yield he had tested when he harvested corn before.

Zhu Changzhi listened attentively as Gu Zhan explained the data. When he heard that this year's corn harvest was one-third higher than last year's, he looked incredulous: "That much?"

Gu Zhan smiled and said, "Of course, I wouldn't dare lie to you. Also, this doesn't include the yield of intercropped soybeans."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Changzhi said excitedly: "Tomorrow, I will go to Shanghe Village with you to take a good look at your corn harvest."

"Welcome Director Zhu."

In the evening, Zhu Changzhi invited Gu Zhan and Han Yong to dinner at the Xia County state-owned canteen.

While waiting for the meal to be served, Han Yong took the blueprint and quoted the price of each component one by one. In the end, the total price of a mechanized plow was about one hundred yuan.

“What if we do more?”

Han Yong was stunned for a moment: "How much?"

"About one hundred and ten."

Han Yong thought for a moment and said, "Director, if we do more, the cost will go down. I'll go back and ask the workers and give you a figure."

"Okay, no problem. I'll trouble you, Director Han."

Just then, the canteen staff brought the dishes up, and the group chatted while enjoying the meal.