The large fertilizer equipment inspection team ended their inspection in Japan and returned home. Under the promotion of Feng Xiaochen, the Japan Chemical Equipment Association and more than a dozen Japanese fertilizer equipment manufacturing companies reached a preliminary agreement with China, agreeing to transfer all the manufacturing technology of 300,000 tons of synthetic ammonia equipment to China's chemical equipment companies in exchange for China's five large fertilizer equipment orders.

The two sides agreed that China's five sets of large fertilizer equipment will be general contracted by several Japanese companies, and China's chemical equipment companies will be subcontractors to undertake the manufacturing tasks of some of the equipment. In this process, Japan will provide technical guidance, personnel training, etc. to Chinese companies.

The specific details of the cooperation need further negotiations, which is not the task of the inspection team. As for how Chinese companies acquire Japanese technology, there are more issues to be discussed. Given that representatives of chemical equipment companies such as Deng Zongbai were somewhat afraid of this issue, Wang Shicheng decided to bring this issue back to China for research.

Gan Guiwu Zhi started and ended well, sent the Chinese delegation to the airport, and presented each delegation with exquisite gifts to each delegation member. The delegation returned to the country with the "deep affection" of the Japanese people.

"Director Wang told me about your affairs in Japan. He has a high opinion of your performance. I would like to ask me to reward you well."

In the office of the director of the reinstallation office, Luo Xiangfei said to Feng Xiaochen with a smile.

"The reward is waived. I'm also worried that I will be criticized when I come back." Feng Xiaochen replied with a smile.

Luo Xiangfei said: "What's wrong with being a little bit angry? If you want to do things, you have to be a little bit arrogant. Of course, I don't mean that you don't need to consider strategies. Strategies are needed, but more importantly, you are passionate about work and volunteer to face difficulties when you encounter difficulties. At this point, you did not disappoint me."

Feng Xiaochen said: "The responsibility lies. Since I am a representative of the reinstallation, I will naturally have to do the work well, otherwise I will not be ashamed to come back to see you."

The two of them said a few polite words, Luo Xiangfei put away his teasing expression and said seriously: "The big fertilizer matter is really a bit tricky. The users are unwilling to accept domestic equipment and hope to introduce them in full. The manufacturing companies lack the determination to overcome difficulties and only want to rely on national protection to make some easy money. This time, although you forced the Japanese side to agree to transfer relevant technologies, if the measures of the companies that acquire technologies cannot keep up, the result will probably be unsatisfactory."

"That's true." Feng Xiaochen said, "From the situation of Xinyang secondary machine, it is completely different from Qinzhou Heavy Machinery Factory. In Qinzhong, technicians and workers represented by General Manager Xu and General Manager Cui have the determination and courage to catch up with international advanced technology. As long as they are given a chance, they can do things well. As for Xinyang secondary machine, as far as I contacted Director Deng, they just emphasized difficulties and only agreed to undertake some parts with relatively mature domestic technology, and did not dare to touch the hard bones of the five major compressor units."

"The five major compressor units are indeed difficult, and they dare not touch them, and there is a reason for them to make it." Luo Xiangfei said. He was originally a technical official. After serving as the deputy director of the Remote Installation Office, he began to pay attention to the technical issues in various projects, so he had some understanding of the technical difficulties of complete sets of large fertilizer equipment.

Feng Xiaochen said: "No matter how difficult it is, we have to eat it. We are a major agricultural country. It is too passive to not hold fertilizer equipment in our own hands."

"So, what did you think?" Luo Xiangfei asked.

Feng Xiaochen said: "When I was in Japan, I thought about this. I think the technology introduction and digestion and absorption of hot rolling mills has been progressing smoothly so far, and the company is confident enough. This model is worth promoting. The introduction of large fertilizer equipment is different from that of hot rolling mills. First, we have a poor foundation in chemical equipment, and it is difficult to introduce and digestion and absorption; second, several key enterprises are not motivated enough, and we cannot fully rely on their consciousness to complete the localization task. In view of this, we should design another model, such as the large fertilizer model."

"It doesn't matter what the name is, it's okay to call it Feng Xiaochen mode." Luo Xiangfei said half-jokingly, "What's important is what are the characteristics of this mode? Can you tell me?"

Feng Xiaochen smiled and said, "Don't name it by me, it will cause me hatred. My idea is that for large fertilizer equipment, we can adopt a national approach to tackle key issues, and hold a fertilizer equipment battle like the oil battle back then. We must concentrate enterprises within and outside the system, plus universities, research institutes, etc., and make military orders to win the five major compressor units within a few years and break the foreign monopoly."

"Will the term of a major battle seem too outdated?" Luo Xiangfei asked. Nowadays, everyone from the central government to the local government are talking about reforms. Such statements like "a major battle" with obvious political colors are indeed somewhat out of place.

Feng Xiaochen said disapprovingly: "If a model is effective, it cannot be said to be outdated or not. We are backward countries. If we want to compete with developed countries, we must give full play to our institutional advantages, which is the advantage of being able to concentrate our efforts to accomplish major tasks. I see the Japanese's idea. They believe that our companies do not have the ability to digest core technologies, including the five major compressor units, so they dare to agree to transfer technology to us. We should do the opposite, take advantage of their opportunity to transfer technology, and gather the strength of the whole country to digest these technologies, and give them a powerful fightback."

In the history that Feng Xiaochen experienced, China planned to introduce foreign large fertilizer complete sets of equipment manufacturing technology since the early 1980s, and it was not until 2010 that it finally completed the work of technology digestion and absorption and complete localization. The reason is that in addition to the high difficulty of these technologies themselves, the country's investment is insufficient, and each company is fighting and dispersing its strength is also an important factor.

Since the times gave Feng Xiaochen another chance, Feng Xiaochen naturally would not let such a situation happen again. He comprehensively thought about the various obstacles to the research and development of large fertilizer equipment, believing that only by concentrating strength and mobilizing the national system can we overcome difficulties in one fell swoop.

"Is this the big fertilizer model you envision?" Luo Xiangfei said.

Feng Xiaochen said: "I haven't thought it clearly yet, but this is the basic idea."

Luo Xiangfei nodded and said, "I agree with this plan. We need to have different models when dealing with major equipment. Fertilizer equipment is our weak link and the technical difficulty is high. It is a good idea for us to use this national model to overcome this difficulty. So, you go and discuss it with Director Wu, Director Xue and others to see how to do it. I will submit this idea to the leaders of the Economic Commission and ask them to make a decision. If the leaders of the Economic Commission agree to this plan, we should start organizing a general battle. At that time, you have to prepare to be the commander-in-chief of the front enemy, right?"

His last sentence was a bit ridiculous. Feng Xiaochen hurriedly said, "Director Luo is the commander-in-chief of the front enemy. At best, I just serve as a messenger for Director Luo."

After leaving Luo Xiangfei's office, Feng Xiaochen came to Wu Shican's office. After not seeing each other for more than a month, Wu Shican seemed to have lost weight again, but he was very energetic, as if he had a shot of chicken blood every day. On his desk and on the stool next to him, there were piles of large and small piles of information, which almost made the office have nowhere to stay. He now serves two positions, one is the director of the Planning Department of the Reinstallation Office, who is responsible for preparing the planning for the research and development of major equipment, and the other is the deputy leader of the preparation group of the National Industrial Laboratory, who presides over the work of the preparation group. The two things are together, which really makes the old man very tired.

"Xiao Feng is back? How about it, the trip to Japan has gained a lot, right?" Wu Shican was busy, but when he saw Feng Xiaochen come in, he put down what he had at hand. He also stood up and found an unoccupied stool and placed it in front of Feng Xiaochen: "Come on, sit down and talk."

"I didn't disturb Director Wu's work, right?" Feng Xiaochen asked politely.

"No, no." Wu Shican said, and after saying that, he added, "For me, chatting with you Xiao Feng is a good learning process in itself, and this is also part of the work."

"Haha, I'm not that amazing." Feng Xiaochen smiled and said, "Actually, I came here to ask Director Wu for advice, but I was afraid that it would delay Director Wu's work."

Wu Shican said: "If you ask for advice, don't ask for advice, don't be polite to me. Why? Is it a technical problem? Tell me it."

This is the characteristic of scholars. They don’t like to go around in circles in everything. Wu Shican also knows that Feng Xiaochen will not say that he wants to ask him for advice out of thin air. Moreover, generally speaking, the questions that Feng Xiaochen needs to ask for advice from others are also of certain value. He is very willing to listen to these questions.

Feng Xiaochen did not ask a question immediately, but first reported his trip to Wu Shican. Of course, what he introduced was mainly about Japan's chemical equipment manufacturing, including their equipment level, technological frontiers, product composition, etc. Wu Shican was originally a chemical industry and was very interested in this situation. He listened while making records, and occasionally inserted one or two questions to learn more detailed situations from Feng Xiaochen.

"This is the harvest of our trip to Japan. After our efforts, Japanese companies have agreed to transfer the manufacturing technology of 300,000 tons of synthetic ammonia equipment to us." Feng Xiaochen said at the end.

"300,000 tons of synthetic ammonia equipment are very valuable technology." Wu Shican sighed. He changed his tone and said, "But I am worried that our domestic companies do not have enough ability to eat these technologies."
Chapter completed!