Chapter 236 Personnel Reserve

Chapter 236 Personnel Reserve

Chapter 236 Personnel Reserve
"That's all the results I've achieved here. I'm going to return to edible fungi research next month."

Jiang Miao did not force her to study sponge batteries and microbial fuel cells. He nodded and said, "Okay, you can arrange it yourself!"

Shuya smiled and opened the door of the laboratory: "In fact, the potential of sponge batteries and microbial fuel cells can be further explored, but I plan to leave it to other researchers. After all, the follow-up work is not difficult."

"I know."

After passing through the disinfection passage, the two came to the cafeteria in the scientific research area together.

After taking the lunch box, Jiang Miao asked, "Which edible fungus are you going to study next?"

"Alstroemeria, let's get rid of the black truffles that were piled up last year." Shuya scooped a spoonful of sugar-free yogurt: "What about you?"

"We have completed the experiment on rubber grass and are currently doing hybridization and improvement. It is estimated that hybrid rubber grass varieties will be available next year." Jiang Miao took a bite of the pan-fried sockeye salmon and continued:

"The Senzu soybean, a variant of the Senzu soybean, has completed the first generation of hybrid improvement. We will see the harvest in September. If all characteristics meet the standards, we will also start planting next year."

"Fairy silk soybeans? Oh..." Shuya picked up a piece of braised lamb and said, "Is it the soybean variety that uses genetically modified technology to insert silk protein genes and spider silk protein genes?"

"Yes, that's the project. These fairy silk soybeans are all at the Lufeng Experimental Planting Base. Do you want to find someone to make a batch of silk?"

Shuya also became interested when she heard this: "Sure! My cousin is getting married in August and it's not convenient for me to go there, so I can give her some artificial silk!"

"The Lufeng Experimental Planting Base has 3000 mu of silk soybeans. In addition to preserving seeds, we should be able to produce tons of soybeans. With so many soybeans, we can produce millions of square meters of artificial silk."

"But is there enough time?"

"It's still in time. Some time ago, our company acquired the Wansheng Knitting Factory in the urban area. Recently, we introduced a large number of silk production equipment and built an artificial silk experimental workshop."

"We have nothing to do this afternoon, so let's go over and take a look!" Shuya suggested.

"Okay!"

The two of them really haven't had any rest recently. There is nothing to do these few days, so they can inspect the industries in the city and take the opportunity to rest for a few days.

After lunch, Jiang Miao explained some things and then he and Shuya secretly went to Wansheng Knitting Factory on Tengfei Road in the city.

Although it was acquired, Jiang Miao did not change the name of the factory and retained the original name.

The arrival of the two people made the factory manager Huang Guangye and the technical director Meng Feng busy and flustered.

Jiang Miao shook his head directly: "Okay, why are you so nervous? I'll just check the progress. Let the workers continue with their original work."

"Boss, Madam Boss, what do you want to see? I'll lead the way right away." Huang Guangye's forehead was covered with sweat. It was obvious that the recent killing of chickens to scare monkeys within the company had made them all feel terrified.

"Let's take a look at the extraction of silk protein first!"

"Okay, boss, boss lady, this way please."

Under the leadership of Huang Guangye and Meng Feng, they came to the experimental workshop that had just been renovated last month.

After putting on protective clothing, everyone entered the workshop.

The facilities inside the workshop are very simple.

The first step is to crush the silk soybeans, but the degree of crushing is very particular. It cannot be crushed, but can only be crushed to a certain degree to break the wall, otherwise the silk protein structure inside the soybeans will be destroyed.

Next, physical pressing is carried out to squeeze out the soybean oil, and then chemical refining is continued to extract the remaining oil in the soybean meal.

The next step is to use enzymes such as amylase to hydrolyze and separate the starch, cellulose and hemicellulose in the soybean meal.

The remaining bean dregs are silk protein with a purity of about 98%.

But this is not the end yet, because the silk protein still needs to be modified by calcium peroxide solution.

Finally, after washing and drying, it becomes the raw material for spinning.

Enter the spinning workshop.

This process is very similar to the traditional silk reeling and cocooning industry.

Meng Feng introduced these processes to Jiang Miao and his wife in a torrent of words: "Boss, after various experiments on these bean threads, we have now figured out a relatively complete processing process."

Jiang Miao nodded slightly.

He knew very well that laboratory and industrialization were two different things.

For example, the force used to crush soybeans, the intensity of pressing, the types of chemical reagents used to chemically extract soybean oil, the types of enzymes used in enzymatic hydrolysis reactions, the concentration of calcium peroxide solutions, and the temperatures of various solutions, all these details require experiments to be conducted in the laboratory workshop.

After all, the production process of bean silk is brand new, and we cannot copy the process of silk and soy protein rayon, so we can only use it as a reference.

Looking at the trial production spindles in the spinning workshop, Meng Feng introduced: "Many of these spindles are failures, only these dozen or so can be used."

"Have you tested the performance of these successful yarns?" "Yes, we have. We conduct detailed tests on each yarn produced in the experiment. The performance of these three spindles of yarn is almost 3% similar to that of natural silk."

"What about allergies?"

"We hired five people who were allergic to silk, rayon, and chemical fibers to varying degrees, and had them come into contact with our bean silk. We found that people who were allergic to silk would also be allergic to bean silk, but people who were allergic to rayon and chemical fibers would not be allergic to bean silk."

Meng Feng continued, "In addition, five allergy testers did not react to the spider silk we extracted in small quantities. However, after we expanded the test scope to all 136 employees in the factory, one employee had a mild allergic reaction to the spider silk."

Jiang Miao was very clear about this.

Everyone's allergic reaction is different.

But in general, the people who are allergic to bean silk should be similar to those who are allergic to silk and spider silk, and overall it is much better than other artificial silk and chemical fibers.

Shuya asked about the silk: "Director Meng, do you have any woven cloth?"

"Yes, boss and boss lady, the silk is in the next workshop."

Come to the weaving workshop.

Dozens of bolts of silk have been produced here.

Shuya picked up one of the pieces of cloth and asked, "Can all of these pieces of cloth be used to make clothes?"

Meng Feng shook his head: "More than half of them are failed experiments. Only this part can be used. However, the process has not been officially determined yet. We are still continuing to improve and adjust the process."

Jiang Miao asked: "If we want to produce natural silk similar to the one on the market, how long will it take?"

Meng Feng thought for a while and said, "It may take about a month before the silk processing technology can be barely usable. Now the efficiency is not very high. The subsequent spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing technology can completely learn from the silk technology."

Jiang Miao nodded: "Okay, it doesn't matter if the efficiency is a little lower. Anyway, this year is experimental production. But you need to produce a batch of cloth in July. I plan to make a batch of clothes and bedding."

"Boss, how much fabric do you need?"

"It will be enough fabric to make clothes and bedding for several thousand people. I plan to distribute a batch to all employees as Mid-Autumn Festival gifts." Jiang Miao did not say that he wanted to make clothes for cousin Shuya.

After all, it would be too extravagant to set up a special production line to make a few sets of clothes. It would be better to produce in small batches and give them to all employees as holiday gifts, and then include the clothes and bedding for cousin Shuya in this batch of production tasks.

It's just the right time to resume the production of this knitting factory.

After all, this factory has been shut down for nearly ten years, and many old workers have found other jobs. If the production scale of silk clothing and bedding is to be expanded in the future, enough skilled workers must be employed.

Although many knitting factories have adopted automated production, automated production can only be used for currency and cannot provide individual customization.

Hailufeng Company will definitely become a high-end clothing brand in the future, and high-end customized clothing requires a large number of highly skilled tailors.

Huang Guangye quickly promoted it to his hometown: "Boss, if the company wants to set up a high-end clothing factory, I suggest going to Zhejiang Province to acquire a knitting factory. Many knitting factories there have closed down in recent years, and the local area has accumulated a large number of skilled workers in knitting factories."

Jiang Miao was not disgusted by Huang Guangye's behavior: "Well, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are the hometowns of silk, and they do have a large number of skilled workers, and there are also many intangible cultural heritage crafts, which can be considered to be absorbed into our luxury brands."

Although Jiang Miao did not object to Huang Guangye bringing business to his hometown, he would not leave the matter to him. After all, this kind of thing was not suitable for a local to do.

Hailufeng Company is currently implementing remote appointments, and is also further improving management systems, such as the avoidance system.

This avoidance system stipulates that company executives cannot be responsible for the business of their hometown. Except for the founder Jiang Miao, other executives cannot be responsible for the business of their hometown.

"I'll talk to Haibo later and ask him to send someone to eastern Zhejiang to investigate."

Shuya mentioned another matter: "Director Huang, could you please give me some fabric that can be tested for allergies? I need to test it."

"No problem, Madam Boss." Huang Guangye quickly asked his assistant to prepare fabric samples for allergy testing.

"Thank you for your help." Shuya smiled and nodded.

Huang Guangye, who was somewhat flattered, quickly waved his hands and said, "You're welcome. This is all part of our job."

"You continue to improve the technology. I guess you will be very busy next year," Jiang Miao reminded.

Hearing this, Huang Guangye immediately reacted: "Next year? Will Xiansi soybeans be planted on a large scale next year?"

"Well, not only do we need to perfect the process, we also need to prepare personnel in advance, especially technical and management personnel. Write a report to the Human Resources Department as soon as possible and ask them to expand the staff size of the knitting factory to 500 by the end of the year."

Huang Guangye was like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, I will definitely implement it as soon as possible."

"In addition, we must make all preparations to expand production."

"Okay, boss."

(End of this chapter)