Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 105 New Workshop, Certificate (Subscription Request)

The next morning, Zhou Fengnian was woken up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Zhou Yan, who was half naked and getting dressed and getting ready to get up.

'It can be considered as marriage.'

Zhou Fengnian took out his watch and looked at the time. It was seven twenty, more than half an hour later than when he usually woke up naturally.

I used up a lot of energy last night and I am indeed a little tired.

"Why did you get up so early? Why don't you rest for a while?"

They live close now, and it only takes a few minutes to ride a bike to the machinery factory, so it doesn't matter if they leave home at ten minutes past eight.

Workshop workers start work at 8 o'clock, but those who work in offices can also start work at 8:30, as no one will check on them if they are half an hour late.

"We still have to prepare breakfast. You go to sleep first. I'll go boil some water and wipe you down later."

After Zhou Yan finished speaking, she rolled her eyes at Zhou Fengnian. After such a long time last night, she couldn't go to the bathhouse to take a shower in the morning and could only wash herself in the house.

"Then I won't sleep either. I'll go out and buy breakfast."

Zhou Fengnian no longer stayed in bed. There was a strong smell on the bedding, so he had to change the bedding tonight.

After getting dressed, Zhou Fengnian took the money and went to the breakfast stall to buy six fried dough sticks and three bowls of soy milk. When he came back, he called his fourth sister Zhou Chunhua to have breakfast.

At this time, Zhou Yan had already washed herself and was changing her bed, and she also prepared hot water for him.

By the time Zhou Fengnian changed his clothes, his wife and sister had already started eating and were chatting and laughing about things at the factory.

Zhou Fengnian also sat down and started eating, and he finished the breakfast very quickly.

The fourth sister Zhou Chunhua left home early because she was going to work with her eldest brother and his wife.

Zhou Fengnian dragged Zhou Yan to the machinery factory and arrived at the factory in a few minutes.

Now their relationship has broken through. When Zhou Fengnian parked his bicycle, Zhou Yan came forward to help him straighten his collar.

The only thing the two needed to become husband and wife was a marriage certificate. Zhou Fengnian went to get the certificate in the morning, and then went to the street office after work in the afternoon to register for marriage.

Yesterday Zhou Yan said she wanted to stay at Zhou Fengnian's place for one night, and Zhou Xiangde and his wife did not object.

The parents of both parties have met and had a wedding banquet in advance. Although the formal ceremony has not yet taken place, everything else has been decided, except for registering the marriage.

It makes no difference whether you go early or late.

The factory closes at 4 o'clock, but the street office does not, so there is still enough time.

After arriving at the technical department, the other people in the department now look at Zhou Fengnian differently.

There is no more casualness than before, but more respect.

"Section Chief."

"Chief Zhou, you're here."

"Good morning, Chief."

Zhou Fengnian nodded and responded in turn: "Good morning, have some wedding candy. I will go to get the marriage certificate today. All the workers should share in the good luck."

After saying that, he took out the wedding candies and distributed them to everyone. It was a mixture of milk candies, fruit candies and crispy candies. If Zhou Fengnian only bought milk candies, he wouldn't have that many tickets.

The colleagues in the technical department who received the wedding candy offered their blessings again, but female comrades such as Song Qian and Qian Qian felt a little unwilling.

After handing out the wedding candies, Zhou Fengnian clapped his hands and signaled to everyone in the room. When they all looked at him, he spoke

"I took a leave of absence yesterday for personal reasons and was unable to arrange the tasks. I will arrange the tasks for the technical department before we start working."

"Duan Weibing, Zhao Yucheng, the two of you continue to be responsible for machine maintenance, parts inspection, and assembly guidance in the machine tool workshop. If you have any questions, feel free to come to me."

"Song Qian, Zhao Qianqian, you are responsible for the data inspection of the machine tool workshop and the comparison of incoming and outgoing warehouses. There cannot be any mistakes. The data must be checked twice every day."

"Liu Ganming, Chen Hao, you are responsible for the maintenance of the factory workshop."

Basically, you do what you did before, but from now on you will be responsible for him alone.

Zhou Fengnian also emphasized that the tasks completed every day must be checked and signed only after they are confirmed to be correct, otherwise individuals may be held accountable.

After announcing the matter, Zhou Fengnian asked his men to go about their business, while he called Zhao Yucheng and Duan Weibing to rush to the workshop.

At this time, the sound of machines in the workshop had already begun, and the workers were working at their workstations.

Zhou Fengnian came to the workshop and first took the two of them on an inspection.

He checked all the production tasks that were completed yesterday when he was not here, and then arranged new production tasks.

For some tedious matters that required careful inspection, Zhou Fengnian asked Zhao Yucheng and Duan Weibing to handle them.

These two people are steady and responsible in their work. They will do whatever they are told to do. Even if they are told to check three times, they will never check twice. They make people feel at ease when they are doing things.

Zhou Fengnian felt relieved when he gave the task of inspecting the workshop to the two of them. However, he would still check it again in the end, but it would save him a lot of work.

Zhou Fengnian’s most important task now is to research and develop machine tools. The surveillance task will waste a lot of his time, so he must let his subordinates complete it for him.

If only Luo Cheng were still there, he would feel at ease as long as he could work with Luo Cheng.

Now that all the responsibility falls on Zhou Fengnian's shoulders, he becomes a little distracted.

After a while, Zhou Fengnian had just returned to the technical department's office and was about to draw a blueprint when someone from the factory office suddenly came to him and informed him that a factory leadership meeting was going to be held.

It happens once a month, and today is its turn this month.

Zhou Fengnian didn't want to go at first, but suddenly remembered that he still needed a machine tool workshop, so he packed up his things and walked towards the meeting room.

By the time we arrived at the meeting room, almost everyone else was there.

Zhou Fengnian naturally sat next to Deputy Director Gao. Apart from the director, secretary and two deputy directors, he had the highest status in the factory.

The head of the technical department cannot be ranked so high, but an eighth-level engineer definitely has this status.

"Comrades, according to past practice, let's summarize the tasks of each department."

After Director Li announced the start of the meeting, each department began to speak, as did each workshop.

Now the factory director Li Zhengyang is approaching retirement. He is already quite old, so he should be promoted one level before retirement and then gradually retreat to the second line.

He also knew that he would not be able to work in the machinery factory for long, so he often delegated power; Li Zhengyang himself was a little surprised that he had such a contribution before retiring.

Being too involved makes one appear petty. As long as nothing goes wrong, Director Li rarely interferes in matters below him.

One department spoke after another, and soon it was the Technical Department's turn.

Zhou Fengnian took out the draft plan he had prepared long ago and said, "At present, the maintenance tasks and parts production guidance received by the Technical Department have all been completed.

The output of the machine tool workshop is also increasing steadily. It is expected that eleven machine tools can be produced in the next three months. However, if it is faster, the cooperation of the Sixth Institute will be needed. "

Upon hearing the production task for the machine tools, Deputy Director Gao and Director Li nodded with satisfaction. They had already received the order from the First Ministry of Machine Building.

All machine tool manufacturing in the near future will be arranged by Zhou Fengnian.

The Russians were exchanging machine tools for technology. Zhou Fengnian was the only one in the entire machinery factory who knew the details. Director Li and Deputy Director Gao only knew the general idea. The Russians wanted fifteen machine tools at once. In the next four months, all the machine tools produced in the machine tool workshop would be shipped to the Russians.

As for what he got in exchange, Zhou Fengnian didn’t know, but it should be a profit.

Zhou Fengnian estimated the price of the machine tool. It is certainly not as high as the price that the Japanese sold to the Russians in the 1980s, but it is definitely not cheap.

Half a million dollars apiece.

Because they are small and medium-sized machine tools, even if the technology is advanced, it is impossible to charge the price of large machine tools. This is still their quotation, and the Russians will definitely kill them.

Zhou Fengnian didn’t know what happened next, but it was unlikely that the country would suffer a loss. At worst, he could just not sell it, as other parts of the country needed such high-precision machine tools anyway.

“.In addition to the production tasks, the space in the machine tool workshop is also a bit small, so I hope the factory can build another machine tool workshop of the same area.

This machine tool workshop is very important. It is used to produce large, high-precision machine tools, which will be used by the end of the year at the latest."

After hearing the request made by Zhou Fengnian, Director Li, Deputy Director Gao and other leaders fell silent.

The reason is that there is no space in the factory.

The last piece of vacant land has been used to build the current machine tool workshop, and the place that was originally planned to be built as a warehouse is also being used.

Need another workshop? Choose to build it outside the factory?

The head of the ministry must have called and scolded him directly; such a confidential matter was not even assured inside the factory, and they built it outside the factory! ?
Director Li asked, "Mr. Zhou, what kind of parts do large high-precision machine tools produce?"

"A lot. They can be used in airplanes, ships, tanks, etc. They are mainly used to produce parts for the military industry."

Zhou Fengnian said: "But I don't have time right now. This plan will not be launched until the end of the year, so there is still plenty of time."

"In that case, Director, why don't we close one of the workshops and merge it into the machine tool workshop?"

Deputy Director Gao quickly made a decision to support Zhou Fengnian: "Divide the production tasks. Isn't the tenth workshop close to the machine tool workshop?"

The director of the tenth workshop's face changed when he heard what Deputy Director Gao said. Damn, are they going to be laid off?

The worker is definitely fine, at worst he can just move to another workshop, but what should he do as the workshop director?
The machine tool workshop is under the jurisdiction of the Technical Department, but there is no workshop director there. Other workshops all have directors, so wouldn't he become a "wandering ghost"?

"Deputy Director Gao, the tenth workshop is also responsible for the factory's production tasks."

"There are different levels of missions. If there is an order from the higher-ups, not only the 10th workshop, but even the entire machinery factory must cooperate. Do you understand, Director Yuan?"

Deputy Director Gao interrupted and said that he was in charge of the technical department and was considered half of Zhou Fengnian's leader, so it was natural for him to speak for the technical department at this time.

Moreover, the machine tool assignment is an order issued by the ministry. Not to mention a workshop director, even the factory director cannot violate it.

"Since Engineer Zhou said it's needed by the end of the year, then Workshop 10 must complete the transfer task before mid-November."

Director Li made the decision very quickly, without any hesitation in this regard.

"Engineer Zhou, just like last time, please send a report to the Technical Department on what the new machine tool workshop needs."

Zhou Fengnian nodded and said, "No problem, Director."

Director Yuan from the Tenth Workshop was immediately discouraged upon hearing this. Although he knew that the factory would definitely have arrangements for him, the good positions were already taken.

It can only be backward compatible or factory adjusted.
After the technical section, the meeting ended quickly and the people in the room slowly left.

Today, leaders and cadres of all levels in the factory have realized the technical department’s voice.

As soon as he opened his mouth, a production workshop was about to be taken away, and the tenth workshop couldn't even resist. The director and deputy director both agreed, and the secretary remained silent, and the matter was directly decided.

In the future, the technical department may be the most untouchable department in the factory, and the young man Zhou Fengnian may be even more untouchable than the factory director.

After all, the factory director is a good guy!
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"Deputy Director Gao, wait a moment."

After the meeting was over, Zhou Fengnian quickly caught up with Deputy Director Gao, and after getting close to him, he whispered, "Director, please give me a marriage certificate. Zhou Yan and I will go get the certificate after work."

"Getting married? Congratulations, Mr. Zhou."

Deputy Director Gao smiled and said, "Come with me to the office."

After arriving at the office, Deputy Director Gao took out a piece of paper, wrote a certificate, and then stamped it with the factory seal.

"Is there anything missing from marriage?"

"That's enough. Director, I still have a lot of tickets that you gave me last time. Now I have everything I need."

The salary is 115 yuan, the subsidy is 15 yuan, and there are various welfare coupons.

Zhou Fengnian's treatment is now the same as that of Gao Zhiyuan, the 14th-level deputy factory director.

"Then I'll go back first, Director, and have some wedding candy."

Zhou Fengnian put down the wedding candy, picked up the certificate and left happily.

After leaving Deputy Director Gao’s office, Zhou Fengnian went to the offices of Bai Yujie, Li Zhengyang and others to distribute wedding candies.

But he gave out candies just as a side job, and secondly, he wanted to exchange them for some industrial vouchers.

Zhou Fengnian had used a lot of his industrial coupons before, and now he only had eight left. He was still twelve short of enough to buy a ladies' bicycle.

After he distributed the wedding candies and said a few nice words, everyone he visited helped him change them.

It shouldn’t be said that it was exchanged. Bai Yujie and Li Zhengyang gave it to him directly without confiscating his ticket.

During the lunch break, Zhou Yan waited for Zhou Fengnian at the old place and waved happily, "Fengnian."

Zhou Fengnian walked over with a smile, and then the two of them walked towards the cafeteria together.

"Have you prepared your certificate? I have already prepared it."

Zhou Yan said with a smile on her pretty face: "Today, I also distributed wedding candies to colleagues and leaders in the Propaganda Department. Now they all know that we are married."

"What a coincidence. I also distributed some, but when I was distributing candy to my boss, I collected these by the way."

Zhou Fengnian took out the industrial voucher and showed it to me, then continued, "After you get the certificate, go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a women's bicycle, then buy some things and go to your house."

"Fengnian, you are so nice."

Zhou Yan said a little excitedly, if this wasn't in the factory, she would have been so excited that she wanted to hug Zhou Fengnian.

"But you don't have to buy anything if you come to my house."

"Forget it, let's just buy it. My father-in-law just needs this bit of face. Just give him enough in front of the neighbors. He doesn't need this bit of money."

The couple earn more than 160 yuan a month, which they can never spend.

No matter how much he disliked Lu Honghui and Zhou Kai and Zhou Hao, he had to tell Zhou Xiangde about getting the marriage certificate.

Moreover, Zhou Yan had some clothes left at home, so she had to pack them up and take them over.

From today on, Zhou Yan will live with him. Having his wife warm the bed at night is much more comfortable than sleeping alone.

(End of this chapter)