Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 109 A misunderstanding, important people from the Ministry of Light Industry (Subscription Request)

"Director, this is Comrade Zhou Fengnian, an eighth-level engineer from the machinery factory. He felt that he was being followed, so he came to our office to report the case!"

After the guard brought Zhou Fengnian to the police station, he immediately reported the incident to the director and then continued
"I will go back and continue observing. If I find anyone suspicious, I will report to you immediately."

"Okay, Sanlin, be careful and shoot at any time if you encounter any danger."

The police station chief said decisively that he knew the importance of a level eight engineer, and if someone really was following such a person, it was most likely an enemy spy.

After the guard left, the police station chief checked Zhou Fengnian's ID, then asked solemnly, "Mr. Zhou, when did you find out someone was following you? Can you tell me where you went today?"

"My whereabouts are fine. I went out this morning and bought breakfast at a fork in Nanluoguxiang. After I went home and ate, I went to meet a friend near Chaoyangmen.
I found someone following me when I came out of the library. I felt that person was always looking at me, so I rode my bike fast to test him. I found that he was really following me, so I rushed to the police station immediately.

Zhou Fengnian recounted his whereabouts today in detail. The police station chief nodded as he listened, and someone nearby took down details.

After asking clearly, the police station chief immediately said: "Mr. Zhou, please stay here for a while. I will let someone notify the security department of your factory and investigate the surrounding area.
As for the person you mentioned, we will arrest him immediately after we find him!"

Eighty percent of those who followed the engineers were enemy spies, and the remaining 20% ​​were ungrateful bandits.

After all, Zhou Fengnian also rides a bicycle and wears a watch, so it is possible that some blind Buddhist is staring at Zhou Fengnian.

But no matter who it is, their police station must ensure Zhou Fengnian's safety.

After temporarily settling Zhou Fengnian in the police station, the director immediately called a few people and went out from the back to see if the man had caught up with them.

After the others left, Zhou Fengnian felt a little relieved. Before that, he was just an ordinary technician in the old city.

Except when I was leaving town and going home, I had never thought about the possibility of encountering such a thing. Today I gave him a reminder.

While Zhou Fengnian was thinking, someone from the police station brought him a glass of water. Zhou Fengnian thanked them and took two sips.

After waiting for about forty to fifty minutes, the chief of the police station came back, accompanied by Yu Zhengguo from the machinery factory's security department.

Zhou Fengnian stood up and said in surprise: "Chief Yu? Why are you here too?"

"Mr. Zhou, I found the person who followed you. It was just a misunderstanding."

Liu Dongjie, the head of the police station, explained: "We just went around and caught the guy outside. However, he came to protect you, but he didn't tell you."

Yu Zhengguo on the side also nodded and said, "That person is a security guard, just sent by the ministry to protect you. He is outside. We have just checked his identity, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Fengnian looked helpless: "Why didn't the ministry tell me about this? Is he okay?"

"He's fine. We didn't shoot. We just pinned him down from three directions."

Director Liu was also somewhat relieved: "Fortunately, the boy did not resist, otherwise he would have been shot to death, and there would have been a huge misunderstanding."

Yu Zhengguo said: "Let your leader talk to you about this. You can call now."

"Come to my place. I can call you."

After Director Liu finished speaking, he took Zhou Fengnian and Yu Zhengguo to his office, then made a phone call and waited for a while before calling Li Hetong of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

After the call was connected, Director Liu handed the phone to Zhou Fengnian, who took it and said
"lead?"

Li Hetong's voice came from the phone: "Fengnian, I'm so sorry. I was originally sent to protect you, but I didn't expect a misunderstanding to scare you."

Zhou Fengnian said: "It's nothing, leader, but why didn't you tell me about this?"

"Sending guards around you is equivalent to telling the spies in a big way that there is something wrong with you. After the news was leaked from the Northeast, we also checked the machinery factory and other places, but found nothing.

We don't know if there are people lurking in Sijiu City, and we're afraid you'll be scared if we tell you, so we decided to secretly send someone to protect you for a while, but we didn't expect you to find out."

"So that's how it is. If it's a misunderstanding, then just clear it up."

Zhou Fengnian said that he was protecting him anyway and was just worried for a moment.

"Your life trajectory is very simple. Apart from the factory and home, it is Hongjia Village. You don't look for friends or libraries. That's why we only sent one person.
But he can call for support at any time. I will notify you after a while when I am sure no one is watching you."

"It's okay, it's okay. I also want to thank the people who protected me. Thank you, leader."

Zhou Fengnian said: "Since it is just a misunderstanding, I don't have to worry about it."

"Okay, then get busy."

After explaining the misunderstanding, Zhou Fengnian hung up the phone and turned to Zhengguo and Liu Dongjie.

"I'm sorry, Director Liu, Section Chief Yu, this is a misunderstanding. Is the comrade who protected me okay?"

Director Liu said, "It's okay. We pressed it down directly. There's not even a scratch. Engineer Zhou, this is nothing. If you encounter it again, just come to us."

"Yes, Mr. Zhou, the factory also has three security teams patrolling on weekends. If you live close to the factory, you can come anytime."

Section Chief Yu also said that Zhou Fengnian was the treasure of their factory after all, so the security department must protect him well.

The security department that patrols on weekends are equipped with submachine guns, so they can just shoot when they encounter the enemy.

"Thank you both, I'm sorry to bother you this time."

Zhou Fengnian wanted to hand over two cigarettes, but when he felt his pocket he realized that he had already used up all his cigarettes.

I don’t usually smoke, and I only bring a box when I ask someone for help, so now I can only say thank you.

After leaving the police station, Zhou Fengnian rode his bike home.

I didn't expect that he is so important now, and there are people protecting him secretly. Zhou Fengnian feels that if he is researching and manufacturing large-scale high-precision machine tools, the people who protect him will probably come out in the open.

And the number will increase.

Large, high-precision machine tools can produce and process parts needed for airplanes, submarines, missiles, satellites, etc.

However, it may take until next year or two to produce this kind of machine tool; but even by 1965, as long as it can be produced, it will still be world-class.

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on Monday.

When it was time to start work, Bai Kang arranged the factory's affairs and then told the factory director about the portable tape recorder.

However, the factory director could not make the decision on such matters, and he was not young anymore. He knew that he could not compete with Bai Kang for anything, and he might be transferred after one or two years of stability.

As the factory director, he has no responsibility for production matters and is mainly responsible for logistics and other matters. It's like he has swapped places with the deputy factory director Bai Kang.

But even so, Bai Kang had to report to the leaders of the Ministry of Light Industry and also bring the factory director with him.

This indicated that the factory leadership team had unanimously agreed to this, and the factory had decided to do so, and the rest was up to the ministry. After the two arrived at the First Light Industry Ministry, they went directly to the minister.

Then Bai Kang reported on two things: the portable recorder and the tape.

At first, the ministries and commissions nodded quickly after listening, thinking that Bai Kang was really a talent. When they asked him to solve the problem, he actually came up with an idea.

The portable audio recorder is a good electrical appliance that combines the functions of a recorder and a player, and is much smaller.
Very interesting!

However, when he later heard that Bai Kang needed cooperation from so many departments and that the Institute of Electronics was also required to study the process manufacturing line, the Minister of the Ministry of Light Industry was immediately furious.

"Deputy Director Bai, you want all the departments including chemical engineering, machinery and research institute. You are gathering everyone's strength to build a big factory for our Ministry of Light Industry."

The leader of the Ministry of Light Industry shook his head and said that he naturally wanted to call on so many people to help them build a factory, but he didn't have that much face.

Calling one or two people might save face, but with so many departments, it would cost a lot of favors and materials.
"Deputy Director Bai, what if the production line for making portable recorders is not developed and cannot be mass-produced?"

"Of course you can, Minister Su. You can ask Engineer Zhou Fengnian to help. He is the inventor of the portable recorder. He must know something about this."

Bai Kang said with a solemn vow.

"Zhou Fengnian? Which one? Oh, by the way, those three products of your Electric Appliance Factory No. 1 were developed by Zhou Fengnian, right?"

Minister Su quickly recalled: "At that time, I wanted him to come to the First Electrical Appliance Factory, but unfortunately the young man did not agree."

Bai Kang reminded: "Minister, Zhou Fengnian is now an eighth-level engineer, and he is best at mechanical design."

"Level 8 engineer? Wasn't he a level 13 technician at first?"

When Minister Su heard the news, he immediately felt regretful. He wished he had been tougher and taken the person over.

The First Ministry of Machine Building would not oppose him because of what the thirteenth-level technician and the Ministry of Light Industry said, and the director of the machinery factory would not oppose him.

But it is impossible now, no one will let their own engineers go.

"What a pity. Deputy Director Bai, you two are friends, can you persuade him to come to your factory?"

"Minister, this is a bit..."

Bai Kang said this with an embarrassed look on his face, he didn't even say the second part of the sentence "It's too hard to ask". This was obviously impossible.

If he dared to mention such a thing, he might be kicked out by the Ministry of First Machine Industry.

"Forget it, forget it. There's not much hope. Let's talk about business."

Minister Su waved his hand, then picked up the blueprint of the portable record player and began to look at it. After a while, he said, "Deputy Director Bai, leave the blueprint here. I'll go and consult with you and then give you a reply."

"minister."

"Don't worry, I'll give you a guarantee here. If we decide to produce it, it can only be manufactured by your Electrical Appliance Factory No. 1. Is that okay?"

"Okay, okay, thank you, Minister."

Bai Kang immediately said with a smile: "Then Minister Su, if there is nothing else, I will not disturb you from working. We will leave first."

After saying that, Bai Kang signaled to the factory director, who understood what was going on and put down his teacup, then said goodbye and left with Bai Kang.

He said almost nothing when he came just now, perfectly playing the role of a wooden factory manager.

But Minister Su didn't say anything. He sent this person there to maintain stability. Anyway, Bai Kang still made the decisions on production matters.

After Bai Kang left, Minister Su made a phone call to inquire about the situation there and then changed today's schedule.

Then they called the First Ministry of Machine Building. Although the hope was slim, what if there was a chance? If it didn't work, they would have to ask Zhou Fengnian to come and help them, after all, he was the one who brought out this electrical product.

The Ministry of Light Industry is not as popular as the Ministry of Heavy Industry now. After all, heavy industry is related to national defense, industrial base and other aspects.

But the Ministry of Light Industry can also earn foreign exchange!

Aren't most of the products at the Canton Fair in recent years produced by the Ministry of Light Industry with foreign exchange earnings? What's more, if the Electrical Appliance Factory No. 1 produced a portable tape recorder.

That will definitely help the country gain more foreign exchange.

No, not even 30 million dollars a year, even if it's 15 million dollars a year, he can stand as strong as iron.

"Lao Li? Yes, I'm Su Zhenghe, I have something to talk to you about."

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"Don't dream, Zhou Fengnian is an engineer from our First Ministry of Machinery Industry, don't have any bad ideas."

"Alright, Lao Su, there's no room for negotiation on this matter. Even the deputy leader is paying attention to what Zhou Fengnian is making now, so forget it."

"It's fine to lend him to you for a period of time, but there are two conditions. First, Zhou Fengnian must agree to it, and second, it can't be more than ten days. Ten days is not too much? Isn't our mission too heavy?"

Li Hetong argued for a long time and finally hung up the phone angrily.

As soon as he hung up the phone, Minister Zhang knocked on the door and came in. "Lao Li, something has happened. You have to go to the Northeast. Eh? What's wrong with you? Who are you angry with?"

"Old Su from the First Light Industry Group has poached people from us and wants to borrow them for two months.

How could I not know what he was thinking? Two months might be enough for him to keep the person here."

Minister Zhang saw Li Hetong's angry expression and laughed, "It's rare that Su Zhenghe can make you angry. You usually don't even lose your temper.
Who does he want?"

"Zhou Fengnian, the youngest level eight engineer in our First Ministry of Machine Building."

"What? Tell Su Zhenghe to get out!"

When Minister Zhang heard this, he was immediately furious: "Is this poaching? This is poaching our bones. We won't even lend him the person, to prevent him from doing anything tricky!"

It is very difficult for ordinary workers to transfer their files, but at their level, if they want to snatch people away, it all depends on who will cry to the higher-ups.

Even if the files are not transferred, it will be useless if the person cannot come back.

"Haha, you're still talking about me. Aren't you even angrier than me? You're even cursing!"

Li Hetong immediately calmed down and laughed.

But then he continued: "Our Mr. Zhou is really rare. Although he doesn't have a high degree, he likes reading books and is also good at developing new things.
Zhou Fengnian must have developed something good to make Su Zhenghe ask for someone! "

(End of this chapter)