Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 127 Level Engineer, Deputy Factory Director (Subscription Request)
After Zhou Fengnian and Gao Zhiyuan arrived at the ministry, they were quickly taken to a meeting room.

After the two of them entered the room, they found that there were already several people inside. One of them Zhou Fengnian knew: he was Deputy Director Ma Sisheng, who had come to the factory last time to take away the CNC machine tools.

"Mr. Zhou, Deputy Director Gao, we meet again."

When Ma Sisheng saw the two men coming in, he stood up and said with a smile: "We may be considered revolutionary comrades in the same 'trench' in the future."

"Haha, Deputy Director Ma, you are too polite. We are all for the development of industry. After becoming a revolutionary comrade, please give me more guidance."

Deputy Director Gao greeted with a smile, and Zhou Fengnian also greeted him.

Deputy Factory Director Ma then said: "Come, let me introduce you to Deputy Secretary Kang Hongnian, who was previously in charge of the daily work of the Youth League Committee in the factory. Deputy Factory Director Hong Bowen..."

In addition to Ma Sisheng, there were three other people in the room, all of whom were originally from the Second Machine Tool Factory.

It’s just that the director and secretary of the machine tool factory were missing. After Zhou Fengnian greeted everyone one by one, he thought to himself that it seemed that what Li Hetong said was true.

They were so disgusted by the actions of the two main leaders of the Second Machine Tool Factory that they directly removed them.

After everyone had greeted and gotten to know each other, the others' attitude towards Zhou Fengnian was obviously better. Even those who were older than him stood up and shook hands with him with a smile.

In the future, comrades in the same factory, "big cows" like Zhou Fengnian who continue to make breakthroughs in the machine tool industry, will be their reliance.

Ma Sisheng even stood up and poured a cup of tea for Zhou Fengnian and Gao Zhiyuan. This behavior had nothing to do with flattery, but it made people feel very comfortable.

After a while, Minister Zhang and Li Hetong arrived.

"Now that you're all here, it looks like you already know each other."

Minister Zhang smiled and sat down, then said: "Then I don't need to say more. You may all know what I am going to talk about today, which is the reorganization of the Second Machine Tool Plant."

"Let me first announce the appointment. After research and decision by the First Ministry of Machinery Industry and approval by the ministry leaders and higher-level leaders, we are now adjusting the organizational cadres of the Second Machine Tool Plant."

"Kang Hongnian, former deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Second Machine Tool Factory, served as a party official at the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory."

"Gao Zhiyuan, former deputy director of the Second Machinery Factory, is now the director of the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory."

"Ma Sisheng, former deputy director of the Second Machine Tool Factory, is now deputy director of the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory."

"Zhou Fengnian, former head of the technical department of the Second Machinery Plant, is now the chief technical engineer of the Huaxia Machine Tool Plant and concurrently serves as deputy plant director."

Zhou Fengnian was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would become the deputy factory director.

But then he realized that if he continued to be the head of the technical department as before, he would still have to rely on others for guidance in many things.

Now he is the chief technical engineer of the new factory and also serves as deputy factory director. Except for major matters concerning the entire factory, he can handle many situations by himself.

What's more, there are young cadres now. As long as they have the qualifications and someone to support them, they can quickly take up an important position in a factory.

Soon, Minister Zhang announced a series of appointments, which were only the appointments of the main leaders of the new factory.

There are also adjustments to positions such as workshop directors, but there is no need to discuss these with the ministry. Just return to the factory for a meeting.

".The above is the appointment of organizational cadres for the new factory. Now let's talk about another matter."

After Minister Zhang finished speaking, he put away the appointment and continued, "Huaxia Machine Tool Factory was named by the deputy leader. When the new factory is reorganized, he will definitely come to visit the factory.
You can imagine how heavy the expectations are; so I hope that what happened in the machine tool factory will not happen again, and you will have a heavy task ahead. "

"The factory's technological reform and machine tool production all rely on Comrade Zhou Fengnian's opinions. Our machine tools were originally based on the technology of Suzhou embroidery, but Comrade Zhou Fengnian's research has led Suzhou embroidery to ask us to buy machine tools."

After Minister Zhang finished the call, everyone sat up straight.

Except for Zhou Fengnian, they had just learned that the deputy leader was coming to visit the factory, which put a lot of pressure on them.

Especially the few people from the former Second Machine Tool Factory, they were kept because they did not participate or did not cause major problems.

There is a 99% chance that the warning just now was directed at them. After all, there was no trouble at the Second Machinery Factory. Instead, they achieved surprising results this year.

After Minister Zhang finished speaking, Li Hetong added: "Let me say that I will always listen to Comrade Zhou Fengnian's opinions on technical issues.

Therefore, Comrade Zhou Fengnian’s suggestions are very important in technological reform and production.”

There is no way. Zhou Fengnian’s achievements are dazzling. If the large-scale high-precision machine tools he is going to research and manufacture next are successful, his contribution will be even more dazzling.

It directly affects several domestic fields, including the subsequent satellite projects.

Have to pay attention to it.

Except for Zhou Fengnian, everyone else nodded when they heard this, indicating that they had heard it completely.

After handing each person a document, Minister Zhang continued, "Next is the transfer of workers from other factories. They are all senior workers from the Sijiucheng factory. Director Gao, you must be prepared to receive and arrange for them.

Deputy Director Ma, you must cooperate with Director Gao and make sure the arrangements for the workers are not messed up."

"I understand, Minister."

After hearing this, the two said almost in unison that they had also seen the arrangements made by the ministry, and that hundreds of senior workers would be transferred to the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory.

Fortunately, there is no need to arrange accommodation, otherwise Gao Zhiyuan and Ma Sisheng would be very worried.

It is easy to just organize the acceptance now. If it cannot be done within half a day, they can move on.

"And Secretary Hongnian, you will be the one who arranges the organizational cadres for the new factory. When the time comes, you will take the lead and discuss and resolve the issue as soon as possible."

"I understand, Minister."

Next, Minister Zhang and Li Hetong talked a lot, all about the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory.

Although the number of employees in the machine tool factory was small after the reorganization, the newly transferred workers from various factories, plus the senior workers transferred from the machinery factory, made the Hua Xia Machine Tool Factory have a total of only more than 4,000 people.

But next, the Hua Xia Machine Tool Factory will definitely be an important large factory of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

The two projects to be produced alone, CNC machine tools and fully automatic CNC production lines, are enough to keep the Ministry of First Machine Building's attention at all times.

If large-scale high-precision machine tools are developed and manufactured, the China Machine Tool Factory may become a secret factory.

The machine tools produced here are all related to top-level national defense.

By the time this meeting is over, it will be almost noon.

Minister Zhang looked at the time and said to everyone, "Let's stop here today. I just told you that we need to deal with it as soon as possible after this afternoon. Comrade Fengnian, please stay for a while."

Zhou Fengnian nodded after hearing this. When Gao Zhiyuan left, he gestured to indicate that he would wait for Zhou Fengnian, and then went out.

After the others left, Minister Zhang said with a smile: "Comrade Fengnian, I have something to inform you of. It's not an important matter, but it's about your treatment."

"After discussion with the ministry, it has been decided to raise your technical level by one level. From now on, you will be paid the same salary as a level 7 engineer."

When Zhou Fengnian heard this, he was immediately surprised.

That's pretty good. Although the salary of a level 7 engineer is a few dollars lower than that of a deputy factory director, the benefits are good. If added together, the salary is much higher than that of the deputy factory director.

Apart from other things, every month he was given four catties of meat, two catties of sugar, two packs of Grade A cigarettes, and three catties of eggs. The deputy director of the factory never received such treatment openly. Even the deputy director in charge of logistics had to make adjustments privately, but Zhou Fengnian received it openly.

Li Hetong continued, "At the same time, there are two people in the factory security department who are responsible for protecting you. They will report to you when the time comes.

You'd better tell the security department before you go on a long trip in the future, but you don't need to tell them specifically within the city."

"I understand, Leader."

Zhou Fengnian was not surprised by this. It did not disturb his life, and it would be safer to protect him.

These days, the people in charge of important projects are all protected. Zhou Fengnian will be researching and manufacturing large-scale high-precision machine tools, which is also a very important project.

Therefore, it is normal for ministries to place people in the factory security department. They do not need to be overly responsible for factory affairs in normal times, they only need to protect Zhou Fengnian.

Afterwards, Minister Zhang and Li Hetong instructed on some other matters, such as some advanced electromechanical equipment and equipment related to the manufacturing of CNC machine tools, and they were trying their best to coordinate.

We will try to send it there after the new factory is reorganized.

This is something that all the higher-ups pay attention to, and they can coordinate in many ways to get some for the new factory.

After finishing all the necessary instructions, Li Hetong asked Zhou Fengnian if he wanted to stay for dinner, but Zhou Fengnian declined with a smile.

While there is still time, he plans to go back to the factory to be with his wife.

But the ministry's chef's cooking skills are also pretty good. The last time he ate there, his food was pretty much the same as the Shandong cuisine chef that Deputy Director Gao had just hired.

After leaving the office, Zhou Fengnian found the machinery factory's car. After he got in, Deputy Director Gao asked the driver to drive.

"Haha, Fengnian, it seems that the leaders still think that it is more reliable for us to work together."

After the car drove out of the ministry compound, Gao Zhiyuan finally couldn't help laughing and said.

However, he knew in his heart that although they had cooperated in name only, the main force was Zhou Fengnian.

To put it in a metaphor, he was passing ammunition from behind and letting Zhou Fengnian charge forward.

But he did cooperate after all, otherwise he would not have been appointed as the factory director.

"By the way, Fengnian, the leader just asked you about this... Forget it, it's not my place to ask."

Gao Zhiyuan asked halfway when he suddenly realized that if he could let him know, there would be no need to leave Zhou Fengnian alone.

"It's okay, Director. It's just about the salary. You will know sooner or later."

Zhou Fengnian said some things that could be said. The salary of a level seven engineer cannot be hidden. When the salary is paid, everyone in the factory’s senior management will know about it.

"My engineer rank has been raised by one level, and I am now receiving the salary of a level 7 engineer."

Apart from the treatment, Zhou Fengnian did not say anything else, especially that the factory security department had people protecting him, and this matter could not be disclosed.

"Is that so? You engineers are better paid. The salary for level 7 engineers should be no worse than that of a factory director like me. It may even be better."

Gao Zhiyuan thought for a while and said, at least on the surface he didn't have that many side dishes, so if he wanted to eat well every day he could only arrange it himself.

A level 7 engineer eats an average of one or two ounces of meat a day, which, combined with the supply of eggs, is enough to fry two and a half meat dishes.

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "The more you eat, the more you think. I might lose my hair because of thinking."

After chatting and laughing for a while, Gao Zhiyuan asked again: "Fengnian, it's time to hand over the work after returning. What do you think about the technical department?"

"No, to be honest, for such a large factory, if I leave, the technical department may not be able to carry out technological innovation."

Speaking of this, Zhou Fengnian also sighed. It was okay when Luo Cheng was here before. At least they could hold on and basically solve all the problems they encountered.

Even though Luo Cheng is gone, he is still here. This period can be considered a glorious time for the technical department.

But as soon as Zhou Fengnian left, the technical department became completely mediocre. Not to mention technological innovation, it was good enough to be able to ensure daily technical guidance and machine maintenance.

The highest-ranking people in the technical department now are Zhao Yucheng and Duan Weibing. They are honest and studious, and have learned a lot from Zhou Fengnian.

I also passed the 13th-level technician exam.

But it is still not enough to support the technical department.

Gao Zhiyuan suggested, "I'll go to the ministry and ask the leader to send someone over."

“It’s not going well. The ministries and commissions can’t send anyone, and the most important machine tool workshops in the machinery factory have all been moved away.

Engineers will definitely not be assigned here, and it is unlikely that technicians at level 10 or 11 will be assigned here either."

Zhou Fengnian thought for a moment and said, "Let Zhao Yucheng and Duan Weibing take over temporarily. It's a pity. They are quite handy around me. I want to take them to the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory."

Gao Zhiyuanwen laughed when he heard this, "The factory director will probably scold people. All the people have been asked to leave. The machinery factory has been developing for several years, but it is not as good as before."

Zhou Fengnian also laughed.

This is indeed the case. The once thriving machinery factory was cut down in one fell swoop and has returned directly to its previous state, or even been somewhat worse.

Luo Cheng and he both left. There was an eleventh-level technician in the technical department, who was also assigned to the First Electrical Appliance Factory.

Now the mainstay has become a level 13 technician, which is even worse than the steel rolling mill next door, where the chief of the technical department is at least a level 11 technician.

However, Zhou Fengnian had no choice about this matter, after all, it was an appointment from above.

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After returning to the factory, Zhou Fengnian and his friend did not have any special meals because they were not notified in advance.

I thought I could make it in time for dinner, but when I got back I was still late. Zhou Yan had already finished eating when I got back.

He asked for the lunch box and went to get the food. Zhou Yan was planning to follow him while holding her stomach, but Zhou Fengnian quickly stopped her.

He knew Zhou Yan was curious, but some things couldn't be discussed in the factory and had to be discussed after returning home in the evening.

After finishing his meal in the cafeteria and washing his lunch box, Zhou Fengnian returned to the technical department.

At this time, everyone was there, and there were only ten people left except Zhou Fengnian.

When he first came, there were only thirteen people. Later, some people were taken away and a few more were assigned to the department. The size of the technical department never expanded.

It cannot be compared with the scale of the dozens of technical personnel at the Hua Xia Machine Tool Factory.

Previously, our technological innovation capabilities were not strong and we hadn’t developed any new products for a long time, so we didn’t allocate any talent.

Now we have Zhou Fengnian, but he will be transferred soon, so the technical department of the machinery factory will not get any benefits at all.

Zhou Fengnian clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and said, "Everyone is here. I will have a meeting with you and discuss a few things."

(End of this chapter)