Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 167: A doctor comes to check on you (please subscribe)
"Mr. Zhou, thank you very much anyway. I have some connections in the Northeast, and I will send you some local specialties when the time comes."

Li Huaide held Zhou Fengnian's hand and said happily, the joy on his face had not faded yet.

He also wanted to improve, but how could Li Huaide, a deputy factory director in charge of logistics, improve himself? He could only intervene in production matters.

The Third Steel Rolling Mill cannot even rank among the Eighteen Arhats of Steel, so having more people is useless.

Half of the workers are responsible for steel rolling processing, and the other half are responsible for parts processing. The third rolling mill also manages a small steelmaking plant. With nearly 10,000 employees, the rolling mill is involved in all projects, making it a weird and confusing place.

If Li Huaide could find a way to increase steel production and steel rolling technology, he could directly intervene in production. With the help of his father-in-law, it would only be a matter of time for him to be promoted to factory director.

"Deputy Director Li, you don't have to be so polite. Just show me your factory's current steelmaking and rolling technology data someday."

Zhou Fengnian pulled his hand away without leaving a trace and said, "I also need to understand it before deciding on the research direction."

"No problem. I'll have someone deliver it to your home tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Li Huaide immediately agreed and said, "Although this is kept secret from outsiders, if you want to adjust your technical level, it's basically just a matter of a phone call."

He had just learned that Zhou Fengnian was now a level six engineer. Engineers of this level should be treated equally by not only him but even his father-in-law.

Basically, all technologies of factories under all ministries and commissions, unless they are specifically required to be kept confidential, can be reviewed.

Li Huaide thanked Zhou Fengnian again and again before saying goodbye. However, before leaving, he quietly told Zhou Fengnian that his friends in the Northeast would bring some local specialties, and he would definitely leave a portion for Zhou Fengnian.

I don’t know what Li Huaide will give, but this interest was caught by Zhou Fengnian. This old guy is also a master of fishing.

Bai Yujie didn't stay long as she still had to take care of the children. After Li Huaide left, she also said goodbye and left. She even refused Zhou Yan's invitation to invite her to dinner.

"Fengnian, what do the people Sister Yujie brought want from you?"

After everyone left, Zhou Yan came out to collect the teacups and said, "The things he brought are not cheap. Will there be any trouble if I accept them?"

"What is this? How can toffee and beef jerky be so expensive? The total cost is no more than ten dollars."

“There’s a ginseng stick in it.”

"what?"

Zhou Fengnian was startled when he heard this, then he stood up and walked into the house. Sure enough, he saw a brocade box under the beef jerky. When he opened it, he saw a ginseng.

It just so happened that Zhou Fengnian had read some medical books and his medical skills were at level three. It didn’t take him long to identify the quality of this ginseng.

"It's OK. It's not too expensive. It's a four or five year old ginseng. I probably bought it at the Sijiucheng Pharmacy. It's probably worth nearly a hundred yuan."

Zhou Fengnian relaxed a little. If someone gave him ginseng worth hundreds or thousands of yuan, Zhou Fengnian would really be reluctant to accept it.

This ginseng can only be said to be expensive, not rare. Anyone with money can buy it, and it will never be out of stock.

"Will you accept it?"

"Keep it. Bring the whole family over to drink ginseng and red dates chicken soup someday. It will nourish the whole family."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he handed the ginseng to Zhou Yan and asked her to keep it.

The next day he cooked a pot of nourishing chicken soup himself.

Although Zhou Yan took the ginseng, she still asked with some concern: "Fengnian, will there be any problems if we take the ginseng?"

"It's okay, I haven't harmed the interests of the public, the files, or the people.

He gave me ginseng in the hope of developing technology to improve steelmaking and rolling, not for personal gain or corruption."

Zhou Fengnian explained: “Essentially, he took up my personal time to accomplish his purpose, and this ginseng is compensation;

Moreover, his purpose is also for the good of the collective. When the steelmaking and rolling technology is improved, it is not the collective that will benefit in the end. Li Huaide is just a follower of the benefit.”

Although the logic is a bit crooked, it is true that it does not harm the collective interests; it’s just that giving and receiving gifts goes against the spirit of dedication and has a bad influence.

Li Huaide's visit was just a coincidence. Zhou Fengnian had already promised Deputy Leader Li that he would take time to study steelmaking, and Li Huaide came with something.

So I accepted it.

"But it's okay to just be a casual friend of this guy, he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."

Even if Li Huaide did not interfere in production, he would be able to take over the steel mill by the end of next year, but by that time the steel mill would have been ruined by that group of people.

If it can't hold out for twenty years, it will be on the verge of bankruptcy.

Zhou Fengnian thought for a moment and then said, "Don't bother with him if I'm not around. Just blame me."

"I understand, Fengnian."

After all, it was ginseng worth nearly a hundred yuan, so Zhou Yan was very careful in where it was placed, although Zhou Fengnian felt it was unnecessary and might as well stew it next month.

He even broke off two whiskers and planned to use them to make soup tonight.

Zhou Fengnian also tried the beef jerky, which was indeed delicious and perfect for chewing.

It’s a pity that Zhou Xianyang doesn’t have the problem of grinding his teeth, otherwise Zhou Fengnian would just stuff a piece of beef jerky into his mouth and watch him grind it slowly.

The dinner was very nourishing. Although it was not ginseng chicken soup, the ginseng mushroom tofu soup was also very delicious, especially since Zhou Fengnian had seasoned it himself.

I felt comfortable after the meal and didn't feel cold even though I was wearing a shirt.

In the evening, Zhou Fengnian went to the study and read some professional books on steelmaking and steel rolling. He had to get the money done, and he didn't stay up late.

I read for an hour or two after dinner, and then wash up and rest at around nine o'clock. It's a very healthy routine.

But today Zhou Fengnian suddenly thought that he could send a ginseng to Luo Cheng, change his name, go to the pharmacy in the city, buy one and send it to him.

This old man must have forgotten the time because of working overtime in the northwest, and supplies are scarce there. It is possible that ginseng cannot be found in several counties.

After Zhou Fengnian finished writing the letter, telling Luo Cheng his current technical level and chatting about some things in Sijiu City, he went back to the room to discuss the matter with Zhou Yan.

One ginseng costs nearly a hundred yuan, so I have to say something about spending so much money.

After hearing this, Zhou Yan agreed immediately and said that she would go to get the money to buy it back tomorrow.

After hearing this, Zhou Fengnian was so happy that he wanted to reward Zhou Yan. He picked her up and walked towards the bed.

"Feng Nian, Xian Yang is still awake."

"He's asleep, Yanyan, and my son is silent, but don't wake him up."

Zhou Yan's long legs struggled, but were finally placed on Zhou Fengnian's shoulders, and the shadows of her legs swayed in the light.

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The next day.

Zhou Fengnian took the bus to the machine tool factory in high spirits. Zhou Yan waited for her second sister-in-law to come before she rode her bike to work, yawning.

Not long after arriving at the machine tool factory, Zhou Fengnian was called to the automobile manufacturing workshop. The equipment and production line had been delivered, but some problems were encountered during production.

Zhou Fengnian stayed in the automobile manufacturing workshop for almost a whole morning. After solving the problems for the automobile manufacturing workshop, he went to workshop 14 to confirm that the nine-axis machine tool was manufactured smoothly.

It was already noon, and Zhou Fengnian started to read books and brush up his level. Recently, the production of CNC machine tools for export began, and Zhou Fengnian did a lot of work on the electromechanical system and CNC system.

And these will only be handed over to technicians who are trusted by the organization, have been tested, and have established families and careers. If there are problems with CNC machine tools abroad in the future, they will be sent to repair them.

You can earn a lot of money with just one trip, at least three times your salary, and the factory can also make a lot of money for maintenance fees.

Theoretically, a CNC machine tool worth RMB 20,000 can earn them RMB 40,000 in the next 15 years, with maintenance accounting for the bulk of the revenue.

It is impossible for Zhou Fengnian to go out. He even has to tell others in advance if he wants to go back to Hongjia Village. Going abroad would probably require layers of approval. Unless it is something extremely important, he will not be allowed to go abroad.

Zhou Fengnian had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he stayed in the office reading books and brushing up on his skills.

The technical department was enough to reassure him. If the previous technical department was only slightly capable, after more than a year of training by him, the research and development capabilities of the technical department were no less than those of ordinary research institutes.

Now Zhou Fengnian has directly put forward a request, asking them to modify and develop new five-axis machine tools according to different processing requirements.

The more types of processing we offer, the more we can meet the processing needs of all walks of life.

When they get stuck and don't know how to solve the problem, they will come to him for help. This not only saves Zhou Fengnian's time, but also exercises their R&D capabilities.

In the evening, Li Huaide sent someone to deliver the existing steel rolling technology of the steel mill, which was very comprehensive, and even the steel making technology of the affiliated steel mill was delivered.

After reading it, Zhou Fengnian understood a little bit more. This was the technical foundation supported by the Russians, and there had been no breakthroughs in almost ten years.

But this is normal. The Russian technology is still good today. Ninety percent of the steel mills and rolling mills in the country use this technology.

".Use the simulation space a few times to improve your skill proficiency, otherwise it will take a long time to read books and brush up your skill levels."

Zhou Fengnian made up his mind, and then at night he began to use the simulation space to build a steel rolling mill there.

He can visualize everything in the simulated space. Any parts can be directly visualized and assembled, or he can process them by himself.

After repeatedly manufacturing the rolling mill several times, Zhou Fengnian's skills and experience improved rapidly.

He also built three steel-making blast furnaces, and the steel-making technology improved rapidly.

After one simulation, Zhou Fengnian used it again. He could accumulate one opportunity every month. Including last year and this year, he has accumulated seven times.

It doesn’t matter even if he uses them all up. After maxing out this skill, he may not have any new tasks in the next year.

The next morning, Zhou Yan pushed Zhou Fengnian, woke him up, and asked, "Fengnian, it's morning, don't you feel well?"

"Hmm? What time is it?"

Zhou Fengnian asked after he barely opened his eyes. He had used simulation six times in a row last night, and his skills improved so quickly that he felt mentally exhausted.

After exiting the simulation space, I fell asleep directly.

Even after being woken up by Zhou Yan, Zhou Fengnian still felt very sleepy and had difficulty opening his eyes.

"It's almost eight o'clock."

"Please ask for half a day off for me. I will rest at home today."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he wrapped himself in the quilt, turned around, and continued to sleep with his head inside.

"Fengnian, are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm just sleepy. I didn't sleep well last night."

Is this considered working overtime? It shouldn't be a problem for him to sleep in an extra morning.

Zhou Yan touched his forehead and confirmed that Zhou Fengnian did not have a fever before going out.

First, he found Zhou Fengnian's security guards and told them that Zhou Fengnian might take a day off today. After helping to go to the factory to inform them, he went to find Bai Yujie.

Zhou Yan also planned to take a day off and stay at home to take care of her husband. Although Zhou Fengnian himself did not say that he was not feeling well, she could still take care of him in time if he fell ill.

After hearing the reason for leave, Bai Yujie asked a few questions with concern, and then said that she would ask for advice on behalf of Zhou Yan, and that she could call him if she needed any help.

Zhou Yan agreed and went back.

However, when Zhou Fengnian asked for leave, people who were worried about him started asking about him, and some even called his home directly. Only after hearing Zhou Yan assure that he was not sick did the people on the phone feel relieved.

After all, for someone who never took leave and even often worked overtime to suddenly take a leave to rest, everyone who knew Zhou Fengnian was surprised.

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Zhou Fengnian slept until noon. When he opened his eyes and got up, he immediately felt his energy returned.

"You can't level up like this anymore. Just limit it to once a day."

Zhou Fengnian stretched his body and said, then he looked at the steelmaking skill. After six simulations in one night, he had already raised it to level seven.

Second only to mechanical maintenance and mechanical design.

However, the benefits are also obvious. In the last simulation space yesterday, he had already built a top and bottom composite blowing converter, as well as electromechanical automated steel rolling machinery.

The result of one night is equivalent to spending six days, or one hundred and forty-four hours, in a dream.

The efficiency was not slow. After his level was raised, Zhou Fengnian was instilled with the corresponding knowledge and naturally developed these two technologies.

Just when Zhou Fengnian was checking his skills, Zhou Yan suddenly pushed the door open and came in. Seeing Zhou Fengnian getting up, she said happily, "Fengnian, are you awake?"

"Well, Yanyan, you didn't go to the factory either?"

"I've asked for leave. How can I be at ease when you suddenly become so sleepy? It's not just me. I just received three calls."

Zhou Yan complained, "I told you to take care of yourself. Next time you work overtime, I will bring Xian Yang with me to accompany you."

"Hahaha, I definitely won't do that next time. Don't do that."

Zhou Fengnian apologized with a smile, saying that he was just too excited this time and used six simulations in a row.

Zhou Yan suddenly thought: "Oh, by the way, it seems that the leader has contacted a doctor for you to check up, and he has arrived now."

"Doctor? Who contacted me?"

"He said his last name was Li, and that this was the doctor he contacted specifically for your medical examination. He also brought a lot of tools with him."

"Deputy Leader Li, there are some here."

Zhou Fengnian put on his clothes and quickly came to the hospital with Zhou Yan, where he saw three doctors in white coats.

One of the doctors said, "Comrade Zhou Fengnian, we have received an order to give you a health check. I hope you will cooperate."

"Okay, thank you very much. In the house or in the yard?"

"Let's stay inside. It's still a bit cold outside."

After the doctor finished speaking, he and two other doctors, carrying medical tools, went to the main house with Zhou Fengnian.

Then he opened the box, took out the medical devices one by one, and began to conduct a comprehensive examination on Zhou Fengnian.

(End of this chapter)