Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 79 Generous Subsidies and Benefits (Subscription Request)

Deputy Director Gao had said so much, and Luo Cheng and Zhou Fengnian had nothing more to say.

As a deputy factory director, the smile on his face was a bit ingratiating, which lowered his status very much.

Zhou Fengnian thought about it and told Deputy Director Gao that this was the last time, and the matter was over.

Zhang Anhong was punished and the technical department is no longer under his charge.

Zhou Fengnian was released and no longer had to look at Zhang Anhong's face. He had a new leader and the factory also gave him some compensation.

When the two were about to leave, Deputy Director Gao stuffed another envelope into Zhou Fengnian's hand, clearly stating that the previous one was compensation from the factory, and this one was his personal subsidy.

He also said that Zhou Fengnian had worked hard recently and deserved the subsidy, and he forced Zhou Fengnian to accept it.

When the two men walked out of the factory office building, Zhou Fengnian felt a little surprised and said to Luo Cheng.

"Engineer Luo, this time it's all thanks to you, otherwise I don't know what kind of trouble Zhang Anhong would have come up with."

"Just don't blame me for taking the initiative. You can actually slam the table at the factory manager. But... forget it. I'll do the offending things in the future."

Anyway, he can't stay here for long, so he will apply to go to the Northwest next year.

Luo Cheng's words were full of disdain for Zhang Anhong. The focus now was on industrial construction, but some people still dared to do the old society's things in the factories.

Before seeing Zhou Fengnian's talent, she was disgusted with him. But after seeing Zhou Fengnian's achievements, she tried her best to win him over, even using marriage as a means of conspiring to win him over.

What are you trying to do!
"You must get good grades in the technician grade examination held by the First Ministry of Machine Building in the middle of the new year. You will be promoted by at least two levels. At the very least, you must be a level 10 technician."

Luo Cheng reminded that after Zhou Fengnian's technician level was promoted, he could also submit an application for aid to the Northwest.

Before he knew it, another year and a half had passed. His eldest grandson should be able to speak by now, but unfortunately he has not met his grandparents yet.

"Don't worry, Engineer Luo, if the ministry allows me to take the Level 6 engineer exam, I will definitely pass it and come back with it."

"Humph, nonsense. There are many things to be responsible for in level six. Is that what you pass? And you are so lazy that you won't even pass the exam."

Luo Cheng laughed and scolded, how could he not understand Zhou Fengnian? There was definitely half a donkey in his zodiac sign, and someone had to whip him before he would move, otherwise he would just walk forward slowly.

After chatting and laughing, the two returned to the workshop and worked until after eight o'clock before slowly leaving.

With the CNC machine tools, the efficiency of production and manufacturing has indeed been greatly improved. In a few days, after the control system of the machine tools is manufactured, the final assembly and running-in can be carried out.

It took more than a dozen master craftsmen working overtime for more than two months to produce just one.

This time, with the help of CNC machine tools, most of the precision parts were completed quickly, and the only parts left were those that could not be processed by CNC machine tools.

However, with the previous experience, the efficiency is not slow.

Without the trouble of Zhang Anhong, Zhou Fengnian devoted himself wholeheartedly to the production and manufacturing of machine tools.

After returning home in the evening, Zhou Fengnian opened the envelope and took a look.

Then the reward surprised him directly.

"No wonder Deputy Director Gao didn't let me publicize this matter in the factory before he left. If others knew about it, they would probably 'beat the local tyrants and divide their property'."

The reward from the Ministry of Industry was only 20 industrial coupons, five feet of cloth coupons, a radio coupon and one hundred yuan.

The factory gave him another twenty industrial tickets, some tobacco and alcohol tickets, a sewing ticket, some non-staple food tickets and one hundred yuan.

Deputy Director Gao also gave him some additional meat coupons, cloth coupons and tea coupons.

If you do the math, not only has the reward been doubled, but the compensation given by the factory and Deputy Director Gao is even greater than the reward from the Ministry of Industry.

Even if the others are not as good as him and Luo Cheng, they should also have a reward of several dozen yuan; if you calculate this way, with dozens of people, the steel rolling mill and the First Ministry of Machine Building alone will have to give out rewards of several thousand yuan.

"How should I spend this? Should I sell it for money?"

Zhou Fengnian then shook his head in self-denial. Now is the time when money is cheap and tickets are expensive. Every household can save some money, but tickets must be used tightly.

But he really had no desire to spend money, he didn't smoke or drink, and he only had two sets of clothes, which he rarely wore.

He usually wears work clothes, and only wears homemade clothes when he goes out on a date with Zhou Yan.

You can buy a radio, but there's no rush for a sewing machine. You can wait until the end of the year.

You can also use the non-staple food tickets to buy other things, so there is really no need to spend money.

Zhou Fengnian scratched his head. The key point was that many tickets had time limits and would become invalid after expiration. It would be a waste if they were not spent.

"Take some back for your parents, elder brother and second brother, and buy a gift for Zhou Yan."

Zhou Fengnian's current worries are actually caused by the difficulty in spending money. Industrial tickets can be exchanged for meat tickets and the like, and the value of these two tickets is almost the same.

He couldn't give Luo Cheng anything else as he was much wealthier than Zhou Fengnian. The only thing that could make Luo Cheng happy was his craftsmanship.

So Zhou Fengnian planned to use the industrial tickets to go to Pigeon City to exchange for some meat tickets, fish tickets and the like, and then come back to cook a good meal for Luo Cheng.

Luo Cheng was really nice to him. He always helped him and fully supported Zhou Fengnian's decisions.

If it weren't for Luo Cheng, the CNC machine tool might not have been produced so quickly.

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"Wife, I got my salary today, and I've brought yours back to you."

Zhou Weitian returned home, took out all the money in his pocket and handed it to Qu Ying.

There was a total of thirty-six yuan. Qu Ying took the money and began to count it happily.

There were two big black tens and the rest were just one-dollar bills, but Qu Ying just enjoyed counting them.

"By the way, give this ten dollars to my third brother. Winter is coming soon. Ask him if his bedding needs mending or washing. I'm resting at home during this period, so I can do some work for him."

After Qu Ying took out ten yuan and handed it to Zhou Weitian, she said that every month when she got the money, the first thing she thought about was to pay back the money owed to the third brother's family.

The remaining twenty-six dollars were enough for their family to live a wealthy life.

Originally, he had to give some money to his parents every month, but before leaving, Zhou Fugui said that they didn't need to pay him for the first three years because he could still work, and he would pay the money after they were hired as regular employees.

Qu Ying now feels that life is full of hope. Her father-in-law is open-minded, her uncles and aunts are hardworking, and even her youngest aunt is in school. She will definitely have a bright future.

Although they did not split up, she and Zhou Weitian lived like separate families and managed the money they earned on their own.

"I spent $5.37 last month, which was a bit too much. I have to buy clothes for the kids this month, so I'll have to set aside $6."

After Qu Ying counted the bill, he left six dollars, then asked Zhou Weitian to get the piggy box under the bed and deposited twenty-one dollars into it.

By saving more than 20 yuan every month, they can save more than 200 yuan a year, which was something the couple could never have imagined before.

No wonder so many people want to live in the city. As long as they have a certain amount of money, saving money is much easier than in the countryside.

"Second brother, are you going out? I was just about to look for you and eldest brother."

Zhou Fengnian's voice suddenly came from outside the door, and then Zhou Weitian and Qu Ying heard a knock on the door: "Brother and sister-in-law, can you come in?"

"That's convenient, Third Brother."

Zhou Weitian hurried forward, opened the door and let Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan in.

Zhou Jiaan also happened to want to look for Zhou Weitian, and he ran into his third brother when he went out. After receiving his salary today, he planned to mail something to his family, so he came to ask his eldest brother whether he would do it.

I didn't expect to run into my third brother when I went out. "Third brother, drink some water."

After opening the door and welcoming the person in, Zhou Weitian picked up the thermos and poured a glass of water for Zhou Fengnian.

This was because Qu Ying was about to give birth, and she would definitely need hot water then, so he bought it. Otherwise, he would usually use his lunch box to boil water to drink.

"Brother, you don't have to be so polite. I just wanted to ask when you will be home."

Zhou Fengnian waved his hand, then said with a smile: "I was just given a reward yesterday for the project I was busy with. I can't use up a lot of the things, so I'll share them with you and my parents this time."

Selling it to outsiders for money seems a bit like a waste of money, as good tickets are hard to come by with money, and selling it to family members seems a bit too distant.

Moreover, after being together for such a long time, Zhou Fengnian can also feel that his older brothers and sisters are all good people.

If you receive benefits from him, you should find ways to repay him instead of taking advantage of him. Zhou Fengnian has no aversion at all to doing benefits for such a family member.

"I was planning to mail something, but since you said so, I'll go back during the holidays."

Zhou Jiaan said that he hadn't seen his wife for a long time, and this time he just happened to go home, so he just wanted to visit her a little more.

"Okay, then second brother, you can ride my bike for the next two days. Practice more and then ride back when the time comes."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he took out some banknotes from his pocket.

"Share these three feet of cloth coupons with your second brother, and use them to make clothes for my nephews and nieces. Go to the supply and marketing cooperative to spend the cigarette and alcohol coupons, and bring them back to your parents, but tell your father to smoke less."

"I have cigarette coupons. Third brother, can I exchange some?"

When the boss Zhou Weitian heard about the cigarette coupons, his eyes suddenly widened. He hadn't smoked good cigarettes for a long time. After handing over his salary, he only had five cents on him, so he could only smoke the Qianjin cigarettes that were sold in pieces.

"I'll just give you one. Buy two packs. But brother, it's best to smoke less after the baby is born. The baby can't get used to the smell of cigarettes."

After Zhou Fengnian gave him the cigarette tickets, he warned: "If your nephew is not close to you in the future, it must be because of your smoking."

"Is there such a thing? That's right, I didn't like the smell of my dad's tobacco when I was a kid, and I only got used to it when I grew up."

After Zhou Weitian finished speaking, he felt melancholy. It seemed that he couldn't smoke the cigarettes even if he bought them.

And when he looked down, he saw that the cigarette coupons were quite good and he could buy good cigarettes with them, but he would have to save for at least a few months to be able to afford a pack.

"Forget it, for the sake of the child, I don't want it."

Zhou Weitian said with pain that it was for the sake of the children on the one hand, but on the other hand he couldn't afford it.

After seeing this scene, Qu Ying smiled with satisfaction.

"Then my second brother and I will go to the supply and marketing cooperative on Saturday. I'll trouble you to bring the things back then."

Zhou Fengnian paused for a moment, then said to Zhou Weitian, "Sister-in-law will be almost there soon, brother, if she really can't make it, please take a few days off. We can't be without someone at home, and we'll have to rely on you to take her to the hospital.

The second sister-in-law has her parents at home to take care of her, but you are the only one who can keep an eye on the eldest sister-in-law."

After hearing this, Qu Ying felt reluctant: "Will my salary be deducted if I take leave?"

"Third brother, you are right. I will ask for leave tomorrow."

Zhou Weitian said to Qu Ying in a serious tone, "It's settled. The last time I checked, they said you might only be gone this week. I'll ask for leave tomorrow."

".Then please, I will prepare it at home as well."

Although Qu Ying felt a little sorry for the money, she was not so sorry about it because Zhou Weitian valued her and the baby in her belly so much.

The purpose of the money and notes had been made clear, and Zhou Fengnian had nothing else to do.

He was too busy. He was very busy this year. He originally said he would go home to see me once a month, but in total he has only been home two or three times this year.

From the middle of the year to now, Zhou Fengnian has had no free time. He is busy until eight or nine o'clock. If he has a little free time on weekends, he will go to accompany his partner.

There is not enough time to go home, only half a day, and it takes more than three hours to ride a bike.

After completing this task of the ministry before the New Year, Zhou Fengnian will probably be able to take a rest.

Then he can have a good New Year.

After talking to his eldest and second brothers about going home, Zhou Fengnian asked about their life in this courtyard.

Compound No. 90 is also a large compound with more than a dozen households living in it. With so many people, it becomes more and more chaotic.

Fortunately, this compound is relatively peaceful. Although Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan are new here, no bullying has occurred.

The second brother Zhou Jiaan plans to apply for a staff dormitory next month, so he will give the house here to the eldest brother, so that he can save some money every month.

Since his wife is not coming to the city, there is no point in living so well in the city alone. It is better to save money, otherwise he will have to live in a slum and burn coal for heating in winter.

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"Good morning, Technician Zhou."

"Good morning, thank you for your hard work today."

"We are all working for the construction of socialism. Whether it's hard or not, it's what we should do."

"That's right, let's work together today."

After Zhou Fengnian greeted everyone with a smile, he went to the workshop and started working.

College students have a high level of awareness, and as I talk about this, I feel a little biased.

The machine tool drawings have been completed. Yesterday, someone from the factory office delivered them to the ministry, and a security team was dispatched to escort them.

There are many saboteurs these days, and they are lurking very deeply, so machinery factories are very vigilant when it comes to CNC machine tools.

The security department patrols the area near the workshop day and night, and has increased the number of shifts by two. It is almost becoming a confidential workshop.

Now that Zhang Anhong is gone, Zhou Fengnian is fully committed to his work and production.

Since I had experience in manufacturing machine tools, the second CNC machine tool was manufactured very smoothly.

It took only sixteen days for the new workshop to assemble the second CNC machine tool.

Some parts that are not very confidential are directly assigned to other workshops or other sister factories for production. The machine tool workshop only needs to produce confidential precision parts and is finally responsible for assembly and manufacturing.

And the main reason for such a fast development is also due to the powerful students from Tsinghua University. Young people of this era are really full of vitality.

Saying something positive and encouraging can arouse their enthusiasm and make them work hard in the workshop.

Zhou Fengnian often does this, but it also has side effects.

After those college students fell into a hot-blooded state, Zhou Fengnian had to follow suit and process them, which was considered the Seven Injury Fist.

"Fengnian, do you want to send one to the ministry in advance to announce the good news?"

Luo Cheng came over and asked, it seems that the Ministry of First Machine Building is in a hurry to get the CNC machine tools, and it is estimated that sending them over in advance will also satisfy the Ministry of First Machine Building.

"Forget it. We have a lot of work to do. If we don't have more CNC machines to speed up production, it will be difficult for us to complete the task by the end of the year.

Besides, the machine tool needs to be tested for a period of time. Otherwise, what if something goes wrong? We are the only ones who can repair it, and we might have to make an extra trip."

Zhou Fengnian shook his head and said, if there were no newly manufactured machine tools, how could he dare to make the promise to complete the task before the end of the year.

(End of this chapter)