The Fiery Era: Becoming an Industrial Giant

Chapter 238 Disgusting Things

After finishing a bowl of hot noodles, Zhou Zhiqiang felt much more energetic.

"That feels so good, Yuting. Your skills are getting better and better. I still remember how you couldn't even knead a steamed bun into a round shape at first."

"Why bring up the past now? It's been almost six years."

Before Zhou Zhiqiang could finish speaking, Guo Yuting interrupted him somewhat embarrassedly, saying that she really wasn't very good at housework back then and hadn't done much housework at home. She only gradually learned after getting married.

Now, Guo Yuting is proficient in cooking, cleaning, sewing, and embroidery. The patterns on her son and daughter's clothes are all embroidered by her.

"By the way, did those two directors 'escort' you back today?"

"No, I came home first after get off work, and then the two of them came over with gifts, two packets of tea."

Guo Yuting said with a smile, "They all know who my man is, so how could they dare to bring me back?"

However, they talked a lot about recruitment all day, which I didn't understand at first. I only realized what was going on when I saw them come to my door.

The level of the subdistrict office is far lower than that of the Second Machine Tool Factory. Even the district government, which is slightly higher than the Second Machine Tool Factory, can't do anything about such a powerful large factory.

At this time, the large factories directly under the ministries were truly beyond the control of any unit other than the ministry itself.

If the security department acts autonomously, or if a worker or their family member makes a mistake, it must first be reported to the factory. Other departments can only intervene after the factory has made a decision.

But these days, the most powerful entity is still the "Railway Authority," which has a real sense of departmental autonomy, able to conduct its own trials and detain people, and no other unit can interfere.

Protecting one's own is almost a common problem in this era; even if one's own people commit a crime, they are expected to judge the case themselves.

The Second Machine Tool Plant is now a standard large-scale factory with tens of thousands of employees. The security departments of the main plant and the branch plants together have nearly 600 people.

The workers and their families total around 50,000 yuan. Even if the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to mess with the wife of the factory director of a large factory directly under a ministry.

"Don't bother buying the tea leaves. Take them to the neighborhood office tomorrow and distribute them to everyone. Our family doesn't need any more tea leaves."

Zhou Zhiqiang said that even if he wanted something now, he would rather take it from his superiors than accept gifts from his subordinates.

Accepting gifts from subordinates is suspected of being bribery, and Zhou Zhiqiang has absolutely no desire to get involved, even if it's just a suspicion.

"I'm going to check on my daughter."

“Your daughter was almost resting, but you woke her up again.”

Zhou Zhiqiang pretended not to hear it, thinking that it would be better to take advantage of the child while he was still young, because it would be harder to tease him when he grew up.

The next morning, at the CNC branch of the Second Machine Tool Plant.

Zhou Zhiqiang saw that the gate of the branch factory had been built and construction sounds were still coming from inside, so he walked in.

There were two security guards at the gate, but when Zhang Yaoguo showed his work ID, the guards ignored him.

Construction site management these days is still very lax. What safety regulations? There aren't any. Just be careful not to get hit by falling debris.

The new semiconductor workshop has been fenced off, and inspections are likely underway inside; it's completely sealed off.

Zhou Zhiqiang walked around outside for a while, but did not ask to go in, and then hurried to the other side.

The factory's basic structure has already taken shape, including semiconductor production workshops, integrated circuit workshops, factory office buildings, warehouses, and canteens, among other things.

Furthermore, walls and barbed wire have been erected around the area, as this is a semiconductor component manufacturing factory, and security and confidentiality must be well maintained.

The security department's level of secrecy regarding the CNC branch factory was almost to the point that if they spotted a suspicious stranger, they would shout twice and immediately open fire.

No matter what your purpose is, if you sneak into the factory, fire a shot first!
They're either enemy agents or thieves; firing a shot won't hurt.

This is the level of secrecy surrounding semiconductor factories. If there is a semiconductor factory nearby, the local government will issue a notice in advance, instructing people not to go near such a confidential factory.

Zhou Zhiqiang walked around most of the CNC branch factory, then turned and asked, "Yaoguo, where's Factory Director Tian?"

Zhang Yaoguo immediately replied, "I just asked the workers, and it seems that Director Tian got into an argument with someone in the fourth workshop."

"Arguing? With whom?"

Zhou Zhiqiang asked curiously, "Is there anyone else arguing with Tian Wenguo, the factory director?"
Zhang Yaoguo shook his head and said, "I don't know. Two construction workers said that a moment ago, but they stopped saying it when we got closer."

"Let's go and have a look over there."

After Zhou Zhiqiang finished speaking, he walked towards the fourth workshop. The area they had just inspected was the finished part, while the fourth workshop was still under construction, so they hadn't gone there yet.

When Zhou Zhiqiang arrived near the fourth workshop, he found that Tian Wenguo was indeed shouting and arguing, but it seemed to be a three-way argument.

"Secretary Zhou?"

Tian Wenguo strained to persuade Engineer Li, but when he turned around, he saw Zhou Zhiqiang walking towards them with his assistant. He quickly waved his hand to stop the argument, then jogged over to Zhou Zhiqiang and asked, "Secretary, what brings you here? If I had known, I would have come to pick you up."

"If you knew, I wouldn't be seeing you arguing."

Zhou Zhiqiang said, "Director Tian, ​​we're all our comrades, why are you shouting like that?"

"Stop arguing now, tell me what happened? Let me judge."

"Secretary, this is what happened. The fourth workshop was originally being constructed according to the blueprints, but Engineer Li suddenly said that there was a problem with the ventilation ducts and that it needed to be redone."

There are three more workshops ahead of us. While it won't necessarily mean they have to be demolished and rebuilt, revising the plan would require additional construction costs and delay the project.

Tian Wenguo, furious, said, "This is ridiculous! We didn't decide on the construction drawings, and now they want to change them just before construction is finished!"
But if I don't change it, I'm afraid there will be errors in future production, which will upset you, Secretary; but if I do change it, the construction team will have to extend the construction period."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiqiang frowned and looked at Engineer Li, then asked, "Engineer Li, what's going on?"

"Secretary Zhou, it was our mistake."

Engineer Li said with some guilt, "After recalculating, we found that the current bend design of the ventilation ducts causes airflow turbulence and particle deposition..."
Within two years at most, it will affect various aspects of the workshop, including temperature and humidity.

"Why didn't you think this through back then? You provided these blueprints, didn't you?"

Zhou Zhiqiang was also a little angry after hearing this. He now understood Tian Wenguo. This matter was really not Tian Wenguo's fault. What were the people sent by the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building doing?
"You guys were the ones who drew up the construction drawings, and now that it's almost finished, you're saying you want to change them!"

Is it just one ventilation duct that needs to be modified, or are other areas also affected?

Upon hearing this, Engineer Li immediately replied, "We'll only change this one spot. After careful calculation, we've determined there are no problems with the rest of the work."

"Can you guarantee this? What if problems arise later? Do you dare to give me a written promise?"

Zhou Zhiqiang pressed for an answer, but after he asked the question, Engineer Li lowered his head and did not dare to make a pledge.

A military order is not given lightly; Zhou Zhiqiang only makes guarantees when he is absolutely certain of success.

If you can't do that, it wouldn't be unreasonable to hold you fully responsible.

"It's been changed. We've changed everything that needed to be changed according to Engineer Li's testing standards. If we allocate a little more money, the construction period can be extended by a few days."

Zhou Zhiqiang said this to Tian Wenguo, then turned and left; however, before leaving, Zhou Zhiqiang said something else.

"Engineer Li Youze, I will report this matter to my superiors."

The fact that the way he addresses people has changed shows that Zhou Zhiqiang is also unhappy.

Upon hearing this, Tian Wenguo turned to the construction team leader and said, "Go ahead and make the changes. Just buy whatever you need, and the factory will approve the payment later."

However, Engineer Li, both Secretary Zhou and I hope this is the last time.

"Don't worry, we will definitely be strict with ourselves in the future and the same mistake will never happen again."

Tian Wenguo was too lazy to communicate with this engineer Li Youze. Not only would his words delay their construction period by half a month, but they would also incur additional expenses.

After Li Youze finished speaking, Tian Wenguo jogged after Zhou Zhiqiang, temporarily ignoring what was happening here.

"Secretary, Secretary."

After catching up with Zhou Zhiqiang, Tian Wenguo quickly said, "Don't worry too much. I'll urge them on other projects. It definitely won't delay the factory's production time."

Secretary, I can guess what's going on here; it's probably related to one person.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiqiang stopped and turned around to ask, "Who is it?"

“One of the technicians was all talk and no action when he first came here, and he often directed the construction. I’ve run into him a few times on the construction site.”

Tian Wenguo recalled, "The construction drawings for the ventilation ducts were probably made by that young technician. I heard him mention it once when he was directing the construction site."

"Let them provide an explanation; I'll talk to the leaders."

After hearing this, Zhou Zhiqiang felt genuinely disgusted and wanted to demand an explanation from the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building.

However, the construction of the CNC branch still relies on the Fourth Ministry of Machinery Industry. If things fall apart, it will be detrimental to the future construction of the factory.

But if they really lost time and construction funds because of an idiot, Zhou Zhiqiang felt disgusted.

"Director Tian, ​​from now on, keep an eye on them, ask them about it once a day, and make sure this situation never happens again."

Zhou Zhiqiang said, even so, he was still a little angry.

However, business was more important, so Zhou Zhiqiang said, "Take me to see those two training spaces you mentioned earlier."

(End of this chapter)