I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

The next day

Zhou Weiguo stared at the tractor chassis sketch on the table, his fingers unconsciously tapping the edge of the table.

The issues of engine cylinder arrangement and transmission system matching swirled in his mind: Are the solid tires heavy enough? How can the wear on the gearbox gears be reduced?

However, Xia Guo's current material capabilities are simply not up to par. He can only hope that Natasha can develop the alloys and materials needed for the tractor as soon as possible; otherwise, the blueprints may have to be drastically revised.

Suddenly, the loudspeaker on the workshop ceiling crackled twice.

After the electrical noise subsided, a passionate female voice pierced through the machine's roar:

Attention all workers! This is an announcement from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill:

Following a review and decision by higher authorities, the following adjustments and personnel appointments are being made to relevant personnel at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill:

I. Departmental Adjustment: The original Technical Section has been upgraded to the Technical Division;

The former Security Section was upgraded to the Security Division;

II. Personnel Appointments:

Zhou Weiguo, the former head of the technical section, was appointed as the head of the technical department due to his outstanding performance during the production and research and development of converters in the steel rolling mill.

The former canteen director was transferred to the logistics and data department and appointed as the section chief.

He Yuzhu, the former deputy director of the canteen, was transferred from a worker position to a cadre position due to his outstanding performance during the production and research and development of the converter in the steel rolling mill. He was appointed as the canteen director, enjoying the treatment of a level 19 cadre, and a deputy section-level director.

Wang Jianguo was appointed as the Director of the Security Department.

This notice is effective from the date of its issuance. We hope that all colleagues will continue their efforts in their new positions and contribute to the development of the steel rolling mill!

As soon as the broadcast ended, Da Shan and Er Niu in the workshop erupted in excitement.

"Director?! Director?!" Da Shan rushed over from beside the machine tool, brandishing a wrench smeared with machine oil, his voice booming, "Master, you've become the director of the technical department!"

Erniu squeezed in beside him, forgetting to put down his file, his eyes wide: "And there's Brother Zhu! He went from worker to cadre, canteen manager! Won't my brother and I get even better food from now on?"

Zhou Weiguo tapped Erniu's hat and laughed, "What do you know besides eating? From now on, as long as I draw a picture, you two have to process it immediately. Even if the material isn't strong enough, you have to process it and test it first."

Upon hearing this, Erniu looked at Zhou Weiguo with a bitter expression: "Master, are you joking with us? Although our skills are much better than before, you draw just too fast. We go around once, and you've finished one drawing; we go around again, and you've finished several more. Look, from yesterday until now, there's this thick stack of drawings. Even if we work ourselves to death, we still can't keep up with your speed!"

Zhou Weiguo thought to himself: "Nonsense, I haven't even produced all the blueprints yet!" He glared at Li Erniu with disdain and said with a smile, "You're already crying and wailing over this little bit of work? Don't even mention tractors; in the future, cars, jeeps, trucks, even missiles, airplanes, and tanks will all have to be handcrafted by you two. This is just the beginning!"

Erniu stared intently at Zhou Weiguo, startling him. Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but curse, "What the hell are you looking at me for?"

"Master, are you going to teach me how to drive tanks?"

"Uh, what happened to the tank?"

Li Erniu's eyes reddened, and he said excitedly, "Master, can I drive a tank?"

Zhou Weiguo was completely bewildered: "What do you mean by 'fighting tanks'? What's getting so excited?"

At this moment, Da Shan's eyes also reddened: "Master, you don't know this. When we were young, we witnessed firsthand how the tanks of the 'Little Ones' wreaked havoc in the village, killing many villagers... Back then..."

Seeing that Dashan couldn't continue, Zhou Weiguo patted the two on the shoulders: "Dashan, Erniu, do you ever want to see our Xia Kingdom's tanks go to admire cherry blossoms someday?"

Dashan and Erniu nodded excitedly.

Zhou Weiguo encouraged them, "Then work hard! I guarantee that sooner or later you'll be able to build our own tanks with your own hands, how about that?"

Their eyes instantly filled with enthusiasm.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Weiguo glanced at his watch; it was almost time to leave work.

Just then, a commotion erupted from the gate: "Get out of the way! Is this no longer our steel rolling mill? You soldiers, get out of the way!"

"Hello, comrade. This workshop is classified, and you do not have access. Of course, you are welcome to come and go as you please if Engineer Zhou agrees."

"What the hell! I'm Wu Jinbu, the deputy director of the steel rolling mill in charge of production. Why won't you let me, the deputy director, into our own workshop? I'm in charge of all production in the entire steel rolling mill. This workshop is taking up so many resources and so many lathes. If it were put into the production workshop, the entire steel rolling mill's production would increase! Don't you understand? Go and call Zhou Weiguo out here. This is utter nonsense!"

Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing the voice. All four ministers had come to see him yesterday; how could this guy be so stubborn?

It turned out that Wu Jinbu felt targeted by Zhou Weiguo and others, and the more she thought about it in her office, the angrier she became, so she went out to complain to her friends.

Upon hearing this, his friend immediately fanned the flames: "Progress! You're making a fool of yourself! A mere section chief in the factory can control you? If I were you, I'd immediately go to your uncle! As long as he supports you, connections won't matter. Are you stupid? Besides, it's just a small steel rolling mill; what's so difficult about your uncle making you the factory manager? If that doesn't work, you can ask your great-uncle. Don't worry, if even your great-uncle doesn't help you, I'll have my dad help you. It's such a small matter; why are you making such a fuss?"

When Wu Jinbu woke up today, she saw that it was already noon.

Remembering what his friend had said, he didn't even go to the factory; he went straight to the ministry to find his uncle.

The uncle flew into a rage: "You brat! A deputy factory director, and you let a mere section chief target you? Don't tell anyone you're my nephew, you're a disgrace! I was hoping to push you to the position of factory director at the steel rolling mill. Do you know how coveted the entire Ministry of Metallurgy is since they got converter technology? Do you know how many favors I went through to get you in? And you've already embarrassed me like this the moment you arrived. Humph, do your own job! Let me tell you, if I hear anyone call you a coward, I'll beat you up!"

Hearing his uncle's words, Wu Jinbu seemed to have gained confidence and headed straight for Zhou Weiguo's workshop.

Seeing Wu Jinbu loitering around the doorway, Zhou Weiguo threw his pen on the table and walked out. "Deputy Factory Director Wu, what's the matter? We're all working. Please don't shout at the workshop entrance. This will seriously affect our staff's research and development progress."

Wu Jinbu was furious and pointed directly at Zhou Weiguo's nose: "Zhou Weiguo, what do you want to do? Don't you have any sense of hierarchy? As the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, a proper division-level cadre, how dare you, a section-level cadre, talk to me like that? Do you still want to do your job properly? Do you still want to get promoted? I was wondering why the higher-ups transferred me to the steel rolling mill. It turns out it's all because of people like you who have made the whole steel rolling mill a mess."

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