Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

At the request of Secretary Gao and Director Yang, the higher authorities also agreed to their proposal to have He Yuzhu concurrently serve as the director of the steelmaking workshop. Director Yang called He Yuzhu to his office and said cordially, "Director He, I am now announcing a new appointment for you. Comrade He Yuzhu has performed outstandingly during the construction of the steelmaking workshop. With the approval of the higher authorities, Comrade He Yuzhu is now appointed concurrently as the director of the steelmaking workshop of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill." Director Yang then handed the appointment letter to He Yuzhu, "Congratulations, Director He."

"Thank you for your trust, I will work hard and live up to your expectations of me." He Yuzhu said with determination.

"Keep working hard. I have confidence in you, Director He." Director Yang encouraged He Yuzhu.

Along with the appointment letter of He Yuzhu as the director of the steelmaking workshop, there were also steelmaking workers and technicians transferred from Shijingshan Iron and Steel Plant. He Yuzhu began to shift the focus of work from the construction of the steelmaking workshop to the upcoming production. He Yuzhu organized the steelmaking workers to actively participate in the construction of the side-blown converter, so that the workers could get familiar with the equipment as soon as possible, so that the equipment could be put into production quickly after installation.

He Yuzhu, along with new technicians Lin Yunsheng and Xie Yutang, were studying in the office how to achieve the highest efficiency in production after the side-blown converter was put into operation. After Lin Yunsheng finished reading the drawings of the side-blown converter, he said, "Director He, from what I know now, the key to improving the production efficiency of the side-blown converter lies in two points. The first is how to increase the speed of removing impurities from the molten iron; the second is how to quickly reduce the carbon content in the molten iron. Only by doing these two things can the production efficiency of the side-blown converter be improved." Xie Yutang nodded to agree with Lin Yunsheng's point of view.

"Don't be too nervous, you two. I asked you two to come here just to make plans for future work development. Since you already have an idea, we will explore it bit by bit after the equipment is completed. We will always be able to develop a suitable method. Technician Lin, according to my understanding, the carbon content in molten iron is reduced by blowing air into the molten iron, allowing the oxygen in the air to react and burn with the carbon in the molten iron, and then turn into carbon dioxide to precipitate from the molten iron. I wonder if what I said is correct?"

Lin Yunsheng nodded and said, "Director He, you are right. To turn iron into steel is to reduce the carbon content in the iron."

"If this is the case, can we try to blow oxygen directly into the molten iron in the future? With more oxygen, can we make the carbon in the molten iron burn faster?"

"The method you mentioned is indeed feasible, but the process and technology of directly blowing oxygen have not been mastered in China yet, so it will take time to try."

"I am just talking about my ideas casually. The specific operations still have to be implemented by you professionals. Well, I won't disturb you to continue studying the drawings. I have to go to the installation site for a tour." After saying that, He Yuzhu put on his safety helmet and walked to the side-blown converter installation site.

The time came to March 1958, 3. After nearly nine months of construction, with the completion of the installation of two side-blown converters in the steelmaking workshop of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, it meant that the construction task of the steelmaking workshop of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was finally completed.

To celebrate the completion of the steelmaking workshop, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill held a grand meeting. Secretary Gao and Director Yang both gave speeches at the meeting. Director Yang said: "First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the workers who participated in the construction of the steelmaking workshop. Thank you for your hard work in the past few months. It is because of your hard work that the steelmaking workshop can be completed almost 3 months ahead of schedule. Now that the steelmaking workshop has been completed, it will depend on the performance of our steelmaking workers. I hope everyone will discover the spirit of hard work and produce qualified steel for the country."

At the end of his speech, Director Yang said, "Now, please invite Comrade He Yuzhu, the head of the steelmaking workshop, to come up and speak."

He Yuzhu walked quickly to the podium upon hearing this and said, "Hello everyone, I am He Yuzhu, the director of the steelmaking workshop. First of all, I would like to thank the leaders for their trust in me and letting me serve as the director of the steelmaking workshop. Although I have never managed a steelmaking workshop, I believe that with the support of all the workers present, we will definitely be able to do a good job in the steelmaking workshop by working together. Fellow workers, steel is needed in the construction of all walks of life in our country now, but our country's steel production last year was only 535 million tons, which is simply unable to meet the needs of our country's construction. As workers in the steel industry, we have the obligation to produce more steel for the country to help the country's construction, so let us continue to adhere to the spirit of not being afraid of hardship and fatigue, and strive to make the blast furnace behind us reach full capacity production as soon as possible."

When He Yuzhu finished his speech, everyone's enthusiasm was mobilized by He Yuzhu. The workers cheered and shouted loudly: "We must produce more steel for the country."

After the meeting, He Yuzhu immediately led the workers to the intense steelmaking production. As long as He Yuzhu finished the logistics work, he would rush to the steelmaking workshop and participate in the front-line production with the workers. He Yuzhu knew clearly that although he did not understand any steelmaking technology, as long as he put down his airs and got along with the workers, he would quickly master some steelmaking skills, thus avoiding the phenomenon of blind command and disorderly command.

The steel workers also liked this workshop director who was approachable and did not like to sit in the office. Because of He Yuzhu's approachability, the workers were willing to communicate with him. In the communication with the workers, He Yuzhu also mastered many small problems that he could not find sitting in the office. He Yuzhu tried to solve all the small problems raised by the workers as soon as possible, so that the workers could devote themselves to production, and the production efficiency was greatly improved. Therefore, in the first month of the steel workshop's production, the output exceeded 2 tons, and the average daily steel production was as high as 1000 tons.

He Yuzhu visited the production line and found that the workers would sweat a lot in a high temperature environment. In order to ensure that the workers could quickly replenish water and salt, He Yuzhu organized technical personnel to use the large amount of carbon dioxide produced in the steelmaking blast furnace to produce salt soda. This allows the workers in the steelmaking workshop to quickly replenish water and salt, and avoid physical weakness and mental fatigue due to excessive sweating.

After receiving the first month's production report of the steelmaking workshop, Director Yang was very excited. He couldn't wait to open the report, and his eyes quickly scanned the pages, finally stopping at the eye-catching number - 2 tons! This was an exciting result, far beyond his expectations. Director Yang couldn't help laughing out loud, his mouth corners raised, and his eyes sparkled with joy. This result proved how wise and correct his decision was, and it also made him full of confidence in the future.

He increasingly felt how wise it was to appoint He Yuzhu as the director of the steelmaking workshop. At this critical moment, He Yuzhu showed his outstanding leadership and led the workers to achieve such outstanding results. If the situation continues to develop in this way, the steel production of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill will definitely exceed 50 tons this year. This will be a huge achievement that will not only meet the needs of national construction, but also bring great reputation to the factory, and the old leader who promoted him will also be proud.

Director Yang was so excited that he could not contain himself. He immediately picked up the report and walked briskly to Secretary Gao's office. As soon as he entered the office, he saw Secretary Gao concentrating on handling work matters. Director Yang walked up to Secretary Gao with a smile on his face and said softly, "Secretary Gao, I have an important report to show you." Then he handed Secretary Gao the production report of the steelmaking workshop.

Secretary Gao took the report and looked at Director Yang in confusion, but he still put on his reading glasses and began to read the report carefully. As time went by, Secretary Gao's expression gradually became surprised and delighted. When he finished reading the report, he couldn't help but sighed: "Director Yang, now it seems that your decision to suggest Comrade He Yuzhu to serve as the director of the steelmaking workshop was correct." His voice revealed appreciation and satisfaction, and his eyes flashed with recognition of Director Yang.

Director Yang smiled modestly and replied, "Secretary Gao, I just made a suggestion. The real contributors are Comrade He Yuzhu and all the workers in the steelmaking workshop. They worked hard to achieve such good results."

At this point, Director Yang paused and continued, "To be honest, I didn't expect He Yuzhu to be so amazing. In the first month, when the workers were not very familiar with the equipment, he was able to produce 2 tons of steel. Once the workers are familiar with the equipment, I think our factory will definitely have no problem producing 50 tons of steel this year. This is much higher than the 30 tons stipulated by our superiors. When we go to the meeting in the department, we will definitely be proud." He was full of expectations and confidence in the future development. The success of the steelmaking workshop this time is just the beginning. As long as he can lead the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to make greater contributions, his future will definitely not be in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. He will move to a higher position and have a bigger stage.

"We can only say that we still underestimated Comrade He Yuzhu's management level." Secretary Gao nodded, agreeing with Director Yang's point of view, "It seems that we have to find a way to give Comrade He Yuzhu more responsibilities." Secretary Gao was also amazed by He Yuzhu's achievements. Although he was about to retire, he was not willing to lie down. If there was a chance to go further, he was still willing to work hard. Even if he couldn't go further, it would be good to improve his administrative level before retirement.