Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

The spring breeze of April stirred the minds of the young people in the two factories in the eastern suburbs of the city. On April 10, the second two youth gatherings were a complete success, with one hundred couples getting married. This made Li Chunhua very motivated, and she wanted to organize all the young men and women from the two factories overnight.

The two social gatherings successfully won her the collective support of the young workers in the steel mill, and she was nicknamed "Mother Li". Now, no matter whether Li Chunhua was in the steel mill or outside the factory, every worker who saw her had to flatter her with a smile. They were basically married workers. You don't need her to help you get married. Don't you have any relatives? Will your children be in the steel mill in the future?

The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has greatly released its enthusiasm for production through a series of work to train new workers and motivate old workers. It has basically completed the production target for April in the middle of this month. According to the data from the Production Department,

In the technical learning boom over the past two months, more than 400 workers with first-level technical standards, more than 320 with second-level technical standards, and 45 with third-level technical standards have been added to the apprentice team of the steel rolling mill.

The results were even greater among the original low-level skilled workers, with 2,000 new third-level workers, more than 800 fourth-level workers, 245 fifth-level workers, 51 sixth-level workers, and nine seventh-level workers.

This data has been approved by the technical team from the Ministry of Industry. Li Huaide couldn't stop grinning when he attended the meetings. Not only has the production task increased significantly compared to before, but the training of technical workers has also achieved brilliant results.

Zhang Renkang was currently accompanying a delegation from two machinery factories and a machine repair factory in the northern suburbs to visit the production workshop of the steel rolling mill. As the person who was in charge of the apprentice responsibility system, he was sent out by Li Huaide to receive a delegation from a sister unit.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

“This is our workshop, and it is also the one where our technical workers are most enthusiastic about learning and progress.”

"We originally had 300 apprentices here, all of whom arrived at the factory in the past two years. Now there are 110 apprentices at the first level, more than 60 at the second level, and five at the third level."

"There were originally 500 low-level workers from level one to level three, and now most of them have achieved the upgrade to level one."

The factory manager from the machine repair factory is called Liu Feng. He is concentrating on the banner on the wall of a workshop.

"Learning ideas while doing production"

"If you follow X with pure thoughts, production and construction are indispensable"

Smiled and said

"Director Zhang, who came up with these slogans?"

"It's catchy and easy to understand. I think it's really good."

Hearing what Liu Feng said, several representatives from other factories also smiled and praised him.

"Yes, I think you are worthy of being one of the largest factories in the city. The hygiene standards of your production workshop are not low."

"Look at how they place the parts and materials. They are neatly organized and easy to see at a glance."

"Yes, I just saw that young comrade take the spare parts without even looking at them. He just took them away."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Dear leaders, the situation you are talking about is the workshop production responsibility system we started to implement in January this year."

"In simple terms, we have developed a series of standards to regulate the placement of materials and the sanitation of the workshop based on the production process and safety regulations."

"Last month, we started organizing technical workers to summarize the production sequence and compile a production manual. This will not only facilitate systematic learning for new apprentices, but also greatly improve production efficiency."

"Everyone can see clearly who should do what and when, which avoids the chaotic organizational efficiency of the workshop."

After Zhang Renkang finished speaking, Liu Feng led the applause and said

"Director Zhang, your production manual is indeed a good idea. It can provide systematic training for apprentices on common sense when they enter the factory, greatly reducing their practical learning time."

"However, I don't quite understand why you keep the floor and walls of this workshop so clean?"

After Liu Feng finished speaking, Sun Liang, the deputy director of the machinery factory who came with him, also said with a smile:

"Yes, I understand that the equipment needs to be cleaned and maintained, but why does your production rules also require that the floor must be thoroughly cleaned after work every day?"

“Wouldn’t this waste time and increase the workload of workers?”

Zhang Renkang nodded and smiled

“Why do we have to organize workers to spend another 20 to 30 minutes cleaning up after work?”

"First of all, the cleanliness of the workshop will affect their mood. When they are in a good mood, they will make fewer mistakes, which will strengthen their sense of collective honor."

"In addition, during this period, there will be workshop study groups to publicize the policies of the superiors and what is happening in the country, so that everyone can cultivate a passion for loving the country and the party."

"The most important thing is that safety accidents are inevitable in workshop production. The process of thorough cleaning is to allow everyone to check for hidden dangers. In addition, in case any worker's hand is contaminated by oil, the wound will be increased to increase the worker's chance of treatment."

“This principle is actually the same as the internal affairs work of the army.”

Liu Feng, Sun Liang and his group nodded and praised

"Director Zhang, we are truly enlightened. Can you let us make a copy of your manual and related documents to study?"

There were no such things as photocopies in this era. Everything had to be copied manually. Zhang Renkang nodded and smiled.

"We have arranged for people to copy several copies of the relevant materials, and the leaders can take one copy with them when they return."

"Xiao Tang, remember to prepare the documents and materials for the leaders this afternoon so they can take them away."

Tang Yan nodded and agreed

"Okay, President."

Seeing that Zhang Renkang had already prepared it for them, Liu Feng and the others also thanked him with a smile.

"Director Zhang, if you have time, how about coming to our machine repair shop to give us some guidance on our work?"

"After all, our two companies are considered brother units."

The machine repair factory was originally a subsidiary of Louji Iron and Steel Plant, and was transformed from a mechanical repair institute. Later, it was moved to the wasteland in the northern suburbs of Sijiu City to build a factory. It can really be said to be related to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"If the leaders need me, I can go after May Day, but I'm afraid you may not welcome me."

Liu Feng laughed and said

"How could that be? I've heard Director Zhang's name so many times that my ears are covered with calluses. If you really can come, we will definitely welcome you with open arms."

Zhang Renkang said to everyone with a smile

"Dear leaders, lunch has been prepared in the factory. If you don't have anything else you want to know, why don't you visit our canteen and give us more guidance if there are any deficiencies?"

Sun Liang said with a smile

"I've heard that your Red Star Steel Mill canteen is very generous and provides meat. I must try it this time."

As they talked, they walked out of a workshop and headed for a canteen nearby. Li Huaide and Yang Weiguo had been waiting there for a long time. However, they did not need to call the leaders of various departments in the factory. In addition to Zhang Renkang, they called Wang Huairen and Chen Gang to accompany them.

Li Huaide saw them and said with a smile

"How was your visit? Please let us know if there are any shortcomings."

Sun Liang laughed

"Director Li, your words are really embarrassing for us. We can't even learn enough, so how can we feel that there are any shortcomings? The only shortcoming is that we haven't learned it well enough."

Sun Liang's words made Li Huaide laugh. The level of the factories that came this time was one level lower than that of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill had been adjusted to a provincial and ministerial level unit this year. Li Huaide was now a factory director at the eighth administrative level, and would soon be a factory secretary at the seventh administrative level, at the vice-ministerial level, and concurrently the factory director.

The highest-ranking members of their delegation were only Sun Liang, the 12th-level department-level factory secretary, and Liu Feng, the th-level administrative director. They were small fry in front of Li Huaide and Yang Weiguo, so how could they dare to find fault?

This is also the reason why Li Huaide and Yang Weiguo did not come out to receive them for the visit and sent Zhang Renkang, a deputy director-level member of the factory committee and director of the logistics department, to receive and show them around. It is not just because these systems are managed by Zhang Renkang alone, but more importantly, the positions are not equal. They can come to accompany them for lunch at noon to give face to the delegation.

At Li Huaide's signal, everyone went to the dining hall and the food window of the cafeteria. Looking at the clean and tidy cafeteria environment and the red slogans everywhere, Liu Feng said with a smile:

"Director Li, Director Yang, our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is worthy of being the industrial sector. We have been greatly enlightened today. We never thought that this industrial canteen could be cleaner and tidier than a restaurant. It really opened our eyes."

"Director Li is a great leader. He should give us a good lesson so that we can learn more about the advanced management experience of the steel rolling mill."

Liu Feng is not stupid. His cousin was Liu Liang, the canteen director of the steel mill. He has a good understanding of the leaders of the steel mill. He knows that although Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide are both at level eight in administrative level, Yang Weiguo has lost the management and leadership of the steel mill. It is important to please Li Huaide.

Moreover, he heard from his old comrades in the Ministry of Industry that they intended to merge several machinery factories and machine repair factories in the northern suburbs into the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill next month, and reorganize and unify them as subordinate units to create a model for northern heavy industry.

Otherwise, why would he invite Zhang Renkang to the machine repair shop when he had nothing to do? Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for him to find an old man?

Zhang Renkang was promoted when Liu Liang was still in office. Given this bond, no matter what, Zhang Renkang would have to give himself some face.