Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 18 Factory Director and Representatives

All matters of the No. 3 Steel Plant cannot go around two people, the factory director Yang Weimin and the representative Tao Yuan.

Since the public-private partnership reform reached its climax in 1956, the original shareholders and executives of the No. Steel Plant have withdrawn from operations and management.

Yang Weimin, a former high-ranking party official, became the director of the factory and jointly managed the No. 3 Steel Plant with Tao Yuan, a representative sent by the Ministry of Industry.

The two of them have the decision-making power on all matters of the factory.

Liu Yuanjian came out of the engineering department office and took Jiang Chen to the factory director's office without saying a word.

At the door of the office, Liu Yuanjian carefully arranged his clothes, then checked them carefully again, and then knocked on the office door.

"Come in!" A male voice came from the office.

Liu Yuanjian opened the door, bent his waist slightly, and said softly:

"Director Yang, oh, Representative Tao is here too, that's just right."

Yang Weimin raised his head and glanced: "Hey, Old Liu, are you okay?"

Liu Yuanjian nodded and said softly: "Director Liu, Representative Tao, you are so busy, why do I bother you?"

"This is Jiang Chen from the Engineering Department. He has some ideas and wants to report them to the two leaders."

Yang Weimin and Tao Yuan are both roughly forty years old.

Yang Weimin is full of energy, and it can be seen that he should have been a handsome guy when he was young.

Tao Yuan wears gold-rimmed glasses, is thin, and has a strong intellectual air.

Jiang Chen looked at Liu Yuanjian's performance and sighed inwardly, this Liu Yuanjian behaved so humblely in front of the leader.

He had hinted to himself before that he was familiar with Factory Director Yang, but that didn't seem to be the case.

Yang Weimin had long noticed Jiang Chen beside Liu Yuanjian. Hearing this, he looked at Jiang Chen carefully again:
  "Hey, you are Jiang Chen. You are indeed handsome. Previously, Section Chief Wen told me that the technicians assigned to us by Shuchuan Steel Rolling Plant were very handsome, but I still didn't believe it. Now it seems that he is indeed handsome, and he is no younger than me. Time difference.”

"How are you? Are you used to coming here? I heard that you were surrounded by female workers in the workshop?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said: "Director Yang was joking. It's good to be here. The comrades are also very enthusiastic. They are not trying to block me, but they are more concerned about my life-long affairs."

"Director Yang, you are too modest. The charm of a mature man must be more attractive."

Yang Weimin and Tao Yuan looked at each other and laughed.

Tao Yuan said: "Xiao Jiang's mouth is not simple, and with his appearance, he is a real killer of women. But Xiao Jiang, I tell you, you can't mess with the relationship between men and women, otherwise see how I deal with you."

Jiang Chen said: "Don't worry, Representative Tao, I am very single-minded, otherwise I wouldn't have reached the age of twenty and never even held a girl's hand."

He is very dedicated and only likes beautiful girls.

As for not holding hands, it's because the original body was too old-fashioned and such good hardware was wasted.

Liu Yuanjian said: "Then I'll go back first, Corey still has something to do!"

He had made up his mind not to get involved in this matter.

Yang Weimin didn't say anything: "Okay, Lao Liu, you go back first!"

Liu Yuanjian nodded: "Boss leaders, I'm leaving then!"

After saying that, he exited the office all the way and turned around to leave.

Jiang Chen took out Huazi from his pocket and gave one to each of Yang Weimin and Tao Yuan: "Both leaders, smoke."

There were already many cigarette butts in the ashtray on the table.

It seems that these two are both big smokestacks.

The factory director's office is cleaned every day.

Yang Weimin glanced at the cigarette in his hand: "Hey, this cigarette is good."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "The factory manager is joking. I have no other hobbies except reading and smoking. Most of my monthly salary is spent on buying books and smoking."

He gave the same explanation again.     The main thing is to establish a character.

After setting up people who like reading, many things can be promoted to books.

Tao Yuan lit the cigarette in his hand and took a puff: "It is a good habit to like reading. Now the country needs young people who are educated and capable."

Yang Weimin said: "I heard from Section Chief Liu that you have ideas that you want to communicate with us. Let's talk about it."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Since I entered Sichuan Steel Rolling Production, I have been observing the workers' operating methods, thinking about the problems encountered by the company, and thinking of solutions."

"I have an idea that can enable new workers to start working within a month and have the proficiency of level three to level four workers. At the same time, under the same conditions, the production efficiency can be increased by more than 30%."

"hiss!"

As soon as the words fell, Yang Weimin and Tao Yuan took a breath of cold air at the same time.

Started work within one month, production efficiency improved.

Isn't this the most important problem that domestic steel rolling mills need to solve at present?
  Is there really a way to solve this Jiang Chen?

They, like Liu Yuanjian, were skeptical about this.

But they knew that with Liu Yuanjian's style, it would be absolutely impossible to bring Jiang Chen here if the method was completely unreliable.

In other words, Jiang Chen's idea might really be able to solve the problem.

If it's true.
  Yang Weimin and Tao Yuan looked at each other, and both noticed the deep shock in the other's eyes.

Taking a deep breath again, Yang Weimin said: "Xiao Jiang, you can't joke about this or talk nonsense."

Jiang Chen said seriously: "I think it's feasible, so I asked the director to bring me to report to the two leaders."

Yang Weimin sat up straight: "Sure, tell us your thoughts."

Jiang Chen nodded:
  "Actually, the method is very simple. It is to break away from the existing master-apprentice model for new employees to learn technology and break through the barriers of conservative thinking about technology."

"Instead, a specialized training department was established. Their main responsibility is to provide systematic, planned and professional training to employees."

"The content of the training includes basic tool identification and use, understanding production drawings, operating techniques, production safety, etc., so that employees can directly enter the workshop and start production after completing the training."

Then, Jiang Chen began to explain the shortcomings of the existing technology inheritance model, as well as the advantages and effects of building a training system.

I talked non-stop for ten minutes before I finished speaking.

Yang Weimin and Tao Yuan looked at each other with solemn expressions on their faces.

Tao Yuandao: "Your idea is somewhat similar to that of a technical training school. The difference is that you are inside a factory."

Since 53, many technical schools have been established, with the main purpose of cultivating technical talents.

Jiang Chen said: "You can understand it this way, but the two are not the same thing."

"The training within the factory is more targeted. You don't need to learn a lot of broad and useless things. Every knowledge you learn is helpful to production."

"In addition, the learning cycle is also shorter. Workers' schools outside often take a year or two, but here we only need one month to complete the study and start working."

"And we follow the training process, which saves a lot of process trouble."

Yang Weimin said: "The ideas and methods are correct, but there is a biggest problem in this plan. Where will our training specialists come from? Where will the technology come from?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Today's senior workers, you ask them to produce better, but if you ask them to do this training, they can't do it."

"The level of education has limited their thinking and structure. It is difficult to realize and express their own technology, let alone systematic and planned."

"Moreover, there are now more than 30 new workers. Even if one person trains , training specialists will be needed. This is an astronomical figure for our factory."

Yang Weimin, like Liu Yuanjian, grasped the key points astutely, but his speaking skills were much higher than Liu Yuanjian's.

Jiang Chen said: "I will train the first batch of employees. Then we will find some educated, flexible and expressive workers to participate, and they will carry out the training in the future."

Yang Weimin looked at Jiang Chen: "You?"

(End of this chapter)