Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

The next morning, when Zhang Renkang and Yu Li arrived at the canteen office of the steel mill, they saw Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide waiting at the door. The cold winter wind made them pace back and forth and rub their hands. Zhang Renkang quickly got out of the car, parked it, and ran over to shout,

"Director, if you two have anything to say, just ask Secretary Liu to call me. It's so cold, please come in quickly."

Zhang Renkang took out his key, opened the office door and invited them in. As soon as they entered the room, Yang Weiguo asked

"Renkang, was that General Zhang from yesterday really your second uncle?"

"You two just met? Have you never been in touch before?"

Zhang Renkang laughed

"I haven't figured out what's going on yet. My second uncle and my uncle went to join the revolution early. My uncle died early, and my second uncle has been out of touch with the family. He just found me yesterday."

Li Huaide said with a smile

"It's a good thing to be reunited, Renkang, does General Zhang have any instructions for our factory?"

Zhang Renkang laughed

"Director Li, my second uncle is a soldier and our unit is a local industrial unit. What kind of guidance can he provide?"

"Don't worry, my uncle is very supportive of my development in the factory. He even said yesterday that you two leaders are capable."

Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide were relieved when they heard this. Yesterday, when Zhang Yuhua found out that Zhang Renkang's house was almost taken away and he was beaten to death, he pulled out a gun and almost scared them.

They had heard of this old man. He was notoriously rude and unreasonable. When he was crossing the snowy mountains and grasslands, he almost shot the mountain people who blocked the road. Later, he was punished for shooting Japanese prisoners of war. If he had not been the trusted general of the old man, he would have been almost dismissed. He was notorious for not caring about his life and causing trouble during the war in the Northeast.

Yang Weiguo said with a smile

"Renkang, you have made a great contribution to the factory since you took over the canteen last year. Now, all the workers give you a thumbs up when they mention your canteen."

"In addition to the unplanned materials, it has greatly boosted our factory's production enthusiasm and exceeded the superior's tasks. Deputy Director Li and I have considered it and feel that your work ability is outstanding, you are conscientious and responsible, and you are loyal to the organization. I think you are in line with our policy requirements for promoting young cadres."

"After careful consideration by the factory, we have decided to develop you as a candidate X member. After a follow-up conversation, you will be further developed."

Zhang Renkang said excitedly

“I am grateful for the trust of the organization and the training of the two factory directors. I will continue to work hard for the further development of the factory and continue to serve the workers and the people.”

Zhang Renkang heaved a sigh of relief. At least he was now a member of the organization. He could get closer to them. By then, he would have the Second Uncle with a large army and a trusted general of the boss. His cousin would have a firm foothold in the city defense force. As long as he did not oppose them, who could do anything to him?

Li Huaide also said with a smile

"Renkang, you work hard but there is still room for improvement. I think it's time to give you more responsibilities. My energy in the logistics department is limited now, so you have to take on the responsibilities of a young cadre. I plan to let you serve as the deputy director of the logistics department, responsible for the work of the warehouse and the canteen. Then your level will be high enough, and then you can lead our ideological construction work for the front-line workers in the workshop."

Yang Weiguo was puzzled when he heard this.

"Old Li, what do you mean by this ideological construction work?"

Yang Weiguo was a little annoyed. He and Li Huaide had divided work tasks before. The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was a department-level unit. He and Li Huaide were both department-level cadres. There were three division-level departments under it, the Production Department, the Logistics Department, and the Security Department. Among them, the Security Department was affiliated with the steel rolling mill and was under the management of the City Defense Military Region (some said it was under the Ministry of Public Security). He was in charge of the Production Department and Li Huaide was in charge of the Logistics Department. They were listed as section-level units. Yang Weiguo was in charge of the Finance Department and Li Huaide was in charge of the Personnel Department. Other departments such as the Transportation Department, Unloading Department, Canteen Department, Medical Department, Warehouse Management Department, etc. were all under the management of the Logistics Department. The directors of each workshop were also section-level units under the management of the Production Department.

Now Li Huaide is obviously trying to overstep his authority. Yang Weiguo doesn't know that Wang Huairen, the deputy director of the production department, has already surrendered to Li Huaide, otherwise he would be even more angry. Li Huaide looked at Yang Weiguo and said with a smile

"Old Yang, it's my fault that I forgot to tell you about this. Our factory has established this Ideological Committee with the approval of the higher authorities. We have received complaints from some workers that there are a group of bad elements in the workshop who have improper thoughts and intend to obstruct our social construction."

"You also heard yesterday's broadcast. Several senior technicians including Yi Zhonghai in the first workshop relied on their high technical level to engage in factionalism in the workshop and deliberately obstructed the progress of apprentices. This seriously hindered the process of talent training in our factory. This kind of thinking must not be allowed to spread in the front-line workshops and must be severely cracked down on."

"As for me, after careful consideration, I think we should vigorously promote the spirit of iron man and selfless dedication on the front line and severely curb the bad habits of front-line workers. This is also to help you complete the production task. If the number of skilled workers cannot be increased, what room for development will our factory have?"

Yang Weiguo looked at Li Huaide meaningfully. He was not a fool. He was going to follow Li Huaide's method and surround the upper level from the grassroots level. By then, it wouldn't take Yang Weiguo long to lose control of the production department. It was all organized. Everyone knew the route plan of surrounding the city from the countryside. Yang Weiguo said leisurely.

"Old Li, I think you are just making a fuss out of nothing. This technology cannot be learned in a day or two. Besides, it is only a problem for a few old workers. I don't think it is necessary to make a big fuss about it. This will delay the completion of our factory's targets. In my opinion, we should just give Yi Zhonghai and others a severe criticism and punishment. We can't not give them a chance to repent."

Li Huaide said seriously

"Old Yang, I think your idea is very dangerous. What is this? Why are you making a fuss about obstructing national construction? Will the reactionary forces give us time? Every minute and every second is crucial now. Didn't you listen to what the leader said in the meeting?"

“Is this a call to seize the day?”

"Why was the canteen department able to train six level eight chefs, two level seven chefs, and one level six chef in such a short period of time?"

"Isn't it because of Zhang Renkang's selfless teaching and high ideological awareness? Why is the production workshop so slow? We only trained five level 6 workers, more than 80 level 5 workers, and 300 level 4 workers last year? There are still more than 5,000 apprentices in the workshop? Are they all so ignorant that they can't learn?"

"I think no one is willing to teach properly? The growth of our team depends on mobilizing the masses and pooling their wisdom. I think the same is true for our technical training."

Yang Weiguo was speechless. How could he not know the current situation of the skilled workers and apprentices in the workshop? If he had spent twenty or thirty years painstakingly learning the skills, he would not want to teach them to others easily.

Li Huaide was actually right. He had always known that there were some cliques headed by senior technicians in the workshop who were unwilling to teach apprentices easily. Otherwise, Yi Zhonghai had only trained ten fourth-level workers and seven or eight third-level workers since Loujia Steel was renamed Red Star Steel Rolling Mill for nearly ten years, as well as two second-level and first-level workers, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu.

Liu Haizhong in the forging workshop next door has trained four or five level six workers, and there are thirty or forty level five workers. Even though forging is relatively simple and laborious, it is impossible for Yi Zhonghai to have only a dozen apprentices, big and small.

Zhang Renkang saw that the two of them were arguing, so he motioned for Yu Li to fetch two thermoses of water and said in a serious tone:

"Two factory managers, please take a look at this. How about we take four workshops as pilots and leave the remaining 16 workshops alone for now? We'll see the results in two months, and then we'll see if this can be fully adopted?"

"This won't cause any major trouble to the entire factory, and if the effect is good, it won't be too late to promote it."

Li Huaide nodded. He knew that Yang Weiguo was too heavily guarded at the moment and it was difficult to completely break the situation. However, as long as he could infiltrate, he was not in a hurry to fight with Yang Weiguo. Time was on his side. The longer Yang Weiguo went, the more difficult it would be. He said

"I think Renkang's idea is very suitable. Let's take four workshops as pilots first, and our logistics department will follow suit. Then the results will speak for themselves."

Yang Weiguo said helplessly

"Okay, which four workshops will we use?"

Yang Weiguo knew that if he obstructed it directly, he would probably have to break up with Li Huaide. Moreover, this ideological committee was the result of a struggle within the industrial sector. If Yang Weiguo was sued by Li Huaide again, the ideological faction above might make a fuss about him. It would be better for him to agree to the pilot project first and then find a way to obstruct it.

Zhang Renkang laughed

“Since workshop one has the biggest problem, let’s use that workshop as a pilot and see how many apprentices in that workshop can reach a certain level of skill after two months. By then, we’ll know if someone is deliberately obstructing the process.”

Li Huaide nodded and said

"Well, that's fine. I think Workshop One has the most serious problems. Last year, there were 338 apprentices in this workshop, but only less than 50 of them were able to reach the first-level level. It lags far behind other workshops."

Yang Weiguo nodded and said

"Then let the forging workshop of workshop five, the machine tool workshop of workshop eleven, and the welding workshop of workshop fifteen also participate."

After the three of them had a discussion, Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide walked away with their hands behind their backs. Zhang Renkang sighed, thinking that troubled times were coming, and that he would have to go to the Lou family to check on the situation in the evening.

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