Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

When Sha Zhu brought a plate of Dongbo pork elbows up, the atmosphere in the room reached a climax.

Tang Qi took the plate and put it on the table.

Li Huaide said with a smile

"Master He's craftsmanship is really not an exaggeration"

"It was also a must-see at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill."

"As soon as this elbow came into the house, I could smell it and my cravings kept coming."

Ji Minsheng laughed out loud

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Then let Secretary Li try it first."

"To be honest, Master He's cooking skills are not much worse than those of the chefs in the restaurants in the old city."

“Especially the flavor of Shu”

"30% ingredients and 20% effort, if you want the right taste, look at the seasoning"

"Just talking about the Sichuan flavor, Master He can open a school in Beijing."

Zhang Renkang is not flattering Sha Zhu, he also has a background as a chef. Judging from the dishes Sha Zhu made, he has not only smoothed his temper in the past three years, but also improved his cooking skills.

Sha Zhu smiled foolishly, and did not forget to compliment

“All the ingredients are fresh from the factory.”

"My cooking skills are far inferior to Secretary Zhang's."

"In the beginning, when it came to cooking skills in the kitchen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, it was Secretary Zhang who was the best."

Time is enough for a person to learn to bow his head. Shazhu no longer has the arrogance he once had when accepting compliments. He just bows his head and compliments easily.

Ji Minsheng didn't know what happened between them and was a little confused.

Li Huaide explained with a smile

"Ren Kang used to be the chef of the Red Star Steel Mill. I am jealous of his cooking skills."

"It was only after I became a cadre that I rarely touched a spoon."

"But it's true. The great development of our Red Star Steel Mill was all presided over by Ren Kang. I owe all my achievements to him."

Zhang Renkang shook his head and smiled

"Secretary Li, please don't be modest"

"If you hadn't transferred me out of the cafeteria, I wouldn't be where I am today."

"Besides, it's not easy for you to taste my cooking skills."

"If you feel hungry, come to me and I will cook for you."

"Hahaha"

"Ha ha"

"Hahaha"

Several people laughed

"I feel a little embarrassed to have you, a deputy-department-level factory secretary, cook for me."

Li Huaide laughed and joked

"I think it's better for you to use your energy in the right place. If you are asked to be a cook,

"But it is a loss to our Ministry of Industry"

Li Huaide was grateful. Zhang Renkang's agreement with him was also a disguised way of supporting him, especially telling Ji Minsheng that they had a special relationship.

Li Huaide glanced at Sha Zhu and said with a smile

"Master He, please stay and have some food with us."

"There are so many delicious dishes. As a great chef, you need to taste your own work carefully."

Sha Zhu explained with a smile

"Secretary Li, I will not accompany you leaders."

"I have to supervise the kitchen staff in serving meals and keeping clean."

"Our kitchen has just implemented the new standards. If I don't take the lead, the kitchen staff will be upset."

Sha Zhu didn't know whether Li Huaide was being polite and really wanted him to stay, but a cook was not suitable to accompany him in such an occasion, even though everyone present was an acquaintance.

He explained with a smile

"I'll drink a glass of wine with Secretary Zhang to express my apology"

Ji Minsheng nodded, smiled and picked up a glass of white wine and said

"Master He has work to do, let's toast to Secretary Zhang"

Sha Zhu held the wine glass and looked at Zhang Renkang, with three parts of gratitude and three parts of apology in his eyes.

"Secretary Zhang, please tell me if my cooking skills have deteriorated over the past few years."

"Please forgive me for the poor hospitality"

"I did it"

Saying this, Shazhu drank it all in one gulp.

Zhang Renkang smiled and nodded, raised his glass and drank it, then turned around to indicate that he had finished drinking it too.

"Then let's try Master He's cooking."

Sha Zhu took a few steps back, then turned around and walked around the door of the private room.

Li Huaide said with a smile

“This guy has really changed a lot.”

“I can’t believe it”

"Now I'm letting him manage the largest canteen. I'll hire him at the salary of an eighth-level chef first, and then let him take the exam for an eighth-level chef next year. Then he'll be officially qualified."

Zhang Renkang smiled and nodded, and ignored Shazhu.

He just casually mentioned Shazhu that morning.

Li Huaide needed it, and Sha Zhu just happened to be suitable.

Now Shazhu can get a salary of more than 30 yuan a month. It’s hard to say how good his life is, but it’s enough to support his family.

The most important thing is that Shazhu can at least pass the sixth-level chef exam in the Third Mechanical Processing Institute.

Otherwise, if he falls into the hands of the group of people in the kitchen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, even if Sha Zhu can enter the cafeteria, he will never be able to get out of the position of kitchen helper in his life.

Zhang Renkang looked at the floor of the workshop of the Third Mechanical Processing Institute. Although there were traces of oil, the tools and materials were neatly stored, the floor was flat, and the non-production materials were neatly classified.

All processing lathe equipment, whether new or old, should be cleaned and tidy, and all gear transmission parts should be greased with oil.

The workers in the workshop come and go in an orderly manner. Apart from the different mechanical resonance sounds, the workers in the workshop are doing their own jobs, and no one can be seen leisurely.

More importantly, there are two large water tanks on both sides of the workshop, about 15 meters apart, and there are several large brooms and a box of fine soil as fire prevention measures.

I didn't expect that even the fire department would think of this.

Zhang Renkang said in surprise

"Brother Li, Director Ji, your production workshop is in order..."

"In my opinion, it is the best among all the industrial workshops in the city."

"I thought the regulations of our Xinxing Automobile Factory were strict enough."

"After seeing you guys today, I realized there is always someone better than you."

Li Huaide said with a smile

“I was also surprised when I saw it for the first time.”

"It turns out that the forging workshop of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is well organized, which is far inferior to that of Director Ji."

“I’ve been thinking about this for a while.”

“It’s not that China can’t meet some foreign standards, but some good factories and technology-based factories are buried underneath and have not been excavated.”

"For example, if Red Star or the Ministry of Industry had increased investment, it might not be as bad as Shenyang Machine Tool Co., Ltd."

"It's all because we meat eaters are despicable."

Zhang Renkang nodded and smiled as he looked at the workers in the workshop carrying out production work in an orderly manner.

"All you need now is equipment. Just unify and update your precision equipment."

"These few thousand workers in the factory will soon be able to lead a team of more than 2,000 skilled workers."

"I now have a new assessment of your strength"

Zhang Renkang plans to go back to Liu Feng to discuss further cooperation. This small mechanical processing has brought him too much shock.

Ji Minsheng was very proud of this place. This was the result of his hard work in the first half of his life. He relied on the advanced enterprise management and factory system he had visited when he was studying in Gaul and combined it with some practical adjustments in China.

It can be said that his third machining center has no other shortcomings except its small scale.

This is the characteristic of technocrats. They may not be good at getting into the officialdom.

But when it comes to professionalism, they are miles ahead of others.

Ji Minsheng picked up a rotating gear and introduced

"Secretary Zhang, this is the part that your Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Plant customized."

"We use the No. 4 steel plate from the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant, which is cast, cut and polished, and then forged, extruded and cut by electric sparks."

"It's a pity that most of our equipment are old equipment discarded by the North and the Japanese. Although they can be used after maintenance, their accuracy is not as good as the newly purchased Hans equipment."

"It can only be polished and adjusted manually by a master craftsman after it is made."

"The daily output can only reach more than 140"

Zhang Renkang nodded. This is a gear used for the chassis vibration filter of the Xinxing sedan. However, the production capacity of the Xinxing sedan is also increasing. In the short term, the output of the Third Mechanical Processing Institute can keep up. In the long run, their output will definitely be seriously short of

He glanced at Li Huaide and Ji Minsheng and said

“I might have to go to Hong Kong Island in a while.”

"You must find a way to increase your production capacity now, otherwise you won't be able to afford the consumption of new stars."

"I can give you an advance payment from the Xinxing Automobile Factory's account to purchase new equipment for you."

"Please hurry up and decide what equipment you need to purchase."

“This production capacity must be increased tenfold”

Ji Minsheng frowned and thought for a moment. He was the director of the production department of the institute. He knew exactly what machinery the institute lacked and which processes needed to be improved.

After thinking about it, he said

"Secretary Zhang, if we want to increase production capacity, we have to transform the workshop into a mechanized one. Only mechanization can improve production capacity qualitatively."

"Especially cutting equipment and powder punching equipment"

"The production capacity and quality of these two parts are limited by manual labor. It would be great if your factory could purchase a batch of equipment for us."

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"I will ask Comrade Liu Feng from Xinxing to come over tomorrow."

"He is our factory director. You can discuss the details of the cooperation. You can also compile the list of equipment needed."

"I'll go to Hong Kong Island and solve it for you as soon as possible."

It is urgent to improve the production capacity of the Third Mechanical Processing Institute. Although the Third Mechanical Processing Institute is a branch of the Red Star system, Zhang Renkang has longer-term considerations.

Their Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Factory does not have enough resources to build all the upstream and downstream cooperative factories in the automobile industry one by one, and it does not have enough people to take on the ability of an industrial system.

Cooperation is the best win-win situation

In particular, the cooperation with different factories is equivalent to weaving a large industrial cooperation network around the Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

By then, the factory will not only save time and effort, but also be able to cultivate a batch of high-quality processing plants as vassals. The most important thing is that the political resources of different factions can be driven by a factory. The network of personal connections contained in it will be the most valuable wealth in the future.

Who could have known that in a few years some of them would reach high positions?

Who knows what will happen to some of the people who are being sent down now in the future?

A helping hand in time of need is better than icing on the cake

Li Huaide nodded. No matter what Zhang Renkang's purpose was, it was a good thing that he was willing to support the development of the Third Mechanical Processing Institute.

"You want to go to Hong Kong Island again?"

Li Huaide frowned, feeling a little uneasy.

After all, if you go out now, the situation is somewhat different from previous years. If you come back for investigation, you will be framed and your future may be ruined if you are not careful.

Zhang Renkang has his own considerations

At present, the Xinxing Automobile Manufacturing Plant has already stabilized the Forest Department behind Zhao Zhenhai, while the Hehuang Department behind Wang Fuyi is limited by Wang Fuyi's lack of qualifications. Even if they make trouble for him, they will not gain any benefits, let alone make trouble behind him.

Besides, he went there to earn foreign exchange for the country and find export opportunities.

If this is directed at him again, the people behind him will have to bear the wrath of the National Council. No one will do such a thankless task.