Siheyuan: Steel Mill Engineer

Chapter 182 Deposition
I don’t know what the meeting is about at this time.

But, you still have to participate.

For some reason, Yang Zhenyu was the last person to arrive at the meeting room today.

This made Yang Zhenyu very curious. Why were these people so active today?

"Now that everyone is here, I'll just speak frankly," Director Yang said seriously.

"I'm sure everyone has seen the recent newspapers. The superiors have also given clear instructions to our factory, that is, to obey the orders of the superiors, conscientiously complete the tasks within the plan, and ensure that the workers ..."

These days, workers are always the big brothers, and all work revolves around workers.

However, the workers did work hard and accomplished many great things together, which also accelerated the process of industrialization.

"Our factory has no expansion plans in the coming period, at least not in the short term. At the same time, we are required to do a good job on these current projects and complete the planned tasks conscientiously..."

Director Yang's words were very tactful, but the people present were all smart and they immediately understood the meaning of his words.

First, the steel mill expanded too quickly, and the superiors required it to slow down a bit to give the workers more opportunities for advancement.

Second, the steel mill has too many research projects, and they are too dazzling. It is time to hide them.

Yang Zhenyu had no objection to this. Anyway, his new project was the research of CNC machine tools, which would take a long time and there was no way to start it in a short time.

Moreover, Yang Zhenyu also intends to hide for a while and not be too conspicuous.

Otherwise, it will easily arouse jealousy, which will be very troublesome.

"The enthusiasm of the workers in the factory is still very high. We can rest assured about this. Our factory also has unique experience in the training of workers. I think as long as we are given a few years, we can definitely improve the level of the workers in the factory." Secretary Xiang said.

"The workers in our factory are in really good condition. Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at our main factory. In so many workshops, the workers all want to improve their skills. The old masters don't hide anything deliberately and they still teach the low-level workers carefully. I am confident that in the next assessment, a large number of level three and level four workers will emerge in our factory. As for level five and level six workers, there may be fewer of them, but they will definitely appear." Deputy Director Wang said.

"Well, everyone is familiar with the situation of our factory. The workers are very enthusiastic, which is why our factory is better than other factories. However, we need to continue this excellence so that we can have more say in front of our superiors." Director Yang nodded.

"By the way, there is another piece of news. The superiors intend to raise the level of our factory slightly because our factory's contribution and scale are more than enough." Director Yang said.

"There is such a thing?" Secretary Xiang was the first to speak in surprise.

Obviously, he didn't know about this news, otherwise, he wouldn't be so surprised. "Well, the leader mentioned it before, but it hasn't been confirmed yet. The superiors are also studying it. We just need to wait patiently for the news." Director Yang smiled and said.

"I think our most important task now is to do our own work step by step. All kinds of work in our factory need to seek progress while maintaining stability." Deputy Director Li said.

After talking for a long time, it was all about the factory's affairs, which had little to do with Yang Zhenyu. Although the factory was not allowed to make any new inventions, no one notified the research institute not to conduct research.

The factory is more concerned with completing the planned tasks assigned by superiors. These are the factory's primary duties and must be done well.

"By the way, how is the talent training in the CNC machine tools field in our factory going?" Yang Zhenyu asked.

“It’s not ideal. Although the progress is good, it’s not as fast as we expected.” Deputy Director Wang shook his head.

"There's no rush. There are only a few devices in the factory right now. The most we can do is let the workers get familiar with the working process of the CNC machine tools. This is also for preparation in the future." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"According to the requirements, some junior high school students were selected from the factory. These people are considered to be relatively educated in our factory, but it is still difficult for them to learn," said Deputy Director Wang.

"It's okay, take your time. CNC machine tools are like this. It's more difficult to learn at the beginning because no one is used to it. Once you are really proficient, one worker can do the work of several people. Everyone has seen that efficiency." Yang Zhenyu said.

"CNC machine tools are indeed good things, but I am afraid that as more and more CNC machine tools are used, the number of workers needed in the factory will become fewer and fewer. By then, I am afraid that many people will go hungry." Secretary Xiang said with a wry smile.

"That's not the case. It's impossible for CNC machine tools to become popular in a short period of time. Moreover, even if they become popular, as long as you are willing to learn how to use these machines, you can still do the work, and it will be easier," said Yang Zhenyu.

"There may be some changes in the future, but these are not what we need to worry about. What we should care about is the treatment of the workers in the factory. Only if we can take on more tasks can we have more benefits, bring more benefits to the factory, and the workers will have more hope." Director Yang said.

"That's right. Recently our factory's tasks seem to have decreased. I think we still need to think of a solution. Relying solely on orders from branch factories is not enough to support a factory as large as ours." Deputy Director Li said.

"I have already asked my superiors about this issue. The State Planning Commission is currently working on a plan and it seems that some adjustments will be made. The specific plan has not yet come out, but it should be soon," said Director Yang.

"I have also paid attention to this issue. The direction of our factory needs to be adjusted. We will no longer only accept civilian orders. There may be some other orders coming in later. The difficulty will definitely increase at that time, so it is very important for our workers to improve their skills." Secretary Xiang also said.

It was a planned economy in those days, and all production needed to be planned. As a non-ordinary enterprise, the steel rolling mill had its planning tasks given by the State Planning Commission. What to produce, how much to produce, etc. all needed to be planned by the State Planning Commission.

It is almost impossible for the factory to report the plan on its own.

Every time steel rolling and other work is carried out, the equipment needs to be adjusted, and the products produced all have special requirements.

(End of this chapter)