Chapter 25 Don't go back when you come
Leng Bingguo's question was also what Meng Fanze and Chang Genlin wanted to ask. Yesterday, Feng Xiaochen and Meng Fanze talked about the ideas of equipment development. They took the drawings of MT25 as examples and talked about a lot of technical performance and production process concepts, which surprised Meng Fanze. Meng Fanze was born in the army and knew little about technology, but for so many years, he had a little foundation and could at least understand the professional terms Feng Xiaochen said and also knew some of the truths he said.
After he arrived at Nanjiao Hospital, he learned what Feng Xiaochen said from Chang Genlin, which scared Chang Genlin. Feng Xiaochen said some of the technical ideas that even Chang Genlin felt were new. Now he judged that if this young man had not spoken nonsense, he must have been guided by famous teachers and had great technical skills.
Of course they didn't know that Feng Xiaochen, who had a background in engineering, graduated from the famous School of Mechanical Science and Technology, only started to switch to strategic management after entering the Reinstallation Office. In fact, officials in such functional departments would not be able to achieve results without a technical foundation. Many companies below try to use technical concepts to scammer the officials above to deceive policies and funds. If officials don't have many skills in technology, they will not have the confidence to fight with them.
In terms of technical attainments and experience, Feng Xiaochen certainly cannot be compared with a big bull like Chang Genlin, a chief engineer. However, he has the golden finger of a time traveler, and the advantage of information is very obvious. Many engineers at that time felt helpless technical problems, which were ordinary for technicians 40 years later. When Feng Xiaochen talked with Meng Fanze, he deliberately avoided the traces of advanced knowledge, but the few words that were leaked inadvertently were enough to shock Chang Genlin.
Hearing Leng Bingguo's problem, Feng Xiaochen knew that he had to re-use the shield, that was his omnipotent grandfather. He smiled at several leaders and said, "Director Leng guessed it right. My parents are not considered industrialists, but my grandfather has been doing industry all his life, so I have been influenced by him."
"Is that true? Which unit is your grandfather from and what job does?" Meng Fanze asked.
"He turned out to be from the Nanjiang Provincial Metallurgy Department and worked in Krupp in Germany in his early years. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he returned from Germany and worked for a period of time in the National Government's Resources Committee. Before the national liberation, he refused the opportunity to go to Taiwan and stayed in the mainland." Feng Xiaochen said.
"Your surname is Feng, then your grandfather is Feng..." Chang Genlin exchanged a look with Meng Fanze, and then blurted out: "Your grandfather is Mr. Feng Weiren, right?"
"That's right." Feng Xiaochen said, and then asked: "Why, does General Manager Chang know my grandfather too?"
"I've been dealing with each other, and I've been dealing with each other." Chang Genlin said with a memory expression, "That's what happened in the 1950s. Mr. Feng is a rare authority in metallurgical machinery. I have asked him many questions. By the way, I remember Minister Meng also met him and his evaluation of him is very high."
"It's not about meeting him, but about asking him for advice." Meng Fanze corrected Chang Genlin's words and said, "That was a very early thing. During the 15th Five-Year Plan, he had 156 items. Mr. Feng worked as a technical consultant for us, and I am also a student of Mr. Feng."
"Is that so? I haven't heard from my grandfather. It turns out that he has the honor to work with Minister Meng and General Engineer Chang." Feng Xiaochen said with a modest expression. The minister claimed to be a student of his grandfather, and he really didn't know how to respond. It would be a great honor to say that he agreed with the student's statement, which would be disrespectful to the minister. If grandfather is not qualified to be a student of the minister, it is not his turn to say this, how could he be polite to his grandfather?
Of course, Feng Xiaochen knew that whether it was Chang Genlin or Meng Fanze, he claimed to be Feng Weiren's student, but it was just a gesture, which was equivalent to the ancient sages who respectfully called the old man selling vegetables "Yizi Teacher". This kind of self-worth has no meaning to those who are called teachers, but it can make people feel willing to be students become more sages. Looking back, how many times have the "Yizi Teacher" appeared in the 5,000-year history of China? Who remembers what these "teachers" look like? Aren't they all the so-called students with "noble character"?
At the beginning of liberation, there were a shortage of engineering and technical personnel in New China. Technical experts like Feng Weiren were very popular. They would ask them to provide technical support for various construction projects, and officials who participated in the construction of these projects could humbly call themselves students of these old experts. Meng Fanze said today that Feng Weiren was his teacher, and tomorrow he could also say that experts like Zhang Weili and Li Weiyi were his teachers. It is no different from lice on their bodies, it doesn’t matter if they are more or less.
...Uh, it seemed that I was disrespectful to my grandfather again, Feng Xiaochen thought helplessly.
Next, Meng Fanze naturally had to ask about Feng Weiren's current situation. After learning that Feng Weiren had passed away, he looked sad and remembered his achievements, and then he brought the topic back to Feng Xiaochen.
"So you are Mr. Feng's grandson. No wonder your skills are so solid." Meng Fanze said, "It seems that I have read it wrong. It turns out that the generals have a tiger's son, and the famous masters have a high disciple."
"Haha, Minister Meng is keen to know the beads, which is famous in our system. No talent praised by Minister Meng is now famous and can stand alone." Leng Bingguo obeyed the opportunity to echo.
"Minister Meng and Director Leng have both awarded the award." Feng Xiaochen said hurriedly.
While talking, everyone had finished breakfast, Feng Xiaochen also drank two bowls of millet porridge. The hunger from last night to this morning was finally eliminated. Leng Bingguo called the waiter to clean up the dishes, and he took Meng Fanze, Chang Genlin, Feng Xiaochen and his party to the office. The office originally belonged to Wu Ximin, the director of the procurement station. When Leng Bingguo came, he occupied the nest and regarded it as his office. Wu Ximin could only become a small follower serving tea and pouring water on the side.
Meng Fanze pulled Chang Genlin down on the big sofa, Leng Bingguo sat on the small sofa next to him. Feng Xiaochen and Wu Ximin enjoyed the same treatment and could only sit on a hard bench. After Meng Fanze sat down, he whispered to Leng Bingguo and said, "Lao Leng, look, I have invited Xiao Feng for you too. How do you plan to use him, just tell me."
Leng Bingguo politely said: "Don't you follow Minister Meng's arrangements? Minister Meng sent us a new force like Xiao Feng, and it is the best place to put it in any position."
Hearing that the two of them were so humble and so at ease, Feng Xiaochen stopped doing it. He called "How to use it?" I am still a member of the Economic Commission. Luo Xiangfei didn't give an order. Why did you send me a living? He was inconvenient to interrupt the conversation between the two leaders, but he couldn't let them continue to say this, so he raised his hand slightly, as if a primary school student was planning to raise his hand to speak in class. At the same time, he looked back and forth at Meng Fanze and Leng Bingguo with his eyes, waiting for them to discover their signs.
"Xiao Feng, what are you going to say?" Meng Fanze saw Feng Xiaochen's gesture first and stopped and asked.
Feng Xiaochen said: "Minister Meng, Director Leng, I don't understand what you said just now. I am from the Metallurgical Bureau of the Economic Commission. Our Director Luo has arranged a lot of work for me, so we..."
"Liao Luo, I'll talk." Meng Fanze said domineeringly, "He agreed yesterday and said he would send a working group to participate in our project, and you, Xiao Feng, are among them. Isn't this equivalent to agreeing? The Metallurgical Bureau has never been happy to do things. When they hold a meeting to discuss and decide, the daylily is cold, so I will take action first and then report, and I will pick you up early in the morning. Don't go back if you come here, stay here to help Director Leng and others do something."
"This...is probably not suitable." Feng Xiaochen said, "I ran out without Director Luo's approval. I will definitely be criticized when I go back."
"I can't criticize you, I'll call Xiao Luo in a while. He dares not ignore me." Meng Fanze said.
"Which Ronaldo?" Leng Bingguo asked.
"You know Luo Xiangfei from the Metallurgical Bureau." Meng Fanze said.
"Oh, it's Director Luo, he probably has to call Lao Luo." Leng Bingguo said with a smile, "If it's an obstacle from Director Luo, I can talk about it. With my friendship with him, can he not give him a request for someone?"
In the early years, when he was working on the 12-mile excavator, it was jointly cooperated by the Ministry of Machinery, Metallurgy and Coal. Luo Xiangfei had not been transferred to the Economic Commission at that time, and he still worked in the Ministry of Metallurgy and had also dealt with Leng Bingguo. Linbei Heavy Machinery is a national key enterprise. Leng Bingguo is half a level higher than Luo Xiangfei, so when he talked about Luo Xiangfei, he was not as respectful as Meng Fanze.
Hearing that neither of them took Luo Xiangfei seriously, Feng Xiaochen knew that he might be really kidnapped by them. For Feng Xiaochen, there was not much difference between working in the Metallurgical Bureau and helping with the Ministry of Coal. If he could go to Linbei Heavy Machinery to do some practical work, it would be even more interesting than staying in the Metallurgical Bureau to check information and do a review. Thinking of this, he stopped sticking to it, but said:
"Since that's the case, please ask the two leaders to help me tell Director Luo that I have to get his permission to stay. Also, my luggage and toiletries are on the Metallurgical Bureau. If I want to come here, I have to get it."
"You don't have to worry about luggage, toiletries, etc., we have ready-made ones here. Our purchasing station is actually the liaison office of our factory. People in the factory come to Beijing for business trips and stay here. There are some rooms, you can just pick one room to stay." Wu Ximin found the opportunity to speak and said with a big bag.
Chapter completed!