One day in the winter of 1975, in order to meet the urgent needs of the production of the machine processing workshop, I temporarily added some alloy steel pipes. I went to the Wuye Material Department to apply for transfer procedures and planned to transport it back to the factory.
I quickly completed the transfer procedures at the Wuye Material Department. However, at that time, there were no steel pipes of this material and size in the warehouse of the Material Department. In order to help us solve this problem, the manager of the Metal Department of the Materials Department took the initiative to call the steel warehouse of the 65 factory (Chengdu Seamless Steel Tubes Factory) at that time to ask for help.
I've already contacted all parties on the phone. I'll immediately bring a car from Wuye Materials Department to the relevant department of Factory 65. Then, the sales staff of Factory 65 will bring our truck all the way to their steel warehouse. The warehouse keeper took the transfer order and looked at the material name, material requirements, and specifications on the bill of delivery. Then, he took the transfer order and turned around to the warehouse. After a while, he took out the batch of alloy steel pipes and asked me to count the goods according to the quantity and specifications on the bill of delivery. After all the procedures were completed. Our truck opened its trunk. The stevedores came up and loaded all the alloy steel pipes. He closed the carriage door. The truck reversed and left the steel warehouse of Factory 65.
I brought these steel pipes back to the factory, successfully passed the inspection of the warehouse in the factory, and handed them over to the second company (machine workshop) of the factory to prepare for the processing of the product parts.
Less than three hours after I returned to the office, the company commander of the second company (the director of the machine processing workshop) came to the materials department to find me to judge.
As soon as he stepped into the materials department office, he shouted at me,"Little Rock, what kind of steel pipes did you provide for our workshop? You brat, you've really made us suffer. We used all the knives in the workshop. With the best sharp steel knives, no one could bite the steel pipe that you gave us. The material of this batch of steel pipes was really too hard. Where did you get these steel pipes? We have no way to process it at all."
My Master Shang took the transfer list and looked at it again and again."No, it's impossible. The materials indicated on the material plan, the transfer order, and the bill of delivery were all 40GrMNTI. It should be said that it did not exist, and there could not be anything wrong with it.”
An old engineer from the Production Technology Department of the factory also came to the Materials Department's office from his office. He also took the material application transfer order and material delivery order. After repeated verification, he said,"I really can't see what's wrong with Little Rock. What do you think he did wrong?"
The commander of the second company was still there, shouting,"You guys only know how to look at the list in the office. I've also looked at the list a few times. The list was correct, absolutely correct. However, the thing given was wrong. The material was wrong. My brothers and leaders, if you really don't believe me, I have no choice but to follow me to the workshop to take a look.”
The old engineer, Master Shang, and I went to the machine shop together. From a distance, I saw a C-620 turning machine with the steel pipe that I brought back a few hours ago. On the tail end of the steel pipe, the original oil stains had been cleaned by the turner with a turning tool. The brand number P40GrMNTI was still clearly visible on it. I pointed at the steel material and said,""The label on this is very clear, 40GrMNTI, which means that there's no problem with the composition of this steel pipe. That was right. I didn't do anything wrong."
Master Shang glared at me and quickly walked to the front of the machine. He pointed at the first letter P in the P40GrMNTI and asked me,"There's no problem with the composition of this steel pipe. However, Little Rock, let me ask you again. Let's not talk about anything else for the time being. Just look at this. Tell me first, what does the first letter P written on this steel pipe represent?”
This time, I was completely struck dumb. At that time, I was immediately confused by Master Shang's question. She was tongue-tied and could not say a word. I am also blaming Master Shang in my heart. I am your disciple. It's fine if you don't speak up for me, but why did you expose me in public?
Master Shang continued to ask," Can you explain clearly? The letter P written here must have a specific meaning. Then, what does it represent?" Aren't you quite capable? Say something now."
Everyone present stared at me, wanting me to give an explanation immediately.
I could only tell the truth with a red face,"I'm sorry, everyone. I really don't know. I'll immediately ask the comrades in the steel warehouse of Factory 65."”
Master Shang stared at me again. He asked,"Where's the material certificate for this steel?"”
I said," The comrades in the steel warehouse of Factory 65 didn't give it to me.”
I immediately ran back to the office and called the steel warehouse of Factory 65 to ask for advice on this problem.
Mr. Shang added," By the way, since you've given us the steel pipe, don't forget about the material certificate of the steel.”
As I ran to the materials department office, I replied without looking back,"I'll remember it."”
The person in charge of the steel warehouse of Factory 65 took the call. I just started talking about the steel pipe being too hard and couldn't be processed. I gave him a rough idea and also told him that we haven't received the material certificate for this batch of steel.
He immediately asked me anxiously,"How did you get this steel pipe?"”
I said,"It was sent to me by your comrades in the warehouse.”
The person on the other end of the phone continued,"This material is definitely not something that your civilian machine tools can process. This was because this steel pipe had been subjected to high-frequency quenching. It was installed by the People's Liberation Army as a cannon barrel on a warship. Its function was that during a battle, even if the barrel was red, it would not be deformed. The " P " that you see represents the first letter of the word " cannon ", which shows that it has been subjected to high-frequency quenching. Did you guys break that steel pipe?”
"This batch of steel pipes is too hard," I replied. All the knives in our factory were used, but they could only scrape off the oil stains on the surface. There was not even a scratch on the pipe.”
The person on the other end of the phone continued," Then please return that batch of steel. That batch of steel pipes belongs to military steel. The chemical composition and structural strength of the material were absolutely confidential. Of course, the material certificate of this pipe was also confidential. According to the relevant regulations of the national security system, it was absolutely not allowed to flow into society. You didn't get the material certificate of this pipe, that's right. "Of course, we will definitely take the main responsibility for this matter. There's no need to say anything now. We will immediately deliver the goods to you again. I'm really sorry."
I replied,"Please take care of your warehouse. We'll be there in 15 minutes."”
I immediately put down the phone. He reported the situation to the Section Chief. The Section Chief immediately led me to the car and loading and unloading classes and personally arranged for the driver and the loading and unloading workers.
I immediately called the driver Xiao Wu and asked him to drive with me. First, we went to the second company's machine processing workshop. With the cooperation of the second company's driver and several lifting workers, we loaded the wrong batch of steel pipes into the car and immediately rushed to the warehouse of Factory 65. We found the warehouse keeper at the door of the steel warehouse of Factory 65 and returned the steel pipes to them. Both sides sincerely apologized to each other.
After I finished the material collection procedures, the stevedores reloaded the batch of steel pipes that should have been sent to us onto the truck and brought them straight back to the factory, handing them directly to the second company's turning team. This time, I personally watched the production task of the mechanical processing. It was being processed smoothly and methodically. Only then did I heave a sigh of relief. I walked to a faucet outside the mechanical processing workshop, squatted down to wash my hands, turned off the faucet, shook off the water droplets on my hands, and walked briskly back to the materials department office.
When I returned to the materials department office, the old section chief looked at me and said softly,"Are you satisfied with the new batch of goods that you brought to the machine shop?”
"They're all very satisfied," I replied. It's already been processed normally."
The old section chief did not say anything else.
Master Shang called me to him and criticized me very seriously."In the future, when you pick up the goods, you must be careful. If there was anything that he could not understand, he must ask more questions and make sure to understand it clearly, especially the English plate number. He had to ask clearly. The responsibility of doing material planning was very heavy, so he had to remember one rule. In the future, no matter what job you do. If he didn't understand, he didn't understand. He definitely couldn't pretend to understand. Especially after a few years, no matter who became a cadre, they must remember one truth. Pretending to know when you don't know can only cause trouble. What was knowledge? First, he had to learn. He had to study seriously. But more importantly, he had to ask. Ask more questions when you encounter things. He could not pretend to be an expert at any time. Otherwise, there would be a big problem. You are my disciple. Being stricter with you will only benefit you. I criticized you in front of so many people. That's for your own good."
I lowered my head and whispered,"Master, I will remember your words and will never forget them." This time, my education was too profound.”
Since then, I have taught many students. I often repeat this matter to my students and ask them to always remember this sentence: No matter what he did, no matter how big a leader he would be in the future, no matter how much responsibility he would be in, he could not pretend to know what he did not know. Pretending to know when you don't know will only ruin the big picture, and self-deception will inevitably bring about irreparable losses. In the future, if you encounter something you don't understand, you must ask more. He could not pretend to be an expert. You can't pretend to be experienced.
Starting from the autumn of 1975, the national campaign to criticize Lin and Kong entered another stage. The climax of criticizing Water Margins, criticizing Song Jiang, and criticizing the surrender faction began. All the engineering companies and factories within the company established worker theory groups. It was probably because of my big-character poster last year that I became a little famous in the factory. This time, the factory's political and labor department was out of the ordinary and took the initiative to pull me into the factory workers 'theory group.
Please look at the next section of "Study of Worker Theory Group"
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