The investigation team has great power. They proposed to assess the technology of the welders, and Kang Shuiming and others could only take the exam obediently. Beihua Machinery arranged a truck and pulled more than a dozen welders from Kang Shuiming's welding class to the city's Second Machinery Factory. This is a local enterprise in Shanbei Province, and it is incomparable to a national-level enterprise like Beihua Machinery. In normal times, Beihua Machinery workers would not take the Second Machinery Factory seriously.

The investigation team chose to let the welders go to the Second Machinery Factory for the assessment, probably because they were worried that they would have the opportunity to cheat in the assessment in our factory. Although Kang Shuiming and others were a little unhappy about this arrangement, they couldn't say anything.

"Here, it's here."

On an open space in the Second Machinery Factory, Feng Xiaochen, who led the team, greeted everyone, and jumped from the truck to the ground first, Kang Shuiming and others also jumped down one by one. Everyone did not take Feng Xiaochen especially seriously, because he looked so young and claimed to be a graduate student of the Academy of Social Sciences. This time he followed his supervisor to open his eyes. Everyone was just in awe of the leaders from the capital. This young man is a student, so why should everyone be afraid?

"Dear masters, please come here today to receive some basic welder skills tests. Everyone knows that the fractionation tower built by Beihua Machinery was determined by Qiujian Club to have serious welding quality problems. Among them, the welder's skills are also one of the suspected projects, so you need to do a test for everyone, please understand."

Feng Xiaochen stood in front of everyone and said in a humble tone.

"Student Feng, your leader's mind is in trouble? We, Master Kong, have been doing electric welding for more than 30 years. When you were still wearing open-crotch pants, Master Kong was already a Level 4 worker. You suspect that there is something wrong with his technology. Isn't this a joke?"

An electric welder scolded Feng Xiaochen angrily. He himself was a senior welder and thought this kind of test was an insult to his ability, so he couldn't help but complain. Anyway, Feng Xiaochen is also a student, and he would scold him if he scolded him. What else could he do?

Guo Jianxin pulled the welder and whispered: "Master Li, stop talking, we can't afford to offend them."

"What can't you afford to offend? Can you be so ugly if you can't afford to offend?" The welder named Li said angrily, but his voice was lowered a few degrees. Obviously, Guo Jianxin's words still played a role.

Feng Xiaochen still had a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the offense of the welder surnamed Li. He waved to the side, and a young man wearing a work clothes with the words "Second Machine Factory" came over with a bit of arrogance on his face. Feng Xiaochen nodded to him, and then introduced to Kang Shuiming and others:

"Dear masters, let me introduce to you today's examiner. This is Master Wang Jianguo from the Second Machinery Factory. He is one of the best in the welding technology in our Shanbei Province. A few years ago, there was a problem with the beams in the gymnasium in our province. It was Master Wang who welded them. He also participated in the national welder competition and won a ranking."

This Wang Jianguo is also a Feng Xiaochen acquaintance. Three years ago, Feng Xiaochen directed the emergency repair of clamp trucks in the camp. Wang Jianguo was also one of the welders involved in the emergency repair. He made some jokes at that time. Later, Feng Xiaochen met Wang Jianguo several times and gradually became familiar with him. Wang Jianguo did have two brushes on the welding, and he also had a bragging problem. He welded the beams to the provincial gymnasium once, and he told everyone that he wanted to say that he was the best welder in the northern province of Shanbei. Feng Xiaochen came to Shanbei to investigate the quality accident of the fractionation tower. By chance, he thought of this person and picked it up as a prop.

Feng Xiaochen's introduction to Wang Jianguo made Wang Jianguo quite proud, but Kang Shuiming and others exploded directly. Damn, the welder in a small local factory, who is young, dares to claim to be one of the best in Shanbei Province. Where did you put our Beihua machine? They would not have any objections to Feng Xiaochen, and they felt that Feng Xiaochen must not know about electric welding and was fooled by Wang Jianguo. They only thought about one thing, that is, to teach their colleagues a lesson in this place that is ignorant and let him know what employees of a key national enterprise are.

"Can you be our examiner?" Kang Shuiming looked at Wang Jianguo with contemptuous eyes and asked.

"Of course." Who is Wang Jianguo? He has always been bragging about taxes. He would not take Kang Shuiming's contempt seriously. He said: "This time the central leadership asked me to be an examiner for you, which proves that I have this ability. I am not very humble. If I say a big deal, there is nothing in this world that I can't weld."

"What's so great about being able to weld? Welding well is the ability." The welder Li scolded, "Whoever is the last name is Wang, do you dare to compete with me?"

"Why should I compete with you?" Wang Jianguodao, "If I compete with you, who will be the referee?"

Li Welder said: "Of course, Master Kong is the referee. He has been working in electric welding for more than 30 years. Isn't he better than you, a young man?"

Wang Jianguo gave Kang Shuiming a contemptuous look and said, "It's amazing if you've been working for a long time? Electric welding focuses on eyesight and techniques. Not to mention anything else, I just need to look at the arc and I can tell what kind of welding wire is used. Who can do it?"

"Puff! This special meow is also a skill?" Li Welder said, "We all do this every day, and even a young girl like Xiaohou can do it."

"Just blow it." Wang Jianguo sneered.

"What does blowing mean? Take out any welding wires, try it out, guess the wrong one, I consider you as my teacher." Li Welder's arrogance was completely aroused, and he said to Wang Jianguo angrily.

Hou Caiyun, Guo Jianxin and others also followed suit and they were really angry with Wang Jianguo's arrogance. Kang Shuiming stood aside and always felt that this was a little strange, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment. These days he was under a lot of psychological pressure and was not at ease to sleep, so his mind was not very smart.

When Wang Jianguo heard that a group of welders from Beihua Machinery wanted to compete, he did not delay. He quickly found an electric welding machine and brought a pile of welding wires of different types. This place was actually the outdoor site of the welding workshop of the Second Machinery Factory. There were a lot of scrap materials piled around, which could be used for welding tests. Wang Jianguo chose a welding wire with everyone on his back, clamped it on the welding pliers, and then found a piece of scrap iron and started welding.

The arc light splashed, and the welders took out the welding glasses and put them on. Welder Li looked at the arc light and said lightly: "This is No. 506 welding wire, right?"

"You're right." Wang Jianguo seemed a little embarrassed. He threw away the welding wire in his hand, replaced another one, and started operating again.

“No. 172!”

“No. 48!”

“No. 75!”

“…”

Many welders rushed to report on the model of the welding wire, like playing games. The surface of the welding wire is covered with a layer of flux, including elements such as manganese and silicon for deoxygenation, calcium, potassium, sodium and other elements used to form welding slag, and alloy elements such as molybdenum, chromium, nickel, and vanadium for improving the properties of the melting metal. Different types of welding wire have different fluxes, and the color and shape of the welding arc will be somewhat different during welding. Experienced welders can indeed judge the model of the welding wire from the arc light.

"Okay, you guys won."

After replacing more than a dozen types of welding wires in succession, Wang Jianguo put down the welding tongs dejectedly and said to everyone. No one noticed that a hint of cunning flashed across his face as he said this.

"Boy, remember in the future that there are mountains outside the mountain and people outside. Don't show off your three-legged cat skills in front of us." Li Welder Niu said to Wang Jianguo.

"Master Wang, have the assessment been completed?" Feng Xiaochen walked forward and asked Wang Jianguo.

"After the assessment is completed, the masters of Beihua Machinery are fully qualified." Wang Jianguo responded.

Hearing Wang Jianguo say this, the welders of Beihua Machinery were a little confused. What? Is this considered the assessment completed? Shouldn’t it be the assessment of our welding techniques? What is the assessment of a arc?

Feng Xiaochen smiled at everyone and said, "My masters, since the assessment has been completed, please sit in the conference room of the Second Machine Factory. Our leader has some questions about welding fractionation towers of Qingdong Fertilizer Factory."

Everyone was a monk who couldn't figure it out and didn't know what kind of play the investigation team was singing. They took everyone to the Second Machine Factory from afar, saying that they were evaluating the electric welding technology, but they did not take any serious content. They just played a game and were considered passing the level. But after passing the level, they didn't let everyone go, and they said they wanted to go to the conference room to talk about some issues. Can't you go back to Beijing Machinery and ask again?

With a lot of doubt, everyone came to the conference room of the Second Machine Factory. I don’t know if this was the case, or was temporarily renovated. It looked a bit like a classroom or an interrogation room. In front, a few tables were placed to form a rostrum, and opposite there were a row of chairs, saying that it was a student listening to the class, and the defendant dock in the court. The welders were arranged to sit on this row of chairs, and people had already sat on the rostrum on the opposite side.

After Feng Xiaochen called everyone to sit down, he also came to the rostrum. He pointed at an old man sitting in the center of the rostrum and introduced him to everyone:

"This is Comrade Shen Rongru, a researcher at the Institute of Strategy of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is one of the most famous economists in our country. He often participates in major decisions of the country. When the central leaders meet him, they respectfully call him Teacher Shen."

Shen Rongru, who was deceived by Feng Xiaochen, was amused and crying. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Haha, Xiao Feng is so proud of me. I am not a famous economist. I just put forward some economic opinions. As for Comrade XX who once called me Teacher Shen, it was a manifestation of Comrade XX's respect for intellectuals. I really dare not say that I could call a teacher in front of the central leadership."

He said that this was originally a kind of self-modest, but it was a bit self-indulgent. Kang Shuiming and others looked at him with a little respect. This was the person whom a certain leader in the Central Committee called the teacher. Isn’t that the national teacher?
Chapter completed!