Chapter 962: German New Year
This is an ancient poem, which also reflects the mood in a foreign land, people are cheap when they leave their hometowns, and things are expensive when they leave their hometowns, which shows that it is not easy to be in a foreign land, even if these Northwest people are behind them, there is a strong Northwest, and in Germany, which is more aware of the strength of the Northwest than other countries, coupled with the need for others, it attaches more importance to this aspect, and even when the Lunar New Year is approaching, a grand dinner was held for the Chinese workers who came to Germany.
Wang Gang is an ordinary worker, before leaving the northwest worked as a mechanic for a year, the strength is not very good, but barely reached level 2, after this assault training, he was sent to Germany, as an ordinary worker in the Krupp factory, he is mainly for the technician to help, some things that need to be moved hard, or manual work, only after familiarization, can be on the machine.
This is a rare opportunity to learn, Wang Gang was in the northwest before, the understanding in the field of mechanics is not very high, but there is a talent in language, but a month of assault language training, he mastered the ability to communicate simply, after coming to Germany, integrated into the German language environment, is like a fish in water, is the Krupp factory, one of the few can communicate directly with German technicians.
Because of this, Wang Gang became a temporary translator at the Krupp factory, and the technician he followed was one of the few top level 7 technicians in the Krupp factory.
Level 7 technician, in any factory can be regarded as a top technician, the Krupp factory has level 8 technicians, and there is more than one, but that is in the main factory, such an artillery branch, level 7 technicians have already called it the treasure of the town, except for a few precision parts and important projects, otherwise he has a lot.
Wang Gang's master was named Colin. It is a native of Germany, and now in Germany, enterprises related to the military industry are all expanding the scale of production, and Krupp is no exception, where the 75 gun workshop is located. It is specialized in barrel processing, and the amount of work and pressure is very large, but there are not many people who let Colin come out.
There are only a few items such as the running bolt that he needs to do the final carving, and today, when Colin is out of the horse, he has completed the running bolt after the first and second carvings, and he needs to complete the final finishing here, although each processing time will not exceed 30 seconds. But it represents the glory of the Krupp 75 gun, which is not only related to accuracy and rate of fire, but also related to the time of use.
A small running bolt was picked up by Wang Gang and fixed on the machine tool, and he carefully looked at the position, which was learned only when he entered the Krupp factory, and it turned out to process things. Fixed position, fixed force. There are exquisite, real senior technicians, can use this skill to enhance accuracy, to do things that ordinary mechanics can't do.
At this point, Wang Gang didn't know how much he was scolded. In the end, it was done like this, high-intensity work, so that Wang Gang couldn't take care of the tiredness, 30 seconds to a minute each. Putting a running bolt on it, a few kilograms of steel castings, and moving it up and down again and again, is definitely a physical work, but mentally it maintains a high degree of concentration. Colin's 30 years of experience as a technician cannot be taught in words, but it is possible to do it than a gourd to draw a scoop, such as a small return knife during processing, and then a fixed position of the part, and then such as the strength and turning angle, these are just relying on long-term practical experience, quickly absorbed by young workers who are eager to learn, and become part of their ability.
Looking at Colin's supernatural operation, Wang Gang focused his attention on his hands, the cold machine tool, in Colin's hands, became a flexible tool, and the fixed workpiece also seemed to have life, under the knife work, formed a texture, when everything was completed, Wang Gang lifted it up, put it in the solution clearly, smooth as a mirror, almost without much cleaning.
This is also Colin's unique stunt, others process the workpiece, more or less there will be such and such burrs, you need to use sandpaper to polish in the later stage, which will more or less affect the quality and accuracy, but Colin's processing, there will never be burrs, this is his advantage, replaced by ordinary artillery, maybe not so much attention, but this batch of long-range high-precision 75 guns, must be personally out of the horse.
Fortunately, there are not many workpieces, a total of 80 doors, one by one replaced, finally, put the last running bolt on, Colin stopped the lathe, patted Wang Gang's shoulder with satisfaction, and praised in German: "Very good, Wang, you did a perfect job!" ”
"Thank you!" Wang Gang wiped his sweat and said.
"Shall we have a drink tonight?" Colin gave a thumbs up and said, "Our Munich stout, but this one!" ”
"I'm sorry, Mr. Colin, but we're going to dinner tonight!"
"Oh!" Colin raised his eyebrows and said in stiff Chinese: "Spring Festival!" ”
"Yes, Chinese New Year!" Wang Gang gave Colin a thumbs up, Colin smiled heartily, today is January 24, 1914, that is, Saturday, but in the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, there is another meaning, today is the 29th lunar calendar, tomorrow is the 30th lunar calendar, that is, the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the day after tomorrow is the Spring Festival.
At any time, the Spring Festival is a special day in the minds of the Chinese, especially in a foreign country, where even if there is no celebration organized by the Germans, they workers have to gather to celebrate.
When the bell rang for work, Colin patted Wang Gang on the shoulder and said casually, "I'll see you in three days." After saying that, I left slowly, tomorrow is Sunday, it is a rest day, although the Krupp factory is militarized, but it is still okay to rest in shifts.
Wang Gang shook his head and left, because this factory was built earlier, there was no dormitory in the factory, a total of more than 1,700 people in the factory, more than 400 Chinese workers entered, liberated almost more than 300 higher-level technicians, they do not know whether to transfer to other factories, or into the army, in short, due to the arrival of the Chinese, the efficiency of the factory is improving, so the treatment of the Chinese is also quite high.
Coming forward from the factory, a 5-minute walk next to it, rented a 6-story building to barely guarantee a room for 4 people, bunk beds, making the small room seem more spacious.
Walking through the block, greeting people I know from time to time, half of them are Chinese, half of them are Germans, Wang Gang is proficient in foreign languages, can already communicate with Germans simply, and quickly integrate here.
Back to the dormitory, the other three workers have not come back, different workshops, the time of commuting is slightly different, for this, Wang Gang has been familiar, in front of a book table, took out a notepad, the same notepad he wrote a total of 3 books, the experience in the factory during the day, the experience of processing, at night, they will according to their own understanding, all the different places from the northwest, or some small know-how, etc., recorded in the book, there is a special person will collect these things.
These things will be slowly transmitted to the northwest in the next time, and with the help of some experts and a small number of scientists, they will be summarized to find out what the northwest lacks or can absorb from the middle, and then supplement them into the northwest technical system little by little. In the subtle way, absorb German things and go out of your own way.
But today, Wang Gang didn't record for long, because today's harvest is not much, some are just the in-depth of the original skills, after simply writing down a few key points, he lay on the bed, about 30 minutes later, the other three roommates also came back, they simply changed their clothes, went out and gathered.
Not only Wang Gang alone, but all the workers in the factory were gathered together, today is January 24, Saturday, the last day of the week in Germany, but in the hearts of the Chinese, this is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, and the day after tomorrow is the New Year.
In order to take care of the emotions of the Chinese, the Germans arranged very humanely, deliberately inquired about the status of the New Year among the Chinese, and after learning that it had the same status as Christmas in the West, they not only specially adjusted, but also gave the New Year a three-day holiday, starting from 30 to the second day of the lunar month, and on the day of the holiday, a grand party was held in the city where migrant workers are concentrated.
This party was somewhat Western-style and incompatible with the East, but at the suggestion of the Chinese, I made some dumplings, and even invited a large number of Chinese workers to make dumplings, which made a bit of a combination of Chinese and Western feelings.
Wang Gang went to the banquet venue, Munich Football Stadium, the industrial city of Munich, there are more than 300 large and small factories, and almost 45,000 workers have been accepted.
The banquet was very grand, and it was very good, the huge football field, densely packed with people, fellow villagers and old people, and the sorrows and farewells between the confidants, on this special day, it was particularly precious.
Munich also took this very seriously, and the mayor, parliamentarians, and even the defense commander personally toasted it, and the Counselor of the Northwest stationed in Munich also appeared to celebrate the festival together.
Amid the cheers and the blessings full of Chinese flavor, the day passed, and then, for them, it was a short three-day holiday, which was especially precious after a hard work.
Millions of overseas migrant workers spent an unimaginable Spring Festival in another hemisphere of the earth, thousands of miles away, in China, which is thousands of miles away during the Spring Festival, and there are also countless people who work hard for their dreams and for the strength of the motherland. (To be continued......)