Chapter 550 Comrades Reminiscing about the Past
Mbeya City was the first to take action. Because of its early development time, Mbeya City’s industrial system is the most complete in East Africa.
"Director Kevin Di, this is the German technical expert Krimers and his team. They are responsible for launching a new bearing design this time. Look, this is a sample."< br>
A small bearing part is placed on the table. This is a bearing used on bicycles and is processed purely by hand.
“Isn’t this difficult to process?” Kevin Di took the bicycle bearing and played with it in his hand.
"Haha, the axle used on the frame truck is produced by your factory. This one is smaller, so your factory can definitely produce it."
"Hey, Director Leideen, don't talk nonsense. The situation in our factory is Don’t you know? It was taught by experts at the beginning, and the factory was dismantled as soon as it was built. It took us half a year to get on the right track, and now those guys are really getting started, but they , with limited educational level and completely unsuitable for new technologies, it took a lot of effort for our factory to catch up with the First Bearing Factory in Dar es Salaam.”
Said Dar es Salaam. At the No. 1 Bearing Factory in Dar es Salaam, Kevin suddenly had an idea and said: "Oh, that's not right? You can just go to the No. 1 Bearing Factory in Dar es Salaam. Why come to us? We have to go to Dar es Salaam every year." "Where are you studying at the No. 1 Bearing Factory in Ssalamu?"
"I know you still want to shirk. I know you have no education and are afraid that you can't take responsibility, but after so many years, Mbeya City Bearing Factory No. 3 has developed best under your hands. It is even worse than Factory No. 1 and Factory No. 2. I absolutely trust you in terms of ability. Besides, you are the director of the factory and are in charge of management. I am not asking you to be a technician. , what are you afraid of?”
“You also know that I am just an administrator. Anyone with a little bit of knowledge will be a treasure, but I am of no use in the company. The highest level of education in the factory are all primary school students. There is no middle school, so we can only do some menial work. Last year, we held a technology exhibition in a factory in Dar es Salaam. They said that our technology lagged behind Germany's by a full ten years. Ten years ago, our factory was The machines are all state-of-the-art.”
Regardless of the fact that compulsory education has been basically universalized in East Africa, it is impossible to complete compulsory education in East Africa at once. It will take decades for such a large investment in Project Hope, and there is a certain number of schools built in East Africa every year.
And the quality of education in many middle schools is quite poor, especially in rural middle schools. Many teachers may only follow the textbooks and teach students according to the textbooks. Some topics they do not know how to learn in this environment. Students are mostly smart people who can learn by reading textbooks.
As an important industrial city, Mbeya City has good education quality, but the Third Bearing Factory cannot recruit middle school students and is basically taken over by the First Factory.
However, the performance of the first and second factories in recent years has not been as good as that of the third factory under Kevin Di, so the city government will definitely give more support to the third factory next time.
So Director Laideen said: "I know the difficulties of your factory. The first and second factories have changed several factory directors in recent years, and there is policy support, but the city has been very strict with them. If you are dissatisfied, you will definitely be assigned priority to middle school students next year.”
Sure enough, when he heard this, Kevin Di burst into laughter and said, "I wish I had said no earlier. I am short of capable people." I want you to be transferred to the first factory and become the director. Why don't you go? The conditions in the first factory are much better than those in the third factory. "Oh, squad leader, don't you understand me? I just feel nostalgic. I couldn't bear to leave us when I retired." Here are these old comrades!”< br>
Both Kevin Dee and Laideen once served in the East African Army, so the two were once comrades in arms and had a life-or-death friendship. Although the main opponents in East Africa at that time were the tribes on the grasslands, there was no danger on the battlefield. How much, but the conditions in East Africa at that time were also the most difficult. There were not even decent roads. The East African Army often slept in the open air. They also suffered from all kinds of diseases. They shared the hardships and supported each other, and naturally the relationship was much better.
"Haha, the army is different now from our time. Not to mention the beautiful construction of the barracks, the various facilities are also first-class, not worse than the city government, and the accommodation is comfortable, but the training intensity It has been strengthened a lot, so I can’t say whether it is good or bad. Now the new recruits I feel like I can’t stand the training, but now the food of the East African army should be the best, the fuel and water are the most, and the physical strength can keep up.” Although the East African Army had the Hechingen Military Academy and German retired soldiers as its skeleton, The characteristics of the old-style army of the East African Army at that time could not be changed.
After all, the conditions in East Africa were really poor at that time, so Ernst could not follow the rules and suddenly turned the East African army into a well-disciplined "iron army."
Now that the conditions are good, especially in the East African Army, Ernst can be sure that his salary is the highest among the troops of various countries. Of course, this is without considering salary.
With the excellent conditions, the army naturally cannot be as accommodating as before. A major overhaul has been carried out on the East African army. In particular, training and discipline have been greatly improved. The army's faith has also been strengthened. Loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and obedience have been strengthened. Take orders and follow orders.
“You have no contact with the army. The current situation in the army is really hard to describe, especially for rough guys like us, it is absolutely unbearable.”
"What's the situation?"
"The hygiene issues in the army are too strict now."
"Well! There's nothing strange about this. Didn't we also pay attention to hygiene back then?"< br>
Kevindi felt that his old comrades were making a fuss. When he first immigrated to East Africa, he realized the importance of hygiene in East Africa. Before he came ashore, he had to get a haircut, take a shower, and change into new clothes. Later, he was assigned to the army. Hygiene is even more important, because there is always someone under supervision in the army. You are asked to get up early in the morning to brush your teeth, wash your face, and fold your quilt. In the evening, you have to go to the sink to wash your clothes.
"Hahaha, we were nothing compared to what we are now. Now the quilts in the army are required to be folded neatly. They say they must be made of tofu pieces, without any warping or folding. I will go to the military camp. During the visit, the instructor would take a ruler and measure it, and if it didn’t meet the requirements, he would throw the quilt into the toilet.”
"Isn't it about hygiene? The toilet is so dirty."
"Toilets have changed now. The floor is made of cement and is smooth. It is cleaned every day. Didn't you know that the floor has to be wiped with a rag? It is bright and can be used as a mirror, and there is no smell at all.”
“There are also requirements for placing items. They must not be misplaced at all. Someone checks them every day. Towels must be folded into square blocks. , then placed on the edge of the basin, now The army is also equipped with toothpaste, which is specially used to clean the mouth. The toothbrush and water cup must be placed in a fixed position in the basin without any mistakes. There are also lockers, and the clothes must be neatly arranged... ”
Kevindi listened with relish to his old comrades describing the new changes in the army. Of course, only the industrial development of Mbeya City can provide such superior conditions for the local garrison. In some backward areas, life is still hard. Baba's.
The hardest part must be for the troops in the west, especially in the tropical rain forest climate area. The environment is inherently poor, the facilities are not perfect, the distance from the developed areas in East Africa is far, and the transportation is not convenient.
(End of this chapter)