Chapter 580 Dar es Salaam State-owned Cable Factory No. 1
Dar es Salaam.
"Director Mori, how is your factory's performance this year?"
"Report to Director Waltz, our production capacity this year has increased by nearly 7% compared to last year, and our foreign trade Orders have increased by about 3%, especially goods from the Far East and other regions have increased rapidly.”
“Tell me more specifically, why is your factory’s performance so good this year?”
"It's mainly from two aspects. One is that this year we have recruited many middle school graduates. They have high academic qualifications, strong learning ability, and it is easy to join the work. This has greatly alleviated the pressure of our shortage of people. This has solved the problem of no one in the factory before. Another aspect of the embarrassing situation is that our workers will become more and more skilled over time."
"Well, you are right. Once the human problem is solved, production capacity will increase. Original, but have the problems with your machines been solved? Are they enough?”
“Most of our machines are shipped directly from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, mainly provided by the Hechingen Electric Power Company or Siemens, which was built before. Most of them are directed by people from the Hechingen Electric Power Company, so there is no resistance in terms of equipment. As for the machines, there is no need to worry. There is still a production line that we are not using, and we will continue to recruit people this year! "
Waltz nodded and said: "That is to say, the production machines and equipment in your factory are actually surplus. Then why don't you replenish the corresponding workers now? Ordinary workers can't do it. Sure. Looking for middle school students?”
“Director Waltz, it’s not that our factory has high requirements, but that the Ministry of Industry has such requirements. Because we are involved in foreign trade, the Ministry of Industry also has high requirements for the first factory. , so we can’t be careless in the selection of workers. We don’t need many workers with middle school education, but it’s really not enough if we don’t have less, because we need to ensure product quality.”
"What's the secret here?"
"Just put it this way, production equipment requires a lot of professional knowledge, otherwise you can't even understand the instructions, let alone the operation of the machine, and you need to have knowledge of physics and chemistry. A certain amount of reserve, otherwise the technicians and workers in the factory will explain what went wrong in case something goes wrong. If the other person doesn’t understand, then why don’t you just play the piano with your opponent and work around!”
Waltz then understood, and he said to Morrie: “In other words, you can’t play with these machines without a certain amount of cultural knowledge? "
Morrie shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. It's not just about having a certain knowledge and culture. level, you need to have some understanding of electricity and physics. Of course, it doesn’t need to be a deep understanding. After all, the problems encountered in production are very different from those in study. For example, in our factory, we mainly serve these silly, bulky mechanical equipment. These mechanical equipment are not accessible to students in textbooks.”
Waltz is very special. I agree with this point: "I also went to elementary school in Germany, and I have some understanding of learning. It is indeed not easy, but the most important thing is to learn to write and read. This is very helpful in life, but since then In East Africa, almost all the previous knowledge has been returned. ”
Morrie: "Haha, Director Waltz, the things learned in this middle school are very different from those in elementary schools, and many middle school students in East Africa have practical courses. Several schools like the city's No. 1 Middle School and No. 2 Middle School have students who come to our factory for internships every year. quota, so their ability to be exposed to new things is much better than those of us who are older.”
“Well, yes! In this era, things are changing so fast, including trains, ships, and big factories. , our generation is fortunate to have witnessed the rapid development of Germany and East Africa. I used to be from Hanover. Where did Director Mori come from? "
Mori replied: "I am Baden. People, in South Germany."
"Then Director Mori must have witnessed the rapid development of Germany and East Africa?" Mori denied: "That's not true. Before immigrating to East Africa, my family I have been a farmer for generations, and I have never been to a city. Then there was a drought and the grain harvest failed, so my family followed suit and joined the people immigrating to East Africa. So I have never seen the development of German industry in the German region. "
This surprised Waltz, and he said to Morrie: "Then how did you become the director of the factory when you came to East Africa?"
Morrie explained: "I was in the army before, but One of my strengths is that I am eager to learn. Later, the army recommended me to study in the school. Director Waltz, do you know about international students? "
Waltz: "Of course I know that, so you were sent to Germany at public expense. meaning "I studied in a local area and then counterattacked and became the director of a factory?"
Moli said: "It's not that simple. The main reason is that I made several meritorious service on the battlefield, and then I was injured and couldn't exercise strenuously. , so I had to retire, but because of my strong learning ability, the army helped me apply for a place to study abroad."
Waltz: "Then you were assigned to be the factory director directly after graduation?"
Morrie: "There must have been some twists and turns. The main reason is that I later entered the Hechingen Electric Power Company as an intern for a period of time. After returning to East Africa, I had military experience plus the Hechingen Electric Power Company internship experience, so the superiors gave me This factory director deserves it.”
It’s easy for Mori to say it, but these things all show that his archival experience is relatively brilliant. Being recommended by the military to study abroad generally has a lot of credit, and Mori can be a good one. Being named factory director shows that he served in East Africa very early.
In this regard, Waltz believes that it is very possible that Morrie was already an officer in the army during the colonial era, otherwise he would not have been able to get involved with the director of the No. 1 Cable Factory in Dar es Salaam. position.
So Waltz said to Morrie: "Director Morrie, what was your previous position in the army?"
Morrie: "I was the battalion commander the year I retired."< br>
Waltz: "That's right, then your comrades must not be simple either."
Morrie didn't say anything, just smiled. The officers in East Africa must not be simple, even after retirement. , but it’s just a lot of luck that he became the director of the first state-owned cable factory in Dar es Salaam, but he is indeed much luckier than many East Africans.
After learning about some of Mory’s personal privacy issues, Waltz’s attitude towards Mory changed drastically. He said to Mory: “Director Mory, you also know that Dar es Salaam Cable The state-owned No. 1 Factory is a national key enterprise registered by the Ministry of Industry and the province. However, most of its production capacity is given priority to local use. However, it is somewhat inferior in terms of external exports. Recently, our Ministry of Foreign Trade has a large order in the Far East and needs one. The batch of submarine cables requires the use of our own products. That’s why I came here this time.”
Moli said, “How many do you need?”
Waltz: "That's quite a lot. It's mainly about laying a submarine cable in the Far East. The distance is definitely not short, and the quality of the materials is required, so your production tasks next year will be very heavy."
(End of this chapter)