Siheyuan: Forced to exchange rooms with Qin Huairu at the beginning

After breakfast, Zhang Zhiqiang set off on his bicycle.

The place we are going to today is not a steel rolling mill. The technicians’ assessment must be conducted at the main plant. As a subordinate unit, the steel rolling mill has no right to conduct assessments.

The main factory is much smaller than the steel rolling mill, but almost all the people coming in and out are wearing Zhongshan suits and carrying briefcases, and they are obviously capable people.

"Qiangzi, here."

Zhang Zhiqiang heard a voice calling him, and when he looked in the direction of the voice, he saw a familiar face.

Engineer Peng Qinghui was the person who assessed Zhang Zhiqiang as an eighth-level fitter. His sudden appearance here surprised Zhang Zhiqiang a little.

"Good morning, Mr. Peng, why are you here?"

Zhang Zhiqiang greeted with surprise.

"Good morning, didn't your master tell me that you would be taking a technician assessment today, so he asked me to come and take a look."

"Good boy, you just passed the eighth-level fitter test. Are you going to take the technician test so soon?"

To be honest, Engineer Peng was a little skeptical. He knew that Zhang Zhiqiang was quite talented and had reached the eighth-level fitter level in his early twenties.

Moreover, the same path as Engineer Cheng Hongjun was taken in that they all started out as workers, but technicians are different in that they involve a lot more knowledge.

Over the years, there are very few technicians who come from a working-class background. Mr. Peng only knows a limited number of them, but none of them is so young.

"My master has prepared a lot of things for me, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Zhang Zhiqiang didn't say too much, which is also a manifestation of humility.

As for this assessment, Zhang Zhiqiang really didn't think that he would not be able to pass it. After all, there were rewards from the system and all the knowledge points were in his mind. Was there any possibility of failing a mere assessment?

"Okay then, you didn't bring anything, did you? This is a closed-book exam, so you're not allowed to bring books or anything."

Mr. Peng asked in advance that every year there are people who try to get away with it by being sneaky, but they are always caught in the end.

Electronic communications had not yet been invented in those days, and there were only a few ways to cheat. The ancients had used them all to death, and there has been no new ideas in the past few hundred years.

"No, I only brought a pen."

Zhang Zhiqiang said honestly.

"No, that's fine. I'll take you there."

Engineer Peng brought Zhang Zhiqiang to the examination room, where there were already nearly twenty people sitting inside. Zhang Zhiqiang took a quick look and thought that the examination room could probably seat about thirty people.

It’s not that many. After all, all the people in the entire city who want to take the technician examination are here. There may be other examination halls as well.

"Then Qiangzi, you can go in. I will come and pick you up after you finish the exam."

Mr. Peng said that the care was very thoughtful.

"Okay, Mr. Peng, you go ahead and do your work."

After Zhang Zhiqiang finished speaking politely, he walked into the examination room.

The invigilator in the examination room checked very carefully, and after confirming that there were no problems, he let Zhang Zhiqiang go to his seat.

Behind the seat, Zhang Zhiqiang saw an old man with a white beard and wrinkles all over his face. He looked to be in his seventies or eighties. Why was he sitting here?

"Uncle, are you here to assess the technicians as well?"

Zhang Zhiqiang started the conversation curiously.

"Who is your uncle? I am just a young man in his seventies."

The old man rolled his eyes and said unhappily.

amount.

A young man in his seventies? Zhang Zhiqiang was confused by the old man's words, but he soon realized his impoliteness.

"I'm sorry, comrade, I said the wrong thing."

Zhang Zhiqiang apologized loudly.

"It's alright, young comrade, your ideological level is not high enough. You can learn as long as you live. Lian Po was still fighting in the battlefield when he was over 80 years old. What's the point of me taking the technician exam when I'm over 70 years old?"

When the old man heard Zhang Zhiqiang's apology, his tone softened and his eyes became much kinder when he looked at Zhang Zhiqiang.

"Been taught a lesson."

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded and said.

Putting aside other things, there is definitely no problem with the old man's level. No one has stipulated that people in their seventies cannot be assessed as technicians. The old man is in his seventies and is at the right age to make breakthroughs.

Zhang Zhiqiang didn't say much. After all, he was in the examination room. A few more people came one after another, and the time for the exam had come.

There were two or three people who gave up the exam in the examination room. I guess they didn’t review enough and didn’t want to embarrass themselves.

Zhang Zhiqiang began to answer the questions. With the knowledge reserve of a technician, he wrote with great ease and the whole process was smooth without any delay.

However, the old man behind him seemed to have stumped him or something, and he kept sighing behind Zhang Zhiqiang, causing Zhang Zhiqiang's speed to slow down a lot.

However, with solid basic skills, Zhang Zhiqiang completed the last question smoothly.

The last question is very clever. The problem is this: when a train is running normally, on special sections such as uphill and downhill roads and curves, or in special weather such as rain, snow and ice, the rails and wheels are prone to slip or spin, thus leading to accidents. What methods can be used to prevent the locomotive from slipping?

This is a design question, which tests the technician's skills and design ability. After all, theory must be combined with practice. If you only know theory, then you are a teacher.

When Zhang Zhiqiang saw the question, he thought for a moment, and quickly started to design it using various professional data. After drawing the design, he wrote the reasons for doing so next to it, and the set of questions was answered.

Zhang Zhiqiang's design later became an effective method. He put a sandbag on the locomotive and designed a sand-spreading system so that the driver could spread sand as a preventive measure on special road surfaces to ensure that the train could run smoothly.

To increase friction between the wheels and the rails and prevent spinning, train drivers can carry out preventive sanding in these situations.

The sand spreading device is designed to be installed on the locomotive, and the driver can start the sand spreading system by stepping on the sand spreading pedal under the seat.

The sand used for sand spreading must be fine sand that has been professionally screened and dried to ensure its effectiveness.

This is Zhang Zhiqiang’s complete answer. In the following time, Zhang Zhiqiang carefully checked the previous questions.

There is no need to hand in the paper early. Zhang Zhiqiang is not the kind of person who likes to show off. Engineer Peng hasn't arrived yet. Besides, if he makes a mistake on a question due to trembling hands, that would be bad. Handing in the paper early would also affect other people's mentality when answering questions.

The exam time came, Zhang Zhiqiang was the first to hand in his test paper. When he came out, he caught a glimpse of the old man behind him out of the corner of his eye.

The old man still sat in his seat sighing and looking worried, as if his answer was not very good, but it had nothing to do with Zhang Zhiqiang.

After coming out, Mr. Peng was already waiting outside. When he saw Zhang Zhiqiang coming out, he came to greet him.

"How about it, Qiangzi? Are you sure?"

Mr. Peng asked with concern. Before this exam, the questions were kept confidential. It can be said that he and Zhang Zhiqiang received the test papers at the same time.

After reading it, Mr. Peng felt that it was quite difficult, especially the last design question. It was about something that happened recently, so Mr. Peng had no clue after reading it.

"Yes, I guess it won't be a problem."

Zhang Zhiqiang said confidently, he felt that he should have answered all the questions correctly.

"Is this true? I'm the one grading the papers. The results will be out tonight."

"Never mind, let's go and eat."

Mr. Peng took Zhang Zhiqiang to the cafeteria and asked him to have a meal before letting him leave.