Chapter 182 Why is it so difficult?
The next morning, Jiang Haitang went straight to the workshop.
In the wool sweater workshop, machines roar and female workers are busy shuttling around.
Jiang Haitang noticed that when several female workers who had caused trouble before saw her, their eyes flickered and their movements became unnatural.
Zhang Qiaohong came forward and said, "Engineer Jiang, the rework is progressing slower than expected. Some of the female workers...are not cooperating."
Jiang Haitang nodded and walked towards the overlock machine station, where Li Jingcheng was talking to the operator Xiao Wang.
Jiang Haitang squatted down and observed the machine carefully.
"Mr. Jiang, what are you looking at this for?" Xiao Wang tried in a panic to stop Jiang Haitang.
"There have been a lot of quality issues recently. I think there might be something wrong with the machine itself. Comrade Xiao Li, what do you think?"
Li Jingcheng immediately said, "Mr. Jiang, your idea is exactly the same as mine. If there really is a problem with the machine quality, then we have to talk to the machinery factory."
Jiang Haitang gave her a look of approval while no one was paying attention.
"Please check it carefully. If it's a problem with the machinery factory, we can't bear the loss ourselves."
"Okay, I'll take a look."
The two of them agreed to check the machine.
"Xiao Wang, you don't want to see our factory suffer losses for no reason, do you?"
Seeing that Xiao Wang still wanted to stop him, Zhang Qiaohong immediately spoke up.
Xiao Wang wanted to stop it, but he had no legitimate reason. How could he speak in a way that would really arouse suspicion?
Li Jingcheng and Jiang Haitang checked the machine together, and after about half an hour, they finally confirmed it.
The density of the neckline stitching has been lowered by 0.2 scale points. This slight change is enough to cause the stitching to be uneven, but it is not easy to detect.
Jiang Haitang stood up and stared at Xiao Wang sharply.
Xiao Wang felt very uncomfortable being looked at by Jiang Haitang, and her face gradually turned pale.
"Aren't you going to tell the truth? Who told you to adjust the machine without permission?" Jiang Haitang stared at Xiao Wang with sharp eyes, not giving her any chance to avoid the question.
Xiao Wang murmured guiltily: "I... I don't know, maybe it's the machine itself..."
"Liar!" Jiang Haitang shouted.
"Comrade Wang Xiaozhen, if you insist on not telling the truth, then we can only let the comrades from the security department come to find you! You are disrupting production. Is this crime enough to get you sent to the farm for a few years?" Li Jingcheng also said to Xiao Wang seriously.
Xiao Wang finally broke down. "Yes... Director Wang said it's possible! He said it would increase production and give us more bonuses..."
There was an uproar in the workshop.
Jiang Haitang's heart sank to the bottom. Was it really Wang Qiang?
At this moment, the workshop broadcast suddenly sounded: "Comrade Jiang Haitang, please come to the factory conference room immediately. Emergency meeting. Repeat, Comrade Jiang Haitang, please come to the factory conference room immediately..."
Jiang Haitang and Zhang Qiaohong exchanged glances, each seeing unease in the other's eyes. This battle over quality had only just begun.
Jiang Haitang walked quickly through the factory area. Bright lights shone through the windows of the factory conference room, making them particularly conspicuous in the gray morning light.
When I opened the door of the conference room, a strong smell of cigarette smoke hit me in the face.
The long table was already full of people - workshop directors, department heads, and Lu Liangchen who was sitting at the head seat.
Jiang Haitang turned his gaze to Wang Qiang, who was holding a woolen sweater in his hand with a confident expression on his face.
"Engineer Jiang is finally here! He really kept us waiting!" Wang Qiang said in a loud voice. "We were just discussing the rework issue requested by your technical department."
Jiang Haitang calmly walked to her seat and sat down: "Director Wang, do you have any advice?"
Wang Qiang didn't answer directly, but turned to everyone and said, "Everyone, I just received an official notice from the department store."
He held up a document. "They asked us to deliver the first batch of sweaters within three days, otherwise they would complain to the Light Industry Bureau that we hadn't met the deadline."
A low murmur suddenly broke out in the conference room.
Wang Qiang watched this scene with satisfaction and continued, "Mr. Jiang, do you know what this means?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Haitang.
She slowly stood up, her voice calm but powerful, "This means that our Jincheng Textile Factory would rather bear a temporary loss than allow inferior products to enter the market and damage our reputation. Regarding this matter, I believe that as long as we report it clearly to the leaders of the Light Industry Bureau, they will handle it as appropriate."
"Defective product?" Wang Qiang raised his voice exaggeratedly. "Aren't Engineer Jiang's standards too high? It's just that the seams on the collar are slightly uneven. Consumers won't care at all!"
Jiang Haitang took out the problematic sweater and the parameter record book from her briefcase. "This isn't just a slight mismatch, it's a serious deviation from the process standards. More importantly..." She looked at Wang Qiang with a sharp gaze. "This isn't an accidental mistake. After our investigation and verification, we found that someone deliberately lowered the parameters of the overlock machine!"
The conference room fell silent instantly.
Wang Qiang's expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Engineer Jiang, you need evidence for your words. There are many possibilities for changes in machine parameters..."
"Operator Wang Xiaozhen has already admitted," Jiang Haitang interrupted him, "that she adjusted the parameters under your instructions."
Wang Qiang's face flushed red. "Nonsense! How can you take a small worker's words seriously? She's slandering the leadership! Director Lu, you can't just listen to one side of the story. I'm a mid-level leader in our factory after all. How could I possibly do anything that would harm the interests of the factory?"
Wang Qiang emphasized the four words "middle-level leaders".
Lu Liangchen, Secretary Tan and others all frowned.
The factory has a vacant position for deputy director now. I heard that Wang Qiang might be promoted to deputy director. He is clearly making a threat.
"It's not just Wang Xiaozhen," Li Jingcheng suddenly pushed open the door and walked in, holding a small notebook. "I just checked all six overlock machines in the workshop, and the parameters on three of them have been lowered by the same amount. Director Lu, here are the records."
Lu Liangchen took the notebook and looked at it carefully.
The atmosphere in the conference room froze, and everyone held their breath waiting for the factory director's reaction.
Finally, Lu Liangchen spoke.
"Comrade Wang Qiang, do you have anything to explain?"
Beads of sweat oozed from Wang Qiang's forehead. "Director Lu, I'm doing this to improve production efficiency! The market competition is so fierce now, we have to find a way to reduce costs..."
"So you don't care about quality?" Lu Liangchen's voice suddenly became stern. "Wang Qiang, have you forgotten how our Jincheng Factory got started? Was it by cutting corners? By passing off inferior products as good ones?"
Wang Qiang was speechless after being asked this question and could only sit down in disappointment.
Factory Director Lu stood up and looked around at everyone. "Comrades, no matter what, we must always uphold the belief that 'quality comes first!' Two years ago, the two batches of fabric with quality issues that were returned at the Canton Fair were enough to serve as a warning to you all, weren't they?"
The atmosphere at the scene became increasingly silent.
Li Liancheng said without hesitation: "All defective products must be reworked. Those that cannot be repaired must be destroyed and must not be put on the market."
"Then the delivery deadline..." someone couldn't help but remind.
"Postpone it," Factory Director Lu said decisively. "I'll personally explain to the department store. If they can't accept our insistence on quality, then we'll explain the situation to the Light Industry Bureau!"
No one expected that Lu Liangchen would be so persistent. After all, all they had to do was turn a blind eye and deliver the goods to the department store. Why make so much trouble?
After the meeting, everyone left one after another.
Wang Qiang was the last one to stand up. As he passed by Jiang Haitang, he lowered his voice and said, "Jiang Haitang, don't think this is the end of it. Nothing good will happen to you and Lu Liangchen!"
Jiang Haitang looked at him calmly: "Director Wang, quality issues are a matter of principle and there is no room for compromise. As for whether we can achieve a good result, it is not up to you to decide. You should take care of yourself first!"
Wang Qiang snorted coldly and slammed the door and left.
"Engineer Jiang, you're amazing!" Li Jingcheng said excitedly, "Now Wang Qiang won't dare to tamper with quality again."
Jiang Haitang shook her head. "It's not that simple. Wang Qiang has connections in the Light Industry Bureau. He won't give up easily."
She turned to Zhang Qiaohong, who had remained silent. "The rework progress is still too slow. We need to find a way to speed it up."
Zhang Qiaohong bit her lip. "Some female workers are still not cooperating, especially those who are close to Wang Qiang..."
She now began to doubt whether the current situation was caused by her lack of ability.
"If some comrades are truly no longer competent for their jobs, you can report this to the factory leadership and make appropriate adjustments. We've already trained quite a few workers, haven't we?" Jiang Haitang said, then thought for a moment. "We'll set up a quality supervision team, with you leading the team. They'll work in shifts, closely monitoring every process. At the same time, we'll commend workers who perform well on rework."
Li Jingcheng's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea!"
As the three of them were talking, Li, an officer from the factory office, came running over: "Mr. Jiang, Director Lu wants you to go to his office right away. He said there's something important."
Lu Liangchen's office door was half-open, and Jiang Haitang knocked gently.
"Come in." Director Lu's voice sounded a little tired.
Jiang Haitang pushed the door open and found Director Lu tidying up the filing cabinet with an open suitcase on the table.
"Liangchen, what are you doing..."
"Haitang, I just received a notice that I have to go to the provincial government to attend a week-long training course." He sighed, "The timing is really unfortunate, given the current situation at the factory..."
Lu Liangchen suspected that letting him leave was also premeditated, but he couldn't say anything without evidence.
Moreover, he had tried to negotiate whether he could not go, but the Light Industry Bureau did not agree.
Jiang Haitang immediately understood Lu Liangchen's concerns: "Don't worry, I will keep an eye on the quality issues and take good care of the family."
Director Lu shook his head: "Haitang, no matter what time, you must first ensure your own safety."
"Do you suspect this is manipulated?"
"Wang Qiang's brother-in-law is the deputy director of the Light Industry Bureau. Haitang, don't worry too much. I just called Director Hu. He's at the General Administration. Maybe he can find a solution."
Jiang Haitang felt a chill. Why was it so difficult to do something seriously?
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