It’s not surprising that Li Youxu looks more like a blacksmith than a professional blacksmith.

Before he came to the blacksmith workshop, he had added points to become a level three blacksmith.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of the apprentices of Liu Haizhong, an old blacksmith, may not have as high a technical level as him.

"You...Youxu, you...have you ever been a blacksmith before?"

Liu Haizhong was suddenly startled, and he was so surprised that he couldn't speak fluently.

And after he asked this question, he regretted it and felt that he had asked nonsense.

He grew up watching Li Youxu.

Could he not understand Li Youxu’s situation?

When Li Youxu was 17 or 18 years old, he took over from his father and came to the factory as a fitter apprentice. After working there for three years, he became a full-time fitter.

In his impression, Li Youxu couldn't even understand his old job as a fitter after working for three years, so how could he have the experience of learning a blacksmith?

As soon as it was released, everyone was amazed.

Li Youxu noticed that everyone looked at him differently than before.

He explained calmly: "Some time ago, I borrowed a lot of books about fitter and blacksmithing from the library and took them home. I lit an oil lamp and read them for two or three hours before going to bed every night.

After reading the book, I felt a lot, and many things that I didn't understand before suddenly became clear.

Although blacksmiths and fitters are different types of work, they both process steel and there are still many similarities."

Li Youxu's explanation is reasonable to a certain extent.

Locksmiths and blacksmiths do have a lot in common.

The difference is that generally the blanks processed by forgers are much larger, while the small parts processed by benchwork are much smaller.

If a skilled fitter is transferred to do the work of a blacksmith, he will be able to get started quickly. The same goes for vice versa.

But even if the explanation makes sense, it is enough to surprise everyone.

I just read some books about blacksmithing, coupled with my three years of experience as a fitter, and I suddenly found that the work of a blacksmith is better than that of workers who have been working as a blacksmith for two or three years.

This kind of person can only be described as a genius.

After seeing Li Youxu's talent in the blacksmithing field with his own eyes, Liu Haizhong appreciated it more and more.

Sure enough, he was right. Li Youxu is a talented person.

If he can win over Li Youxu to his side, then he will be as comfortable as a fish in water and as powerful as a tiger in the Three Kingdoms.

"Youxu, you are in the wrong profession.

You are not suitable to be a fitter, you are suitable to be a blacksmith.

Look, you can do it more smoothly than Xiao Feng just by reading some blacksmith books.

Xiao Feng learned skills from me for two years and was promoted to level two blacksmith last month.

You have such a talent, why do you want to be a fitter next door and suffer?

You nod, Director Yuan and I can go next door to ask for someone at any time.

You don’t need to worry about starting from an apprenticeship after you transfer.

Since you are already at this level, Director Yuan and I will make an exception and help you apply so that you can participate in the next blacksmith assessment.

As long as you pass the assessment, you will immediately become an official blacksmith."

Liu Haizhong's eyes lit up, and he said anything to get Li Youxu into his camp.

At this moment, Director Yuan from the forging workshop came over with a tea vat and asked: "Master Liu, what's going on? Why did it stop? Is there a problem in any link?"

"There is no problem. Today's output will definitely meet the standard, so don't worry.

We stopped because Comrade Li Youxu’s performance was so impressive.

He is a fitter who has never done forging work before, and he is more proficient than my apprentice Xiao Feng when he does forging work for the first time.

I think he may have entered the wrong profession. He stayed in the fitter shop next door for three years and was only a first-level fitter. His level of forging is relatively high.

So I just said to transfer him to our blacksmith workshop. He has this talent, and it won’t be a problem for him to reach the fifth or sixth level after working for a few years."

Liu Haizhong has a very high opinion of Li Youxu, and he speaks the truth.

His apprentice Xiao Feng just passed the two-level blacksmith assessment. Li Youxu's performance just now was obviously better than Xiao Feng's, so Li Youxu's level must be higher than Xiao Feng's.

What's even more rare is that today is Li Youxu's first contact with the job of blacksmith.

You did such a good job in your first job, how can you still do it after working hard for three to five years?

This is the most talented person I have ever seen in Liu Hai.

He believes that as long as Li Youxu works conscientiously and down-to-earth, he will be promoted to level eight blacksmith sooner or later.

If Li Youxu has a bright future, as a guide, does he have a role in discovering talents?

This is a great achievement for him who wants to achieve results and get promoted.

After listening to Liu Haizhong's words, Director Yuan raised his eyebrows high when he looked at Li Youxu, looking a little surprised.

"Master Liu, please make a few more blanks for me to see."

Director Yuan can’t believe it.

He has been in the forging workshop for so many years and has seen some extremely talented workers.

Those people came to the blacksmith workshop and got started within a few days, and within one or two months they were at the level of a first-level blacksmith.

After working for a year or two, he took part in an assessment because his performance was so outstanding that the factory leaders held a meeting and decided to make an exception. He has seen people promoted two or three levels at a time.

These people are already considered geniuses.

But Liu Haizhong's description was obviously more outrageous than the geniuses he had seen before!

When he first started working as a forger, he was better than Xiao Feng, who had been doing it for two years.

If Liu Haizhong's words are true, it is true that God forced food into his stomach, and he was born to be a good blacksmith.

With a wave of Liu Haizhong's arms, five or six forgers cooperated and coordinated, using the forging machine to forge three qualified large blank metal parts in a row.

This time, Li Youxu did not have anyone to guide him. He took on the work of one position by himself, and his performance was still outstanding.

I dare not say that it is comparable to a master blacksmith, but it is not inferior to those experienced blacksmiths who have been working for three or four years.

This is quite unbelievable for someone who is new to the job of blacksmith.

"Comrade Li Youxu, are you interested in working as a forger in the blacksmith workshop?

As long as you nod, that’s it. If you nod, I will do the work of your workshop director.

Just like what Master Liu just said, if you have this skill, you don’t need to wait for years. I will apply for you and let you take the assessment directly."

Director Yuan looked at Li Youxu with a smile in his eyes.

Such a talented blacksmith genius must be recruited into the blacksmith workshop.

As Liu Haizhong just said, with Li Youxu's talent, it might not be a big problem to work for another three to five years and reach the fifth or sixth level.

After working for more than ten years, it is possible to become an eighth-level blacksmith.

There are more than 10,000 people in the entire steel rolling mill, and the number of eighth-level workers is much less than the number of middle-level cadres in the workshop.

If a rare eighth-level worker could be cultivated, wouldn’t it show that he, the workshop director, is a good leader?

Seeing that Liu Haizhong and Director Yuan had already extended an olive branch to Li Youxu, Liu Cheng secretly cried out!

The people in the forging workshop really don't have martial ethics. Li Youxu came to the forging workshop temporarily to help, but Liu Haizhong and Director Yuan planned to keep Li Youxu in the forging workshop forever.

If Li Youxu is really poached, wouldn’t their fitter workshop lose a future pillar?
Chapter completed!