At the beginning of the founding of New China, the country was waiting to be revived, and the construction of New China was very important. Although my country is rich in oil resources, its mining technology is limited, coupled with the intervention of other countries, the development of my country's oil industry is in trouble. During this period, a group of outstanding oil workers like Wang Jinxi emerged in the country, who have made indelible contributions to my country's oil industry.
On March 25, 1960, an oil worker brought the 1205 drilling team to Sartu station. He hurriedly got off the train and asked the other workers beside him:
"The drilling rig has arrived. No?"
"Where is the well?"
"What's the drilling record..."
The oil worker in front of me is dark and burly, looks vigorous, full of energy, and speaks too well. He is so generous and powerful that he can't wait to smash an oil well with his fist.
He is no one else. His name is Wang Jinxi and he is called "Iron Man".
"Iron Man" Wang Jinxi
At that time, the country was in a predicament of oil shortage, especially after studying the "Two Theories", Wang Jinxi, who was eager to get rid of China's "poor oil and backward", deeply understands To: "This difficulty, that difficulty, the national oil shortage is the biggest difficulty; this contradiction, that contradiction, national construction and other oil fields are the most important contradiction." At times, there are other problems: there are no cranes or tractors, and there are not enough cars. What should we do now? If you want to dig wells, these hardware facilities are indispensable.
This is not difficult for Wang Jinxi. Since there are no cranes and tractors, use manpower instead!
So Wang Jinxi called on all the workers to unload the drill no matter what method is used!
I saw that the workers came into the house and took out the crowbars, rollers and ropes. Several workers were pulling with the ropes in front, and a few workers pushing at the back, and they shouted with force. Inspiring slogan,It seems to be more energetic.
After the workers' efforts, the drilling rig was successfully unloaded and transported to the Sa 55 well site. Then Wang Jinxi and his party will erect the 40-meter-high derrick on the grassland and prepare to dig a well.
Drilling a well requires a lot of water. Some of them use washbasins to carry water, and some use buckets to carry water. In the end, they relied on manpower to carry a full 50 tons of water to ensure that the drilling was started on time! 50 tons of water is equivalent to one month's water consumption for a family, which shows that the task is heavy.
On April 19, the Sa 55 well was completed. The project took 5 days and 4 hours, and the depth was 1,200 meters, setting a record for drilling a medium-deep well.
After the completion of this project, Wang Jinxi and the others did not rest, but immediately went to the next place. This time, the 1205 drilling crew encountered more difficult problems.
On April 29, 1960, when the 1205 drilling crew was preparing to move to the second well, Wang Jinxi, who was in command of the work, was unfortunately injured in his right leg. Continue to work as usual.
unexpectedly came again. When the drilling crew reached 700 meters, the formation pressure was too high and a blowout occurred. Blowout is a phenomenon in which fluids in the formation spray out of the ground or flow into other formations in the well. It is a taboo accident in the process of oil extraction. Blowouts are often accompanied by toxic gases and pose a greater threat to people and the environment.
In an emergency, Wang Jinxi threw away his crutches without saying a word, took the lead and jumped into the mud pool, risking his death to stir the cement slurry with his body, and finally overwhelmed the blowout!
Everyone was stunned by Wang Jinxi's courage and perseverance. They were full of praise for his behavior and praised him as an "iron man." Even Mao Zedong praised Wang Jinxi as "the banner of the working class." This is exactly the excellent quality we should learn now.
So, who is Wang Jinxi? Where did his courage and perseverance come from? What happened to him later?
Successfully became a "driller"
October 8, 1923Wang Jinxi was born in Heping Village, Yumen City. The family conditions were very bad. His father was blind a long time ago. Since the age of six, Wang Jinxi took his blind father to beg, and he had not gone to school for a day.
When he was 15 years old, Wang Jinxi went to Yumen Petroleum Company as an apprentice. He worked in the mine all day long. He had never been on a drill floor, and he had never touched a oil drilling rig . At work, Wang Jinxi, who is careful and cautious, learns how other people drill wells, which also laid the foundation for him to become an excellent oil worker in the future.
In this way, Wang Jinxi has been in the mine for more than ten years. He has basically learned everything here, and it is time to leave.
In the spring of 1950, when the new Yumen Oil Mine was recruiting, Wang Jinxi was eager to try.
This company's recruitment needs to be assessed, and the operation is fine. If it is a written test, Wang Jinxi should be in trouble.
Sure enough, Wang Jinxi did an excellent job of "strength work", but because he had never gone to school and didn't know a big character, he hesitated when reading newspapers, not to mention the written test questions. Therefore, Wang Jinxi failed the first examination and was not hired.
As mentioned above, the "first" assessment was mentioned. The first time there must be a second time. It turned out that Wang Jinxi's good friend found someone to go through the "back door", which made Wang Jinxi eligible to take the second exam. The content of the exam is Wang Jinxi's strength-practical ability.
Sure enough, no matter which step it was, Wang Jinxi was very proficient and easy to operate, and finally passed the assessment smoothly and became a drilling worker as he wished.
Wang Jinxi
Everyone said that "a sword should be sharpened in ten years." Wang Jinxi worked as an apprentice at oil company for more than ten years. During these ten years, he worked hard, worked hard and rushed to work. With an humility to learn from others, Wang Jinxi finally learned a skill over time, and now it finally comes in handy. It is true that the sky has paid off.
After becoming a qualified drilling worker,Wang Jinxi feels that these are not enough, he will continue to study and continue to improve.
In 1956, due to his outstanding work, Wang Jinxi succeeded in becoming the captain of the 5th team of Beiwu Drilling.
In 1958, the drilling team led by Zhang Yunqing in Xinjiang broke through one kilometer in monthly footage, setting the highest record in Yumen. Wang Jinxi, who has always refused to admit defeat, was a little unconvinced when he heard the news. He must find a chance to surpass Zhang Yunqing's drilling crew.
Soon, the opportunity is here. At that time, Yumen Oil Mine was preparing to organize a group of drilling teams to Baiyang River . Drilling wells in Baiyang River was not an easy task, but Wang Jinxi still volunteered to go.
At the beginning, the leader of the brigade did not agree with Wang Jinxi's drilling team to go to Baiyang River, but Wang Jinxi was not discouraged. He found Jiao Liren, director of the Oil and Mine Administration Bureau. Under the coordination of the Jiao Li people, the team leader finally agreed to the Beiwu Drilling Team 5 to go to Baiyanghe to participate in the "competition battle."
Battle of Baiyang River
Soon after, Wang Jinxi led the drilling team to Baiyang River. In order to boost the morale of the workers, Wang Jinxi specially came up with a slogan-thousands of months, tens of thousands of years, Qilian Mountain set a benchmark!
They will chant this slogan together every day when they start work, so that they will be more motivated.
A few days later, in order to welcome the Ministry of Petroleum’s Karamay on-site meeting, Wang Jinxi changed the slogan of “thousands per month” to “five thousand per month”. Will stay in this well all day.
Later, Wang Jinxi saw that the drilling speed was too slow to complete the target on time, so he began to study other methods.
Wang Jinxi adjusted the drilling parameters and turned on the dual pumps, which greatly increased the drilling speed.
In September 1958, the drilling team led by Wang Jinxi set a monthly record of 5009.47 meters, which is truly "unprecedented.No one will come later. "As soon as the news came out, the Beiwu Team 5 went viral all over the country, and it was also named the "Steel Drilling Team."
In October of the same year, Wang Jinxi, as a representative of the "Steel Drilling Team", made a special trip to Xinjiang to participate in it. At the Karamay on-site meeting hosted by the Ministry of Petroleum. At the meeting, Minister of Petroleum Yu Qiuli specially commended Wang Jinxi and said: “Wang Jinxi dared to change the status quo and break through routines. He led the development of the national drilling industry.
In the second year, Wang Jinxi was successfully elected as the national worker model ; in October of the same year, he was elected by the Gansu Province as a representative of the National Day Observatory to attend the "National Workers' Relations Association".
This is Wang Jinxi's first time to leave his hometown. When he arrived in Beijing, he was looking forward to it, but when he arrived in Beijing, he was stunned by the sights before him. What Wang Jinxi did not expect was that even the national capital, Beijing, was also facing the dilemma of "fuel shortage", he saw On the buses coming and going on the streets of Beijing, always carrying a clumsy gas bag on his back, he suddenly felt heartache. At that time, he wanted to smash a well with his fist to supply those buses with oil.
After returning from Beijing, Wang Jinxi stayed awake. He has a strong sense of responsibility and mission. He secretly vowed that he must find a way to solve the problem of oil shortage.
It was at this time that he listened. It is said that a certain well in the Northeast has started to spray oil, and after research, this oil field must be a large oil field. This news made Wang Jinxi overjoyed, and he couldn’t wait to go to the Northeast to participate in the Songliao Petroleum Congress.
Actually, it was as early as 1958. In February, the Ministry of Petroleum started a survey of the petroleum geology of Songliao Plain. After some investigation, the Ministry of Petroleum determined that there is a large amount of oil available for exploitation. In November of this year, the staff was here called Datong Drilling began in the small town of . In September 1959, the Songji 3 well erupted for the first time in industrial oil flow. This major discovery changed the history of China’s petroleum industry.
In 1959, it coincided with the 10th anniversary of the founding of New China.The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee proposed to change Datong to Daqing, taking the meaning of " Daqing Oilfield ". This year, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to launch a large-scale oil congress in response to the major discovery of the Daqing oil field.
The biggest feature of the Chinese is their strong cohesion. Once the Petroleum War was announced, more than 40,000 people from all over the country gathered in this wasteland in just two months. The efficiency is very high.
Of course, these people also include Wang Jinxi and his Bewu 5 team.
Daqing Oilfield
On March 15, 1960, Wang Jinxi and his Bewu team 5 boarded the train from Yumen to the northeast. The journey was long and the cold wind was freezing. , But their hearts are fierce, and they look forward to setting a higher record and contributing to the development of the country.
The train ran for 10 days, and they finally arrived. As usual, Wang Jinxi asked the staff in charge of reception after getting off the car: "Has the drilling rig arrived? Where is the well? What is the highest record?"
These three questions seem to have become Wang Jinxi's mantra, as long as he arrives at any one of them When drilling wells in places, these questions are always asked.
The staff hurriedly answered Wang Jinxi's question. In their conversation, the staff accidentally mentioned that Zhang Yunqing was also here. When Wang Jinxi heard that Zhang Yunqing was also here, he immediately raised his spirits and said, "It's better for them to come. Now I have to compare them well and set a few higher records."
Wang Jinxi and his party are here. After arriving at Daqing Oilfield, in order to prevent confusion, the staff also drafted a serial number for the drilling team. Wang Jinxi’s Beiwu Team 5 was organized into the 1205 drilling team, and their wells were arranged in the vicinity of Majiayao . Majiayao is not far from here, only a dozen miles away, which is not difficult for Wang Jinxi.
Wang Jinxi
Wang Jinxi A few days after they came here, the drilling equipment arrived at the station.But the means of transportation such as cranes and tractors have not arrived yet. Wang Jinxi was very anxious when he saw this situation, because he knew that he could not drag on any longer, so he called on the workers to replace the means of transportation with manpower.
Therefore, Wang Jinxi and his team adopted this "most primitive" method, which took three days and three nights to transport all the equipment and assemble them. This is a big project, but Wang Jinxi and the others are not afraid of difficulties and obstacles and dare to challenge themselves. This is a model that we modern people should learn from.
Due to the difficult conditions, Wang Jinxi was arranged to live in Aunt Zhao’s house, but Wang Jinxi only lived here for one day and never lived again. Why is this? It turned out that Wang Jinxi worked too hard. In order not to delay the progress of the work, when he was sleepy, he slept directly beside a mud trough on the well site.
Since Wang Jinxi never came back to sleep, Aunt Zhao was a little worried, so she brought the freshly prepared meals to the well site. As soon as I arrived at the well site, Auntie Zhao saw Wang Jinxi who was sleeping next to the mud trough. Aunt Zhao couldn't help but wet her eyes. She sighed and said, "I have lived for most of my life. I have never seen such a desperate person. Captain Wang really It's an'Iron Man'."
Later, Aunt Zhao and Wang Jinxi were found out by Song Zhenming. Song Zhenming was the party secretary of the command headquarters at the time. He said happily: "Aunt Zhao's name is good, Wang Jinxi ,'Iron Man', well deserved!"
Immediately Song Zhenming reported the matter to his superiors. After listening to the report, the Minister immediately said to Song Zhenming: "This is a good example. From now on we will call him'Wang Iron Man' In this way, it can not only shorten the distance between us and the masses, but also inspire the people to work hard."
Minister Yu Qiuli also specially added: "Wang Jinxi represents the direction of the congress. We can establish Wang Jinxi as a congressman. The first hero."
In this way, the outstanding performance of Wang Jinxi was valued by all the leaders, and the leaders quickly established Wang Jinxi as a hero among the workers. Suddenly, Wang Jinxi's iron man spirit was greatly welcomed.
Rich amateur life
Wang Jinxi dares to break through the routine,He has the courage to try, bears hardships and stands hard work, and the level of digging wells is also top-notch. The only flaw is that he is illiterate. Wang Jinxi also regrets this. He once said: "I cannot read a word. Learning a word is like moving away a mountain."
At the beginning, Wang Jinxi couldn't write, even simple words. I can't write either. When studying " Contradiction Theory", because Wang Jinxi could not write the word "contradiction", he could only draw a poor peasant to represent himself, and another landlord to represent oppression. The landlord and the poor peasants were everywhere. Reflects "contradictions".
Afterwards, when Wang Jinxi encountered characters that he could not write again, he used the method of drawing, so that it was clear at a glance.
Once, after Wang Jinxi became the captain, the material staff needed to get a shovel and a sand colander. He drew a long shovel and a sand colander in his notebook so that everyone could understand what it meant. .
Regardless of Wang Jinxi's low level of education, his memory is amazing. Every time he drilled a well, he knew everything about the daily and monthly footage, and every time he dictated it, it was exactly the same as the recorder's record. In addition, he never forgets to study while working. No matter how busy he is every day, he always remembers a few new words in silence. Over time, he knows more and more words.
Wang Jinxi
Wang Jinxi also has a special hobby: composing limericks.
According to the investigation, Wang Jinxi compiled more than 20 oil-catching poems during the drilling of the well, which are catchy to read. We are familiar with "I would rather live less than 20 years, and desperately want to take down the big oil field" and "Oil Workers" Roar, the earth will shake three times too." These are all masterpieces by Wang Jinxi and have become the label of the era at that time.
Lickers is just one of Wang Jinxi's hobbies, not his favorite, his favorite is Qin Opera. Wang Jinxi grew up in the northwest and was fascinated by Qin Opera. After he grew up, he still maintained the habit of watching and shouting at Qin Opera. Those who are familiar with him know that if Wang Jinxi is not in the dormitory when he is resting, then he must have gone to see Qin Opera.
Qin Opera brings a lot of energy to Wang Jinxi, every time when Wang Jinxi can’t hold on,He would always roar the desolate and high-pitched Qin Opera to encourage himself. Every morning, as long as the workers heard this familiar Qin Opera, they knew that it was Wang Jinxi who got up.
But Wang Jinxi has also been "criticized" for watching Qin Opera.
In 1955, when the organization was investigating Wang Jinxi's membership in the party, he discovered that Wang Jinxi's habit of visiting Qin Opera without asking for leave was a bit bad. Wang Jinxi also realized that this matter was wrong, so under the coordination of the organization, Wang Jinxi gradually corrected this shortcoming.
In 1964, Chairman Mao issued the slogan " industry learns from Daqing " to the whole country. It is precisely because of Daqing Oilfield that Wang Jinxi successfully gained his reputation. In the same year, Wang Jinxi represented the workers at the first meeting of the Third National People’s Congress. At this meeting, Wang Jinxi emerged. Later, Wang Jinxi was invited to attend Chairman Mao’s 71st birthday party.
In 1965, Wang Jinxi served as the deputy commander of the drilling command. Although he has become a cadre, Wang Jinxi always regarded himself as an ordinary driller . In May 1968, the Daqing Revolutionary Committee was established. Wang Jinxi was once elected as the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, and he became a member of the Central Committee the following year.
After that, Wang Jinxi's image of "Iron Man" spread throughout the country and even abroad.
With the wide spread of Wang Jinxi’s deeds, the Japanese analyzed the location and scale of the Daqing Oilfield through factors such as the clothes on Wang Jinxi’s photos, the height of the drilling rig, and the description of the relevant text. After some research, Japan went smoothly. Designed petroleum equipment suitable for Daqing Oilfield development.
Therefore, when the Chinese government asked countries around the world for the design of the Daqing oil field, Japan was the first to bear the brunt and won the bid in one fell swoop.
The great star falls
In April 1970, after Wang Jinxi returned to Daqing from Yumen, he felt that his physical condition was getting worse and worse. After a doctor's diagnosis, Wang Jinxi had stomach cancer.And it is the advanced stage of gastric cancer.
It turned out that due to long-term overwork, Wang Jinxi got sick very early, because he has not been treated in time, which led to the consequences of gastric cancer. On November 15 of the same year, Wang Jinxi died in Beijing at the age of 47.
Nixon visited China in 1972. He had heard long ago that there was a Wang Jinxi known as the "iron man" in China and expressed his desire to meet him. Unfortunately, at this time Wang Jinxi has passed away, Nixon is very sorry about this.
Chairman Mao and Nixon
Chairman Mao said to Nixon at that time: "We have an iron man in China, named Wang Jinxi. He said,'When the oil workers roar, the earth will shake three times too', we Chinese Speaking is still very important."
During the construction of New China, Wang Jinxi has become a symbol of oil workers and a symbol of the entire era. Wang Jinxi’s "iron man spirit" has always inspired all labor. The people are hardworking, diligent, active, and progressive. This " iron man " spirit still plays an indelible effect on us, and the "iron man" spirit will never go out of style.
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