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"Chief Qian, how much money is left in the company's account?"

Lin Kaifeng turned around and asked.

The head of the finance department, Lao Qian, took out the account book from the drawer and said, "Not counting today's 13200 yuan, the company still has yuan left on the books."

Hearing this number, Lin Kaifeng held his chin with one hand.

Unplanned sales have their benefits.

Ability to set prices freely, free from price guidelines and restrictions above.

At the same time, it also brought some problems that needed to be solved urgently.

Purchasing production materials has become the company's primary issue.

The higher authorities are no longer responsible for coordination, and how much money Lin Kaifeng can pay to purchase the raw materials for production depends entirely on his ability.

As the number of employees at the machinery company increased, monthly expenses also increased.

The number of employees in the machinery plant and the fertilizer plant is almost equal, nearly six hundred in total.

Calculated based on a monthly salary of 70 yuan per person.

The monthly salary expenditure alone is 42000 yuan.

The bonus and various reimbursements are almost reaching 100,000.

In addition to personnel expenses, purchasing equipment, rebuilding production lines, and expanding factories all require money.

Thinking about this, the more than two million on the books didn't seem like that much.

Lin Kaifeng still has a huge sum of money in his hand as the final payment from Andrew.

The prerequisite is that the air fryers they ordered are delivered to Andrew on time and in full.

The money cannot be transferred to the machinery company's account in a short period of time.

Bilin Kaifeng needs to think of another product category to increase funding sources in a sustainable manner.

After a while, Lin Kaifeng left the Finance Department muttering to himself.

Back in the office, Lin Kaifeng sat at the table and brought paper and pen.

What products can raise funds in the short term and be accepted by ordinary people at this stage?

It cannot be said that there was no business atmosphere in the 1970s, but it can be said that there were many problems.

Unlike the next ten or twenty years, any new product brought to the market can cause a sales frenzy.

In order to arouse the rush of people to buy in 79, products that consumed too much electricity would definitely not work, except for the three-turn and one-ring products.

Not to mention the rural communes below, even the city often suffers from power outages.

The electricity supply problem was not fully resolved until more than 20 years later.

Products such as televisions, washing machines, and tape recorders do not consume much electricity.

It really catches the eye.

But the problem also arises.

Even if the company does not accept industrial invoices, the high prices will still discourage countless people.

Agricultural tricycles are production tools, and production teams and communes have strong purchasing demand for them.

The above-mentioned electronic products can only be sold to specific groups of people.

"Jingle Bell……"

A quick phone call brought Lin Kaifeng back to reality.

Picking up the phone, Lin Kaifeng said, "This is Northern Machinery Company. Who are you looking for?"

"Boy, can't you even recognize your father's voice?"

Hearing Lu Dayong's voice coming from the phone, Lin Kaifeng said with a smile: "Dad, why did you think of calling me today?"

Since he transformed himself from a worker in a machinery factory to the head of a machinery company, Lin Kaifeng not only brought Lu Xiuxiu from the countryside to the county, but also left the company's phone number to Lu Dayong.

"What else can I do? Congratulations to you kid."

"Good fellow, the city almost went into an uproar yesterday. You went to the entrance of a department store and started a rivalry with them, selling agricultural tricycles. They didn't destroy your business, which was considered giving you face."

Lu Dayong teased Lin Kaifeng in a joking tone.

Then, Lu Dayong started to talk about business.

"My son, I have rarely asked for help from others in my life. This time, I am begging you, can you please give me a farm tricycle on credit?"

"No problem. Your business is my business. I'll take it to you on the weekend and teach you how to drive."

Guessing why Lu Dayong wanted to buy a car, Lin Kaifeng continued, "Dad, have the pigs raised in the brigade been slaughtered? Have they grown fat and strong after eating biological feed?"

The last time he went back to pick up Lu Xiuxiu, Lin Kaifeng saw that the brigade’s black native pigs weighed almost 100 kilograms.

"If it weren't for the solution you proposed, your father's hat would have been taken off long ago."

"Let's not talk about this for now. When you come back on the weekend, we'll have a good chat."

Just as he was about to hang up the phone, Lin Kaifeng suddenly burst into laughter.

Lu Dayong wondered, "Why are you so startled?"

"Dad, I will go back on time this weekend and have a couple of drinks with you, old man."

After chatting for a few minutes, Lin Kaifeng hung up the phone.

The call from my father-in-law came at the right time.

If it weren't for Lu Dayong's call, Lin Kaifeng would probably still be racking his brains over what product to research next.

There are four things that are indispensable in life.

Eat and drink.

During this period, the sideline production arranged by the relevant departments from top to bottom has begun to get on track.

The communes and brigades are no longer as resistant to starting side businesses as before.

The reason is that the relevant departments promptly corrected the way of issuing orders.

I have repeatedly explained that having a side job is not an assignment, nor is it a forced order.

It is suggested that farmers should give full play to their subjective initiative.

Develop sideline businesses based on the specific conditions of each production team, instead of just giving away piglets and chicks and asking everyone to raise them.

In view of the fact that several black soil pigs raised by the brigade were half-dead, Lin Kaifeng proposed a biological feed suggestion.

Bone meal made by grinding wheat straw, stalks, earthworms, and pig bones.

After a series of fermentation and deep processing, biological feed that can make livestock grow rapidly is made.

Having enough food to eat concerns everyone.

From city leaders to ordinary farmers, everyone has been worrying about having enough food for decades.

Lin Kaifeng vaguely remembered it.

A technology that has completely changed the situation of meat shortage for the people of Longguo was introduced into the country a few years ago.

However, it is indeed very difficult to promote it.

It was not until the early 80s that the technology began to be gradually promoted from point to surface.

"Uncle San, please come to my office."

Lin Kaifeng picked up the phone again and called the finance office.

After a while, Lu Changshun walked into the office and asked, "Kaifeng, what's the matter?"

"I'm going to the province tomorrow and will be back in two or three days. During this time when I'm away from the company, you can discuss anything with others."

"What are you doing in the province?"

Lu Changshun asked curiously.

"Help our people to have enough food."

Hearing this, Lu Changshun said helplessly: "Kaifeng, don't look at the large amount of money on the books, but there are more places to spend money in various aspects."

"You must save money and don't buy expensive things. Giving everyone more New Year supplies is also a kind of encouragement."

"Uncle San, you misunderstood. I'm not going to the provincial capital to buy bonus materials for everyone. I'm going to introduce a kind of breeding pig that can grow to 200 kilograms in just seven months."

Lin Kaifeng explained with a smile.

"What!!! A seven-month-old, 200-pound pig?!"

Lu Changshun's mind went blank.

Is this a fucking pig?