Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

After the 1.5-ton hot forging press was put into production, the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant seemed to have been unsealed. The daily output of CBK-02 heavy-duty trucks quickly exceeded 50 units. Combined with the output of CBK-01 heavy-duty trucks, the annual truck production capacity of the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant exceeded 10 units, making it the largest truck manufacturer in China in terms of capacity.

Even so, facing the vast territory of Rabbit Country, the trucks produced by Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant still cannot meet domestic transportation needs. Therefore, in order to increase the truck production of Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant, the First Industrial Machinery Department decided to expand the production scale of Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant. Taking into account that there is not enough idle land around the current location of Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant in the suburbs of Sijiucheng to build a new factory, the only way is to expand the production scale of the former Sijiucheng Automobile Manufacturing Plant in the Shunyi production base of Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant, and build a new production plant with an annual output of 10 trucks next to the Shunyi production base of Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant, changing the situation where the Shunyi production base can only produce cars.

After the wheeled tractors produced by the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant rolled off the assembly line, in order to solve the problem of insufficient food supply for all employees of the factory, and also to solve the situation where some children of employees of the Red Star Steel Plant were unemployed at home, He Yuzhu, after careful consideration, came to Director Yang's office and knocked gently on the door of Director Yang's office. After hearing Director Yang's voice "Come in", he pushed open the door of Director Yang's office and walked in.

When Director Yang saw that it was He Yuzhu, he jokingly said, "Deputy Director He, is there anything you need my cooperation with?"

"Director Yang, you are really good at teasing me. I am here to report my work to you." He Yuzhu dared not accept such a compliment, so he hurriedly said.

"Haha, I like Deputy Director He the most. You came to me to report your work." After saying that, Director Yang thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Deputy Director He, is the matter you are reporting to me this time a big deal?"

"It should be considered a big deal, right?" He Yuzhu thought for a moment and replied.

"Since it's a big deal, then don't sit down. Let's go directly to Secretary Gao's office. You can report to both of us directly in front of Secretary Gao, so that I don't have to go to Secretary Gao again after you report to me." After saying that, Director Yang stood up from his chair and walked out of the office.

He Yuzhu followed Director Yang to Secretary Gao's office. After listening to Yang Changsheng's explanation, Secretary Gao smiled and asked Director Yang and He Yuzhu to sit down. After the three of them sat down, He Yuzhu said, "Secretary Gao, Director Yang, although the emergency of grain supply has eased since the autumn harvest last year, it is still a bit tight, especially since our factory is a heavy labor factory. I thought that since we can't ask for help from our superiors, why don't we find a way to solve the grain supply problem ourselves."

"Deputy Director He, what good idea have you come up with? Tell us now!" Secretary Gao said hurriedly when he heard it.

"My idea is that we should apply to the government for a piece of wasteland, reclaim it and grow crops on it. This way, our factory's food problem will be solved. If the crops we grow are abundant, we can also raise pigs and solve our factory's meat supply problem."

"Deputy Director He, your idea is good, but there seems to be no suitable wasteland around Sijiu City for our factory to reclaim!" Director Yang said with a worried look on his face.

"There is indeed no suitable wasteland around Sijiu City, but we can look further and not be limited to the area around Sijiu City."

"Deputy Director He, do you mean to go to the Sanjiang Plain in the Northeast?" Director Yang suddenly remembered what he had read in the newspaper before about the country calling on educated youth to go to the Sanjiang Plain in the Northeast to open up wasteland, so he asked.

"The Sanjiang Plain in the northeast is an option, but I want to go to the Western Regions."

"The Western Region Province is much farther away than the Sanjiang Plain in the Northeast. Deputy Director He, why did you choose the more distant Western Region Province instead of the closer Sanjiang Plain in the Northeast? And isn't there drought in the Western Region all year round? Even if we reclaim the land, we can't grow crops without water!" Secretary Gao asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Here's what I think. Although the Sanjiang Plain in the Northeast is relatively close, there is one thing that the Sanjiang Plain in the Northeast cannot compare to in the Western Regions. That is, the grain in the Western Regions itself is not enough for the province, and grain needs to be transferred from the inland to the Western Regions. Therefore, we can negotiate with our superiors to build a farm in the Western Regions! At that time, the grain produced by our factory and farm can be directly handed over to the local area in the Western Regions in exchange for the Grain Bureau of Sijiu City to give our factory more grain. Secretary Gao, in fact, although many areas in the Western Regions are relatively dry, there are still some areas with abundant water resources. We can choose those areas with abundant water resources for reclamation."

"This is absolutely reasonable. After all, if they really went to the Sanjiang Plain in the northeast to open up land, they might not have gone to the Western Region Province to propose conditions to their superiors. So, Deputy Director He, how do you plan to solve the problem of manpower?" Secretary Gao thought for a moment, nodded, and asked.

"At present, our steel plant and its subordinate machinery manufacturing plants have a total of nearly 20 workers. Many of the workers' children are unemployed and have nothing to do. The workers are in their prime, so it is too early for their children to take over. Therefore, I want to organize the children of the factory workers to go to the Western Region Province to reclaim wasteland. On the one hand, it can solve the problem of food supply for our factory, and on the other hand, it can solve the problem of employment for the children."

"Will the workers in the factory agree to send their children to such a far place? What if they can't come back?" Secretary Gao said with a frown.

He Yuzhu listened to Secretary Gao's question and said calmly, "We went to the Western Regions to set up a farm under the factory. The children of the factory workers will come to work on the farm. Their household registration will still be kept in Sijiu City, but they will work in the Western Regions instead of really becoming farmers. If the workers reach retirement age, their children can come back from the farms in the Western Regions to take over. If they don't want to come back to take over, they can still work on the farms in the Western Regions. According to my understanding, only one crop can be planted in the Western Regions a year. After the planting of the crops for that year is completed, we can organize the children of the factory workers to return to Sijiu City! The round-trip travel expenses will be borne by the rural areas."

"If that's the case, I'm sure many workers' children will be willing to go, and our factory already produces tractors. By the way, Deputy Director He, I remember you said before that you were working on the research and development of combine harvesters. How are you doing now?"

"It is still under development, but it should be successfully developed by next year." He Yuzhu said confidently. The reason why he could answer Secretary Gao so confidently was that He Yuzhu had seen the working principle of the combined harvester on a certain audio platform in his previous life. He had already drawn the principle of the combine harvester, but the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant had not solved the problem of diesel engine production before, so he did not give the drawings of the combine harvester to the Second Technical Department. Now that the Red Star Machinery Manufacturing Plant has solved the production of diesel engines, he believes that with the schematic diagram he drew, the technicians of the Second Technical Department should be able to easily make a prototype of the combined harvester.

"That's great. By the way, Deputy Director He, if what you said about farm workers only need to work during the busy farming season, then what about their wages if they don't work during the slack season? We can't just not pay them! If we don't pay them, the workers have no income, and if we pay them, they do nothing. What's your plan for this issue?" After listening to what He Yuzhu said, Director Yang asked a question that concerned him.

"Director Yang, this is what I think. When the farm is built, it will be mainly mechanized. This way, one person can manage at least one to two hundred acres of land. In this way, the farm will have sufficient benefits to guarantee the workers' wages. The workers' wages are divided into two parts: wages and subsidies. During the busy farming season, wages and subsidies are paid. During the non-busy farming season, only the most basic subsidies are paid to ensure the basic living of the workers."

After listening to this, Director Yang nodded with satisfaction, "Well, this is a good idea. When do you plan to start this plan?"

"After the two leaders agree with my idea, I plan to go to the Ministry of Agriculture and Reclamation to apply for approval. As long as the Ministry of Agriculture and Reclamation agrees to our factory's application, I will start this plan when I come back. This year, I plan to recruit 1000 people and train them in tractor driving and basic crop planting knowledge in the factory. After the training is completed, I will send them to Xiyu Province at an appropriate time."

"Recruiting 1000 people in the first batch, isn't that a bit too many?" Secretary Gao asked with some concern.

"Secretary Gao, the Western Region Province is not like the inland areas. The area to be reclaimed is probably uninhabited. The first batch of people cannot be too large, as it will be inconvenient to supply materials. It cannot be too small, as there will not be enough manpower to carry out infrastructure construction. Therefore, I suggest recruiting 1000 people in the first batch, 100 of whom will drive tractors to reclaim wasteland, and the other 900 people will be invested in infrastructure construction, such as building residential houses and warehouses. After the infrastructure construction is completed in the first year, more people can be arranged to go to the Western Region Province in the second year."

"Deputy Director He, the initial development of the farm will definitely cost money. What are your considerations on this cost aspect?" Director Yang asked.

"As for the expenses, I plan to apply to the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and the First Industrial Machinery Ministry to allow our factory to use part of the factory's operating funds as a loan to the farm, and then return it to the factory after the farm becomes profitable."

"Since you have thought it through, then go ahead and do it boldly. If you need the factory to do anything, just tell us. Secretary Gao and I will fully support you." After Director Yang finished speaking, he looked at Secretary Gao, who nodded in agreement.

"Thank you Secretary Gao and Director Yang for your support. I will go back and make a plan. After the plan is ready, I will ask the two leaders to review it. If there are no problems, I will go to the Ministry of Agriculture and Reclamation to apply for our factory's project."