Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

Are they selling machine tools or weapons? No, it seems that their factory also has agricultural machinery. Could it be possible that they are selling agricultural machinery?

Just when Xie Yuanchang was full of doubts, Zhou Tian took out a stack of drawings from a backpack beside him and handed them to him.

"Minister, this is the design drawing of the home appliance I studied some time ago, please take a look!"

Zhou Tian’s action immediately shocked Song Weiguo who was standing by. He clearly remembered that the factory director did not bring a backpack when he came. Then when did this backpack appear?

As he thought about it, he stared at the factory director's backpack in a daze.

"Home appliances? Xiaotian, you said you developed home appliances?"

Originally, Xie Yuanchang had some doubts about Zhou Tian's application for export rights, but after hearing his words, he suddenly understood.

Now he vaguely understood the boy's purpose, but he still took the home appliance design drawing and looked through it.

As a talent who has returned from studying abroad, Xie Yuanchang himself has strong capabilities in the field of mechanics. In addition, he has been engaged in research for so many years. Although he does not know much about some home appliances, he is a master of many things.

At least some of the designs are understandable.

He noticed the differences in Zhou Tian's home appliance design at a glance, especially in the design of some electronic components.

It seems that there have been different innovations not only in the use of transistors but also in displays.

The more he looked, the brighter Xie Yuanchang's eyes became. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva for a long time before he raised his head to look at Zhou Tian.

"Xiaotian, do you mean to produce these home appliances in the newly built home appliance factory?"

"Yes, Minister!"

Zhou Tian nodded and didn't say much. In fact, he believed that Minister Xie could guess many things even if he didn't say them.

“Is this an attempt to earn foreign exchange?”

Seeing Zhou Tian nod, Xie Yuanchang continued to ask, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"That's right, Minister. The reason why I want to apply for export rights is to use the advantages of home appliances to open up foreign markets and earn foreign exchange for the country!"

He has never hidden this purpose, nor does he need to hide it.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Listening to Zhou Tian's words, Xie Yuanchang couldn't help but slap his thigh, stood up, paced back and forth in front of the sofa, and said excitedly.

"This is really a great thing, but Xiaotian, tell me, are you sure?"

After being excited for a moment, he suddenly remembered something, stopped, and looked at Zhou Tian seriously.

"Are you really sure?"

It’s not that Xie Yuanchang doesn’t believe Zhou Tian, ​​but after all, home appliances originated abroad, and he doesn’t quite believe that the home appliances designed by Zhou Tian would be better than others.

Although there are many innovations that surprised him, in the end it still depends on the quality.

"Minister Xie, rest assured. I dare to bring it out. I am naturally confident. If you don't believe me, you can wait until the home appliance factory is established and the first home appliance is produced. Then you will know after an inspection!"

Obviously, Zhou Tian is very confident in his design. After all, the design drawings of these home appliances he designed were all based on many designs of later generations.

Although many parts cannot be produced due to the current industrial level, it is still no problem to surpass the current home appliances of the Bald Eagle Country.

"Okay, since you have confidence, I look forward to this day coming soon."

Hearing Zhou Tian's assurance, Xie Yuanchang couldn't help but laugh, but he couldn't help feeling relieved and happy in his heart.

As for applying for export rights as he just mentioned, as long as the physical product is available, that will naturally not be a problem.

"What about export rights?"

Seeing that Minister Xie was in such a good mood all of a sudden, Zhou Tian naturally would not miss this opportunity to ask.

"No problem. As long as the products produced by your factory can pass the review of the Ministry of Machinery, I will give you the export rights!"

"Thank you so much, Minister!"

Zhou Tian achieved his goal and couldn't help feeling excited. He stood up and said happily.

"But that being said, my dear, tell me honestly, can you really place these 30,000 veterans?"

Although earning foreign exchange through exports is a happy event, the retirement of 30,000 soldiers is not a trivial matter either, so he still wants to confirm it.

"Don't worry, Minister. As long as you agree to my conditions, the 30,000 soldiers will be handed over to our machinery factory!"

Zhou Tian couldn't help but pat his chest and made a promise.

"Director, you! Hey!"

Song Weiguo, who was standing by, felt a little nervous at this moment. He couldn't help but wanted to pull the factory director's sleeve, wanting him to refuse, but the factory director actually agreed with just one word.

This immediately made him feel a little depressed.

"Then it's settled!"

Xie Yuanchang couldn't help but look at Song Weiguo, a smile flashed in his eyes, then he walked to the desk, reached out to pick up the document on it, and then came in front of Zhou Tian.

"Here, this is the branch factory application you submitted. It has been approved. Now you should be relieved!"

Zhou Tian took the application form, looked at the many stamps on it, and nodded excitedly.

After leaving the Mechanical Department, Zhou Tian read the documents over and over again along the way. Only after he was sure that there was no problem did he put the documents into his backpack.

"Hey, Director, didn't you see me winking at you just now? Why did you just agree to it like that?"

After leaving the minister's office, Song Weiguo followed closely behind Zhou Tian and asked with some complaints.

Thirty thousand people is not a small number. If they cannot be resettled, thirty thousand families will be affected.

Their machinery factory has high profits, but no matter how high the profits are, if they suddenly increase the number of employees by 30,000, the funds and energy consumed will not be a small number.

"Okay, don't worry, Weiguo. Thirty thousand people is not a lot in my plan. It's not even enough!"

Listening to Song Weiguo's intermittent mumbling behind him, Zhou Tian couldn't help but speak anymore.

"Let me ask you, have you ever calculated how many workers we will need when the five branches are established?"

"Ten thousand? Thirty thousand? Or fifty thousand?"

"According to the scale of the machinery factories, the home appliance factory and the mining machinery factory, as our next key factories, will require at least 20,000 workers. As for the other four factories, to be honest, even 10,000 would be considered too little!"

In fact, as early as when Minister Xie proposed 30,000 veterans, he had already thought of these people, although some factories believed that the re-employment and resettlement of these people was a thankless task.

After all, soldiers have no other skills except going to the battlefield to kill enemies.

It usually takes at least a year for a soldier to become a qualified worker, and during this year, the benefits they create are not high enough, and some are even worse than apprentices.

Obviously, more soldiers are not a good thing for a factory, but the problem is different for machinery factories.

Originally, when they applied to set up a branch, they had a recruitment plan, and since it was a semi-military enterprise, if they recruited some young people from society or rural areas, the cost would be no less than recruiting veterans.

Even higher.