Material Empire

You're old Joe!

Fu Wenbin recognized Qiao Changsheng with just one glance. He stood up excitedly, threw the newspaper in his hand on the bamboo chair, and then hurriedly reached out to shake Qiao Changsheng's hand. Maybe it was because he got up too fast, or maybe because he was too emotional. Before he could hold Qiao Changsheng's hand, he coughed violently, until the veins on his neck burst out.

Director Fu, please slow down. Qiao Changsheng held hands, signaling Fu Wenbin to keep calm.

I'm fine, fine. Fu Wenbin finally recovered from his cough, panting heavily and waved his hands, It's an old problem. Back then, the city asked us to make spring steel, and I took you guys through the workshop. It took a month, and the root of the disease that fell at that time... Alas, unfortunately, it still didn't work out in the end.

Having said that, he shook his head a little lonely, feeling depressed for the failure that year.

Well, we had no experience at that time. If we change to now, it will be fine. Qiao Changsheng said. Speaking of this, he stretched out his hand to pull Qin Hai, and introduced to Fu Wenbin: Director Fu, I will give you Let me introduce, this is Qin Hai, we call him Qin Gong, and now he is teaching us how to make steel in the steel factory.

What, what, the steel factory has resumed work? Fu Wenbin's eyes widened. He didn't really care about what happened to Qin Hai, he just cared about the important news that the steel factory resumed work. He has been staying at Qujiang Farm and rarely has the opportunity to go back to the county, so this news is still completely unfamiliar to him.

Yes, the steel plant has been back to work for several months. Qiao Changsheng said with a smile on his face, It was Qin Gong who took over the business from outside, and then took me, Lao Dai, and those old guys from our original steel workshop , I found them all. Director Fu, thanks to you for allowing us to maintain the equipment, all the equipment can be used, and it is not broken at all.

real?

Hearing that his arrangement back then had really worked, Fu Wenbin's face flushed. He turned his head and shouted at Heizi: Heizi, hurry up and move the stool for Uncle Joe and this...

Speaking of this, he looked at Qin Hai and for a moment forgot how Qiao Changsheng introduced Qin Hai just now.

Qin Hai bowed slightly to Fu Wenbin, and introduced himself: My name is Qin Hai, and I'm a worker at Qingfeng Factory. You can just call me Xiao Qin.

Oh, Xiao Qin... Fu Wenbin nodded, Qin Hai's age made him feel that he didn't need to be too polite to Qin Hai. He continued to order Heizi: Go get the stool, and then go to the field to find your mother and ask her to buy some good food. Just say that Master Qiao has come to our house, and I want to have a good drink with him.

The doctor won't let you drink. Heizi muttered softly.

That's normal. When your Uncle Qiao is here, why don't I drink? Fu Wenbin scolded with his eyes wide open.

Heizi ran away in a hurry. Such a young man who pretended to be the boss of the gangster in the county town behaved like a rabbit in front of his father. Fu Wenbin called Qiao Changsheng and Qin Hai to sit down, and then asked Qiao Changsheng: Old Qiao, tell me what's going on in the steel plant. You just said... Xiao Qin took over the business?

At this point, Fu Wenbin finally digested the information Qiao Changsheng said just now, and he suddenly discovered that this young man named Qin Hai still seemed to be an important character.

Qiao Changsheng gave Fu Wenbin a detailed introduction to the resumption of work at the iron and steel plant, and Qin Hai supplemented some of the details that he couldn't understand. When he heard that Qin Hai had invited teachers and students from the Engineering College to help guide steelmaking, Fu Wenbin was deeply moved and said, Oh, Comrade Xiao Qin's brains are still working, why didn't we think of this at the beginning.

Qin Hai smiled and said nothing. Not everyone can invite students from the Engineering College, and how to use them after they are invited requires someone who knows how to use them, otherwise it will inevitably become a formality. However, since Fu Wenbin said so, there is no need for him to refute, just listen.

The iron and steel plant can still start work, and one of my worries has been relieved. Fu Wenbin let out a long breath, with a look of relief on his face.

Director Fu, I heard from Heizi that Qujiang Farm is not doing well? After talking about the iron and steel plant, Qiao Changsheng turned the conversation back to Fu Wenbin.

Hearing the mention of Qujiang Farm, the joy on Fu Wenbin's face disappeared instantly. He was silent for a while, shook his head, and said, Well, it seems that I am destined to be an incompetent leader. When I was in the factory, I failed to run the steel factory well. When I arrived at Qujiang Farm, it was doing well a few years ago, but it has become more and more sluggish in the past few years. There is none left.

It turned out that Qujiang Farm belongs to a half-agricultural, half-worker system. The employees on the farm are paid wages, and at the same time, they can grow some crops in the fields to subsidize the family.

In the early years, the farms were planted according to the instructions of the state. Because there were some simple mechanized equipment, and the supply of chemical fertilizers and pesticides was stronger than that in rural areas, the output of the farm was good, the wages of the workers were guaranteed, and various benefits It is also very good, and once became a good unit that people were very envious of.

In the past few years, the rural areas have developed a contract responsibility system, and the country's mandatory plans are also decreasing day by day. Farms have to decide their own planting structure to meet the needs of the market. In this case, the disadvantages of the large collective are fully manifested. The employees lack enthusiasm for labor and the farm output is insufficient, which leads to the inability to pay wages in full, which further makes the employees unwilling to work in the fields, thus forming a vicious circle.

Nowadays, since the farm produces some food and vegetables, there is no big problem for the workers to eat. However, because the agricultural products produced on the farm are not suitable for the market and have no market, there is no cash income. The workers have not received monetary wages for a long time. In order to be able to get out of the predicament, Qujiang Farm also tried to engage in some industrial projects, but all of them failed, and a lot of original investment was invested.

Director Fu, didn't I hear that you have retired? Qiao Changsheng asked.

Fu Wenbin said: In fact, I should have retired a long time ago, but no one in the county is willing to take over such a mess. How can I retire? I have been in office for a day, and at least I can win people's hearts. If I retire, no one will With an effective leader, maybe tomorrow the workers will dismantle the tractors and sell them for iron.”

But your body... Qiao Changsheng looked at Fu Wenbin's thin face and said with some distress.

Oh, I won't be able to die for a while, it's because I'm panting badly in winter. Fu Wenbin said, I can't help it, I'm just a hard worker, I admit it.

Qin Gong, look at the situation in Qujiang Farm. Is there any good solution? Qiao Changsheng cast his eyes on Qin Hai. In his mind, Qin Hai is a man with a way. Maybe he can come up with some ideas. It will be able to help his old factory manager get rid of his troubles.

Seeing that Qiao Changsheng trusted Qin Hai so much, Fu Wenbin was also a little curious. He smiled and said to Qin Hai: Young man, it seems that Master Qiao trusts you very much. Tell me, do you have any good ideas that can help you? Bringing our farm back to life.

When Fu Wenbin introduced the situation of Qujiang Farm to Qiao Changsheng before, Qin Hai had been thinking about the problem of the farm, and this was also a habit of thinking. Hearing Fu Wenbin's question on his head, he smiled and said, Director Fu thinks highly of me, I'm just a technical school student who just graduated, and Director Fu can't find a good way. Can you find it?

Fu Wenbin said: You can't say it like this. Young people have the perspective of young people. For example, the Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant went bankrupt when I was the director, but you can revive it. This is the difference. It’s okay. There are no outsiders here, so just let it go.”

Qin Haidao: Since Director Fu insists on me speaking, then I'll just say what I think. If something is wrong, please criticize and correct Director Fu and Master Qiao.

Well, tell me, Director Fu is a person who likes to listen to opinions from below. Qiao Changsheng said.

Qin Haidao: In my opinion, whether it's a business or a farm, there are three ways to make money. The first is to work hard. You are willing to do things that others are unwilling to do. Others eat it. If you can bear the unstoppable suffering, you can earn money.”

You're right. Fu Wenbin nodded. Many township enterprises are doing this now. In terms of hard work, our state-owned factories and farms are no match for them.

The second is to have business acumen and be able to discover business opportunities that others haven't. For example, everyone is growing vegetables. If we grow vegetables that are out of season, we can sell them at a high price and make a lot of money. This One point, does Director Fu agree? Qin Hai asked again.

Fu Wenbin thought for a while and said, Your point is correct in principle. Everyone wants to find new business opportunities. The question is, where is this business opportunity? You just gave the example of off-season vegetables. Last year, our farm also I have tried it, but the cost is too high and the market demand is too small. Residents in Pingyuan County are not willing to pay high prices for off-season vegetables, and if we want to transport them to Hongze for sale, we cannot afford the freight alone, so In the end, that idea also failed.”

Then there is only the third one left, which is to have the core technology that others do not have, which cannot be imitated by others, but needs your products, so that you can easily earn excess profits. Qin Hai said.

Fu Wenbin smiled and said: You are talking about the military shovel you made in Pingyuan Iron and Steel Works, right? No one else can make this kind of high-strength alloy steel. This technology is unique to you Xiaoqin, so you all Made money.

Exactly. Qin Hai nodded. So far, what he has done in Pingyuan Iron and Steel Works and Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory is to use the unique advantages of technology, and the effect is very impressive.

So, does Xiaoqin have any unique technologies suitable for our farm? Fu Wenbin asked the most critical question with great interest.

Yes... However, I cannot provide these technologies for free. Qin Hai said generously.

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