Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 100: Finding Development Directions from the Seaside
May 1982, 5 was the day when the Wumart Luggage Factory was founded, and Wang Jiankun was invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

The luggage factory is located in a tea field near No. 48 Wenbo Road, which is close to Ximen Bridge. The textile factory is also nearby. When the products are produced, they can be transported to Raozhou via the nearby provincial road, and then transported from Raozhou by train to all parts of the country and exported, which will be very convenient.

It is also very convenient to purchase raw materials from Raozhou, as trucks can take provincial roads all the way.

When Wang Jiankun rushed over on his motorcycle, he saw colorful flags hanging on both sides of the road starting from Ximen Bridge. After going up a slope, he saw a temporary platform set up on the side of the provincial road not far away. There was a banner hanging on the top with the words "Groundbreaking Ceremony of Wumei Luggage Factory" written in large letters.

Wang Jiankun found a place nearby to park his motorcycle and followed the crowd to the platform.

From the gap in the platform, you can see that the tea field behind the platform has been leveled, and on the edge you can see many dug-up tea trees and some shrubs piled up.

Not far behind the platform, there is a small stone tablet with the words "Wumei Luggage Factory" written on it. It is erected in a depression more than 30 centimeters deep. Presumably, this is the location for the foundation laying ceremony.

Wang Jiankun walked a distance to the leveled ground at the back and found that some lime had been sprinkled on the ground for marking. He compared it with the design drawing in his mind and found that the place marked by the lime was where the foundation would be dug.

Wang Jiankun walked half a circle along the edge of the flat land and found that it was about 100 acres. This should be the location of the first phase of the factory and living area. There were also continuous tea fields and low tea mountains on the edge. Wang Jiankun estimated that there were about 8 acres more. If he wanted to set up another factory in the future, this place would be very good.

Tea cannot be sold at a high price at present, and it is not suitable to grow other crops in this place, so it should not be too difficult to expropriate land and build a factory in the future.

After checking the territory, Wang Jiankun returned to the platform and met squad leader Wu Xiaoyi and deputy squad leader Yu Zirun.

"Jiankun, where have you been? I saw your motorcycle parked there just now, but I couldn't find you." Wu Xiaoyi said.

"I went to see the leveled land. I didn't expect the county to act so quickly. It took only a few days to level the land."

"Jiankun, the site selection actually started last year. If some people hadn't strongly opposed the joint venture factory at that time, maybe they would have been producing suitcases here now. So as soon as the project contract was signed, the county sent people to dig up the tea trees and tidy up the land. The land was originally relatively flat, so you think it was going fast."

"No wonder. I thought the county didn't have any large machines like excavators, so it's not easy to level out a piece of land of more than 100 acres."

"That's because Xingyao Group is strong and willing to pay 2 US dollars for the initial construction. So the county is doing its best. A few days ago, strong laborers from two communes came to work to dig and move tea trees. Otherwise, it would be too late for the team to do it on their own."

"Yu Zirun, why are you here too? I just listened to you before."

"You didn't tell me either! My dad asked me to come and see the world, but I didn't want to come."

Wang Jiankun thought about it and it made sense. Her father was promoted half a level after the New Year and was now the executive vice-county magistrate. It was rare that leaders from Raozhou were coming this time, so it was only right for him to bring his precious daughter to meet them. Didn’t he see that squad leader Wu Xiaoyi was dressed very formally? He must be going to meet the leaders above with his father later.

The three of them were chatting near the platform. At around 9 o'clock, the host came on stage to speak, introducing the origin of Wumei Luggage Factory, what it would do in the future, etc. Then the leader from Raozhou came on stage to speak first.

Next came Secretary Wu, County Magistrate Liu, Deputy County Magistrate Yu and the factory director selected by the county. The four of them took turns to speak on stage, expressing their best wishes for the Wumei Luggage Factory. Of course, the banner of reform and opening up was often mentioned in everyone's speech.

Later, Chen Xingdong also came on stage to speak. He mainly talked about what Wumei Luggage Factory would do in the future, and that it would export luggage overseas to earn foreign exchange, etc.

Most of the people watching the ceremony were leading officials from government agencies. They were very happy after hearing his speech. In any case, the Xingyao Group had already given 2 US dollars in actual funds, and would also provide some advanced production equipment. If they could really export and earn foreign exchange in the future, the county's financial situation would greatly improve, their salaries would be paid on time, and their welfare benefits would be improved accordingly.

Although the current salaries of civil servants are not low, they are not very high either. However, prices have risen rapidly in recent years. Although basic food prices have not increased much, other commodities that improve people's lives have increased dramatically, causing them to start tightening their belts and buying some new good things on the market for their families.

Therefore, most of the cadres in the government supported the establishment of this luggage factory. After all, they also knew that if they wanted to become rich, introducing industrial projects was the fastest option.

After the leaders finished their speeches and took a group photo on stage, the deputy mayor in charge of industry and commerce from Raozhou, three leaders from the county, the factory director, and the Hong Kong capital representative Chen Dongxing came to the groundbreaking site.

Everyone took shovels with big red flowers tied to them and symbolically shoveled soil to cover the lower part of the tombstone and fill the prepared depression. Of course, the publicity department's photographers were there to take pictures.

After the ceremony, Wang Jiankun and the other two came forward. The county official called Wu Xiaoyi to his side and introduced him to the deputy mayor next to him. Yu Zirun was also brought over by his father to be introduced to others. Wang Jiankun spoke with Chen Dongxing in Cantonese, and it didn't seem awkward.

Unexpectedly, after Secretary Wu introduced his son, he also called Wang Jiankun over and praised him in front of the deputy mayor. He also mentioned that it was he who started introducing this project, and that the investor of this project was the company founded by his uncle.

When the deputy mayor heard what Secretary Wu said, he also praised Wang Jiankun, saying that he was a young talent or something.

Wang Jiankun had no experience in getting along with leaders, so he just smiled and accepted their compliments. Seeing that he was very calm, the leaders thought he was very steady, a good boy with outstanding grades who cared about his hometown and attracted such good investors for the county.

After attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the luggage factory, Wang Jiankun asked his squad leader Wu Xiaoyi to take him to visit a nearby textile factory.

The main purpose of coming here this time was to confirm that the canvas woven by this textile factory could meet Wang Jiankun's requirements. After all, canvas is the most commonly used raw material for this type of luggage. If not, Chen Dongxing would have to go to Raozhou to find raw materials.

Wu Xiaoyi knew the factory manager, so Wang Jiankun called him over. He looked at the woven canvas in the production workshop and checked it with his superpowers. He found that it could meet the requirements for use of luggage, but the width was relatively narrow, which would affect production efficiency in the future and would also result in more waste.

Wang Jiankun asked the factory manager if the width could be changed, either by increasing it so that it could be cut into two pieces horizontally, or by reducing it to reduce waste. The factory manager said that the width could be reduced to reduce waste, but the width could only be increased a little, and it was impossible to achieve the width that Wang Jiankun mentioned, after all, the machine frame limited it.

Wang Jiankun also understood this answer, so after confirming that the width can be reduced, it will be easy to deal with. If the production capacity is increased and the textile factory makes money, they can upgrade the loom. After returning to school, Wang Jiankun asked Zhizi to design a rubber coating device according to the width of the canvas, and then simulate the production situation.

In the following half a month, with the assistance of Zhizi, Wang Jiankun designed a 5-axis linkage CNC machining center that integrated turning, milling, grinding and other functions.

The control chip is a 32-bit processor with more powerful computing capabilities, with a computing speed of 2 million times per second, which is more powerful than some current workstations and mid-sized computers.

The computer used with the 3D drawing software and tool path program also has this 32-bit processor. Many complex curved shapes can be drawn on the computer. After drawing the part structure, the tool path design software can be used to write the corresponding processing program.

Wang Jiankun plans to bring this machine tool to the market through Xingyao Machinery at the right time. Of course, the performance will be reduced and the chip will use a 16-bit processor. Currently, many laboratories in Europe and the United States have successfully manufactured 16-bit chips, so there is no problem in launching this machining center. At that time, we can focus on the domestic market and cooperate with domestic companies to build a machine tool manufacturer.

The Hong Kong head office uses machining centers with higher precision and performance to manufacture precision parts, the domestic joint venture manufactures general accessories, and Xingyao Electronics provides chips and circuit boards.

After this type of machining center becomes popular in China, it may be exported to European and American countries. After all, European machine tool companies have just begun to develop 5-axis linkage CNC machining centers, and their performance is not as good as the castrated version.

On Sunday, May 5rd, Wang Jiankun had lunch with his seven major disciples and Wu Xiaoyi. Wu Xiaoyi already knew that Wang Jiankun had helped Fang Guihua and Yu Zirun improve their grades, so he asked Wang Jiankun to help him as well since last week.

Although his grades did not drop, they did not improve compared to when he first entered school. When he learned that the grades of several people who Wang Jiankun helped coach had improved by leaps and bounds, with four of them entering the top ten, two entering the top 4, and Zheng Qian, a sophomore, already leading the second place by more than 2 points, he strongly asked Wang Jiankun to help him.

Although he has a father who is a secretary, he is also very strong-willed and studies very seriously. However, since he entered high school, most of his classmates are very serious, especially some classmates from the countryside who study even harder, so his grades have remained stagnant.

Now that I know how talented Wang Jiankun is, the grades of the students he tutored have improved significantly. Of course, I don’t want to miss this opportunity.

After asking him to keep it a secret, Wang Jiankun promised to tutor him in the future. However, he also explained to him that because he started late, if he wanted to see any progress, he would have to wait until the final exam or his second year of high school. After all, it was not certain whether he could adapt to his learning method.

Wu Xiaoyi expressed his understanding and told Wang Jiankun to treat everyone equally. He also has the ability to judge and will know whether he is suitable or not and whether the method is good or not after studying for a period of time.

After Wu Xiaoyi joined, Wang Jiankun and his friends no longer had to cook a lot of dishes for their Sunday dinner. They only had to simmer some rice or cook some noodles. Wu Xiaoyi would bring the dishes from the restaurant that cooked Sichuan cuisine.

At noon, we had the twice-cooked pork, spicy chicken, Kung Pao chicken and shredded pork with fish flavor brought by Wu Xiaoyi. The portions were very generous. Of course, Zheng Qian and Yu Zirun also stir-fried two vegetables and made a pot of kelp soup, while Wang Jiankun steamed a large yellow croaker weighing more than 4 kilograms.

After the route to Shanghai was recently opened, Wang Jiankun asked Wang Huawei to purchase some seafood there to improve their lives.

Wang Jiankun knows that eating more kelp can prevent goiter, so he bought a lot of kelp recently. It was also because kelp had just been on the market, so it was easy to buy. It will be difficult to buy later. After all, the kelp now is almost all wild and no one is farming it yet.

Wang Huawei thought the big yellow croaker was delicious and recommended it to Wang Jiankun. Wang Jiankun asked him to choose the big ones and bought a few. Three of them were sent back to the Wang family production team in an insulated box made by Wang Jiankun using his superpowers and cooled with ice. He kept two and steamed one for lunch. He would let Wu Xiaoyi take one away for his family to try later.

Other seafood will also be bought from time to time. In order to keep them fresh, Wang Jiankun also installed a large freezer on the five C-5 transport ships. The seafood purchased from the Shanghai seafood market will be distributed all the way to several ports along the river for sale.

This was also Wang Huawei's suggestion. He saw that there were very cheap sea fish in the fish market over there, so he bought some, put them in ice cubes, and then sold them at several docks along the river. Unexpectedly, the sales were very good. The price was doubled in the first few times, and they were quickly sold out. It was not until the price was tripled that the rush to buy stopped, but the sales were still very good, and they could be sold out every day.

Although he made some quick money by taking advantage of his position, he knew that the management of the shipping team was very strict, so he did not want to keep all the profits for himself. After selling goods a few times, he used a text machine to tell Wang Jiankun about the business of transporting coastal fish to inland areas for sale.

After some thought, Wang Jiankun decided to temporarily modify the C-200 transport ship. After the sales chain was roughly opened up, he would consider building a cold chain transport ship specifically for transporting fresh goods.

For example, if the seasonal fruits in Guangzhou are transported to the inland or north, the loss will be very high and they will not be fresh when they arrive. Only some of them can be kept fresh if they are provided to special personnel by air transportation.

If there are fast refrigerated transport ships, departing from the coast, they can be transported to both sides of the Yangtze River, some large cities in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and even major northern cities such as BJ, Tianjin and Dalian. Fresh fish and some shrimps and crabs from the coast are difficult to buy inland. If they can be transported inland, the profit will be huge.

Moreover, with the reform and opening up, there will be a group of rich people in major cities who have money but cannot buy good things. After all, the current road traffic is very poor. Only trains can travel east, west, south and north, but their capacity and speed are not good enough.

So after the Yangtze River Shipping Team has tried selling seafood for two months and roughly calculated the consumption level of the next city and the consumption capacity of high-end goods, Wang Jiankun will decide the size of the first batch of refrigerated transport ships.

In the future, these refrigerated transport ships will visit several major cities along the southern coast. At the same time, they will also allow the recruited captains and crew members to initially master sea navigation, lay the foundation for the subsequent preparations to build an ocean-going fleet, and train captains and crew members who can adapt to sea waves.

Last week, Wang Jiankun asked his father and his elder and younger uncles to start recruiting young people around 20 years old who can swim and have a junior high school education. They will first study the ship driving textbooks compiled by Wang Jiankun, and then organize exams. Those with different test scores will be assigned to the next stage of study and training, and then will be assigned to internships on C-200 transport ships in batches.

After completing their training, these newly recruited people will be sent to Ye Yaohua's fleet to study. When Wang Jiankun's ship is built in the future, they will come back to serve as captain, first mate, seamen, etc.

At present, inland development is still very restricted by transportation and policies, while coastal areas are relatively more open, especially the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River.

Moreover, as long as there are ships on the sea, transportation is not a problem, and it is not easy for Wang Jiankun to build ships, so Wang Jiankun decided to find a few places on the southern coast to set up some bases before the typhoon season arrives, laying the foundation for future sea transportation.

The kids were too noisy during the day and I had no time to write, so this chapter is a little late. Did you have fun, fellow readers? Please cast your votes. Now is the time for double monthly votes.

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