Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 129 Departure to BJ for Study Tour
After Wang Jiankun arrived at the secret warehouse area in Myitkyina, he used his superpowers to check the various metal elements that his uncle had urgently transferred.

Then, with the assistance of the intelligent calculation, the manufacturing is carried out according to the urgency and importance and the goal of maximizing the utilization of these elements.

运输工具方面，制造了2架Z-1型战斗机，3架Y-1型运输机，3艘C-200型运输船，5艘实验2号运输船。

In terms of weapons, there are 300 D-2 missile crews, 8 real missiles, and 2 simulated missiles, and 3 K-3 air defense missile crews, 24 real missiles, and 4 experimental missiles.

Then 80 mobile base stations and 500 text message machines were urgently manufactured.

Finally, seeing that there were still some elements left, Wang Jiankun helped to make a lot of easily damaged accessories so that the Nanjiezhen could ensure that each missile team could conduct high-intensity experiments in the future without being unable to use them due to the loss of parts.

On July 1982, 7, Wang Jiankun arrived at Shangrao Railway Station.

This time he did not go through Shanghai and then take a boat back from Shanghai. Instead, he went to Guangzhou after landing in Hong Kong and then took the train back.

"Jiankun, we are here." Cheng Xing was the first to notice Wang Jiankun getting off the car and shouted hurriedly.

"Dad, Cheng Xing, why are you waiting on the platform? It's the same if you wait at the exit."

"I met a friend who helped me. I thought you must have a lot of luggage coming back from Guangzhou City, so I went to the platform to help you take it down. So I took my uncle to the platform."

"Okay, I was thinking of finding a porter to help carry the luggage. Now that you're here, just help carry a few things. There's no need to hire anyone else." Wang Jiankun said as he took them to the suitcases piled up next to the carriage.

Now Wang Jiankun likes to use a suitcase when traveling, and he also makes suitcases of corresponding sizes according to the amount of things he brings.

Unlike before when I traveled, I no longer use cloth bags or nylon bags.

Currently, the Wumei Luggage Factory in Wuyuan County is still in the stage of debugging the production line. The trolley cases it manufactures are still sold domestically due to unstable quality.

A total of about 3 were produced by the end of this month, most of which were produced in the last 10 days.

2000 of these suitcases were distributed to ships on the Yangtze River route and to shops at the docks for consignment sales. Wang Jiankun learned from Wang Yongjin's daily work briefings that sales were quite good.

As of the day before yesterday, 1500 had been sold, and this is because each ship only carries a small amount every day. If more were carried, 2 would not be enough to sell.

This shows that this trolley case is urgently needed in the market. For people who travel frequently, having such a suitcase that can be pulled around is very convenient for those who have to carry large and small bags.

Of course, because this box has just been manufactured, the technology of the entire industry chain is not yet very mature and the production scale is relatively small, so the cost is still relatively high.

I calculated the cost during this month's manufacturing process and found that after taking into account the depreciation of various equipment, factory buildings, and workers' wages and benefits, the cost of one unit was 12 yuan.

This does not include the land cost, which is difficult to calculate at the moment, so if the factory price is set at 20 yuan, the gross profit is only 40%.

Compared with the current deposit and loan interest rates, a gross profit margin of 40% can barely beat inflation. If you want to earn more, you have to rely on exports.

At present, 200 mass-produced trolley cases have been sent to Peter. My uncle has also found several customers in Europe and the United States. It is expected that several thousand cases will be sold for trial sales in early August. If the sales are good, then this trolley case project will be on the fast track of development.

The price for overseas exports is 20 US dollars, which is about 40 RMB according to the official exchange rate, so the profit is quite considerable.

Wang Jiankun, his father and Cheng Xing each pulled two suitcases out of the train station, got on a pickup truck in the parking lot, put the suitcases in the back bed and sat in the front.

"Hey, Cheng Xing, did you buy a new car?"

"Yes, my brother got it some time ago, it's Japanese, how is it?"

"It looks good, how does it drive? Why don't you get a sedan to drive around in?"

"This type of car is more suitable for us. It has a higher chassis and can carry some goods. It is more practical than a sedan."

"Oh, that's true. The roads here are still uneven in many places. This car has a higher chassis and a cargo box, so it's really more practical. By the way, how is your brother doing over there? I've been busy recently and haven't contacted him for a long time."

"It's good. Since we started cooperating with people in Southeast Asia on lighters, business has been going better and better. In addition to exporting lighters, we are mainly selling some rare domestic products."

"Something rare?"

"There are many minerals in Southeast Asia, and the prices are relatively cheap, such as nickel, tin, copper, etc. There is also a lot of rubber. He mainly imports some ores or roughly refined metal ingots to small factories in Guangdong Province. He earns more than importing some products that are subject to high tariffs."

"Oh, that's right, this is a good idea. Our country has low tariffs on the import of some scarce resources, and he can exchange these things with exported lighters without going through a foreign exchange settlement. That's a lot of money."

"Yes, this kind of currency exchange is not reasonable. The exchange rate on the black market is too different from the official one. Although this kind of barter is troublesome, the profit is quite good. Recently, more and more lighters are exported."

"Oh? So has your sales volume decreased in the domestic market?"

"Yeah, there's nothing we can do. Your production team can only supply so much at the moment, but domestic sales have almost reached a bottleneck, and almost everyone who can afford it has bought it."

"Is that so? OK then. If you have any special requirements for lighters, please remember to let me or my mother know. For export, we will try our best to produce and package them in the same way as for export."

"Okay, I'll go back and sort out the feedback from foreign customers and send it to you."

Judging from Cheng Xing's feedback, the current domestic sales of lighters should have reached a stable period. The current price of lighters is still quite expensive compared to family income.

However, Wang Jiankun does not intend to lower the ex-factory price. There are currently no competitors in the country, and the costs of foreign competitors are much higher than Wang Jiankun's, so let's just continue with the current development speed.

After getting off the pickup and getting on his father's truck, Wang Jiankun took a nap before chatting with his father.

"Dad, our three trucks are not enough now, right?"

"Yes, sometimes when we are busy, we have to ask Hu Xiyang and his friends to help with transportation."

"So how many people in the team can drive this truck now?"

"There are 12 of them including me, but three of them have just finished their apprenticeships and have only driven two or three times between Shangrao and home."

"Well, I'll take you to see the three newly bought trucks in the county later. They're all second-hand."

"You bought three new trucks? Where did you buy them from? I asked Cheng Xing to help me find out for a long time, but there are no factories or mines in Raozhou that want to replace their trucks."

"Don't worry about where you bought it. I've checked the condition of the car and it's in good condition. After you've looked at it, bring someone to drive it away tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, you're so mysterious. Did you bother your uncle again when you went to Guangzhou this time?" "No, he's hoping I'll go more often. Oh, by the way, your aunt is pregnant. She should be due in December this year or January next year. Did you know that?"

"Really? Your uncle didn't tell us. I have to tell your mother when I get back. She's been talking about it for a long time. Last time when I went to the wedding, I wanted to send a telegram to your uncle, but I was afraid of offending your aunt, so I didn't ask."

"It probably wasn't confirmed before, but now it's almost 4 months, and I've done a detailed checkup. I just found out when I went there."

"Okay then. If your uncle hasn't sent a message yet, ask your mother to call him."

"Dad, what's the team busy with lately?"

"Repairing roads and houses. The road in our team will be paved with cement. The road from Fengshan to our place will also be paved with cement. Many families are planning to build houses on the roadside."

"Ah? Paving cement will cost a lot of money, right?"

"Isn't the factory in the commune generating a steady stream of profits? Now Secretary Cheng wants to improve our transportation, so he has allocated most of the profits to pave that 5-kilometer section of road with cement."

"Is that so? Then is there enough cement from Tsinghua Cement Factory?"

"Enough, of course it's not enough. Tsinghua Cement Plant's production capacity is sufficient. After all, it will take several months to build a road. If it is spread out every month, the production capacity is completely sufficient. Moreover, the commune will pay cash for the purchase. The cement plant is very happy and said that it will do its best to meet the needs of our commune."

"We saw that the commune was planning to pave the main roads with cement. Since we had so much money in our account, we also planned to pave the main roads with cement."

"Then what's the matter with you saying that so many people are planning to build houses on the roadside?"

"There were about 7 or 8 families. Those families had large populations and all got married this year. Then they started arguing about splitting up and building their own houses. There wasn't much trouble with the splitting up, after all, the families had enough money and everyone had jobs. It was just the house building that caused a big fuss."

"After those families split up, there were 7 or 8 more households. The good sites in the team had been taken by those who built houses last year and in the first half of the year. The remaining sites were not good, so those families decided to build houses along the road."

"Oh, in that case, the team can't stop them, but they have to stay a little further away from the road. Our road will definitely be widened in the future, and we don't want their house to affect the widening of the road."

"Do you need to widen it further? It already has two lanes."

"It can only be considered 1.5 lanes now, the road shoulder is very narrow, and there is only a small drainage ditch. If there are more cars in the future, this width will not be enough."

"Okay, I'll go back and tell your grandfather to have the team coordinate with them to move to the side to make room for the subsequent widening of the road."

"That's right. Tell them that if they don't leave space, it will be difficult to widen the road in the future. Maybe the road will have to be rerouted so it doesn't pass by their house."

Then I talked about the situation at home, and before I knew it, I arrived at the county town.

"Dad, are these three cars okay?"

At the building materials warehouse at the exit of the base, Wang Jiankun took his father to see three newly manufactured trucks.

In order to conceal its origin, Wang Jiankun had to make it look like a second-hand truck, but the interior was made to look like a new car, only the exterior was a bit shabby.

My father started all three cars and tried them out, and said, "They are pretty good, better than what we have now."

"It's OK. The drivers still need more training. In the future, we can not only transport the goods in the team, but also the goods in the county. Now the Wumei luggage factory is about to start formal production, and the transportation volume is not small. You can go and bid for it. In the future, the county will continue to build some factories, and the transportation demand will increase."

"A luggage factory in the county? I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to bid for it, right?"

"No, my uncle has some connections with this factory. After the factory goes into production, the amount of goods to be transported every day will be huge. The county's transportation team will be completely overwhelmed. If you bid, they might be more than happy to accept your offer."

"Okay, tomorrow I'll get someone to drive these three vehicles, and then I'll go get the Wumei Luggage Factory to bid for the transportation project."

"Remember to tell us our uncle's name, the person in charge will know it."

After arranging his father's work for the future, Wang Jiankun began preparations for going north.

Because we will stop at various ports along the way, we don't need to bring a lot of food. We only made some canned food and compressed biscuits as emergency measures.

Then several sets of different costumes were prepared, including for the seven major disciples. Wu Xiaoyi also prepared a few sets for him, which he would change into according to the situation.

Because Wang Jiankun had never been to the north, he didn't know the situation there, and the costumes he saw in the news newspapers were still very simple.

But this was different from the information he got from chatting with the "ham" in BJ, who said that many people there were dressed like they did on TV and were very fashionable.

Wang Jiankun didn’t know which one to believe, so he prepared different styles so that he could change them at any time depending on the situation.

Accommodation is also a problem. Wang Jiankun plans to sleep on the boat most of the time, but he will definitely have to stay in a guesthouse when he arrives in BJ. It is obvious that the other people are minors, so it may be troublesome to arrange accommodation for them.

So Wang Jiankun thought of forging a few Chinese identities for several people, and then asking them to speak English when they check in, and maybe they could even stay in a hotel that accommodates foreigners.

Wang Jiankun also made preparations for travel. He installed a lot of metal elements on Experiment No. 2, and after arriving in the north, he would build a jeep, a car or a motorcycle depending on the situation.

Except for two girls who can't ride a motorcycle, everyone else in their group can. When the time comes, they can just pair the motorcycle with a car or jeep to travel. Generally, this kind of combination rarely encounters trouble in the city.

On August 1982, 8, Wang Jiankun arrived at the scrap recycling station early and met everyone who had been waiting for one or two days.

"Everyone is here. Have you had breakfast?"

"I haven't eaten yet. I'm waiting for you to treat me."

"Okay, take your belongings and go to Dongmen Bridge for breakfast, then take a speedboat there."

"Take a speedboat? Why are there speedboats at Dongmen Bridge?" Wu Xiaoyi asked.

"Don't think too much. My uncle got it here. It just arrived yesterday. It's normal that you don't know. The water level has been high recently, so we can drive it directly to Dongmen Bridge. We never stopped here before."

"Oh~, let's go by speedboat, let's go quickly, we haven't seen what a speedboat looks like yet."

"Yes, hurry up, let's go~"

(End of this chapter)