Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 165 Going Home for the New Year (asking for monthly tickets)

On February 1983, 2, the day before Chinese New Year, Wang Jiankun got on his motorcycle, put on his riding clothes and helmet, and set off for home.

The door of the scrap recycling station has been locked, and several small laboratories inside have been locked from the inside by Wang Jiankun using his superpowers. Other unimportant ones are only locked with a bull-head padlock.

During the Chinese New Year, Ye Wei would come to patrol every day to see if anyone broke in without notice.

When Wang Jiankun's motorcycle drove out of the yard and onto the street, he couldn't help but slow down because there were too many pedestrians on the street.

At this time, the weather is getting warmer and the sun is shining brightly. Every household is cleaning their house and placing the furniture that has not seen the sun for a year at the doorstep, washing, dusting and drying them. As a result, half of the originally narrow street is occupied.

At the same time, more people were strolling on the streets. When they saw street stalls, they would stop for a while to take a look, and when they met acquaintances, they would greet and chat for a while.

Since the luggage factory and the motorcycle engine factory were established in Wuyuan, the county's economy has improved significantly. A large amount of money was invested in the construction of these two factories to hire people to level the land and build factory buildings. After they went into production, more than 1500 new workers were recruited to work in the factories. These workers started to receive a monthly salary of at least 45 yuan, and more than 200 skilled workers could get a salary of 60 to 80 yuan.

The permanent population of the entire Wuyuan County is about 3. This group of newly recruited factory workers accounts for almost one-fifth of the households. Moreover, because these two factories have started to sell products continuously and earn a steady stream of profits, the county's financial situation has greatly improved. Therefore, the salaries and bonuses of county public officials can now be paid on time.

Together, these people account for almost one-third of the county's households, and their consumption has led to a number of self-employed individuals starting their own businesses, so now the entire county has become very different.

The pedestrians on the street began to dress decently, and about half of them were wearing clothes without patches. At the same time, the number of bicycles began to increase. Wang Jiankun encountered dozens of bicycles while riding his motorcycle.

Wang Jiankun was very happy to see this scene. The lives of people in his hometown are getting better and better, which shows that he has actually driven the development of his hometown with his superpowers.

But this is just the beginning. After the motorcycle engine factories start to put new production lines into operation after the new year, other parts factories will also begin to be built.

When the motorcycle engine factory started trial operation of the first production line one month ago, Chen Xingdong communicated the information about building a motorcycle parts factory to the county leaders. The county leaders were of course very welcoming. Although the leaders are now somewhat hesitant about the direction of reform and have begun to regulate some private and individual economies, they are still very supportive of this kind of joint venture because state-owned shares still account for the majority.

At present, the county has begun to mobilize people living near the tea mountain to relocate, and is also leveling the site. Chen Xingdong has also applied for 4 large excavators and 2 large bulldozers and started to participate in the land leveling work. Of course, these machines were manufactured by Wang Jiankun using his superpowers in the warehouse in Dexing, and then driven all the way to the county seat.

With these large machines involved in land leveling, the speed has been greatly accelerated. It is estimated that the land can be leveled in more than a month. The factory building will only be built in a single floor, which can greatly reduce the construction difficulty and shorten the construction period, so that the production of motorcycle spare parts can be started as soon as possible.

At this moment, the domestic economy can be said to be a world of ice and fire. Some state-owned enterprises have fallen into operational difficulties due to insufficient orders and inability to adapt to market competition. However, a small number of state-owned factories have found best-selling products and begun to enter a virtuous circle.

Among them, the Jialing Factory performed very well. At the beginning, it seized the opportunity to visit Japan, introduced Japanese technology, and began mass production of Jialing 50. Then it seized the olive branch extended by Xingyao Group and obtained advanced CNC machine tools, and also obtained another stable and high-quality supply of motorcycle engines.

The information obtained from Chen Xingdong showed that Jialing Factory was rapidly expanding its production capacity in the second half of the year, opening one or two new production lines almost every month. By January 83, Jialing Factory's monthly motorcycle production capacity had reached 1 units.

Moreover, their new product, Jialing 80, has also been launched into the market. According to feedback from sales personnel in various regions, this motorcycle with increased engine horsepower and strengthened frame is very popular and is snapped up as soon as it is delivered to the store.

Several other state-owned enterprises that were also preparing to enter the motorcycle industry were still looking for technology and cooperation, and the first batch of trial models of motorcycles had not yet been put on the market. Therefore, apart from a limited number of imported motorcycles on the market, the motorcycles produced by Jialing Factory could be sold wherever they were shipped.

Wang Jiankun inferred from the information collected from various places and the country's development situation that the demand for motorcycles as a means of transportation and semi-production transportation will be very large. Within five years, the annual demand for motorcycles is expected to reach 5 million.

That's why he urged Chen Xingdong to quickly finalize the deal with the county, or to gradually build a motorcycle industry chain starting with motorcycle engines and accessories, and then launch his own brand of motorcycles.

Wang Jiankun had already prepared motorcycle samples and drawings. Once the industrial chain was completed, he could quickly launch new models and promote this means of transportation to the domestic and international markets.

When the motorcycle industry matures, Wang Jiankun plans to take a step further and see if he can enter the automobile industry. However, by then the small Wuyuan County will not be able to take it on, and he will have to develop towards Raozhou or Hongdu.

However, that is still a long time away. The sales of cars in China may not be very large within 10 years because the transportation is really inconvenient. Most of the national highways connecting provinces and cities are still bumpy. Large trucks are often damaged by the road, and it is almost difficult for cars to travel long distances.

The road construction cycle is very long. At present, only the north and Guangzhou have begun to plan and build expressways. If car sales are to increase significantly, we must at least wait until the large-scale construction of expressways begins before we can invest fully.

Wang Jiankun was riding his motorcycle, his thoughts drifting far away, and before he knew it he had arrived at Qinghua Town.

Qinghua Town was also very lively at this time. People from the surrounding production teams flocked into the town to buy things needed for the New Year.

"Jiankun, long time no see. Take this big grass carp back and eat it!" Hu Xiyang called out to Wang Jiankun.

"Hu Xiyang? Why are you selling fish instead? Keep it for yourself. I have some at home."

"Take it. Can't you see that I have a truck full of fish? Take it. Don't be polite." As he said that, he hung a large grass carp weighing about 10 kilograms, which had been strung with a grass rope, on the hook on the back seat of Wang Jiankun's motorcycle.

"Well, you're too polite. By the way, why did you change to selling fish?"

"Hehe, I sell some before the Chinese New Year. Once I went to Poyang Lake to transport goods, and happened to meet a production team fishing on the shore. I asked the price. Guess how much the fish is over there per pound? It's more than half cheaper than here. I thought that there are no teams raising fish here, and the fish in the river are not big and not many people can catch them. If I transport a truckload of fish back here to sell, I will definitely make a small fortune. So starting last month, I started transporting a truckload of fish every three days to sell, and I sell a batch in each town or township, rotating them, and usually I can sell them all."

"You are smart. Now that living conditions have improved, every household wants to have a fish for the New Year. You have a good business."

"It's OK, a little better than transporting people and goods, but it's only possible for a few months before the Chinese New Year, and it won't work after the Chinese New Year."

"Then you can earn a lot by doing your old job. By the way, has your apprentice graduated yet?"

"I'm now an apprentice, but it's hard to buy a used truck now. I asked around for a long time but they said they wouldn't sell to a self-employed person like me. Fortunately, the cement factory has a relationship with me so my truck wasn't taken away because of the relationship with the cement factory."

The confiscation that Hu Xiyang mentioned should be a policy issued by the state in 82. Although the requirement from above is to do a good job in transportation management, the implementation at the lower level is layered with additional restrictions. Many places confiscated vehicles purchased by individuals without any compensation or very little compensation.

However, after New Year's Day this year, the policy seemed to have begun to loosen again, because some places had economic difficulties due to over-strict implementation or indiscriminate crackdowns, and the country once again issued a document saying that it would protect the stable development of individuals and the private economy.

However, when this relaxed administrative order was passed on to the grassroots level, it began to go awry again. That's why Hu Xiyang said that when he inquired, people said they would not sell to individual business owners like him because many people were afraid of being held accountable later and would come back to cause trouble for them.

"After that year, I'll ask for you. If you have the money ready, I can get you a used truck."

"Really? Jiankun, thank you so much. I knew you were capable and that I could make a fortune following you. Here, get two more big silver carp. The fish heads are good for making soup, and the fish bodies are best made into jelly. Also, these two packages of dried whitebait, which are unique to Poyang Lake." When Hu Xiyang heard that Wang Jiankun said he would find him a truck after the New Year, he was very happy and insisted on getting some more fish for Wang Jiankun.

Unable to persuade him, Wang Jiankun packed up the fish and headed home.

From time to time, you can see pedestrians going to the market on the road. They are all wearing the most appropriate clothes, and some are holding or carrying their children.

Due to continuous repairs, the road is now relatively smooth, and it has been compacted with sand and gravel, so even though it snowed some time ago, the road surface is still relatively dry.

After passing Fengshan, the road is even better. Half of it has been paved with cement, and the other half will probably be paved after the New Year.

This was invested and built by Fengshan Commune because their spring factory had earned millions of profits in the past year thanks to orders from the Wangjia Production Team.

Secretary Cheng of the commune knew that the Wangjia Production Team was giving him and the commune a benefit, because the technology and equipment were obtained through Wang Jiankun's connections. If the commune was left out, the Wangjia Production Team could also make springs on its own.

After the construction of the first phase of the factory was completed, Wang Jiankun provided support again by expanding a production line and also gave them access to Old Man Cha’s clock factory to produce strip springs for clocks.

So Secretary Cheng, out of gratitude on the one hand and political achievement considerations on the other, made every effort to push for the cement hardening of the road from Fengshan Commune to Wangjia Production Team.

The motorcycle was riding very fast on the cement road. As they were almost home, Wang Jiankun was in a hurry and finished the less than 5 kilometers of road in just a few minutes.

Turning off the highway and on the way to the team, Wang Jiankun couldn't help but slow down because a large group of people were chatting at the bridgehead, and when they saw him coming, they surrounded him and called him. Those older than him called him by name, and those younger than him called him brother. These people were all from the Wang family production team, including Wang Huawei and several other young people working in Sihai Fishing, as well as captains and boatmen who were on rotation from the shipping team to rest.

"What are you talking about? It's so lively."

"Wang Huawei is talking about fishing at sea. Jiankun, are the fish in the sea really several hundred kilograms in size? How do you eat such a big fish?"

"There are many species that weigh several hundred kilograms, and some weigh thousands or even tens of thousands of kilograms. You should have learned this in junior high school. Sharks and whales weigh thousands or even tens of thousands of kilograms."

"Hey, we think that what is written in the book is exaggerated. Didn't the previous one say that a pumpkin is bigger than an elephant? In the end, it turned out to be a lie."

"The fish in this sea are really that big. The book is not wrong. Wang Huawei should have transported fish weighing hundreds of kilograms. Let him transport one to the team after the New Year so that everyone can see it."

"Really? Hundreds of kilograms of fish are being shipped to our team?"

"That's right, Huawei. There are bigeye tuna weighing 2 to 3 kilograms in the cold storage of Sihai Fisheries, right?"

"Yes, Jiankun, this kind of fish is reserved for several big hotels in Shanghai. Do you really want to ship one to the team? We don't know how to eat it!"

"The shipping team has always had ships going to Shanghai. We won't wait until after the Chinese New Year. Let's do it the day after tomorrow. I'll have them bring two 300-pound tunas and give some to every household in the team. Let them see what big fish look like. They can eat them steamed or braised. Our sea fish are all very fresh and can be eaten raw."

"Hehe, that's great. They didn't believe me when I told them just now. I'm sure they will be surprised when they see me."

"Okay, take a good rest at home, you will be busy again after the New Year."

Wang Jiankun said goodbye to this group of young people who were bragging and chatting with him, and rode his motorcycle slowly towards home. Along the way, adults and children greeted him when they saw him.

The team's lighter factory must have stopped several production lines today, otherwise so many people would not have had time to clean up the house. Although every household has a new house and the homes are relatively clean, there are still many people who clean according to tradition.

Before Wang Jiankun's motorcycle entered the yard, his sister ran out to greet him.

"Brother, why did you come back just now? It's so late for high school vacation!"

"Yes, please open the door and let me in. Once you park, help me get my things."

The younger sister obediently walked to the side and let Wang Jiankun ride the motorcycle in. After he got off and parked the motorcycle, she came up, pulled Wang Jiankun's sleeve, and jumped around talking about interesting things at home.

My parents were probably not at home at this time, as they were busy working in the factory, and only my grandparents were out.

"Grandpa, grandma, I'm back."

"Okay, I'm glad you're back. Why did you bring so many fish? Your father has already bought several big fish. There is also the sea fish that Wang Huawei brought. The refrigerator at home is almost full." Grandma said when she saw the three big fish that Wang Jiankun brought from the back of the motorcycle.

"Then don't freeze it. The weather is good these days, so let's make some fish with fermented lees!"

"Yes, fermented fish with fermented lees is delicious. I haven't eaten it for a long time. Grandma, please make the fermented fish with fermented lees quickly!" Before grandma could say anything, my younger sister urged her to make the fermented fish with fermented lees.

"Okay, let's make wine lees fish. It just so happens that we made some sweet wine some time ago and have a lot of wine lees. I'll go kill the fish and dry it in the sun first."

"Grandma, let me help you." My sister took a fish and helped grandma carry the fish to the sink at the kitchen door to kill it.

"Grandpa, these are cans of cigarettes. I brought 6 cans this time. You can take them all!"

"I told you not to buy any more. I'll just smoke some dry tobacco. If you keep smoking this kind of thing, you'll ruin your mouth." Grandpa said to Wang Jiankun, but still took the cigarettes from the tin can.

"Grandpa, from now on, you should smoke cigarettes with filters instead of dry tobacco."

Grandpa didn't answer, he just took the cigarette and put it in his room.

When he came out, he took out an envelope and handed it to Wang Jiankun.

"Jiankun, your uncle wrote to me and said that he will be returning to Hongdu Military Region to serve as a battalion commander. He will come home after the New Year."

"If you don't transfer back, will you still be a soldier?"

"You can read the letter yourself. He didn't say much. It must be something confidential. In addition to greetings and as usual, he also said that he would be the battalion commander of the Hongdu Military Region after the New Year."

"That unit must be very strict. He spent such a long time at the front line. Others usually rotate back after one year, but he stayed there for three years. I don't know what great merit he had to be promoted to battalion commander."

Wang Jiankun's uncle joined the army at the age of 18. He had completed his three years of compulsory military service and was about to retire. When the counterattack against Vietnam broke out, his unit was transferred to the front line, where he stayed for three years.

My uncle graduated from high school before joining the army. Because he didn't get a recommendation and couldn't go to college, he joined the army. Unfortunately, just as he joined the army, he received news that he would have to take the college entrance examination in the second half of the year. He had already joined the army and couldn't go back, so he has been in the army ever since.

Because of his high level of education, he was very conspicuous among the primary and junior high school students. He became a squad leader in one year, and then he made some contributions and was appreciated by the army leaders. In the third year, he became a deputy company commander. He originally planned to retire from the army as a deputy company commander and return to his hometown to become a minor official in the armed forces department.

Wang Jiankun read the letter carefully and found that just as his grandfather said, his uncle did not say anything confidential in the letter. He just greeted his family and said that he was fine. He was expected to serve as a battalion commander in the Hongdu Military Region and would return home after the New Year, but the specific date would depend on the arrangements of the troops.

They didn’t tell me what the others were doing in the army, how they were promoted, and they didn’t even know when they could return home.

After reading the letter, Wang Jiankun returned it to his grandfather.

"Grandpa, my uncle is the battalion commander. He must have made great contributions on the front line. Let's wait until he comes home to ask for details. I don't know if he can tell me."

"I just don't know if what he said is true. Hope he is not injured or disabled. He hasn't married yet." Grandpa didn't care about his uncle's promotion, but was concerned about whether he was injured or disabled, for fear that it would affect his chances of getting married.

"Grandpa, your uncle will be promoted to battalion commander. There should be no disabled people. The army will not allow disabled people to be military commanders." Wang Jiankun comforted him.

"That's good. Our lives are better now. I hope nothing happens to him."

"Grandpa, my uncle is blessed with a long life. You should hope for the best. Don't think too much. He will go to Hongdu Military Region after the New Year. It will be much safer there."

"That's good~"

After comforting his grandfather, Wang Jiankun went to the lighter factory and found that half of the production lines were in operation. His mother had been away for more than a month and was checking the accounts in the factory. His father was explaining things to his mother.

During the time he was away, my father was forced to take part in the financial management of the factory, while also taking care of the management of other accounts and money transactions.

Seeing this, Wang Jiankun said hello to them and went home, asking them to go home early and have dinner together at home.

(End of this chapter)