What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 53 Agency
After Wu Laoer developed the resources around Dayuan Town, he went to Echeng to find a market for diesel engines.

Of course, the goal is not to sell diesel engines to city dwellers, but to find other manufacturers or units that need them.

After all, individuals can only buy so much, and the amount is scattered and unstable, which makes it difficult to manage.

However, the local manufacturers in Echeng all have their own fixed partners, the types of 25-horsepower diesel engines are too limited, and there are no reliable manufacturers to provide quality assurance. It is impossible to gain a foothold simply by relying on cheapness.

Although he managed to sell a few units, Wu Laoer was still not satisfied.

It was not until he met a cousin from a neighboring province by chance that he discovered that there was a fairly rich tractor market in Yunnan and Guangxi.

The roads in these two provinces are muddy and the terrain is mainly hilly. Transporting tea and cutting trees require traveling through the mountains and forests. Four-wheel tractors are commonly used, and large diesel engines with more than 15 horsepower are required.

Moreover, the environment in those areas is more humid and hot, and the machinery is constantly dealing with water/mud, so it breaks down very quickly.

The durability of a diesel engine is only relative. Its main feature is that it is easy to repair, but it does not mean that it will never break down.

Today's domestically produced diesel engines generally have poor quality control and are not cheap, so locals would rather spend more money to use tractors equipped with imported diesel engines.

Although problems often occur, at least the chance of leaving people behind is much smaller.

In the red soil of the humid forest, a fully loaded tractor that breaks down can directly block the road and cannot be towed out.

However, imported diesel engines are not only expensive but also limited in quantity and difficult to buy from local manufacturers.

Wu Laoer immediately seized the opportunity and contacted the purchasing department of a Guangxi tractor factory in Echeng, saying that they could provide high-quality and low-cost diesel engines.

This tractor factory is also interested in the diesel engines "produced in Northeast Andong" and is more interested in the cost-effectiveness.

Being able to buy a 15 horsepower machine for the price of 25 horsepower is a pretty good deal, as long as the failure rate is not too outrageous.

If we can get the order from this factory, we will have sales of at least 50 units a month, and we will be able to open up the local market more quickly.

The tractor factory's only requirement was that the diesel engine must provide a warranty policy and corresponding parts repair services, and it did not accept one-time transactions.

That is to say, there must be at least a non-shell company to guarantee it and do formal agency business, rather than brokerage business.

Wu Laoer called to test Tang Wen's attitude. If there was no stable supply and the money was too little, he would have to give up.

But if Tang Wen can provide a stable supply and is willing to continue to expand the diesel engine business, then the shipyard can be used as an agent to reassure buyers.

"Yes, we can sell these diesel engines under the name of Gaijin Shipyard, and we can provide warranty service."

Tang Wen is quite confident about the quality of the system manufacturing. He is willing to insure it even if there is a small amount of man-made damage, and replacing it with a new one is not expensive.

Moreover... Da Wan Port has its own repair function, so diesel engines should be able to be repaired.

With 50 orders per month, the profit exceeds 20 yuan, and the annual revenue exceeds million yuan. Each of these can be considered a pillar industry in the township.

As for the agent?

Just put the Gaijin trademark on it. A shipyard is basically equivalent to a small or medium-sized machinery factory. It's not surprising that it can manufacture diesel engines.

Tang Wen also thought of the plan of setting up a shell company for external business, and suddenly he had an idea:
"Old Wu, are you interested in working with me?"

"What?"

"The original Anton Diesel Engine factory also sold me the technology and manufacturing equipment, and we will manufacture them ourselves in the future.

I plan to set up a special diesel engine company and sell the products after they are produced.

How about I give you a commission based on how much you sell, all based on your performance?"

Wu Laoer understood as soon as he heard it, that the brand was going to be divided into two parts.

However, can locally produced diesel engines be as reliable as those from the original factories?
In response to this question, Tang Wen just assured him that it was exactly the same as before.

Although Wu Laoer was very tempted, he did not agree immediately, but said he would think about it.

Tang Wen did not force it, but just said that he would come to Echeng soon and meet the people from the Guangxi Tractor Factory.

……

The next morning, before 7 o'clock, Tang Wen got on a jeep to pick up the village chief and drove to the town in a short while.

The Willys Jeep was not very big, so Tang Wen brought a bodyguard/driver named Tang 22.

Now he also felt that the system's simple and crude numerical naming was too ugly, so he asked Tang 22 to come up with a name.

The latter has recently read several books on naval warfare brought back by Tang Yi and named himself Tang Xuefeng.

It is said that the name was chosen because the Japanese saw the Combined Fleet's destroyer "Yukikaze" survive several major battles, so they wanted to protect the commander's safety.

Tang Wen broke out in a cold sweat on the spot. The Yukikaze was indeed safe and sound after the war, but all the important warships it was escorting were sunk.

He quickly changed the other person's name to Tang Feng, which at least sounded like a real name. As for the others, he let Tang Yi use the dictionary to sort out the combinations.

Tang Feng's driving skills are very good - literally.

The Jeeps from the 40s looked impressive, but they were actually quite difficult to drive.

Not only is this thing manual, but it also has no synchronizer. If you want to shift into a specific gear, you must use the accelerator to let the engine speed reach the matching speed.

Every time you change gears, you have to press the clutch twice and control the throttle force precisely.

Otherwise, at best the car won’t shift into gear, and at worst the gearbox will clash and the engine will stall.

The country road was already uneven, and with the iron seats, Tang Wen and Chen Yonggui both wanted to squat, otherwise their buttocks would really suffer.

Compared with this, Zheng Hai's van can be considered a real treat.

After driving all the way to the town, the three of them chose to have breakfast first.

It was still the Guo family's shop. Today was not a market day so not many people were around. After the three of them entered, they found an empty table and sat down.

Guo Panpan, who was serving food to the table, was surprised to see Tang Wen and hurried over to ask:

"What do you eat? There are noodles, rice noodles and porridge."

Tang Wen looked at Guo Panpan, who was wearing an apron and holding a small notebook in her hand, and inexplicably thought of the little girl waitress in the restaurant in "The Breaking Storm".

Especially the youthful temperament and the 90s environment, which are exactly the same as the movie.

Tang Wen thought of Daniel Wu's lines, touched his chin and said:

"Three bowls of noodles, one thick and two thin. Don't use green onions on the thick noodles, and cook the thin noodles harder. How long does it take?"

Guo Panpan: “…”

Chen Yonggui: “…”

Tang Feng: "..."

Guo Panpan was silent for a few seconds, then turned around expressionlessly and shouted towards the kitchen:
"Mom, three bowls of noodles, cook them softer and add more green onions!"

"it is good."

Hearing the sound from the kitchen, Guo Panpan glanced at Tang Wen and turned away.

Daniel Tang: “…”

"Tang Wen, don't tease the little girl."

"I just said a line from a movie."

"But I want to eat pig-killing rice noodles."

Chen Yonggui looked helpless, he liked to slurp noodles.

But I guess the noodles have already been put into the pot by then, so it’s too late to change the taste.

"Eat noodles to get more carbohydrates."

The three of them waited for a few minutes and three bowls of noodles were served.

The murderous look in Guo Panpan's eyes when she handed the noodle soup to Tang Wen almost solidified into reality, causing the latter to suspect that there might be saliva in the noodle soup.

"Ahem, sorry, it was just a joke."

"Get me three more sodas?"

"Well thank you for your help. I bought a lot of books I needed. This is to thank you."

Tang Wen took out a silver coin. This time Guo Panpan finally spoke, took it and looked at it curiously.

The size and warship relief she had never seen before made her think it was from a game hall.

"Give me game coins as a thank you?"

"Of course not, this is... made by foreign naval enthusiasts. It's a warship silver coin, also called a silver lion.

It’s basically pure silver, but with some alloys added to make it more durable.”

Guo Panpan's face was full of disbelief. This silver coin must be worth several thousand dollars.

(End of this chapter)