Chapter 213: Production of rice cookers
Huang Han knew that the next few years would be a golden period for the manufacturing industry, with few competitors, and the biggest rivals, large state-owned factories, had a rigid system and high costs.
As long as you start early and the quality is decent, you can basically guarantee that the products you produce will be marketable.
There are also good opportunities for opportunism, that is, as the price of raw materials continues to rise, the price of products will naturally rise.
Let me ask, what should I do if the products produced by a unit are of decent quality, but unfortunately the market has not opened and they are unsaleable?
Two thousand years later, private business owners were deceived into taking out loan sharks because they had to repay bank loans first and follow-up loans. If they couldn't get the promised loans, they would have to jump off the building if the capital chain was cut off.
Nowadays, unsaleable goods are not necessarily a disaster!
For example, if the hydraulic components factory contracted by Huang Daozhou produces faucets and valves, it can start production at full capacity even if the market is not open, and there is no need to worry about the warehouse being overwhelmed by the cargo.
The capital chain is broken?
How is that possible? Get a guarantee from the Materials Bureau and go to the bank for a loan! With the support of the Materials Bureau, the bank will of course be confident and bold in granting the loan.
As long as there are no major quality problems in the product, the market will one day open up, and then the dividends from price increases alone can be dozens or hundreds of times greater than bank interest.
However, this opportunistic method can only be used in the 1980s, and the earlier it is used, the more beneficial it will be. It may not be effective in the 1990s. After 2000 years, it will be a dead end.
Huang Han ordered, "Qian Aiguo, go get a small rice cooker."
Qian Aiguo said in confusion, "You have to put rice in it! Just give me the bowl. Why do you need to get the rice cooker?"
"I asked you to take the rice cooker to your father and take a good look at it."
"Oh! It's possible that my dad has never seen a rice cooker. I'll go get it right now."
"Shi Jing Cheng Restaurant" has been open for a few days and it has shown the benefits of rice cookers. It is obvious that only one is not enough, so Cheng Shengli asked his comrades from the Shanghai-Chengdu Intermodal Transport Company to travel to Guangdong and bought three rice cookers, one large, two small and three again.
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Now there are four "Triangle brand" rice cookers in the store.
Qian Aiguo brought the rice cooker and placed it in the middle of the square table. Several people were looking at it. Huang Han said nothing and looked at Qian Guodong's expression to test the understanding of this deputy section cadre.
Qian Guodong understood and said with a smile, "I understand what you mean. Do you suggest that I go to a factory to work as a temporary worker to produce this thing?"
Huang Han did not answer the question, but said to Cheng Shengli, "Uncle Cheng, tell Uncle Qian how troublesome and expensive it is to buy a rice cooker."
This matter was done by Cheng Shengli. After a lot of effort, he said, "My family also bought a rice cooker. Although it is expensive, it is so convenient. The cooked rice is very fragrant and there is no crispy rice at all."
It stands to reason that there must be such good things in Shanghai! Hehe, I really can’t find them. I asked my comrades to buy these rice cookers from Guangdong.”
Qian Guodong said in surprise, "Guaguai Longdi Cave, three thousand miles away! If you include the cost, how expensive should this rice cooker be?"
Huang Han said, "I believe that the country will get better and better, the people will get richer and richer, and the number of people who are willing to spend money to buy rice cookers will increase year by year. This market is extremely huge."
Qian Guodong's eyes lit up and he said, "This is a great idea, yes! Why doesn't our county have a factory to produce this thing? Is this thing too high-tech and difficult to make?"
Huang Han laughed and said, "It's not difficult to meet people. The instruction manual says the address of their factory! You can organize a few people to go to Guangdong for research!"
You can also build a good relationship with the masters in other people's factories in private, give them some money, and let them teach you skills secretly.
Or you can simply pay a high price to invite masters to come to our county to teach disciples. There are many ways, and I think uncle Qian will have his own way."
"A way?" Qian Guodong, who has worked hard in the countryside for many years, has dealt with many difficult problems. Not only does he have a way, but he is also extremely courageous.
He once personally jumped into a grave to stop someone from filling the grave. The final negotiation was able to get someone to relent and send the deceased old man to the crematorium. It was because Qian Guodong's fierceness suppressed the momentum of the filial son and grandson.
At that time, there were too many rural elderly people who refused to respond to the country's call to change their customs and eliminate burials. Township cadres had hard tasks no matter which area they were in charge of.
Qian Guodong was quite confident in himself and said, "That's right! We can't learn from it! This idea is a great idea!"
"Uncle Qian, the wages of workers in the South are much higher than here. Do you understand what I mean?"
"What do you mean! Wait, let me think about it, don't remind me."
Qian Guodong was very serious, frowning and thinking, and after a while he said, "You mean you have to be willing to spend money when hiring a master?"
Huang Han shook his head.
Huang Daozhou couldn't help it anymore and said, "I think it should be like this. If the same five hundred workers produce rice cookers, the wage cost in our county should be much lower, and the profits will naturally go up."
Huang Han immediately clapped his hands and flattered him, saying, "Dad, you're awesome! I'm so impressed."
Qian Guodong suddenly realized, "Yes! A young worker in our county earns less than thirty yuan.
I heard that the wages in the south are 100 yuan, and our 500 workers only get the wages of more than 150 workers, so the cost is of course much less."
Huang Daozhou said, "If you can really recruit hundreds of workers and pay them wages, you will definitely be able to become a full-time employee in less than a year. Then you won't be the deputy mayor on a temporary basis, but the mayor will be running the business himself."
"This is true. The county is under great employment pressure. We are often called to meetings, and each time we ask cadres at all levels to show their magical powers across the sea and ask everyone to set up factories and recruit workers."
Why didn’t Huang Han suggest that Huang Daozhou contract the hydraulic component factory and then transform into the production of rice cookers?
That's because the technical content of rice cookers is much higher than that of faucets and valves.
It is also because the hydraulic component factory produces hydraulic valves to be matched with other manufacturers, and has ready-made technology. It should be easy to produce ordinary valves with much lower technical content.
Qian Aiguo is a well-organized cadre with strong personal activity ability.
He might be able to encourage Sanshui Town or even the county to organize a delegation to go to Guangdong for inspection. Next, they would have to learn from a teacher and recruit a few masters to guide them.
The initial investment is huge, the funds required may be tens or even millions, and the cycle cannot be short.
Since Sanshui Town and the county have deep pockets, it will be easier for them to give money directly or get loans from banks. It may be difficult for factories contracted by individuals to do this for the time being.
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Happy New Year, book friends, I wish you all good luck, promotion and fortune, good health, and all your wishes come true!
Chapter completed!