Reborn as a New Farmer of the 1980s

Reborn during the early days of China’s reform and opening, the narrator finds himself in the 1980s countryside. In this setting, the past is still a cold reference, yet it is also a fresh start....

Chapter 1823 Domestic Excavator

Many things cannot be explained clearly over the phone. Since Chen Wenxin will be back at the end of August, Wan Feng decided to wait until she comes back.

"Then we'll talk about it when you come back. By the way, is your boyfriend also studying law?"

"Yeah! What's wrong?"

"It would be best to bring him back too."

"It's hard to say, let's see."

"Then we'll see each other in a month. Bye!"

After hanging up the phone, Wan Feng called the public relations department, but the line was busy.

I called back after ten minutes but the line was busy again.

Wan Feng thought about it and called the paging station, but the line was busy.

Oh my! Zhou Liming, this bastard, is getting more and more outrageous. He used my phone to talk about love during work hours!

Damn, no wonder the factory’s telephone bill is over a thousand yuan a month, it turns out it’s all wasted here.

We have to teach him a lesson.

Fifteen minutes later, the call finally got through.

"Zhou Liming, are our phone bills free? I'm warning you, if you use the company's phone to flirt with Zhang Juan again, I'll send you back to the security company!"

"Boss Wan! How did you know I was on the phone with Zhang Juan?"

"You're not on the phone with her, what the hell is going on that takes so long?"

"Hey! Mr. Wan! It wasn't me who called, it was her."

It was okay for the other party to call, at least it didn't cost him any money... Oops! That's not right, Zhang Xuan is his wife, this is also his family's phone bill!

How much does it cost to fuck Zhang Juan, this little slut, for more than ten minutes?

"I'll give you one day to find all the excavator manufacturers in the country and their product details."

After saying that, the phone hung up with a click.

He is only responsible for giving orders, and whether they can be carried out depends on the ability of his subordinates.

After hanging up the phone, Wan Feng thought about it and called Zhang Xuan again.

"Watch your phone carefully. Don't let your sister use our phone to make random calls. That's all money."

Zhang Xuan chuckled on the phone: "You are such a stingy guy! Your sister-in-law finally found a partner, and you are still complaining when she calls you."

"They're in a passionate relationship right now. Once they start fighting, it won't stop. Don't think that just because you're close, you'll get less money. A call that takes ten minutes can cost over ten yuan. Keep an eye on the phone and don't let her call again."

A phone call costs several cents a minute, and the cost of a call of more than ten minutes is not a small amount.

"Okay, I'm going to hang out in the shop. Do you have time to accompany me these two days?"

Since Zhang Juan came, Zhang Xuan has never made such a request. Today is the first time in the past seven or eight months.

"Aren't you afraid your sister will know?"

"Hehe! Just teasing you."

Stinky woman!

Zhou Liming is quite capable and it only took him half a day to get the information for Wan Feng.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the neatly printed documents appeared on Wan Feng's desk.

Seeing such a thick stack of information, Wan Feng was dazed. Are there so many excavator companies in China?

In the 4 trillion era of his previous life, the brands he saw most were Hitachi and Komatsu. Later, there were also brands from Han country. Later, he saw domestic brands such as Sany and Liugong. It seemed that he had never seen any other domestic brands since then.

It may also be that Hongya is a small place and he didn’t see other brands.

It turns out there are so many excavator companies in China!

Wan Feng began to look at the information.

As of 1991, there were five excavator manufacturers in China: Shanghai Construction Machinery Factory, whose product was WY100; Guiyang Mining Machinery Factory, whose product was W4-60; Hefei Mining Machinery Factory, whose product was WY60; Changjiang Excavator Factory and its product WY160; and Hangzhou Heavy Machinery Factory, whose product was WY250.

During the same period, other manufacturers also researched excavators, but were unsuccessful.

Since the early 1980s, these factories have introduced the then more advanced excavator technology from foreign countries.

But when he saw that he was introduced into the country, Wan Feng frowned.

Shanghai Construction Machinery Factory introduced: Liebherr from Germany.

Guiyang Mining Machinery caused by: Liebherr.

Hefei Mining Machinery caused by: Liebherr.

The Yangtze River excavation caused: Liebherr won the country.

Hangzhou Heavy Industry introduced: Deguo Demark.

Beijing Construction Machinery introduced: Deguo Ojiakai.

All of them are imported technologies from China.

Why did so much imported technology from China leave no trace in the later period? In the end, it was all excavated and occupied by the Japanese.

During the 4 trillion yuan stimulus package, Wan Feng worked on a construction site, actually moved bricks, and sat down with some excavator drivers to chat about everything during their free time.

I remember those excavator drivers said that the steel materials of domestic excavators are not good, the teeth are not wear-resistant, the engine horsepower is small, and the hydraulic components are not up to standard.

Wan Feng began to consider these issues seriously.

Digging teeth is not a problem. The steel used by Nanwan Group now is used to build warships, and the MPa is just right.

Nanwan Group has a strong reserve of engines. In terms of diesel engines, it has more than a dozen models from small to large, not including modifications.

They also have hydraulic components.

The Soviet hydraulic components may not be the most advanced in the world, but they are not inferior to anyone in terms of drought resistance.

This is a common problem with Soviet-made products. They just need to be resistant to drying. As for looking good and meticulously crafted, that doesn't exist.

Without the modification of the hydraulic system, the loader of Wahou Machinery Factory could not be manufactured.

In this way, if these excavators fall into the hands of Nanwan Group, they may become high-end products after some modifications.

Then Wan Feng looked at the quotes for these products, which ranged from 190,000 to 250,000.

So cheap!

Wanfeng chose a Changjiang excavator because they had an office in Bohai.

The call was connected quickly.

"Hello! Hello!"

"Hello, are you from the Bohai branch of Changjiang Excavator?"

"Yes, I'm from the Changjiang Excavator office in Bohai. Where are you from?"

"I'm from Hongya County. I'd like to ask what types of excavators you have now?"

In fact, everything Wan Feng asked was included in the information Zhou Liming sent, but Wan Feng was afraid there might be mistakes and wanted to confirm it in person.

"We have everything from WY100 to WY250, using a full set of domestically produced technology to ensure quality and quantity."

The words "quality and quantity guaranteed" are enough to make people happy.

"I want a WY250 excavator. Can you deliver it to my door?"

"We can deliver to your door, but there will be an additional shipping fee."

"Okay then, how do we settle the bill? Cash on delivery or do we collect the money first?"

"Normally, you pay first and then you get the goods."

"Is it possible that I paid the money but you don't ship the goods?"

"We are a legitimate state-owned enterprise and this kind of thing will never happen to us."

"Okay! I'll send someone to pay the money right away."

So, Zhou Liming was called to Wan Feng's office.

Wan Feng wrote a note to Zhou Liming: "Go to the finance department and get 250,000 yuan, then take someone to the Bohai Changjiang Excavator office to buy a WY250 excavator."

Zhou Liming smiled and took the note to the finance department to collect the money.