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....
According to Wan Feng's idea, several rows of buildings should be built on the land in front of the team office this year. This will solve the problem of warehouse and store once and for all, and there will be no need to change it for at least ten years.
But the disadvantages are also obvious, including capital turnover, policy changes, and some unpredictable things.
It would be bad if you take too big a step and end up hurting yourself. It is better to stick to the strategy of taking small steps and making quick progress. It is a wise choice to follow the laws of growth of all things and make progress and development bit by bit.
We can first use these not-so-valuable mobile houses as a transition. After three to five years, when the accumulation of various things has reached a certain level and the policies have been opened up to a certain extent, it will not be too late to start large-scale construction.
"My idea is to build hundreds of mobile homes on this land to serve as warehouses and stores for businesses."
"Mobile home? What mobile home?"
"It's a house made of fixed boards made of cement and sawdust, and then temporarily assembled with screws, iron bars, and even long nails. It's cheap and quick to build, making it very suitable for temporary buildings."
"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Hai was confused.
"There are so many things you don't know. Once we have a warehouse, we'll have an excuse to charge."
Zhang Hai became excited when he heard that he could charge a fee: "Can we recover the cost?"
"You are so short-sighted. If we only wanted to collect the cost, why would we go through so much trouble?"
"You're the one with so many ideas. Hey, nephew, since you have so many ideas, do you think we should build a few more projects? I think it's no problem for us to build a few more factories."
Zhang Hai is a bit arrogant and doesn't know his place. This is a very dangerous thing.
Wan Feng shook his head. "Haven't you heard the saying 'bite off more than you can chew'? For now, we just need to complete the shoe factory and machinery factory projects, plus the market. At most, we can provide supporting facilities for these two factories. Forget about anything else for now. The size of Wahou is limited. We only have such a small place and such a small population. Eat only what you can. Be careful not to overeat. We'll talk about it after you become the secretary of Jiangwei Brigade."
"Hey, last year you said I could be the brigade secretary, but I didn't believe you at all..."
Saying this half-heartedly is tantamount to being a beast, and Zhang Hai accidentally acted like a beast.
Wan Feng heard that there was something interesting!
"Hey, Uncle Zhang Hai, does this mean you're planning to be promoted to the brigade?"
Zhang Hai looked up into the distance with a far-sighted gaze, full of ambition.
Although he didn't say anything, his attitude said it all.
"If you were to take charge of the brigade, I would immediately start planning projects. There are plenty of projects."
"Hehe, I'm afraid we won't know until autumn."
"Damn, I thought you were going to take up your new position right away. You have to wait until autumn, so let's take a break."
"Don't take a break. You'll be gone in the winter. If you leave, I'll use my eggs as a project. Let's make plans now."
It seems to make sense.
"Then tell me about your ideal first. I want to hear it. They say three cobblers are not as good as Zhuge Liang. Are you a cobbler?"
"I'm not a cobbler. I've been thinking about building tractors. What do you think about building cars?"
Wan Feng, who was squatting on the ground, suddenly felt dizzy and his body weight subconsciously moved backwards. He sat down on the ground with a plop, followed by a violent coughing fit.
Build a car!
Can this be any more bullshit?
There is not much connection between tractors and cars. Although they both run on four wheels, if cars are phoenixes in the sky, then tractors can only be considered ducks on the ground.
"Uncle Zhang Hai, how much did you drink this morning?"
"I didn't drink!" Zhang Hai answered seriously.
"You didn't drink? Then why are you talking nonsense?"
"What nonsense is this."
"Haha, do you think that if you can build a small four-wheeled vehicle, you can build a car?"
"Isn't it different? Isn't it just four wheels, a row of seats, and a metal shell?"
That makes so much sense!
Why does this sound so familiar, as if I heard someone say it in my previous life?
Wan Feng frowned and thought for a long time but couldn't remember who said it. It seemed that it was said by a car maker, and after that person said this, it seemed like he really made a car.
"If it's too hard to build a big one, we can just build a small one. Look, we've already made the tractor small, so building a small car shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Wan Feng coughed again, and even his lungs hurt.
Wan Feng looked up at the sky and saw that the weather was clear.
Why is there thunder rolling down such a clear sky? Could it be that Zhang Hai was once the Thunder God in his previous life? Is he planning to kill people with thunder without any remorse?
He actually wants to build a car?!
Let alone making cars, even now we have to make large trucks. Even if Wan Feng took out the concept drawing, could it be produced with the existing conditions of the Wahou Machinery Factory?
Where can I get an engine? Using 6100?
How much fuel consumption?
Zhang Hai couldn't even build a big truck, but he wanted to build a small one. Did he think the smaller it was, the simpler it would be?
"Uncle Zhang Hai, let's talk about making the four-wheeled one later. We can make the three-wheeled one without any problem. I actually had such an idea before the New Year. Let me design it."
"Build something like that thing you ride?"
"It's a lot bigger than the thing I ride."
"Fuck! That's so boring! Three wheels are no match for four."
Is this guy obsessed with four wheels? Do you want me to install four wheels on you and see if you can drive it?
"Building cars is not something we should be thinking about. We are farmers and should focus on farmers' business. We should not think about unrealistic things, at least not right now. We should focus on what we can do and not be too ambitious."
Farmers should do what farmers can do. You ask a farmer to develop computer chips, manufacture rocket engines, and design high-speed railways. Isn’t this pure nonsense!
If Zhang Hai wants to talk nonsense, Wan Feng cannot accompany him, and he must resolutely erase this unrealistic idea from his head.
Don't wait until he gets home, or this guy will just get in the car. The little money we have will probably be gone in a month.
To eliminate such unrealistic ideas in his head, one must first drive them away forcefully, and then guide them.
Wan Feng's introduction of the tricycle at this time was to divert Zhang Hai's idea of building a car.
"Three-wheeled vehicles have great development prospects. In the short term, they can be used as a means of transportation. Have you seen Xiao Jun using four wheels to transport goods back and forth for those cargo owners? If he had three wheels, do you think he would still use four wheels? The manufacturing difficulty of three-wheeled vehicles is about the same as that of four wheels, and they are not much more advanced. We can accumulate our own experience and technology by manufacturing various three-wheeled vehicles. After ten or eight years, when the technology and capital accumulation are mature, we can expand into the field of agricultural vehicles. By then, it won't be too late to manufacture cars."
The threshold for agricultural vehicles is much lower than that for regular cars, but at least it is called a car, and its market prospects are also very broad.
By then, if we can produce agricultural vehicles, it is not impossible to consider entering the automotive field.