Factory Director Zhang couldn't resist taking out a cigarette, but because the female comrade was present, he didn't light it. He just held it in the corner of his mouth to calm his heart, which was about to jump out of his throat.

Out of the corner of his eye, Qin Yuanjiu noticed the awe and admiration in the young woman's eyes as she looked at him. His heart softened, and he continued with a gentle smile:

"Since we can't make technological breakthroughs, as long as product quality is guaranteed, we can innovate in sales!"

"One option is what I just mentioned: rent first, then sell. Another option is the reverse: sell first, recover part of the payment, and then gradually recover the rest over the next few years..."

"I believe that as long as the factory can continue to operate and make a profit, it will attract a large number of capable young people to join, and the factory can then set up a research and development team to fundamentally solve the problem!"

"Good, good, Comrade Qin is absolutely right," Director Zhang said. After hearing Qin Yuanjiu's words, his mind seemed to break free of its constraints, and a multitude of thoughts surged forth, rushing along with his blood.

“We have the machines, so we shouldn’t lose money no matter how we operate them. We’ve been working in the wrong direction. Sigh, as expected of a top student from Kyoto, he hit the nail on the head in just a few words.”

"Comrade Qin has really helped us a lot. Even though we haven't implemented it yet, I can already foresee that the method is highly feasible!"

"I wonder if there's anything we can help you with, Comrade Qin?"

Qin Yuanjiu looked down at Ke Meiyu, "Wife, do you have any thoughts?"

Ke Meiyu's eyes darted around, and she chuckled lightly, saying, "Factory Manager, if my brothers can secure a tractor rental deal for the factory, could you hire them as employees?"

Factory Director Zhang asked in confusion, "If I remember correctly, the young man's brothers are all soon-to-be college students. Why would they care about a factory worker position?"

"Factory manager, I do have five older brothers, but I also have a bunch of cousins!"

"Haha, as long as the young man's brother can bring in an order worth 600 yuan, I can reserve a full-time employee position for him, how about it?"

Six hundred yuan is equivalent to a worker's annual income, so the factory didn't lose much money.

"Six hundred yuan per employee position?" Ke Meiyu asked to confirm.

"Yes, as long as your brothers are capable, I'm willing to accept as many people as you want!"

Just because of the idea Qin Yuanjiu came up with, Factory Director Zhang was happy to give them face.

However, although the provincial capital is large, the number of counties, cities, towns, and townships under its jurisdiction is limited, which means that the number and amount of orders are also limited.

Someone who can bring in an order worth 600 yuan must be quite capable and suitable to join the factory and work together for its development!

The factory manager quickly approved the sale of the tractor, originally priced at 1,800 yuan, to Qin Yuanjiu for 1,500 yuan.

Therefore, this herd of wild boars could be exchanged for eight tractors, four each for Luofeng Village and the commune. Qin Yuanjiu then used the Beijing goods to exchange for three more tractors!

With that left over 7,000 yuan, he spent another 3,000 yuan to purchase matching cargo boxes, tillage frames, disassembled tracks, diesel fuel, and so on.

The remaining three thousand yuan was used to purchase livestock and poultry chicks.

Besides producing one type of tractor, the provincial machinery factory also manufactured road rollers and military off-road vehicles. It was precisely because of the military off-road vehicles produced in conjunction with the organization's procurement that the factory was able to barely survive for so many years.

Even so, selling eleven tractors in a single day caused a sensation throughout the factory.

When Qin Yuanjiu and his companion picked up the goods, their story spread throughout the entire factory area in just half a day.

However, compared to other people's stories, the factory workers and their families were more concerned about the wild boar meat and Beijing goods that would be exchanged for tractors.

With the Lunar New Year just over a month away, and each person having a limited number of ration coupons to buy pork, everyone couldn't help but hope that the factory would distribute wild boar meat as a holiday gift.

As a brand-new tractor pulled out of the factory in a grand procession, everyone surrounded the factory director, asking him all sorts of questions about the arrangements for the wild boar meat and the Beijing goods.

"Factory manager, it's okay if we get a little less pay during the New Year. We can make up for it with pork and enamel mugs. After all, money is meant to be spent..."

"Factory manager, wild boar meat is a rare commodity. It's much more nutritious than domesticated meat, and it's also more expensive. We usually can't even buy it anywhere..."

The factory manager was getting a headache from all the chattering from the aunts, older women, and sisters-in-law.

"Stop, stop, stop!" he shouted hurriedly. "There's plenty of wild boar meat, but it's all for the tractor's payment. If you want some, go to the finance department and register."

"Employees enjoy a 10% discount. After a day's work, the remaining wild boar meat will be sold elsewhere! The same applies to Beijing-made goods!"

After a brief silence, everyone rushed off to the finance department.

In just ten seconds, the factory manager stood bewildered at the gate, looking at his brother-in-law in bewilderment.

"Comrade Qin really knows how to stir things up," he chuckled, shaking his head as he walked back to his office with his hands behind his back, ready to carefully consider how to handle this batch of wild boar meat and Beijing goods, and how the factory could improve its performance over the next month.

Eleven brand-new tractors sputtered toward Hongxing Commune in Huayuan Town, Jixian County, along with three tractors that were going to pick up wild boar meat and goods from Beijing, and also to take the drivers back!

The fourteen trucks with cargo beds, along with the motorcycles leading the way, attracted 500% attention the entire way.

Once they entered Huayuan Town, the entire town erupted in excitement. The sputtering sound of tractors almost filled the small town, and everyone who wasn't busy with any urgent work came out to watch.

"What's going on here? Are they just passing by? Why are there so many new tractors? Which factory is so rich..."

"Wow, this hand tractor is so beautiful! Red, green, and yellow, it's like a rainbow. I wish I could be a tractor driver, how impressive that would be..."

"Hey, isn't that... isn't that the most beautiful girl in the Red Star Commune?"

Such a beautiful and intelligent person is naturally very famous. There is no one in the whole town who hasn't heard of Ke Meiyu, and no one would be foolish enough to run straight to Luofeng Village just to steal a glance at Ke Meiyu.

Otherwise, why would the arrogant Yu family have chosen her as their daughter-in-law?

"That's really true. If you don't tell me that these hand tractors were purchased by the Red Flag Commune in the remote mountains, that would be the funniest joke I've ever heard."

"What are you thinking? It can't be! It's probably just a coincidence, they were going the same way..."

The road was just unusually long.

Although the town is not large, it has a large population. It was the time for commuting to and from get off work in the afternoon, so the tractor could not run smoothly even with its humming sound. It was also surrounded by a group of people watching, so it could only move forward little by little.

After work, when people have nothing to do, they sit with their parents, wives, and children, eating steamed buns and flatbreads, moving around like they're watching a monkey show, pointing and discussing from time to time.

Someone boldly raised their voice and spoke to the driver, "Sir, where are you taking all these new hand-held tractors? I haven't heard from any factory."