Chapter 157: It's a bit of a waste to let you manage the farm
Li Caiyun did not notice the tenderness that flashed across Zhao Jianguo's face. The two shook hands and sat on their stools.
"Director Zhao, are you here to catch pigs today?"
Zhao Jianguo works in a meat processing factory as director.
Li Caiyun is in charge of the Huaixi Village breeding farm and started to have contact with Zhao Jianguo last year.
This was the fourth time the two had met. They were neither familiar nor unfamiliar.
Normally, it was other staff members from the meat processing plant who came to purchase livestock. Zhao Jianguo would only go to the countryside unless there was something to be communicated about work. Today, he came in person, which surprised Li Caiyun.
Zhao Jianguo's eyes seemed to move away from Li Caiyun's pink lips: "I came here this time to inform you about work..."
For a long time, the meat processing plant has sent staff to the villages to purchase livestock, which has required a huge expense to be paid invisibly. After meetings and discussions, it was decided that if each village wanted to sell livestock, they would have to take the livestock to the meat processing plant to trade.
After listening to what Zhao Jianguo said, Li Caiyun thought: No wonder I didn’t see the meat processing plant’s carriage when I entered the farm, it turns out that the policy has changed.
"Director Zhao, I understand that your leaders made this decision to save money, but this means that each village will have to increase its personnel expenses..."
Zhao Jianguo looked at Li Caiyun and said, "The meat processing factory has been in deficit every year and has been subsidized by the government. If this continues, our unit will not be able to cope with it, so we can only save resources and increase expenditure..."
Li Caiyun showed a surprised look: "The meat processing factory is in deficit every year? How is this possible?"
The current purchase price of a whole pig is 32 cents per pound. Although the price of pork on the market is unstable, it can be sold at an average of 60 cents per pound. Spare ribs are about 80 or 90 cents, and pig's trotters and offal have separate prices.
Li Caiyun once did some calculations when she was free. If their village slaughtered and sold whole pigs themselves, they could make half the profit from each pig.
Zhao Jianguo told her that the meat processing plant had been making losses every year. How could Li Caiyun believe it?
"You don't know that most of the pigs and sheep we buy back from farms in various villages are not slaughtered on the same day..."
The pigs and sheep are not slaughtered on the same day, and the meat processing plant does not feed the purchased animals. The pigs and sheep that have been hungry for a few days will naturally lose weight when they are slaughtered.
Assuming a pig does not lose much weight, even if it is only five kilograms, which may seem insignificant, the final weight accumulated over time will not be underestimated.
Moreover, the price of pork provided by the meat processing plant to the vegetable market is not the selling price of pork. The meat processing plant can only make about 1 cent per pound of pork. After deducting the loss, the meat processing plant does not make any money, so they can only be subsidized by the government.
After listening to Zhao Jianguo's words, Li Caiyun said: "If that's the case, even if each village sends pigs and sheep to the meat processing plant and doesn't slaughter them on the same day, won't the pigs and sheep still lose weight?"
Zhao Jianguo nodded: "That's true, but it can save some personnel expenses."
Li Caiyun believes that the so-called saving resources and increasing flow of meat processing plants is only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause.
To solve the problem of losses, we need to address the root cause rather than increasing the breeding costs of each village.
Li Caiyun had a lot of thoughts in her mind. She pondered for a long time and looked at Zhao Jianguo.
"Director Zhao, the price of pork will need to be revised. After all, the transportation cost has increased, and the Huaixi Village Brigade cannot afford this expense..."
There are nearly 40 staff members at the Huaixi Village Breeding Farm, which is a considerable expense every month. When the breeding farm was first integrated and established, the brigade had to subsidize the farm every month.
At the end of last year, the farms only saw a little profit, but once the policy changed, the farms had to increase their breeding costs.
If the breeding costs continue to be negative, the Huaixi Village breeding farm will be disbanded, and all the workers will lose their jobs. This is not a good thing for Li Caiyun.
The leaders of the meat processing plant thought of this problem and increased the price of pork by three cents per pound based on the original purchase base price...
Li Caiyun smiled and said, "Director Zhao, are you kidding me? Let's not talk about the price increase of other livestock. The price of pork has increased by three cents per pound. Can you calculate whether it is enough for the transportation cost?"
Each pig must weigh 260 to 270 kilograms before it can be slaughtered. Loading and unloading pigs is a physical job that cannot be done by one or two people. At least four strong laborers are needed.
The monthly salary for four people is at least 60 yuan, not including food subsidies. The price of pork per pound has only increased by three cents. Li Caiyun believes that if this continues, the Huaixi Village breeding farm will be disbanded sooner or later.
Zhao Jianguo listened to Li Caiyun's words with admiration in his eyes.
"I will report the problem you mentioned to my leader..."
Li Caiyun glanced at Zhao Jianguo, who was upright and well-mannered, and said, "Director Zhao, let me digress. I don't agree with the leadership's solution to the problem. The meat processing plant is losing money because the livestock are weighed down. Why don't you find a way to solve this problem?"
How easy is it to solve this problem?
The meat products of the county and each commune are all produced by the meat processing plant. In order to ensure that the people can get fresh meat, they need to reserve live pigs and sheep for emergency use...
However, if the meat processing plant feeds the purchased livestock, its costs will increase. They have calculated the cost, and after deducting the cost of feeding and adding the additional workers, the situation will be exactly the same as it is now.
After listening to Zhao Jianguo's words, Li Caiyun chuckled and said, "Director Zhao, why doesn't the meat processing factory set up meat processing stations in each commune? If there are stations, there will be no problem of livestock losing weight..."
Although setting up a station requires expenses, the employees are still the same employees, they are just assigned to different stations. Doesn't this solve the problem of the livestock falling off the scale?
If each commune had a meat processing plant, it would save money on transportation even if the existing policy remained unchanged.
Zhao Jianguo's heart was like a turbulent sea at this moment, with his emotions fluctuating.
For a long time, the leaders of the meat processing plant have been troubled by the problem of losses. Zhao Jianguo did not expect that Li Caiyun solved their problem with just a few words.
In fact, the idea proposed by Li Caiyun was also mentioned by the management of the meat processing plant. However, due to insufficient funds and the need to add a large number of workers, the idea was rejected.
Li Caiyun's plan is based on the existing workers. Without increasing the number of workers, this will solve a large amount of expenses for the meat processing plant.
However, her plan was somewhat difficult to implement, because most of the workers in the meat processing plant lived in the county town, and it was difficult to arrange them to work in various communes.
But overall, Li Caiyun's plan is the best way to solve the meat processing plant's predicament at present. As for what the leaders do, that is their business.
Zhao Jianguo smiled. He stood up and walked to Li Caiyun and held out his hand: "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Thank you very much for your valuable advice..."
Li Caiyun smiled as she watched Zhao Jianguo stand up. The two gently shook hands and then let go.
"This is just my immature suggestion. I hope it will be helpful to the meat processing plant."
The reason why Li Caiyun gave the suggestion was mainly for the Huaixi Village breeding farm.
Zhao Jianguo looked at the humble Li Caiyun, and there was a hint of appreciation in his smile.
"I must say that it's a bit of a waste of your talent to let you manage the farm. You have such outstanding talents and abilities that you can shine in any field..."
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