There was a gleam in everyone's eyes. The legend of Bing County had spread throughout the country. Not only did those in Beijing read about it in the newspapers every few days, but even people in remote mountainous areas and rural areas had heard of it.
Now, when educated young people from Beijing go to the countryside, Bing County is their first choice. The reason is that there are many job opportunities there!
However, soon, recently, changes have also occurred in Beijing, and factories are suddenly recruiting more and more workers.
"The roads in Bing County are really wide. The main roads can accommodate six cars abreast, three coming in and three going out. Non-main roads can accommodate four. There are many state-owned stores in the county town, and the sneakers there are very cheap.
I heard that there is a shoe factory in Teacher Ji’s hometown. The shoes are all made on an automated production line. They can produce a lot of shoes every day, with many styles.
Meng Yao interrupted, "Last time, I heard Teacher Ji talk about this. She said the best production line is flexible production, which means that similar products can be produced on the same line. This way, there's no need to invest in multiple production lines."
So, for product designers, products need to be diverse, yet the production processes must be compatible. I find this concept truly incomprehensible.”
Jin Sibo couldn't help but admire it. "Indeed, this saves a lot of costs. If the product is diversified, there will be a lot of room for market choice."
Although we are now in the era of planned economy, in any era, every customer has his or her own preferences and different purchasing intentions.
Missiles, unlike commodities, don't require diversity. But missiles are also very expensive. Ji Xia's philosophy, at that moment, resonated deeply with everyone at the institute. Their lifelong research has been about finding a balance between cost, performance, and diversity.
"Over in Bing County, farming is being mechanized. They have an agricultural machinery factory that specializes in producing agricultural machinery, and their output is quite large. Among the communes below them, Tuanjie Commune is the most successful, with all their farming mechanized. The other communes have already achieved mechanization by half."
Wan Xingrong saw that everyone's attention was focused on him, so he quickly told them the shocking story, "Originally, those people were worried about not getting work points if they didn't farm;
Now, Bing County has established many state-owned factories, especially those in the communes. The people have left some of their elderly, women, and children to farm, while many of the strong laborers have gone to the factories. Alas, you haven't seen that kind of scene, really. It feels like two different worlds from the outside world."
Wan Xingrong privately thought that although everyone said that capitalist industry was very developed, he felt that it was definitely not as developed as Bing County.
It was like listening to a foreign text for the people in the research institute. They seemed to have difficulty believing it.
Wan Xingrong said, "Don't be skeptical. I didn't believe it at first either. Luckily, I brought my camera with me this time. I bought a roll of film and took a lot of photos of them. You can see for yourself!"
He brought a camera with him originally to visit the factory production line, but they didn't allow taking photos on the production line. He also knew that this was a serious matter, so he decided not to take photos if they were not allowed to.
There happened to be a tour group there that said they wanted to visit the rural areas of Bing County, so Wan Xingrong followed them. They went to Jijia Village. Wow, there was a road leading to the rural area, and almost every household had a blue brick and tile house. It was said that they were built collectively and were neatly planned.
Needless to say, the school is well-equipped with teaching equipment, and the teaching content is different from that outside. It is said that Comrade Ji Xia specifically instructed that students should learn cultural knowledge in a down-to-earth way.
Indeed, the people of Bing County don’t farm much now, so what can students do if they participate in labor?
He happened to catch up with the wheat harvest. There were basically no people in the fields, only machines. After the harvesters passed by, the wheat straw formed bundles and the wheat grains formed piles.
In the golden wheat fields, red harvesters were moving in rows. Seeing that scene, Wan Xingrong's blood began to boil. At that moment, he could not describe his feelings, he just felt his nose was sore.
At this time, the photo was taken out and people from the institute gathered around to look at it. The children wearing red scarves raised their hands facing the morning glow and saluted the national flag. Behind them was a spacious and bright teaching building.
The children’s clothes were not that new, but every smiling face gave people hope.
On the wide streets, the double yellow lines and zebra crossings are very clear, and there are even traffic lights at the intersections. Unlike the deserted other county towns, there are many trucks traveling on the road, including two cars.
Sedans are a rarity in this day and age.
The appearance of these two cars is really refreshing!
Wan Xingrong pointed at the sedan and said, "This is the Red Star Yahu, a sedan that Bingqi just launched this year. I heard it's selling like hotcakes. People who want it are waiting in Bing County, and all the hotels are full."
The next picture is the newly built hotel in Bing County. I heard that the design drawings were contributed by Ji Xia, the secretary of Bing County. It is a 23-story building, tall and magnificent, very fashionable, and gives people a strong visual impact.
"You said this car is selling like crazy, I haven't seen it in Beijing!"
A young man from a research institute said in surprise. He was not denying Wan Xingrong's words, but he really liked this car, even if it was just to satisfy his eyes!
Wan Xingrong was stunned by the question. He had really heard in Bing County that many countries were rushing to buy the goods. The reason why they did not stay in the Bing County Hotel was that there were too many people waiting inside to buy the goods.
However, the price is high, costing twenty dollars a night, which can be paid in US dollars.
The guesthouse only costs 60 cents a night, are they crazy enough to stay in a hotel?
Fortunately, Song Mian, as the director of the institute, knew the reason, and the institute also planned to buy it from the beginning. Initially, it was to support ice vapor, and later it was sold to domestic customers at a lower price.
But who would have thought that after waiting in line for almost a year, there was still no news on when the cars would be delivered. They thought that the delivery of the cars there was delayed due to quality issues. After asking out of concern, they learned that the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a joint statement that cars would be supplied to foreign markets first.
The price of a car is not cheap, so of course we have to earn foreign exchange first.
Just as they were talking happily, Song Yuange, the director of Beijing Automobile Factory, came and said he was looking for Song Mian.
Song Mian had no choice but to leave. The secretary had already welcomed Song Yuange to the office. After the two exchanged pleasantries, Song Yuange said sourly, "You guys are having a great time! I could hear the laughter in your conference room from far away. It's really different when you're with Teacher Ji!"
Song Mian laughed heartily, pointed at Song Yuange and said rudely, "Old Song, that doesn't sound like you would say that!"
Although both of them have the surname Song, they are not from the same family.
Song Yuange leaned back tiredly, "Brother, you are not a fair person."
Song Mian was completely confused by this. "What's going on, Old Song? Just say what you want to say!"
He also noticed that Song Yuange looked in a very bad mental state. However, his current condition was very bad. It could be said that the entire Missile Research Institute was in a very bad state. The reason was that the entire institute had not had a rest since the end of April this year.
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