Chapter 169 Blueprints
"It's going to cost a lot of money, right?" The man's Adam's apple rolled up and down, his calloused fingers unconsciously stroking the corners of his clothes, and his tone was dry.
Although he was happy to hear that the machine could be repaired, his voice trembled unconsciously when he thought about the repair price.
This young man in his early thirties is called Wang Liangcai, and he is Zhang Qiaohong's cousin.
The first time Jiang Haitang saw him, she felt that he was not someone who was content with the status quo. There was a shrewd look in his eyes, and he seemed eager to make a career.
Just as Jiang Haitang thought, Wang Liangcai was always thinking about how to make money. After finally getting the news about this sock machine, he felt that the opportunity had come.
He invested almost all of his family savings in this sock machine and even borrowed a lot of money from relatives.
Now the machine is not working. If he wants to get it working, he may have to face high repair costs, and he simply cannot afford more money.
Wang Liangcai felt as if all his bones had been pulled out, his legs were weak and he could hardly stand.
The hardships of these days kept flashing through his mind. His wife lived frugally every day, and he had to carefully calculate the money for his old mother's medicine. Could it be that he was really going to lose everything now?
Jiang Haitang wiped the engine oil off her hands and glanced at Wang Liangcai's tense shoulders and Zhang Qiaohong's anxious expression.
She casually threw the towel back onto the table and said in a steady voice, "You should know that even if the machine is repaired and the socks are knitted, it will be difficult for you to sell them. Private transactions are not allowed now. Besides, knitting the socks is only the first step. The subsequent steps require bleaching, dyeing, fixing the color, and other steps. This sock machine is not enough to complete the subsequent processes."
Jiang Haitang's tone of voice was calm, but to Wang Liangcai and Zhang Qiaohong, it sounded like thunder.
Yes, a sock machine alone is obviously not enough. He thought that he could make money by secretly selling the knitted socks, but he ignored these key issues.
At that time, I was just trying to take advantage of the situation, but now I have forced myself into a desperate situation.
People still have to take one step at a time!
It’s too late to regret!
"Cousin, this is all my fault. I was blinded by greed and thought of taking shortcuts. Now I've lost all our family's money, and even yours. We can't make ends meet anymore. I still have a 70-year-old mother to support!"
Wang Liangcai's voice choked with sobs. He held his head with his hands, squatted on the ground, and his shoulders kept shaking.
Zhang Qiaohong's eyes were red as she pleaded with Jiang Haitang: "Mr. Jiang, please show me a way forward."
Zhang Qiaohong has a blind trust in Jiang Haitang. She feels that Jiang Haitang can help her!
Jiang Haitang pulled up a chair and sat down. "After I draw the blueprints, I'll hand them over to the machinery factory for mass production. As a reward for providing the machine, I can help you repair it for free. Are you willing?"
Wang Liangcai suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of doubts: "I am willing. But, but even if my family can knit socks, we still can't sell them..."
"As long as we can achieve mass production, the textile factory will set up a sock weaving workshop next. By then, as long as the socks you knit meet the quality standards, they can be delivered to the sock factory."
"At the same time, you can also receive materials from textile factories for processing, which is equivalent to processing on behalf of others, further avoiding risks and providing a stable source of income."
Wang Liangcai's eyes lit up instantly. He stood up excitedly, almost knocking over the stool next to him. "That's great, Engineer Jiang. I'd like to give this machine to you for research."
"That's settled then. However, the repairs will take some time. Can you wait?"
Jiang Haitang estimated that this time would not be too short, but he could consider processing some parts first to repair Wang Liangcai's machine.
Wang Liangcai immediately nodded vigorously: "I can wait! I can wait!"
After seeing off Wang Liangcai and Zhang Qiaohong, Jiang Haitang returned to the machine and continued to study it.
The incandescent lamp emitted a warm yellow light, casting her figure on the wall.
Sometimes she frowned in thought, sometimes she wrote and drew in a notebook. Parts were constantly disassembled and reassembled in her hands. Time passed by minute by minute, and before she knew it, it was already midnight.
Lying on the bed, Jiang Haitang's thoughts were still on the sock machine.
Suddenly, she remembered Wang Liangcai.
This person was also very famous in his previous life. After the reform and opening up, he seemed to have set up a sock factory. A few years later, he became a well-known sock king. His Liangcai Socks Company was a major taxpayer in the local area and appeared many times in newspapers and on TV.
I never expected that I would meet this future sock tycoon in this way in this life.
Jiang Haitang knew that this future big boss was definitely a man with ideas and methods, and perhaps, he could cooperate with him on a deeper level.
However, this matter cannot be decided by me alone, and I need the support of Lu Liangchen and Director Mao.
Before she knew it, Jiang Haitang fell asleep.
In a trance, she dreamed of the familiar study again.
The study was still filled with the faint scent of ink, and the bookshelves were filled with various books. She shuttled between the shelves and unexpectedly found a book about sock spinning machinery.
She read eagerly, and the knowledge in the book seemed to turn into a clear spring, flowing into her mind.
After a night of hard study, Jiang Haitang was full of energy at dawn, and the things that he didn't understand clearly before were now completely clear to him.
After she simply washed up, Lu Liangchen had already returned from the cafeteria with breakfast.
"Liangchen, if the machinery factory can produce sock machines, can our factory expand its scale?"
Lu Liangchen laughed and said, "Why are you thinking about the sock machine again?"
"I just got a sock machine by accident, and I think it can be repaired and upgraded." Jiang Haitang had no intention of hiding it from Lu Liangchen.
"You went home early last night, isn't that the reason?"
Lu Liangchen was wondering last night why Jiang Haitang went back to her yard so early without bringing Xiao Taozi with her.
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
"If you're confident, you can discuss it with Director Mao. However, the first batch of products must be given to our textile factory. Many families in the textile factory are unemployed, and some children have been sent to the countryside for many years. If we can provide more jobs, we can also solve some of the problems of the employees."
These old employees in the factory now are the meritorious people who have been in the factory since its establishment and have grown together with the factory. Their problems are also what the factory leaders have always been concerned about.
But there are only so many jobs in the factory, and even if he is the factory director, he has no way to create new jobs.
It would be great if we could set up a new production workshop.
In the office, Jiang Haitang was concentrating on drawing the blueprint.
The pencil scratched across the paper, and the structure and dimensions of each component gradually became clear. She frequently consulted the materials and repeatedly checked the data.
She was worried that her memory would be distorted and she would draw the wrong drawings after a long time, so she didn't even go to eat lunch. It was only when Li Jingcheng and Duan Changhe noticed that she was still working overtime during lunch that they helped her get lunch.
Jiang Haitang just hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of rice and started to get busy again.
Li Jingcheng and Duan Changhe originally had some questions to ask Jiang Haitang, but seeing that Jiang Haitang was so busy, they had no choice but to leave first.
After a day of hard work, by the time get off work got off, Jiang Haitang had finally finished drawing all the drawings.
She carefully rolled up the drawing and took out the basket that had been prepared long ago.
The basket was filled with food for several days given to them by the enthusiastic passengers on the train.
As soon as Shu Qihua saw Jiang Haitang, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He hurriedly took her hand and looked her up and down.
"You're back from the capital? Did everything go smoothly? I heard that the train had trouble on your way to the capital. I was so worried..."
"Look, I'm fine, aren't I?" Jiang Haitang smiled and handed the basket in her hand to Shu Qihua.
Shu Qihua quickly declined, saying, "We have enough to eat and drink. You don't have to subsidize us all the time. With such a small salary, we still have to support our family."
"Teacher Shu, these were given to me by the enthusiastic people on the train. They gave me quite a lot. I'm just offering my appreciation."
As the two were talking, Gu Yundi came back from outside.
"Haitang is here?" Gu Yundi also had a smile on her face.
"Teacher Gu, I came here specifically to see you today," said Jiang Haitang.
Gu Yundi immediately became interested when she heard this: "What surprise did you bring me today?"
Jiang Haitang took out the blueprint from her bag and said, "This is the blueprint for the sock machine. Teacher Gu, please take a look."
"Sock machine?" Gu Yundi took it with confusion.
The moment he unfolded the drawing, his eyes were captivated.
Jiang Haitang is such a magical girl, she always brings surprises.
But considering that Jiang Haitang could even tinker with a wool sweater machine and draw blueprints for a sock machine, it didn't seem like a big deal.
Gu Yundi carefully read the drawings, nodding from time to time, and sometimes picking up a pen to make notes on the side.
After a long moment, he finally looked up. "Not bad, not bad. Although some of the individual data isn't quite accurate, the overall pattern is fine. If this model were produced, it would be far more advanced than most of the current sock looms."
At this moment, Gu Yundi could no longer see anything else, only the pattern was shining in his eyes.
"If we want to give birth, how long will it take?" Jiang Haitang went straight to the point.
Gu Yundi pondered for a moment. "It will probably take quite a while, at least two or three months. From converting the blueprint into a mold, to processing the parts, assembling and debugging, every step must be done with care. Besides, I've never worked on a sock loom before, so I have to start from scratch."
"I have a basic sock knitting machine that's a bit behind this blueprint. If I could use it for research, would it speed things up?"
Hearing that Jiang Haitang actually had a machine in her hand, Gu Yundi's eyes instantly flashed with surprise.
"Of course! With a physical reference, I can gain a more intuitive understanding of the mechanical structure, and many problems can be easily solved, reducing the time by at least one-third!"
Finally, the two of them discussed and decided to find a way to send the sock machine directly to the machinery factory.
Gu Yundi gently stroked the blueprint in his hand and said with emotion, "The Machinery Factory and the Textile Factory are really lucky to have you!"
He simply couldn't imagine how much of a surprise Jiang Haitang could bring to these two factories if he had three years.
In less than three years, the production scale of these two factories will be greatly increased.
It was already dinner time, and Jiang Haitang thought that there were two people at home, so she didn't stay any longer and said goodbye and left.
After seeing Jiang Haitang off, Gu Yundi was still muttering to himself while holding the blueprint.
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