He met with Minister Huang Tao of the Ministry of Commerce in the city, and with Feng Wanlin's help, things went much more smoothly than Xiao Weiguo had imagined.
The main reason was that Gao Shaoxiong, as his relative, had done such a thing to Xiao Weiguo, and he felt somewhat sorry for Xiao Weiguo.
Although the brick kiln was once one of his political assets, he has been away from Shang County for several years now and no longer takes this matter so seriously.
He was obliged to give face when his former boss's daughter came to plead for him.
The biggest challenge has been overcome, so things will be much easier from here on out.
In the afternoon, the three returned to Shang County, where Feng Wanlin, as a shareholder, attended the first formal shareholders' meeting since the establishment of Panlong Apparel.
At the meeting, Xiao Weiguo formally introduced Feng Wanlin to everyone and made a detailed assignment of tasks for further work.
Specifically, while ensuring production, manpower should be allocated to begin planning the next phase of capacity expansion.
The specific personnel to be selected will be left to the company's management to decide.
Xiao Weiguo and Feng Wanlin were mainly responsible for external coordination.
The meeting concluded, and each department proceeded according to plan.
Taking advantage of Feng Wanlin's presence and leveraging her status, Xiao Weiguo obtained land approvals very smoothly.
The sugar factory next door was on the verge of bankruptcy, and Xiao Weiguo's willingness to take over all the debts and employees was something they couldn't have asked for.
The brick kiln was without a director, and no one had been appointed from above. It had long been leaderless, and even its work had come to a standstill.
The relevant departments in the county did not face pressure from various quarters, especially given the strong momentum of Panlong Garment's development; there was no reason for them not to support it.
The director of the National Development and Reform Commission has been replaced. It's unclear whether the former director was transferred elsewhere or dismissed.
Anyway, Xiao Weiguo didn't see him in the compound of the Reform Commission.
In the following period, Xiao Weiguo was once again extremely busy.
First, a planning blueprint had to be drawn up. Based on his memories from his previous life, Xiao Weiguo transformed the entire brick kiln area into a production workshop, totaling twenty rooms.
After the entire area of the intermediate sugar factory was demolished, the company's headquarters building, canteen, logistics department, and workers' auditorium were built here.
In the current old factory area of Panlong Garment Factory, except for the original four production workshops which remain unchanged, all the others have been demolished, and six new production workshops have been built next to the eastern part of the original workshops.
The section bordering the wasteland to the west, extending to the river, will be developed together with the wasteland. The river water will be diverted to create an artificial lake. Around the artificial lake, ten staff and family housing buildings will be constructed as a future occupational benefit, which will also attract more talent.
According to Xiao Weiguo's plan, this is only the first phase of the project.
In the future, as needed, we will continue to develop in both the east and west directions, relying on the river behind and the national highway in front, to completely transform this area into a modern industrial park.
The design company quickly produced the design drawings according to his instructions. After several revisions, it took about ten days to finalize the design.
As Xiao Weiguo's base of operations, he must take his first step with utmost care and diligence.
He knew that only by firmly establishing his roots could he spread his branches and leaves further.
The next steps are project budgeting and bidding.
Finally, the project was won by X Railway Bureau for 50 million yuan.
Soon, the construction team arrived, and the massive infrastructure project at Panlong Garment Co., Ltd. officially began.
Panlong clothing, like a real coiled dragon, is slowly revealing its soaring ambition.
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At the border between the shopping mall and another county town, there is a small town called Daye Town.
It's not too far from Xiao Weiguo's hometown, Xiaodun. It's only about thirty-four kilometers away.
Because of the loose soil in this area, every household grew cotton. Gradually, the cotton textile industry emerged.
In the beginning, it was mostly a family-run operation, with each family having their own spinning wheel. Some of the yarn they spun was sold, while others were woven into cloth using old-fashioned looms.
As things gradually developed, some resourceful people organized these weavers together, forming small workshops.
As development progressed, intense competition forced small workshops to unite and operate together, leading to the emergence of joint cotton mills in the early 1980s.
These small factories typically employ dozens of people, with a maximum of no more than a hundred. They use old machines discarded from the 1950s and 60s.
Ohno Tsunezawa Cotton Mill was a factory with only sixty-odd people and two old-fashioned production lines.
In the last cotton-removing workshop of the factory.
Two boys were vigorously swinging forks, throwing cotton into the entrance of the cotton stripping machine.
The machine roared to life, while on the other side, the hulled cotton, stripped of its seeds, was ejected from the machine's opening like rolls, and then rolled into cotton rolls on a thin bamboo stalk.
This is the first step in spinning, cotton removal, also known as cotton ginning.
The two boys who were stuffing cotton into the machine were wearing masks that had turned black.
The cotton contained a lot of dust, which was blown out of the air vent by the machine, making the whole workshop gray. The two men were covered in dust on their bodies, faces, and hair, looking like two dirt people.
Although it was late autumn, they were still shirtless, sweat dripping down their backs, leaving clear streaks.
Behind them were piles of cotton like small mountains, and their two thin figures looked so small beneath these mountains.
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