After the tractor got on the road, it rushed all the way to the county town, and Wan Feng drove directly to the Qianyao Tile Factory.
"Oh, isn't this the little someone from Old So-and-so's family? What brings you here?" Zheng Laosan said indifferently when he saw Wan Feng.
Ever since Wan Feng extorted two cents from them for a tile, he has been holding a grudge against Wan Feng and can't stand this guy at all.
Wan Feng pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and tossed it over to him: "Zheng Laosan, you should look forward instead of focusing on the past and the immediate benefits. You may suffer a loss now, but maybe one day I can show you a way to make money and you can recover all your losses."
"I'm listening to your nonsense!"
Zheng Laosan was far less interested in Wan Feng's words than in the box of cigarettes Wan Feng threw to him.
"Xiangshan, those damned little bastards have finished smoking their cigarettes." He pulled out a cigarette and put it in his pocket without any hesitation.
"Stop bickering! When did you ever see me smoking? I bought this especially for you. You're just trying to be nice."
Zheng Laosan took a deep puff and found it much better than the cigarette that cost more than a dime.
"Tell me, what are you doing here again? When I see you, I feel like a night owl entering the house."
"Don't think so badly of others. If you always think of others as bad people, your heart will become dark. People should look forward more. Look at how bright the sun is today..."
"Stop talking nonsense, what are you doing here?"
"Someone on the street said Zheng Laosan was dying, so I figured I'd come and see you off. I didn't expect you to be alive and kicking. Isn't this just a rumor?"
Zheng Laosan's eyes lit up: "Who dares to curse me?"
No one is cursing you. If there is a curse, you can only say that I am the one cursing you.
"Zheng Laosan, are you still using a horse-drawn carriage to deliver tiles? That's too outdated." Zheng Laosan drove out a horse-drawn carriage for delivering tiles, which was loaded with fired tiles.
"If not a carriage, how can we deliver the tiles?"
"Have you ever thought about replacing your shotguns with cannons with something more mechanized?" As Wan Feng spoke, his hand seemed to pat the steering wheel of the tractor unintentionally.
Zheng Laosan's attention shifted to the tractor. "Holy crap! What kind of tractor is this? It's so small!"
What's that look? He's only just seen such a huge tractor now.
"The latest product, a 12-horsepower small tractor, is your best helper on the road to wealth. You deserve it."
Wan Feng just used the advertising slogan he had written.
"Did you buy it?"
Wan Feng pointed at Xiao Jun and asked, "Do you know him?"
Although Xiao Jun had never driven a car to pull tiles, he did pull bricks to the construction site every day. He often met people from the front kiln at the construction site, so naturally he knew them.
Zheng Laosan nodded.
"He bought the car. He used to drive for our brick factory to earn cents, but now that he has bought his own car, he delivers bricks from our brick factory to the construction site on the street. He no longer earns cents but earns the freight."
Zheng Laosan took a good look at Xiao Jun and asked, "Did you buy this?"
Xiao Jun nodded: "I just bought it, it's still being adjusted!"
"Zheng Laosan, don't blame me for not giving you some ideas. Our brick and tile factory is going to expand. Next month, we estimate that we can increase the monthly production of red bricks to 60,000 and the daily production of cement tiles to 500. Our red brick production has reached an annual output of 2 million this time. We need a lot of transportation capacity. The price of bricks and tiles increased a few days ago, and the freight cost of red bricks is now 5 cents. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zheng Laosan's eyes rolled a few times: "Then how many bricks can this thing pull?"
"You can pull two cubic meters of sand. One cubic meter of sand weighs 3,300 kilograms. Can you calculate how many bricks you can pull?"
One cubic meter of sand weighs 3,300 kilograms, and two cubic meters weighs 6,600 kilograms, nearly three and a half tons.
One red brick weighs about five to five and a half jins, which means one can pull one thousand one hundred red bricks.
Of course Zheng Laosan can calculate it.
"So how much is this little tractor?"
"Three thousand eight hundred with a trailer."
"Oh my god! It's so expensive!" Zheng Laosan exclaimed.
"Is this expensive? You buy a large tractor for tens of thousands, and even a used one would cost seven or eight thousand. This one is new, it hasn't been used in a single day."
"But three thousand eight is not cheap."
"Would a thousand be enough for a four-horse carriage? Could it catch up with this thing?"
A brand new large horse-drawn carriage with four heads would cost more than a thousand yuan according to the current market price. The wheels and the carriage shed would cost two hundred and forty-five yuan, and the four animals would cost another seven or eight hundred yuan.
This refers to a good horse. If you buy some horses with cat heads and dog ears, you won’t spend so much money, but can they do a good job?
Although a horse-drawn carriage is still much cheaper than a tractor, how much work can a horse-drawn carriage do in a day? If a horse-drawn carriage is more powerful than a machine, then what is the use of a machine?
"You mean I should buy a car to haul bricks for you?"
"That's really lame. What do you mean by hauling bricks for us? You're making money from the freight. The freight for a brick is five cents, and hauling a truckload is sixteen dollars and a half. I'll rebate you five dollars for gas and wear and tear, so you'll have eleven dollars and a half left a day, which is over three hundred dollars a month. In a year, you'll almost get your driver's license back. I'm showing you the way to wealth because of our cooperative relationship. Do you think we won't have anyone hauling bricks? I only told my brother about this, so he bought the truck. I usually don't tell anyone else. If I let the word out, our team will have plenty of people to do it, and it might even be your turn."
Zheng Laosan was silent for a moment. "If you can't sell your bricks, won't you be out of work?"
"Zheng Laosan, how come you live like an idiot just by the street? You know there's a new road under construction in Hongya, right?"
Zheng Laosan nodded, of course he knew.
"Do you know what the completion of this new road means?"
How could I know what it meant? It was just another road!
"After the new road is completed, all kinds of shops, residential areas, schools, cinemas, hotels and restaurants will spring up along both sides of it like mushrooms after rain. This means that Hongya County has begun a major infrastructure construction. How much work do you think this is? Why is our brick and tile factory expanding its operations? Do you think we're expanding because we can't sell our products? Let me tell you another piece of news. Now, not only is the first construction company using our materials, but the second construction company has also started using our materials this year. We just can't produce that much, otherwise the third construction company would have to use our products too. Believe it or not?"
This is not true. Wan Feng has no intention of taking over Sanjian. He is just trying to fool Zheng Laosan.
At least Wahou Brick and Tile Factory doesn't need to target Sanjian anymore. Their products are in short supply now, so there is no need to target others.
Besides, the money is earned by everyone. It would be strange if you don’t get hated if you have a monopoly on it.
Wan Feng's words left Zheng Laosan dumbfounded. There were indeed changes on the street, but he was just there to watch the fun. He had no idea that there was such a big message contained here.
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