Chen Hongqing was not surprised by Fang Lang's request. Being strong and durable were no big deal, but being scratch and puncture-resistant was indeed an unprecedented requirement.
He scratched his head for a moment, and said unconfidently:
"Boss, this is strong and durable, I can guarantee it. After all, the cotton we use now is long-staple cotton, and the fabric woven from it is strong and durable.
It may be difficult to prevent scratches and punctures!"
Fang Lang was not surprised by this. It was obviously impossible for pure cotton cloth to be scratch-proof and puncture-proof.
It was not until Kevlar fiber was successfully researched by DuPont that it became possible to make stab-proof clothing. Now it is obviously difficult to make scratch-resistant and stab-resistant fabrics.
Therefore, after hearing what Chen Hongqing said, Fang Lang could only smile and shake his head:
"It is indeed quite difficult now, but with the advancement of technology, more and more chemical fibers will surely appear. I believe that in the future there will be a new material that can be scratch-resistant and puncture-resistant.
Therefore, your textile factories should not focus on cotton cloth just because we are the origin of long-staple cotton. If you do so, you will be eliminated sooner or later.
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I suggest that after you have established a solid foundation in cotton spinning, you should start to slowly try other textile materials and also study some other weaving methods.
It would be even better if someone could develop a new textile machine. After all, we now have our own mechanical processing factory, which can completely weave these textile machines with low technical difficulty.
But textiles alone may cause infringement. If we can own our own intellectual property rights, we will have the opportunity to enter the textile machinery manufacturing industry. You know, this is a big cake! "
Chen Hongqing is an old textile expert who has worked in the textile industry for half his life. He understood everything Fang Lang said.
It's just that he didn't have such a big heart before and didn't dare to think so big. But now with Fang Lang's support, he feels that these may not be realized in the end. The worst that can happen is that he will just throw a lot of money into it.
If successful, their Daqing Spinning Mill would be able to enter a completely new field, which was what he had always dreamed of.
So, without hesitation:
"Okay, boss, don't worry! Now that you have given us instructions, we will follow your ideas and move forward unswervingly. We must find a way to realize your plan."
Fang Lang was very satisfied with Chen Hongqing's statement. He had revealed the future direction to him. As long as he had the awareness of pioneering and innovation, it would not be difficult for him to become a giant in the textile industry in the future.
She smiled and nodded at him.
Then, he looked at Vivian on the other side and said:
“Vivian, the cloth produced by our textile factory is now sold to Europe and the United States.
I plan to support a number of private garment factories in Natal in the future. As a first step, I want to put your Vivian clothing manufacturing factory in Natal.
As for where to place the design studio and company headquarters, it's up to you, whether it's Paris, France, Milan, Italy, or São Paulo, Brazil, I have no problem with it.
What do you think?
Vivian had heard Fang Lang say that the textile industry he established in Natal, Brazil was for him.
When she came to Daqing Textile Factory today and saw such a large production scale, she was very happy. Now when she heard Fang Lang asking him to put the clothing factory in Natal, he certainly had no objection.
This way, not only can he come to Natal often to accompany Fang Lang, but he can also get the lowest cost raw materials and cheap labor.
There was absolutely no objection to her.
Instead, Fang Lang fulfilled his promise, which made her very happy. He took Fang Lang's arm without hesitation, kissed Fang Lang hard on the face and said:
“Of course, dear.
You are so kind. I haven’t even graduated yet! Isn’t it too early to build a garment factory now? "
Fang Lang smiled and shook his head:
"Don't worry! It's not too early. After we build the garment factory, we can accept some OEM orders from Europe and the United States.
It can not only maintain the operation of the factory, but also train the workers' skills.
Once you have established your own clothing brand, we can directly start producing qualified products for you.”
When Vivian heard her man's arrangement, she had no objection at all. She smiled happily and gave Fang Lang a big hug and kiss.
Chen Hongqing, who was standing by, turned his head quickly, muttering, "Don't look at anything indecent! Don't look at anything indecent!"
Seeing that his woman directly expressed her feelings with actual actions, Fang Lang laughed out loud and looked at Chen Hongqing, whose face was flushed and a little embarrassed.
Fang Lang patted Vivian on the back, signaling her to be careful of the impact.
Vivian twisted her waist twice in dissatisfaction, then sat down reluctantly.
After Vivian was done, Fang Lang looked at Chen Hongqing again and said:
"Old Chen, do you know anything about shoemaking?"
Chen Hongqing, who was looking out the window to avoid embarrassment, heard the boss's question, slowly turned his head, and saw that the boss's wife had separated from the boss, then he let out a long sigh.
But his old face was still red, and he asked in an uncertain tone with some embarrassment:
"What kind of shoes do you mean by shoemaking?
If it is our traditional thousand-layer soles, many Chinese women can make them, but if it is leather shoes, only a few people can do it. "
Fang Lang frowned when he heard this. It would definitely not be possible to make thousand-layer soles. Although this kind of cloth shoes are very comfortable to wear, they are obviously not suitable for the climate environment like Brazil.
Especially during the rainy season in Brazil, you definitely dare not wear this kind of shoes when going out, otherwise they will be soaked in water for a long time and will soon be damaged.
In addition, the processing technology of the cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles is almost entirely handmade stitch by stitch, which is obviously not suitable for the jungle combat boots that Fang Lang wants to make.
The current leather shoe processing technology may have certain reference value, after all, leather shoes require glue and mechanical stitching.
However, Fang Lang quickly realized that what he wanted to make was actually a new type of shoe that could be made by injecting glue. He might as well organize people, research a complete set of production processes, and then manufacture a batch of professional equipment from a machining plant.
Thinking of this, Fang Lang said directly to Chen Hongqing:
"Old Chen, can you help me find a few craftsmen with experience in leather shoe manufacturing? Let's study and design a new shoemaking process.
I want to make a pair of military boots. Once the process is finalized, I will arrange for a machinery manufacturing plant to produce special shoemaking machinery for us.
Then we can directly automate the manufacturing process.”
Although Chen Hongqing didn't understand what the military boots Fang Lang was talking about, he still quickly stood up and said:
"Yes, Boss, I'll go get him now."
While Chen Hongqing was looking for someone, Fang Lang was not idle either, and drew the combat boots in his mind on the drawing. Unfortunately, drawing a camouflage pattern was like graffiti, very simple.
But shoes are obviously not that easy to draw. After finally drawing a rough outline, Vivian standing by couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
He directly snatched the pen from Fang Lang's hand and said:
"The shoes you drew are so ugly, let me draw them!"
Fang Lang looked at the finished product of his drawing and did not think it was ugly. You have to know that he worked with a professional draftsman to draw the design of a ship.
I didn't expect that Vivian would dislike me now.
However, he was extremely happy that his woman was willing to help him draw pictures.
How could I refuse?
So, he let go without hesitation and just stood behind Vivian, giving her instructions.
After drawing the entire shape of the shoe, he asked her to start drawing the details of the shoe. For example, the position of the shoelaces, he designed a copper quick buckle, which required a special detailed picture to represent.
After the picture was drawn, I found that something seemed to be wrong. After searching for a long time, I found that there was no V-shaped opening in front of the ankle to protect the instep from bruises.
The details of the drainage holes are marked one by one.
Then I compared them again and again with the combat boots I remembered wearing before, and found that the ankle area was not reinforced, which might mean that the ankle was not protected enough.
He picked up the pen and made some corrections on the picture drawn by Vivian. After finally being able to see the effect he wanted from Vivian's drawing.
Fang Lang instructed Vivian to draw a disassembled diagram of the shoe, marking the steel plates on the sole and the toe.
Finally, I took a blank drawing and designed the Panama sole style according to my impression.
By the time I finished drawing the blueprint, it was already dark.
Fang Lang, who originally thought it wouldn't take long, had to ask Vivian to stay and work overtime with him.
Surprisingly, although Vivian didn't like the camouflage pattern designed by Fang Lang, she really liked the jungle boots designed by Fang Lang.
She even kept saying that this pair of boots gave her countless design inspirations.
While the two were still drawing the blueprints, a technician who knew shoemaking skills had already been brought in by Chen Hongqing. No one had expected that making boots would be so complicated, especially since steel plates needed to be inserted into the soles.
This made all the workers very confused.
After Fang Lang's explanation, everyone felt relieved, but at the same time they were also surprised at the protective ability of these shoes.
Everyone studied the drawings carefully, and Fang Lang finally made his requirements clear.
These shoemakers began to discuss the manufacturing process again, dividing the manufacture of combat boots into many processes, including which step should be done first, which step should be done later, to what extent, and how to ensure quality.
The manufacturing process of the shoes alone was discussed for nearly two days. Everyone knew that these were not shoes for ordinary people to walk in, but military boots for soldiers to use in combat, so the quality requirements were extremely high.
Everyone expressed their opinions on the manufacturing process, and finally, the entire shoe manufacturing process was divided into more than fifty steps.
It also puts forward clear requirements on what effects need to be achieved in each step.
After these process flows were confirmed, Fang Lang sent them to the machinery manufacturing plant and asked the mechanical engineers in the factory to discuss what kind of machinery should be manufactured to achieve the desired effects.
It was not until two months later that Fang Lang saw the military boots he designed.
Because the production process of camouflage cloth has not been completed yet, this is a pair of combat boots made of pure black canvas.
After testing them on his feet, Fang Lang found some minor problems and returned them to them for modification.
Finally, three months later, he delivered an answer that satisfied Fang Lang.
During this trial production process, the boot-making factory had already begun simultaneous construction, and with the cooperation of the machinery manufacturing plant, all the machinery in the factory was supplied with priority, so the construction efficiency of the factory was very high.
This is also a dedicated combat boot production line with complete independent intellectual property rights.
Of course Fang Lang would not participate in all these things. After confirming his requirements with the shoemakers, he took Vivian home.
As for weapons like silencers, crossbows, and blowpipes, he just had to give the order over the phone and that was it.
Just as Fang Lang was studying these jungle warfare equipment, the rebels of the Eddie brothers far away in Manguali also encountered trouble.
"Brother, why aren't these border guards moving?"
Raymond Eddie asked Briso Eddie anxiously.
"It's okay, don't worry. It seems that the commander, Milos Chuatoko, is not a fool.
However, I want to see how long he can delay. I don’t believe his superiors will allow him to delay any longer.”
There was also a map of the northwestern Amazon on the table in front of Brisso Eddy, and at this moment his eyes were scanning back and forth between the towns of Bitenkot and Manguari.
Raymond Eddie was relieved to see his brother looking confident, and said with a smile:
"In that case, let's take a good rest in Manguali and recruit some more people. With the equipment seized from them, we can recruit more than 200 people.
Haha...Brother, your trick is really amazing. It's just that we left in a hurry and the batch of goods in Bittenkot Town was not transferred in time, which is such a pity."
Hearing his brother's words, Brisso Eddie's mouth curled up slightly, and he said calmly:
"It's nothing to regret. I left those things for them on purpose. I just wanted to see if they would be tempted by such a huge fortune and if anything interesting would happen."
Upon hearing this, Raymond Eddie was also stunned, and said with some distress:
"Brother, this is a lot of money! If we sell it, we can buy a lot of equipment, and it can also allow us to recruit more people."
Patting Raymond Eddy on the shoulder with a smile, Briso Eddy said in a relaxed tone:
"Don't worry! They are regular troops. Unless they burn the goods directly, otherwise, as long as they transport them back, they are just helping us. We can just pick up the goods at the destination. Hehe..."
"ah!"
Raymond Eddie was stunned by his brother's words, but he quickly realized that if the border guards did not destroy the things directly, they would definitely hand them over as trophies or swallow them privately.
Either way they would certainly get the cargo out of the jungle, which was much less risky than shipping it themselves.
As for where they will be transported later, it doesn't matter. As long as they know the destination of the goods, they will be able to transfer them out of their hands.
Briso Eddy didn't care about his brother's surprise and continued:
"We can recruit people in Manguali, but we also need to leave some spare equipment. We can use it when we return to Bitenkot Town to recruit local people."
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