After learning about the situation, Zhang Xingrong planned to buy a truck.
The factory is receiving more and more orders now, and without a truck, it's impossible to get them there. For example, with a large truck, one or two round trips would have been enough, but they spent two days making five or six trips. Besides, the brigade's tractors still need work and can't be used daily by the factory. Therefore, buying a truck is imperative.
“How’s the new factory?”
Luo Ertao reported to her: "The move is almost done. The phone will be usable in two days."
Zhang Xingrong nodded. "How's the factory recruiting going?"
"The factory now has 200 people, and all the new employees are trained personally by Mr. Luo and several other master chefs."
The orders from the two department stores in the provincial capital were very large, and combined with the existing orders, the dozens of people we had were definitely not enough. Besides, we had two other educated youth going to other counties to look for orders, so it made sense to hire more people.
Their factory does not require machines, and all weaving is done manually. If orders increase in the future, more and more people will be needed.
Luo Ertao followed Zhang Xingrong's previous instructions and recorded the factory orders and production details for her to see.
"Also, as orders expand, the vines on the mountain will gradually decrease. We need to protect the small vines on the mountain behind. We can't cut all the roots. It's best to send someone to plant some and maintain them. Let's discuss this with the brigade."
The hills surrounding Hongyun all belong to the production teams, so it's okay to plant some crops. However, once the land is distributed to each household, it's possible that even the hills will be divided among the production teams. But don't worry, you can rent a hill to plant crops. Plant now and rent later.
It will probably be one or two years before the household contract responsibility system is implemented, so we need to prepare in advance.
Luo Ertao was puzzled: "There are still many mountains in the brigade. We have only cut one mountain and haven't finished it yet. We can't use it all!"
"There will always be a time when we run out of supplies. What if the orders expand again in the future? We have only taken orders within the province now, and the orders may expand in the future, so we should prepare early."
Just like in the past, when plant vines were insufficient, they resorted to using plastic vines. However, plastic vines do have their advantages: they're more durable and require less maintenance. In the future, they'll undoubtedly add more plastic vines to their product line. But that's a matter for the future.
"Also, I'm planning to buy a large truck. Go back and ask Ma Wan to hire two drivers. It would be best if they receive some training."
Luo Ertao wrote them down one by one.
After the discussion, Zhang Xingrong went to eat with them and took them to the guesthouse to rest for the night before leaving tomorrow. The two of them had been busy for two days, and it was too late to go back, so they simply stayed and left tomorrow.
In the next few days, Zhang Xingrong went to the department store to check the sales of goods and inquire about the truck.
Because the department store strongly recommended it, and Hongyun's knitwear was rich and diverse and of good quality, it became a hot seller after just two days of being put on the shelves.
The popularity of the two department stores quickly eclipsed the First Department Store. Customers of the First Department Store's knitwear items couldn't help but compare their prices with the Second and Third Department Stores.
This comparison has snatched away some customers.
Seeing that the product was selling well, Zhang Xingrong felt much more relieved.
However, the truck market wasn't very good. She'd checked, but new trucks started at 30,000 yuan, which wasn't cheap. The factory was very profitable now, so raising 50,000 yuan in working capital wasn't a problem. But she had other plans for the money.
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