Ants exploded, I opened a power plant to supply power to the world

Chapter 266 265 More than towns, more than villages and million people
After hanging up the phone, Lin Zhe felt less sleepy. He simply took out his phone and looked through the announcement issued by the group. He didn't read the news in detail after hearing it during the day.

Now he lives in the suburban headquarters of Zhetong Electric Power in South Africa. The signal is not very good because the local telecommunications company will not come to lay optical cables until tomorrow.

But Lin Zhe is not afraid, because his mobile phone uses the Starlink service, and as long as he pays the fee, he can receive satellite signals.

Opening the group’s official account, Lin Zhe quickly saw the detailed report of this announcement.

The earliest announcement contained only text but no pictures, announcing that the group had completed electrification of all rural areas in Gansu Province.

But the most recent post included some photos, all of which were taken locally by the Zhetong Electric Power Group.

Anticipation and excitement can be seen in the expressions of the villagers, and the children's faces are filled with smiles. This photo was taken when the electricity was supplied, because it was very dark at night.

But this makes the face appear particularly clear under the light.

Including the villagers of Zhaojiazhuang, some of them took the initiative to raise their fingers and make a "V" sign in front of the camera. There was a peaceful and happy atmosphere on everyone's face.

In addition to the photos, the announcement also included brief interviews with the villagers.

The women sighed and said that they could finally buy a washing machine, which would save a lot of labor in their housework.

Washing clothes by hand may not sound like a big deal, but it is actually very laborious and even painful in the countryside in winter.

Many women get frostbite on their hands because they wash clothes in freezing water close to zero degrees in winter. It is really uncomfortable to get frostbite on your hands.

Especially in the north, it is very likely that water pipes will freeze in winter.

At times like this, the dirty quilts and clothes have to be washed, especially when the New Year is approaching and everyone pays attention to cleanliness, and the men in the family who have gone out to work have also returned to their hometowns.

In addition, children are naughty, and the clean clothes they have just changed into will be covered in mud after being left out to play for a day, so they have to be changed into new clothes every day.

In such circumstances, clothes would pile up if not washed for a few days. When the temperature dropped suddenly and the water pipes froze and the water was cut off, women had to go to the river and break the ice to reveal the clear, icy river water.

Wearing rubber waterproof gloves that were of little use, the women began their work.

Several hours of washing and rinsing passed by. Backache was a common problem, and my hands had long been numb from the cold.

Now, Zhetong Electric Power has arrived and brought electricity to their village.

Even for the poorest families, it is still possible to spend several hundred dollars to buy a good quality washing machine these days.

Even if there is a water outage, all you have to do is stand with your man, fetch more water from the river, and turn on the washing machine.

This can be said to be the liberation of women. They are sincerely happy and grateful to Zhetong Electric Power.

As for men, some of the work that used to be strenuous can now be replaced by electrical appliances, which is already a complete improvement.

Needless to say, the children's childhood has since been enriched with cartoons that should have been there for a long time.

……

Seeing the photos of these people, Lin Zhe also raised the corners of his mouth.

This is the significance of Zhetong Electric Power's existence. Apart from cities, the vast countryside is the home of most people, and their homes also need electricity to illuminate them.

I opened the dialog box with Zhang Yuliang, which contained the financial statements she sent me.

This time, a total of 803 townships and towns in Gansu Province have completed electrification. The rest are some large towns or towns close to cities and their subordinate villages, which are supplied by power companies in the urban areas.

803 township areas, a total of 10,23 villages, benefiting 3.86 million people. This is the report card of Zhetong Electric Power Group this time.

Of course, these more than three million to nearly four million people naturally became the group's growing users, including ordinary people, some local businesses, even small workshops and factories, and local administrative agencies.

Because of the power supply of Zhetong Electric Power, many local officials allocated funds specifically, which at least ensured the lighting in the town.

Originally, these towns had no electricity, and the town’s own “power stations” were extremely unstable, especially later in the evening, when the power supply should have been on.

However, as people stop working and electricity consumption decreases, the owners of local power stations often simply shut down the generators to save electricity, so there is no electricity most of the time at night.

Now that the power supply is stable, not to mention other places, all the units in the town must install street lamps, including some main streets in the town.

All these have brought additional income to Zhetong Electric Power.

Adding all these together, the revenue that Zhetong Electric Power Group earned from this electrification operation is approximately 100 million per month, or more than 1 billion per year.

This number is very low, with millions of people only bringing such a small electricity bill, but this is not surprising to Lin Zhe at all.

In these places, because there was no electricity before, industry was basically non-existent. Now that there is electricity, it may gradually drive local development, and electricity consumption will gradually increase.

Another thing is that people in rural areas are generally more frugal than in cities, and the population in the northwest region is small.

Unlike in the south where a town has at least tens of thousands of people and a large village has at least several thousand people, it is normal for a town here to have four or five thousand people and a village to have dozens of households with less than a hundred people.

With an annual income of more than 1 billion yuan, Lin Zhe is content.

Although the group has invested a lot in the northwest region, a total of more than 10,000 villages means that the Zhetong Power Group has built more than 10,000 "power supply stations" in the area.

Although most of them are very simple, just a room for placing motors and "ant nests", they have everything they need, which also means that Zhetong Power has more than 10,000 additional rural power supply station managers.

They are also considered part of Zhetong Electric Power, but their workplace is at home and their salary is not very high.

But if we encounter some minor problems, we can hand them over to them to handle, which greatly saves the human resources of Zhetong Electric Power.

The combined monthly salary of these more than 10,000 people is only around 2,800 yuan, and with some benefits it's only 3,000 yuan.

But the total salary expenditure is only more than 30 million, plus some basic guarantees, such as work clothes and some labor protection supplies, this number only increases to 40 million per month.

Excluding infrastructure costs, Lin Zhe could still make a net profit of 50 to 60 million this month.

But the cost of infrastructure investment can be spread out over time, so there is no need to worry about it.

And to be honest, Lin Zhe had no intention of making much money by investing in these rural areas. The only way to make money was in urban areas with concentrated populations and industries.

Now the Zhetong Power Group in rural areas has been completed, and the next step is urban areas.

……

The next morning, Lin Zhe felt good after falling asleep.

Although this place is not as comfortable as a high-end hotel, Lin Zhe is not picky about places. Lin Zhe himself started from scratch and has experienced sleeping on a friend's sofa or sleeping on a bare bed in a newly found rental house. Lin Zhe did not grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth, so he does not have affluenza.

Moreover, living here, Lin Zhe always felt that he had found a bit of the feeling in the movies. Currently, in addition to the staff he brought with him to be responsible for his own security, there are also security personnel hired from the security company in the headquarters.

They were responsible for the security of the headquarters. Looking down from their rooms, they could see some professional gunmen in the yard, which was really exciting for the men.

Lin Zhe has also made arrangements for the next few days, which is to personally meet with several official leaders here, make contact, and finalize the matter.

The rest of the work will be left to the staff. After all, I have already achieved this much now, and it is impossible for me to participate in the construction process from scratch here.

The reason for coming here is very simple. On the one hand, Lin Zhe himself is the only boss of Zhetong Electric Power Group, and no one is more suitable than himself to contact the senior officials here.

After all, in addition to the benefits and real money, people would only get involved because of Lin Zhe's identity.

Another reason is that Lin Zhe wanted to experience the life in a blockbuster movie. The conditions for that were not available in China, so he wanted to feel the local customs and culture here and shoot some guns at the same time.

This was what happened in the next few days. Lin Zhe was arranged to meet with several local senior officials, and then signed some agreements, allowing Zhetong Power to obtain a local energy supply license.

This was the main thing. After it was done, Lin Zhe relaxed and went on a local tour.

With dozens of armed men around, Lin Zhe doesn't have to worry about safety at all.

Lin Zhe really had no interest in the humanities, but he still visited a lot of local scenery during these two days.

……

Three days later, Lin Zhe was about to return home.

After this trip, Lin Zhe felt very refreshed. He had tried out weapons and even heavy machine guns, which allowed him to let himself go.

Coming back from the shooting range that day, Lin Zhe once again passed by the small yard of his "neighbor's" house.

During these few days, Lin Zhe also got to know his neighbor better. He was a nice person who made money through his skills and hard work.

Plus, he was about to return to China, so Lin Zhe planned to leave something for him.

I don't know the local language, but I know a little English. Barry also speaks English because he comes into contact with tourists, so the two of us can still communicate.

……

Over the past few days, as the headquarters of Zhetong Electric Power Group was being renovated, Barry also learned that Zhetong was actually an electric power company that provided electricity to the local area.

Barry was very happy about the news. On the one hand, this was a legitimate power company and they looked quite formal. Just a glance at the security configurations from the outside was enough to dispel some people's bad ideas.

This would not cause any trouble to his family, who also needed electricity.

But locally, electricity is only available in the urban area, and given Barry's family conditions, it is unlikely that he will be able to own a piece of land there in his lifetime.

So he chose this place. Of course, there was no electricity or water supply here, and even the mobile phone had no signal here.

But fortunately, I have a good neighbor. Because of the arrival of Zhetong Electric Power Group, the communications company came here specifically to build a signal tower and pull optical cables.

This also benefited Barry's family, at least the cell phone had a signal at home.

Besides, they are the power company, so he can discuss the power supply and other things later, which will make life much better for the family.

……

With this idea in mind, the Barry family was no longer as frightened as they were when they saw Lin Zhe's Hummer convoy these two days, nor did they rush back home when Lin Zhe and his team drove over.

The same thing happened today. When Barry and his colleagues were working in the yard, they saw the convoy and instead of avoiding it, they looked over with curiosity.

Although he didn't understand it before, he knew that this convoy belonged to that Dragon country man. Moreover, after observing for the past few days, Barry had some guesses in his mind and knew that the Dragon country man was probably the boss of Zhetong Electric Power.

This time, as Barry and the others looked over, the car stopped in front of the house.

"Hello~"

"Hello sir~"

Hearing the greeting, Lin Zhe chuckled and nodded, then got up and opened the car door.

"Barry, I have a little gift for you."

Although Lin Zhe likes to experience the customs and cultures of different places, his appetite is really not used to it, whether it was when he was in Siberia or now.

It's okay for Lin Zhe to taste these local foods occasionally, but eating them for more than two meals may not be okay.

So Lin Zhe brought a lot of things with him on this chartered plane, and even brought two chefs with him, which was considered a bit extravagant.

But as long as you have money, you can live comfortably.

Now they are leaving, and there are still a lot of things left. Most of them will be left at the headquarters for the brothers, but Lin Zhe also plans to take some out for his "neighbor" to taste the domestic specialties.

……

Barry was also stunned after hearing the news. He didn't know why such a "big man" would not only stop to say hello to him, but also give him a gift.

Of course, Barry is also very smart as he sells small items to foreign tourists all year round.

He spoke quickly at this moment.

"Thank you very much sir, but there is nothing I can do for you, this is not allowed."

Lin Zhe didn't care much about this. He just smiled and took out some things from the car, including instant noodles brought from home, some food, and a few bottles of white wine.

The locals have the habit of drinking, so Lin Zhe also sent some over.

"These are for you. If you must do something for me, then just watch. If anything happens, go over to the side and notify our company's people. I wish you all the best, Barry."

After saying that, Lin Zhe didn't plan to talk any more and got into the car and left.

Barry and his family looked at the pile of things and fell into deep thought. What were these? He really didn't know what they were.

(End of this chapter)