Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 265 The Next Generation's Career (Subscription Request)

The leader left as soon as he finished speaking, and apart from official business, he had no free time at all.

The higher you get, the more things you have to worry about. Sometimes just one thing can keep you busy for a long time.

The most relaxing time for Zhou Fengnian was when he was an engineer in a machinery factory.

At that time, he only needed to be responsible for the technology, and Engineer Luo and Deputy Director Gao would help with other matters.

After the promotion, there will be more things to worry about.

Not only did he have to set up a department, but he was also responsible for technological development and the establishment of a new factory. He had originally planned not to be particularly busy at the end of the year, but at the behest of his leader, Zhou Fengnian was asked to focus on the manufacturing of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

After seeing the leader off, Zhou Fengnian began to make phone calls to the Ministry of First Machine Building.

"Old leader, I'm Zhou Fengnian. Haha, that won't work. Once I'm an old leader, I'll be one for life."

"Just now, my boss gave me a task, asking me to produce a batch of equipment during the Chinese New Year. I need a senior worker from Huaxia Machine Tool Factory, and I need the Ministry of First Machinery to give me a production task."

At this time, the power of the factory director can be big or small, all depending on his prestige. However, if the factory director needs to gather a group of senior workers to work overtime without taking a break during the New Year period, then his prestige may not be enough.

There are too many senior workers needed, so the department has to arrange production tasks for them.

After talking with Li Hetong, Zhou Fengnian assigned production tasks to the Shenzhou Computer Factory.

Then he handed the follow-up matter to Wang Mingjie, asking him to check on it every three days so that he could keep abreast of the progress at any time.

This matter is very urgent. With the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, we might be able to break the Southern Monkey's waist. All they rely on is the jungle concealment, but under the detection of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, this system will be weakened by 70% to 80%.

However, this battle will still cost a lot of money, and this kind of thing is inevitable.

Although Zhou Fengnian tried his best to help the country earn foreign exchange, under his influence, the country could earn $200 to 300 million in foreign exchange a year.

But in a war, it is totally not enough.

After the war, the deficit will probably be even more serious, and then some changes will have to be made.

Zhou Fengnian wanted his two brothers to get the first crack at it, as this policy would become more and more relaxed; if in the first year only eight people were allowed to be hired, then in the third year the limit would be relaxed to more than a dozen people.

In the future, the requirement may be relaxed to employ less than 100 people, and it may even be possible to sell state-owned factories to individuals.

If you seize the first step, you can make money step by step and then grow and develop.

Now his two nephews are the first to benefit from the business. By cooperating with Tsinghua University canteen, they can earn thousands of yuan a month.

A few days ago, his two nephews came to him and wanted to expand production by moving the fried peanuts business to the countryside and then cooperating with other university canteens to supply fried peanuts.

They now do everything themselves and cannot hire anyone. After working so hard all day, they can only fry 2,000 kilograms at most.

But if you keep the fried peanuts in the countryside, you can quietly hire people to transport them to the cities to sell.

The prerequisite is that there is a university willing to accept you.

Zhou Fengnian smiled after listening to this. If he let his two nephews continue to do this, he would have to think of other businesses for his second brother Zhou Jiaan.

However, Zhou Fengnian still helped. He contacted professors from three schools including Yan University and Normal University and promised to help them connect. Whether it could be successful depended on Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui.

Many of the technical personnel Zhou Fengnian knows are college students, from famous universities all over the country, and he can get in touch with them just by asking.

Moreover, the people he recommended were all at the level of professors and deans, so he had quite a say in the school.

This year's Spring Festival was a bit tense. Most people with discerning eyes were influenced by the atmosphere created in the newspapers.

Many people were angry at the shamelessness of the Southern Monkey. They had provided them with so much aid and even sent troops to help them, but after they settled down, they turned around and bit them?
brute!

Some military factories also cancelled their breaks and stepped up production during the New Year period, and then transported the goods to the south.

Zhou Fengnian also had a lot of time to spare. Every time an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was produced, he would personally debug and test the flight to ensure that it was foolproof.

In addition to debugging the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, he also has to keep an eye on the construction of departments and factories. However, he does not need to worry too much about this aspect. Zhou Fengnian only needs to control the progress.

The first generation of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was very simple, and he created drones with such simple functions in order to prepare for the war.

However, the second-generation unmanned reconnaissance aircraft can be much more perfect. Zhou Fengnian has already started thinking about it and will start research and development as soon as the factory is established.

The busyness this year also meant that Zhou Fengnian was unable to return to the village to celebrate the New Year. Except for Zhou's father who was complaining about his dissatisfaction, everyone else, even Zhou's mother, was quite happy to celebrate the New Year in the city.

The Zhou family's house in Hongjia Village is still a bit small no matter how much it is expanded.

In particular, the families of the fourth and fifth sisters both spent the New Year at their home. One had a falling out with the elders in her family, and the other’s elders in her family passed away.

I can only come to Zhou's house to celebrate the New Year. If I go back, I won't even have a place to stay. We can't have two families living in one house.

Now when the Zhou family celebrates the New Year, there are more than 20 people including adults and children. Even at Zhou Fengnian's house, two large tables have to be set up, otherwise there will be no room for everyone.

Zhou Fengnian only had a day off on Chinese New Year's Day. At this time, other senior workers who had worked overtime and the technicians in charge of the drone system at Shenzhou Computer also went home to rest.

I will reunite with my family today and continue working tomorrow.

Although it was a bit hard during the Chinese New Year period, I received overtime pay, and I was able to have ten days off after February, which made up for it.

Moreover, the workers are now more conscious. Although they complained at the beginning, when they heard that the things they made would be sent to the front line, they suddenly became full of energy and worked faster.

The drone factory is also speeding up construction, and it is estimated that the factory will be completed in February, when the drones will be produced and placed in the factory.

The day before New Year's Eve.

It was almost eleven o'clock when Zhou Fengnian came back. He washed up and went to rest directly.

When he woke up the next day, his eldest brother, second brother and fourth sister's families all came to his house; some were busy, some were playing.

Seeing Zhou Fengnian getting up so late, Zhou Fugui couldn't help but complain, "San'er, are you still going to work today? Why don't you take a break during the New Year's Day?"

Zhou Fengnian yawned and said, "I'll take a day off this year and get back to work tomorrow. Dad, I can't help it. I have more things to do now than before.
Is there anything to eat?

Zhou Yan quickly brought Zhou Fengnian a breakfast of soy milk and meat buns. The buns were homemade and tasted no worse than those sold outside.

Zhou Fugui asked: "Why are you so busy? I am the factory director now, so I should take a break when I need one."

"Dad, I got promoted and I'm not the factory director anymore."

Zhou Fengnian interrupted and said, "I am now in charge of the factory director."

Zhou Fugui was stunned when he heard this and was speechless. He thought that both he and his son were factory directors, and the only difference was the size of the factory.

Having served as deputy team leader of a production brigade, Zhou Fugui had also met township leaders and had some understanding of the ranks of cadres.

Zhou Fugui didn't expect his son to reach this level now
"San'er, why are you promoted so much? Forget it. Make your own decision."

Zhou Fugui was a little worried at first, but when he thought that Zhou Fengnian no longer needed his concern, he didn't say anything.

Just after finishing breakfast, Zhou Fengnian was pestered by his two nephews.

As soon as Zhou Fengnian walked into the study, the three brothers followed him in. Then Zhou Xianzhe asked with a smile, "Uncle San, do you think we can build a factory and hang it under the collective of Hongjia Village?"

"You are quite clever, kid. Who gave you this method of relying on others?"

When Zhou Fengnian asked the question, his eyes were directly at Zhou Xianyang. His two nephews were relatively honest, but his son was not necessarily the same.

Zhou Xianyang suddenly said vigilantly: "Dad, it's not me. I didn't even come up with the idea. It was all my cousins ​​who thought of it themselves."

Zhou Fengnian snorted coldly, "How could they possibly think of affiliating with me? Didn't you remind them? Now they're even deceiving me?"

Zhou Xianyang felt a little guilty after being looked at, and then he pointed two fingers and said, "I just said this, nothing more."

"Stay away, you're just thinking about bad things all day long. Your homework at school will triple!"

After reprimanding Zhou Xianyang, Zhou Fengnian said to his two nephews, "It's better not to do this. Although it is also a method, if you engage in speculation in the name of the collective, you will be imprisoned for 20 years if you are discovered, and I will not be able to save you.

You can make money, but you have to make money legally and don’t do anything illegal or criminal.”

Zhou Xianzhe asked: "Uncle San, why is grandpa's fertilizer factory okay?"

"What do you mean by your grandfather's fertilizer factory? It belongs to Hongjia Village, but your grandfather was chosen to be the factory director. Every household in the village has a share in the fertilizer factory."

Zhou Fengnian explained: “Unless you move your household registration back to Hongjia Village, build a factory in the name of the village collective, and distribute the profits to every household, then it can be considered a collective industry.

Otherwise, if you are reported once, you will go to jail.”

"Besides, next year will be the 79th anniversary, so there is no need to rely on collective industry anymore. You can make endless money, and there will be many opportunities in the future. Don't worry."

Zhou Fengnian did not explain in detail. He couldn't tell his two nephews that the country would defeat the Southern Monkey next and then quickly clear the Southern Monkey's military fortress within a few months.

There are predictions that the domestic economy will suffer severe damage and will definitely undergo reform and opening up.

He had told his eldest and second brothers before that they both had this tendency, and his eldest brother Zhou Weitian and second brother Zhou Jiaan were both tight-lipped, so let's forget about his two nephews.

After being persuaded by Zhou Fengnian, the two nephews had to give up the idea.

They have earned two to three thousand in the past few months, and have bought bicycles, new clothes and other things.

They just want to earn more. Now they feel that the money they earn is hard-earned, so they want to expand production.

But I didn’t expect to be rejected by my third uncle.

After leaving the study, the three brothers didn't dare to do it in private. If they didn't listen to their parents at home, that would be a big deal.

But Uncle San said that it was no good. If they continued to do it, the old man might pick up a stick and beat them.

Uncle San usually doesn't take charge of things, but when he does, you have to listen to him.

After the three brothers left home under the pretext of going shopping, Zhou Xianzhe asked, "Xianyang, what should we do now? Do you have any other ideas?"

"No, if dad doesn't allow me to do it, then I really have no other choice."

Zhou Xianyang shook his head and said, "He is much smarter than me. What we 'eat' is what he left over. Anyway, we must not do anything he doesn't allow without telling him, otherwise the three of us will get beaten, and no one will persuade us."

Zhou Fengnian was determined to beat him, and I'm afraid even his mother wouldn't say a word. That would show that his father was really anxious.

"Let's try another method, Third Brother. Do you have any friends you trust especially? Why not just entrust the canteens of other universities to them?"

Zhou Xianyang suddenly thought of a method: "Let your friends do the peanut frying work and charge them two cents per pound. On the surface, let others contact the university and fry the peanuts. We can just help transport the peanuts."

After hearing this, Zhou Xianrui asked, "What's left for us then? What if they shun us and don't want to give us these two cents?"

"How dare they? The school was given a semi-public status because of my dad and your third uncle's help. The collection of unplanned peanuts was done because of grandpa's help. Without us, they can't move an inch!"

Zhou Xianyang continued, "But Brother Xianzhe, Brother Xianrui, you have to let them make some money. Two cents per pound is about right."

Zhou Xianzhe nodded and said, "Don't worry, Xianyang, we are not greedy. And when you say that, I also think of a few classmates who used to come from poor families."

Without the connections of Zhou Fengnian and Zhou Fugui, this matter would not be possible.

With a semi-public status, they could prevent the street office from investigating them. Moreover, the fertilizer factory in Hongjia Village also sold fertilizer to all the communes around Sijiu City, so they had a good relationship.

With this relationship, they were able to run around collecting peanuts outside of the plan with the letter of introduction from the Hongjia Village Production Team.

The more the three brothers discussed it, the more they felt that this was feasible. They only needed to control the supply of goods and their public status, and they didn't have to worry about others taking advantage of the situation.

This matter does not involve the group, so try to choose reliable people.

Even if they were reported, they couldn't be blamed.

Zhou Xianzhe said happily: "Xianyang, you really have some tricks, you are worthy of being in college."

"Xianyang was born smart, that's why he was able to go to college."

Zhou Xianrui said: "Let's not talk about that. We need to collect some industrial coupons. It's getting harder and harder to pull goods with a bicycle. We need to buy a tricycle."

"Go ask my dad for some after the New Year. Don't go to Pigeon City. We only have a lot of industrial coupons!"

Zhou Xianyang said that their family had more than 20 industrial certificates a month, and if they wanted to buy a tricycle, they could directly ask Zhou Fengnian to issue a certificate and buy it.

But he knew that his father couldn't drive, so he could only ask for the industrial coupon.

"Okay, then I'll go look for Uncle San after the New Year. But Xianzhe, don't tell Uncle Er and my dad about this, or you'll get beaten again."

"I know, my father doesn't beat me, but my mother often beats me"

When Zhou Xianyang heard about what happened to his two brothers, he felt a little envious; he was not beaten when he was a child, but he had to copy books when he made mistakes. One time, he copied so much that his wrist was bandaged before they let him go.

He copied three of the four great classics in two days!

(End of this chapter)