Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 271 Four Dishes and One Soup (Subscription Request)
Zhou Fengnian held a meeting at the wireless communications factory, mainly discussing the issue of development speed.

Pagers don't have much technical content, their main feature is speed. If they can't take root in the other two cities within a year and a half, they can be declared unqualified.

The Ministry allocated a considerable amount of funds to the Wireless Communications Factory, which hired more than 1,500 workers, in addition to skilled workers transferred from other factories, as well as factory office and logistics staff.

This new factory has more than 2,300 employees, which is not considered a small factory in the city.

After the New Year, wireless communication factories recruited workers on a large scale, which to some extent alleviated the problem of a large number of unemployed young people in the old city.

At that time, not only the local street office government organization, but even the street office organizations two districts away came to ask for quotas.

In the end, Zhou Fengnian simply put forward the recruitment requirements and let the deputy district mayors and directors of various street offices do the work.

Even though he set very high requirements and required everyone to be literate, they were able to get the job done, and most of those sent to the wireless communications factory were still in junior high school.

There are too many unemployed young people at this time, and most of them have been to school.

The first step for a wireless communication factory now is to make money, and it must be a large sum of money. If the factory has money and can feed it back to the department, Zhou Fengnian can proceed to the next step.

Building wireless communication networks and the Internet.

There is no way. There is no way for them to allocate funds at this time. They have to find a way to solve the problem themselves.

After the meeting, Zhou Fengnian stated that the factory must focus on technological innovation, and that if they encounter difficulties, they can come to the department to find him, but the importance of technology cannot be ignored.

Director Zhao, two deputy directors, and the head of the technical department all nodded to show that they understood.

The leaders have said so, and if they ignore it, they will be demoted from the positions they have worked so hard to be promoted to.

The meeting didn't last long and it was soon noon.

Director Zhao looked at the time and asked with a smile, "Boss, it's getting late. Let's have lunch at our factory and see how the chef we hired is doing. The chef who cooks small dishes also cooks big pots. Let him show you his skills."

"That's fine. The workers' food is also very important. Only when they eat well can they be motivated to produce."

Zhou Fengnian agreed and said, if he went back now he would have to get food, so it would be better to have a meal here.

"But don't be extravagant, just make two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, four dishes and one soup."

There are about five people at a table, so four dishes and one soup are reasonable.

Factory Director Zhao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then quickly said, "I understand, leader. I guarantee four dishes and one soup."

Soon, Deputy Factory Director Yu, who was in charge of logistics, went to make arrangements while Zhou Fengnian talked with the head of the technical department about issues related to wireless communication technology.

Level 6 engineers are already very scarce in China, and they can occasionally apply what Zhou Fengnian says to other situations; if the wireless communication factory was not very important, he would not have been able to transfer a level 6 engineer to this factory.

Engineer Tang Zhishang also specializes in wireless electronics, which is a good match for his major. Zhou Fengnian feels relieved to hand over the technical department to him.

Moreover, Zhou Fengnian also gave him the power to contact him at any time, so that no one in the factory dared to suppress him, even if the other people were backed by ministers.

Soon, the meal was ready, and Director Zhao quickly invited Zhou Fengnian to the cafeteria box.

Almost every factory prepares small private rooms in the canteen, unless they can't find skilled chefs.

When Zhou Fengnian entered the private room and saw the food on the table, he was stunned. Then he turned around, smiled, and asked, "Director Zhao, is this your four dishes and one soup?"

There was an extra-large plate with three dishes on it. There were four such plates in total, which meant a total of twelve dishes, plus a pot of soup!

Director Zhao said quickly, "Four dishes in one meal, we use it practically, leader, please take a seat."

"Lao Gu said you are good at handling things. If the wireless communication factory wants to promote and develop, it is best to let you come only this time and use you less in the future. We make a living by technology, and good things will never be difficult to sell!"

After Zhou Fengnian sat down, he said to Director Zhao, "Please take a seat. Bring a few more chairs. There are so many dishes. Not to mention five people, ten people should be able to eat. Call a few people in."

"Okay, leader. I'll go get someone right away."

After Director Zhao went out, he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. He didn't expect that he almost got into trouble this time. Zhou Fengnian was not the same person as before.

It seems that what is will be what is. The first time I used tricks, I was pointed out. If I use such tricks again next time, I will probably be punished.

Finally, five more people joined the big table, including Zhou Fengnian's secretary Wang Mingjie, deputy secretary and others.

Even with more people, there were still a lot of food left over in the end, and Zhou Fengnian also felt that the food on the table gave him a familiar feeling, but he ignored it.

After dinner, Zhou Fengnian left, but he did not go back immediately. Instead, he went to the drone factory.

The products produced by the drone factory are all specially supplied to the military. The technical department here is also quite strong, with three engineers alone transferred here.

Zhou Fengnian also prepared the development direction and technical highlights of the second-generation unmanned reconnaissance aircraft during the Chinese New Year and sent them to the drone factory.

Now they have begun researching the second generation of drones, aiming to optimize and improve flight speed and real-time image transmission, as well as air attack drones.

The border area still needs drones, especially since the war between them and the Southern Monkeys has not yet ended completely. The Southern Monkeys will definitely continue to provoke in the next few years.

They are just right for testing the effectiveness of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and unmanned bombers.

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In 1979, the country began to save itself due to economic problems, and it had to develop after establishing diplomatic relations with Amebia.

The superiority of their path cannot be reflected in poverty. The people living under the evil capitalism have such a good life, their people cannot continue to be poor.

Sijiu City started this several months earlier than Zhou Fengnian expected. He remembered that it was during a meeting at the end of the year that he was singled out and had to launch a campaign to encourage individual businesses, which led to the newspaper publicity.

The meeting hasn't even started yet, but the municipal government of this city has started the pilot project so long in advance.

But most people still remember what happened in the previous few years, so very few people think about becoming self-employed in the beginning.

Even after the city announced the policy, few people applied.

Although the newspaper said it was okay, what if it was false? They had only been running their own business for a few days when the wind changed and they were arrested and forced to work. Who could they turn to for justice?
Most people wait and see, but there are brave ones!

After receiving the news, Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan took a bunch of materials and went directly to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

The government workers there were a little surprised when they asked them why they came.

The people in charge of issuing the certificates were surprised to see two people applying for certificates, so it's understandable that they didn't think much of it.

But if someone comes to apply for a certificate, they have to deal with it, after all, this is the policy from above.

"Comrade, you are the deputy director of the canteen of the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory? Are you now suspended from work and working as a self-employed person?" The staff who processed the documents were a little shocked when they saw Zhou Weitian's work permit; the Huaxia Machine Tool Factory was a very powerful factory in the whole of China, no, in the whole of Asia.

Even a few years ago, it was described by newspapers as the No. 1 heavy industry in Asia. It was known as the factory that all workers wanted to work in. The welfare benefits were particularly good, and a first-level worker could earn as much as a third-level worker.

The deputy director of the canteen must make more than 100 yuan a month. Why did you give up your iron rice bowl and become a self-employed person?
Others want to get in but can’t, but this guy wants to get out?
Zhou Weitian nodded and asked, "Yes, thank you for your help. I heard that self-employed businesses can only hire eight employees at most. Is that right?"

“You are quite knowledgeable.”

The staff of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau took a look at Zhou Weitian and immediately guessed that there was someone behind this man, and it was impossible for an ordinary person to know so clearly.

"The maximum number is eight. If there are more than eight people, it will be like capitalist exploitation. We will conduct regular inspections, so please be careful."

Zhou Weitian asked again: "If family members help, does it count as hiring? For example, if my wife comes to the store to help with the accounting, etc."

"If it's family, then it doesn't count. If you run a self-employed business, then it's your family that runs the business."

The staff of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau thought for a while and said that the distinction was not so clear at that time. Husband and wife are one, they all have a share in the money earned, and no one can escape if something goes wrong.

Zhou Weitian said with a clear mind: "Okay, I understand. Please help me. I plan to transform this street-facing house into a restaurant."

".Fine."

Since there were not many people coming to apply, even though their policy had been announced for half a month, Zhou Weitian was the first one to come and apply, so they quickly gave the green light.

In addition, since it was just a small restaurant, there was nothing to investigate, so they quickly helped Zhou Weitian get the business license.

"Comrade, wait a minute, let us take a picture of you, because this is your first business license, and we need to promote it."

When the staff of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau saw that Zhou Weitian wanted to leave, they stopped him.

After calling someone to take pictures, the people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau let Zhou Weitian leave.

But just when Zhou Weitian was about to go out, Zhou Jiaan happened to walk out from next door.

Zhou Weitian smiled and said, "Second brother, I'm one step ahead of you. The first chapter of the business license is mine."

"Don't be complacent. If the factory I run wasn't special, this would have been a long time ago. Those two guys are really something."

Zhou Jiaan sighed and said that he was originally the one who ran the roasted nuts and snacks business, but it was eventually snatched away by his son and nephew.

Now the good place he found and the big pot he bought have been borrowed, and his son's business is still booming, so he can only go to his third brother to learn again.

It is now a clothing factory, but due to the limit on the number of people, it was renamed a clothing processing shop.

But Zhou Jiaan still plans to add two production lines to produce clothing on a large scale.

Zhou Weitian put his arm around his second brother's shoulders and said with a smile, "Haha, don't worry about that. They are the next generation anyway. No matter how hard we work, they will still be theirs in the end."

Zhou Jiaan nodded and said, "That's true. Forget it, let's go back."

After hearing what the two said, the staff nearby stopped them in shock and asked, "Wait, are you brothers?"

Zhou Jiaan said: "Yes, brother!"

"Then why don't you guys want the iron rice bowl of a regular job? And one of you is the deputy director of the canteen, and the other is the director of the workshop."

If it were them, they would all be deputy directors of the office, and the performance of those two factories is quite good.

Electrical Appliance Factory No. 1 is a factory with good performance. I didn’t expect that this person would even give up the position of workshop director.

"In that case, why don't you take a photo together? Since you are brothers, and this is your first and second business license, let us promote it as well."

The staff of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau said that the country can no longer arrange so many jobs, so it can only encourage individual businesses.

Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan would be a good publicity role model, so they were dragged along to take photos before being let go.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation, doing these in the early stage will definitely not be a loss; Zhou Fengnian took out another 500,000 yuan and gave 250,000 yuan to each of the two brothers as their initial start-up capital.

If you come across a good shop, buy it. It will definitely come in handy when you open a branch in the future.

Even if he was given 500,000 yuan, Zhou Fengnian's family still had 500,000 yuan in savings; his elder and second brothers would not need much start-up capital in the early stages, so 250,000 yuan was definitely plenty.

Zhou Fugui, who was far away in Hongjia Village, also planned to borrow some money from Zhou Fengnian after hearing that he was rich.

The fertilizer factory planned to expand production. This was not Zhou Fengnian's suggestion, but the result of discussions between Zhou Fugui and the party secretary and cadres of Hongjia Village.

In the past two years, the sales of fertilizers have been getting better and better. It can be said that although the production has been expanded every year, there are still not enough fertilizers to sell every year.

Therefore, the Hongjia Village Fertilizer Factory plans to raise funds for an expansion and purchase five new production lines, aiming to double its output value next year.

When raising funds, we naturally have to think of the villagers first. If the villagers can't come up with the money, we can look for other people.

The extra money paid can increase the dividend ratio, which is equivalent to another wave of investment.

When all the villagers in Hongjia Village heard that fundraising could increase the dividend ratio, they all took out money and planned to invest again.

The benefits the village has given them over the years are enormous. Red brick houses have been built throughout the village, and even roads near the village have been repaired.

Every household has a few thousand dollars in savings, and it can be said that this is the richest village around the old city.

Even the richest village in the country!

Now all the villagers, upon hearing what the village collective advocates, give unconditional support.

The few good days they had were brought to them by the village collective and the Zhou family. Not to mention in the village, even outside, if people in their village heard someone saying bad things about the Zhou family, they would step forward and curse back.

However, many villagers had already spent a lot of money before, and most households could only take out one or two thousand yuan, and Zhou Fugui had spent all the money.

However, Zhou Fugui knew that after this expansion, the fertilizer factory would definitely make more money. They would then sell the fertilizer to the Yanhe area. Perhaps the dividends in three years would increase from hundreds of thousands to millions.

Zhou Fugui had no money, so he came to the city and borrowed 400,000 yuan from Zhou Fengnian.

It would cost them nearly one million yuan to buy a new production line. Zhou Fugui borrowed 400,000 yuan, which, together with the villagers' fundraising and the money on the fertilizer factory's books, was just enough.

The reason why Zhou Fugui had to borrow more money was that he was thinking about increasing the dividend ratio.

(End of this chapter)