Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 303 Public Security Comrades, Catch Him Quickly (Subscription Request)

"Brother, I finally met you. It's really not easy to see you."

During the break, Zhou Chunhua and Song Weinan came with their children, carrying some milk powder gifts and other things.

"We live so close to each other, it's not easy for you to see me, and you brought so many things to my house, Chunhua, are you starting to be polite to me?"

Zhou Fengnian took a glance and said, then he smiled and called his nephew and niece over and gave them some candies.

My nephews and nieces are quite sensible. They don’t meet him very often, but they are very close to him.

After Zhou Yan had made the tea and brought it over, Zhou Fengnian put his niece down and let them go play in the yard. Zhou Fengnian had made a swing in the yard before, which was just right for children.

When they were the only ones left in the room, Zhou Fengnian asked, "Chunhua, Weinan, do you also want to be self-employed?"

"Yes, Third Brother."

Zhou Chunhua nodded and said, "Although Weinan and I's salary is not low, we have two sons in the future and need to prepare for their marriage and various things.
I just felt that my savings were not enough, and Weinan had already reached the top of his career in the factory."

Song Weinan is now a second-level driver. Even if he is promoted to a first-level driver, his salary will not increase much. The subsidy will be a little more, but that's all.

Moreover, more and more people are becoming self-employed, and Zhou Chunhua also has this idea in her mind. She is a little different from Zhou Xiaomei.

Zhou Xiaomei was at an age when she was most capable of making trouble, but Zhou Fengnian forcibly held her down and prevented her from joining those people in making trouble.

From then on, Zhou Xiaomei felt that it was good to go with the flow and become a teacher in the future.

And Zhou Xiaomei only has one child.

Song Weinan said, "Yes, Third Brother. I discussed it with Chunhua and decided that she will stay in the factory and I will start my own business. But I don't know what to do, so I want to ask you for advice."

Zhou Chunhua asked, "Third brother, can Weinan open a restaurant as well? We are on the other side of Sijiu City, far away from eldest brother's restaurant."

"That's fine, big brother is not that stingy, but who will support us?"

Zhou Fengnian said: "Opening a restaurant is easy. Finding a good chef is half the battle. If you are good at this business, you are good. If you are not good at it, you are not good. I asked you to learn cooking from me, but you gave up halfway through."

"Let's go find one? Third brother, can you recommend one to us?"

"I'm not a hard worker, so how can I recommend it to you? I've already said that I was self-taught, a wild cook without a master."

Zhou Fengnian shook his head and said, "It costs too much to hire a chef now. If it's too little, they won't want to do it, and if it's too much, you won't want to do it. It's better not to run a restaurant, but to do transportation instead."

"My father is the director of a fertilizer factory. You all know the fertilizer factory in Hongjia Village. It expanded a lot last year. The fertilizer it produces now is sold almost all over the Yanhe area."

The fertilizer factory in Hongjia Village was developed almost at the same time as the country's development of chemical fiber and fertilizer.

Moreover, the fertilizer technology and production line provided by Zhou Fengnian are also very advanced, which is equivalent to giving Hongjia Village a family heirloom.

Now, not only the communes around Sijiu City are buying fertilizers from Hongjia Village, but even Yanhe Province is buying them.

It’s just that the production and transportation of fertilizers is a bit difficult. Now they don’t have their own fleet, so they basically deliver the fertilizers to the train station, then charter a carriage to transport them to the purchasing city, and then transfer them to the local commune.

It is time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly. The fertilizer, which was originally quite cheap, becomes expensive when purchased by the local commune in Yanhe.

If the spending effect wasn't really good, they wouldn't have gritted their teeth and bought it.

"Wei Nan, have you accepted any disciples in these years?"

Song Weinan nodded and said, "It's all, Third Brother. One has already started driving, and the other is still following the car."

Zhou Fengnian said, "That's fine. You can apply for a suspension from work and buy a car to run freight business. Apart from other things, just the Hongjia Village Fertilizer Factory line alone can make you several thousand dollars a month."

Zhou Chunhua asked in surprise: "Third brother, how can there be so many?"

"The fertilizer factory spends 10,000 or 20,000 yuan on transportation every quarter. Last time, my father complained to me that the railway charges were too expensive and wanted me to say hello.
This old man now has to ask me to take care of everything.”

Zhou Fengnian shook his head and said, "You can buy two vehicles and be responsible for the transportation between Sijiu City and Yanhe Province, and you can make a lot of money. After making money, you can buy more vehicles, recruit people, and expand the fleet."

The transportation industry is still a desert these days. Apart from government fleets, we can only rely on the railway relationship.

Zhou Jiaan’s clothes can be sold to other places, and people from other places are eager to buy them because he can use his connections with the railway to have the clothes delivered to their trains.

The fertilizer factory in Hongjia Village can also do it, but it is too expensive. It costs a lot of money to charter a carriage. Although fertilizers make money, such expenses are really unaffordable.

They would like to form their own fleet, but drivers are still a rare talent these days and it can be said that there is a shortage of transportation everywhere.

"Brother, is this okay?"

"You still don't believe me?"

"No, no, we definitely believe you."

Zhou Chunhua said with a smile, and then looked at Song Weinan, who immediately said, "Brother, we will listen to you and do transportation."

"Is the money enough to buy a car? If not, I'll give you some. Chunhua, you should also apply for suspension from work. Weinan probably can't make it here alone."

Zhou Fengnian said that there was no need to earn those few dozen dollars, and he had three children at home and could not always rely on his neighbors.

It’s better to go and help when he’s busy, and stay at home after Song Weinan leaves for work.

Zhou Chunhua nodded and said, "It should be enough money. Dad left us some last time. It should be enough to buy two trucks."

But after buying the car, their savings would be used up; but they could earn it back later, so Zhou Chunhua and Song Weinan didn't say anything.

"Wei Nan, you know how much money you can make in transportation. If you do well, you will probably be able to set up a fleet in five or six years. By then, you will be the fleet boss."

Hearing Zhou Fengnian's words, Zhou Chunhua and Song Weinan both smiled.

However, individual transport operators have not appeared yet, so they are a little worried. However, Zhou Fengnian waved his hand and assured them that they can get it done if they go to handle it now.

This was the time when individual business owners were producing wildly, and when they saw that there was money to be made, they flocked in; after a few years, nine out of ten people would go into business.

If they can't do it, they can ask the commune or Hongjia Village to issue a certificate. It will be more convenient to set up an individual business with a collective platform.

But we have to do it as soon as possible. By next year, the commune as a collective will no longer be useful. Next year, 80% of the communes across the country will be disbanded and the household contract responsibility system will be implemented.

Only wealthy collectives like Sanshui Commune and Hongjia Village will not collapse.

After solving the problem of fourth sister, I invited them to have lunch.

As for the transport trucks, that was easier to say. Zhou Fengnian happened to know someone at FAW, and with a little asking, he could get Song Weinan to buy two unplanned trucks.

In August, most students have already gone on vacation and returned home to rest or do other things.

However, Zhou Fengnian's thirty students are still following along and studying.

Teacher Zhou Fengnian never complained of being tired even though he was running back and forth, and he was still willing to teach them. If they complained of being tired and wanted to rest at this time, there would probably be a lot of people wanting to replace them.

Luo Jianye was also working hard to catch up with his studies. After coming back from Zhou Fengnian every day, he would continue to light the lamp and stay up until one or two in the morning before going to bed.

There were two times when Luo Dechang and his wife came back from vacation and greeted Luo Jianye, and then the father and son didn't speak to each other for almost the whole day.

Luo Dechang wanted to talk to his son, but seeing how hard Luo Jianye was studying, he didn't know what to say. In the end, he had to bring a pot of hot water to him so that he wouldn't get thirsty while studying.

With such hard study, special tutoring from Zhou Fengnian and help from his classmates, Luo Jianye gradually caught up.

Although he had only been studying for less than three months, Luo Jianye was already able to slowly understand what was taught in class.

Zhou Fengnian plans to start leading them to manufacture industrial robots by the end of the year, and if all goes well, the results will be available next year.

He also didn't expect that the thirty students he recruited were so hardworking and the progress of the lectures was much faster.

Zhou Xianyang has changed a lot. After talking with Zhou Fengnian last time, he seemed to have found his goal.

Although Zhou Xianyang had worked hard before, it was more like a one-shot job, just like when he was a child, he would do it when he was interested, and leave when he was done.

It was like this when I asked two cousins ​​to sell roasted nuts and snacks, and it was also like this when I led people to help build websites for government agencies. I got a sense of accomplishment, but I didn't have much interest in it anymore.

But now it’s different. Zhou Xianyang has found a very difficult goal to achieve, which is almost equivalent to a game with thousands of levels that can keep him playing for a long time.

Zhou Xianyang still leads people to build websites for government agencies, but now they visit back at regular intervals to ask if the website needs updating or maintenance.

Maintaining relationships is important. You can’t just do the work and then forget about it. They’ve already collected so much money.

Zhou Xianyang also saw that the Shenzhou Computer Factory had produced a digital camera that could convert photos into electronic data and upload them to a computer.

So he used his connections to buy one, and then specialized in taking photos to help maintain and update the websites of various government agencies.

The column with photos of leaders and units looked much better after replacing them with new photos. Moreover, Zhou Xianyang did not charge any money for doing this, which made the cadres who had agreed to give him the job feel good about him.

If there is a chance in the future, I will work with Zhou Xianyang again.

Zhou Weitian also opened a second restaurant, which was in a good location and attracted many customers. This directly doubled their income, and they had the hope of earning eight or nine thousand yuan a month.

The reputation of the No. 1 Restaurant is getting better and better. Zhou Weitian’s cooking skills are one aspect, but the most important thing is that the couple knows how to run the business, so it’s worth waiting in line for a while.

The economic system will be changed again in two years. By then, self-employed individuals will have greater power and will be able to hire more people, turning these small restaurants into chain restaurants.

Then it developed into chain restaurants and finally became a giant in the catering industry.

One step ahead leads to another. Now there are more than one No. 1 Restaurant in the city of Beijing, but most of the customers are still accustomed to eating at their restaurants.

Song Weinan and Zhou Chunhua also bought two trucks and have now negotiated a transportation contract with the fertilizer factory in Hongjia Village.

As for Sijiu City and Yanhe Province, the money is calculated based on the distance and the amount of transportation; although Zhou Fugui cannot openly favor his own son-in-law, he can still take care of him.

What's more, truck transportation is much cheaper than train compartments, and it is not a long-distance transportation. The farthest distance is no more than Yanhe Province.

Even if Zhou Fugui takes care of his son-in-law, the fertilizer factory can still save one-third of transportation expenses every quarter, and Song Weinan can still make money. It is not a problem to earn two or three thousand a month.

Commonly known as a win-win situation, it means that railways and trains will not make any money.

But at this time, the railway boss was very domineering. They did not transport the goods, but many people used the railway for transportation.

The Zhou family hasn't officially split up yet, but whether there is a separation document or not, they all keep the money themselves.

Among the three brothers, Zhou Fengnian's family is the poorest, with only more than 2,000 yuan in their savings account.

Zhou Fengnian and Zhou Yan don't value money now. It's enough to spend it. Zhou Yan has also earned hundreds of thousands of dollars. She feels uneasy when she has a lot of money.

Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan can now save hundreds of thousands of yuan a year, and their fortune is growing faster every year. It is estimated that they will be able to save up a fortune of one million yuan in three years.

However, the two of them promised that Zhou Fengnian would get half of the money, and he also planned to use the money to develop biopharmaceuticals in the future.

The entire Zhou family has developed to its current level relying on Zhou Fengnian. Without Zhou Fengnian, the Zhou family would be no different from a piece of fat meat.

The leaders in Changping had been coveting the fertilizer plant and mushroom chili sauce factory for a long time, but they had never dared to move, and they didn't even dare to speak out their ideas, all because of Zhou Fengnian.

Hongjia Village gave birth to a dragon, and Sanshui Commune became extremely wealthy; apart from developing a fertilizer factory, Zhou Fugui now likes to read newspapers in the village.

Whenever there was news about his son, Zhou Fugui would tell everyone he met, and after listening to the compliments for a while, he would leave with a smile.

After Zhou Fengnian found out, he tried to persuade him, but the old man agreed and didn't change his mind.

Thinking that he would only work for a few years and then retire to enjoy his retirement, Zhou Fengnian stopped paying attention to him.

One day, a group of people suddenly came to the Dongcheng District Police Station and said

"Comrade police, I want to call the police. My father is in the hospital due to anger and he almost died."

"what?"

After hearing this, the police officer on duty quickly said, "Are you all together? Then someone sit down and talk. I'll record it."

Ji Youwei said, "It's like this. My father is a teacher at Sijiucheng Normal University. He has poor health and likes to publish some articles in newspapers."

The police took notes as they listened, but the more they recorded, the more they felt something was wrong.

After hearing everything, the police officer on duty frowned and asked, "Comrade, is there anything else?"

"Others? No, public security comrades, you must quickly arrest Zhou Fengnian. You can't let him go just because he is a cadre."

"Wait a minute, what makes you say your father fainted after reading the newspaper? Who told you that?"

The police officer on duty frowned and asked, "Also, isn't your father still unconscious? Who told you about this? Was it just because of the newspaper your father was holding before he fainted?"

(End of this chapter)