Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Pan Lianhua couldn't go herb gathering with Fang Wei this time; she was simply too busy and practically inseparable from the factory. As the factory manager of the bamboo ware factory, it wouldn't make sense for her to be away from the factory so often.

"Third Brother, I'm thinking of enrolling in night school to catch up on my academic subjects. Then I'll study business management properly. What do you think?"

Pan Lianhua has recently become acutely aware of her shortcomings. Even though her older brother is constantly learning, she can't afford to fall too far behind, right?
Fang Wei was quite supportive of her actions, but he could help her with her studies in business management. In fact, academic subjects weren't that necessary. What was the point of learning physics, chemistry, and mathematics at her age?
You can improve your Chinese language skills, mainly by broadening your knowledge base.

"There's no need to go to night school. Just brush up on your Chinese language skills. I can teach you about business management."

Fang Wei gave his wife a thumbs up, Pan Lianhua smiled sweetly, and accepted the man's suggestion.

The bamboo ware factory's two deputy factory directors are both external hires. They have a good grasp of production management, so Pan Lianhua isn't under much pressure. If she learns how to use people effectively, she can run the factory well instead of having to do everything herself.

Time flies.

The Dragon Boat Festival is here in the blink of an eye.

The cooperative's agricultural production was not affected by the extreme weather in spring, and the Yao village has basically caught up with the planting schedule, with the harvest period delayed by a maximum of 10 to 15 days.

Rice production in other communes will be delayed by about 20 days, which will barely minimize the losses.

However, on a larger scale, a reduction in rice production across the province this year is a foregone conclusion.

Because the "Nanguang No. 3" rice variety was previously ruthlessly squeezed out of the provincial market, most of the rice seeds were sold outside the province. Those low-priced rice varieties have low resistance and are helpless in the face of extreme weather.

The cooperative members were happily preparing for the festival, and Fang Wei decided to give each person 5 jin of pork, a chicken, a duck, and 5 jin of eggs.

The commune now has pork, chicken, duck and eggs available on a regular basis, but they are usually supplied at a reasonable price and distributed for free during holidays.

On the day of the festival, Fang Wei took his grandparents, his two children, Pan Lianhua, and Sun Daoren to the Yao village. There weren't enough people in one car, so he asked Deng Yuanen to drive another car for them.

There will be activities in the village tonight, so everyone can come and experience the festive atmosphere.

Grandpa was very happy. He didn't want to interfere with Fang Wei's work, so he didn't come back often. Actually, he still liked the environment in the village.

The next day was the weekend, but there was something going on at the factory, so Pan Lianhua had to go back to work.

Fang then took his wife, children, and Sun Daoren back first, while his sister and grandfather stayed in the village for another day.

in the afternoon.

Fang Wei drove Binbin to school, and then took her youngest daughter to visit Guo Yongqing.

"Third brother, you've come at a bad time. Old Guo is still working overtime in a meeting right now and probably won't be back for a while."

Shen Yu made Fang Wei a cup of tea and then chatted with her for a while.

Fang Wei finished the tea in his cup and then got up to say goodbye.

Xiao Jie went for a drive with Fang Wei and was quite happy. On the way back, they picked up Pan Lianhua from the commune, and the three of them returned home.

the next day.

Fang Wei went to the village to pick up her grandfather and sister, and then prepared to go to Fragrant Hills.

This time, he planned to drive, so he asked the company for a driver. It would be easier if two people took turns driving; it's too tiring for one person to drive alone.

"Third brother, be careful on the road."

Before leaving, Pan Lianhua gave a special reminder.

These days, long-distance driving is indeed not very safe. You can encounter all sorts of people on the road. Stopping a car to ask for money is a minor issue; there are even worse things that happen.

This problem took many years to resolve before it gradually improved, and now it's in a state of chaos.

"I understand, I'll be careful."

To avoid worrying his wife, Fang Wei brought Zheng Bao and the others along, and the four of them drove straight to Fragrant Hills.

They did encounter two minor troubles along the way, but Zheng Bao handled them perfectly and did not delay the trip.

"Secretary Fang, Director Zheng, welcome to our inspection."

Zhang Wenyuan sported a slicked-back hairstyle and a suit, exuding the air of a successful man.

After Fang Wei and his group arrived, the other party arranged meals at the hotel and then told them to get a good night's rest. The next day, he took Fang Wei and the others to the refrigeration equipment factory.

"The machinery and equipment in the factory have been installed, and the debugging work is nearing completion. In a week at most, we can start trial production, and if the trial production goes smoothly, we can move into mass production."

Zhang Wenyuan was full of vigor and ambition; he never imagined he would have such a glorious day.

He has transformed himself from a small hardware factory to a fan manufacturer and then to an air conditioner manufacturer, turning himself from a farmer into a farmer-entrepreneur.

The production line introduced by the factory is not very advanced, but the technology system is complete, leaving enough room for future upgrades.

Fang Wei was also very pleased; he had put in a lot of effort to help a commune-run enterprise grow to its current scale. Of course, from a manufacturing perspective alone, all these factories benefited from the attribute bonuses.

Therefore, he not only designated the refrigeration equipment factory, but also upgraded the factory's level to level 16.

With the added benefits of these attributes, it's like a used car performing like a Ferrari; manufacturing technology will advance rapidly, and manufacturing processes will continue to improve.

The same production line can achieve 120% or even 200% of its efficiency here.

Temporary facilities → Production facilities → Refrigeration equipment plant

[Facility Level: (Level 16, 0/5 billion points)]

[Facility attributes: Improve labor productivity, enhance technological level, increase yield rate, reduce production costs, improve management level, and increase design and development success rate.]

[Working within this building grants an additional 80% to all attributes, +1 to sales volume, and +1 to talent development.]

Total points: 408098020.

When Fang Wei upgraded the refrigeration equipment factory to level 15, he attempted to merge it with the electric fan factory, but it didn't work. He had previously thought that establishing a group company would allow him to merge his subordinate enterprises, but he was clearly wrong.

In this case, each factory would need to be upgraded individually, which would increase the demand for points.

He pondered that it might be that factories of different types could not be merged, but if they were of the same type, could they be merged? For example, if a bamboo ware factory built a second or third factory, perhaps they could be merged.

However, this matter still needs to be verified and does not need to be considered for the time being.

Fang Wei spent half a day wandering around the factory. At noon, he didn't ask Zhang Wenyuan to arrange lunch. Instead, he went out with Zheng Bao and others to find local delicacies.

Sometimes you can find authentic local food at street stalls; you don't necessarily have to go to a fancy hotel. Afternoon.

Fang Wei then went to the electric fan factory to inspect its work and held a meeting with the management team, listening to their business report.

The electric fan factory is also doing quite well, launching several new products this year and further increasing its market share. The "Yaoling" brand electric fan has gained considerable recognition nationwide, and the factory also provides OEM production for a Hong Kong brand.

However, Fang Wei discovered that the group company's management expenses had increased significantly, especially the entertainment expenses, which had grown too rapidly.

"Mr. Zhang, how do you explain this?"

"That's right. Because we introduced a refrigeration equipment production line, the manufacturer came to inspect it several times, and later sent technicians to debug the equipment. This part of the cost was amortized and recorded in the accounts, so it looks very conspicuous."

Zhang Wenyuan's explanation was reasonable, and Fang Wei immediately notified the auditors to conduct an audit, and the conclusion was similar to what the other party had said.

That's fine. Money that needs to be spent should be spent, but it's absolutely not allowed for individuals to overeat, take more than their share, or waste money.

Two days passed.

Good news came from the factory: the air conditioning production line had been debugged ahead of schedule and could enter trial production.

Fang Wei hadn't expected that the attribute bonuses would also be useful for equipment debugging. Since he was there in time, he participated in the trial production launch ceremony and witnessed the entire process of the first air conditioner rolling off the production line.

Zhang Wenyuan was overjoyed. He had been working on this project for over a year, and now he was finally seeing results.

After one shift of trial production, all products passed inspection and were deemed qualified.

night.

The company held a celebration banquet, and Fang Wei couldn't help but drink a few more glasses of wine.

After a period of trial production, the factory will enter the formal production stage, and the products will be available for mass production and sale.

Zhang Wenyuan has always attached great importance to the development of sales channels. Because of the good foundation laid previously, there are no problems with the sales channels for air conditioning products. It just depends on the acceptance level of consumers.

Fang Wei and the others stayed in Xiangshan for a week before returning to the commune by car.

“Secretary Fang, three small hardware factories have suddenly sprung up in the commune these past few days. They also produce locks.”

The day after returning to the company, Fan Zhipeng came to Fang Wei's office and told her about a new development.

Several other commune-run enterprises also moved to Yaoling Commune; they were also hardware factories that produced locks.

Fan Zhipeng was a little annoyed. Everyone was doing their own thing, so why did the other party have to come over? Actually, the hardware factory in the company was stronger than those small factories in terms of both scale and technical capabilities. It wasn't that he was afraid, but he just felt that the other party's actions were very inexplicable.

"Director Fan, I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. There are advantages to clustering together. Once a certain scale is reached, it can actually create economies of scale. You don't need to worry about them, just do your own thing."

Fang Wei couldn't help but laugh. They weren't stupid; the reason they moved to this area was to pursue economies of scale.

In the future, customers who come to purchase will be able to compare prices from different vendors and find more styles, which will actually benefit everyone.

Fan Zhipeng suddenly realized what he meant when he heard him say that.

"Then I understand. Ignore them and just focus on making our own products well."

Fan Zhipeng sat in Fang Wei's office for less than an hour before leaving in a hurry.

There was a lot of work waiting for him at the factory, and he didn't want to stay outside for too long.

A few days later, several more small workshops appeared in Yaoling Commune. They also produced locks. The technical threshold for this stuff is not high, and the profit is not bad, so it is not surprising that it attracted more people to enter the market.

However, it is difficult for individual factories to grow on a large scale. Currently, the requirement is that individual businesses cannot employ more than 8 people, which makes it impossible to expand.

Fang Wei then had someone inquire about it and found that two of the so-called commune/brigade enterprises were actually fraudulent, having been privately contracted out. But regardless, they were still collective enterprises, which allowed them to circumvent many restrictions.

He felt that it would be very rewarding if the hardware factory could drive the development of an industry.

A few days passed quickly.

The cooperative and breeding center welcomed the summer harvest.

The other communes were so envious. Now they all knew the benefits of centralized seedling cultivation, but they couldn't come up with enough funds to build a breeding base.

The investment in a full-steel frame seedling nursery is huge. The key issue is that most of the other communes and production brigades have abandoned such facilities after the land was distributed to individual households, and they no longer have the capacity to undertake such large-scale projects.

Fortunately, the planted "Nanguang No. 3" saved their lives. Although the harvest time will be delayed, it will still be able to catch up with the summer planting time.

Various agricultural machines from the cooperative's agricultural machinery team entered the fields, and the harvesters demonstrated powerful efficiency.

Fang Wei actively promoted the use of agricultural machinery from the very beginning. Why not do something better with the labor saved? The entire summer harvest was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the final statistics gave Fang Wei a big surprise.

The Nanguang No. 3 rice variety has undergone a mutation, and its yield has exceeded previous levels. For some reason, perhaps due to the extreme weather this year, it has achieved a varietal change.

The average yield of the mutated rice variety reached 1600 jin per mu, and its taste was further improved.

"Secretary, how could this happen?"

When Zhao Jinsheng and others received the statistical data, they were almost speechless with astonishment.

This matter was beyond their comprehension, and they couldn't understand it at all.

"The rice variety we cultivated has undergone a mutation and is quite different from the previous [Nanguang No. 3] rice variety. Therefore, this is a new variety that we have cultivated, which can be named [Nanguang No. 4] rice variety."

Fang Wei explained it to everyone, and then they understood the reasoning behind it.

The new rice is great! The yield is higher and the taste is better, so it should fetch a good price, right?
"Secretary, how should we price this 'Nanguang No. 4' rice variety?"

"I think the price should be set at 2.98 yuan per kilogram, and it is possible that the price will rise in the future."

Fang Wei didn't set the price too high all at once. To be honest, rice seeds are too cheap right now, which is actually very detrimental to the future development of breeding companies.

after a few days.

The breeding center's statistical report has also been released. The rice varieties cultivated by the center have not undergone any changes, and the yield is the same as in previous years. 40,000 mu of paddy fields produced 56 million jin of [Nanguang No. 3] rice varieties.

The cooperative produced 69 million catties of Nongyou 76 rice seeds and 32 million catties of Nanguang No. 4 rice seeds.

Starting next season, the cooperative and breeding center will fully shift to the cultivation of the [Nanguang No. 4] rice variety and will no longer produce the [Nanguang No. 3] rice variety. (End of Chapter)