Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 428 The Middleman
After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill.

Seeing that everyone present was an outsider, he began with an opening remark.

"We have no outsiders here, except for Gao Cheng, whom we've gotten to know now. Since we're all family, I'll just speak frankly."

Instead, they added a patch to prevent Lao Luo and Bai Ling from misunderstanding again and stuffing in everything they could and couldn't possibly, just like last time.

Ximen Lang added.

"Of course, I'm not saying this to rush you. I just want to ask, with so many engineering vehicles working in the mine for so many days and so many trucks running on the road for so many days, what results have you achieved?"

"How's it going? Is it easy to use? If not, just say so. If it doesn't work, we'll get a different model. Anyway, there are plenty of truck manufacturers in our area. With so many manufacturers, there's bound to be one that suits you."

Ximen Lang's concern was not without merit.

Although these trucks are all new and good vehicles.

But it's precisely because they're so good, almost too good.

The cab was crammed with all sorts of buttons and complex electronic devices.

And what about the drivers on the Sijiucheng World side?

Although they received literacy education from the military before leaving the army, they are still somewhat lacking in cultural literacy.

In particular, later generations often added English words, or even English abbreviations, to various buttons.
In this situation, let alone these drivers in Beijing with low levels of education, even someone like Ximen Lang wouldn't know what these buttons do if no one told him or he fiddled with them himself!
Therefore, Ximen Lang was genuinely worried that the drivers in the Sijiu City World area wouldn't be used to it, which is why he asked this question.

Then, don’t say it, don’t say it.

When these trucks were first handed over to these drivers, quite a few funny incidents occurred.

That's right, it's the English abbreviation on the button I just mentioned.

"Because we're all roughnecks here. Even if they can read, they only know our own language. The few who know foreign languages ​​mostly know Russian, after all, it's the eldest brother."

"So, at the beginning, the drivers didn't dare to touch anything, for fear of breaking these things! In the end, I found a few professors and students from local universities who knew English, and they translated the instruction manual sentence by sentence and taught it to the drivers word by word. Only then did they slowly get the hang of it."

"You guys only recently figured out how to use the air conditioner and stuff, didn't you?"

"That's right! Let me tell you, it's only in the last few days that the mechanics have found out there are such good things in the car! And that steering wheel, at first, our mechanics were all using every ounce of strength to turn the steering wheel, preparing to go all out!"

"I thought that with such a big car and such bad roads, the steering wheel would be hard to turn. But it turns out, I can turn it exactly where I point with one finger! Driving has become a real pleasure, and the enthusiasm is indescribable!"

Indeed, if Lao Luo hadn't pointed it out, Ximen Lang wouldn't have noticed this detail.

Isn't it?
Power steering systems have already been explored in their early stages, and were even used in a production model by a car company a few years ago. (In 1951, Chrysler Royal Cars was the first to apply a hydraulic power steering system to a production car.)
However, because the city of Beijing was immediately placed under strict blockade by the Western world, all of this had nothing to do with the world of Beijing!
If you suddenly take over such a time-saving, labor-saving, and hassle-free car, wouldn't that be how it is?
As for whether or not to replace it with another batch.
"Replace what? Replace it with that old thing with the stiff steering wheel and nothing else? Are you kidding me? We're not stupid, and we don't have masochistic tendencies! If there's something better, of course we'll use the better one!"

"Are you suggesting we order a whole batch of completely outdated antiques from you that you can't even sell? Don't even think about it, we're not helping you clear out your inventory!" After a little joke with Ximen Lang, Lao Luo became serious.

"There's really no need to replace them. These vehicles are actually quite good. Although the mechanics still inevitably encounter various problems and make some funny mistakes while driving them."

"But everything takes time, right? We can learn through practice! Besides, even if we break it, it's not like it can't be fixed! So, I already told the masters that it's okay if it breaks."

"As long as no one is hurt and he didn't damage it intentionally, and we can learn enough lessons from it and gain real knowledge, the damage doesn't matter! We must never treat these vehicles like our lives again. We must always remember that tools are just tools, and they are never as important as people!"

This vision, far exceeding that of this era, immediately filled Ximen Lang with awe.

I really think it's great that Lao Luo (Luo Yonghao) realized this point; he put it so well.

shouting
"Let's go, Lao Luo, just for what you said, we have to go today!"

Without really understanding what was going on, he poured Lao Luo another bottle of beer.

He then praised Lao Luo's insight once again.

Regarding the question Ximen Lang had just raised about how the preparations were going, Lao Luo affirmed.

"Don't worry, Ah Lang, I know what you're worried about. Aren't you afraid that we'll make another mess by cramming everything in in order to save time? This time is different, this time it will definitely be different!"

"I can haul tens or even hundreds of tons of cargo in one truck, and tens of thousands of trucks are on the road every day! There's no need to put on a show and resort to those foolish tricks! I can just use all kinds of minerals to build up a whole mine!"

This truly surprised and delighted Ximen Lang.

I was just about to ask where the mine was, but he couldn't see it.

Luo replied.

"Of course you didn't see it, because I haven't taken you to that warehouse that was just cleared out yet."

Ximen Lang was taken aback when he heard this, and Bai Ling explained in time.

"You brought a whole warehouse full of goods with you, almost filling the entire open-air warehouse. Every time we just cleaned all this stuff, it would take at least several days, and we simply couldn't keep up with demand. So, on top of that, we took some time during this period to set up another warehouse. One for receiving, and one for shipping over there, it's just right! What do you think?"

With Lao Luo and Bai Ling having considered everything so thoroughly, what else could Ximen Lang possibly say?

Of course, I couldn't wait to see that new warehouse, which was said to be piled high with minerals!
However, before that, we must still help to convey the message.

so.
"Would you be interested in playing a middleman role?"

(End of this chapter)