Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 347, Labor-Intensive Enterprises
July 18, 1976, Zhao's home on South Street in Zhongguancun, Beijing.

Zhao Mancang returned to Beijing. There was no one at home, and even Lin Wan and the others were sent to Hong Kong Island by him.

Now Xiao Baozi, Xiao Taozi and the others have grown up. The longer they stay in Hong Kong Island, the less they want to go back to Beijing.

And now it is summer vacation, so they don’t want to come back to Beijing even more.

It is a hot summer in Beijing, and there is no air conditioning here, so it is very inconvenient to go out.

On the contrary, in Hong Kong Island, whether at home or in the mall, there is air conditioning everywhere, so they really enjoy life in Hong Kong Island, it is so convenient.

After breakfast, Zhao Mancang gave some instructions to Hu Xiaohua and the other two sisters, then drove out.

He went to the courtyard houses such as Caoyuan Hutong near Beixinqiao, took out all the wine stored there, and stored them in the system space.

Because of the impending disaster, he definitely needs to prepare in advance.

Anyway, not many people know about these wine collections, so we can’t just watch them get destroyed, right?
After dealing with these things, a few days passed before Zhao Mancang arrived at the Tenglong factory.

“Has the drone arrived yet?”

The drone shipped from the Shaya laboratory area just arrived today.

There are a total of two hundred drones, all of which are new products just out of the factory and have all been tested.

After receiving a positive response from the person in charge, Zhao Mancang immediately ordered:
"Alright, immediately send some to Jiaolong School and other units. We need to conduct various exercises in advance."

"Where are the fire extinguishers? Where should you run in case of an earthquake? Practice all of this. Just think of it as exercise."

In fact, we conduct such exercises once or twice every year because we are afraid that everyone will forget.

How to choose the escape route, how to leave in an orderly manner, and how to save yourself if something really happens all require drills.

In addition to the units under the Jiaolong Comprehensive Organization, Zhao Mancang also notified the upstream supplier factories of Wanjia Supermarket and other units to conduct such exercises.

Although these unit leaders had complaints in their hearts, they dared not disobey the orders of their leaders.

We conduct one or two exercises every year to review what we have learned and learn new things.

Especially some new workers who have just joined the factory, they don’t know about these drills, so they must familiarize themselves with the situation.

After two busy days, Zhao Mancang finally came to Lingjing Hutong to give a work report.

"Leader, two hundred more drones have been delivered to our Shaya Laboratory area."

"These drones are very helpful. Not only can they patrol and prevent those people from causing trouble, but they can also carry some equipment."

"The biggest cost of drones is electricity and maintenance, but these costs don't really matter to us."

After Zhao Mancang finished his report, a leader suddenly asked:
"I heard your unit is busy with fire drills recently. Aren't you a little too worried?"

When Zhao Mancang heard this, he immediately looked helpless.

It seems that someone has complained to the leader, otherwise this would not have happened.

It's just a fire drill, which is good for everyone. Just run and exercise. Why are these people so resentful?
It's not done after get off work, but during working hours.

In addition, the production task is not very heavy, so there is no problem at all if it is delayed for a few days.

What's more, Zhao Mancang is the person in charge of these units. Whatever he says is the truth. It's not like he is corrupt or doing anything else. Why do these people below have so much resentment?
"Leader, whether it's a fire or an earthquake, we certainly don't want it to happen, but once..."

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"I've been staying in Beijiang City for the past two years. Last year, due to our lack of experience, a lot of cargo was washed away at the Beijiang dock."

"Although this loss is insignificant, it is still a loss."

"This summer, we took precautionary measures in advance. As a result of our preparations, the damage from the recent July floods was minimal."

"So, as long as we prepare in advance, when a disaster does strike, we can get early warning and minimize the losses."

After hearing what Zhao Mancang said, the leaders fell silent.

The city of Beijiang did a very good job in handling the flood disaster in the past summer, and the leaders are still very concerned about this model city.

After all, this city changes almost every day and becomes different every day.

Half an hour later, the leaders agreed to Zhao Mancang's suggestion and were willing to carry out exercises and training in Beijing, Tianjin and surrounding areas.

And the exercise will begin immediately tomorrow.

Soon, all units in the areas surrounding the capital received orders from their superiors, which were very urgent and forceful.

In Tangshan, after receiving the order, Lu Gongliang, secretary of the State-owned No. 9 Garment Factory, angrily threw it aside.

"This is ridiculous! Do we really need to be afraid of this? When we were fighting the Japanese, we saw all sorts of big things. Why do we still need to conduct disaster prevention drills? This is bullshit."

Lu Gongliang was very dissatisfied with this order because their Ninth Garment Factory had a heavy production task this year and had not completed the production task in the first half of the year.

But now it is already mid-to-late July, and it will be August soon.

Therefore, at this time, the most important thing is to work overtime to complete production tasks, rather than conducting disaster prevention drills.

"The secretary is right. The scholars above have read so much that their brains have become dull. They don't know what is most important."

Factory Director Xi Guangan also echoed this.

With Xi Guangan's approval, other factory leaders did not dare to raise any objections.

Therefore, at the suggestion of Lu Gongliang, Xi Guangan and others, this so-called exercise was cancelled.

Anyway, it is impossible for the superiors to really come to inspect. Even if they come, it will just be a pretense.

Unexpectedly, on July 24th, several cars appeared at the door of their factory. Zhao Mancang pushed open the door, got out of the car and walked in.

"Hey, leader from Beijing, hello, hello"

When he saw Zhao Mancang, Lu Gongliang was extremely surprised, because their Tangshan State-owned No. 9 Garment Factory was a deserted place and was not valued by the superiors.

However, I never expected that a leader from above would come to inspect today. This is a good thing. I can finally cry poor.

As the head of the factory, Lu Gongliang is well aware that the crying child gets the milk.

It’s just that the situation last year and this year is completely different. So many production tasks were suddenly issued from above, and the workers in their factory had various problems, which led to the failure to complete the production tasks.

"Secretary Lu, I'd like to ask, why hasn't your factory conducted the drill yet?"

Zhao Mancang didn't enter the office. Instead, after Lu Gongliang introduced himself, he immediately asked directly. The latter was startled and immediately evaded the question.

But Zhao Mancang ignored all this and gave the order directly:

"I don't care what production tasks you have. You must order the drill right now. If you don't, you will be immediately dismissed from your current position. I'm not kidding you. I'll give you ten seconds to think about it."

Lu Gongliang was stunned for a moment. Is there anyone who is so impatient?
The leaders who come from the army are awesome and they always keep their word.

There was no other way. In order to keep his official position, Lu Gongliang had to give in and immediately issued the order.

Then, the entire factory started to operate.

First, leading cadres at all levels held a meeting to determine an orderly evacuation route, and then they called everyone to a meeting in an open area to inform all workers and give knowledge speeches on how to save themselves in the event of a natural disaster.

Anyway, it was just reading from the book. In the opinion of Lu Gongliang and others, these booklets distributed by the higher-ups were of no use at all.

In fact, Zhao Mancang also hopes that these booklets will never be used. He hopes for the day when the booklets will not be used more than anyone else.

However, he knew better than anyone how serious the situation was.

"Leader, you see, the drill has already been conducted and the knowledge dissemination is also in progress. I wonder if you..."

Standing next to Zhao Mancang, Lu Gongliang licked his face and prepared to ask for benefits.

They just hope that Zhao Mancang can help reduce some of the production tasks of their state-owned No. 9 Garment Factory, or add more people.

“It’s impossible to reduce your production tasks.”

Zhao Mancang said something, then suddenly stopped and said:
"Well, it's not impossible. Let me tell you this. I'll report the situation at your garment factory to the higher-ups, and then you just wait for notification."

He suddenly thought of the city of Beijiang.

Because if a city wants to develop, it must be upgraded and transformed in all aspects.

In addition, there must be enough people, and labor-intensive large factories are the most suitable "nuclear power" for urban development.

Isn’t the garment factory industry the best example?

Clothing is one of the daily necessities and ranks first.

Since ancient times, we Chinese have had the sayings of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and clothing ranks first.

Therefore, if such factories are developed all over Beijiang City, they will undoubtedly provide a powerful nuclear power for the development of this city.

Zhao Mancang didn't know why the State-owned No. 9 Garment Factory had so many production tasks, nor did he know why they failed to complete such tasks.

He has now thought of building a factory in Beijiang City immediately and recruiting a large number of workers to increase the popularity of the city.

Upon hearing this, Lu Gongliang was overjoyed.

After leaving the State-owned No. 9 Garment Factory, Zhao Mancang wandered around Tangshan for a long time, and then went to Tianjin.

On the afternoon of the 27th, he returned to the capital and went straight to his office in Lingjing Hutong.

"Boss, I plan to invest 200 million yuan in August to build five garment factories. These factories will become important units in the future clothing wholesale center of Beijiang City."

"In addition, I will invest 1 billion RMB to build three large toy factories."

In addition to the garment factory, Zhao Mancang also thought of the toy factory because he remembered the factory where he worked as a summer intern in his hometown in his previous life in the original time and space history.

He has forgotten the name of the factory where he worked at the time, but he remembers that it produced Transformers toys.

And there are many similar factories near that factory, all of which produce toys or gifts for holidays.

These products are all intended for export abroad. After all, gift cards like those used for Christmas are not meant to be used domestically.

When the leaders heard what Zhao Mancang said, they were all very surprised.

I didn't expect that Zhao Mancang could come up with so many ideas after just one inspection of the exercise. It's really great.

"We already have enough garment factories in China. If you build so many, what will happen if the clothes don't sell well?"

The leader asked curiously. Zhao Mancang smiled slightly and said:
"Leader, is this the only demand for clothes for ordinary people in our country? I can't see it, right?"

In fact, the clothes produced by today's garment factories are certainly far from enough!

After the reform and opening up in the future, when people gradually have more money, a large amount of demand will gradually emerge.

The most basic needs of human beings are food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Only after these needs are met will one pursue spiritual enjoyment.

In today's China, not to mention the vast rural areas, even in cities, not everyone can afford to have several sets of clothes to wear.

You have to know that in that time and space in the future, most people had at least four or five sets of clothes for winter and summer, and they would be replaced every year.

In addition, there is such a vast market abroad that there is no need to worry about selling clothes.

After all, Wanjia Supermarket already sold clothes before.

Seeing Zhao Mancang's confidence, the leaders no longer asked these questions out of curiosity.

The development of Beijiang City is entirely up to Zhao Mancang himself. Of course, he needs to discuss with the leaders instead of making all the decisions on his own.

After leaving Lingjing Hutong, Zhao Mancang returned to his home.

"Brother Zhao, you're back. We've already prepared the meal."

Hu Xiaohua and her two sisters were all at home, only their younger brother Hu Xiaoming was still in the countryside and had not returned.

Seeing Zhao Mancang coming back, Hu Xiaohua and the other three sisters immediately spoke warmly and respectfully.

The three sisters were very respectful to Zhao Mancang. After all, the four of them almost died back then. Although they respected Brother Li more, they also respected Brother Zhao in front of them very much.

"Well, let's eat."

Zhao Mancang was in a heavy mood because something was going to happen tonight.

Seeing this, the three sisters' smiles faded a lot. They thought they had done something bad and made Zhao Mancang angry.

But Zhao Mancang didn't pay attention to these things at this time. Instead, he ate a few mouthfuls of food with a heavy heart, and then went out with an excuse.

(End of this chapter)