What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 4 New Technology Tree

Seeing the secretary urging him, Tang Wen thought for a moment and shook his head, pretending to be at a loss and said:

"I haven't touched this tractor much, so I can't think of it right now."

Chen Yonggui snorted twice, but he didn't mock anything. After all, the Tang family kid was just like that. He just said with some regret:

"If you want to learn your father's craft, calm down and learn it carefully. Don't be so impetuous as before.

Okay, go find your classmates, I have to go back."

The tractor rumbled away again. Tang Wen looked at the creature disappearing into the darkness and touched his chin thoughtfully.

The shipyard can't repair tractors, but it can sell them.

However, not many people can afford to buy tractors now, so there is certainly not much business in the village. If you want to sell it, you have to go to the town or city.

Moreover, the 10-horsepower diesel engine was a bit small. Tang Wen, who traveled through time more than 10 years later, felt that it was too shabby, so he increased the data from 25 horsepower to horsepower in one go at the shipyard.

This time the research and development screen is different from the previous one. A technology tree based on the imitation of a 10-horsepower diesel engine appears, which derives a 25-horsepower diesel engine.

【Engine R&D (Upgrade):

Low-speed single-stroke four-stroke diesel engine

Oil supply method: vortex nozzle
Starting method: hand crank

Speed: 2200 rpm
Power: 18KW (25 horsepower)

Main materials: steel, aluminum

Weight: 78kg

[You can spend 50 experience points/100 silver coins to research and develop it. Do you want to research and develop it? ]

With the foundation of a 10 horsepower engine, the R&D cost of a 25 horsepower engine was still 100 silver coins. Tang Wen recharged another 100 silver coins without hesitation, and the deposit was immediately reduced to just over yuan.

[Research and Development Completed, Silver Coins -100]

【Required manufacturing:
1. Direct manufacturing: 8 silver coins/unit (6 hours)

2.来料加工：钢铁62公斤，铝材25公斤，石油0.5公斤，5银币/台（3小时）】

8个银币的25马力柴油机，8个银币不过是370块，相比10马力柴油机性价比高得多了。

Tractors at this level can be considered large tractors. Due to the inherent torque advantage of diesel engines, they are basically the ceiling for home users.

If used on a small fishing boat, it is also a very good power source, generally 15 horsepower is enough.

A 25-horsepower diesel engine is an absolute high-end product on the market. If a 10-horsepower tractor can be bought for three or four thousand yuan, a 25-horsepower tractor will cost more than double that, and a new tractor can only be bought for more than ten thousand yuan.

Even if it is just an engine, it will cost at least 7,000 or 8,000 yuan.

However, it becomes difficult to go further. There are many indicators to measure an engine, and horsepower is only one of them.

Single-cylinder diesel engines have upper limits for quietness, fuel consumption, and vibration. Beyond these limits, the existing structure can no longer be used. A typical single-cylinder diesel engine produces only 30 to 40 horsepower. To achieve higher horsepower, a twin-, four-, or six-cylinder engine is required, increasing the technical difficulty exponentially.

Tang Wen tried a 100-horsepower diesel engine, and the research and development silver coins suddenly soared to 800 silver coins, which was not much lower than a 250-horsepower gasoline engine.

However, the 25-horsepower diesel engine must be produced. While thinking about how to sell it, Tang Wen walked towards the teahouse in the town.

The scale of business in remote areas is very small and not very sophisticated. Although it is called a teahouse, it actually also serves as a convenience store, postal collection agency, and restaurant.

The shop is not big and has always been run by a family of three.

There was no one around at this hour, so Tang Wen walked in and sat down. The boss, who was leaning on the counter, yawned and looked up. After taking a closer look, he asked:
"Tang boy, do you want to buy something or eat something?"

"A bowl of pig-killing rice noodles with two fried eggs."

The boss nodded, then shouted towards the kitchen:

“Panpan, Panpan!”

A few seconds later, a little girl with her hair tied up and an apron tied around her chest appeared at the door, revealing her face that was mostly covered by her bangs.

"Slaughter pig noodles, two fried eggs!"

The boss repeated it, and the girl shook her head, glancing at Tang Wen on the chair with one eye, and said expressionlessly:

“There is no pig-killing powder and no fried eggs.”

"Hey kid, isn't there food in the kitchen?"

The boss immediately got anxious, but Panpan choked him back with just one sentence:
"Then you come and clean the kitchen."

"..."

Tang Wen then remembered that this was just a rural restaurant. It was very tiring to cook with an empty stove in the middle of the night. It was not like those restaurants in Shenzhen that were open all night.

Realizing this, he was about to stand up, but the boss saw him and winked at his daughter:

"Then go make some instant noodles and put two boiled eggs in it." Panpan rolled her eyes, reluctantly took a bag of instant noodles from the shelf, and went back to the kitchen to boil water.

Seeing his daughter disappear, the boss heaved a sigh of relief and smiled at Tang Wen, gesturing with his fingers and winking:

"No one's here right now, would you like to play a few rounds with me later?"

As he moved, a wave of memories flooded into his mind, and Tang Wencai remembered that the original owner was quite familiar with the boss.

The boss of this shop is Guo Chenliang. He was also a gangster when he was young and had also been out there trying to make a living.

He had done business, fought, and gambled, and when he was left with nowhere else to go, he returned to his hometown, married a wife, and started a business with the help of his parents' savings.

But Guo Chenliang was a boastful person, and the operation of the teahouse depended entirely on his wife's management. Later, when his daughter Guo Panpan grew up, she also helped with chores to reduce the pressure on her mother.

Guo Chenliang himself was idle all day long, playing cards and drinking, and was often nowhere to be seen for the whole day.

If you see Guo Chenliang watching over a store one day, it is 100% certain that this guy is planning to steal some pocket money from the counter.

But after all, he has been out and about, so Guo Chenliang can brag very well. He has several younger brothers similar to "Tang Wen", who are all young men who dropped out of school and have nothing to do.

This guy always tempted Tang Wen to smoke and play cards, but Tang Wu had been strict in the past, so the original body had only tried it secretly a few times.

Now that Tang Wu is dead, Guo Chenliang heard that Tang Wen sold his property some time ago and thought that he must have a lot of spare money. He even added two eggs to his noodles, so he started to have some ideas.

Tang Wen saw through his trick at a glance, and was filled with disgust towards this lazy man. He rejected him calmly:
"No, I have to go back later."

"Why are you going back so late? I'll teach you how to fight bulls, will you? Sleep here tonight and have a bowl of porridge in the morning before you leave."

Seeing the fake smile on Guo Chenliang's face, Tang Wen felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have bought some snacks and gone back. This old bastard was quite difficult to deal with.

Just when he was getting a little impatient, Guo Panpan finally made the instant noodles, brought them out and carefully placed them on the table in front of Tang Wen.

It’s not that I’m in a good mood because business comes in the middle of the night, but the price of a bag of instant noodles is now more expensive than the pig-killing rice noodle. The pig-killing rice noodle is only 5 cents, while the instant noodles are cents. Plastic-sealed braised eggs are also much more expensive than fried eggs.

She even felt a little sorry for Tang Wen. It was obvious that her father wanted to cheat her out of more money, but he just accepted it silently. Instant noodles were so expensive.

In fact, Tang Wen had similar ideas. If he hadn't wanted to eat something hot at night, he would never have agreed to eat instant noodles.

The high-tech instant noodles of today are nowhere near what they'll be in 20 years, and the seasoning is also lackluster, it's obvious it's not good...

Tang Wen sniffed and was surprised to find that it was very different from the instant noodles he had eaten before.

In fact, instant noodles twenty years later are all non-fried instant noodles. Although they are claimed to be healthy, they are actually not as tasty as the "unhealthy" fried instant noodles.

Moreover, Guo Panpan had added some simple seasonings and lard to the noodles in front of him, and the combination was actually quite good.

Tang Wen, who had been eating plain noodles for several days, was busy slurping up instant noodles, which made Guo Chenliang feel embarrassed to persuade him. At the same time, the aroma of the instant noodles aroused his appetite, and he turned to look at his daughter.

Unexpectedly, Guo Panpan already knew what kind of person her father was. She quickly untied her apron and went back behind the counter to read, completely ignoring his gaze.

Guo Chenliang was not too disappointed. He took a pack of instant noodles from the shelf and went into the kitchen, intending to reward his stomach.

At this time, Tang Wen had finished eating the instant noodles in sweat. In fact, he was only half full, but while Guo Chenliang was away, he planned to leave.

He stood up and glanced at the cover of the book in Guo Panpan's hand. Is it The Deer and the Cauldron?
Guo Panpan also noticed his gaze, raised her head and said lightly:
"Sixty cents, hot water is free."

Tang Wen handed over a 10-yuan note and pointed behind her:

"No need to look for it, just give me instant noodles and snacks for the rest."

"Are you tired of living?"

The girl did not take the money immediately, but stared at Tang Wen in surprise.

In her mind, her bastard father was an old rogue, and Tang Wen was a potential young rogue, but she couldn't help but say something when she saw him spending money so lavishly.

"I can't cook, so I can only eat this."

When she heard Tang Wen's reason, she almost fainted. Uncle Tang Wu was also a frugal man, so how could he have such a son?

How could she know that Tang Wen was only thinking about the big business worth tens of thousands, and would never care about such a small amount of money.

Although it was clearly a "big order", Guo Panpan was somewhat reluctant. She took the money hesitantly and took the bag to pack snacks. She also considerately avoided those types that she thought were "not cost-effective".

Tang Wen took the two full pockets, said thank you, and quickly disappeared into the night before Guo Chenliang came out to bother him.

When Guo Chenliang came out, Tang Wen was no longer there. He smacked his lips regretfully and said to his daughter:

"That guy has a lot of money on him, why don't you keep him for a while?

If Dad wins his money, won't it be easier for your mom to support your education? "

Guo Panpan closed the book with a "snap" and walked towards her room without looking back.

"You close the shop yourself!"

(End of this chapter)