What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 7 Buyer Arrives
"Wait a minute, I'll call the village right away and have someone bring the passbook over for you to withdraw the money."

Li Dafu originally just came to the market to join in the fun, but he didn't expect to see people selling diesel engines.

Especially high-horsepower diesel engines, which are generally not available in agricultural machinery stores in towns and villages, so you have to pay a deposit first to get them from the city.

For fishermen, a small fishing boat usually weighs only a dozen tons and has a general speed of around 10 knots, which is approximately 18 kilometers per hour.

In addition to the fact that this is the most fuel-efficient speed, it is also because the limit of small diesel engines is almost here.

If two diesel engines output 50 horsepower each, not only can the speed of the fishing boat be increased to 12 to 15 knots, but the generator can also be driven more stably.

A 50-horsepower diesel engine is enough for fishing boats of up to 20 tons, which is considered a medium-sized fishing boat and is basically the limit of what an ordinary family can afford.

Li Dafu happened to have a boat of similar tonnage. His original two 15-horsepower diesel engines had never been sufficient, and he had long wanted to replace them.

For 25 yuan, not to mention a 15-horsepower diesel engine, even a new -horsepower engine is not much cheaper than this.

If you sell the disassembled parts, you can upgrade it to 50 horsepower for a few thousand dollars?

With such a high cost-effectiveness, minor defects in after-sales service can be almost ignored. Who can’t repair this thing?

Moreover, based on his many years of experience, he knew that the quality of this "Gaijin" brand was not bad at all. A small part of the material was aluminum, which was much more expensive than cast iron.

Li Dafu hurriedly picked up his granddaughter and went to make a phone call. The others became more curious. One of them recognized Tang Wen and asked loudly:
"Isn't this the son of the Tang Wu family? Why is your diesel engine so cheap?"

Tang Wen didn't recognize who was speaking, so he just started talking nonsense and telling lies:

"Isn't this Gaijin Shipyard in Dandong? Businesses in Northeast China are struggling right now, and these are unsaleable inventory. I brought them back and sold them cheaply to the folks, so there's no after-sales service.

If anyone else wants it, I'll contact them. It's first come, first served. If you're late, they won't be available anymore!"

90s, Northeast China, layoffs, inventory.

As soon as a few key words came out, the men, young and old, nodded vaguely, as if they understood why it was so cheap.

Although five thousand yuan is a lot, it is not expensive compared to its value. Nowadays, a second-hand large tractor starts at seven or eight thousand yuan. Even if you buy it and resell it, you will not lose money, and you may even make a small profit.

The man who had just spoken walked forward, touched the diesel engine, and looked up:

"I want one, but I have to inspect the goods before I pay."

Tang Wen nodded, took out a pen and pointed at the price board:
"Write your name and pay a deposit of one hundred yuan. I'll bring it here the day after tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone else came over and stood directly in front of Tang Wen and asked:
"How many do you have left? How much cheaper can I get if I buy more?"

Tang Wen took a look at him and recognized that he seemed to be Wu Laoer, the owner of the agricultural machinery store in town.

But wouldn't selling diesel engines myself be stealing his business? Why did I ask for the price?
Tang Wen thought about it and answered seriously:

"If you want a discount, you have to buy at least five. I'll give you a discount of 200 yuan per unit."

Wu Lao Er touched his chin and did not bargain immediately. Instead, he turned his back to look at the crowd eager to try and said in a low voice:

"Silly boy, how much can you make from selling the machine? If you put it on a tractor, wouldn't it sell for 20,000 yuan?

I have a few scrapped tractors I bought back. If you can give me credit, I'd like to refurbish three of them first. How about we split the profits 50-50?"

Fifty-fifty split?

Tang Wen was instantly tempted. Wu Laoer was right. A whole tractor was much more valuable than a diesel engine.

Even if it is a refurbished old product, but with a new engine, it can be sold at 70% of the price of a brand new one.

He can earn several thousand more from such a diesel engine, and naturally more people will buy it.

Three tractors were not a lot, and they sold out quickly.

Seeing Tang Wen nod in agreement, Wu Lao Er struck while the iron was hot and said, "Do you have other models of diesel engines? Why not sell them in my shop? I won't take any commission."

Tang Wen was a little surprised. If he didn't take a cut, would it be a waste of time to help him?
Wu Lao Er chuckled:
"If you're buying a diesel engine, can't you just buy the machine? Tools, spare parts, belts, and the modified brackets needed to install it, wouldn't it be great if you could just do it from me?"

Tang Wen suddenly realized that these peripheral projects were also profitable and risk-free.

In fact, agricultural machinery stores rarely sell high-horsepower diesel engines, and the user groups do not overlap. This has no impact on Wu Laoer at all, but instead helps him expand his business.

After Jiandan and Wu Laoer made an agreement, the latter took the initiative to step forward to guarantee Tang Wen, and those who were originally hesitant immediately made up their minds.

Unlike the young man Tang Wen who could run away at any time, everyone knew Wu Laoer, and he would definitely not run away since his store was in the town.

By the time Li Dafu brought his passbook to transfer the money, five diesel engines had already been reserved.

Adding the three units that Wu Laoer wanted and the two units that were sold, that’s an order of 10 units.

Tang Wen did a simple calculation and found that he had made a net profit of just one thousand silver coins, and upgrading the shipyard was just around the corner!
When they arrived at the town credit union, Li Dafu brought his relatives with him and transferred 10,000 yuan to Tang Wen.

After the two diesel engines were started and tested in person and everything went smoothly, Li Dafu happily towed them back home.

After successfully completing his first business, Tang Wen went to the teahouse store and bought a lot of snacks. This time he didn't see Guo Chenliang, but was looked down upon by Guo Panpan with a look of contempt.

The market in the town had little appeal to him. Most of the "rare goods" sold there were obsolete products that could not be sold in the city. Tang Wen strolled around casually and drove his Sibu Xiang back to the village in the afternoon. He parked his car in the village chief's yard and walked back to the shipyard.

But before he got there, Tang Wen saw from afar that the iron gate of the shipyard was open and there was a white van parked inside.

Tang Wen's heart skipped a beat. He walked in slowly and saw Zheng Hai again.

The latter was squatting in front of the newly built "Duty Free No. 1". He turned around when he heard the noise and gave Tang Wen an exaggerated smile:

"Good boy, you are indeed Tang San's offspring. Even your father's cooking skills are not as good as yours."

Zheng Hai originally just came to take a look and sent the engine over to adapt the installation interface. Who knew that Tang Wen had already built a boat.

Tang Wu’s speed had never been so fast before, not to mention that the workmanship of the Duty Free No. 1 was also much better.

This made him feel that the five thousand yuan was more worthwhile, and he appreciated Tang Wen even more.

"Come on, help me put the motor on now!"

This time he didn't drive the flashy Santana, but a van.

Tang Wen recognized what it was at a glance: Toyota Hiace H50, commonly known as the Guangdong-Guangxi light infantry fighting vehicle.

This car has two features:
First, it can hold a lot of people. It is rated for 7 seats, but it can actually fit 20 big guys. And everyone likes to roll up newspapers.

Secondly, the air conditioning is very effective. Passengers often jump out impatiently as soon as the bus stops, and keep shouting "freeze my hands" and "freeze my hands!"

But today there are not 20 gangsters stuffed inside, but two wrapped gasoline motors.

"Be gentle! If it breaks, it can't be repaired!"

When the two younger brothers lifted the motor, Zheng Hai quickly told them to be careful.

After the wooden frame outside was kicked open and the oil paper was torn off, Tang Wen saw a marine outboard motor that was almost as tall as a human and had "YAMAHA" printed on the outside. Its size alone gave off a sense of violence.

This was also the first time Tang Wen saw this thing, and he opened his eyes wide to see what it was.

Zheng Hai said proudly:
"This is a motor I managed to get from an island country. It's a full 180 horsepower. One of them costs more than your five boats combined. You can lose a boat, but you can't lose this thing."

Only 180 horsepower?
The total power of the four motors is only 720 horsepower, which is less than the total thrust of 250 horsepower of the 1000-horsepower engines originally prepared by the shipyard.

But in this era, 180 horsepower is very powerful, and due to the boundary effect, it is actually not much slower, and 50 knots can be achieved.

(End of this chapter)