Returning to the mountain village, starting with mushroom picking to get rich

"Well then, I have a solution to the Party Secretary's concerns."

"The cooperative's forest farm and my forest farm are both in the village, and they are very close to each other."

"As our company's first major order since opening, and also to show our gratitude to the village, I can transfer some employees from my forest farm to lead the cooperative in managing the forest land until this batch of mushroom sticks is ready for harvest."

"If, under the management of my staff, the yield of mushroom spawn after harvesting does not reach the expected yield, I will supplement it with double the amount from my forest farm."

With Yang Lin's proposed solution and guarantee, the tense expression on the village party secretary's face suddenly disappeared.

Instead, a bright smile appeared on his face.

Regardless, Yang Lin owns 800 mu of profitable forest land in the village, with an annual output value exceeding ten million yuan.

The promises and guarantees made are quite substantial.

"I think it's feasible. President Lin has already put it this way, and if we continue, it would be our fault."

The thought that Yang Lin's forest farm was right in the village put the Party Secretary and the village head at ease.

In this way, the group quickly drafted a contract template and signed the agreement and contract.

The cooperative proposed a payment method in installments: 20% of the payment would be paid as a deposit, and the remaining 30% would be paid after the 500,000 mushroom sticks were delivered.

The remaining 50% of the payment will be made after the mushroom spawn is harvested.

If the mushroom stick production does not meet the agreed standard under the management of the people sent by Yang Lin, a certain amount will be deducted from the 50% payment.

Yang Lin didn't care about this.

As long as the strain is successfully sold, the yield, whether large or small, is basically under his control.

He wouldn't let himself lose money, nor would he tarnish the reputation of his own strain of bacteria.

Most importantly, what he earns after selling the bacteria is not just money.

Of course, Yang Lin wouldn't tell anyone the secret behind this.

In order not to delay the production time of the mushrooms, the company needs to deliver the goods as soon as possible.

On behalf of the company, Yang Lin promised the cooperative that 500,000 mushroom sticks would be delivered within 15 days.

Xianglong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. had only recently come under Yang Lin's name and had just completed a complete transformation.

The floors and shelves in the company warehouse were emptier than those in an unfinished apartment.

There was absolutely no stock left.

The promised 500,000 mushroom spawn bags must be produced one by one from scratch.

This is a very stressful time for a newly opened company.

Therefore, after reaching an agreement with the village and signing a contract, Yang Lin did not stay in the village any longer.

After informing the company manager, Su Rong, of the situation, he rushed back to the company.

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In the Wuyou County Economic Development Zone, at Xianglong Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Su Rong, who was still debugging the company's equipment, immediately organized employees to conduct a production drill after receiving the notification.

"clatter!"

As soon as the relay switch was turned on, the sound of the mechanical equipment running instantly filled the workshop.

Piles of shredded straw, along with various auxiliary materials such as gypsum, lime, soybean meal, and sugar, are transported onto conveyor belts by workers.

These materials are gradually fed into the mixer by the conveyor belt.

The mixer is a huge, long cylinder containing a giant, constantly rotating screw.

Rumble... Rumble...

The mixer kept spinning, making a roaring noise.

Various raw materials tumble continuously in the machine, moving to the side layer by layer, gradually becoming dense and uniform.

The raw materials, moved to the last layer during mixing, quickly fell into another conveyor belt with a clatter.

At the other end of the conveyor belt are rows of automatic packaging machines.

The mixed raw materials are first extruded into shape in a cylindrical mold.

This transforms it into a cylindrical structure with moderate tightness.

Then put it inside a polyethylene plastic bag of the appropriate size.

Thus, a standard mushroom substrate is produced.

From the moment the employees took their positions and the entire production line started operating until the first mushroom log appeared, it took a full twenty minutes.

However, after the first mushroom stick was ejected by the conveyor belt, the subsequent mushroom sticks came out only a few seconds later.

After the equipment has been running for a period of time, the production speed of the mushroom spawn becomes faster and faster, and the output becomes more and more stable.

Almost every second, a new mushroom stick appears from the conveyor belt at the final node.

This is modern machinery and equipment, combined with the speed of assembly line operations.

"clatter!"

After the raw materials for the exercise were used up, the machinery quickly stopped operating.

At this moment, Yang Lin also arrived at the company's production workshop.

"Manager Su, how is it?"

"Can our equipment complete the production?" Yang Lin asked.

"The equipment is running smoothly, but the employees' proficiency needs to be improved. As for whether production can be completed, I need to see the product qualification rate."

As they spoke, Su Rong led Yang Lin to the other end of the workshop.

There was a pile of mushroom spawn that the company had just produced.

"You guys, lay the mushroom logs out neatly, one hundred logs per group..."

Under Su Rong's direction, the workshop workers quickly grouped the mushroom sticks together as required.

Su Rong inspected several groups of mushroom logs and picked out dozens of substandard ones.

Some of these substandard mushroom logs were too loose, collapsing into a pile of loose sand inside the bag.

Some are so dense that they resemble compressed biscuits.

These mushroom substrate sticks that are too loose or too tight are substandard products and need to be recycled.

In a sample of 100 bars, an average of 13 to 14 defective bars can be found in each group.

"President Lin, the timeframe is probably too tight," Su Rong said to the workshop equipment.

"Our employees are not very skilled, and the equipment's pass rate is only 86%, and it still needs to be debugged."

"If production continues as it is now, the workshop can produce 3,600 bars per hour, but only about 3,000 of them will be up to standard."

"Unless we have employees working in three shifts and the workshop operating 24 hours a day, we're afraid we won't be able to complete the delivery within the agreed time."

Upon hearing this, Yang Lin frowned and asked in confusion:

"Isn't the three-shift system a bit too much?"

"At an efficiency of 3,000 rods per hour, wouldn't we only need two shifts, with the workshop working 16 hours a day, to complete product delivery in ten days?"

"No! Mr. Lin, that's not how it's calculated," Su Rong hurriedly explained.

"The mushroom spawn currently being produced in the workshop are all empty; they haven't been inoculated yet."

"If you give these mushroom logs to farmers, they will never produce mushrooms, no matter how long they grow them."

"The mushroom spawn produced in this workshop still needs to undergo high-temperature sterilization. After the sterilized spawn has cooled down naturally from the high temperature, it is then sent to the inoculation equipment for puncture inoculation."

"This process will take at least three to five days."

In theory, if the workshop works 16 hours a day, it can indeed produce 500,000 mushroom sticks after 10 days. However, this leaves the company with little time to inoculate the mushroom sticks.

Throughout the entire production process, the company cannot afford any changes or unexpected events.

For example, if a worker takes leave on a particular day, or if the supply of materials is not smooth, the workshop's output will decline, thus failing to meet expectations. As a result, the company may face the risk of delivery delays fifteen days later.