While they were talking, the jeep had already arrived at the door of the steel plant. The old man Wang, the gatekeeper, had known the jeep in the past two days. He hurriedly opened the door and let the jeep in. He also waved to Ge Dongyan in the car and said hello.
A flattering look on his face.
Compared with the last time Qin Hai came here, there was something different in the steel plant. The most obvious thing was that it was a little more popular. Sitting on the jeep, Qin Hai could see some people on both sides cleaning up all kinds of garbage. The roadside
The waist-high weeds have also been cut down a lot, making it look much cleaner.
"Where did these people come from?" Qin Hai asked Ning Mo strangely.
Ning Mo said: "These are all old men around, we paid to invite them. This was Platoon Leader Ge's suggestion, and he also paid for it."
"How much did it cost?" Qin Hai asked casually.
"It's one yuan a day." Ning Mo said with a somewhat distressed tone.
"..." Qin Hai was speechless. The price was really not high. However, when he thought about it, the current labor cost was like this. It was one dollar a day. It was impossible to hire a worker to do the work, but it was impossible to hire someone around him.
Farmers were able to hire them. His own father dug coal in the town's coal mine and was paid on a piece-rate basis. It was said that he could only earn two or three yuan a day. It was high-intensity and risky work.
The jeep did not stop, but drove straight to the door of the steelmaking workshop. The two large locked iron doors that Qin Hai saw when he came last time had been opened at this time, and some people in the workshop could still be vaguely heard.
The roar of the machine. Ge Dongyan stopped the car and pressed the horn twice. A dozen people immediately walked out of the workshop, led by Yu Haitao and Miao Lei.
"Hello, Platoon Commander Ge." Yu Haitao and Miao Lei greeted Ge Dongyan, then ran to Qin Hai and stood in front of him, with excitement on their faces, but they didn't know what to say.
"Haitao, Leizi, thank you for your hard work." Qin Hai greeted them with a leadership style.
"Qin Hai, you are finally back. We have been waiting impatiently for you," Yu Haitao said.
"Yes, Qin Hai, it will be great if you come back. Now we have a backbone." Miao Lei said without any concealment.
Qin Hai knew how they were feeling. If he hadn't been a time traveler, with his 18-year-old age, he would probably be at a loss when encountering such a big thing. He smiled at Yu Haitao and Miao Lei, and then said:
He pointed at the people following them and asked, "Where are these masters from?"
"These are all invited by us. They are retired masters from the original steel factory." Yu Haitao explained.
Qin Hai and Yue Guoyang agreed to cooperate in the production of military shovels. His idea was to set up a factory by himself, rent the idle equipment of Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant, smelt qualified steel, and then ask Qingfeng Factory to assist in machining to complete the manufacturing of military shovels.
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Speaking of which, in fact, the foundry workshop of Qingfeng Factory also has electric furnaces that can be used to smelt metal. Qin Hai does not need to go around such a big circle to rent equipment from the steel factory. But Qin Hai has his own idea, that is, he must
At least one production link will be moved outside the Qingfeng factory, otherwise there will be no reason to make profits from it.
Qin Hai does not want to tie his career entirely to Qingfeng Factory. The advantage of a state-owned enterprise is that it has more resources to mobilize, but the disadvantage is that management decisions largely depend on the leader. If the leader changes, the policy will change. Qin Hai
Hai Ke didn't want to be plucked by speculators like Wei Baolin after working hard for a long time.
In order to ensure that he has control over his own career, he must first ensure financial independence. Qin Hai understands this very well.
The military shovel is a hugely profitable product. The core technology lies in the design of the military shovel and the smelting of steel. The design is not secret. Domestic companies do not have any patent awareness, and they should not expect the other party when dealing with the military.
Respect your patent. The only thing Qin Hai can hold in his hands is the steel smelting technology. He must control this link to ensure that no one else shares the wealth with him.
After returning from the Provincial Military Region, Qin Hai, Ning Mo and others began to prepare for leasing the steel plant. They did not alert the county economic committee in advance, but privately visited the employees of the old steel plant one by one to learn about steel from them.
The equipment of the factory and the situation of skilled workers.
After the old steel plant closed down, except for a few janitors such as Mr. Wang, most of the workers were transferred to other enterprises in the county. Some of the workers who could not be arranged were even assigned to work as school workers in middle schools, or as school workers.
They went to work as agricultural workers in state-owned farms. After more than ten years, some workers have retired and returned home, while others, although still working, are in a state of half-rest due to the poor operating conditions of their companies.
After Qin Hai learned about this situation, he instructed Ning Mo and others to contact workers with steelmaking skills and ask them if they were willing to accept employment and return to work in the steel factory. The retirement age for workers is 55 years old, and some workers have retired due to illness.
Even those who are already idle at home before the age of 50 still have sufficient mental and physical strength and are fully capable of operating in front of the furnace.
Ning Mo and others spent all their spare time on this matter, and indeed contacted more than a dozen workers who had operated steelmaking equipment. This time Ge Dongyan brought a notice to start military shovel production, and Yu Haitao and Miao Lei informed them
All these workers were summoned.
"Hello, masters!" Qin Hai stepped forward and waved to everyone.
"This is our Qin... Qin... Qin Gong." Yu Haitao hesitated for a while, then an idea flashed in his mind and he made up a reasonable identity for Qin Hai.
To determine Qin Hai's management rights in the steel plant, it is natural to find a title for Qin Hai. Calling Qin Hai director or director seems a bit inconsistent. After all, the entire management system has not been established yet. What kind of leader does he claim to be now?
, will make people laugh. Calling him "Qin Gong" is different. Engineers in the factory are all called "Xi Gong". Qin Hai's technical level is no problem for him to be an engineer, so it is reasonable to call him Qin Gong.
Engineers are not considered official titles, but they also have management power in the workshop. They are a bit like an uncrowned king. Ordinary workers will respect engineers very much.
"Hello, Mr. Qin!" the workers shouted in unison, accepting Qin Hai's new identity.
"Masters, let's go to the workshop to talk." Qin Hai waved to everyone and led a group of people into the workshop.
After two days of cleaning up, the old dust, cobwebs and other objects in the workshop have been cleared away, and it looks a bit bright and clean. Qin Hai looked at the dirt on Yu Haitao and Miao Lei's body and face, and couldn't help but be moved. He
You can completely imagine how hard it has been for these little friends these two days. You know, they used to be a group of lazy second-generation ancestors.
"I'm so sorry that I'm not here at such a busy time, causing you to suffer." Qin Hai said to Yu Haitao and Miao Lei in an apologetic tone.
"What's the point? You have skills, but we don't. Why don't you contribute a little?" Yu Haitao waved his hands and said, feeling warm in his heart. He knew that Qin Hai's ability was far beyond that of the rest of them.
Yes, if this military shovel project can be completed, 99% of the credit will go to Qin Hai alone. They are just a few errands and handymen at best. Qin Hai can treat them as equal partners, which makes
They felt very satisfied.
"How is the condition of the equipment?" Qin Hai asked again.
Yu Haitao pointed to an old worker wearing a work cap and said, "You can ask Master Qiao this question. He was the electric furnace monitor in the original steelmaking workshop."
When the old worker saw Yu Haitao mentioning him, he came forward and said to Qin Hai: "My name is Qiao Changsheng, and I used to be in charge of the electric furnace. If Qin Qin has anything to ask, just ask."
When Qin Hai asked Ning Mo and the others to find someone, he secretly explained a principle, that is, workers with thorny hair should never be hired. Some workers in state-owned enterprises have a very serious unclean temper.
Qin Hai was very fussy about receiving money, and he didn't want to waste his energy on entangled with these people.
Based on this principle, the people Ning Mo and the others recruited were relatively simple and honest, and their manner of speaking was also relatively humble.
Qin Haidao: "Master Qiao, I mainly want to ask if all the equipment in our workshop is well preserved and can be used."
Qiao Changsheng nodded and said: "I have checked that the electric furnace, distribution cabinet, continuous casting machine, and rolling mill are all in good condition. As long as the sludge is wiped off and a little debugging is done, production can be resumed."
Qin Hai sighed: "It's not easy. Our factory has been out of production for more than ten years. How can we still maintain such a good rate?"
Qiao Changsheng said: "This is thanks to our old factory director, his name is Fu Wenbin. When the county notified the steel plant to suspend production, he asked us to grease all the equipment with butter and cover it with canvas, saying that such good equipment
I will definitely be able to use it one day. I never thought that such a day would happen."
"Really? Director Fu is really amazing. Where is he now?" Qin Hai asked.
"After the steel plant stopped production, he was transferred to Qujiang Farm as the field manager. I heard that he had quit a few years ago. There has been no contact. I don't know how he is doing now." Qiao Changsheng said, with a hint of emotion in his tone.
A bit nostalgic.
Qin Hai nodded and said, "Well, when we resume production, we will ask Director Fu to come back and take a look. If our steel plant can be reborn, he will be the biggest contributor."
"That's great. We haven't seen him for so many years, and we all miss him. Well, speaking of it, the leaders back then were all good people, unlike now..." Qiao Changsheng said like an ordinary old man.
Not as good as the emotion of a generation.
"Okay, Master Qiao, please let everyone find a place to sit down. I will give you a comprehensive understanding of the production situation of our steelmaking workshop, and by the way, I will also introduce to you what I will do next." Qin Hai said.