Chapter 173 I cant even raise my head in the village
The purchase of environmentally friendly equipment stems from Gao Fan's moral obsession.
Of course he knows that the current domestic awareness of environmental protection is very weak. Not to mention that the Chen family and his son are just two farmers. Even leaders of state-owned enterprises such as Gao Yiping and Deng Youliang only talk about environmental protection as a decoration.
They would not be happy if they were asked to use real money to engage in environmental protection.
To be honest, the waste gas, waste water and dust pollution from the paint factory is not very serious compared to some other enterprises. There are many township enterprises engaged in chemical industry in the entire Renqiao area, and those of others are more toxic than the paint factory.
Ten times the amount of waste gas and waste water are discharged directly in the same grand manner.
Governments at all levels basically turn a blind eye and occasionally come to impose fines. This is not so much a punishment as a collection of protection fees. We have long been accustomed to this.
"We cannot follow the old path of pollution first and then treatment." This sentence is very correct. But looking at countries around the world, which country has not gone through this?
When people are poor, their lives are cheap. Who cares about the sweet air?
Gao Fan knows this. He is unable to change the entire society, but he still has to take care of the things under his nose.
Chen Xingquan directly handed over the decision-making power to him, which made him very satisfied. To install environmental protection equipment, it would cost tens of thousands of dollars, half of which belonged to the Chen family. Even if they were inconvenienced by face, they directly opposed Gao Fan's decision.
It is always okay to express some dissatisfaction, which is enough to make Gao Fan uncomfortable.
The current performance of the Chen family and his son reflects that they are people who know how to advance and retreat. They may not be aware of the importance of environmental protection, but at least they do not regard wealth as life, but are willing to accept Gao Fan's ideas.
Only such collaborators can achieve great things together.
"Uncle Chen, Brother Chen, Shui Long, that's what I think."
Gao Fan organized the words in his mind and said:
"Our current factory can earn three to five million yuan a year..."
"Actually, you can earn millions." Chen Xingquan interjected. He didn't tell Gao Fan this number on the way, mainly because there was a driver present. He originally planned to inform Gao Fan of this number when he got home, but now he heard Gao Fan
Whenever he talked about the profits of the factory, he talked about it.
"Are you sure?" Gao Fan felt a little surprised.
Chen Linfa nodded: "Xingquan and I have calculated the balance. According to the current sales volume, if no other factory can produce the same product, we are still sure to earn 1 million a year."
"That's great." Gao Fan said, "Since there is such a big profit, then if we spend thirty to fifty thousand to buy a set of environmental protection equipment, we won't have any burden."
"It's really no burden." Chen Xingquan said.
Gao Fan said: "Then let me continue to express my thoughts. This factory can earn 1 million a year, but in fact it can only be regarded as a small business. We are just living a moderately prosperous life."
Hearing this, Chen Linfa and several others exchanged looks with each other, feeling somewhat helpless in their complaints.
1 million is still a small deal, how great is your opinion!
In fact, Gao Fan had said the same thing to them a few months ago, but at that time, they were somewhat hesitant and felt that the goal proposed by Gao Fan was too far-reaching and they could just listen to it as a joke.
But now, they no longer regard Gao Fan's words as a joke, because the paint factory has only been in operation for three months, and its roughly calculated profit is already over 400,000 yuan. Just now, Chen Xingquan said that he earned 1 million yuan a year.
Taking into account that the demand for paint in the later period will not be as concentrated as in the early stage, but even so, the estimate of 1 million is still reliable.
A blueprint and a recipe can turn into a business with an annual profit of 1 million. This makes people no longer underestimate Gao Fan's ability to predict.
In Gao Fan's opinion, 1 million is just a small expense, so how big is his heart?
Gao Fan smiled and said: "I told Brother Chen that before 1990, we would first earn 100 million. Now it seems that this goal should be achieved ahead of schedule."
"One hundred million..., my dear, if you deposit it in the bank, the interest alone will be several million a year, right?" Ke Shuilong clicked his tongue.
Gao Fan said: "At our current development speed, it is only a matter of time before we earn 100 million, and it should be very fast. I think that when that day comes, money will be just a number to us. What we care about is
, it should be your own reputation. Uncle Chen, don’t you think so?”
Chen Linfa nodded and said: "Gao Fan, I know what you mean. A person has a name, and a tree has a bark. In the past, when some landowners here got rich, they would spend some money to repair bridges and roads. In fact,
To get a name."
"Yes, at that time, Uncle Chen can also spend some money for charity. We don't want to build a small wooden bridge or something. If we want to build it, we can just build a cross-sea bridge directly to Nanlushan Island.
"
The Nanlushan Island he was talking about is a large island off the coast of Yanzhou. The last time he came to Yanzhou, Chen Xingquan mentioned it to him and said that he could take time to visit the island. However, the island was far away from the mainland and the living conditions were poor.
It's very bitter.
"Ha, it would be great to have such a day." Chen Lin laughed. Of course he knew that Gao Fan was just joking. He really couldn't afford to build a cross-sea bridge.
Gao Fan said: "Building bridges and repairing roads is actually an afterthought. What we should think about now is not to leave any regrets. Otherwise, no matter how much money we can donate to repair bridges and repairing roads in the future, some of the things that have been lost will have already been lost."
It can't be undone.
"For example, our current production site is very dusty. If workers work in this environment for a long time, they may get pneumoconiosis or other diseases due to inhaling toxic dust.
"If we make a fortune, but these workers who started our business first get a disease that cannot be cured in their lifetime, no matter how much compensation we give them, what's the use?"
"You're right." Chen Linfa nodded heavily.
Chen Linfa didn't have a direct feeling about the environmental pollution that Gao Fan said. But Chen Linfa could imagine what Gao Fan said about workers getting sick. Among his relatives, there was one who worked in a mine and got pneumoconiosis.
Sick and sick Yangyang passed away at a young age. Everyone said that they were exchanging their lives for money.
Trading one's life for money is also a helpless choice for the poor. But if a worker in his factory gets such a disease because of working for him, he may not be able to forgive himself.
"Gao Fan, you are right!" Chen Linfa said, "I have also thought about this matter, but I always felt that it wouldn't matter much for a while. Now that I listen to you, it is really the case. The workers employed by our factory
, we are all people in the village. If everyone gets sick due to pollution, our family will not be able to hold our heads high in the village in the future."