Inside the refinery, there are ten standard oil storage tanks of one hundred cubic meters.
It's already filled with unprocessed crude oil.
In addition, the factory drilled a well in an oil and gas field.
It can produce more than ten tons of crude oil every day.
After this period of accumulation, the two oil storage depots next to the oil and gas fields are almost full.
These are recorded clearly and unmistakably in the accounts.
Crude oil is different from other products. Unprocessed crude oil is harmful and useless.
Only after sufficient processing can it be turned into petroleum and diesel.
Of course, there is also precious natural gas as a by-product.
But judging from the refinery’s accounting records.
I'm afraid they don't realize the existence of natural gas at all.
All this precious energy has been wasted.
Cao Weidong felt a little sorry.
But he soon cheered up.
These crude oils are also a huge wealth.
Compared with this crude oil, the debt of the refinery is simply a drop in the bucket and not worth mentioning.
Cao Weidong walked around the office.
Vent your excitement.
Although the oil and gas fields in Fuxiang County are not as good as those large oil fields with a daily output of 1,000 tons, he is very content.
If the oil and gas fields here really had such high production, it wouldn't be his turn to come over and pick up the leaks.
At this time.
Three employee representatives gathered at the door of the factory director's office.
They just "sent off" Director Wang in a very cordial and friendly manner.
At this time, I felt uneasy.
Thinking about how to greet the new factory director.
They cautiously looked inside.
I saw Cao Weidong shaking his head.
Weird expression.
After a while.
One of the tall, skinny men asked.
"You think our new factory director is a fool, right? Why is he so happy?"
The person next to him had an obvious look of worry on his face.
"I'm not sure, maybe there's really no one in the county, so we just randomly found a fool to top the tank?"
The last person snorted and said angrily.
"I can't go on anymore. The equipment has been taken over by others. Damn it, if I had known better, I shouldn't have let that boy named Wang go."
"Although that guy is also a waste, he can still pay us a little salary every few months, which is better than having a fool become the factory director."
They get together and make noise.
The sound alarmed Cao Weidong.
Cao Weidong coughed dryly and quickly calmed down.
I waved to them and called these people in.
"Are you employees of the refinery? What are your names and what departments are you in?"
Cao Weidong asked in a gentle manner.
See how he speaks clearly.
The three employee representatives felt relieved.
They looked at each other and finally spoke in turn.
"Nan Changfeng, Sales Department."
"Jiang Xiaozhi, Logistics Department."
"Fan Hongxing, Production Department."
Nan Changfeng is a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a shrewd face. He is in charge of the business department and often goes to other counties or communes to sell the products of the refinery.
Jiang Xiaozhi looks ordinary and is mainly responsible for the logistics support work in the factory.
But his hair is gray.
His eyebrows are always narrowed.
Coupled with thick dark circles.
He has vicissitudes of life that are inconsistent with his age.
In addition, he seems a bit taciturn and doesn't like to talk much.
The last one is called Fan Hongxing.
His appearance is relatively upright, his body is powerful, and he looks like he is a good operator of machines.
And in stark contrast to Jiang Xiaozhicheng, he is extremely talkative.
Basically, I haven’t stopped talking since I entered the office.
Cao Weidong thinks.
The positions of Jiang Xiaozhi and Fan Hongxing should be reversed.
Cao Weidong roughly understood their personalities through their speech and behavior, and then introduced himself.
Nan Changfeng asked tentatively.
"Are you the newly appointed factory director in the county?"
Cao Weidong nodded.
Show the appointment letter with the big red seal to several people.
Nan Changfeng's eyes twitched and he confirmed again.
"Director Cao, do you really come to the refinery voluntarily? Do you understand the situation here?"
Cao Weidong nodded.
"I still know a little bit about the general situation."
Hearing this, Nan Changfeng felt relieved.
He took out a stack of IOUs from his pocket.
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense. This is the salary owed to our business department. When will the factory settle it?"
Jiang Xiaozhi and Fan Hongxing next to them also took out a stack of IOUs.
In short, they have the same purpose.
Want money!
Cao Weidong raised his eyebrows.
"Don't worry. Since there is a IOU written in black and white, I will definitely recognize it. However, the factory and the former director have some debt issues that need to be settled, so you have to wait."
At this time, the factory directors were all county cadres.
A monk who can run away cannot run away from the temple.
Therefore, Cao Weidong is not worried about Director Wang defaulting on his debt.
He first calmed these people's emotions, and then asked the questions in his heart.
"The country is still very short of oil. Crude oil is said to be very valuable. Why is our factory doing so poorly and even the wages of our employees are in arrears?"
When it comes to this topic, Fan Hongxing starts talking.
"It's not because of our low crude oil production that the big manufacturers in the oil field system look down upon us..."
Full, Cao Weidong pieced together the reasons for the refinery's downturn.
It can be summed up in just one word.
Tasteless!
It’s tasteless to eat, it’s a pity to throw it away!
In fact, after the oil field was discovered in Fuxiang County, it was immediately reported to the superior department.
This incident caused quite a stir at the time.
The country also attaches great importance to it.
Immediately arrange for an expert team to come for exploration.
The experts at this time are still very capable.
They came to a conclusion through detailed investigation of the geology and landforms.
Fuxiang County's oil reserves are low, difficult to extract, and transportation costs are high.
In short, it is recommended to postpone development.
Because at the same time.
Experts from the Ministry of Petroleum discovered the Daqing Oilfield while conducting a geological survey in the Songliao Plain.
This is a huge oil field!
Thousand tons per day!
It is said that a well was drilled at that time.
Crude oil rushes out directly.
A black lake formed around it!
With this gem in front of it, the small oil field in Fuxiang County was naturally left out.
Later, the then county magistrate withstood the pressure from all parties.
Raised funds to drill a well in an oil and gas field.
But crude oil has been mined.
However, the county is faced with the dilemma of having no equipment, no technology, and no workers.
Although it was gradually put together later.
However, the refinery equipment is old and lacks systematic technology.
This leads to great waste in the process of crude oil processing, and the quality of the oil is poor.
The standards currently implemented are No. 55 and No. 65 oil standards.
The oil produced by the Fuxiang County refinery barely meets national standards.
On the one hand, oil cannot be transported and demand is low.
On the other hand, the quality of oil is too poor.
In the end, County Magistrate Diao asked for the garrison troops, and they undertook to purchase part of it.
And these passing drivers are just trying to get an advantage.
For the price of filling up one tank of gas at other state-run gas stations, you can fill up two tanks here.
Although there is a risk of damaging the engine.
But...
Cheapness is the way to go.
……
Cao Weidong had a thoughtful expression on his face.
He summarized that he faced three difficulties if he wanted to develop the refinery.
1. No funds, equipment and technology.
Second, there is no means of transportation to transport oil to other countries.
Third, there is no complete industrial chain.
Of course, there is also a more objective difficulty.
The employees were heartbroken.
Cao Weidong glanced at these three employee representatives.
"Okay, I know this. Now you go and gather people. I'm going to hold a general meeting."
The expression on Nan Changfeng's face was a little hesitant.
Cao Weidong raised his eyebrows.
"What's wrong?"
Nan Changfeng said.
"Most of the workers are not in the factory now..."
Cao Weidong frowned.
Only then did he realize that the matter was more serious than he thought.
These workers are all raising families, and the whole family has many mouths, waiting for them to take money back to support their families.
The factory was unable to pay wages for several months.
They simply stopped coming.
I just do odd jobs in the county all day long to earn living expenses.
Cao Weidong thought for a while and said.
"Just say that I am going to give you money. If you don't come, the money will be gone."
Upon hearing this, the three of them stood up immediately and went out to call someone.
It only took half a day for all the employees of the refinery to arrive.
They stood lazily in the square.
My clothes are also in a mess.
Wear whatever you want.
Cao Weidong walked to the simply set up stage with a loudspeaker in hand.
He threw the money he squeezed out of Factory Director Wang from his military bag onto the table in front of him.
Then he said calmly.
"I'm different from Factory Director Wang. I have a more straightforward personality. I will keep the money here and will distribute it to everyone later, but I will only distribute it to the employees of our refinery."
"I'm sorry, I don't recognize anyone who's not wearing work clothes."
"I only give you half an hour to sort out your makeup and appearance, now start the clock."
He has always been tolerant of his employees.
But given the current demeanor of refinery workers.
It’s definitely not going to work.
Don't tell me, withdrawing money really works.
The employees present suddenly became nervous.
They immediately ran to the family home to change the work clothes of the refinery.
It only took more than 20 minutes for everyone to return to the square, their clothes were uniform, and they stood neatly, barely looking like a large factory with hundreds of people.
Cao Weidong briefly introduced himself, talked about some situations, and then announced that he would pay part of the wages to the employees and requested that production be resumed immediately.
The money doesn't belong to him anyway, so he doesn't feel bad about spending it.
However, Director Wang only gave me one thousand yuan.
Here everyone gets some.
I can only get more than ten yuan.
Compared with the money owed to them by the factory, it is simply a drop in the bucket.
But something is better than nothing.
Then Cao Weidong took out the pork, eggs, and vegetables that had been prepared in advance, and asked the chefs to make a good meal for the employees as a toothpaste.
The chefs looked at these ingredients and their eyes narrowed with joy.
The quality of this stuff is so good.
Cao Weidong smiled.
Can it be bad?
He took these out of his portable space.
In terms of quality, even the special offerings of this era can be beaten head-to-head.
The workers at the refinery took a look.
There is money to take and meat to eat.
The feeling of complaining in my heart disappeared immediately.
At first glance, this factory director is more reliable than the previous factory director Wang.
And he promised to make up part of the money when his salary is paid next month.
So they are willing to stay.
Give Cao Weidong another month.
In this way, the matter of starting construction was settled happily.