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Chapter 772

Molotov stood in a long queue wearing dirty work clothes. He was slovenly, his hair was messy and smelled of engine oil, his eye sockets were sunken, and he looked very haggard.

The team led all the way to the Finance Department of the Ministry of Interior. It is said that this department will soon become an independent Ministry of Finance, but it is not yet known who will be the minister. Molotov came to the Finance Department this time to apply for a loan.

"Name." the clerk from the Finance Department asked.

"Molotov, Russian, thirty-five years old. I traveled in South America before and arrived in Havana after fleeing the catastrophe. I have been working in the Legion's factory for three months. My skill level is A level and meets the loan requirements.

I would like a loan of two hundred gold coins."

Molotov talked a lot when he was nervous. When someone asked him, he would say everything he was thinking, and at the same time, he would hand over a loan application written by himself.

The clerk glanced at the application coldly, glanced at Molotov a few times, and asked, "What do you want a loan for?"

After the chaos of the end of the world, Molotov seemed to be extremely careful about everything. He quickly took out a few crumpled design drawings from his pocket, and then there was a sample-a kerosene lighter.

"The Legion is still producing matches in large quantities, but I think we should upgrade to producing lighters. My hands-on skills are pretty good. I used to like to collect all kinds of old-fashioned lighters. I can make them myself with the simplest tools and materials.

This thing.

In the past, the lighters we used required plastic, electronic ignition, and liquefied petroleum gas, but these things are no longer available. And matches are still too troublesome. I think kerosene lighters must have a market.

I set up a factory by myself and have gathered several colleagues. Their skills are very reliable. We can hire dozens of people and they can start working after only half a month of training. There is no difficulty in building this thing. But we have no funds, so

I want a loan."

The clerk grabbed the sample lighter and played with it a few times. It lit smoothly and was very easy to use. It was indeed much better than matches. So he grabbed a seal at hand and stamped it heavily on the application form, "Your preliminary review has been approved."

Well, go to the second floor, where there will be more professional personnel to review it."

Woohoo... Molotov was so nervous that he was sweating. This loan may be related to his future life. But such an important loan does not have any collateral at all. It all depends on whether the people in the Legion's Finance Department are optimistic about him.

The initial review was easy, but the second review was more troublesome. The legion sent people to get to know Molotov's team and watched them hand-build some kerosene lighters and test their performance.

Finally... before the factory was built, the legion placed an order to purchase 10,000 kerosene lighters. In the end of the world, small and portable ignition devices are very necessary.

Molotov was so happy that he started to start his own business with a group of people. Now the labor force in Havana is very cheap. Basically, he can recruit a large number of people just by giving him food.

The steel mill in Havana provided the simplest tinplate, grinding wheels and flint as basic minerals, which were easy to purchase.

Kerosene can be purchased from the Havana Refinery. Compared with the tight supply of gasoline and diesel, the supply of kerosene is much looser. The production tools only require some pliers and clamps.

Molotov initially recruited fifty workers, and it took him only three to five days to complete simple training. With division of labor and cooperation, fifty people produced more than a thousand lighters on the first day. Molotov

I personally take charge of the quality inspection and lead my partners to check the quality of lighters one by one.

"The yield rate is not enough, more than half of it needs to be reworked." Molotov laughed happily after saying this, "But as long as the production lasts for one week, I am confident that the yield rate can be increased to more than 95%.

Hahaha..., hey! Brothers, we are going to get rich."

In the entire lighter production process, training employees is the most difficult. During this period, scolding and even beatings are inevitable. Molotov even became furious with his employees because of this, "I just taught you yesterday, and you forgot about it after you slept."

In terms of technology, in order to support Molotov's lighter factory, the Legion even asked professional chemical personnel to help prepare high-quality, low-volatile electric oil.

It is difficult to make a fortune in the last days, and it is easy to say that it is easy. On that day, Molotov bought a barrel of 'Supreme' vodka, and happily shouted with his partners: "I wish Commander Hugo good health, we are in the right place."

A place where I can finally live a stable life.”

Molotov spent a whole week delivering the Legion's order of 10,000 kerosene lighters, ensuring that each lighter was of excellent quality. After confirming that his factory could operate normally, the Legion actually ordered him another 10,000 kerosene lighters.

Thousands of orders.

"The cost of a lighter is less than two silver coins, and we sell it for an additional five copper coins. We can repay all the loans in less than a month, and the rest is gross profit. I never thought that one day I would be able to rely on

Make a fortune selling lighters.”

With no worries about sales, Molotov directly expanded production. His number of employees soon reached more than 500 people, and his daily output soared to 20,000. The yield rate soon stabilized at more than 99%.

.But even with such a production quantity, the supply still exceeds the demand.

The production of lighters is very simple, and similar products appeared quickly, but in terms of quality and price, no one can compare with Molotov. Havana's industrial production is becoming more and more abundant, and the supply of raw materials is getting cheaper and more stable.

The public security makes production very stable.

In the last days, products with soothing effects like cigarettes have always been very popular. Havana’s ‘Supreme’ brand cigarettes have always been very popular. People who smoked in the past had to carry a pack of matches in their pockets, but now everyone is more willing to use a lighter.

The sales of lighters even boosted the sales of kerosene at the Havana Refinery, and the special lighter oil sold very well. The Legion obtained a large amount of profits and tax revenue from this.

"Ever since we opened up the labor market and carried out personal business loans within the army, similar small-scale light industrial enterprises began to appear on a large scale. The types of goods on the market suddenly increased by more than ten times, and the market vitality suddenly exploded."

At the internal briefing meeting of the army, the personnel of the Ministry of Interior flattered Zhou Qingfeng's policy of opening up self-employment after the rectification movement, and the commander of the army was so praised that his face turned red.

"We were originally worried that a large amount of idle labor would cause social unrest, but these privately run enterprises have absorbed these people very well, and the labor efficiency is higher than some of the factories we founded ourselves.

The development of industry has caused an enrichment effect. While goods are flowing out, more and more people are gathering in Havana. The Ministry of Interior estimates that our population will exceed 1.2 million in one year. And the wealth we create will be

More than ten times as much as before.”

This is really no work and no wealth!


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