The Industrial Giant Reborn

After noon, it was everyone's free time, the weather was not bad, Chen Zhiwen was going to go to his uncle Chen Tianshou to have a look.

Chen Tianshou has been transferred to Yanjing City, and the whole family has come together. The husband and wife have also obtained good jobs in Yanjing City, and they don't need to travel much.

Two Audi cars drove to an alley, which attracted the attention of many people. Even in Yanjing City, there are very few people who can own a car. Then the value will be clearer.

"Chen Sheng, this alley is too narrow for cars to get in." A subordinate came over and said.

"It's okay, let's go in." Chen Zhiwen nodded. This is a relatively famous old city in Yanjing City. There are many old houses in it. No matter what dynasty, this is a relatively good location. The houses inside are naturally very crowded. , and many small courtyard houses are among them.

Several people walked in along the alley, there were too many houses inside, even with house numbers, they found the place after asking a few people.

"Uncle, aunt." Walking into a small courtyard, Chen Zhiwen greeted his uncle and his wife immediately after seeing them.

"Awen, you are finally here. Your aunt has been complaining that I didn't come to pick you up." Chen Tianshou immediately said with a smile when he saw his nephew.

"Auntie, this is what I asked for. Let me just treat it as if I can wander around Yanjing City." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. In fact, it was Chen Tianshou who was reluctant to go to the State Guest House, but this responsibility should only be left to him as a junior. borne.

"Okay, let's sit here then." My aunt dragged Chen Zhiwen to a small stone platform with a few small stone benches around it, and his assistant bodyguards went out to stay at the door after confirming that there was nothing wrong.

"Come on, have some tea, these teas are not very good, just let it go." Chen Tianshou took a few porcelain cups, then made tea, and said: "I will be able to install the phone after a while, mainly It’s just that there is no line in this area, it will be much more convenient in the future, and your father can also call me directly.”

"Is it difficult to install a telephone in China now?" Chen Zhiwen asked. This is actually more important. Communication is convenient, and everything is much more convenient. Hong Kong has already begun to install wireless signal towers, and the mobile phone will be able to do it soon. began to spread.

"It's very difficult. Generally, only state-owned enterprises and government agencies have telephones. People at home can also apply, but it costs more than 2,000 RMB." Chen Tianshou said.

"2000? So expensive? Hong Kong doesn't need such a high price?" Chen Zhiwen said in surprise.

"I heard that it is because a kind of equipment needed for the telephone needs to be imported, so the installation price of the telephone is very expensive." Chen Tianshou said with a smile.

"It should be a switchboard. I know a little bit about that." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, the phone is connected through wires, and the terminal of each wire needs to be connected to a program-controlled switchboard, which is also one of the oldest communication devices. , Huawei in later generations started by conquering this equipment, defeated the expensive price of imported equipment, and thus obtained the first pot of gold to start a business.

"I don't know much about it, I just mess around with agriculture." Chen Tianshou said with a smile: "Actually, I was able to transfer to Yanjing, and anyone with a discerning eye knows why, and the people above want me to go to the foreign trade department." , how do I know those things?"

"In fact, agriculture is the foundation of a country. Uncle, you can also have opportunities in this field." Chen Zhiwen paused and said, "Actually, when I was in Tianjin before, uncle, you asked me if I could help some farmers, and I can do something in Tianjin. In fact, there are not many things, but if you work in Yanjing now, uncle, there is a better plan, which can not only help many farmers in the country, but also promote employment and obtain a large amount of foreign exchange for the country, perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars a year .”

If the uncle was an ordinary person in China, then when he found them more than a year ago, Chen Zhiwen must have found a way to bring their family to Hong Kong, and his old man would definitely do the same.

However, since I have been an official in China for 20 years and have reached a certain position, it would be a pity to give up all this. For some capable people, no matter what they do in China, it may not be as good as going abroad, but Chen Zhiwen knows that , as long as you survive the last ten years, the mainland economy after the 1990s will develop at a high speed. As long as you can do well, it doesn't make much sense to go overseas.

In addition, Chen Tianshou himself is willing to stay in the country, so he might as well use his own relationship to promote his development. For Chen Tianshou who is determined to improve the lives of a large number of poor farmers, the higher the position, the more things he can do. In addition, his investment can also be tilted in this direction.

"Hundreds of millions of dollars? What kind of plan? Also export some agricultural products?" Chen Tianshou asked in shock, 100 million dollars, at a special time, this may be almost half of the country's foreign exchange reserves.

"Uncle, let me show you something first." Chen Zhiwen took out a tin can from the backpack behind him, with a bunch of English written on it, as well as images of several kinds of fruits.

"Canned fruit?" Chen Tianshou recognized it immediately.

"Uncle, do you know the price of this kind of canned fruit in China?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"It's very expensive. A canned food may cost a few dollars, which is much more expensive than the fruit itself. I only saw it in other places when I was traveling. There are very few such canned food in China." Chen Tianshou said.

"There are few in China, but there are many in foreign countries, and they are very popular. The price is much lower than that of fruit. In Europe and America, many people like to eat this kind of canned food." Chen Zhiwen said with a light smile.

Not to mention now, even 50 years later in China, there are not many canned food. It is not that there is a shortage or that it cannot be produced, but that the market is very small, and basically no one buys it. At least compared to the people who buy fruit, the ratio is too small. up.

However, overseas countries such as Europe and the United States are different. There are not many farmers in these countries, and they all adopt the large-scale farm model, which leads to very cheap food and meat (feed is cheap), but many vegetables and fruits cannot be unified on a large scale. Production requires labor, and labor is very expensive in Europe and the United States, as well as transportation, which makes the fruits in American supermarkets relatively expensive.

It is true that rich people in the United States also pursue fresh fruits, but ordinary people only consume them occasionally, and many people still choose canned food. In addition, Europe and the United States have a strong canned food culture, not only bald fruits, but also other canned vegetables and meat. There are a lot of canned fish and fish, and later generations of mainland canned food manufacturers mainly rely on exports.

"You mean to produce this kind of canned fruit domestically and then export it overseas?" Chen Tianshou naturally understood.

Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "Yes, it's still the same as before. I'm in charge of the overseas channels. I'm in charge of the production factories and fruit sources in China. I don't understand these, so I won't interfere too much. But if domestic If you need funds here, you can consider a joint venture, but you must meet the basic conditions."

In fact, even if he does not intervene in the business of canned food, domestic manufacturers will find this direction in the next few years. One is that there are many smart people in the mainland, who were previously restricted from going abroad. As long as these people have the opportunity to go out, Even if you have communicated with overseas people, you may find opportunities. Second, after the re-opening, many overseas buyers, especially in the agricultural sector, will take the initiative to contact China, or contact China through Hong Kong.

However, in terms of channels, there must be no one like him in China. If you want to develop to a high level, it may take until the 1990s or even the 21st century. Accelerate the development of this industry and achieve four goals at the same time: profit for yourself, foreign exchange for the country, income for farmers, more employment for workers, and so on.

"It's not bad, but there is a problem." Chen Tianshou continued: "In fact, a long time ago, the Ministry of Agriculture intended to promote fruit planting in many farm areas, and there were some results, but transportation is a big problem. Oranges grow in one place. Good, but they can’t be transported to other places for sale, and the other place is similar, which leads to a lot of fruit being unable to be transported out, local people can’t finish it, and a lot of it is wasted.”

"Is it because of bad traffic?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"This is one of them. There are very few trucks that can transport goods. Trucks are in short supply in China. There are not enough transportation of daily necessities in many cities. Moreover, the transportation of fruits is too troublesome and easy to break. .” Chen Tianshou said.

"It's a little troublesome, but it's not impossible to solve." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said: "The transportation of fruits is very troublesome, but the canning is very simple, so it is only necessary to produce canned food locally. The canning factory is built locally. Then transport to the port, if you can earn foreign exchange, you don't have to worry that the local government will not send a car.

As for the fruit going out of the village, donkeys are fine, and if conditions permit, tractors can be used. If the internal roads in the local area are bad, I will send people to investigate at that time. As long as the local fruit production is large enough, then I will provide some loans to transport some road Just edit it and pay it back as a cannery in the future. "

This road construction is not a high-investment expressway or a first- and second-tier road. This kind of road is only suitable for the first- and second-tier cities with the most economically developed economies. In ordinary places, road construction is actually very simple. In the previous life, Chen Zhiwen's family participated in it when he was a child.

On the original road, filling up various pits and paving them with a large number of small stones is the cheapest road repair method. As long as there are no large cars passing by and the rain is not too heavy, then this kind of road can handle it For most of the needs, the funds for the needs are not much, and the stones can be obtained by digging mountains, and the things are relatively simple. Just find some local farmers, and even give some meat to eat every day. It is estimated that the wages are not required.

"That's not bad." Chen Tianshou nodded and said.

"Uncle, I will leave this matter to you. How about you report to the leader of the Ministry of Agriculture, and then you will be in charge of the communication?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"You are giving me great credit!" Chen Tianshou naturally understood his nephew's intentions.

"This is one of them, but it's not the only one." Chen Zhiwen said honestly: "There is currently no long-distance transportation of fruits in China, which leads to a large number of such factories, maybe hundreds of them. It must be able to supervise it, and this requires you to be responsible, whether it is quality, output, fruit purchase price, etc., I still prefer to trust uncle."

"No matter what, I will report this matter to my superiors when I go to work tomorrow. If there are hundreds of millions of dollars, I will definitely pay attention to it. However, if the superiors don't agree with me being responsible, don't object." Chen Tianshou said.

"Okay." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, he actually believed that the people above would definitely agree, even if he was given a deputy position, it would not be possible to gain his face.

For him, giving such an opportunity to hundreds of domestic manufacturers can actually allow these manufacturers to take advantage of the opportunity to develop. Competing on the same platform is bound to be the victory of the king. He can also invest in such enterprises. In the future 90s Even in the future, there may be a chance to become the king of the domestic food or beverage industry.

In fact, not only canned food or commodities, but as long as people’s livelihood necessities, you can use your own orders to select a possible future king or one of them, so that it is in line with your own investment value. After all, history has changed too much. Which domestic companies will become the future? The kings of textiles, clothing, and food, no one knows, invest in these potential companies when they are small in scale, with the least risk and the greatest return. Even as long as they rely on stable orders, they can buy shares for free.

"Awen, I prepared a hen, do you like braised or stewed?" the aunt who had been busy in the kitchen for a while came over and asked.

"Let's make soup." Chen Zhiwen said. When you come to a relative's house, you naturally have to prepare to have a meal here. Although the taste may not be as good as that of the State Guest House, it doesn't matter if you haven't tasted any mountain delicacies over the years.

"Okay, then I'll prepare the pressure cooker." The aunt left happily.

"Is Wen Jun third year of junior high school this year? Uncle, have you considered sending him overseas? For example, go to Hong Kong to study high school?" Chen Zhiwen asked again.

"Forget it, he can't even speak Cantonese and English, what can he do when he goes there? And what I'm more worried about is that he went overseas, and he was completely attracted, especially with your cousin like you, waiting for him to think Let's be more mature, let's talk about it when we are in college." Chen Tianshou said.

"That's fine." Chen Zhiwen nodded. In China, many university professors, not to mention students, would rather wash dishes in the United States. The economic gap is too great.

"In the future, young people will choose their own paths, but I'm still staying in China for the elderly, so this courtyard house is very good." Chen Tianshou said with a smile.

"Uncle, did you buy this courtyard?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"Yes, it's actually the foreign exchange your father gave me. I used a little bit, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it." Chen Tianshou said with a smile.

"What's the price of this courtyard house?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"If you buy it in RMB, it will cost about 20,000, but I use US dollars, which is about 2,500 US dollars. The previous owner asked for US dollars to go abroad, so I sold this courtyard house." Chen Tianshou said.

"It's not very expensive. It is estimated that the domestic development will be similar to Hong Kong in the future. Such houses will be very valuable in the future." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Really? I don't know how many people around here want to sell their houses and go to the United States." Chen Tianshou said casually.