industrial overlord

Chapter 126 Fertilizer Problem
Hearing Lin Zhenhua's question, Cen Youxin replied: "It goes without saying. It used to be said that every flower in a crop depends entirely on fertilizer. My family needs fertilizer, and my uncle's also needs fertilizer. Right, uncle?"

His last sentence was addressed to Cen Youjun's father, who was his uncle.

Cen Youjun's father quickly replied: "Youxin is right, Xiao Lin, if you can help us buy some fertilizer, it will be of great help to us."

"Don't your supply and marketing cooperatives sell fertilizer?" Lin Zhenhua was still a little confused.

Cen Youxin smiled wryly and said: "Xiao Lin is really from the city, and he doesn't know about our rural affairs. Our supply and marketing cooperative can get a little fertilizer a year, and the related households have to get half of it, and the rest is distributed to each village. The households can’t even distribute a pack of chemical fertilizers, which is simply not enough. These days, if the fields are not sprinkled with a little chemical fertilizers, the rice will not grow well, and the yield will be more than [-]% lower.”

"That's right." Lin Zhenhua nodded and did not continue.

Seeing Lin Zhenhua's hesitant expression, Cen Youjun quickly helped him out and said, "Brother Youxin, Dad, don't embarrass Xiao Lin. Although he is a cadre now, he is only a middle-level cadre. After he leaves the factory, he will not be able to speak. It counts. For things like buying chemical fertilizers, let's find a way by ourselves."

Lin Zhenhua quickly explained: "Platoon leader, you misunderstood. I didn't feel embarrassed just now, but I was wondering who to buy fertilizer through. The few people I know are all from Jiangnan Province. I don't know if there are any in Xiangping Province. What kind of contact. Or, where can we make long-distance calls, let me make a call first. "

Cen Youxin said: "If Xiaolin wants to make long-distance calls, I know the commune can do it. There is a phone in the office of the secretary of the commune that can make long-distance calls. I saw someone make a call."

Lin Zhenhua said: "Well, well, after dinner, brother Youxin, please take me there. I'll make a few phone calls to inquire about the situation, and try to solve some fertilizer problems for the platoon leader and Brother Youxin's family."

Fertilizer is a big problem, and Lin Zhenhua doesn't have much confidence in it.The only person he met was Yuan Feng, the factory director of Erhua, and I don't know if he still remembers him.However, the matter has come to this point, and it can only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

After eating this sumptuous lunch, accompanied by Cen Youxin, Lin Zhenhua went to the commune to make long-distance calls.Cen Youxin was very interested in Lin Zhenhua's current situation, asking questions along the way.

Cen Youxin is only 30 years old this year, and he is a farmer with little education.His parents passed away not long after he got married, and now there are only him, his wife and two children in his family.

In the past two years, although the above-mentioned policies have not been completely liberalized, in the grass-roots rural areas, the joint production contract responsibility system based on households has begun to be implemented.Cen Youxin's wife is not in good health and cannot do much farm work, so only Cen Youxin does the work in the field, and it is very difficult to cultivate the few acres of responsible land.

Like all young farmers, Cen Youxin also has a heart that longs to make a fortune.However, living in this rural area, it is more difficult to make a fortune than to reach the sky.When Cen Youxin saw some self-employed people setting up small stalls in the county town, he also thought about it, and felt that it was much better to go to the city to set up a stall than to farm at home.But doing business requires capital, he doesn't have this capital, and at the same time he doesn't dare to abandon the family's land, so this idea can only be thought about.

This time when Lin Zhenhua came to his house, he could tell at a glance that Lin Zhenhua was a rich man. No matter how he dressed or paid Tian Xiaolan to buy meat, it showed that he was a successful person with a very considerable income.At the dinner table, Lin Zhenhua talked about his work in the Hanhua factory, and Cen Youxin listened most carefully. These deeds of Lin Zhenhua strengthened Cen Youxin's view that Lin Zhenhua is indeed a capable person.Cen Youxin had never encountered such a capable person before.

Asking Lin Zhenhua to help buy fertilizer was a sudden burst of inspiration for Cen Youxin.He felt that if he didn't take advantage of such a capable person, he would miss an opportunity.

"Xiao Lin, you said that Hanhua Industrial Company is the company you started?" Cen Youxin asked.

Lin Zhenhua quickly denied it: "No, Brother Youxin, I'm just a manager. This company is collectively owned, and the factory also has shares in it."

He and Cen Youxin are not yet familiar enough to reveal the shareholding relationship, so let's talk vaguely first.

"Anyway, you are the leader, aren't you?" Cen Youxin said undaunted, "How much money do your current workers get a month?"

"For ordinary workers, the salary is more than 40 yuan. If you do a good job, the bonus and overtime pay will add up to more than 20 yuan."

"Wouldn't it be 70 yuan in that month?" Cen Youxin's eyes widened.

"Almost there." Lin Zhenhua said in a low-key manner.

"We farm the fields for a year, which means we earn two or three hundred yuan. One of your workers earns 300 yuan a month, and three or four months is equivalent to our year."

"This may be the difference between industrial and agricultural scissors." Lin Zhenhua had no choice but to prevaricate him with bureaucratic accents.

"Sigh, it's really hard for us to be farmers. In our next life, we will be reborn into a worker's family anyway." Cen Youxin said resentfully.

The village where Cen Youjun lived was not far from the commune, and the two of them came to the town where the commune was located in a short while.Cen Youxin took Lin Zhenhua straight to the commune compound, and when he reached the door, he said to the guard, "I'm here to make a call," and the guard let them in.

Yonghe Commune has only one phone that can make long-distance calls. In order to facilitate the secretary's external contact, this phone is placed in the secretary's office.But sometimes, some individuals or units in the commune need to use long-distance calls, so they can only go to the secretary's office to make calls, and pay long-distance charges at the same time.

After a long time, this has become a practice. Anyone who pays can come to the secretary's office to make long-distance calls, and the secretary's office has directly become a long-distance telephone room.The secretary has no objection to this, because there are very few people and units that can afford long-distance calls, so it is not likely that someone will harass him once in ten and a half months.

But today was different. Lin Zhenhua came to the secretary's office and directly paid 50 yuan to the secretary who was in charge of the phone, asking him to open the long distance.Lin Zhenhua knew that today's phone call would probably cost 50 yuan.

Lin Zhenhua's first call was to Yuan Feng, and the call went directly to Yuan Feng's office.Yuan Feng didn't remember who Lin Zhenhua was at first, and his attitude was a little cold.When Lin Zhenhua talked about the main axis, Yuan Feng suddenly became enthusiastic. Even after the attenuation of hundreds of kilometers of telephone lines, his hearty laughter still buzzed in Lin Zhenhua's ears.

"It's Section Chief Lin, oops, I'm so rude, I was so confused just now, I really didn't think of you." Yuan Feng apologized on the phone.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Don't dare to be, Director Yuan, I'm afraid you'll forget me."

"How can I forget, the last time Director Xie came to inspect the work, we still talked about you, Director Xie appreciates you very much."

Lin Zhenhua nodded secretly. He knew why Yuan Feng was so enthusiastic about him. In the final analysis, it was because of Xie Chunyan's face.Lin Zhenhua's market has been bullish recently, and he can be regarded as a small celebrity in the Light Chemical Department system.He has just turned 20 years old and has a bright future. Ordinary workers may not be able to think of such a far-reaching thing, but it is impossible for a factory manager like Yuan Feng to not think of it.

"By the way, Section Chief Lin, are you long-distance? Don't waste your money. Tell me, what can you do if you call me?" Yuan Feng said.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Director Yuan, I have a small matter to trouble you. I have an old platoon leader who was my savior. The one who saved my life on the battlefield is now a disabled soldier. He is in the countryside, at home. Fertilizer is needed, do you think you can help solve some?"

Yuan Feng replied without hesitation: "No problem, tell me, which county is he from?"

"Yuefeng County, Xiangping Province."

"Xiangping Province?" Yuan Feng pouted on the other end of the phone, "Director Lin, I can get you fertilizer, but how do you transport the fertilizer over such a long distance?"

Lin Zhenhua said: "Director Yuan, I'm calling you to ask if you know someone from the chemical fertilizer factory in Xiangping Province, and if you can help me introduce a relationship. Look, I'm really I have no choice but to ask for your help."

Yuan Feng thought for a while and said: "Okay, how about you, I'll call my counterparts in Xiangping Province first and ask, if possible, I'll let them call you, tell me your phone number .”

"The Secretary's Office of Yonghe Commune in Yuefeng County." Lin Zhenhua replied.

"Well, well, you wait for my news."

Lin Zhenhua put down the phone, left the secretary's office with Cen Youxin, and sat on a chair outside to wait.After a long while, the secretary came out and called them, "Who is Lin Zhenhua? I have your long distance."

Lin Zhenhua and Cen Youxin returned to the room. Lin Zhenhua took the receiver and said to the inside, "Hi, hello, I'm Lin Zhenhua, who are you?"

"I'm Tang Zhiguo, the director of Tanzhou Chemical Fertilizer Factory. It was Lao Yuan from Jiangnan No. [-] Chemical Company who called me and said that you need to buy some fertilizer. Is this the case?" the person on the phone said.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Yes, yes, this is too much trouble for you."

"Trouble is nothing." Tang Zhiguo said, "Old Yuan is also my old friend. He said you are his friend, so we are also friends. The fertilizer you want is carbon amine or urea?"

Lin Zhenhua covered the microphone with his hands, turned his head and asked Cen Youxin, "Brother Youxin, do you want carbon amine or urea?"

"And urea?" Cen Youxin was overjoyed: "Of course we need urea, one catty of urea is worth three catties of carbon amine."

Lin Zhenhua then said into the microphone: "Director Tang, if it is convenient, I still want urea."

"Urea is a bit nervous now, and I don't have many indicators left." Tang Zhiguo seemed to be embarrassed and said, "Director Lin, how much do you plan to ask for?"

"If it's possible, can you help me get eight bags?" Lin Zhenhua said. He saw Cen Youxin draw a character horoscope for him with his fingers, and he knew it meant eight bags.

I don't know if it's the poor quality of the phone or Lin Zhenhua's inaccurate pronunciation. Tang Zhiguo immediately took over the conversation: "As long as it's eight tons, there's no difficulty."

"Eight tons!" Lin Zhenhua was knocked down immediately, please, I'm talking about eight bags, okay?

"How much did he say?" Cen Youxin asked in a low voice from the side.

"He said eight tons." Lin Zhenhua said in the same low voice, "Damn it, I said it was eight bags, but he heard it was eight tons. This stuff is not edible, wait for me to explain it to him."

"Xiao Lin!" Cen Youxin shouted anxiously, "Eight tons is eight tons, you agree quickly."

"Huh?" Lin Zhenhua was a little confused for a while, but seeing Cen Youxin's firm attitude, he still compromised, and said to the phone: "Director Tang, let's say it must be eight tons. You see, I am coming to the factory. to pick up the goods, or what?"

Tang Zhiguo said: "Don't bother, aren't you in Yuefeng County? I'll ask the Supply and Marketing Department to call the Yuefeng County Supply and Marketing Cooperative and ask them to deliver the goods to you first, and we'll supply them later. If it's too late today, you Go to the supply and marketing agency to pick up the goods tomorrow."

"How is the price calculated?" Lin Zhenhua continued to ask.

Tang Zhiguo said: "Old Yuan has spoken. As for the price, let's use the ex-factory price, 420 yuan per ton. This cannot be lowered."

"Then I would like to thank Director Tang."

"You're welcome. When Section Chief Lin comes to Tanzhou, he will definitely come to the factory to play." Tang Zhiguo laughed and hung up the phone.

"Little Lin, what did you say?"

"Eight tons, pick up the goods at the county supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow. 420 yuan per ton." Lin Zhenhua replied.

"420 yuan!" Cen Youxin's eyes were red, "Let's go to the supply and marketing agency to buy it. One bag costs 52 yuan, and one ton costs 12 and a half bags. Let me do the math..."

"That's 650 yuan per ton." Lin Zhenhua calculated it first, and this multiplication was not difficult for him.

"My God, there is a difference of 230 yuan for one ton. Don't you want to lose more than 1000 yuan for these eight tons?" Cen Youxin said with emotion, "Xiao Lin, you are rich."

"Why do I get rich?" Lin Zhenhua didn't realize it for a while.

"You do the math, if you take these eight tons of urea and sell them on the black market, you can earn more than 1000 yuan. Now you can't buy urea on the black market, and your urea will be sold out."

"You don't want me to resell these urea, do you?" Lin Zhenhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but at the same time, he also felt the terror of power.He was able to easily obtain eight tons of urea from the Tanzhou Fertilizer Factory just through Yuan Feng's relationship. The speed of making money is too fast.

Do you want to embark on this road from now on and use your power to make money?A thought flashed in Lin Zhenhua's mind, and he was immediately submerged in the arrogance of the former scholar.I have knowledge and vision, why bother to earn such shameless money?

(End of this chapter)