Chapter Five Hundred and Fifty-Fifth Chapter Immortal Chairman

There is no shortage of land in the Great Northwest. The Production and Construction Corps has been rooted in the Great Northwest for decades, but there are still large tracts of land that have not been reclaimed.

It's not because they don't want to reclaim the land, but because even if the land is reclaimed, there aren't that many people working there.

Later, for the purpose of protecting the environment, the Production and Construction Corps also slowed down the pace of land reclamation and reclaimed new land, mostly to stabilize the country's 1.8 billion mu of arable land red line.

Before the popularity of cotton harvesters, the biggest constraint on cotton planting in the Northwest Autonomous Region was that there were not so many people picking it.

Not only cotton, but other crops are similar, because there are not enough human resources, even if there is land, they are afraid to cultivate.

From 1978 to 2000, the sown area of ​​crops in the entire Northwest Autonomous Region increased from 45 million mu to over 50 million mu, an increase of only about 10%.

After 2003, agricultural machinery began to be gradually popularized, and the sown area of ​​crops also increased rapidly. By 2016, it had increased to 93 million mu, which was doubled from 1978.

This is the huge role that agricultural machinery brings. The extensive use of farmland has made up for the shortage of human resources in the northwest, which has greatly expanded the area of ​​arable land in the northwest.

Since 2016, in order to protect the environment, the Northwest has started a series of work of returning farmland to forests, which has slightly reduced the sown area of ​​crops. However, due to the advancement of agricultural technology, the output of crops has been increasing.

The future production and construction corps has planted more than 13 million mu of cotton, and this is the data after reducing cotton and increasing roots. In 1998, the area of ​​cotton planted by the Production and Construction Corps was less than half of that of later generations.

The main reason is that there are not so many people to pick cotton. If the problem of picking cotton is solved, the cotton planting area of ​​the Production and Construction Corps can be quickly doubled.

When Li Weidong said that the production of cotton increased by 1 million mu, Zhang Jianshe was instantly shocked.

Zhang Jianshe quickly estimated that according to the normal output of cotton in the Northwest Autonomous Region, 1 million mu of cotton fields can harvest about 150,000 tons of cotton, while the annual output of cotton in the country at that time was only 4.5 million tons.

This also means that with an increase of 1 million mu of cotton fields, the national cotton output can increase by 3.3%! Even if there is a 10% loss, there can be a 3% increase.

The temptation to increase the national cotton production by 3% is too great. This is definitely an improvement of the strategic level!

Moreover, 150,000 tons of cotton can also bring huge economic benefits. In addition to selling money directly, it may also attract some textile companies to settle in.

Buying 100 cotton harvesters can grow 1 million mu of cotton next year. This is a booming economy!

Although the cotton harvester is a little more expensive, one will sell for 1 million, and 100 units are 100 million. But using 100 million yuan for 150,000 tons of cotton to increase production seems to be quite cost-effective.

What's more, this is not a one-shot deal. Even if the quality of the cotton harvester is poor, it can still be used for ten or eight years. This will increase the output of cotton by 1 million mu every year. In the long run, this investment is a bloody profit!

As for the driver of the cotton harvester, there are some in the Production and Construction Corps. The entire production and construction corps has 14 divisions. There are a lot of drivers who can drive, and some of them are specialized in driving tanks. These people can drive cotton harvesters with a little training.

If you count on manual harvesting, and a truckload of workers will come over, in what year and month will the production increase by 1 million mu!

After such a calculation, Zhang Jianshe was immediately moved.

However, 100 million yuan is not a small amount after all. Zhang Jianshe feels that it is still necessary to negotiate the price, and every cent of the country's money can be saved.

So Zhang Jianshe said: If it can really increase the production of one million mu of cotton as you said, then this cotton harvester is still worth the money.

But the price of one million is too expensive. If we purchase in large quantities, should we lower the price, you will not lose money with small profits but quick turnover.

Secretary Zhang, the price of one million is already small profits but quick turnover. If it can be sold cheaper, of course I am willing to sell it cheaply. It is best that every cotton grower can use a cotton harvester.

Li Weidong said with a long sigh: But in this cotton harvester, many parts and components have to be imported, which also increases the production cost, and we are forced to sell it so expensive.

If the Production and Construction Corps is willing to order in large quantities, we can offer discounts in other areas. We can accept instalments, just like other agricultural products, on a 24-month basis. And we can also have no down payment and no interest. This is the biggest concession we can make.

Hearing that the payment can be made in installments with zero down payment and zero interest, Zhang Jianshe began to calculate again.

If one hundred million cents is repaid in 24 installments, it is more than 4 million yuan a month, which is not easy to cause too much financial pressure for the Production and Construction Corps.

To put it another way, even if 100 million is deposited in a bank, you will have to earn 156 million interest in two years. In this way, if you analyze 24 months with zero down payment and zero interest, it is equivalent to a 15% discount. Still a good deal.

Zhang Jianshe thought about it for a while, and felt that this was a better deal than buying and selling, and said: Chairman Li, you go back and give me a detailed instruction manual. We need to discuss it again when we have a meeting in two days. Make a decision!

I have prepared a detailed plan. Li Weidong quickly took out the prepared plan from his bag and handed it over with both hands.

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Of course, Zhang Jianshe couldn't make a decision by himself for a large purchase of 100 million yuan, and he had to discuss it through a meeting.

But what Li Weidong can be sure of is that the Production and Construction Corps will never be able to resist the temptation to increase the production of one million mu of cotton.

As for the installment payment with zero down payment and zero interest, it is also within the scope of Li Weidong's acceptance.

In the agricultural machinery industry, due to the existence of various subsidies, it is almost impossible to receive the full payment immediately.

When farmers buy agricultural machinery, they are mainly based on loans. Not many people pay the full amount, and many of them are also interest-free loans. A 24-month loan is relatively common in the agricultural machinery industry.

National and local agricultural machinery subsidies are also settled once a year, and funds will only be allocated after the settlement is completed. Sometimes companies even have to wait two or three years before they can get agricultural machinery subsidies. For agricultural machinery enterprises, it is common to wait for payment.

Therefore, this 24-month installment payment with no down payment and no interest is just in line with the internal rules of the agricultural machinery industry.

The matter was just as Li Weidong expected. A few days later, Zhang Jianshe sent a message saying that the Production and Construction Corps was willing to purchase 100 cotton harvesters, and would send someone to the Fukang Agricultural Machinery Factory for on-the-spot inspection.

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Fukang Agricultural Machinery Company, Yue Anan sits in the office, holding the phone.

Hey, old Zhou, I'm Yue An! It's been a long time since I've seen you, and I really have to get together another day. Yes, after the institutional reform, I no longer work in the ministries and commissions, and now I'm the general manager of Fukang Agricultural Machinery Company.

I remember that you are a large cotton-producing county, planting hundreds of thousands of acres of cotton, right? I happen to have a cotton harvester right now, which is specially used for picking cotton, which is very suitable for your county!

This cotton harvester is a good thing. The harvesting efficiency of more than one hundred workers can be topped by one harvester. It is absolutely not a problem to harvest more than one hundred mu of cotton a day.

The price is slightly more expensive, 1.1 million units. However, this is much cheaper than imported cotton harvesters, which sell for two or three million units!

You can buy one or two to try first! What? Limited budget? Too expensive, really can't afford it? Well, if you want to buy cotton for harvest in the future, you must be the first to find us! Valley

Yue Anan put down the phone and sighed helplessly. Although he has a lot of connections, he is completely ineffective in selling cotton harvesters.

The main reason is that the price of cotton harvesters is too expensive. At the economic level of China at that time, it was really unaffordable.

I'm still bragging in front of Song Chengde that I want to sell 100 cotton harvesters! Even if I sell less than 100 units, if I sell 60 or 70 units, it will be considered a pass. Anyway, I can save some face. Now all of them are sold. If I don't go out, I'm going to lose face! Once I'm in front of Song Chengde, I really can't lift my head up.

Thinking of this, Yue An'an sighed, his heart full of depression.

The phone on the table suddenly rang, Yue An picked up the receiver, and Li Weidong's voice sounded inside:

Mr. Yue, get ready to welcome the inspection team of the Production and Construction Corps.

Production and Construction Corps? How come this far away to us to investigate! It's not that there are no decent agricultural machinery companies in the northwest region, so why go to the eastern provinces.

Yue An An secretly thought in his heart, and asked, Chairman, why did the Production and Construction Corps come to visit us, and what kind of content do they want to examine?

Li Weidong replied: They are here to inspect cotton harvesters. The Production and Construction Corps has agreed to purchase 100 cotton harvesters, and my offer is one million.

100 units is 100 million. For such a large order, other customers are not allowed to come to the field to inspect in person and take a look at the situation of our factory.

Chairman, we didn't hear it clearly. Are you saying that the Production and Construction Corps wants to purchase 100 cotton harvesters? Yue Anan asked in surprise.

Li Weidong continued: Don't think too little, this is just our first cooperation with the Production and Construction Corps, and there will definitely be more opportunities for cooperation in the future.

I estimate that the production and construction corps alone will need more than 2,000 cotton harvesters in the future. This is a multi-billion business! We have to seize it, but not in the hands of others.

Therefore, we must also receive the inspection delegation of the Production and Construction Corps this time, and show our advantages as much as possible. You start making arrangements first, and I'll be back in two days.

Hey, talk to me, is the signal bad? This is a fixed line, not a mobile phone, it shouldn't be! Hey, can you hear me...

Li Weidong nagged for a long time, but Yue An did not respond. He thought it was because the telephone line was not good.

Yue An'an had already stayed there, and he was still recalling the sale of 100 cotton harvesters in his mind. As for what Li Weidong said later, he was not listening at all.

This is one million cotton harvesters! From yesterday to now, I have made dozens of calls, begging my grandfather to tell my grandmother, and I haven't even sold a cotton harvester! You went there. Northwest only sold 100 units, what kind of immortal chairman is this!

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Zhao Jinshan came to the door excitedly.

Weidong, look, this is the list of coal mines I've compiled. I've asked someone to inspect each coal mine. The details of the coal mines follow. Zhao Jinshan handed over a thick stack of documents.

Zhao Jinshan did not listen to Li Weidong's words before, and went to Russia with the international financial giants, trying to make another profit, but a large amount of money was trapped in Russia.

After eating for a while, Zhao Jinshan didn't dare to toss on his own anymore. Following Li Weidong's suggestion, he honestly went to Inner Mongolia to inspect the coal mines.

And this time, Li Weidong also expressed his willingness to participate in the investment, which made Zhao Jinshan even more energetic.

Zhao Jinshan felt that since Li Weidong was willing to go out in person, the coal mine business would definitely be profitable, so he devoted himself to the inspection of the coal mine.

In order to do the coal mining business, the two also set up a company called Dongshan Mining.

The east is the east of Li Weidong, and the mountain is the mountain of Zhao Jinshan. The name of the two of them will become the name of the company.

Now that Zhao Jinshan came to the door with a list of coal mines, he wanted to discuss with Li Weidong about which coal mines to buy.

At the end of the 1990s, when coal prices were at a low ebb, many coal mines were unable to make ends meet. In addition, the state reformed state-owned enterprises, and many enterprises were undergoing asset restructuring and optimization. There were still quite a few companies selling coal mines. .

Zhao Jinshan took the list of coal mines and introduced: The first two pages are all small and medium-sized coal mines. There is still a lot of room for selection of this type of coal mine. of.

Let's forget about small coal mines, which have low output, high risks, and are not environmentally friendly. In the future, they will definitely become the focus of the country's remediation. If you buy them and open them for a few days, you will have to close them, which is not cost-effective. Li Weidong speak up.

Small-scale coal mines have always been targeted for rectification by the state. In 2001, the State Council issued the Emergency Notice on Closing Small Wells of State-owned Coal Mine Offices and Suspension of Production and Rectification of Township Coal Mines, requiring the closure of facing small coal mines.

From the initial four all closed, to the later closure of thirteen types of small coal mines, to the final complete closure of small coal mines, the national team's efforts to rectify small coal mines are getting stronger and stronger.

So investing in small coal mines is not a good choice.

If you want to buy something like coal mine, choose the big one, and the bigger the better!

So Li Weidong simply turned to the next page.

This page is all about large-scale coal mines. It's just that the purchase is more difficult. Zhao Jinshan said.

Li Weidong looked carefully, and all the data indicators of the coal mine were clearly listed.

Suddenly, the name of a coal mine came into Li Weidong's eyes.

Taifeng Mine? I read that right! Can a large coal mine like this be bought with money?

After Taifeng Mine, the next name also surprised Li Weidong.

Taisheng Mine is also for sale! Is it true or false? It's just a Taifeng Mine, and even the Taisheng Mine is selling. It's unlikely!

So Li Weidong pointed to the list and asked, Are the Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine really going to be sold?

Of course the mines on this list are for sale! Zhao Jinshan replied.

According to my understanding, both Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine are big mines, and even these two mines have to be sold. There won't be any problems inside, right? Li Weidong asked.

Are you worried that I will be deceived? Zhao Jinshan smiled conceitedly, and then said: In Russia, I was put together, but in China, no one dares to deceive. I!

When Li Weidong thought about it, it seemed that this was the case. With Zhao Jinshan's background, no one in China would dare to lie to him!

It seems that these two mines are really going to be sold, and this time I can make a fortune!