Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 188 Betrayal
"Master, bring me two catties of soda ash, as long as it is the Zhonghua brand of Yongli Soda Factory, I don't want anything else."

"Old man Xu, what do you want so much soda ash for? Are you afraid of being damp when you buy it home? Will the steamed buns still taste that way? Let me tell you, you can buy as much as you need."

"Hey, hey, I don't like to hear these words. Wang Manzi, you said you don't want to buy so many. Why do you have such a big basket in your waist? Who are you fooling, eat one thing and do another business, you But it's so good."

"You don't want to insult people's innocence. Aunt Li next door is old and her legs and feet are inconvenient. I don't want to bring her a share. Don't look at people through the crack of the door and make people look down."

"You're staring and talking nonsense. How many years has it been since your Aunt Li died, and I helped bury it during the funeral. Why, did you buy soda ash and burn it? Or did you send it yourself?"

"Bah! What are you talking about? You know why I bought it, and I also know why you bought it. Do you have to reveal it and let the big guys see the joke?"

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The sales of Chinese soda ash are so hot that many people just drag their homes with them, carrying big baskets and small bags, trying to buy them.

On the one hand, the soda ash produced by Cheng Nuo and the others was of good quality, far surpassing the soda ash produced by Bu Neimen Company.

On the other hand, it is also suffering from the high price of Buneimen foreign alkali, and ordinary people complain a lot.

Even if our country’s import of ocean soda plummeted from 1914 tons in 63 to 1916 tons in 4, 90% of them were purchased from the British company Bo Neimen, and the price far exceeded the pre-war level, making these vampires Make a lot of money.

Now a domestic product has suddenly appeared on the market, and the price is so cheap, there is no room for their indifference.

As for quality, don't worry about it at all.

The freshly steamed steamed buns at the door are the best testimony. They are soft to the touch and sweet aftertaste.

"Everyone buy in an orderly manner. You don't have to rush. There are still plenty of goods. As long as you need them, we will never run out of soda ash at Yongli Soda Plant." Standing behind the window, Cheng Nuo shouted to the crowd.

"Professor Cheng, is there really unlimited soda ash in your Yongli Soda Plant?" a member of the public asked with their faces pressed against the window.

"Yes, in front of the big guys today, I, Cheng Nuo, personally said to Cheng Nuo that the price of our Zhonghua brand soda ash will never exceed everyone's demand, and the quality and quantity will be guaranteed. Wealth of righteousness." Cheng Nuo promised loudly.

"Okay, I can't trust the public, but I do agree with Professor Cheng's words. The last time our child got a date stone stuck in his throat, it was Professor Cheng's little trick published in the newspaper that saved his life. Our whole family is grateful to him. .” As he spoke, the man bowed heavily in front of everyone.

This scene not only stunned the customers outside the window, but also surprised Fan Xudong who was on the side.

I couldn't help but want to pull Cheng Nuo aside and ask clearly.

Before leaving, Cheng Nuo specially asked the employees to put several baskets of soda ash on the counter so that everyone could see clearly.

In this way, when customers saw so many reserves, they instantly felt more at ease, and the team gradually became orderly.

In the yard, Fan Xudong pulled Cheng Nuo aside, and asked curiously, "Zhiyuan, you really didn't arrange to entrust him?"

With the well water, Cheng Nuo took a cucumber and smoothed off the burrs on it, and slowly washed it: "Are you not confident in our soda-making technology, or in our market?"

Fan Xudong was taken aback, and said to himself: "That's right, our purity is higher than Bu Neimen's, and the price is lower than theirs, why can't we sell them?"

"That's right, let's eat a cucumber." Breaking the cucumber into two pieces, Cheng Nuo handed over a piece: "In the future, our factory's output will be higher and higher. I want to hear your opinion on how to arrange workers' treatment here." view?"

"The treatment is the same as Jiuda Salt." Unable to bear the fragrance of cucumbers, Fan Xudong clicked after taking it: "Ordinary workers work 12 hours a day, skilled workers work 10 hours."

Cheng Nuo shook his head: "Before I came out of the factory, I made a general survey. The main tasks of our factory include boiler stoves and coal washing pools, especially the boiler workers. The main job is to scoop up raw materials. It is going to be cold, and when the steam in the pot is cold in winter, it will invade the skin and cause diseases easily.

Of course, the life of other types of work is not easy. We need to improve the treatment of workers. "The number of surgical visits was 3612, accounting for 39% of all visits. Among all kinds of trauma, patients with limb inflammation and injury were the most, with a total of 9 visits, accounting for 2195% of surgical patients.

Apart from the fact that most of the workers came from the countryside and were often injured because they were not familiar with the operation of precision machines, a large part of the reason was that the working conditions were too harsh.

Once upon a time, workers and peasants were also a commendatory term.

But the more you get to the back, it has also become a representative word for low social status.

As a person who has been oppressed, Cheng Nuo's coming here is bound to change the historical pattern.

The fact that the dragon slayer turned into a dragon would never happen to him.

"For our Yongli Alkali Factory, technology is the key point, but talent is the core. This treatment is really bad." Cheng Nuo bit the cucumber in his hand hard, and said firmly: "If you want to develop for a long time, We have to propose reforms."

Fan Xudong was slightly taken aback: "Then what do you say?"

Cheng Nuo thought about it for a while and said, "Once the soda-making machines stop working, the factory will be greatly damaged, and it is unrealistic to blindly pursue reducing the burden. Well, right now, our factory implements an eight-hour three-shift system, with five days off and two days off every day. Every month, we have to set aside a period of time for skill training, and try to make everyone have skills..."

Although Fan Xudong enjoys a high reputation in the history of our chemical industry in history, her reputation is far inferior to her treatment of her own workers.

In addition to monthly salary, workers’ wages also include salary application, processing allowances, gifts, salt premiums, and year-end bonuses.But like many companies behind, processing allowances and salt premiums are only available to some workers, and they are purely decorations.

Many workers earn most of their wages for food and clothing, but little for miscellaneous expenses. They have no time, money and energy to pursue entertainment, culture, education and other activities.

Even work clothes cannot be distributed to everyone, and those from poor families can only use white flour cloth bags to make clothes.

Although there are reasons for historical limitations, the overall treatment is far inferior to that of other factories in the same period, not to mention that the trade unions in this era are not as simple as giving out rice noodles and oil every new year.

The corner of Fan Xudong's mouth twitched slightly: "In this way, isn't the production cost of our Yongli Alkali Factory too high?"

Cheng Nuo ate the remaining cucumbers, clapped his hands and said, "This is where we are going. We will build other chemical factories later. By then, these skilled workers will be our wealth. Our factory is mainly composed of people from Zhili and Shandong. Too many people, you know what that means?"

Fan Xudong asked curiously, "What does it mean?"

Cheng Nuo said with a smile: "Shandong people value loyalty, Tianjin people and Tanggu people value face, which means that we pay special attention to these in terms of treatment. If there is an opportunity, we will also set up a night school for workers to pass on some more valuable things. Things, don't forget the mission on our shoulders..."

As soon as the call ended, Fan Xudong's heart twitched.

After doing some silent calculations, he almost rolled his eyes and fainted.

Regarding this, Cheng Nuo just said cheerfully: "Money is endless, and we will only get involved in more and more chemical industries in the future. By then, will we have to recruit people from scratch? The cost is not small, and the training It takes a long time, so it’s better to build a talent pool now.”

Fan Xudong's pupils shrank slightly: "What are you going to do next?"

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Of course it's making acid. After all, the disposal of waste and raw materials in the soda making process is not a small problem."

Fan Xudong couldn't wait: "Then when will you start doing it? What's missing? Should we continue to work together?"

Cheng Nuo held back his laughter: "That depends on whether the workers' wages have been improved. I don't want to worry about the safety of the workers as well as the technology."

Fan Xudong patted his chest and repeatedly assured: "Don't worry, I'll show you when I get back. If you want to throw money, you can do it if you have hands..."

With the passage of time, the soda ash produced by Yongli Alkali Factory has completely covered the entire market. Its main focus is high quality and low price, and it quickly won the love of the people.

As for Bu Neimen, the sales of alkali have plummeted, and they are about to be squeezed out of the market.

Seeing this scene, Li Lide was instantly dumbfounded, and his subordinates seemed to be using more frequent methods.

A few days later, at the shareholders meeting.

Cheng Nuo arrived at the venue late due to some workers' reasons.

When he came to the door, he just wanted to open it and apologize for being late, but he just heard something he shouldn't have heard.

Hearing the voice, it seemed to be some unknown small shareholders, pulling the drake's voice: "For such a big meeting, what kind of professor Cheng didn't come? Doesn't it take us too seriously? Our Yongli base Does the factory still have a place in his heart?"

Unknown minority shareholder B: "Yes, I heard that it is because of him that our soda plant could have earned [-]% of the profit, but because of his words, we have to give [-]% of the profit to these mud legs. This is not damage. Is it in the interest of our shareholders?"

Unknown minority shareholder C: "Yes, Xudong, you are the director of our Yongli Alkali Factory, not his surname Cheng, and we old people have been with you for so long, we know that you are a capable person, a man Born between the heaven and the earth, how can you live under the people for a long time!"

Unknown Minority Shareholder A: "Old C is right, we should go it alone if we know people and persuade them to eat enough."

These small shareholders were agitating for a while, and You Qi even took out Lu Bu's famous quote, which made Fan Xudong's face darken with anger.

For the sake of years of cooperation, Fan Xudong suppressed his anger and said, "According to what you said, what should we do now?"

After looking at each other with a bad stomach, several small shareholders recommended a person to say: "Bu Neimen Company needs technology and capital, and we should cooperate with them so that we can make a lot of money. That person named Cheng It's really getting in the way."

Fan Xudong frowned, glanced at these people, and asked, "Is this what you mean?"

Although the minority shareholders did not dare to look directly at Fan Xudong and lowered their heads to avoid it, this silent silence was the best expression.

"Tell me, how long have you been cooperating with Bu Neimen?" Fan Xudong couldn't hold back his anger any longer, and roared, "We are rushing to fight at the front, and you're just entrapping your own family like this?"

The so-called opinion leaders held their necks stubbornly: "The so-called people die for money, and birds die for food. As someone who has experienced it, let me advise you again, ideals are too illusory and far less real than real money. Mr. Li Lide has already promised Yes, the Yongli Alkali Factory will be purchased at five times the market price.

Earn money easily, and spend it as you want, accompanied by good wine and beautiful people, isn't it better than the flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water? "

Fan Xudong closed his eyes, panted and asked, "Is there any more?"

The opinion leader felt that there was something interesting, and quickly said: "To tell you the truth, except for the shares held by you and Professor Cheng, we all sold to Mr. Li Lide and got a lot of income, which is enough to live comfortably in this life. You are still young, it is not too late to pursue your so-called ideals when you have money..."

"That's enough, stop talking!" Before the man could finish his sentence, Fan Xudong jumped up and scolded: "You guys sold the shares, I don't blame you, but you absolutely shouldn't, you still have In my opinion, the reason why ideals are ideals is that they cannot be tarnished by people like you!"

The speed of flipping made the opinion leaders a little unexpected, muttering to themselves: "Don't you really want to make more money?"

"Isn't this money hot?" Fan Xu said furiously: "For the sake of friends for many years, you'd better take these people away now, and we will never have any contact with each other from now on! Besides, it's good to be a teacher. It's a good thing!"

"Xudong, we also have good intentions, the person surnamed Cheng may not be..."

"Get out, get out immediately!"

"That's fine, Xudong, think about it carefully, and contact us anytime if you figure it out."

Before they could finish speaking, these people were sent away by Fan Xudong.

Everything in the house was heard by Cheng Nuo. Now that someone was about to come out, he stepped aside quickly. After these people had almost left and there was no movement in the house, Cheng Nuo opened the door and whispered quietly. go in.

Fan Xudong, who mentioned the movement, shouted habitually: "Didn't I say it, get out of here, I don't want to see you!"

Cheng Nuo coughed lightly, poured a glass of water, and asked knowingly, "What's wrong, Xu Dong?"

After Fan Xudong turned his face to see Cheng Nuo, his face turned from cloudy to sunny, and then he thought about what happened just now, and he became a little more complicated: "Zhiyuan, why are you here?"

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Why can't I come? I didn't talk about acid production last time. This time I came to you for this purpose, and I heard from my friends that our soda ash can be sold in Japan."

(End of this chapter)