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Chapter 287 Buhler, Switzerland
"Zhang Liqiang, what the flour mill fears most is dust explosion, especially in a processing plant as big as ours, the fire prevention work must be done well, and there must be no sloppy!" Li Lei said in the newly built Xiangxue flour processing plant , said Zhang Liqiang, the person in charge of the factory.

Xiangxue is the name Li Lei chose for his own flour brand. Fragrance is the taste and snow is the color. It is very appropriate to use this name to name the flour. In the future, Xiangxue will also be one of the top ten flour brands in the country. Just change the name.

"Understood, the work in this area has always been the top priority." Zhang Liqiang replied, he also graduated from the Central Plains Agricultural College. After arriving in Huinong, he first worked in a food processing factory. After several years of training, he is now able to When he was planning to build the flour mill, Li Lei selected a few people to come over. He stood out from these people and was selected by Li Lei as the director of the flour mill.

As a protein-rich food, flour itself is combustible. When the flour particles diffuse into the air, the surface area of ​​the fine flour particles in contact with the air is much larger than before, and it is easier to be oxidized. Once there is enough energy When the ignition source is ignited, it will rapidly undergo an oxidation reaction with air, releasing a large amount of heat.

When there is enough suspended flour in a limited space, a chain reaction may occur, and a large amount of flour is ignited in an instant, causing the temperature to rise rapidly in the limited space, and the volume expands sharply, thereby forming an explosion, especially in a sealed environment. environment, the explosion is more powerful.

"Look here, the professional dust removal pipe network has been installed and passed the inspection. The air intake adopts the method of swirling and diversion, which has an efficient primary purification function, improves the concentration of dust treatment and reduces energy consumption. It adopts high-efficiency pipe spraying The patented technology makes the cleaning performance completely reliable; at the same time, in daily use, we first consider the safe wind speed, and then consider the economical wind speed. We would rather spend more electricity bills than let the flour mill have the risk of dust explosion.” Zhang Liqiang said Follow Li Lei all the way to visit the plan made by the flour mill to prevent dust explosion.

"Okay, you are still the same as before. You are very meticulous and prudent in doing things. I value you, so I let you become the director of the flour mill. No matter from the perspective of production safety or food safety, you must be very meticulous and cautious in your work. OK!" After a tour, Li Lei was very satisfied with Zhang Liqiang's work.

Then I went to see the production line. The Xiangxue Flour Factory uses a full set of imported equipment. "The workers are familiar with the equipment? If they haven't figured it out yet, I will contact their head office and ask their engineers to stay for a few more days! Be sure." Just teach the workers!"

"The equipment is really easy to use, but it's too expensive, and Swiss engineers are also expensive! Once the workers heard that they stayed with us for a day, we had to give them two hundred dollars, so they learned very hard! There is just one thing. No, Mr. Sommer only works eight hours a day, and no matter what major problems he encounters, he will leave work on time as soon as the time comes!" Zhang Liqiang had a lot of complaints about this Swiss engineer.

"Bühler, Switzerland is the world's number one supplier of flour processing equipment. Can their products be bad?" Li Lei introduced.

For ordinary people, Buhler, Switzerland may be a very unfamiliar name, but the strength of this company is very strong. They have three major business segments, grain food solutions, ensuring safe and healthy food and feed, and have long occupied the global flour Processing equipment tops the list; consumer food solutions, 10 out of 6 chocolates in the world are made by its equipment, nearly 10 out of 7 waffles and wafers are made by the company's machines, and 20 billion people enjoy cloth every day Food produced by Buhler equipment; advanced material solutions, half of the world's new cars use Buhler's die-casting parts.

"As for the eight-hour work, it should be. This person can't just work, he also needs to rest, and also needs his own life. Therefore, I will try my best to let you enjoy the five-day and eight-hour work system as far as I can." Li Lei hated 996 deeply. Now that he has the ability, he is naturally unwilling to use such means to deal with his employees.

"Remember, we Huinong always rely on more professional quality, more scientific management, and newer and more advanced technology to strive for profits, rather than squeezing employees!" Li Lei reminded Zhang Liqiang.

"Of course, Buhler's equipment is indeed expensive. We have no choice but to choose theirs right now, but this is all temporary. The agricultural machinery factory has set up a research and development team and is studying Buhler's equipment. Sooner or later, Huinong will Take out your own food processing equipment!" Li Lei definitely doesn't like being under the control of others for a long time.

Buhler, Switzerland has now entered China. Their small-scale flour and rice production equipment is very popular among processing enterprises. At the same time, due to the liberalization of grain circulation control this year, more private enterprises will definitely join the ranks of grain processing. Their performance is bound to It will continue to improve; in addition, Italy's GBS, another food processing equipment supplier, is also exploring the Chinese market, and related domestic companies will surely face severe tests.

"Now the wheat has been harvested one after another. When it arrives, you will start production and processing. I have already made an agreement with KFC's Mr. Wang. As long as our flour can meet the standards of KFC, from now on they will not use it. We are buying flour here! Our own instant noodle factory also needs it; in addition, people from the sales department have also started to contact supermarkets and agents in various places, and we are waiting for you to send samples over there!"

There is such an advantage when the business grows bigger. Even if you set foot in a new field, you don’t have to start everything from scratch. The sales problem that plagues flour manufacturers the most is not a big problem here. KFC, McDonald’s and their own Instant noodle factories all need flour, and when Huinong sells edible oil and instant noodles, it has also established a comprehensive sales network in several provinces, and the supermarkets and grain and oil stores linked to these sales networks also need flour.

"Don't worry, I will never let even a gram of unqualified flour flow out of the factory. As long as it is bagged and put into storage, it must be high-quality flour!" Zhang Liqiang solemnly assured Li Lei that he knew that his boss took food safety and quality seriously. How strict he was, and the Chundu ham sausage incident had just passed, he still remembered this lesson, and he would never make a mistake in this regard.

"Our Heyang factory is just the first step. When we gain a foothold in the future, we will expand outward like feed factories and breeding farms. At that time, Xiangxue Flour will also establish a separate business department. If you can shoulder this responsibility, In the future, he will be the person in charge of the Huinong Flour Division!" Li Lei encouraged, he is not painting cakes, as long as Zhang Liqiang has this ability, he will definitely give the opportunity,

"I will work hard!" Zhang Liqiang secretly clenched his fists. According to Huinong's practice, once he becomes the person in charge of a certain business department, he will not only receive salary bonuses, but also distribute shares to them. Today's instant noodle business Xiong Yiwu, the person in charge of the department, Lei Yi, the person in charge of the feed business department, and Hou Tao, the person in charge of the food processing department are all treated in this way. The queen got a new share, which has long been spread within Huinong. Zhang Liqiang also thought about when he would have a chance, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.

In addition, He Zhanhai, the person in charge of the breeding business department, is only half a step away from getting shares. As long as the laying hens and white-feathered chickens are successfully bred, Li Lei will immediately give him a huge bonus and distribute shares.

"Okay, I'll see here today. While it's still early, I'll go to the agricultural machinery factory to see how they're doing with these equipment!" Li Lei raised his hand to check the time and was about to leave. "I'll come back when the first batch of wheat arrives and we can start working!"

Although he felt more at ease with Zhang Liqiang, Li Lei must still be present at the important moment when Xiangxue Flour Factory officially started production.

Li Lei didn't call Zou Chunsheng in advance, so he went directly to the agricultural machinery factory. When he arrived at the gate of Shifeng Agricultural Machinery Factory, he saw that there was still a long line outside. There are other supporting equipment.

"Stop!" Li Lei glanced and saw Wu Shunchang, a wheat guest from Weijin County who had cut wheat for their family back then, opened the door and got out of the car, walked up to the team and asked, "Shunchang, didn't you Just bought a tractor? Why are you queuing up again? Did you buy it for someone else or the original one broke?"

"Boss Li!" Seeing Li Lei greeting him, Wu Shunchang was a little excited, "It's not broken or broken, Shifeng's tractors are of good quality, and I haven't had any problems after using them for so many years. Money, I want to change to a more powerful one! This way I can earn more!"

Wu Shunchang used to use a small fifteen-horsepower tractor. This kind of tractor can make money, but after all, it is not as much as a large tractor.

"Big tractors are not cheap. It seems that Shunchang has earned a lot in the past two years!" Li Lei suddenly remembered something, so he greeted Wu Shunchang, "Let's go, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's go in and have a drink and chat for a while .”

"Okay!" Wu Shunchang readily agreed, this is the richest big boss in our Central Plains Province, a few words from him will be enough to enjoy him for a lifetime.

"Sit!" Taking Wu Shunchang to the office to sit down, Wang Shibin poured water for the two of them and went out. Li Lei asked about the business, "Are you doing it by yourself or running around with others?"

"Being a Mac, isn't it the same as before? Scattering is full of stars and gathering is a ball of fire. When the time comes, the villagers will go out together, and then they will spread out to do their own work. When they finish their work and go back soon." We got together again! But I have been taking care of my apprentices for the past two years, and my relatives in the village have learned to drive tractors with me. I will take them for a season, and after I have learned how to help their families raise money to buy tractors, I will go out and do it alone." Wu Shunchang said, this It is also the normal way of working for current Macs.

"You can make money by doing this, but it may be a bit difficult to make a lot of money! It's not enough just to replace a small tractor with a large tractor!" Li Lei commented.

"I'm not destined to earn a lot of money. Compared with my father, I'm much more relaxed now, and the money I earn is enough for myself!" Wu Shunchang smiled shyly, "It's all thanks to Teacher Li and you taking care of me. Otherwise, I would not be here today."

"It's all your own hard work, and it has nothing to do with me. After all, you are taking care of my business!" Li Lei asked after thinking about it, "I have a way to make you more money. But if you want to take some risks, it depends on whether you are willing or not!"

"Who doesn't want to make money! If you are willing to mention me, how can I not? Thank you in advance!" Wu Shunchang has been working outside these years, and his eloquence has been tempered.

"I don't want to mention something, but I just saw that you suddenly had an idea. It's hard to say whether this idea will work or not! Let me just say that, it's up to you to do it later!" Li Lei continued, " I am also a villager, and I know what the busiest things are during the three summers, harvesting, threshing, transporting, drying, returning to warehouses, delivering grain, plowing, and replanting. Those who can be busy will shed a layer of skin!"

"In the past, it was all manpower, but it has gotten better in the past few years. There are more people buying tractors and windrowers in the village. Harvesting and arable land can only be done by machines, but transportation, drying, and threshing have to be done by themselves! Farmers are still busy. If you can help them solve the problems of drying, transportation, and threshing, they will probably be willing to spend a little more money. This is not a matter of light and labor, the most important thing is time! You can return the new wheat to the warehouse before it rains Only then can the common people be completely at ease!"

"It's not only a matter of saving labor and time, but also saving money! Now many strong laborers in the village are looking for jobs outside, and they are paid every day! But when they meet Sanxia, ​​they can only temporarily put down the work at hand and go back to the village to help out. Live! If I can cover all these, they won’t have to come back! The money they earn from working outside these days must be more than what they give me! Not to mention the travel expenses!” Wu Shunchang added hastily.

"But there is so much work, I can't handle it alone! And to be honest, I can do the work of transporting wheat and threshing, but it's not cost-effective. It's better to pull the windrower all the way to cut the wheat and earn more!" He said. I could vaguely feel something, but I couldn't explain it clearly.

"That's why I asked you whether to do it by yourself or with others! You can't do all these jobs by driving a tractor alone! But it's different if you have a lot of people! You pull a harvesting team with several windrowers, Several threshers and plows, the first used to cut the wheat, the second transported the wheat back, the third started threshing, and the fourth directly plowed the field. In one day, all the work was done! How much money can you earn in one Sanxia if you divide one village after another like this? Even if the big guys share it equally, it will be more than you earn now alone?" Li Lei expressed his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)