The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao are both annoying people in the courtyard.

Otherwise, some neighbors would help to make peace, and the situation would have been reconciled long ago. It does not mean reconciliation, but reconciliation.

No one can help make peace, we can only wait for special circumstances to happen.

For example, the last time Shazhu's wife gave birth to a baby, if it had happened in the backyard, the other family would not have been able to sit idly by.

If someone else has helped, the person involved will definitely come to thank him and put him down, talk about it over a drink, and at least he will be able to live with his face in the future.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

August 6, early morning.

'The world is yours and ours. '

'But ultimately it's yours. '

'But ultimately it's yours. '

'You young people are full of energy. '

'It's booming. '

'It's like the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning. '

'Hope rests on you! '

The lyrics of the entire song "Hope Is Placed on You" only have a few lines. Recent popular songs all have such concise, light and catchy quotations.

Li Ming hummed a song and drove to the Xiangyanghua Brigade.

After growing all night, many mushrooms need to be picked in time in the early morning.

He will keep an eye on the first crop of mushrooms, and from now on he will let Gao Jiande and others take charge.

Since the first crop of shiitake mushrooms came out a few days ago, groups of people have come to visit Xiangyanghua Brigade.

There are people from vegetable companies, people from the agricultural department, people from the planning department, local product companies engaged in import and export, etc.

All kinds of people would come to see it, because the plan to export mushrooms in exchange for foreign exchange, import palm oil, plastics, and reproduce instant noodles to improve people's lives seemed very feasible.

Shiitake mushrooms have already been grown, and the yield is considerable. With ready-made facts, the subsequent plans are not empty talk.

Li Ming's minivan arrived earlier, and no one has come to visit yet today.

Early in the morning, Company Commander Gao and his people were posting portraits, "Good morning, Chief Li!"

"Today's mushrooms haven't been picked yet. Jiande and his people are busy in various mushroom sheds."

"You have to wait a little longer."

Li Ming walked closer and said, "It's still early, don't be in a hurry. What are you busy with?"

Captain Gao explained depressingly: "It turns out that the portrait may have got wet in some places when it rained, and some places were a little faded."

"We are so busy every day that we don't even look carefully. We usually pass by from a distance."

"The leaders who came to visit yesterday were very sharp-eyed and then criticized us."

Li Ming has been here several times recently and hasn't noticed any fading. "Are you looking for trouble on purpose?"

Captain Gao was obviously unconvinced, "Who knows! Maybe they want to give our brigade a beating."

"Now let's build a straw shed and get a brand new portrait. It won't get wet even if it rains."

"Accountant Hu will take over the written slogan and put it up later. This way there should be no faults."

Li Ming said with a smile: "If you want to find fault, people can accuse you of using straw instead of tiles."

Company Commander Gao was convinced by what Section Chief Li said, "Then I still have to go find Wa?"

Li Ming laughed and said, "I just said it casually."

"If anyone really picks a fight with you like this, you can say that it's not appropriate to use old tiles. If you can't find new tiles, use new straw for the time being. Or ask them to be responsible for sending new tiles."

Company Commander Gao's eyes lit up: "If there are any, I will attack them like this and ask them to support Xinwa."

"Some people don't know how expensive food, rice, oil and salt are, and they are very good at making sarcastic remarks while standing up."

Li Ming smiled and agreed: "You have to fight back against those insidious people who like to pull pigtails."

Captain Gao said distressedly: "It's a pity that I can't memorize the quotation, otherwise I will give him a hard time."

Li Ming smiled and said, "Read more, memorize more, and take your time."

Captain Gao and Accountant Hu also came with written slogans.

Strike out the word 'private'!

Establish the word 'dare'!

Implement the word 'dry'!

Pay attention to the word 'good'!

Prevent the word 'full'!

It was impossible for Li Ming to just watch and help put up slogans. Unexpectedly, Accountant Hu, a thin and small man, had two brushes and praised:

“The intention is quite high and the level is quite high!”

Accountant Hu smiled and said frankly: "I saw it in the newspaper. I thought it was good, so I copied it into my notepad. I just used it this time."

Taking notes, writing diaries, and keeping accounts are not homework assigned by teachers. They are things that many people do at this time.

In these days without the Internet or mobile phones, it is very difficult to look up information. The best thing is to have a notepad on hand.

When I read newspapers, magazines, and find anything useful, I will excerpt it in case I may need it in the future.

Human memory is very unreliable, and it is easy to forget things quickly. It can't be said that I forgot, it should be said that I can't remember it.

There is a difference between 'forgot' and 'can't remember'.

It's most obvious during the exam. I remember it in my mind, but when it's time to write, I just can't remember it. When I open the book, oh, that's it.

Having a notepad can help restore vague memories and bring things to mind.

It doesn’t have to be all such serious things, it can also be used to memorize lyrics or something.

Copying lyrics should be something that many people have done.

Li Ming himself keeps a small notebook, which not only records events but also holds grudges.

A busy job is good.

Gao Jiande led several young men to carry down several baskets of freshly picked mushrooms, "Brother Xiao Ming, there are less mushrooms today."

"Just this little bit cost us a lot of time."

Li Ming praised: "Thank you for your hard work. This crop of mushrooms is almost finished picking. Your contribution is not small."

Picking mushrooms is a time-consuming farm job. One person can only pick 200-500 kilograms in a whole day. The level depends on each person's diligence and the number of mushrooms produced.

The entire process of growing shiitake mushrooms is very labor-intensive and time-consuming.

The reason why developed countries can't do it is that in addition to the technology being inferior to our country, labor costs are also a huge expense. Boring and repetitive work is still farm work, and many people are not willing to do it.

Gao Jiande was very happy to receive the praise and actively asked: "How long will it take for new mushrooms to appear?"

Li Ming likes such a simple and hard-working young man, "It won't take long to grow the second crop of mushrooms. Just manage it carefully according to the information I gave you."

Gao Jiande, who wears many hats, promised: "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of it."

Li Ming said to everyone: "The number of mushrooms is actually quite large. There are too many units required, and there are not enough units."

Captain Gao joked: "It's rare to be able to eat fresh mushrooms on a hot day."

Li Ming watched Gao Jiancheng and others loading the truck, "Many people want to try the difference between shiitake mushrooms grown with sawdust and those picked in the mountains."

There were shiitake mushrooms whose buds had been thinned in advance and were not growing well. It was impossible to throw away those small mushroom buds, so he gave them to the Xiangyanghua Brigade as a favor.

Captain Gao also tasted the mushroom buds, "It tastes just like the ones on the mountain." Captain Gao also said, "It tastes just like the same."

"It's the same thing." Li Ming thought to himself, it's a shame that people who eat it less than a few times a year can tell the difference.

In 78, the total per capita consumption of all mushrooms was only 100 grams. Excluding the quantity exported (canned mushrooms, dried shiitake mushrooms), the amount actually eaten was even less.

"It means that now there are plenty of fresh vegetables to eat, food that these people will rarely see."

"You can get as much vegetables as you want for 1 cent from the market in the city."

Li Ming is not talking nonsense. A large amount of vegetables are on the market in a short period of time, and if they cannot be sold, this is really how it is handled.

The people in the production team don't care if the people in the city can't get enough food to eat.

They rush to plant some vegetables that have a short growth period and are difficult to preserve. They just need to quickly complete the yield task and get the rewards.

You are so smart and I am not stupid either!

The vegetables from each production team are put into market at the same time, and the patterns are basically the same, so people in the city can't afford them.

Tomatoes and eggplants can be sold for 1 cent, and can be made into tomato sauce, dried eggplants, etc.; spinach, which is not easy to preserve, can be taken for free even for free.

If it is not sold and rots, it will be even more troublesome to deal with.

Vegetables from the fields must be purchased at full price, and vegetable companies always do business at a loss.

Accountant Hu is also the handler, "These few months are the peak season for vegetables to be on the market."

"Recently, after the vegetable company weighed the food and paid us, they didn't even bother to transport it back to the city. They just let us use it to feed the livestock."

Li Ming also didn’t expect that his high-yielding vegetable seeds would exacerbate this situation. “You can’t sell them even if you transport them back. By doing this, the vegetable company can save some gas money.”

Captain Gao Yemenqing said, "When there is no food in August and September, they come to us in a hurry to ask for food. This is not the first time."

The replanted ones have not yet been put on the market, so we will put them together when they are about to be put on the market.

Pricing is based on cost. The more output, the more you earn. For the benefit of the production team, the whole team will ask for this.

It would be a bit difficult to allocate tasks on a monthly basis. At this time, the focus of the work is on staple food, and vegetables can be left aside, especially vegetables.

Moreover, if there is no planting in large fields at the beginning of spring, others will think that there is something wrong with the production team.

There is no solution for the time being.

Thousands of miles away.

Port city.

San Po Kong, Tai Pai Dong Street.

Suspensions of work have already occurred all over the port city.

Early in the morning, the area that was the first to erupt has returned to some tranquility.

Ah Le, the stall owner who smoked white powder, was nowhere to be seen.

The stall owned by the fat stall owner next door was crowded.

The diners grumbled over their breakfast.

"Damn it, the prices of everything are going up but the wages are not going up!"

"It's okay that my salary hasn't been increased. What's worse for me is that my boss said I'm going to cut my salary."

The fat stall owner smiled and said: "The price of the noodles I sell has not increased."

"Your wontons have also gone up in price! I can't even eat the ham sausage!"

The fat stall owner complained: "I can't help it. The price of meat has increased."

"You know me. What I sell are real materials. I follow the market and have to increase prices accordingly."

"If I lose money and don't increase the price, I guess you will talk behind my back and say there is something wrong with my meat."

Regular customers praised: "That's definitely not the case. We are all old neighbors and know what you are like."

Another diner came to order, "Boss, give me a bowl of pig blood noodles. I want instant noodles. I can't use that Chen Kee noodles, that's not delicious."

The fat boss quickly greeted: "Don't worry, all my instant noodles are authentic."

"Everyone said that Chen Kee noodles were not delicious, so I didn't buy them."

"I only use good quality ingredients. The pork bones I used to make the soup were from last night."

The fat boss started bragging again.

The noodles from Mars Trade are authentic instant noodles. The same thing happens in every corner of the port city.

This creates a headache for competitors.

afternoon.

Federal Building, Central.

Li Ming slumped on the sofa, sipping iced milk tea.

Lou Xiao'e reported a set of estimated performance, "The sales volume of instant noodles in Hong Kong City in June has declined compared with May, and is similar to April. It is estimated to be about 6 million packages, with a net profit of about HK$5."

"The noodle pancakes have stopped falling and have rebounded a bit. There are estimated to be 1000 million. They should have grabbed some market for dried noodles and dragon beard noodles. Although the sales volume has increased, the net profit is much less, about 25."

"It is estimated that we can sell 500 million ham sausages this month. Since we have increased the price, the net profit will be around HK$30."

"The net profit of the entire port city business is only about 100 million."

Li Ming said with satisfaction: "It's very good."

Lou Xiao'e collected the report and said, "The actual profit margin is no longer as good as that of plastic toys. The total profit is supported by high sales volume."

"We are investing in building factories, schools, and expanding overseas. All the money we made in the past few months has been spent, and the liquidity on our books is a bit tight."

Li Ming asked about his competitors, "Where is the Chen Kee Noodle Factory?"

Lou Xiao'e chuckled and said, "They really gave away 10 noodle cakes to a lot of shop owners and stall owners."

"But the feedback received from customers by the stall owners who received the noodle cakes was not good. Except for a few stall owners who did not want word of mouth, almost no one purchased their noodle cakes."

"There is almost no impact on our bread sales."

Li Ming asked sharply: "How much cheaper are their noodles than ours?"

"It's 2 cents cheaper."

Li Ming was amused, "What can you do with 2 cents?"

"The stall owner makes 2 cents. If the noodles are not delicious, the customers will run away and he will lose more."

"If it can be more than 5 cents cheaper, the shop owners and stall owners will probably be happy to buy it. When selling it, it costs 2 or 3 cents less per bowl. Many customers are willing to eat it for the sake of the discount."

Lou Xiao'e said with a smile: "According to the information Huang Fuyi inquired about, Chenji Noodle Factory suspects that there is something wrong with the flour used."

"Because in order to reduce costs, we chose poor quality flour before. Now we are changing to high-grade flour and trying production again."

Li Ming said proudly: "Let them try slowly."

Lou Xiao'e said happily: "Even the sales of noodle cakes have encountered setbacks. The cost of instant noodles is higher. I guess they dare not produce instant noodles for the time being."

"It's better if we don't dare to produce. Our instant noodles in Gangcheng can still be sold stably for a while."

Li Ming asked: "What about Xinjia Singapore and the east coast of the Taiwan Strait?"

Lou Xiao'e said: "Although Xinjia Singapore's instant noodles have extra shipping costs, the pricing profit is relatively high. After selling 400 million packages of instant noodles, the profit is about US$6."

"Three instant noodle production lines have been put into production, and more than a dozen new noodles developed in Beijing are used together with local laksa to create a laksa noodle that has received a good response."

"They plan to allocate a production line specifically to produce this laksa noodles."

Li Ming had nothing to object to, "Tell them to give them a nice local name."

Lou Xiao'e responded: "Yes. When I send the telegram, I will emphasize it to them." (End of Chapter)