Chapter 1690
Going to Dig Old An
Although the motorcycle factory also cast an engine casing with the same shape, and the engineers and technicians also machined or polished it on a lathe in a one-to-one ratio as well as other parts.
Unfortunately, several of the engines assembled in this way were unusable, and some couldn't even be started.
Fortunately, the engineers and technicians at the motorcycle factory had a tenacious spirit, and they continued to study and try despite repeated failures.
The boss, Wang An, was very supportive, providing money when needed and telling He Liang and his team to find ways to import equipment from abroad.
Although the equipment He Liang and his team bought was second-hand, or even discarded by others, the engineers still treated it like a treasure and used it with utmost care, fearing that they might damage it.
It must be admitted that the craftsmanship of the older generation is truly admirable!
Therefore, Wang An always believed that with the efforts of these engineers and technicians, Longjiang Motorcycle Factory would eventually be able to completely replicate a motorcycle engine with the model number "Longjiang 001".
That's right, it's "Longjiang 001". Wang An had already thought of the name and model of the engine, and was just waiting for the engineers and technicians to replicate it.
The development of motorcycles has reached a bottleneck in the short term, while pharmaceutical companies are continuously expanding their scale.
Not only has another factory been built to produce scar removal medicine, but the production workshops for bruise and sprain medicine, namely plasters and related Chinese herbal pills, have also been completed and put into use.
What's surprising is that the sales of the liniment for sprains and bruises were exceptionally smooth. As soon as the advertisement was released, pharmaceutical companies from all over the country came to place orders, and each order was quite substantial. Orders came in one after another, as if the liniment for sprains and bruises was free.
As a result, Ma Guoqiang's work became even busier, as he spent all his time signing sales contracts and various other contracts.
During this time, something very interesting happened.
For a long time, the packaging for scar removal medication has been glass bottles, cardboard boxes, and cartons. The glass bottles are custom-made at a glass factory in the county, while the cardboard boxes and cartons are custom-made at a packaging factory in the neighboring LQ county.
The reason for ordering the outer packaging in LQ County is that although DJ County has many factories, it has no packaging factories.
The newly produced medicines for sprains and bruises are packaged in oil paper bags, cardboard boxes, and cartons.
When the medicine for bruises and sprains was first launched, the packaging was also ordered from the LQ County Packaging Factory.
But at some point, the LQ County Packaging Factory got a new factory manager. The manager's surname was Hou, but his given name was unknown.
Upon taking office, Director Hou implemented sweeping reforms and purchased a number of new production equipment.
As for why you need to buy equipment, those who know, know.
It's nothing more than taking kickbacks and putting some money into your own pocket.
But then, Director Hou raised the price of the pharmaceutical factory's packaging, citing rising costs.
Of course, other companies, such as food factories, have also seen their packaging costs rise, and this isn't just happening to pharmaceutical companies.
However, Director Hou's price increase wasn't a gradual, proportional increase; it was a direct doubling.
That's right, the price doubled. Although even a doubling of the price wouldn't have a significant impact on pharmaceutical companies, the unexpected increase in packaging expenses is certainly something that Wang An, Ma Guoqiang, and other bosses wouldn't be happy about.
So, in a fit of anger, Wang An instructed He Liang to import a batch of second-hand packaging equipment from the Harbin Foreign Trade Bureau, and very decisively established a packaging factory in DJ County, called Qunxing Packaging Factory.
The reason for this name is that both pharmaceutical factories and motorcycle factories have a lot of bosses. In Wang An's view, all the bosses are future business stars, so he named the company Qunxing Packaging Factory.
After the packaging factory was established, a very dramatic scene unfolded. Not only did companies in DJ County that needed custom-made outer packaging place their orders with Qunxing, but many companies in LQ County also placed their orders with Qunxing Packaging Factory.
In less than a month, Qunxing Packaging Factory had driven LQ County Packaging Factory out of business.
When the county magistrate of LQ County saw that a packaging factory that was originally running well had been shut down by Factory Director Hou, the key point was that Factory Director Hou had spent so much money to buy equipment. So, in a fit of anger, a certain Lingdao sent people to investigate Factory Director Hou.
It's no exaggeration to say that if the higher authorities are determined to investigate a factory manager, then that factory manager will inevitably be found to have problems. And this Factory Manager Hou was not clean to begin with, so he was sent in without any trouble.
However, businesses like packaging manufacturing have very thin profit margins, and Wang An and his colleagues really looked down on those profits.
If it weren't for Director Hou's arbitrary price increases and lack of oversight, Wang An would never have had the intention of establishing a packaging plant.
While the motorcycle factory and the pharmaceutical factory were developing steadily, the gold shop's expansion was not going smoothly.
The reason is simple: opening a gold shop is just too expensive.
From site selection, decoration, purchasing counters, installing alarm systems, to hiring designers and shop assistants, everything costs money, and the investment in each store is quite substantial.
The only advantage everyone has is that gold, as a raw material, doesn't cost money; otherwise, the investment would be even greater!
However, as of September, Longjiang Gold Shops have been established in most cities in Heilongjiang Province, as well as CC City in Jilin Province and Fengtian City in Liaoning Province.
That's right, the gold shop is also called Longjiang. Since both the motorcycle factory and the gold shop belong to Wang An, Zhang Shuya, and their group of six, the gold shop is also named "Longjiang".
In fact, a few years later, Wang An planned to establish the "Longjiang Group" with everyone.
But let's forget about it now; it's best to be cautious at this time.
In the past three months, besides the things happening in the factories in the county town, the number of Wang An's livestock and dogs has also changed.
The chestnut mare and the white mare each gave birth to a foal, increasing the number of sika deer by more than 20. The mother wolf also gave birth to four large black offspring, making them a proper wolf mix.
By September, Wang An had arranged many matters concerning the motorcycle factory and motorcycle shop, and decided that he must go and dig up those old embankments he had been longing for this year.
Early that morning, in Wang An's courtyard.
Wang An, Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Huang Zhong each rode a horse and led another. These four horses were laden with clothes, luggage, an iron pot, food, dry rations, tents, bullets, flashlights, and other necessities for their journey into the mountains. They were ready to set off. (End of Chapter)