Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

“Yes, the problem we face now is that we don’t have enough workers in our auto factories.

As for motorcycles, orders for three-wheeled heavy-duty motorcycles have been increasing in Hong Kong Island.

It was difficult to find enough people to produce the 212 jeep, and producing jeeps was even more difficult.

Higher precision requirements are placed on various parts, and most parts require workers at level three or above to complete.

Moreover, our automobile factory has an even more ambitious goal, which is to produce pickup trucks.

Our automobile factory is preparing to export this car.

Compared with three-wheeled heavy-duty motorcycles, pickup trucks have a much wider audience.

The biggest advantage of a pickup truck is that it is sturdy and durable, and can carry both cargo and people.

Whether they are third world countries or European and American countries, they all need it.

Our automobile factory has the advantage of labor costs, and I believe that compared with European and American companies and small and medium-sized enterprises, we have a price advantage.

Maybe they can’t compete with them in their home countries, but in third world countries, pickup trucks will definitely sell well.”

"Oh, your automobile factory is planning to develop new export products?"

"Our car factory has always had this plan, but has been hesitant to start it due to the shortage of workers.

After all, the ministry is still assigning tasks for two-wheeled motorcycles, and three-wheeled heavy-duty motorcycles are exported to earn foreign exchange, so they cannot be stopped.

The 212 Jeep can only be trial-produced at present. I estimate that the 212 Jeep production line may require people or even more.

Pickup trucks will be added later. The shortage of workers in the auto factory is really too big.”

After hearing what Chen Changan said, the leader roughly calculated in his mind. He was shocked when he calculated.

The automobile factory already has 10,000 people, and the jeep production line requires 5,000 people. If there are three shifts, 15,000 people will be needed.

Although Chen Changan did not say the number of people on the pickup truck production line, it is likely to be about the same number as the jeep production line.

This would cost fifteen thousand, or even more, because Chen Changan said with confidence that the pickup truck would sell very well.

If it is really as Chen Changan said, and sales are booming and production is not enough, should we add more production lines and more people?

Even if no additional workers are added, this will still require an additional 30,000 workers, plus the original 10,000 workers at the car factory.

There are more than 40,000 people. If all of them are new workers, the food problem will be a big problem. There are too many issues involved.

First of all, with such a large-scale recruitment, it is impossible not to recruit rural population.

The regularization of these people meant the issue of urban household registration and food supply.

The second is the housing problem. The pressure of housing is already very great, and now with the arrival of tens of thousands of people.

Not to mention anything else, even the single dormitories in the automobile factory need to be built many more.

After all, there are tens of thousands of new workers, and behind them are hundreds of thousands of family members.

If this matter is not considered carefully, there might be big problems.

The big boss didn't say anything, and Chen Changan no longer mentioned the issue of recruiting workers.

After all, Chen Changan also understood that this matter could not be settled just by slamming the table.

Afterwards, they looked at the finished product of the 212 jeep and the leader even went up to experience it.

He praised Chen Changan, "Not bad, I think it's no worse than GAZ cars and American cars."

Afterwards, at the request of the top leader, we visited the production line of three-wheeled heavy-duty motorcycles.

After all, this thing is now the main product for automobile manufacturers to earn foreign exchange.

After visiting most of the automobile factory, the group came to the factory's large conference room.

The big boss asked Uncle Nie.

"What do you think about the recruitment of workers in the automobile factory? Let's discuss it.

I think this matter can't be delayed any longer, whether it's the 212 jeep or the pickup truck.

These products need to be manufactured, but food is a big problem at present.

This year, floods hit the Haihe River Basin and grain production in the north dropped significantly.

Money is needed everywhere, especially in the northwest, where the country's foreign exchange is basically concentrated.

We can't stop there, the remaining food is barely enough to eat.

For every additional worker, the farmers will have one less bite to eat. The barefoot doctor program launched some time ago has also cost a lot of money.

The Haihe River management project will be launched in the early spring of next year, which is also a big expense.

But we have to deal with it. The Haihe River flooded twice in those three years. If we don’t deal with it, the grain production in the north will not increase.”

Uncle Nie said, “Our plan is to first mobilize 3,000 skilled workers from factories across the country.

Some low-level workers who produce motorcycles were transferred to start the production line of 212 jeeps first.

The 212 Jeep is our domestic demand, so it doesn't matter if the production is a little slower.

After two years of Haihe River management, when there are certain results and the country is no longer so short of food, we can start using pickup trucks.”

After hearing what Uncle Nie said, the leader did not comment. He turned to look at Chen Changan and asked.

"Director Chen, please tell me what you think."

Chen Changan hesitated for a moment. After all, he didn't know the department's thoughts on the recruitment issue before.

Just now, Uncle Nie also said that the department wants to gather a few thousand people from other factories first.

At this time, the senior leader asked me to express my position, and I was afraid that my attitude was different from that of the department.

"Don't be shy, everyone can express their own opinions, and it is normal to have different opinions.

What I want is different opinions. The more we debate, the clearer the truth will become.

With so many people in this conference room, I don’t believe that we can’t come up with a solution that satisfies both parties.”

The big boss said this, and Uncle Nie also gave him a look, telling him to say whatever he wanted.

After all, the leader must have been dissatisfied with the department’s opinions just now, but he just didn’t say it directly.

Having worked with the big boss for so many years, Uncle Nie is quite familiar with him.

Since the department is not satisfied with the opinions, it is a good opportunity to let Chen Changan speak out.

“I think that if we want to build a Jeep, we need to build a pickup truck as well.

Not only cars need to be built, motorcycles cannot be abandoned either.

The country is short of money and cannot expect to save money. Where can we save money?

Should we save money from the defense plan in the northwest? Or should we save money from the farmers in the Haihe River control project?

You can't save money by saving. If you want to be rich, you have to find a way to make money.

How do we make money? Of course, we make money from the products we produce.

Only by earning more and more can the country develop faster and faster.

Only by developing faster and faster can we continue to make more money.

If we had endless money now, we could greatly improve the progress in the northwest.

This will allow the farmers in the Haihe River control project to eat better.

With better tools, things can be done faster and food self-sufficiency can be achieved sooner.

So I think it would be best if we can mobilize workers. If we can’t mobilize enough workers, we can just recruit new ones.”