Chapter 238 Local Support

In the evening, my sister and sister-in-law all went home. As the porter team leader, Bingzi, not only him, but also the other porters had to get off work a little later every day. Because they are not just manual handling, manual forklifts, three-wheel trucks in the factory, and even a remaining motorized forklift can be called upon by the handling team.

After get off work, they had to put the moving tools in place, and due to the nature of the work, they couldn't stop work in advance to organize the moving tools and vehicles.

When Qin Ru and the others came back, Luo Cheng told Zheng Xue that she was pregnant and asked her if she had any symptoms of pregnancy recently.

This question is true. Some people have no obvious symptoms in the early stages of pregnancy and don’t even notice it. But if you ask deliberately, think about it, there are still differences. The most obvious thing is that I haven't used the menstrual belt this month, and the others haven't, but this doesn't guarantee that I'm 100% pregnant.

Not long after Bingzi came back, Luo Cheng told the matter. Although Zheng Xue's pulse was unreliable, but combined with the symptoms of the missing person, the overall possibility was still high.

Luo Cheng originally wanted Bingzi to go to the hospital to check before going to work tomorrow morning. But now, although they are not formal employees, they are both team leaders. They have to go to work first to explain the work of the following members before going to the hospital. Luo Cheng used this relationship in such a practical way. Under the same ability, he placed his relatives in the position of team leader. Don't be afraid of other people's opinions. If you have opinions, you can surpass them with your ability.

The garage became a car factory only a short time ago. Except for some master-level employees who were transferred from other factories, everyone's qualifications are basically the same. If you have an education, you don't have to compete for the position of team leader. If you don't have an education, if you have talent and are smart, you have to show your ability before you are promoted.

Therefore, Luo Cheng used the relationship openly without going beyond the rules. On the contrary, it made everyone feel that this was the way it should be. To say that Luo Cheng used his personal power arbitrarily, it was because of Luo Cheng's connections that he entered the factory, and none of them had official worker status. They were all assigned very low-level 'cadre' positions such as team leaders. Otherwise, everyone would think Luo Cheng was too impersonal.

Amado City has a port here and is considered one of the most economically developed cities in the country. Because of its unique urban characteristics, there were many consulates and concessions from many countries here before liberation. After liberation, although there was no so-called concession and it was all state territory, the consulates of many countries still recognized it and existed.

So if you want to look at the domestic industrial level, you have to look at Amado and Shijiucheng. The diplomacy on the Shijiucheng side is actually more ZZ diplomacy, and the economic diplomacy is on the Amado side. Domestic economic diplomacy basically involves exchanging a large amount of raw materials for a small amount of industrial products.

But now Amado has suddenly produced a novel and high-performance forklift. In fact, Amado's forklift has been delivered early, but unlike the Soviet Union and North Korea, this is a real foreign trade transaction. The Soviet Union has debts, so they don’t feel bad about spending money, and they don’t negotiate for prices. Moreover, the Soviet Union’s mentality when buying things is also different. If it weren’t for the minimum order requirement of ten vehicles, they would buy one or two at most.

The relationship with North Korea is now good. Due to face, it is better to just give away ten forklifts than to let the other party buy it at a low price for a long time. In fact, it is a disguised rejection of this low-price purchase method. The relationship between countries is actually very simple. Trade only depends on whether you make money. As long as you make money, whether you earn ten yuan or one hundred yuan, the other party will not Will be grateful to you. If you want a good relationship, there should be no processing fees and only the cost should be counted.

Therefore, there is no friendly price between countries when buying and selling this thing. At most, mutual trade is tax-free, which is also a profit sharing.

On the Amado side, many countries are interested in this new type of forklift, but this is where you really need to bargain. China can produce such a forklift, and no country considers it to be independently produced by China. They all thought it was the technology of the big brother of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was in conflict with China, but after all, they had not completely broken off their relations with China.

The United Kingdom, in particular, has many colonies and ports. Even if some places have evacuated their colonies, as long as it is not a war-like evacuation. Some ports remain in use. When it comes to forklifts, the more the merrier. It’s not that the UK doesn’t have its own industrial production of forklifts, but there aren’t enough. Just like domestic cars, with only a small amount of production per year, some cars still need to be imported every year.

So what we have to talk about is the price, what currency, or what transaction method. If the currency difference is not equal, it is best to exchange things for things. There is a lot of tobacco in Britain. If backward areas are colonized, all tobacco will be grown. Grain and beef are okay. But the price cannot be calculated based on domestic prices in China. China does not implement a bill purchase system, so food prices cannot be so low.

This is just like paying off debts to the Soviet Union. The debts are not paid off at a price of more than 10 cents, but at a price of more than 2 cents.

Now the domestic currency exchange rate is too high. The exchange rate of RMB to US dollars is 1.6:1, and the corresponding ratios of other currencies are also such high. So if you sell a forklift in China for 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, it is impossible to sell it to other countries at this price. It costs 30,000 to 40,000 U.S. dollars alone.

However, this price is easily negotiable. The export price offered by the automobile factory is actually only 30,000 yuan, and this price is actually considered high by the higher authorities. Why the domestic exchange rate is so high is not to ensure sufficient profits for the export of grain, minerals, tea, cloth and the like.

If one dollar could really be exchanged for six renminbi, it would be equivalent to one dollar being able to buy forty pounds of rice. And the Soviet Union’s debt, not to mention, would require several times the amount of materials to pay off the debt.

But now industrial exports are different. The actual cost of building a forklift for an automobile factory is not impossible to calculate. The engine requirements for a 2T forklift are not much higher. Even if it is larger than a car, the domestically produced one only costs more than one thousand yuan. And the engine of more than one thousand yuan is only the cost of the car factory. The engine factory still needs more than one thousand yuan for this more than one thousand yuan. Making money.

As long as parts are not imported, even if a car factory builds a forklift, it costs seven to eight thousand, but for the country, the cost can be cut in half. When you buy tires, the tire factory makes a profit; when you buy bearings and plates, the steel factory makes a profit. Even if you buy a screw, the screw factory will still make a profit.

This is just like Luo Cheng building his own engines now, if the equipment and labor costs are not counted. The engine is broken down into various materials, and there is no cost at all.

But if the equipment does not need to be imported, your equipment worth hundreds of thousands is just a piece of cake in the eyes of the country. The engine designed by Luo Chengxin can actually be completed for a maximum of two hundred yuan, regardless of the cost of equipment, technology, labor, etc. But Luo Cheng's current selling price is three thousand. Everyone knows that such a price is outrageous, but no one says anything.

Domestic companies are doing this now. Imported items are basically sold at five or six times the price. In fact, no matter how much the food is doubled, the meat will just rot in the pot. The main reason for doubling the food is to hope that people will not rely on imports. Let you not be able to afford it, and then work hard to develop, produce, and develop your own industry.

So even if an engine is priced at RMB 3,000, other people's opinions will be suppressed. The reason is very simple. Although it is a domestic product, it can be exported and earn foreign exchange. So domestic companies that can use this engine but not use it should stop looking at this engine.

The same goes for other companies. If you have the ability, you can sell domestic products. The sales price you set is the same as the price of imported products, and the higher-ups will also have no say. If your product is not good enough and you are still asking about the price, then the domestic price control department is not a vegetarian.

Forklifts are currently in urgent need of the United Kingdom. Unlike the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union may not need them anymore if they just dismantle them. Even if the UK can imitate and produce its own products, it still cannot meet their needs. Unless the price you ask is really outrageous, they will keep asking for it in large quantities.

For example, Xiangjiang still belongs to the United Kingdom. For this free port, it is nothing to get hundreds of forklifts to go there. Of course, in addition to the 2T model, they also hope that other weight models can be provided here.

Speaking of which, we have to improve the forklift counterweight research room that Ru is supervising. The drawings are designed to reach dozens of tons. If the research and development project is not changed, this research and development project can be ended.

In fact, the heaviest model of a forklift is generally five tons. If it is heavier, it is better to use a crane to lift the items onto a truck for transportation. Later civilian forklifts ranged from 0.5T to 5T. No matter how big it is, you have to pay extra to customize it. In fact, except for some special places, no matter how big it is, there is no need.

And the scientific research expenses are really not in vain. These other models of forklifts not only calculate the specific weight of the forklift's fork and body. Even the minimum strength of chains, gears, wheels, etc. is calculated for you.

It is impossible for your 2T forklift to use the same gear as the 5T one. If it is too heavy, although the gear is a force reduction device, it will also cause the tooth heads to break due to the heavy weight and insufficient material density of the gear. .

But if you want to save trouble, you can use thickened gears below 5T. That is to say, the cost is higher and the production is more laborious.

Once the British order comes in, not counting other countries, the real headache is for the domestic foreign trade managers. In fact, if it were not for repaying debts, there would not be enough forklifts in the country. Even if none of them are exported, industrial vehicles such as forklifts can be manufactured in automobile factories and domestically can absorb them.

But just like cars, the bodies are hammered out by high-level workers, which means production cannot increase.

This time I exported to the UK, and the other party offered multiple ways to purchase. Tobacco, goods, grain and beef. There is a shortage of tobacco in the country. It is easy to grow. Although ordinary people can buy tobacco without tickets, the country is short of food and it is impossible to use large areas of land to grow it.

The tobacco provided by the UK is now cheap. What's wrong with using tobacco in exchange for forklifts? By exchanging tobacco, more land can be used to grow grain in the country next year.

And beef is a good thing for all domestic leaders. As soon as the news came out, this forklift hadn't even been built yet, so many people were eyeing it. Then the local government and the military region began to argue.

An automobile manufacturer is a local enterprise, which merely houses the production workshop and personnel of a military factory. Therefore, the beef had to be distributed in priority areas, and when he said this, the people in the military region laughed. If Luo Cheng hadn't produced mostly civilian products, you'd think Principal Dai would have let Luo Cheng go. Regardless of whether it is a military factory or Luo Cheng himself, I advise you not to pretend to be confused.

Of course, that doesn't mean that the local area has no contribution, it can only be said that it is not as big as the military. In addition, the military has given a lot of equipment and people, but your local area has not given anything, such as land and workers. That is to promote the development of the local area. It is not clear who takes care of whom.

Finally, if the local government wants to develop beef, it should take some practical action. The order has not yet been notified to the car factory, but don't think about it, the people in the military factory can't get it done by hand. Until there is a better technical solution, there is really no other way except to increase the number of people who "hand rub".

When the local leaders heard this, they realized that this was true for public and private affairs. Regardless of where Luo Cheng was from, at least the car factory had boosted local employment and income. Moreover, automobile factories can produce better forklifts, but if other forklift factories can only produce inefficient forklifts, this is a waste of resources.

This is not to say that other forklift factories should be closed, but that the leaders above suggested that a certain forklift factory become a branch of an automobile manufacturer. Then the senior skilled workers from the forklift factory will be transferred to the headquarters of the automobile factory as much as possible, giving priority to the production of forklifts for export. Then improve the existing forklift technology, lower the styling requirements, and then produce it to supply domestic demand.

Isn’t it just support? If your military district gives it to the military factory, the local government will give it directly to the forklift factory. They are all state-owned and not given to individuals, so who is afraid of who?