Traveling through 70's wine

Chapter 197 Output Value

Wen Qing found Secretary Ma, now he should be called Mayor Ma.

At the beginning of the year, the commune implemented the separation of government and society and established township governments. Secretary Ma became the secretary of Yunlin Town. Yunlin Town governs 4.5 natural villages, with a population of 78 and an area of ​​ square kilometers. Yunlin Town belongs to the capital, and the mayor's cadre rank is at the department level.

Wen Qing proposed to continue to sign the unplanned grain purchase agreement. Secretary Ma called the comrades from the Agricultural Department and said to Wen Qing: "Our town had more than 2700 tons of surplus grain last year. At that time, we signed a purchase agreement for sorghum and corn with your company. The implementation of the agreement was also very good, creating more than 160 million yuan in output value for Yulin Town."

Now that the authorities are paying more and more attention to industrial and agricultural output value, officials at all levels must follow the baton from above and find ways to increase output value. The 160 million yuan accounts for 15% of the total agricultural output value of Yulin Town, which is not a small amount.

He asked, "This year we plan to plant 1500 mu of sorghum and corn each, which will leave us with about 4000 tons of surplus grain. Do you want to buy it?"

Wen Qing said: "You also know that the sorghum we purchase is mainly used for brewing wine, so can we promote the planting of glutinous sorghum?"

Secretary Ma asked the comrades in the Agricultural Department about the seeds and yield of glutinous sorghum. The comrades in the Agricultural Department said that the seeds were mainly purchased from the supply and marketing cooperatives. Although glutinous sorghum is less planted in the north, its growth is not a problem, and the selling price is slightly higher than that of ordinary sorghum.

Secretary Ma agreed that glutinous sorghum accounted for more than 50%. Wen Qing nodded and said, "If it is glutinous sorghum, we will guarantee to buy it. Secretary Ma, I have another suggestion. We can plant a crop of soybeans after harvesting sorghum and corn in the fall. We will also guarantee to buy it. This is mainly for the feed factory."

Secretary Ma did not agree immediately. "We will discuss it with the town government and give you a reply in a few days."

Three days later, Secretary Ma came to say that they agreed to plant some glutinous sorghum and add soybeans after the autumn harvest. They signed an agreement with the Changxia Grain Company to quickly purchase a batch of glutinous sorghum seeds and asked the villagers who were willing to try to plant them quickly.

In the past two or three years, rural people could still stay at home and farm, but after that, more and more people left the land. Urban development also required manpower, and the land was abandoned, so feed factories had to purchase raw materials from other places.

After negotiating the grain purchase with Yunlin Town and solving the raw material problem, Wen Qing went back and worked with Xu Shengli to strengthen workshop management and increase production. Fortunately, the problem of low production was not difficult to solve. The main reason was that the factory's working hours were not arranged reasonably and the machines were idle for too long. Now that the working hours have been adjusted and two shifts are working, the output has naturally doubled.

Wen Qing asked the logistics department to cooperate well. The canteen and bathhouse extended their night service, and provided hot water and midnight snacks at 12 o'clock. If the workers did not want to travel at night after the night shift, the factory could provide duty dormitories, where they could have a sleep before going home and do other things during the day. In this way, the workers would not be averse to working the night shift.

Wen Qing found Chen Rui and asked her to help put license plates on the two trucks. Her parents worked in a car company and also helped buy a truck for the winery. It was very easy for them to put license plates on the trucks, and Wen Qing only spent 5000 yuan to get it done.

After driving the two vehicles back to the feed factory, Wen Qing reported the accounts to the finance department. The vehicles then belonged to the feed factory. Nowadays, one needs a quota to buy a vehicle, and it is rare to see someone like Wen Qing driving back a large truck with license plates directly.

With the truck, the production department can issue transfer orders to the grain company according to the daily output. The two companies settle accounts on a monthly basis. Wen Qing supplies a batch of space grain to the grain company every two months, which is about 4000 tons a year, with a value of nearly 200 million yuan.

Wen Qing stayed in the feed factory every day during this period. Xu Shengli felt like a vicious dog was chasing him from behind, so he had to go to the workshop every day to urge the production line to run at full capacity.

After much discussion, the personnel department of the feed factory came up with a new salary system. Workers were paid based on output, and points and money were deducted for waste or illegal operations. Sales staff received bonuses based on sales and payment collection. When salaries and bonuses were paid at the end of the month, the income gap between employees became apparent. Those who earned more were of course happy, but those who earned too little could not blame others.

In March, a salesperson in the sales department sold 3 tons of feed in a month and received a commission of 20 yuan, which was a bonus higher than that of the factory manager and the deputy factory manager. Qi Yanling proposed a plan to reduce costs, and the factory immediately rewarded her with 1000 yuan. As Wen Qing hoped, there will always be brave men under great rewards. The atmosphere of the feed factory gradually changed in the direction that Wen Qing hoped for, and Xu Shengli could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Zheng Xiaoqiang and his team have been working hard outside to teach pig farmers how to use their factory's pig feed. They printed a lot of promotional materials and distributed them to villagers. They also wrote the experimental group's practices into big-character posters and posted them everywhere. They even contacted the agricultural and animal husbandry departments of surrounding towns and villages, and trained their technical personnel to let them know the latest pig farming knowledge. The results of this busy work gradually became apparent, and more and more villagers came to buy pig feed.

Xu Shengli took the opportunity to open stores in five surrounding towns, specializing in selling long-summer pig feed.

The Wukesong store has been doing good business since its opening. After the Spring Food and Drinks Fair, Liu Quan invited Wen Qing to go on an inspection tour with him.

The store is not big, only 160 square meters. Next to it is a Sichuan restaurant, and on the right is a printing and mapping shop and a convenience store. There are many schools around it.

Wen Qing asked the store manager about their daily operations, and the store manager replied: "Our store mainly targets young people and teachers nearby, as well as tourists from other places."

Liu Quan added: "This store mainly sells to students, teachers and surrounding restaurants. Some department stores also stock the products. It is mainly for retail."

Wen Qing said: "Then we need to organize some activities targeting the psychology of young people and intellectuals."

Liuquan wondered: "The psychology of young people and intellectuals?"

Wen Qing smiled and said, "For example, the doggerel: Drink with the sky, the sky will ignore you; drink with your confidant, let's drink together." This is Jiang Xiaobai's marketing copy, which is very attractive to young people who seek novelty and express their personality. There is no Jiang Xiaobai now.

Liuquan said, "It's just a joke, I know, let the boys think about it."

He added: "I want to launch a 42-proof liquor, targeting the young people market."

Frequent drinkers usually drink 53% alcohol liquor, but the higher the alcohol content, the stronger it tastes. Young people prefer liquor with a milder taste.

Wen Qing nodded and asked him to discuss it with Wang Jianguo.

Wen Qing has a renovated courtyard house. She originally planned to rent it out to open a restaurant or a B&B, but she hasn't found the right person. She is wondering whether she should start this business herself?

But she rejected it immediately. She was already extremely busy and couldn't handle another project.