At this time, the loudspeaker volume of the phone was quite loud, and Li Long's hearing was relatively good, so he could hear clearly what the doorman said and what the other person said back.
"...He said he came to us for cooperation? For technical cooperation, do you want us to help him make things?"
"Technical cooperation." The guard's understanding is quite good and clear. He conveyed Li Long's thoughts, "He has something to do, and he probably wants to join forces with our factory to do it together." The guard finished speaking. He turned to look at Li Long:
"Is there no problem with what I said?"
"No problem, no problem." Li Long smiled, "That's what I mean, I think this thing The market is very good and convenient, and there should be many people using it. I will provide the technology, and your factory will produce the machinery and equipment, and we will share the profits.”
The guard relayed Li Long's last words to the other party.
"He has skills? Which school did he graduate from?" the person over there asked immediately.
"Farmer, I am self-taught and self-researched." Li Long answered immediately without waiting for the guard to tell him.
“He said that he is a farmer and has never gone to a specialized school. He studies and researches by himself.”
“Then what experience does he have? For example, he works in a repair shop or an agricultural machinery factory. Experience.”
"No, but I am a farmer and have been working in rural areas. I still understand the needs of farmers very well." Li Long knew that this was his shortcoming. Even in the 2020s of the 21st century, recruitment work would still need to be based on Those with experience are preferred, let alone in this era.
"You have nothing to say, just talk nonsense? Then forget it." The person in the technology department said no directly, "Tell him, we have many and very tight R&D tasks here. I don’t have time to listen to him talk about dreams and designs here, let him try his luck at their township repair shop or agricultural machinery factory.”
When Li Long heard this, he felt a little disappointed.
People don’t even want to see me.
Although he was somewhat mentally prepared in his heart, he still felt a little disappointed after being rejected so directly.
The series of things he encountered after his rebirth were not without setbacks. When he first encountered Li Xiangqian selling sheep, there were difficulties at that time, but at least the other party gave him a chance to try.
Now the other party doesn't even give him a chance.
In the technical department of the tractor factory, technician Xiao Wei put down the phone, took off the pencil from his ear and continued to study the drawings.
He was right, the tractor factory's research and development tasks are indeed very heavy. At this time, the two major areas in the northwest, North Xinjiang and Northeast China, are key areas for the implementation of domestic agricultural mechanization. They are large strips of fields, which are particularly suitable for mechanization. In order to increase grain output and promote the process of agricultural modernization, the tasks of various agricultural machinery factories are very important. heavy.
For a long time to come, tractor factories in Shicheng will not be worried about orders, and they are also gradually promoting new agricultural machinery. But later on, I gradually couldn't keep up, and I still had the thought of resting on my laurels.
"Where did you get the call?" Xiao Wei's master, He Gong, an old technician from the tractor factory's predecessor auto repair shop, turned around and asked.
“A farmer said at the factory gate that he wanted to discuss cooperation with us, saying that he would provide the technology for our production... A person who has never attended a vocational school and has no similar work experience said that he wanted to discuss cooperation with us, that is not Are you talking nonsense?" Xiao Wei took this as a joke to his master.
“You can’t say that.” He Gong said seriously, “The wisdom of the working people cannot be underestimated! When we were engaged in auto repair, there were some faults that we didn’t know how to eliminate, but what the front-line masters said Maybe it brought inspiration... Did he tell us? What are we doing together?"
"No," although Xiao Wei was a little dissatisfied with the master's words, the master's authority was still very strong at this time, he said hurriedly:
"Either I fight. Call the door and ask?”
"Ask. Although our tractor factory has expanded, its foundation is not as good as the factories I mentioned, and its development direction is a bit single. If there are more suitable ideas, we can adopt them."
Xiao Wei hurriedly Called the doorman. The line over there was busy. After waiting for a while and calling again, the doorman said that the person had left.
“If he comes again later, invite people in to chat with us.” He Gong reminded Xiao Wei, “The things we design need to be used by front-line farmers. Their feedback is the most authentic. , Don’t underestimate anyone.”
“Master, I understand,” Xiao Wei said respectfully.
At this time, Li Long had left the tractor factory and went to Lao Cai.
Since this tractor factory doesn't need its own creativity, let's find other ways.
There is also an agricultural machinery repair shop in the county. If it doesn't work, go to the repair shop in the countryside and make a few samples first. It seems that it is not easy for me to make a small fortune based on the "foresight" of later generations in agricultural machinery.
Li Long returned to Ma County by car and saw that it was time for lunch. He went to Sister Yang's place. After dinner, he went to the county agricultural machinery repair shop.
The scale of the county agricultural machinery repair shop is much smaller than that of the Shicheng Tractor Factory. Li Long just explained his intention, and the gatekeeper let him in.
This side is a row of bungalows. The yard is very clean with snow. Several agricultural machinery are placed aside. In the workshop behind there are the sounds of mechanical operations, the sound of sledgehammers being swung up and smashed down, etc. wait.
Li Long went to the office and found that the door of the technology unit was locked. He asked a lady in the office. She pointed to the workshop at the back and said that the person was there.
Li Long left the bungalow and came to the operation workshop at the back. This is actually a large shed, closed on all sides, but the door of the workshop is open. Although the work is in full swing and there is a stove for heating, Li Long can feel that the temperature is not high, and the workers are also relying on non-stop labor to maintain body heat.
Not a good sign.
As soon as Li Long entered the workshop, someone came over and asked him:
“Comrade, who are you looking for?”
"Is the technician here? I have something I want to talk about."
"Technician Zhao, Technician Zhao, someone is looking for him!" The young man who was obviously an apprentice shouted loudly.
A man in his thirties came out from among the workers. He was wearing greasy gloves and had a piece of grease on his face. Li Long noticed that he was dismantling a piece of equipment with several other people. Diesel engine casing.
"Hello, I am the technician here, are you..." Zhao Jiji looked at Li Long and asked.
“I am a farmer in our county. I have designed a more convenient farm tool here and want to cooperate with our factory.”
Li Long felt that he was a bit out of place talking about this here, but since he was here, he still needed to talk about it.
"What kind of farm tools?" Hearing that they were farm tools, the technician was quite interested and asked, "What are they used for?"
He asked and did not wait for Li Long to answer. Then he turned to the few people who were still busy over there and said:
“You guys Stop for a moment, I have something small to do here. "
"That is, a personal handheld jukebox." Li Long said bravely. He now found that if he didn't say anything, it would just be an illusion. If you cooperate, the other party will shut him out just like the people in the tractor factory.
"This is a bit interesting." Zhao Jiji thought for a while and said:
"It should be useful to do some, but there is no way to apply it on a large scale. The current planting in our county is mainly large-scale agricultural mechanization. The seeder can cover almost all major crops. It can only be used in small plots of land, such as vegetable fields and private plots, and the prospects are not good."
It is denied in one sentence. Li Long's idea made Li Long a little unconvinced.
Not waiting for him to argue and refute, Zhao Gong continued:
"Maybe you think we are more free now in winter, but in fact now is the time when we are busier. Those days in summer and autumn when we can barely drag on Now that the farm machinery is idle, it is sent to us for repair. You see, the diesel engines. These high-tech items, such as chain rails, plowshares, planter accessories, etc., have little technical content. What can be done in the blacksmith shop can be repaired here. We simply don’t have the time, energy and manpower to do this. So... …I think you can go to the repair shop or blacksmith shop in your town.”
The same suggestion was given in a different tone. In short, he was not optimistic about the handheld jukebox that Li Long was talking about. They were very polite, and Li Long didn't say anything like "wait and see" before saying goodbye and leaving. Li Long felt a little depressed again this time.
Is it true that I can only make a few for my own use, and then watch the imitations slowly spread in the market?
Li Long was a little reluctant. Although my creativity also comes from another world, I really don’t want it to be like this.
After all, he knew very well that although the market share of this kind of handheld jukebox was not very large, it was not small either. For a large factory like Shicheng Tractor Factory, the profit may not be large, but for an agricultural machinery factory, it should be quite a lot.
And it has great potential. It can be sold for several years, ten years, or even twenty or thirty years.
Seeing that no one is cooperating with something promising, promising, market potential and profitable, Li Long is really a little unwilling.
I have no choice but to make a few for my own home when I get back. There is a high probability that this opportunity will be passed up.
Gu Xiaoxia came back in the evening and saw that Li Long was unhappy at the dinner table, so she asked him what was wrong.
Li Long told the story again, Gu Xiaoxia frowned slightly and said:
"Is it...the timing is wrong?"
"The timing is wrong?"
"Yes, think about it. Last year, household farming was guaranteed, but this year it was said that land contracting would be required. Give us farmers large chunks of land to plant. That’s more than ten acres, dozens of acres or even hundreds of acres. If you really want it. When did you plant with your hands?
Every village now has a seeder, and everyone is used to using a seeder for farming. What you are talking about is history in the eyes of agricultural machinery technicians. "Retreat."
"Historical retreat?" Li Long clicked these words, right?
"Yeah, think about it, for example, you want to plant melons, because you can't use our current seeder to do melons, right?" Gu Xiaoxia said.
"Yes, that's why I built this handheld jukebox." Li Long nodded.
"Then your thinking is different from that of those agricultural machinery technicians. You think about how to solve the problem and how to make it more convenient, while others also think about how to solve the problem and how to make it advanced - they You must be thinking about how to design a machine that can be driven by a tractor to sow and harvest melons in a large area, right?” Wrong, that’s what agricultural machinery technicians must think.
This is definitely a historical regression - it must be like this in the hands of agricultural machinery technology research and development personnel.
Later, there began to be seeders, seed drills, etc. specially used for cotton, which were developed by agricultural machinery technicians and could be driven by tractors.
Everyone is thinking about how to mechanize, but I am doing the opposite and thinking about how to sow seeds manually. Naturally, I am not welcome.
Well, I was wrong.
But this does not mean that the things you design are not good, but that they cannot become mainstream. It can still be used as a supplement to agricultural mechanization. After all, agricultural mechanization requires a process and is not achieved overnight. In this process, there are some areas that cannot be mechanized, and doing it yourself can play a transitional role.
Li Longmao suddenly opened his eyes and said to Gu Xiaoxia with a smile:
"Xiaoxia, you are amazing. When you said that, I understood. Being in the Education Bureau is not in vain. My horizons have broadened and I have a different perspective on problems. Not bad, not bad! Well said!"
This was the first time that Li Long praised Gu Xiaoxia like this. She was very happy, a little proud, and a little shy. She lowered her head to pick up the vegetables and said:
"Actually, I just felt it. It’s hard to say whether it’s right or not.”
“ Yes, yes, that's the truth, I understand. Come on, come on, eat, let's talk while eating, I have another question to discuss with you..."
Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia were together in the past. We eat and talk together, mostly about things in the village, or just listening to Gu Xiaoxia's troubles at work, sharing some joy, or Li Long's experiences of hunting, fishing or going to Wucheng. There are not many exchanges like this now. , it can even be said that there is no.
Li Long knew that communication was indispensable for men and women to start a family, but most of the previous exchanges were superficial. Only effective communication can be analyzed and discussed together with a certain depth like now.
If the communication is always on the surface, it will inevitably have a certain negative impact on the feelings of both parties, because the integration of each other is not enough, and it is easy to create gaps.
This kind of communication now can really increase the understanding between both parties and make life more tacit.
When they got up early the next day, Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia smiled when they met. Even though we didn't do anything all night, we felt like we knew each other better. It was like a spiritual connection.
Gu Xiaoxia went to work, and Li Long returned to the team with new year's goods and other things. The eldest brother and sister-in-law are still very dissatisfied with Li Long buying so many things, and they think he spends money indiscriminately. On the other hand, Li Juan and Li Qiang really couldn't put down the gifts Li Long bought. Especially after Li Qiang put on that suit of clothes, he didn't want to take them off and insisted on wearing them out to show to his friends. It was Liang Yuemei's slap in the face that made him reluctantly take it off.
It was only because Li Jianguo told him to wear it every day during the Chinese New Year that Li Qiang didn't cry at home.
After putting things away, Li Long told him his plan, and then rode a bicycle to the countryside in the afternoon.
The agricultural machinery repair shop in the countryside is even smaller, not even having a yard. In fact, it is not much different from a blacksmith shop.
There were only two people inside. The person in charge was Master Wang, who was called Wang Youde, and he had an apprentice with him - Li Long knew that this apprentice came to learn repairs at his own expense, unlike Master Wang. Master Wang is considered a worker, the kind with an establishment and salary, and belongs to the township staff. Even if the agricultural machinery repair shop cannot continue to work, he will most likely be transferred to the agricultural machinery service station, which is also an institution that has always existed in the township. After all, there is also an Agricultural Machinery Bureau in the county, which needs to be connected. And the apprentice has no choice but to go home.
However, in order to learn skills, it is good to be an apprentice. Just such an apprenticeship is also a goal that many people strive for.
This one is luckier.
"Make something? How many? How to do it? You tell me. I'll tell you, the wages are not cheap." Although Master Wang has a position, he does not exclude doing some private work. Li Long is just with him After chatting for a few words, I gave up on discussing cooperation with him. If the technicians at the tractor factory and the county agricultural machinery repair shop still think about the dream of agricultural mechanization, this Master Wang just works one day at a time without thinking about what to do next. And according to the information he disclosed It seems that this agricultural machinery repair shop in the village is about to die. No one comes to repair things here.
This is also a real situation, because Hongqi Commune is relatively close to the county, less than five kilometers. Other townships are forty to fifty kilometers away or even further.
The agricultural machinery drivers in each village now are different from those who were 20 or 30 years ago. Most of them know some simple repairs. If they can't fix the problem, Master Wang will most likely not be able to fix it either - not only It's a technical problem, and there's also an equipment problem.
So if there is a big problem with the farm machinery in the villages in the township, it is usually sent to the county. What they can do here is to make some small items, and they even go to the point of stealing the business of the blacksmith shop.
So for what Li Long wants to do, Master Wang will only think about how much extra money he can collect, and will not care about cooperation - he has not done farm work for many years, and has no judgment at all about whether there is a market for this thing. , and will not try to judge.
Li Long described it according to his own ideas, then Master Wang calculated it and said:
"The one you mentioned is easy to operate. The main thing is welding. The accessory is the spring, which is not easy to get, but I can still get three or five of them here, just counting the materials. Fee, labor fee... you can pay three yuan each... three yuan and fifty cents."
The total iron on a jukebox is only one kilogram. At this time, it is calculated based on the material fee, which is one yuan and fifty cents. When the money reaches two yuan, he charges a salary of one yuan to one yuan, which Li Long thinks is okay.
After all, this is a semi-monopoly. Other places can only find iron and blacksmith shops to make it, but they may not be able to make it.
"When can I get it?" Li Long asked while taking out the money.
Seeing that Li Long wanted to pay in cash, Master Wang became a lot more enthusiastic. He smiled and said:
"If you need it urgently, you can come and get it tomorrow. Just give me ten yuan first." ”
Li Long is not afraid that he will not be trustworthy. This is still relatively rare at this time. In other words, until later generations, Li Long had seen very few of the strange things in the countryside that he had seen in those short videos in his own hometown and village.
Those who don’t support their parents, those who live in poverty, those who spray medicine in fishing ponds, and those who seize other people’s cash crops such as fruits and medicinal materials.
The most farcical scene I have ever seen was when drip irrigation was implemented on the village land, land contract fees skyrocketed, and then two brothers competed to plant their parents' land, but they were restrained by the team leader and several old village representatives. .
Just this once. Li Long has never heard of anything weird. Generally speaking, the moral standards of the people in the village are pretty good. (End of this chapter)