Chapter 332: Production Line

Get up.

A grown man lying on his own desk—how would it look if others saw him?

If any strange rumor got out, he'd lose face big time.

Yang Qing shook his head repeatedly.

I won't—if I agree to something and then back out, I can't accept it; I might as well starve to death in your office.

Faced with such a rascal, Wang Dechao had no way.

Get up, get up.

The city will allocate 100 units for you; the rest you'll have to rely on the sales company.

The commune is so poor that if you depend on yourself, selling these 200 units might take a long time.

At least you'd have to wait until the autumn harvest.

After the autumn harvest, the commune will have money and then be able to afford these.

That's too long, since the autumn harvest isn't until next month, and next month they'll produce another 200.

Well drilling machines aren't like tractors; the Red Star tractor is already famous.

With Qinjiacun as an example, the sales pressure isn't that high.

Well drilling machines, however, few people know about them.

Hongxing Gongshe would need at most two or three.

Because this thing can keep drilling wells—no matter how many you need, it can drill them.

Buying too many would be wasteful, and other communes might take advantage.

100 units—that would solve half of it?

Yang Qing felt his efforts hadn't been wasted.

Thank you so much, Mayor.

Mayor, you really are a good mayor.

Yang Qing thanked him profusely, making Wang Dechao feel his effort hadn't been wasted.

The rascal incident is now over.

Yang Qing said goodbye to Wang Dechao and then went to find Aunt Wang.

Upon hearing about the well drilling machine's output, Aunt Wang felt moved.

"Yang Qing, the Agricultural Machinery Factory is putting up a big sum for a chance at fame—will you do it?"

Fame?

Isn't that just advertising?

Others might not care about that; in the era of unified purchase and sale, it's just a matter of selling a bit slower.

They wouldn't waste money on that.

But for Yang Qing, he knows too well how important fame is.

Spending money on advertising—that's normal practice, isn't it?

He only regrets that such opportunities are too few.

"Aunt, you say."

He eagerly asked for more.

Director Wang, seeing that Yang Qing was truly willing, shared his plan.

"Here's how it is: this past May, Secretary Jiao died in the line of duty."

"The incident caused a huge stir."

"Where he worked, the land is poor, with severe salinization and a lack of water."

"Your well drilling machine isn't bad, is it?"

"Why not do something good and donate ten well drilling machines to them?"

"I'll handle this for you—I'll make sure the Red Star Well Drilling Machine becomes famous all over the world."

Yang Qing immediately knew who Aunt Wang was referring to.

In this era, there are too many moving heroes; heroes live right among us.

He felt fortunate—what merit did he have to live under the same sky as such lovely people?

He wasn't a good person; these lovely people made him feel ashamed.

Upon hearing that name, Yang Qing felt a wave of sorrow.

"We'll donate twenty units."

"If that's not enough, we can send another five next month."

"I've also heard about this."

"I wish I could take their place."

"Let's have the Agricultural Machinery Factory pitch in too."

Aunt Wang saw Yang Qing's expression and knew it came from the heart.

She felt relieved.

"All right, Yang Qing—I haven't misjudged you."

"Go back now and get things ready."

Yang Qing nodded, said goodbye to Aunt Wang, and left.

After returning to the Agricultural Machinery Factory, Yang Qing added five tractors, then went to the Jiedao to report.

Because Chief Wang had greeted him, the new director didn't give Yang Qing a hard time and approved his donation.

However, she finally gave her concerned admonition.

"Yang Qing, making this contribution, we indeed should not fall behind others, but we must also act within our capabilities."

"Thirty vehicles, each 3000, that's 90,000; even a solid foundation can't withstand such tossing about."

"Besides, have you thought about coming over?"

"This time for the donation, other places have spoken up; will you donate or not?"

"Donating we can't bear; not donating we offend people."

"So, in such matters, we should try not to be the one who sticks out."

"I think this is what being responsible to the enterprise means."

"You say, am I right?"

This is very realistic.

Yang Qing explained.

"This matter, let Aunt Wang take the lead."

"If there really is something, Aunt Wang will step forward."

"Opportunities for Red Star Agricultural Machinery Factory to gain fame are not many."

"We must seize this opportunity."

The reasons are more than sufficient; the new director nodded.

"Alright, since you've made preparations, I won't say more."

"After all, the agricultural machinery factory is what you're running."

Yang Qing thanked.

"Thank you, director; your concern is correct."

"In this regard, we indeed cannot let our guard down."

After bidding farewell to the Jiedao director, the matter was basically done.

The machinery was quickly produced.

Then it was hauled to the Bureau of Industry and Commerce and handed over to Aunt Wang.

Subsequently, another 100 well drilling machines were hauled to the city.

Allowing the just‑bled agricultural machinery factory to recover quickly.

Fast turnover is just that good.

Despite donating so much, it did not hinder the expansion of the agricultural machinery factory at all.

Red Star tractors began to appear on the streets of Jingcheng.

The exposure of the Red Star brand also grew increasingly.

Tractor sales have begun, no longer needing them to hawk everywhere.

You should know, productivity has tripled, yet there is still no worry about sales.

This shows that Red Star tractors really have great name recognition among the people.

Later, with the large‑scale distribution of well drilling machines, the Jingbei region began to see a well‑drilling boom.

Especially in October, after the autumn harvest.

Qinjiacun's great harvest greatly stimulated the enthusiasm for well drilling throughout Jingbei.

Increasing output by thirty percent is a tremendous victory.

In an instant, it silenced those who opposed the Qinjiacun model.

The facts prove it.

Under a diversified industry model, it does not delay agricultural production; moreover, it not only avoids delay but also achieves increased output.

Hongxing Gongshe first sparked the craze for diversified industry development.

Those with a special skill began to be valued.

Mechanized wells became the standard for getting rich.

"If you want to get rich, drill a mechanized well" became the consensus in the Jingbei region.

At this time, Aunt Wang's actions also elicited a response.

Red Star Agricultural Machinery Factory appeared on the radio and in newspapers.

Taking advantage of the favorable secretary's east wind, Red Star Agricultural Machinery Factory instantly became famous.

This led to well drilling machines being in short supply.

If it weren't for the fact that a big bomb exploded at this time, attracting most people's attention.

Yang Qing might die from exhaustion due to too many orders.

"Set up a production line; have me study the production line, assembly‑line style production."

Assembly lines were actually not unfamiliar at this time, but rather rudimentary.

Everyone preferred all‑round workers.

Thus, producing a bicycle could see one person assembling it from start to finish.

(Production line, it is the result of electrification development; otherwise moving things back and forth would also be very time‑consuming.)

(Many novels depict ancient assembly lines, but the precision problem cannot be solved.)

(Because back then the components were all hand‑made, with large errors; one could make them well by feel, but someone else receiving your component might not be able to fit it at all.)