Shen Guodong hesitated and reported: "I can't think of what we can do."

"That means re-pulping waste paper and old newspapers to make packaging boxes, or setting up a matchbox factory."

"Hmm - it doesn't seem to work. The street wants you to help more people."

Li Xuewu took a sip from his teacup and asked: "Have you ever thought about the work that can bring about collective effects when there are a large number of people?"

"Haha - second brother, you know me."

Shen Guodong smiled sheepishly and said, "Whatever you want me to do is absolutely fine. As for making decisions, I'm not good at it."

"Well, it's still a matter of thinking."

Li Xuewu pointed to the sewing machine Ji Yuxiu was leaning on and said, "Many people have bought this thing, so you haven't thought about setting up a sewing club or something like that?"

"Sewing club? Doesn't the public pay for the machines?"

Shen Guodong really didn't understand this and asked blankly: "Besides, we can't buy cloth, what can we do?"

"Of course you can't buy cloth individually. Didn't Director Wang go through the collective procedures for you?"

Li Xuewu looked at him and said: "The small collective economy led by the street has ownership of the means of production and autonomy in operation and management. It implements independent accounting and is responsible for its own profits and losses."

"What, what information? Still losing money?"

Shen Guodong couldn't keep up with Li Xuewu's words, so he quickly took notes in his hand, but he couldn't stop writing.

"It means that you and Director Wang apply to establish a sewing club. After getting the procedures, you can find housewives in the street, or unemployed older girls and younger wives, to move out the sewing machines at home and put them in the factory. Let’s engage in bedding production together.”

Li Xuewu was afraid that he would not be able to remember, so he broke it into pieces, twisted it evenly, and fed it to him. He spoke slowly and in a way that was easy to understand.

"When you have a cooperative, you can rely on the qualifications of the cooperative to obtain the fabrics, cotton, etc. needed for production from textile factories or supply and marketing cooperatives for use in the production of quilts and clothing."

After taking a sip of hot tea, he added: "If you have resources in this area, whether it's cloth or cotton, you can talk to Yuyu, or you can ask Director Ma of the supply and marketing cooperative."

"As for what you want to produce, you can ask around. The channels are all ready. You can go to the supply and marketing cooperative or the joint trading platform of the Red Star Factory."

"Okay, I've written it down, is there anything else?"

Shen Guodong was busy taking notes. Listening to Brother Wu explaining the work process so well, there was nothing else he didn't understand.

Don't worry about anything else, just do what Brother Wu said, it's absolutely right.

"You really think I'm giving you advice!"

Li Xuewu gave him a funny lesson and said: "Use your brain, think about what the market needs, what you can find, and find a way to gather resources together."

"If the public pays for a sewing machine, how much will it cost? Who can give you the bottom line?"

He waved his hand and said: "Let me tell those people that in a small collective economy, labor remuneration is calculated based on the amount of work. While ensuring quality, the more you do, the better."

"Second brother, if you say this, I'm afraid less than half of the families on this street will come."

Ji Yuxiu was a street director, so she was quite familiar with intersections.

"A sewing machine only costs more than 100 yuan. If you can move it into a factory, you'll be paid based on your work, and you won't even have to take a break in the middle of the night."

She explained seriously: "The current employment situation is really difficult. There are many situations where there are two or three women at home."

"My mother has two daughters, and this sewing machine can be used from this morning to tomorrow morning."

"The important thing is to ensure quality, whether it is the quality of production materials or product quality."

Li Xuewu nodded, pointed at Shen Guodong and reminded: "If your quilt products cannot be sold, the members will not be able to make money, and if they cannot make money, the collective will not be able to work."

"They don't lack the ability to make money, but they lack the channels to make money. What Director Wang values ​​​​is precisely your channels and coordination ability."

"Second brother, I understand, I know what to do."

Shen Guodong not only recorded what Li Xuewu said, but also what Ji Yuxiu said.

"Look, what else can I do? The housewives and girls are already here, what can the young ones do?"

"How many co-op members have been recruited to the recycling station?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said, "You have an idea for this job, right? The collective economy depends on your character."

"I understand, not everyone wants it."

Shen Guodong said cautiously: "Currently, we have hired more than 40 people, some of whom bring their own cars, and some of whom use our cars."

"When using our cars, I always ask the street to provide us with the usage procedures, and the stamps are also stamped by the street."

"Those who bring their own vehicles include bicycles and tricycles. Now they are managed and received at the large warehouse."

"Well, people can accept it slowly."

Li Xuewu drank tea and said: "Forty-nine cities are so big that you can't even support a hundred people, but again, character is important, management is even more important."

"As your team grows, you can also discover good talents, cultivate them slowly, and see each other slowly. You will know your power from the distance."

He thought for a moment, nodded, and Shen Guodong asked: "Did you know that our factory cooperated with the Beijing Railway Station to set up a goods distribution station?"

"I know, I often go there to pick up goods."

Shen Guodong was making notes in his notebook and replied quickly: "I'm familiar with it over there."

"Think about it, if you can set up a transportation team to lead the cargo station. After all, there is a warehouse now."

Li Xuewu raised his head slightly and said while thinking: "The transportation team also belongs to the category of cooperatives, and the street can handle the procedures."

"Well... I also thought about it. Didn't we have tricycles at that time?"

Shen Guodong explained: "I was still thinking about going to buy goods, but I didn't know until I went there."

"The bag they have is so big, it's bigger than our tricycle, and it can't be pulled inside at all."

He gestured with his hands and emphasized: "That can only be pulled by a big truck. Our tricycle is too small."

"Then let's get a bigger tricycle, like a platoon truck."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "The electric welding machine only costs a few dollars. Go to the steel rolling mill to pull some steel bars and pipes, buy some bicycle accessories, and weld the big bike yourself."

At this time in Sijiucheng, there were platoon carts, some of which rode donkeys backwards, and some of which were three-wheeled vehicles.

When it comes to the ability to pull goods, you can't load coal into a platoon truck.

There is no problem with goods weighing several hundred kilograms, as long as the structure of the platoon is well designed and can be moved manually.

The freight charges at this time are actually quite high, and are set based on the standards for gasoline and vehicle consumption of large trucks.

Otherwise, there was a transportation craze in China after the opening up. At that time, the first people to buy big trucks became rich.

"Don't tell me that bicycle parts are hard to pick out——"

Li Xuewu glared at Shen Guodong who was about to ask a question and said: "Apply to the street for a bicycle repair point, or just purchase it in the name of bicycle repair at the recycling station. You have to use your brain."

"Hey - I understand, Brother Wu."

Shen Guodong smiled coquettishly. He didn't expect that Brother Wu would rush to answer and knew what he wanted to ask.

Xiaoyan saw his embarrassment and took the initiative to interject and asked: "Second brother, I heard that the Hongxing Factory is going to produce gasoline tricycles. Can it be used for cargo transportation?"

"Of course we can do it. Why don't we just run on the road now——"

Ji Yuxiu explained: "If you want to buy it, you can come to me and I will help you with the license procedures."

"Is it possible to transport both passengers and freight?"

Shen Guodong has enough brains now, and he also knows that the passenger transport market is even bigger.

But it put Ji Yuxiu in a difficult position. She explained: "We really haven't received any management regulations on this kind of business, but now the transportation team is doing it, so you can do it too."

"Those transport teams are all public-owned, so their nature is different."

Li Xuewu reminded Shen Guodong: "If you want to build a transportation team, start with platoon cars to create a model for the streets, and then think about passenger transportation."

"As for the large three-wheeler, there must be one, and the standard cargo capacity can reach one ton and a half."

"Understood. I've written it down. This is considered the second step of development."

Shen Guodong said with a smile: "The sewing club, matchboxes, packaging boxes, recycling bins and transportation team will definitely satisfy Director Wang."

"I have an idea, you can refer to it."

Ji Yuxiu suggested: "I remember reading the newspaper at the beginning of this year. In the subdistrict office in Jicheng, a few women set up a small chemical factory to produce sublimated sulfuric acid, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate and so on."

"We started with four people, and now we have dozens of people."

She recalled the introduction: "In the beginning, we were producing these chemical products, and there were more than a dozen types. Later, we started producing small tablets, and we were able to produce more than 20 kinds of medicines."

"What? Can pharmaceutical companies do it collectively?"

Shen Guodong was stunned for a moment and said, "What if this hurts someone?"

"Do you think he is counterfeiting medicine?"

Ji Yuxiu looked at him with a smile and said, "There is a medical station to guide production. If you want to do it, you can go to the medical station and ask, and let Director Wang handle the procedures for you."

"Although chemical products are inconspicuous and small pills are inconspicuous, the profits of these products are very high."

"Look, let me tell you that you didn't carefully seek everyone's opinions."

Li Xuewu smiled, nodded to Shen Guodong, and said, "If you had gathered everyone together early and asked for advice humbly, wouldn't this matter have been completed soon?"
To be continued...