Chapter 147 Statement of Responsibility

With Zhang Qiang's active cooperation, it took about an hour for the workers in the workshop to complete the filling and sealing of the ampoules of acid according to the formula and requirements provided by Xu Qiang, and handed over the more than 30 finished acid bottles to Xu Qiang.

After receiving the acid bottles, Xu Qiang's workshop director Zhang Qiang arranged several workers to deliver these acid bottles directly to the assembly workshop next door.

The electronic fuse that Xu Qiang used to test the battery this time was still the one developed by Liu Siying, and the shell model was one of the factory's main products, the 107 howitzer shell.

Because they were tailor-made according to the relevant information provided by Liu Siying, there was not much difference in the installation of this batch of artillery batteries and the previous batteries, and the workers in the assembly workshop were able to get started quickly.

By two o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Qiang's thirty howitzer shells using new batteries had been fully assembled, except that the warheads had not been filled with explosives. The explosives would only be loaded into place during the formal test.

After completing all this, Xu Qiang temporarily placed the samples in the military warehouse, and then returned to his office in the scrap warehouse and began to write the disclaimer.

This time, in addition to writing the disclaimer that he promised to hand over to Li Cunzhu, Xu Qiang also wrote his second project application report, which was about perchloric acid reserve batteries.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Since the perchloric acid fuse battery is feasible, it is only natural to use its principle to develop military reserve batteries.

Xu Qiang believes that as long as his perchloric acid fuse battery is successfully developed, other manufacturers and scientific research institutions in the country will definitely develop perchloric acid reserve batteries based on this, so Xu Qiang will not give them the opportunity to pick peaches. Now that the samples of perchloric acid reserve batteries have been made, he naturally has to establish the project for this product first and pick the fruit that should belong to him in advance.

Half an hour before the end of get off work, Xu Qiang placed this statement of responsibility on Li Cunzhu's desk...

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After returning to the village, Xu Qiang continued his experiment.

These days, the peat field has become bustling with activity.

With sufficient manpower and equipment, the output of humic acid fertilizer in the peat field began to increase rapidly.

The initial daily output has increased from 500 kilograms to one ton, and it is estimated that by the middle of the month, with the completion of the third and fourth step sedimentation tanks, the output of humic acid fertilizer will exceed two tons per day!

In Jiangxi, there seem to be only two seasons in a year, summer and winter. It is either extremely hot or extremely cold. In order to ensure that the sedimentation tanks can still be used when the weather is cold, Xu Qiang made some improvements to these sedimentation tanks, including digging a stove pit for heating under the secondary and tertiary sedimentation tanks. In this way, even in winter, the water temperature can still be maintained at a sufficient level for chemical reactions.

As for the production of soap and shampoo, it has been ongoing. Apart from refining the essence himself every week, Xu Qiang left all other processes to Da Hei Niu alone. For this, Xu Qiang increased his salary from a dozen yuan per month to forty yuan. After all, he was doing two jobs.

Recently, Xu Qiang delivered several batches of goods to Wang Yongsheng. If he delivers another batch of goods tomorrow night, the second order of 3,000 yuan between Xu Qiang and Wang Yongsheng will be fully delivered.

Nowadays, Xu Qiang still has 2,000 yuan in cash on hand. Including the tractor generators, water pumps and other equipment he bought before, Xu Qiang has earned nearly 8,000 yuan in this month!

"Erhu, starting tomorrow, you won't have to work here with them." At night, Xu Qiang called Erhu out alone and said, "From now on, you will be a salesperson for our fertilizer factory, running errands all over the country to negotiate business."

"That's great." Erhu's face immediately lit up when he heard that.

Erhu had naturally been looking forward to this day for a long time. Xu Qiang had told him about this matter before, but it was not until today that it was officially confirmed.

Since childhood, Erhu has never been a person who is content with the status quo. He has long hoped to travel around the country and see the outside world, but due to his poor family background, he has not even been to the provincial capital since he was born.

But no matter what, Erhu's eloquence and ability to do things are still good. Whether it was helping Xu Qiang to connect with Wang Zhong, the director of the town supply and marketing cooperative, or buying a second-hand tractor at a low price, Erhu helped Xu Qiang a lot. Without him, Xu Qiang would not have been able to find a sales channel for humic acid fertilizer in such a short time, nor would he have been able to buy such a cheap tractor.

Besides, there are only a few people in the peat field. Liu Jun is honest and not suitable for doing business. Da Hei Niu is a good worker but not good at socializing. As for the newcomers, Xu Qiang doesn't trust them at all, so Erhu is the only candidate for salesperson.

"I said before, I'm not letting you be a salesman to go out and have fun, you have a mission." Xu Qiang paused, then said: "Go to your village chief and get a certificate from our factory. This is your identity certificate. Only with it, those factories will receive you and let you sell their products, so you must not lose this thing."

"I understand!" Erhu nodded.

"Also, although our certificate says it's a fertilizer factory, what you want to sell is industrial dyes. You should make it clear to them that our product is a by-product in the fertilizer production process and the price can be cheaper..." Xu Qiang's peat field is affiliated with a village-run fertilizer factory. Strictly speaking, it does not have the qualifications to operate industrial dyes.

But in fact, in this era, there are many cases where village-run and township-run enterprises exceed their business scope, and it has even become a common situation.

It was not until the 1982s that the country began to vigorously crack down on speculation and profiteering. Even so, the village-run and township-run enterprises that exceeded their scope of business were still subject to relatively loose controls. On the one hand, this was due to local protectionism, and on the other hand, the country deliberately turned a blind eye to them for economic and employment reasons. So in the following years, there were very few cases of village-run and township-run collective enterprises that were actually investigated and punished for exceeding their scope of business, and the penalties were basically just fines.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Xu Qiang planned to use the name of the fertilizer factory to promote these industrial dyes. Moreover, this thing can also be said to be a by-product after refining fertilizers, so there is no problem with this.

"Then how do I sell it?" Erhu had no experience as a salesman, so he could only figure things out on his own in the early stages.

"I will bring you a few bottles of samples by then. You can give them to the manufacturers and let them try them first." Xu Qiang said, and led him to his chemical laboratory. Usually the door here was locked, and only Xu Qiang had the key.

"Is this the sample?" Erhu asked in surprise when he saw Xu Qiang taking out several bottles of dye.

At this time, Xu Qiang took out a total of four bottles of dye, namely yellow-brown, black, green, and orange.

This is the sulfur dye that Xu Qiang successfully extracted from peat in the past few days.

"When dyeing this thing, sodium sulfide is used as a reducing agent. After dyeing with water at a certain temperature, it can be directly dried to complete oxidation adhesion. Most clothing factories or textile factories know this. I will write you a list of specific trial methods and product introductions, just remember them." Xu Qiang paused, and then said: "Also, when you discuss business, don't go empty-handed. Bring them some of our shampoo and soap. Even if the business fails, you can make a few more friends, and at least they will give you a smile next time you go there."

"Okay, I understand!" After hearing what Xu Qiang said, Erhu suddenly said as if he had realized something.

"Anyway, no matter what kind of work you do, you need to figure it out on your own. That's all I can teach you." Xu Qiang paused, then continued, "Also, this time when you go out, you should first move around in the province. I heard that there are many garment and textile factories in Fuzhou and Jiujiang, Jiangxi. You should ask more questions before you go to a city, so that you can find a place."

"Ah."

"Also, I'll give you 100 yuan for travel expenses this time. Remember to issue invoices for the train ride and accommodation. You must come back and report once a week to see if the contract has been discussed. If you encounter special circumstances, you can send a telegram directly to our factory, and the recipient should be Xu Qiang from the Chemical Workshop."

In those days there were no communication tools like mobile phones. Telephones were only available in factories. Communication often took a week or even half a month. The fastest way to communicate was to send a telegram.

However, the cost of sending a telegram was very high those days, at 1.4 cents per word, so in order to save money, the number of words in the telegram was as few as possible. But for Xu Qiang, as long as the business could be concluded, this expense was still worth it.

"Then can I take the train tomorrow?" Erhu asked impatiently.

"Of course." Xu Qiang smiled and said, "Don't think riding a train is new. You will spend most of your time on the train in the future. Of course, there are many thieves on the train. You'd better be careful so that your money is not stolen."

"I know this. My money is sewn into my pants. I am in my pants!"

"Hahaha! Okay, okay, this is a good idea." Xu Qiang said with a laugh.

In fact, Xu Qiang understood that Erhu was smarter than a monkey and had a quick mind, so Xu Qiang was still very relieved when he was out negotiating business.

"Finally, I want to say one thing. As long as you can negotiate a deal for our factory, I promise not to treat you unfairly. The bigger the contract, the more money you will get. How much money you can make depends on your ability!" Xu Qiang said.

"That's great, I will definitely not let my uncle down!" Erhu said with his eyes shining.

Afterwards, Xu Qiang gave a few more instructions and then had dinner with Erhu.

After dinner, Xu Qiang gave Erhu 100 yuan for travel expenses and arranged for him to go to bed early.

Before dawn the next day, Liu Jun drove a tractor and took Erhu to the railway station in the county town.

Watching the two people slowly disappear from his sight, Xu Qiang took out a Phoenix cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a puff, and blew out a long smoke ring...

(End of this chapter)