Chapter 179: Fast Track to Wealth

"Director, if the factory can build a chemical laboratory within half a month, I guarantee that new products will be produced before March." Xu Qiang vowed.

Xu Qiang said this definitely not to deal with Liu Biao, but because the new product he was going to develop next must have a professional chemical laboratory.

In today's international military industry, technology is becoming more and more advanced, and designs are becoming more and more complex. Otherwise, even if he has mastered the product formula and process, many things will still be impossible to make.

"Take care of yourself." Upon hearing this, Liu Biao turned around and left Xu Qiang's office.

Seeing that Xu Qiang was still taking his time, Liu Biao felt a little disappointed and simply ignored him.

Liu Biao was very nimble and left the scrapyard in a moment.

Back in the office, Xu Qiang picked up the textbook and continued to read it quietly...

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In the evening, as soon as Xu Qiang returned to the peat field, he saw Erhu.

"Uncle, let's go inside and talk." Erhu said, pulling Xu Qiang into the hut.

Afterwards, Erhu told Xu Qiang everything that had happened over the past few days.

"You have done a great job again this time!"

After listening to this, Xu Qiang smiled and patted Erhu on the shoulder.

"Uncle, the price offered by Fufang is too low. Even if they offer a higher price, I will continue to negotiate with them." Erhu sighed and continued, "I guess they just want to lower the price because we are a small factory, but there is no way to bargain like this. They can just cut down to our ankles..."

"That's how big factories are. They are big and powerful, and they don't need us as a supply channel. If they buy your products, it's already a face-giving to you." Xu Qiang smiled slightly and continued, "But it doesn't matter. Haven't you already negotiated with the Fuzhou Garment Factory? We can just supply them with goods in the future."

"Uncle, based on the price of 150 per kilogram at the garment factory, we will definitely make a lot of money, right?" Erhu asked.

"The raw materials for indigo powder are not too expensive. The key is that the process is too complicated." Xu Qiang paused and continued, "It takes a long time just to extract some key raw materials. I calculated before that one of the organic matters extracted from peat can only be extracted about 30 grams for every 100 kilograms of peat. To make one kilogram of indigo powder, about 15 tons of peat are needed..."

"It takes fifteen tons of peat to produce one kilogram!?" Erhu was stunned with surprise when he heard Xu Qiang say this.

"This doesn't include other raw materials. In short, this dye is quite labor-intensive and material-intensive, so we can't produce too much in a month." Xu Qiang said with a frown.

"No wonder this thing is so expensive!" Erhu suddenly realized what was going on and said, "Then at this price, are we losing or making a profit?"

"I can only say that I made a small profit. Anyway, I will definitely not do a business that loses money." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

In fact, the production process of indigo powder is indeed somewhat complicated, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as Xu Qiang said.

As for the key technology, it is the later synthesis, which requires very precise control of temperature and pH value. If Xu Qiang had not spent a lot of money to buy those professional equipment, it would have been impossible to do it.

Moreover, Xu Qiang's process for producing indigo powder can be said to be the most advanced in later generations. It has undergone decades of process improvements. The indigo powder produced by this new process has brighter colors and better firmness. At the same time, it produces very little polluted waste liquid, which can be said to be quite environmentally friendly.

In addition, according to Xu Qiang's previous calculations, if labor costs are left out, the cost of refining one kilogram of indigo powder is only about 30 yuan at most, and at most it will definitely not exceed 40 yuan.

The reason why the price of this dye is so high in China is, on the one hand, because the technology used to extract indigo powder in China is backward and far inferior to the advanced technology mastered by Xu Qiang; on the other hand, it is because this dye has always been monopolized by several large domestic manufacturers and has always been in short supply, so there are factors that artificially drive up prices.

"As long as we can make money, that's enough." Erhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Xu Qiang say that.

"I will work hard to produce a batch of indigo powder in the next few days. The raw materials we have here can produce about 20 kilograms. When the time comes, you can take 10 kilograms and let them use it first." Xu Qiang said after thinking for a while.

Considering that this indigo powder is very expensive and Xu Qiang has no other delivery method for the time being, he can only let Erhu bring the goods over for face-to-face transaction.

The reason why Erhu was only allowed to bring ten kilograms was because the price of this dye was very high, 150 yuan per kilogram, and ten kilograms was a full 1500 yuan!
Although Erhu has always trusted Xu Qiang deeply, getting so much money at once would be a great temptation for anyone. Moreover, the public security is not very good these days, and carrying too much money is very dangerous.

"Actually, I have no problem carrying 20 kilograms." Erhu said, showing off his biceps.

"Hurry up and bring as much as you are told to bring. This is all for your own good." Xu Qiang rolled his eyes at him. "By the way, uncle, the director of the garment factory told me about the affiliation..." Erhu suddenly asked.

"I will talk to him personally about this matter when the time comes." Xu Qiang said after thinking for a while.

Xu Qiang also understood that he couldn't keep doing what he did not deserve by running a fertilizer factory and selling dyes at the same time.

Especially for daily chemical products, you have to trade with large manufacturers, and the other party will definitely need to examine your production and sales qualifications, so this problem must be solved.

However, Xu Qiang has just started making dyes, and the shipment volume is too small. Moreover, the parties he trades with are all small clothing workshops. The other party does not care whether you have the qualifications to produce and sell, as long as the products can be used.

Therefore, Xu Qiang's plan is to make a few deals with these small workshops first, and then negotiate with them about the affiliation after he has enough funds. After all, the other party also wants a reward for their help. In addition to the 800 yuan "hardship fee" proposed by Xue Guozhong, there must be a lot of things to take care of later. In total, it is estimated that it will cost at least several thousand yuan, and Xu Qiang cannot come up with so much money now.

There are also issues regarding water, electricity and site selection for the dye factory.

First of all, we must ensure the water and electricity supply of the factory. This is very important. These all require special wiring and laying of water pipes, and we have to deal with the power supply bureau and the water company. According to the efficiency of government departments these days, it will take at least several months.

As for site selection, chemical plants are generally located in sparsely populated areas on the outskirts of cities. After all, such factories are highly polluting, especially dye factories, which will certainly discharge a lot of sewage in the future. If they are located in urban areas, it will easily pollute water sources.

At the same time, we also have to consider transportation issues, and the transportation of products must be convenient.

So if you really want to open a dye factory, there are too many problems to solve.

The only feasible way is to open a small workshop on the outskirts of the city, which occupies a small area and produces less pollution. This is also the approach that best suits Xu Qiang's current objective conditions for running a factory.

Another way is to directly rent ready-made sites and factory buildings from other factories, but this method requires luck. After all, no state-owned enterprises have gone bankrupt these days, and it is impossible to rent out factory buildings and sites easily.

In short, without sufficient funds, Xu Qiang could not consider setting up a factory in Fuzhou.

"Uncle, if we set up a factory in Fuzhou, what should we do with our fertilizer plant? You can't run back and forth, it's hundreds of miles away..." Erhu asked.

"The Victory Machinery Factory will definitely move to Fuzhou in the future, and I will follow it. As for the fertilizer factory, we'll talk about it when the time comes." Xu Qiang said after a moment of hesitation.

In Xu Qiang's opinion, the fertilizer business of this peat field will become increasingly difficult in the future. After all, the process is simple and the threshold for building a factory is low. Even if you are prepared by then, you will definitely fall into constant internal competition and may even sell at a loss.

But by that time, Xu Qiang had already made a fortune and had enough funds to withdraw from it.

In addition, Shengli Machinery Factory will be moved to Fuzhou in the future, so it will be more convenient for Xu Qiang to travel between the two places.

Afterwards, after having dinner at the peat field, Xu Qiang started producing indigo powder dye.

Before each production, Xu Qiang would have people clean the reactor and centrifuge thoroughly, and prepare organic raw materials extracted from peat and distilled pure water.

After everything was ready, Xu Qiang began to weigh the raw materials, and then poured the raw materials into the reactor in strict accordance with the process flow.

Heating, stirring, crushing, solid-liquid separation...

The entire production process lasted a full eleven hours. On the next morning, as the centrifuge stopped turning, Xu Qiang took out the finished indigo powder block from it.

Next, all it needs to do is dry it and crush it, and you're done.

After weighing it, we found that a total of about six kilograms of indigo powder was synthesized this time. Considering that there is still some moisture that has not been removed, the finished product should be around five kilograms.

It seems that with the existing equipment and technology, and if other raw materials are sufficient, Xu Qiang can produce about five kilograms of indigo powder a day, which is a full 150 kilograms a month!
According to the current price, 150 yuan per kilogram, the monthly output value is as high as 22500 yuan!
Putting aside various costs, Xu Qiang can earn nearly 20,000 yuan a month just by producing this kind of dye!
Such high profits have far exceeded the profits from producing fertilizers, soaps and shampoos, and are even more than the profits from these three combined!

As for the money spent on purchasing the equipment, it can be easily earned back in half a month, which is not a problem at all.

At this moment, Xu Qiang finally began to enter the 'fast lane' of making money...

(End of this chapter)