Time passed quickly and it was mid-August. Xu Qiang accomplished two things. One was that he successfully obtained a driver's license, and the other was that he helped Changzhou build the first perfume production line.

The efficiency of the CZ Municipal Government was amazing. It took only more than half a month to build the factory building, and then another week to install and debug all the ordered equipment. Even He Yonghong who came with us was amazed. Before this, he had never seen such fast factory construction efficiency. In less than a month, the debugging of the production line had reached the final stage.

Coming here today is Xu Qiang's last trial production before the production line acceptance. If this is successful, in a few days, leaders from the entire city will come to the factory to conduct acceptance activities for the project, and Xu Qiang will also receive the remaining remuneration stipulated in the contract.

"This factory is so clean..." He Yonghong couldn't help but say as he looked at the clean windows and doors and the spotless cement floor in the factory.

"We use the best quick-drying cement for the cement floor here. Traditional cement takes a month to harden, but this kind of cement only takes a week." Zhang Li smiled and continued, "In addition, we have installed several ventilators outside the delivery room. The exhaust vents are all next to key equipment. This can reduce dust in the factory. Usually, we clean here three times a day, morning, noon and evening, to ensure the cleanliness of the entire workshop."

"It seems like you really invested a lot of money." Xu Qiang nodded and praised.

Before, Xu Qiang came here almost once a week. The last time he came here, the equipment had just completed the initial debugging. He thought that the cement floor was going to be laid, and the dust in the whole workshop was still quite heavy. But he didn't expect that after a week, the place would become brand new.

In that era, there was no concept of dust-free workshops, nor ceramic floors or air purifiers. It was quite difficult to achieve the current level.

"We in Changzhou run businesses. We either don't do anything or we do the best!" Zhang Li said confidently, "Besides perfume, this factory will also produce other daily chemical products in the future. We will definitely cooperate with you then."

Nowadays, Zhang Li has more confidence in Xu Qiang's skills, especially the more than 20 bottles of perfume samples Xu Qiang gave her before. After returning, Zhang Li made a special comparison with the products available on the market, such as the purity of the perfume smell, the range of fragrance overflow, and the lasting time of the fragrance, etc. The final result is that the perfumes made by Xu Qiang are indeed better than ordinary perfumes on the market.

What also surprised Zhang Li was that in addition to making several common scents of perfumes on the market, Xu Qiang also synthesized many scents that have never been seen on the market, especially the lavender scent, which Zhang Li simply couldn't put down. So much so that when she met Xu Qiang today, she was sprayed with the lavender perfume that Xu Qiang gave her.

"This factory has spent a lot of money, right?" He Yonghong also asked at this time.

"So far, the investment has exceeded one million, all of which was funded by our Changzhou government." Zhang Li smiled slightly and continued, "So in essence, this is a city-level enterprise in Changzhou, but it occupies land in local towns. In the future, it will be gradually handed over to local management."

"I see." Xu Qiang nodded.

Every city, county, township and village government in southern Jiangsu has established a large number of township enterprises. Many of them are funded by the government and headed by capable people designated by the government. Due to government connections, these township enterprises can obtain loans from banks and occupy land at low cost, which greatly reduces the possibility of entrepreneurial failure, but also increases internal organizational corruption.

"We have the land, money and manpower, but we lack the right technology, which is why we are working with your team."

"If you ask me, why don't you just sign a contract with me in Changzhou and give me 500,000 yuan a year, and we can have long-term cooperation." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

"Five hundred thousand..." He Yonghong, who was standing by, was stunned with surprise when he heard this.

In this age when a person with an annual income of 10,000 yuan is the envy of countless people, Xu Qiang asked for 500,000 yuan right away, which can be described as insatiable.

As far as the current project is concerned, one hundred thousand yuan for one project is already a sky-high price for him. The project period is three months, and the average monthly salary is more than thirty thousand yuan, which is already very good, but Xu Qiang is obviously not satisfied.

But it has to be said that Xu Qiang is really good at making money. He dares to ask for a high price and can really produce things, whether it is feed or perfume, he can get it done in a short time. This ability is indeed not something that ordinary people can do.

"I still need to report this to the city leaders. In fact, our current cooperation mode is already very good. I dare not say that it is the highest in the country, but at least in the entire southern Jiangsu region, there should be no higher offer than ours, right?" Zhang Li said with a smile.

If anyone else had asked for such a high price as she did, she would have turned around and left without even saying a word. But for Xu Qiang, she did have some admiration. If the feed project was just a trial run, then this perfume project really allowed her to see the strength of a national expert.

However, an annual salary of 500,000 is still too exaggerated. As a deputy director of a department, Zhang Li certainly does not have the authority to make the final decision.

"Indeed, no. That's why I always think that the key to Changzhou's current prosperity is the willingness to spend money lavishly, the talent like you who has vision and understands the market, and the efficient government. These three points are indispensable..."

"Haha, I feel embarrassed when you praise me like that."

"I'm just telling the truth. The people of Changzhou are honored to have a leader like you." Xu Qiang continued to flatter him.

"I always thought that you technical people were all rigorous and rigid. Since I met you, I found that this is not the case." Zhang Li said with a smile.

"He's just a slacker in the academic circle," He Yonghong interjected.

"Hahaha!" "Let's get down to business. Is everyone here? Let's get started." Xu Qiang said.

"Everyone has been in place this morning, just waiting for you to give orders." Zhang Li pointed to the other side of the delivery room, and sure enough, dozens of workers were already standing there in an orderly manner.

"Yeah." Xu Qiang nodded and walked forward.

The workers were obviously very nervous and excited about today's production line test. All of them wore neat and clean uniforms and army green rubber shoes, and looked very energetic.

"Director Zhang, everyone is here, just waiting for you to speak."

Just at this moment, a middle-aged man in a suit came over and spoke to Zhang Li in a respectful tone.

"Old Qian, let's get started."

"Ok."

The next moment, all the workers quickly walked to their respective posts.

At this time, Xu Qiang also began to direct the workers to load the materials.

Compared with natural perfumes, the production process of synthetic perfumes is simpler, mainly including distillation, mixing, rectification, and then to the final bottling.

Since it was the first trial production, many workers were a little nervous, fearing any mistakes. However, Xu Qiang was confident and directed the workers from the side.

Because there were no good water filtration products, Xu Qiang used distillation to obtain the distilled water needed for production.

But in later times, these distillation equipment were used to evaporate the aromatic substances in the raw materials from the water, such as sandalwood, as well as the balsam in camphor, fennel and so on.

Therefore, the functions of many devices are universal, and they only need to be carefully cleaned before they can be used to distill other spices.

Next comes the mixing.

This step is extremely critical. The ratio of various raw materials must be accurate. Once the ratio deviates, the smell of the perfume will change. Therefore, all raw materials will be weighed in advance when entering the feeding port to ensure the accuracy of the ratio.

As for the mixing technique, it is to use a machine to stir it. After the stirring is completed, it must pass through a filter to refine the mixture to ensure that all ingredients in the mixture can reach a satisfactory level.

The last step is distillation, which involves placing the mixed aromatic substances into a special distiller and producing them according to specific parameters.

During distillation, the aromatic substances are first dissolved in the solution, which is then heated to evaporate the aromatic substances from the water. Next, the aromatic substances are separated from another container and further processed with a distiller to adjust the total volatility of the extract, aroma concentration, etc., and finally a high-quality essence liquid is produced.

After these three steps of processing, high-quality high-heat oil can be obtained, which becomes the most important raw material for making perfume.

All that remains is to add emulsifiers to the processed essential oils so that they can be dissolved in alcohol, and then the finished perfume can be made according to a certain proportion.

After more than an hour of processing, the whole workshop was filled with the rich sweet scent of lavender. Some workers couldn't help but lean towards the machines, apparently attracted by this charming smell.

When the first bucket of lavender essential oil flowed out of the valve, almost everyone gathered around.

"This is lavender essential oil. All you need to do is add a certain amount of emulsifier and alcohol to make perfume." Xu Qiang pointed to the essential oil in the container and said to Zhang Li.

"Great!" Zhang Li used the prepared iron stick to reach into the container, picked up a little essential oil, put it to the tip of her nose and smelled it, and immediately showed a satisfied smile.

"Then my balance..."

"The day after tomorrow we will formally conduct the project acceptance. After the acceptance is successful, we will give you every penny." Zhang Li raised her eyebrows and said. (End of this chapter)