With a car, Xu Qiang's range of activities immediately expanded a lot, and it also became much more convenient for him to go to Changzhou.

After only two days of waiting, news came from Changzhou. Xu Qiang immediately took a bus to Changzhou Cotton Mill No. 4. It took him half a day to sign a contract for affiliation. He also rented two warehouses and a row of idle bungalows next to their factory for 3,500 yuan a year.

Subsequently, Xu Qiang also signed a three-year technical support contract with the CZ municipal government, with an annual salary of 200,000 yuan. The contract required Xu Qiang and his team to complete the research and development of 18 product projects within the period specified in the contract. This means that they basically need to complete a project every two months.

Such a cooperation contract is simply unimaginable to other technical experts.

Before this, no technical expert had ever dared to complete the research and development task of a new product in such a short period of time. You know, scientific research is risky. In many cases, a project takes at least half a year to a year from project establishment to research and development, and it may not even take several years to develop a product.

Therefore, Xu Qiang's behavior can be described as a bold and skilled person. Looking around the country, it is basically impossible to find a second technical team that can be competent for this kind of contract, and the price offered by the CZ Municipal Government is indeed the highest in the country, with an average of more than 30,000 yuan per project, which is almost the total salary of an ordinary technician for more than ten or even twenty years, so both parties are full of sincerity.

After obtaining the lease contract, Xu Qiang immediately began to work on the relocation plan of the factory in Jiangxi.

He first asked Erhu to come to Shanghai to meet him, and the two met in a restaurant in front of the School of Mechanical Engineering.

"Uncle, do you mean to move all our equipment in Jiangxi to Shanghai?" Erhu asked in surprise after listening to Xu Qiang's story.

Erhu actually knew that Xu Qiang wanted to move the factory out of the peat field, but he always thought that Xu Qiang wanted to move the factory director to Fuzhou. Erhu had even contacted a manufacturer there that could be affiliated with him. However, what he didn't expect was that Xu Qiang actually wanted to move the factory directly to Shanghai, which was something he had never dared to think about before.

In Erhu's opinion, Shanghai is indeed very prosperous, but it is almost impossible to build a factory here. On the one hand, due to policy reasons, Shanghai has very strict management of affiliated companies, and it is almost impossible to find a suitable affiliated company. On the other hand, Shanghai can be said to be the most economically developed city in the country, and competition among various products is very fierce. Even in the industrial dye industry, there are countless large-scale and technological manufacturers. With just a few machines and a few people in their workshop, it is almost impossible for them to survive.

"I have signed a long-term technical cooperation contract with the CZ Municipal Government. They have also provided me with a subsidiary company and a factory building for production, so the relocation of the factory is a done deal." Xu Qiang paused and continued, "As for the future, you don't have to worry. As long as the contract between me and the CZ Municipal Government is still in place, they will not cause us any trouble."

"But……"

"But what? Don't you want to work here?" Xu Qiang asked.

"No, we are all bachelors, so it doesn't matter where we go to make money. Although Da Hei Niu's mother is in poor health, Village Chief Yang has been taking good care of his family, so I think he will be fine." Erhu paused and continued, "It's just that our factory's largest customer has always been Fufang. If we are too far away from them, transportation may be a bit troublesome..."

"Do you know how many textile mills and dyeing factories there are in Changzhou alone? There are more than 200 of them! Including the company that rents our factory, the largest textile mill in Changzhou, the State-owned Cotton Mill No. 4!" Xu Qiang smiled slightly and continued, "As for Fufang, if they want the goods, we just have to pay a little more for the shipping fee. If not, we will directly look for new customers locally."

"But……"

"Are you still in touch with the clothing workshop in Fuzhou?" Xu Qiang asked.

"Yes."

"I know you are friends with them. In fact, after we leave, we can ask Yang Dong to continue to supply these small workshops. In short, if you want to make more money in the future, there are many opportunities. In addition to Changzhou and Shanghai, the surrounding cities such as Wuxi and Suzhou are also very close to our factory. There are more local textile factories. As long as you work hard enough, you will not be afraid of lack of business..."

In fact, Xu Qiang knew that Erhu had taken a lot of kickbacks in private during the time he worked as a salesman, but this was a common phenomenon in their profession. Sometimes, some factories would even take the initiative to give kickbacks to salesmen. This was already an open secret.

Erhu probably took kickbacks from some small factories or workshops, so he had to ensure a stable supply to his factory. Xu Qiang felt the same as Mingjing about this matter, but for him, as long as his products could be sold and he could eat the meat, he also had to let his brothers have a share of the soup, no matter right or wrong.

"That's good." As expected, Erhu's face relaxed when he heard Xu Qiang say that. "Don't run business in the next one or two weeks. Go back with Liu Jun and the others to transport all the equipment in our factory to Shanghai. As for the tractors and pumps, sell them to Yang Dong and the others at a discount. It doesn't matter if the price is low. Let them take advantage of it. We should part ways in peace." Xu Qiang said after a moment's hesitation.

Xu Qiang had already made a plan to retreat from his hometown.

Although the equipment and personnel of Xu Qiang's workshop have left, he still holds half of the technical shares in the village-run dye factory in Xiazhuang Village, so he and Yang Dong will keep in touch in the future.

As for the tractor and water pump that he planned to sell at a low price, they were cheap second-hand goods when he bought them, and they have depreciated a lot now. Besides, the new factory is in the city, so they can't be used at all, and his mother at home doesn't know how to operate them, so instead of leaving them idle at home, it is better to sell them to Yang Dong at a low price.

Xu Qiang's plan is that once the factory is settled in Changzhou, he will buy a Jiefang brand truck specifically for transporting goods. This truck has a much larger cargo capacity than a tractor, and most importantly, it can travel long distances, even across provinces, and it can deliver goods. This is crucial for Xu Qiang to expand his business clientele.

"I understand." Erhu nodded.

Afterwards, the two discussed the specific details of moving the equipment, including hiring a vehicle and packing the various equipment.

As for the equipment, after it is transported to Changzhou, it still needs to be reinstalled and powered on for debugging, which requires hiring people to handle.

All in all, the various expenses for Xu Qiang's workshop relocation may exceed more than 2,000 yuan, but this amount of money is not worth mentioning to Xu Qiang.

That afternoon, Xu Qiang drove Erhu to Changzhou Cotton Mill No. 4, and the car finally stopped in front of the rented warehouse.

Although the house here is a bit old, it is obviously much better than their current workshop in their hometown.

First of all, the warehouses and bungalows here are all built with red bricks, and they are still very solid. The next step is that Xu Qiang plans to hire someone to clean the place, and then do some repairs and painting. It is estimated that it will take only a week at most to make the place look brand new.

As for the bungalow used for cooking and living, the location is quite good. It has a washroom, stove and toilet. In the past, this was the single dormitory of the factory. Now that the factory has built a new dormitory building, this place has been temporarily idle.

You know, compared to Shanghai where every inch of land is valuable, the living environment of Changzhou people is much better. If you are willing to spend some money, you can even easily rent a large house in a residential area in the city center, which is unimaginable in SH.

"This place is pretty good." Erhu walked around the area and said to Xu Qiang, "I'll go back tomorrow and send you a telegram after I finish dealing with our workshop."

"The sooner this is done, the better. I also plan to purchase some more equipment. Our factory will recruit a group of local workers to expand our production scale. In addition to dyes, we will also produce other products." Xu Qiang said after a moment of hesitation.

"Other products?" Erhu was stunned when he heard that.

"That's right. There are more and more manufacturers of industrial dyes in China now, so we can't put all our eggs in one basket. You often go out and help me collect some market information. As long as it is related to chemical industry, with high profits and less competition, you can report to me. We will produce what the market urgently needs. We must follow the laws of the market and not wait to be eliminated by the market." Xu Qiang said.

"Got it." Erhu nodded.

"Big cities are not like our hometown. There are more rules and regulations, and it is definitely not as comfortable as our hometown. You still have a lot to learn in the future..." Xu Qiang pondered for a moment, and then said: "Since we want to gain a foothold here, we must show some fighting spirit. If we don't want to do it, it's fine. If we want to do it, we must be the best in the country!" (End of this chapter)