Chapter 65 Be prepared for danger in times of peace
At this time, Xu Qiang did not have 4200 yuan in his hands. In recent days, after deducting various expenses, he earned more than 1800 yuan from the humic acid fertilizer and shampoo cream in the peat field. Today, he bought a generator and spent another 700 yuan. Later, he would go to the county town to buy some parts and tools for the distiller and reactor, which would cost more than 1000 yuan. In this way, Xu Qiang only had 3200 yuan left, and the gap was as high as yuan!
If Xu Qiang could be given some time, with his current average daily income of nearly 200 yuan, it would only take him more than half a month to collect the money.

As the saying goes, the longer the night, the more dreams you may have. But by that time, the tractor might have been sold to someone else, and it would be almost impossible for Xu Qiang to find such a cheap tractor again.

Moreover, with this tractor, Xu Qiang's current business will be of great help. On the one hand, he can greatly improve the transportation capacity of the peat field. At present, the horse-drawn carriage can only carry about one ton of goods at a time, and the speed is very slow. It takes more than an hour to go to the town. But if you have this Dongfanghong 28, you can carry more than two tons of goods at a time. The transportation capacity is increased by a full fold, and the transportation speed is also greatly improved. It is estimated that it can reach the town in as fast as half an hour.

On the other hand, this tractor itself is a high-power diesel engine. By adding some belts and pulleys, it can drive mechanical equipment such as mixers, pumps, and generators. When combined with the diesel pump purchased before, the production efficiency of fertilizers will definitely be greatly improved.

So no matter how you calculate it, this deal is very cost-effective, so even if Xu Qiang doesn't have that much money at the moment, he will find ways to borrow money to buy it.

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After leaving Qinghe Village, Xu Qiang and his team took the newly purchased generator and went to the county town.

Compared to the small town, the county town is naturally much more lively. However, Xu Qiang did not come here to play this time, but to buy hardware and electrical equipment, including wires, switch boxes, control switches, as well as chimneys and asbestos boards for the distiller and small machine room.

After buying the things, Xu Qiang found an electrician to install the equipment that afternoon.

Erhu found the electrician from their village. Electricians are still very popular in rural areas these days. However, since the power grid is not yet popular in the local area, they usually have very little work and basically still focus on farming.

"Buzz!"

As the motor began to hum under the power of the diesel engine, the lights in the four mud houses immediately lit up.

"This gate box is a switch. You must be careful when closing it. You must close it quickly and pull it slowly. Do not pile up flammable items such as weeds here. Also, be careful of water leaks when it rains..."

Electrician Sun Erxiao explained to Xu Qiang and others.

“See? This is professionalism!”

Xu Qiang gave a thumbs up, then took out a Big Unity banknote and a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes that he had prepared long ago from his arms and handed them over with a smile.

"Hey, we're all friends, why are you being so polite?"

The electrician said this, but his hands were quite honest. After taking the money and cigarettes, a big smile immediately appeared on his face.

Generally speaking, there are not many electrical jobs like this. If the person doing the work is from the same village, the reward is just a pack of cigarettes, and the cigarettes are not good ones either.

If it is a job from another village, the general charge is two or three yuan. If you are lucky, you can at most get a good meal.

In fact, rural electricians became popular only after every village was connected to the power grid. Some even became the "electricity tyrants" in the village, whom no one could afford to offend.

This was the first time that electrician Sun Erxiao had seen someone as generous as Xu Qiang. "You're right, we'll be friends from now on. If there's any problem with the equipment, I'll come to you again." Xu Qiang smiled and said, "There's one more thing I want to tell you..."

"Just tell me what's going on!"

"I don't want others to know about the small business I'm doing here. Do you understand what I mean?" Xu Qiang said.

"I see. Actually, it's nothing. I think you are just digging some mud bricks for the fire. I have been here before."

"That's OK!"

Xu Qiang nodded with satisfaction.

It was obvious that the electrician was unaware of the production of fertilizers on the peat farm.

In fact, these days not many people would think of using peat to produce humic acid. Although humic acid is produced in some places, most of it is extracted from coal. The humic acid content in coal is low and the cost of extraction is high, which is far less than the high content in peat here. As a result, no modern equipment is needed to extract fertilizers that meet national standards.

However, Xu Qiang also knew that his business would most likely not last too long. On the one hand, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. If other people knew about this, there would either be more competitors or he would be treated as a speculator. So according to Xu Qiang's thinking, once things started to go wrong, he would choose to withdraw. After all, he could now make money from daily chemical products.

On the other hand, although this is a no-man's land, it is state land after all. If the government wants to intervene in this matter one day, Xu Qiang will either choose to cooperate with the village and legally contract the land, or he will have to give up and exit this industry.

As the saying goes, be prepared for danger in times of peace.

Therefore, the lower-key Xu Qiang is now, the better, and he should spend as much time as possible producing here. As long as he has enough funds and related equipment, he will have the capital to do other businesses, whether it is daily chemical products or the production of other chemical products, he can quickly transform.

"Erhu, pull the carriage and send the master back." Xu Qiang said.

"Next time there's work, I'll be there whenever you need me!"

"okay!"

Xu Qiang watched the electrician leave, then turned to look at the chemical equipment that had just been powered on.

After the modification in the afternoon, the reactor was now equipped with an iron claw for stirring. After being connected to the diesel engine with a belt, the solution can be stirred very conveniently. This is very important for making shampoo and soap. On the one hand, it saves a lot of effort, and on the other hand, it can also stir more evenly and stir out all the bubbles in the solution.

Moreover, this reactor is very large, with a capacity larger than that of ten large pots. The only drawback is that there was no electric heating equipment in those days, so heating could only be done by making a fire on the stove and then controlling the temperature with a thermometer.

(End of this chapter)