Chapter 1181 Recruiting

Ye Yaodong was actually a little excited.

He has finally moved from a small workshop to mechanization, which means that he is already half successful.

For the remaining half, wait a week or so to get the packaging bags, let the machine start running, fill the fish sauce, and start producing bagged fish sauce.

As long as it can be successfully introduced to the market, it will be stable.

He was so pleased that when he returned, he would cast his eyes on the machine on the deck from time to time, and he could not wait to pick up the packaging bag.

Ye’s father also watched the entire filling process of the machine. He saw that a bag was so easily sealed and the water would not flow out. He also felt that it would be very convenient to pack fish sauce in bags in the future.

When the fishing boat docked, Ye's father was more interested than him.

He would ask people to be careful from time to time when carrying it, and he was more concerned about his own children. His grandson would not feel bad if he fell and bled, but if the iron bump was slightly bumped, he would be heartbroken.

"Don't break it...be steady...don't hit it..."

"Oh, I told you to be more stable...I just moved back here and it's been bumpy..."

"Be careful, be slow, be slow, this one is tens of thousands of dollars faster..."

Ye Yaodong pulled his father to avoid frightening the workers. His hands would shake and he would fall directly into the sea, which would probably break his father's heart.

"You can move it for them. It won't be a big deal if the iron bumps get knocked around."

Father Ye muttered, "It's nearly 10,000 yuan. Of course you have to be careful with expensive things. It will probably be troublesome to hire someone to repair it."

Wang Guangliang was extremely curious, "Wow, Brother Dong, what are you talking about? Such a big iron lump costs 10,000 yuan?"

"You will know about the machine tomorrow. Move it to the workshop and you can take care of it."

"must!"

Wang Guangliang and his cousin looked at the iron lump curiously, and couldn't help but touch it with their hands.

I don’t know why this thing costs 10,000 yuan, but it is definitely expensive, and you can make money by touching it a few times.

"Hurry up and sail the boat, touch something."

"If you touch something worth 10,000 yuan a few more times, it will probably be worth a few yuan, and it won't be in vain..."

"Then touch it for us. We just touched it so many times, did we earn a few dollars?"

"Stupid or not..."

Ye Yaodong watched all the young people touch it here and there curiously. When they first put it on the deck and transported it back, they were all very careful and didn't dare to touch it too much, for fear that they would be damaged somewhere and couldn't afford to pay for it.

Now listening to Wang Guangliang's nonsense, I feel that I can make money with just a few touches.

After all, who can touch the iron lump of 10,000 yuan?

After both machines were carried into the workshop and locked up, he asked everyone to go home and rest. It's also midnight.

He was familiar with the house and knocked on the window again.

Lin Xiuqing put on her coat and came to the window and whispered: "Can't you bring a key?"

"Open the door quickly, I'm freezing to death."

"A few days ago, I was my mistress, and now I am my father." She cursed in a low voice before going to open the door.

"Bring the keys with you next time you go out."

"I'm afraid of falling into the sea. Anyway, aren't there people at home all day long?"

"The machine has been moved back? Why does it take two days?"

"Because I had to find someone to debug it, I was delayed for a while. By the way, I invited Lao Hai and others to have a meal. I also asked them to give me the complete machine to run around. By the way, I also ordered 10,000 packaging bags."

"how much did you spend?"

"Including meals, this trip cost almost 8,000 yuan, and I still have two thousand yuan left."

"Have you tried it? Are you sure it works?"

"Definitely, for such a large amount of money, the machine must be working so that you can pay and deliver the goods in one hand. I also brought a few packaging bags back and I will demonstrate them to you tomorrow. I'm sure your confidence will be greatly increased." Ye Yaodong said All grinned.

"My confidence has greatly increased..."

"Definitely, it will be easier to transport this thing after it is ready. Let me tell you, after it is put into production next year, I may be able to sell this thing abroad through overseas Chinese. The price abroad will be higher."

Lin Xiuqing was surprised, "Can foreigners eat this?"

"Who said there are only foreigners in foreign countries? It must be the people in the southeastern coastal areas who eat this. Those who are far away from home prefer this hometown."

She was doubtful and said, "Forget it, you should be laughing if you can sell it all over the province."

"It's simple. With this one-pound bag packaging, I can sell it all over the country."

"Bragging, hurry up and go to bed."

"Help me get a basin of water to wash my feet. I'm so tired. I've been running back and forth for two days and I'm too lazy to move."

"Don't you say you are made of steel?"

"Go, go, I'll let you know what steel and iron bones are in a minute."

Lin Xiuqing glared at him and turned to get him water to wash his feet.

Early the next morning, as soon as Ye Yaodong got up, he ran to the workshop to look at his machine before eating. After touching it twice, he went back to have breakfast with satisfaction.

"It's not like things are gone. If you don't eat first, you have to run out to take a look."

"Go and take a look first, don't worry. Have you seen it? I'll show you after I finish eating."

"I woke up in the morning and took a look. That cold iron was actually worth 8,000 yuan. You are really willing to give it up."

"Machines are not cheap to begin with, not to mention they are made abroad, not domestically."

"Foreigners' things are expensive, but our domestically produced watches and radios are cheaper."

"The quality is different. Our technical level has not yet reached it."

"I think they are all about the same."

Ye Chenghu looked at this and that, and when he heard 8,000 yuan, his mouth opened wide.

"Dad, no wonder they all say you are rich, you are so rich, 8,000 yuan?"

Ye Chengyang was a little confused, "How much is 8,000 yuan?"

"It is just a little bit less than 10,000 yuan, so our family should be a little bit less than the 10,000 yuan household."

Ye Chenghu explained, and turned to look at Ye Yaodong, "Dad, no wonder they all say you are so rich, I said you have no money in your pocket, they didn't believe it."

Ye Yaodong glared at him, "Eat your meal, kid, you talk so much, why do you care if I have money? Just don't starve."

"Dad, how much money do you have in your pocket?"

"What? Are you thinking about it now?"

Ye Chenghu put down his chopsticks and ran to his side, then patted his trouser pockets on both sides, and then patted the pockets of his cotton-padded jacket.

"What are you doing?"

"Hey, there's no sound, I know you don't have money."

Ye Yaodong had a stern face, "I see you're itching for money."

He just took out all the remaining money yesterday and gave it to Ah Qing. Thinking that he wouldn't go out to sea tomorrow, he didn't save some money for gas and ice. Now his pocket is empty, right?

Lin Xiuqing smiled and explained to him, "Do you know what it means to be poor? It's because there are coins in your pocket. How big is the denomination of a coin? A banknote can have a denomination of 10 yuan, and banknotes in your pocket can't make any sound."

He had to save some face for the head of the family in front of the children.

The old lady smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat and go to school, otherwise I'll punish you to write later."

Ye Yaodong immediately replied, "Write three pages of big characters today, and check them for me in the evening."

"Ah..." Ye Chenghu wailed, feeling a little hopeless, "Why did you remind my dad."

"If you keep nagging, I'll ask you to write 5 pages."

Ye Chenghu shut up immediately.

Ye Yaodong went to the workshop immediately after finishing his meal. The rest of the family followed him curiously, and even the children followed to join in the fun.

Ye's mother looked at the iron lump in the room curiously, turned around and touched it several times, "This thing costs nearly 10,000 yuan?"

"Not that much, just over 7,000 and less than 8,000 yuan."

"Isn't that almost 10,000 yuan? Your father showed off to others that he had 10,000 yuan when he went out early in the morning."

Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched. 10,000 yuan is 10,000 yuan. If you want to say more, you can say more.

"Can this make money?"

"Let me show you. You have to wipe it clean. Later, scoop a few pounds and pour it on it. Then it will go directly along the pipe to the mouth here. Put the plastic bag on the mouth here and press start. These parameters are set. Don't touch it. It will stop automatically when it is filled with one pound."

As he spoke, he took a plastic bag and cooperated with his father to demonstrate it to them.

In just a few seconds, a rectangular film bag bulged up, and dark brown liquid flowed inside.

Ye Yaodong filled the first bag of fish sauce, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily. It was done.

He kept shaking it in his hand, but no liquid came out.

"Look, it won't leak. If you want to use it at home, just cut it with a pair of scissors and pour it into the glass bottle."

Ye's mother was surprised, "It really won't leak. It's so simple. You can seal a bag in one go?"

"Well, only one person is needed. Press the start button, and then add a bag to the filling port at the bottom, and it will be automatically filled. At most, the fish sauce on top will be used up, and you can add it."

"No wonder it's so expensive. This is convenient. You don't need to carry a bottle when you go out in the future, and you don't have to worry about the child falling on the road. It's a waste of money."

His two sisters-in-law also came to watch the fun and talked about it curiously.

"This is really new."

"I heard people say early in the morning that you bought a 10,000 yuan machine yesterday. Everyone is curious about what can be worth 10,000 yuan. Now they have opened their eyes."

Father Ye was a little proud, "Only Dongzi can do this."

"Only he is willing to spend 10,000 yuan on such a thing. It is enough for retirement."

Mother Ye said with disdain, but her face was full of smiles, "Pack a few more bags. When I go out later, I will show them to everyone and let them have a taste of the new things."

Father Ye rushed to do it, "I will do it."

Ye Yaodong brought back 20 sample bags in total. His father and the two of them took turns trying to pack a few bags, and they all loved these bags of fish sauce.

Ye's mother said, "You need to bring back a few more bags like this, otherwise there won't be enough."

"Well, we'll go out to sea tomorrow, and dock in the provincial capital in a few days. Bring back the 10,000 that we ordered, and order tens of thousands more. After filling, send them to the city, as well as some shops in the county and town."

Ye's father nodded, "Yes, we need to bring more. It's much more convenient to transport bags than to transport large vats."

"I said it at the beginning. If we can get these bags, there will be many benefits, and they will circulate quickly."

Ye's father: "Okay, let's disperse. Don't gather here. It's fine after you've looked and filled them."

Ye's mother: "Lock the door. Don't let it get wet or get damaged by others. When you bring back more bags, you can produce more."

Lin Xiuqing also drove the children away, "Why are you still watching here when you're not going to school?"

Everyone scattered with their schoolbags on their backs.

After everyone left, they took the 20 bags of fish sauce that had just been filled in their hands.

Ye Yaodong kept 10 at home, and let them divide the rest. They could show off or give them to others as gifts.

"Why did you keep so many? Are you giving them to your friends?"

"Why give them? It's a waste. You can just bring the bottle over to fill it anytime. Why do you still need this? If you give it to them, you can just take the scissors and pour it into the bottle."

"I thought you were going to keep it for them."

"Keep it. I plan to take it with me when I go out to sea, and then give it to Ye Yaohai when we dock in the provincial capital."

"As a sample?"

"Just keep it as a novelty. After all, he has helped a lot. After giving it to him, he can do whatever he wants with it. The current production is not enough to keep up with the production at home, and it is only enough to sell in the store. After a few months, when the fermented quantity increases, I will make some samples for those overseas Chinese."

By then, the lighter factory will probably expand in scale, and there should be more varieties. Samples will also be sent over.

"What about the leaders in the city? You usually think of sending good things to them at home, but what about this?"

"There's no rush. I'll take some of the bags back next time when I can send them to the city in bulk."

By then, the two new boats will be almost in hand, and Wang Guangliang can be sent to the city's dock to collect groceries.

In a day, he can probably make two trips and bring back dozens of tons for fermentation.

He felt a little excited when he thought about it.

"Should we ferment directly in the city's site to save the boat from going back and forth..."

"If we want to move it there in the future, we should put it in the village first. When there is no space in the village workshop to put the fermentation container, we can order the container and put it in the city for fermentation."

He also had some considerations. He had just started, so he would definitely watch it more. It would be more convenient to put it in the village under his nose.

If it was in the city, he would not go back and forth so frequently, and he would definitely not pay so much attention.

And fermentation requires a lot of manpower, and many women in the village like his mother's generation can do it.

The quantity has increased, and there are also goods to be received every day. There are many women who need to help with fermentation from morning to night, and there are many people who help with carrying.

If it is placed in the city, these women must be invited over, and then dormitory buildings must be built. It must make a lot of money before it can continue to toss.

It is better to put it in the village first, so that the villagers can earn some money and gain some reputation.

The most important thing is that it can be protected in the village!

If his production increases, he will need a lot of manpower. If he does these things in the city, the scale will be too large. The last time Fang Jingfu's workshop exceeded the standard of manpower is also a warning.

Although Director Chen can be asked for help, he has just been transferred there. If he really helps, he will have to spend a lot of money. If he doesn't want it, other people will also take cards and ask for it, which is more complicated. He doesn't have a strong background like Fang Jingfu.

Some of these are also more complicated to talk about, so he didn't tell her in detail.

"Then you can do it."

"Yeah."

The two sat at the door and chatted in the sun, and the news spread all over the village.

It is said that Ye Yaodong bought a 10,000 yuan machine to produce fish sauce. He is very powerful and is getting richer and richer. Everyone has never made a lot of money in their life, but he spends it all at once.

Some curious people came to him to see what the machine looks like, and some came to ask him if he needs manpower to work.

This is the right question.

Ye Yaodong does need manpower. After the ship from the shipyard delivers the goods, he will arrange Wang Guangliang to take people to the city to collect the goods. This has to be fixed, as long as the weather is good.

If you collect the goods, someone needs to help move and lift them, and someone needs to accompany them, otherwise they will be easily bullied on the dock.

He also told the people who came to ask about the work that he needed 10 young and strong men for the time being.

Wang Guangliang was transferred, and the twins were transferred again. Now the workshop really needs manpower.

Originally, people just came to ask casually, but they didn’t expect to ask, and they were immediately surprised.

"Really?"

The man who came to ask for a job was a man in his 30s, a hardworking man in the village, and a brother of his original injured boatman, Aqiang.

Originally, he was injured and there was a shortage of one person on the boat, so he had asked Aqiang's elder brother to fill in. This was his second brother.

Probably thinking that there were already two brothers working for him, he came to ask boldly and try his luck.

There is no better treatment than lying at home to recover from the injury and still being paid.

No one who worked for him did not praise him.

"Really, but it will take 10 days before we can start working, but we can recruit workers in advance."

"Okay, okay, do you think I can do it?"

"Of course, you are so diligent and come to ask for work, so I can do it. Haha, I will pay you 35 yuan a month. After all, you will get less work when you just come here. The other old people in the workshop get 40 yuan."

After thinking for a while, he said, "If you go out to sea to transport goods, you will get another yuan a day."

After all, transporting goods on a ship is also going out to sea. Compared with the comfort on the shore, of course you have to pay more.

And the guys who originally stayed in the workshop had nothing to say. After all, their basic salary was higher than that of the newly recruited people. If they go out to sea, there are risks, and it is normal to have an additional subsidy.

It can be regarded as more work, more pay.

"Calculated monthly?"

"Yes, calculated monthly."

The man's face was full of excitement, "Okay, great, thank you, then I will go back and wait for notification?"

"Okay, I'll call you in advance when I need to work."

"Okay, do you still need someone? I'll call you again?"

"Okay, help me promote it. I'll choose a few that are more reliable."

"OK."

After the man left, within a short while, a group of people started to arrive at his door. Ye Yaodong was already prepared and moved a stool to sit at the door without leaving.

He interviews everyone who comes.

After all, he has lived in the village for most of his life, and he knows who is trustworthy and unreliable.

He kept all the reliable ones who came to ask for work. There were also very few unreliable ones who actively came to ask for work. Nowadays, people are very hard-working.

In just half an hour, he could recruit all 10 people.

Those who arrived later were beating their chests and regretting it endlessly.

Ye Yaodong didn't say anything. He smiled and reassured everyone, saying that he would tell everyone next time if there was any work. Anyway, people in his own village would be given priority.

It's no wonder that those who came late can only count on the next time. They all smiled and said a few words of flattery before leaving.

And within just one lunch, new rumors started to spread in the village.

Everyone said that Ye Yaodong was more reliable, while Chen Wei and Mo Zi were unreliable.

He looked like a human and wore such nice clothes. He came to the village and asked Ye Yaodong for a partnership to invest together. He was even offered 5,000 yuan.

As a result, within a few days, Ye Yaodong casually bought a machine worth 10,000 yuan and came back, and directly hired 10 people to help with the work.

And the two of them ran away before dawn the next day.

With Ye Yaodong's strength, does he still need to find someone to partner with?

5,000 yuan? He can buy a machine casually for only 10,000 yuan, so there is no need to partner with others.

It is better to rely on someone who can only brag than to rely on Ye Yaodong to be reliable.

If you don’t have money, you dare to brag that you can get 50,000 yuan to invest in setting up a factory in the village. You definitely can’t get it out, otherwise you can just run away? I just have a guilty conscience because I don’t have money, and I’m just bragging.

When Ye Yaodong was eating, he was very excited when he heard what his mother said.

"Have you grown a face again?"

"Haha, everyone praises you for being a person who can do practical things, unlike others who only brag. They all say that they must not be doing any good things outside."

"Leave people alone."

Father Ye asked: "When are you going to go to sea?"

"Tonight, the Harvest will leave two or three days earlier than us. Let's go together. When we come back, we will first go to the provincial capital to pick up the packaging bags I ordered."

"Okay, I'll call someone after dinner."

He also calculated that when he came back on his next trip, he would be able to go to the shipyard to sail the ship after just two days of rest.

After finishing lunch, he continued to sit outside the door to bask in the sun and play with his children. Unexpectedly, Ah Cai came to the door. Looking at him from a distance, he knew that he must be heading towards his home.

"If you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, are you here to work for me too?"

"That's right."

"Huh? Stop joking, what's the matter?" Ye Yaodong moved to the side, patted the bench next to him, and motioned for him to sit down.

"Didn't I help you collect cheap fish for a period of time last year? Then you stopped taking it after you got two big boats for fishing. Do you want it this year?"

"Oh, it turns out we are here to conduct business."

"Haha, isn't it because your boat doesn't go to sea every three days? And seeing that you go to Zhejiang Province from time to time, I thought about it and asked you to see if you need it."

"You deserve the money you make."

Everyone knows that he may not be able to keep up with the catch, and the winter is very suitable for drying fish.

The smile on Ah Cai's face deepened, his words must have made sense.

"That's what you want?"

"Yes, please collect it for me. You know what kind of dried fish I want. Anyway, it's cheap and suitable for drying and storing."

"No problem. If I had known, I would have come over earlier to ask."

"It was also my negligence. There have been a lot of things going on lately. I have been thinking about this and that, and I have ignored this."

In the past few months, I have been traveling back and forth to Zhejiang Province, making lighters, worshiping ancestors, and thinking about machines. I am indeed a little overwhelmed and neglectful.

"Then it's settled, I'll find someone to squat on the dock in town."

Ye Yaodong saw him standing up and leaving in a hurry, so he quickly grabbed him.

"Why are you so anxious? You are rushing to reincarnate. Wait a minute, there will be a stable and big business for you."

Ah Cai raised his eyebrows and sat down again with a smile on his face, "What big deal?"

"In addition to those suitable for drying fish, you can also collect some trash fish for me by the way. There are as many free trash fish as fermented fish sauce, but the prerequisite is that they must be cheap. I don't want the expensive ones."

"This is no problem. I'll collect it by the way. How much are you prepared to charge?"

"Then it depends on how much you sell me for. It's best not to pay for it."

"You have a big face."

"I'm handsome."

"Bah, let me take a look. Those little trash fish that no one wants are thrown back into the sea. I guess some people want them and they will be sold for any amount. I will watch them first and see how much I can collect. As long as I can make some hard money by the way. can."

"Okay, remember to get discounts for large quantities. I want it for a long time and steadily."

"I know, you are the big boss now, the hope of the whole village."

"That's right."

"Is there any other big business?" Ah Cai was reluctant to leave.

"there is none left."

"You think about it again?"

Ye Yaodong raised his voice and said, "No more! Go quickly."

"Okay, if anything good happens, remember to think of me. If you get rich, let me drink some soup."

"Sure, go for it."

Ah Cai left with satisfaction.

After Lin Xiuqing and others left, she asked him, "I am collecting trash fish at home, and I am asking Ah Cai to collect it. Is it too much?"

"No, the fermentation speed is so slow. As much as you need, we won't be able to increase mass production next year. What's more, he is so close that he delivers it directly to my door, which saves me having to bring the goods back."

And now that there is a filling machine, the fermented fish sauce at home can be bagged immediately, and most of the fermentation containers can be freed up.

"He will probably deliver the goods in the evening. You can ask some old ladies to kill fish at night. In recent months, our boats have indeed gone to sea less."

Dongsheng didn't go with Fengsheng. Basically, Fengsheng's goods were sold in the market. In the past, with him around, Pei's father could keep the cheap goods directly at the cost price.

In the past few months, there has been a lot less work. Now we really need to take advantage of the cold weather to increase our efforts to expose more. Next year's business will definitely be better than this year.

After all, the market is also developing.

With Ah Cai here to help collect the goods, there is no need to keep counting on the two big ships to bring the goods back. The workshop can kill fish there every day. This makes the women in the village a lot happy, and they can have work to do every day. , and even the surroundings around them became a lot more lively.