"Why is it the Jiangyang County Automobile Factory again?
Why is everything related to your automobile factory, Wang Yu?
Have you, Wang Yu, been spending too much time with people from the Ice Bear Kingdom that you're thinking of renaming yourself 'Can't-Live-Without-Causing-Trouble-ski'?
Secretary Yang was furious, that toothache-like feeling was simply unbearable.
This young man, Wang Yu, is too much of a troublemaker!
'These merchants are really something, raising prices so directly just to make money. Don't they know what kind of impact this will cause?'
Slamming the table hard, Secretary Yang's face was grim. How could he, a clean and upright official, not understand the importance of stabilizing prices for the people's livelihood?
'Actually, there was already a trend of price increases in the past two months,' the young clerk continued his report. 'We investigated and found that after the workers from the two automobile factories received their wages, they bought up a lot of goods from merchants, so many people chose to raise prices. It's just that it wasn't as unified as this time. The prices usually return to normal after a couple of days.'
'Hmph, merchants are driven by profit. It's a tacit understanding formed after discovering market patterns,' Secretary Yang muttered. He was not someone who shirked his duties, so he naturally understood the logic.
'Then... then, Secretary, should we warn those merchants and forcefully bring prices down?'
The young clerk, seeing Secretary Yang's clear displeasure, asked cautiously.
'Warn them about what? One is willing to buy, and the other is willing to sell. There's no fraud or deception involved. Why are you interfering?'
He said to the young clerk in an exasperated tone, and Secretary Yang's mood calmed down slightly, returning to his usual gentle, calm, and approachable demeanor.
Slowly taking out a cigarette and lighting it, he also offered one to the flattered young clerk. After exhaling a smoke ring, he said faintly.
'You are still young. Occasional self-initiated price hikes by merchants are not necessarily bad. After all, our county is an industrial hub. The market has been sluggish in recent years, and all the factories are struggling to survive, making the entire county dull and lifeless, with no vitality at all. Even the common people are just getting by.
Now, we finally have an automobile factory, which is injecting vitality into this stagnant pool that is gradually drying up. This is a good thing!
'But prices are soaring, and the people are complaining...'
'It's only for these couple of days anyway, right? Won't it be fine once prices return to normal in a couple of days?'
Secretary Yang tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said calmly, 'This is not a bad thing. It can stimulate the ordinary people who are just getting by, so they don't spend all their days idly. Let them see how others earn money by their own skills!
Also...'
At this point, Secretary Yang tilted his head, as if talking to himself, 'Our county's GDP has been at the bottom of the province for three consecutive years. We should at least try to improve it, shouldn't we? Since it's reasonable and legal, why should we interfere?'
Uh... I heard nothing.
The young clerk quickly lowered his head and focused on smoking.
'Forget it, let it be. You may go.'
Waving his hand, signaling the young clerk to leave, Secretary Yang pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
'I was worried about how to solve the matters at hand, and now there's a ready-made solution! I remember Wang Yu promised me that he would provide no less than 20,000 jobs within three years. At the time, I thought he was crazy, but now it seems he might have provided fewer.'
As he thought of this, Secretary Yang started counting on his fingers.
Wang Yu's company, after expansion, now has over 600 employees. If we add the newly acquired steel rolling mill with over 300 employees, it's nearly a thousand people, comparable to the Metallurgy General Plant!
And then there are the component supply and supporting factories, as well as the small factories that do contract manufacturing for him, all of which have been revitalized thanks to Wang Yu.
Even the fragmented ones would be several thousand people. Unknowingly, so many people now rely on Wang Yu for a living!
In this light, the taxes he pays are quite reasonable!
'Tsk tsk, does that mean that for this quarter's tax revenue and GDP, our Jiangyang County won't have to be at the bottom anymore? No, no, it should be that we won't be at the bottom anymore! And it also solves a large number of people's employment problems!
Even the business with the Ice Bear Kingdom can be considered export earnings, right?
And his products, many of them are very suitable for rural poverty alleviation and development!
Secretary Yang's face broke into a smile of immense relief. Wang Yu had already done so much.
'It seems I need to go and have a heart-to-heart talk with Wang Yu!'
...
'Install the equipment here. Old An, have you adjusted the robotic arms?'
In the new industrial park of the automobile factory, in a spacious workshop, a production line was being installed and debugged. Wang Yu, along with a group of technicians and experienced old masters, was busy.
'I've told you, don't call me Old An.' Andre, stroking his thick beard, mumbled. The pockets of his work apron were stuffed with wrenches and screwdrivers of various sizes.
'The craftsmanship of your country's tools is really too poor. I've already had three nuts deformed and stripped. Even this wrench is deforming. I seriously suspect if they have undergone steel tempering? No wonder you have to import screwdrivers and wrenches!'
Andre was clearly annoyed but had no one to vent his anger on.
On one hand, he was now employed by Wang Yu, and his country also relied on Wang Yu for many orders. On the other hand, the production line being debugged and assembled was the automated mechanical production line that he had meticulously researched and designed for many years, which was also the realization of his ideals.
'Just make do with it for now. I've already acquired the steel rolling mill, and I've brought in a batch of equipment from Japan. After I optimize and debug it, I'll be able to supply good steel directly, and our parts manufacturing plants will produce our own tools, guaranteed to be better than yours!
Come help me adjust the gears here. Loosen them by 8 threads... Stop complaining, I'll treat you to a drink tonight.'
'It better be,' Andre grumbled discontentedly and then stepped forward to help Wang Yu debug. 'This production line will probably officially start production by the day after tomorrow at the latest. What are you planning to make with it? I feel like the combination of your equipment is a bit strange? It doesn't look like you're going to manufacture anything big.'
'Guess?' Wang Yu smiled mysteriously. 'We're going to participate in the East Continent Industrial Expo next week. This production line needs to be built before then. It's very useful for me.'
'Mysterious. As long as you don't skimp on my alcohol... I want Bai Gan, and the 76-proof kind. Anything else is too weak.'
'Alright, alright, I know...'
Wang Yu hadn't finished speaking when someone suddenly rushed over.
'It's bad, little factory manager! A group of people are at the entrance of our factory, surrounding Miss Lingling!'"