Secretary Xu only stayed at Xiaolei's house for most of the day and left before dark. After all, he was the chief official of a county and his official duties were quite busy.
Professor Hu and Professor Wang did not leave, but stayed at Xiaolei's house.
Moreover, the stay lasts for ten days.
During this period, Li Jie led Professor Hu to visit various hills near Xiaolei's home. High-quality clay is indispensable for burning bricks, whether they are hollow bricks or red bricks.
After searching around for several days, under Li Jie's guidance, the two finally found a relatively qualified place to collect materials.
There are better quality clays in other places.
But the output is not very sufficient. If the kiln is opened on a large scale, it will be hollowed out in a few months at most.
This is not the case with this newly discovered clay land.
According to Xiaolei's current and expected future output, it can last at least two to three years.
The only drawback is that the journey is a bit far.
However, Xiaolei’s family has a tractor, so it’s not in the way if it’s a little further away.
After identifying the clay land, Professor Hu stayed at Xiaolei's house for the next few days and began to guide the villagers in building kilns.
Professor Wang was led by Lei Shigen and visited several other villages.
Xiaolei's village-run factory is working in full swing, and other villages are looking at it with envy, although most people are still in a wait-and-see mode.
But Dalin Village and Xiaolin Village couldn't sit still, and they also started the idea of building a brick factory.
However, their village-run factory is still in its infancy. The villagers' congress in Dalin Village has passed the approval and is preparing to set up the factory.
The progress in Xiaolin Village is a little slower, and the congress has not yet finished.
Professor Wang is also very interested in these two villages.
From his perspective, Dalin Village and Xiaolin Village were completely brought up by Xiaolei's family.
If Xiaolei's family hadn't taken the first step, they probably wouldn't have picked up the gun and prepared to start a village-run collective economy.
This is another very typical case.
However, Lei Shigen's reaction was completely different from Professor Wang's. He was full of resentment towards this job.
What do Dalin Village and Xiaolin Village mean to him?
It's a competitor!
Seeing that Xiaolei’s family is making money, they are rushing to build a brick factory. If they really succeed, how will Xiaolei’s bricks be sold in the future?
The pot is only so big, and if there are more people eating, won't everyone get less food?
Lei Shigen still understands such a simple and easy-to-understand truth.
During his visit, Professor Wang occasionally gave suggestions to the two villages.
What is this behavior?
An act of capitalizing on the enemy!
If Li Jie hadn't forcibly ordered him to lead Professor Wang on a visit, Lei Shigen would have given up his job long ago.
In fact, Li Jie was not unaware of Lei Shigen's complaints. In the past few nights, this kid would run to his house whenever he had something to do.
Although Lei Shigen hesitated several times, Li Jie did not follow his wishes.
If you are worried about even this little bit of competition, the factory in Xiaoleijia Village might as well close its doors.
What other factories are there?
Is there any business in this world where you can make money while lying down?
Even if there were, it wouldn't be Xiaolei's turn.
In the blink of an eye, another week has passed.
A few days ago, Professor Wang left first and he had to go back to catch up on his project, while Professor Hu still stayed at Xiaolei's house.
A new brick kiln has been built and the kiln has been opened.
Professor Hu stayed, and his main job was to guide Xiaolei's family in firing hollow bricks.
In fact, when the villagers first learned about the need to burn hollow bricks, they refused.
Hollow brick?
Isn't that a scam?
How can a hollow thing bear force?
If there is no force, what if the house collapses?
In the end, Li Jie came forward and forced the villagers to follow him.
Professor Hu is not Xiaolei's nanny. If he didn't like Li Jie, how could he stay at Xiaolei's house for so many days?
A few days later, the villagers finally mastered the process of firing hollow bricks. Although the process is still very rough, it will be better if they burn more batches and become more proficient.
This means that it is time for Professor Hu to leave.
The night before departure, Professor Hu had a rare drink.
When he was drunk, he patted Li Jie on the shoulder and sighed.
"Dongbao, you, stay here, alas..."
Halfway through his words, Professor Hu took it back. He was originally going to say "Qu Cai", but when the words came to his lips, he realized that he had made a mistake.
In fact, Professor Hu noticed the villagers' opposition.
Although he explained it to the villagers several times, not only analyzing the principles of mechanical mechanics and thermal principles, but also demonstrating them several times in an easy-to-understand way.
But it still couldn't dispel the doubt in their eyes.
At this time, Professor Hu had already predicted that even if the hollow bricks were produced, the sales volume would not be very good.
Because everyone is used to red bricks and blue bricks, they are both solid. How can hollow bricks suddenly appear and be accepted so easily?
"Professor, I'd like to toast you and thank you for your guidance during this time!"
Li Jie offered this cup sincerely.
Calculating the time, Professor Hu stayed at Xiaolei's house for more than half a month. For such a long time, Professor Hu not only confiscated a penny, but also paid for the travel expenses out of his own pocket.
Push forward another twenty years, and many of the sentiments of the older generation have disappeared.
"Dongbao, do it well!"
Professor Hu picked up the wine glass and said, "If you encounter any difficulties, you can call me or write me a letter at any time."
"Okay."
Li Jie drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp.
In fact, he understood what Professor Hu wanted to say just now.
As early as when he was preparing to produce 'hollow bricks', he had thought about the issue of product acceptance.
In the short term, the sales of hollow bricks will definitely not be good.
But even if that doesn't work, it's still better than the prefabricated panel factory in the original show.
Not to mention the safety issues of precast panels, the Xiaolei family cannot obtain a stable source of cement used in the production of precast panels.
In the 1980s, cement production was not so abundant that it could be seen everywhere.
You have to pay a note to buy this thing.
Purchase limit!
And cables are not a good business either.
The problem of raw materials could not be solved, and the factory would not be open for a long time.
If you want to solve it, you have to either change careers or take some detours.
Therefore, Li Jie thought about it and finalized the hollow brick business.
He expects to stay in the village for one to two years. In one or two years, people will definitely not be as skeptical about hollow bricks as they are now.
By then, even if Li Jie leaves, Xiaolei's brick factory will not be closed down for a while.
certainly.
If it failed due to internal management problems, then he would have no control over it.
Anyway, he has paved the way, and how far they can go depends entirely on them.
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The next day.
Li Jie drove the tractor himself and drove Professor Hu to the station to bid farewell to Professor Hu. He then went to the county post office.
The batch of zodiac monkey tickets he ordered arrived today.
