After all, at this time, the state had just begun to gradually break the shackles of the planned economy, and in the end, how the economic system would go in the future had not yet been unified even at the top level. And the vast majority of ordinary people have long been accustomed to the situation of the past few decades: the state controls economic activities! Therefore, even in the factory, because the products have been purchased and sold by the state for many years, and they do not pursue profit and efficiency very much, everyone generally lacks cost consciousness and mainly focuses on completing the target.

"Brother Zhi, Dongfanghong 40 costs 2,600 yuan a piece, this is only a few hundred yuan, isn't it expensive? A production team can still afford it, right? Chen Weiguo's words attracted Kuang Ping and Tang Xiaozhou to agree very much, they are all children of factory workers, although they are not like Chen Weiguo is the son of the factory director, but the family conditions are okay, they grew up in the factory since childhood, and they don't know much about the actual situation at the grassroots level.

"You can't say that. Our 40 is, after all, a heavy tractor, and it cannot be compared. The last time I went back to my hometown, the cheapest kind of walk-behind tractor we had there was only more than 300 yuan," Zhou Dake interjected, and he obviously knew better from a backward rural area in Xiangxi.

"A tractor for more than 300 yuan?" Chen Weiguo and Wu Yanli are a little unimaginable. After all, people who live in a big city like Jinyang City and work and live in a large state-owned factory like Yituo always have a higher vision, and they are still a little unsightly for small tractors, not to mention the most humble walk-behind tractors.

Although Yang Zhi did not participate, the conversation between several people caused him to think. After all, he came through by himself, and the former owner of this body was dedicated to studying technology, and he didn't know much about the current social situation. And the members of his team also have their own understanding of this. Technically, there are no problems now, and the product seems to be pretty good. But if you want to succeed in sales, these alone are not enough!

Wu thought to himself, Yang Zhi's gaze casually stayed on the table next to him. There are a couple of old newspapers from last week waiting to be disposed of. One of the internal publications of Yituo - "Yituo Newsletter" has a bold line on the front page: The leaders of Jindong Province inspected our factory and gave important instructions on reform and extrication from difficulties. Although we little people are not so majestic, we can also go out to investigate!

Inspired Yang Zhi picked up the newspaper casually, only to find that several of the figures in the pictures accompanying the report were somewhat familiar. Isn't this Mayor Lee? And Deputy Director Wu and Professor Wu that night! After reading this report, Yang Zhi realized that it was no wonder that there were so many leaders that day, and it turned out that he was preparing for the next day's leadership inspection. It seems that the press that I got by myself is really important. But Yang Zhi didn't take it too seriously. However, later developments proved that this incident had a profound impact on Yang Zhi. Of course, that's all for later.

Thinking back to the present, Yang Zhi felt that the matter of investigation was urgent. This is absolutely not a good thing to do behind closed doors.

"You're going to go about your business first. I'm going to find the next leader. didn't bother to explain more to others, Yang Zhi walked to the director's office next door.

quickly reported to Tang Yang the current problems and his own thoughts. Tang Yang groaned a little and agreed. As one of the most important tasks in the current department, and it is such a trivial matter, Tang Yang naturally agreed directly.

Back in the big office, Yang Zhi announced the decision to investigate. As a result, except for Yan Xiaoming, who is still studying monographs, and Zhou Dake, who is steady, several other people applauded. This week has been busy with the launch of the trial car, and several young people are a little bored, just to change the environment.

Chen Weiguo pretended to stretch his waist exaggeratedly: "It's okay now, you can loosen your muscles and bones." Wu Yanli was laughed and scolded.

"Boss, how do you arrange it?" Although the run-in was not long, Yang Zhi's professional skills and work spirit won the unanimous recognition of several people in the group, so Tang Xiaozhou called it so.

"Let's divide into two groups, one group goes to the supply and marketing cooperatives, the Agricultural Machinery Bureau, and the machinery market, focusing on understanding the current situation of other light and small tractors on the market. The other group went to the agricultural transport company in the city and the grain base in the suburbs, focusing mainly on the actual demand and the current situation of tractor use. ”

Considering that Zhou Dake was older and more aware of the situation, he took the three of them to the suburbs. Yang Zhi took the rest of Chen Weiguo, Wu Yanli, and Kuang Ping to understand the market.

It's almost time to get off work now, so it's natural to give up. After that, they went home and didn't mention it.

Early the next morning, several people from Yang Zhi's side gathered at the main gate of the factory. Get on the bus and rush to the first stop: the supply and marketing cooperative. It was the kind of electric bus that was common in those days, with two tails on top of it that were hung from wires.

Swaying all the way, I finally came to the Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperatives on Jinhe Road. Pretending to be customers who came to buy tractors from other places, Yang Zhi and the others were led to the open space behind the supply and marketing cooperative's building, where there were a few tractors. "Little comrade, you are lucky. No, the batch of machines that just arrived yesterday, otherwise you would have to come for nothing. Lao Huang, the salesman in charge of the tractor, pointed to the machine and said with a smile.

Yang Zhi naturally knew what he meant. At this time, the commercial circulation system was still very underdeveloped, and bulk commodities such as tractors and automobiles did not have specialized sellers or 4S stores in later generations. Many small places are not necessarily sold, that is, large and medium-sized city supply and marketing cooperatives or agricultural machinery stations are sold, and the number is not much. Restocked while supplies last. If the quantity is indeed relatively large, it will generally be purchased directly from the manufacturer. Yang Zhi looked at the six machines in the warehouse, and recognized at a glance that the second one on the left was a Dongfanghong 40 medium-sized tractor. Next to the three, look at the trademark, it should be a product of Shanbei Tractor Factory. Although it is not as good as a tractor, it is also a well-known large-scale tractor factory in China. Two medium-sized and one large tractor in three. Yang Zhi didn't know the remaining small tractor on the right, and looked at the nameplate on the engine cover, which turned out to be produced by a factory in Rongcheng City, Central Sichuan Province, and should be a product of small and medium-sized manufacturers. However, why is there three mountain tows, and only one drag? Shouldn't Jinyang be the base camp of Yituo? Yang Zhi is a little strange, but he is on a mission today, so he doesn't have time to pay attention to this for the time being.

At first, the salesman surnamed Huang didn't have such a good attitude. It was all the "red plum" cigarettes prepared by Wu Yanli in advance that played a role. On the way here, Wu Yanli mentioned that she had prepared a few packs of cigarettes, and it was easier to talk if she asked something during the investigation. Yang Zhi suddenly found that he didn't pay much attention to it, but this girl was quite careful. Asking people to take cigarettes privately, even if they are childhood sweethearts, they also know that there is no shortage of this with her family background, Yang Zhi is still a little embarrassed.

However, Wu Yanli didn't care about it, and said with a heartfelt voice: "Instead of letting my dad smoke blackened offal, it's better to use it to come in handy!" Yang Zhi knew that Wu Yanli's father, who worked in a government department in Jinyang City, was also one of the main leaders in the unit. But as soon as she got home, she was managed to death by Wu Yanli, who was the director of the trade union in a branch factory. But everything else is easy to say, there is one thing, smoking is not put down.

Just after explaining his intentions, this Master Huang was a little unreasonable, looking at a few people with a pair of swollen eyes, with a trace of disdain and suspicion in his expression. Also, a few young people, as soon as they open their mouths, they want to buy tractors, and it is inevitable that people will have some doubts. Besides, the material scarcity in this era is not a surplus of commodities like later generations, and it is advertised all day long to clear inventory and reduce production capacity. Like supply and marketing cooperatives, the salespeople in department stores are bullsoothing all day long. Countless people are thinking of ways to make friends with them and build relationships, in order to be able to buy some more in-demand goods.

It's really upside down! Thinking of the scene in the future, Yang Zhi couldn't cry or laugh. He hates shopping in the mall the most in his life, every time he accompanies his family to the mall, shoppingmall, outlets, etc., the salesman is overly enthusiastic, accompanying the whole process, explaining at any time, serving drinks and handing tissues or something. It's embarrassing not to buy anything.