On November 24, 1978, on this early winter night, the heads of 18 of the 20 peasant households in Xiaogang Village were present, and only the two heads of households, Guan Youde and Yan Guochang, went out to beg for food and did not show up. Eighteen peasants took great risks in the way of "entrusting orphans", set up a life and death situation, pressed the red handprint on the land contract responsibility letter, created the "Xiaogang Spirit", and opened the prelude to China's reform and opening up.

Before 1978, Xiaogang Village was a well-known "three-reliance village" in the county that "relied on resale of grain, relief for money, and loans for production", and almost every family went out to beg for food after the autumn harvest every year.

The relevant policy at that time stipulated: "It is not allowed to contract production to households, and it is not allowed to divide the land and work alone."

In Xiaogang Village, the land in the team was divided into four and a half mu per capita, and the enthusiasm of the peasants who had divided the land increased. In the second year, the total grain output of Xiaogang was 133,000 catties, equivalent to the total grain output from 1966 to 1970, and the total output of oilseeds (peanuts) was 35,000 catties, equivalent to the sum of the past 20 years. Xiaogang's annual grain requisition task is 2,800 catties, and the grains have not been handed over in the past 23 years, and 24,995 catties have been handed over that year, which is more than 7 times over. Due to the development of production, the income of the villagers has been greatly increased, and the total income of the whole team in agricultural and sideline industries is more than 47,000 yuan, with an average of more than 400 yuan per person, which is 18 times that of the previous year.

At this time, Lin Qiangsheng in the northeast, one day at the end of November, on this cold winter day, was recruiting his own people for the first time in a small village under the Hongqi Commune!

Wang Guoxi finished debugging the equipment of the watch factory, and then began to energetically imitate the famous domestic brand watches, Shanghai brand, and made a batch of mechanical watches, a total of 23 pieces.

This watch has a similar style to the Shanghai brand watch, except that the strap is made of well-made leather.

Wang Guoxi immediately rushed to Hongqi Commune, called Lin Xiangrong's office with the commune's phone, and then found Lin Qiangsheng, and excitedly asked him to come to the village immediately to see the watches he made.

Lin Qiangsheng was naturally very happy, drove the car fast, and arrived at the village in less than 1 hour. On the same day, in the Wang family's house, Lin Qiangsheng discussed with Wang Guoxi, and the next day began to recruit people in the village, first recruiting fifteen ~ six smart and willing young people, plus Wang Guoxi's two sons, Wang Zhenqiang and Wang Zhenjun, to work together to build a small watch factory.

Because of the shortage of electricity in the village, only a few machines can be put running. According to Wang Guoxi's estimates, a few people and a few pieces of equipment, if the raw materials are sufficient, can produce tens of thousands of watches every month.

Lin Qiangsheng is already very satisfied with this output, if the workers are skilled, the output of watches can be greatly increased. Or recruit more people, it's not impossible.

Shanghai brand watches are now sold for 125 yuan. One of his watches sells for 90 yuan, and Lin Qiangsheng thinks it's okay, and even thinks it's too profitable. But if Lin Johnson sells watches at a low price, it will inevitably cause a strong impact on the watch market, which is too high-profile!

Lin Qiangsheng didn't dare!

At the end of the 70s, Vice Premier Gu Mu said that the cost of the watch was only 9 yuan, and it was sold for more than 100 yuan, which was very profitable, and the market demand was very strong, so the country could build a few more factories.

All-steel shockproof 17-diamond Shanghai brand watch, 125 yuan. At that time, the state approved the cost price of 8.5 yuan. If there is no error in the record, according to 9 yuan, then the profit margin of Shanghai brand watches is as high as %! Such a profit margin is simply a windfall profit!

In 1968, the year of the Swiss watch industry's greatest performance, the profit margin reached 80%.

% and 80%.

The evil Swiss capitalists have made the highest quality watches in the world, and their profit margins are only 80%, while the profits of our domestic watches are so high! And this is after the state adjusted the price several times, announcing that the watch is no longer a high-priced commodity.

Even if you add labor costs and depreciation of production equipment, the cost of each watch is 20 yuan, which is 6 times the profit.

Lin Qiangsheng's small watch factory, which produces 10,000 watches per month, has a labor cost that is not as high as that of others, even if the cost of each watch is 10 yuan, the retail price of 90 yuan has a profit of 80 yuan.

For those 10,000 watches, there will be a profit in a month

Lin Qiangsheng counted his fingers and muttered, "80 times 10,000 = 800,000?!" 800,000 yuan! ”

No matter how Lin Qiangsheng calculates, it seems to be a profit of 800,000 per month. Thinking about this astonishing amount of money, Lin Qiangsheng was dizzy.

"What a rice dumping ticket! It's all bare-chested, and my whole body is my watch! Lin Qiangsheng roared in his heart.

That morning, a table was set up next to the entrance of the village elementary school. When the villagers heard about it, they all ran out of their homes and gathered around the door to watch the bustle.

On one side of the gate of the primary school, a new plaque was hung, "Guoxi Watch Factory".

Wang Zhenqiang was holding a small whip in his hand and stood next to him, and Lin Qiangsheng asked him not to be busy.

"Xu Zhishu, come, let's stand here together and take a photo first!" Lin Qiangsheng invited the village party secretary of Xu Zengliang from the crowd, and then took out a DF1 peacock license plate camera produced by Bincheng Instrument Factory from his bag, handed it to a young man in the village, and taught him how to take pictures of people and how to press the shutter.

The guy was trembling with a camera, he had never seen such an expensive thing when he was so big, let alone holding it himself!

He held the camera at the three of them, and he couldn't pose, so he simply arched his front foot and kicked his back leg, making a posture of shooting the eagle. The crowd of onlookers watched the guy's antics with giggling and choking with joy.

Xu Zengliang was happily invited to the middle of Wang Guoxi and Lin Qiangsheng, and said with a laugh: "I'm so good, this is quite grand!" ”

"Click"

The camera sounded softly, and the three of them stood in front of the school gate under the blue sky, laughing and laughing, which became a precious memory.

After taking the photo, the whip was lit, and in the crackling sound, the Guoxi Watch Factory officially opened. The name of the watch factory also made Master Wang Guoxi very excited.

Lin Qiangsheng stood in front of the factory and shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, the Guoxi Watch Factory is officially opened!" I am the factory director, Lin Qiangsheng! Without further ado, thank you folks for helping to take care of you. Our factory plans to recruit a few people in the village, under the age of 30, with good eyes! Everyone is welcome to sign up! ”

"Ahh The villagers were shocked one by one, and soon they shouted for joy.

Some uncles inquired vigorously about others, and some old ladies began to recommend their own little girls.

"Buzz"

The chaotic voices immediately quarreled, and Xu Zengliang waved his hand and shouted: "Don't make any noise, come one by one!" Anyone who wants to work in the factory will talk to Johnson & Johnson! ”

Lin Qiangsheng and Xu Zengliang have discussed the recruitment of people in the factory, Xu Zengliang is very supportive of this matter, and he also supports his youngest son Xu Chao.

If it weren't for the fact that the factory had just opened and he didn't want to recruit so many people, Xu Zengliang even wanted to get his two girls into the factory.

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and shouted to the villagers: "Let me say first, the first two months are the stage of learning, being an apprentice!" Whoever does a good job will stay, and whoever does a good job will be paid first. I didn't do a good job, I didn't get paid! ”

"Oh!" The villagers started to heist again, causing Xu Zengliang to stare at him.

The villagers thought about it and talked to each other. When you think about it, this is also right, you have to be an apprentice in any factory. How much worse can your own children be than the children of other families!

An eldest lady pulled her own kid, grabbed it in front of Lin Qiangsheng, and said loudly: "Factory director, you let my child enter the factory, he will definitely be able to do a good job!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng saw that it was the young man who took the picture just now, and he could have a 21~2-year-old age. At this age, he is also the eldest in the countryside. But this year, I can only farm in the village, and there is nothing else to do. In winter, the Northeast is cold, and there is nothing to do, so you can only cat winter at home.

Lin Qiangsheng nodded, looked at the young man's eager eyes, and said with a smile: "Okay, come to our factory to learn from Master Wang Guoxi first, and when you are proficient in the work assigned to you, I will pay you a salary!" ”

"Good! Count me as a child! A big man pulled his child and hurriedly stood in front of Lin Qiangsheng in a few steps.

Lin Qiangsheng agreed with a smile, and then the villagers immediately exploded and rushed forward to sign up.

Wang Guoxi's second son, Wang Zhenjun, sat behind the table and memorized people's names.

Originally, Lin Qiangsheng planned to recruit five or six people in the factory first, but the villagers all wanted to let their children sign up, and there were a few of them, and now the staff was obviously overstaffed!

There are more than 100 families in the village, and each family has more than 100 children.

Lin Qiangsheng shouted loudly: "It's not so much! Not so much! ”

The uncles and aunts persuaded one after another: "Factory director, anyway, if you don't want someone's child, you want my child!" ”

These people were gossiping, and Lin Qiangsheng couldn't help it, so he had to shout: "I was an apprentice for the first two months, and I didn't get paid." Leave the good ones, stay the bad ones, fuck off! ”

"Good! Haha, that's how Johnson & Johnson kids should be! Xu Zengliang wished that the little girl in the village could be busy in winter, so that he could save a lot of heart.

As a result, Lin Qiangsheng's recruitment plan was strictly overwritten. From the beginning of wanting to work silently, it has become now recruiting people in the village with great fanfare.

The small watch factory, which serves as a factory with four classrooms, has enrolled more than 200 people!

It just so happens that there are some tables, chairs and benches in the village primary school, and those who don't have them bring stools from home, so they can use them if they do. The recruited workers were crowded into several classrooms like turnip heads, and Master Wang Guoxi and his two sons taught the workers to assemble watches.

Wang Guoxi pinched a small gear in the watch with his fingers and held it up for the workers to see, everyone was surprised to feel that the watch parts were too small, and Master Wang's explanations were often interrupted by surprise and laughter.

It took half a month before the workers began to formally assemble the finished product. At this time, the raw materials in the watch factory were sufficient, watch parts were manufactured in a steady stream, and the workers did not lack opportunities for practical exercise.

Twenty women workers were also singled out for the sewing of leather. Lin Qiangsheng bought 20 sewing machines from the city and simply asked the female workers in the sewing group to move the sewing machines back to their homes to empty the place.

Director Lin's generous behavior immediately caused a sensation in the small village!

Many big girls and little daughters-in-law went to the homes of the female workers to help in vain, just to learn how to sew clothes on a sewing machine.

Lin Qiangsheng also selected seven or eight young people with clumsy hands and feet from among the workers, and equipped them with 28 heavy-duty cargo bicycles and three-wheeled rickshaws, allowing them to travel back and forth between the countryside and the city to transport raw materials and finished watches.

These young people don't have to squint their eyes and assemble watch parts. While they breathed a sigh of relief, they were happy to receive the first batch of wages from the watch factory, 20 yuan per person per month, as well as soap, alabaster, and snake oil ointment tickets.

So, the big girls in the village who provoked him liked to visit these young people's homes when they had nothing to do, and the rough men who were happy all of them shrugged up with no hairs on their bodies.