If you compare a refrigerator with a car, freon is like gasoline and an air compressor is like an engine.

Situ Nan also had to inspect the heart of the refrigerator.

Coming out of the refrigerant factory, you can see trucks with cylinders going back and forth between the refrigerant factory and the refrigerator factory.

The refrigerator factory is an industrial area of hundreds of acres, and more than a dozen parts factories such as compressor factory, condenser factory, evaporator factory, refrigerator shell factory, etc., revolve around the refrigerator assembly factory.

In addition, there are other small parts factories such as electrical switches, plastics, and temperature control instruments in this electrical industrial zone, forming a relatively complete industrial chain of household appliance manufacturing as a whole.

In addition to refrigerators, Meihua Electric's lights, fans, radios, electric irons and other related home appliances are all concentrated in Baoshan Xingang Industrial Zone, which also attracts other home appliance manufacturers at home and abroad. There are a few national electric light factories that are doing well, so we let them help with the OEM. ”

Xu Zhouyang pointed outside in the car, and introduced to Situ Nan that he was like a treasure, and this industrial area entrusted his hard work.

He was a diligent runner, and he was much more familiar with this place than with the colorful places on the Bund.

In China in the twenties, infrastructure was also an important factor limiting the enthusiasm of factory owners, who often had to provide their own power plants and water plants.

As early as Guangdong, the Meihua consortium cooperated with the local government to develop a modern industrial zone, but changed the backward industrial situation in Shanghai, and the industrial center of Shanghai was quickly transferred from the Bund of the Huangpu River to the Baoshan New Port District, forming an industrial sector dominated by steel, shipbuilding, household appliances and electrical equipment.

The magic capital finally has more industrial magic. It has somewhat diluted the rampant use of pornography, gambling and drugs in the downtown concession. An atmosphere shrouded in demonic energy.

Situ Nan was very happy to see it. There is a sense of déjà vu in the current industrial area in later generations. Such a big industry is what he yearns for.

'Xingang Industrial Zone has all kinds of conveniences, for factory owners to reduce production costs, although a bit of a remote, but in terms of production, than in terms of urban areas to set up factories much more convenient, Shanghai manufacturers more and more love to move factories here. ”

Liu Hongsheng said with a smile.

The influence of Baoshan Port, Baoshan Iron and Steel Plant, and Baoshan Xingang Industrial Zone on Shanghai is more felt by him, a Shanghai businessman. Even the Jiangnan shipyard was moved out of the city. The proximity of steel mills and ports, the construction of larger shipyards near the port of Baoshan, and the vacant site cheaper for real estate developers in the city.

The wall of the factory made of red bricks, similar to the barracks-like factory, seems to be a little dull, which makes Situ Nan see the simple and practical Soviet architectural style.

After getting out of the car, he nodded.

In front of Situ Nan's eyes was a metallic gloss slightly larger than Cestbon bottled water, which had just come down from the production line and still had residual warmth, and it looked a little silly and thick from the outside, with three copper pipes inserted into a large iron ball.

I flipped through the nameplate on it. It was found that the power was no more than 100 watts.

Years ago, that was a distant memory. Situ Nan once visited what is said to be the world's largest air compressor production base in Foshan, accompanied by a classmate who was a senior executive of Meizhi Company, and the compressor he saw that time was the size of a volleyball, half the size of the iron he saw in front of him, and the power was twice as large.

Two lives later, this memory still plays a role.

Situ Nan is no stranger to the structural principle of compressors. Isn't the compressor that appears in Shanghai in the Republic of China the embodiment of his will? Because the original institutional drawings were designed by Situ Nan.

'It's the most advanced air compressor in the world. Xu Zhouyang said unashamedly, and did not hesitate to put the label of "the most advanced in the world" on the air conditioning compressor of Meihua Electric.

Situ Nan smiled, the trip was not in vain, I feel that this air compressor, which is known as the most advanced air compressor in the world, does not seem to be an exaggeration?

It can be seen that the factory is working hard, after all, with the industrial level of the twenties and the worker base of the Republic of China, it is not easy to do this.

Crucially, this is much more advanced than the old refrigerators produced by GE today. Without freon, the refrigerant of the old-fashioned refrigerator ran out from time to time, killing a large number of people in a light way, and similar accidents were not uncommon.

'The power is a little small, it's okay to use it in the refrigerator, but it needs to be installed in the air conditioner, just like a dog pulling a carriage, it's very reluctant. ”

Situ Nan nodded, shook it again, and said with some pity.

The civil air conditioning market is estimated to be not mature for ten or eight years, so the fans produced by Meihua Electric are very popular, and the fans are the main force in the civil refrigeration market, but there is no need to rush to sell air conditioners to consumers.

Especially in China, the average family is very happy to have access to electricity. Xu Zhouyang smiled and said, don't forget that Meihua Electric's main business is power generation and transmission, and electrical transformation of the city.

He thought to himself: one link after another, not only to provide electricity, but also to make a large number of electrical appliances, the road to electrification is so complicated and difficult.

It's okay, it doesn't seem to be highly evaluated, but it's not, because Situ Nan has always been picky, no matter how amazing it is in the eyes of others, but there are always not many products that can be recognized by him.

'Hmm. ”

Xu Zhouyang can judge Situ Nan, that kind of thing is easy to sell, and no one has a keener market sense than Situ Nan.

And he said, 'Still, in the refrigeration market, air conditioners have a bright future, no worse than refrigerators. We can provide central air conditioning for public places, such as cinemas, shopping malls, casinos, hotels and other places, and I believe that those bosses will not be stingy with tens of thousands of yuan to buy the coolest temperature. ”

Seeing Xu Zhouyang so optimistic, Situ Nan smiled slightly and asked, "Since it is technically feasible, are there any successful cases?" ”

'Not yet! Xu Zhouyang was slightly stunned, a little regretful, but he still said confidently, "It may be difficult to convince the theater owners in Shanghai to install air conditioners, after all, the cost is tens of thousands." But we can do it in our own business, and I'm going to work with the night Paris nightclub. ”

When it comes to night Paris, Situ Nan's eyes have a little more interest, like Night Paris, isn't the best thing invented by human beings first used in places like 'heaven and earth'?

nodded, feeling that Xu Zhouyang's idea was feasible.

'I'm not worried about the sales of air conditioners at all. Even if people are reluctant to use it. Some important production workshop machines still need to be used. Our own compressor block processing workshop uses our own air conditioner for temperature and humidity control.

Nanhua and Guangdong, so many industrial plants, there are also a lot of machines to be carefully maintained, they will be our customers. Hehe. ”

Xu Zhouyang said proudly.

It seems that you have a plan, and I am relieved. 'Szeto South Road.

I thought: Today's harvest is quite big, and the development of Meihua Electric Company is much faster than I imagined.

In fact, neither the refrigerator nor the air conditioner is a new invention. It has already been on the market for a long time, but the advantages of this new refrigerant are too obvious, which gives Meihua Electric enough confidence and confidence to enter the refrigeration market.

Xu Zhouyang also joked that he would renovate refrigerators and air conditioners for Situ Nan's William cruise ship, so that those American tycoons could open their eyes and start the reputation of Meihua Electric.

Situ Nan agreed, and at the same time prepared to sell Meihua Electric's refrigeration business to shipping giants such as California Shipping, Nanxing Steamship, and White Star Steamship.

There is one point, Xu Zhouyang has never been able to let go, because this compressor factory is a joint venture between Meihua Electric and Krupp, Meihua Electric owns 51% of the shares, and Krupp shares 49% of the shares with technology, equipment, and production management team. The refrigeration technology part of Meihua also went to Krupp.

In this regard, Xu Zhouyang has different opinions. He strongly opposes this, believing that Meihua Electric does not need outsiders to share its achievements.

It's a pity that he couldn't convince Situ Nan, and Situ Nan's rhetorical question frustrated Xu Zhouyang: "If you don't cooperate with the Germans, can Meihua Electric independently complete the precision machining of the compressor block?"

Is it possible to achieve mass production of compressors in the shortest possible time? ”

Situ Nan did not believe in the technical ability of the workers of the Republic of China at all, believing that when the workers of the Republic of China raised their technology to the average level of their German counterparts, Meihua Electric had already lost its precious opportunity to stake its territory in the world.

Compared to Cummins Electric, which is also closely related, Krupp is a down-and-out household, with a much smaller appetite and a much lower cost of hiring German workers.

Like Krupp, there are several German Kangzeen giants that cooperate with the United States and China, all of which are a group of broken settlements.

'Hmm. Although we have achieved enough proud results, but in the most basic machining aspects, cooperation with the Germans is barely acceptable. ”

Xu Zhouyang said helplessly, Meihua Electric's R&D capabilities are very strong, and it can develop many products with a lot of money like refrigerators.

Compressor production places high demands on material technology as well as machining capabilities. Shanghai's industrial base is one of the best cities in China.

The longer he returned to China, the more he found that with the rapid expansion of Meihua Electric, the foundation was weak, and skilled workers had become an important factor restricting the development of Meihua Electric.

Take compressor production as an example, under the same conditions, the qualified rate of parts produced by German workers is higher than that of Chinese workers, which makes Xu Zhouyang very discouraged and angry, and scolds the management of the electrical factory.

If Cummins Electric is allowed to make refrigerators and take the lead, Cummins Electric has the ability to promote refrigerators like Model T.

Now it seems that you are a shrewd profiteer, and the only thing that makes me happy is that you have traded patent licensing for Krupp's equipment and technology, and that you have not spent a penny. ”

Xu Zhouyang said.

"I can't just consider the interests of the Meihua family, you also came back from the United States, you should know that Cummins Electric has sent a lot of capital and technology to the United States and China in recent years, although we have the final say, but there will definitely be some dissatisfaction over there." ”

Situ Nan smiled and explained.

In this transaction, Meihua Electric did not suffer a loss, and now the effect is out, and the compressor factory has successfully achieved mass production, which can provide 5,000 compressors per month for the refrigerator factory.

In the summer, 200 units of the new refrigerator launched by Meihua Electric were sold in Shanghai on the day of its launch, and wealthy families flocked to it, longing for Cheng dù as much as Diaosi longing for a fruit machine, and a refrigerator did not feel expensive for 1,000 yuan or hundreds of yuan.

The hot sale of refrigerators made Xu Zhouyang change his attitude towards the joint venture compressor project, and felt that he and Situ Nan's insistence on bringing in Krupp was not too much of a wolf into the house.

Seeing the white banknotes waiting to be picked up by himself but unable to pick them up for a while, one can imagine how eager Xu Zhouyang is to expand the production capacity of refrigerators.

His next step was to build two more refrigerator production lines in Foshan and Nanhua New Tangshan, and he received Situ Nan's support.

Situ Nan lost interest in the iron lump in front of him, came to another workshop, and deliberately checked another special large compressor he cared about, a marine compressor that was larger than the Model T, this is the real stupid and rough!

It is not easy to build such a big guy, and last month more than 50 workers on this production line only built 5 units, and as soon as they were built, they were sent to Nanhua for testing. ”

Xu Zhouyang said proudly.

'Oh? The result? Situ Nan asked.

The shipbuilding industry is one of the pillar industries of the US-China consortium, and the shipbuilding industry in Nanhua and China has flourished with the support of the consortium and national policies, and has successively built 5,000-ton and 7,000-ton civil ships. In a few years, ocean-going ships of more than 10,000 tons will be developed.

Sixty percent of Asia's small and medium-sized shipbuilding market is occupied by the US-Chinese shipyards in Nanhua and China, and strong competition has been formed against Japan's Mitsubishi, Mitsui and other shipbuilding giants, and the two sides will inevitably fight a price war.

While improving its shipbuilding capacity and launching shipbuilding projects at the 10,000-ton level, Nanhua Shipyard is also actively exploring new markets and developing refrigerated ships and oil tankers.

They worked with the South China Pelagic Fisheries Company to renovate a 3,000-tonne distant-water fishing vessel, which opened several special freezers on it, loaded with vegetables and fruit to transport to Melbourne, and from Melbourne to buy beef and sell it back home.

The results are very good, whether it is a vegetable and fruit freezer or a beef freezer, successfully withstanding the test of high temperature, high humidity and sea waves. ”

Xu Zhouyang smiled confidently and couldn't help but look back at the busy production line.

In his plan, after Meihua Electric trains enough technical talents, he will put aside the Germans and invest in a larger-scale wholly-owned compressor factory.

Whether in the field of residential or industrial refrigeration, he must not accept Siemens or even Cummins Electric to come in and plunder the Asian market.

Meihua Electric has made an internal assessment, and it is expected that in the next five years, the refrigeration industry sector may bring at least 2 billion yuan of revenue to the company, which gives Meihua Electric enough confidence to expand into other electrical fields.

Ironically, however, Meihua Electric is really inseparable from the Germans, and next month hundreds of German mechanics will come to Shanghai from Europe to become employees of Meihua Electric.

'Hmm. It is believed that Nanhua's new refrigerated ship will replace the old refrigerated ship and win the favor of South American tycoons. When the frozen ships we build travel around the world to bring beef from Australia and South America to London, Paris and New York, the Chinese will also eat beef because of their excellent performance. ”

Situ Nan said with a smile. (To be continued......)