Now that the boats are back, it's the end of March, and there are still seven or eight days left, which is the beginning of summer, which means summer is about to begin.

All work in the lime kilns managed by Wu Laosan and the fishery in Lingen will soon be on track.

In the morning of this day, Chen Tianhua held a meeting with the entire firm's management in the kiln office.

Chen Tianhua opened the show first:

"Brothers from the commercial bank, I left the commercial bank to go to the provincial capital to do business. You are loyal to your duties and work in an orderly manner, which shows that our commercial bank organization is effective. Now I would like to listen to your work reports in detail, especially what difficulties you face.

, it needs a unified solution from the commercial bank.”

"Let me talk about it first." Master Geng, the technician in charge of calcination technology, spoke first:

"Mr. Hua, there are currently no problems with the control and operation of the kiln calcination technology. With the assistance of these instruments, the quality of the limestone coming out of the furnace is very stable."

"But currently we are only producing in small batches, and the production efficiency is still very low. If we want to produce on a large scale, we must completely solve the fuel problem and air blowing equipment."

As soon as Master Geng finished speaking, Chen Tianhua followed up with further explanation and emphasis:

"Master Geng said it very well. There are far more problems to achieve large-scale production. The most important thing is cost accounting."

"The trial run mainly tests whether our kiln can be sustainable and stable from raw materials to product storage."

"In large-scale production, we must emphasize production costs and carry out cost control. We cannot have good product quality, but the cost is high, and the selling price will naturally be high. It is much higher than similar products. If the product cannot be sold, it is a waste of time."

"I want to solve the fuel problem first in the near future. The furnace will use coal throughout the process to improve the stability of the furnace temperature and the heating steepness."

Chen Tianhua's professionalism and clear explanations convinced Master Geng.

He has been a lime kiln master for decades, and he can't even speak these professional terms. The young master is a 'man of God'.

After Chen Tianhua finished his speech, the chat box of the various departments below opened.

"In terms of raw material procurement, the shells we excavate vary in age. Some have been buried for several years and are severely corroded and oxidized. We need to subdivide them into reasonable grades and explain them clearly to the masses, otherwise they will make unreasonable troubles."

“The procedures at the excavation site were very chaotic, with land grabs and fights occurring!”

"There are also more workers and employees, canteens to eat and necessary rest places for employees..."

"..."

The members of the commercial bank were all talking and vying to speak, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Although some speeches or opinions may seem immature, it is important to cultivate this kind of atmosphere.

Finally, Chen Tianhua made specific summaries and instructions based on everyone's speeches.

"Coal procurement is very important, and the quality classification is complicated. Xue Chaogen is in charge of the independent coal procurement group, and it will be handled immediately in the near future. The coal is the coal from Xingxing, Huzhou."

"Jiang Afan is in charge of the supply and marketing department. He is mainly responsible for the procurement of raw materials and the sales of limestone in surrounding towns. He wants to set up distribution points in the county."

"Ye Shungen is responsible for the quality inspection of raw shells and the purchase at the category level. On-site supervision and safety personnel must be dispatched. Anyone who steals and breaks the rules will not be accepted. If necessary, they will be fined."

"We are planning to build a staff canteen and staff dormitories. I will come up with the location and construction plans soon."

"Supervisor Wu is responsible for supervising these matters."

"..."

After the meeting is held and the work details are arranged, for the next step of large-scale production, of course, the investment scale must be determined first, such as the number of shareholders, the amount and proportion of shares, etc.

He had to go to Chen Zongyu, Liu Wenjie and others to discuss it.

Liu Wenjie is relatively nearby, so we have to discuss with Liu Wenjie first.

After lunch, Chen Tianhua hurriedly went to the village director, Mr. Liu Wenjie, to discuss the matter. He was afraid that he would go to town to play mahjong again because he would be late.

Mahjong was very popular among the people in the late Qing Dynasty.

It is said that the Empress Dowager Cixi was also obsessed with this. Every day when she had free time, she would ask the eunuch Xiao Dezi to summon the concubines and palace maidens to accompany her in the fight.

There is a saying that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. She smokes cigarettes and plays mahjong. These two things are all occupied by this old woman Cixi. Can the Qing Dynasty do it?

When we arrived at Liu Wenjie's house, he went to his bedroom to take a nap after lunch. Only his wife, Mrs. Cai, was still there.

It's better now, I didn't expect him to still have the habit of taking a nap.

However, in the spring and summer seasons, people are most prone to sleepiness. No, Cai also yawned repeatedly after chatting with him for a few words.

"Aunt Shi, please don't call him old man yet. I will wait for him to wake up naturally in the living room. Just give me a bowl of tea. You can go and have a rest at noon. Leave me alone."

"Okay then, the tea servant Wang Ma will bring it to you soon, and I will also go and have a rest. I am getting old, and I get sleepy at noon in the spring, haha..."

After Mrs. Cai finished her apology, she went to rest in the east wing downstairs.

There is no way, in such a slow-paced era.

Waiting patiently made me feel calm. In addition, after returning from Hangzhou in the past few days, I worked overtime at night to draw, which made Chen Tianhua feel sleepy.

Before his servant Wang Ma could deliver the tea, he sat down on the Eight Immortals Chair and took a nap.

About an hour later, Liu Wenjie woke up from his nap. As usual, he had to go to the town to play mahjong at Fan Chenggui's card hall.

Passing through the large living room, I found that Chen Tianhua had fallen asleep on the Eight Immortals chair.

"Young Master Chen is here, why don't you wake me up?"

"Master, it's not that we don't bark, it's that Master Chen doesn't allow barking," said the servant Wang Ma.

"Oh...where's the wife?"

Liu Wenjie found that no one in the living room was there, and suddenly felt that this was too slight.

Moreover, this person is still the famous Chen Tianhua.

"Returning to the master, my wife was still there when Mr. Chen came, and it was Mr. Chen who took the initiative to ask my wife to take a lunch break." The servant Wang Ma came to add some explanation.

"Oh...that's good."

Liu Wenjie, who attached great importance to etiquette, was relieved of his worries. His wife had received him, and the etiquette was enough.

Liu Wenjie sat on the Grand Master's chair, looking at Chen Tianhua who was fast asleep. He probably slept late because he had to work overtime at night.

Alas! Starting a business is not easy!

He couldn't bear to wake up Chen Tianhua, so he asked his servant Wang Ma to cover him with a shawl, while he drank tea quietly on the Taishi chair and waited patiently.

In this way, after more than half an hour, Chen Tianhua finally woke up.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Liu Wenjie sitting on the imperial chair drinking tea, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Oh Liu Shibo, my nephew is rude."

Chen Tianhua quickly stood up and bowed to Liu Wenjie.

Sleeping soundly in the living room of an elder's home while leaving the elder waiting nearby is a disrespectful and rude act.

"My nephew, you are not rude. You fell asleep while waiting for me. It is not rude. Sit down, haha."

Liu Wenjie smiled and comforted:

"My dear nephew, you just came back from the provincial capital and you came to me in a hurry. Why?"

"Shibo, I just want to discuss with you the cooperative shares of the lime kiln. Only after this matter is finalized can the kiln be officially put into operation."
Chapter completed!