"Huangzhuang is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Mountains do not block roads, water does not block people, and transportation is convenient. It can be said that it is uniquely blessed by nature.
There are really too many ways to go." Zhang Junping organized his speech and said.
"Really?" Before Huang's father could speak, Huangzhuang's secretary asked with disbelief.
“We have convenient transportation here, and we can build greenhouses and grow off-season vegetables.
You can also engage in farming, raising chickens and ducks.
There is bamboo on the mountain, and we can engage in deep processing of bamboo.
There should be someone in Huangzhuang who knows how to weave bamboo, right?
Elementary bamboo weaving, bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, etc. have little development potential.
You can make bamboo woven furniture, I can help with this and export it directly to Xiangjiang to earn foreign exchange."
"Can we really earn foreign exchange by exporting?" Huang's father asked slightly excitedly.
"Okay! I have a company over there in Xiangjiang, and I can come here to jointly build a trading company.
However, bamboo woven furniture has relatively high technical requirements, but we just don’t know...
I'm afraid a bamboo stool like this won't work! It's not very competitive." Zhang Junping said, patting the bamboo stool under his butt.
"Don't tell me, there is really a capable person in our village!
Xiao Zhang, come here and take a look at this!" Father Huang directly led Zhang Junping to the back room.
Father Huang patted the cabinet and asked excitedly: "What do you think of this cabinet?"
Zhang Junping stepped forward and looked at the cabinet carefully. It was a bamboo woven cabinet.
Over the years, the bamboo has turned dark red.
The four upright columns of the rectangular cabinet are made of bamboo, and the door panels of the cabinet are all made of bamboo.
Not only the door panel, but also the panels on the other three sides are made of bamboo.
The most classic thing is that on the cabinet door panel, the longitude and latitude of the bamboo and the color difference of the bamboo create a painting of heavenly soldiers and generals.
"Uncle Huang, this bamboo weaving craftsmanship is absolutely master-level. Such cabinets can be exported not only to Hong Kong, but also to the United States." Zhang Junping gently stroked the bamboo cabinet with his hand.
This bamboo weaving craft will definitely be rated as a national intangible cultural heritage by future generations.
"It's good if you can export it!" Huang's father was very excited.
I can finally find a way to get rich for my hometown.
"Uncle Huang, the craftsman who made this cabinet is probably gone, right?" Zhang Junping reminded in a low voice.
This bamboo woven cabinet must be at least fifty or sixty years old, depending on the coating of the cabinet.
To reach this level, even a genius needs to be in his thirties.
Based on this calculation, the youngest person would be eighty or ninety years old.
“This bamboo cabinet was made by someone when my parents got married.
The person who makes the bamboo cabinets is my third grandfather.
Although the third grandfather has passed away, his craftsmanship has been passed down.
The third grandfather has four sons and two daughters, all of whom can make bamboo weaving.
The fourth uncle and the second aunt of the third grandfather's family are the best at craftsmanship.
When I got married, they also made me a bamboo woven Eight Immortals table and four bamboo woven armchairs." Father Huang recalled while touching the bamboo woven cabinet.
"Uncle Huang, what do you think about setting up a bamboo handicraft factory?" Zhang Junping asked.
"What's the meaning?
What is there to consider? Naturally, the Huangzhuang Brigade set up a bamboo weaving handicraft factory.
Can't you help with sales?
When the time comes, all the products produced will be handed over to you."
"Uncle Huang, you can't do this!
If I go by what you said, within a few years, this bamboo handicraft factory will either go bankrupt, or I will pay to support them."
"How is that possible?"
"How is it impossible? I'm not saying bad things about anyone.
Think about it, during the steel smelting period in the 1950s, the village was engaged in a big pot of rice, but within a few years it could no longer continue.
In the end, we had no choice but to eat separately."
"This is different!"
"What's the difference?
This is human nature, it will never change at any time!
You can think about the state-owned factories in our county.
Not surprisingly, many factories are already in trouble, right?
If it weren't for the government's support and certain planned production tasks, they probably wouldn't even be able to pay wages."
Father Huang wanted to refute, but in the end he nodded heavily.
“Without pressure, there is no motivation!
Just like the previous model of state-owned factories, planned production.
I only care about producing mine, and I don’t care whether it can be sold or not.
After I underwrite the products of our bamboo weaving handicraft factory in Huangzhuang Village, they no longer have the pressure. What motivation do they have to improve their skills?
What other motivation is there to innovate?
Craftsmen are different from other industries!
Since ancient times, the most taboo thing for craftsmen is to be conservative!
Once a craftsman becomes old-fashioned, he may starve to death.
Therefore, craftsmen in the past would constantly improve their skills and innovate."
"Is this really true?" Huang's father was very confused, always feeling that Zhang Junping was lying to him.
"Uncle Huang, if we don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about furniture!
You know, before the pilgrimage, there were no beds. People slept on couches at that time!
Therefore, there is an allusion: How can one allow others to sleep soundly in the bed?"
"Yeah!" Huang's father nodded to express that he had heard it.
“It wasn’t until the Song Dynasty that there were beds and chairs.
This is the continuous innovation of craftsmen.
There are also our four great inventions, papermaking, movable type printing, gunpowder, and the compass.
Let’s talk about movable type printing first. When it was first invented, it was clay type printing.
During use, craftsmen felt it was inconvenient, so they successively used wood movable type, lead movable type, copper movable type, tin movable type, and even lead-tin alloy movable type.
This is continuous innovation.
In contrast, we invented gunpowder.
Due to various reasons, it stood still and was eventually surpassed by Western countries, which ultimately led to China's century-old humiliation."
"..." Father Huang looked at Zhang Junping with strange eyes.
He thought to himself: Let’s talk about the bamboo handicraft factory, why did you mention the four great inventions?
"Uncle Huang, we are talking about the Bamboo Handicraft Factory.
The most important thing about a handicraft factory is the three words handicraft.
Handicrafts must have a certain degree of artistry, only in this way can they attract people to buy them at a high price.
If there is no artistry and only practicality is important, then why buy bamboo furniture? Isn’t wooden furniture more durable?
Therefore, future handicraft factories must maintain activity and competition pressure!"
"Then what do you think we should do?" Huang's father was confused by Zhang Junping, so he simply asked directly.
"It's very simple. This matter can be organized by Huangzhuang Brigade from the beginning.
But it’s not about organizing production, it’s about organizing learning!
The brigade hired your fourth uncle and second aunt to teach everyone bamboo weaving techniques.
Once everyone has learned it, you can move on to the next step.
At that time, I can set up a bamboo weaving handicraft trading company in the county.
The Bamboo Weaving Crafts Trading Company does not promise to underwrite sales but will provide various orders.
Whoever makes bamboo handicrafts that meets the company's requirements will be purchased by the company at a high price."
"In that case, can other villages and towns also take orders?" Father Huang asked.
"Yes, any group or individual can come to the company to take orders.
However, the premise is that the products you produce must meet the order requirements before the company will purchase them.
Otherwise, the company will not make the acquisition."