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"Hmph, who cares about you?" Lü Xiaomi said angrily.
He Yuzhu was too lazy to make up a story about where he came from; he could just shut Lü Xiaomi down.
He Yuzhu gathered the factory's technicians around the three engines and said:
"Our first step is to map the GAZ-100 engine and then try to reverse engineer it. If production goes smoothly, we will then study these two engines."
"This is quite difficult!" Tong Zhi said, circling the engine twice.
He Yuzhu said, "There's nothing we can do about it. I discovered that the engine of that Type 58 Jeep is faulty."
"If we can produce and install this engine, then we will have the capability to produce Jeeps."
He Yuzhu did not mean he did not want to directly produce GAZ-100 cars.
However, the production requirements for sedans are much higher than those for jeeps.
After all, cars should prioritize comfort and aesthetics.
But it doesn't matter for a Jeep. As long as it can run and has enough power, driving comfort is not a concern at all.
"Okay, let's disassemble the engine and do some mapping to see what we can produce ourselves."
"Ok."
He Yuzhu was also busy, accompanying the surveying team throughout the process.
The machinery factory has the capability to produce single-cylinder diesel engines, which means it can also produce most of the parts, including crankshafts, pistons, cylinder liners, connecting rods, valves, guides, and other components.
However, the production of cylinder blocks and cylinder heads requires new molds, and even the crankshaft needs to be changed from one-cylinder parts to four-cylinder parts.
Good news soon came from Director Zhu's side: the vast majority of manufacturers were willing to supply him with parts.
He Yuzhu directly ordered fifty sets of parts, which used up all the cash in the machinery factory's account.
"Isn't ordering so many too much?" Lü Xiaomi asked with some concern. "What if we can't assemble it successfully?"
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems with assembly, and these cars will be available for sale later."
Despite its various minor flaws, this business is practically unique, since products manufactured in Shanghai are intended to supply the entire country.
He Yuzhu possesses assembly skills, so even if he assembles something himself, there's no way he won't be able to put it together.
As long as these jeeps can run smoothly, these organizations will not refuse to purchase them.
"Okay, let's buy 50 sets first."
He Yuzhu thought for a moment and asked, "Why don't you talk to them and see if we can use a hand tractor or a tricycle to settle the debt?"
"Is this okay?"
"We can exchange goods for goods. As long as you agree, you can also exchange them for air conditioners, refrigerators, electric fans, etc."
"Okay, I'll contact them right away."
Take a hand-held tractor as an example. The price of a hand-held tractor at an agricultural machinery company is 3800 yuan.
He Yuzhu's ex-factory price is 3200 yuan, but his actual cost is only about 2000 yuan.
If it's an external exchange, the price will be calculated based on 3200.
This way, we can sell the goods while ensuring that we still have enough cash on hand.
He Yuzhu didn't need to handle the procurement; the machinery factory had its own dedicated procurement department, so he could simply delegate the task to them.
When it was time to leave work, He Yuzhu drove his Jeep back to the courtyard house.
These days, every few days, He Yuzhu would come over to pick up He Daqing and the others to go out for a meal.
"Zhu Zi is back to pick up your father again?" Yan Bugui asked with a smile.
"Yes, you're busy, I'm going in."
When He Yuzhu came out of the passageway, he saw Jia Zhangshi arguing with Wen Yuping.
Jia Zhangshi shouted, "You have so much grain in your family, what's wrong with giving us some?"
Chapter 315 Jia Zhangshi's Threat
He Yuzhu walked up to her and asked, "Grandma Zhang, what are you doing again?"
When Jia Zhangshi saw He Yuzhu, she was a little scared and said, "I...I didn't do anything."
He Yuzhu turned to look at Wen Yuping and said, "Zhuzi, you've come at the right time. Aunt Zhang suddenly asked me to get her 10 jin of grain today."
He Yuzhu turned his head, looked at Jia Zhangshi again, frowned and asked, "Are you looking for a beating today?"
"I..."
Madam Jia shuddered in fright, but still defiantly shouted:
"He Yuzhu, don't think I'm afraid of you. Today I want 10 jin of grain, so what?"
He Yuzhu was so angry that he laughed. He said, "How can you be so self-righteous when you're a beggar? Others might ask for leftovers, but you dare to ask for 10 jin of grain?"
Jia Zhangshi shouted, "He Yuzhu, you've come at the right time. You have to give us 10 catties of grain today, or I'll sue you."
He Yuzhu was greatly surprised: "What are you suing me for? Why should I take care of your food and drink? I'm not your parents."
Jia Dongxu also appeared at some point, and upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, he exclaimed:
"He Yuzhu, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up."
"Come on!" He Yuzhu raised his arm as if to hit Jia Dongxu, who was so frightened that he covered his head and quickly backed away.
Jia Zhangshi shouted, "He Yuzhu, stop strutting around here. If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll send your whole family to jail."
He Yuzhu said, "Okay, how about I call the police station for you, and we'll see who goes to jail today?"
He was incredibly curious. Had Jia Zhangshi taken the wrong medicine today? She wasn't afraid of him at all, and even acted as if she had something on him.
I really don't know where he gets his confidence from.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhuzi, calm down. Sister-in-law, you too. Let's talk things out calmly. Why make things so complicated that we have to send someone to jail? Let's resolve this in the yard."
He Yuzhu said, "Heh, you still think you're some big shot?"
Yi Zhonghai said, "At least the neighborhood committee hasn't removed me from my position as the administrator, has it?"
He Yuzhu had indeed been too lazy to pay attention to him before, and even after so many things happened, he didn't say anything in the street about taking away Yi Zhonghai's title of "Grandpa Yi".
"Fine, let's see what you're up to."
Yi Zhonghai asked Jia Zhangshi in a pretentious manner, "Sister-in-law, what are you trying to do?"
Jia Zhangshi was very pleased with herself: "What am I going to do? I'm going to send He Yuzhu to prison."
He Yuzhu said nonchalantly, "Fine, go to the police station. Don't think I'm afraid of you."
Jia Zhangshi was dumbfounded; this answer was not what he had expected and was somewhat unexpected.
"Are you really not afraid of me?" Jia Zhangshi asked.
He Yuzhu retorted, "Why should I be afraid of you?"
Madam Jia was very pleased with herself, thinking that victory was already in her grasp, and asked:
“I’m asking you, now that the rations don’t include rice or wheat flour, how come your family can still eat steamed buns and meat every day? Where does all this food come from?”
"What's it to you where I came from?" He Yuzhu said bluntly.
Only then did I realize that Jia Zhangshi actually thought her family's grain had been embezzled.
Otherwise, why would she think that this gives her the power to control herself and demand food at will?
Jia Zhangshi was very smug: "I knew it, your grain must have been embezzled from the machinery factory."
Wen Yuping shouted, "Stop talking nonsense here."
Yi Zhonghai said, "Zhuzi, I think it's better not to make a big fuss about this. No matter where you got the grain, just give Aunt Zhang 10 jin of grain, and we'll let it go."
He Yuzhu just chuckled twice, then spat at him.
Yi Zhonghai's words sound nice, but if he actually did what he said, it would mean he was guilty and that the grain came from an illegitimate source.
When they actually tried to settle the matter with grain, Jia Zhangshi would simply go to the police station or neighborhood committee to report herself for embezzling grain.
He Yuzhu now suspects that Jia Zhangshi's outburst was instigated by Yi Zhonghai.
He used this opportunity to test himself and confirm whether the grain had been embezzled.
He Yuzhu quickly figured out what the other party might do next.
However, this matter needs to be quelled as soon as possible, otherwise, if they spread more rumors, who knows what version it will become.
After all, it's easy to smear someone, but it's not so easy to prove your innocence.
He Yuzhu asked, "Why do you also think I embezzled the grain?"
Although Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, his expression made it very clear that he meant, "Isn't that right?"
He Yuzhu said, "Do you remember the food crisis that happened in 51 and 52? At that time, there was not enough food to eat, and the price increased several times."
"Of course I know, why are you bringing this up?" Yi Zhonghai asked, somewhat surprised.
He Yuzhu turned to everyone in the courtyard and said, "Since all the neighbors are here, I'd like to solemnly clarify why our family has so much grain."