Chapter 106: Across the River

In addition to building the canteen, Fule Wine also purchased a new plot of land on the edge of Leshui Town to build staff quarters. The staff quarters were not meant to be tall and spacious.

There were just three three-story buildings.

Each building had 54 rooms.

To be honest, after the staff quarters were built, would there actually be that many employees living there?

After all, if each dormitory houses four people, one building can house 216 people.

Three buildings means more than 600 people, and there are not even that many workers in the first factory.

If the first factory built a canteen and dormitory building, the second factory naturally said that it also needed to be built.

Just this alone cost almost 10 million.

'Now there is nowhere to stack some of the finished wine produced in the factory, so a larger dedicated finished product warehouse also needs to be built!'

'Just build it! How much money is left on the books?'

Han Songlin is very concerned about this!

"61 million!'

61 million!

To be honest, this is really quite a lot.

'In addition to this, we don't have enough wine tanks.'

Han Songlin is also generous: 'Just build it!'

After the white wine is just brewed, it has to be stored for at least half a year, which is the minimum.

In fact, just storing it for half a year is not enough time.

Generally speaking, it is quite normal to store it for three to five years.

Storing it for such a long time will create a huge financial pressure.

A thousand tons of raw wine means tens of millions of capital is tied up there.

Unless you go to the bank and pledge it!

Well, compared to other companies, it is still quite easy for Fule Liquor to get a bank loan or something.

Liu Xiaomei naturally knows that the wine tanks definitely have to be built.

'It's just that, how many wine tanks are being built now?'

Han Songlin: 'Have you asked the companies in this field what their prices are?'

'Yes, the price for a 300-ton tank is 300,000 yuan, 600 tons is 500,000 yuan, 1,000 tons is 700,000 yuan, and 3,000 tons is 1 million yuan.'

'The prices are a bit high!'

Liu Xiaomei: 'They said that if you build a lot of tanks, they can also include firefighting facilities.'

Include firefighting facilities?

In that case, it seems to be acceptable.

Do wine tanks need fire safety facilities?

That's nonsense.

The wine stored in the tanks is all high-proof liquor, usually around 60 degrees.

Liquor above 38 degrees can ignite; above 40, it's flammable.

That's why in the production and storage areas of the winery, it is absolutely forbidden to light any fire.

Some wineries even prohibit the carrying of mobile phones in the tank area.

There are also special static-eliminating steel balls at the entrance to the tank area.

Han Songlin naturally also attaches great importance to safety, and the factory also has comprehensive safety guidelines.

Han Songlin is strict in enforcing these.

To be honest, a fire may never happen in a lifetime, but you cannot take chances because it may happen.

Because when you take chances, things will find you.

Han Songlin frowned, and this matter of building new wine tanks must be put on the agenda.

'First, build nine 600-tonne tanks here at the first factory. By the way, how many empty tanks are there at the second factory?'

'Just three!'

'Build nine there as well.'

The tanks would be built not inside the factory, but at the edge of the factory premises.

A capacity of 100,000 tonnes of wine storage?

Han Songlin thought for a moment, and realised that they didn't need that many tanks right now.

The entire Fule Liquor Industry's annual output of white spirit is only just over 10,000 tons!

A storage capacity of 100,000 tons means storing all the annual output?

If the white spirit market doesn't do well, then just reduce production in the first place.

Liu Xiaomei did some quick calculations and realised that this construction project would cost another 10 million yuan.

'That, boss, according to the agreement with County H, we should have transferred the money to the county!'

The acquisition of Yuanle Winery was agreed to be paid in instalments over three years.

Han Songlin stopped Liu Xiaomei in mid-sentence: 'Don't worry about that for now. I'll go to the county the day after tomorrow to talk about it!'

Liu Xiaomei was slightly puzzled, but then she didn't care. Whatever the boss said, that was that!

Did the boss really want to say that they should delay paying the money back?

That didn't sound right!

It was only natural to pay one's debts!

Han Songlin did not say he wanted to delay, he just wanted to ask if the county government was planning to convert the debt into shares.

If the county government converted the debt into shares, Han Songlin was looking forward to it.

First, it would leave sufficient development funds for the development of Fule Liquor; second, it would make future development much easier.

You have to understand that the development of private enterprises has been discriminated against in terms of policy for many years. Although it can be circumvented, sometimes Han Songlin doesn't want to complicate things.

'By the way, boss, the boiler in the factory. Now that the new factory building is up and running, production can start soon, but if the whole factory starts production at the same time, there won't be enough steam from the boiler!'

Our baijiu is distilled spirit, which means that it is made by boiling grain in water, and then the water vapor, mixed with the alcohol, enters the cooling tank through the guide tube. The water vapor condenses when it cools, and that's baijiu.

The physical principles are very simple, and you can understand them at a glance.

The most important thing about baijiu is fermentation!

Han Songlin put his hand to his forehead. This time, he had revealed everything.

'Xiaomei, you need to be able to handle things on your own now. You can't just wait for me to come back before reporting anything. You can give me a call first, and then come back when you have a concrete plan. That way, won't it be more efficient?'

Liu Xiaomei humbly accepted Han Songlin's criticism: 'Boss, I'll pay attention next time!'

'The boiler will still need to be built. This time, we can build it a little bigger, because we may need to continue to expand production in the future.'

Continue to expand production?

Liu Xiaomei froze!

'Well, boss, if we continue to expand production, then the production workshop will have to be built across the river,' Liu Xiaomei reminded him, adding that there was no more usable land on this side of Leshui Town.

It cannot be said that there is no land, because both sides of the factory are two hills, and they are quite high.

If you want to flatten the hills, the construction work will be quite large, and Fule Wine Industry will definitely not be able to bear it.

Moreover, the two hills cannot be flattened. After all, the reason for choosing to build the factory here is also due to the two hills.

Han Songlin naturally knows this: 'It would be better to build a bridge over the river. After all, the Leshui River does not have a lot of water, and it is not difficult to build a bridge!'

Over the years, although the Leshui River has never run dry, its water volume does decrease in winter.

This is normal.

During the rainy season, the river will swell again.

Building a bridge will also facilitate traffic on both sides, right?

There is a bridge over the river now, but it is a stone bridge that is quite old.

It can even be traced back to the Qing Dynasty.

Sighing silently, Liu Xiaomei didn't know what to say; that was too simplistic.