Traveling through 70's wine

Chapter 175 Feed Factory

Wen Qing recalled the time when she visited a large feed factory in her previous life when she was in school. At that time, the production process seemed very simple, but what was the feed formula?

Wen Qing returned to her office at the winery, took out a pen, and began to sort out the production process of pig feed.

The process should be to crush the raw materials one by one, then mix the various raw materials, press them into granules, and finally package them.

Wen Qing recalled and marked the production equipment. After sorting them out, she felt that the equipment she needed was very simple. There were ready-made equipment such as crushers, blenders, dryers, and mixers that could be combined. She only needed to design a granulator.

The production of pig feed requires a nutritional formula. All ingredients are crushed and mixed, then heated, dried and granulated. Due to the long sales period, it is also necessary to prevent mildew and add some preservatives. The granulator is the core equipment.

Feed also needs packaging. Wen Qing took into consideration that people in rural areas are very frugal and would definitely not want to spend extra money on packaging, so it would be best if the packaging bags could be recycled, which involves cleaning, drying and sealing the packaging bags.

Another thing is the regular cleaning of production equipment. Although feed is eaten by animals, it must be kept clean and hygienic and meet relevant hygiene requirements. Therefore, various equipment must also have a self-cleaning system that can prevent mildew problems through water washing, wind blowing, etc.

Wen Qing has been designing production equipment for several days. As for the feed formula, she had a relatively simple idea. She had collected grass for pigs, raised pigs, and raised chickens when she went to the countryside before. If the pigs ate poorly, she would feed them grass, wheat bran, and rice bran. If she wanted the pigs to eat well, she would feed them corn flour and soybean meal. Making feed is to mix these things together.

After Wen Qing thought about the production and operation of the feed factory, she found Captain Liu again and went to the commune together.

It had been a week since their last meeting. Secretary Ma expected Wen Qing to come to see him, so he was not surprised to see her. He smiled and asked, "Comrade Xiao Wen, have you thought about it?"

Wen Qing: "Now that you've thought about it, I'll explain to you what kind of investment is needed to build a feed factory?"

She explained the site selection, raw materials, production equipment, and workers of the feed factory one by one, and finally concluded: "The feed factory must be at least 5000 square meters, with a production workshop, warehouse, office building, boiler room, and parking lot. If the factory is far from the city, it must also have a dormitory, canteen, and bathroom. The entire feed factory must be at least 8000 square meters."

The main raw materials are corn, soybean meal, wheat bran and sorghum. Of course, the grains from her winery can be made into feed after processing.

Production equipment and packaging are also a big expense.

Finally, Wen Qing said, "Secretary Ma, if we don't count the factory building and land, the equipment and working capital alone will cost about 150 million yuan, and the cost of building the factory building will cost about 220 million yuan."

Secretary Ma said: "8000 square meters is about 12 or 3 mu of land. Our commune can use the land as a share, which is 20% of the shares. Is that okay? Our commune will arrange for the planting of grain."

Secretary Ma looked at Captain Liu, who said, "It's sorghum, corn, wheat, and soybeans, right? We grow all of these."

Wen Qing negotiated with Secretary Ma on the land share price and site selection, and finally decided to price 13 yuan for 13 acres of land, which was twice the price Wen Qing paid for the land before. The commune then invested another 20 yuan, accounting for 15% of the shares.

The address of the feed factory was chosen on the other side of the forest where Wen Qing Orchard was located, not far from the lake where Wen Qing had saved people before, and close to the highway for convenient transportation.

Wen Qing thought that this location was good. It was very close to the winery, less than 10 kilometers away in a straight line. The small hillside could effectively isolate dust and noise, would not affect the winery's water source, and transportation was convenient.

Secretary Ma asked Wen Qing to draw up a plan for a joint venture to build a feed factory and submit it to the commune for review. If the commune approves it at a meeting, they will immediately sign the agreement and approve the land for building the factory.

After Wen Qing returned, she told Liu Quan, Wang Jianguo, Tan Yuanfang, and Wang Guozhang about her plan to build a feed factory and asked them if they were willing to invest. She had money, but if she could tie the people from the winery together, everyone would have a stronger centripetal force.

Wen Qing is optimistic about the development of the feed industry and the maximum utilization of existing resources. She analyzed the production process of the feed factory and the market prospects for everyone.

Wang Jianguo asked a few questions, and Liu Quan immediately expressed his interest. He had worked with Wen Qing for more than five years and trusted Wen Qing very much. Wang Guozhang did not express the idea of ​​participating in the investment, but just listened carefully to their discussion on the development prospects of the feed industry.

“There are two difficulties in operating a feed mill. The first is how to solve the problem of raw materials. The second is the problem of sales.

The commune has now agreed to sell unplanned grain to us, and we mainly sell it to the suburbs of Beijing, northern Hebei and eastern Shandong.

As people's living standards improve, the demand for meat will increase. The government is now encouraging families to raise pigs. Just think about it, if you raise more pigs at home and they eat more, you won't have enough time to collect grass for the pigs, so you will definitely need feed.

If large-scale pig farming is implemented in the future and pig farms are opened, the demand for pig feed will increase.”

After the introduction, he added: "The total investment in the feed factory is 220 million yuan. The commune invested in land and cash. The land is valued at 13 yuan, plus 20 yuan in cash, accounting for 15%. We also invested in proportion. If you want to invest, go back and discuss with your family and make a decision as soon as possible."

Last year, the winery distributed dividends of 37 yuan. Together with the profits from the orchard and grain company, Wen Qing's income was more than 90 yuan. With the dividends from Xunda, she had no problem taking out 220 million yuan on her own.

Liu Quan and Wang Jianguo went home and discussed it with their wives. They also wanted to buy shares, but they had only invested in the winery this year and could offer a maximum of 10 yuan now. Wang Guozhang and Tan Yuanfang said they would each offer 5 yuan.

Wen Qing asked them how much they wanted to own in the feed factory. Liu and Wang said they wanted 10%, while Tan and Wang said they wanted 5%. Wen Qing said, "10% is 22 yuan, and 5% is 11 yuan. If you have trouble paying it now, here is a solution. You can pay part of the money first, and I will pay the rest. I can cover the difference first, and you can pay it back in three years."

This was Wen Qing's support for them. Liu Quan and the others looked at each other and decided to invest.

They only have 5% of the shares in the winery, and Tan Yuanfang only has 2.5%. Seeing that the winery is making more and more money, they can only watch and decide to seize this opportunity.

Tan Yuanfang said: "Thank you, boss. We will pay the interest according to the bank's interest rate."

A week later, Wen Qing handed the report to Secretary Ma, and the commune soon notified them to sign the agreement.

Wen Qing called Liu Quan, Wang Jianguo, Wang Guozhang and Tan Yuanfang to go to the commune together. She reported the situation to Secretary Ma. Secretary Ma felt that if other members of the commune invested, the feed factory would be more like a collective industry, so he agreed readily.

Since the commune wants to invest, it needs to send someone to participate in the operation of the feed factory. The most important thing now is to build the factory.

Secretary Ma thought about it and called Xu Shengli, the chief accountant of the public society. Xu Shengli was a man in his forties, tall and handsome, and looked very capable.

Wen Qing went with him to handle the industrial and commercial registration, named the company Changxia Feed Factory, and transferred the land to the feed factory.

Liu Quan and Wang Jianguo each paid 11 yuan, Tan Yuanfang and Wang Guozhang each paid 5 yuan. Wen Qing advanced 11 yuan for Liu Quan and Wang Jianguo respectively, and 6 yuan for Tan Yuanfang and Wang Guozhang respectively. They agreed to pay it off within three years, and everyone signed the agreement.

She discussed their respective division of labor with Xu Shengli. Xu Shengli was responsible for building the factory building, and she was responsible for designing the factory production line. This time she wanted to design it into an automated production line.

Xu Shengli asked the commune construction team to build the feed factory. Similarly, he was also responsible for preparing and purchasing various building materials. Wen Qing felt that he had a lot less work to do.

When designing the production equipment, Wen Qing took into account the possible impurities in the grain, and added dust removal and magnetic attraction processes in the grain cleaning process, added equipment for adding liquid and solid additives in the process of mixing multiple ingredients, and in the granulation process, added models that can produce different specifications, so that particles of different sizes can be produced in the future.