Chapter 215: Lujiao's Business Card Company
Abe Arata, a native of Kazuno City, graduated from Kyushu University in 1943 and started his political career in Akita Prefectural Government in 1949.
As of this year, he has spent the 37th year of his political life in Kano City.
The president of the agricultural association, the mayor of Hanawa Town, the head of the local economy department, and so on.
This year is his second time serving as the mayor of Kazuo City, and at the age of 61, he is kneeling respectfully in front of Shirakawa Kaede.
"Shirakawa-san, are you really planning to open a branch of Shirakawa Electric in Kazuo-cho?"
To be honest, when Abe Arata heard the news from the Agricultural Cooperative, his first reaction was to think it was a rumor.
Given Shirakawa Electric's size and market targets, it should look down on places like Kazuo City.
Even if its founder was born and raised on deer antlers.
After all, capital pursues profit, this is its nature.
As the mayor, Abe Arata has seen too many things like this.
And a place like Deer Horn... is really not attractive at all.
However, a phone call from Baichuan Feng yesterday made him completely uneasy.
So today, despite the fact that the heavy snow outside had just stopped, he couldn't wait and came to visit with the people from the Agricultural Cooperative.
“Abe-san, I was born and raised here.
If I can make some contribution to the development of my hometown, then Shirakawa will naturally do it. "
Well, Shirakawa Kaede's impassioned speech made Abe Arata, who had criticized him yesterday, blush.
"Shirakawa-san's high moral character is truly admirable." The older Abe Arata felt ashamed and simply bowed down again.
"Abe-san, there's no need to do this." Baichuan Feng stretched out his hand and gave him a light support.
Abe Arata stood up, raised his head and stared at Shirakawa Kaede with burning eyes.
"Mr. Shirakawa, I wonder what plans you have for the branch factory. Lujiao will definitely do his best."
Abe Arata has already made up his mind. As long as Shirakawa Electric can come, then Shikaku will give him the land and the people.
As for the headphone factory, Baichuan Feng already had some plans in mind.
So he added some details to what he had discussed with Village Chief Fujiyama and explained it again to Abe Arata.
The branch factory here in Lujiao has five production lines.
Because earphones are relatively easy to produce and the monthly output is quite considerable, there is no need to produce more.
Taking into account the production capacity in Tokyo, it should be able to basically meet market demand.
Moreover, according to Shirakawa Kaede's plan, the headphones produced in Tokyo will be specifically exported to overseas markets in the future.
It happens to be right next to Kawasaki Port, so the exit is very convenient.
As for the headphones produced here in Lujiao, they are used to meet local market demand.
Kazuo is located in the inland of Tohoku and can ship goods northward to Aomori and Hokkaido.
To the south, cargo can also be shipped to Fukuoka and Hyogo via Akita Port.
Going inland, you can directly reach major urban areas such as Fukushima, Tochigi, and Tokyo.
All in all , transportation is very convenient and there are no problems.
Even compared to the original Tokyo factory, the labor and transportation costs of the Kazuo factory will be greatly reduced.
This is also the reason why many large companies moved their factories out of Tokyo.
Unless necessary, second-tier cities have advantages in terms of both manpower and policies.
Reducing production costs is always the top priority that must be considered first in the business operation process.
Although there are only five production lines for now, Abe Shin was overjoyed when he heard this.
There are at least several hundred workers in the workshops on the five production lines.
If we include other departments, it shouldn't be a problem to have more than five or six hundred people.
Five or six hundred people, so many jobs, it is simply a huge gift package for Lujiao City.
You have to know how many people there are in the entire Lujiao City at that time?
In 1980, the total population of Lujiao City, including those remote places in the mountain villages, was about 50,000.
Apart from the elderly and children who have no labor force, there are also the farmers who are tied to the land.
Five or six hundred people can solve the employment problem of most of the unemployed population in the center of Lujiao City.
Yes, although Lujiao City has a small population, there is no shortage of young people who idle around all day.
Most of them have little education and are unwilling to leave their hometown to work hard in big cities.
So they can only stay in the local area and do odd jobs, or simply stay at home and rely on their parents, or hang out on the streets in groups.
But if Shirakawa Electric's branch factory is established, this situation will be greatly improved.
Not only does it solve the employment problem of the unemployed population, but some young people who originally planned to leave their hometown in Northeast China will also stay and continue to work for the development of Lujiao.
So Abe Arata was extremely excited at the moment, as he could provide so many jobs in the early stage.
Then after developing for a period of time, wouldn’t the scale be even more gratifying?
The factory brings in employed people, in addition to directly providing jobs.
The incidental economic effects should not be underestimated.
When workers have income, they will naturally spend money, and other industries in Lujiao will also develop.
You see, although it is just a small branch factory, it has revitalized the economy of the entire .
"Mr. Baichuan, I can't guarantee anything else.
But from now on, Shirakawa Electric will be the business card company of Kazuno City, and Kazuno City Government will strive for all the preferential policies that can be applied for."
Abe Arata was also very clear. Since Shirakawa Kaede's benefits had been realized, he, as the mayor, naturally had to make some statement.
"In that case, I'll leave the Shirakawa Electric Kazuo City branch to Mr. Abe." Shirakawa Feng also bowed to him politely.
Although these politicians are just small mayors , the Japanese bureaucracy is hereditary.
The family's political resources can be directly inherited to the next generation, so don't underestimate them.
On the surface, he is just a mayor, but the family power behind him may have a huge influence in the local area.
Therefore, Baichuan Feng did not take advantage of others' request to him and act like the president of a large company.
"So, Mr. Shirakawa, do you have any requirements for the location of the branch factory?" Abe Arata was impatient and wanted the branch factory to be built immediately.
“Regarding the site selection, I will need to trouble Mr. Sugie to take care of it.
In addition, Shirakawa Electric will also build employee apartments, and these things cannot be achieved without your support. "
In addition to the branch factory, an apartment is also one of Shirakawa Kaede's plans.
But this is a special benefit provided for Xiaolu. If anyone in the village goes to work at Shirakawa Electric, the apartment will be rented to them at an extremely cheap price.
After a certain number of years, it will be given away for free.
Whether it was Abe Arata or Sugie Sosuke, they were all delighted when they heard that Shirakawa Kaede also had plans to build an apartment.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Shirakawa, the Agricultural Cooperative has a professional engineering design and construction team."
Look, as soon as membership of the farmers’ cooperative was given out, business started coming in.
What is this? This is collusion between officials and businessmen... Bah, this is making full use of the construction resources of my hometown and giving back to my hometown.
As for the location, there is actually no other choice.
Lujiao is mostly mountainous, with the only flat area being the Hanawa Basin in the city center.
There is a high probability that Shirakawa Electric's future branch will be located here.
In addition to the branch factory, there are also new apartments. Abe Shin is very happy.
Mr. Shirakawa is indeed a famous entrepreneur in Kazuo City. He has made indelible contributions to the economic development of Kazuo City.
"By the way, Abe-san, how much loss has Akita's agricultural production suffered due to the heavy snow this year?"
After discussing future investments in Kazuho, Shirakawa Kaede also inquired about the impact of the snowstorm on Akita.
It is no exaggeration to say that agriculture is the pillar industry of Akita's economy. The damage to agriculture caused by such extreme weather is self-evident.
When they heard Shirakawa Kaede's question, both Abe Arata and Sugie Sosuke from the Agricultural Cooperative couldn't help but sigh.
"The snow season came too early, and although we harvested the crops in time, the yield was at least 30% lower than last year.
Rice losses in the plains are smaller because of the help of agricultural machinery for harvesting.
But the terraced fields in the hilly areas…” Abe Arata shook his head, “The loss is at least 50%.”
In fact, this is a blessing in disguise, as large-scale agricultural planting is all in the plains.
Overall, there were losses but they were not serious.
But for mountain terraces that rely on manual planting and harvesting, the losses would be enormous.
How can you match the efficiency of mechanized operations with just your hands and a sickle?
This is the case with the fawns, with every household generally losing more than half their production.
Hearing this news, Baichuan Feng couldn't help but sigh.
Farmers depend on the weather for their livelihood. This sentence expresses the helplessness of many farmers.
"Abe-san, if possible, Shirakawa Electric is willing to do what it can to help Akita with the snow disaster."
Hearing this, Abe Arata was shocked, "Shirakawa Kaede, what do you mean..."
Baichuan Feng nodded, "The terraced fields in those mountainous areas suffered heavy losses.
Without outside help, the coming year will be an extremely difficult year for them.
Shirakawa Electric will provide a free donation to help them overcome the current difficulties.”
Abe Arata and Sugie Sosuke looked at each other, and then bowed at the same time.
"Shirakawa-san, Takayoshi."
Baichuan Feng waved his hand, "It's just a trivial help, you two don't have to do this."
"Don't be modest, Shirakawa-san. It is a blessing for Akita that you have such thoughts.
In addition, it would be best to communicate this matter with the prefectural office."
Abe Arata was extremely impressed by Shirakawa Kaede at this moment. Not only was he good at business management, but he was also an admirable person.
"I'll have to trouble Abe-san with the specific matters later." Of course, it would be most appropriate for government officials to handle these matters.
Shirakawa Electric just needs to spend some money, put its name on the product, and run some advertising , and that’s about it.
As for the specific matters, we will need to coordinate with Shirakawa Electric later.
Whether it is the construction of a branch factory or the subsequent operational matters, a dedicated person is needed to be responsible for it.
Now it is just a preliminary verbal intention and there is still some time before implementation.
Abe Arata naturally agreed to Shirakawa Kaede's request for assistance without delay.
He knew that Baichuan Feng was deliberately giving him political dividends. Whether it was building a factory or donating money, these were real political achievements.
So, he was so anxious that after visiting Xiaolu, he hurried to Akita City, the center of the prefecture, that day.
The rescue team that went to the mountains to look for Yinger Village in the morning returned to the village in the evening.
The only difference from when they went was that the returning rescue team had a few more simple stretchers.
