Chapter 93: Zhao Zhenguo is stunned The man smiled and put down his work. He took out a cigarette and introduced himself. His name was Zhao Zhenguo. Guo Li was his wife and Director Li was his mother... "Yimin, thank you for the milk powder." He saw that Zhou Yimin also brought two bags of milk powder this time. I was always worried that my child would not have enough milk, but now I find that he cannot finish it. You know, this kind of milk powder is one pound per bag, and one bag can be consumed for several days. Zhou Yimin provided his family with 6 bags in total. "Cousin, you are so polite." Zhou Yimin took the cigarette handed to him by Zhao Zhenguo but did not smoke it. There's a baby in the house! Through communication, he learned that Zhao Zhenguo was a workshop director in a noodle factory, and his father was the director of a coal field and would be back soon. The head of a family? You are from a family of directors! Zhou Yimin couldn't help but complain in his heart. But even so, it was difficult for his family to get milk powder. It can be seen that milk powder was precious and scarce in this era.
"Noodle factory? Cousin, what kind of noodles does your factory produce?" Zhou Yimin's mind moved. What a coincidence, he just thought about how to make instant noodles not long ago. You can't let the steel mill produce instant noodles, right? Isn't that funny? "We have some at home. I'll get it for you." As he spoke, Zhao Zhenguo took out a few rolls of noodles. This was his internal welfare. He was also the leader of the noodle factory, so it was normal for him to have some welfare. No matter what factory it is, they will set aside a portion of their products as welfare and give them to their own employees as welfare. Not only their leaders, but also ordinary workers, usually have it during the New Year and other holidays. "Noodles?" Zhou Yimin was a little disappointed. This type of surface is straight. Dried noodles have a long history. Noodles similar to dried noodles appeared in my country during the Tang and Song dynasties. They were officially produced in the Yuan Dynasty, and were mainly dried in the sun. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large number of noodles have been made by hand, and only a few are made by machines. If it is corrugated noodles, you only need to slightly improve the process to get instant noodles. "Don't like eating instant noodles?" Zhao Zhenguo was surprised. You know, dried noodles are made of flour. In this day and age, is there anyone who doesn't like noodles made of flour? Zhou Yimin shook his head: "It's not that I don't like it, I just think it's not original." "What new ideas do you want?" Zhao Zhenguo was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It was good enough to have something to eat, why did they need to come up with something new? This was the first time he had heard such a thing. Zhou Yimin explained that a bachelor like him doesn't like to cook when he is alone and hopes to make some fast food that is effortless. "Has your factory ever thought about making some instant noodles?" Zhou Yimin did not immediately propose the concept of instant noodles, but guided step by step. Zhao Zhenguo was stunned for a moment and said, "Cooking noodles is pretty fast." Zhou Yimin: “…”
After a few seconds of silence, he continued, "It still has to be cooked!" "Ah! You still want to eat it?" Zhao Zhenguo was very surprised. Zhou Yimin resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said, "Is there a kind of noodles that can be eaten without cooking, just soaking in boiling water for a few minutes?" Zhao Zhenguo shook his head: "I can tell you responsibly that there is no such thing." "No, no, no, cousin, you're out of date! I heard from my friend that there's a very popular ramen in a foreign country, called chicken soup ramen, and it's selling like hot cakes. I heard that it is a kind of instant noodles that can be eaten by soaking in boiling water for two or three minutes. I was thinking, why don't we also produce a similar instant noodle for export to create foreign exchange for the country? Since that kind of noodles is so popular abroad, why don't we do it? "Zhou Yimin asked. He once again made up a story out of nothing. This kind of information is actually not difficult to find. Although domestic information is relatively closed now, it is only for ordinary people. Some leaders still have to pay attention to the international situation. Zhao Zhenguo was stunned. It took a long while to come back to my senses. Exports create foreign exchange? Who doesn’t want this? He knew how much the country lacked foreign exchange, but there were too few things his country could offer, and foreigners would not buy it! At present, my country is still a backward industrial country, and in the eyes of other countries, the products it produces also represent backwardness. In fact, it is not only foreigners who think so, most people in our country think so too. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, our country has always wanted to export, otherwise we would not have held the Canton Fair in Guangzhou. Many people don’t know that the Canton Fair was founded in 1957. Zhao Zhenguo never had the idea of earning foreign exchange. They were just an ordinary noodle factory. They did not have such great ambitions and did not dare to think about it. Just imagine, if you tell others about this, people will laugh their heads off. Don’t people in other countries have noodles? Is it difficult to produce them? To put it bluntly, foreign countries do not lack food, and the cost of producing noodles is lower. Of course, Zhao Zhenguo also knew that if their factory could really produce noodles for export, it would be a great opportunity for him and the entire factory, and the country's attention would be greatly enhanced. By then, their factory will be upgraded and his fortune will also rise with the tide. If I say I'm not moved, that would be a lie. "Is the kind of noodles you're talking about really popular abroad?" he couldn't help but ask. Zhou Yimin shook his head slightly: "I just heard it from a friend, I don't know the details, you can check it out, it shouldn't be difficult to find out. At that time, when I heard my friend say this, I thought that making noodles didn’t seem to require any technical skills. If foreigners could make it, why couldn’t we? Later, I looked up ancient books and found that instant noodles had appeared in our country a hundred years ago. At that time, it was accidentally invented by a cook in the home of a prefect named Yi in Yangzhou. He also found an excuse. Anyway, the water pressure well in front was something he saw in ancient books and he made improvements on it.
The same can be said for instant noodles. After all, similar noodles did appear before, and they could be found in ancient books, so I was not afraid of others looking them up. If I improved them myself, they would definitely be better than the instant noodles we have now. In 1960, instant noodles probably hadn't been patented yet, right? If not, let's register first. After hearing this, Zhao Zhenguo felt a little excited, and eight hundred thoughts ran through his mind. The most important thing now is to find out whether such noodles really exist abroad and whether they are really popular. If this isn't false. Then, he could really try production. Once he could earn foreign exchange, the status of his noodle factory would soar, and so would his own status. At the same time, Zhao Zhenguo admired him in his heart. He heard from his mother that Zhou Yimin was commended for inventing the water pressure well, and in the past three or four days he invented the solar cooker, so he would probably receive another reward. It really lives up to its reputation! Now, even instant noodles have been invented. Although Zhou Yimin said that he saw relevant records in ancient books, it also shows that he has a wide range of knowledge, loves to learn, and loves to create. "Yimin, please sit down for a while. I'll find someone to help me check it out." After saying that, Zhao Zhenguo slammed the door and left in a hurry. (End of this chapter)