The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 36 CA10 and I have a dream

After finishing the meal and bidding farewell to Dong Xuewen and his party, Wei Yuan also drove the "Wrangler" and prepared to go back to his factory to have a look.

In the car, he suddenly realized a problem. The aircraft and tractor production lines he ordered were mainly used in the military field and were intended to be used to produce fighter jets, tanks and armored vehicles.

The current transportation strength mainly relies on the first 200 trucks transported in the past.

Since the construction of the project started, all efforts to attract people and goods have been directed at these 200 trucks. Due to overload operation, several vehicles have already been stranded.

Now the driver and the master technician from Shanghai are following the operation manual that comes with the vehicle to learn how to repair it.

Compared with the trailers of later generations, which can easily carry dozens of tons, the average cargo capacity of these trucks is only 5 tons. Although it seems to be enough in Anton now, he will expand his influence to the entire Dandong region next.

Facing an area with 3 towns in 64 counties and a total area of ​​15289.6 square kilometers, these hundreds of trucks alone are not enough. A special vehicle production line is still needed.

If we follow the development of later generations, it was not until 1956 that China's first cargo truck, the "CA10 Jiefang brand" truck, was actually produced.

Now Weiyuan is preparing to end the gap in my country's inability to produce trucks more than 20 years ahead of schedule. He has already thought of the name of the vehicle, and it will be called the "CA10 Zhenhua" truck.

As for railway transportation, the only railway line in Dandong is currently the "Anfeng Railway" built by the Japanese in 1904 and opened to traffic in 19011. It is mainly used to connect Dandong and Shenyang.

Its purpose was to continuously transport materials from Northeast my country to the coast of North Korea through the "Anfeng Railway", and then transport them back to Japan via freighters. At that time, North Korea was already a de facto colony of Japan.

There is no hope of using this railway in a short period of time. Unless Weiyuan is prepared to break up with the Japanese Kwantung Army now, facing tens of thousands of Kwantung Army, with the current strength of his militia, he will still need to continue to develop for a while. .

Drop drop…

Uncle Wang, who was on duty in the guard room, heard several car horns.

He put down his tea cup and leaned toward the window to look out. It was a red jeep he had never seen before. He was about to let the other party get out of the car and register. Unexpectedly, when he lowered the window, he saw Wei Yuan with a smile on his face.

He said in surprise: "Hey, it's Xiaoyuan. It's been a few days since I bought a new car? This car is good. It looks sturdy and majestic. It's a bit like the previous BJ Jeep. What's the name of the horseman?"

Unexpectedly, Uncle Wang also studied cars. Wei Yuan smiled and said: "Call it Wrangler."

"Yes, yes, it's called Wrangler. I've seen it on TV commercials before. I haven't seen you these days. Your dad said you were on a business trip. You have worked hard for the people of all ages in this factory. Now there is business in the factory. It’s getting better, you should pay more attention to rest.”

Uncle Wang, who has watched Wei Yuan grow up since he was a child, will chatter like an elder next door.

Naturally, Wei Yuan would not let down the kindness of his elders. He nodded in agreement, handed over a "Zhonghua" cigarette, took out a lighter and lit it for him, and asked casually:
  "My dad is in the factory now!"

"Yes, yes, I'm having a meeting with a dozen other factory directors right now, saying that there seems to be an order for the production of tractors."

Wait until Wei Yuan arrives in front of their specially established "command headquarters" office.

It was found that almost all the factory directors involved in vehicle manufacturing in Laiyang were here, and the meeting was studying the distribution of vehicle parts production lines.

The production line budget given by Weiyuan is 100 million, which is definitely a huge deal for these small factories.

Seeing the liveliness of their discussion, Wei Yuan did not disturb them and found a seat nearby to sit down and watch how they planned the meeting.

Sitting at the top of the conference table and presiding over the meeting was none other than Wei Yuan's father, Comrade Wei Jianguo.

At this time, Comrade Lao Wei still had the dejected and decadent look he had a few months ago. His back was straight, his face was glowing, and he waved his sleeves to breathe in the wind, as if he had regained his second spring. generally.

This meeting is taking the information compiled by Weiyuan on behalf of the customer on the tractor requirements and introducing the project to other factory directors:

“According to the requirements of African customers, the annual production capacity of the entire tractor production line is not less than 1 units.

In terms of power, it is no less than 850 horsepower.

In terms of speed, the speed should not be less than 60KM per hour.

The maximum travel distance is not less than 400KM,

.......
  Because of the years of war there, the customer specifically emphasized that the production line has certain modification capabilities. To put it bluntly, under special circumstances, tanks and armored vehicles can be directly produced with slight adjustments, and instructions for the modification process must also be included. "

At this time, one of the factory directors joked: "Good guy, looking at the required technical parameters, it doesn't look like we are going to produce tractors, but it looks like we are going to produce tanks for war!"

"Hahaha…"

The other factory managers sitting nearby burst into laughter.
  The conference room, which was originally a bit serious at work, became a lot more relaxed in an instant, and it felt like a few retired men sitting together and chatting about the mountains.

The old guard sitting at the top also laughed, and then said:
  "Since they have given money, we don't care what they do with the modification of the production line. Whether they produce tractors or tanks and armored vehicles, that is their business and has nothing to do with us. As long as the products we produce domestically are not illegal. "

All the factory directors present nodded in agreement.

The following period is based on the splitting of the entire production line. Each company is responsible for which part it is good at, and then gives a delivery time and budget quotation.

All that's left is the details and the signing of the contract.

Wei Yuan and the others talked about the same thing. He got up from the chair behind him, walked to his father's side and said:

"I just received a request from an African customer to order another vehicle production line. For specific data requirements, please refer to my country's "Jiefang CA10". It is the same as before. There is still no need to add any electronic equipment."

The old guard thought for a long time before he figured out which car his son's so-called "Jiefang CA10" was.

Isn't this the first cargo truck produced after the founding of the People's Republic of China? Is there anyone who wants to produce this old-fashioned thing?

After glaring at Wei Yuan, he said, "Don't you kid just try to deceive others by selling equipment that we have eliminated in order to save costs!"

Compared with modern trucks, the "Jiefang CA10" has higher fuel consumption, smaller cargo capacity, troublesome operating system maintenance, and even no air conditioning or steering wheel assist. Are you sure people will buy it after they produce it? "

Wei Yuan explained on the side: "Looking at what you said, we are not that kind of person. This is all requested by other customers. What can I do?"

"My African brothers have said that they particularly appreciate our country's spirit of self-reliance and hard work, and decided to learn from our country's hard work, starting from the most basic and working hard step by step to achieve comprehensive industrialization in Africa."       Lao Wei nodded: "Learn from our country's arduous struggle. The spirit of self-reliance is correct. Otherwise, we would not have transformed from an agricultural country to an industrial power in just a few decades. But we must also keep pace with the times. Do you want to advise African customers? If I ask them to raise the technical requirements even higher, I'm afraid it won't be easy for them to sell it!"

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "I have told them all this, but they still insist on it. Besides, they produce it for self-production and sale, so they are not afraid of losing sales. It is mainly used for the training of skilled workers."

Hearing what Wei Yuan said, the old guard stopped talking. He said so and they were still insisting. It was a good money.

Weiyuan then gave Old Guard the specific parameter requirements for the truck and the total budget for the production line in writing, asking them to evaluate the quotation and delivery time as soon as possible.

By the time he got home from the factory, it was already past 6 pm. After dinner, he watched short videos and checked that the time on his phone had reached 19:55. Wei Yuan then went back to his room and turned on his laptop.

8 o'clock tonight is the time when Wei Yuan's batch of antiques will be auctioned at "Jade's". Time is tight for this trip back from time travel. He is too lazy to make another trip to the auction site and directly uses a live broadcast website they provided. Watch the live broadcast online.

According to the internal URL sent by "Christus", enter the login password, and then enter the live broadcast of the "Private Auction of Traditional Chinese Treasures".

At this time, Chen Jialing, vice president of "Jade's" and host of the live auction, was giving a warm-up speech before the official start of the auction.

When the auction officially started at 8 o'clock, the first collection to be auctioned was the "Qianlong Pastel Gourd Wall Vase"

"The height is 22.9 cm, the diameter is 2.4 cm, and the base diameter is 7 cm.

This bottle has a novel shape, taking the form of three gourds with their upper and lower abdomens and bases connected into one body, with their three mouths standing in a tripod.

The mouth of the gourd bottle is painted with gold, and the bottom of the mouth has a pink cloud pattern. The bottom has a gold seal script "Made in the Qianlong Year of the Qing Dynasty"...
  The starting price is HK$2.52 million. "

"Okay, No. 83 bids 2.53 million."

"No. 56 bids 2.55 million"

"2.99 million once, 2.99 twice, 2.99 million three times, deal done."

It must be said that Chen Jialing on the auction stage has strong field control ability, seamless connection between Chinese and English, and her calm tone and expression give people a sense of spring breeze.

Under his auspices, the first collection was sold for a sky-high price of nearly 3 million Hong Kong dollars.

Now let’s start the second piece of the collection, “Clear Jade with Fortune and Longevity Flower Pattern Ganoderma Jade Ruyi”……..
  As the last drop fell to the ground, Wei Yuan finally let out a long sigh, and his heart dropped to the ground.

The 30 collections did not end until after 10 o'clock in the evening. The auction lasted for more than two hours, and the total auction amount was 39.95 billion Hong Kong dollars, which was more than 7 million higher than the starting price.

He quickly picked up the calculator on his mobile phone and did a rough calculation. After deducting the auction company's commission and taxes, he could get at least 38 billion Hong Kong dollars. Now he no longer had to worry about funds.

Immediately after the auction ended, Chen Tao, chairman of Christie's Asia, personally called to express his congratulations on the successful auction.

They also expressed their hope to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with Weiyuan. If there are collections that need to be auctioned next time, they can send a dedicated team to discuss cooperation and so on.

After waiting for confirmation of receipt of the 35 billion yuan transfer from "Jades" the next day, Weiyuan directly transferred 10 billion yuan to the company's corporate account to pay for the purchase of aircraft and vehicle production lines.

He also told Dad that the customer would come to the warehouse to pick up the goods tonight, and asked the employees to get off work early and leave no one in the factory. He would stay and wait for the customer, and would go back to Africa with the customer to deal with subsequent installation issues.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the machinery factory was completely silent. Not to mention that there were no humans or dogs. Of course, it was wrong to say that. Wei Yuan, a big living person, was currently in the factory warehouse, using a flashlight to inspect the warehouse.

In order to prevent others from seeing him and causing unnecessary trouble, he would check the surrounding environment before each time he traveled.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong in the warehouse, he summoned the "system", but a blue light flashed for a moment. Weiyuan and the aircraft production line disappeared, leaving only an empty warehouse.

May 26th of the 19th year of the Republic of China is a good time for worshiping, traveling and breaking ground.

At the entrance of Andong Industrial Zone, gongs and drums were roaring and firecrackers were blasting.

Today is the opening day of the industrial zone. With the hard work of tens of thousands of Andong people and a large amount of engineering equipment brought by Weiyuan, it took nearly three months to finally open a total area of ​​3 square kilometers, including instant noodle factory, canned food factory, etc. The construction tasks of more than a dozen factories, including frost sugar factory, fertilizer factory, spinning factory, garment factory, steel mill, machinery processing factory, and military factory, have all been completed, and the machinery and equipment have been installed in place. They are just waiting for the cleaning process. It can be put into production with just one order from Yuan.

Although Anton is a small county, in terms of industrial production capacity alone, it has become the leading industrial city in the country.

For reasons of confidentiality, the military factory was built deep in the industrial park, close to the mountains. It was surrounded by high walls and barbed wire to isolate it from the outside world. All persons entering and exiting were required to undergo a background check and hold a pass personally issued by Wei Yuan. , before entering.

Several large mountains nearby are also working hard to excavate. When conditions are ripe, the core parts and machinery of the military factory will be moved to the mountains for production to avoid being targeted by air raids.

The fertilizer factory was also divided into two. One used civilian production of fertilizer and was built near other civilian factories.

The other was dismantled into the ammunition production department of the military factory to produce RDX and TNT required for bullets, artillery shells, and various explosives.

Those who came to attend the opening ceremony included local officials of all sizes, led by Shi Gong, as well as security regiment leader Wei Yuan, deputy commander Yue Weilu and other militia officers, as well as invited local gentry.

During the opening ceremony, Wei Yuan first delivered a passionate speech, praising the people of Andong and local officials for their contribution to the construction of the industrial park, talking about ideals and dedication, as well as his personal sense of mission and responsibility for the country. .

Finally, under the witness of reporters, he delivered a speech titled "I Have a Dream."

This speech is based on the original speech of the African American Martin Luther King.

In his speech, Weiyuan combined the existing national conditions during the Republic of China and elaborated on the various reasons for the country's weakness, people's hardship, official corruption, and the war crisis faced by the Chinese people in the complex international situation.

He also hopes that starting from Anton, he can work hard for life with aspiring young people across the country, and ultimately restore China to the glory of the Qin and Han Dynasties, realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and once again stand among the nations of the world.

Everyone at the scene was moved and shocked when they heard about it. Compared with the local warlords in the country who only wanted to grab territory and make money, they did not expect that this man, who usually looked harmless and smiled at everyone, would have such strong feelings. feelings of family and country.

Many young people secretly vowed in their hearts that they would follow the leader of the regiment and fight for the rise of the nation throughout their lives as he said.

Finally, amidst the applause and cheers of the crowd, Wei Yuan lifted the curtain symbolizing the opening ceremony.

From this moment on, the hurricane set off by a butterfly finally began to slowly form.

(End of this chapter)