The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Heilongjiang Province, Harbin.

The compound, Building 1, is a very distinctive small Western-style building.

Feng Defeng lives here.

Since being transferred in the millennium, Feng Defeng has taken root here and has lived here for five years.

This year we moved into Building 1.

At this time, Feng Defeng was entertaining Liu Tao.

The two have been colleagues for nearly thirty years and have fought side by side for more than twenty years, forging a deep friendship.

"Director, try this Beidahuang wine, it's pretty good!" Feng Defeng took out a bottle of Beidahuang wine.

He was still used to calling Liu Tao the factory director. It was not easy to change a habit formed over many years, and Feng Defeng was too lazy to change his words.

Feng Defeng opened the bottle and poured a glass for Liu Tao.

Feng Defeng knew that Liu Tao was a wine lover. He didn't like drinking wine, but he liked collecting wine. Liu Tao had collections of various famous wines from home and abroad.

Liu Tao has no shortage of good wines. Even if he gets Moutai produced in the 70s, Liu Tao would not be interested.

Feng Defeng then brought the white wine produced in Heilongjiang Province.

As the saying goes, people are shaped by the land and water they live in, and Heilongjiang Province has also produced different brands of liquor.

Feng Defeng placed them on the table, one bottle was Beidahuang, and the other was Northeast King and Northern Guest.

Beidahuang Liquor, which is produced in Harbin, has been brewed since 1955. It is a kind of Luzhou-flavor liquor. Beidahuang Liquor is brewed with pure grains and has the characteristics of stable quality, clear and transparent, elegant and delicate, mellow and sweet, and long aftertaste.

Northeast King Liquor is produced in Jixi, Heilongjiang Province, and has a history of one hundred years. It includes Northeast King Liquor, Jixi Daqu, Century Dream Liquor, Bitter Melon Liquor and other series. It has the characteristics of strong but not gaudy aroma, mellow and full taste, and long aftertaste.

Beifang Jiabin, produced in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, is a kind of light-fragrance liquor. Beifang Jiabin is made from sorghum and is made through traditional solid-state fermentation technology. It has the characteristics of transparent liquor, pure aroma, smooth and harmonious, and refreshing aftertaste.

Liu Tao picked up the wine glass with great interest, sniffed it gently at his nose and mouth, then took a sip and savored it carefully.

This wine is not expensive, but it is very special.

This was his first time to drink Beidahuang wine, and he felt it was quite novel.

This time when he came to Heilongjiang Province for inspection, he did not accept the hospitality of the Heilongjiang Province side, but went to Feng Defeng's home with him.

There are no delicacies from land and sea, all of which are cooked by Feng Defeng's wife herself. The fish is river fish, Wudalianchi carp from the Wudalianchi Scenic Area, the vegetables are local vegetables, and another thing is Northeastern stew, and the soup is a very distinctive Northeastern stew.

This was Liu Tao’s first time to come to Northeast China and his first time to eat Northeastern cuisine.

"Sister-in-law, your cooking skills have improved again!" After tasting the dish, Liu Tao gave a thumbs up to Feng Defeng's wife and praised her.

Chen Ruhua smiled and said, "Director, you are still as good at praising people as before. My work is just average, so please don't be disgusted!"

Chen Ruhua is an honest person. She has not worked since the 80s and has devoted herself to taking care of her family. Even after she moved to Heilongjiang Province, she did not work in the Women's Federation or other units, but continued to be a housewife.

Feng Defeng goes home for dinner every day unless he is on a business trip. According to Feng Defeng, only when he eats the food cooked by his wife at home can he feel the taste of home. Chen Ruhua is very happy that Liu Tao can come to visit her home today.

If Liu Tao hadn't promoted Feng Defeng, Feng Defeng would have been an ordinary worker, and he wouldn't have held the high position he holds today. If Liu Tao hadn't done ideological work for Feng Defeng, Feng Defeng would have really broken his son's legs.

Of course, now Chen Ruhua actually knows that her son has paid a huge price for marrying a Japanese woman. He cannot enter many units and has no development prospects within the system.

As the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry. You should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others!

Therefore, Chen Ruhua's son did not work in the system, but went into business. He opened a trading company in Hong Kong, mainly doing business in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Chen Ruhua is very grateful to Liu Tao.

After three rounds of drinks, Chen Ruhua left the table.

Liu Tao and Feng Defeng talked about the development of Heilongjiang Province and the three northeastern provinces.

Revitalizing the old industrial base in Northeast China is a national strategy aimed at revitalizing the development of the entire Northeast.

Once upon a time, Northeast China was the most important industrial base in the country, and its development level was also very high. The education level of Northeast China is still among the best in the country.

However, after the reform and opening up, in the market competition, the reform of state-owned enterprises in Northeast China failed to keep pace with the times and gradually fell into a deadlock. By the end of the 90s, the deadlock in the three northeastern provinces reached an alarming level.

Due to the slow economic development, many young people in Northeast China choose to leave.

How to break the development dilemma of Northeast China has always been something the country has been racking its brains to figure out.

Therefore, there is a national strategy to revitalize the old industrial base in Northeast China, and this strategy is parallel to the development of central and western China.

Every year, a large amount of fiscal transfers are made to the three northeastern provinces.

We also sent talents to the three northeastern provinces, and mobilized a group of young, promising and reform-minded cadres from across the country to support the three northeastern provinces.

Feng Defeng's transfer falls under this situation.

Even Li Weimin was transferred after taking office in Honghe, also to promote the development of Liaoning Province, thereby driving the development of the three northeastern provinces.

When Feng Defeng was transferred, Liu Tao gave him a dowry.

Huaxia Machine Tool Group invested RMB 50 billion to build a large factory in Heilongjiang Province to produce machine tools, Huaxia High-speed Railway EMU Production Group invested RMB 100 billion to build a factory in Heilongjiang Province to produce EMUs, subway trains, and city trains, Huaxia Hydro-Turbine Group invested RMB 30 billion to build a water-land machine production plant in the Northeast, Huaxia Wind Turbine Group invested RMB 20 billion to build a wind turbine production plant in the Northeast, Huaxia Traditional Chinese Medicine Group invested RMB 200 billion in Heilongjiang Province for the cultivation and production of traditional Chinese medicine, Huaxia Automobile Group invested RMB 100 billion to build a factory in Heilongjiang Province, and Huaxia Motorcycle Group invested RMB 50 billion to build a factory in Heilongjiang Province.

These dowries gave Feng Defeng confidence and helped him gain a firm foothold quickly.

These large-scale investments will drive development in all aspects, just like giving Heilongjiang Province wings to take off.

Not to mention, in recent years, China Communications Group has established a production base in Heilongjiang Province, specializing in exporting mobile phones and telephones to Outer Mongolia, Russia and other places.

Moreover, with the cooperation with Russia, Heilongjiang Province also has an outlet to the sea, which makes exports from Heilongjiang Province even more convenient.

Therefore, in recent years, Heilongjiang Province has developed very fast, from the bottom of the country to the top of the country. (End of this chapter)