The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 131 No matter how difficult it is, we must build
Five-axis machining centers are only used in Europe and the United States.

It is absolutely prohibited internationally!
Any production of a five-axis machining center is subject to the monitoring of the Output Control Coordination Committee!

It is no exaggeration to say that the five-axis machining center is the most advanced equipment in military manufacturing.

There are not many of these advanced processing equipment in the world, and they are mainly used for high-precision military equipment processing, especially the core components of fighter jets, tanks, submarines, etc.

Even though the Soviet Union had strong industrial strength, it did not have five-axis machining centers.

This is also an important reason why Soviet submarines are relatively noisy!
Liu Tao's goal is to have a four-axis machining center at the very least, and a five-axis machining center would be best.

But now, it is obvious that you can’t buy it, you have to do it yourself.

"Leader, Factory 256 was previously allocated to our Panshan Machinery Factory. I once proposed to build a large tank manufacturing plant in Yunnan Province. Is the design team ready now?" Liu Tao asked.

He went to Factory 256, but he was not very satisfied with the factory area. Even the production capacity of Type 256 tanks was very limited.

256厂年生产59式坦克也就几十辆，生产车间最大的起重机也就不到20吨，显然是无法满足生产80式自行高炮和80式主战坦克。

As for the production of tank gun barrels and diesel engines, they are far from meeting the standards.

To this end, he specifically requested the construction of a large tank manufacturing plant, and the location of the plant was also selected.

But I haven't seen the design team for a long time.

"The design team has been formed. We have assembled elite personnel from all over the country." Wang Baoguo said, "Comrade Zhenbang will take you there later."

"Is it really necessary to invest so much?" Wang Baoguo frowned slightly: "The country has no money to allocate to you, we can only allocate people to you."

"If we want to produce self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks, it is imperative!" Liu Tao sighed, "Otherwise, I'm afraid even the First Machine Factory may not be able to meet our needs."

The First Machine Factory is undoubtedly the largest tank manufacturing plant in China.

It has the largest number of machines and equipment, which is far beyond the reach of Factory 256.

Compared with the First Machine Factory, Factory 256 is just a younger brother.

"It covers an area of ​​10000 acres, with an investment of one billion yuan. The area is almost one-fourth of the First Machine Factory!" Wang Baoguo looked at Liu Tao.

The First Machine Factory covers an area of ​​more than 20 square kilometers and is the largest tank manufacturing plant in the country.

But that was a machine factory located on the prairie, a vast area with few people.

The new factory area that Liu Tao chose to build for Factory 256 is located in a mountain city, where the terrain is mainly hills and mountains. It is not easy to build such a large factory area.

In particular, the investment reached 1 billion yuan, and all this money had to be paid by Panshan Machinery Factory, as the state had no money to allocate to Panshan Machinery Factory.

"No matter how big the investment is, it's worth it!" Liu Tao's eyes were full of determination.

An investment of 1 billion yuan is enough now, and maybe in a few years, the investment will have to be 10 billion yuan.

More importantly, it will most likely be difficult to get such a large piece of land by then.

Once this tank factory is completed, it can produce 100 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns or tanks every month, and the annual production scale can reach 1200 vehicles.

And unlike the No. 256 Machine Factory and Factory , this will be a brand new modern tank manufacturing plant.

After the prototype was completed, Liu Tao could not wait to come to Beijing to promote it, hoping to obtain a large order and use the deposit to build this modern tank manufacturing plant.

Wang Baoguo looked at Liu Tao deeply, and he found that he could not see through Liu Tao at all.

Sometimes he wanted to split Liu Tao's head open to see what Liu Tao was thinking.

This kind of courage is simply shocking. One billion yuan was invested in building a tank manufacturing plant, and you have to know how much money Huaxia invested in building a machine factory?

Liu Tao then went through the formalities to get the money in his hand and put it in his pocket.

He was already familiar with this matter and completed the procedures quickly. He just had to wait until he returned to Kun City and go to the bank in Kun City, and the money would be transferred completely to the account of Panshan Machinery Factory.

Afterwards, Liu Taocai came to the Design Institute under the leadership of Liu Zhenbang.

This design institute is specifically responsible for the planning and design of military factories under the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

When Liu Tao was discussing with the person in charge, he couldn't help but frown slightly, because he found that the other party's thinking was based on the previous tank manufacturing plant.

According to this line of thinking, the built tank manufacturing plant could not meet his requirements at all.

"It seems that I have to participate more in this matter and come up with my own ideas and plans first!" Liu Tao said to himself.

However, they can carry out topographic surveys and geological drilling work first.

After leaving, it was almost time to get off work, so Liu Tao and Liu Zhenbang took the bus to Shichahai.

During the few days when Liu Tao returned to Beijing, Liu Zhenbang and Chen Fang would go to the courtyard house in Shichahai. On weekends, Chen Fang, as the mother-in-law, would accompany Zhu Lin.

That night, Liu Tao accompanied his wife on a night tour of Shichahai. The night was quite cool at this time, not as hot as during the day, and many people were playing in Shichahai.

You can even see that there are a lot more people doing business here than before.

There are obviously more self-employed people.

However, self-employed individuals do not have a formal identity yet. In the eyes of many people, they are considered to be speculators and may be arrested at any time.

At this time, being an individual business owner and doing small business is actually a very risky thing.

No one would become self-employed unless they are very smart or have no other choice.

Even if you get a very low salary in an organization, it is better than being a self-employed person.

Since the return of the educated youth, the number of registered unemployed youth in the country has reached a staggering 1500 million. And this is only the registered ones. If the unregistered unemployed youth are included, it is estimated that there are at least 2000 million!
Moreover, many parents leave their jobs in order to give them to their children, and in order to reduce the burden on their children, these people become self-employed and do small business.

Liu Tao noticed that many of the people in Shichahai were middle-aged people in their forties or fifties.

"Shichahai is becoming more and more lively, and there are more college students coming here to play." Zhu Lin held Liu Tao's hand, and the other hand would unconsciously touch her belly.

Zhu Lin's pregnancy is already showing, especially when she wears less clothes.

Zhu Lin's outfit today is obviously more fashionable than the people around him.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "This place will become more and more lively in the future, our country's economy will develop better and better, and people's lives will continue to get better and better."

"Shichahai is very close to the university. It's normal for students to come here when they have time." Liu Tao said: "When I was in school, I would come here for a walk on weekends."

Here in Shichahai, next to us are Beijing Normal University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China University of Political Science and Law, China University of Finance and Economics, and Beijing University of Architecture. A little further away, there are even more universities.

For college students of this era, the state subsidizes 19.5 yuan of meal tickets every month, plus 2 yuan of hardship allowance, which means that they can receive 21.5 yuan of subsidy every month, which is higher than the monthly income of many ordinary people.

If you save some, you can even send money back home.

Going to college is free and there is a government subsidy every month, so college students will naturally travel more.

(End of this chapter)