The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 20: Factory Mobilization
Panshan Machinery Factory.

Factory director Wang Tiezhu convened a factory-wide meeting.

Wang Tiezhu had a smile on his face, he couldn't stop laughing. Liu Tao was right next to Wang Tiezhu, he was worried that this old senior would choke from laughing and die like Sima Zhao in the TV series.

Wang Tiezhu adjusted the simple loudspeaker and said loudly:

"Comrades, just today, the new automatic rifle developed by our factory has been highly praised and recognized by the superiors. It is temporarily named the 'Type 78' automatic rifle. The 40th Regiment of the 119th Division has been ordered to produce 1200 'Type 78' automatic rifles, and the 41nd Regiment of the 122st Division has also been ordered to produce 1200 'Type 78' automatic rifles."

Wang Tiezhu was so happy. In the past few days, he received good news one after another, which made him smile even in his dreams.

2400 Type 78 automatic rifles, each with a planned unit price of 600 yuan, which is 144 million yuan!

And this is only the new order. The original 1200 Type 63 automatic rifles also passed the inspection and acceptance of the troops yesterday and were delivered to the troops. They were not left unused in their hands, and there was no need to bring them to a military court and be held accountable.

All the guns, shells and bullets in the warehouse will also be delivered to the troops one by one.

Wang Tiezhu already had a premonition that everyone would have a good New Year this year.

Because the matter is urgent, Wang Tiezhu convened a mobilization meeting for the entire factory today, calling on everyone to work hard and contribute to China's military industry!

The good news announced by Wang Tiezhu shocked all the workers in the factory and they couldn't help but discuss it in low voices.

The 1200 Type 63 automatic rifles were withdrawn in public, and many people saw it. Not to mention that the whole factory knew about it at the subsequent meeting, and at that time, the entire Panshan Machinery Factory was facing the crisis of being banned.

Who would have thought that in such a short time, the crisis was over and Panshan Machinery Factory even developed a new automatic rifle.

Then, today’s meeting came to the highlight - commendation!
Liu Tao was wearing a brand new Zhongshan suit. Wang Tiezhu personally put a big red flower on Liu Tao's head and then gave Liu Tao a big red book.

"Click~~"

The only camera in the venue pressed the shutter to record this scene.

Everyone in the factory was staring at Liu Tao.

A bonus of 3,000 yuan was undoubtedly a huge sum of money at a time when everyone's monthly salary was only a few dozen yuan.

There is envy, but there is no jealousy.

During this period of time, Liu Tao has developed a new pistol, and now he has developed an automatic rifle, which is like a monster.

If you are slightly outstanding, people will be jealous. If you are too outstanding, people will no longer be jealous and will only admire you.

This time, at the commendation meeting, Liu Tao not only received a bonus of 17 yuan, but his administrative level was raised from level 15 to level 101, a full two levels higher, and his salary was also raised from 127 yuan to yuan.

As a result, Liu Tao officially joined the leadership of Panshan Machinery Factory.

At the same time, Lin Shengli stepped down and let Liu Tao take over as the Minister of Technology. Lin Shengli stepped down from the Minister of Technology to Deputy Minister, with a downgrade in position but the administrative level remaining unchanged.

As soon as the mobilization meeting started, all the employees in the factory were like chicken blood, shouting and clamoring. After the meeting, Wang Tiezhu kept Liu Tao and took a walk with him.

"Comrade Liu Tao, is it necessary to involve so many people in the production of the '78-type' pistol and the '78-type' automatic rifle?" Wang Tiezhu was a little worried.

Production needs to be carried out according to plan.

You can't produce as much as you want.

Materials are a big problem. Without a plan, where would the materials come from?

Besides, even if we get the materials and produce them, if the army doesn't purchase them, they will just sit in the warehouse and gather dust.

Everyone has to go and drink the northwest wind.

"Director, I have the habit of listening to the radio every day. I think next, we should beat the monkeys. Now the monkeys are jumping up and down happily. They will not calm down unless they are taught a lesson." Liu Tao pondered for a moment. It was he who suggested Wang Tiezhu to hold this mobilization meeting. In fact, according to the current production efficiency of the factory, 2400 "Type 78" automatic rifles can be produced in a short time. The monthly production capacity is more than 2400 rifles. There is no need to mobilize so many people.

Not to mention, the entire factory needs to be mobilized, and Liu Tao also has to produce new production equipment to expand production.

"Besides, even if we don't fight monkeys, our troops are supposed to be equipped with new automatic rifles. It's just that the Type 63 automatic rifle is not satisfactory, so it has not been put into service on a large scale." Liu Tao said seriously: "Director, if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Only if we are well prepared in advance can we get more planned quotas when the time comes."

"If the 119th and 122nd Regiments are satisfied and the test goes well, then we still have two regiments from the 40th and 41st Divisions. Will the other divisions come knocking on our door? We can't let everyone be so busy that they are at a loss as to what to do." Liu Tao's words made Wang Tiezhu determined.

The People's Liberation Army currently has two types of infantry divisions, Type A and Type B.

A Type A division is a fully staffed, fully equipped, combat-ready unit that can be assembled and deployed at any time. A Type B division retains the unit framework and backbone forces, but has a reduced size.

The 40th Infantry Division is a Type A division, and the 41st Infantry Division is a Type B division.

Not to mention the other divisions, if even these two divisions were to be re-equipped, it would be very difficult to complete the task in a short period of time given the current production capacity of the Panshan Machinery Factory.

If we really want to teach the monkeys a lesson, we will need to produce hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of automatic rifles in a short period of time. The difficulty is even greater!
Wang Tiezhu is a veteran who has experienced many battles. He knows very well how much guns and artillery shells are consumed in a war.

Two hundred thousand people, one battle, and each soldier uses two magazines, that means two hundred thousand automatic rifles and twelve million rounds of bullets!
Liu Tao persuaded Wang Tiezhu to expand production with great sincerity, and he had his own reasons. After all, he knew very well that they didn't have much time left, and they had to seize the time and cherish every minute and every second, because it wouldn't be long before the order from above would come down.

Whether we can seize the opportunity and grow stronger depends entirely on this time.

If we fail to seize the opportunity, in a few years, companies like Panshan Machinery Factory will have to be converted from military to civilian use. Then, in a few years, they will be gradually eliminated by society and ultimately only remain in history books.

As for the 'Type 78' pistol and 'Type 78' rifle, it is true that they were nominally developed by the Panshan Machinery Factory, but that does not mean that they can only be produced by the Panshan Machinery Factory and other military factories cannot produce them.

The Patent Law of the Republic of China would not be issued until 84. If it could really be done, even in Liu Tao's time and space, it would still make people laugh.

Liu Tao has feelings for Panshan Machinery Factory. In his heart, Panshan Machinery Factory will also be a stage for him. He hopes that Panshan Machinery Factory can grow and develop, and he can also realize his own value in the process.

(End of this chapter)