The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 227 Debt Collection

"In half a month, a group of university graduates will come to our combined forces brigade. You must be well prepared to welcome them and train them well!"

Liu Tao talked about something.

This was shortly after the Chinese New Year, when he personally made the request to the military leaders.

The construction period of a combined brigade is long, and there are many things to learn. It is difficult to train those who do not have a basic knowledge level and learning ability.

College students are different. They often have a strong level of knowledge and relatively strong learning ability.

They have a strong ability to accept new knowledge.

Therefore, when these college students arrive at the combined brigade, they will inevitably receive focused training and will become professional soldiers in the future.

As for other soldiers, no matter how good they are, they will often start to retire in batches when they reach the age of 30. Only a very small number of extremely outstanding ones will be retained by the combined brigade.

Of course, perhaps as more and more new tank equipment is equipped, these soldiers will be used as instructors by other troops and continue to stay in the army.

"Yes, Director!" said Zhao Guoping.

Matters in this area fall within his jurisdiction.

He and Li Fuguo had a clear division of labor. Li Fuguo was mainly responsible for military command, while Zhao Guoping was responsible for ideological and political work.

Of course, Zhao Guoping was also learning about military command.

As the political commissar of the combined brigade, if Li Fuguo fell ill, was injured or died on the battlefield, he would need to take over the command of the combined brigade.

"Director, can you give us more tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns? The army is in great need of them right now!" Li Fuguo said bitterly.

Liu Tao rolled his eyes. "The production of tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns is still very limited. If you ask me for them, who should I ask?"

"All the tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns produced by the factory now, even the export versions, are temporarily given to you!" Liu Tao spread his hands.

Li Fuguo said, "Aren't the factories currently producing three other types of tanks? These are also OK. I think their performance is pretty good."

The three tank prototypes developed by Liu Tao were also sent to the combined brigade.

After all, the development is the same, and many switches and systems are also the same. These three tanks also made Li Fuguo envious.

It can even be said that when conducting plateau operations, the Type 81 light tank and the Type 81 medium tank are more suitable. If it is in the south, the Type 81 light tank, the Type 81 medium tank, and the Type 81 amphibious tank are more suitable than the Type 80 heavy tank.

The Type 80 heavy tank has fierce firepower and strong armor defense, but the problem is that it is very heavy.

"Don't even think about these three tanks. The production for the next year has been taken by the army!" Liu Tao said helplessly: "You guys just have to endure the hardship first, and slowly replenish your weapons and equipment. I will definitely give you full equipment."

"But now, the gap in weapons and equipment is too big!" Li Fuguo was speechless.

Previously, regarding the combined brigade, Liu Tao painted a big pie, which made Li Fuguo dream beautifully every day.

But now we find that there is a huge gap in weapons and equipment for the time being.

一个重型合成旅下辖9个营，其中4个重型合成营、1个防空营、1个炮兵营、1个侦察营、1个支援营、1个保障营。

4个重型合成营，配备120辆80式主战坦克、8辆80式自行高炮、104辆履带式步兵战车、24门120毫米自行迫榴炮；炮营需要9门122毫米火箭炮、27门122毫米自行榴弹炮、9辆反坦克导弹发射车；1个防空营需要4套野战防空导弹系统、20辆80式自行高炮、弹炮合一系统
There is a huge gap in weapons and equipment now, not just tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. Tracked infantry fighting vehicles, 120mm mortars, 122mm rocket launchers, 122mm self-propelled howitzers, anti-tank missile launchers, field air defense missile systems, etc., are all missing.

There are just enough guns and rocket launchers.

The current combined forces brigade is called a combined forces brigade, but in reality it is very incomplete.

"Don't worry, there will be bread and milk." Liu Tao comforted Li Fuguo.

Li Fuguo said angrily: "But I don't want bread and milk, I just want weapons and equipment!"

"The gap in tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns is okay, we can just squeeze them in for training, but we have to provide them with tracked infantry fighting vehicles, 120mm mortars, 122mm rocket launchers, 122mm self-propelled howitzers, anti-tank missile launchers, field air defense missile systems, etc., otherwise I won't be able to explain to the soldiers!" Li Fuguo also had a headache.

"Okay, okay, okay. You will be fully equipped in the next two or three months." Liu Tao said.

I originally wanted to take it easy, but now Li Fuguo is chasing me for debts, and it seems I can't take it easy any longer.

After hearing what Liu Tao said, Li Fuguo finally stopped talking.

Liu Tao looked at Zhao Guoping and asked, "How is the logistics support of the troops? Can the food nutrition keep up? Has the ideological and political work of the soldiers been done well?"

"Director, there is no problem with logistics support. The soldiers have meat and vegetables for every meal, and each soldier has 2 yuan for food allowance per day." Zhao Guoping said.

The food allowance is 2 yuan per person per day, which is 60 yuan per month. This food standard is far higher than that of other troops.

For other troops, the food expenses per person per day are about 0.5 yuan, and the monthly food expenses per person are 15 yuan, which includes 1.5 kilograms of rice (including flour) and 1.5 kilograms of cooking oil.

In other words, the food standard of the combined brigade is four times that of other troops!
The only thing that can compare to it is the flight crew kitchen!

Even the flight crew kitchen is slightly inferior!

The Panshan Combined Brigade has a full staff of 6000 people, which means the monthly food expenses are 36 yuan!

In terms of allowances, the average annual amount is about 65 yuan per person, which is almost 500 million yuan a year.

The consumption of various training shells, bullets, and artillery shells, even at the production cost price of Panshan Machinery Factory, is estimated to be 200 to 300 million or even more a year.

As for weapons and equipment, there are even more.

Only by personally understanding it did Zhao Guoping clearly feel how much money it would take to build a heavy combined brigade!

It takes about an entire army to barely match the investment of a heavy combined brigade.

He also deeply understood what Liu Tao had said before, that China today cannot support the integration of its forces!
"In terms of ideological work, the soldiers have performed very well. Every week we organize movie watching, lectures, and ideological and political studies. The soldiers have a high level of awareness and a strong sense of patriotism. Every half a month, they go to the surrounding areas in companies to help the people do something," said Zhao Guoping.

Carrying out military-civilian integration is a fine tradition of our army. Liu Tao has higher requirements for the combined brigade, requiring that this fine tradition must never be abandoned, and that military-civilian integration must be strengthened to put into practice the principle that the people's soldiers come from the people and go back to the people.

Even now, we are carrying out military training cooperation with primary and middle schools in surrounding towns and villages, and we personally conduct military training in these primary and middle schools at the beginning of each school year.

Military training will be conducted in colleges and universities in the future to strengthen military-civilian integration, allow students to have more understanding of the military, and instill love for and support for the military into every student's heart.

(End of this chapter)