The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 242 Entrusted with important tasks
9 month 30 day.

Liu Tao, accompanied by guards and carrying large and small bags, waved to the driver to go back, and then walked into the airport.

Whenever he travels now, he basically has to be accompanied by guards.

Even within the country, the possibility of spies appearing is very small, but we still have to be on guard against them.

Liu Tao cherishes his life very much.

After all, we only have one life, and if it’s gone, it’s really gone.

After living a new life, with a foundation, a beautiful wife, and children, Liu Tao had a bright future ahead of him, so he was reluctant to die.

This time he has eight days off, which is just enough for him to spend time with his family during the National Day holiday.

Liu Tao was accompanied by his second sister and her family, as well as Zhao Guoping and his wife.

Looking at Zhao Guoping's wife with her big belly, Liu Tao secretly sighed that he could be considered the matchmaker between the two.

If he hadn't pushed them, the two of them would probably have dragged it out for a year or two, or even two or three years, and wouldn't have gotten married so soon.

Because Zhao Guoping's wife is only 18 years old this year.

The two are nine years apart in age.

However, it must be said that Zhao Guoping's wife is indeed a talent. She is already one of the most popular singers in the art troupe. Every performance is packed with people, and she is always loved by the soldiers when she performs in the army.

Zhao Guoping chose to sit next to Liu Tao and report on the summary of the combined brigade's work in recent days.

Summaries are conducted at the brigade level, battalion level, and company level, and summaries are carried out at all levels, even at the squad level.

However, what troubled Zhao Guoping was that many of the soldiers could not read or write.

"You need to find ways to improve the soldiers' literacy. You need to strengthen their ideological work and improve their literacy. They need to learn more words and read more newspapers." Liu Tao said, "You need to offer more cultural courses in the evening to teach them how to read and write."

Before the founding of the Republic, China's illiteracy rate was 80% and the primary school enrollment rate was 20%.

Although the illiteracy rate has been greatly reduced after three decades of efforts, it is still as high as 22.81%!

At that time, the standard for illiteracy was "illiterate", which meant that as long as one knew how to write his or her own name, he or she was not considered illiterate.

Despite such a low standard, the illiteracy rate is still 22.81%.

These soldiers are basically not illiterate, but their cultural level is not high.

This is true for ordinary soldiers and cadres alike.

This was because they were promoted based on their meritorious service on the battlefield, and ordinary soldiers were promoted to cadres, which meant that many cadres actually only had an elementary school education.

"We need to let the cadres take the lead. Our combined brigade should be a force with culture, ideas, and strong combat effectiveness, not an illiterate force." Liu Tao said in a deep voice: "Cadres should start to take turns to study at the Command Academy so that they can receive systematic command and combat education."

During this trip northward, the combined brigade actually exposed many problems.

Liu Tao was not a commander and did not know how to build an army. He could only provide logistical support, providing money, food, weapons and ammunition when needed.

The tasks of building up the army still have to be left to Li Fuguo, Zhao Guoping and others.

Zhao Guoping nodded. In fact, the army had a tradition of carrying out literacy campaigns since a long time ago. The army has been working hard to improve the cultural level of cadres and soldiers. In July, the superior assigned a group of military academy graduates to the combined brigade, and they were regarded as treasures by the combined brigade. As long as they were undergraduate military academy graduates, they would be promoted to company-level cadres as soon as they arrived at the combined brigade. They would serve as instructors or staff officers in the company, and they would also be the cadres that the combined brigade would focus on training.

Zhao Guoping agreed with what Liu Tao said that the army needed to be built into a force with a high cultural level.

He encountered many difficulties in his ideological and political work. Every time he returned to the capital, he would go to his predecessors for advice.

He also agreed with what Liu Tao had said before, that an army without faith would definitely have no combat effectiveness.

Therefore, in the combined battalion, and now in the combined brigade, Zhao Guoping has put in a lot of effort and work in the ideological and political work of the troops.

In addition to discussing the affairs of the combined brigade, Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping also discussed the affairs of the Panshan Machinery Factory.

After National Day, Panshan Machinery Factory will be officially restructured.

Zhao Guoping is also the deputy leader of the reform preparatory group and is involved in the work of the reform preparatory group.

The restructuring of Panshan Machinery Factory is of far-reaching significance and serves as a pilot reform for military factories or state-owned factories.

"Comrade Zhao Guoping, when the formal restructuring is completed, you will serve as the deputy general manager of the group and general manager of Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation. Do you have the confidence to take on this heavy responsibility?" Liu Tao suddenly said.

Zhao Guoping was shocked when he heard this.

He was also the deputy leader of the restructuring preparatory group, so he naturally knew that after the restructuring of Panshan Machinery Factory, the Huaxia Panshan Group Corporation would be formed. Under it, two group corporations would be formed based on military business and civilian fields, namely the Huaxia Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation for military business and the Huaxia Southwest Industrial Group Corporation for civilian fields.

This means that the levels of the two group head offices will be very high and their power will be very great.

Because this will realize the one-person-in-charge responsibility system. For example, if he takes charge of the China Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation, he will inevitably serve as the Party Secretary and will be the real top leader in the entire China Southwest Ordnance Industry Group. Except for being responsible to Liu Tao, his direct superior, no one else has the right to interfere with him.

Zhao Guoping hesitated and said, "Director, would it be inappropriate? I'm still young, less than 30 years old! Shouldn't we let another deputy director with more experience come, so that he can convince the public?"

There are fifteen deputy factory directors in Panshan Machinery Factory now. Some are from the armed forces department, such as Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping, who focus on the ideological and political work of the combined brigade and the group. There are also directors of Factory 256 and Factory 356. Similarly, the director of Panshan Hospital also has the title of deputy factory director.

"You said that. I'm two years younger than you!" Liu Tao smiled and said, "On the road of reform, everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones. It's not that you can get things done just by having more experience."

The two deputy directors of Panshan Machinery Factory were previously assigned idle positions by Liu Tao.

He values ​​ability more than qualifications.

Although qualifications are important, there is no doubt that ability is more important at the current juncture.

Many of the people he promoted were not those with high qualifications, but those with strong abilities.

And just like now, although they are both deputy factory directors, the size of their powers is very different. There is also a big difference in whether or not they are included in the Party group and their ranking in the Party group.

"How about it? Do you have the confidence to take on this responsibility?" Liu Tao asked again.

Zhao Guoping nodded solemnly, "Since you have such high expectations of me, I won't let you down."

"Just the combined brigade?" Zhao Guoping frowned slightly. The work at the combined brigade was equally important and busy.

Liu Tao said noncommittally: "Do it at the same time, and do it well at the same time!"

Isn't he busy?
Few people can sleep six hours a day, and often only five hours. It is normal to work until one or two in the morning.

(End of this chapter)