The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 248 Touched
This batch of goods from Saudi Arabia was loaded and shipped out smoothly.

The next morning, Liu Taobie set out on his return journey.

In November, Liu Tao accompanied provincial leaders to the Chaishitan Reservoir.

At present, the Chaishitan Reservoir has not been fully completed, but it has begun to supply water to the irrigation area during the first dry season.

The two irrigation areas of Yiling and Shilin have reached an astonishing 37.81 acres, which is definitely a huge boost to the local area. With this reservoir, these places will no longer be afraid of drought.

Looking at the water flowing out through the water transfer culvert and the channel, Liu Tao could not help but feel shocked. The water conservancy project really benefits a place. No wonder it has become a major political achievement. The construction of such a reservoir can ensure that nearly 38 mu of farmland has sufficient water for irrigation, and it also has a significant flood control effect, can supply water to the surrounding areas, and can generate a large amount of electricity every year.

Although it will take about another half year for Chaishitan to be completed and generate large amounts of electricity, Liu Tao can't help but fantasize about it.

To be honest, Liu Tao had witnessed Yunnan Province's support for Panshan Machinery Factory.

Water and electricity are used first by Panshan Machinery Factory.

Many rural areas, towns and even county towns may not have electricity for even one hour a day, and all the electricity is supplied to the various factories of Panshan Machinery Factory.

Similarly, there was originally sufficient drinking water, but now there is water outage from time to time, and the water has been transported to various factories of Panshan Machinery Factory.

The province has repeatedly proposed giving priority to ensuring the production of Panshan Machinery Factory.

With the completion of these large and medium-sized reservoir hydropower stations, the shortage of water and electricity can be solved.

But Liu Tao knew that with the development of society, the demand for water and electricity would increase significantly, and more and more reservoirs and hydropower stations would be built.

Water, electricity and roads are the three most powerful pillars behind industrialization.

Liu Tao has a deep understanding of this point.

Without sufficient water and electricity, there is no industrialization at all.

It is precisely because of this practical experience that the production bases in Guangxi, Guizhou Province, and Sichuan are equipped with at least two large reservoir hydropower stations and four medium-sized reservoir hydropower stations.

This is to ensure that even if there is a problem with one line, the other lines can be guaranteed, while leaving room for future development.

Yunnan Province does not have the financial resources to build reservoirs and hydropower stations, and the same is true for other provinces.

In fact, because there are not so many state-owned factories that require financial investment, the situation in Yunnan Province is relatively good, but the situation in the other three provinces is quite bad.

Every state-owned factory, especially those related to the military industry, is crying out for food and relies on financial investment to operate.

These reservoirs, hydropower stations and even roads all had to be invested in by Panshan Machinery Factory itself.

Liu Tao accompanied the leaders to inspect the construction site, including the Chaishitan Reservoir and the irrigation area.

Seeing the leader chatting in a friendly and amiable manner with the workers and ordinary people, Liu Tao was deeply touched. This was a true Communist Party member. They were practicing the great man's words "serve the people" and were truly serving the people.

Who can imagine that with the development of the economy in the future, a township cadre will still have a college education.

At least Liu Tao has never seen such a cadre so far.

In this era, no one dares to be too arrogant.

But what about the future? At lunch, the leaders and everyone else use the same bowls and eat the same food, and they eat with gusto. It's just some simple dishes, with very little meat and not even much oil.

Liu Tao was not at peace.

He has come into contact with many leaders, but it is rare for him to see this moment.

He believes that there are many such leaders, because they have all been through that era, they know how easy it was to establish the Republic, and how hard it is to be where the Republic is today. They also deeply remember the earnest advice of the great man and keep in mind the purpose of "serving the people."

"Comrade Liu Tao, have you encountered any problems in the restructuring of your Panshan Machinery Factory? Do you need help from the province? Are you short of funds?" the leader suddenly asked Liu Tao.

Liu Tao was a little surprised.

You should know that because Panshan Machinery Factory is now directly under the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, provincial leaders hardly ever ask about the affairs of Panshan Machinery Factory.

Even the provincial government never intervened in the restructuring of Panshan Machinery Factory.

It's a matter of jurisdiction.

Liu Tao said quickly: "Leader, the restructuring of our Panshan Machinery Factory is going smoothly. Although it is a process of crossing the river by feeling the stones, we have been preparing for it in advance, and the employees also support our restructuring work."

"Funding is not a problem. We have enough funds now." Liu Tao said, "As for the college graduates from the province, we hope that the province will allocate more college students to us. We are eager to recruit talented college students now."

"Haha, that's no problem. We will give you some preference for the first batch of undergraduate graduates next year and assign you more college students." The leader laughed. "But these college students are all precious treasures. All departments and units are eyeing them covetously. The number is still too limited, and we can't give you too many."

Next July will be the time when the first batch of undergraduate students will graduate after the resumption of the college entrance examination.

In the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination, a total of 27 students were admitted nationwide, with an admission rate as low as 4.74%!

The 27 people are not all undergraduate students, but the total number of students admitted to undergraduate universities and junior colleges.

The number of students admitted to undergraduate universities is even smaller, and each one of them can be said to be a treasure.

The government not only provides subsidies for college students, so that they almost do not need to ask their families for money, but they can even send money home if they save a little, and they are guaranteed jobs after graduation.

College students of this era are undoubtedly the happiest. They can be said to have the least worries. They don’t have to worry about finding a job after graduation. They have plenty of time to compose poetry and pursue romance.

"As many as we can allocate, the better. Thirty or fifty is not too many, and three or five is not too few." Liu Tao said with a smile.

He also envied this group of undergraduate students, and had communicated well not only with the four southwestern provinces, but also with the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

Moreover, after the Chinese New Year, he will take everyone to Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Wuhan University and other universities to recruit people in person, instead of waiting for others to assign them to the factory, which is too passive.

The leader laughed, but he still agreed.

The current size of Panshan Machinery Factory can be said to be the largest in the entire Yunnan Province.

Perhaps in less than three years, the number of employees of the entire Panshan Machinery Factory in Yunnan Province will exceed 15. If you include their families, the number will definitely exceed 60.

Moreover, there are also many enterprises related to Panshan Machinery Factory, which are definitely those that Yunnan Province needs to protect.

Not to mention that the leaders above mentioned Panshan Machinery Factory more than once, which further highlighted the importance of Panshan Machinery Factory.

(End of this chapter)