The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 258: Hiding one's identity and forging a sword for the country (asking for a monthly ticket)
December 12th, the 24th day of the eleventh lunar month, is Christmas Eve in the West.

In the mountain city, snowflakes were floating in the sky early in the morning. After a few hours of snow, the sky and the earth were covered in white.

The cold weather can almost be said to be the coldest day in the mountain city this year.

The weather was very cold, but the workers at Factory 256 were all wearing their latest clothes and looked very happy.

Even Liu Tao put on a set of clean clothes and tried to keep himself alert, but he still couldn't help yawning from time to time.

Just three days ago, he received an unexpected notice that the leadership decided to attend the opening ceremony of the first phase of the tank production and manufacturing base, so he had to temporarily adjust the arrangements for the opening ceremony.

The guards started to perform security work three days ago.

Among the people participating in the entire opening ceremony, he was the only one who knew that the news of the leader's coming was currently kept highly confidential.

"Director, the convoy is heading our way!" The director of Factory 256 reported to Liu Tao in a low voice.

In addition to Liu Tao, the other person who came to attend the opening ceremony was Zhao Guoping!
Liu Tao has been here for half a month and has completed the installation of various CNC machine tools together with other technicians.

Zhao Guoping arrived at Factory 256 yesterday afternoon. As the head of China Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation, he naturally had to attend the launch ceremony.

"Let's cheer up and welcome the leaders with the most enthusiastic spirit!" Liu Tao urged.

The director of Factory 256 muttered to himself that the leader with the worst spirit was Liu Tao.

But he didn't say anything. Everyone had seen Liu Tao's work over the past half month, and he often worked until two or three in the morning every day.

Last night I worked until four in the morning and got up early at six in the morning to do the final check.

In other words, Liu Tao only slept for two hours.

At the gate, festive red cloths were hung on both sides.

The workers on both sides lined up. Although it was snowing, no one felt cold.

Almost one-third of the technical workers here were transferred from Panshan Machinery Factory.

After all, this place will specialize in the production of Type 80 heavy tanks and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

The remaining one-third of the workers come from the old factory 256, and another one-third are technical workers who came to support this month.

The entire production base is surrounded by the Yangtze River on one side and mountains on the other side, with only two entrances, east and west, which are relatively narrow.

At this time, they were located at the East Gate, where a high-standard road was built to the mountain city, directly connected to the tank manufacturing base. There was also a railway connecting to the railway network.

Soon, the convoy came into sight.

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums rang out, making the moment seem extremely festive.

The convoy stopped at the door and people got out of the cars one by one.

When the old man got out of the car, everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then they were overjoyed. It was a huge surprise.

Because even the leadership team in Shancheng had not received the news.

When seeing the old man, some leaders couldn't help but hide their speeches in their pockets.

At this moment, they have no right to make speeches.

The importance of such a tank manufacturing base to China is self-evident. This means that in the worst case scenario, when the entire north is lost, we can still rely on this tank manufacturing base to manufacture tanks here, so that the troops can have advanced tanks.

After a complete supporting factory is built here, it will become the largest tank production and manufacturing base in China. In addition to the current final assembly plant, there will be three tank gun factories, three tank engine factories, three artillery shell factories, four tank mechanical parts processing factories, and two vehicle body and turret foundries.

The surrounding areas have been assigned to Factory 256.

In the long term, the annual production capacity here will be 2500 tanks and armored vehicles of various types, and in an emergency this output can even reach 5000.

It is precisely because of the importance of this tank production and manufacturing base that the old man made the decision to personally attend the opening ceremony of the first phase of the project.

"Leader, welcome to Factory 256!" Liu Tao seemed a little nervous.

Even though he had seen it four times, he still couldn't help feeling nervous.

Soon after the leaders arrived, it was 8 o'clock and the opening ceremony began.

The leader delivered a speech: "Comrades, this will be built into the country's largest tank production and manufacturing base. This is the hinterland of our country and is of vital importance to national defense construction. After the construction of the workers, the first phase of the project has finally been completed today."

The host, Liu Tao, was actually the sixth person to speak.

The subsequent opening ceremony was simple, which consisted of pulling down the plaques on both sides of the gate and the red cloth covering a statue.

The plaque on the left side of the gate reads: China Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation; the plaque on the right side reads: Shancheng Tiema Industry Co., Ltd.!
The plaque on the left represents that this place is affiliated to the Southwest China Ordnance Industry Group Corporation and is under the jurisdiction of the Southwest China Ordnance Industry Group Corporation. The plaque on the right represents the external name of this factory, Shancheng Tiema Industrial Co., Ltd.!

As the red cloth was pulled down, everyone couldn't help but applaud and beat drums to celebrate this moment.

Reporters pressed the shutter buttons of their cameras one after another.

Then we walked into the factory and there was a lawn not far away. There was a statue covered with a red cloth.

As the red cloth was unveiled, many people were stunned.

The sculpture has its head buried and its face covered, with a sword in both hands.

This sculpture is not small, but no one understands its significance.

"Comrade Liu Tao, what is the meaning of this sculpture?" the old man asked curiously.

Zhao Guoping, who was standing beside Liu Tao, replied, "Leader, this is the heritage of our Panshan Group. When we were still Panshan Machinery Factory, Comrade Liu Tao had someone sculpt such a sculpture. The meaning is: hide your identity and forge swords for the country; be low-key and pragmatic, and make great achievements with accumulation!"

"Every military production base of ours will have such a sculpture to warn everyone!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look solemn.

The old man couldn't help but be moved when he heard this.

Hide your identity and forge swords for the country!
For this kind of military factory, many people really hide their identities because they all forge swords for the country!
This is to prevent leaks and is for everyone’s good!

Being low-key and pragmatic, and accumulating knowledge over time, this is also a warning to individuals, allowing them to be down-to-earth, accumulate knowledge well, and go further on the road.

"What a great man who kept his identity secret and forged swords for the country! What a great man who was low-key and pragmatic and accumulated a lot of experience!" The old man couldn't help but praise.

At this time, others started to applaud, and the applause was thunderous.

They finally understood why the sculpture had its head buried and its face covered. It turned out to be a metaphor for those who silently contribute to the country and remain anonymous!
　It’s the end of the month, please give me a monthly ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)