The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 261 Adventure (Subscription Request)

The completion of the first phase of the tank production base project made Liu Tao feel slightly relieved.

This means an increase in the production of Type 80 main battle tanks and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

Even after the completion of the first phase of the project, the delivery pressure of the Type 80 main battle tank and the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is still very high, but it would be good to have some improvement.

Liu Tao went back to Panshan Machinery Factory for more than half a month, and there were many weapons and equipment that needed his quality inspection.

It took one day to complete the inspection of all the weapons and equipment.

Some of the weapons and ammunition of Panshan Machinery Factory are overseas orders, and some are military orders.

Many bullets are produced and sent to warehouses.

The ammunition in the warehouse is sent to the front line, and the ammunition consumed is the ammunition produced previously.

The firearms were mainly sent to the training troops in Tianzhu Mountain, and a small amount was used as replacements for the weapons lost by the front-line troops.

The 40th Division is currently on the front line, and the 37th Division is conducting training in Tianzhu Mountain.

According to the current situation, the troops will train in Tianzhu Mountain for more than a month, and then fight on the two mountain fronts for two months, so that more troops can be rotated.

Liu Tao watched a new batch of tank equipment being transported away and saw them off.

This batch of tank equipment has three main destinations. One is the two southwestern military regions. After all, the Type 81 light tank and the Type 81 medium tank are suitable for plateau and mountain warfare, where they can better exert their combat effectiveness; one is to the north, where the pressure is enormous, and tanks are needed to strengthen combat effectiveness; and one is to the Jinling Military Region. The Type 81 light tank and the Type 81 amphibious tank are very suitable for combat in the south.

He delivers these tank equipment about twice a month.

As for the Type 80 main battle tanks and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, they will be placed in the combined brigades first, and then sent to Yangcheng Port or to the Western Region Province when they are about to be delivered.

The production of the domestic versions of the Type 80 main battle tank and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is relatively limited, and the increase rate is relatively slow, far less than the high production of the export versions.

Of course, this output is mainly due to the small amount of military purchases, and the use of its own synthetic brigades can be gradually increased. Now the main purpose is to export and make a small amount of money.

Since the deposit has been paid, he naturally has to work hard to complete the order, deliver it on time and maintain his credit.

Afterwards, Liu Tao set out to return to the capital, after all, his wife was due to give birth in these few days.

Beijing, Siheyuan.

Although it didn't snow today, the temperature was very low.

General Liu Tao took off his coat, washed his hands, and sat down.

At this time, the hot pot soup base was boiling on the table, and the rich aroma of beef was wafting.

The family prepared beef hotpot today, and Liu Hongying had already prepared the soup base with beef bones.

The beef was cut into thin slices and placed on plates, and the washed vegetables were placed in a basin.

Liu Hongying was already blanching beef and vegetables for the children.

Several children were shouting excitedly. Some wanted more corn, some wanted more cauliflower, and some wanted more beef.

Of course, soda is also indispensable here, which is the favorite of children.

"Can your sister come back with us during the New Year?" Chen Fang asked, handing the bowl and chopsticks to Liu Tao.

Liu Honglei can't come back for a few days every month like Liu Tao. "My second sister and her friends are planning to come back for the New Year, so they don't even have a weekend off." Liu Tao said, and then prepared some sauces himself.

Liu Honglei and her husband are different from Liu Tao. Although they were allocated a house because of Liu Tao's slight favoritism, they cannot return to Beijing every month like Liu Tao does.

Liu Tao could be on vacation or on a business trip to Beijing.

Liu Honglei and the others can’t do it.

Because Liu Honglei is in an office, she has fewer restrictions. Chen Weimin, for example, is now in the engine production room, which is classified as a military secret. If he writes letters home, they must be reviewed and approved before they can be sent home. When his family members write letters, they must also be reviewed by the relevant departments before they can be given to Chen Weimin.

Chen Weimin is now an engineering technician and a cadre, so he must set an example.

"That's good! That's good!" Chen Fang said, "I told your sister last time to just come back, but she refused."

Liu Tao said with a smile: "My second sister and her friends are doing a good job now. This is a contribution to national defense."

Back then, Liu Zhenbang and Chen Fang were very principled and refused to let their two daughters return to Beijing.

Now Chen Fang is thinking about letting Liu Honglei return to Beijing.

The spring breeze of reform and opening up blew into the capital, and indeed caused many changes in people's concepts.

"You are right. Your ideological awareness has declined. It is very dangerous." Liu Zhenbang said in agreement. "Honglei and the others are working hard at the Panshan Machinery Factory and making contributions to the country. We should be proud of them."

"I am a brick of the revolution, and I will be moved wherever I am needed." Liu Zhenbang said this with great righteousness.

"Eat your beef and drink your wine carefully. No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak." Chen Fang glared at Liu Zhenbang.

She felt that Liu Zhenbang had become more and more arrogant at home since he became a deputy director-level cadre.

The family ate and drank together, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"What do you think about the opening-up policy implemented by Qiongzhou Island in Guangdong Province?" Liu Zhenbang brought up something.

Liu Tao's expression changed. Just at the beginning of the month, Guangdong Province officially announced that Qiongzhou Island would implement an open-door policy. He also saw this in Renren Daily.

At that time, Qiongzhou Island was not a provincial-level administrative unit, but an administrative region under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, which was equivalent to a prefecture-level city.

The implementation of reform and opening up to the outside world on Qiongzhou Island is undoubtedly a further step forward in the country's reform and opening-up policy and an expansion of its scope.

"This is a good thing. It shows that we have taken another step forward on the road of reform and opening up. In the future, more and more cities and regions will be open to the outside world," said Liu Tao.

"The article you wrote before caused a lot of controversy in Beijing. Although many people support your point of view, there are also many people criticizing you. If you were not in Beijing, you would be drowned in saliva!" Liu Zhenbang said meaningfully.

Liu Tao shrank his head and knew what Liu Zhenbang was talking about.

At the beginning of the month, he published an article in Renren Daily, which contained some views such as "poverty is not socialism, socialism is to eliminate poverty, and a rich country and a strong people are the pursuit of socialism". These views will be familiar to people in the future and will be required in political courses. However, in this era, they are absolutely subversive.

Many people wrote articles to refute his views, which even sparked a heated debate with two different viewpoints clashing over the issue.

To be honest, if Liu Tao was not in Beijing but in Panshan Machinery Factory, he might have been criticized to death in person.

The current trend of thought is not the same as it will be in the future. Many people do not have enough understanding of reform and opening up. Many people do not really agree with this kind of crossing the river by feeling the stones and the fear of the unknown future. After all, the road of the previous 30 years was very good, and national construction is much better than it was 30 years ago. Why not keep going?

(End of this chapter)