The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 40 Shocked Wang Baoguo
Coming to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building to meet Wang Baoguo was naturally different from what happened before at the Yunnan Provincial National Defense Management Office.

Liu Tao can't see him just because he wants to.

After all, Wang Baoguo’s current status and position are different from before. People who want to see him have to line up in a long queue every day, and they may not be able to see him.

The Fifth Ministry of Machine Building was in charge of all weapons and equipment manufacturing, and all large-scale arsenals across the country were directly under the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

It is the National Defense Management Office of each province, which is actually a department under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

After Liu Tao completed the registration and had his identity verified, he obediently went to the waiting room to wait.

Liu Tao had no idea whether he could meet Wang Baoguo today.

The waiting room was crowded, and there were probably hundreds of people waiting in line.

"Young man, you look very young, which unit are you from?" Liu Tao didn't even have a place to sit, so he went to a corner and a middle-aged man asked.

"Panshan Machinery Factory!" Liu Tao smiled.

"Panshan Machinery Factory!?" the middle-aged man exclaimed.

Hundreds of people in the waiting room looked at Liu Tao in unison, which made Liu Tao feel uneasy.

"Little brother, you are from Panshan Machinery Factory. I have heard a lot about you. I am from Factory 724, and I am the factory director Wang Hua!" the middle-aged man said, "I wonder if you know Comrade Liu Tao from your factory. Do you have his contact information?"

Liu Tao's heart moved.

The 1937th Factory, also known as the Shenyang th Factory, or the state-owned th Factory, is known as the Northeast Machinery Manufacturing Factory. This factory is a large military factory that can be traced back to . It mainly produces artillery shells and aviation parts, with more than employees.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Comrade Wang Hua, I am the director of Panshan Machinery Factory, Liu Tao!"

"Liu Tao? Isn't he the technical director of Panshan Machinery Factory? When did he become the factory director?" Wang Hua was a little dumbfounded.

The others looked at Liu Tao curiously.

In the past few months, Liu Tao's name has become well-known in the military industry, especially in the field of firearms. Everyone knows him.

Everyone knows that Liu Tao is very young, but when you see him in person, you are still shocked by his youth.

There are hundreds of people, but Liu Tao is the youngest. It is estimated that none of the others are under 50 years old.

Liu Tao is about the same age as their children.

"Comrade Liu Tao, I am Chen Sheng, the director of Factory No. 626. I invite you to come to our Factory No. 626. As long as you come to our Factory No. 626, you will be the chief engineer of the factory!" A middle-aged man walked over excitedly.

The 626th Factory is also a large military factory. It was once one of the world's largest pistol and submachine gun manufacturers, and its product categories once accounted for half of our army's infantry firearms. This factory has a long history. Its predecessor was the Northeast Three Provinces Arsenal founded by Zhang Zuolin in Shenyang, Liaoning.

For example, the Type 54 pistol, the 54 factory produced more than two million, and the Type submachine gun, the factory produced more than in four years.

Now the annual output of submachine guns at Factory 50 can reach 30, and the annual output of pistols can reach .

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Sorry, Comrade Chen Sheng, I am now the director of the Yunnan Province Panshan Machinery Factory!"

Liu Tao has no plans to leave Panshan Machinery Factory for the time being. After all, Panshan Machinery Factory is equivalent to his territory. In most cases, he can make his own decisions and do whatever he wants.

Why would he go to other factories? Although other factories are large military factories, they also have many rules and restrictions, which are not as comfortable as his Panshan Machinery Factory.

Besides, Panshan Machinery Factory is growing rapidly. Perhaps in a few years, it will be no worse than these large military factories, or even surpass them.

Other heads of military factories involved in gun manufacturing were determined to poach Liu Tao. After all, once Liu Tao came to their unit, it would be like having a great god in charge.

"Comrade Liu Tao, it's your turn!" Just when Liu Tao was getting annoyed, the staff member shouted.

Liu Tao hurriedly left the waiting room and came to an office under the guidance of the staff.

The office is not luxurious, but rather simple.

Wang Baoguo was drinking water from an enamel teacup that he had used for who knows how many years.

"Comrade Liu Tao, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon!" Wang Baoguo saw Liu Tao come in, put down the enamel teacup and said with a smile.

He has arrived at the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building for some time, and has been sorting out his work during this time.

Now that I see my old friend again, my mood suddenly improves.

When he heard the secretary's report and the name Liu Tao, he met Liu Tao in advance as soon as he understood the situation.

"Director. Oh no, I should call you Minister now." Liu Tao quickly changed his words and said, "I came to see you this time because I have work to report to you."

"Oh? What's the matter? Tell me!" Wang Baoguo was a little curious.

Liu Tao began to talk about the purpose of his visit. This was in the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, in an office, so naturally he was talking about official business, not personal matters.

"I came to visit you mainly for two reasons. One is that our Panshan Machinery Factory has invested 4000 million to expand the factory area and production capacity, and is applying to be upgraded to a large military factory. The other is that I plan to export our factory's products and earn foreign exchange." Liu Tao reported simply and clearly.

As for upgrading large military factories, even the Provincial Defense Management Office cannot make the final decision on this matter, and the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building is required.

It can be said that what he is going to do next cannot be done without the permission of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

Wang Baoguo looked shocked. He was shocked by Liu Tao's courage.

Panshan Machinery Factory is just a small and medium-sized military factory. It was built during the Third Front Construction. Although Liu Tao's machinery repair has increased the production capacity of Panshan Machinery Factory, Panshan Machinery Factory is still a small and medium-sized military factory.

Now Liu Tao is going to invest 4000 million to expand the factory, intending to develop Panshan Machinery Factory into a large military factory.

There is also the export of weapons and equipment. This is not a small matter, but a big thing. In the past, China has shipped weapons and equipment overseas, but they were all supportive in nature, and not to a single military factory, but as a whole.

What Liu Tao wanted to do was to export weapons and equipment with Panshan Machinery Factory as the main body, and to use trade as the starting point.

This was truly earth-shattering. He even wanted to split Liu Tao's head open to see what Liu Tao was thinking. How could he dare to think of such a thing! ?
These two things are not something that ordinary people would dare to think about, let alone do.

"To upgrade to a large military factory, this is not something I can decide on my own. It depends on your factory. The country is very poor now. We have no money. We can't allocate a penny to you. You have to raise it on your own." Wang Baoguo paused and said, "If the inspection confirms that you have the ability to become a large military factory, then it will naturally be upgraded."

The current large-scale military factories are all planned and built by the state. They were built according to planning indicators from the very beginning, so they were large-scale military factories from the beginning. No military factory has been upgraded yet.

As for the disbursement of funds, there is not even 4000 yuan, let alone 1 million yuan.

(End of this chapter)