The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 401 Walking on Two Legs

Late at night, a full moon hangs in the sky, the bright moonlight shines on the earth, and the sky is full of stars.

In the room, two people were enjoying their own world.

Quietly enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

Even if they were talking, only the two of them could hear it.

"I heard from Xiaojuan that Liu Qi made a lot of money in the north. He made millions in just a few months." Zhu Lin curled up in Liu Tao's arms like a docile kitten. "It is said that going to Guangdong Province can make you rich, but I didn't expect that going to the north can also make a lot of money."

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Everyone wants to go to the south, but they don't know that there are more people going there, so the competition is fierce. On the contrary, no one has discovered the north, so there are more opportunities."

"So much money can be made just from those daily necessities. Does the Soviet Union, such a developed country, still lack daily necessities?" Zhu Lin found it unbelievable just thinking about it.

The Soviet Union is one of the two poles today and a country as developed as the United States.

Both countries are incredibly powerful, whether in terms of economy, politics, military, culture or other aspects, and are well-deserved world hegemons.

Other countries can only look up to us.

People in these two countries have comfortable working environments, high social welfare, and abundant living standards. It is simply a paradise-like life that China envies.

China, such an incredibly powerful and developed country, could actually sell its daily necessities to the Soviet Union and make money from the Soviet Union.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "The Soviet Union's heavy industry is very developed, but its light industry has been neglected."

"Light industry and heavy industry are like the two legs of a person. Both must be taken into consideration and developed in a balanced way. Neither is indispensable. It would be inappropriate to give priority to one over the other." Liu Tao quietly introduced the situation in the Soviet Union to Zhu Lin: "Now the Soviet Union has a very developed heavy industry, which is not inferior to Europe and the United States at all. However, the light industry has been neglected, which makes it top-heavy."

Of course, the situation in the Soviet Union was also a historical legacy and caused by the historical environment.

From the day it was born, the Soviet Union faced numerous crises. Survival became its top priority, and the Soviet Union was in danger of being strangled at any time.

Under such circumstances, the focus will naturally be on heavy industry, and the output of steel, coal and other industries directly represents the national strength.

Later in World War II, the price paid by the Soviet Union was absolutely heavy.

During the entire World War II, the countries that paid the heaviest price were the Soviet Union and China.

After the end of World War II, the Iron Curtain of the Cold War soon arrived.

Anyone who knows anything will think that the S3 season is about to begin.

The Soviet Union and the United States were two superpowers competing for supremacy. As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain, so one had to determine the winner.

Other countries are preparing for the S3 season and are gearing up for the competition.

Among them, China, which had the worst environment, even had to think about the bottom line, imagining that the Soviet steel torrent would flow south and the United States would come from the sea.

So there was the vigorous Third Front construction.

Many people would laugh at Soviet weapons, saying they were clumsy and not fancy at all. The Soviet Union stubbornly insisted on transistors instead of developing integrated circuits.

But you have to know that the Soviet Union was aiming to win the S3 season and dominate the world.

What is Season 3?
Mushroom bombs are absolutely indispensable.

In the harsh battlefield environment, transistors are definitely more suitable for the battlefield of Season 3. Weapons that are easy to repair and produce are the most suitable for the battlefield of Season 3.

In Liu Tao's opinion, if the S3 season starts, there is no doubt that the Soviet Union will win the S3 season.

"The Soviet Union lacks light industry, but we do. We can sell daily necessities, light industry, etc. to the Soviet Union." Liu Tao said, "We can make some money by selling them, and we can make more money by buying goods from the Soviet Union and selling them back. It's a win-win situation. It's hard not to make money."

Liu Tao was not opposed to exporting to the Soviet Union. After all, he did not want to see the polar bear fall down so quickly and inexplicably. That would definitely be the world's biggest geopolitical disaster.

Better to boil the frog in warm water.

If the polar bear is to fall, it will have to wait until China becomes strong.

What Liu Qi did was actually very simple, which was to go to the north to become a trader.

What is coming back now is steel.

China has developed so rapidly in recent years that domestic steel production cannot even meet the needs of development. Although steel prices have not changed much on the surface under the dual-track system, the market has actually increased a lot.

The steel that Liu Qi brought back from Polar Bear was never a problem to sell.

The steel can be transported back to southern coastal cities such as Yangcheng and Pengcheng, and a lot of money can be made in just one trip.

What Zhu Lin said about Liu Qi earning millions was actually not true. Liu Tao knew that Liu Qi had earned more than 500 million.

And the money earned is constantly snowballing, getting bigger and bigger.

Now Liu Qi is pulling more people to the north to become profiteers, some of whom are children of wealthy families.

After entering the 80s, the world situation showed a trend of peace and development. Coupled with changes in the domestic conditions of China and the Soviet Union and the development of the overall international situation, relations between China and the Soviet Union began to ease after 1982.

The relationships between many people here can be rebuilt.

After all, the two sides had a close relationship back then, and the friendship they established was real.

After nearly twenty years of separation, all we need to do now is to reconnect with our friendship.

"What do you think about letting Li Zhenhua go to the north and follow Liu Qi?" Zhu Lin stroked Liu Tao's chest with his slender fingers. "That brat Li Zhenhua is not young anymore, but he is still unemployed. He was almost caught and eaten last year."

Li Zhenhua?
Liu Tao knew this person. He was Zhu Lin's cousin, on her mother's side. He was born in 1958. He was an educated youth back then. Later, when the college entrance examination was resumed, he took the exam several times but failed. This year he is already 27 years old.

There are many unemployed young people like this in Beijing.

After all, there are only so many jobs, and if you want a job you have to wait in line or go to Guangdong Province.

Li Zhenhua is 27 years old, but because he has no job, he has not yet married, making him an older bachelor.

In this era, in the city, it is difficult to find a blind date if you don’t have a job.

"Going to the north means hardship and life-threatening situations," Liu Tao reminded. "If he can endure hardship and is ready to die, then he can go to the north."

"If you can't stand hardship and are afraid of death, then just go north."

Zhu Lin was a little surprised, "So dangerous?"

"Of course. Going to the north is doing business at the mouth of the sword and the waves. The profit is huge, but the risk is also huge. It's okay in our territory, but if you go to the polar bears' territory, that's their territory and they have the final say. If they are unhappy with you, they will just shoot you." Liu Tao's words were definitely not alarmist, but the truth.

Polar bears are a fighting nation with a strong martial spirit. It is no exaggeration to say that everyone among them can shoot a gun.

It is true that the relationship between the two sides has eased, but don't forget that both sides have millions of troops deployed on the border, not to mention that the polar bear is still struggling in the Afghan quagmire. Where the Afghan guerrillas' weapons and ammunition came from may not be known at the beginning, but after a few years, they will naturally know it well.

On the Annan side, the Polar Bear also provided a large amount of weapons and ammunition, and even a lot of airplanes, tanks, and artillery.

Internationally, the two sides have also engaged in a war of words, but they are not as intense as before, and they have also begun to adjust towards easing tensions.

(End of this chapter)