The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 453 Huge Casualties
Liu Tao stayed in the Dalian Shipyard for three days, repaired some defects, and then left.

The workers who originally participated in the construction of the first Type 052 destroyer were divided into two parts. Half of them continued to stay in the Dalian Shipyard to build the second Type 052 destroyer, and the other half went south to the Yangcheng Shipyard to build the third Type 052 destroyer.

Concentrate your efforts on big things!
When it was decided to build two more Type 052 destroyers, the transfer of personnel represented the national will and the execution efficiency was very high.

The remaining half of the staff of each company will either be coordinated from other shipyards or recruited.

The construction costs of the two Type 052 destroyers are the same as those of the first ship. They will be paid in advance by Panshan Group and then deducted from the taxes that Panshan Group had to pay in 1986.

It's not just destroyers, but also frigates, missile boats, torpedo boats, minesweepers and naval equipment, all of which are handled in this way.

Liu Tao had no objection to this and did not reject it either.

A huge amount of money was made by fleecing Japan, which greatly alleviated the financial pressure on Panshan Group.

In addition, as weapons orders continued to be delivered, funds continued to flow in, and Panshan Group no longer had any financial pressure at this time.

Even if there are some voices within, Liu Tao's prestige is enough to suppress them.

When Liu Tao returned to Panshan Group, a party group meeting of Panshan Group was about to be convened.

This party group meeting was an enlarged meeting and lasted for three days.

Liu Tao had just finished inspecting weapons, equipment, missiles and torpedoes when the Party Committee meeting was held as scheduled.

Liu Tao personally presided over the Party Committee meeting. As the head of Panshan Group, he has the responsibility and power to preside over the overall work of the Party Committee, convene and preside over Party Committee meetings, organize Party Committee activities, and issue Party Committee documents.

The first day of the meeting was to summarize the year 1985 and the achievements and problems that existed.

Zhao Guoping was summarizing the entire Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation. He first summarized the achievements: "In the past year, we completed domestic delivery orders worth 50.33 billion yuan and overseas orders worth 169.3 billion US dollars."

With the increase in production capacity of the Shancheng tank and armored production base and the improvement in production capacity of various military factories, Panshan Group has created new glory in the military industry.

Tanks, armored vehicles and missiles are our flagship products.

It can be said that the previous structure continues, that is, overseas orders far exceed domestic orders, and completed overseas orders contribute most of the revenue and most of the profits.

The profits from overseas orders far exceed those from domestic orders, while the profits from domestic orders are negligible.

The Southwest Ordnance Industry Group paid nearly 90 billion yuan in taxes. In addition to the taxes withheld, more than 40 billion yuan was paid to the state as profits and taxes.

In addition, Zhao Guoping also introduced the situation of several military production bases.

The past year was a critical year, that is, the resettlement of the third-line factories in the entire southwestern weapons industry system. After several years of hard work, the employees and children of these third-line factories were finally properly arranged.

When Zhao Guoping introduced this, Liu Tao couldn't help but applaud, and others also applauded.

It can be said that this completed the task that Liu Tao had taken over from the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, and provided a good resettlement for this group of employees who had made great contributions and sacrifices for China's national defense construction.

Zhao Guoping then summarized the solutions to the problems exposed last year, as well as the new problems exposed this year.

Some are old problems.

There are also new problems, such as employees' growing desire to return home to visit their families.

Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation is in charge of military industry. Before, only a few people could get home leave every year.

In 1985, home leave was relaxed for some less sensitive positions.

It has to be said that with the development of society, people's hearts are also seeking change.

The summary of the armed forces department was not carried out at the meeting because many of them were military secrets and were not suitable for others to know.

This was followed by a summary by Southwest Industrial Group Corporation, in which Xue Yunpeng gave a comprehensive summary.

Southwest Industrial Group also delivered an impressive report card in the past year, paying more than 190 billion yuan in taxes.

It was the largest taxpayer in the country throughout 1985.

Compared with the companies under the jurisdiction of Southwest Ordnance Industry Group Corporation, which are all military-industrial enterprises, the companies under the jurisdiction of Southwest Industrial Group are all in the civilian field. Naturally, the management is much more relaxed. They implement an 8-hour work day and two days off a week system.

But the problems exposed are more serious.

All kinds of questions made Liu Tao frown.

He didn't get angry right away, but he already had a plan in mind and knew he had to put effort into this aspect.

After the three-day meeting, Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping reported the work of the armed forces department to Liu Tao separately.

As the most powerful department of Panshan Group, the entire armed forces department is also the most difficult for others to interfere with.

"At present, the three combined brigades have basically completed their rotation of combat operations. The sacrificed martyrs have been sent to the Martyrs' Cemetery and the pension work has been completed. It is expected that the pension will be completed in another two months." Li Fuguo introduced the situation.

The battlefield is very cruel.

Even though they had the advantage in equipment, there were still such heavy casualties.

It’s only been one year!
In just one year, the casualties alone were so great.

This is not to mention the consumption of weapons and equipment.

Liu Tao's heart was bleeding. Although he had achieved brilliant results on the battlefield, it was at the cost of huge sacrifices by the soldiers.

If even well-equipped and well-trained troops suffered such heavy casualties, then the casualties of other troops will only be greater, not smaller.

"The soldiers who sacrificed their lives must all strive to obtain the status of martyrs, and you two must take care of the compensation work." Liu Tao's hands were shaking a little.

There is no such thing as a peaceful life, it’s just that someone is carrying the burden for us!

Liu Tao could hardly imagine how heavy the casualties of other troops would be.

Although the news keeps reporting on victories, these victories were achieved through the heroic fighting of the soldiers.

"For the injured soldiers, it would be best if they can continue to stay in the army. If they cannot, they must be properly accommodated." Liu Tao's voice was trembling.

At this moment, even though he knew that as long as there was a war there would be sacrifices, Liu Tao couldn't help but feel guilty because there were many people who didn't have to die.

(End of this chapter)