The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 80 Untitled
Wang Tiezhu had a smile on his face.

If we can’t merge factories this year, doesn’t that mean we can do so next year?

This couldn't be better news.

Those three factories are in difficulties, but no matter how difficult it is, they can still survive the Spring Festival if they hold on.

After all, every factory has its own land, where they can grow crops and raise livestock, be self-sufficient, and won’t starve to death.

As soon as the Chinese New Year is over, Panshan Machinery Factory will take over these three factories, and some of the factories will be transferred to the local industrial bureau. The Yunnan Provincial Defense Management Office will be free of worries.

By then, there will no longer be any factory manager who would call him to complain and play the victim all day long just to get planning targets or funding.

He may also consider applying for retirement next year.

After all, he was already satisfied to let his successor go into battle lightly and without any burden.

"Then let's talk about it after the Spring Festival. During this time, you should prepare well to complete the orders and prepare for the work group from the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building." Wang Tiezhu said: "Don't worry about the aluminum alloy, titanium alloy and other materials. I will coordinate and supply them in time and will not hinder us."

Wang Tiezhu also knew that Liu Tao now had a heavy burden on his shoulders.

The most urgent task is to complete the order worth nearly 100 million US dollars.

The Fifth Ministry of Machine Building and the entire Yunnan Province are watching this order.

Although nearly 100 million US dollars in foreign exchange will not fall into the hands of Yunnan Province, it should be noted that such a large order will greatly boost the corresponding supporting factories, which is also of great benefit.

If it weren't for the development of Panshan Machinery Factory, many units would have fallen into operational difficulties.

The spring breeze of reform and opening up has already blown in several coastal provinces such as Guangdong Province, but this spring breeze has not yet reached Yunnan Province.

With economic development as the center, the impact on Yunnan Province has become very obvious, that is, the funding from the state will be greatly reduced.

In the past, during the Third Front construction, Yunnan Province, as the rear base in the southwest and also located on the border, had a special geographical location, so it could obtain nearly 2 billion yuan of funds every year for the Third Front construction.

The country even invested huge sums of money to build the Chengdu-Kunming Railway, which connected Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and greatly improved transportation conditions.

Liu Tao nodded slightly.

The most difficult period of Panshan Machinery Factory has passed. What we are doing now is being carried out in an orderly manner. Although there are many things to do, there are no difficulties in the real sense.

If you need money, you have money; if you need people, you have people.

Everything just takes time to adjust.

Panshan Machinery Factory is on the right track and Liu Tao does not need to worry too much. Many things have corresponding people to handle them. This is also an important reason why he still has the energy to engage in research and development.

Wang Tiezhu left with the expert group and relevant information. According to Liu Tao's practice, this anti-aircraft machine gun was numbered "Type 78 Anti-aircraft Machine Gun". In fact, according to normal naming, Type 79 is more in line with naming conventions.

But he could also say that the research and development began in 78 and was successfully developed in 79, so it is also acceptable to name it Type 78. The same excuse was also used for the naming of several previous firearms.

Liu Tao restarted a production workshop specializing in the production of Type 78 anti-aircraft machine guns.

Of course, in the early stage, we first get familiar with it, then conduct trial production, and then enter small-scale production.

The first group of people he called upon were those who had previously produced Type 54 anti-aircraft machine guns and had experience.

After this group of people are familiar with the work, some new people will be transferred to gradually expand the production team. Liu Tao was not in a hurry to develop anti-aircraft guns. Instead, he served as a technical instructor while repairing the machines and equipment that had been transported during this period, bringing them to the state of just leaving the factory and installing them in the corresponding production workshops.

Liu Tao is already familiar with doing this.

This has greatly increased my skills on machine tools, and I am very familiar with all kinds of machine tools.

Like previous machine tools and equipment, this batch of machine tools and equipment have been used for decades, and some are even from the First World War.

However, after being repaired and restored to factory condition, these machines are still very useful.

Before we knew it, it was time to move in again.

This time the second batch of housing allocation will be carried out.

Liu Tao took a look at the second batch of housing allocation list and signed his name on the document after finding that there was no problem.

The second batch of housing allocation includes 120 units, no villas, all are houses of square meters.

This also means that 300 workers and cadres will be allocated houses and move out of dormitories and tents, which will greatly alleviate housing pressure.

Moreover, this is not just the second batch of housing distribution. Shopping malls, hospitals, kindergartens, primary schools, and middle schools have all been built. He has to urge the higher-ups to staff the medical staff and teachers.

This time, Liu Tao needs a lot of people, including 200 doctors, 500 nurses, and 290 teachers, a total of nearly a thousand people.

These Panshan Machinery Factory cannot get so many people, and they have to rely on the Yunnan Provincial National Defense Management Office. Fortunately, they are now allocated and the problem can be solved as long as the coordination is good.

The announcement of the second batch of housing allocation lists immediately caused a sensation in the entire Panshan Machinery Factory. After get off work, many people did not even bother to eat, and ran to the nearby bulletin board to read the announcement and see if their names were on it.

Allocating rooms is something everyone is looking forward to.

No one doesn't like living in a big, beautiful house.

And when they see their names on the list, they are all ecstatic.

Although the list will be posted for a week, those who are allocated housing have to wait for a week, and even if someone reports it, the relevant department will conduct an investigation. If no evidence is found, it's fine. If it is really found, the housing allocation of the reported person will be revoked. But everyone is willing to wait and is not afraid of the investigation.

The ideological work that is conducted every month, with "seek truth from facts" and "practice is the sole criterion for testing truth" etc. emphasized again and again, has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has formed a consensus. It is no longer possible to exaggerate as before.

This time's housing allocation was like a shot of cardiac stimulant, allowing the Panshan Machinery Factory to run at an even faster speed.

This is the advantage of a factory being in a period of rapid development. Any contradictions during this period will appear insignificant and will be covered up by the rapid development rather than erupting into contradictions.

Liu Tao just returned home and saw his second sister Liu Honglei taking care of three children.

"Uncle~~" The three children called out sweetly when they saw Liu Tao.

Liu Tao smiled. Ever since his sister and her family arrived, the huge house seemed much more lively.

"Sister, how is your work? Are you adapting to it?" Liu Tao asked.

"It's okay. In a few days, I can start the internship period." Liu Honglei said.

Her job was relatively easy. She just served tea and water in the office every day and ensured the cleanliness of the area she was responsible for. She could get off work on time every day. It was much better than her previous life as an educated youth.

(End of this chapter)