The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 92: Everyone is drunk and I am sober

Living in this era, I finally understood what the US-Soviet rivalry and the Cold War meant.

The only protagonists in the entire world are the United States and the Soviet Union, with NATO and the Warsaw Pact as the core.

The competition between the two camps is all-round, covering ideology, economy, politics, culture, technology, and military, with no blind spots.

As for the third world countries, although there are many of them, they are all poor as hell, and are synonymous with backwardness and poverty. China is not even the best, and being the leader of a beggar gang is still not something that all the beggars will accept.

China in this era is just a marginalized country and is not at the center of the world stage at all.

The polar bear roared, bared its sharp claws, and easily tore Afghanistan apart, which was a huge shock to people.

Iran, Pakistan and Thailand have not hesitated to purchase weapons and equipment to enhance their own capabilities in an effort to survive longer in this turbulent world.

The Thai side was obviously interested in trading rice before, but now they would rather pay in US dollars than trade in rice.

The situation is very clear. Once war breaks out, the world situation will become turbulent and food prices will inevitably rise.

"No wonder China's most elite troops are all in the north. Even so, there is a high possibility that they will be defeated in a short period of time and lose a large amount of territory!" Liu Tao felt very emotional.

With millions of Soviet troops on the border, they could choose any place to launch a surprise attack at any time on the 12000-kilometer-long border between China and the Soviet Union and China and Mongolia. They could even occupy important cities thousands of kilometers away in just two or three days by air transport, as in the Afghan war.

No matter how many troops China has, it is impossible to defend the 12000-kilometer-long border, not to mention the huge gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides.

Ten years of honeymoon, ten years of debate, and ten years of confrontation. One can imagine how much pressure this is.

It is no exaggeration to say that the country and the race may be destroyed at any time.

Faced with the steel torrent of millions of troops, although the pressure was enormous, China did not choose to surrender or succumb. Instead, it prepared for the worst, which was to carry out the third-line construction in 13 provinces and autonomous regions in the central and western regions. It saved money and gritted its teeth to invest more than 2000 billion yuan to build a second complete national defense industry and heavy industry system in the heart of China.

It is not just the construction of military factories and heavy factories, but also the relocation of scientific research institutions and universities.

It was under this background that USTC moved out of Beijing!

USTC is just one of them, and more universities are moving to the heartland.

It was this kind of fighting spirit and comprehensive strategic planning that enabled the establishment of more than 1100 large and medium-sized industrial and mining enterprises, colleges and universities, and scientific research institutions among the mountains and ridges of the northwest and southwest of the motherland.

Just like this time, the polar bear roared and showed its claws, and it took only three days to capture the capital of Afghanistan, and only a week, all the major cities in Afghanistan fell. The whole world was shocked, and China was also shocked, because this military strength was too strong and too terrifying!

Of course, Liu Tao is very optimistic. Although he is also shocked by the powerful military strength of the polar bears of this era, he does not think that the S3 season will start. History has proved that the S3 season will not start. Peace and development are the themes of the times, and this is the trend of history.

Unless one party is really crazy and desperate!
Otherwise, the S3 season won’t be played even after another forty years.

Liu Tao was very relaxed and calm, and he was more happy about getting a big order. This joy came from seeing that Panshan Machinery Factory would continue to develop at a high speed.

Earning RMB is not a skill, earning US dollars is a real skill!
When he returned to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, he saw that many people had heavy faces, but Liu Tao, on the other hand, was smiling.

Arriving at Wang Baoguo's office, Liu Tao placed the contract agreement on his desk. "The total order is $14.171 billion, and the order from our Panshan Machinery Factory is $5 million!" Liu Tao said with a happy look.

Whether it is the total order or a single order, it has created the record in the history of China's military trade.

You have to know that China started to convert free aid into paid aid this year. It is hard to believe that there are so many orders in less than a year.

Wang Baoguo sighed: "I don't know if it's appropriate to export now, if a war breaks out."

Obviously, Wang Baoguo also felt tremendous pressure.

As a veteran who has walked out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses, Wang Baoguo is actually ready to fight on the battlefield at any time.

This time, the polar bear roared and showed its sharp claws, which put Wang Baoguo under great pressure. He felt that war was about to come.

"We can't fight. We are poor as hell. If the Soviet Union wants to fight, it will be targeting the fertile land in Europe." Liu Tao said easily: "Besides, except for the order from our Panshan Machinery Factory, the other orders are all replacement orders. We can make a lot of money by selling them, and we can also produce more advanced ones."

"The productivity of Panshan Machinery Factory will increase, and we will be able to provide more and more weapons and equipment to the troops." Liu Tao said with a smile, "With this order, the scale of our Panshan Machinery Factory can be tripled."

Wang Baoguo said with a smile: "It's great to be young!"

They haven't had a good night's sleep these days, as they have been attending internal meetings or higher-level meetings.

Liu Tao is very optimistic.

"Leader, this order has a delivery time, and the deposit will be paid soon. You must pay attention to it. Don't let others say that we don't abide by the contract and have no contract spirit." Liu Tao reminded.

Wang Baoguo smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have set up a working group to take charge of this matter. It won't take any time."

"And you know the leader of the working group. He is an old acquaintance of yours!" Wang Baoguo said with a smile.

"Old acquaintance? Who is it?!" Liu Tao was a little curious.

He knew a lot of people in the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, but among his old acquaintances, the only one seemed to be Wang Baoguo.

"Your father, Comrade Liu Zhenbang!" Wang Baoguo said with a smile.

Ok!

What an old acquaintance!
"This time the other party has paid the deposit, and the ministry will first settle the payment in RMB so that you can start production." Wang Baoguo said, "When do you plan to leave Beijing? The working group can also go back with you to inspect the Panshan Machinery Factory."

"No rush!" Liu Tao said, "I'll stay in Beijing for a few more days and find a chance to get in touch with the Americans."

"You want to contact the Americans? Why?" Wang Baoguo asked in surprise, "The weapons of the Americans are world-leading, and they don't like our junk."

"Even if the guns produced by your Panshan Machinery Factory are not popular, the caliber is not right." Wang Baoguo laughed.

(End of this chapter)