After staying in the capital for two more days, Xu Zhi and his family also traveled everywhere, and even went to Tianjin for a special trip, not because of how fun this winter was, but because there were too many officials who came to visit Xu Zhi.

The scale of Midea's investment is too large, even if it is only according to the first phase of the plan, the total annual output value in the future will be as high as 500 million US dollars, which province wants to take over this kind of project, even if it can't be accepted, but as long as a few parts orders are millions of dollars.

The current policy in the mainland is that the dollar is under the control of the central government, which means that the dollars earned by individuals, state-owned enterprises, and local governments must be handed over, and then the annual quota will be distributed according to the plan.

However, there are policies and countermeasures, and there will always be some ways to leave some foreign exchange in various places, but the premise is that there is enough foreign exchange income.

And in general, a place earns more foreign exchange, and it will be confident to ask the central government for foreign exchange.

In Beijing, all provinces have Beijing offices, and when Midea's investment plan was discussed at the top level of the central government, some people from the Beijing office also heard some rumors and immediately ran over to visit Xu Zhi.

After receiving a few, Xu Zhi couldn't stand it anymore, so he ran to play with his family, and he was not bored.

After another two days, Xu Zhi got the news that the leaders of the Fourth Aircraft Department and the First Aircraft Department would come to visit again.

This time, it was Rao Bing of the First Machine Department and Director Wei Dong of the Fourth Machine Department who came.

"You two, you may be seated. Xu Zhi took the two of them into the study upstairs and said politely.

Both of them sat down, and Director Wei said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, after a few days of discussion between our First and Fourth Machinery Departments and the upper leaders, we have agreed to use the foreign exchange surplus of the Midea factory to offset the domestic sales of the Mark Company. ”

Xu Zhi nodded and smiled: "Then I don't know if the Fourth Machine Department can arrange for the domestic electronics factory to build a branch in Shenhai City to undertake future orders from our factory, otherwise, this accessories order can only be sent abroad?"

The most important thing to invest in the mainland is to save costs, and now the low-end electronics industry in the mainland is actually very comprehensive, and the purchase price in China is much lower, but not in terms of transportation.

Wei Dong said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, rest assured, how can we let go of this kind of thing of earning foreign exchange at the doorstep, I have made arrangements, and our fourth machine department will also build a branch factory in Shenhai City according to the requirements of Midea Company in the future, and guarantee that it will cooperate with Midea's investment plan." ”

"Okay, then I will immediately arrange a phone call to Xiangjiang to go to Shenhai City for some detailed negotiations, the sooner this matter is completed, the better. Xu Zhi said with a smile.

In fact, Midea has long arranged for people to go to the deep sea to check the local industry and traffic conditions, but the project has not been revealed until it is determined that it can cooperate with the construction of the truck factory.

The most important purpose of his visit to Beijing this time is to obtain the approval of the central government in terms of "foreign exchange balance", otherwise the entire inland truck and future car layout will be abolished. The next opportunity can only wait until after 95 years, when the major automobile groups are ready to enter the mainland, and the daylily may be cold.

Rao Bing suddenly said, "There is one more thing, I hope Mr. Xu can help?"

Xu Zhi said, "What's the matter?"

Rao Bing said: "I know that Mark is the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in the United States, and also has its own core engine production line, and such technology is still a blank in China, so I hope that Mr. Xu can introduce this technology for us." ”

Xu Zhi asked rhetorically: "Director Rao, this kind of heavy-duty truck has extremely high requirements for the road, and at present, this type of truck may be available in a few places, but it is difficult to popularize it on a large scale." ”

"Not using it now does not mean that it will not be used in the future, the Ministry of Communications already has a future infrastructure road construction plan, and we need to absorb it when we introduce such technology, and time is not a problem. Rao Bing said with a smile.

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said: "Director Rao, I think you also know that this kind of heavy-duty diesel engine can be used in some military equipment, and the United States and Batumi have control over this aspect.

After all, I am a Chinese, and when I bought Mark, the American lawyer warned me that some people would definitely keep an eye on Mark, so I can't help with this, but if the mainland government can persuade the US government to relax its policy, I am willing to bring this technology into China. ”

Rao Bing was a little disappointed, now that Sino-US relations are good, if the mainland government wants to buy the top-of-the-line engine, there is no problem, but it is even more difficult to obtain a full set of production technology.

Xu Zhi said: "Actually, there is nothing to be sorry for, Director Huan, you are also a professional in this area, in fact, even if the US government does not block it, it is difficult to learn such technology in the mainland." ”

"What do you say?" Rao Bing asked curiously.

Xu Zhi explained: "Before the acquisition of Mark, I also knew that this company could produce its own engines, but after the acquisition, I found out that the so-called self-production actually refers to design and assembly, which is already regarded as independent production in the sense of American companies, but the key problem is that all the core components in the engine are purchased externally."

Even if I send you the drawings, some of the dimensional tolerances and hardness requirements above require additional precision machining equipment and heat treatment technology, which is not a problem in the United States, because the entire American automobile industry system is perfect, as long as there are US dollars, you can buy the products you need, but the strength of the mainland should not meet the requirements, right?"

"We really can't do it with materials technology at the moment. Rao Bing nodded in acknowledgement.

Xu Zhi said: "The automobile industry is not only about these car companies themselves, but also involves steel, smelting, chemical industry, processing, heat treatment and many other technologies. ”

Rao Bing nodded and said: "Yes, but the road has to go step by step, only to produce the whole vehicle by yourself first, and then slowly involve the parts industry." ”

That's true. Xu Zhi said with a smile that later companies such as Chery, Haval, and BYD are actually like this, building cars first and then developing cars.

Xu Zhi continued: "Although I can't give the mainland the direct heavy truck technology, the Mack truck factory in the United States can accept foreign customers to visit, and if the first machine department is interested, it can arrange for the mainland car company engineers to go to investigate." ”

"Okay, thank you Mr. Xu. Rao Bing smiled and agreed.

Xu Zhi continued: " If the negotiation of Mark's project is successful, I will invest an additional tens of millions of dollars to set up an auto parts factory in Shanghai, the equipment will be imported from Germany and Japan, and the precision level will be the highest level within the allowable range of Batumi, mainly for the localization of spare parts for Mack trucks, at the same time, if other domestic automobile companies have demand, we can also undertake orders, domestic production of parts, it is much stronger than importing from overseas, which can also save the country a lot of foreign exchange, and we both get a win-win situation together。 ”