Chapter 160, News from Trade

After an afternoon of talking and laughing, everyone left satisfied after eating a delicious meal at Li Ya's house, and this party was very fruitful and very happy.

A few days later, the team that went to the southwest to study the shortcomings of the die forging machine work process came back, and after Li Ya got the news, he deliberately went to the aircraft research center to condole, and sent a little condolence subsidy to encourage everyone.

"How about it, how do you feel about studying the die forging machine you built before?" asked Li Ya.

"That die forging machine has a lot of shortcomings, and the number of repairs is a little more. An old technician said, "We can definitely make a better die forging machine with the same pressure now, but we can't be sure that it will cost more than 40,000 tons at once." ”

"It's okay, I'm mentally prepared, it's not something that can be studied in a day or two. Li Ya said, "Let's study slowly, if we don't succeed in three or five years, then ten or eight years, and one day we will succeed." ”

"You're the boss, what are we afraid of if you can sit still? We old men will spend the rest of our time with it!" said the engineer who led the construction of the 30,000-ton die forging machine.

"Yes, if more than 40,000 tons of die forging machines can be built before death, then there will be no regrets. Another old engineer sighed.

"You're a little bit smaller, we don't just want to build more than 40,000 tons. Li Ya said with a smile, "After the success of more than 40,000 tons, a bigger one will be built." The Soviet Union has 75,000 tons, and we must also have them, not only to have them, but also to be larger than theirs, and we must make the tonnage of die forging machines the first in the world!"

"The world's first is there, although our goal is to be the first, but we have to come step by step and study it in a down-to-earth manner. Cheng Lao said. He has been in contact with Li Ya for a long time, and knows that although Li Ya has invested heavily in researching technology, he does not understand technology. Saying that you want to be the first sounds uplifting, but you have to endure loneliness and do research honestly.

After talking with everyone, Li Ya invited everyone to the hotel for a meal.

Li Ya's condolences this time were very effective, and even those old comrades said that Li Ya was particular about it, they must not hide their selfishness, and build the forging equipment as soon as possible. In the past few years, prices have risen several times, wages have risen rapidly, and the subsidies given by Li Ya have more than their salaries, and this money can improve the life of the family.

The reason why Li Ya gave them subsidies was to encourage everyone. The second is that their wages are indeed too low, and it is rumored in the society that those who make ** are not as good as selling tea eggs, which is a true portrayal of this time. It is also that they don't care about the treatment, and devote themselves to technological research, in order to improve the level of domestic industry, silently dedicated. Selling tea and eggs cannot be sold for national security, the country is rich and the people are strong, and high and new technology cannot be sold.

To tell the truth, Li Ya heard the sentence that it is better to sell tea and eggs, and his heart was sour; if everyone went to "sell tea and eggs," who would conduct research, improve military equipment, defend national defense and security, and raise the level of domestic science and technology and industry? Could it be that it is impossible to import technology? Many technologies cannot be introduced, and the notorious Pakistani reunification will always exist. Moreover, even without Batumi, many technologies are still impossible to import, and who would want to sell their cutting-edge technologies?

If a country wants to be strong, it can only rely on itself. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to scientific research talents, ensure their livelihood, and let them have no worries about the future and engage in research with peace of mind. Otherwise, everyone will go to "sell tea eggs", that is, self-abandonment of martial arts, no matter how much money you make, it is only a second-rate country, and you may often be bullied, and the money you earn is only temporarily put by others here, and when he wants to take it back, he will come to you with guns. Didn't "I, Daqing" make money doing business with the West in those days? When people saw that something was wrong, opium was coming, and if you dared to ban smoking, they would start a fight, and then cede the land and pay compensation, and the little money that "I" made in the Qing Dynasty was not enough to pay compensation.

After watching the airplane research, the others also went to see it, and also encouraged them.

Li Ya first went to the research institute of automobile engines, actually learned about them, and listened to their difficulties.

"We are so far from the foreign ones!"

"Don't be afraid, study first. Li Ya said, "I will find a way to introduce technology, but it may not be possible in one or two years." "It is not possible to introduce technology, but not to introduce other countries, you have to pay patent fees, and the technology is still people's. It can only be bought from the Soviet Union, although it is a little behind, but it is much better than the domestic one, so that the starting point is higher, and it is easier to catch up with Western technology.

When I arrived at the machine tool company, I first inspected the company's production and operation, and then talked with Director Liu, who mentioned that Liu Fang said that he wanted to study five-axis machine tools.

Five-axis machine tools, machine tools embargoed by Batumi, Toshiba quietly sold a few units to the Soviet Union that year, and the east window incident behind forced Japan [Ben] to apologize publicly. There are still no five-axis machine tools in China.

"Five-axis machine tools, multi-axis machining centers, this is the country's important weapon, but also the direction of machine tool development. Li Ya said, "Since Liu Fang wants to study the five-axis machine tool, let him take someone to study it." If it does, it's a lot of credit. "Although there were five-axis machine tools and multi-axis machining centers in China later, now, this really plagues the entire machine tool industry, and it is really faceless to say, but this is a fact.

"In this way, if you make a five-axis machine tool, the machine tool company will be handed over to you to manage. Li Ya said to Liu Fang.

"Leave it to me to manage, it won't work. Liu Fang said. First, he has just joined the company, and secondly, he is a researcher of technology, and he is not good at business management.

"That's it, I don't think about how much money I make in the machine tool company, and when the time comes, I will use most of the shares to reward employees. Li Ya thought for a while and said, "If you make it, then I will give you ten percent." "If the machine tool company develops big, even if it goes bankrupt like the Shenyang Machine Tool Factory, then he can have a lot of money.

"Ten percent!" Liu Fang looked at Li Ya in surprise, saw Li Ya nodding in confirmation, and said, "Okay, then I'll take over this task." It's not that he covets 10% of the shares, but since Li Ya is willing to take so many shares, it means that Li Ya likes the five-axis machine tool, so he has to try.

Young people must have the courage to dare to fight. Director Liu appreciated. He admires Liu Fang very much, not because his surname is Liu, but because Liu Fang has brains and is a technical talent.

In August, Zhang Shuhuai called Li Ya to inform him that the company sent several employees to report to him.

Li Ya went to the airport to pick up someone and went home directly, entered the door and said, "Sit casually, you're welcome." ”

After making tea for them, Li Ya asked about their experience in the Soviet Union, and after a careful understanding, he said, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"Nothing hard or hard. Wu Yong, the leader, smiled, "How many people want to get such a job." "When I went to trade in the Soviet Union, I was really uneasy when I first went to an unfamiliar environment, but in order to get a higher salary, I still went hard. After getting used to it step by step, it was very easy to do. Now they don't have to do anything to get a large salary bonus, and it's too late for them to be happy.

"How is the Soviet Union now?" asked Li Ya.

"Light industrial products and daily necessities are very good. Wu Yong said with a smile, "As soon as our goods arrived, they were immediately snatched up by those big customers." ”

"It's good to do. Li Ya said, "But be careful, don't take rubles, and even if you do, you have to spend it quickly." Now that their economy is out of balance, it will affect the value of the ruble, and when the ruble plummets, the ruble in our hands will be worthless. ”

"We definitely won't leave the ruble in our hands, we will all exchange it for other supplies and ship it out, just so that the boat will not be empty back and forth. Wu Yong said, "This time I came to ask, I heard that some people are selling technical information, should we buy some?"

"Technical information?" Li Ya said happily, "Of course, but we also have to see what kind of technology it is, whether it is worth it." For example, special steel technology and other major equipment technologies, how much is sold, and other general technologies are not necessary. Now those who sell technical information should not be important technologies. You pay attention first, and buy what is worth buying. "Now the Soviet Union has economic problems, but they are not serious, we have to wait, wait until the ruble plummets, and then it is a good time to buy technology. Then wait until the collapse of the Soviet Union, which is a good time to buy the bottom.

"Good. Wu Yong agreed.

"After buying it, we will see if we can go through customs and ship it out with other supplies. If not, give them a little sweetness. Li Ya said. At this time, there should be many Soviet customs officials who dare to stretch out their hands, give some sweetness, and they will be able to pass smoothly.

"The sweetness has been given a long time ago. Wu Yong said with a smile, "Customs is the first checkpoint for our trade with the Soviet Union, and in order to facilitate the passage, we have long been in harmony with them." "In order to clear customs smoothly, Wu Yong has already bought them.

"Okay, you're doing a great job!" Li Ya said with a smile, "Think of me in front of you." It is in our best interest to maintain a good relationship with the customs. ”

"There's another thing, can we exchange it for gold and ship it out?" Wu Yong asked. He knew that some people were now exchanging gold and shipping it out.

"Gold?" Li Ya thought for a while and said, "Yes, gold is hard currency, and it can be exchanged for money after being brought in." "Although gold is a hard currency that can be exchanged for national currencies, it is useless to keep it. After being converted into money, it can be circulated, and investment can make more money, if you keep it, it will always be just so much gold, at most due to the depreciation of the currency, you can exchange more money. But looking at the amount of money in exchange, the value is still the same, and it is only worth the gold. If Li Ya exchanged gold for money, and then bought things and sold them to the Soviet Union, the money would circulate and he would be able to make more money.

After sending Wu Yong and the others away, Li Ya was in a good mood and decided to cook a sumptuous dinner.