A few years ago, Feng Fei went on a business trip to the capital and told Feng Xiaochen that the Dongxiang factory was located in a big ravine, the supply of materials was tight, and the living conditions of the workers were very poor, but at that time he showed a very positive mood, with some pride in dedicating himself to the cause of national defense. At that time, Feng Fei also said that because some people in the factory were unwilling to endure hardships, they were transferred to units with better conditions through the back door, and these people were looked down upon in the factory, and everyone regarded them as deserters.

But this time, the situation has completely changed. When Feng Xiaochen walked around the factory, he often heard people talking about job transfers. For those who have found their way, everyone is envious, and there is no longer the disdainful mentality of the past. Speaking of which, in fact, the living conditions of Dongxiang Factory have greatly improved compared to previous years, many new houses have been built, and several farmers' markets have also sprung up around, so buying meat is no longer a difficult task. In such a situation, everyone has no enthusiasm, which cannot but make people think deeply.

"In the past, everyone had ideals and felt that they were contributing to the country, and although life was a little harder, they were very proud in their hearts. Over the past year or so, the spirit conveyed by the leaders of the factory to everyone is that the military industry should make way for economic construction, giving people the feeling that the country no longer needs us, and everyone's anger will be vented, and people's hearts will be moved, which is inevitable. ”

Gu Jianhua said that he said this to Feng Xiaochen, but Feng Xiaochen could feel that he seemed to be saying it to Dong Lao.

Sure enough, without waiting for Feng Xiaochen to respond, Dong Laoxian took Gu Jianhua's words and said: "Who said that the country doesn't need a military industry? It is true that third-tier enterprises need to make some adjustments at present, but if you want to say that our country will not engage in military industry at all, I will not agree to it first. ”

There are quite a few people who have this view. Feng Xiaochen said, "Some people not only think that China does not need to engage in military industry, but even think that China does not need to engage in heavy industry at all, engage in export processing industry, and engage in 'big in, big out' like Hong Kong and Taiwan, it is completely fine." Our work of rearmament is also facing a crisis. ”

"That's overkill. Dong Lao commented, "In the past, we blindly attached importance to the military industry and blindly developed heavy industry, ignoring the living needs of the people and ignoring the role of light industry in accumulating funds, which is of course wrong." But all of a sudden, there was a 180-degree turn, saying that the military industry would not be engaged in it, and even the heavy industry would not be engaged in it, which would be to surrender under the white flag. In this world, if you don't have your own military industry and your own heavy industry, you won't have the confidence to speak, and you can only be slaughtered by others. ”

Feng Fei said: "However, Dong Lao, Gu Lao, the country's adjustment policy has been determined, and I'm afraid we can't change it just by relying on a few of us, right? In addition, the state proposes to temporarily reduce the military industry and ensure economic construction, and I personally think this strategy is also reasonable." As Xiaochen said just now, the equipment conditions of our Dongxiang Machinery Factory are so good, much better than local enterprises. If these equipment can be used in the country's economic construction, it should also be very helpful to improve our country's economic strength. ”

Dong Lao nodded and said: "The decision to reduce the military industry was made by the central government, and this decision is not wrong. However, how to compress and how to transform third-tier enterprises like Dongxiang Factory is a complex topic, and the central government also encourages various departments to actively explore. No, we still have a master's degree from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences here, Master Xiao Feng, can you tell us all about how you think about this matter. ”

Seeing that Dong Lao directly named his name, Feng Xiaochen smiled slightly and said, "I don't have a very mature idea yet, I only have some feelings from the research in the factory these days, let's report to Dong Lao and Gu Lao here."

First of all, I agree with the opinion of Dong Lao and my second uncle, and the decision to reduce the military industry is not wrong in itself. The Soviet Union invested too many resources in military production, resulting in a tight supply of domestic consumer goods, and the masses of the people complained greatly. In the current struggle for hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union, it seems that the Soviet Union has a slight upper hand, but judging from the popular opinion, the Soviet people are very dissatisfied with the government, and the trend of worshiping the West is very strong in China. ”

"Master Xiao Feng's point of view is very valuable. The leading comrades of the Central Committee also talked about this point at the internal meeting, pointing out that if we fail to improve the people's livelihood, the people will abandon us. Dong Lao said in a heavy tone.

Feng Xiaochen sweated, it seems that this Dong Lao is really not an ordinary person, he can casually quote the words of the internal meeting, it is estimated that he is also a leader at a certain level, right? Dong Lao did not reveal his name, Feng Xiaochen was difficult to match the number for a while, and he didn't know who Dong Lao was. However, from Dong Lao's words, Feng Xiaochen could feel that he was an old man with a clear mind and a fairly open mind, and in front of him, Feng Xiaochen did not have to hide anything.

"Actually, I also think that a country as big as ours, especially with the West, still has ideological differences, and it is very dangerous and passive to have no independent defense industry. Therefore, I think that a third-tier enterprise like Dongxiang Factory cannot give up the main business of the military industry, even if there is no order now, scientific research and production capacity must continue to be retained. The development of a piece of military equipment may take 10 or 20 years, and if we do not conduct research now, it will be too late to conduct research when the world situation changes and we are faced with the threat of war. ”

"Well said!" Gu Jianhua clapped his hands and praised, "What I am most worried about now is that our factory has abandoned the development of weapons." Now Zheng Lisheng and the others are thinking about switching to civilian products all day long, and they have no interest in weapon development, and they have given up the work of the technical department. In this way, if we throw it in a few years, the technological accumulation we have formed in the past few decades will be completely wasted. ”

"What is the technical strength of the factory now?" asked Dong Lao.

Feng Fei replied: "It's okay at the moment, but the situation of lack of talent is more serious, and there are some technicians who are contacting and transferring, ready to be transferred to local enterprises, or to teach in schools." If these people leave, the research and development system in the factory will have shortcomings. ”

"This is absolutely not allowed. Dong Lao said domineeringly, this tone did not look like an old man who had retired, but like a certain level of leadership who was still in office.

Feng Xiaochen said: "I think that some people are unwilling to stay, and it is useless for us to force them to stay, and the melons that are twisted are not sweet." Our country's policy is definitely becoming more and more open, and we are stuck with administrative orders and not let people leave, which does not meet the requirements of the times. ”

"However, there is a division of labor among the personnel of our technical department, some are engaged in cannon barrels, some are engaged in artillery bolts, and some are engaged in ballistics, and each person is in charge of a share. If several people in a certain field leave, our technology system is incomplete. Feng Fei explained.

Feng Xiaochen said: "Second uncle, I also learned about the situation you mentioned when I went to the technical department two days ago to investigate. In the past two years, because of the country's small military orders, there is not much to do on the technical department, and some technicians want to leave, but they also feel that their expertise cannot be played. I believe that in order to change this situation, it is necessary to reactivate research projects, to bring people together through projects, and to develop young talents through projects. This is called running water does not rot, and the hub does not beetle. ”

"It's a good way to develop people through projects. However, now that the country has interrupted the military scientific research project, we can't train people through the project. Gu Jianhua said.

Feng Xiaochen said: "This requires Dongxiang Factory to give full play to its own subjective initiative and raise its own funds to conduct research. ”

Feng Fei said: "Xiaochen, the more you talk about it, the more you take it for granted. Now that our factory is even in a problem with its own survival, you still want to let the factory raise its own funds to engage in weapons development, isn't it whimsical?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "Second uncle, this is not a contradiction. The problem of Dongxiang Factory's own survival must be solved, and this solution can not only be satisfied with the survival of Dongxiang Factory, but also allow Dongxiang Factory to gain the ability to develop. Otherwise, just making ends meet will not arouse the confidence and enthusiasm of the entire plant. Dongxiang Factory is a military enterprise, and its main business must be military equipment.

In addition, the development of weapons itself can also produce benefits, and I have talked with some technicians in the factory that the products of our factory have seriously deteriorated, which is also an important reason for the lack of orders. If we can develop new, competitive products, why don't we have an order?"

Feng Fei said: "Xiaochen, you don't understand this question. The state proposes to let the army be patient, and it will certainly not allow the army to change its equipment on a large scale in the near future. Even if we have a fist product, the army has no money, how can there be an order?"

"Who said that our products must be sold in China?" Feng Xiaochen asked with a smile.

"......" Feng Fei was dumb all of a sudden, he looked at Feng Xiaochen, and didn't know what to say.

Still Dong Lao is well-informed, and when he heard Feng Xiaochen say that, he raised his eyebrows and said, "What, Master Feng, do you mean that we can sell artillery abroad?"

Feng Xiaochen nodded and said, "That's right." Our country is currently reducing its armaments, but there are still many countries in the world that are fighting or preparing to fight, and among them are the oil hegemons in the Middle East. As long as our products are good, are they worried that they won't pay for them?"

"That's a good idea. Dong Lao Dao, he turned his head to Gu Jianhua and asked, "Old Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Jianhua frowned and said: "In the past two years, representatives of several Middle Eastern countries have come to the factory and expressed their intention to buy artillery from China. But after they saw our products, they didn't continue to talk about it. At the end of the day, it's our products that are too old. Just now, Master Feng said that as long as the product is good, he will not worry about others not paying for it. However, it is really difficult to develop a good product. ”