"Old Gu, what do you mean when you say difficult? Is there no good idea?" Feng Xiaochen asked.

Gu Jianhua shook his head and said: "There are ideas, but weapons development is not enough to just have an idea. The development of an artillery gun requires a lot of financial investment, and without money, everything is empty talk. ”

Feng Xiaochen asked: "You said a lot of capital investment, how much is this amount?"

"The amount depends on what kind of weapon you want to develop. In the past, we upgraded on the basis of the original model, and it was enough to have hundreds of thousands, millions, and more. But if a new type of artillery is to be developed, it will be fatal, and tens of millions of people will not be able to hear a single sound if they are thrown in. Gu Jianhua smacked his tongue and said.

"Tens of millions are not enough?" Feng Xiaochen felt a little surprised, but after thinking about it, it seemed to make sense. If weapons development were so easy, there would be no arms trade in this world. Like our neighbors in South Asia, it is also the second most populous country, but the weapons are "international brands", and they can't play anything.

"If you want to spend tens of millions of dollars, it's really a bit difficult to do. Feng Xiaochen was also in trouble. He originally thought that if it was only a few million investments, he could find a way to find it for Dongxiang Factory. When Dongxiang factory develops new products and opens up the international market, a virtuous circle can be formed, and the current difficulties no longer exist. But if tens of millions are not enough, then this matter has to be considered in the long run. The investment of tens of millions of yuan will inevitably mean a research and development cycle of several years, and it is a bit far to help the revival of the Dongxiang Factory by selling weapons.

"I've heard people say that Master Xiao Feng has always been resourceful, and no matter what kind of difficulties, he can solve them in your hands. Dongxiang Factory's current problems, you can't think of a good way?" Dong Lao said leisurely.

Feng Xiaochen was stunned and said, "Who are you listening to? How can I have such great ability." ”

Dong Lao said: "I also have my ears to report to God." Lao Gu, you have been working in the military industrial system, and you are staying in a place like Qingdong, I'm afraid you don't know the ability of our Xiao Feng master, right? Let me tell you a simple example, and you will know. The State Economic Commission is a department with real power, right? However, they have hundreds of workers and children who have been unemployed for a long time and cannot solve their work problems. As a result, it was our master Feng who came up with an idea to let the Economic Commission set up a management consulting company, and all these children were placed in it at once. Now the business of this consulting company is very prosperous, and it is well-known in China. ”

"Xiaochen, is this true?" Feng Fei looked at Feng Xiaochen and asked in disbelief. Feng Xiaochen had told Feng Fei about some things about his work in the past, but he didn't go into too much detail, and Feng Fei instinctively felt that his nephew was just a young man and couldn't do much, so he discounted everything Feng Xiaochen said. But who knows, when Feng Xiaochen told Feng Fei, he himself was discounted, such a discount plus a discount, Feng Xiaochen would not have any special aura in Feng Fei's mind. Now listening to Dong Lao's words, Feng Fei suddenly realized that his nephew might really have a few brushes.

Feng Xiaochen smiled bitterly, he still didn't know who this Dong Lao was, but people knew him clearly, this feeling was really bad. He said sneeringly: "What Elder Dong said is actually a coincidence, and it can't be completely regarded as my credit. ”

This was a disguised admission of what Dong Lao said was true, and Feng Fei and Gu Jianhua were suddenly emotional. Gu Jianhua said: "It turns out that Master Feng still has such ability, no wonder Feng Fei specially invited him from the capital to Qingdong." Master Xiao Feng, I heard that you have also been inspecting the factory for several days, tell me, what can you do about the current situation of our factory?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "There are some ways, but there are still some obstacles, and I haven't figured out how to overcome them." ”

"Since there is a way, let's talk about it and discuss it together. Also, what are the obstacles you are talking about, we two old men, maybe we can give you an idea. Dong Lao said. He said that the two old men naturally referred to himself and Gu Jianhua, however, Feng Xiaochen faintly felt that Dong Lao's meaning should focus more on himself, this old gentleman spoke very domineeringly, it is estimated that he has some origins, maybe he is also here to help Dongxiang Factory find a way.

"The biggest obstacle is the determination of the factory leaders. Feng Xiaochen said, "I feel that the leaders of Dongxiang Factory are a little uncertain, looking left and right, and still have the mentality of waiting for the state to come forward to support." If this mentality is not eliminated, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve something. ”

Zheng Lisheng has always wanted to be transferred back to Pujiang to work, so he is reluctant to change the status quo, for fear that the action will be too big, and the organization will not agree with him to leave halfway. As for Yu Zhongping, he will retire in two years, and now he is also in line with the idea that more things are better than less. Master Xiao Feng said that they were undecided, and this evaluation was correct. Dong Lao said. He said Yu Zhongping, is the secretary of the party committee of Dongxiang factory, Feng Xiaochen and he have also met, the impression is a smiling, amiable old man, Dong Lao said that he is actually waiting for retirement, unwilling to cause more trouble, should be the real situation.

Feng Fei said: "Just because the factory director and secretary don't have the heart to think about the things of the factory, everyone will be moved." If this problem is not solved, Dongxiang Factory does not have a future. ”

Dong Lao waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about this question later." Master Xiao Feng, you haven't finished talking yet, if the obstacle of leadership is lifted, how do you plan to bring Dongxiang Factory back to life?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "My opinion is like this. Dongxiang Factory is an important artillery production plant in our country, with decades of accumulation, and it is absolutely impossible to give up the R&D and manufacturing capabilities of artillery. At present, the state proposes to shift the focus of work to economic work, and the reduction of orders for the military industry is the trend of the times and cannot be changed.

In view of this, Dongxiang Factory must consider the issue of carrying out civilian production, but it should be emphasized that Dongxiang Factory only carries out civilian production, rather than completely converting to civilian production. Military production is still an important aspect of the Dongxiang Factory, and the Dongxiang Factory must use the income from civilian production to maintain military scientific research and ensure that the military production capacity is not damaged. ”

That's a good idea. Dong Lao praised, "We have not yet reached the time when the swords and guns are put into storage and the horses are put in Nanshan, such a large military industrial system cannot be completely abandoned." At present, some military industrial enterprises are engaged in the production of civilian products, which is based on the complete abandonment of military production capacity, and it seems that some money has been made, but all the original military industrial accumulation has been thrown away, and it will not be able to pick it up again in the future. On this point, I have also raised questions to the leaders of the Commission of Science and Technology, and the Commission of Science and Technology is now also considering the issue of how to take into account the two capabilities of civilian products and military industry, that is, the question that Master Xiao Feng just raised. ”

"It's such an honor, it turns out that my thoughts coincide with Dong Lao. Feng Xiaochen said with a smile.

Gu Jianhua said: "The heroes see the same thing, Master Xiao Feng can think of going with Dong Lao, it can be seen that he is indeed talented." ”

Gu Lao praised it. Feng Xiaochen was modest, and then continued: "Dongxiang Factory has strong scientific research capabilities, and its strength in precision manufacturing is extraordinary. In the past few days, I have thought of a good project, if it can be done, the wages and bonuses of more than 2,000 employees of Dongxiang Factory will be guaranteed, and there will be at least 10 million profits a year for military scientific research. I suggest that the Dongxiang plant should immediately start the development of the next generation of artillery, preferably for export, so that research funds can be obtained from abroad in the future. With such a program, it is possible to gather people's hearts, and at the same time, it can cultivate talents and keep scientific research capabilities from degrading. ”

"What is the good direction you are talking about? It can't be that we are going to build a pressure cooker, right?" asked Gu Jianhua.

Feng Xiaochen shook his head and said, "Of course not, I want to find a partner for Dongxiang Factory, and the two sides will jointly produce construction machinery." As we all know, our country is now undergoing large-scale economic construction, and the demand for construction machinery will continue to rise. Engaging in construction machinery is far more promising than producing pressure cookers. ”

"Construction machinery?"

Gu Jianhua and Feng Fei were stunned, this was a direction they had never considered. Feng Fei preemptively said to Feng Xiaochen: "Xiaochen, how could you think of letting our factory engage in construction machinery? ”

Feng Xiaochen said: "Second uncle, what I'm talking about is looking for someone to cooperate, not letting Dongxiang Factory produce it by itself." We can find a construction machinery company, they are responsible for design, assembly, sales, our Dongxiang factory is only responsible for part of the production tasks. I observed the technical situation and production capacity of Dongxiang factory, and felt that it was most suitable to engage in construction machinery.

Construction machinery needs to involve some wear-resistant, heat-resistant materials, and Dongxiang factory has advantages in this regard, we use the process of processing the barrel to deal with the excavator's bucket, which is simply overkill. In addition, the transmission part of construction machinery requires high processing accuracy, and ordinary local enterprises are not capable of this aspect, but Dongxiang factory happens to have such a ability.

My idea is that the Dongxiang plant will focus on the production of these special components, or more directly, as a supplier of spare parts to local enterprises. I have calculated that in the initial stage, the output value of each set is 5,000 yuan based on an annual output of 10,000 sets of accessories, and as long as the profit margin reaches 50%, there will be a profit of 25 million yuan. Dongxiang Factory's annual salary plus other living expenses is enough for 8 million yuan. In this way, there will be 17 million disposable funds every year, which can be used for military research and development. ”

"With such a large turnover?" Feng Fei was surprised, "Xiaochen, can you really contact such a construction machinery company?"