"Prepared?" Listening to Lu Jiadong's words, Wu Tianming couldn't help but be a little surprised, you must know that since Lu Jiadong returned to the Wanshan factory, he has been immersed in the development of new tanks, although there is a joint overall idea, but Lu Jiadong has not seen any further moves for this, and even the development team of new tanks has not yet been formally formed.

If it weren't for the fact that Lu Jiadong had a huge influence in the Wanshan factory and could get the support of the entire factory, perhaps Lu Jiadong, who was the chief designer of the new tank at this time, would really become the commander of the light pole, and because of this, the focus of the recent work has been all on the preparation of the new tank development team and the preparation of other work.

If it weren't for the fact that several factories sent the basic production capacity, technology, and personnel to Wanshan at the request of Lu Jiadong yesterday for the reference of the new tank development team, Wu Tianming and the others would have almost forgotten about this matter, but it was precisely because of this that they knew that the matter of the production consortium proposed by Lu Jiadong at the previous regular meeting was not a sudden idea, but was being implemented in an orderly manner.

This is also where Wu Tianming and others worry about Lu Jiadong, otherwise Wu Tianming would not have taken the opportunity to express his worries when he was alone with Lu Jiadong, just hoping that Lu Jiadong could act prudently, but what Wu Tianming didn't expect was that Lu Jiadong seemed to have been thinking about it for a long time, and then asked in surprise:

"Jiadong, you won't ......"

"That's right, I've been planning for this for a while!" Before Wu Tianming finished speaking, Lu Jiadong nodded, and then raised his eyes to look at Wu Tianming who was walking side by side beside him:

"I still remember Li Ming, deputy director of the Guixi Provincial Department of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, as well as Lao Yang and Yang Limin of the technical department of our factory, oh. By the way, it should be called Yang Hongyi now!"

"Remember, remember!" When developing a number of light weapons such as Type 78 assault guns, these two people helped Wanshan Factory a lot, especially Yang Hongyi, the chief of the old technical section, who can be called the second hero after Lu Jiadong, how can he not remember these two Wu Tianming. Can you remember that Lu Jiadong mentioned what they were doing for no reason, could it be that these two highly meritorious old military workers were also pulled by Lu Jiadong to develop new tanks?

Thinking of this, Wu Tianming wanted to ask, but as soon as the words came to his mouth, a sudden thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and then carefully thought about where Yang Hongyi and Li Ming went after they were transferred, and the words that had come to his lips just now instantly changed the content and blurted out:

"You're not going to unite with the research institute run by these two old experts, are you?"

"The Southwest Aviation Institute and the Naval Research Institute are not united, but it is still possible to unite several factories with outstanding technology under them......," Wu Tianming's voice just fell. An indifferent smile flashed on Lu Jiadong's face, and then he told the situation of the joint tank as it was, and it turned out that Lu Jiadong was appointed as the chief designer of the Sino-Pakistani joint tank project the day after returning from the old chief.

However, unlike other weapons and equipment projects, Lu Jiadong did not set up his own research and development team at the first time, but discussed and determined the manufacturers of the relevant supporting systems of the new tank with Tan Bin, Liu Haotian and others, so as to promote the overall joint structure.

To this end, Lu Jiadong divided the entire tank into five modules: fire strike system, power propulsion system, vehicle driving system, armor protection system and fire control and aiming system, and looked for manufacturers with relevant technical advantages according to the categories to which the five modules belonged. For example, the high-performance anti-tank gun in the fire strike system is undertaken by the Wanshan plant.

The main reason is that the Wanshan Plant has accumulated considerable technical experience in the development and production of 52 times the caliber 155mm howitzer. In particular, the self-tightening and electroslag remelting technology of the body tube is not only leading in China but also has a rich application base, as long as it is slightly transformed, it can be directly applied to high-performance anti-tank guns.

It was precisely by this criterion that Lu Jiadong and others quickly identified more than 10 relevant supporting manufacturers and research and development units, including the Hunan Special Steel Plant, a manufacturer of artillery steel and armor steel, the Guixi Precision Machinery Factory, a research and development plant for ammunition, the Materials Research Institute, a research and development unit for new armor, a vehicle transmission system manufacturing plant, the Yunnan Special Vehicle Factory, a high-power engine manufacturing plant, the Hudong Diesel Engine Factory, a fire control system research and development unit, the Zhongyuan Electronic Radar Research Institute, and a supporting optical instrument targeting system, and the Wanxi Optical Instrument Factory.

However, except for a few factories that belong to the ordnance industry system directly under the Equipment Department of the General Staff Department and the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, most of the other factories and research and development units are under the jurisdiction of the Navy and the Air Force, just like the Yunnan Special Vehicle Factory. Although it mainly produces motor vehicles, it is under the jurisdiction of the Air Force, because the vehicles produced by the plant are mainly tractors for the Air Force's airfield ground support, as well as heavy tractors for anti-aircraft missiles and large radars.

The same is true of Hudong Diesel Engine Plant, diesel engines for ground vehicles are not its main business. It is to produce and manufacture marine high-power diesel engines, so it is the navy that is in charge, and manufacturers like this can be said to abound, for this reason, both Tan Bin and Liu Haotian can be described as a headache.

If you divide one or two good to say, this time combined with more than a dozen, then the persuasion work is not so easy to do, you must know which of these factories is not the heart of the competent departments, if this is removed, it is tantamount to ripping meat on other departments, scolding the mother is light, and it is possible to go directly to the door with a bigger temper.

For this, Lu Jiadong can be said to know well, and in his specific planning, Lu Jiadong did not immediately form a huge industrial complex similar to the Northern Machinery Factory, after all, the road has to go step by step, and the truth of food has to be stuttered Lu Jiadong understands better than anyone else, running in small steps, seeking progress in stability, it is much better than running in big strides to pull eggs.

After all, in the context of the reduction of military spending, whether it is the air force or the navy, life is not easy, and these factories are also in a state of neither hunger nor hunger, and because Lu Jiadong undertakes the task of developing new tanks, with the approval of the old chief, he can dispose of the $30 million pre-research funds allocated by Pakistan, and with sufficient funds, at least these factories and units can be temporarily gathered under his own banner.

It's just that although Lu Jiadong's idea is highly feasible, it is not so smooth sailing to operate, but fortunately, a large part of the supporting manufacturers that Lu Jiadong has a fancy to are subordinate units of the Southwest Aviation Research Institute and the Naval Research Institute.

These two leaders in the military industry are not only old acquaintances who are also teachers and friends with Lu Jiadong, but also first-class smart people, only listening to Lu Jiadong's brief description, the two of them broke through Lu Jiadong's careful thinking, and Lu Jiadong did not hide this, you must know that hiding in front of smart people can only be cocooned and humiliated in the end, and neither Yang Hongyi nor Li Ming are narrow-minded people, and they should be able to see the benefits of the production complex.

Soon the Yunnan Special Vehicle Factory of the Southwest Aviation Institute, and the Central Plains Electronic Radar Institute, which had business dealings, officially joined the development project of the new tank led by Lu Jiadong, and it did not take long for the Navy's Hudong Diesel Engine Factory and Anhui Optical Instrument Factory to join in, so that Lu Jiadong's supporting industrial chain for new tanks was initially established.

Of course, Lu Jiadong also paid a certain price for this, whether it was Yang Hongyi or Li Ming, although they cooperated very actively, but with the promotion of these two positions, the awareness of market economy has also increased, and the factory and research and development unit can temporarily allocate to the new tank development project led by Lu Jiadong, but the relevant use fees must be settled without a penny.

Lu Jiadong faced the posture of the two of them who were close to the score, gritted his teeth, his heart was horizontal, and he set aside 20 million from the pre-research fee of 30 million US dollars and handed it to the two, so Yang Hongyi took 10 million US dollars to be busy with the upgrading and transformation of the J-7, and Li Ming waved his hand to put all the 10 million US dollars in hand into the development of the new frigate, as for Lu Jiadong, it is not a loss, anyway, if the money is not enough, you can apply to Pakistan again, and the supporting factories in hand cannot be measured with money.

"Before I came to the Wanshan plant, most of them have been determined, but there are still a few two factories belonging to aerospace and nuclear ~ industry have not yet been approved, so I dare not assert that it will be successful, but fortunately, I just received a call from the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense this morning, saying that these two companies have been personally approved by the old chief and allocated to the new tank project!"

"I really didn't expect Jiadong that you have done so much work before!" Listening to Lu Jiadong's narration, Wu Tianming looked at this good brother who could always surprise him with admiration:

"It seems that this time our Wanshan Factory is not simply going to the next level, but to become an unrivaled giant!"

"It's just a prototype of the alliance, and I don't know if it can be maintained after the new tank project is over!"

"If you can't maintain it, you can make a few more big projects, and over time it will definitely be fixed!" Wu Tianming's face flashed with excitement, but when he saw Lu Jiadong's meaningful smile, he shook his head helplessly:

"Jiadong, Jiadong, you are still the kind of person who doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, like the joint matters you just said, if others have seven or eight layers of certainty, they will be preached all over the world, and you have to wait until everything is implemented, and it is the same if these factories are finally brought together, you must have already calculated it in your heart, right?"

Listening to Wu Tianming's words, Lu Jiadong's smile was even stronger, but he didn't answer immediately, but at this moment, Zhao Wei, the deputy factory director, hurriedly ran over, and when he saw Lu Jiadong and Wu Tianming, he hurriedly shouted:

"Jiadong, Tianming, the head of the headquarters has arrived at the factory with the directors of the factories, you two hurry up, the head of the headquarters will ask the two of you to hurry up and ........." (to be continued......)