"Xiao Lu, how can you make such a guarantee in front of the old chief!" In the evening, Liu Haotian, director of the Third Bureau of the General Staff Bureau, who had just come out of the old chief's house, looked at Lu Jiadong who was next to him with concern, and his tone was full of the reproachful concern of the elders for the juniors:

"I don't believe that I didn't see any of the eyes I gave you just now, but why are you still so stubborn, how difficult it is to jointly develop a new tank with Pakistan, I think you know better than anyone else, the northern factory with the strongest technical strength in this regard does not dare to take it, but you Xiaolu dare to pat his chest and pack the ticket"

"Lao Liu is right!" Without waiting for Liu Haotian to finish speaking, Tan Bin, head of the General Staff Armament Department who was walking on the other side of Lu Jiadong, also took the conversation with a worried face, and then looked at Lu Jiadong beside him worriedly:

"Xiao Lu, we have discussed it before, I think you should know in your heart, how big the risk is, one is not good, but you have to bear the responsibility of foreign affairs, alas! Anyway, I think Xiao Lu should think about it again, today the old chief has rested, it is inconvenient to disturb, wait for two days to make it clear in person, I think the old chief will not blame you for this, after all, he has also learned some information from experts these days!"

"Yes, if Xiao Lu has any concerns, I will help you with Lao Tan, by the way, and then call the old money of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense."

In this way, Tan Bin and Liu Haotian sandwiched Lu Jiadong in the middle, and you persuaded Lu Jiadong to change the guarantee he had just made in front of the old chief, Lu Jiadong and Liu Haotian returned from Pakistan to Beijing ~ Beijing a few days ago, and originally according to the plan, Lu Jiadong should represent Hanli Company, a foreign trade contractor, to discuss the details of the development and production of new tanks with specific domestic project manufacturers.

But I didn't expect that waiting was indeed an embarrassing result that no one dared to take over, and Liu Haotian, who was quick to lose his temper when he saw this situation, scolded his mother directly, but the embarrassment was embarrassing. Scolding the mother is scolding the mother, and the things that should be done still have to be done, otherwise the ink will not be able to implement the agreement, and it will really be slapped in the face.

Therefore, Lu Jiadong and others did not care about the fatigue of the journey, and together with Tan Bin, Qian Lei, and other leaders in charge of the military industrial system, they visited nearly 30 relevant military factories and held nearly 100 seminars with dozens of responsible persons of relevant enterprises, tank and armored vehicle experts, and other relevant people.

During this period, Liu Haotian and the vast majority of others came to a conclusion. is the same as Tan Bin and Qian Lei's previous investigations, just like the summary words said by Xie Chaoyang, the director of the North Machinery Factory:

"At present, China is not very sound in the supporting industry of tank armored vehicles, many technical fields are still blank, and it will take at least several years or even decades to make up for these shortcomings, so at present, according to China's current technical level, it is simply impossible to develop such a high-performance new main battle tank in a short period of time!"

Xie Chaoyang's remarks were recognized by most of the experts and relevant persons in charge, and this also made Liu Haotian and others, who were originally full of confidence, begin to waver, so in the following days, they began to discuss with Lu Jiadong behind closed doors whether to renegotiate with Pakistan and reduce the original performance indicators downward. In order to reach the technical level that can be reached in China, or to extend the development time, so that China can have sufficient time to complete the development of relevant technical gaps.

Lu Jiadong neither agreed with this nor explicitly opposed it, just as he had done in his previous inspections of military factories in various places, he only took his eyes and ears and watched carefully, listened carefully, but easily did not express any conclusions or opinions. It's the same today, like a listener who doesn't care about himself. Listening to the various methods that the General Staff Armament Department, the Third Bureau of the General Staff Department, and the Hanli Company came up with, they never expressed their opinions.

Seeing Lu Jiadong's situation, Liu Haotian, Tan Bin and others thought that Lu Jiadong was sad because the project could not be advanced and suffered a blow, so he became silent. So I didn't pay much attention to it, after all, they were all from the past. The mistakes he made when he was young and the blows he suffered were too much, but in comparison, Lu Jiadong has done a very good job, and it will naturally be good when he wants to open it, and it is with this heart. Liu Haotian, Tan Bin and others comforted Lu Jiadong a little, and did not force Lu Jiadong to do anything.

Until this evening, when the old chief was asked to report the progress of the situation, Lu Jiadong was still as silent as before, even if the old chief was a little annoyed by this, Lu Jiadong did not explain accordingly, but when he was about to end the report, Lu Jiadong suddenly said that it is not impossible to complete the development of high-performance tanks with the current industrial base of China.

Listening to Lu Jiadong's words, both Liu Haotian and Tan Bin couldn't help but be surprised, and strongly hinted that Lu Jiadong should not be able to do anything in front of the old chief, but contrary to his wishes, Lu Jiadong not only expounded his views in a clear manner, but also won the approval and praise of the old chief.

Although Lu Jiadong has also said some of these views to Liu Haotian and Tan Bin and others in private, both of them feel that the difficulty is too great and the possibility is too low, even now with the affirmation of the old chief, the two still feel that the risks they take are still very huge, because of this, the two veterans of the old factory who are neat and tidy on weekdays will be so tireless to persuade Lu Jiadong.

For Lu Jiadong, although the expressions of these two old leaders are very stern, and the words are surprisingly unquestionable, they sound stiff and uncomfortable at first glance, but Lu Jiadong knows that both Liu Haotian and Tan Bin care about themselves from the bottom of their hearts and love themselves.

Because of this, in the face of the advice of the two similar admonitions, Lu Jiadong did not have any disgust in his heart, but gave birth to a strong sense of gratitude, but even so, Lu Jiadong did not change his mind in the slightest, perhaps the joint development of a new tank with Pakistan is an unaccomplishable task in the eyes of ordinary people, or even a hot potato, but in the eyes of Lu Jiadong, it can not only be done, but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It's just that when he first returned to China, he was not completely sure, and the embarrassment of no one taking over the project made it inconvenient for him to express it immediately, but when he worked tirelessly to visit dozens of military enterprises and see their strong military industrial foundation, Lu Jiadong was more determined in his previous thoughts, so in the interval between Liu Haotian and Tan Bin's persuasion, Lu Jiadong opened his mouth and said:

"Minister Tan, Director Liu, although the risk is not small, I think it is better to give it a try!"

"Xiao Lu, why are you still so stubborn, don't say that you didn't hear anything I just said?" As soon as Lu Jiadong's words fell, Liu Haotian became anxious, but fortunately, Tan Bin next to him stopped him:

"Lao Liu, don't get excited, listen to Xiao Lu's opinion, I think the old chief can approve and there should be his reason!"

Listening to Tan Bin's words, Liu Haotian's eager expression also eased, after all, just now I only felt that Lu Jiadong let the old chief approve in a few words, if he really cares, until now he Liu Haotian and Tan Bin have not understood the deep meaning, because of this, Liu Haotian nodded at Lu Jiadong and said: "Okay, Xiao Lu, you can talk about it carefully!"

Seeing that Tan Bin and Liu Haotian both calmed down, Lu Jiadong was not selling Guanzi, and said directly: "In fact, the truth in this is very simple, the core is a few words, break the boundary, and integrate the advantages!"

"Breaking boundaries, integrating advantages?" Liu Haotian and Tan Bin almost spoke in unison, but Lu Jiadong's words did not stop and continued:

"That's right, it's about breaking boundaries and integrating advantages, and the current tank joint development project is a good opportunity"

Then Lu Jiadong elaborated his thoughts, in his opinion, China's tens of thousands of military factories have been built over the past decades, and the foundation of the military manufacturing industry has been laid solid, but the distribution of these military factories is too scattered, and the same genus is even more varied, although they are collectively called military factories, the General Staff Equipment Department and the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense are nominally in charge.

However, these two departments actually only have a great say in the weapons industry, as for the ship system, it is led by the Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry and the Navy, the aviation system is decided by the Air Force and the Ministry of Aviation Industry, and although the aerospace and nuclear ~ industry are directly under the Military ~ Commission and the State ~ Affairs ~ Academy, there are also two specialized industrial departments that are specifically responsible.

It's just that the overall military industrial system is relatively complete, but several major plates have been forcibly separated due to factors such as history and various limitations, forming independent "small worlds" that do not belong to each other and are distinct.

But there is very little communication and cooperation with each other, at best, it is the improvement of a certain process, the mutual circulation of a certain information, at most in some national strategic projects, temporarily forming a certain supporting cooperative relationship, but once the project is over, these difficult to form a cooperative relationship will also collapse.

In this way, not only does it consume a lot of the state's resources, but the efficiency of its operation is also very low, and it is even more self-contained internally, and even in some departments and units, it is even more difficult to rely on, and demand, thus further aggravating the difficulties of the military industrial system; on the other hand, such projects as the joint development of new tanks cannot be implemented in a timely and effective manner, so that a large number of excellent military industrial enterprises can only be left to their idling and unable to make use of effective resources.

"If the situation continues, China's military industry will not only face the current cold winter, but a cemetery" (to be continued......