Chapter 370: The Chief Designer of the New Tank
Lu Jiadong did not make alarmist remarks, because self-isolation, rigid system, rigid coordination and adaptability, and lack of self-innovation ability have always been common problems of state-owned enterprises, and military enterprises are no exception; otherwise, after entering the 90 years, a large number of state-owned enterprises, including a large part of military factories, would have died out, thus creating a series of unprecedented new words such as "laid-off," "reemployment," and "40, 50."
According to Lu Jiadong's current age, when the tide of dismissal hits in more than ten years, he is almost at the age of "40".
The conscientious Chen Zhen, the conscientious and responsible Qiao Junfeng, the hard-working Liu Liang, as well as Zheng Yongbo, Zhu Haifeng, Qi Junwen, Cui Mingjun, when the tide comes, how many can retreat and return to the vast sea, and how many of them are shot to death on the beach by the surging waves?
Lu Jiadong can't give a definite answer, let alone an answer, because in his opinion, instead of sitting still, it is better to take active action, even if his own ability is limited, it is impossible to keep the entire military industry system flawlessly, but as long as the measures are correct and the methods are appropriate, Lu Jiadong is confident that he can still retain a batch of essence.
It is precisely because of this that Lu Jiadong spared no effort to develop new equipment and did his best to carry out arms sales to foreign countries, in order to protect his relatives, friends, colleagues, and the military factories he was fighting for, and of course, the persistent dream, a dream of a military industrial hegemon who would make the army strong and the country strong.
As the most important part of Lu Jiadong's series of development plans, the so-called "breaking boundaries and integrating advantages" has actually been formed in Lu Jiadong's mind for a long time, not only that. He also made a preliminary attempt in the development of a 52 times caliber 155mm howitzer, at that time, with Wanshan Factory as the core, the Guinan Precision Machinery Factory, the Hunan Special Steel Factory, the Yunnan Special Vehicle Factory and the Materials Research Institute were combined to jointly complete the development of new artillery, and then when developing artillery radars, the addition of the Central Plains Electronic Radar Institute was a continuation of this alliance.
However, each enterprise and unit is for a research and development project. When the General Staff Armament Department came out to face the meeting, everyone's thoughts were all focused on the project, and they did not pay attention to and cared about this loose alliance, so they could not appreciate the advantages and far-reaching significance of it, and although Lu Jiadong knew this, he also tried to maintain this alliance.
It's just that because the current overall reform has just started, many policies are not yet clear, although Lu Jiadong has the heart, he is also worried that taking too big a step will backfire. Therefore, it was not proposed, but from its heart, it was very much wanted to do it, at least through several projects to form a closer industrial supporting alliance of several units and enterprises, to lay the foundation for further integration in the future.
But even so, Lu Jiadong is very confident in the future trend, after all, as a military expert who traveled through later generations, he has a clear memory of the overall development of the military industrial system. After the reform and opening up, the state implemented several rounds of reforms to the military-industrial system, from the pilot of de-administration. From the establishment of group companies to improve the industrial layout, to the introduction of a competition mechanism to further optimize the allocation of resources, from the integration of the military with the civilian population and from the integration of the military with the people, to the introduction of private capital to carry out further structural reform.
Every step of the reform of China's military industrial system means a leap in the overall level, and it is precisely in this leap that a large number of weapons and equipment comparable to the world have been introduced, such as the advanced 99A tank and the 05A infantry war, the "Liao~Ning" aircraft carrier, the 052D missile destroyer, the fourth-generation fighter, and the anti-ship ballistic missile. It is precisely in the course of these reforms that China has finally cultivated a large number of large arms groups that can compete with the world's arms giants, thus shaking the inherent pattern of the world arms market.
What's more, in Lu Jiadong's memory, starting next year, the state will abolish the Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry in the latest reform of government agencies. China State Shipbuilding Corporation was established and used as a pilot to explore effective ways and models for the integration and marketization of related industries.
"Since the shipbuilding industry is about to carry out a pilot reform, can we also take this opportunity to strive for a pilot opportunity in other military industrial fields?" When Lu Jiadong went to various military factories to inspect the situation, he kept thinking about this problem, because in his view, if the top level did not have the intention of reforming the military industrial system, it would be impossible to carry out the pilot work.
Because of this, there should be a detailed consideration in the minds of the high-level, as long as he Lu Jiadong takes advantage of the trend, he should be able to create an extremely good condition for the expected combination, and the joint development of new tanks between China and Pakistan is an excellent opportunity to promote the establishment of this good condition, but what Lu Jiadong did not expect is that his idea is just in line with the old chief's mind:
Liu Haotian and Tan Bin are both first-class old foxes, but they are too focused on the new tank project itself, and some authorities are fascinated, and they still don't understand the truth when Lu Jiadong says this:
"I said that the old chief just said a word and did it, and he still looked like he wanted to say something and stopped, the original knot was here!" Liu Haotian patted his head, his face was abrupt, and Tan Bin next to him couldn't help but nod, with a relaxed smile on his face:
"So the old chiefs are far-sighted, our group of people are still spinning around how to complete the small project of the new tank, but the old chiefs are looking at this problem from a macro perspective!" As he spoke, Tan Bin looked at Lu Jiadong, who was still flat beside him, and his worried eyes turned into overflowing appreciation:
"I really didn't expect Xiao Lu that you could understand the old chief's mind, better than me, a veteran who has worked under the old chief for decades!"
"Minister Tan, you really won the award, I usually come up with this immature idea, it's purely a blind cat encountering a dead mouse, it's not bad if you haven't been criticized!"
"Thinking nonsense?" As soon as Lu Jiadong's voice fell, Liu Haotian glanced at him, and his tone turned stern, but between the words, he could hear a half-joking ridicule: "Then why can't we think of it? Like you said, the blind cat jumped on the dead mouse, I and Lao Tan also want to do it once, you say, how to think nonsense?"
"Uh" Listening to Liu Haotian's half-joking words, Lu Jiadong didn't know what to say for a while, but fortunately, Tan Bin next to him came out to solve the siege:
"Okay Lao Liu, don't be embarrassed by Xiao Lu, besides, now is not the time to discuss who came up with it and couldn't come up with it, don't you see what the old chief means today? It is clear that we want to try it first, just like other economic reforms, just do not say, first look at the specific results, and then make the next step, since it is to cross the river by feeling the stones, there must be a few people who go down the river first!"
Seeing that Tan Bin was a little embarrassed in his tone, Liu Haotian raised his eyebrows and asked bluntly, "What's the matter?"
"Afraid?" Tan Bin twitched the corners of his mouth: "Back then, I crossed the Yellow River, crossed the Yangtze River, and flowed by the Yalu River, and fished on the banks of the Qingchuan River.
"If you can't swim, you don't know how to build a ship, anyway, I crossed the river by feeling the stones, and I didn't say that I had to swim, and I said that the living can't let the urine suffocate to death."
In this way, in the next part of the road, the two old comrades-in-arms for many years began to make fun, but Lu Jiadong, who is familiar with the personalities of the two, knows that under this relaxed appearance, the two have determined the direction of the next decision-making, and Lu Jiadong is happy to see it, after all, under the actual promotion of the two, coupled with the support of the old chief behind him, his grand dream of military industry hegemony may be realized as soon as possible.
"It's just that there is still a problem that has not been solved!" Lu Jiadong, who was swimming in a sweet dream for a while, suddenly flashed this question in his mind, and then when he was about to get in the car, he asked Liu Haotian and Tan Bin suspiciously:
"In that case, the general designer of the new tank must be determined as soon as possible!"
Hearing Lu Jiadong's words, Liu Haotian and Tan Bin first ignored it, and then both looked at Lu Jiadong strangely, Lu Jiadong couldn't help but be startled when he saw this:
"Two leaders, you are"
"This is a fancy for you!" Liu Haotian said meaningfully, Lu Jiadong was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted:
"I haven't finished the arms sales at hand, and I think the arms sales are still"
"There are many people who can be arms dealers, but there are few who can develop high-performance weapons and equipment!" Before Lu Jiadong finished speaking, Tan Bin took over the conversation: "Okay, don't ask the questions that Xiao Lu asked knowingly!"
After speaking, Tan Bin and Liu Haotian got into the car together, and then, Liu Haotian waved at Lu Jiadong and said half-jokingly: "Get in the car Xiao Lu, we have to discuss the specific implementation plan tonight, your opinion as the chief designer is very important!"
Hearing this, Lu Jiadong couldn't help but shake his head secretly, these two leaders seem to often quarrel and don't give in to each other on weekdays, but when it comes to tacit understanding, it is indeed beyond the reach of others, a look, an action or even a moment of silence, without explaining the matter, they know it in their chests, old comrades-in-arms are old comrades-in-arms, and he Lu Jiadong is determined to be the chief designer of the new tank between talking and laughing.
Lu Jiadong sighed, then raised his legs and boarded the car, and then the car started, with full hope, galloping towards the vast front (to be continued......