Chapter 228: The Military Industrial System in Difficulty
When Liu Haotian and Lu Jiadong returned to the hotel after the banquet, it was already early in the morning, and at this time, Beijing, which was thousands of miles away, had ushered in the morning sunrise, and early this morning, Qian Lei, director of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, hurriedly came to the office of Tan Bin, director of the Armament Department of the General Staff, and pushed the door into without too much greeting, so he asked straight to the point with an eager look:
"Lao Tan, Lao Liu, there is no news there, Lao Tan, you are?"
Qian Lei's anxious look can be described as overflowing, seeing that Tan Bin with the phone ignored him, his brows couldn't help but twist together, but when he just opened his mouth, he saw Tan Bin stretching out his hand to signal him not to speak first, and at the moment when Qian Lei's words just stopped, Tan Bin, who was holding the phone receiver, also asked loudly in the same anxious tone:
"Hey, is this a telecommunications room? I'm Tan Bin from the Armament Department of the General Staff Department, yes, yes, is there any new news about the arms sales delegation sent by China to Pakistan?
"No news yet?" Although the clues have been heard from Tan Bin's intermittent words, Qian Lei still has a glimmer of hope and asks Tan Bin behind the desk, but Tan Bin did not answer, but shook his head helplessly, Qian Lei couldn't help but flash a disappointed look on his face when he saw this, and then sat down on the chair behind him, but after a short silence, Qian Lei's heavy eyebrows instantly stood upside down, and his tone increased sharply:
"What is this Liu Haotian doing, we have decided on the major policies with Pakistan, he is good, he has not even sold a bullet for more than half a month, and that Lu Jiadong is said to be a compound talent in technology and economy, and I am impeccable in technology,
However, in this economy, the conclusion of economic talent has been given by relying only on two small-scale foreign sales, and the armament department of the General Staff Department is inevitably too partial and comprehensive, so how about carrying out state-to-state arms sales now? Why has it been so long that it has not been able to carry out it? Let me see more than Liu Haotian and Lu Jiadong,
It is this Third Bureau of the General Staff Department itself that has problems, and the newly established departments do not even have the slightest experience in foreign trade, so how can they do a good job in arms sales. I really can't talk to the old chief, and remove them from the Ministry of Foreign Trade to change the people who are on the favor?
The more Qian Lei spoke, the more ugly his face became, and his voice became higher and higher, but just when he was talking about it. Tan Bin, who was sitting opposite him, pushed a red phone in front of him, and Qian Lei couldn't help but stare when he saw this anxious and annoyed look:
"Old Tan, you"
"This is the old chief's direct call, if you want to talk to the old chief, you can say it now!" Without waiting for Qian Lei to finish speaking, Tan Bin interrupted Qian Lei's words with a calm face, and his tone became stern:
"Which person do you think is good, you can tell the old chief now, if it really doesn't work, you can also recommend yourself and see if you can talk about it in person!"
"I, you" Qian Lei is the director of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. Where is the meaning of the red phone not clear, let alone others, that is, there is such a one on his desk, the reason why he said this is just a momentary angry talk, where is he really going to call the old chief, but I didn't expect Tan Bin on the other side to take his angry words seriously, which couldn't help but make Qian Lei even more angry, so that he couldn't even speak until he paused for a while. After calming down a little, Qian Lei used his hand, pointed to Tan Bin opposite, and said angrily:
"As far as Minister Tan is concerned, you can endure it, but do you know that millions of military workers are about to go hungry!" Qian Lei said. His expression became urgent again, and his speech became faster:
"I just came back from a few days ago from a survey of several large factories directly under the western region, and the form is not optimistic, and the real situation is even worse than what they reported, although we advocate that all military factories learn from the Wanshan factory and implement military-civilian integration. But the problem is that the situation of each factory is different, some factories such as Wanshan factory transformation is difficult, the transformation is relatively fast, but some factories are difficult to transform, and even all the original machinery and equipment can not be used, can only be on the new production line, so the funding gap is very large. ”
Qian Lei said this, paused slightly, then took the water handed over by Tan Bin, took a sip and moistened his throat and continued:
"Not only that, we advocate the integration of military and civilian, that is, walk on two legs, and use the people to keep the production line and skilled workers, but the production capacity of military products cannot be wasted, so that we can organize efficient and effective production in wartime, but do you know what I saw during this investigation?
A lot of our such good equipment is discarded in the corner, let the wind and rain blow, so good eighth-level technicians will help people process some furnace hoods, chimneys to make a living, such good equipment, such a great technician, can only process some chimney stove covers, Lao Tan, what do you think I feel after reading it?"
As he spoke, Qian Lei pounded his chest violently with his hand, making a sound of "dong dong~~": "I feel distressed, it's really uncomfortable! Now the military industry has not begun to spread that sentence, it is better to sell tea and eggs than to engage in missiles, and it is better to take a razor than to take a gold knife, I don't know what you Tan Bin thinks, anyway, as the director of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, my face is hot when I hear this, and it hurts more than being beaten in the mouth a few times!"
The more Qian Lei spoke, the more excited he became, and in the end, he even slapped the table in front of him with his hand "Bang~~", if it was usual, Tan Bin, who was also in a hurry, saw Qian Lei like this, and he would have jumped up and slapped the table with him, although the relationship between the two was good,
But when the opinions are to the left, there will be occasional and disputes, but both of them know that each other is out of public intentions, but they look at the problem from different angles, and both of them are quick tempered, so when there is disagreement, quarrels are inevitable.
But today, in the face of Qian Lei's temper, Tan Bin sat there with his lips closed, his face calm and silent, Tan Bin didn't know how to speak, and he couldn't speak, what Qian Lei said He naturally knew better than anyone as the head of the General Staff General Armament Department, and he also participated in the investigation a few days ago, but unlike Qian Lei's route, Tan Bin went to the central region.
Everywhere he went, he would be asked by the person in charge of a military factory or scientific research institute when the stalled projects would be restarted, whether the production quota for military products could be increased more, when the funds for the transformation of the production line would be disbursed, and when the funds for the projects he applied for would be available
To this day he still remembers the director of a scientific research institute, who asked him for an increase in scientific research funding, and assured him that as long as they increased by 300,000, their missiles could be made smaller and more accurate, and they could be used not only on ships, but also on airplanes, and all this could be achieved with only 300,000!
Looking at the director's heartfelt words and almost pleading eyes, Tan Bin didn't know what to say, even if the director said that as long as the project could be continued, he would rather not have salaries and bonuses for the whole institute, even if it was a military order.
Listening to the director's statement, Tan Bin can be said to be like a knife, but even so he can't do anything in the face of such a simple request from the director of the institute, that is, Tan Bin didn't dare to face the firm eyes of the director of the institute, let alone say a word, so he could only choose to leave silently with tears in his eyes, there are many examples like this during this investigation, and Tan Bin's feelings are actually the same as Qian Lei's, that is, it is more uncomfortable than being slapped by someone.
Because of this, Tan Bin is looking forward to the arms sales delegation to Pakistan led by Liu Haotian to reach an agreement, not to mention that there is also Lu Jiadong, who has rich experience in arms sales, so Tan Bin feels that the success of this arms sale will have a great chance, but he didn't expect that the arms sales agreement reached within a week was not made for half a month, but there was no progress at all, which made Tan Bin's eagerness more than Qian Lei, and he even wanted to fly to Pakistan the next moment to ask what Liu Daring was doing!
But this idea is just a thought, after all, no matter how anxious you are, you have to face the reality, and from the current point of view, both Liu Haotian and Lu Jiadong are the most suitable candidates for arms sales, so Tan Bin can only choose to wait anxiously except for asking the telecommunications room again and four times every day if there is any information about the Chinese delegation.
In fact, not only Tan Bin, but Qian Lei, who was sitting opposite him, also understood this truth, but after seeing the situation of the military industrial system, his mood was surprisingly uncomfortable, and what he said just now was all angry words, but now the anger has subsided, and the person has calmed down, looking at Tan Bin with a cloudy face on the other side,
How could Qian Lei not know that Tan Bin's mind was actually as uncomfortable as him, so Qian Lei raised his eyes and looked at Tan Bin, who was sitting opposite him, who had often quarreled with him, but had been thinking hard for the development of the ** worker, and had been dreaming all night, Qian Lei's eyes also revealed a look of admiration, and his tone of voice became softer, but it was more of a feeling:
"I also know that Liu Daring went to Pakistan this time, saying that it was arms sales, in fact, our weapons and equipment were given to Pakistan at cost price, and the money obtained was not much, but this small amount of money also had to ensure the expenditure of the army, scientific research, key projects, etc., and there were even fewer military factories left, but no matter what, it was better than not being able to get a penny, at least the only money could also transform one or two factories with greater potential, so that their production lines and skilled workers could be maintained!"
"Yes!" As soon as Qian Lei's words fell, Tan Bin nodded, and then sighed as if talking to Qian Lei and talking to himself:
"I really hope that Lao Liu and Xiao Lu will sell more"
"Chief, chief's telegram" Before Tan Bin could finish speaking, there was a panicked footstep outside the door, followed by an excited shout entering the office through the door (to be continued. )