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Looking at Chen Geng's serious expression, Bulgakov was very sure in his heart, but it was precisely because of this that he wondered in his heart: What kind of aero engine are you engaged in as an automobile manufacturing company? Even if you take a step back, does your country have the right aircraft for you to install?

"Okay......" Bulgakov hesitated for a moment and nodded: "I will convey your meaning to the above, but it is not up to me whether the above can agree or not." ”

"Thank you," Chen Geng, of course, did not expect Bulgakov to help him get this matter done, and Comrade Lao Bu did not have the ability, he just wanted such a channel, a channel that could convey his meaning to the Soviet high-level: "By the way, I just heard that you are preparing to export cars, what kind of cars are you preparing to export?" Trucks, right? ”

"yes, what's wrong with that?" Bulgakov asked.

Chen Geng nodded: "There is a problem, and the problem is not small, the fuel consumption level of your engine is a little high, if it is a special purpose vehicle, it is okay to have a higher fuel consumption, but if it is sold to the civilian market, the fuel consumption level is a very key technical indicator, so ......"

As one of the major automobile heavy industry complexes in the Soviet Union, the Likhachev Automobile Factory and the Likhachev Automobile Heavy Industry Complex formed with the Likhachev Automobile Factory as the core as long as the products are all kinds of transport vehicles, passenger car products such as cars account for a small proportion of the product sequence and total production capacity of the Likhachev Automobile Factory. Since the establishment of cooperative relations with the Likhachev Automobile Factory, two or three hundred vehicles have been purchased for their own use.

In terms of quality and reliability, the products of the Likhachev Automobile Factory are slightly inferior to similar products in Europe, America and Japan, but they are also within the acceptable range, that is, the ergonomics are a little worse, and the fuel consumption is a little higher, about 15% higher.

Ergonomics is good to say, almost almost, anyway, everyone is used to it, no matter how bad ergonomics can it be? But the fuel consumption is 15% higher, which is a bit fatal: this extra is all money.

Bulgakov also knew that the fuel consumption of Soviet cars was high, and the Soviets themselves didn't care, how much fuel they had, but if it was exported, it would be a big problem, and he frowned and said: "Then what to do?" Why don't we sell it cheaper? ”

"Simple, with our engine."

"With your engine?" Bulgakov was stunned for a moment, and was directly happy: "Chen, don't be kidding......"

He had read the analysis report brought back by Krestinsky and Genovyev on the situation of Runhua Industry, which only had one small-displacement diesel engine for light trucks, and the hundreds of trucks they imported from the Likhachev Automobile Factory were all medium-sized and heavy-duty trucks, and they simply did not have high-power diesel engines that they wanted to match with such vehicles.

"No kidding, the trucks we bought from the Likhachev Automobile Factory have now all been replaced with our own engines," said Chen Geng, earnestly Bulgakov: "We have just developed them ourselves, and they happen to be installed on our trucks for long-distance testing." ”

Chen Geng is really not in Bulgakov, in this short period of time, Runhua Industry has really made rapid progress in diesel engine technology, why? Two reasons, one is that Runhua Industry has now mastered and thoroughly grasped the technology of the light truck diesel engine introduced from FAW, which is very important, which means that Runhua Industry has a good foundation in the research and development of diesel engine technology; The second is thanks to the U.S. military M997 heavy extended mobility military truck and M939 medium 6*6 military truck brought by Chen Geng from Iran.

Especially M939, although this car is a 5-ton medium-sized tactical truck in the military vehicle series of the U.S. military, the U.S. military's power tolerance for military trucks is very high. Speaking of M939 is equipped with a 6.6L turbocharged diesel engine from CAT company, the maximum kilometer reaches 250 horsepower, and the torque is even more perverted.

Runhua industry to take out the diesel engine, is a combination of M977, M939 two cars on the advantages of the diesel engine products, although limited to the manufacturing process, material technology, assembly process and other conditions, the overall performance can not be worse than the original engine in the United States, but the power performance is also good, the most important point, is that the engine is fuel-efficient! Fuel-efficient than old hair!

But Bulgakov didn't know this, not to mention that he didn't think that Runhua Industry could develop a brand-new engine in such a short period of time, which could achieve a good balance in terms of power performance and fuel consumption, and the skeptical Bulgakov said bluntly to Chen Geng: "Chen, to be honest, I can't believe that what you say is true." ”

"I know you don't believe it," Chen Geng shrugged, he was already prepared for Bulgakov's reaction: "This fact does not lie, if you feel the need, we can send an engine over to test." ”

That's true!

Although Bulgakov did not think that the Chinese could really build an engine more advanced than the Soviet Union, but thinking of the cooperative relationship between Runhua Industry and Wärtsilä, he couldn't help but play a small drum in his heart: Could it be that Runhua Industry got Wärtsilä's guidance? If so, then it can be explained - and only with Wärtsilä's guidance can we explain why this guy is so confident.

But even so, Bulgakov was reluctant to do this, a truck without an engine, what is that? Where did the face of the great, invincible Soviet go?

"It's absolutely impossible to change the engine," Bulgakov pondered for a moment, but still shook his head firmly: "Even if we agree, it is impossible for the above to agree." ”

"Okay," Chen Geng sighed, he also understood that Bulgakov was telling the truth, if the Soviet Union really exported a batch of trucks without engines, then the Americans would not have to laugh at it? This is something that the Soviets could not accept in any case: "If you insist, of course it will be fine, but if you want to earn dollars, earn foreign exchange, then it will be troublesome." ”

Bulgakov frowned: "What do you mean...... Can only be exported to your country? Is it not possible to export to other countries? ”

Chen Geng said angrily: "Then tell me, if the Likhachev Automobile Factory exports a large number of cars, where can it go except to our country?" Where else can you recognize it? ”

Bulgakov rolled his eyes angrily at Chen Geng's rhetorical question, Nima, you are clearly a naked contempt for Soviet industry!

But knowing that this was a contempt for the Soviet Union, he still had nothing to say.

What to say? The whole world knows that the manufactured products of the Soviet Union can only be circulated within the Warsaw Pact countries, and even the Warsaw Pact countries are not happy to use them because they are expensive and uncomfortable.

As for the market outside the Warsaw Pact, it is basically monopolized by the Americans, Japanese, and Europeans, and Africa has become the largest distribution center for second-hand cars for Europeans, Americans, and Japanese.

Only China!

Looking at the global map and counting on your fingers, the only country in the world that can import Soviet cars in large quantities is China, whose economy is booming and the speed of development is changing with each passing day.

Of course, if these cars were exported to China, it would be absolutely impossible for the Soviets to expect China to pay dollars, and the most likely thing would be barter - which was actually a good thing for the Soviet Union.

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It is impossible for Bulgakov to give himself an answer immediately, there is nothing strange about this, such a big matter, of course, the Likhachev Automobile Factory needs to seriously consider and weigh it, Chen Geng did not even expect to be able to reach any intentions, consensus and anything like that with the Likhachev Automobile Factory this time, but when he received the invitation from the Kuznetsov Design Bureau, Chen Geng was a little confused: Nima, what is the situation?

Don't get me wrong, this Kuznetsov Design Bureau has nothing to do with the Soviet Union's Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, the design bureau that designed the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is called the Neva Design Bureau, this Kuznetsov Design Bureau is the Soviet Union's aerospace system power design agency, and the products of this design bureau are all over the sea, the ground, the sky and even space.

The early model of the Tu-154 series of civil airliners: the engine on the Tu-154A came from this design bureau; The engines used in the Soviet Tu-95 series, Tu-22 series, and Tu-160 series bombers all came from this design bureau; The NK-33 rocket engine on the N1 rocket that the Soviet Union engaged in when it was engaged in a space hegemony struggle with the Americans a few years ago also came from this design bureau. Comrade Kuninetsov, the boss of this design bureau, is a genius who can even play with ground gas turbines, and he is a very good comrade, but Chen Geng is very curious, what is the purpose of their invitation to visit?

The comrades of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs don't understand either, but it doesn't matter if they don't understand, Foreign Minister Qian said dryly: "No matter what's going on, it's not a bad thing anyway, won't you know it after you go?" ”

That's just as well! The Kuznetsov Design Bureau is not a tiger's den, you won't suffer if you go, you won't be fooled, why don't you go? (To be continued.) )