However, the 102 chief scolded and scolded, but in fact, he was helpless in the face of the Soviets' temporary price increase.

If China wants to achieve rapid industrialization, the introduction of machinery and equipment is an inevitable choice, and the Soviet Union, as the only country that can provide a full set of finished equipment, naturally has an unparalleled monopoly advantage.

Either take the money, or stop daydreaming about industrialization.

Although the representative of the Soviet Union did not say this explicitly, he made it clear between his words.

This is a great shame for the Chinese personnel involved in the negotiations.

"Xie Kun, without those sets of equipment, is there really no way at all?"

The 102 chief, who had been scolded for a while, didn't feel a little tired, sat on the chair, and hurriedly stuffed a few blood pressure medication pills into the 102 chief's hand, the 102 chief didn't look at it, swallowed it in one gulp, and a pair of blazing tiger eyes stared at a middle-aged man in a gray tunic.

Xie Kun shook his head without hesitation: "Several sets of precision machinery, including precision forging machines, are the core equipment for the production and processing of aviation products. ”

In fact, there is no need for Xie Kun, an aviation expert, to say that the 102 chief is also very clear in his heart, and asking such a sentence is just to strengthen his confidence in decision-making.

Since we want to get rid of the status quo of poverty and weakness for more than 100 years, it is inevitable to pay a certain price, which is the psychological preparation that the 102 leaders have long had, and it is also the consensus of the high-level.

"In that case......

The 102 chief slowly closed his eyes, frowned a few times with a pair of gray brows, and finally clenched his fist, as if he had made a decision, and at this moment, a confidential secretary in military uniform hurriedly walked to the seat of the 102 chief, and whispered a few words.

Hearing this, the 102 chief was stunned for a moment, then turned around suddenly, and looked at the confidential secretary who reported in surprise: "Really? ”

"That's right! The phone is still open, you see......"

The confidential secretary had to explain a few more sentences, but before he finished speaking, the head of 102 stood up, hurried out of the small conference room under the stunned eyes of everyone in the hall, came to the communication office diagonally opposite, picked up the telephone receiver on the table and asked, "What the hell are you doing with this old guy?" Is it better to play antiques and play famous? ”

"Don't say it, you've really made some fame!"

The person on the other end of the phone was none other than the chief of armaments who had recently plunged into the "antiques", and at this moment he was sitting in his office, pinching his obviously emaciated eyes, but his expression was excited: "Do you know the turbine blades of jet engines?" From today onwards, we have been able to independently produce high-performance turbine blades that are better than those of the original Soviet Union. ”

"Really? Old ghost, don't joke with me, in order to produce the precision forging machine for turbine blades, you old guy is about to fight with me, and what do you say that the precision forging machine is more important than the mother-in-law at home, what? And now suddenly you can produce it yourself? Are you kidding me? ”

After listening to the words of the head of armaments, the 102 chief couldn't believe his ears, and it was no wonder that the 102 chief would ask such questions, you must know that the chief of armaments put a lot of pressure on him for this set of equipment.

Even at high-level meetings, the issue of introducing this equipment in return was discussed.

Because of this, the precision forging machine has become one of the core intentions of the Sino-Soviet negotiations.

However, the Soviets had reservations about China's approach to developing high-end military products, including the aviation industry, because in their eyes, the most realistic way for a country like China, which has no industrial base, was to support the Soviet Union, and if they could assist the Soviet troops in the Far East to complete their advance in the direction of the Pacific Ocean, that would be the best plan.

Based on this, the Soviet Union did not want China's military industry to be comprehensive, as long as it had basic production and maintenance capabilities for firearms and artillery.

As for other high-end equipment, the USSR behind it was quite capable of supplying and producing it.

Therefore, in the eyes of many members of the Soviet delegation, China's introduction of high-end precision equipment, including precision forging machines, is simply redundant, so many people are very dismissive.

However, China's imported projects are all made of real money, who would not be tempted?

In particular, those Soviet machine-building factories with long production cycles and great development potential can barely survive on domestic military production and a small number of civilian orders, and they are really powerless to complete the grand plans for the next few years.

So they set their sights on China, hoping to get a piece of the pie from China's large-scale imports.

After all, in their opinion, even if China has these high-precision machinery and equipment, without supporting workers, rich production experience, and no responsive technical foundation, it will not be able to play at all.

It's like a four- or five-year-old child who can play with a toy car, but if he wants to drive a real car, he can only hit his head and bleed in the end.

Because of this, the attitude of the Soviets was very ambiguous.

It was not until the arrival of the head of the Soviet weapons and equipment department, Ustinov, that the Soviets' wavering attitude was finally fixed in one direction, but it also showed a bright long knife, ready to slaughter the Chinese.

Although the 102 chiefs did not know what the Soviets were thinking and thinking, they had also spied some clues from the experience of so many years of revolutionary struggle, so the 102 chiefs always insisted on carrying out their intentions despite the repeated and extremely difficult negotiations on precision forging machines and other equipment.

And now, seeing that at some cost, he has to bring this kind of important equipment that he has worked so hard to get his hands to return to China, but the chief of armaments tells him at this time that he may not need this kind of equipment, which makes the 102 chief embarrassed.

They are all old comrades-in-arms for many years, how can the head of armaments not know the thoughts of the head of 102, so the question of the chief of 102 has just fallen, and the voice of the chief of armaments over there is slowly coming through the telephone receiver: "I know that the old man is not going well with you, how is it?" Would you like some support? ”

"How to support?"

"Equivalent to the support of a division!"

……

"What time is it?"

At the same time, in another lounge, Ustinov took a sip of coffee and turned his head to look at Grechko, who had just finished sorting out the negotiation report.

"Seven minutes to 15 o'clock."

"It's been almost 80 minutes since I said that."

"Yes, Chinese this time the discussion time is indeed a bit long, do you see if we go back to the embassy to rest first, and then ...... tomorrow?"

"No, just today! I dare to conclude that the Chinese will definitely give in this time! ”