Chapter XVII: Key Support Targets

Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao met at the Chinese American Friendship Association, and later both had employment experience at Boeing, and soon hooked up. At the beginning of the year, the two came back from the United States together, got a vote of classmates to join in, and opened an aviation manufacturing company in Beijing. At the beginning, they built a training aircraft for a nearby flight school, and soon the two found that building aircraft in China was a promising business. Especially in the past two years, there are many private flight enthusiasts, even if they can't afford to buy an airplane, they are willing to spend money to rent an airplane and feel the dream of soaring into the blue sky.

Aircraft was called the "flower of industry" in later generations, and the top aircraft manufacturing technology was really amazing. The root is not something that one or two industries can support, and the technology involved is tens of thousands, and the roots of ordinary countries can't play it, that is, the five hooligans can engage in such high-tech things.

The planes of these years are obviously not so complicated, and the main torso composed of canvas, wood, and glue has little to do with the flower of industry. But it is worth mentioning that the next few decades will be a period of rapid development of the aviation industry.

Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao are not very rich children, they don't have to worry about food and clothing, and it is difficult to start a business. But they are international students, and they all have experience in the United States and relevant academic qualifications. With a degree, you can apply for a loan of up to 50,000 yuan per person from the entrepreneurship fund of the Bank of Communications. This entrepreneurship fund is aimed at these groups who have returned from studying abroad and want to start their own businesses.

Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao gathered more than a dozen students studying in the United States, and after taking out loans, they bought land and set up factories in the suburbs of Beijing to set up joint-stock airlines, and they were ambitious to do a big job. Prior to this, the only airline in China was Wuchang Aviation Group headed by Feng Ru, which was equivalent to a monopoly industry. Now, Feng Ru has one more opponent.

When I was in the United States. Both had worked for Boeing, so when they returned home, they set their sights on large bombers. Compared with Wuchang Aviation Group, they are still very weak, but they have mastered today's technological trends, and if they can get orders from the country, they may not be able to catch up.

But now, they're still a very small company, United China Airlines.

The location of Lianhua Aviation Manufacturing Company is near Nanyuan. It is less than twenty miles from the location of the Air Force Command. Today is an important day for UMC. It took them half a year to build the first bomber to officially test fly, and the Air Force still has a month to go before bidding. Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao eat and live in the company every day for the final intense debugging and test flight.

Today is the first test flight. When they got up early in the morning, the two washed their faces, grabbed two steamed buns in each hand, and hurried out. Those from the Air Force arrived at 9 a.m., and the planes would be towed by trucks to an airfield five miles away for a test flight.

As the designers and builders of the aircraft, Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao have always been quite worried that if the aircraft fails to pass the bid of the Guò Air Force, UMC can declare bankruptcy. This feeling of desperate bets is very exciting, and the 50,000 yuan loan that each person is burdened with can only go to work in a large company once it cannot be replaced. Slowly repay the loan with your salary. The salaries of international students are not low, with an annual salary of nearly 20,000 yuan, and they can be repaid in five or six years with frugality.

What Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao didn't expect was that on the lookout of the airport. Fang Jianxiong watched through his binoculars as the bomber was towed into the airport by truck. Under the command of Lianhua's technical personnel, the ground crew carried out the last preparations before the test flight in an orderly manner.

This bomber has two engines, a bomb bay, an electric bomb dropper, bomb sights, piloting and navigation instruments, a bomb load of 2,000 kilograms, and a maximum range of 500 kilometers. It has the essence of a bomber in the real sense. After reading the materials in the office, Fang Jianxiong decided to come and see the style of this type of bomber with his own eyes.

Before that. The bombers manufactured by the Wuchang Aviation Group have a bomb load of no more than 1,000 kilograms, and they are improved from reconnaissance planes, so they cannot be regarded as bombers in the true sense. Although Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao's company is small, they have combined the latest concepts from Europe and the United States to create an aircraft that is qualitatively at the forefront of the world's technology.

It can be said that this bomber, which has not yet been named, has used all the new technologies that Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao could think of using.

Standing beside Fang Jianxiong is Liang Shiyi, president of the Bank of Communications, who is undoubtedly a flattering villain, but his ability is good. Fang Jianxiong doesn't value the character thing, but he values the ability even more. There are a sea of characters with good character and ability in history, and this kind of person is placed in the position of Liang Shiyi, and the danger to the country is greater than that of Liang Shiyi. As the saying goes, bad decisions are more dangerous than corruption. Fang Jianxiong used Liang Shiyi, he used his talent, as long as he didn't touch the bottom line, he could accept it.

The Entrepreneurship Fund for International Students Returning to China was initiated by Fang Jianxiong and executed by Liang Shiyi. On this issue, Fang Jianxiong is very resolute. There are many private capitalists in China, and their vision and ability are destined to only go around in a relatively small range. Cutting-edge fields such as the aviation industry can only rely on these international students. People like Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao who are willing to come out to start a business must be vigorously supported. As for the Wuchang Aviation Group, Fang Jianxiong's personal opinion is that it is better to take the route of specialization and switch to attack fighters. In fact, in terms of technology, Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao are not bad at all, all they need is time and sufficient funds. Bringing Liang Shiyi is to solve the financial problem for these two people. Fang Jianxiong is happy to see this happen, because these international students who have returned to China to start their own businesses know better how to catch up with the world. It is easy for domestic private capital to stay within the scope of small workshops and be self-satisfied.

After World War I, it was inevitable that domestic private enterprises, which had lost foreign markets, would be impacted. Some enterprises in good condition will consciously adjust their direction and turn to the domestic market to gain a chance to survive. Some dull private enterprises are likely to fall in the face of the crisis. Enterprises that survive in the market will be healthier.

Of course, these enterprises are very different from UMC, and domestic banks that attach importance to supporting private enterprises must be cautious and selective in this issue.

Liang Shiyi carefully observed Fang Jianxiong's expression, and seeing that he was focused on the airport, he couldn't help but think to himself. Since the Fang clan entered Jinghua, on the surface, he has promoted a democratic republic, but in fact, he has tightly grasped the three major powers of the army, finance, and personnel. Liang Shiyi is very clear about Fang Jianxiong's quality, there is no doubt that this gentleman is ruthless, but his knowledge and good use can only be significant. "The way to employ people for the king is to put the right people in the right positions." This sentence was Fang Jianxiong's original words, and Liang Shiyi couldn't agree with it at the beginning. In Liang Shiyi's mind, the first way to employ people is to take their loyalty.

Capable people often have ambitions, with Yuan Shikai's ability, he can't control the overall situation like an arm, and the warlords in various places can still divide one side during the Yuan family's reign, how can the Fang family be young and serve the public? With the passage of time, Liang Shiyi witnessed Fang Jianxiong collecting the national military power, rediscussing the system to collect the national financial power, using the battle of Qingdao to establish his authority, and then pushing his personal prestige to the peak with the European war. In just a few years, although the Republic of China did not dare to say that it was the top power in the world, it was politically connected and the people were peaceful and peaceful, and the forces that were divided into a corner when the Yuan clan was in power in the past were no longer there, and the opponents could only exist in the form of opposition parties. Although there are still many problems in the Republic of China, the general direction is to move towards a gradual upward momentum.

Liang Shiyi gradually saw clearly the correctness of Fang Jianxiong's original situation, and in just a few years, the Congress continued to withdraw from new laws, improve the political system little by little, and then use the system to check and balance officials in various places.

As far as Liang Shiyi is concerned, in the position of president of the Bank of Communications, he can't do a word. The Bank of Communications is a semi-private and semi-state-owned bank, which has internal integrity supervision and external shareholders' meetings, and Liang Shiyi is only an operator, and the annual financial audit determines whether he can continue to work in this position. The banking system forced Liang Shiyi to be conscientious in his position and not dare to be lazy. Otherwise, within a year or two, they may be knocked out of power. This is completely different from the situation in the past where holding Yuan Shikai's thigh can ensure that everything is fine.

Standing on Fang Jianxiong's left hand side is Song Hanzhang, the president of the Bank of China, who is in a much better situation than Liang Shiyi. He owns a stake in the Bank of China, which gradually developed into a management institution with the end of the currency reform. Running this stall will be cut out in the future and a new bank will be established.

Today, Fang Jianxiong called Song Hanzhang to talk about this matter.

As soon as the airport was ready, Wang Zhu also got on the plane, and as the roar of the engine reached a peak, the plane took off and climbed towards the blue sky. When the plane flew smoothly at an altitude of three thousand meters, there was a cheer on the ground.

Fang Jianxiong finally put down the binoculars and beckoned to Feng Hua: "I still have something, I want to know all the numbers as soon as possible." After Feng Hua said that he understood, Fang Jianxiong said to Liang Shiyi: "Yifu stay, go back and talk to Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao, see what help they need, and try your best to meet it." ”

"Brother Han Zhang, let's go back together." Fang Jianxiong greeted with a smile and took the lead to leave. In fact, Fang Jianxiong knows very little about Wang Zhu and Ba Yuzao in terms of history. But this is not important, the important thing is that these two have left their names in history, and they have left their names in the aviation industry in China's modern history.

Downstairs at the door, a young man in a suit was waiting, seemingly improvised. Fang Jianxiong glanced at it and felt a little familiar, Song Hanzhang smiled when he saw him: "Son, come here and see Fushuai." ”