As a result of the victory of the Imperial Capital Defense, the Freedom Alliance, which had been in high spirits, began to decline, and the regular armies in various places began to launch counterattacks against various rebels.

As the war continues to heat up, the demand for weapons has skyrocketed, and the supply of all kinds of weapons has exceeded demand, and the prices have also risen all the way.

In the past, Yaqiu was a famous smuggling hub, and all kinds of arms smugglers used it as a transit point, so you can learn about the latest market of illegal weapons from the black market in Yaqiu.

Liu Yi learned from various sources that the price of various smuggled mecha has skyrocketed recently, almost more than doubling compared to a few months ago, which shows that there is a strong demand for mecha everywhere.

Considering the situation in the market, Liu Yi's preparation for the joint venture with Tang Jie to build a mecha factory can be said to be at the right time.

In order to build the factory as soon as possible, Liu Yi and Tang Jie showed their skills, and Liu Yi first used his status as a member of the provisional committee to get a large piece of vacant land for the factory.

Yaqiu is typically vast and sparsely populated, and the land is not worth much at all, as long as you are willing, you can get a lot of land for very little money.

However, the land that Liu Yi wanted was a little special, he wanted the bases of the original bandit group, so he first persuaded Lu Gang and promised to provide mecha to the Yaqiu garrison at a very low price in the future.

Then Liu Yi and Lao Yang persuaded the other committee members, so that Liu Yi only spent a small amount of money to get several bases of the original bandit group, as well as a large piece of land around it.

Tang Jie used the strength of his family to quickly organize a very advanced engineering team, and in the shortest possible time, he came to Yaqiu from the imperial capital and began construction.

The reason why Liu Yi took a fancy to the bases of those bandits, on the one hand, was because those bases already had very good infrastructure, and as long as they were renovated and expanded, they would soon be put into use.

On the other hand, Liu Yi also took a fancy to the concealment and safety of these places, once the factory is built in the future, confidentiality and security are the top priorities, so it is very important to find a safe and hidden place.

While the factory was still under construction, Liu Yi and Tang Jie began to discuss the machinery and equipment needed by the factory, and in this regard, the Star Alliance Manufacturing had the best resources in the entire empire.

Liu Yi brought Shangguanqi and Ke Rin together to discuss, and finally customized a list according to the opinions of all parties.

Tang Jie looked at the list submitted by Liu Yi, and then gave his own opinions and formulated the final procurement list.

When Liu Yi saw the total price on this final purchase list, he almost fainted with fright.

"1.5 billion!" Liu Yi almost didn't come up in one breath.

You must know that on the list agreed upon by him, Shangguanqi and Ke Rin, the total price is only more than 100 million, and after Tang Jie's revision, the total price of this list soared directly to 1.5 billion!

"Look at your little family, is 1.5 billion a lot? Get rid of it, this is to build a factory, and it is not a small workshop like yours, as for being scared, your face is green......" Tang Jie said with a roll of his eyes.

Liu Yi thumped his chest, and then said: "You really don't know how hard it is to make money, do you know how many things 1.5 billion is enough to do?" It's more than enough to buy a fleet! ”

"Look at what you said, can I buy a fleet to produce mechs for you? Although the investment is larger now, you can save a lot of trouble in the future, and the production capacity does not have to be expanded in a short time. ”

"Is this a small amount of money? That's 1.5 billion! 1.5 billion! Liu Yi was almost angry with Tang Jie, and slapped the table and yelled.

Tang Jie saw that Liu Yi was really angry, pouted and said: "What are you yelling about, you don't need to give out 1.5 billion, you are using technology to buy shares, but the real money is mine!" I don't feel distressed, what are you distressed about! ”

The two had a big quarrel and broke up unhappily, but fortunately, Lao Yang came to Liu Yi the next day to make peace, which did not make the matter stiff.

However, Liu Yi still disagreed with Tang Jie's plan, it was not that Liu Yi was childish, but that he felt that it was unnecessary. Liu Yi didn't want to build a factory that produced mecha in large quantities, but wanted to take the high-quality route, and repeated capacity construction didn't make much sense.

In Tang Jie's plan, there are many machines and equipment that are just for the expansion of production capacity, which is not of great significance for research and development, so Liu Yi will oppose this plan so fiercely.

After some mediation by Lao Yang, the two sat down again to discuss the equipment investment plan, and after a few days of tug-of-war, the total price of the list was finally cut to about 1 billion.

Although Liu Yi thought that the initial investment of 500 million was enough, Tang Jie resolutely refused to reduce it, and Liu Yi really couldn't resist her, so she had to agree to the investment plan of 1 billion.

After the plan was decided, Tang Jie sent the list back to the imperial capital and asked Starlink Manufacturing to ship the equipment over as soon as possible.

Everything is in an orderly preparation, but the name of the company has not been thought of, Liu Yi doesn't care about it, anyway, it is the same name.

But Tang Jie doesn't think so, she was born in a wealthy family, she has been exposed to the business environment since she was a child, and knows the importance of corporate image and brand, so the name of a company is by no means just a random one.

Liu Yi completely handed over the task of choosing a name to Tang Jie, and he didn't care about anything, as long as he was pleasing to his ears.

Tang Jie thought about it for a few days, and then brought a list full of candidate names to Liu Yi, Liu Yi's eyes were dazzled when he saw so many dense names, so he said to Tang Jie: "Otherwise, use the method of drawing lots, and whichever one you catch is which." ”

"Nonsense! I've been thinking about it for so long, and you actually said that you use the method of drawing lots, do you know how important it is to choose a name? Tang Jie said angrily.

"Okay, okay, I'll just choose one." Liu Yi said uncomfortably.

Liu Yi looked at it casually for a few seconds, then pointed to one of them and said, "That's it!" ”

Tang Jie looked at the name that Liu Yi was referring to, his face immediately sank, and he said, "Yaqiu Heavy Industry? The name doesn't sound loud at all. ”

"Isn't that what you wrote? Why pick and choose. Liu Yi said.

Tang Jie said: "I wrote it out just for your reference, not for you to choose this." ”

"It's unreasonable...... Liu Yi shook his head.

Liu Yi found another one and said, "Otherwise, this is it, Tangliu Industry." ”

"Dirt."

"That'...... What about this? Manufactured by Jieyi. ”

"It's not good."

"It's annoying, you can choose any one." Liu Yi impatiently pushed the list in front of Tang Jie.

"Actually, this is good, Jieyi Military Industry." Tang Jie pointed to one of the names and said.

"Okay, that's it." Liu Yi nodded and said, "Didn't you think about it a long time ago?" Why bother with my choice? ”

Tang Jie smiled: "I just want to see how your taste is, whether you are on the same level as me." ”

Liu Yi smiled bitterly: "We are running a factory, not a salon, so it doesn't matter what we taste." ”

"Who said that you don't need taste to produce mechas, and people with too bad taste can't make good mechas." Tang Jie said in a tone of lesson.

Four months later, the new factory was basically completed, and all kinds of equipment were installed and debugged.

Now Liu Yi and others have their own power cores and operating systems developed and improved, both of which are relatively advanced products at present. However, if these two things are sold in the market, it is difficult to maximize their value, and only by selling them together on mechs can they make more profits.

Therefore, the first project of the new factory is to make a mecha that can enter the market, which will be the first shot for the brand of Jieyi Military Industry.

The task of developing a new model is naturally Tang Jie's responsibility, which is what she has learned, and she has always hoped to design an ideal mecha herself.

Although Starlink manufacturing is the industry of the Tang family, Tang Jie did not have this opportunity before, there are so many experts in the company, how can it not be her turn to be the chief designer of the mecha as a young girl, and the elders in the family do not allow her to participate in the design.

Now that Tang Jie has her own business, she can finally show her skills, which is really her long-standing ambition.

Tang Jie recalled that Liu Yi had asked her to hold the stock in her personal capacity, if it weren't for that, maybe she hadn't had the opportunity to design the mecha herself. From this point of view, Liu Yi inadvertently helped Tang Jie realize a dream.

Liu Yi does not have too high requirements for the new model, only emphasizing one point, this new mecha must be practical, easy to use, and the cost should not be too high.

In order to give Tang Jie more references, Liu Yi specially asked Ke Rin and Shangguan Qi to assist Tang Jie, both of whom are very familiar with mechas, especially Shangguan Qi has extremely rich combat experience, and will definitely be able to give Tang Jie many useful suggestions.

After many discussions with Shangguan Qi and Ke Rin, Tang Jie finally came up with a draft of the first mecha two months later, for which she specially asked Liu Yi and others to take time, she wanted to hold an explanation meeting on the design of this mecha.

On the day of the briefing, Liu Yi and others gathered in the conference room of the new factory, and a large holographic projection appeared in the center of the conference room, and everyone sat around the holographic projection.

Tang Jie came to the holographic projection with confident steps, and said in a clear voice: "Welcome to the first briefing, after two months of discussion and design, I have made the first plan, today please discuss together, any opinions can be freely spoken." ”

Liu Yi and the others applauded and congratulated, especially Ke Rin, every time he saw Tang Jie, it was like being doped, dancing and shouting: "Okay! It's amazing! ”

"Alright, let's take a look at the sketch of the mecha first." Tang Jie said, pressing it on the remote control, and the entire conference room suddenly darkened.

At this time, a design sketch of a mecha appears in the holographic projection, while the image is slowly rotating, allowing people to observe it from every angle.

Looking at the sketch of this mecha, Ke Rin was the first to exclaim: "It's amazing! What a genius design this is! ”