"I agree with this plan, demand is the driving force of scientific research and production."

"Nowadays, we need a large number of construction machinery, and if we import it, not to mention whether those manufacturers in the West are willing to sell to us, the high cost of foreign exchange alone is also unacceptable to us."

"With these dollars imported to buy finished products, it is better for us to engage in R&D and production ourselves!"

In the conference room, Wang Ye made a direct decision, because about the issue of construction machinery and agricultural machinery, in fact, there was a plan for a long time, but because of the lack of manpower, the project was not approved last year.

But this year, things are different again.

On the one hand, demand has skyrocketed.

The next expansion of the consortium is no longer carried out in months, but in years, and a large number of infrastructure construction naturally requires a large number of construction machinery, and it is too expensive to import and purchase, so it is better to find a way to produce.

Of course, there will definitely be certain problems, but as long as you can get started, then everything is good, first solve the problem from scratch, and then solve the problem from there to strength.

The second aspect is that the personnel are more relaxed, and it is foreseeable that the personnel will be gradually relaxed in the future.

And this relaxation is divided into two aspects, one is scientific research and technical personnel, mainly because the Red Star Consortium has indeed "become a climate", and the ministries and commissions no longer have any concerns, coupled with the end of the Spring Festival, the temperature is gradually warming, and the number of technicians sent over has increased greatly, and the quality has also been greatly improved.

Not to mention, the cooperation with the Seventh National Defense University is about to begin, and it is impossible to lack scientific researchers.

In addition, the second aspect is workers, including ordinary workers, skilled workers, senior technicians, etc., with the convening of the National Military Technology Exchange and Industrial Conference, a large number of production tasks of the consortium are outsourced, so the pressure on production personnel is gradually reduced.

Not to mention, this year is a critical year, the production of the consortium should be gradually mechanized, large-scale, semi-automated, to further reduce the demand for personnel, and at the same time, the army has also received news that the one million people will begin to be discharged in batches year by year, and they are all workers who can be directly absorbed for training.

There is no shortage of money and no shortage of people, so naturally there are no taboos.

In addition, there is actually another advantage of doing this now, that is, to give Lao Mei a "deterrent" attitude.

Sometimes the brain circuit in this country is "abnormal", when you need it, he doesn't sell it to you, because he wants to pinch you, and when you have it, he suddenly gets anxious and says why don't you buy us? Why do you only buy your own products? You are not free to trade like this, you have a problem!

So, at this point in time, through self-development and then mastery of technology, it is possible to demonstrate.

Because even if the Black Palace is calm, those companies and consortia can't hold their breath, in fact, the consortia don't care about your international relations, they just want to make money.

At that time, Wang Ye bluntly said that we are a relatively backward developing country that has just opened up, and we hope to obtain these technologies, and we can cooperate in this field.

Blake disagreed, apparently feeling that the Consortium wanted too much.

In this case, then we don't want it, we do it ourselves, this is an attitude, for the United States this kind of cheap, we must not let them feel it, it seems to be very dependent on them, otherwise the result will be a mess, nothing can be obtained, and India in this aspect, the operation has been relatively accurate, to put it bluntly, it is a fishing Kaizi who is about to leave.

"Alright, that's it."

"Set up a construction machinery project department and an agricultural machinery project department, and then divide the specific project team below."

"Let's not be too ambitious, first engage in ordinary, what excavators, bulldozers, forklifts, rollers, cranes, etc., agricultural machinery first get tractors out, large, medium and small sizes, as well as rotary cultivators, seeders, harvesters, etc., I don't understand the specifics, let's work together!"

"Besides, haven't we engaged in a lot of foreign newspapers, impurities, periodicals, and even patent documents?"

"Refer to it, copy it if you can."

"Anyway, in a short period of time, it is impossible for us to export commercially in this field, and as for the construction and export for our own use, the international patent law will not be able to control our heads, anyway, we will solve our own and domestic demand problems first, and then talk about other aspects."

In the end, Wang Ye said with a smile, and suddenly a echoing voice sounded in the conference room:

"Good!"

"Got it!"

"The factory director is right!"

After the conference room was quiet again, Wang Ye glanced around and asked:

"Okay, the direction has been decided, and all that's left is manpower."

"Let's take responsibility! Who wants to take the lead in setting up a project team? And in terms of the general project department, who is confident that it can win? ”

Facing Wang Ye's voice, there was a lot of discussion in the large conference room again.

In fact, there are many crossovers between construction machinery, agricultural machinery and military industry, just like the tank was originally derived from the tractor, as for what tank rescue vehicles and the like, it is essentially a kind of construction machinery, not to mention that the army is originally the demand and use of construction machinery, because whether it is the construction of the position, or the crossing of the river in the process of marching, it is actually a kind of construction behavior, and the engineering corps is doing this.

It is precisely because of this that in fact, the vast majority of the committee members present have no problem taking the lead in setting up a project team, although it is not so professional, but the research direction can be adjusted in a sense.

"I'm going to get an excavator!"

"I've got tractors, I've done it in the past."

"I'm going to get a forklift!"

After a lot of discussion, the committee members coordinated with each other, and then some people began to raise their hands, and after roughly determining more than a dozen related machinery and agricultural machinery projects, the scene gradually quieted down.

"Director, I have a suggestion."

After the silence had passed, one of the gray-haired members hesitated for a moment.

"Say, what do you suggest?"

This commissioner's surname is Wang, a retired professor who was rehired from the Western University of Technology, and he is a serious technical master, who used to be engaged in artillery, and at present he is helping out in other artillery project teams of the consortium, such as the tank gun project team, and also has his own project, that is, the 155 mm heavy grenade cannon project.

Under the gaze of Wang Ye and everyone in the conference room, the committee member said with a smile:

"Everyone signed up very enthusiastically just now, but they were all project teams."

"I recommend to you a candidate who can be the head of the construction machinery project department, Yang Guangming from the Department of Vehicle Engineering of Xi'an University of Technology."

"Now that we have built the Eighth National Defense School, then this resource must be used reasonably and efficiently, and the talent and scientific research level of Western University of Technology is not low, so we can't waste this strength."

"I know Xiao Yang, and I can be regarded as a friend who has forgotten my year, but I don't shy away from my relatives."

"Because Xiao Yang is indeed a talent, he studied in the Soviet Union when he was young, and studied construction machinery, and later returned to China, began to engage in construction machinery in the military field, and later went to universities and factories in Ukraine and East Germany for a period of time, and is currently the director of the vehicle engineering laboratory, the level is really speechless."

"Bring him here, factory director, we can grasp the military and civilian construction machinery with one hand!"

In the past, the consortium only had a project team, which was because of the small scale, but now the scale of scientific research is becoming larger and larger, and the scientific research projects are becoming more and more complex, so the project department has appeared, for example, the armored combat vehicle is a project department, and there are chassis project teams, artillery project teams, stabilization system project teams, infrared night vision project teams, and so on.

In short, the project team is a subdivision, and the project department is an integration, to a certain extent, the person in charge of the project department, in fact, is equivalent to the chief engineer of the product, this person must be a big man who understands technology and can coordinate, can efficiently mobilize each project team to complete the final product integration.

At this moment, hearing the voice of this committee member, Wang Ye's eyes lit up.

"Okay! That's it. ”

"Let the committee secretariat invite this teacher Yang Guangming!"

In the end, Wang Ye nodded and said.

The meeting then continued until half past eleven in the evening, when the direction of the work was basically determined, and then the meeting was dispersed and each went home.

Early the next morning, Wang Ye started the first working day after returning to China.

After arriving at the office, he first drank a pot of tea comfortably, and when the time came to eight o'clock, Wang Ye dialed the phone number of the office of the person in charge of the Red Star Consortium Office in Shanghai.

"Hello? Who is it? I'm Xu Jiaojiao. ”

Soon the phone was connected, and Xu Jiaojiao's familiar voice came.

"It's me, Wang Ye."

After hearing Wang Ye's voice, Xu Jiaojiao's voice on the other end of the phone changed from bland to joyful in an instant, no longer the intellectual maturity just now, and full of youth and vitality.

"Director, when did you come back? I don't even know! ”

"Just came back? What do you think? Is the work going well in Africa? ”

Facing Xu Jiaojiao's voice full of joy and laughter, Wang Ye held the phone and held the teacup and said:

"I just came back to the factory yesterday, and it went well, everything went well."

"I know the situation over there, good job, the little girl who used to be has grown up and has become a strong woman who can take charge of herself!"

Accompanied by Wang Ye's voice, Xu Jiaojiao's cheeks on the other end of the phone turned crimson, but her tone barely changed, and she still said with a normal smile:

"Ahh

"You can't just say it verbally! Can you do something practical? ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Ye in the office put down the teacup, coughed lightly with a smile on his face, and said:

"Of course there are practical ones."

"There's a lot going on in Africa, I won't tell you more details on the phone, I'll talk about it when I get back!"

"However, because of some problems in Africa, we had a meeting yesterday and decided to transfer you back, and your work will be handed over to your deputy Yang Fan, and the evaluation process for him will be started."

"When you come back, the factory manager will assign you another important job."

"This time you're going abroad, to the United States!"

Hearing Wang Ye say this, a touch of surprise flashed on Xu Jiaojiao's face on the other end of the phone, and then her eyes became radiant, it was a kind of look that was about to meet a new challenge, slightly excited, slightly expectant, slightly yearning, and full of fighting spirit, full of courage, full of confidence to overcome difficulties, the next second she quickly nodded and said:

"To the United States? Okay, Director! ”

Xu Jiaojiao did not ask the reason, because she knew very well that if the factory director was willing to say, then she would say, if she was unwilling to say it or not to say it, it would be useless to ask, and she did not hesitate or shirk about this project at all, because she knew that she must not live up to the factory director's expectations and trust in herself.

"Okay, that's it, I'll talk about it in detail when you come back, and stay safe on the road."

After a few more pleasantries, the two hung up the phone, and then Wang Ye picked up the phone again and dialed the office of the person in charge of the Red Star Consortium Office in Yangcheng, and the person who answered the phone was naturally Zhang Bing.

"Soldier, it's me."

After picking up the phone, Wang Ye directly identified himself.

After some greetings, Wang Ye also announced the order to Zhang Bing, asking him to hand over the work to the deputy, and then return to the Red Star Consortium as soon as possible.

When he hung up the phone again, the light of thought in Wang Ye's eyes was flickering.

Li Baojun from the Yenching office has returned, and he has already started to assemble a team to leave for Chile in a week to work on copper ore imports, and even in addition to copper ore imports, he has other tasks to look at the ore industry throughout South America and Australia.

Domestic minerals are abundant, but the per capita level is low, and now is a point in time that can be laid out in advance.

For example, the most basic is to sign a long-term supply contract, the kind of ten, twenty, or even thirty years, at a relatively low price; For example, investing in or acquiring some local enterprises and mines, etc.; After all, no matter what the situation is, you need to have enough knowledge of the local area, Li Baojun took only a small step, but for the consortium this is an important beginning, but also a great step.

As for Xu Jiaojiao, Wang Ye is ready to send her to the United States to discuss issues related to the entry of ammunition into the American market.

The reason why a girl is sent is very simple, the United States is now at the climax of the women's movement, so sending a woman to there can enjoy some of the benefits and benefits of the women's movement to a certain extent, occupy a certain advantage in public opinion, and can also show them what it means to be a real woman who can hold up half the sky, and to a certain extent, attack and disintegrate some of the slanders and bad guidance they have given to the country in the field of propaganda in the past.

There is also Zhang Bing, whose task is even more difficult.

Wang Ye is going to send him to Africa, to Tanzania's southern neighbor Zambia, where there are also a lot of copper mines, and the situation is also relatively chaotic, since the consortium has made a plan to enter Africa, it can't be timid, let alone act blindly, so it naturally needs to send a capable person to explore the way in advance.

"Tingyu, let's go!"

"Let's go take a walk around the factory!"

After making the call, Wang Ye thought for a few minutes, then stood up directly and put on his coat, pushed open the door of the office, walked to the door of the duty room of the factory office secretariat next to him, knocked on the door and shouted.

"Okay!"

Then Wang Ye left the office building with Bai Tingyu and a few staff members.

Although yesterday's meeting gave us a preliminary understanding of the recent situation within the consortium, the language is pale after all, and there are still many things that need to be actually seen.

All morning, Wang Ye was inspecting the consortium.

It wasn't until about eleven o'clock that a staff member came running out of breath and shouted:

"Factory director, the call of the Ministry of Defense, I need you to answer it personally."

Nowadays, the consortium is already an enterprise directly managed by the ministry and commission, and it has set up a confidential telephone line, so the phone can be called directly.

After the staff finished speaking, Wang Ye subconsciously raised his eyebrows, there was already a trace of speculation in his heart, nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll go over here."

A moment later, Wang Ye returned to his office and picked up the phone.

"Hey, I'm Wang Ye."

As soon as Wang Ye's voice fell, the phone of Chief Wei Qingshan rang on the other end of the phone:

"Wang Ye, the procurement staff of the two Iraqs, I want to go to your consortium."

"The times are set for the thirties and the thirty-first days."

"Do you think there's a problem?"