Chapter 266 The Gap in Thought
Leave the canteen.
Liu Tao arrived at the tank manufacturing plant.
The shift change has been completed here, and a new group of workers are producing.
Liu Tao did not directly participate in the production, but checked the instruments and equipment.
He is about to return to Beijing, and he has to make sure that the instruments and equipment are in good condition before he can spend the New Year in Beijing with peace of mind. During the Spring Festival, production can continue here.
Of course, it does not mean that the factory did not have a holiday. During the Spring Festival, the factory had a three-day holiday.
However, because the tank manufacturing plant is under great pressure to deliver orders, it still produces and manufactures during the Spring Festival, but it has been adjusted from four shifts a day to two shifts a day, and they take turns to take a holiday.
"Twenty-four hours a day production, the loss of machinery and equipment is really great!" Liu Tao said secretly.
In theory, it is best for the machinery and equipment to rest for a few hours a day.
It's just that because the delivery pressure of tanks and armored vehicles is very high, in order to complete the delivery in time, the machinery and equipment can only be operated dead, but Liu Tao repairs the loss of machinery and equipment every once in a while.
Similarly, he also goes to Shancheng almost every month to repair the loss of machinery and equipment at Factory 256.
Otherwise, if we keep operating these machines and equipment, I am afraid that even the most advanced machine tools will be scrapped.
The machines and equipment were repaired one by one.
"Director, I still don't understand this fire control system." A voice came.
But a man with a broken arm came over with a thoughtful look on his face. He was the chief engineer of Panshan Group.
"If you don't understand it, just work on it slowly. One day you will understand it." Liu Tao smiled.
The advanced nature of the fire control system has reached the world's leading level.
In the past, China was not worth mentioning in this regard.
Otherwise, the Type 69 tank would not be so bad that even the soldiers would not want to use it, but would rather choose the Type 59 tank.
"Mr. Zhu, I know you want to modify the Type 59 tank, but in my opinion, no matter how much you modify it, it is meaningless." Liu Tao couldn't help but say.
Zhu Yusheng and others are studying the fire control system, armor protection technology, and tank engines, and they want to modify the Type 59 tank.
They have a deep affection for the Type 59 tank.
"How can it be useless? The army is still equipped with more than 4,000 Type 59 tanks. As long as a modification plan is put forward, the performance of these Type 59 tanks can be improved, thereby improving the combat effectiveness of the armored forces." Zhu Lao said firmly: "These are all the people's property, and they cannot be wasted."
4,000 Type 59 tanks, what a huge number.
Liu Tao sighed in his heart. These old people have come from the most difficult times. They are full of thrift in their bones. They sew and mend for three years, and sew and mend for another three years.
They are reluctant to throw away until they are really unusable.
Even when they can't be used, they are reluctant to throw away, always thinking that maybe one day they can be repaired.
"Zhu Lao, if you have this time, you might as well produce more new tanks." Liu Tao said, "Those Type 59 tanks will be sold later."
"The great man said that we must never be arms dealers." Zhu Lao's voice became lower and lower.
Liu Tao sighed secretly. The great man did say that back then, but you have to know that the times have changed, and you can't just stick to the rules.
If you are not an arms dealer, how can you make so much money and maintain your development and growth?
In the past two years, the foreign exchange earned by arms exports has far exceeded that of oil exports.
Even in terms of profit, the foreign exchange earned is much more than that earned from exports in the past three or four years.
According to the latest national announcement, after deducting the trade in weapons and equipment, as well as the exports of goods to Iran and Iraq, Jinlong Computer and Gree Electric Appliances, the total import and export of goods last year was 46.03 billion US dollars, of which the total export was 22.01 billion US dollars and the total import was 24.02 billion US dollars.
In other words, the trade deficit in goods for the whole year last year reached an astonishing -2.01 billion US dollars!
And this is just the trade deficit in goods import and export. Considering the foreign affairs department abroad, sending scholars and college students to study abroad, and going abroad for inspection, the deficit in this regard may have reached 2.2 billion US dollars or even 2.3 billion US dollars.
However, China's foreign exchange reserves have not decreased but increased, and these are all arms export trade and goods exports to Iran and Iraq.
And this is not the first time that there has been a trade deficit. On the contrary, from 1978 to the present, China has always had a trade deficit in normal goods import and export.
Zhu Yusheng and others wanted to modify the Type 59 tank and not waste the people's wealth. But Liu Tao wanted to produce more new tanks, let the troops use more advanced tanks, and then export more tanks and armored vehicles to earn more foreign exchange to feed back to the country.
This is the huge ideological gap between them, caused by the different times.
This ideological gap is not only reflected in this aspect, but also in life.
For example, in the cafeteria, as long as there is food in the cafeteria, you can take it on demand, but Zhu Yusheng and others think that the food is too good, which is a great waste.
There was even one time when Zhu Yusheng raised this issue at the party group meeting.
In Liu Tao's view, everyone worked hard to produce. When there was no money before, they naturally had to save money, eat worse, and live worse. But now everyone is not short of money, and even the company has a lot of money, so naturally they have to eat better and live better.
However, Liu Tao also understands Zhu Yusheng and his generation. That generation had experienced the cruel war years. At that time, China was on the verge of saving the nation from extinction. If it was not careful, China would be completely destroyed.
Liu Tao lives in a peaceful era, which is a prosperous era compared to the present era.
"Director, can you give me some advice?" Zhu Yusheng asked.
He knew that Liu Tao was also the world's top expert in fire control systems, far ahead of domestic experts in this field.
Domestic experts in fire control systems are like elementary school students in front of Liu Tao.
Liu Tao said helplessly: "This involves chips, or semiconductor technology. You didn't know much about this before. You don't understand it even if I tell you!"
"Learn slowly, and one day you will understand it thoroughly." Liu Tao said.
The fire control systems of these new tanks he developed are all world-leading, and each tank and armored vehicle is equivalent to having a computer to help.
Zhu Yusheng only knows about computers, but does not understand them.
Zhu Yusheng touched his head. Since the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building transferred him here as the chief engineer, Zhu Yusheng gladly accepted the appointment because he had been deeply impressed by the Panshan Machinery Factory before.
Why did Liu Tao know so much professional knowledge about tanks and armored vehicles? How did he make such an advanced tank?
These seemed to be shrouded in a mystery, which made people full of questions.
This is an incredible thing, but it just happened.
You know, the development of the second-generation main battle tank had already begun before, the development of components began in 1974, and the development of the whole vehicle began in 1980.
However, they encountered great difficulties. No matter how optimistic the entire development team was, they felt that it would take at least ten or even more than ten years to complete the design and finalization of the second-generation main battle tank.
But who would have thought that Liu Tao suddenly successfully developed the third-generation main battle tank. The 'Type 80' main battle tank was just a test, and its performance in all aspects reached the world's advanced level.
And the second-generation main battle tank, of course, failed.