Chapter 59 A Higher-Ranking Official Can Crush Someone to Death
Leave No. 25, Xiushui North Street.
Take the bus and arrive at the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.
At the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building compound, show the letter of introduction and register.
After about half an hour, Liu Tao finally met Wang Baoguo.
Wang Baoguo was drinking water with his enamel teacup that he had used for decades, and his aura was much stronger than the last time he met.
"Oh, our God of Wealth is here, sit down, sit down!" Wang Baoguo said with a smile.
Liu Tao looked embarrassed and sat down.
"Comrade Wang Tiezhu should have told you that the ministry sent a working group to Yangcheng." Wang Baoguo put down the enamel teacup.
Liu Tao nodded: "I said that I arrived in Kunshi yesterday and met with Director Wang."
Wang Baoguo said: "The batch of goods will arrive in Yangcheng in the evening, just waiting for the customer to inspect the goods, and once the ship arrives, it can be loaded."
From Kunshi to Yangcheng, it takes about a day to transport by train.
The arms were first delivered to the warehouse at Yangcheng Wharf. After Rashid inspected the goods and paid the money, the merchant ship could directly load and ship them away as soon as it arrived.
This is also the case now. China lacks sea vessels and does not have the ability to ship by sea.
Otherwise, you can ship them to the Middle East by sea and unload them at the Iraqi wharf, and you can earn some more transportation fees.
"Your case this time also reminded the ministry. We held several meetings to study it. Finally, we decided that the military factories were not qualified for foreign trade, and the ministry had to be the main body of foreign trade." Wang Baoguo said.
Liu Tao frowned slightly.
He could understand why the ministry did this.
After all, if military factories could trade with foreign countries, it would be a mess.
Military factories produce military products, not civilian products, which are very special.
But if we lose foreign trade and rely on internal resources, how can Panshan Machinery Factory grow and develop rapidly?
Rely on military procurement?
Stop it. The next step is the military's patience period. They hate to use one dollar as ten dollars. How much money can they purchase weapons and equipment in a year? When it comes to gun bullets, how much is it a year?
How many soldiers served for two years, and when they retired, they found that they had less than five bullets for shooting!
How many military factories were converted from military to civilian, selling ice cream and popsicles, and finally went bankrupt, leaving only abandoned factories decades later.
Relying on the guns he developed, Panshan Machinery Factory can live a relatively comfortable life, but if it comes to development and growth, it is definitely out of the question.
Without money, what is the point of development and growth.
"However, you can go to negotiate business, just like last time, foreign exchange is controlled by the ministry. Your factory has priority, and if there are other factories that can produce, we will allocate it according to the situation." Wang Baoguo said.
Liu Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that this is a small back door for himself.
"We don't want funding from the higher authorities. Can you give us a policy that allows us to raise research funds and operate independently for projects that are not approved by the state." Liu Tao thought for a while, "Allow us to seek international partners for technology development, so that it will be easier to open up the market for product procurement."
To be honest, he doesn't want to be tied up.
The millions of funds allocated by the higher authorities are not worth Liu Tao's attention.
As for the projects approved by the state, it is difficult for them to fall on the Panshan Machinery Factory, and they will only fall on those large military factories and research institutes.
So far, Panshan Machinery Factory is a small and medium-sized military factory.
"I will mention this at the next meeting, but don't hold too high hopes." Wang Baoguo nodded, but also reminded: "The firearms you developed are very advanced, especially the heavy machine guns and heavy sniper rifles, which are advanced in the world. Some comrades have a lot of opinions about you negotiating orders without reporting and consent."
In the past year, the most eye-catching performance in the military industry was the several firearms developed by Liu Tao and the semi-automatic production line for bullets.
At the beginning, everyone thought it was much more advanced than the original, and the soldiers liked it, and it had excellent battlefield performance. However, as the research progressed, it was discovered that it had reached the world's top level.
In theory, such advanced weapons and equipment should not be exported.
"We are all so poor now. No matter how advanced these weapons are, they are just light weapons. They cannot be compared with heavy weapons such as tanks and airplanes. The orders that the Third Ministry of Machine Building negotiated with Egypt are for airplanes and engines!" Liu Tao widened his eyes and muttered.
Any advanced technology will be kept secret, not only in China, but also abroad. The most advanced and the best are always used by themselves, and they will not be sold no matter how much money they are offered.
But the problem is that China is too poor now, so poor that it is as poor as a ghost.
There is no gap between the rich and the poor in society, because everyone has no money and is too poor.
No matter how advanced the light weapons are, their firepower is just like that and they do not have large-scale lethality. From the beginning, they are not as good as heavy weapons such as airplanes, tanks and missiles.
What will the poor rabbit do? They even dare to sell the medium-range ballistic missile "Dongfeng-3" with a range of 2,800 kilometers!
The price of a 'Dongfeng-3' medium-range ballistic missile is as high as 100 million US dollars, and 35 missiles were exported, with a total contract of 3.5 billion US dollars!
The rabbit thought that the deal was too expensive, and the camel thought it was too cheap.
From then on, Saudi Arabia also had hard goods to rely on and felt more secure.
In comparison, his guns and bullets were simply not worth mentioning.
Wang Baoguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He was poor, but he didn't say it out loud.
Young people are so rude and unscrupulous.
"In short, if you have a deal, report it to the ministry as soon as possible." Wang Baoguo had to remind him again and again.
The Fifth Ministry of Machine Building manages the national weapons industry.
Wang Baoguo didn't want other departments to know what Liu Tao did, but the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building didn't know. If the leader asked, they would be embarrassed if they didn't know.
"Last time, I reported it to the ministry immediately after I made a deal!" Liu Tao muttered.
He has a scale in his heart about what he can and can't do.
The last time he went to No. 25 Xiushui North Street to discuss business, this was like walking on a tightrope, and there was no clear regulation above.
After all, it was a chaotic period of transformation from free military aid to arms dealers, and everyone was still confused. Who would have thought of this method.
"You~~" Wang Baoguo smiled, "After the delivery of the goods this time, the balance will be settled, and the foreign exchange will remain in the ministry, and the ministry will allocate the corresponding money to you."
Foreign exchange is very precious in this era.
Every unit needs foreign exchange, and the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building is no exception.
Liu Tao shrugged helplessly, "A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. Since you said so, how can I say no!"
You know, banks now force foreign exchange settlement, 1 US dollar = 1.5 RMB, but in fact, on the black market, 1 US dollar can be exchanged for 2.5 RMB, or even 3 RMB!
There is another name for this thing - US dollars!
The US dollar is a hard currency comparable to gold!
If you want to study abroad or go abroad for business, you need US dollars.
For example, the delegation of the Third Ministry of Machine Building, several people were in a hurry and could only get 5 US dollars. You can imagine how precious the US dollar is now.