Rebirth of Military Workers

Chapter 37

“It’s all here…” Zheng Tao sighed, and when he was about to continue speaking, the door of the meeting room was pushed open, and an old man with a short stature and wearing a white-washed Chinese tunic came in.

Turning around, it turned out that it was Wei Guocheng, Vice Minister of the First Machinery Department.

“Head!” Everyone in the conference room hurriedly pinched out the cigarette and stood up.

Wei Guocheng doesn’t smoke!

“How is the negotiation with the Japanese side?” Wei Guocheng asked.

“Leader, the little devil doesn’t have any sincerity, so what can I talk about?” Luo Zhenxing complained, “Keeping saying that it is to avoid the Batumi embargo and that we can’t give us a complete set of CNC equipment… That’s fucking!”

Wei Guocheng glared at Luo Zhenxing, did not speak or sit down.

“Chief, isn’t there no way for us! The Japanese side is threatening us now that if we don’t make a decision, we will cancel the negotiation…” Zheng Tao was crying.

“Anyway, we don’t want second-hand equipment. If I agree to it, we have to be cramped by our leaders. We are already short of funds, and we are also using it to buy these junk things…” Tan Qingyuan still expressed his disapproval of cooperation.

Ask them to agree, no problem, they don’t want second-hand equipment, just the CNC system.

“Since the Japanese are not insincere, let’s not talk about it for now.” Wei Guocheng said calmly.

The heads of several relevant departments are aware that the Japanese have been asking prices from the very beginning.

However, the Chinese side cannot directly refuse, because the Chinese side needs their technology.

Numerical control technology, which belongs to the key development of the country, not only involves the military field, but also has a wider range of uses in the civilian field.

“Chief, how can this be done? If it irritates the Japanese side, if they don’t talk about it, we won’t get anything. The U.S. directly rejected it. West Germany wanted to cooperate with us, but could not circumvent Batumi’s supervision. , Every set of their systems, every device is under supervision…RB is the only way we can get…” Zheng Tao is anxious.

Because of this, RB talents are so threatening.

Everyone on both sides knows that without the RB channel, China can hardly get it.

“It used to be, but not anymore. I just received a call telling me that our own CNC system has been successfully studied, which is much better than the CNC system we negotiated with RB, and it is much better than the American one…” Wei Guocheng said seriously.

“Really?”

“Which unit?”

Several people asked with surprise on their faces.

“When it comes to confidential units, let’s not talk about it for the time being, Xiao Tan, you go back and ask your boss to organize the machine tool production plants and CNC technology-related research units under the Five Machine Department. You must have access to personnel above the top secret level to participate… …” Wei Guocheng’s words made everyone confused.

“Top secret level or above?” Everyone was stunned.

Afterwards, other people in the meeting room left the meeting room cleverly.

Top secret, the most important state secret, once leaked, it will cause particularly serious damage to national security and interests.

Hearing this, people who are not at a level enough naturally have to leave.

What’s more, the top secret level is above!

“Chief, what kind of unit is it? How can such a high degree of confidentiality? The CNC technology is not so high!” Zheng Tao asked when everyone left.

“The level of technical secrecy is not so high, but the unit that developed this technology has such a secrecy level.” Wei Guocheng sighed. “Although the base is gradually withdrawing from the research unit, the level of confidentiality is not as good as before, but it will not be possible until it is decrypted…”

“What unit!” Tan Qingyuan also looked curious, “I can’t deal with it unless I figure it out.”

“Hongqi Machinery Factory in 404 base.” Wei Guocheng said with a smile.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Where is the 404 base?” Zheng Tao frowned and asked.

He has never heard of such a unit, but he is also aware that there are many units with a high level of confidentiality in the country, and some of them do not even have the authority to know.

“Hongqi Machinery Factory? Chief, don’t be kidding you. Not long ago, they organized a group and ran to our department to get orders, but they haven’t left now…” Tan Qingyuan knows the situation of 404, although it’s only now. .

404 until now, the construction has not been completely completed, but the construction has been completely stopped this year.

This is a large, top-secret unit involving eight industrial sectors of the country. Since 1980, a large number of scientific research units have been evacuated from 404 City, resulting in a sharp decrease in production orders for the entire 404 City, and only a small number of finishing units still have business.

It has been several months since I have no money to pay wages, and there are more than 20,000 people. Their unit has sent more than a dozen cadres to various departments in the capital to ask for money and orders for projects.

“Yes, although their factory has high processing technology, the first batch of CNC machine tools in China have given them a lot, but there is no research in this area…” Luo Zhenxing also knows the situation.

Zheng Tao was even more puzzled.

“I don’t know the specifics, but isn’t it normal for those units to carry out their own projects? Is it true that they did it? We went to see it. Therefore, the negotiation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will be suspended. If they do get it After making a breakthrough, I talked to them about more advanced things. They didn’t agree, so I won’t talk about it…” Wei Guocheng couldn’t explain it too clearly either.

After all, he doesn’t know if it is really successful.

Therefore, the negotiations with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries cannot be completely stopped.

Rao had doubts in his heart, and Tan Qingyuan and Zheng Tao couldn’t doubt that Wei Guocheng, a deputy minister, couldn’t make a joke to them. He immediately went back to report to his leader with doubts and arranged personnel who had been inspected.

“They feel that no progress can be made in the current negotiations. Suspend the negotiations?” When Masao Yoshikawa heard Saburo Inbe’s report, he couldn’t help but be puzzled. “Did they always behave very eagerly before?”

“Yes, Your Excellency Minister. I don’t know what the Chinese man is making.” Saburo Inbebe was anxious that the negotiations would break down.

Oda Fuyuan was even more surprised, “Didn’t we have given them an ultimatum?”

“They said that they are studying and discussing, and their department leaders are very busy, and it may take a week before there is a result…” Saburo Inbebe nodded. “This is their usual negotiation strategy.”

When China talks with foreign companies, once they fail to meet their psychological expectations, they often adopt the strategy of suspending negotiations.

On the one hand, research plans for further negotiations, on the other hand, it is also to put pressure on negotiating opponents.

After all, both parties in the negotiation have their own negotiation goals.

If you don’t want to reach a cooperation agreement, who would waste time and energy to continue negotiations?

“Since they think we are still giving in, they tell them that with the rise in domestic labor costs, the price of each system will rise by 20%!” A smile appeared on the corner of Masao Yoshikawa’s mouth.

Oda Fuyuan, Inobe Saburo and others both gave thumbs up.

Using price increases to force China, can China calm down?

At that time, other conditions will be put forward to force China to make concessions.

“Leader, RB people propose to increase the price, and each set of CNC systems will rise by 20%!” The people from the Ministry of Commerce received further requests from RB, and could not help but vomit blood quickly.

The information was quickly fed back to the first and fifth machine departments.

“Thanks to our unit, the RB people are forcing us to accept their harsh conditions!” Wei Guocheng sighed as he looked at Luo Zhenxing with an angry expression on the opposite side of the desk.

Luo Zhenxing looked at the leader without the slightest relief on his face, “Chief, if the Hongqi Machinery Factory is not successful, is it just for project research funding?”

This is Luo Zhenxing’s concern.

Even if he heard from Wei Guocheng, he did not feel the slightest joy.

“This is indeed possible, and Zheng Yucheng of 404 has always liked to mess around!” Luo Zhenxing’s worries made Wei Guocheng frown.

“Tingling…” Suddenly, the phone on Wei Guocheng’s desk rang.

“Old Wei, isn’t the news reliable? The little devil is getting too much now. If we are scammed by Zheng Yucheng, the loss will be great…” As soon as the call was answered, Qian Xingguo, Vice Minister of the Five Machines Department, said Passed it out.

Zheng Yucheng, they all understand.

I was worried that he was arguing for project funding.

“I’m also worried about this. I told him to mobilize the people and go to them together in the past few days…” Wei Guocheng felt helpless.

Everyone was rushed by the little devil.

“I don’t think wait anymore. Just today, I asked Tan Qingyuan to take a few people and go directly to 404. How about you?” Qian Xingguo said eagerly, “Otherwise, we have to agree to the improper request of the little devil.”

“Okay, I let Luo Zhenxing prepare immediately.” Wei Guocheng was even more anxious.

The Chinese side just proposed to suspend the negotiations, and the Japanese side immediately proposed a price increase.

Who knows what more unreasonable demands will be made a week later.

After getting the order, Luo Zhenxing didn’t do anything to clean up. He just called his wife and told her that the weekend rest and shopping with her had to be cancelled and that she was going on a business trip. Then he packed up and set off.

“The Chinese side did not object to our price increase? Did not even resolutely oppose it as before?” After knowing the reaction of the Chinese negotiating team, Masao Yoshikawa became more confused.

“Your Excellency, have they made a breakthrough in research in this area? If so, our plan will be difficult to achieve.” Saburo Inbebe frowned and said. “Only if they have it themselves, will they react like this.”

“It’s impossible! China’s technology in this area is very poor, especially in terms of micro-processors, which are all smuggled back from abroad for research…” Oda Fuyuan looked contemptuous. “If they could all make a numerical control system, the Soviets would have unified the earth long ago!”

“Oda-san, this may not be impossible. Although China has a very poor foundation in this regard!” Masao Yoshikawa reprimanded Oda Fuyuan with a stern face, “Chinese people cannot be underestimated. Otherwise, those who suffer will only despise them. people!”