Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2931 sets standards for other departments
Just two days after the prince and his entourage left, the Ninth Division had already entered a critical phase of attack.

Aircraft production involves many aspects, including steel materials, alloy materials, precision machine tool processing, and so on, each of which involves many more industries.

The reorganized steel mills have also unleashed a surge in production capacity.

The alloy project, which was separated from the main project, is still under construction. The workers have adopted the slogan of "construction and production at the same time" and will start working on each production line as soon as it is completed!

The radar research institute in Nanjing has already linked up with local production. With the support of the Ninth Ministry, it has updated its equipment and adjusted its personnel to meet the institute's production and design needs for radar.

This is also a test for the industry after restructuring.

While maintaining basic consumption in other research projects, the supply will be maximized for aircraft manufacturing.

In addition, the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry also began to speed up production after receiving the task, working overtime to produce fifty missiles for each Desert Eagle.

However, just as the Ninth Division was getting down to business, Alfat found Yang Xiaotao and then conveyed Mosidov's intention to purchase Persian scimitars and Persian cavalry.

At first, Yang Xiaotao thought it was prepared for the Pharaoh's Kingdom and thought the other party was stingy.

What use are a hundred Persian scimitars? How many weeks can they last?
Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that Mosidov had placed an order for an additional 100 aircraft after seeing his neighbor buy a plane and considering the surrounding situation, he felt insecure.

Yang Xiaotao was speechless after learning about this.

Since the other party wanted to buy it, and they were good friends with him, and it was real money, Yang Xiaotao had no reason to refuse.

So Yang Xiaotao went to Chen Lao to explain the situation, and then spoke with Mosidov.

After a friendly discussion, the two sides quickly reached an agreement!
So, on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, an order for 100 J-8 fighter jets and 500 Kui Niu II armored vehicles from Persia appeared in Yang Xiaotao's office.

Not only were the Ninth Division happy, but the other divisions also felt a pang of sadness upon hearing the news.

It has to be sour.

Before the Pharaoh's Kingdom was revealed, everyone felt they could still get a piece of meat along with it.

But with the arrival of the desert camels, the designated area shrank by more than half, leaving only the Ninth Division and the Seventh Division.

Now that the Persian order has come through, even the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building has been eliminated.

Why?

Mr. Wang was puzzled. Didn't airplanes need missiles?

This is something that both Yang Xiaotao and Old Chen are also puzzled about.

I found out later after making some inquiries.

It's not that the missiles are faulty.

The plane is truly outstanding.

When clashing with the United States' panda fighting forces, most of the battles involved launching missiles first, followed by dogfights.

More than 80% of the victories were achieved using machine guns.

Therefore, the other side felt that instead of buying missiles, they should buy more airplanes.

This offers better value for money.

Both Yang Xiaotao and Old Chen were speechless upon learning the truth.

Old Wang left without saying a word.

Later, Yang Xiaotao heard from Qian Lao that after Wang Lao went back, he locked himself in his office for a whole day. When he came out again, he directly allocated one million yuan in research funds to the department in charge of missile development, but said nothing.

But the fact that he didn't say anything left the entire Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry feeling heavy-hearted.

In particular, Director Yan, who was in charge of missile design, developed blisters on the corners of his mouth within half a day.

This was the reaction of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building. Compared to the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building, the Third Ministry of Machine Building, the Logistics Department, and even several other ministries also began to reflect on their actions.

Now, everyone has to admit a fact.

That means if you want to make money, and make a lot of money, you must master ruthless skills and forge your own path!
In retrospect, the tunnel boring machines of the First Ministry of Machine Building were tunnel boring machines, the nuclear power plants of the Second Ministry of Machine Building were nuclear power plants, and the missiles of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building were missiles.

As for the ruthless work of the Nine Departments, I won't go into details!
The remaining machine departments, although they have quite a few operations, don't really have any standout products!

But by the time I realized it, it was a little too late!

Leaving aside the affairs of other departments, after the Ninth Department received another aircraft production order, it immediately sent it to the aircraft manufacturing plant in Shengjing.

Upon receiving the new order, Yu Ziming and the others no longer showed the joy they had initially expected; instead, their faces were filled with solemnity!

There are just too many tasks.

It's a bit beyond their production capacity.

They already had a backlog of tasks that they hadn't yet completed.

Now, new orders have come in, and even if we work day and night, it's still quite a strain.

Especially since production requires both quality and quantity, we dare not cut corners!

Therefore, airports can only motivate production workers and even assign newly hired employees to the front line to improve their growth rate through practical experience.

Only in this way can the production requirements be barely met.

However, on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, good news came again.

The missions of the Pharaoh's Kingdom, which were relayed through Persia, consisted mainly of aircraft and missiles.

This time they went even further, ordering three hundred Persian scimitars.

And they require delivery within six months!
Logically, everyone in Department Nine should be happy to receive such a large order, but in reality, there's nothing to be happy about.

Because everyone in the Ninth Division knew that it would take another six months to produce these three hundred aircraft, which was simply beyond their current capacity.

This left the entire Shengjing Aircraft Factory completely dumbfounded.

Three hundred aircraft in six months.

They haven't even finished building a hundred Desert Eagles yet.

There are still a hundred Persian scimitars behind them.

So, the headache was passed on to headquarters.

So, Yang Xiaotao, Li Hongfeng, and their group discussed this problem in the conference room for a whole day but couldn't come up with a good solution.

In the end, everyone had no choice but to choose the most foolish method.

Divide the cake!
That evening, the news that the Ninth Division was going to divide the cake was first told to Old Chen. Old Chen didn't mean anything by it, he just reminded the Ninth Division to pay attention to quality.

If there's no problem with Elder Chen, then there's even less of a problem with the other departments!

The next day, New Year’s Eve.

The festive atmosphere in Beijing was stronger than usual.

Especially in the Nine Departments, the number of people coming to pay New Year's visits is much higher than in previous years.

As is customary, most people in the Ninth Department, except for those who stay on duty, will go home for the holidays.

This year is a bit special. In addition to leaders like Yang Xiaotao and Li Hongfeng who have to stand guard until the very end, everyone at the Aircraft Research Institute is also busy.

However, instead of focusing on production tasks, they categorized the thousands of processes involved in aircraft production, reorganized the production of various aircraft components, and further refined all the standard requirements, even down to the specifications of every single screw.

After each part is broken down, it is distributed to the corresponding factories to complete the production.

In essence, it involves subcontracting the aircraft manufacturing work.

Unlike the usual task assignments, this time the target was not just the factories of the nine departments, but all machine departments.

As long as you follow the requirements of the Ninth Department and ensure quality, the Ninth Department will assign you tasks and provide benefits.

In this process, the Ninth Division plays the role of a standard setter.

"Minister Yang!"

Just as Yang Xiaotao was busy overseeing work at the research institute, Liu Lixue rushed over.

"Who's here again?"

Yang Xiaotao asked without looking up, while Zhang Huanyu in front of him was still holding the design drawings, waiting for Yang Xiaotao to make a decision.

"It's Elder Zhang from the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry and Elder Qin from the Logistics Department!"

Yang Xiaotao looked up and thought for a moment, then said to Zhang Huanyu, "We can relax that by one point!"

Then he said to Liu Lixue, "I thought they could hold out until after the New Year."

Liu Lixue laughed, "Do they dare not come?" "The people from the Second Ministry of Machine Building have already started eating; if they don't come soon, they might not even get a sip of soup!"

Liu Lixue was smug, but when she saw Yang Xiaotao's gaze, she immediately stopped smiling.

"Speak more softly next time you need to say such blunt truths!"

Liu Lixue nodded vigorously, "Yes, I'll keep my voice down next time."

Zhang Huanyu, who was standing to the side, scratched his head and then lowered his head without saying a word.

He wasn't involved in this.

"Director Zhang, you take the lead on this matter, and we'll get started after the New Year."

Yang Xiaotao reached out and patted Zhang Huanyu on the shoulder, "This time you'll be the chief designer!"

Zhang Huanyu opened his mouth, but finally nodded and said, "Yes, I guarantee I will complete the mission!"

After leaving the research institute, Yang Xiaotao hurried to his office.

"Happy Chinese New Year, leaders!"

Yang Xiaotao ran into the office with a big smile on his face.

Both Qin Lao and his companion stood up, with Qin Lao laughing and saying, "Come on, we wouldn't dare to be your department head Yang's leaders."

"What you're saying is true, elders come first!"

"Sit down, sit down!"

Yang Xiaotao greeted them warmly, but also said somewhat apologetically, "There are so many things to do with the New Year coming up. You two didn't even tell me you were coming so I could have greeted you at the door!"

"Xiaoxue, quickly boil water and make tea."

As Yang Xiaotao spoke, Liu Lixue quickly went to prepare to boil water with a smile.

"No need, don't be so polite."

Old Qin chuckled as he spoke, then glanced at Yang Xiaotao, "Everyone's busy during the New Year, so I came with Old Zhang to say a few words, and then we'll be leaving!"

Old Zhang nodded, "Yes, don't bother with anything, just say goodbye and leave."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao nodded, his expression still warm, "You two want to ask about aircraft manufacturing, right?"

Old Qin nodded, "Yes, you've brought such a big pot of food to the table, we also want to have a good New Year!"

"Tell me, what are your conditions?"

Old Zhang nodded, waiting for Yang Xiaotao to speak as well.

Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath and then said firmly, "There's only one condition!"

The two frowned; sometimes, the fewer the conditions, the less satisfying it is.

Especially unconditionally…

At this moment, Yang Xiaotao said, "We must strictly follow the standards we have specified."

"If it's possible, then we can sit down for a meal."

"If you can't do that, there's a seat at this table!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, the two looked at each other and suddenly understood the Ninth Department's plan.

The standards of the nine departments will be disseminated to other departments.

This is setting standards for them!

In the past, they might not have thought it was a big deal.

Isn't it just doing what others ask?

This is no different from issuing tasks in the past, so no one will take it seriously.

However, after the matter of economic cooperation with the United States, after the disputes with the alliance, and after Yang Xiaotao's analysis with them, their understanding of the importance of technical standards in the economic field was extremely vague!
If you use someone else's standards, you have to adjust your industry according to their requirements.

That's equivalent to becoming someone else's subordinate.

From now on, we will only be slaughtered and unable to resist!
Old Qin smacked his lips, inwardly complaining.

I knew this condition wasn't simple.

Looking at it now, it's not simple at all.

This uses a standard from nine departments; will it still have independence in the future?

No!

These nine are really wicked!

Both of them were debating whether to agree, but considering the potential benefits and the current situation, they didn't know how to bring it up.

Seeing the two hesitate, Yang Xiaotao wasn't in a hurry. He simply said softly, "We can't handle it all this time, so we're thinking of getting someone to help us complete the order for two hundred aircraft!"

"The two leaders also know that each plane costs 20 million, which adds up to a 2 billion business."

"We are now classifying the production structure of the aircraft and then assessing its value."

"At that time, it will be calculated on a piece-rate basis. The percentage of the two billion will be determined by the number of pieces produced."

"On this point, our nine departments will be open and transparent, and we will never go back on our word."

Seeing that the two were still silent, Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "By the way, the aircraft's takeoff and landing equipment has already been ordered by the Ministry of Machinery Industry, so we don't need to consider that part."

"There was nothing I could do. Old Huang, Old Xia, and Secretary Liu all came to our door last night. I had no choice!"

After saying this, Old Qin's face twitched.

Then Yang Xiaotao said, "This morning, Old Liu from the Second Ministry of Machine Building called to inquire about the skinning process. We are currently investigating..."

Upon hearing this, Elder Zhang's expression changed.

This skin was something the Third Ministry of Machine Building had its eye on; it couldn't be given to the Second Ministry of Machine Building for free.

At this point, it's no longer about whose standards to use, or who gets promoted or demoted. Now, if we don't use it ourselves, someone else will.

Once everyone else has eaten their fill, the Third Ministry of Machine Building will have nothing left to eat.

Moreover, what Yang Xiaotao said also reflects a problem.

That is, the nine departments have been subtly influencing the standards of domestic industries in their daily production processes.

Even if they don't use the Ninth Division, they can't keep using their own indefinitely.

Moreover, the government will also get involved in this area in the future.

Before Elder Qin could react, Elder Zhang took a deep breath and said calmly, "Alright! Our Third Ministry of Machine Building agrees!"

Old Qin glanced at Old Zhang and thought to himself, "This is different from what they said when they came!"

But then Old Zhang continued, "Using the standards of the Nine Ministries is always better than using the standards of other countries or departments!"

"I think it should be made a national standard, and not only should we follow it, but other departments should also follow it!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao smiled. Old Qin, who was standing to the side, widened his eyes, instinctively feeling that there was a conspiracy between Yang Xiaotao and Old Zhang.

Unfortunately, he dared not disobey at this point.

"Well, our logistics department agrees to this condition!"

"But you'll have to give us a bigger share!"

Upon hearing Qin Lao's agreement, Yang Xiaotao immediately stood up and extended his right hand, "If it's suitable, I'll definitely choose us first!"

Old Qin curled his lip, "You're just being hypocritical after getting a good deal!"

"From now on, we'll make less profit when we sell your stuff!"

"Of course, we are comrades with a deep revolutionary friendship!"

Yang Xiaotao said happily, but why did Old Qin feel that these words sound so familiar?
After seeing the two off, Yang Xiaotao continued walking toward the researchers.

But before she could talk to Zhang Huanyu for long, Liu Lixue arrived again.

This time, it was the Sixth Ministry of Machinery Industry that came, and it was Old Zhou…

After a busy day, Yang Xiaotao and the research institute staff finished compiling the subcontracting standards before heading home for the Chinese New Year.