Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 470 New Bullet Test
It turned out that the new factory needed a person in charge for the team, and they might have to consider forming a separate section in the future. Director Ma meant that it would be a bit difficult for Lin Yilan to be promoted to section chief here. Although she had held several positions, her qualifications were too shallow after all, and it would be difficult for her to get a real chance.

It's different at the new factory, where most of the people are new. Even though Lin Yilan has good qualifications and has received awards, she has a lot of advantages. Once she gets the chance, she is likely to be promoted.

"Then what do you think?" Knowing that this was Director Ma's deliberate concern, and considering that Lin Yilan was having an unhappy relationship with Section Chief Ma here, it was estimated that Director Ma deliberately arranged it this way.

"I, I don't care. I've never considered whether I'm a section chief or not."

Lin Yilan lowered her head, twisted her braids, and bit her lower lip.

"He has just been promoted to section chief here, so there is really no chance for him to be promoted for a while. If you go there, you may be promoted to deputy section chief in a few years. Don't you really want to consider it? The salary is much higher."

"I have a good salary now, much higher than Xiaoyu and Xie Minghui. Besides, I don't like to spend money, so I will save this money and return it to you later."

Zhu Xuefeng felt a little headache. He vaguely guessed what Lin Yilan meant, but it was a pity that Director Ma's good intentions were wasted.

"Don't mention the money again. If you do, I will ignore you. Look at Xiaoyu. I told her twice and she never mentioned it again. Got it?"

Lin Yilan nodded without saying anything, so Zhu Xuefeng had to ask.

"Director Ma means well. If you want to go, just agree to it. This is a great opportunity. The person in charge there is Xia Yuhong's father. It will be easy to handle any problem if you go there."

"Brother, do you want me to go over?"

"Of course, people go to higher places and water flows to lower places, so we should strive for opportunities."

"But, Brother, your office is over here, right? Besides, this is the main factory. If you go back to the steel mill, you must be going back to the main factory."

"If we really go back to the steel mill, it will probably be the main plant."

"Then I won't go. I'll stay here. I've only been working for a little over a year. It's a joke to be promoted to section chief. It's too unrealistic. I'd better study hard here. If I really go to the new factory, everyone will be new. Who will teach me?"

Lin Yilan made a decision immediately and gave a lot of reasons. Zhu Xuefeng was not a fool, so he understood that the root of the problem was himself. It was an injustice. Zhu Xuefeng didn't think so.

After seeing Lin Yilan off, Zhu Xuefeng lost interest in practicing. He practiced for a while but couldn't calm down at all, so he had to pack up and go back to the study.

After opening the letter, I found out that it was sent by Wu Qianqian through the Yangcheng office and the recipient was Daya. This was the normal way of information exchange as agreed upon.

There are several items. One is that small-displacement motorcycles have become popular in North America, and Fuso applied the stolen technology. After several months of exploration, the motorcycles with improved engines have ushered in a turning point in North America. The explosive growth of the demand market has also been caught up, and it has won nearly 50% of the North American market share in one fell swoop, exceeding the motorcycle sales of Dongsheng Company, which now accounts for about 30%. It can be said that the situation has been reversed.

Dongsheng Company's motorcycle sales volume showed a slight decline, the main reason being that production capacity was insufficient and, due to Li Huaide's manipulation, the number of motorcycles shipped to North America decreased every month. Although the few motorcycles were all sold out, unfortunately the increased market share went to the two Fuso companies.

Although Dongsheng Company's motorcycles have been surpassed by Fuso in performance, the design patent for the exterior is still valid. Fuso has not been able to imitate scooters in North America and Europe in recent years. However, Zhu Xuefeng cannot but consider the unfavorable situation after Fuso's brand effect emerges. After all, Fuso has done a lot of advertising.

The second was that the foreign company agreed to sell the Taikoo Dockyard and Whampoa Dockyard and offered a high price of US$9 million. Although the Hong Kong government did not agree, it did not object either. Wu Qianqian asked whether to take it over.

These two shipyards and the land are scarce resources. More than ten years later, the richest man Li spent 30 million US dollars to acquire the Huangpu Shipyard. Of course, the price is far from that now. Zhu Xuefeng feels that 9 million US dollars is still a bit too much. You know, the land price has increased several times in the past ten years.

But it is only 1962, and Hong Kong's wealth has not yet exploded. As for the richest man Li, he should still be producing plastic flowers. This time, he has directly cut off the roots of Cheung Kong Holdings.

Although the Taikoo Dockyard and the Whampoa Dockyard are two different sites, nine million US dollars is equivalent to sixty to seventy million Hong Kong dollars. This price should be negotiable. Even if all the equipment and personnel of the shipyard are packaged, Zhu Xuefeng estimates that it will not exceed seven million.

Hong Kong's shipbuilding industry is suffering greatly now due to the vigorous development of the aviation industry. Due to various reasons, the local shipbuilding industry has had very little business in the past decade and has been making losses every year. The two trading houses, Jardine Matheson and Swire, and several shipping companies that control the industry all consider this a hot potato and are eager to find someone to take over. This was the intelligence from the last investigation.

It's not that no one has thought of demolishing the shipyard and dock to develop real estate, but according to the Hong Kong government's policy, changing the use of the land requires a large amount of additional funds, which makes the change unprofitable. At the same time, it requires a large amount of capital, and with this money, there is no place where we can't find land for development.

Back then, Mr. Li, the richest man in China, held on to the property until the real estate market was extremely depressed. The Hong Kong government took the initiative to request that it be changed into a real estate project with the intention of stimulating and rescuing the real estate industry. Mr. Li calculated the timing well and finally divided the development into eleven phases, with a total investment of more than 40 billion Hong Kong dollars. In the end, he made a net profit of 50 billion, gained a great reputation, and embarked on the road to wealth.

The third thing is that Mr. Hu replied to Dongsheng Company, expressing his willingness but wanting to talk to the mysterious boss of Dongsheng Company.

There were numerous other small matters, and Wu Qianqian also listed a lot of them. Zhu Xuefeng only focused on one, the progress of the airline. Although it encountered obstruction from Swire Group, with the support and coordination of the Hong Kong government and the two major foreign companies, it was generally smooth and proceeding in an orderly manner.

It seems that I will have to take a leave to go to Hong Kong this week. Fortunately, I can buy the plane ticket now, so it is not too troublesome.

The light was on in the study. After pondering for a long time, Zhu Xuefeng picked up his pen and began to plan. It seemed that he had to change his thinking on some things. After the expansion of the steel rolling mill's production capacity, it was still far below the market development demand. This must be solved. Fuso should not be allowed to reap the benefits of the explosive popularity of small-displacement motorcycles alone.

The precision machine tools commissioned by the steel rolling mill to the machinery factory are said to have been successfully manufactured. I have to find out more about it. I also have to try to see if I can get the German equipment.

Zhu Xuefeng decided to build a motorcycle factory in Hong Kong to fill the market gap caused by insufficient motorcycle production capacity. Large-displacement motorcycles with stronger profitability had to be put into production. He relied on the steel rolling mill to produce it, but it was not known when that would happen. Motorcycle Factory No. 6 was delayed in being merged in, and several large-displacement motorcycle designs designed by Zhu Xuefeng had to be idle. These were the mainstream products in the North American and European markets.

The dock and the land on the shore must also be taken over, and the Yakawa family must provide some technology and talents. Fuso's shipbuilding technology is still good in this era, second only to the Bald Eagle. The shipyard must be upgraded and renovated. Now the owner of the shipyard is very hesitant, but Zhu Xuefeng understands that with the rapid development of the world economy and the expansion and reconstruction of the two canals, the real ocean-going era has begun. The international shipping market has become extremely busy. The darkness of the past few years is only the last wisp of fog before dawn, and it is also the golden age for the shipping industry to grab land at low prices.

As for Mr. Hu, Zhu Xuefeng is not worried. This industry has just started, and with Zhu Xuefeng helping to steer the ship, he believes that Mr. Hu, who has been able to independently develop the industry to its current scale, is definitely not a man without vision. He will never give up on the electronics industry.

After finalizing the arrangements for Xiangjiang, Zhu Xuefeng finally calmed down. Seeing that it was still early, he picked up his gun to practice again. It was better to persist as long as he could.

After a long time, Zhu Xuefeng, who was covered in sweat, put away his spear and finished cleaning it.

"Daya, go and take a rest. I told you that you don't need to boil water anymore. The temperature is fine now. Just take a shower."

Daya blushed, "I'm used to it. When you practice, I'm used to boiling water."

"You, do whatever you want, go and have a rest."

Seeing Daya return to the backyard with a red face, and looking at the time, it was already past midnight. Zhu Xuefeng left the yard and came to the study in the office again.

"Your Highness, this is an urgent telegram we received this morning. As requested, we left a mark for you."

The telegraph operator was also a young girl from the Yang family, her name was Yang Yueting. There was no other choice; this office had to hire someone from there who was reliable and had to have a certain level of education, but there were too few people to choose from.

"You did a great job, let me see."

Zhu Xuefeng sat down and read the telegram carefully. The girl tactfully made a cup of tea and then stood quietly by his side.

A series of changes have taken place in the south. This is an opportunity, an opportunity to expand the population, enhance influence, and accelerate the development of the autonomous region. It must be seized. Zhu Xuefeng thought for a while and made the final decision.

"Xiao Yang, please make a note of it and send it to them later."

"Yes." Xiao Yang knew that it was a serious matter, so he quickly took notes carefully.

"First, restrictions on people from the south coming to the autonomous region for business can be appropriately relaxed, and visits, tours and photos are allowed except for confidential locations."

"Second, the other party wants to recognize his leadership, but the autonomous region must maintain a high degree of autonomy, not accept any personnel assignments, and not share taxes, labor services, or military service."

"Third, the other party must guarantee equal treatment, allow free travel and trade, and open roads, waterways and ports." Seeing the little girl recording quickly, Zhu Xuefeng paused slightly and continued.

"As long as we accept the demands from above, we agree to accept his leadership and release the prisoners unconditionally. But if the other party disagrees with one of the above, there is no need to discuss this matter. This is the bottom line of the autonomous region. Let them decide. Of course, we will not initiate a war. If he dares to provoke us again, we must fight back resolutely."

Now that the Heili River has been managed, it has become suitable for inland navigation. Unfortunately, the two sides are at odds with each other and cannot really make use of it.

Since I helped to secretly transport goods last summer vacation, the autonomous region has probably stockpiled a lot of timber and specialties. We really need opportunities to export them, and we can't always wait for myself to move them secretly.

If we want to go west to the sea and build a port, we cannot expect it in the short term. In the mountainous area near the sea, there are still many local armed forces that have not been contacted. It is said that they have been unruly for hundreds of years. The west has been in a state of chaos, which is much bigger than the original Pagang area. Now it is inevitable to go to the port in the south.

The tank training performance on the second day was still very exciting. As expected, Guoping and Yuri appeared together and watched in front of the viewing stand. Zhu Xuefeng and more than a dozen others followed the crowd and watched on the embankment not far away.

"Test vehicle enters the test position!"

Following the starter's command, a test tank slowly came to the test site, its turret rotated, and slowly aimed at the target a hundred meters away. Everyone held their breath and waited quietly.

"Aim for the first normal round! Target the front armor!"

"Aiming complete, requesting launch."

The tank driver's reply came over the radio, and the starter shouted the order when the commander nodded. "Fire!"

The starter gave the order into the radio, and a shell hit the front of the target squarely with a loud bang. When the smoke cleared, the target was intact except for a trace of the explosion.

"This guy is really strong. I think even your two-story general's house would collapse with just this one shot.

Li Bin laughed and teased Xiao Donghai, Xiao Donghai said unhappily, "As if your small building can withstand this cannon, this is a cannonball, which small building can withstand it."

The girls were used to seeing men bickering, so they didn't take it seriously and moved a little closer to the viewing platform, hoping to see it more clearly. Although they could see it from the embankment, it was still several dozen meters away.

"Let them go. They won't be allowed on the tanks anyway."

Huang Yuanshan wanted to call a few girls back, but Xie Junjie reminded him in a low voice that Uncle Jiang would not agree to their request if there were too many people.

"Test vehicle enters position two, second shot, normal rounds ready, target the left side armor!"

The tank quickly moved to the target's flank, and at the starter's command, it accurately hit the target again. This time, it was visible to the naked eye that the flank armor was damaged, but not seriously.

"Donghai, this isn't an ordinary bullet, can an ordinary bullet also make a hole?"

Li Bin expressed his doubt, and Xiao Donghai said with a frown.

"I don't know about that, maybe it will work."

Xiao Donghai was not clear, and the others were even less clear. Zhu Xuefeng also expressed doubt. Although he was more than a hundred meters away, he clearly saw a thumb-sized deep pit on the side armor, and a small hole was faintly blown out. This could not have been caused by an ordinary bullet.

"Test vehicle returns to position, change test ammunition, target front armor!"

A shell hit the target accurately again, but this time it was different. The armor was directly damaged, and when the smoke cleared, a hole was very eye-catching.

The North Koreans were still admiring the accuracy of the tank shooter, who hit the target with every shot. Now, they were shocked to see a shell directly destroy the armor of a model a hundred meters away, and they gathered together to discuss the matter.

"Comrade Guoping, is this the armor-piercing projectile you just developed? It's so powerful that it will turn the enemy's tanks into iron coffins."

Comrade Guo Ping also said awkwardly, "I'm not sure about this. Wait a minute, I'll ask someone."

After a while, a middle-aged military officer followed Guoping over and introduced himself with a smile.

"This is indeed the armor-piercing projectile we just developed. It is much more powerful than before. However, this model is not a real tank armor. It is a test target drone we used in the past. Its strength is not as good as that of a real tank. Besides, in real wars, firing at this distance is rare. However, this experiment proves that there is no problem with the direction of our research. We will continue to study it later."

"Oh, I thought so. A single shell could penetrate the front armor of a tank head-on. This war would have to be rewritten."

Zhu Xuefeng and his party, who were chatting all the way to the viewing stand, were amazed and regretful at the same time.

"It would be great if it could penetrate real tank armor. That way, our army would have another magic weapon."

Xiao Donghai was very regretful, "Uncle Jiang, is there any hope of an armor-piercing bullet that can really penetrate the tank armor?"

The middle-aged officer named Uncle Jiang smiled strangely, "It should be possible. We have just made a breakthrough in this area of ​​research, which has opened up a new way of thinking. We will succeed one day, but don't spread it. The research is still in the confidential stage."

Uncle Jiang was very depressed. It was originally a confidential new bullet experiment, but he didn't know how it turned out like this. After consulting his superiors, he was able to proceed as planned. An experiment turned into a performance, which led to the explanation just now.

Zhu Xuefeng looked through the model that served as the target with confusion, and nodded thoughtfully.

"Uncle Jiang, a few of my classmates want to try out the tank gun. You have so many training shells, can you arrange for them? We promise not to do it blindly and will do everything according to the requirements."

"Yes, Uncle Jiang, Comrade Yuri also wants to experience our latest Type 59. Can you please arrange it?"

Uncle Jiang felt a little embarrassed when he saw several tanks performing a march through obstacles not far away. If Lin Guoping didn't speak, he would definitely push Xiao Donghai back. But it was not easy for Lin Guoping to speak on behalf of the foreign guests.

"Xiao Lin, wait a moment. I'll ask for instructions. You guys watch the marching performance first. I'll be back soon."

"Yeah, guys, there should be something going on this time!"

Watching Uncle Jiang leave in a hurry, Xiao Donghai waved his fist excitedly.

"It looks like it worked. We're taking advantage of Brother Guoping this time."

Li Bin was well aware of Uncle Jiang's hesitation just now. He had asked for it before. The best chance was to lock the machine gun on the tank and let each man fire a burst of bullets. No shells were allowed to be fired. One shell was not cheap, costing 20 to 30 yuan, which was a worker's monthly salary.

Comrades Lin Guoping and Yuri also came over and greeted them warmly.

"Nice to meet you again, Xiao Li. I remember you guys haven't graduated yet. Are you guys skipping classes to watch the fun?"

"Look at what Brother Guoping said. We also have to accompany Comrade Yuri. This is a foreign affairs activity. How can it be considered skipping class?"

Li Bin was the leader of these people, and he easily took on Lin Guoping's jokes.

(End of this chapter)