The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Panshan Group Headquarters.

The year-end party group meeting had just ended and everyone was taking a group photo.

At this year-end party committee meeting, 32 of the 20 deputy general managers of Panshan Group have changed. Some have reached retirement age, some have been transferred to ministries or local governments, or some are about to reach this age and have to retreat to the second line.

Among the remaining 12 deputy general managers, 6 were transferred to other positions and are no longer in charge of their original departments or groups.

For example, Chen Weimin was transferred from the general manager of China Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation to the general manager of China Southern Ordnance Group Corporation.

Although they are both heads of second-level groups and members of the Panshan Group’s Party Leadership Group, their weights are completely different.

Not only were there major changes at the top level, but there were also major changes at the middle level.

Such major changes are extremely rare in the entire history of Panshan Group.

Liu Tao is optimistic about this major change.

Because doing so can ensure fresh blood and guarantee the smoothness of the upward channel.

Those who should retire should retire, those who have worked hard all their lives should enjoy their lives, live a quiet life, and enjoy the joy of having grandchildren.

Those who are about to reach the end of their age should step down to the second line and let younger and more capable people come up.

Only by ensuring fresh blood for the entire system and the smoothness of the upward channel can the entire system remain vibrant and have strong vitality.

Even he himself may step down one day and hand over the position to someone younger and more capable.

The entire organization must ensure that it is vibrant so that it can burst out with combat effectiveness at any time.

In the evening, everyone had dinner together in the cafeteria.

This is not only a dinner party, but also a practice party for colleagues who are about to start a new life.

For them, the only opportunity to have dinner together each year is during the party group meetings.

Liu Tao brought a few bottles of Moutai liquor from his collection from home, most of which are no longer available on the market.

Everyone ate and drank to their heart's content.

Even Liu Tao, who seldom drinks, accepted everyone tonight, even if he was drunk.

For those retired colleagues, Liu Tao's greatest blessing for them is to enjoy a relaxing life. At their stage, the retirement benefits are already very good. In terms of pension, housing, buses, travel, medical care, etc., they are all top-notch.

According to the regulations of Panshan Group on the retirement system, when reaching this level, each person's monthly pension will be more than 20 yuan, and they will enjoy special medical insurance and continue to enjoy benefits such as private cars and drivers. If they do not live in the place where the group arranges them to live and want to buy their own house, they can get an area subsidy of 220 square meters, which means they don't have to pay a penny for this part.

It can be said that the pension alone is enough for everyone to live a comfortable and affluent life, and they can never spend it all.

Even if you travel around the country every year, your pension is enough to guarantee this kind of life.

As for colleagues who are about to reach the age of retirement but have not yet completely retired to the second line, Liu Tao comforts them and hopes that they can understand the organization's painstaking efforts.

From the first line to the second line, the level is the same, but the power is very different.

For most people, this will make them feel unwilling and cause a huge psychological gap.

Liu Tao could understand this.

But understanding is understanding, and everything must be subject to the overall situation.

As for colleagues who have been transferred outside, Liu Tao wishes them well and encourages them to continue working hard and making achievements in their new jobs. He also reminds them to stay true to their original aspirations and to succeed!
After the dinner, Liu Tao didn’t know how he got home.

When he regained consciousness, he was already at home.

Zhu Lin was helping him take off his clothes and soaking his feet. "You, if you can't drink, just drink less. Do you think anyone has the guts to force you to drink?" Zhu Lin said unhappily.

At every party group meeting dinner, Liu Tao was either drunk or half drunk.

But Liu Tao seldom drinks alcohol normally, and usually only has half a glass of wine each time.

As a result, Zhu Lin picked up the ginger soup handed to him from the table. After Liu Tao drank a bowl of ginger soup, he felt much better.

"We only have dinner together twice a year. Everyone is so enthusiastic that I can't refuse." Liu Tao said embarrassedly.

Zhu Lin said: "I am old, and wrinkles are beginning to appear on my face. You look like a young person, but you have to know that time is not forgiving. After you are over fifty, you have to accept your age."

"In my opinion, it would be better to transfer back to the capital so that you can spend more time with your parents!" Zhu Lin said.

As his parents grew older, Zhu Lin would return to Beijing to visit them and chat with them whenever he had time.

Zhu Lin wanted to bring his parents to Kunming City, but his parents would not agree if they wanted to live there permanently.

After all, their circle is not in Kunming City, but in Beijing.

After living in Beijing for decades, they are getting old and don't want to go through the hassle of living in other cities.

Just like Liu Tao's parents, Liu Zhenbang and Chen Fang, since Liu Zhenbang broke his leg, they no longer like to travel around like before, but mainly stay in Beijing, and only leave Beijing when they feel like moving around.

Liu Tao sighed, "Who should I hand over this huge business to? No one can take over this responsibility. Besides, I don't feel comfortable handing it over to someone else!"

Panshan Group, after thirty years of rapid development, has become a true behemoth.

There is no other place in the world that is this huge.

This was later on, as Liu Tao consciously controlled it and did not let it grow wildly and extend everywhere, otherwise it would have become even larger.

But even so, there are more than 1300 million people in the entire Panshan Group and the entire system!
The number of personnel belonging to the Panshan Group’s armed forces alone reaches 50.

Even though some of these people are older veterans whose combat effectiveness has declined significantly, almost half of them still have strong combat effectiveness.

The first batch of veterans who retired and joined Panshan Group began to retire one after another ten years ago. It is expected that this first batch of veterans will retire in another five or six years.

Panshan Group has huge assets in the country, and its assets abroad are also very large.

Liu Tao had thought about letting someone else take over his responsibilities, but none of them satisfied him.

This doesn't mean that just anyone can secure this position.

If he fails to convince the public, the entire Panshan Group will suddenly fall into internal strife and easily fall into chaos.

Not everyone has prestige and personal charm.

I soaked my feet, took a hot bath, and changed into a clean set of pajamas.

Liu Tao then went to bed, and the couple chatted in low voices.

It is at this time every day that the world belongs to the couple, and they enjoy their time in their own world.

Liu Tao noticed inadvertently that Zhu Lin had started to develop wrinkles since he didn't know when, and his youth was no longer there.

Although still dignified and elegant, she is no longer the stunningly beautiful Queen of the Kingdom of Women.

Time is like a butcher's knife, cutting again and again without mercy.

Beauty fades easily! (End of this chapter)