The car giant started by marrying the daughter of the king

Chapter 316 Doing the opposite

Both the First Ministry of Machine Building and the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building attached great importance to this inspection of General Motors.

Zhou Jian and Hu Yong, two old acquaintances, came to Capital University of Technology in person today to accompany Austin to visit the school.

As for Austin's desire to visit the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory, Zhu Jiansheng quickly came up with a solution after discussing it in an internal meeting.

They had previously transferred part of the production capacity of the Hummer military vehicles from the 618 Factory to the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory. When the time comes, they will just take Austin to visit the Hummer military vehicle production line.

He must not be allowed to know about the production line of the intercontinental missile launcher, let alone visit it.

"Principal Zhu, regarding the missile launcher, I feel that it is both real and fake, real and fake, fake and real, real and fake."

"If the other party has already smelled it, it may not be a solution for us to hide it blindly."

"Why not take advantage of an opportunity to do the opposite and let everyone know our strength."

Lai Yongfeng participated in the entire reception of the General Motors delegation and was deeply touched.

As a professor in the Department of Vehicle Engineering who is proficient in chassis design, he played a significant role in the launch vehicle project.

During this process, he also studied a lot of relevant foreign materials and information, and had a relatively good understanding of many situations.

As Zhu Jiansheng's direct subordinate, he also knew that his leader wanted to see if there was an opportunity to showcase their research results at the important event of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China next year.

If a military parade is really arranged at that time, then Hummer military vehicles and intercontinental ballistic missile launchers will have the opportunity to pass in front of the square, which will definitely be of great significance for enhancing the influence of Capital University of Technology.

Since it may be officially announced next year, it may be more effective to proactively announce some information in advance but not all of it.

China focuses on economic development, but its military strength should not be underestimated. Don't bully me casually.

"This is not a matter that I can decide. Even the Fifth and Seventh Ministries of Machine Building cannot make a decision."

"ICBMs are the most important weapons of our country. Any information related to them is extremely sensitive."

"Especially since the test launch of our first intercontinental ballistic missile a few years ago, the outside world is more concerned about our technological level in this area."

"It would be unacceptable if some national strategies were affected because we failed to keep confidentiality."

As the project leader, Zhu Jiansheng must deep down hope that his research and development results can be known to the whole world.

But he is also a man with a bottom line, and it is impossible for him to disrupt the overall situation for his own inner thoughts.

However, Lai Yongfeng had a different opinion from him and said, "I still say the same thing. The Art of War says: Make the empty one solid, and make the solid one empty. The empty one is real, and the solid one is empty."

"We are generous in showing off such advanced products. Then, based on other people's understanding and speculation of us, they will think that China must have more advanced weapons that have not been shown to the outside world."

"We have already mastered the technology of launching land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles. If they think there are more powerful weapons that they haven't yet brought out, then they will definitely be more cautious when they have any tricks in the future."

"Neither the polar bear nor the United States dares to blackmail us so easily anymore."

After Lai Yongfeng said this, Zhu Jiansheng did not refute it.

Because he knew that this statement made sense.

However, it is not something he can judge whether this plan will be adopted in the end. At most, he can propose it to his superiors and see what decision the leaders make.

Heart is worse than action.

The GM delegation is still in the capital and has no plans to return home anytime soon.

They are determined to continue negotiations with the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory.

In this situation, Zhu Jiansheng felt that if he didn't come up with something, the other party would probably keep bothering him, which would be really annoying.

So he quickly and formally reported to the Seventh and Fifth Ministries of Machine Building.

The leaders of both departments also want to use such a strategic weapon in next year's activities to deter countries with ulterior motives and show off their muscles to the outside world.

Therefore, they were somewhat tempted by Zhu Jiansheng's proposal and each of them began to report the matter to their superiors.

The General Motors delegation that stayed in the capital was certainly not idle either.

"Austin, there must be quite a few representatives from Chinese car manufacturers who have tried to contact you during this period, right?"

As an expert on China in the American Embassy, ​​Smith has some understanding of the thinking of various automobile manufacturers.

Whether it is FAW, Second FAW, or Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant, they certainly do not want an automobile manufacturer stronger than themselves to emerge in the industry.

Although the Ligong Special Vehicle Factory is now only engaged in commercial vehicles, its related products have no overlap with those of the other companies.

But the structure of the cars is similar, and with a slight adjustment, it will become everyone's biggest competitor.

Especially relying on Capital University of Technology, the research and development strength of the Capital University of Technology Special Vehicle Factory is the strongest in the country, and other factories have no confidence that they can match it.

The most important thing is that the other party already has a very successful product, the Hummer military vehicle. Now the Hummer military vehicle has become a military product purchased on a large scale by Baghdad and Persia, creating a lot of foreign exchange for China.

Tanks are used for high-end, Hummer military vehicles are used for mid-range, and BMW X is equipped with 107 rocket launchers for low-end. These weapons and equipment are now the most important products of China's foreign military exports, and the annual export records are constantly being broken.

The war between Baghdad and Persia does not see an end in sight in the short term.

At Factory No. 618, there was even a funny scene. They had just received a delegation from Baghdad today, and tomorrow they would change the banner and start welcoming the Persian delegation.

The Hummer military vehicles purchased by the two parties are almost identical except for slightly different paint colors.

After seizing the enemy's Hummer military vehicle on the battlefield, you can use it directly.

This is also a characteristic of the Iran-Iraq War.

"Indeed, several companies have contacted us and want to discuss cooperation."

"But this time we don't really want to use our heavy truck technology for cooperation. Those things can be used in the military industry. People in China haven't figured out how to make a substantial breakthrough in this area."

"As for passenger cars, several companies including FAW, Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant and Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant are looking for me and want to contact me privately first." "After our President Murphy came to Huaxia for inspection last time, he sincerely proposed a cooperation plan, but the cooperation was not successful in the end."

"The company has readjusted its strategy and is focusing on developing the domestic and European markets. We will put China on hold for now and wait and see how the other joint ventures develop."

Austin talked about some of GM's development strategies.

He and Smith are old acquaintances, so if the information is not too sensitive, he is willing to share it.

When two people are communicating, only if they bring out some practical information from each other can they better gain each other's trust and better express their sincerity.

Obviously, both Smith and Austin know this.

"I understand what you said, but it doesn't stop you from contacting them."

"This will put some pressure on the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory and also let the Chinese people feel the sincerity of your visit this time."

Austin felt that since it was acting, he had to act more realistically, so that he could gain the trust of the Chinese people to the greatest extent.

"You're right. I'll pick one or two companies to contact first, talk to their representatives, and release some of our ideas."

"However, after contacting the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory these days, I feel that they are not very anxious to cooperate with me, and they are not actively communicating with us. I guess it may be a bit difficult to find out about the Chinese intercontinental missile launcher through this inspection."

Having already felt the difficulty of this mission, Austin felt it necessary to give everyone a heads-up in advance to avoid everyone being too disappointed in the end.

After all, sometimes the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

If you don't hold out hope, you may be pleasantly surprised.

"The situation of the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory is quite different from that of FAW, Second FAW and Shanghai Automobile."

"They now have the Humvee military vehicle program, and the factory is doing very well."

"Depending on this project and the parts it provides, the Special Vehicle Factory of Polytechnic and its affiliated parts factories now have a workforce of more than 3000 people. This size is still expanding. It is possible that the workforce will exceed 5000 people next year and 10000 people the year after."

"This does not include the personnel from Factory 618. Otherwise, it would not be the current scale."

Smith, an expert on China, could naturally understand Austin's concerns. After a brief analysis based on the information he had, he knew that it seemed normal for the other party to have those attitudes.

"Not only the Hummer military vehicle, but I heard that the new BJ212 project of the Capital Automobile Manufacturing Plant is actually in charge of the technical team of Capital University of Technology."

"The 4MT manual transmission produced by China's largest transmission manufacturer was the product of Jiang Hui's graduation project."

"If all these influences are taken into account, then the status of the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory or Capital Polytechnic University in China's automobile industry is very special."

"Among all the automobile factories in China, if there is any one that can really pose a threat to us, it is probably the Polytechnic Special Vehicle Factory and Jiang Hui's BMW."

It has to be said that Smith has a very high opinion of Jiang Hui.

In his opinion, Jiang Hui is the only Chinese person whose technical capabilities truly surpass those of many international automotive technology experts.

"It's a pity that Zhu Jiansheng and Jiang Hui have no interest in going to America. This is different from the ideas of many Chinese people."

In recent years, one of Smith's important tasks is to assist some people who they consider to be talented to move from China to the United States for development.

Zhu Jiansheng and Jiang Hui were obviously people he wanted to help, but they were not grateful.

"In order to cope with the pressure from polar bears, the relationship between China and China is now very close."

"Even if Zhu Jiansheng and Jiang Hui don't go to America to develop, we still have the opportunity to cooperate with them."

"If China can really come up with such a special missile launcher this time, it must be related to Zhu Jiansheng and Jiang Hui."

To some extent, Austin's speculation is very correct.

But things turned out very differently from what they expected.

It was obvious that they had tried their best but had no way to obtain more information. But just when they were about to give up, the China TV News suddenly broadcast a news item related to the intercontinental ballistic missile launcher.

Although the entire news footage was only 10 seconds long, it showed everyone a picture of a 12-axle intercontinental ballistic missile launcher from a distance.
The news highlighted China's ability to deliver long-range missiles.

Ordinary Chinese people may not have any special feelings about such a short piece of news, but in the eyes of those who are interested, the situation is completely different.

"Austin, did you read the Chinese news just now?"

Less than two hours after the two separated, Smith went to the Capital Hotel to find Austin in person.

As a staff member of the American Embassy who is familiar with China's national conditions, he must watch the news broadcast every night.

The American Embassy even has a special team that studies the content of the news broadcast to see what information can be interpreted from it.

Judging from their efforts over the years, they have indeed obtained a lot of information from the news broadcast.

He was still very shocked when he saw the intercontinental ballistic missile launcher appear so surprisingly in the news today.

What's up with the Chinese?

According to the information they received, China's product has just completed the assembly of the prototype, right?

Why are you showing it out so openly now?
Could it be that the information I have is relatively backward, and China's actual technological progress is no longer what I know?
With all kinds of questions in mind, Smith found Austin.

"I just heard from the people below that the Chinese officially announced that they have mastered the technology of intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, and they are the kind with 12 axles. No country has ever produced them before."

Austin looked at Smith with a serious expression.

As an automotive technology expert, he knew very well how difficult it was to design and produce a 12-axle missile launcher.

General Motors didn’t even have the confidence that it could develop it in a short period of time, but China developed it first?
The key is that the other party did the opposite and took the initiative to announce the news to the public.

This matter seems weird no matter what.

(End of this chapter)