In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 328 Emergency Repatriation by School Plane: 150mm Long-Range Artillery Achieves Brilliant Results
Xie Wei shamelessly refused to serve him dinner. Helpless, Luo Cheng could only curse Xie Wei's shamelessness in his heart, but on his face he smiled and said not to be polite, as he had a social engagement that evening.

In fact, he really planned to have dinner at Lao Xie's house tonight and have a good drink with Xie Wei.

From his original workplace to the Harbin Institute of Technology's Industry-University Cooperation Office, and then to Chengdu, he didn't have a single familiar friend by his side.

Luo Cheng got along well with Xie Wei, and they had a good relationship in school. Luo Cheng considered Xie Wei a friend.

result!

Pooh!
Fart's friend.

If a friend brings a gift and you accept it without any politeness, but don't even invite them to stay for a meal, is that the kind of friend you're talking about?

now.

Luo Cheng really wanted to take the malted milk powder and wine he brought with him, since he had paid for them himself!

Ultimately, he couldn't be as shameless as Xie Wei.

Upon returning, Luo Cheng found Secretary Xu and explained the situation.

Secretary Xu didn't invite him to stay for dinner, which made Luo Cheng feel rather down.

After Luo Cheng left, Xu Hongxia first communicated with Huang Rongkui, and then convened a meeting with relevant cadres.

The situation at Hongguang Factory has caused concern for many people, but once the details are understood, there is no need to worry.

"So, both Harbin Institute of Technology and Hongguang Factory are adjusting their industrial structure because they are worried that blind expansion of projects will lead to a break in the capital chain?"

At the meeting, Xu Hongxia explained the situation, while the other cadres remained silent.

Huang Rongkui asked.

"Correct."

Xu Hongxia nodded, "This also serves as a reminder to us that we need to be more cautious about future industrial restructuring and the establishment of new projects. If we discover problems too late, the losses will be substantial..."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

In just three years, Hongguang Factory went from being unable to pay wages to now having more than 3 employees and their families, annual sales exceeding 3 million yuan, and is still rapidly expanding its industry, transforming from a supporting factory for a military-industrial complex into an entity involved in numerous fields such as kitchen appliances, electronic components, CNC systems, communication product components, machinery manufacturing, and chemical product production.

Such a rate of expansion is terrifying.

This has caused concern among many officials.

If problems arise, all industries will collapse.

Feeding tens of thousands of people will become a problem!
"What do you all think about Xie Wei's proposal that we take over the relevant industries and establish a dedicated department for unified management?"

No one was sure about this.

If the Hongguang Factory can't be controlled, how can the city integrate so many industries?
If problems arise at that time, the responsibility will be considerable.

"Should we ask our superiors?"

Wei Guotao was the first to express his opinion.

The mess that Xu Zhihui had caused at Hongguang Factory remained unresolved for a long time after he took office, which led Xie Jianguo to keep bringing it up, saying that because of his inaction, Xie Wei almost couldn't go to university, and Hongguang Factory wouldn't be where it is today.

In the past two years, Wei Guotao has been unable to voice any objections to anything related to Hongguang Factory.

As his direct superior, he had long ago discovered the hidden crisis in Hongguang Factory's expansion.

The problem is that Hongguang Factory's sales are constantly increasing.

Wei Guotao was very cautious about the Hongguang Factory issue.

"Ask the higher-ups? Although factories like Hongfeng have lost their core technical personnel, they have upgraded their production equipment and increased the income of their cadres and employees in the past two years by producing rice cookers, pressure cookers, and other products. What would happen if the technology of Hongguang Factory were directly transferred without unified management? How long ago was it and you've already forgotten their situation?"

Xu Hongxia's words were anything but polite.

Wei Guotao could only smile wryly and offered no rebuttal.

"My suggestion is to take this opportunity to conduct a pilot project, take over part of the Hongguang Factory's business. The scope is not large, and if problems arise, the impact will not be significant."

Xu Hongxia put forward his idea.

The others looked at each other.

They exchanged glances, but neither of them made a statement.

"Cough, cough!"

Seeing this, Huang Rongkui exchanged a glance with Xu Hongxia, cleared his throat, and said, "Hongguang Factory is also an enterprise belonging to Rongcheng. Why not include Hongguang Factory in the unified management list as well?"

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this—it meant they were supporting Hongguang Factory!
"I think it's a good idea. Let's decide on this. First, let's come up with the charter and set up the framework..."

Xu Hongxia didn't give anyone a chance to object and made the decision directly.

Everyone then realized that Xu Hongxia and Huang Rongkui had reached an agreement before the meeting, and that summoning everyone to the meeting was just a formality.

"Does anyone have any opinions? Please feel free to voice them."

Seeing that no one raised any objections, Xu Hongxia then asked for everyone's opinions.

"..."

Everyone was cursing inwardly, but outwardly they showed no sign of it and all said they had no objections.

Can I have a problem with this?

Having opinions is useless.

The two top leaders have reached an agreement, so any objections they may have will not be taken into consideration.

It might even offend two people.

Why bother!
And so, the matter was settled.

During the Spring Festival, Liu Mei's family members did not come to her home. Even the nephews and nieces that Xie Jianguo had arranged to work at the factory did not visit her during the Spring Festival, despite Xie Jianguo's care for them.

This allowed Xie Wei to rest properly for a while.

Xie Jianguo initially found it difficult to adjust, but after a period of rest and recuperation, he felt much more energetic.

On the first day back to work after the New Year holiday, Xie Jianguo convened a meeting of the factory's leaders and cadres. On the first day of the new year, he announced that Hongguang Factory would undergo industrial restructuring, focusing on CNC systems and electronic products, and transferring all production of pressure cookers, rice cookers, and other products to the previous contract manufacturers.

At the same time, most of the industries that were originally planned to be entered into were terminated.

The officials present were in an uproar.

However, for the past two years, Hongguang Factory has been under Xie Jianguo's absolute control, and no one has raised any objections.

On the third day after Hongguang Factory explicitly proposed industrial restructuring, a new functional department under the Rongcheng Municipal Government, which was undergoing trial operation, began to integrate related industries without being officially established.

"Sigh, we've invested a lot of money in factories like Hongfeng to increase production capacity, and now suddenly they're no longer under our jurisdiction..."

Qin Bolin looked dejected. "What if we develop new industries later, only to have them stripped away again!"

He was unwilling to accept this.

With Xie Jianguo's attention in the past two years, he has been promoted the fastest among the leaders in Hongguang Factory and is now the deputy factory director.

After this adjustment, the size of Hongguang Factory was reduced by two-thirds!

"What do you know? This way we're starting with a lighter load. We haven't lost our core businesses, and we're still making good profits. Most importantly, we've kept the technical personnel we transferred from various factories!"

Xie Jianguo's heart was also bleeding.

He didn't care about streamlining or anything like that; he just wanted the Hongguang Factory to be as large as possible.

But Xie Wei made the request, and he couldn't refuse.

He was just a retired employee who was rehired. No matter what achievements he made, he was only the director of the Hongguang Factory.

Xie Wei is different. His future is bright.

"Xie Wei is gone?"

Qin Bolin asked, "We were originally planning to have a drink together after we'd all settled down."

"Don't even mention it! From the Lunar New Year until now, although I haven't had any social engagements, I've been preoccupied with things all day long. I haven't even touched a drop of alcohol, and I was planning to have a good drink while this kid is home, so I wouldn't have to drink whether I wanted to or not like before... But before things were even settled, the school sent a plane to pick him up."

Xie Jianguo's complaints were full of boasting.

The school sent a plane directly to pick up Xie Wei!

Even Qin Bolin was surprised.

As the deputy factory director, he only managed to get an old 212 Jeep that Xie Jianguo used to ride in as his personal car, while Xie Wei was already being picked up and dropped off at a different airport.

It seems that my previous worries were completely unnecessary.

"Has something happened at the school?"

Qin Bolin was very curious.

Private jet pick-up and drop-off.

I only became qualified to fly after I became the deputy factory director, and I haven't flown even once since.

"Something happened? What could possibly happen? If something does happen, it'll be handled by the school leaders. Xie Wei is just a student!"

Got it!
Factory Director Xie started praising his son again.

"There must be something Xie Wei needs to deal with, that's why he's in such a hurry, right? Even though he's still a student..."

Qin Bolin regretted asking the question.

Liu Mei was the most upset about Xie Wei and Xie Rou's sudden departure. After Xie Jianguo's persuasion, she asked her parents and brothers, who were originally planning to come to her home during the Spring Festival, to come and see Xie Wei. With Xie Jianguo's persuasion and Xie Wei's statement that he would go to his maternal grandfather's house after finishing his business, she decided to visit him.

And just like that, he left suddenly.

“My son has his own career, and the fact that the school sent a plane to pick him up shows how much they value Xie Wei. If Xie Wei could handle it himself, would they need to send a plane? It’s thousands of miles away, and the plane would take a long time to fly.”

This is how Xie Jianguo comforted Liu Mei.

"How could I not know? His grandparents might not be able to wait much longer..."

Liu Mei sighed.

The emperor loves his eldest son, while the common people cherish their youngest.

Liu Mei is the youngest of five sisters in her family, 14 years younger than her eldest brother.

Liu Mei's older brother is now 60, and her father is about to turn 80, which is considered quite old these days...

"Ugh."

Xie Jianguo also sighed, "When the child is not successful, we hope every day that the child will be successful; when the child becomes successful, we complain that the child can no longer be there to take care of us."

"Didn't you say countless times before that you were hoping your youngest son would bring glory to the Xie family?"

Liu Mei was unhappy.

Xie Jianguo hurriedly said that he was also hoping that his youngest son would bring glory to the family.

There was something he didn't say: it's true that he hopes his daughter will bring honor to the family, but ultimately he still has to rely on his son to bring glory to the ancestors!

"Brother, didn't we say we'd go to Huadu first and then go back to school?"

On the plane, Xie Rou asked Xie Wei, puzzled.

This wasn't her first time flying in a Y-11, and she had long lost the excitement of flying. She was very curious because her brother hadn't finished dealing with things when the school was already rushing to take them back.

"Let's see how things go after we get back to school. Before you go to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, I'll definitely take you to Huadu. As for Hong Kong, let's skip that for now and go there after it's returned to China."

"When are you coming back? You know what, I really want to go abroad and see the world..."

Hearing this, Xie Wei was startled. "There's nothing good about foreign countries! Although their technology and economy are indeed much more advanced than ours, we will catch up... We must enjoy the process of our country becoming stronger! Otherwise, when we're old, we'll find that we only know our country is powerful, but we don't know how it became powerful..."

"Uh, what are you nervous about?"

Xie Rou didn't understand why her brother was so nervous when she had only mentioned going abroad. "You weren't nervous at all when Sister Mo went abroad!"

"How can they be the same? You're my own sister, my own sister who came from the same mother's womb! My own flesh and blood!"

Xie Wei spoke without hesitation.

Just kidding, how could Xie Rou go abroad?
No!

Knowing full well that imperialism was determined to destroy China, Xie Wei was certain that once Xie Rou showed her talent abroad, she would never be able to return.

If she were unwilling to contribute to the construction of imperialism, she would certainly suffer various unexpected consequences.

How arduous was it for Qian Xuesen and his group of scientists to return to China back then?
When will Hong Kong return to China?

"When the 99-year lease that the Qing Dynasty was forced to sign expires, it will definitely return!"

Negotiations between China and Britain regarding the return of Hong Kong will not begin until next year. The Joint Declaration was signed in 84, officially came into effect in 85, and Hong Kong was returned in 97.

"It's going to take this long..."

"When the country was weak, it was forcibly leased out. Now that the country is strong, it can naturally take it back."

"We are still not strong enough!"

Xie Rou said, frowning, "We don't even have a long-range ballistic missile that can cover the US and Moscow..."

Xie Wei's lips twitched repeatedly. Wasn't Xie Rou's previous interest "going to heaven"?

When did we start to be so full of martial spirit?

"Do you remember the long-range artillery that Yzak brought back?"

Xie Wei promptly changed the subject.

The Dongfeng-5 has been successfully developed, and the Dongfeng-31 should have already started preliminary research. How can I talk to Xie Rou about such classified matters?
In theory, Xie Wei knew nothing about these projects.

"I'm not an old man, it hasn't been that long!"

Speaking of this, Xie Rou recalled how Xie Wei had forbidden her from going to Iraq, and even made her mother come to the school to watch over her!

She had just casually mentioned wanting to go abroad for a visit, and Xie Wei reacted so strongly; she felt that her brother was being too controlling.

She agreed to study mathematics at the mathematics institute without hesitation, wasn't it all to escape her brother's control?

Xie Rou has begun to rebel.

"After Yitzhak returned, he became a brigade commander. Four sets of long-range artillery were under his command. As soon as they were put into use, they crippled a Persian armored unit and destroyed more than 30 Persian tanks... Now not only has General Abdullah come, but even the Persians have come..."

"Where's the data?"

Xie Rou asked anxiously.

After arriving at the school, aside from working with Zhai Xinguo's team on rocket launchers for a period of time when I first arrived, I then joined Fang Pengju's long-range rocket launcher team and participated in the development of the 150mm long-range rocket launcher almost from start to finish.

"I don't know yet. The school just called and told me to go back immediately."

Xie Wei shook his head, indicating that he did not know the specifics.

Feng Ke went over there with him, and I wonder how that kid is doing now.

"Then make the plane fly faster! If we have real combat data, we can improve its performance. Then we'll have data to support our research on long-range rocket artillery with a range of 300 kilometers."

Xie Rou said urgently.

(End of this chapter)