Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 253 Donating Outboard Motors (Second Update)

After Ma Shengli reported on his work and returned to the motorcycle factory, Li Song came looking for him again.

"Mr. Ma, there's something I'd like to ask the mainland authorities to do." Li Song had forgotten something else, and only remembered it after the meeting when he went to the BMW outboard motor factory!
"Mr. Li, please speak!" Ma Shengli had no idea why Li Song needed the authorities to intervene.
Ma Shengli speculated that it was related to the recent public opinion surrounding Li Song.

Because apart from this, I can't think of any other reason why Li Song needs the government's help!
“Our company has conducted investigations and found that in places like Pakistan and Bangladesh in South Asia, road closures after the rainy season have a huge impact on the lives of the local people!”

"Our company wants to open up the markets in these two places."

"Therefore, our company decided to donate a batch of outboard motors to Pakistan."

"But it's not convenient for our company to donate these machines ourselves, because we have too many markets and countries to deal with!"

"What will other countries think if we donate to this country alone?"

"So I'd like to ask the government to donate a batch of products." Li Song had already thought about how to open up the market for outboard motors.

The outboard motors from the small notebook computer gradually took over the global market, starting from South Asia!
"This should be fine. I'll report back shortly." Ma Shengli hadn't expected it to be about donating machines; this was good news.

Li Song valued this market because it was a strategically important location.

Let’s put it this way!

When the fat bear invaded Tokharistan, Aramco established many training bases in Pakistan!
Train the armed personnel of the Tocharian Kingdom to go back and fight against the fat bear.

So Amei has invested a lot of money in this place.

Moreover, Amei's relationship with them continued into the future.

Then there's Saudi Arabia, the "golden camel," which provides a lot of funding.

Therefore, outboard motors will have a large market in Pakistan.

What we need to do now is to let this country know that our products offer the best value for money!
Moreover, the relationship between the Chinese and Pakistani governments is quite friendly.

During the Second Indo-Pakistani War in 1965, the mainland supported Pakistan!
In the 1971 Third Indo-Pakistani War, East Pakistan would have been dismembered and annexed by the third-largest power if the Indo-Pakistani leader hadn't intervened.

Of course, Pakistan reciprocated by resisting pressure from Aramco and voting against the sanctions plan in 1989, becoming the only country to vote against it in the UN General Assembly!
Therefore, seeking official intervention is the best solution for Li Song.

Neither Li Song personally nor his company could donate these machines.

Because Li Song also has a company, which faces a global market.

If Li Song or his company were to distribute machines to Pakistan, what would other countries think?

Roads in Pakistan are flooded during the rainy season, so an engine with eight to fifteen horsepower is most suitable for this type of vehicle that doesn't require high horsepower!
This machine has very low fuel consumption!

It is the best mode of transportation during the rainy season.

"Then we are prepared to donate three thousand machines with eight to fifteen horsepower."

"I will explain this to the factory. After Mr. Ma consults with the higher authorities, if they agree, then the goods can be loaded onto the ship and shipped directly!"

"In addition, we also provide normal after-sales service and maintenance."

"Just don't tell outsiders that it was donated by our company."

"I've had a bit of a misunderstanding with the third leader recently."

“Although our company still exists, I don’t want to do business with the third boss, but there’s no need to make enemies.” When Li Song saw Ma Shengli say this, he immediately handed over all the work to Ma Shengli.

"On behalf of them, I thank you, sir." Ma Shengli knew there was absolutely no problem with this matter, but since the higher authorities hadn't given their approval, he couldn't give a definite answer.

"We also want to open up the market!" Li Song chuckled.

Ma Shengli went to report on his work, and Li Song went to the BMW outboard motor manufacturing plant to explain things to Liu Jian and signed the relevant documents.

Li Song personally purchased these machines and donated them to that area.

This way, the accounting is clearer!
The next morning, Li Song learned from Section Chief Zhou that the higher authorities had responded to the matter of donating the machines and were working to make it happen.

Li Song and Section Chief Zhou have arrived in Chang'an again!

This time, the two went directly to the assembly workshop of Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant!
This is a small assembly workshop, mainly for assembling engines and small business jets!
There's still a little work to be done in the assembly workshop, but it will all be finished in another week!

Chief Engineer Ma was also quite anxious because the technical team he led had been focused on researching the technology and had no time to actually handle the physical product!
Whether it's engine parts or aircraft parts, they all need to be opened in the assembly workshop.

It's not like you can just open it anywhere, and you have to wear protective clothing when you come into contact with it!
Assembly workshops have certain requirements for cleanliness.

Currently, the entire aircraft manufacturing plant consists of only an assembly workshop, an office building, and a dormitory building.

The assembly workshop is not yet fully completed, so Li Song only changed his clothes and did not do a deep cleaning!

The temperature control equipment used in this assembly workshop was also brought from the last 8,000-ton cargo ship!
This assembly workshop is not very large, only 300 meters long, 42 meters wide, and 25 meters high.

The planned pulsed assembly workshop will be 1,500 meters long, 85 meters wide, and 75 meters high.

Once completed, this pulsed assembly workshop will be the largest civil aircraft assembly workshop on Earth.

The reason it is so tall is because it has no supporting pillars.

In addition, this type of pulsed assembly workshop is equipped with a sufficient number of overhead cranes!
Moreover, there are plans to add two more of these pulsed production workshops in the future.

The widest production workshop, the thickest one, can reach over 100 meters. This is because the An-225's wingspan reaches 88.4 meters.

And the wingspan of Ame's Galaxy C5 is also close to 68 meters.

If we want to build large transport aircraft in the future, we will definitely need large assembly lines.

Section Chief Zhou looked at the huge assembly workshop, which was still the smallest one planned for construction.

It will be used to assemble business jets and engines in the future.

This small assembly workshop is also a pulsed assembly workshop.

Besides the assembly workshop, there are various production workshops.

These are the next steps in the plan.

The two aircraft can be assembled next year, as this assembly workshop can also be equipped with the first commercial airliner.

The wingspan of the first commercial airliner was only a little over 35 meters, barely enough to be assembled in this way!
However, it's still a bit inconvenient to come here, as it's quite far from Chang'an Airport.

After spending a day there, Li Song and Section Chief Zhou went to Chang'an again the next day to take a plane to Shanghai.

"Once the business jet is installed next year, and the first runway is also completed, we won't have to drive back and forth like this anymore!" Li Song said on the way.
Section Chief Zhou nodded upon hearing this. It was Li Song who felt that taking commercial airliners would cause some delays, which is why he got a private jet.

The first private jet must be Li Song's private jet!

Section Chief Zhou no longer finds Li Song's words outrageous.

Furthermore, Section Chief Zhou also felt that the safety of flying on a private plane was much higher than that of a commercial airliner!
Because he traveled by commercial airliner, too many people knew Li Song's whereabouts!
From now on, Li Song's whereabouts can be kept secret when he travels by private jet.

This will lighten the burden on my shoulders considerably.

When I was in Shanghai, I was fortunate to be at Hongqiao Airport, not Pudong Airport.

Otherwise, the journey home from Pudong Airport is not short.

While Li Song was in Shanghai, the higher authorities were also discussing which type of equipment should be prioritized for development!
The air force definitely needs to be developed, but the air force already has a large number of aircraft.

There are currently more than 3,000 fighter jets, but they are all J-5 and J-6 models!

The Air Force is now eagerly awaiting the new fighter jets.

However, more than three thousand aircraft is another huge burden.

In addition, the army wants to develop a new generation of tanks, since it now has tank engine technology and chassis technology.

The navy, on the other hand, had even more in mind. They wanted to build aircraft carriers and also wanted to build new giant black fish!

Therefore, if so much equipment were to be updated and upgraded at the same time, the pressure on the country would be too great.

Of course, there is a buffer period in between, which means that it takes time for relevant manufacturers to absorb and digest the relevant technologies!

However, this timeframe won't be too long, because we have complete technology, processes, and materials.

Fighter jets could be put into trial production within five years.

The army is expected to be able to develop a tank design within about five years.

The Navy estimates that a new generation of its "Big Black Fish" product will be available within ten years.

The aircraft carrier project may be delayed even further!
Because the related technologies of aircraft carriers are more complex.

There are also plans to use through-deck steam catapult nuclear power technology for aircraft carriers.

Meanwhile, nuclear power technology is preparing to use the nuclear power equipment of the giant blackfish.

This solution is perfectly fine!
The French aircraft carrier that followed used this design, but it was originally designed with four reactors. However, Congress cut it in half, leaving only two reactors. Therefore, its speed did not match its status as an aircraft carrier!
After consideration and discussion, the higher authorities decided to prioritize the development of the large black carp.

As for the F-14 and F-15 fighter jets, they were renamed J-8 and J-9.

Only ten squadrons (50 aircraft) of these two types of fighter jets were equipped within ten years.

The main issue is that there are still a large number of fighter jets.

The reason for equipping ten squadrons within ten years is because we saw Li Song's prediction!

If Li Song's prediction is correct, then he will sell what needs to be sold to Iran and Iraq!

Then, over the next ten years, we need to find ways to sell as many fighter jets as possible.

I'll sell it as long as someone's willing to pay!

If the number of fighter jets can be reduced to one-third or half within ten years, then more new models of fighter jets can be produced.

The initial focus is on thoroughly understanding the technology and conducting trial production.

In any case, this model in mainland China can generate massive production capacity whenever needed.

(End of this chapter)