Chapter 418 Can You Afford to Wait?
"Mr. Tang, you said it so well!"
Someone among the factory leaders shouted.
In the past few decades, military-industrial enterprises have been angered by foreigners more than once.
When purchasing equipment, they made it clear that the most advanced equipment would not be sold, and that the equipment sold to the Chinese could only be several generations behind. And whether you want to buy it or not, they know that you have to bow your head.
After the equipment was purchased, people stipulated that it was not allowed to be used here and that it was not allowed to be used there. Some key equipment was even locked in a glass house with the key in their hands. If you wanted to use it once, you had to submit an application to them and declare that you would not use it. Used for the manufacturing of cutting-edge national defense equipment, otherwise others have the right to refuse.
You know, this is equipment that you bought with money, and it is placed in your factory, but the right to use it is not yours. Is there any greater humiliation in the world than this?
In recent years, the level of domestic equipment manufacturing has improved. Many equipment that could only rely on imports in the past has now been replaced by domestically produced products. It turned out that the attitude of those foreign businessmen who had made them lose money has obviously softened a lot. Although it is far from the level of kneeling on the ground begging them for purchases as predicted by Tang Zifeng, it is completely different from the arrogance in the past.
In the early years, military industrial enterprises provided poor treatment and lost many people. Those who are able to persevere have the word "serve the country" deep in their bones. No one looks forward to being proud and proud in front of foreigners more than them.
In this dispute between Factory 82 and Tengji, most people started from the department's interests and did not consider Tengji's demands in depth, nor did they think about the negative consequences of this matter. Now after Tang Zifeng said it, everyone realized, yes, isn't it because Botai can agree to export milling machines to Factory 82 precisely because Tengji has built similar milling machines? Later, Botai changed his mind, again because he suspected that Tengji's results were false.
In the final analysis, everything that changes others' minds is due to your strength. Factory 82 abandoned an ally like Tengji, so it was humiliated by Botai. If you have Tengji as a strong backing, even if the equipment it provides is not as advanced as Botai's, you can still force Botai to lower its high head.
Of course, everyone was able to figure this out quickly because Tang Zifeng had successfully angered everyone just now. A slap in the face can also help clear your mind. If Tang Zifeng explained this truth to everyone in another way, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy for everyone to accept it.
People, they are all worthless!
Hearing his subordinates cheering for Tang Zifeng, Fan Chaodong turned his head and glanced at the speaker. When he looked back, the anger in his eyes had completely subsided. Even if his subordinates could figure it out, there was no reason why he, the factory director, couldn't figure it out. For the sake of 40 million yuan in R&D funding, they did not hesitate to break up with Tengji. It seems to be a short-sighted move.
The purpose of purchasing PATEO's machine tools is to better complete the production of military products. But when doing this, it is actually possible to consider the feeling of taking the plane. Maybe it's a bit difficult to compensate for the 40 million yuan spent on the aircraft, but if we try hard and try to get it from the Science and Technology Commission, would we be able to compensate it to the tune of 8 million yuan?
In the future equipment procurement, it is actually possible to lean as much as possible to Tengji's side and make up for the losses within the embankment. Why should I refuse to negotiate amicably with Tengji?
"Mr. Tang, you just said to establish a cooperation mechanism between the two parties. Can you tell me how to do it specifically?" Fan Chaodong said.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the private room felt that the surrounding temperature seemed to have increased a few degrees, and there was no longer the cold feeling just now.
What, Fan Chaodong can actually speak to Tang Zifeng like this, does he not care about Tang Zifeng's offense? Does this mean he wants to shake hands and make peace with Tang Zifeng?
Tang Zifeng naturally felt Fan Chaodong's kindness. He smiled slightly and said, "Director Fan, and Director Zhong, let's sit down and talk."
"That's right, sit down and talk. Before I came, our director specifically told me to listen to Mr. Tang's opinions so that we can improve our work in the future." Zhong Xu quickly agreed.
Although he came on behalf of the Science and Technology Commission, his rank was there, and he couldn't stand up in front of Tang Zifeng and Fan Chaodong. If there was a conflict between the two sides, he, a small director, might not be able to hold it down. Now seeing that both parties were interested in easing up, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone sat down respectively. Tang Zifeng and Fan Chaodong naturally took the two seats at the top. Zhong Xu sat on the other side of Fan Chaodong, talking to Tang Zifeng across Fan Chaodong.
"Director Fan, Director Zhong, this time the matter between Factory 82 and Tengji seems to be just that Factory 82 broke the contract, causing tens of millions of economic losses to Tengji. But from a deeper analysis, it shows that It is because some of our departments lack sufficient understanding of the strategic significance of localization of core equipment.
"Foreign countries have always been highly vigilant about our military industry development. In recent years, Western countries have not focused on China, so some key equipment has also opened up to us. As far as I know, our The military industry department has purchased many high-end machine tools from the international market, which has greatly improved its military product production capabilities," Tang Zifeng said.
Zhong Xu nodded and said, "That's true. In the past two years, foreign restrictions on our equipment have been relaxed a lot, and we have also taken the time to purchase a large number of precision processing equipment."
Tang Zifeng said: "That's it. In the past, foreign countries imposed an embargo on us, so the military industry department still valued local machine tool companies like us..."
"Mr. Tang, in fact, we also attach great importance to local machine tool companies now. The military and civilians are one family." Ke Guoqiang confessed with a smile.
Tang Zifeng smiled and did not refute, but continued: "The level of our country's machine tool industry is still far behind that of foreign countries. Many of the machine tools you have purchased cannot be manufactured by us at the moment. You can import them from the international market." If you buy it on the market, it solves a big problem.”
"Yes, yes, we also consider that there are still some gaps between domestic machine tools and foreign countries, so we seek to obtain these machine tools from the international market." Zhong Xu said.
Tang Zifeng said: "However, this creates a hidden danger. Your production relies more and more on these imported high-end machine tools. If one day foreign countries suddenly propose to cut off supply to us, not only will you not be able to buy new ones, You can't even get the original machine tool accessories, so how will you maintain your production?
"In the past, your equipment level was low and the technical requirements of the products you produced were also low. Even if foreign countries tried to choke you, they couldn't. Now, you are being tricked by imported machine tools. Once you are unable to obtain imported machine tools, I am afraid you will have to go back. It’s impossible to do it even in the original state, right?”
"That's true." Fan Chaodong said, "Let's just say that this time we asked Tengji to develop a special precision milling machine because our product standards have improved and it can no longer be produced with the original equipment. Our other process links use Among the imported high-end machine tools, only the fine milling of the inside of the fuel tank was involved, but because we were unable to negotiate with PATEO, it became a bottleneck, so we had to ask Tengji for help.”
"That's right." Tang Zifeng said, "Tengji has made a breakthrough in precision milling machines. If PATEO is willing to sell it, you can use PATEO's equipment. If PATEO is not willing to sell it, you can use TengJi's equipment. It can solve the problem. However, your other process links use imported machine tools, and there are no domestic substitutes. If one day foreign countries stop exporting this kind of machine tools to us, what are you going to do?"
"At that time, I'm afraid we will have to ask local comrades to help." Zhong Xu said.
Tang Zifeng shook his head and said: "It will be too late by then. It sometimes takes several years to develop a high-end machine tool. You use various types of machine tools. If there are more than a dozen or dozens of high-end machine tools, you need to start from scratch. For research and development, even if we use all the strength of local machine tool companies, I am afraid it will take ten or eight years to solve it. Can you afford to wait?"
"I can't wait." Zhong Xu said honestly, "If this happens, it is likely that the international situation has undergone severe changes. At that time, our military product production tasks will only be heavier, and we can't wait even a day. of."
Tang Zifeng said: "So, what we need to consider now is not the problem of the precision milling machine, but the problem of all the imported equipment used by your military industry system. While the international situation has not yet developed to a serious level, we We should carry out research and development work as soon as possible to ensure that each machine tool has technical reserves. Once the other party realizes that we have sufficient technical reserves, they will not dare to cut off supply so easily."
Ke Guoqiang said: "Mr. Tang is right. This is a bit like when we built the atomic bomb. When we didn't have this thing, the Americans and the Soviets were threatening us to perform 'surgical operations' all day long. When we had it, they would Shut up. The role of the atomic bomb is not to actually launch it, but to deter it."
"Director Zhong, this matter is beyond the capabilities of our 82 Factory. It requires comprehensive consideration by the Science and Technology Committee." Fan Chaodong said to Zhong Xu.
Zhong Xu said: "Yes, this is indeed something that we need to consider comprehensively. I will take Mr. Tang's opinions back and report to the leadership. However, Director Fan, it is best for your company to put forward some opinions. For example, the threat of foreign supply cuts mentioned by Mr. Tang just now is felt by your company the most deeply."
"From my experience, this matter is indeed urgent." Fan Chaodong said, "Actually, we also had this sense of crisis. It was just because the production tasks were too heavy and we were busy every day and couldn't think about it. In the long run. When I heard Mr. Tang say this today, I broke out in a cold sweat.
"Some of the imported equipment in our workshop that is responsible for key processing tasks needs to be maintained frequently. Spare parts for maintenance are very tight for us abroad. The spare parts provided each time are only enough for this maintenance. Allow us to leave inventory.
"If one day foreign countries suddenly attack us and stop providing these spare parts, our equipment will have to run for a month or two at most. At that time, all production will have to stop, and the consequences will be disastrous."