Chapter 253 Ask Directly

The call came from the steel rolling mill. Luo Cheng, the hands-off shopkeeper, wanted to export things because he didn't understand the export process and where to display the products. Luo Chengdu asked Director Chen from the steel rolling mill for help.

Director Chen is not only enthusiastic, but the payment for the goods can be directly charged to the steel rolling mill. In other words, even if it is an export order, the goods are handed over to the steel rolling mill and it is done. Regardless of whether the goods have left the country, you can directly ask the steel rolling mill for the money when the day comes. The agreed upon grain will be given directly to the grain station to collect.

The steel rolling mill is actually under orders from above. Whether it is a military region or a local government, they are actually more willing to see such a situation. Because Luo Cheng only asked for the quota of self-retention fund, the automobile factory did not interfere with how this product was favored by other countries and how it was operated.

You must know that the forklift given to North Korea was a loss and was given away for free, just to shut up. There was a lot to give to the Soviet Union. Although it was an offset, it also meant that the Soviet Union would have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars less in food and minerals.

As for the forklifts exported to the UK and other countries, to be honest, it is a bit unbearable to take advantage of them. In addition to food exchange, there is a lot of meat, including beef, milk powder and some other products. What is given to the automobile factory is just some food. As for the money, it does not matter if it is given to the automobile factory. All it is given is RMB. There is no need to hand over a certain percentage of the profit, and the rest is kept in the company to continue to develop.

Of course, in a car factory, there is no profit in the account. But it doesn’t matter. Once the money is spent, it will be used in other places, and profits will be generated elsewhere. Whoever pays it does not pay. Since the above allows this operation, we are not afraid of you messing around, but if you mess around and cause overproduction or something, then it is your factory director's responsibility.

Japan wants to buy Chinese engines, which is really a fantasy for the Chinese people. But the call from the steel rolling mill was like this, asking for 100 units, because we didn’t know the current engine production situation of the automobile factory, and the request was to produce it as soon as possible. There were only a few days left before the Chinese New Year, and the outbound products had to be transported and processed in other ways. Local registration is required, and it is hoped that the car factory will deliver the goods within ten days.

Japan is a defeated country and a country that China invaded. But even if there is hatred, people in Asia have to admit that Japan's industrial technology and equipment are now leading. Du Yongkang, who didn't know much about the industrial field, was actually shocked that Japan actually wanted to buy engines made in China.

As for one hundred engines, the inventory seems to be enough. Except for the row of cube cars 2.0 currently parked next to the wall, which use new engines, the other engines are placed in the finished engine warehouse.

With Japanese orders and the Hongqi Automobile Factory coming to sign an agreement, Du Yongkang had no intention of talking about trivial matters in the factory at the meeting. The addition of the engine production line must not only be done as Luo Cheng said, but it may also be expedited.

After the meeting, the deputy factory director went directly to Luo Cheng and talked about the order. After Luo Cheng heard about it, he didn't care much about the order placed by Hongqi Automobile Factory. It didn't matter how good the other party was. Luo Cheng didn't care about making money from their factory through engines.

Even if he doesn't export it, Luo Cheng actually has a plan in his heart. It is impossible to only produce four-cylinder engines all the time. Without turbocharging, if you want to increase horsepower, you can only rely on increasing fuel consumption to increase power. The six-cylinder and eight-cylinder models will be produced sooner or later.

Now the mechanical engineers in the factory have tried to use pneumatic braking to improve the stamping machine at Luo Cheng's request. Make the stamping machine lighter and easier to operate. I won't touch those curved car shells now, but I don't believe that the square car 2.0 and the ordinary square car (early Santana) can't be directly stamped. If it doesn't work, the iron sheet will be thinner.

What I have to say is that no matter what kind of car in this era, the iron sheet on the body is really thick. Later generations of cars used the slogan of being environmentally friendly, energy-saving, and fuel-saving. It was said that the lighter the weight of the car, the more energy it saved, and the body could not be any thinner. Once there's a car accident, it's a mess.

But now, due to material density and process issues, the willfulness is insufficient. To solve this problem, we need material experts and improved smelting technology. Various types of steel in later generations were also produced through continuous research and smelting.

There is a shortage of talents in the country, but the current salary system in the country is a double-edged sword. China has always had overseas talents, and Chinese people are not really inherently stupider than foreigners. Only those who are patriotic can use their feelings, righteousness, and dedication to call them back to their country. But what if people who are accustomed to enjoying state-owned technology are unwilling to accept sacrifices and dedication?

Not to mention that there is no money in the country, even if you have money, you can't open a job. Once this job is opened, what will happen to other talented people who have the ability in the country.

Therefore, for a long time, China has focused on cultivating its own talents. I have never heard of how much money the country has to spend to recruit talents. But it is different for foreigners. Once you are approved as a foreigner, you will jump beyond the domestic salary limits.

In fact, in the final analysis, the country's strength is still insufficient, and the people of the country are in dire straits. As long as you give special treatment to some people, others will protest if they feel that their abilities are similar but their treatment is very different. It is easier said than done to introduce talents. The existing talents are not talents.

In later generations, when black people study abroad, they receive soft subsidies. Why do we have to pay out of our own pockets when our own compatriots are not weak in ability? This is to be in line with the international outlook and provide subsidies for talented people to study abroad. The money is to retain foreign talents, but internally, you are a Chinese. If we don’t give you money, you will still be in China. Why should we give it to you?

Luo Cheng didn't dare to think about expecting the smelting technology to advance by leaps and bounds. But there are not many domestic cars these days, and there are no car accidents. For mass production, it doesn't matter if some car shells are made thinner. Isn’t it okay for future generations to be thinner?

The engine was in stock, and it was not unknown to Luo Cheng. This was to prepare for mass production of cars in the future. Luo Cheng priced the car at 3,000, not to sell the engine, but to calculate the cost of the engine at 3,000 when selling the car. If an engine costs only 3,000, and it is assembled and sold, it must be sold at a higher price. When the time comes, the selling price of the engine will be calculated as 5,000, which is not too much.

Everything is sold cheaply. In the future, only glass and tires will be purchased from other factories, and everything else will be produced by our own factory. The cost is reduced to a few thousand yuan, and the actual cost of a car is the same as the price of an imported engine. How can you ask the car factory to sell it for 50,000 to 60,000 yuan?

Not only the engine, but also the transmission, if Luo Cheng sells it to the market in the future, it is impossible to get a low price. Shock absorbers and booster pumps have low technical content and can be imitated by just doing some research. There is nothing you can do about it. Just sell them at a slightly higher profit ratio.

So when he heard that Hongqi Automobile Factory was ordering engines, Luo Cheng actually had a headache. Not to mention the complexity of the process, it was actually not easy to increase the output casually. This mainly involves the installation of assembled anti-theft. It is not difficult to add a production line and assemble anti-theft security in the military industry workshop.

Engineers who came from the military factory were busy designing machinery, and they also had to follow Teacher Hu Ping to develop air conditioners and the like. The body of the current cube car 2.0 was also made by them, but the shape is not too complicated and it is relatively easy. Forklifts are really labor-intensive, but when it comes to exports, even a simple shape does not affect performance at all. As long as a beautiful appearance represents the face of the country, no one suggested that we simply make it square.

A total of more than 160 people, spread out, have to complete several steps of secret assembly of the engine. This involves confidentiality. No matter how many workers are recruited, we will not add people to this casually.

Of course, if it is really leaked, it is considered a high-tech civilian product after all. In terms of losses, others have to make a tough analysis, which is one to two million plus a long period of time. So if we insist on saying that the technical value of automobile factory engines is actually only that much. Therefore, some technologies are actually valuable. If someone really needs to pay for it, Luo Cheng does not recommend selling the technology.

However, technology is not something that is gone once it is sold. You can sell more for one piece of technology. At most, if you encounter a wealthy donor, you can directly buy it out in a certain area, such as specifying certain countries that can only be sold to him.

So when he heard that Japan wanted to buy 100 units, Luo Cheng was really happy. It's best to sell him a few hundred units first, and then stop selling them. When he has analyzed it about half way, you can directly sell him the technology, or exchange technology.

Once the technology is developed, there will be no need to do anything to prevent counterfeiting. Not only will they not prevent it, they will actively sell it. Britain and France also had car companies in this era, so it was impossible not to be interested in engines. As for the United States, in fact, the current automobile production is not small, but because of the antagonistic relationship, it is difficult to sell.

Once the engine technology is sold, it does not mean that there will be no market for the engine. Domestic labor is cheap, so the cost is destined to be low, so just set a price point. Anyway, there is no anti-dumping treaty these days. And there are no private enterprises in the country. No matter how hard it is externally, it can still achieve a suitable profit price internally.

Ask the deputy director to quickly deliver the goods to the steel rolling mill. As for Hongqi Automobile Factory, it wants to buy engines. Try to sell as cheaply as possible and pretend to be pitiful. You can buy if you want, but you can't give more. At least until the real output can be increased without limit, the engine cannot be given more.

After sending away Du Yongkang, the deputy director, Luo Cheng's thoughts started to change. This way of development seems to be that I was very good at it before, thinking that I would be very good if I overdraw profits in advance, and it snowballed into development. But today's incident made Luo Cheng realize the benefits of the military factory. People like Director Zhao are simply not enough.

In later generations, the truly rapid way to develop is through acquisitions. Just spend a little more money and get it ready-made. At this time, Luo Cheng entered into a misunderstanding. The factory was not his own, and there was no private factory, so there was no such thing as acquisition. But think about it again, how did Director Zhao and the others come here, and what happened at the Liancheng branch.

There is no acquisition in this era, but there is storage. Moreover, everything belongs to the state, and you don’t have to pay for it if you want it. Not only do you not have to pay, but if the factory being taken over is profitable, you can get free money.

Thinking of this, Luo Cheng called the office of the director of the steel rolling mill. He had a bold idea.

"Hey, Lao Chen, I'm Xiao Luo, there's something I want to ask~~, the thing is like this~~~."

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Half an hour later, the office of the director of the steel rolling mill.

Director Chen looked at the phone that had been hung up, a little distracted. Now that Luo Cheng and Luo Cheng are familiar with each other, they no longer call each other Director Chen or anything like that, but call each other the old Chen Xiaoluo. This approach is indeed a bit shameless.

But the problem was that what Luo Cheng asked was the first time he had heard of it. He asked him directly if he knew of any military factories that were in trouble. If you have any, ask him about it and send one to the car factory. The people in the military factory are very useful.

What does this mean? What does this mean? Not to mention military factories, even local enterprises are all planned production, so even if they are reorganized, there is no problem.

The military factory that Director Zhao used to head was indeed due to industrial upgrading and the products it produced were no longer needed. But in fact, if equipment and personnel are reorganized at most, nothing will be wasted. At most, the factory can be moved to another location and combined with other military factories.

How can this exist if you say nothing?

Another point is that everyone avoids military factories, but you still want them after putting them on the shelves. Don't you feel that Director Zhao is a transcendent existence in your automobile factory, whether it is Director Zhang in the later period or the new deputy director. They are all respectful to Director Zhao. Whatever happens in the factory, they give orders to others, and they just request Director Zhao.

Don't tell me that you treat the director from the military factory as an ordinary director. You must know that with Director Zhao here, if he really encounters some troublesome characters, he can go beyond the local area and ask for support from certain departments.

But no matter how weird Luo Cheng's request was, Director Chen should report it. His purpose in the steel rolling mill is actually just cooperation, and the decision on specific needs is a matter for the people above him.

And in just half a day, a certain department actually held a meeting because of Luo Cheng's request.

Damn, he is worthy of being a member of the army and a disciple of Principal Dai. He is so courageous. Director Zhao and others were arranged to go to the automobile factory in order to balance local relations. It was for Luo Cheng to suppress the battle. I didn’t see that the car factory was developing very steadily in Ngee Ann. There has been interference from the local government in reporting planned production volume and reporting formal worker numbers. It is not just that the automobile factory can do whatever it wants.

But what do you mean by taking the initiative to ask for people from military factories? Talents from military factories are just picked up for free and do not need to be cultivated.

"Old Li, after all, the other party is Principal Dai's disciple, and they may even become a family in the future. Why don't you give that boy some face and make some arrangements for him. And that boy has indeed performed well recently, creating foreign exchange and reducing the country's debt."

"Huang Gong, that's what I said, but after all, the products that guy is making now are all for civilian use. If he dares to make airplanes, let alone a military factory, as long as he can make airplanes, I will go to 2381 General Factory Give it to him. Principal Dai wants to give it to him, but he can’t give it to him for nothing."

"What do you do if you don't do it for free? What do you think?"

"The idea is very simple. The higher-ups have just given us a difficult problem. Isn't that guy very good? Leave it to him, and it happens to be related to their vehicle manufacturing."

"That's not good. We are working on this project, so how can we give it to him? If he can't get it done, we won't give it to him."

"Isn't it a good idea to send someone over to design with him? It's also a good time to explore his background. See if this kid is really as magical as he said. This request was made by the other party on his own initiative. Even if it's given Principal Dai also needs to be satisfied to save his face. But we also have to make demands on each other. If he can’t fulfill them, he will never make plans to join our military factory again in the future.”

Several people attended the meeting, but the one who started a slight dispute was the two people sitting in the center. They were both wearing Chinese tunic suits and had status in the military industry. However, even if there was a dispute, they did not say that they would not agree to Luo Cheng's request. Instead, they felt that even if Luo Cheng's mentor was a military industry boss, he could not be so direct when asking people for help if he was not in a military industry company.

That's not what you talk about if you are a skilled technician. You must know that military industrial enterprises can produce civilian products, but it is not easy for local enterprises to complete military industrial products. Of course, they also know that some materials are not available to local companies, but isn't your Luo Cheng a great designer? Because of the recent export incident and his identity issues, his reputation has actually had a certain impact in the military region.

But, it's just a forklift. In the field of military industry, many people feel that Luo Cheng is exaggerated. This time Luo Cheng took the initiative to speak, but he could arrange for someone to 'learn' from each other.