"Old Mr. Gu, what do you mean by being difficult? Is there no good idea?" Feng Xiaochen asked.

Gu Jianhua shook his head and said, "There are some ideas, but weapons development is not enough. Developing a cannon requires a lot of capital investment. Without money, everything is empty talk."

Feng Xiaochen asked: "What you mentioned is the amount of the large amount of capital investment?"

"The amount depends on what kind of weapon we want to develop. In the past, we upgraded the original models based on the original models, and it was enough to have hundreds of thousands or millions. But if we wanted to develop a new type of artillery, it would be deadly. If we throw it in tens of millions, we wouldn't hear a sound." Gu Jianhua said with his tongue smacked.

"Ten millions are not enough?" Feng Xiaochen felt a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense. If weapons development were so easy, there would be no arms trade in the world. For example, our South Asian neighbors are also the second most populous country, but their weapons are "Wanguo Cards". They can't play anything by themselves. After all, isn't it because there is a threshold for weapons development?

"If you have to spend tens of millions of dollars, it's really a bit difficult to deal with." Feng Xiaochen was also in trouble. He originally thought that if only a few million investments were made, he could find a way for Dongxiang Factory to find it. After Dongxiang Factory develops new products and opens up the international market, it will form a virtuous cycle, and the current difficulties will no longer exist. But if tens of millions are not enough, then this matter has to be discussed in the long run. Tens of millions of dollars will inevitably mean several years of development cycle. It is probably a bit far away to help Dongxiang Factory revival by selling weapons.

"I heard that Master Xiao Feng has always been resourceful and can solve any difficulties in your hands. You can't think of a good way to solve the current problems of Dongxiang Factory?" said Mr. Dong leisurely.

Feng Xiaochen said in surprise: "Who did you hear? How could I have such great ability?"

Mr. Dong said: "I also have my ears. Lao Gu, you have been working in the military system and staying in a place like Qingdong. I'm afraid you don't know the skills of our Master Feng, right? Let me tell you a simple example and you will know. The State Economic Commission, is it a department with real power? But there are hundreds of employees who have been unemployed for a long time and cannot solve the work problems. As a result, our Master Feng came up with an idea, asking the Economic Commission to set up a management consulting company, and all of them were placed in one go. Now the business of this consulting company is very prosperous and is well-known in China."

"Xiaochen, is this true?" Feng Fei looked at Feng Xiaochen and asked in disbelief. Feng Xiaochen had told Feng Fei about his work, but he did not say it in detail. Feng Fei instinctively felt that his nephew was just a young man and could not have done too much, so he gave a discount to what Feng Xiaochen said. But who knew that when Feng Xiaochen told Feng Fei, he had a discount. With such a discount and a discount, Feng Xiaochen had no special halo in Feng Fei's mind. Now that he heard Mr. Dong say this, Feng Fei suddenly realized that his nephew might have a few tricks.

Feng Xiaochen smiled bitterly. He still doesn't know who this old man Dong is, but he knows him clearly. This feeling is really bad. He said dumbly: "What Mr. Dong said is actually a coincidence and cannot be regarded as my credit."

This is a disguised recognition that Mr. Dong said, "It turns out that Master Xiao Feng has such ability. No wonder Feng Fei specially invited him from Beijing to Qingdong. Master Xiao Feng, I heard that you have been inspecting the factory for several days. Tell me, what are you doing to the current situation of our factory?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "There are some solutions, but there are still some obstacles. I haven't figured out how to overcome them."

"Since there is a way, let's talk about it and discuss it together. Also, what are the obstacles you are talking about? We two old men may be able to give you some advice." Old Dong said. He said the two old men, which naturally meant himself and Gu Jianhua. However, Feng Xiaochen vaguely felt that Old Dong's meaning should be more focused on himself. This old man spoke very domineeringly, probably because he had some background, and maybe he was here to help Dongxiang Factory find a way out.

"The biggest obstacle is the determination of the factory leaders." Feng Xiaochen said, "I feel that the leaders of Dongxiang Factory are a little unstable, looking around, and still have the mentality of waiting for the country to come forward to support it. If this mentality is not eliminated, it will probably be difficult to achieve anything."

"Zheng Lisheng has always wanted to transfer back to Pujiang to work, so he is unwilling to change the status quo, for fear that the action will be too big, so the organization disagrees with him to leave midway. As for Yu Zhongping, he will retire in two years, and now he is in the idea that it is better to have less than more things. Master Xiao Feng said that they are unsure, and this evaluation is correct." Mr. Dong said. Yu Zhongping he was talking about was the Party Secretary of Dongxiang Factory. Feng Xiaochen had also met him. He remembered that he was a smiling and amiable old man all day long. Mr. Dong said that he was actually waiting for retirement and was unwilling to cause more trouble. It should be the real situation.

Feng Fei said: "It is because the factory director and secretary have no intention of thinking about the factory, so everyone will be moved. If this problem is not solved, Dongxiang Factory does not have a future."

Mr. Dong waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about this question again. Master Xiao Feng, have you not finished talking about it yet? If the obstacle of leadership is lifted, how do you plan to bring Dongxiang Factory back to life?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "My opinion is this. Dongxiang Factory is an important artillery manufacturer in our country. With decades of accumulation, we must never give up the research and development and manufacturing capabilities of artillery. At present, the country has proposed to shift the focus of work to economic work. The reduction of military orders is a general trend and cannot be changed.

In view of this, Dongxiang Factory must consider the issue of carrying out the production of civilian products, but it should be emphasized that Dongxiang Factory only carries out the production of civilian products, rather than completely converting the production of civilian products. Military production is still an important aspect of Dongxiang Factory. Dongxiang Factory must use the income from the production of civilian products to maintain military scientific research and ensure that the military production capacity is not damaged."

"This is a good idea." Old Dong praised, "We have not yet reached the time when the swords and guns are put into storage and the horses are put in Nanshan, such a large military system cannot be completely given up. Now some military enterprises are engaged in civilian product production based on completely abandoning military production capacity. It seems that money has been made, but the original military industry accumulation has been thrown away and cannot be picked up in the future. Regarding this, I have also raised questions to the leaders of the Science and Technology Committee. The Science and Technology Committee is now considering how to take into account both civilian product and military industry capabilities, which is the question that Master Xiao Feng just asked."

"It's so honorable. It turns out that my idea coincides with Mr. Dong." Feng Xiaochen said with a smile.

Gu Jianhua said: "Heroes have similar views. Master Xiao Feng can think of him together with Mr. Dong, which shows that he is indeed talented."

"Old Gu is praised." Feng Xiaochen said modestly, and then continued: "Dongxiang Factory has strong scientific research capabilities and excellent precision manufacturing. In the past few days, I have thought of a good project. If it can be completed, the salary and bonus of more than 2,000 employees of Dongxiang Factory will be guaranteed, and there will be at least 10 million yuan in profits a year for military scientific research. I suggest that Dongxiang Factory should immediately establish a project to start the development of the next generation of artillery, preferably for export-oriented, so that research funds can be obtained from abroad in the future. With such a project, it can gather people's hearts and cultivate talents and maintain scientific research capabilities without deterioration."

"What are you talking about in a good direction? Isn't it meant to make a pressure cooker?" Gu Jianhua asked.

Feng Xiaochen shook his head and said, "Of course not. I want to find a partner for Dongxiang Factory to produce construction machinery together. As everyone knows, our country is now carrying out large-scale economic construction, and the demand for construction machinery will continue to rise. Building construction machinery is far more promising than producing pressure cookers."

“Construction machinery?”

Gu Jianhua and Feng Fei were both stunned. This was a direction they had never considered. Feng Fei said to Feng Xiaochen first: "Xiaochen, how could you think of letting our factory do engineering machinery? We have no foundation in this regard, and we basically have a look of disgrace."

Feng Xiaochen said: "Uncle Second, what I mean is looking for someone to cooperate, not let Dongxiang Factory produce it themselves. We can find a construction machinery company, which is responsible for design, assembly and sales. Our Dongxiang Factory only undertakes part of the production tasks. I observed the technical status and production capacity of Dongxiang Factory and felt that it is the most appropriate to engage in construction machinery.

Construction machinery needs to involve some wear-resistant and heat-resistant materials, and Dongxiang Factory has its advantages in this regard. We use the process of handling gun barrels to deal with excavator buckets, which is simply a waste of material. In addition, the transmission part in construction machinery requires very high processing accuracy. Ordinary local enterprises lack the ability in this regard, and Dongxiang Factory happens to have such capabilities.

My idea is that Dongxiang Factory focuses on the production of these special components, or more directly, it is to be an accessories supplier for local enterprises. I have calculated that in the early stage, the output value of each set is 5,000 yuan, and as long as the profit margin reaches 50%, it will be a profit of 25 million yuan. Dongxiang Factory's annual salary plus other living expenses is enough. In this way, there will be 17 million yuan of disposable funds every year, which can be used for military research and development."
Chapter completed!