Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Walking out of the company gate, Qin Yang saw Lin Heping waiting there.

"How did you sleep last night?" Lin Heping asked.

"Very well." Qin Yang finished speaking, took a few steps forward, and suddenly thought of something, his heart alarmed: Lin Heping's mission was to keep an eye on him. What did this scout hear yesterday? What did he see?

"That's not urgent."

Not urgent? You actually say it's not urgent with only a week left? Lin Heping's gaze became even more peculiar this time: "Yangzi, did you develop it long ago?"

"In short, it definitely won't be delayed… Dad, where did you pop out from?"

Qin Yang looked in surprise at his old man, Qin Baoguo, walking out from behind a tree by the roadside. His face was a little haggard, and the white hair on his head had increased significantly. It was so cold; didn't he know to wear a leather hat?

"You little brat has grown up, your wings have hardened, and you want to fly away, is that it?"

"That's not it… Dad, I'm very busy with work, okay?"

"You're too busy with work to acknowledge me as your dad? You don't even tell your dad anything? Do you know how important you are now? If anything happens to you, our factory will probably be reduced to its original state!"

Qin Yang looked at the white hair that had appeared on his old man's head due to worry, and he felt very guilty. However, hearing his old man say this, he had a strange feeling. Dad, are you worried about me or the factory?

He didn't ask this question. If his old man got anxious, he would take out his belt and beat him. And now, he couldn't very well put on the airs of the general manager of Fangbei Industrial Company.

"Dad, I know I was wrong, is that okay?"

"Hmph, that's more like it. Let me tell you, no matter how high your position is, you're still my son! Let's go, back to the factory. Everyone in the factory is waiting for you to hold a factory affairs meeting!"

Qin Yang could only helplessly follow his old man back. When he entered the meeting room, everyone else had smiles on their faces.

"Section Chief Qin, don't run around everywhere. Do you know how worried we've been these past few days?" Zhu Zizhong said, "We haven't been able to sleep soundly at night."

"Yangzi, look at your dad. He's been worried about your safety these past few days, and his hair has turned white! You, give your dad a break!" Liu Yong complained.

"Cough, cough." Qin Yang coughed a few times: "Everyone, our time is precious, so let's get straight to the point, shall we? The first major thing is that we need to set up a specialized garment factory to produce the most needed camouflage uniforms for the military. Time is tight, and the task is heavy. My temporary plan is to let Comrade Wang Fang take the lead…"

"The second thing is to develop a specialized 5.8mm caliber general-purpose bullet for the military. I will be responsible for this, and I ask our ammunition production workshop to cooperate with me to complete it within a week."

"What?"

Everyone was shocked.

This task weighed heavily on everyone's shoulders, causing them great concern. So many ammunition experts couldn't figure it out, but Qin Yang boasted at the meeting that he would develop a general-purpose bullet and even asked the higher-ups for a large appropriation.

Everyone thought that Qin Yang would devote himself wholeheartedly to scientific research. Who would have thought that after the money arrived, Qin Yang seemed to have forgotten about the task! Everyone was anxious! Now that Qin Yang was going to handle this matter himself, they were all very happy. However, they didn't know that Qin Yang had once again patted his chest to the higher-ups, promising to complete the development within a week!

"The third thing is to transfer elite soldiers and strong generals to develop a specialized CNC rifling machine, which will be the responsibility of Comrade Qin Baoguo."

I need to find something for my old man to do so he doesn't keep an eye on me all day!

"CNC rifling machine?" Qin Baoguo was immediately stunned.

"That's right. I've already contacted Yizhong Machine Tool. They'll build the machine body, and we'll build the CNC equipment. Once it's built, an ordinary worker of ours can operate it and pull out the rifling for a 105mm rifled gun! In the future, we won't just build guns, but also cannons! The 105mm cannons for exporting tanks will all be produced by our factory!"

"But I don't know how!"

"You can learn if you don't know how. Future processing will inevitably be the era of CNC machine tools. Dad, you're never too old to learn! Go for it, I believe in you!"

"The fourth thing is to manufacture a 125mm caliber smoothbore gun to support our country's upcoming third-generation tanks."

"What?"

One research and development task after another left everyone unable to react at all. However, when they heard Qin Yang say this, disbelief was all that remained in their blank minds.

The 105mm caliber rifled gun hadn't even been built yet? The factory only had cannon barrel blanks. Qin Yang was already aiming at 125mm tank guns and even wanted to support the third-generation tanks?

They hadn't learned to walk yet, and now they wanted to learn to run?

"The fifth thing…"

"Yangzi, let's talk about the 125mm smoothbore gun just now. Can we manufacture it?"

"Of course, smoothbore guns don't need rifling, the process is much simpler than rifled guns." Qin Yang said, "Once I return from my business trip, we can make the smoothbore gun."

Ding-ling-ling!

Just then, the telephone on the office desk rang.

Zhu Zizhong turned his head and picked up the phone directly.

"Hello, what? Old Duo is here?"

Zhu Zizhong was very surprised.

Qin Yang frowned. What were these people doing here? Were they here to use him as a punching bag?

"Let's go, let's go down and welcome them," Zhu Zizhong said.

As soon as the group arrived at the entrance of the office building, they saw a large group of people walking over.

Leading the way was Old Duo, smiling, followed by other technical personnel, including the ammunition expert Wang Liqun.

"Hearing that Engineer Qin has returned, we came uninvited," Old Duo said with a smile. "It's very difficult for your Capital Agricultural Implements Factory to complete the development of the 5.8mm caliber general-purpose bullet within a week! We're here to witness a miracle."

"Everyone, the development of ammunition is a major matter related to our factory's secrets. It's not very appropriate for you to come directly to observe like this, is it?" Qin Yang immediately began to chase people away.

Factory leaders such as Zhu Zizhong frowned.

The people present were all experts in light weapons! In the past, when they held meetings, Zhu Zizhong and the others had to nod and bow respectfully to these old experts. Now, Qin Yang, this reckless youth, was trying to give people the cold shoulder as soon as he came up. This was too presumptuous, wasn't it?

"Engineer Qin, we guarantee that we will only watch, not ask, nor steal any knowledge. Besides, the higher-ups have also agreed to your request. Once the development is complete, the production of the bullets will also be carried out here. You'll be eating all the meat, can't we even watch?"

Old Duo's attitude was very humble.

"There's nothing to see in the development of ammunition," Qin Yang said. "Since everyone is here, why don't we discuss the design方案 of rifles that use this type of bullet? How about that?"

"Engineer Qin, you are a master of firearms. The advanced weapons you create make us look at you with new eyes. Now, let's come and receive some education."

As Old Duo spoke, he walked inside with a chuckle.

Although the factory leaders had long known that Qin Yang was very capable, most of them had never seen Qin Yang interact with outsiders. Today, they finally saw it and were so shocked that they couldn't speak for a long time. This Qin Yang was really arrogant! He had no awareness of being a junior at all. This was disrespectful! Alas!

They could only sigh. Now, even Qin Baoguo didn't dare to criticize his son too much. His son had grown up, and his wings had hardened.