Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"Mr. Qin, what was he saying just now?" Kenneth looked at Qin Yang.

"It's nothing. Let's go, let's continue looking ahead." Qin Yang directly avoided the topic.

The more he avoided it, the more uncomfortable the British felt. Kenneth continued to ask, "I want to know, please tell me."

"It's nothing much, he just mentioned the war that broke out in the Far East thirty years ago."

The matter ended just like that. The British were completely disinterested. After a hasty ending, they didn't even eat dinner and took a plane to leave, heading directly to Tianjin.

The leaders of Tianjin were very happy after hearing about it. They hosted a banquet in the most luxurious hotel in Tianjin to entertain the British guests. At the same time, they also looked forward to this major project settling here.

Of course, the person they were most grateful to was Qin Yang. Thanks to Mr. Qin, setting up a factory here and bringing so many projects, their Tianjin Development Zone was already taking shape.

As for Shanghai, everyone looked a little unsightly.

"Engineer Zhang, how could there be such a worker in your factory?" A leader's face was unsightly, "How could he say that in front of foreign guests? Isn't this undermining our friendship?"

"He just said what he really thought," Zhang Long said, "Many people in our factory have this kind of thinking. It is very difficult for them to accept foreigners, especially the British, as leaders. Moreover, leaders, you have all heard that the British plan is to make us give up the WS-8. This engine is of great importance, and we must perfect it and use it on our Y-10."

"The Y-10 is going to become a twin-engine airliner, do we still need the WS-8?"

"It's needed, it's needed in many places. Mr. Qin has guaranteed it."

"Okay, since Mr. Qin guarantees it, then we won't say anything more. Fortunately, with the British engine, the Y-10 is finally going into mass production. Our Shanghai can be considered to have a modern aviation industry."

"Yes, we are going to develop an advanced aviation industry here, and the strength of our Shanghai will also be stronger."

Everyone was looking forward to a bright future.

"Come, let us toast to a bright future!" In Tianjin, a group of people gathered lively in the restaurant and raised their glasses.

"Yes, our Tianjin will develop an advanced aviation industry in the future!"

"If you need it, Airbus can also set up a factory here," Kenneth suddenly said, "To produce our most advanced Airbus aircraft."

These guys are trying to cause trouble again!

Fortunately, the leaders of Tianjin still had some sense.

"Well, due to major problems with the McDonnell Douglas cooperation project, we dare not mention cooperation with foreign countries anymore. The Y-10 is enough for us," a leader said, "Thank you for your kindness."

"What problem?"

"Someone was embezzling and taking bribes on this project, and the amount was huge. So, we need to avoid suspicion. Now, whoever mentions complete aircraft cooperation will be suspected of this."

This road was also blocked.

Kenneth and the others were a little disappointed.

The next day, a group of people took a car from Tianjin to the development zone to see the area occupied by their engine factory, and also to see the die forging press. That kind of machine was what they needed most, but it was expensive to build, so they decided to use this OEM method to process related parts. Capitalists must consider costs.

However, on the way there, everyone saw many Mercedes-Benz trucks speeding past on the road.

"Are these trucks all produced by yourselves?" Hook asked curiously.

Everyone also knew about the East's purchase of heavy trucks. At first, the East had taken a fancy to Mercedes-Benz heavy trucks, but Mercedes-Benz was unwilling to cooperate. So, the East found Steyr. Now, Steyr has taken root in the East, and Mercedes-Benz is also anxious, and took the initiative to come to seek cooperation. So, they cooperated with Factory 960 to set up a factory in Tianjin.

In this era, customers bought cars directly from the factory, drove them off the production line and drove them back. The kind of thing where cars were carried on the back of trucks or steel coils were hauled hadn't appeared yet. That was only done by professional car delivery drivers.

Brand new heavy trucks abroad emphasized zero-kilometer delivery, and were sent over on special trailers. But the East certainly couldn't reach this level. It was good enough that Eastern trucks were driven back. In later generations, driving one was too wasteful, so one was carried on the back, and even one was not enough, so another one was carried. Three cars were stacked on top of each other. The ones on top didn't matter, but the one on the bottom would wear out early.

There were even more ruthless ones who directly hauled steel coils. New cars hauled tens of tons or even hundreds of tons of steel coils, so they could earn a trip of freight. As for what would happen to the car, the delivery driver wouldn't care.

There were no such phenomena now. Everyone bought their own cars, so they would definitely take care of them carefully. Looking at the red ropes hanging uniformly on the rearview mirrors of the cars, you could know their mood.

"Yes, they are all produced by ourselves," Qin Yang said, "Many people will doubt the strength of our East and think that we in the East can't afford Mercedes-Benz trucks. In fact, the potential of our country is huge. Many customers will come to buy Mercedes-Benz trucks even if they spend more money. By the same logic, our aviation market is also full of potential. In the future, our Y-10 will definitely fly in the sky in large numbers to meet the travel needs of our people, and a large number of engines will be needed above."

"That's right, Mr. Qin is right."

Mercedes-Benz cars kept passing by, and everyone's hearts were also very excited. In the future, the East would need a large number of airliners and a large number of engines, and Rolls-Royce would be able to earn a lot of money.

The Western aviation market has already been saturated, especially the United States, where various routes are densely packed and long since full. To make money, you have to aim at the Eastern market!