Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"Xiao Qin, do you know what you're doing?" Looking at the blockhead in front of him, Leader Rao was furious: "It's the foreigners' first time here, and you actually took them to eat Zha Jiang Mian! We had already prepared a lavish welcoming banquet, and it's all wasted!"

Although several foreigners were present, they were all Zeravicus's subordinates. The main person they wanted to host hadn't arrived!

"Zha Jiang Mian is good too. The foreigners enjoyed it," Qin Yang said.

"You dare to talk back! Shut your mouth!"

"Alright, then I won't say anything. I originally had something important to report."

Seeing Qin Yang's dissatisfied look, Leader Rao plopped down in his chair, picked up his teacup, and prepared to drink: "Okay, you talk. I'll listen to you. I want to see what important things you can say!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, Steyr Company will offer us very favorable terms, including a $500 million loan guaranteed by their government to complete the introduction of the entire project."

"What did you say?" Leader Rao put down his teacup.

The nation's situation of emphasizing light industry while neglecting heavy industry must change. So how to change it? Of course, by spending money to introduce projects! No one had ever thought that the funds for the introduction could be provided by the other party as a loan! The project is introduced without spending any money on our side!

This is playing the empty-handed trick masterfully!

"The Zha Jiang Mian I just ate was a bit salty. My throat is so uncomfortable," Qin Yang deliberately lowered his voice.

"Here, drink my water."

Qin Yang didn't mind and picked up Leader Rao's teacup, gulping it down to the bottom.

"Not bad, it should be the first flush of Longjing tea," Qin Yang commented.

"You little brat knows quite a bit. Alright, is your throat feeling better now? Continue talking."

"Yes." Qin Yang explained his proposed plan, and Leader Rao's expression gradually changed.

"Leader Rao, I've done a good deed today, right?"

"You made a mistake today and also did a good deed, so let's just offset the merits and demerits," Leader Rao glared at Qin Yang, then said: "Remember in the future, no matter what you do, you must report to your superiors first!"

"Yes."

"Since you've become friends with them, then you'll be responsible for entertaining them next."

"Then can I arrange the vehicle testing content?"

"What do you plan to test?"

A smile appeared on Qin Yang's face: "Haul more, run faster, work hard, strive to be the first, and achieve the four modernizations as soon as possible!"

In later generations, speeding and overloading would be fined, but that was already after the 1990s. After the founding of the country, hauling more and running faster was for the better construction of the motherland!

After the reform and opening up, the country put forward the goal of building socialist four modernizations. The slogan "Haul more, run faster, work hard, strive to be the first" resounded throughout the national transportation industry. These words are not derogatory, they are definitely an honor!

The next day, at a brick factory near the capital.

"Qin, isn't that a bit too much of a load?" Zeravicus circled the truck, very worried.

The tires were flattened, the leaf springs were bent in reverse, and the entire heavy truck seemed like it would collapse at any moment!

"Not much, not much, how much is this?" Qin Yang watched the workers continuously load bricks onto the truck bed, with a calm expression: "Everyone, load two more layers!"

The first truck being loaded now is an ordinary rear single-axle civilian truck. According to Steyr's official design, the total weight of this truck is 16 tons.

This number is already not low. The old Jiefang trucks running on the roads currently have a designed total weight of four tons, and the new Jiefang 141 is only five tons. Steyr's level is definitely considered a heavy truck.

But... looking at the bricks loaded on this truck, already stacked to the height of the cab, the weight is estimated to be over forty tons!

"Qin, this kind of loading has far exceeded our design capacity. The safety hazard is greatly increased," Zeravicus was still worried.

"Old friend, do you still believe me?"

Zeravicus nodded: "Of course, we are good friends."

"Then do it according to me!" Qin Yang said.

"But, under this kind of loading, the braking distance will greatly increase. If you encounter a downhill section, a serious accident is likely to occur."

"That doesn't matter either. We have a solution." As Qin Yang spoke, he waved to the people behind him: "It's almost high enough, put this empty bucket on top, fill it with water, and lay out the pipes!"

Watching the four water pipes extend to the position of the wheels, Zeravicus was even more stunned: "What is this for?"

"In order to ensure braking ability, once we encounter a downhill section, we will turn on the faucet and pour water on the brake drums to cool them down." The famous brake water spray, haven't you even seen this?

Zeravicus shook his head: "How can you do this?"

"Come, hang the slogan on the side!" Qin Yang continued to direct.

Slogan?

Zeravicus looked at the red banners hanging on both sides of the truck bed. They were indeed very imposing, but he didn't know what the square characters above meant.

"Qin, what does this mean?"

"The one on the left, Haul more, run faster, and achieve the four modernizations as soon as possible!"

"The one on the right, Steyr, the King of Hundred Tons, the most worthwhile heavy truck to introduce to China!"

"Crazy, this is simply too crazy!" Understanding the meaning of the slogans, Zeravicus shook his head repeatedly: "In Europe, doing this will land you in jail!"

"Here, doing this will get you in the newspaper." Qin Yang looked with a smile at the rear double-axle Steyr waiting to be loaded and unloaded: "That one can load sixty tons. As for the tractor, after the trailer is welded, it can load at least one hundred tons."

The King of Hundred Tons is not just for show. Steyr is the train skin on the highway and the most beautiful scenery on many national highways.

"No one dares to drive a car like this."

"I dare to drive it. Mr. Zeravicus, you better not sit, it's dangerous."

Qin Yang got into the car and started the first trip. Although he had been transferred here, he had to seek benefits for the 960 factory. These test trucks were just right for transporting bricks to the 960 factory's new factory, a win-win situation.

Zeravicus frowned, but bravely opened the car door: "If you dare to drive, I dare to sit!"

The Steyr rumbled and started slowly. Although the truck was overloaded two or three times, its performance was still good. The car shook twice and successfully started! This was simply a miracle, and there was applause on the scene.

Zeravicus's heart was in his throat. When they arrived at the 960 factory construction site, two reporters who were interviewing here were so surprised that their eyes almost popped out. They grabbed their cameras and started taking pictures frantically.

Have you ever seen a train skin on the highway? This car is simply too powerful!

"Excuse me, what kind of car is this?" Seeing Qin Yang come down, the reporter immediately interviewed him.

"This is the Steyr heavy truck that we are about to introduce. Its biggest feature is that it can load!" Qin Yang fully utilized his characteristics. Speaking of loading, he is definitely more capable of loading... boast.

Looking at Qin Yang's eloquent appearance, Zeravicus seemed to understand. This was for publicity!

Sure enough, the next day, the headline on the front page of the newspaper reported this news.

Steyr, the Train Skin on the Highway!

Steyr, Haul More, Run Faster, the Most Worthwhile Heavy Truck to Introduce to China!

Steyr, the King of Hundred Tons, Haul More and Run Faster to Build the Four Modernizations!

In the photo, the Steyr loaded with a full truck of bricks became popular all over the country.