The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Beijing, Siheyuan.

After seeing Maraike off, Liu Tao continued drinking tea in the Tingniao House.

After a while, Zhu Lin came over with a plate. There was a fruit plate and some pastries on the plate.

Zhu Lin placed the plate on the table and sat on another seat.

"I heard that the Iraqis and Persians fought fiercely. The Iran-Iraq war has been going on for so many years, but why has it never ended?" Zhu Lin said.

Liu Tao smiled and said: "Soon, maybe the Iran-Iraq war will end next year."

This was Liu Tao's premonition. He clearly felt that both Iraq and Persia had the idea of ​​ending the war.

The current war between Iran and Iraq is actually more of a struggle before the end.

"How many days will you stay when you come back this time?" Zhu Lin asked.

Liu Tao pondered for a moment and said, "I have to go back to Kunming the night after tomorrow. The war in the south is still going on, and I have to do a good job in general logistics for them."

"If I leave for too long, the people below will inevitably relax and delay things." Liu Tao has not had a holiday since New Year's Day, and did not even return to the capital during the Spring Festival.

It was actually the war in the south that worried Liu Tao.

Although good news continued to come from the front and the war was going smoothly, Liu Tao was always worried that something would happen that would cause the occupation to be reversed or cause a large number of casualties.

He even went to the south some time ago to get a closer look at the battlefield conditions.

Zhu Lin bit her teeth lightly, "Now the business in the store is fine as long as they are there. How about I go to Kunshi?"

The two of them spent less time together and more time apart. Originally, Liu Tao would go back to Beijing for a week's vacation every month.

This year, due to work commitments, Liu Tao did not return to Beijing for several months without taking leave, and this time he only stayed for just a few days.

Liu Tao hesitated for a moment and said, "You were acclimatized last time, so forget it and just stay in the capital."

In Kunming, even the city center has an altitude of 1891m, and the highest point in the territory, Gongwang Mountain Mazhao Ridge, has an altitude of 4247.7m.

As a city on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, not everyone can adapt to the environment there. It is normal to be acclimatized.

Zhu Lin had lived there when the Panshan Machinery Factory was still working. However, the unaccustomed situation made Liu Tao unable to bear the thought of his wife staying in the Panshan Machinery Factory, so he let Zhu Lin stay in the capital.

"It's okay if you go to Kunming City for vacation occasionally, but don't mention it if you live there permanently." Liu Tao shook his head and said, "And when the war is over, I won't be able to stay in Kunming City for too long in a month."

He stayed in Kunshi for a longer time this time, mainly because of the war ahead.

Otherwise, he would normally be in Kunming for about a week a month.

The other two weeks are spent outside, and the remaining week is on vacation.

"When I came back this time, the business in the store was much better than before." Liu Tao said with a smile.

This time when he came back frequently, he found that the business of the four stores opened by Zhu Lin was much better than before.

Zhu Lin chuckled and said: "Many people came here because I played Bai Suzhen, which made me embarrassed to show up at the front desk."

"The Legend of the White Snake" was broadcast in three places on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and achieved very high ratings.

As the heroine, Zhu Lin can be said to be very popular, far surpassing her previous role as the king of the daughter country in "Journey to the West".

Liu Tao then remembered this matter. Liu Tao naturally knows how popular "The Legend of White Snake" is, and it is discussed wherever he goes.

The next day, everyone in the capital was talking about one thing: Gorbachev's visit to China.

"Ending the past and opening up the future" is the main title of this visit to China.

Khrushchev's visit that year marked the transition from a 'honeymoon' relationship to the breakdown of relations between the two countries, while Gorbachev's visit at this time marked the end of the relationship between the two countries after 10 years of debate, 10 years of armed confrontation, and 10 years of negotiations. Relations between the two countries are normalizing.

This is undoubtedly a world-shaking event.

Some international media even equate Gorbachev's visit to China to US President Richard Nixon's visit to China more than a decade ago.

The two men's handshake made the front pages of mainstream media around the world.

China treated each other with the highest etiquette standards, welcoming them at the airport, and waiting for them with red carpets and flowers.

This scene has awakened many old memories of the past.

Back then, the two countries had a honeymoon period.

Many people even served as apprentices behind Soviet technicians.

This handshake spanned thirty years!

To be honest, Liu Tao did not expect that the progress between the two parties would be so rapid.

Before this, the two parties had actually been in contact, and the level of visits was getting higher and higher, and now it has finally reached the final step.

It can be said that as the two shake hands, this means that the relationship between the two parties is normalizing.

The current Soviet Union is still the world's number one military power with a powerful army. The torrent of steel is definitely a nightmare for the enemy. When people mention the torrent of steel, they don't think of the U.S. military, but the mechanized troops of the Soviet Union.

The torrent of steel has become synonymous with the Soviet army.

The Soviet Air Force was equally powerful.

As for the navy, it has always been outnumbered by the US Navy.

The relationship between the two parties has normalized, a new framework for the normalization of bilateral relations has been established, and a good-neighborly and friendly relationship that transcends ideology has been established, which has eased the tense situation in the world. It can be said that the possibility of the S3 season is getting smaller and smaller.

Peace and development are the themes of today's world.

This judgment is becoming more and more correct.

Among all of them, the happiest person about the normalization of bilateral relations is Liu Qi.

In recent years, Liu Qi has been engaged in foreign trade in the north, selling agricultural products and light industrial products to the Soviet Union, and then purchasing steel from the Soviet Union and selling it back home, making a lot of money. In just a few years, he has accumulated hundreds of millions of assets.

In the past, he had to do things secretly and low-key, so as not to attract attention by being too high-profile. There were still various concerns in the Soviet Union.

But now that bilateral relations have been normalized, there are fewer worries.

Liu Qi was very fortunate at this time. When he wanted to go into business, he actually wanted to go to Pengcheng in the south to make a living, but Liu Tao told him that there was also great potential in the north and there was no competition. Liu Qi chose to follow Liu Tao's advice, and in just a few years, he has made great achievements.

Moreover, he played a positive role in the exchanges between the two sides.

Liu Tao noticed a detail, that is, the two sides only shook hands and did not hug, and you know, the Soviets like to hug.

Obviously, there are some signals conveyed here, and a certain distance is maintained.

But think about it, now China is wholeheartedly seeking development, wholeheartedly engaged in economic construction, and the total trade volume with Europe and the United States continues to hit record highs. Obviously, it does not want to be misunderstood.

Liu Tao smiled. As expected, the wisdom of these old people is admirable. They see things very clearly and keep the scale very well.

In this regard, it is indeed far beyond the grasp of young people.

If both parties hug, it will be interpreted as some kind of very intimate relationship, which is undoubtedly inappropriate.

But shaking hands is different. This is a polite etiquette, not too far or too close, just the right distance, and the etiquette is just right!