National Juggernaut

Chapter 578 Ribbon Cutting
The age of peace and the age of war are two different things.

This is not just a patent of the new era, but in the "peaceful" past, some daily necessities and civilian products may be turned into military products because of a thought or an order.

As far as Zheng Li knows, well-known companies such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Mitsubishi during World War II in the old days were all military enterprises during the war.

It is ironic that after the war, its accumulated funds and technology allowed it to transform rapidly, surpassing the hard technology accumulation and industrial chain, as well as saving a lot of R&D and industrial layout costs, making its performance, price, and cost comprehensive Dominant, easily became a bestseller.

In the new era, due to the reality of the sword masters of all people and the inevitable law that the manufacture of artificial spiritual weapons is extremely dependent on powerful psykers, there is no difference in the essence of many civilian supplies and military supplies, only in terms of lethality, material, and lasting effect. There are some gaps in other data indicators.

What happened to Zheng Li at the rookie competition, the incident of the "star" bringing goods, was to confuse the distance between military supplies and civilian supplies, and sell civilian supplies as military supplies.

Data can also be deceiving. It is common in the industry to use various legal and illegal means to make products barely meet the core indicators that laymen pay attention to, and to cut corners in other aspects.

"I can make its instantaneous explosive power reach the military target, but as a price, the continuous combat time is only one-third of the military product, and the high failure rate makes maintenance difficult, and the price is only one-fourth of the military product."

It's hard to say whether such a thing is deliberately made to cheat money, or it is the result of a breakthrough technology. The distinction between military supplies and civilian supplies is mainly based on its "actual combat reliability", whether it can cause damage to specific monsters at critical moments, Can it last long enough to be used.

Therefore, the division of military products and civilian products is not decided by the manufacturer, but issued to a specific product after inspection by the resident agency of the "Armament Quality Supervision Committee".

This is a mixed organization where the military department proposes specific parameter requirements, the expert group of the R&D department is responsible for assessment and material inspection, and the finance and logistics department conducts staff opinions (the cost accounting provides a reference sales price).

They are notoriously cumbersome, complicated, inefficient, and bureaucratic, and the audit objects they face are large enterprises, medium-sized joint ventures, and small private workshops that cannot be counted. The result is that the work efficiency is the lowest in the city. First.

The usual approval time for a military supplies license ranges from six months to one year. If you are unlucky, you have to check and submit the materials repeatedly. It is quite normal to not get a license for five or six years.

Their inefficiency has spawned a series of bad jokes, such as:

"Where's your backup weapon for this campaign?"

"It's still being reviewed by the Military Supervision Committee, and it's been sent for two months."

"Tsk, after this war is over, it will be almost approved after two years of mopping up. I hope it can catch up with the next round of firefights. Don't be another ten years later."

"I don't think so, their efficiency. But I am more worried that with the advancement of technology, the core data will directly drop from military standards to civilian products on the day of approval, and the review will start again."

"What is this? The worst thing is that the weapons against the Atel people have not yet obtained a license, the enemy has become a galaxy bug, and the products are out of date before they are launched."

You can find a lot of this kind of ridicule inefficient jokes on the Internet, and many of them have real prototypes.

And this organization with a lot of public grievances has not been abolished so far because the public believes that it is necessary to exist, otherwise you will never want to know how low the lower limit can be for the sake of high profits.

Finally, the military label must be affixed with the "Military Supervision Commission" and the certification brand of several departments, so that it can be used as military supplies to participate in various procurement and installation.

But looking at it from another perspective, it is precisely because of this threshold and quality assurance that the price of military supplies is at least three times that of similar civilian supplies. If you have a higher demand, products that cost tens or hundreds of times Yes, that kind of stuff is basically not cost-effective at all.

After all, if we want to make high-quality products under the premise of a small technical gap, we can only "pile up materials" crazily. The improvement is limited, but the investment in better materials and technologies is unlimited. The ceiling of artificial spiritual weapons is always a spiritual weapon of self-evolution .

This kind of gadget only exists in special occasions, and its practical value is low, so it is not the point. It is just that it is a necessity and a necessary technical reserve to face certain specific opponents.

For example, for a giant monster that controls time, it is necessary to lock the time and space space-time nails, even if it can only improve the performance by 10% and require 10 times the cost, it can only be ordered.

The reality of total war and national sword masters has created an unlimited and unlimited demand for military supplies. If there is no strict supervision and review, no one knows what will happen. Many buyers simply cannot make limited distinctions between commodities, fooling laymen. People are too easy on "experts".

However, the actual combat demand changes very fast, the market demand is faster than the approval, and there are a lot of "civilian products" that cannot get military supplies.

Since you asked for the price of military supplies, at least you have the quality of military supplies, but you expect businessmen to have no conscience under supervision?The daily and monthly moths are not the same.

At the beginning, celebrity endorsements were invited to confuse the boundary line between civilian products and military products, which has already touched the bottom line of official tolerance, and only then did a series of things follow.

The market is always chaotic, and this reality has caused the current "brand-name goods" to prevail.

"The invisible eagle shooter, the bloody gunfire negotiation, the bursting sparks that kill the enemy, the sweetheart killer at the prom, and the Venus palace on the model poster."

These "brand products" of psionic devices are just a microcosm. To really do a good job in sales, the credit accumulated over the years is necessary, but the most important thing is to first kill an unknown company in the market that does not have a blockbuster product. The average survival time About fifteen days.

These days, while preparing for the battle, Zheng Li went back and forth to the inner circle every day, trying to get his application approved as quickly as possible.

This is not just for personal gain. In the name of "resettlement of Iron Man refugees", Zheng Li's brand application queue order has been greatly advanced, and has entered the assessment and inspection process.

Then Zheng Li couldn't interfere anymore. If he tried to interfere again, he would still be dancing on the red line, and he was obviously acting beyond his authority.

The original goodwill of the twelve ministries and commissions will greatly turn into disgust. What soldiers hate most is that the weapons in their hands are shoddy. This is the most unacceptable crime during the war.

Just speeding up and jumping in line is enough.

Considering the popularity of these two products, the number of applicants in the same period is terrible, probably, at least half a year faster than the same period.
"If the quality of your goods reaches the average value in the market, if you are lucky, you may be deployed on a large scale in the second batch of reinforcements. At that time, the purchase order will be quite considerable, even if it only accounts for 0.03%, it will be enough for you."

The news that came back was undoubtedly good news, and it also made Zheng Li heave a sigh of relief.

It's not just because of this large order, but more because of the supportive attitude of the central government. Then, my work will go smoothly in the future, and I can even use the name of "placement iron man" to open the factory and purchase goods. Bring on the colors of the political mission.

This means that as long as the quality is excellent, one's own "miscellaneous brand goods" can even snatch the quota of some famous brand goods.

"When is the happiest time to be a factory? Of course, the factory is not built yet, and the order comes in!"

The official procurement of military facilities, which is generous and in large quantities, is undoubtedly a good business opportunity that major manufacturers are most keen on.

The technical threshold of "chainsaw" is quite low. If the can opener used to destroy the steel skin is compared with the old military industry system, it is a cheap bullet item that anyone can produce.

Large volume, low technical threshold, and low income will earn labor and hard work fees, but even so, it can still bring massive employment opportunities and transaction volume.

Transaction volume, or shipment volume, is the lifeline of an enterprise. It activates the production line, trains the workers, and turns the enterprise into a business.

The technical threshold is low, which is actually compared to craftsmanship and "materials". Zheng Li is not greedy. He just wants the company to survive, build the brand, feed those iron men waiting to eat, and use them as work frames. , to avoid vicious events.

This is the source of the comprehensive support above.

Although the policy of equality among the four human races is the most basic and fundamental national policy, there is no discrimination and differences in name, but people are best at attributing their own misfortunes to others. A group of refugees robbed locals of jobs, social The resources are still the former enemy clan that is fighting against their own clan, so it's no wonder that there are no problems.

Let them ignore it, if a few vicious incidents happen, the situation will deteriorate rapidly, and a chain reaction will start, which may even affect the final team selection of the Iron Man tribe. Let alone Zheng Li, this responsibility cannot be shouldered, even Shi Qiancheng The core layer can't afford it.

Even though most people are still not optimistic about Iron Man's "two-faced faction" and are angry that they continue to hedge their bets as always, but if this bomb must explode, the fuse must be ignited, please don't move in time.

But when the entire ethnic group starts to act recklessly, and countless individuals are divided into side battles, the future of Iron Man is destined to be not so bright.If the human side wins, their current special treatment will definitely be cancelled, and some people who choose the wrong side will be liquidated.

The two-faced faction can only mix well when the two sides are in balance. No matter who the winner after the decisive battle is, they must give priority to cleaning up those standing on the wall. How about explaining to the loyal faction who followed him?

Cough, that's getting too far, let's get back to the topic, at least the Iron Man refugees who communicate with Zheng Li now are quite easy to deal with.

"For those who enter the district to work, we promise a basic salary of [-], and a certain amount of bonus. The factory may start operation next month, and you can apply to the government to advance the salary within three months. Yes Now, everyone has to wear a spirit crystal necklace, and the head tax of one spirit crystal per month is already the lowest standard in this city."

The remuneration offered by Zheng Li is not high, but it is enough to maintain daily expenses in Shiqian City. The premise is not to rent houses and spend extravagantly in other districts. Houses in autonomous regions are not worth much, and renting houses is even more expensive. Outside the Fourth Ring Road The rental fee is expensive to death.

".If you have other means of making money, you can report to the affairs officer, or you can go to other districts to find a job, but you can apply to move to other districts only after you get a job. Of course, our security personnel will regularly check your In this situation, remember, forging identity and work certificates is a felony, and if caught, they will be punished as espionage on the spot. Please understand that this is a war period after all.”

Zheng Li did not completely limit it to his own area, even though other district chiefs gave "expectations" and "suggestions".

He personally felt that if he forced them to stay in this area, it would only be a matter of time before the detonation was complete for them who were full of anxiety.

Of course, letting them go out to find jobs freely doesn't mean that Zheng Lizhen is going to leave the trouble to other departments.

In the current environment where there is a war with the Ater people, even the iron men in this city are mostly hiding in the autonomous region. These iron men who were Ater people not long ago are basically unlikely to find jobs outside.

"It's easier to manage it when you look at the hostility outside and look at the hostility outside."

Really got a job?That's actually a good thing, and it shows that the iron man is probably a really ruthless person/talent, or the kind that the Ministry of Internal Affairs likes the most. In fact, Zheng Li has already negotiated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Every iron man who goes out to find a job will be rejected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Focus on stalking.

Of course, checking for spies is not that simple. Seasoned spies are best at hiding from the public. They have enough patience to hide among the crowd. Zheng Li is not in a hurry at all. He will patiently review each of the factories after they are completed. .

In the busy process, Zheng Li also went to play his ninth game and easily won the last adjustment period. At the same time, he also got a bad news.

The opponent in the last round was a powerful quasi-myth, with a title and a record, probably the strongest opponent he had ever encountered, and he didn't seem to be able to qualify so easily.

Before going to enjoy this last test, Zheng Li also got a piece of good news.

My own "Iron Cutter (serrated blade for Ater people)" military supplies application license was approved by the Special Affairs Office, the first batch of production lines can be laid out, and about 100 Iron Man employees who have just completed basic training can just go to work .

The opening ceremony of the company "Peace Military Industry" under the name of its own war group and the groundbreaking ceremony of the first factory building can also be held at the same time.

"Mayor Li and the others are coming? Come to cut the ribbon? That's fine, I'm sure I'm ready."

Not only the high-level leaders of the central faction came, but also several district chiefs with good relations with the local factions. They represented the alliance of district chiefs and the high attention of both parties.

"But I don't have anything here yet. There are no machines in the factory. It was planned for next month. Okay, I'll dig a hole and let them fill it in."

Inexplicably, Zheng Li's small factory building with a production line of about [-] people has received great attention from Quanshiqian City.

Political event?Demonstrating the innocence of Iron Man to the local population?Or is it a friendly treatment for the iron man outside to promote the "jobs" of the local government?Zheng Li thinks that there are probably all of them. If there is no benefit, these people will never come uninvited.

But their arrival is undoubtedly a great thing. It is a super publicity for "Peace Military Industry", and there will be overwhelming official media reports by then.

At this moment, Zheng Li understood, and at the next moment, his liver hurts.

"Why should I use my ability in idleness? There is a 0% chance of the opening ceremony going smoothly?!"

　Well, thank you for your understanding and support. If there is an old problem, I will make up for it after it is recuperated.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)