Rebirth 1975: Tore up the call-back order at the beginning

Faced with the question raised by Mr. Jiang, Zhou Yang didn't know how to answer it, but he dared not answer it.

Coming from that era, he is very clear about the attitude of the higher-ups, which can be seen from the large-scale discontinuation of major research projects later on.

The leaders above have reached a consensus on the general direction, that is, to boost the economy first, and improve the living standards of the people first, and then talk about other things slowly.

It cannot be said that the leaders are short-sighted, it can only be said that they consider issues from different angles.

If you look at the history of our country for thousands of years, you will find that the people are the key to the stability of the past dynasties.

If the common people are stable, the foundation of the country will not be shaken, otherwise the country will be in turmoil.

The current situation in China is that economic development is lagging behind, and people's lives are difficult. After a year of hard work, people in many places can't even feed their stomachs.

If this trouble continues for a long time, it will cause big problems. Compared with the development of science and technology and the research and development of new equipment, the most important thing is to appease the common people.

Under such a major premise, everything has to stand aside!

If Zhou Yang raises an objection, he is going against his superiors, and the consequences will be very serious.

Therefore, at this time, he can only keep silent!

Mr. Jiang obviously saw his worries, and said directly: "Now there are only two of us here, you don't have to worry about it, I just want to hear your opinion on this matter, if you come out of this door, you are old But act like you never said anything!"

Zhou Yangku shook his head with a smile, and then said: "Once something is said, it cannot be regarded as unspoken!"

"You kid can't even trust me?"

"It's not that I can't trust you, but I can't convince my heart!"

Then Zhou Yang said again: "The reason why I insisted on doing research in that corner of Babaoliang was not only to protect my wife and daughter, nor was it because I was greedy for my wife and children, but because I didn't want to interfere in these messy things."

"It can be seen that you want to be a pure scientific researcher, but now the situation has changed, and the department is also a little uncertain. If you have any good ideas or suggestions, it's better to talk about them!" Jiang Lao sighed and said.

He didn't insist on Zhou Yang expressing his opinion, but he knew how flexible the young man's mind was.

Every time he talked with Zhou Yang, he could hear some different opinions, which inspired him a lot.

Zhou Yang was silent for a while, and then asked: "What do the comrades in the ministry think about this matter, and are there big differences of opinion?"

"Can't it be too big? Most of the comrades believe that soldiers should obey orders. If the higher-ups tell them to cut funding, then cut it off. However, some comrades start from the reality and feel that this is nonsense. Once the project is stopped, they want to restart it. But it will be difficult!"

Then Mr. Jiang said again: "Because of the great differences among the comrades, no one can persuade anyone. Right now, it has seriously affected the next decisions and actions of the Ministry!"

In fact, the situation is far more serious than what he said. Although the higher-ups said that part of the funding was forcibly cut off by order, a considerable number of backbones with scientific research backgrounds have strong opinions on this.

Comrades from the following research institutes and paramilitary research units also came to join in the fun. Because of insufficient funds, they ran to the capital every now and then, and then asked the ministry for money.

Some people in charge simply stayed in the department, posing as if they would not go back until they had enough funds, all of which caused headaches for the big and small leaders of the equipment department.

Zhou Yang nodded and said, "It's normal to have differences. After all, the strategy of "buying is worse than building, and renting is worse than buying" is not suitable for us. If we really believe this, we will definitely regret it in the future!"

"It seems that you also think that it's not a good idea to make it better than to buy it!" Old Jiang said.

Zhou Yang asked for it, and he said: "Building is worse than buying, and buying is worse than renting is not a problem in itself. It is very effective for many countries and regions in the world. It is a very practical policy to strengthen a country. It is a pity that such a policy is not It just suits us!"

"Oh, why not for us?"

"Because we are too big!"

"Big?"

"Yes, if this policy is applied to countries such as Nanhou, Nanbang, and Filipino maids, it will definitely be a good strategy for a powerful country, because these countries have a little bigger buttocks, their own needs are not large, and it is not easy to attract hostile blockades from sellers. Rather than spending a lot of money on research and development, it is better to buy ready-made ones directly.”

Then Zhou Yang continued: "For another example, countries such as Singapore and Sri Lanka, their places are smaller and their populations are pitifully small. Countries like them have less demand for warships, tanks, and fighter jets, and even only have a temporary demand. , then you don’t have to buy it, it’s more cost-effective to rent someone else’s directly.”

"But we are different. We have 960 million square kilometers of land and 18400 kilometers of coastline. How can our demand be comparable to those of small countries? Whether it is buying or renting, it is extremely uneconomical for us. , and there are many hidden dangers!"

"Keep talking!" Jiang Lao said in a deep voice.

Zhou Yang nodded, and said again: "Our country is a big country, and what we need to do is to do big things, so when we make decisions, we need the vision and wisdom of the big picture at the strategic level. We can't just focus on the convenience in front of us, and we can't be globalized in general. confused."

"With such a large demand, taking shortcuts to buy or rent may not really save money. Even if you save money now, you may pay more in the future, and even if you miss some things, you will lose money if you have money." Can’t make up for it, such as development time and opportunities!”

"More importantly, if our country wants to develop and stand among the nations of the world as a big country, we must rely on ourselves for important things. There is no way to take shortcuts!"

After experiencing all kinds of things in his previous life, Zhou Yang sincerely despised the method of "buying is worse than building, renting is worse than buying". In our previous life, we bought a lot of advanced western technology and weapons.

But the result is indescribable!

Take the "Black Hawk" helicopters as an example, the Zeehawk was indeed sold to us, and there were a total of 24 of them.

But the problem is that they set up a lot of terms and conditions to restrict you during the transaction. Obviously the things are in our hands, but we have no way to imitate them.

Moreover, the advanced things at the moment can only be manufactured by a few developed big and powerful countries, and their attitude towards our country is far from "business is business" and "fairness in buying and selling". expensive.

Therefore, from a global and long-term perspective, software and hardware products with huge demand, huge impact, and insecure and unstable external sources have the lowest cost and highest efficiency of self-manufacturing.

Moreover, this is a necessary cornerstone for standing on the international stage and avoiding being passively controlled by others.

Hearing Zhou Yang's words, Mr. Jiang nodded and said, "Your words remind me of Mr. Teacher, who is opposed to the policy of "buying is worse than building, and renting is worse than buying." "

"The old man once said: No matter how expensive the shipbuilding is, the money has not flowed out. It's just that the money has been put into the right pocket from the left pocket, and the meat has rotted in the pot. No matter how cheap it is to buy a ship, you have to pay foreigners, and the money has flowed out. It will be a loss if you calculate the total score!"

Zhou Yang has heard this before. The background for saying this is the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Facing the reality of its own weak industrial strength, some high-level people suggested that they should try to buy and lease big guys like ships because of quick results and low cost.

In response to this situation, the old man said this.

Looking at this sentence from the perspective of a later person, it is really admirable. Such a strategic vision and pattern are rare in the world.

"So I firmly support the policy of not relying on independent development. The policy of building is worse than buying, and buying is worse than renting is really not suitable for us!" Zhou Yang expressed his thoughts firmly.

Hearing Zhou Yang's words, Elder Jiang was also silent.

After a while, he said again: "But now the country doesn't have that much money for research, how can this situation be broken?"

"If you don't have money, make money, there are always more ways than difficulties!" Zhou Yang said.

"How to do it, where to do it, who will do it?" Elder Jiang asked again.

"Whoever lacks money will do it. Our military industrial units have so many resources, are they afraid that they won't be able to get money?" Zhou Yang said surprisingly.

"Whoever lacks money will do...military industrial units...resources..."

Mr. Jiang read a few words, then stared at Zhou Yang and said, "You kid, don't you want to..."

Three words popped out of Zhou Yang's mouth: "Military to civilian!"

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ps: Chapter 1 is delivered!