Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2278 Baiju, too expensive

Just when Yang Xiaotao returned to the courtyard, Old Chen came to the West Garden and was chatting with the thin old man about the establishment of the Nine Ministries.

“These are some of our plans for the nine departments.”

Mr. Chen placed a document on the table and began to explain, "The core of the Ninth Department is to develop high-tech."

"The specific arrangements still need to be discussed with the personnel of the Ninth Department."

"The initial factory will be based on the Red Star Machinery Factory as the backbone, and then filled in by relevant departments."

"In terms of personnel, we only have a rough range, and the specifics will depend on the needs of the Nine Departments."

As Mr. Chen spoke, the thin old man nodded in praise.

"Nine films are the result of our careful consideration. It is also our attempt to break the existing shackles and hope to bring about changes."

"The higher-ups have high hopes for this."

The thin old man picked up the cup and poured a glass of boiled water and placed it on the table. "You can see from this meeting that everyone is unanimous in the selection of leaders for these nine departments."

“We need people who are innovative and can lead everyone to make changes.”

Mr. Chen took the cup and took a sip. “Just before I came here, I received a call from Lao Qian.”

"He made his attitude clear over the phone and said he did not want to take the position."

"Besides, he also recommended Yang Xiaotao."

At this point, Old Chen also shook his head. He didn't know what these people were thinking. Why were they all on Yang Xiaotao's side?
"I never thought that this guy would gain such prestige without realizing it."

"It really caught me off guard."

Originally, he was thinking of letting Lao Qian take over for a few years to allow Yang Xiaotao to mature more, but now it seems that Yang Xiaotao will be pushed directly to the front.

"I am now worried about whether I will be overdoing it or whether I will be hit hard."

Mr. Chen expressed his concerns, which was also what he and Mr. Peng did not want to see.

“That may not be a bad thing.”

The thin old man was open-minded, "At least, we can get familiar with it sooner and grow up sooner."

"Besides, we have you and me watching over us now, and there are so many people helping us. Even if something goes wrong or we make a mistake, there is still room for recovery."

"After all, if you don't make mistakes, you won't grow."

Hearing this, Mr. Chen put down his cup and said, "That's right."

"You have to give people a chance and let them try."

The thin old man smiled, he had heard this from the 'hostess' at home.

However, no one in his family seemed surprised that Yang Xiaotao was chosen.

This made him feel that Yang Xiaotao was the popular choice for this position.

Shaking his head, the old man stood up and stretched his body, "This matter of the Nine Departments needs to be confirmed as soon as possible."

"We'll leave the black bird behind this time. There's chaos abroad, and everyone is trying to find out the news."

"Based on the interrogation of the captives, there are still many suspicious points in this incident."

"I guess this matter can't be kept secret for too long."

"Therefore, we must master the technology as quickly as possible before the other side reacts, and we must also produce more Baiju fighters. This is our important support for the next few years, or even more than ten years."

"So, you need to complete the establishment of the Nine Departments as soon as possible and produce the White Horse fighter as soon as possible."

Old Chen nodded, but a hint of worry flashed across his face again.

"It's not easy to produce the Baiju fighter."

The thin old man sighed when he heard this.

"I have some statistics here. The two aircraft we are currently producing involve more than a hundred factories alone, hundreds of combined parts, more than 2,000 standard parts, and nearly 20,000 spare parts."

“In addition, a lot of consumable resources are required in production.”

"Let me put it this way. The cost of producing a J-7 is about five million now. This is still preliminary. There will be more improvements in the future."

"And, a White Pony, do you know how much it costs?"

The thin old man looked solemn and was obviously a little nervous.

"The cost of producing one Baiju is enough to produce eight J-7s."

When Old Chen said a heavy number, the thin old man was also shocked.

He didn't expect that the cost of Baiju would be so high.

"In addition, aircraft maintenance is also a problem. Although we successfully captured the Blackbird and completed the mission, but..."

At this point, Mr. Chen pulled out a report from the documents on the table, with the word "Top Secret" written on it.

"This is the authoritative data given by our ground staff. No more than five people know about it."

The thin old man stepped forward to take it, then took a look at it, his face changed, and he put it down again.

"This is because our engine uses the best alloy material. If it happens again, the engine will be scrapped."

"Also, in high temperature conditions, the temperature of the entire aircraft increased. Due to thermal expansion, the fuselage was ten centimeters longer than the entire aircraft when it fell. Some parts needed to be replaced urgently."

"In other words, every time you fly at super-high speed, you have to take some time off for maintenance."

When Elder Chen said this, his expression became complicated. "So, the gap between us and the other party is still quite large."

Silence, long silence.

Previously, the thin old man had thought of building hundreds of them and distributing them across the country to protect the country.

But now.
The country cannot afford such a high cost.

But the thin old man quickly changed his mind.

“The point of an airplane is to be practical.”

"What one Baiju can do, even a hundred J-7s may not be able to do."

"And the deterrent power this provides cannot be matched by any number of J-7s."

"So, we have to do both. We need the Baiju to deal with special situations, and the J-7 to deal with ordinary situations."

“The two combined together can bring out the strongest power.”

Chen Lao naturally understood this, he just felt bad, the cost of building a Baiju was too high. Although the country has earned a lot of foreign exchange by exporting grain, machinery, medicines, etc. in the past two years.

Just these two Baiju fighter planes consumed a small half of them.

Although we know that the money we earn must be spent, anyone would feel sad to see it spent at such a rate.

"So, we need to integrate and optimize resources as quickly as possible to manufacture aircraft faster and better."

The thin old man spoke seriously, and Old Chen also understood what he meant. Nowadays, the manufacturing of aircraft is scattered all over the place, with a hammer here and a stick there, making communication and transportation extremely inconvenient.

The key reason is the lack of a strong management department.

They are scattered among various departments and the management is layered. If there is no restraint from the superiors, the people below may do anything naughty.

"You need to implement it as soon as possible and speed up the process. This matter cannot be delayed. You need to take advantage of this opportunity and strike while the iron is hot."

Old Chen nodded and said, "I have asked Old Huang to go to the machinery factory to help them."

"I'll go talk to Yang Xiaotao tomorrow and see what he thinks. Although he's young, he can see things more far-sightedly than any of us."

This is a compliment to Yang Xiaotao, and of course it is also true.

The thin old man nodded. "That's right. Comrade Yang Xiaotao has a strategic vision. Some of the measures he implemented at the Red Star Machinery Factory are very good."

"The quality inspection department of Red Star Machinery Factory is especially good. The other departments have also been much better. It is worth recommending."

Mr. Chen took it to heart and said, "Okay, no problem with that."

After saying that, Mr. Chen stood up and prepared to leave.

The thin old man stood up to see them off. When the two of them left the West Garden, Old Chen suddenly stopped and asked softly, "What is the purpose of that person's recommendation for this meeting?"

The thin old man looked up at the setting sun and said with some emotion, "I think it should be appreciation."

"You should also talk to Xiao Tao about this matter, so that he doesn't have any psychological burden."

"Do your own thing well, walk upright and stand straight, and you won't be afraid of your shadow."

After listening to this, Mr. Chen nodded solemnly and left.

At the same time, after returning to the First Ministry of Machine Building, Mr. Huang thought about it for a long time and finally picked up the phone to call Mr. Zhang and made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening.

Then he hung up and called Mr. Qin and Mr. Wang again. Finally, after thinking for a while, he picked up the phone again to tell Mr. Zhou from the Sixth Ministry of Machine Building. In this way, tonight's plan was set.

The purpose of Mr. Huang's call was very simple. One was that his daughter was going to become a mother-in-law and be the head of the family, so her family members should help her in any way possible.

At the very least, we must make our attitude clear and not let these people hold us back.

The second one, of course, is to carry forward the style of Big Brother.

Yang Xiaotao is a thin-skinned kid, at least much worse than Lao Wang.

When the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building was established, this man's shamelessness refreshed his understanding.

But it worked. It developed the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building and even surpassed the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Ministry.

That's it.

Therefore, Xiao Tao is not in a position to talk about the establishment of these nine departments, so as an elder he has to help arrange it.

Otherwise, how could they be my mother’s family?
At this moment, Mr. Huang, or the entire Ministry of First Machine Building, has already treated Xiaojiu as their own child, and it is their duty to help and support him.

In the evening.

Yang Xiaotao drove to pick up Ran's father, Ran's mother, Ran Xinrui, and Ran Hongbing to the yard.

Yu Zecheng, who was rarely seen in the backyard, also came back, so Yu Zecheng and his family were called over.

As for the other people in the yard, Yang Xiaotao didn't even greet them.

The old Taoist and Lao Jin were in a deadlock on the chessboard.

Both of them finally had some free time to relax.

In the living room, Ran Qiuye and Cui Ping were standing in front of the stove, looking at the spareribs stewed in the iron pot, eating melon seeds and chatting about their pregnancy.

Of course, their eyes would occasionally look towards the kitchen not far away, and then both of them would have happy smiles in their eyes.

The men in the family cooked for them, and this time they were really treated like queens.

At the entrance, Ran Xinrui and Miaomiao were playing the game of twirling rope, which was taught to them by her brother-in-law Yang Xiaotao. Once it was introduced, it became popular throughout the campus.

Of course, my brother-in-law invented many little gadgets. Seeing Ran Hongbing leading a group of children rolling hoops in the yard, the joyful sounds added a bit of joy to the yard.

Ms. Cui was chatting with Ran's mother and watching a group of children playing at the gate of the yard.

When you get older, you tend to nag.

Especially older women, they can sit there and complain about one thing all day long.

What the two are talking about now is their spouse's affairs.

As for such an important task as cooking, it was left to the three big men in the family.

The three men had no objection to this.

I don't dare to have any opinion.

Even though they have achieved a lot outside, their contribution to the family...

In a family, if one person contributes less, the other half will need to make more sacrifices.

Especially the elderly and children at home, we also have to take care of their eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

So, they made this meal willingly.

In the kitchen, Yu Zecheng was peeling garlic and preparing to mash it into garlic paste!
Ran's father was making a fire. From time to time, he would lift the lid of the pot and scoop out dumplings with a spatula, then wait for the soup in the pot to subside before covering the pot again.

I counted silently in my heart, and the second one rolled away.

Yang Xiaotao was busy cooking. There were two pots at home, one for making dumplings and the other for cooking. He was a little slow in keeping up.

'It would be nice to have a gas stove.'

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao felt it necessary to do something.

At least it can solve the problem of burning coal or firewood.

Here, Yang Xiaotao was busy with his hands, but there were seven or eight plates in the cabinet beside him, which contained all the prepared dishes. The room was warm, so it was not cold at all.

The fragrance that emanated quickly spread throughout the house.