Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 154: Military to Civilian Transformation, Wang Jiankun's Opportunity
After arriving at the county town, Wang Jiankun put a small portion of it in the base to keep for consumption when he returned in the future, and then took most of it to the waste recycling station and distributed it to several disciples.

Now they have people coming here every night to do experiments, and they often have dinner here, so the things Wang Jiankun brought are placed here for everyone to share.

In the afternoon, several disciples came to the waste recycling station one after another, and Wang Jiankun cooked dinner with them.

While eating, Lang Junjian asked about the college entrance examination.

"Jiankun, I heard that to take the college entrance examination this year, we must first pass the examination to be eligible. How do we sign up?"

When the others heard him ask this, they all looked up at Wang Jiankun.

According to the normal school progress, the school will register for them next year, so they don’t have to worry about it themselves. Now they have to take the college entrance examination a year in advance, and they have no idea how to register.

"I've already told the principal, he will arrange the registration. Five of the 15 people are from the same class as us, so you don't have to go by yourself. Someone from the Academic Affairs Office will come to you to fill in the information. The rest will be handled by the school. You just have to wait to take the exam."

"I see. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to sign up and would be delayed. I heard the news last month and wanted to ask you about it, but you never came back."

"Don't worry now. Since I asked you to attend in advance, I will definitely arrange it. But don't be careless during the exam. Don't forget to write your name or exam number. Don't make mistakes. Otherwise, you will have to wait until next year."

"Don't worry, we will take the exam as seriously as the college entrance exam. If you make those stupid mistakes, you can just jump into the Xingjiang River and commit suicide."

"The exam will be in late March, one month after the new year. I'm not too worried about your results, just do well."

"It's in late March. I asked around and found out that half of the candidates will be eliminated from the exam."

"Don't worry about your grades. It will be spring then, so it's easy to get sick or catch a cold. Please take care of your health."

"I know, Jiankun, are you still going to go out often this year?"

"Yeah, I'll be leaving in a few days, and then I'll be here to take my final exams at the end of this month."

"That's great, Jiankun. Isn't the south more developed?" Yu Zirun said with a bit of envy.

"Compared to the north, the economy in the south is developing faster, and of course the urban construction is relatively better, but as time goes by, the north will slowly catch up. After all, our capital is still in Beijing, so we will definitely adjust."

"Except for a few scenic spots in BJ that seem to have a strong sense of history, the rest feels pretty average. I heard it's very cold in winter and you can get frozen if you're not careful."

"It's not that exaggerated. It's true that you need to wear thick clothes when you go out, but it's warmer in the house than here. Usually there is heating, so you only need to wear a little bit in the house. Haven't you seen the dormitories and classrooms over there? Every dormitory has a heater. It's very comfortable to stay in the house after the heating is turned on, even more comfortable than here."

"Really? I'm most afraid of the cold. My hands and feet are always cold in winter. Fortunately, I didn't get frostbite this year. I'm afraid my body won't be able to withstand the colder weather." Zheng Qian said worriedly.
"As long as you don't wash with cold water often, you won't get frostbite again. We should be arranged to live in the new dormitory building next year. The conditions should be better, and hot water should be available in the washrooms on every floor."

Everyone ate and talked, imagining the college life next year while worrying about not being able to adapt to the life there.

While chatting, Wang Jiankun was also thinking about how to balance his schedule inside and outside school after going to school.

When he first started there, he had no connections and no prestige, so it was very difficult for him to gain some free time. The school management was very strict. There was roll call in class, and homework had to be handed in on time, and the homework score also accounted for a certain proportion of the final exam score.

Therefore, it will be difficult for Wang Jiankun to be as free as he is now, because he will only have free time during the winter and summer vacations.

Now it is relatively easy for him to return to China from abroad. He can use a high-altitude fast airship and parachute to come in smoothly. As long as he does not pass through those heavily guarded areas, he will not be discovered.

Going abroad is still a bit troublesome. You may need to get an identity in Japan. It is closer to Japan from BJ. After arriving in Japan, it will be much more convenient to fly to other parts of the world from there.

Wang Jiankun was thinking about his future while chatting with his classmates. The meal ended when it was almost dark.

After finishing the meal and cleaning up, Wang Jiankun returned to school with them. He and Lang Junjian went to the microcomputer training room and began to explain to the members who participated in the CAD development project.

Although these students who have undergone three months of intensive training have initially mastered basic programming, they still need good guidance to carry out project development. Although they know how to use those statements and functions, it is still quite difficult to realize a certain function in a concise and efficient way in actual operation.

When giving guidance, Wang Jiankun, with the help of Zhizi, provided the students with many examples, allowing them to practice a lot first and put the sentences they had mastered into use.

Fortunately, it is Chinese programming, and most of the sentences can be understood by everyone based on the Chinese meaning. Otherwise, if it is a programming tool copied from the United States, then training these people would have to first teach them to understand the meaning of these words in English.

Although the teaching progress was slow, Wang Jiankun asked Lang Junjian to be more patient. Many of these people would become his right-hand men in the future. Some larger software would require the cooperation of a large number of people and it would be impossible for him to do it alone.

On January 1, he gave two lectures to the second group of people participating in the microcomputer training, which served as an introduction to the field.

Then on January 1, he went to the sheltered dock in Poyang County, built four C-7-class transport ships, and then used automatic driving to drive one ship himself and tow the other three to Hukou Town, handing them over to Wang Yongjin who was already waiting there.

Then on January 1, he took a train from Raozhou to Hongdu, and then took a flight to Guangzhou.

At Guangzhou Airport, Wang Jiankun got into the car that his uncle had come to pick him up in.

"Jiankun, you haven't been here for a long time. Are you so tired of staying at your uncle's place that you don't want to come back?"

"Uncle, no, I have to help my uncle over there. He has a lot of work to do!"

"But I heard that they are going to build 155mm artillery. How come they are developing so fast?"

"Hey! This cannon is also a half-finished production line. It can only be produced at a low speed and relies on a lot of manual labor. Uncle, do you know all this?"

"Your uncle told me in secret. Don't worry, I won't spread it. He asked me to help him find a factory that processes shell casings and propellant. He told me after I asked him."

"So, uncle, have you found a factory to help with production?"

"Well, there is a factory in Guangxi that has been producing artillery shells for the southern front. Now the intensity has decreased, so there are no orders. I have a friend who is the deputy director of the factory there. When he heard that I had an order, he came to my door very quickly."

"So anxious? Aren't they a large military factory? This shouldn't be the case!" Wang Jiankun was a little confused. How could a deputy director of a factory that could produce large artillery shells be so willing to come out and process orders?

"Jiankun, state-owned enterprises are in a difficult situation right now, and military enterprises are in an even more difficult situation. Deng Xiaoping and the central leadership have determined that there will be no large-scale wars in the next 20 years, and the country has a large amount of arms in reserve, so now almost all military production is cutting production capacity.

Those with high technical content can still retain about 30% of the orders to ensure the continued operation of the factories. As for those military factories with low technical content and particularly large production capacity, their superiors have clearly asked them to find their own way out.

My friend's artillery shell manufacturing factory is of this type, with low technical content and huge domestic production capacity. Since the second half of last year, orders have been shrinking, and it is said that there will be no new orders after June this year.

So my friend was very anxious. Several leaders with connections were already preparing to be transferred to other places. He wanted to hold on for a while. When he heard that I was looking for him to ask about processing shells, he was so happy that he came to Guangshi from Guangxi to find me on the third day.

The uncle told Wang Jiankun about the current situation of the military factory that produced artillery shells, and said that a preliminary agreement had been reached.

The drawings and samples were taken away by people sent by the military factory a few days ago. They said that the first batch of samples would be manufactured and delivered in a week.

If there are no problems after inspection, the order will be placed with them.

Wang Jiankun doesn't have the energy to take care of the OEM matters, so he let his younger uncle take charge of it. Now he has just inquired about the situation from his eldest uncle, but has no intention of intervening.

I believe that with the experience of my elder and younger uncles, as well as their old connections in the country, it should not be difficult to resolve the OEM issue.

After all, the products outsourced to domestic OEMs are all routine things with average technical content and are not particularly sensitive.

Moreover, I heard from my uncle that more dangerous propellants such as nitrocellulose and some chemical products would be transported from Yunnan and Guizhou to the northern border of Myanmar, and handed over to the Southern Liberation Front at the port there.

The military industry system was very happy that they were willing to use precious foreign exchange to purchase products that they had more than enough of now, and said that they would produce them with guaranteed quality and quantity, and would help with transportation issues, so they just had to go to the port to receive them.

Wang Jiankun was very happy to hear this. With this, the artillery industry in northern Myanmar was complete.

By the time the sales personnel sent to Persia bring back orders, the strategy of developing industries such as steel and chemicals with the help of the artillery industry will have been largely successful.

It's quite far from the airport to where my uncle lives. Fortunately, the road here is relatively flat, and the Crown sedan runs very smoothly. This car is not often used by my uncle. It is temporarily borrowed from Xingyao Electronics. In order to keep a low profile, he currently only rides a motorcycle to and from get off work.

When they arrived at the villa where his uncle lived, Wang Jiankun went to see his little nephew first. Although they were of the same generation, his mother should have given him a meeting gift, so he didn't need it. However, he still took out a pure gold safety lock and asked his little cousin to put it on.

"Jiankun, I'm sorry to have cost you money. You're still in school, so you don't have to pay." Aunt Ye Wenqian said politely.

"You're welcome, Auntie. I'll give you a safety lock. I wish my little brother a safe and smooth life."

"Thank you, Jiankun. You must be tired from the journey. Let me hold the child." As he said that, he took the little nephew from Wang Jiankun's arms.

Wang Jiankun obviously had no experience in holding children. It was only a few minutes from the time he entered the door and carried him to the time he finished talking, but he already felt his arms sore. On the one hand, his posture was wrong and his muscles were tense, and on the other hand, his little cousin was too small and soft, and he was afraid of hurting him.

"Aunt, where's my mom?"

"Helping to cook dinner in the kitchen. Knowing you were coming today, I asked her to help make something delicious for you."

Wang Jiankun then went to the kitchen and saw his mother and his uncle's mother-in-law cooking.

"Mom, I'm here, what delicious food are you cooking?"

"We have your favorite braised pork, steamed swimming crab, and grouper. Are you tired from the journey?"

"Fortunately, I took a plane, which is much faster than the train, so I didn't feel tired."

"Okay then, go to the living room and see your little cousin first. Dinner will be served later."

In the living room, Wang Jiankun teased his little cousin for a while, but the boy, who was less than a month old, fell asleep soon and was carried back to the room by his aunt.

"Uncle, you should be very happy now that you have a son!"

"Of course, having a son as the first child saves a lot of trouble. Civil servants are not allowed to have multiple children now, and they have to wait many years before having any."

"Ah? I see. When did this happen?"

"It started two years ago. It wasn't that strict at first, but now it's getting stricter."

"Well, I don't understand why you do this. Uncle, your job isn't really considered a public official, right?"

"They are state-owned enterprises, and their employees are also subject to this regulation. Some state-owned enterprises now have too many employees."

"Then it's up to you, uncle. If you want to have more children, you can do it while you're in good health these few years. Since your public office is not easy to do, you can come out and help manage Xingyao Electronics. This company is about to take off."

"I will seriously consider it, Jiankun. Is Xingyao Electronics really going to start manufacturing color TVs?"

"Yes, uncle. I will give Xingyao Electronics the greatest support in the first half of the next few years. Producing color TVs is only the first step. The next step is to produce personal computers."

"Isn't this a huge leap? Last year we only produced small electronic watches and electronic game consoles, but now we are producing large color TVs and high-tech computers."

"Uncle, the technology of color TV is not that difficult. It mainly involves color picture tubes and circuit boards. The principle of the picture tube is not complicated. Some of the corresponding technical patents have been authorized and information has been obtained through overseas companies. The circuit board is not difficult for Xingyao Electronics. The main control chip can be produced by itself, and other components can be imported. Some of them can use products from several domestic electronics factories with better quality. It is no problem to assemble a color TV."

Before dinner, Wang Jiankun gave his uncle a brief explanation of some of the technology involved in color television. His uncle understood part of it, and he also remembered the parts he didn't understand.

With the continuous development of the domestic economy, television has become a product that every household wants.

However, there are already dozens of production lines for black-and-white televisions in China, most of which are second-hand equipment from Japan, Europe and the United States introduced by my uncle. Thanks to my uncle's help, domestic purchases of these equipment are no longer ripped off, and the technology has also been obtained. Currently, these production lines have been put into production one after another, so the popularity of black-and-white televisions in China is getting faster and faster.

However, color TV technology has not yet spread. European, American and Japanese manufacturers are still waiting for the domestic market to open up and then sell their excess products to the domestic market. Therefore, the price of color TVs is still very expensive. A 16-inch color TV costs about 3 yuan, and a TV ticket is required. The larger 19-inch TV is only sold in large department stores in big cities, and costs about 5 yuan.

Such huge profits also gave rise to smuggling along the coast. According to some information provided by my uncle, color TVs accounted for almost 2% of the smuggled goods seized at sea.

Wang Jiankun plans to have Xingyao Electronics complete a production line with a daily output of 5 color TV sets in the first half of the year, and then focus on the production of related chips, circuit boards, and color picture tubes. He will provide technical authorization and a full set of production lines, and cooperate with some domestic military factories that are undergoing military-to-civilian conversion.

He intends to strengthen his ties with the military industry in this way and lay a solid foundation for future cooperation.

(End of this chapter)