Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Hu Zhenhua thought for a moment and then said,

"In fact, the government doesn't need to invest too much resources, for example, 10% of fiscal revenue, so that it won't affect heavy industry."

Kaspersky shook his head slightly.

"Mr. Hu, have you ever heard of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance?"

“I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know much.”

"CMEA operates on the principle of 'international division of labor,' emphasizing that each member country specializes in production and collaborates based on its own resources, technology, and other advantages. This model is the most efficient. The light industrial products we need can be provided by Central European member states!"

Hu Zhenhua was extremely shocked. Big Brother was doing a small version of globalization, which showed his confidence in his own strength.

The risk of doing so is that once a member country withdraws, certain areas of CMEA will immediately become weak.

Old Hu swallowed his saliva and smiled.

"You always come up with great ideas. If CMEA operates well, productivity will be unprecedentedly improved!"

There is one thing that Lao Hu didn't say: Once the CMEA is dissolved, member countries will instantly fall into crisis due to the lack of a complete industrial chain.

The worst hit was North Korea. Before the dissolution of CMEA, they could obtain cheap mineral resources from Russia, process them into high-value-added industrial products, and sell them, earning large amounts of foreign exchange. Then, they could import large quantities of food from Russia, leading to a comfortable life. After CMEA's dissolution, North Korea's good times came to an abrupt end. Without access to foreign exchange, they could no longer purchase food from abroad, and their own food supply was in short supply. Natural disasters also hit, and over a ten-year period, over five million people starved to death, a period known as the March of Suffering.

Seeing that even the big capitalist Lao Hu admired his company, Kaspersky was in a good mood and introduced the CMEA in more detail.

Objectively speaking, CMEA's division of labor has improved production efficiency, optimized resource allocation, and boosted the national economies of its member countries. However, in practice, the polar bears have dominated CMEA's division of labor, securing key, high-tech heavy industrial projects while assigning less important industrial projects or supporting production tasks to other member countries.

Who doesn't want to eat the fattiest meat? As a result, light industry suffers.

Due to its low added value, light industry as a whole has not received enough attention and reasonable division of labor arrangements in the CMEA economic system, and the development of light industry in some member countries has been restricted to a certain extent.

After visiting the daily chemical companies, Kaspersky proposed to visit the steel plant, but Lao Hu flatly refused on the grounds that he had signed a confidentiality agreement with the US side.

The two parties have just met and are not close enough to be honest with each other.

Kaspersky also proposed to visit the tunnel boring machine, and this news was specifically leaked by Brunei.

If you want to fish, you naturally have to bait.

Polar bears are very wise. They will try every possible means to import anything that is not available in their own country. Shield tunneling machines are one of the few products that TA can offer.

Hu Zhenhua was "unwilling" to let others see his most precious treasure, but after being persuaded by Brunei and Jiang Zhen, he reluctantly agreed.

Kaspersky was taken to a deep underground passage, which was like a huge mouth that wanted to swallow everything that entered.

Kaspersky stopped at the entrance, stroking the high-grade concrete wall, and turned back to ask,

"Is your shield machine more than five meters in diameter?"

"5.8 meters!"

Kaspersky was shocked. He didn't expect to find such advanced machinery in a country with such backward technology.

Polar bears are repairing a large number of underground facilities and they really need this kind of tunnel-digging machinery!

After a brief moment of distraction, Kaspersky asked,

"I heard this machine can mine granite. Is that true?"

"Yes!"

Hu Zhenhua spoke briefly and to the point, obviously not wanting to talk more.

Kaspersky identified the direction and thought they were digging a tunnel across the river. To verify his idea, he asked directly,

"Are you going to connect to Su Province through this tunnel?"

Hu Zhenhua did not give a perfunctory answer this time and explained a few more words.

"Our shield machine technology is not mature. In order to continuously improve, engineers decided to discover deficiencies in practice, so they simply excavated in Jiangsu Province. Perhaps by the time the tunnel is completed, the shield machine technology will be mature!"

Kaspersky nodded slightly. Doing this would kill two birds with one stone!

He understood engineering, and in order to verify the strength of the tunnel wall, the diplomat actually picked up an iron hammer and smashed it against the wall!

Concrete technology in this era was still in its early stages, and people were mainly concerned with improving the basic properties of ordinary concrete, such as strength and durability.

The tunnel uses high-grade concrete. If we have to compare it with later grades, it is probably equivalent to between C30 and C40.

After smashing for a few minutes, Kaspersky finally opened a small hole in the wall. After careful observation, he pointed at the steel fibers inside and asked,

"What is this?"

Hu Zhenhua was silent for a moment and replied,

"This is steel fiber. The harder the concrete, the weaker its toughness. Adding steel fiber can improve this shortcoming!"

"is it?"

Kaspersky observed for a while and asked again,

“I wonder what the main component of steel fiber is?”

Hu Zhenhua shook his head slightly and replied,

"I am not sure as well!"

Kaspersky calmly glanced at his entourage, asking him to find a way to get a sample for testing.

Concrete is very important when building underground fortifications!

The crowd continued to move forward. The further they went inside, the worse the air quality became. Even with ventilation equipment, they could still smell a strange odor.

There is a truck transporting garbage every few minutes. The tunnel is more than five meters in diameter, which is large enough for two trucks to drive in opposite directions.

About half an hour later, Kaspersky saw the target of this trip, but to his anger, the other party did not allow him to get close!

Even though Brunei and Jiang Zhen pleaded for mercy, Lao Hu still refused to give in and only emphasized that it was dangerous inside and might collapse!

What you can’t get is the best!

Only when you can’t get it will your heart be restless!

Kaspersky had no choice. This guy was a tough guy. He just stood there far away and watched for more than two hours.

You know what, this guy really figured out something. In more than two hours, the shield machine advanced more than 20 meters.

If you run day and night, you can walk more than 200 meters a day, which is quite fast.

Furthermore, the shield machine performs multiple tasks simultaneously: the front section excavates and reinforces the top and sides with prefabricated cement slabs; the middle section lays steel bars and pours high-grade concrete; and the rear section transports slag and reinforcement materials.

Hu Zhenhua repeatedly tried to persuade everyone to leave, citing polluted air, but was rejected each time.

Kaspersky seemed determined to fight to the death. After another half an hour, he suddenly asked,

"Mr. Hu, your technology is quite advanced. The machine has hardly stopped for nearly three hours."

"Perhaps your arrival has brought good luck to the machine!"

After hearing this, Kaspersky laughed and said,

"Good luck is mutual. Perhaps our cooperation can be more in-depth."

Hu Zhenhua seemed not to understand his hint and jokingly said,

"Your country's strength in heavy industry is obvious to all. I believe this small machine is nothing to you!"

Kaspersky smiled awkwardly and looked forward again.

If they knew the principles of the shield machine, the polar bears would certainly be able to develop it. The problem is that they have limited knowledge of the structure, and it would take them forever to develop it, relying on little by little trial and error.

Polar bears can't wait!

Kaspersky stared at the dump trucks coming in and out for a long time, then suddenly asked,

"Can this thing really cut granite?"

Seeing is believing, hearing is not!

Kaspersky still had some doubts, fearing that he would be cheated. The price of such a big device would probably be sky-high.

Hu Zhenhua didn't want to prove anything at all, and responded calmly,

"Let's just assume it's not possible!"

Seeing that his probing had no effect, Kaspersky asked directly,

"Mr. Hu, I want to buy one. You name the price!"

This guy is very wise. He knows that his only bargaining chip is money, so he simply uses the most violent method: throwing money at him!

Hu Zhenhua just laughed.

"Mr. Kaspersky, this driver is being overly sensitive! Besides, Rome wasn't built in a day. Let's first conclude our previous cooperation. Perhaps TA can perfect their shield machine technology during this time. What do you think?"

Kaspersky is also a decisive person. He has vaguely guessed Hu Zhenhua's idea: to use a shield machine to lift the polar bear and urge his side to complete the cooperation project first.

"Mr. Hu, as you wish!"

Just by buying this piece of rubber, Polar Bear will not lose out!

"Gentlemen, let's leave first."

This time, Kaspersky did not refuse and left with a smile.

Capitalists are sometimes quite endearing. They are incredibly innocent, pursuing nothing but profit! With a 10% profit, they're guaranteed to be used everywhere; with a 20% profit, they become active; with a 50% profit, they take risks; for a 100% profit, they dare to trample on all human laws; with a 300% profit, they dare to commit any crime, even risking their own death.

Hu Zhenhua, you will not be an exception!