Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

When Qin Chuan came out, there were no bedding or anything else left, only a clip containing various documents and a temporary license plate.

"Uncle Wang, we're leaving now!" Qin Chuan got into the driver's seat.

"Okay, be careful on your journey!"

Qin Chuan turned the key, and the engine emitted a dull sound. A six-cylinder engine is truly something else!

The Audi 100 assembled by FAW in China mainly uses a four-cylinder engine.

This imported Audi 100 is equipped with a 2.6-liter V6 engine. Although it only has a maximum horsepower of 150, the exhaust sound of this engine is really nice.

The gear lever is automatic; just put it in D and step on the gas!

The car started smoothly, so smoothly that you couldn't even feel it moving.

This is also why many leaders like it; if the car windows are closed, they can't hear any outside noise.

Enjoying it, truly enjoying it!

"Brother Chuan, where's the crank? I can't find it."

Li Jianshe, sitting in the passenger seat, stared blankly at the door panel.

"Electric windows, just press the button."

As Qin Chuan spoke, he pressed the control button on the driver's side, and the car window slowly rolled down.

High-class, truly high-class!

Watching the Audi 100 drive away, Li Gang smiled and said, "Old Wang, want to go out for a bite to eat?"

"No, I'm on the night shift, I can't leave, and I can't drink alcohol."

"Okay, then see you later."

Li Gang's trip to Tianjin was definitely not just to see Qin Chuan off; he had other official business to attend to, and he had to go about his own affairs.

The night breeze blew in through the window, and I felt refreshed all over.

Holding the four-spoke steering wheel, looking at the road illuminated by the bright headlights, and listening to Shan Tianfang's storytelling on the radio, Qin Chuan didn't feel sleepy at all.

When I get back, I'll buy a few cassette tapes. Rock was the most popular genre in the 90s. When was the song "Nothing to My Name" released?

Well, I can't sing. I'm not penniless. I already own a steel factory with tens of millions in profits!

Li Jianshe, in the passenger seat, was also very excited. Touching the walnut wood interior trim, he clicked his tongue in admiration: "This Audi is a level above Volkswagen! No wonder so many leaders like to ride in Audis!"

In this era, Audi definitely had more prestige than Mercedes-Benz and BMW, because it was considered an "official car."

"By the way, Brother Chuan, we only have 100,000 yuan left. Is that a bit too little to buy a hydraulic press?"

A 500-ton hydraulic press, a brand new product from a major manufacturer, costs over a million yuan, and even a second-hand one would cost 500,000 yuan.

Qin Chuan got 500,000 yuan from the factory, but spent 400,000 yuan on an Audi 100, leaving him with only 100,000 yuan, which he left on the windshield.

Thank goodness it was nighttime; if it were daytime...

"There are quite a few, but it's not a 5,000-ton or 50,000-ton hydraulic press. This 500-ton hydraulic press is only worth the price of scrap iron."

Buying a hydraulic press at scrap metal prices?

Li Jianshe looked at Qin Chuan curiously: "Why would they sell us scrap metal at that price?"

Qin Chuan patted the steering wheel, which happened to be the horn, and beeped: "With this car of ours!"

The car left Tianjin, passed through Cangzhou, returned to Shandong Province, and then began to travel through the mountain roads.

Looking at the undulating mountains around them, Li Jianshe asked with some concern, "Brother Chuan, do you know the way?"

On the way there, Li Jianshe was in Li Gang's car. The driver was very experienced and often drove to Tianjin. On the way back, Qin Chuan drove. It was nighttime, and they were driving on mountain roads. After a few turns, Li Jianshe lost his bearings.

"of course."

"That's good. Where are we going now?"

“Mengyin”.

Mengyin?

“I remember when I was at home, I would occasionally hear my dad say that there was a factory in a remote mountain valley where life was very hard… In such a desolate place, even if there was a factory, it would probably be a small workshop. How could it have a hydraulic press?”

"Don't underestimate them. That's not a workshop; it used to be a military factory!"

"What?" Li Jianshe was shocked.

In the 1960s, due to the country's war preparedness needs, several lines were drawn across the territory, hence the terms First Line, Second Line, and Third Line.

Good people and good horses go to the third-tier cities!

At the nation's command, countless personnel and equipment were transferred into the mountain valleys, commencing the vigorous Third Front construction.

At the same time, there are many mountainous areas in the first and second-tier cities, which are relatively hidden. Many factories have been built in these mountainous areas, which are called small third-tier bases.

The small-scale Third Front bases in Dongshan Province were distributed in Yimeng, Tailai and other places. In Mengyin, which stretches for more than 100 miles, there are six large and small arsenals.

Dongfeng Machinery Factory, located in Liufeng Mountain, is one of them.

Initially, they mainly produced 82mm mortar shells, but later they were able to produce all kinds of shells.

A few years ago, when there was an emergency in the south, 152mm shells were produced in an emergency.

At its peak, Dongfeng Machinery Plant had 3,000 employees, and with their families, the number exceeded 10,000. It also had a kindergarten, a primary school, shops, and a hospital!

However, all of that is in the past. The era of the Third Front has ended, and the workers with connections in the factory have all found ways to be transferred away.

By the late 1980s, the factory was almost abandoned and was subsequently handed over to the local government.

The local government demanded: We can give it to you, but you have to leave the equipment behind!

Since they were all second-hand machines anyway, the factory kept the equipment along with it.

Then, someone contracted out the factory and started machining.

However, as it turns out, not everyone can take the plunge into the business world.

After the factory was contracted out, it manufactured many products, including coal-fired stoves, tractor-mounted plows, and wheelbarrows... but none of them were successful.

After all, the factory is located in a mountain valley, where transportation is inconvenient, and everything is more expensive than outside.

......

As dawn broke, the factory's old, worn-out 212 finally returned.

"Old Guo, have you found out?"

"I've found out!"

Guo Qing said excitedly, "A small steel mill in a county in our Dongshan Province had a huge backlog of steel pipes and was on the verge of bankruptcy!"

"Unexpectedly, they actually transformed the steel pipes into rockets and successfully sold them! Moreover, they sold them for a high price!"

"Really? Did the buyer find out the details?"

"The buyer's name is Amar. He also purchased a large quantity of fertilizer from a nearby county. As for what he intends to do with it... we can't say for sure, but this is definitely not a one-off deal; it's sure to be a long-term commitment!"

"Really? That's great! What are we waiting for? Let's switch to producing this product too!"

Factory manager Yang Zhanfu said excitedly, "When Amar comes next time, bring him to our factory. Our price will only be half of what Laiyang offered!"

"If we could get the same number of orders, our factory would be set for life! With the money, we could move the factory out of this remote mountain village, where everything is so inconvenient."

"Yes, that's what I think too."

Guo Qing said, "However, our factory has no working capital left. I went to the banks in the city, but they couldn't help me either!"

"Yes, money is a real problem. Even a hero can be brought down by a penny!"

"Should we sell some of the old, outdated equipment in the factory? We haven't been producing artillery shells for a long time anyway..."

"Hey, a car's coming, four rings on the hood... an Audi! Could it be a city leader? Or a provincial one?"