Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

Lockheed Martin is the largest arms dealer in the United States and of course the largest arms company in the world.

Almost all of the main models of the US Air Force, such as F16 fighter jets, F22 fighter jets, F35 fighter jets, and C130 transport aircraft, are manufactured by this company.

In the field of missiles, the Trident missiles equipped on U.S. submarines are also developed and produced by this company.

As a company that produces the most cutting-edge fighter jets, Lockheed Martin's aerodynamic research is of course world-class. They have the world's top wind tunnel laboratory and can also build the world's top wind tunnel. laboratory.

In the era of advanced information in later generations, many Chinese people knew what Lockheed Martin did. However, in the late 1990s, how could ordinary Chinese people know this information?

Ever since, the unlucky Director Wu from the Coal Import and Export Company's office in the United States, when he learned that Lockheed Martin could produce axial flow compressors, he excitedly came to contact him.

The axial flow compressor is the core equipment for building wind tunnels. Wind tunnels can be used to develop aircraft and missiles, and Lockheed Martin is a military industry company.

a Chinese. Going to the US military industrial enterprises and clamoring to buy fighter jets and missile research and development equipment is similar to giving people away.

So Lockheed Martin quietly agreed and reported it to the CIA.

As a result, the CIA came directly to inspect the Coal Import and Export Company's office in the United States. Director Wu was also called in for interrogation.

Cao Siyuan never expected such a result. He was just a coal seller, so how could he be related to aircraft and missiles?

After this incident, Cao Siyuan finally understood why Guodian Company was willing to spend 400 million to replace such an axial flow compressor.

Concentrated Coal Industry Group and Coal Import and Export Corporation have always had cooperation projects, and the leaders of the two companies often meet. When they get together, it is inevitable to organize a dinner party to connect with each other.

At the dinner, Cao Siyuan and Wang Yuequn talked about the axial flow compressor again.

"This axial flow compressor is really not available in China. I asked all the machinery manufacturing companies, but no one can make this thing. It seems that you can only buy it from abroad. Something.”

Wang Yuequn said, glaring at Cao Siyuan intentionally or unintentionally, as if to say that importing equipment from foreign countries is your specialty.

"Hey, don't mention this axial flow compressor. I get angry when I mention this thing!" Cao Siyuan said with a long sigh, and the Moutai in the cup became bitter.

Wang Yuequn immediately showed his true nature as the best bad friend. The more angry you feel, the more I want to mention it. He immediately put on the look of a curious baby and asked, "What is going on?"

Cao Siyuan explained; "We are planning to import an axial flow compressor from abroad and find a company in the United States that can produce such a machine. Guess what, it is an arms company! Specializing in the production of fighter jets and missiles !

As a result, our people were regarded as arms smugglers and were arrested by the CIA. The entire office in the United States was also searched from top to bottom. You think it is unjust for us, a coal seller, to get into such trouble. Unjustly accused! "

"It's quite unjust." Wang Yuequn said while suppressing a bad smile.

Cao Siyuan continued, "I finally understand why Guodian would rather have an axial flow compressor than Yankuang's 2.4 billion. This thing can't be bought in China even if you have money. Even if you have money abroad, you won’t be allowed to buy it!”

"I also sent someone to inquire. Guodian Corporation plans to build a wind tunnel laboratory for the research and development of wind power equipment. Wind power is a project that the country attaches great importance to. It is related to the country's energy security and future energy layout, so Guodian Corporation We must have this axial flow compressor," Wang Yuequn said.

Cao Siyuan nodded as if he suddenly understood: "Then all this makes sense. When it comes to the national strategic level, Guodian Corporation will naturally have to spend all the money to complete it. Maybe for them, spending four billion, it is very cost-effective to complete the research and development of wind power projects as soon as possible!”

"I also heard some news." Wang Yuequn smiled, and then continued; "Someone reported to the relevant departments that during the bidding process of Taifeng and Taisheng mines, there were obviously many higher bids to choose from. In the end, Dongshan Mining, which quoted a price of 2 billion, won the bid. There was fraud and the sale of state-owned assets at a low price!"

"Who reported it?" Cao Siyuan asked.

Wang Yuequn shook his head: "I don't know. There are so many companies participating in winning the bid this time, and not just one or two companies have quoted more than 2 billion. There are always people who are jealous and deliberately cause harm!"

The entire National Electric Power Company is busy, preparing for the leader's inspection.

"Mr. Zhu, the green belt on the roadside has been trimmed, the fence of the green belt has been specially painted, and the sign you mentioned prohibiting picking flowers has also been erected."

"Mr. Zhu, all the doors and windows have been inspected. The damaged ones have been replaced with new ones, and the loose ones have been repaired. They have also been lubricated. The doors will no longer creak when opening and closing."

"Mr. Zhu, the third round of cleaning has been completed. I will personally take people to go around each department and check every corner to make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Mr. Zhu, the bathroom next to the conference room on the second floor has been specially cleaned to make sure there is no odor, and a new mirror has been installed. I have already informed you that this bathroom should not be used for the time being!"

After a series of phone calls, I reported the work progress to Zhu Hongxiang. Zhu Hongxiang also kept calling to arrange various matters. It can be said that the first and the second are very busy!

The phone rang again, and Zhu Hongxiang mechanically picked up the receiver: "Hello, I'm Zhu Hongxiang."

"Mr. Zhu, I am Liu Weihe from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission." The other party said.

"It's Director Liu!" Zhu Hongxiang had a lot of things on his hands. He didn't have the intention to chat with Liu Weihe, so he asked directly: "What instructions does Director Liu have?"

"When did Zhu Hongxiang become so fast-talking?" Liu Weihe thought to himself.

Then he said, "Did your company recently sell two coal mines, one called Taifeng Mine and one called Taisheng Mine?"

"Director Liu, you are asking questions knowingly! According to the relevant arrangements of the country, our company is advancing reforms, reorganizing part of the business, and selling part of the assets, including Taifeng and Taisheng mines. I also reported to you at the beginning. It was approved there," Zhu Hongxiang said.

"I just want to confirm whether the two mines have been sold." Liu Weihe then asked.

"It was sold through an open bidding process, and social enterprises were allowed to participate," Zhu Hongxiang replied.

Liu Weihe continued: "But we received reports that during this bidding process, there was fraud and the sale of state-owned assets at a low price!"

"There is absolutely no such situation! According to the evaluation at that time, the Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine could be sold for about 1.8 billion. We sold it for 2 billion, which is 200 million more than expected. How can this be regarded as selling state-owned assets at a low price? Here!" Zhu Hongxiang explained.

"But the informant said that there are many bidding companies with bids higher than 2 billion. Is this true?" Liu Weihe asked.

"There are companies that bid more than 2 billion, but when we choose the winning company, in addition to money, we will also consider other additional conditions. The company that won the bid this time is because the additional conditions given are more in line with ours. The company’s future strategic development is why we won the bid,” Zhu Hongxiang replied.

"So that's it!" Although Liu Weihe said so, he secretly said in his heart: Corrupt elements always have an excuse!

"Then I wonder what additional conditions the winning bidder provided?" Liu Weihe asked jointly.

"They provided an axial flow compressor." Zhu Hongxiang did not hide it.

"Is this kind of machine expensive?" Liu Weihe then asked.

"It's a bit expensive. The main reason is that our country can't make it, so we have to import it from abroad. Moreover, it's not easy to buy this kind of machine abroad. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it!"

"I believe you, you idiot! You bully me because you don't know how to do it, don't you? Electrical equipment is not an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb, so it can't be bought!" Liu Weihe thought to himself.

Liu Weihe regarded the axial flow compressor as electrical equipment. After all, Guodian Company was engaged in electricity, and what it wanted to import must be electrical equipment.

As for power equipment, it is unregulated throughout the world. Even the most advanced ultra-high voltage transmission technology at the time could be purchased as long as you paid enough money.

Therefore, Zhu Hongxiang's explanation obviously did not satisfy Liu Weihe, so he said, "Mr. Zhu, of course I believe you, but we still have to go and conduct an on-site investigation. What do you think tomorrow morning?"

"Tomorrow morning? That won't work!" Zhu Hongxiang replied without hesitation.

"Tomorrow is neither a holiday nor a weekend, so why can't it work!" Liu Weihe asked immediately.

"Our company has important events tomorrow. Otherwise, we should wait until the day after tomorrow!" Zhu Hongxiang said.

"What important event?" Liu Weihe asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Well, it's not convenient for me to reveal this. Anyway, I really can't do it tomorrow."

Zhu Hongxiang did not dare to tell Liu Weihe that the leader would come to inspect the work tomorrow.

After all, this kind of thing must be kept secret until it is published in the newspaper. Even if there is no way to keep it completely confidential, it must be kept confidential within a certain range. So don’t reveal it to anyone else.

In Liu Weihe's view, he is also a superior department after all. If he wants to investigate corruption, the other party should attach great importance to it. How can he just find an excuse to shirk it?

What's more, this kind of shirk is likely to buy time and destroy evidence!

Thinking of this, Liu Weihe has already decided that he must go to Guodian Company tomorrow to find out everything about him! No corrupt element can be spared!

But on the surface, Liu Weihe remained calm and said, "Well, since you have activities tomorrow, I will go there the day after tomorrow."

"Thank you very much, Director Liu!" Zhu Hongxiang thanked him and hung up the phone without saying any more greetings. After all, he is busy preparing for the reception now, so how can he have the time to chat with Liu Weihe!

After putting down the phone, Liu Weihe smiled coldly: "Haha, there is an important event? Isn't it convenient to disclose it? I will make a surprise attack tomorrow, and we will see how you can tell the lies!"

Liu Weihe's car reached the intersection and stopped slowly.

"Director Liu, the road ahead is blocked. Is there a traffic accident?" the driver said.

Liu Weihe looked up and saw several traffic police comrades on duty.

"Is this really a big event? Why are the roads closed!" Liu Weihe frowned and then said, "Just drive over."

The car drove directly over. The comrade on duty looked at the license plate, then looked at the pass sandwiched in the car glass, and then let him pass directly.

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is directly under the State Council. Naturally, all vehicles carry high-level passes, and there is no problem in entering and exiting various ministries and commissions.

Except for a few patrol cars and UVs parked on the roadside, there were no other vehicles on the road. Liu Weihe's car quickly approached the Guodian Company, and when it reached the door, he was stopped again.

A man in a suit came over and looked at the license plate and the pass under the car glass. However, he did not let me go. Instead, he walked to the car window and said, "Comrade, please show me your ID."

"What's going on? Can't we enter this gate with our pass?" Liu Weihe frowned slightly, but still handed over his work permit.

The other party looked at the photo on the work ID, then at Liu Weihe, and after confirming that it was him, he took out a walkie-talkie and said: "Report, a car came to the door, and the other party's ID said "State-owned Assets" Commissioned by Liu Weihe.”

"Liu Weihe? The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has such a comrade. Probably the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission heard the news about the leader's inspection and sent someone over to take a look. Let him come in!" said the man on the intercom.

The other party returned the ID to Liu Weihe and then said: "Go in and go up to the second floor. There is a big conference room and everyone is there."

"Big conference room? It seems like there is really an event going on!" Liu Weihe nodded silently.

As the car drove into the courtyard, Liu Weihe looked around subconsciously and found many men in suits looking around warily.

"This event is quite impressive." Liu Weihe thought this was part of the event.

After getting off the car, he walked into the office building. When he arrived at the door, his ID was checked again before he was released. At this time, no matter how stupid Liu Weihe was, he felt that something was wrong.

Someone took Liu Weihe up to the second floor and to the front of the conference room. At this time, Liu Weihe finally saw a familiar face.

"Isn't this person Director Du from the leadership office? Why is he here?" Liu Weihe suddenly felt uneasy.

Director Du also saw Liu Weihe, and he immediately said: "Director Liu, you are here. Everyone is inside, hurry in!"

Liu Weihe walked into the conference room with a confused look on his face. When he saw the man sitting in the middle, he was so frightened that his legs weakened.

"What's going on! Aren't you talking about holding activities? Why is it that the leader is here to inspect the work! Shouldn't I be here?"

Liu Weihe came to carry out a surprise attack, but when he arrived at the place, he discovered that he had been attacked suddenly.

At this time, Chief Engineer Xia Xuehai was reporting on his work. He kept praising the wind tunnel laboratory.

There is nothing that can be done about this. The actual scientific research progress of wind power projects is really nothing to brag about, so we can only paint the pie. Fortunately, such a wind tunnel laboratory has been built, which can handle any size of cake.

Next to them, Secretary Wang, Zhu Hongxiang and others had smiles on their faces, but they were panicking inside. Without this wind tunnel laboratory, they would have nothing to report on their work highlights.

The leader listened, nodded, and asked a few questions from time to time. Although he did not express his position, it could still be seen that he was very satisfied with Guodian's R\u0026D investment.

Just listen to Xia Xuehaihui's report: "The driving core of the wind tunnel laboratory is a machine called an axial flow compressor. We also went through a lot of trouble to get one, and it is still old, but the performance is still very good. Don’t delay using it.”

The leader nodded: "It is understandable that it is not easy to obtain such controlled high-end mechanical equipment, no matter whether it is new or old. Thank you for your hard work."

Saying "Thank you for your hard work" is the greatest affirmation of your work! When everyone heard these three words, they couldn't help but smile with joy.

In the corner, Liu Weihe also heard this conversation.

"Axial flow compressor? Isn't it the kind of machine Zhu Hongxiang talked about on the phone? Is it really a machine that can't be bought with money?"

The leader has already expressed his affirmation of this axial flow compressor, so what else needs to be investigated?

"That turtle grandson who came to report was deliberately trying to harm me! You'll have something to eat when I get back!" Liu Weihe's hometown dialect came to mind again.

No pop-ups, timely updates!