Facing this question raised by Mr. Jiang, it wasn't that Zhou Yang didn't know how to answer, but he didn't dare to answer.
Having come from that era, he is very aware of the above-mentioned attitude. This can be seen from the subsequent wholesale discontinuation of major research projects.
The leaders above have reached an agreement on the general direction, which is to develop the economy first, improve the living standards of the people first, and then talk about other things later.
It cannot be said that the leaders are short-sighted, it can only be said that they consider issues from different angles.
Looking at the history of our country for thousands of years, we will find that the people are the key to the stability of the past dynasties.
If the people are stable, the foundation of the country will not be shaken. Otherwise, the country will be in turmoil.
The current domestic situation is that economic development is lagging behind and people's lives are difficult. In many places, people have worked hard for a year and can't even feed their stomachs.
If this continues for a long time, there will be big problems. Compared with the development of science and technology and the research and development of new equipment, comforting the people is the most important thing.
Under such a general premise, everything must be put aside!
If Zhou Yang raised objections, he would be going against his superiors, and the consequences would be serious.
Therefore, he can only remain silent at this time!
Mr. Jiang obviously saw his concerns and said directly: "There are only two of us here now, so don't you have any worries. I just want to hear your views on this matter. You can't get out of this house." But pretend you haven’t said anything!”
Zhou Yangku smiled and shook his head, and then said: "Once something is spoken, it cannot be treated as unsaid!"
"You kid can't even trust me?"
"It's not that I can't believe you, but I can't convince myself!"
Then Zhou Yang said again: "The reason why I insisted on doing research in the mountain nook of Babao Liang was not just to protect my wife and children, nor was it because I was greedy for my wife and children's hot bed, but because I didn't want to get involved in these messy things."
"I can see that you want to be a pure scientific researcher, but now the situation has changed, and the ministry is a little unsure. If you have any good ideas or suggestions, it would be better to share them!" Mr. Jiang sighed and said.
He didn't insist on Zhou Yang expressing his opinion, but he knew how flexible the young man in front of him was.
Every time he talked with Zhou Yang, he could hear some different opinions, which inspired him a lot.
Zhou Yang was silent for a moment, and then asked: "What do the comrades in the ministry think about this matter? Are the differences of opinion big?"
"Can it not be too big? A large number of comrades believe that soldiers should obey orders. If the superiors ask us to cut funds, then just cut them. However, some comrades are based on reality and feel that this is nonsense. Once the project is stopped, they want to restart it. But it’s difficult!”
Then Mr. Jiang said again: "Because there are great differences among comrades, no one can convince anyone. It has now seriously affected the next decisions and actions of the department!"
In fact, the situation is far more serious than what he said. Although the above said that some funds were forced to be cut off by order, a considerable number of backbones with scientific research backgrounds had strong opinions on this.
Comrades from lower research institutes and paramilitary research units also came to join in the fun. Because of lack of funds, they would go to the capital every now and then to ask for money from the ministry.
Some of the people in charge simply stayed in the ministry, pretending that they would not go back unless they received funds. This caused headaches for the leaders of the equipment department.
Zhou Yang nodded and said, "It's normal to have disagreements. After all, the strategy of "building is worse than buying, and buying is worse than renting" is not suitable for us. If we really believe this, we will definitely regret it in the future!"
"It seems that you also think that the policy of making is worse than buying is not good!" Jiang Lao said.
When Zhou Yang asked for help, he said: "It is better to buy than to build and to rent than to buy. There is no problem in itself. It is very effective for many countries and regions in the world. It is a very practical policy for strengthening a country. It is a pity that such a policy cannot It just suits us!”
"Oh, why isn't it for us?"
"Because we're too big!"
"big?"
"Yes, if this policy is applied to countries such as Nanhou, Nanbang, and Filipinos, it will definitely be a good strategy for powerful countries, because these countries have bigger butts, have little demand for themselves, and are not likely to attract hostile blockades from sellers. Instead of Spending a lot of money on research and development is worse than just buying something off-the-shelf."
Then Zhou Yang continued: "For example, countries like Singapore and Sri Lanka are smaller and have a pitifully small population. Countries like them have even smaller needs for warships, tanks, and fighter jets, and even only have temporary needs. , then there’s no need to buy it, it’s more cost-effective to rent someone else’s property directly.”
"But we are different. We have 9.6 million square kilometers of land and 18,400 kilometers of coastline. Our demand is not comparable to that of small countries. Whether it is buying or renting, it is extremely uneconomical for us. , and there are many hidden dangers!”
"Keep talking!" Mr. Jiang said in a deep voice.
Zhou Yang nodded and said again: "Our country is a big country and what we have to do is big things, so when we make decisions, we need a strategic perspective and wisdom on the big picture. We can't just look at the convenience in front of us, and we can't be generalized by internationalization. Confused."
"With our huge demand, taking shortcuts to buy or rent may not really save money. Even if you save money now, you may have to pay more money in the future. Even if you miss some things, you will lose money." There is no way to make up for it, such as development time and opportunities!”
"What's more important is that if our country wants to develop and stand as a great country among the nations of the world, we must rely on ourselves for important things. There is no way to take shortcuts!"
After experiencing all kinds of things in his previous life, Zhou Yang really despised the method of "it is better to buy than to build, and it is better to rent than to buy". In the previous life, we bought a lot of advanced Western technology and weapons.
But the result is hard to describe!
Take the "Black Hawk" helicopters as an example. The Thief Eagle did sell them to us, and there were 24 of them.
But the problem is that during the transaction, they set a lot of terms to restrict you. We obviously have the thing in our hands, but we can't imitate it.
Moreover, the most advanced things at the moment can only be produced by a few developed big and powerful countries, and their attitude towards our country is far from "business negotiation" and "fair sales". They either refuse or are too aggressive towards things that we urgently need. expensive.
Therefore, from an overall and long-term perspective, software and hardware products with huge demand, huge impact, and unsafe and unstable external sources can be manufactured at the lowest cost and with the highest efficiency.
And this is the necessary cornerstone for establishing a foothold on the international stage and avoiding being passively controlled by others.
Hearing Zhou Yang's words, Mr. Jiang nodded and said, "What you said reminded me of my teacher. He is opposed to the policy of "building is worse than buying, and buying is worse than renting."
"His old man once said: No matter how expensive it is to build a ship, the currency is not flowing out. It's just that the money is put from the left pocket into the right pocket and the meat rots in the pot. No matter how cheap it is to buy a ship, you have to pay foreigners, and the currency is flowing out. Calculating the general ledger will result in a loss!”
Zhou Yang had heard this before. The background of what he said was in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Faced with the reality that his own industrial strength was weak, some high-level people proposed to buy and lease big things like ships as much as possible because the results were quick and the cost was low.
In response to this situation, the old man said this.
Looking at this sentence from the perspective of a later person, it is really admirable. Such strategic vision and layout are rare in the world.
"So I firmly support the policy of independent development. The policy of buying rather than building and renting rather than buying is really not suitable for us!" Zhou Yang firmly expressed his thoughts.
Hearing Zhou Yang's words, Mr. Jiang also fell silent.
After a while, he said again: "But now the country doesn't have so much money for research, how can we break this situation?"
"If you don't have money, make money. There are always more ways than difficulties!" Zhou Yang said.
"How to do it, where to do it, who will do it?" Mr. Jiang asked again.
"Whoever is short of money will do it. Our military industrial units have so many resources, are they still afraid of not being able to get money?" Zhou Yang said in a surprising way.
"Whoever is short of money will provide... military industrial units... resources..."
Mr. Jiang muttered a few words, then stared at Zhou Yang and said, "Could it be that you want to do something..."
Three words popped out of Zhou Yang's mouth: "Transform the army into civilians!"
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PS: The first chapter has been delivered!
