"Boss, the government just released the 1988 GDP data!" Liu Yinyin stepped forward and said to Zhao Ye.

"Oh, what was the country's GDP last year?" Zhao Ye asked.

"3.25 trillion yuan!"

Liu Yinyin replied, paused, and added, "It's 1.21 trillion yuan more than the GDP in 1987!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye couldn't help but smile.

In fact, China's GDP in 1988 was only 1.52 trillion yuan.

However, in this lifetime, influenced by the Wujiang Group, China's economic development has been extremely rapid!

The main reason is that the development of electronic products and China's semiconductor industry chain has eliminated the need to spend US dollars to import from abroad.

On the contrary, the Wujiang Group has enabled the country to obtain a large amount of foreign exchange. With foreign exchange, the country can introduce advanced production equipment, create higher GDP, and form a virtuous cycle.

Of course, Wujiang Group's revenue is also very high, accounting for about 5% of the country's GDP.

Zhao Ye recalled that in his previous life, China's GDP did not exceed 3.5 trillion yuan until 1993, but now it was achieved in 1988, which shows that Wujiang Group has had a great impact on the country in the four or five years since its establishment.

A strong economy means having the financial resources to develop the military industry.

Although Zhao Ye was unsure of the country's current military strength, he was certain it was stronger than it had been in the same period of his previous life.

However, China's military modernization process is relatively slow, and it still relies on the war mentality formed since World War II, which mainly relies on ground forces to carry out deep and rapid strikes to win victories.

Times have changed, and so have the patterns of warfare.

Zhao Ye was well aware that modern warfare primarily relies on air power as its core force. Electronic warfare aircraft, stealth aircraft, and precision-guided weapons are widely used, ushering in an information age from the mechanized era. In this operational model, traditional strategic depth theory has essentially become meaningless. The battlefield airspace has become unprecedentedly vast, blurring the lines between front and rear. There's no longer any need to concern oneself with the gains or losses of individual cities or territories. Even if opposing sides are thousands of miles apart, they can strike each other's core targets, truly achieving "victory from a thousand miles away." The outcome may be decided before the two armies even meet.

As Wujiang Group grows and expands, whether intentionally or unintentionally, it inevitably ventures into the military industry, including fields such as chip manufacturing, component processing, software, and operating systems.

The military has been cooperating with Wujiang Group.

Can Wujiang refuse? No.

Since it's not possible, then we might as well embrace it proactively and develop Wujiang into China's Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics...

To avoid being bullied, military strength is essential.

Both Tiangong Technology and SpaceX have the potential to develop into military industry giants.

...

At this time, Zhao Ye was not in a hurry to launch "Warhawk" in the game market because there were still many game software programs that had not been developed. In addition, there was a shortage of "Warhawk" home game consoles, with only about 1 million units currently in stock.

While 1 million units may seem like a lot, in reality, in the Japanese game market alone, they could sell out in less than a week.

Therefore, at least 5 million Tomahawk home game consoles need to be stockpiled.

Moreover, Wujiang Group has declared that it must sell at least 30 million "Warhawk" units in the global gaming market each year, or it will be considered a failure.

"Take advantage of the honeymoon period between China and the United States, and quickly purchase a batch of advanced five-axis CNC machining centers from abroad!" Zhao Ye sipped his tea, his thoughts drifting to the field of precision machining.

The aerospace industry requires many advanced components, and after 1991, the world will be stunned and deeply impressed by the United States' show of force. At that time, China will vigorously develop modern weaponry, and the precision manufacturing industry will usher in a tremendous opportunity for development.

Currently, the five-axis CNC machining center that Tiangong Technology Company purchased from Philips is far from sufficient.

Therefore, it's better to buy as much as you can now.

...

Tiangong Technology Company.

General Manager Zhou Huicheng received a call from Zhao Ye at that moment.

"Boss, what's the matter?" Zhou Huicheng asked.

Zhao Ye nodded and directly instructed, "Tiangong Technology cannot produce high-end CNC machine tools in a short period of time, so I plan to continue to purchase a batch of high-end CNC machine tools from abroad. You will arrange for someone to go to Germany to place orders with precision machining giants such as DMG MORI and Trumpf Group."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huicheng was overjoyed.

The high-end CNC machine tools we purchased can not only be used for external parts processing, but also for research by our researchers, further accelerating Tiangong Technology's research progress in the field of high-end CNC machine tools.

“Okay, boss, but how many high-end CNC machine tools do you plan to purchase?” Zhou Huicheng asked.

Zhao Ye didn't give a specific number, but slowly said, "The more the better!"

High-end CNC machine tools are not ordinary items; they are extremely sought after worldwide.

Even if Zhou Huicheng and others buy a lot of them, Wujiang Group can absorb them all. Even if they resell them to the military in the future, they can still make a fortune.

"Okay, boss, I understand. I'll arrange for people to go to Germany right away!" Zhou Huicheng said excitedly.

Zhao Ye hung up the phone and sighed softly.

A three-foot layer of ice doesn't form in a single day.

Western countries have spent decades researching CNC machine tools.

It's not that Tiangong Technology Company isn't capable; it's just that developing high-end CNC machine tools is extremely difficult.

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