Rong Ning rubbed his hands together as he continued to describe the difficulties faced by his unit:
"Our locomotives are not only slow but also very old. Most of them are old locomotives from before the liberation. Although my country produced its first domestic locomotive, the "August 1st", in 1952, it was produced by the former Sifang Railway Factory in Qingdao.
However, the output of both the Qingdao Sifang Locomotive Factory and the old Tangshan Railway Factory was too low to meet the needs of social development. The lack of railway locomotives greatly limited our transportation capacity.
So our leaders thought, this, this..."
Rongning is a young man after all, and he is thin-skinned. He thinks that it is a national mission, but his leader not only did not obey resolutely, but even wanted to negotiate conditions. It is so shameful.
People in the 1960s really cared about their reputation.
Lin Sanqi understood. He probably thought that the railway leaders knew that he, Lin Sanqi, was a smuggler and could get equipment that others could not.
So he wanted to use an intermediary to see if Lin Sanqi could get the latest locomotive.
Sure enough, Rong Ning continued to say embarrassedly:
"Our leaders would like to ask if Commissioner Lin has any locomotive technology. If not, could he help us purchase some advanced locomotives from abroad? This would improve our transportation efficiency and allow us to better serve the people."
Lin Sanqi thought, it is not difficult for me to buy some high-speed rail technology from foreign countries. Siemens, Kawasaki, Alstom, and Bombardier are all no problem. It’s just a matter of money.
The question is, if we give you the high-speed rail technology, can you build it?
If high-speed rail doesn’t work, what about the older internal combustion engine?
This type of locomotive will come into play whenever there is a snowstorm. Once it snows, neither the high-speed train nor the iron-powered traction locomotive can move, and only the internal combustion engine can save the day.
Lin Sanqi asked curiously, "Have you heard of internal combustion locomotives?"
Rong Ning nodded: "We can manufacture internal combustion engines domestically if we have them."
Lin Sanqi was shocked and thought to himself that it was a good thing he had asked first. He thought that this world had not yet invented the internal combustion locomotive. Then he became a little confused:
"Since we already have diesel locomotives in the country, why don't we just build more? A steam locomotive can only run 80 kilometers an hour at most, so a diesel locomotive can easily run 160 kilometers. Wouldn't that improve transportation efficiency?"
Rong Ning smiled bitterly at this time:
"Commissioner Lin, although our country produced its first internal combustion locomotive in 1958, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this. This so-called domestic internal combustion engine is actually a copy of the Hungarian ND1 locomotive, and its core components are also imported from Hungary.
Therefore, these diesel locomotives are more symbolic than practical, and are unlikely to be rolled out nationwide. Our Ministry of Railways has always been eager to acquire more advanced diesel locomotive technology, including electric traction locomotive technology.
In the past, we didn't have advanced machine tools, so even if we had advanced technical drawings, it was useless because we couldn't produce them. Now we have machine tools, but we lack the technology. Commissioner Lin is very powerful, this, hehe..."
Lin Sanqi also sighed in his heart, thinking that he had really underestimated the construction of a new industrial park.
He previously thought that as long as he got the production line, he could build a factory.
Later we found out that there was no cement and steel bars for building the factory, so we had to provide them ourselves.
It is easy to build a factory, but when we find that there are no workers, we have to find ways to train them ourselves.
However, this technology was from 2014, and there were no teachers to train people, so we needed to train a group of professional talents who understood the technology first.
Now you tell me that if you want to build a new railway and want to ensure sufficient transportation capacity, you have to provide me with a locomotive first?
Lin Sanqi wondered how the first batch of Hong Kong businessmen who came to invest in the mainland could endure and not collapse?
He went to China to discuss business with Boss Huo, but found that there was not even a good hotel, so he had to build a five-star White Swan Hotel at his own expense.
Our great country is truly poor and has nothing.
Lin Sanqi knew that since the railway system had put forward the conditions, he had to agree to it even if he didn't want to.
If I don't agree, the railway system will be willing to help, but they will definitely not work hard, procrastinate and have no initiative.
When someone plays a card, you can only receive it.
Fortunately, this was not a difficult task. It was just a diesel locomotive. Lin Sanqi remembered that there was a retired locomotive parking lot next to the old Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway.
Hundreds of locomotives are stored there, exposed to wind and rain, waiting to be scrapped.
Surely it wouldn't be too difficult for me to bid on some second-hand locomotives across the country?
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi smiled at Rong Ning and said:
"Okay, I've made note of this and will get back to you as soon as possible. You can also report this to your superiors. Even if I need to acquire it, it'll be internal combustion engine technology. Of course, if you absolutely must have electric locomotive technology, I'll find a way."
When Rong Ning heard Lin Sanqi's agreement, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
"Thank you, thank you, Commissioner Lin. On behalf of the railway system, I express my sincerest gratitude. Rest assured, as soon as the planning drawings are finalized, our railway troops will be immediately deployed to build the industrial park as quickly as possible."
Lin Sanqi looked at the others again at this time:
"Geology Department, where are the comrades from the Geology Department?"
A middle-aged man in the pavilion raised his hand:
"Commissioner Lin, I'm Xuan Huaqing from the Geology Department."
"Comrade Xuan, do you have the geological map of Bao'an County ready?"
"We're ready. Now we're comparing the mountain and river landscape captured by your drone with our geological data. Some areas need to be modified.
Lin Sanqi nodded. "Okay, give me the revised geological map as soon as possible. If you really can't make it in time, at least give me the geological map of Sha Tau Kok."
Xuan Huaqing agreed repeatedly: "Okay, no problem, it can be done tonight."
Lin Sanqi clapped his hands at this time:
"Okay, comrades, thank you all for coming from the capital to support our Bao'an County. Today, I invite everyone to come to Wutong Mountain to give everyone a direct impression of the site selection for the future industrial park.
The next step is to wait for the park planning map to come out, and then start the vigorous infrastructure construction, no matter if you are from the Ministry of Geology, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of First Machine Building, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Electric Power, Ministry of Construction, etc.
Anyway, everyone who comes here is a guest, and I warmly welcome you all and thank you all for your hard work in our Bao'an County in the future.
Of course, don't worry, everyone! We'll provide a HK$20 per day subsidy to anyone who comes to support the Bao'an County Industrial Park. Don't worry, Bao'an County won't be able to afford this. I can personally contribute."
When Lin Sanqi said this, everyone looked at each other in surprise.
20 Hong Kong dollars a day, that’s 600 Hong Kong dollars a month, which is more than 700 yuan in RMB.
In this country, where ordinary cadres only earn around 40 yuan a month, a subsidy of more than 700 yuan can only be described as a sky-high price.
The people on the top of Wutong Mountain today are either cadres from various state ministries or young officers from the military system, and they all eat public food.
Whether or not to take the subsidy is already a violation of the rules, and they have to use private money, which makes everyone scared.
A young cadre raised his hand and said:
"Commissioner Lin, we all have salaries, so we don't need subsidies, right?"
Other young cadres and soldiers in green uniforms also hurried to help:
"Yeah, yeah. If the higher-ups find out, we'll make a mistake."
"We are all volunteers here to support the border areas. We are doing this for the sake of our country's development. Commissioner Lin is so polite."
"We can't take this subsidy!"
Lin Sanqi thought to himself, people these days are so cute, they really care about their dignity and don’t even want money.
"Rest assured, everyone. The senior leaders are aware of and have approved this subsidy. Since we want to build a world-class industrial park, our revenue must naturally be on par with global standards. Feel free to take this money. We in Bao'an County will not let you shed blood and tears."
Lin Sanqi knew what these people were afraid of as soon as he heard it. He gave subsidies not because he had too much money to burn, but because he was spending a lot of money to buy a horse.
If he wants to build a new "special economic zone", he needs to attract a large number of technical talents. The production line needs engineers and workers, otherwise he can only use robots.
The state can issue a transfer order, ordering some intellectuals to work in Bao'an County.
But the real technical giants may not be obedient. They are used to living in big cities, with wives, children and warm homes, and are unwilling to move easily.
So what to do? How to attract talent? The only way is to use money.
Lin Sanqi is a modern man who does not like to use deceptive means, exploit other people's patriotism, and sacrifice himself.
He hopes that talents will come to Bao'an County voluntarily.
Everyone loves money and braised pork, especially when they have just experienced three years of famine and are starving to death.
If someone can earn a few hundred Hong Kong dollars a month in Bao'an and have meat for every meal, Lin Sanqi doesn't believe that he won't be able to recruit talents.
Therefore, the first batch of young cadres from various national ministries and commissions who came to support were the best "horse bones". They could get subsidies of several hundred Hong Kong dollars just for coming to help. I believe that this news would spread quickly throughout the country.
If someone is still unwilling to come to Bao'an County under such conditions, or is still pretending to be noble, then Lin Sanqi can only say:
You deserve to starve to death!!! (End of this chapter)
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