The car stepped on the hot sand, the midday sun was blazing, and several people in the car were silent.

Suddenly, Wang Huzi asked.

"Xiao Yang, from what I know about you, you are not a hot-headed person. Do you have any ideas when you push out the pressure cooker this time?"

Yang Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, then he understood the meaning of Wang Huzi's words, and expressed his thoughts.

"Uncle Wang, your eyes are really vicious."

"Go aside and talk nicely."

"Hey, actually, the conditions I mentioned before are true, and the steel rolling mill is still a manual operation, which is still worse than the machine tools in the manufacturing plant."

"Then what?"

"Then, the next thing is, if you want the Friendship Pot to continue to gain popularity in the market, you have to make it better and better. If nothing else, there will be imitations of this thing soon."

"What we can do is either do it better or use 'emotion', but these are not effective in the face of more favorable imitations."

"So, we have to lower the price in order to compete, and the manpower and material resources spent in manufacturing can have more room for price reduction."

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, there was still a sentence he had not said out loud, 'The steel rolling mill has more important things to do, and we can't just put it on the pot.'

Of course, if you say this, you will most likely be beaten.

At noon, we rested in a Populus euphratica forest. The four of us had a meal and waited until the sun had moved away and passed the hottest time before continuing on the road.

Seeing that it is the end of May, the temperature here is getting higher and higher during the day, and it is cold at night.

Perhaps it is such a drastic temperature difference that is suitable for the growth of corn.

Looking at the green plants on the horizon, Yang Xiaotao was thinking about the 'blood jade' he planted. If they can grow successfully, more corn will be harvested in this vast territory in the future.

Compared with cash crops, food crops such as corn are more important to the current country.

After being confused in the car for a while, the car was already approaching the military station.

Not long after, the car stopped in front of a guard tower. A soldier with a gun came down and took a look. Then he saluted and opened the roadblock. After the jeep left, he quickly called to report.

"There are so many people here."

Yang Xiaotao looked at the teams passing by in groups from time to time, and from time to time he could see trucks pulling cannons.

"Of course, there are 100,000 soldiers here."

Wang Huzi smiled, his heart full of pride.

"One hundred thousand soldiers, if they put down their guns, they are citizens; if they pick up their guns, they are soldiers."

"As long as we are here, we will always be part of the country."

After Wang Huzi finished speaking, his eyes became firmer.

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao looked outside again.

I had only seen so many troops on TV in my previous life.

Such a military camp was filled with the smell of iron and blood, which was something he had never experienced before.

"one two three four."

"One, two, three~four."

A familiar chant sounded, and where the car passed, four teams were running as a whole, and a popping sound could be heard from the entire ground.

squeak~

The jeep stopped in front of an office building. As Wang Huzi got out of the car, Yang Xiaotao quickly jumped out of the car.

The office building in front of me is similar to that of a steel rolling mill, with two floors and many rooms on the left and right.

"Walk."

Wang Huzi shouted, and Yang Xiaotao quickly followed.

The soldiers passing by quickly saluted when they saw him, and Wang Huzi would return the salute every time.

After entering the gate, Xiao Wu entertained Wang Hao, while Yang Xiaotao followed Wang Huzi to the second floor.

Looking at the nameplate on the door, 'Secretary's Office', Wang Huzi knocked on the door and walked in, followed closely by Yang Xiaotao.

The office is in a typical 'Union' style, with a prismatic design, slender doors and windows, and looks like a sharp sword.

The room is very bright and simple.

A gray table, a chair, and two long benches next to it.

In front of the table, when the two people came in, a middle-aged man wearing glasses stood up.

"Old Qian, haha, look, who did I bring back?"

As soon as Wang Huzi saw Secretary Qian's plaintive look, he knew that he was resentful of him for not coming back for so long. He quickly changed the subject and pulled Yang Xiaotao forward.

Yang Xiaotao arrived before he knew what to call him. Thinking of the nameplate of the office and the title Wang Huzi, he could only bite the bullet and said, "Qian, Secretary Qian, hello, I am Yang Xiaotao. Nice to meet you."

The middle-aged man looked at Yang Xiaotao. After hearing the introduction, his expression immediately changed and he smiled, "Comrade Yang Xiaotao, hello, hello. Welcome to be a guest here. Welcome."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

"Old Qian, I have good news this time."

Wang Huzi walked to the side and picked up the spare green jar, and got a jar of water for himself and Yang Xiaotao.

"Good news? Chief, I also have good news. Do you want to hear it?"

Secretary Qian looked at a pile of documents on the table and said good news, but his eyes were curled up with his beard.

Wang Huzi smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, you talk first and I'll listen."

Secretary Qian took out two pieces of paper from the document and did not shy away from Yang Xiaotao's presence. "First, we received a batch of new weapons."

"Type 1963 7.62mm automatic rifle, referred to as Type 63 automatic rifle."

"The superiors asked us to test it and see how it performs."

Wang Huzi took the order, glanced at it, and then said with a smile, "Fifty pieces? It's our turn this time."

Then he looked at Yang Xiaotao and said, "This gun was finalized last year, but it was in the process of acceptance. I didn't expect it would be our turn so soon."

"It's a good thing, it's good news."

Yang Xiaotao nodded after hearing this, and then felt helpless.

Although he was not a military fan in his previous life, not even a pseudo-military fan, he still knew about the Type 63 rifle based on the 'knowledge' gained from the game.

Of course, only for understanding.

The Type 63 rifle will be replaced in the later period, and even for a period of time, the sealed Type 56 will be reinstalled, which shows the problems of the Type 63.

After that, Type 81 appeared.

As for firearms, Yang Xiaotao is limited to using them. As for research and development, he has not really developed in this area.

While Yang Xiaotao was thinking about it, Wang Huzi picked up another piece of paper.

Secretary Qian explained, "This is from above. We bought a lot of good things during this negotiation."

"It's a pity that not many of them are allocated to us, but considering our industrial strength, the 'Tian Tou' was given to us."

Wang Huzi looked at it carefully, still smiling on his face.

"Oil drilling equipment? This is so timely, good, very good."

"When will it arrive?"

"In the next few days."

"Yes, it's all good news."

After Wang Huzi finished explaining the situation, he looked at Yang Xiaotao and said, "Let me tell you the good news here."

He walked to Yang Xiaotao and said, "The corn planting has been completed, and this time the planting area is one-tenth larger than our estimated planting area. If it grows, there will be more seeds next year."

Secretary Qian nodded and was about to speak when Wang Huzi continued, "This time we are coming back from the Second Manufacturing Plant..."

As Wang Huzi narrated, Secretary Qian also straightened up.

He knew about the seat belt issue. The higher-ups had spoken and some car manufacturers complained, but they had no choice.

I know more about the Friendship Pot. I heard that the equipment I bought this time was obtained by selling pots.

But now, I heard that a line is going to be opened here?

He didn't know what machine tools he was talking about, but he knew that if he could 'move' the pot of friendship here, it would have a catalytic effect on the development of the manufacturing plant.

Moreover, with this relationship, we can cooperate with the steel rolling mill in the future, which will be a boost to the industrial construction of the entire northwest.

"Comrade Yang Xiaotao, on behalf of the comrades in Northwest China, thank you and thank you for your efforts in northwest industry..."

"Secretary Qian, you are so polite. You are a veteran of the revolution. I still have a lot to learn from. These are just my meager efforts. Compared to you, they are far behind..."

The two shook hands and started a warm and friendly conversation.

Ahem
To be continued...