12: Get promoted to the future chief military engineer!

“Comrade Peng Lin, starting today, you will serve as the Vice Director of our Changhe Factory Military Research Institute!”

“It is our honor that several experts and professors are willing to stay and work at Changhe Factory. You will be responsible for coordinating and arranging their work!”

Chief Engineer Gu announced directly in front of everyone after a brief moment of contemplation.

Originally, after Peng Lin developed the new Sniper Grenade, he intended to let him take on the position of head of the technical R&D team.

But now, Peng Lin had not only assembled a Chinook Helicopter.

He had also produced its imitation and technical drawings.

With the talent Peng Lin had displayed, making him a mere head of a technical R&D team was clearly an underutilization of his abilities.

So, after comprehensive consideration, Chief Engineer Gu directly promoted Peng Lin to the position of Vice Director of the Military Research Institute.

“Chief Engineer Gu, I feel it would be more appropriate for Comrade Peng Lin to be the Director of the Military Research Institute.”

“Now is a critical time for Changhe Factory’s development, and my capabilities are no longer sufficient.”

“It's time to step aside for the younger generation.”

Director Feng said proactively after hearing Chief Engineer Gu's words.

It was clear that these experts, who had followed Vice Minister Zhou of the Fifth Ministry of Machinery, were willing to stay at Changhe Factory because of Peng Lin.

Director Feng was not a person who coveted power.

Since Peng Lin had shown sufficiently strong capabilities and could lead Changhe Factory to better development, he was naturally willing to step aside.

“If your capabilities are insufficient, does that mean mine are sufficient?”

“You are only forty years old; if you know your capabilities are insufficient, then study hard.”

“I have been in the position of Chief Engineer at our Changhe Factory for nearly twenty years, and I am almost sixty.”

“It is I who should step aside.”

“Once Comrade Peng Lin becomes familiar with the situation at our Changhe Factory in the Military Research Institute, he will take over my position!”

Chief Engineer Gu glared at Director Feng and told him.

Director Feng and all the technical backbone of Changhe Factory were greatly astonished upon hearing Chief Engineer Gu's words.

They never expected that Chief Engineer Gu had already made plans to retire and intended to let Peng Lin take over his position.

Didn't this mean that in less than a year or two, Peng Lin might become the new Chief Engineer of Changhe Factory?

“Orderly succession, Chief Engineer Gu, your choice shows strategic vision.”

“I believe our Changhe Military Factory might one day be on par with Lockheed Martin and Sukhoi Design Bureau!”

Vice Minister Zhou, hearing this news before his departure, couldn't help but say jokingly.

Lockheed Martin and Sukhoi Design Bureau are famous arms giant manufacturers from the USA and the Soviet Union, respectively.

They enjoy a very high reputation throughout the International Community.

And when Vice Minister Zhou of the Fifth Ministry of Machinery said that Changhe Factory could one day be on par with these two arms giants, he clearly held extremely high expectations and greatly approved of Chief Engineer Gu's appointment decision.

“Please rest assured, I will certainly fulfill my duties!”

“I will develop even more excellent weapons and equipment!”

Peng Lin saluted and promised after hearing the appointment.

He did not object to taking on a higher position.

Because only with greater authority could he better exert his influence.

Just as Peng Lin was appointed Vice Director of the Changhe Factory Military Research Institute, Professor Sun, who had previously questioned Peng Lin, suddenly stepped out of the jeep.

“Comrade Peng Lin, I apologize for my previous attitude and words!”

“This Parker fountain pen was given to me by a military leader when I was sent abroad to study.”

“He hoped that I would return after completing my studies and build our backward country.”

“I believe you are more deserving of it than I am; I am now giving it to you!”

Professor Sun said, taking out a fountain pen from his breast pocket and handing it to Peng Lin.

As Peng Lin looked at Professor Sun, who was proactively apologizing to him before leaving, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

In fact, having lived two lives, he could somewhat understand some of Professor Sun's thoughts.

When one is publicly sent from a backward agricultural country to study in the Soviet Union and experiences the impact of that foreign advanced heavy industry,

To say that it wasn't shocking would absolutely be false.

Therefore, to a certain extent, Professor Sun definitely highly admired the Soviet Union.

Just like in his previous life, Peng Lin had seen too many examples of publicly funded students who, after being sent abroad by the country, settled overseas and never returned.

Compared to those people, Professor Sun was definitely good.

At least Professor Sun had a heart that loved and wanted to build the country.

It was just that his path was mistaken.

“Professor Sun, the purpose of our higher education is to enable our motherland to escape backwardness, not to despise our backward country after witnessing the advancement of other nations!”

“I believe that with the efforts of our generation, our country can also develop into a world power!”

Peng Lin took the Parker fountain pen and said.

“The purpose of higher education is to enable the country to escape backwardness, not to despise a backward country!”

“Thank you...”

Professor Sun meticulously repeated the sentence and quietly said thank you.

Evidently, Peng Lin accepting his Parker fountain pen meant he accepted his apology, and he was very happy.

Subsequently, he boarded the jeep and departed with Vice Minister Zhou and some other members of the expert group.

Everyone's choices were different, and not all experts from Yanjing chose to stay at the Changhe Factory, which was located in the third-line region.

For example, Professor Sun's knowledge was more inclined towards theory.

He believed that instead of staying at the Changhe Military Factory to engage in R&D, it would be better to return to a university in Yanjing to educate more talents!

Moreover, he would definitely teach every student the last sentence Peng Lin said to him!

...After seeing off Vice Minister Zhou and others, Peng Lin did not idle.

Because he needed to lead the remaining experts and the technical backbone of Changhe Factory to imitate and produce a domestic tandem-rotor heavy transport helicopter based on the Chinook in the shortest possible time.

Large transport helicopters play a significant role in casualty transport, logistical material delivery, and tactical arrangements.

With the war with the Yue Hou Country imminent, Peng Lin had to quickly manufacture and produce a prototype for verification.

And rapidly put the domestic version of the Chinook Helicopter into production.

In addition, Peng Lin believed that only having the new Sniper Grenade and heavy transport helicopter was far from enough.

He planned to develop several new weapons before the war against the Viet Cong broke out.

This time, they not only had to teach the Yue Hou Country, that ungrateful wolf cub, a harsh lesson!

They also had to demonstrate their strength and deter the Soviet Union to the north, preventing them from acting rashly!

So, this battle, Dragon Country not only had to fight, but it had to fight decisively, cleanly, and beautifully!

Furthermore, Peng Lin also wanted to take advantage of the country's action against the Yue Hou Country to make several new types of weapons and equipment produced and developed by Changhe Factory famous in one fell swoop.

After all, war is the best propaganda for weapons and equipment.

Currently, Dragon Country is too backward, and various aspects urgently require large amounts of capital for construction.

And international arms trade is the most lucrative piece of the pie, which Peng Lin naturally did not want to miss.

He remembered that in his previous life, at the beginning of reform and opening up, major military factories in Dragon Country took advantage of the Iran-Iraq War to frantically produce and sell various military industrial products, earning over a hundred billion US dollars in foreign exchange for the country over ten years.

At that time, the country's annual GDP was only about 120 billion US dollars.

This was absolutely a very huge amount!

The country is too poor now; relying solely on limited defense spending, it is impossible to develop the modern high-precision weapons and equipment in Peng Lin's mind.

Therefore, in Peng Lin's plan, he intended for Changhe Factory to earn astronomical profits through international arms trade.

Then, use this money to promote the transformation of the military industry system.

From imitation to independent innovation and development.

The current Dragon Country is merely a pawn in the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the USA.

When Dragon Country completes its modern national defense construction, why can't a pawn become a player who controls the world chessboard!