The next day, Liang Yuan, who was getting up early, faced the fact that he was still a temporary college student, had to continue to go to Dongda University to pretend to be a good student and was already dealing with the upcoming final exam. Liang Haiping went to Zhao Tiemin and Liu Zhigao with the proposals he had developed with Liang Yuan.

Shengjing Road Bureau Guesthouse is located at the intersection of Shengli North Street and Shifuda Road. The Road Bureau Guesthouse is just nominally called a guesthouse, but in fact it is a seven-story arc-shaped building with milky white walls and bricks. In Shengjing in the 1980s, it was a number of high-rise buildings.

During his inspection in Shengjing Road Bureau, Zhao Tiemin and Liu Zhigao both lived in the upper suite on the top floor of the guesthouse. Liang Haiping walked into the first floor lobby and called Liu Zhigao's secretary Wang Ming. He learned that Liu and Zhao were chatting in the small conference room on the top floor. After saying hello to Wang Ming, Liang Haiping entered the elevator on the right side of the lobby.

The so-called small conference room is similar to the leisure area commonly found in later clubs. It does not have the serious strip-shaped long tables and milky white writing boards like the conference room. Several sets of sofas on the crimson carpet are arranged in a staggered manner in the room. Several pots of lush green plants have just been watered by the window. The water droplets on the leaves occasionally reflect brilliant brilliance. There is also a vertical refrigerator rarely seen in the 1980s in the corner, which can be seen through the transparent glass cabinet door, fruit, wine, and tobacco.

Liang Haiping pushed open the door of the small conference room and saw Zhao Tiemin and Liu Zhigao sitting opposite the sofa in the house. Zhao Tiemin's secretary was not in the room. Wang Ming, who had just answered the phone, took a chair and sat behind Liu Zhigao's side.

Liu Changhe, director of Shengjing Road Bureau, was not in the room.

"Haiping comes here to sit." Liu Zhigao sat on the sofa and waved his hand, signaling Liang Haiping to sit on the sofa opposite him.

"Today we just talk casually. If there are no superiors, subordinates, etc., the Northeast Locomotive Factory has any difficulties, Haiping will say it." Zhao Tiemin said cheerfully.

As early as the Liaodong Peninsula joint commissioning and testing, several people knew that the Northeast Locomotive Factory did not want to cover the technology of the 243 electric locomotive. Through these days of testing, the positions of both sides became closer and closer. The rest was nothing more than price issues. For senior officials, it is also a matter that requires patience and vision. Although the two people wanted to bring the Northeast Locomotive Factory into their own camp, Liang Haiping could also be created.

Not afraid of opponents like gods or teammates like pigs. This sentence is also applicable in officialdom.

Liang Haiping thought about what Liang Yuan said last night: Uncle, if Liu Changhe is not here tomorrow, it means it is easier. We can make more requests and make sure the matter is done. If Liu Changhe is also here, my uncle must be careful. After all, we are the greatest guarantee of Liu Changhe's future political achievements. If Liu Changhe is present, it is very likely that the two old guys above are not at ease. Old Liu has been in the Ministry of Railways for the rest of his life. If these two people have any fun, they will definitely not be able to hide them from him.

"Haiping should not have any scruples. Frankly speaking, the Ministry has not cared enough about the Northeast Locomotive Factory over the years. However, the Ministry has difficulties in the Ministry. In seven or eight years, the Ministry conducted a census. At that time, there were more than 130 vehicle factories reported in total. It is impossible for so many factories to be retained one by one. Optimizing resources is imperative. Otherwise, it would be highly irresponsible to the people's property." Liu Zhigao sighed when he said this.

The Ministry of Railways was still very positive in the 1980s. The "monarchy" spirit of being alone in the shell and you have not yet been cultivated. At least the People's Railway is emphasized every day for the people.

"For the Ministry, the palms and backs of hands are all flesh. These factories were built with great difficulty back then. Although the Ministry was reluctant to leave, in the face of reform and development, the Ministry could not help but kill Ma Su in tears and concentrate limited resources on several factories with better conditions. However, there are also excellent representatives like the Northeast Locomotive Factory in the independent development, which proves that the Ministry's policy of walking on two legs is still successful."

After Liu Zhigao finished speaking, he leaned back on the back of the sofa and looked at Liang Haiping.

"Minister Liu, Chief Secretary Zhao, then I'll just say it straight," Liang Haiping said with a smile.

Liang Haiping talked about the introduction of technicians, the bidding of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the construction of high-power AC and DC motor R&D forces one by one.

"Haiping, is the Northeast Locomotive Factory planning to introduce gas turbine technology abroad?" After hearing Liang Haiping's words, Zhao Tiemin realized the deep purpose of the Northeast Locomotive Factory's request for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway tender.

Liang Haiping nodded and said, "There is no technology in this area in China, so you can only find it internationally."

Zhao Tiemin pondered for a moment and said, "In seven or eight years, the ministry discovered that the construction of the Lhasa to Golmud section was extremely difficult with existing engineering technology. The permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is different from the permafrost in Alaska, the United States and Siberia, the Soviet Union. It is a spring-like frozen type, strong as steel in winter, and a pool of mud in spring."

Zhao Tiemin shook his head in emotion and continued: "The railway subgrade cannot stand on the plateau frozen soil. After spring every year, due to the deformation and sinking of the roadbed, the rails are twisted into countless sections like twists. In addition, earthquakes in Tanggula Mountain, Xitie Mountain and other areas are very frequent. magnitude 4 earthquakes are common, magnitude 5 earthquakes occur frequently, and magnitude 6 or above will occur every few years. Therefore, after the tracks of the Golmud to Xining section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in 1979, the entire project was suspended. The department has been solving the problems of plateau frozen soil and bridge and tunnel earthquake prevention projects. It was not until 1983 that the problem was partially solved. In 1984, the Xining to Golmud section was officially opened for operation."

"From 1984 to now, there has been no solution to the permafrost problem. If the Northeast Locomotive Factory plans to develop a plateau head into Tibet, it must be mentally prepared for a long time. I estimate that the Lager section will resume work in eight or nine years."

If Liang Yuan was on the scene, he would definitely admire Zhao Tiemin very much. In fact, it was not until the new century that with the strengthening of the Republic's national strength and the significant progress of engineering construction technology, the construction of the second phase of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was officially started in 2001.

Liang Haiping finally heard Zhao Tiemin's implicit meaning. According to normal circumstances, eight or nine years later, the three people here will definitely not stay in their original positions. For example, the older Liu Zhigao, who is eight or nine years later, will probably have to step down from the second line. This ultra-long development plan has no benefit to Liang Haiping personally, and the risks are quite large.

If it weren't for knowing that Liang Yuan had the idea of ​​incorporating the Northeast Locomotive Factory, Liang Haiping would never have developed a project with such a long time. However, if it was his own company, it wouldn't matter if it was a long time. Anyway, the meat was in the pot, so it was just eaten early and late.

After more than half a year of practical examples and subtle influence, Liang Haiping never thought that Liang Yuan would have the possibility of failure.

Liang Haiping could not explain these little thoughts from his nephew to Zhao Tiemin one by one. However, since Zhao Tiemin expressed his kindness, he could not ignore it. Liang Haiping thought for a while and said, "Chief Zhao, let me be honest. If the Northeast Locomotive Factory produces electricity and internal combustion engine heads, the foundation of the Northeast Locomotive Factory is too weak, when the department purchases the machine heads in the future, I really don't have the confidence to produce a locomotive better than the Dalian and Zhuzhou factories."

Liang Haiping praised the Ministry of Railways without any trace.

"Due to business transactions, the Northeast Locomotive Factory has a good relationship with the troops and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Before planning the gas turbine locomotive project, we had consulted relevant experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the troops for forward-looking technical discussions. At that time, we also analyzed the Long March 1 and No. 2 gas turbine locomotives developed by the Datong Vehicle Factory in the Ministry as a case study."

"Oh, Haiping, talk quickly." Zhao Tiemin, who was born with a technical background, became very interested.

The Ministry of Railways has long recognized the traction advantages of gas turbine locomotives on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. In 1964, the development of the Long March gas turbine locomotive was started. Based on the Dongfeng 4 internal combustion engine, the power core of the turbojet engine was replaced to the gas turbine, and a cooling system was newly designed. Unfortunately, the country's industrial foundation was too weak, and the thermal efficiency of the Long March locomotive fuel engine has always been low. In addition, the poor service life of the self-produced engine of the Republic has caused the locomotive failures.

Therefore, the Long March gas turbine locomotive has not been officially put into operation, but the Ministry of Railways has made great efforts here. Before the Long March gas turbine locomotive caught fire, the Ministry of Railways has been debugging and modifying the locomotives. From the first prototype car in 2019 to the fire in 2019, the Ministry of Railways spent thirteen years on the gas turbine locomotives. It was considered to be a "department" effort.

What Liang Haiping and Liang Yuan didn't know was that there had always been a gas turbine school within the Ministry of Railways. After the Long March gas turbine locomotive was burned on the Jiaoliao Railway in the early 1980s, the call for rebuilding prototypes continued to be developed has never stopped. Even in the 1988, the publication of "Internal Diesel Locomotives" sponsored by the Ministry of Railways also had technical articles about the Long March 2 traction motor and the new cooling system of gas turbines.

It was not until the early 1990s that scientific and technological exchanges with the West became increasingly close, and the Republic gradually realized the difficulty of developing and manufacturing aircraft engines, and accepted the fact that the technology of first-class engines was at least 30 years different from that of first-class engines. Faced with the situation where the entire country was unable to change, the sound of developing gas turbine motorcycles within the Ministry of Railways completely disappeared.

"The failure of the Long March gas turbine locomotive project has two main reasons. One is that my country's aero engine technology is not up to standard, resulting in frequent gas turbine failures caused by aircraft engine reform. The other is that the department is in a situation where it is controlled by others in the development of gas turbine locomotives and has no power at all." Liang Haiping said concisely.

After hearing Liang Haiping's words, Zhao Tiemin gently patted the armrest of the sofa.

If you pay attention to the research and development reports of China's gas turbine locomotives, you will find that the Long March gas turbine locomotive was jointly developed by Harbin Turbine Factory, Xiangtan Motor Factory, Datong Locomotive Factory, China Academy of Railway Sciences, Harbin Railway Bureau, Tsinghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Turbine Research Institute and other units.

"I heard from a professor at Harbin Institute of Technology that after the development plan for the locomotive was released, the Ministry of Machinery said that the compressor blades of the gas turbine belonged to me, so the Harbin Turbine Factory was added, and the Ministry of Aviation said that the power turbine and gas-guided turbine belonged to me, so the Gas Turbine Research Institute was added. The technology of the combustion chamber involves engineering thermal physics technology, and the Tsinghua University of the Ministry of Education was added..."

There was a well-circulated saying in the Internet era that the farthest distance in the world is not the ends of the world, but you are in Netcom and I am in Telecom. No matter which country, which political system, the gap between large enterprises or departments cannot be filled by the Pacific Ocean.

Look at Japan, the memory stick and flash memory that Sony and Toshiba, which are also affiliated to the Mitsui Consortium, promote respectively in the digital age, are the best footnotes to this gap.

The so-called wall stands thousands of feet high. Without desire, one will be strong. The strength of the Ministry of Railways is relatively important. Facing universities, research institutes, and steam turbine factories without desire, the Ministry of Railways has no place to grasp. Several departments that do not belong to each other work together to develop a scientific research product with extremely high precision, and this result can be predicted.

Liang Haiping looked at Zhao Tiemin involuntarily nodding frequently and continued: "Considering the limited actual conditions in China, the car manufacturer puts the powertrain on the introduction of mature engines from abroad."

"Haiping, gas turbines are not cheap."

Although the Ministry of Railways has a profit of tens of billions of yuan per year, this thing can only be spent in China. With the current comprehensive national strength of the country, the RMB is no different from waste paper internationally.

"The car manufacturer doesn't have this money, it takes at least tens of millions of dollars to introduce mature engine technology." Liang Haiping shook his head.

Looking at Zhao Tiemin and Liu Zhigao's puzzled eyes, Liang Haiping continued: "However, through the relationship between the troops, the car manufacturer found an investor interested in the domestic railway vehicle industry in Hong Kong."

The cooperation with Shengjing Road Bureau was all carried out by Shenzhen United Bank and its subordinate trust companies. Therefore, this time Liang Haiping threw the introduction of gas turbines on Liang Yuangang's establishment of Yuanjia International Trust Investment Company in Hong Kong.

"They invested in introducing advanced foreign gas turbine powertrains, and then cooperated with the Northeast Locomotive Factory to produce gas turbine locomotives. The main job of the car manufacturer is to perfectly integrate the powertrain into the nose."

In 1987, the Ministry of Railways was far less conservative and stubborn than later generations, and it was quite polite. The senior executives of the Ministry of Railways were even considering introducing foreign capital to accelerate domestic railway construction.

"In recent years, car manufacturers have struggled to survive and have accumulated a lot of contacts off the road. The technology source of gas turbine motorcycles is the source of funds. Don't worry, Minister Liu and Chief Zhao, as long as there is no major change in the international situation, it is basically a foregone conclusion."

The overseas Chinese in Hong Kong and Macao in the 1980s were still very popular. In the eyes of Liu Zhigao and Zhao Tiemin, Liang Haiping could not speak nonsense, and no one could have thought of it. The one who dealt with them was not Liang Haiping who was very honest and straightforward at the moment, but Liang Yuan, who was cunning and bold, who was extremely brave.

The opinions that should be exchanged were exchanged, and there was no fundamental difference between the two sides. The atmosphere of the conversation became more harmonious. Liang Haiping took the opportunity to talk about the car factory's suffering. Liu Zhigao and Zhao Tiemin also expressed righteously that they would provide more guidance on the car factory's future work and incorporate it into the development plan of the Ministry of Railways. In the future, the car factory will introduce advanced foreign technology, and the department will definitely support it strongly.

The two sides have a clear consensus on the future development, and Liang Haiping, according to Liang Yuan's statement, pointed out that the vehicle factory's technical strength is insufficient. He hopes that the ministry can send capable personnel to Benxi to jointly promote the localization of the 243 electric locomotive.

At this point, Liu Zhigao and Zhao Tiemin came to Shengjing Road Bureau successfully achieved the goal. They not only got the 243 electric locomotive technology that the department was jealous of, but also brought the newly emerging Northeast Locomotive Factory to their own side.

In the following days, Liu Zhigao and Zhao Tiemin returned to Peking as scheduled. The two did not make any mistakes. In the new People's Railway News, a large number of articles about gas turbine locomotives emerged. From independent research and development to strong introduction, it was even more noisy. The second phase of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which is suitable for gas turbine locomotives, was also frequently mentioned.

The so-called "someone in the court is easy to be an official. Unlike the 25s double-decker truck that was offline, there was only one big piece of tofu report. The 243 electric locomotive was serialized by the People's Railway News Agency. Starting from the 24-car under the Democratic Germany running on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, the first highly praised the excellent performance of the imported 24-car under the domestic years. Then it was mentioned that the 243 electric locomotive is the latest high-speed locomotive developed by Democratic Germany. It can operate at a speed of 140 kilometers per hour, and it even has the potential to speed up to 160 kilometers per hour in the future. Finally, the report also mentioned that the first domestic locomotive, the 243 locomotive, has been offline and is currently undergoing experiments on the Peking Ring Road.

Liang Yuan and Liang Haiping could only look at the People's Railway Newspaper without saying a word, shook their heads and smiled bitterly, but Liang Haiping's understanding of the Ministry of Railways became deeper.

On December 16, the first 25S model undercarriage rental payment for the first year of Shengjing Road Bureau was transferred to the United Bank account for RMB 3.20 million. Lin Jian was still somewhat emotionally excited and called Liang Yuan and told this fact that everyone knew.

On December 25, all the 25S-type undercarriages in the second group were removed from the line. After forming a whole train at Sujiatun marshalling station, they ran on the Harbin-Da Railway for three days with high intensity and then ran six times on Everbright. The quality of the 25S-type undercarriage was as stable as ever. Liu Changhe, who breathed a sigh of relief, called Liang Haiping to the road bureau. The two chatted for a whole afternoon. Liu Changhe finally said that if the Northeast Locomotive Factory can successfully produce gas turbine locomotives in the future, as long as he does not retreat to the second line, he will definitely support him.

Liang Yuan, who has been busy preparing for the exam recently, was much more happy after listening to Liang Haiping's statement. Liu Changhe was willing to take the afternoon to chat with Liang Haiping, which means that he intends to develop his personal relationship with Liang Haiping, which means that Liu Changhe is very optimistic about the future of the Northeast Locomotive Factory. This news is much more important for Liang Yuan than to have a relationship with the Ministry. After all, Comrade Lao Liang is a real subordinate of Liu Changhe.

"In the future, Comrade Lao Liang may have to rely on us to get promoted and make a fortune." Liang Yuan said proudly.

"Then I'll take out your little thoughts and discuss them with your dad?" Liang Haiping asked with a smile.

Looking at Liang Yuan's rapidly falling face, Liang Haiping laughed and said, "On January 1, Liaodong Peninsula was officially launched. Looking at Xiaoyuan's situation these days, this excitement is probably not to be involved. However, on the 5th, you'd better take some time. Liu Changhe plans to introduce some senior engineers in railway signals to the old factory in Benxi to discuss some automation projects for subsequent modification of the 25S undercarriage."

"I guess you and Lao Su will be interested in this." Liang Haiping said affirmatively. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!