Chapter 85 The Palace

"It belongs to a family. That courtyard house was the palace of the former Qing Dynasty. It was bought by an apartment owner during the Republic of China. The apartment owner passed away a few years ago. Their life has not been very good these years, so they want to sell this courtyard house. , went abroad to the United States," Chen Fang explained.

Liu Tao looked happy.

Apartment apartments refer to those who failed and went to the concession to continue living a wealthy life, and those in power did not kill them all.

There were many such apartments during the Republic of China.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, these former historical celebrities will not be beaten to death with a stick. Many will be treated kindly, or live a peaceful life, or be enshrined with high titles.

He finally understood why the other party wanted 150,000 yuan, but only needed 60,000 U.S. dollars.

Although the current exchange rate is 1 US dollar = 1.5 RMB, ordinary people who want to take RMB to the bank to exchange for US dollars cannot even think about it.

As for the black market, exchanging 1 U.S. dollar for 2 RMB is considered very conscientious, and it is hard to find. It is not easy to find 3 RMB for 1 USD, and even exaggeratedly, 1 USD is exchanged for 5 RMB.

But Liu Tao has a way!

"Mom, let's go there again in the afternoon. If we can, we'll buy it," Liu Tao said.

Chen Fang frowned slightly, "But we don't have that much money."

"I will take care of the money matter." Liu Tao was full of confidence.

After lunch and a short rest, the whole family set out for Shichahai Houhai.

The scenery here is beautiful, with water and sky in front of the door, rippling blue waves, willows fluttering lightly on the embankment, winding paths and corridors, pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard; surrounded by lakes, rugged mountains and rocks; thick shade of green trees and overflowing fragrance of flowers.

This is a graceful, elegant, quiet and unique courtyard!

The more I look at it, the more I feel emotional. Ancient princes really knew how to enjoy it. Although those apartments failed in the power struggle, they did not prevent them from living a life of fine clothing and fine food.

It was also at this time that the other party wanted to go abroad. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to buy such a courtyard house.

"Tomorrow afternoon, we will complete the transaction. We will pay US dollars and give you US$80,000, okay?" Liu Tao said to an old man in his sixties.

This old man is the head of this family and the owner of this courtyard.

The old man looked happy and said, "Okay, okay!"

He never thought that he would be able to get so many U.S. dollars. You must know that if the other party paid 200,000 yuan and he used the money to exchange it, he might only be able to exchange it for 40,000 to 50,000 U.S. dollars in the end.

When Liu Tao saw the old man like this, he secretly sighed in his heart. He must have been a powerful man when his grandfather was in power and could leave his name in history.

But the family is in decline, and they are living in poverty. No matter how much wealth they had back then, decades later, they are still no different from ordinary people.

But after all, it is a powerful family and a scholarly family. At first glance, it seems that he is a man who has read poetry and books. It seems that even if he goes abroad, he will not be too bad.

In the past, if you wanted to go abroad, you didn’t even have to think about it.

It is also now that the reform and opening up has begun. They want to go abroad to have this opportunity. They can take the formal route first to Xiangjiang, and then take a plane from Xiangjiang to the United States.

At this time, China Civil Aviation has not yet opened flights to the United States. If you want to go to the United States, you can only go through Xiangjiang.

The next morning, Liu Tao went to the Fifth Machinery Department with his parents, and Liu Tao soon met Wang Baoguo.

Liu Tao first reported on his work.

Wang Baoguo was shocked by Liu Tao's ability to develop equipment. Unexpectedly, Liu Tao developed new weapons during this period.

Liu Tao, in particular, is now developing self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

"Then I look forward to good news from you. As long as you can develop a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun comparable to the 'Cheetah', then you will transfer Factory 256 to Panshan Machinery Factory!" Wang Baoguo said solemnly.

Factory 256, located in Shancheng, was renamed the state-owned Shancheng Air Compressor Factory in 1953. In 1955, it was transferred to the production of military products. In 1959, the first batch of military equipment produced on a trial basis passed through Di'anmen Square majestically and was gloriously inspected by the leaders.

Up to now, Factory 256 is the largest special vehicle manufacturer in Southwest China and the only special vehicle manufacturer that can design and manufacture both tracked and wheeled vehicles.

"Leader, this is what you said!" Liu Tao's eyes lit up.

Wang Baoguo laughed: "A gentleman makes a promise, as long as you can develop advanced self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, there will be no problem for Factory 256 to belong to Panshan Machinery Factory."

West Germany's 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun caused a sensation all over the world as soon as it was born, attracting the attention of all countries. There is no doubt that this has opened a new chapter in battlefield air defense. Its advanced performance has greatly improved the medium and low-altitude air defense capabilities of the battlefield. .

China will naturally not fail to notice the 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The same Fifth Machinery Department is also specializing in the development of related technologies.

It's just that China's relevant technology is too weak now, and it hasn't made much progress even now.

If Liu Tao can develop such an advanced self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, then assigning Factory 256 to Panshan Machinery Factory can also promote the development of Factory 256.

The great trend of reform and opening up has begun, and the country's focus has shifted to economic construction, which also has an impact on Factory 256. If there is a weapon with the same performance as the 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, even if the performance is not If it is too bad, the army will purchase it. Even if it does not purchase too much, it will be enough for the development of Factory 256.

"This time you go back and ask the working group to go with you." Wang Baoguo said: "Whether it can be upgraded to a large-scale military factory depends entirely on the inspection results of the working group."

"No problem!" Liu Tao was full of confidence, "Our current Panshan Machinery Factory is no worse than any large military factory, and it will get better and better in the future!"

Liu Tao is confident about this.

Wang Baoguo looked appreciative.

He has been in the capital for some time, and what he has seen and heard is naturally not comparable to what he had seen in Yun Province before, but so far, he has not seen anyone in the military industry system who has extremely outstanding research and development capabilities like Liu Tao, who is full of young people's enthusiasm. Spiritedness, dare to fight, fight and break through.

The final payment for the batch of goods delivered to Egypt by Panshan Machinery Factory was settled in Egypt yesterday and left the Yangcheng port.

Compared with the US$167 million from the Third Machinery Department, which has not been seen yet, the Fifth Machinery Department still has a huge sum of nearly 30 million US dollars in its account even though the US dollars have continued to flow out during this period.

And all of this was brought about by Liu Tao.

As for the firearms developed by Liu Tao, they have greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the troops. The weapons delivered to the troops so far have not been disliked by the troops, but have been well received by the soldiers.

To be honest, although the working group is going to Panshan Machinery Factory with Liu Tao this time, the matter of upgrading Panshan Machinery Factory to a large-scale military factory has already been met at the Fifth Machinery Department, and a conclusion has been reached.

After all, the scale of Panshan Machinery Factory is now well-deserved as a large-scale military factory.