"Old Tan, you can't always hide like this!"

"Okay, Lao Jiang, it's not easy for me to keep this project to this point..."

"I know this, but..."

Just as Lu Jiadong and Hu Qinghua were frowning about the funding issue, the same expression also appeared on the faces of Tan Bin, the General Staff Equipment Department Minister, and Jiang Huichuan, the Navy Commander, who came to investigate. In fact, these two veteran generals, who were nearly 60 years old, were very concerned about the development of the Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile.

Especially the naval commander Jiang Huichuan, a former top student at the Soviet Voroshilov Naval Academy, knew that the Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile would be a weapon and development trend in future naval warfare. Because of this, when he took office as naval commander, he used his only funds to support Liang Shouye's development work.

But in the current context of "the army must be patient", his meager funding like squeezing toothpaste cannot support the trial production of the entire missile project. Therefore, after receiving Liang Shouye's report, he brought Tan Bin, the General Staff Equipment Department Minister, and came to Wanshan Factory in the name of on-site research, just to let Tan Bin, the chief officer in charge of equipment development, see the current difficulties and hope to solve them as soon as possible:

"But, Lao Tan, you have also seen that although Wanshan Factory has some financial resources over the years, such a complex project is obviously not affordable by a factory!"

"I know this, but I don't have money. If I had money, I would have been allocated a long time ago!" Tan Bin was helpless, and what he said was the fact. In the current environment, Tan Bin's little capital could barely maintain high-performance "nuclear" weapons, "Industry" and "International" missile improvements, and advanced fighter pre-research have been very good.

The remaining little money must be maintained at the minimum operation of the production lines of each military factory, the personnel's salary and the maintenance and guarantee of related equipment. I can't even spend a penny in two parts, and I have no spare money to support the transformation of Wanshan Factory and the large-scale production of the Yingslash No. 8 missile. Otherwise, he would not have avoided Lu Jiadong's repeated questioning and talking about other things.

To be honest, Tan Bin also supports the Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile in his heart. No matter what, this small and flexible anti-ship missile is very adaptable, has low requirements for launching platforms, and is also very flexible and powerful. It is very suitable for the current offshore defense system with "air, submarine, and fast" built by the Navy with aviation, submarines and speedboats as the core.

However, on his desk, there are many similar equipment that meets the combat system of the Chinese military. Tan Bin agrees with each piece of equipment, but the reality makes him helpless. Because of this, he turned a blind eye to the progress of the Eagle Strike 8 missile similar to "Xiao Erhei". As for the others, it is impossible to help:

"Lao Jiang, you also know the situation this year. As the Sino-Vietnam border war stabilizes, military expenditure allocations are reduced again. The saying "The army must be patient" is not a joke!"

Why didn't Jiang Huichuan know that at the beginning of this year, the naval budget he reported was cut by half. Jiang Huichuan, who originally wanted to expand the number of destroyers, was once again shattered because of the cut of funds. He could only modify the "An''Shan''" class destroyers purchased in the Soviet Union for 50 years and then form the existing large surface ship combat system together with several Type 051 "Luda" class destroyers built for the Dong'''Feng'5 missile test.

Faced with such a difficult situation, how could Jiang Huichuan not know the current difficulties? But no matter what, seeing that the Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile has gone through a complete development process, it is just a short time to mass production, and Jiang Huichuan will never give up easily no matter what.

Just like the Long March of that year, the most dangerous snow-capped grasslands came over, and there was no reason to stop moving forward in front of the destination. Especially seeing Lu Jiadong and Wanshan Factory doing everything for the mass production of the Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missile, Jiang Huichuan made up his mind that even if he was blushing today, he would still get funds from Tan Bin:

"With that being said, you can't watch this good thing that completes all development tasks and is about to be put into production and equipment will die like this, right? Anyway, I don't care. You Lao Tan will have to get me the funds no matter what, otherwise..."

"What else?"

"Otherwise I will stay in the office of your General Staff Equipment Department until you approve the funds!" Jiang Huichuan and Tan Bin are on par. They are not afraid of Tan Bin's beard and glaring, raised their eyebrows, shrugging, and looked like a scoundrel like a dog-skin plaster. Tan Bin was also amused and laughed. He frequently pointed Jiang Huichuan in a dark blue naval uniform with his hands:

"The old leader said that very well. You, Lao Jiang, are really a dog skin plaster!"

"What's wrong with people born in the Year of the Dog Skin Plaster? As long as you can get the funds, it doesn't matter if you Lao Tan even make a dog skin plaster with about 100 pounds!"

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Tan Bin was completely defeated by Jiang Huichuan's behavior of being a bachelor. He quickly waved his hand and then lowered his voice and said:

"One Liang Shouye, Chief Commander Liang, and the other one, Jiang Huichuan, I am convinced. Okay, for the sake of our two troops, I will take out my old money and support you, an old comrade-in-arms!"

"How many?"

"This number!" As he said that, Tan Bin raised five fingers. Jiang Huichuan hurriedly said, "Five million?"

"It's good to have five million, only half a million!"

"Old Tan, what are you doing? I'm sending beggars, only 500,000 yuan, and it's not enough to lay the foundation for the factory!"

"That's all I can take out. Besides, why do you know that it's not enough?"

"How do I know?" Jiang Huichuan stared at Tan Bin for a while, then turned around and looked at the young man coming from behind, shouting:

"Xiao Lu, come here!"

At this time, Lu Jiadong was rushing towards Tan Bin and Jiang Huichuan. Hearing Jiang Huichuan shouted, he quickly jogged over, but before he could say hello to the two leaders, Jiang Huichuan asked anxiously:

"Xiao Lu, tell me, is 500,000 enough for your factory renovation costs?"

"This..." Lu Jiadong looked at the faces of Jiang Huichuan and Tan Bin. How could it be impossible to see that the two had some disputes? Faced with such a fight between gods, Lu Jiadong has always been cautious in his words and actions. Jiang Huichuan was also a little anxious when he saw Lu Jiadong not speaking:

"I was very convinced and asked Lao Tan for funds, but he was fine. He only gave 500,000 yuan at one time. Xiao Lu, tell me, what is this 500,000 yuan enough? Isn't even enough money for the foundation for factory renovation?"

"This... is indeed the case!" Lu Jiadong hesitated for a moment and gave a positive answer. If Lu Jiadong could avoid disputes of such level as Jiang Huichuan and Tan Bin, he would be able to avoid them. He would be vaguely dealing with them. He rarely stood in a certain camp as clearly as today.

The reason is nothing. Lu Jiadong is now a person who has no money. 500,000 is indeed an astronomical figure that ordinary Chinese people have never counted in their lifetime. However, in the manufacturing of the Eagle Strike 8 missile, which spends money like water, at best, is a drop of water in the sea, which is useless at all.

Besides, he has now used the Wanshan Factory's assets to support most of the progress. As the General Staff Equipment Department, which is in charge of equipment development and development, should also put some effort into it. In addition, Jiang Huichuan, who has a deeper independence, is backed up. Lu Jiadong is not afraid of offending Tan Bin when he said this. In fact, Jiang Huichuan said to Tan Bin like a winning rooster after hearing Lu Jiadong's words:

"Look, look, this is what Comrade Lu, who is on the front line, said in person. Lao Tan, please do it!"

"I can only make so much money if I can give it. No matter how much I have, I can only apply to the senior management. If you, Lao Jiang, have the ability, go back and mention it at the enlarged meeting of the Military Commission to see if the senior management can approve it!"

"This..." Jiang Huichuan wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and held it in his throat. He still didn't say it, because he knew very well that Jiang Huichuan could roll in front of Tan Bin, or play with a childish temper in front of the old leader, but he would not dare to do this in front of the senior leaders.

Otherwise, he, the naval commander, would have been taken down long ago, and he knew that the senior management's determination to focus on economic construction would be difficult to shake, and he would never make a hole or a special case for him. Otherwise, the development plan of the entire country would be disrupted, so Jiang Huichuan was silent for a moment and could only grit his teeth and sigh helplessly:

"Hey! Five hundred thousand is five hundred thousand. I'll think of a way to go back and see if I can squeeze out some of the food fee of the naval organs, and I'll send it to Xiao Lu at that time!"

"I'll go back and think of a solution!" As soon as Jiang Huichuan finished speaking, Tan Bin sighed lonely: "These 500,000 is not much. I'll try to allocate a little of the remaining funds for other projects, and at least strive to complete the basic factory renovation this year. Let's consider the others slowly!"

"Yes, now this is the only way!" Jiang Huichuan nodded, then raised his eyes and looked at Lu Jiadong standing in front of him:

"Xiao Lu, you are the same. Think more about ways and overcome the difficulties of moving forward. Don't have any ideological burden. If you have any good ideas, just do it directly. As long as we get out the Eagle Strike No. 8 missile, we can try any method. No matter what, our navy really needs this missile!"

Jiang Huichuan's expectation is beyond words, and his attitude towards new equipment can be said to be even more touching Lu Jiadong's already sincere and upright heart:

"Chief Jiang, what's the point?"

Jiang Huichuan was stunned at first when he heard Lu Jiadong's question, and then he realized it, but when he was still waiting for him to speak, he heard Tan Bin's voice ringing in his ears:
Chapter completed!