Chapter 451 Long-term supply
Originally, Selov made up his mind to give the Japanese a great deal, but the other party took the conditions that made him excited. The Soviet automobile industry was indeed not as good as the other party. This is a fact. If Selov was angry for a moment and ignored it, it was not the standard for a good safety cadre. If it didn't work, it should be admitted. The Soviet Union's more powerful tractor industry was related to tanks, but this thing could not make the people drive.
From the general trend, the stronger the Soviet Union's national strength, the more technological blockades it will be in the future. Therefore, we must take advantage of the Soviet Union's strength to reserve the best technology. If our country's capabilities are not enough for the time being, it is also OK to borrow Japanese technology.
Selov didn't know if there were any cars in the industry technology that was blocked in the Soviet Union in later generations, but there was definitely no one now. The Volga sedan that the Soviet people were most familiar with was actually provided by Ford. This time, with the technical assistance of Ford, the Gorky Automobile Factory produced Volga cars named in the Soviet mother river before. The car was known as "the pride of the Soviet automobile industry" and "the advanced socialist car" and was exported to 75 countries, including China. Volga sedans have the characteristics of durability and strong horsepower, and are loved by car fans from all over the world. The Belgians call it a tank on the wheel, and the British call it a horse that can carry weights.
Since Ford can provide technology to support the Soviet Union, there should be no problem in Japan. Importing the technology needed by the Soviet Union is impossible. Japan is an enemy country, and expanding imports is equivalent to expanding its dependence on the other side. This is the most taboo issue of the Soviet Union and it is definitely a strict defense. Even if Toyota and Mitsubishi provide technical support, cars will still be produced in the Soviet Union.
If there was no such thing today, the Soviet Union would have focused on introducing foreign technology and equipment, but the target was not Japan. In a few years, it would cooperate with Italy's Fiat Company and France's Renault Company to build a new Volga Automobile Factory that produces cars, with the product brand Lada. At the same time, through the introduction of technology, a Kamahe Automobile Factory with an annual output of 150,000 heavy trucks and 250,000 diesel engines was established. In the later stage, a period of stable production maturity, new varieties of cars continued to increase. In the 1970s, the former Soviet Union's automobile production exceeded 2 million, and then reached 2.3 million, ranking fifth in the world, and the proportion of sedan production reached more than half from one tenth of the 1940s. The Soviet automobile industry reached the peak of development history.
But it was not a statistical data I received this morning, and Selov really wouldn't have thought of this problem. In the morning, Selvanov sent a statistical data that reads the KGB branches across the country for this year's car repair fee of 40 million rubles. When she saw this bill, Selov was messy. How could he spend so much money?
There are also a total of 1.1 million tires collected from the supply department. Do these cars run continuously twenty-four hours a day? Even so, they won’t use so many tires, right? After a simple calculation, Selov concluded that there was something wrong with this. As for what the trick was, it must be an inherent problem of state-owned enterprises and a waste...
"We must let the State Administration of Technology get the dash cam out as soon as possible. This is terrible!" After sending away the two Japanese, Selov asked the Ministry of Finance to continue to allocate funds to monitor equipment, 40 million rubles. This is just a cost of car maintenance. Including other expenses, the KGB expenditure cannot be imagined. This is one year, and the situation will last for ten or eight years. This money is enough for the State Administration of Technology to build the production line of the dash cam and then press it directly on the car.
"Head, Secretary Brezhnev will hold a meeting tomorrow. Do you need to prepare?" Servanov walked in and asked what kind of preparations should be made.
"No need to prepare. Secretary Brezhnev held a production meeting. I just went over and listened, and there was no need to make special preparations!" Selvanov asked Selvanov to stare at the Japanese's movements and handle the rest by himself.
From returning to the Secretariat, Brezhnev sometimes held meetings in accordance with Khrushchev's wishes. The meeting held by Brezhnev, who had organizational rights, was chaired by Kosigin. He mainly participated in major production departments under the Council of Soviet Ministers, including the Ministry of Coal, major departments of non-ferrous metals and ferrous metals, and of course the Ministry of Agriculture.
Shelov really just listened. In the afternoon, he would also attend the judicial meeting chaired by Xie Lieping. "Comrades from the Ministry of Coal need to pay attention. The progress completed this year is not yet planned. Delaying production will have an adverse impact on our country's economy. The First Secretary is very concerned about the supply of coal. We should not let the First Secretary down!"
"Secretary Brezhnev and the first vice chairman of Kosigin, coal mining encountered certain difficulties, mainly because the transportation and the reserves of old coal mines are not enough to continue to support it. And the coal mines in Siberia will take time to start production." The Minister of the Coal Ministry expressed his difficulties with a difficult face.
"There are difficulties in work that need to be overcome. Difficulties are temporary. Our country's coal reserves are very high. Difficulties cannot be an excuse for the Ministry of Coal not to complete the plan." Although Brezhnev was accusing, his tone was far from being harsh.
If the Soviet Union's coal reserves were based on the world's records in the 1960s, they should account for 40% of the world's reserves, which is a very large number. However, the main coal mines that can be mined are concentrated in Ukraine. Ninety percent of the Soviet Union's coal mines are in Siberia, and there are only a handful of open-pit coal mines in the Soviet Union, almost all of which are almost in the Arctic Circle.
"In fact, in terms of cost and climate, the comrades from the Ministry of Coal have done well enough. In this case, I actually think it is mainly because there are too few open-pit coal mines in our country. I have some different views on this matter." Serov thought for a moment and asked to assist the Minister of Coal.
"Yura, you still don't know much about production, but if you have some suggestions, I'd like to listen to it!" Brezhnev's voice could not hear any emotions. In such public occasions, he always showed that he was obeying other people's opinions.
"Because the correctness of the information remains to be confirmed, after the meeting, I am willing to report to Secretary Brezhnev and First Vice Chairman Kosigin in private!" Selov accidentally remembered a place, a coal mine in Mongolia. The reason why I can remember it is because China has suffered losses in this coal mine.
Don’t think that the Soviet Union treats Mongolia, but in fact, even if the Soviet Union collapsed later, Mongolia has always had a pro-Russian tradition. Not only is this the case at the government level, but even the people have this kind of soil. If Mongolia chooses one between China and Russia, Mongolia will definitely not choose China.
"Okay, after the meeting, Comrade Kosykin and I will talk to you!" Brezhnev nodded and continued the meeting. Another top priority was the agricultural issue. This year, the climate in the Soviet Union was drought, and grain production was somewhat worse than expected. After specifically talking about ensuring grain production, the production meeting ended.
"In the border area near China, our comrades from the Second General Administration once said that there was a place that seemed to contain coal resources, but this report was a bit vague. Now I decided to send someone to inspect it." Selov told his news.
Mongolia's KGB work was not commanded by the General Administration of Foreign Intelligence, but by the General Administration of Espionage. This was the work adjustment after Selov was promoted to the Chairman of the KGB. Anyway, the Soviet Union has always believed that Mongolia was the 16th franchise republic, so there is no need to let the First Administration devote its energy to doing it. Mongolia is not defenseless against the Soviet Union, and the General Administration of Espionage is just right.
"Are you sure?" Brezhnev's personality was not very optimistic about such uncertain things, but considering that the KGB chairman generally did not lie, he asked again.
"If you consider the coal reserves in Inner Mongolia in China, you are still very sure!" The coal mine mentioned by Selov is the Taben Taulege Coal Mine, the largest unmined coal mine in the world. It is located in Mongolia. The coal storage area in the mining area is 400 square kilometers, the coal seam is more than 100 meters thick, and it has a total of 16 layers. The coal mine is high-quality coking coal, and the coking rate of raw coal is more than 60%, which is a scarce type of coal in the world.
Let me mention China, so that Brezhnev's attention suddenly increased. After talking for a few words, let Selov confirm whether the news is true. "If mining is not difficult, it will be a good source of energy and our work will be smoother!"
Of course it will go smoothly. The climate near the border of China will definitely be much better than that of Siberia. By building a railway to connect Ulaanbaatar to Irkutsk, you can enter the Soviet coal supply network.
After attending the judicial meeting in the evening, Selov returned to Ruby Yangka and generated electricity to the KGB institutions stationed in Mongolia. "Immediately go to the southern Gobi Province of Mongolia to conduct suitable coal mines, and submit a report immediately once the location is determined."
If Mongolia hadn't used this coal mine to block China's neck later, Selov would definitely not have remembered this place. The conditions for blocking the neck now do not exist, and Mongolia does not have the conditions to challenge the Soviet Union? Why? Just because one-third of the wives of the Mongolian Central Committee are Russians? Among those Russian wives, there are also KGB spies lurking in it. As long as there is any abnormal movement, they will be replaced by the Soviet Union.
"Chairman Selov, I have communicated with our president. Mitsubishi has always been very interested in the intention to cooperate with automobiles. Now with this opportunity, we are willing to provide technology with Soviet automobile manufacturers like Ford in the United States. This is a letter of intent!" Nakafudao Takashi took out a letter of intent for Selov to watch.
"We only solve our problems, and the car-related matters will be handled by comrades from relevant departments." Selov did not open the letter of intent but said, "You can talk to the local party committee of the Khabarovsk Krai region for the rest! I hope it will be long-term cooperative supply!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!