" We delivered 2000 Type 03 automatic rifles to the Department of National Defense the day before yesterday. Director Li said that the price of 500 yuan per rifle is still too expensive, and he wants us to submit a plan to reduce the cost…"
Zheng Shan had brought the remaining 1000 assault rifles to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense this morning.
He had just learned from Li Weiting that the 1000 assault rifles that they had delivered in the early stage had already been distributed to the army, and they had received a very good response.
In particular, many soldiers who used to use the 56 and 56.5 rifles were not as good as the 56 and 56.5 rifles after using the 03 automatic rifle invented by Sun Hang.
Li Weiting even joked that the commanders would soon request for more Type 03 automatic rifles to be produced.
However, before Zheng Shan could be happy, Li Weiting gave him a warning,"
" 500 yuan per bottle is too expensive. The country's military expenditure is limited. We have to think of a way to reduce the cost…"
Therefore, after returning to the Red Star Military Factory, Zheng Shan called Sun Hang and the other higher-ups to his office for a meeting before he could even take a sip of water.
In the end, everyone's eyes gathered in Sun Hang's direction.
There was no one here who knew more about the Type 03 automatic rifle than Sun Hang.
Sun Hang met everyone's gaze and continued,"
" In the past, the cost of our Type 03 automatic rifle was high because it was a small batch of trial production. Many of the steel components of the rifle were processed bit by bit using a milling machine…"
"If we want to reduce the cost in the future, we can directly change it to stamping parts…"
The miller was to cut a large piece of steel bit by bit to form the internal mechanism and the outer shell of the steel gun, including the handle.
Stamping parts, on the other hand, were just a piece of metal that was directly stamped into shape by a stamping machine.
The quality was high, but the efficiency was low and the cost was high.
The quality of the stamping parts would be slightly reduced, but the efficiency would be high, and the cost could be greatly reduced.
"In addition, Hu Qinghe and I have just discussed the steel material for the gun barrel. By using some low-cost materials, we can ensure that our Type 03 automatic rifle can shoot at least 12000 bullets without the barrel reaching the level of metal fatigue.”
In the end, Sun Hang and Hu Qinghe discussed it again. After a simple calculation, Sun Hang reorganized the data and said,
" After some of the above reform measures, the overall quality of the gun can still be guaranteed to be within a reasonable range. The cost can basically be reduced to about 300 yuan…"
Zheng Shan's eyes lit up when he heard that the cost of the Type 81-1 assault rifle could be reduced from 500 to 300.
The cost reduction was still very considerable.
He believed that if he submitted it to the Department of National Defense, it would definitely be approved.
Of course, the cost of 200 yuan in 1977 was also a very high cost in the 21st century.
However, in the 21st century, many cheap, impact-resistant and durable materials, such as lightweight materials such as glass fiber, did not exist in 1977.
Therefore, Sun Hang could only reduce the cost to this level.
The following meeting was much easier. At this moment, the door of Zheng Shan's office was pushed open. Xu Hongfei happily reported the good news,
"Sun Hang, our Red Star brand bicycles are selling like crazy in the supply and marketing cooperative and department stores…"
"The 2000 bicycles that we handed over to the Industrial Bureau a few days ago were all sold out in less than three days…"
" Right now, the Industry Bureau is urging us to quickly produce Red Star bicycles, especially women's bicycles and children's bicycles. We have to produce at least 10,000 units each…"
When they heard that the production of women's bicycles and children's bicycles would be close to 20,000 units, the entire conference room was in an uproar.
After the hard work of Mo Xinyu and the labor service company, they used five days to produce 2000 bicycles of various styles.
Mo Xinyu had always adhered to the tenet of the Red Star bicycle brand that Sun Hang had mentioned. The quality of the Red Star bicycle must be as solid as a rock.
Therefore, whether it was the materials or other plastic parts, Mo Xinyu used very good materials.
The bicycle for men was still extremely stable even when it was loaded with a weight of 300 pounds.
Compared to the Everlasting and Phoenix bicycles, it was not inferior at all.
As for the women's bicycles, Mo Xinyu used different paint according to Sun Hang's requirements.
Blue, fresh, pink, cute, and so on.
The most important thing was that this women's bicycle was designed with a curved beam. In summer, when girls wore skirts, they only needed to lightly step on the bicycle from the front.
This greatly made it convenient for girls to use.
When the bicycle went offline, many female employees of the labor service company and the Red Star Military Factory immediately bought one for their own use.
In an instant, the entire Red Star Military Factory was surrounded by the bicycles that they had produced.
The baby carriages that Sun Hang requested to be produced had auxiliary wheels at the back to prevent children from falling.
This thoughtful design welcomed the children around the Red Star Military Factory.
At that time, the Red Star Military Factory could not conduct private transactions.
They could only deliver the manufactured bicycles to the Industrial Bureau.
Then, the Industrial Bureau would distribute them to the supply and marketing co-ops and department stores in various places.
There were no supermarkets in the 1970s, and there were no online sales platforms.
Most of them were supply and marketing co-ops in urban and rural areas.
The supply and marketing cooperative basically sold everything. Meat, eggs, poultry, vegetables, hardware, wheels, clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
On the other hand, the department store had a more complete range of goods. There were even many ceiling fans on the top of the department store.
Therefore, in the 1970s, people would sometimes visit a department store and show off in their village for half a day.
When the Red Star brand bicycles were delivered directly to the department store and the supply and marketing cooperative, they immediately attracted the attention of many people.
The men's bicycles were cheap and durable. The family of five sat on them easily.
As soon as the princess model appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of those young girls.
Of the original 2000 female bicycles, nearly 300 were bought by the employees of the Red Star Military Factory, leaving behind 1700.
When it was delivered to various supply and marketing agencies and department stores, it was sold out in less than half a day.
Seeing that the bicycles were so popular, the managers of the department stores and the supply and marketing co-ops went to the local industrial bureau, hoping to get more Red Star bicycles.
However, the Industrial Bureau did not have it either. They could only report it to the higher-ups.
All of a sudden, the slips of hope flew to the table of the leader of the Shenzhou Industrial Bureau like pieces of paper.
The leader of the Industrial Bureau was also very happy this time. He immediately placed an order with the Red Star Military Factory.
There were even many department store managers who went straight to the Red Star Military Factory to find Mo Xinyu, hoping to reserve the Red Star brand bicycles in advance.
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