The Large Swamps is a low-lying area.

During the rainy season, the accumulated water from the Yellow Mud Hillock and nearby towns gathers here, forming a vast swamp.

The salt-alkali land, where no grass grows all year round, cracks during the winter. Suddenly, it receives moisture and instantly turns into a deadly swamp.

Unlike the muddy nature of other swamps, its surface is smooth and exceptionally hard to step on. However, if you stay for three to five seconds, your feet will be sucked in and unable to pull out, then slowly sink...

Without burying your head, when your chin is level with the ground, you will experience oxygen deprivation, palpitations, and high blood pressure until you bleed from your mouth and nose and die.

Countless people have died here over thousands of years, making it impossible to count.

Especially during the resistance against the Japanese, many brave Chinese people specifically lured the Japanese pirates here to commit suicide.

The dangerous environment, terrifying reputation, and numerous strange stories passed down through the ages have made the people of the Yellow Mud Hillock and the surrounding areas tremble with fear.

In the past, even if they were paid 1,000 yuan a month, or even 3,000 yuan, no one would come here to work.

But now...

When the transportation department was building the provincial road, in order to protect the roadbed, they deliberately opened a ten-meter-wide and five to six-meter-deep ditch. Among the nine steel bridges built, countless people from the Yellow Mud Hillock lined up to apply for jobs.

"Why is it only 20 yuan a day? Why does the old factory pay 1,200 yuan a month?"

"The salary during the internship period is definitely low. After becoming a TEP employee, with a basic salary plus bonuses, you can earn 1,200 yuan."

"Alright, 600 yuan is 600 yuan. Can I start working tomorrow?"

"Wait for the notice. You will be arranged according to the order of registration."

"Hurry up, I'm very brave!"

"I know, we people from the Yellow Mud Hillock are not cowards."

"Hey, look, Little Xu, the factory director is here!"

"Wow, he looks really imposing with that tiger head emblem."

"The license plate number is also good, it's a lucky number."

Xu Fei got out of the car, shook his long coat, and saw the crowded crowd. "Hello, everyone!"

"Hello, Little Xu, the factory director!"

"Thank you all for your hard work!"

"..."

"As guests, the newly built cafeteria is just ready. The chefs have stewed hundreds of chickens for lunch. Let's eat and drink our fill and wait to start work!"

Xu Fei took out a loudspeaker and gestured for the cheering crowd to enter in an orderly manner. "Pay attention to safety and stay away from the construction site."

"Thank you, Little Xu, the factory director!"

"In fact, the cafeteria in Large Swamps is spacious, and the chefs are very skilled. Large Swamps is also close to the provincial road, making it convenient for transportation. For weddings and funerals, you can have a grand feast here. If you want to save money, you can bring your own ingredients. If you want convenience, the chefs can help with the set meals.

Starting from next year, our cafeteria will have fans in the summer and heating in the winter. From now on, we are all one big family, and there will be internal discounts for all employees.

To be honest, I, Little Xu, don't need the money, nor do I care about making a few bucks from the grand feast. I just want everyone to finish their work early and start working as soon as possible, so as not to delay the production plan.

Do you all think what I said makes sense?"

"Yes!"

"Oh, let's have a feast!"

Xu Fei turned off the loudspeaker and got back into the tiger head emblem car.

The Large Swamps industry is rapidly developing.

The nine steel bridges spanning the ditch were derived from the "Bridge Repair Cabin".

As long as engineers are stationed there, it only takes two or three hours during the quiet night to complete the work.

In front of the steel bridges is a large square used for loading and unloading goods and parking vehicles.

The future ground will be covered with thick asphalt, with an area of 1000x200 square meters, requiring an investment of 8 million yuan.

When Xu Fei first heard this number, he thought Old Xu was exaggerating.

Later, he learned about the difference between asphalt and tar roads, as well as the construction of roadbeds and surfaces, and then he realized that 8 million yuan was just the cost, excluding labor and fuel costs, and so on.

It was also the first time he understood what "a golden bridge and a silver road" meant.

He continued driving the tiger head emblem car.

On the north side of the square is the under-construction entrance of "Large Swamps Power".

There are two 25-meter-high steel fortresses on both sides, with a distance of 108 meters between them, used as "communication rooms".

In the middle is a sloping metal wall, 26 meters long, 6 meters high, 2 meters at the bottom, and 0.5 meters at the top. The sloping surface has reserved metal grooves, waiting for the calligraphy masters from the design department to design the words "Large Swamps Power".

Between the fortresses and the sloping metal wall, sliding folding doors will be installed in the future. Since they are already engaged in machinery, they will definitely design and manufacture them themselves. The industrial design company, which is the engineers, will be responsible.

They entered the gate.

Since Large Swamps is all salt-alkali land where no grass grows, many areas are replacing the soil.

The salt-alkali soil excavated is used to raise the foundation of some areas.

For example, the office building directly facing the gate is definitely more magnificent and imposing than the East Mountain Prefecture Court.

The left side of the office building is the employee area, the right side is the production area, and the back is the office area.

As Xu Fei had thought before, each building is quite far apart. In between, there are either reserved flower beds or storefronts, and the roads are two-way with two lanes.

What made Xu Fei regretful was that the mechanical horse was not fully wound up and ran too slowly. It couldn't even run a hundred meters. Otherwise, in the future, the employees could completely ride horses to work.

As for the double-seat wind-up car that resembles bumper cars, even if the wheels are more labor-saving, it still can't run a hundred meters. It must be equipped with double wind-up mechanisms, driving while rocking the steering wheel.

They arrived at Workshop No. 1, which was completed inside.

They couldn't see the end at a glance. The spacious factory buildings on both sides were filled with processing equipment.

The first five large smelting furnaces were followed by hot stamping devices and casting devices.

Then there were various types of machine tools: metal cutting machines, forging machines, bending machines...

Then various types of ordinary lathes: drilling machines, milling machines, boring machines, planing and slotting machines...

Precision lathes: grinding machines, gear processing, thread processing...

High-precision lathes: coordinate boring machines, high-precision gear hobbing machines, high-precision engraving machines...Xu Fei even saw three machines that the Development and Reform leaders had specifically instructed him to obtain. Once acquired, there was no need to go through customs. If anyone dared to snatch them, they would be dealt with directly. No matter what, these 'Five-Axis CNC Machines' had to be transported back.

According to the base's information:

One was a spindle-type five-axis machine, also known as Head-head, used for processing heavy workpieces.

One was a worktable-type five-axis machine, also known as Table-Table, used for processing light and small workpieces.

One was a hybrid five-axis machine, also known as Head-Table, used for processing workpieces that fell between the previous two types.

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"Equipment necessary for manufacturing light tanks definitely can't be sold."

Xu Fei summoned a semi-transparent page and found that the armored vehicle factory had already provided the corresponding technical drawings.

The problem was, just like the advanced diesel engine, to realize production, a corresponding production line was needed.

How to get a production line?

It also had to be manufactured.

So, how to get the equipment to manufacture the production line?

It still had to be manufactured.

The problem seemed 'circular', but the Development and Reform leaders made Xu Fei realize that China was currently trapped in this 'circle'.

"Perhaps, when the level of the basic production line is raised, it can manufacture the advanced lathes that come with these types of modules."

After pondering for a long time, Xu Fei paused other production activities, reduced the power of the armored vehicle factory to the lowest, summoned the already gathered two hundred engineers, and then threw the 10 tons of Rare Earth gifted by the foreign trade merchants into the smelting electric furnace, choosing to manufacture a 'Grizzly Armored Vehicle'.

With all personnel in place, the smelting electric furnace started.

Seconds later, accompanied by the reduction of metal and energy, various levels of machine tools and lathes gradually entered the working state.

Xu Fei sat at the end of the super-large conveyor belt, holding a telescope, staring intently.

Unconsciously, ten hours passed.

A brand-new armored vehicle, amidst the rumbling sound, turned on its headlights.

"Warm and cozy, these lights are pretty good!"