In order to save more money and invigorate the economy, the state has greatly reduced its investment in the military field, and many military enterprises that had previously guaranteed income during droughts and floods immediately fell into difficulties. Their orders were originally issued by the state, and after losing the protection of the big tree of the state, it is no wonder that life can be better.

It can be said that the predicament encountered by military industrial enterprises has nothing to do with themselves, and the predicament encountered by other heavy industrial enterprises that do not belong to the military industry is more complicated.

Niu Xiaoqiang saw the main reasons in this newsletter as follows, first of all, the lack of competitiveness of the product.

The domestic industrial system is relatively perfect, which is the experience learned from the Soviets, but due to the lack of high-tech technology as support, the industrial products produced and manufactured by domestic enterprises are very backward, and they can only be compared with their domestic counterparts, and they have become the foil of the tall image of Western countries in the international market.

The second is overcapacity of similar products. In recent years, as long as the provinces or municipalities have the ability, they have basically set up all the industrial enterprises they can start. From a forging plant for the production of agricultural tools, to a steel mill for smelting steel, to a fertilizer factory, each province basically has its own complete industrial system.

The advantage of this is that the provinces can achieve self-sufficiency in times of war, but the disadvantage is that there is too much duplication of construction, which greatly wastes social resources, and the resulting phenomenon of local protectionism is very serious.

Then there is the impact of similar foreign enterprises. In recent years, when it comes to industrial products, the general impression of the public is that foreign ones are better than domestic ones. This is also a fact, and it is not to blame that the people worship foreigners. Whether it is a TV or a refrigerator, foreign products are indeed better than domestic ones.

The straw that broke the camel's back was the current domestic environment. The state needs a large amount of money to carry out reforms, and naturally it will not support these backward industries, similar to the situation of the arsenal, these industrial enterprises cannot receive orders, and of course life is not easy.

This is the first time Niu Xiaoqiang has seen such an in-depth analysis, although he does not understand industry, but he can also feel a strong sense of crisis from this newsletter, especially the last sentence, which makes him feel deeply: "There is an ancient saying in our country, called 'trees die, people move live', for us, the first thing we need to emancipate is the ideology, in the change to have the courage to think about change, if you still hold the 'emperor's daughter does not worry about marrying' mentality, then waiting for these enterprises will be death." ”

"It's so incisive, this author is still quite discerning, and he makes sense. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help nodding, agreeing with the author's argument, he thought to himself: The last time I heard Grandpa Fang say that the days of the arsenal are not as good as day by day, and I don't know how long it can last, in case it can't last, what should he do?

And my snobbish brother, if he loses this job, will he still be able to marry a daughter-in-law? Even if he does, how will he live in the future?

Finally, there is me, my father wants to send me to a technical school to study, so that I can join the arsenal in the future to eat public food, in case I don't graduate from the technical school and the factory collapses, wouldn't I be too sad?

For the first time in his life, Niu Xiaoqiang had a sense of crisis about social change, which made him feel a little less real. He is just a poor boy in the mountains, but he feels the touch of the whole social change, which is indeed a little untrue.

Niu Xiaoqiang was touched not only by the fact that the arsenal was relocated to the mountains as a whole during the preparation for war and famine, but also because of the extracurricular reading materials that Mr. Li asked him to study.

If it weren't for the existence of the arsenal, even if Niu Xiaoqiang saw this newsletter, he wouldn't have any personal feelings, and if he hadn't seen this newsletter, even if his eldest brother and master were laid off, he wouldn't have such a deep understanding of the specific reasons for all this. In fact, the two go hand in hand.

Niu Xiaoqiang sat silently for a moment and shook his head: "Even if I know the general situation, what can I do? With my strength, what can I change?"

Niu Xiaoqiang doesn't have any specific plans for his life, he still has too little knowledge, and he grew up in the mountains, so he doesn't have much vision and ambition at present.

After he finished speaking, he continued to flip through the newspaper, and the content behind it can be described as a mixed blessing, including the gratifying good news of the reform situation, and the sorrow of those enterprises in difficulty. The more Niu Xiaoqiang looked, the more fascinated he became, he felt as if he had opened a door, this door connected the mountains and the outside world, many things that he didn't know anything about, he was gradually getting deeper.

I don't know how long it took, but the eldest sister's voice sounded behind him: "Little brother, why haven't you slept yet?"

The defenseless Niu Xiaoqiang was taken aback, and he patted his heart: "Sister, why didn't you say hello before you came in, I was shocked, and I was almost scared to death." ”

Niu Chunxiang patted Niu Xiaoqiang's head dotingly: "It's because you worked too hard, I didn't hear the footsteps of the eldest sister, junior brother, you still have to go to school tomorrow, go to bed early." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang shook his head: "I'm in good spirits, I'll rest later." ”

Niu Chunxiang insisted: "It's all turning the clock now, can you get up tomorrow if you don't rest?"

Niu Xiaoqiang was surprised: "What?

"Yes, the bamboo beds are laid for you, you go and rest. ”

After Niu Chunxiang finished speaking, he blew out the kerosene lamp, and Niu Xiaoqiang had to put the newspaper he hadn't finished reading into a snakeskin bag in the dark.

The crowd outside had dispersed, Niu Xiaoqiang walked to the bamboo bed and lay down, and asked the eldest sister before going to bed: "Sister, how much pork does our family share?"

Niu Chunxiang moved a stool and sat on the edge of the bed, and fanned Niu Xiaoqiang with a banana fan: "I weighed it when I divided it, and the big guys said that you caught this wild boar and should give our family more points, but my father disagreed, he insisted on fair distribution, so our family only got three catties of pork, as much as other families." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang was so angry that he complained: "Our dad is not only a loser, but also very stupid! Everyone else has said that they want to give us a little more, but he is good, he has to refuse, he is really angry! By the way, why didn't you see my parents? Where did they go?"

"They rode a bicycle to deliver pork to Grandpa Fang, Grandpa Fang first cultivated Gangzi into a talent, and now he is cultivating you, they said no, it means that they don't want to go. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang sat up when he heard this, and asked nervously, "Where did they get the meat they gave to Grandpa Fang?"

Niu Chunxiang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Our family only got a piece of meat, where do you think they can get it?"