Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

"Mr. Yang, I noticed something was wrong with your expression just now. Did something happen to you?"

After everyone left except Yang Bing, Lin Yi took the initiative to ask.

When Yang Bing heard Lin Yi's question, he wanted to stand up and answer Lin Yi's question.

But Lin Yi motioned him to sit down and say.

Yang Bing stood up halfway, then immediately sat back down, and then stopped talking.

When Lin Yi saw Yang Bing's expression, he knew that Yang Bing did have something to say to him.

It's just that it seems that Yang Bing hasn't figured out how to speak yet.

As a qualified leader, Lin Yi was not in a hurry. He waited for Yang Bing to think about it before taking the initiative to speak.

After waiting for about two or three minutes, determination appeared on Yang Bing's face.

"Your Majesty, I feel that my ability is no longer worthy of my position as the director of the research institute, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to allow me to retire."

Hearing Yang Bing's words, Lin Yi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Yang Bing came to him for this matter.

"Mr. Yang, you have done a good job in the research institute. You have managed the research institute in an orderly manner. Why do you want to retire?"

"Did someone say something in your ears? Or are you dissatisfied with the current treatment in the institute?"

Lin Yi looked at Yang Bing and asked. He didn't think Yang Bing would bring up the matter of complaining about old age for no reason.

Yang Bing may not have the best R&D talent in the Army Weapons Research Institute, but his ability to coordinate the overall situation is definitely the best.

He has been working in the research institute for more than ten years, from the middle age of his thirties to his gray hair now, which shows how much effort he has put into the weapons research institute.

When Lin Yi chooses the person in charge, he doesn't just look at whether the person has scientific research talent, he pays more attention to whether the person has management talent.

Let's put it this way, as the director of the research institute, you say that this position does not require professional knowledge. This is absolutely not acceptable.

Because you don’t understand scientific research or various professional knowledge, then you are a layman.

When a layman is asked to direct expert staff to do research and development, many times when making plans, the decision will be taken for granted.

Therefore, here at Lin Yi, as the person in charge, you do not necessarily need to know how much professional knowledge you have, but you must know some basic knowledge.

Because only in this way can you understand whether the following researcher is reasonable when making plans.

Secondly, it is necessary to have an overall view and manage the research and development progress of dozens or even hundreds of scientific research projects within the entire institute.

We need to know what kind of equipment the empire currently lacks, how much manpower and financial resources it needs to invest, and how long it will take to complete the design, manufacturing and testing.

If a person with only scientific research ability but no management ability is allowed to coordinate the research institute, problems will still arise.

As for Yang Bing, as the director of the Army Weapons Research Institute, he has a long-term vision and has his own set of processes for the entire weapon design.

To put it simply, the current weapons feedback measures adapted to the empire were formulated by Yang Bing, and were first implemented at the Army Weapons Research Institute, and were later copied by the Aircraft Research Institute and the Ship Research Institute.

This set of processes includes the initial brainstorming of weapon design, then the improvement of the manufacturing process, and then after fielding, feedback is obtained from the battlefield and soldiers' use.

Based on this feedback information, the original design will be optimized and upgraded to produce weapons that are more comfortable for soldiers to use.

Lin Yi is actually very sure of Yang Bing's abilities, so now he is surprised to hear that Yang Bing wants to retire.

"No, no." Yang Bing shook his head, and then continued: "It's just that my subordinate feels that his ability is no longer worthy of the position of director of the research institute."

"Compared with the things developed by the current Army Weapons Research Institute and the Aircraft Research Institute and the Ship Research Institute, there is a huge difference."

"We didn't come up with anything dazzling this time."

"As the oldest research institute established, my subordinates feel that the institute has been discredited, so they feel that it is a problem with my ability." Yang Bing said what was in his heart.

After hearing Yang Bing's words, Lin Yi burst out laughing.

"Hey, Yang Bing, how come you keep getting back on your feet now? Where's the drive and enterprising spirit you had before?"

"What? Now that the stall is open, it's getting bigger. How come your enthusiasm and aggressiveness have disappeared?"

"Who told you that the things you design are not dazzling?" Lin Yi said with interest.

After saying this, Lin Yi took out a few documents from the pile of documents in front of him and threw them to Yang Bing.

"Look at your designs, Type A-150 tanks, Type-A IV tanks, 120-meter heavy artillery in the th year of Yanqing, -meter heavy artillery in the th year of Yanqing, etc."

"Aren't these things all designed by you? Aren't these things good?"

"But, Your Majesty, if we compare the weapons currently designed by the research institute with the plans produced by the Aircraft and Ship Research Institute, some of our designs are somewhat unsatisfactory."

After hearing this, Lin Yi understood why Yang Bing looked so strange today.

Emotionally, Yang Bing has fallen into a corner.

Understanding the reason why Yang Bing was so stubborn, Lin Yi probably couldn't see clearly or he was a little anxious.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi continued to smile and said to Yang Bing: "Do you think that the weapons designed by your weapons research institute are mediocre and similar to the previous weapons?"

"Is there no way to decide the outcome in one battle?"

Hearing Lin Yi's words, Yang Bing was stunned. He did not expect that Lin Yi would directly say what he was thinking.

Seeing Yang Bing's expression, Lin Yi stood up with a smile, and then walked to Yang Bing's side.

When Yang Bing saw Lin Yi coming over, he also wanted to stand up, but was pushed down by Lin Yi.

"Now that you have mentioned this, I will tell you what is on my mind."

Without waiting for Yang Bing to answer, Lin Yi spoke to himself.

"First of all, whether it is a ship research institute or an aircraft research institute, the weapons they develop are all large-scale equipment and are expensive to build."

"Especially those ships, look at which one doesn't have millions or tens of millions of weapons? And what about you? How much does a gun cost?"

"With such a big difference in cost, you still want to have the same power? Is this possible?"

"In addition, I want to say that whether it is the fighter jets developed by the Aircraft Research Institute or the warships developed by the Ship Research Institute, they are actually serving the army."

"No matter how much air superiority or maritime superiority we have, it is not enough to defeat an enemy."

"If you want to defeat the enemy, you still need to rely on the empire's huge army. Without the army, everything we have now is just a mirror."

"Furthermore, the empire is originally a land power, so we cannot stop developing the army."

"The Army's weapons are cheap because they need to be fielded on a large scale."

"So, Chief Yang, you have to be clear about one thing. You and the Aircraft Research Institute and the Ship Research Institute are not focusing on the same direction, and you should not compare yourself with them."

"The only thing you have to compare is whether the weapons you designed this year are more advanced than last year's weapons, whether they can reduce the casualties of soldiers, and whether they can make it easier for us to win."