Great Power Military Industry: Hand-Building a CNC Machine in 1978

Forge Swords for the Nation! Bai Heng is a transmigrator and a CNC machine tool expert in his previous life. He is swept up in the passion of this fiery era. At last, he understands why he has come to this time. Armed with knowledge far ahead of its time, he will lead the workers and military industry of China to new heights. When researchers and engineers lament the trade barriers erected by developed nations, “Go around them,” Bai Heng advises. “There are too many TV patents? Then we’ll develop LCDs. Too many patents for gasoline cars? Then we’ll develop electric ones.” When the Gulf War reveals the White Eagle’s overwhelming technological advantage, leaving nations around the world in despair, Bai Heng has already helped China get ahead by laying the groundwork for the Beidou Navigation System, rapid-fire naval platforms, space-based orbital missiles, drone swarms... The Bear and the White Eagle begin to wonder: Has China found a cheat code? The setting: 1978, the height of the Cold War. China’s industrial base is weak and lags behind the world’s leading nations, leaving it under external pressure. Golden finger: The Industrial Development System. Complete missions to obtain blueprints, technical guidance, and corrections to mistakes. The central goal: Start with machine tools, the foundation of industry, and achieve self-sufficiency. Compete with developed nations for markets and earn China the title of “the world’s factory.” We can build space stations, as well as manufacture electric vehicles, powered exoskeletons, lithography machines, drones, electromagnetic cannons, and tunnel-boring machines. Let civilian and military industry flourish side by side, and build a superpower.