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Zhang Zuoxiang nodded: "Is there anything else I should pay attention to?"

"Then there is the issue of shells. We got artillery, but the number of shells is too small. Without shells, these big guys are just a bunch of decorations. I plan to cooperate with Lao Chen and find a few Russian technicians to think together. The method is to imitate the shells, the quality may not be as good as the original ones, but they can still be self-sufficient!"

"Very well, you are responsible for all of these, don't make any mistakes, and there must be no mistakes in every cannon."

"Auxiliary commander, don't worry, not only these guns, but even the remaining parts will be properly preserved. We can't produce them now, and we can only rely on tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall. The remaining parts will not be exchanged!"

Zhang Zuoxiang personally directed the artillery handling work, fearing that there would be some damage, Xiong Mengyuan followed suit, and when everything was about the same, Zhang Tinglan called Xiong Mengyuan over again, and handed him another list with a smile.

"Old bear, my father and the others are all staring at weapons, I think you must like these things."

Xiong Mengyuan took it over and took a look, and sure enough, his eyes were shining, and his hands trembled slightly, appearing extremely excited.There are a lot of machinery and equipment listed on the list, including mining and metallurgical equipment, as well as various machine tools.

These include two sets of coal mining and coal washing equipment, a power plant with a daily generating capacity of 20 kwh, a steel plant with an annual output of about [-] tons, including a [-]-ton steelmaking blast furnace, and two The iron furnace, which is a completely obsolete technology in later generations, consumes a lot of energy, wastes resources, and causes serious pollution, but it is a very good equipment in today's world.

The equipment of this iron and steel factory was imported from France before the war. The Russians also felt the tense situation, so they bought it in their hands. They wanted to increase the war potential, but before it was completed, World War I began, and the war became more and more Nervous, a large number of people in Russia were recruited to the front line, and many factories stopped, especially in the direction of Europe, which gave the Fengjun a chance to do something.

In addition to the steel factory, there is also a metallurgical factory, a bicycle factory, and more than 300 machine tools. After receiving such a list, Xiong Mengyuan was overjoyed. With these things, the steel and coal industry can start, and 300 If multiple machine tools are used well, some machine parts can be produced by themselves, which is another big progress.

In addition, compared with Fengtian, Jilin is still one quarter behind, and the power generation capacity is even more insufficient. The arsenal can only run on its own generator. If it can get a power plant with a daily power plant of 20 million hours, the energy of the arsenal will be completely exhausted. Once stabilized, the output can be improved by a big step.

Xiong Mengyuan couldn't be unhappy after seeing these: "These equipments are not all from the Far East, I think a lot of them should come from Europe!"

"That's right, didn't Wang Tieshan promise to get us [-] machine tools at the beginning? This guy has been tossing a lot in the direction of Russia. Now that the road to the Far East has been completely opened up, he has no scruples. These equipment will be shipped continuously. Come here, this is just the first batch. Of course, in addition to the equipment, some talents and scientific research materials will be brought over."

"People are always more important than machines." Xiong Mengyuan said: "What we lack most is talents, but are they willing to come? Can the Russian government let them go?"

"Old Xiong, you are so smart and confused for a while. If we want to get a few talents to come over, we don't need to ask them if they are willing or not. We can just tie them here. We are saving them from the flames. We will thank you!"

What Zhang Tinglan said is indeed correct. Soon the sky in Russia will turn red, and many of these old-fashioned intellectuals will be liquidated.If he could go to Fengtian now, he might have escaped a catastrophe. Of course, Xiong Mengyuan still couldn't understand these things. He was full of excitement. He didn't expect Zhang Tinglan to have such great energy.Got so many goodies!

"Mr. Zhang, these devices are probably heavier than cannons. If they are transported to Fuyuan, we will carry them on our shoulders by car. We don't know when they will be transported back to Jilin!"

"You don't have to worry about that." Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "The next large amount of goods will go to Suifenhe and be transported by rail. As for Fuyuan, we will still keep it. Let's walk on two legs."

Zhang Tinglan thought for a while and then said: "Old Xiong, Russia's industrial system is not perfect. Many factories do not exist, such as automobiles, engines, chemicals, electronics, machine tools, etc. They all rely heavily on foreign powers. In the past two years, the United States People have eliminated a batch of outdated production capacity, you can help me estimate what we still lack, and then I will let Felix order from the United States in the name of Russia, as much as you can get!"

It was only when Zhang Tinglan started to do things that he realized how difficult it is to develop industries. Not to mention a complete industrial system, even one or two industries are not an easy task. After several years of tossing, it is just the beginning.

Especially in a country that is torn apart, the big powers can crush the weak industrial foundation casually. It seems that there is still such an opportunity in front of you, so you must not let it go. In fact, think about it, Zhang Tinglan still has a little It's a dumbfounding feeling that the industrialization of China in later generations was also started by the Russians, and now, it is also a destiny to make decisions from the Russians.

I stayed in Fuyuan for another period of time. During this time, the transactions between the two sides became more and more in-depth, and the Russians restricted Fengtian less and less. No matter what Fengjun transported, as long as the money was paid, Philip All are allowed.

This guy has now turned his attention to clearing up internal conflicts. Since he was reminded by Zhang Tinglan, this guy has been restless day and night, restless, afraid that sometime those opponents will jump out, instigate a mutiny, and completely overthrow him.

It just happened that more and more things were being traded, and Felice had enough food in his hand. He spent a large amount of money and used food and wine to win over the army. The Russian soldiers finally settled down. At this time, this guy started to clean up the interior hidden danger.

The Russians admire the strong, and political struggles have always been very bloody. Whoever can kill more people can win the opponent. Felis also raised his butcher knife mercilessly. The Far East was covered with dark clouds for a moment, and people were panicked. .

Of course, the more chaotic Russia is, the better it will be for Fengjun. Between Zhang Tinglan and Felis, you do yours, and I do mine. You consolidate power, and I evacuate Russia. Both parties will not delay.

Since Suifenhe was put into use, Fuyuan's status continued to decline. Zhang Tinglan arranged the remaining work, and then set off for Jilin.Before him, Zhang Zuoxiang had already gone back. This Zhang Fushuai personally escorted 28 heavy artillery pieces, and he was almost inseparable. He was more careful than anything else.

This time I went to Fuyuan, counting the time, it was just over a month ago, and the time finally entered 1917, which is also a year that is destined to be recorded in history. Zhang Tinglan also knows that after nearly two years of preparation, will he be able to To change history, it depends on this time to give it a go!

As soon as Zhang Tinglan returned to Jilin, good news came from the arsenal. They successfully produced two types of mortars, one with a caliber of [-] mm and the other with a caliber of [-] mm. The mortar is a cheap The weapons are powerful and suitable for the poor. As soon as Zhang Tinglan heard the news, she rushed to the arsenal enthusiastically.

After obtaining the Russian 91mm grenade mortar, the arsenal has carried out research and produced a mortar suitable for the Feng army. This thing is not high in technology, but it is just a layer of window paper, which can be broken at a glance.

"We first figured out the structure of the mortar, and then conducted experiments on Russian weapons. We found that the Russian mortar design was not successful. Simply put, it was a failure of the same level. The 91mm caliber, but the range is less than 1000 meters, for the first-level regiment to use, the range is too short, but for the lower level to use, because the caliber is too large, the weight is too heavy, and it is not light and flexible enough!"

While introducing to Zhang Tinglan, the research and development personnel of the arsenal put out two works and placed them in front of Zhang Tinglan.

"The larger one has a caliber of 600 millimeters, with a maximum range of [-] meters. It can fire projectiles weighing seven catties, and can fire six projectiles per minute. The killing effect is quite good!"

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"How much does this mortar weigh, and is it easy to transport?"

"This gun weighs about 57 kilograms. It can be transported by horses and carriages. It can also be disassembled when necessary and carried by soldiers separately. According to our idea, a mortar is equipped with five soldiers, and three of them carry the gun on their backs. tubes, brackets and mounts, and two others to carry shells, we've done a few drills and they're able to easily carry a gun and thirty rounds cross-country."

Zhang Tinglan nodded, apparently he is still very satisfied with this mortar, checked the slightly rough barrel, the gap between the manufacturing process and the big powers is still not small, but it can already meet the needs, the weapon competition is performance, As long as it is easy to use, it is secondary to whether it looks good or not.

"The gun is very good, but I have a suggestion, which is to enlarge the muzzle of the gun by one or two millimeters, and strive to be compatible with smaller caliber shells!"

Xiong Mengyuan on the side was the main designer of this cannon. Hearing Zhang Tinglan's words, he suddenly felt confused and couldn't make a turn.

"Mortars are also newly equipped weapons of the great powers. There are many types, but according to my observations, the caliber will gradually tend to be unified, and 82mm will become a mainstream caliber. If we achieve 81mm, it will be compatible with [-]mm and [-] mm caliber, on the battlefield, we can use other people’s ammunition we have seized, but others have seized our ammunition, but there is no way to use it, isn’t that a good thing?”

Upon hearing this, Xiong Mengyuan also woke up, and hurriedly laughed: "No wonder they are all 75mm mountain guns, and the Russians want to make them 76mm. It turns out that they also planned for this!"

After thinking clearly, Xiong Mengyuan nodded in agreement without hesitation. It has not yet been officially put into production, so it is no problem to modify it.Hastily asked several designers to write down Zhang Tinglan's opinion.

"Old Xiong, I am going to prepare a large amount of this kind of mortar. A regiment needs to equip a mortar company. Each company is temporarily equipped with six mortars, and there will be more in the future. All in all, mortars will become the most important part of our army One of the equipment. Now there is a task that falls on your head, are you sure you can produce enough mortars?"

"Don't worry, we promise to complete the task!" Xiong Mengyuan patted his chest and said, "Mortars don't need very good materials, ordinary steel is fine. Cannonballs can be made of cast iron. We introduced cast iron black heart toughening treatment technology to the United States. We can also use ordinary pig iron. In addition, we have two main sources of steel, one is the Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Company. The other is the scrap iron and steel from the Middle East Road, which is enough to produce weapons for the time being!"

The benefits of regaining the controlling stake in Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Company are now apparent.It turned out that Kihachiro Okura covered the sky with one hand.He relied on greedy Fengtian's profits, and then sent low-priced steel to the Japanese military. Now that Fengtian has taken control of it, he has corrected this point and regained hundreds of thousands of profits just by restoring the normal market price.And the Japanese have no way to object.

Another advantage is that after some bargaining, the iron and steel factory has obtained the right to sell for self-occupation on the premise of guaranteeing the supply of steel to Japan, and through the adjustment of labor relations.The enthusiasm of the workers has increased, and the output has also increased, so that the excess output can be sent to the Fengjun for use in the arsenal. Of course, other factories will also benefit from it.

Of course, before your own steel plant is officially put into operation, you must ensure a wide range of steel sources. The Middle East Road has become the best choice. Regardless of the astonishing number of rails, these are all out-and-out good steel. Zhang Tinglan has already bought Horwath, and all of them are treated as scraps and given to Feng Jun.

"However, as we produce more and more things, the consumption of steel is also increasing. We must have our own steel factory and provide a stable source, otherwise we will definitely not be able to maintain it in the long run!"

"Well, don't worry about that. Didn't we get a set of steel plant equipment from Russia? It's already on the way, and I also asked Mr. Kuang Rongguang to inspect the situation in Anshan. As soon as the equipment arrives, we will be in Anshan immediately. Build a steel plant and put it into production as quickly as possible!"

Xiong Mengyuan also said excitedly: "I read the introduction of that set of equipment, and Wang Tieshan really put his heart into it. The set of equipment was made in France, and its technical level is very high, almost surpassing the most advanced steel plant in Japan. Moreover, the area and area where it is designed and used Our Anshan iron ore is of the same type, and the taste is similar, that is to say, as long as the equipment is brought in, we can completely refer to the original factory in Russia and quickly build our own factory!"

A steel factory cannot be built casually. At the current stage, it must be built in an area close to the source of raw materials. It is best to have both coal and iron. The most suitable location in the northeast is Anshan Benxi and other places. The Japanese seized it. After leaving Benxi, Zhang Tinglan must not let Anshan go.

Moreover, the type of iron ore must also be considered, and then the equipment must be determined. Take the Hanyang Iron Works established by Zhang Zhidong as an example. First, the site selection was a failure, and then the ore was not tested in advance. Finally, the equipment was installed, and it turned out that it could not be produced. , A lot of money wasted in vain. The so-called No. [-] factory in Asia is actually full of bitter tears. Zhang Zhidong can be regarded as a relatively new-minded official in the Qing Dynasty, but he is still a pile of mud.

"Old Xiong, after hearing what you said, I found that we can't just get back the main equipment, and the supporting equipment must not be spared at all."

"Dare! It's best to get all the design drawings of the factory, pack them all up and send them to Fengtian, we will be relocating the whole factory, which will save a lot of cost and time, but it may be a bit difficult to do this! "

"No matter how difficult it is, I have to do well. I gave Wang Tieshan a death order. No matter what factory we move in the future, we must get all the supporting things as much as possible."

"That's right!" Xiong Mengyuan nodded excitedly: "Don't look at Russia's overall backward technology, but many Russian factories were built with the help of the French, and the technical level can surpass the Japanese. After all, they are all white. To deal with Germany together, all France has produced a lot of good things. Steel factories, power plants, metallurgical plants, and machinery and equipment factories are all very advanced in technology. We don’t want to get much, but we must get a representative one for each factory, and then we will make good use of it to train our own talents and workers!"

"Don't worry, I will do my best for this matter. No matter how much it costs, I will get the factory here, and I will also kidnap a group of technicians. This winter we will make various preparations and stockpile For the needed materials, we will work hard to build all the factories in the spring of next year."

Chen Qiming was also on the side. Hearing this, a joyful smile appeared on his face, just like a three-year-old child.

"It's a pleasure to work with Mr. Zhang. In more than a year, we have such a big stall. Some old people from the Fengtian Mint told us that this is because you acted vigorously and replaced it with Manqing. In this little time, even one I can't come up with a plan!"

"Not to mention the Manchu Qing, even Beiyang has this virtue!" Xiong Mengyuan said: "Since Lao Yuan came to power, Beiyang has not established any decent heavy industry, and it still lives on the Manchu capital. In the huge China, only our East The three provinces have a little hope of industrialization!"