New Warlords 1909

In the later stage, Qiuxin Shipyard has received the injection of private commercial capital and further capital injection from Xingkong Group, and its current development has been very rapid.Not only will the original dock be expanded to accommodate [-]-ton ship repairs, but a new [-]-ton dock will also be built.

And since receiving the support of the military, many destroyers, torpedo ships, frigates, patrol gunboats, etc. under the [-]-ton class often go to new shipyards for maintenance and repairs.Don't look at this simple maintenance and repair, but it is also a lot of money.But you can't be jealous of foreign shipyards such as Yesong Shipyard and Rui Shipyard!

However, when he heard in the shipyard that a giant ship of more than 2 tons was coming from the Huangpu River, Zhu Zhi didn't believe it at first, but later thought it was a freighter.But when he couldn't help being curious and rushed to the river, he barely saw the tail of the Kirishima sailing into the Jiangnan Shipyard.

Of course Zhu Zhiyao knew about the new dock after the expansion of the Jiangnan factory.That is not inferior to the large dock of the Yesong Shipyard, but it can't accommodate that giant ship. One can imagine the majestic appearance of that giant ship driving in the Huangpu River.It is also understandable why a warship has caused such a big commotion.

Zhu Zhiyao suddenly felt his insignificance and short-sightedness. Originally, he was already very happy with his newly expanded [-]-ton shipyard, and was excitedly preparing to build a new [-]-ton shipyard.But at this moment, he was confused.Five thousand tons?what can be doneEven if the construction is completed, is it still far from being able to repair such giant ships?

A more ambitious plan was slowly drawn up in Zhu Zhiyao's mind, to continue to expand the existing [-]-ton shipyard.As for the repair of small boats, as the No. [-] shipyard of Shanghai's national commercial capital, Zhu Zhiyao's strategic vision for development cannot, of course, stop at the small riverboats of several tens of tons.

Thinking of these, Zhu Zhi couldn't help but think of the name Hua Fei again.As Hua Fei's time in the autonomous region got longer and longer, as Hua Fei's influence on Qiuxin Shipyard and even Zhu's family became bigger and bigger, this name often appeared on various social occasions.

The Zhu family, the Lu family, and the Ma family in Gujia Lane can be described as a married family, and they have always relied on the protection of the French.However, since the European War began, the power of the French and other foreigners has gradually weakened, and they, especially the Zhu family, the Lu family and the Hua Feidi have cooperated more and more closely. In the eyes of outsiders in the Shanghai business circle, they have formed a union community.

As Hua Fei's power and influence grew, their influence in the Shanghai business district also increased, gradually replacing the older generation of industrialists such as Zhang.Although since the declaration of war against Japan, this trend has slowed down.However, as the National Defense Forces of the autonomous region fought against Japan in several battles, not only did they not experience the imagined defeat, but they also achieved several major victories one after another.So that delicate situation, another step into high-speed operation.This is also one of the reasons for the rapid development of Qiuxin Shipyard, Hexing Iron and Steel Works, and even Hercules Engine Machinery Factory, which was separated from Qiuxin Machine Factory.

Whether it is the business district or the autonomous region government, they all seem to be treated like foreigners.

This is not Hua Fei's special account. The government officials of the autonomous region don't know that these factories have Hua Fei's shares.Although it will not violate the law to do anything for personal gain, it is always inevitable to give some priority in many aspects.

For some things, this is flattery and flattery to Hua Fei, but admiration and admiration from the heart.Those Chinese youths and students who had given up their generous employment benefits abroad returned to the Autonomous Region to work for the government.Although there is a desire to work hard to build a new China, there are also reasons for being moved by Hua Fei's personality charm.

However, what made Zhu Zhiyao admire Hua Fei was neither his military ability nor his political power, but his seemingly unintentional reminder to Zhu Zhi not long ago.That is to remind him to do a good job in the storage of raw materials such as steel in advance.

Affected by that speculative wave, although Zhu Zhi was short of funds, he still listened to Hua Fei's advice and ordered three-year steel purchase agreements from Ma Steel and Han Yeping respectively.The deposit does not need much, but it can guarantee the supply of raw materials. In addition, the order of the shipyard here is full for the three-year plan, so there is no need to worry about the backlog of materials and breach of contract.

Needless to say, Ma Steel, after Han Yeping signed a large order with Huafei, he quickly used Huafei's deposit to upgrade equipment and expand production capacity.Because of the contract with the Japanese, I didn't dare to accept this order, but who knew that Pingxiang was occupied by Li Liejun's army who was pro-autonomous, and the coal resources suddenly became a problem.

Without high-quality coal, not only ironworks will stop production

I am afraid that the Japanese contract will also be interrupted.There is also Hua Fei's order, Han Wan dare not offend this military mission that is now in full swing.At the beginning, they sent a team of soldiers in full armor to place orders at the iron factory, and even the Japanese representatives stationed in the factory area were not a bird.If you don't accept their orders, well, Han Yeping's products, don't even think about shipping them from the ports of the autonomous region, how can they be shipped to Japan.

Just as the executives of the iron factory were frowning, Japan declared war on Germany and soon sent troops to Shandong.That's all right now, Commander Hua of that autonomous region issued a statement of neutrality.All products that can be used for military purposes are prohibited from being transported to belligerent countries through the autonomous region or from the autonomous region.Steel, which is obviously a strategic resource, ranks second among embargoed products, after weapons and ammunition.

The Hanyeping Iron Works was overjoyed, and we can't blame us for this.Now the products we produce cannot be delivered due to unforeseen reasons, why don't you ship them out by yourself?But you can't hoard it with us, we still have the right to operate independently!If you don't want it, then we can't blame us for breaking the contract and have to sell it to others.That's why Zhu Zhi successfully signed a sufficient amount of steel raw materials for a three-year period.

What surprised Zhu Zhiyao the most was that not long after the contract was signed, the international steel price began to rise slowly. As of yesterday, it had risen by nearly half of the level.Although it can't be compared with the original speculative wave, people with a discerning eye can know it at a glance.

As long as the European war is not over, the price of steel will definitely only rise but not fall.

Thinking of the annoyance and regret of several persons in charge of the Hanyeping Iron Works who came to Shanghai to discuss the price increase in person, Zhu Zhiyao felt so happy!They only dared to discuss with Zhu Zhi, but never dared to discuss with Hua Fei about raising the price.The deeds of Huafei's guards carrying guns to place orders were widely spread in Hanyeping Iron Works.Many young people in the factory they worked on did not admire Hua Fei enough, and they all wanted to quit and go to Masteel.

The output of Hanyeping Iron Works was limited soon, and nearly half of it was ordered by Huafei, and later Zhu Zhiyao ordered a few percent.Plus the arsenal in the autonomous region, Jiangnan Shipyard, Dongfang Machinery Machine Tool Factory, Lightning Automobile Factory and other messy factories.After the international iron and steel prices began to rise, Hanyeping Company suddenly discovered that more than 90.00% of their production capacity had been fully reserved by various factories in the autonomous region.The minimum order period is three years, and the longest period, such as several arsenals and shipyards such as Jiangnan, is five to six years.

Originally, the senior managers of the iron factory were still smiling happily. After all, the order price was slightly higher than the market price, and they would go up or down by [-]% to [-]% every year based on the current price and according to the market price. proportion.

You say such a good thing, there is no risk at all, and you lose the restriction of the annoying Japanese.They only care about expanding production, ensuring quality and output, and the income has not flowed in.However, as the price in the international market is soaring, some people calculate that even if the price is increased by the highest percentage of 5.00% next year, it will still not be as good as the current international market price, and the price is still rising day by day.

So Han Yeping formed a special negotiating team and came to the autonomous region.Naturally, the arsenal dared not come to visit, but the negotiating team soon discovered that the only commonality between Jiangnan Shipyard and Lightning Automobile Factory was that they both had shares in Huafei.In particular, Leiden Automobile Factory, the first automobile factory in China, Hua Fei is the complete major shareholder.

All the factories warmly received them, but when it came to the price increase, the person in charge of each factory showed embarrassment, "This contract was signed by Hua Siling himself. If they want to raise the price, they need to report to everyone." The boss submits a written opinion and waits for a reply. If you are not busy, just wait in Shanghai for a few days. However, the big boss is fighting the Japanese recently, so the reply may be delayed!"

The negotiating team wiped off their sweat and asked cautiously, "Then... how many days do I have to wait?"

"This...you know that our big boss is the vice chairman of the autonomous region and the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, so he is very busy! Usually we don't bother him, but your matter is so reasonable, so I still write a copy Submit the written report. Maybe after the Japanese war is over, the big boss will approve my report when he is interested!"

"I can't tell, maybe a month or two, maybe a year or two. You know, in this day and age, even if I go to see you in person, I won't be able to see you!"

The negotiating team hit a wall everywhere and returned home without a feather.In the end, they had no choice but to shift the negotiation target to a factory that Hua Fei did not have a shareholding in or a controlling stake in, so Zhu Zhiyao was the first to find him.

Without mentioning the details of the negotiations, Zhu Zhiyao has always had a question afterwards.How did Hua Fei predict that the price of raw materials would skyrocket even before the European War started?Did he expect the outbreak of the European War?How did he expect it?Is it based on military intelligence, or something else?

The deeper these questions became, the more Zhu Zhi felt that Hua Fei was unfathomable and difficult to figure out.Thinking of his history of fortune, whether it was the rubber stock boom at the beginning, or the rapid rise with the help of the revolution of [-], or the complete victory in the Shanghai speculative war.All of these seem to make people feel that this young general has all the general situation in his hands, and it seems that all the future cannot escape his calculations and eyes.

Noticing the declaration of war against Japan this time, even Zhu Zhiyao is not optimistic about Hua Fei's national defense force.However, the Army of the National Defense Army not only blocked several onslaughts of the Japanese army on the Shandong battlefield, but the navy also achieved unprecedented victories.

Now not only the Beiyang government is forced to declare war on Japan, but even the attitude of the foreigners towards Hua Fei is completely different.This can be seen from the French who have close ties with the Zhu family.The French, who were alienated from them because of their close relationship with Hua Fei, reconnected with them because of this reason, hoping that they could lobby Hua Fei to change their existing neutral position and stand in the camp of the Allies.

Moreover, Zhu Zhiyao learned from his channels that due to the great increase in the prestige of Hua Fei's national defense force, now within the Beiyang Army, it is proposed to send troops to Liaodong. More and more generals are invited to fight, and Yuan Shikai's pressure doubles.Even Duan Rui, who was known as the Three Heroes of Beiyang and was then the army chief, proposed to send troops to Liaodong to drive away the Japanese garrison there and take the opportunity to regain lost ground.

181 Battle of the Yangtze Estuary

Zhang Zuolin, who served as the commander of the 27th Division, even sent telegrams repeatedly, asking Zhang Zuolin, who was in the war brigade in Dadong, to say that he made his fortune in the green forest. /头/发 So before declaring war on Japan, Hua Fei sent someone to secretly contact Zhang Zuolin, promising him to send troops to contain the Japanese army in Liaodong with favorable conditions such as weapons.

Zhang Zuolin originally relied on Japan to gain a firm foothold in Liaodong, so although he had heard about Hua Fei for a long time, he did not dare to act lightly.But he is not a person who has lived under others for a long time, and his political ambitions are not small.After the Japanese army suffered repeated setbacks in Shandong, especially after the navy suffered unprecedented losses in the East China Sea, Zhang Zuolin's mind immediately came alive.Especially after secretly receiving a batch of ammunition sent by Hua Fei, Zhang Zuolin's affection for Hua Fei doubled!

You must know that the firearms that Hua Fei sent over were all brand new and uniform Springfield 903 made in Wuhu, as well as heavy machine guns, light machine guns, mortars, and grenades that Zhang Zuolin could not even dream of.With this weapon, the firepower of the 27th Division will not only increase several times, but it will be the absolute least estimated if it is increased by one or two times!

After being moved by Hua Fei's generosity, Zhang Zuolin also put aside his worries and took the initiative to challenge Yuan Shikai.Not to mention that Lushun and Dalian's strong industrial base and prosperous economy made Zhang Zuolin unable to refuse. Even if Japan wanted to retaliate, the current main target was not the Hua Commander of the Autonomous Region.

No matter how bad it is for Japan to finally win the war, he can also give in to the Japanese and give up Luda.If it doesn't work, you can still withdraw from Liaodong.Anyway, having strength in hand is the capital of everything!Zhang Zuolin grew up from a small green forest, and I am deeply touched by this!

Of course, Zhu Zhiyao didn't know about Hua Fei's secret contact with Zhang Zuolin.But of course Zhang Zuolin would not challenge Yuan Shikai so actively for no reason.Thinking of Hua Fei's previous advanced layouts, it is hard to say that this matter has nothing to do with him.

The most important reason why Zhu Zhiyao filtered such information in his mind is that he is very eager to know whether Hua Fei can win the war against Japan?Although Zhu Zhiyao is not optimistic about this point, it seems that Hua Feili's various actions rarely do things that he is not sure about.Many things that outsiders would consider extremely reckless will always bring him rich rewards in the end.

So Zhu Zhi wants to analyze, after the battle with Japan, will Hua Fei's strength eventually weaken, increase, or remain the same?How will the war end?

The reason why Zhu Zhiyao cared about this matter was not only because the interests of the Zhu family and Hua Fei were increasingly tied together, but also because of what his wife said last night.

Although Zhu Zhiyao could see his daughter's admiration for Commander Hua, he was not very interested in it.Young and handsome, with military and political power in his hands, he is also a hero praised by young people.Such a character, if there is no admiration of the opposite sex, it would be abnormal.Nowadays, the folk customs are just opening up, and many Chinese people who had early contact with the West are already relatively open in certain concepts.

Zhu Zhiyao can send his daughter to Aurora University.Marriage to daughter.to some extent.It also holds an open-minded attitude.Best to continue Zhu.horse.Lu's three families are married.But if you can get a son-in-law like Hua Fei.Of course Zhu Zhiyao would not refuse.

But it has long been rumored.Warsling has more than just a lover.Also had a close relationship with a foreigner.I don't know what kind of mind he is holding.If it is the Pang family.Zhu Zhi may still have a little confidence.But for the number one person with real power in the autonomous region.And it's very mysterious.It is impossible to see through Hua Fei.In Zhu Zhi's mind, he had no idea at all.

What troubled Zhu Zhiyao the most was.Ruoyin's child seemed very obsessed.The obsession is deep.A few days ago, I not only took a break from school to work as a field ambulance on the front line in Shandong.Support the declaration of war on Japan.Listen to her mother.She also put her savings for many years.Take it all out and buy that war bond.

But Zhu Zhiyao was surprised.His wife even told him.The Lu family is looking for someone to inquire about Hua Commander's marital status.Listen to their tone.It seems that he also wants to climb this family.And listen to his wife.Since the declaration of war against Japan.After the Wehrmacht achieved several major victories in succession.People in Shanghai who have this in mind.I don't know how many.If Hua Fei hadn't been in the closed military base all along.I'm afraid many people have already come to visit me.I heard that it is not only in the autonomous region.There are many famous gentry in other areas.They are all inquiring about Hua Feidi's marital status and wishes.Think about it too.This is currently the most powerful figure in power in China.Already 23 years old.But not yet married.How not to make people jealous?

Thinking of the sisterly relationship between her daughter and that ghost girl of the Lu family.Zhu Zhiyao smiled wryly.

Needless to say.The Lu family must be hiding that ghost girl.Otherwise.I'm afraid he will not be able to live in peace long ago.The ears are going to be noised to death.

"Fast news, fast news, the Navy's First Fleet has just achieved a great victory. It sank a Japanese cruiser and a destroyer in the East China Sea, damaged a cruiser, and returned unscathed!"

"Urgent report, urgent report, the combined Japanese fleet is coming to attack Shanghai, Shanghai is in danger!"

"Urgent, urgent, the National Defense Forces Command issued a martial law order for the entire city, ordering all citizens to cancel all activities and try to hide at home to avoid being injured by stray bullets!"

"..."

The crowd suddenly exploded, and some people became even more excited. It turned out that the First Fleet had just won a big victory. No wonder it looked so full of bullets.Some people panicked. The Japanese combined fleet came to attack Shanghai. This matter is no small matter.Most of the National Defense Forces were transferred to the Shandong battlefield. If the Japanese army landed in Shanghai...?It's unimaginable!

No matter what people were thinking, the huge crowd gathered by the river quickly dispersed.Among the dispersed crowd, Zhu Zhi seemed to have made up his mind, with a smile on his face, his expression of relaxation was completely different from the previous frowning, which made the accompanying servants puzzled.

In a high-altitude artillery bunker near Wusong Wharf, Hua Fei held up his binoculars and looked at the menacing Japanese combined fleet in the distance.King Kong, Bi, Shikishima, Fuji, Asahi, Tsukuba, Kurama, Ibuki..., at a glance, there are all battleships and cruisers of the Japanese Navy, and it can be said that they have dispatched all their main forces.Among them, the King Kong, the battleship Bi, and the sister ship of the same level as the Kirishima, actually went to battle in person to find her sister.