Beiyang reactionaries

But look now.

China actually wanted to have a naval warship of 1939 tons in 25.Duan Xun even boasted that once the war broke out, the total tonnage of the Chinese navy could reach 100 million tons.Sa Zhenbing never dared to think of such a thing in the past.

"Prime Minister, are you serious?"

"Sa Lao, whether it is the army, the navy, or the air force, the development of these armies depends on the industrial strength of a country. Only a country with strong industrial strength can have a strong military industry and produce powerful weapons. Equipment. Although our country’s industrial technology is not as good as that of the European and American powers. But our country is a large country with no shortage of resources and a large population. When we start to develop industry, the industrial scale will expand rapidly. Now we are not inferior in industrial scale In the old industrial countries such as Britain and France, the total industrial output has even surpassed them. Therefore, our country now has enough capacity to produce the weapons and equipment needed by the army. Aircraft, tanks, cannons, and machine guns, there is nothing that our country cannot manufacture now. So are naval warships The same. The construction of warships is also a manifestation of industrial strength. Although China does not build many warships, due to the development of shipping in the past ten years, there are still a lot of ship construction. I have accumulated enough experience in shipbuilding and can also produce The warships needed. Sarao, in fact, you can go to our shipyard to see the current situation. Take a look at the warships that our shipyard is currently building."

"Should see, should see."

Sa Zhenbing nodded repeatedly.

As an old navy, Sa Zhenbing has a very deep affection for the navy.What he wants to see most in his life is the rise of the Chinese navy.So Sa Zhenbing was a little excited.But soon Sa Zhenbing looked up at Duan Xun and said, "Prime Minister, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

"Yes. Old Sa, our problem now is that the production of warships is fine, but there is a shortage of manpower."

"Lack of people?"

"Yes. Old Sa, the navy is short of manpower. After a while, our navy will have ships but no manpower. In order to change this situation, I plan to increase the number of recruits at the Naval Academy and increase the number of recruits each year. But Whether it's an expansion of the Naval Academy or an increase in recruits, instructors are needed. I think..."

"I understand what the Prime Minister means."

Before Duan Xun finished speaking, Sa Zhenbing nodded.

I understand what Duan Xun came to look for today.Duan Xun had cleaned up so many naval officers before, and they must be full of resentment.But those people Duan Xun cleaned up, no matter what the problem is, their professional knowledge is not a problem.Most of those people learned from the British Navy, and many even returned from studying in the UK.In terms of naval expertise, in terms of experience, it is very good.

Now that Duan Xun lacks instructors, he thinks of them.

But Duan Xun's direct appearance may not make them willing.It is even possible to have a soft confrontation with Duan Xun.

"Sa Lao, this war is related to our country's national destiny. If we can win this battle, then our country will be able to completely wash away the shame that our country has suffered since the Opium War, and we will have the opportunity to recover the land that our country lost, abolish the All unequal treaties. But if we fail again, then our 20 years of development will be wiped out, we will suffer the shame of the Sino-Japanese War again, and maybe even more unequal treaties will be signed. For the sake of the nation In the overall situation, I can only ask Sa to get old."

"Ah."

Sa Zhenbing nodded slightly.

Sa Zhenbing doesn't want to see Duan Xun, it has nothing to do with state affairs.Sa Zhenbing will not affect national affairs for personal preference.Especially when Duan Xun has come over in person.

So Sa Zhenbing said: "Prime Minister, don't worry. Our admirals, no matter what happens, the country's righteousness will never be forgotten, and we will not do things that harm the national interests. I agree to this."

"Thank you, Sa Lao for your support."

"Professor Meitner is finishing her dissertation?"

"Yes."

In October 1937, after a long period of experiments and a lot of calculations by Lise Meitner, the thesis had reached its final moment.On the issue of nuclear fission, she already has a relatively complete conclusion.

For a nuclear physicist like Lise Meitner, her current discovery is an absolutely astounding achievement.Numerous nuclear physicists have been looking for the process of nuclear fission, but have not been successful.Lise Meitner not only successfully experimented with the process of nuclear fission, but also theoretically proved the situation of nuclear fission.This is already a discovery and conclusion at the Nobel Prize level.So she is eager to share this result with other nuclear physicists, and wants to publish what she has discovered.

But not in China.

Although China has also developed its own scientific awards and scientific publications in recent years.But China is a country with backward technology after all, and those things in China are not well-known in the world at all.In the current world, Europe is still the world's economic, political, and technological center.The world's mainstream scientists are still in Europe, and the world's cutting-edge scientific discoveries are basically in Europe.In fact, if it weren't for the constant turmoil in Europe and the rise of Hitler's Nazis, it would be impossible for so many European scientists to leave Europe and go to the United States.

The reason these scientists went to America is simple.

The United States has money and can provide them with the funds they need and the best experimental equipment.The United States is safe, and there is no need to worry about it like those countries in Europe, especially around Germany.These two are the biggest reasons why the United States attracts so many scientists.

Lise Meitner has scientific research results, which must be published in Europe.

"Can you delay it?"

"Prime Minister, Professor Meitner's experiment has come to an end. I estimate it will take up to two months. After she completes the current conclusion, she will definitely publish it. This cannot be stopped. If she is prevented from publishing this paper , can easily cause unnecessary trouble, and even alarm the world's scientific community."

Zhao Zhongyao shook his head.

Lise Meitner is a world-class scientist who has been invited by China thousands of times.If it weren't for Hitler's attack on the Jews, Lise Meitner could not even enter the laboratory in Germany. Given the situation in China, how could he be qualified to introduce a scientist of Lise Meitner's level.Even if she is a female scientist, it can be introduced by China.

When Lieser Meitner was introduced, China also introduced many Jewish scientists.Although they are not as famous as Lise Meitner, they are all very good.In China's current scientific field, those imported Jewish scientists are leaders in a certain field.It can be said that it has contributed a lot to the development of Chinese science.

If China prevents Lise Meitner from publishing his thesis at this time, and if outsiders know about it, it will definitely cause an uproar in the world's scientific community, and it will definitely be a scandal in the world's scientific community.The reputation of the Chinese government is completely stink.

Not to mention introducing more world-class experts and professors in the future, even cooperating with them will be very difficult.Even the Chinese scientific community will be notorious for this matter, and even Chinese students studying abroad will be criticized in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Zhongyao immediately opposed Duan Xun's idea.

"I'm not trying to stop it, but to delay it. The world situation is unstable now, and many countries are preparing for war. If other countries see other problems from this paper and want to make super bombs, then the whole world will It’s messed up. If a certain country manufactures this kind of super bomb in the middle of the war, and then uses it indiscriminately in the war, it will be a disaster for all mankind. So as long as it can be delayed, it can be delayed for as long as possible. See if this works, let the profit Professor Ze Meitner first published it in a scientific journal in our country. Then let this publication spread to Europe and publish it in a European journal."

"What does the Prime Minister mean?"

"Talk to Professor Lise Meitner. It is said that our scientific journals also want to borrow the light of Professor Meitner. With Professor Meitner's Nobel Prize-level papers, our publications can be famous when they go to Europe. Loudly, you are also indirectly advertising our scientific journals, which can be regarded as an honor for the scientific community of our country. Anyway, Professor Meitner’s purpose is to publish his papers, so please tell her well.”

"But, Prime Minister. Even so, it cannot be delayed for long."

Zhao Zhongyao understood what Duan Xun meant.

Move people with love.

How to say Lise Meitner's most difficult time, China extended a hand of friendship.Not just giving Lise Meitner good treatment, and high respect.He even gave Lise Meitner the highest honor, including a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and equipped her with the world's most advanced experimental equipment.After Lise Meitner came to China, she never asked about her scientific research results, and she was also very generous in funding.

Now it is just to let her paper be published in a scientific research journal in China first, and then let the journal go across the ocean to Europe.There won't be a long delay in between.

"If it can be delayed for a day, it will be delayed for a day. When Europe fights, even if they want to develop nuclear weapons, they will not have the strength to develop."

After the outbreak of World War II, there were only two countries in the entire world capable of producing nuclear weapons.One is the United States and the other is China.Because after the outbreak of World War II, the European countries with the most scientific research strength and the most likely to develop nuclear weapons were unable to gather enough forces to develop nuclear weapons because of the war.

So Duan Xun delayed Lise Meitner's announcement of the experimental results, waiting for the outbreak of World War II.

"It doesn't take too long. Just a month or two."

"Prime Minister, I will try my best."

"I will consider other aspects. For example, the transportation for her thesis to Europe, I will take some measures to make them appear on the road. It is also possible to arrive one or two months later than the normal arrival time."

"Yes."

Zhao Zhongyao is really not used to it.

Although he is now the technical director of the "Great Wall Project", he is a scholar and a nuclear physicist.He really couldn't do such a thing as delaying the release of Lise Meitner's experimental results.

But this is related to the "Great Wall Project", which made him very uncomfortable.

"Hey--"

Duan Xun breathed out.

If possible, why would Duan Xun be willing to do so.But China's industrial foundation is weak, and its industrial technology is not good enough.Compared with European and American powers, China still has a gap in many aspects.Don't look at China's industrial output value has surpassed Britain and France, but if we really study the atomic bomb together, China will definitely not be able to compare with them.In terms of the quality and quantity of nuclear physicists alone, China is far behind such powers as Britain and France.

The only thing Duan Xun is better than them is forward-looking.