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At present, China has not yet fully entered the wartime system, and is only slowly preparing to change it now.Therefore, the same is true for the military's shipyards, which have not fully released their shipbuilding capabilities.

Duan Xun knew this.

"Prime Minister, if there is no war mobilization, according to the current shipbuilding strength of our military shipyard, I can guarantee about half of the orders within the specified time. Dalian Shipyard can rush to complete two 3000-ton destroyers and one 2-ton transport ship. Guangzhou Huangpu Shipyard can guarantee two 1200-ton escort destroyers. Jiangnan Shipyard and Wuchang Shipyard can complete 4 3000-ton transport ships and 8 1700-ton transport ships. Others I don’t know how to arrange? Our military It is impossible for Fang Fang to complete all the orders of the Japanese Navy at this stage without affecting his own plan."

What Han Linchun meant was simple.

Unless it is mobilization for war, it is difficult to complete these tasks.

Duan Xun nodded.

Because a naval power like Japan suddenly placed an order for warships in China, this was something that even Duan Xun had never thought about.Because China's shipbuilding industry has always been relatively backward, it is completely incomparable with those naval powers.Therefore, Japan suddenly placed an order for a Chinese shipyard, which caught everyone by surprise.Duan Xun turned to Liang Huankui and said, "Prime Minister Liang, among the shipyards counted by your Ministry of Industry, anyone can accept such an order."

"There are five shipyards that can take these orders."

"Give us an introduction."

"Yes."

Liang Huankui nodded.

After the Prime Minister's office meeting ended, Liang Huankui immediately organized manpower to conduct statistics on China's shipyards.In fact, the Ministry of Industry has detailed information on these shipyards, but this time a higher-level organization wants to know the data.

"There are two shipyards in Qingdao, one is Qingdao Shipyard and the other is Qingdao Shipyard. These two shipyards were established when Germany occupied Jiaodong in the late Qing Dynasty. In particular, the scale of Qingdao Shipyard was very large, and it was the northern region The largest shipyard is very powerful. Especially after the new ship repair yard was merged into Qingdao Shipyard in 1907, more than 40 ships were built and 500 ships were repaired in just seven years. Qingdao Shipyard At that time, it had a floating dock of 1.6 tons, capable of manufacturing and repairing [-]-ton ships. Qingdao Shipyard also manufactured gunboats of about [-] tons for the Qing government at the end of the Qing Dynasty. There is also a certain foundation in technology.”

"However, during the European War (World War I), Japan declared war on Germany and then occupied Qingdao. A lot of equipment was dismantled back to Japan, causing serious damage to the two shipyards. So at that time, China took back the two shipyards from Japan. After the first shipyard, Qingdao Shipyard and Qingdao Shipyard were allocated to Qingdao City and became two shipyards controlled by the Qingdao Municipal Government. Over the years, the Qingdao Municipal Government has been very attentive to these two shipyards. The shipyards all have a certain foundation, so they all have good strength at present. Needless to say, it is no problem to undertake some transport ships, even to manufacture some small-tonnage warships. In the northern region, apart from Dalian Shipyard, this The two shipyards are the most powerful. The shipyards in Tianjin and Yantai are far inferior to the two shipyards in Qingdao.”

Qingdao has always been an important city in the north.Especially when the Germans were here, the Germans established many factories in Qingdao.However, after Japan entered Qingdao, it brought many things back to Japan.However, after that, China's politics became stable, and its industry developed greatly, and the shipbuilding industry also developed accordingly.

The great development of China's shipping in the past 20 years has also driven the development of many shipyards in China.And a well-established shipyard like Qingdao has gained amazing benefits in the era of great development of China's shipping industry.It can be said that the achievements of China's 20 years of stable development are very obvious.

"The third is the Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, which is the largest private shipyard invested by Chinese national capital. It is also the only shipyard with a 13-ton berth among the private shipyards. The shipyard's The history is not long, and it is only 38 years now. But it is already a leading enterprise in private shipyards. After its establishment, the shipyard has built 21 ships so far, 1000 of which are below 11 tons. Eleven ships are between 1000 tons and 2000 tons, and 6 ships are more than 2000 tons. Among them is a 7000-ton ship. Premier Yan (Yan Huiqing) is very familiar with this. Because after the establishment of Zhonghua Shipyard, Yan The Prime Minister has also personally inspected and given instructions. During the development of Zhonghua Shipyard, it has received the support of the Shanghai Municipal Government and many banks in Shanghai."

"good."

Duan Xun nodded repeatedly.

In recent years, Duan Xun has only focused on the military's shipyards.After all, the shipbuilding industry spends too much money, and it is difficult to develop without a certain foundation.Only the military's shipyards, with the strong support of the military, can develop rapidly.

Unexpectedly, a private shipyard is so powerful.

Although it is not as good as a military shipyard, this strength is already very powerful.Duan Xun also did not expect that China's shipbuilding industry has already reached such a scale before he knew it.

Of course, under the current political and economic environment in China, an enterprise that can develop so rapidly must have the support of the local government.Otherwise, it would be impossible to develop so fast only by relying on civilian capital.

"The fourth is Anqing Shipyard. Speaking of which, this shipyard has the longest history, with a history of 80 years. It was the Anqing Machinery Institute built by Zeng Wenzhenggong (Zeng Guofan) in Anqing in the early years. However, the Hunan Army captured the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom After Nanjing was controlled, most of the equipment of Anqing Machinery Institute was moved to Nanjing, and Jinling Manufacturing Bureau was established. However, a small amount of equipment was left behind, which is the predecessor of Anqing Shipyard. The Yangtze River Shipping has developed rapidly in these years, and Anqing It is also an important city on the Yangtze River, so Anqing Shipyard has always received key investments from the Anqing Municipal Government. However, Anqing Shipyard has been mainly used for ship repairs in recent years, and all ships produced are ships below 2000 tons. The Ministry of Industry recommended five Among the three shipyards, the strength is relatively weak. However, Anqing Shipyard can accept the order of the Japanese Navy's 1700-ton transport ship."

"continue."

Now China's well-known Jiangnan Arsenal Nanjing Branch, which is the original Jinling Manufacturing Bureau.At present, it is the main production base of China's heavy machine guns, artillery guns and pistols.His predecessor was the Anqing Machinery Institute mentioned by Liang Huankui.

Although the Westernization Movement failed in the end.

However, the Westernization Movement still cultivated some technical talents for China and left some industrial foundations.At present, there are many important factories in China. If you count forward, you can count the Westernization Movement.

"The fifth is the Yangzi Shipyard in Wuchang. This shipyard was called Yangzi Machinery Factory in the early years. It was invested and built by overseas Chinese and Wuchang businessmen. It was also supported by the Hanyang Iron Works at that time. The machines used when the factory opened The equipment was provided by Hanyang Iron Works, and Hanyang Iron Works also owned its shares with these machinery and equipment. Later, it was merged into Hanyeping Company and became a subsidiary factory of Hanyeping Company. The prime minister took back Hanyeping After the company, Prime Minister Wang (Wang Yongjiang) spun off the Yangzi Machine Factory and handed it over to the Wuhan government in order to streamline the departments of Hanyeping Company and also raise funds for Hanyeping Company. After that, he became a specialized The shipyard also has some cooperation with the navy. Some of the gunboats currently used by the navy are produced by this factory."

"Prime Minister, the five shipyards recommended by the Ministry of Industry that can receive orders from the Japanese Navy are all here. Except for the Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, the other shipyards are all shipyards controlled by the local government. Including the Zhonghua Shipyard , also has a small amount of shares in the Shanghai Municipal Government and some banks in Shanghai. These shipyards have the strength to build various transport ships, and if they are given the blueprints for warships, they can also produce some small-tonnage warships.”

"In addition to these five shipyards, my country currently has more than 700 shipyards and ship repair yards. There are more than 80 shipyards and ship repair yards in Shanghai alone, and there are more than 70 shipyards in Wuhan. Shipyards and shiprepair yards. However, most of these shipyards and shiprepair yards are too small. Many shipyards can repair two or three small-tonnage ships at a time. Moreover, many of these shipyards only have dozens of The capacity of two to three hundred tons of small ships. The Ministry of Industry is making some plans to merge these small shipyards, concentrate their manpower and material resources, and build several shipyards of a certain scale."

"Ah."

Duan Xun began to have a bottom line in his heart.

Sure enough, industry is strength, and there is nothing wrong with that.After the great development of China's industry, many aspects followed suit.China's shipbuilding industry is still not very good in terms of quality and quantity.

But the strength is not too weak.

It depends on how China integrates these scattered shipyards and ship repair yards.

"Minister Han, what if we have the support of these five shipyards?"

"The transport ship can be handed over to them, but the warship still needs a military shipyard. Prime Minister, since Japan has placed an order, let Japan transfer the complete set of warship technology to our shipyard, and then send some technical experts to guide our country. In this way, the five A shipyard can also accept orders from the Japanese Navy and can manufacture some escort destroyers. Once this is the case, it will also be beneficial to us. When the navy needs it in the future, we can completely hand over the order to them. This will save the military Large shipyards have a lot of manpower and material resources, so that they can build more main naval warships."

"That shouldn't be a problem."

Duan Xun nodded.

The Japanese Navy placed an order, and China asked Japan to transfer the technology of the escort destroyer and send experts to guide it. This is a normal thing.

"Prime Minister Liang, you should contact the local government to let these shipyards take naval orders first and accept military command during the war."

"Yes."

"For these local shipyards and private shipyards, don't delay the money that should be given, as much as you want. Let them get the money and expand the size of the shipyard according to the military's requirements. In the future, the military's orders will only increase , will not decrease."

"Yes."

"Okay, let's go back and deal with each other."

I suddenly let go of my heart.

Duan Xun has always been most worried about the navy.But after receiving the report from the Ministry of Industry, Duan Xun felt relieved.Because although China's shipbuilding industry is backward, it has not reached the point of appalling.It seems that the basic strength is still there.

Duan Xun sorted out the information and walked out.As soon as he walked out of the conference room, he saw Yan Huiqing walking up.To Duan Xun: "Prime Minister, a telegram from Berlin. Germany is attacking Poland."

On September 1938, 9, half a month after Japan attacked Kalimantan, Germany also declared war on Poland.Germany, like Japan, is engaged in surprise attacks, and there is no procedure for declaring war.

This made the two original world "rogues" of Britain and France very sad.

Because in their view, there should be order and etiquette in this world.Before you go to war, you should at least say, tell the other party that I want to go to war with you. This is the basic procedure.However, whether it is Germany or Japan, they don’t talk to you about routines at all, and they mobilize troops when they come up. They are simply a group of barbarians.

Poland is no ordinary country.

Marshal Rez Smigvi of Poland once said that "If Poland wants to go to war with Germany, Germany will not be able to avoid it. Once there is a war, the Poles will occupy Germany within three days."Contempt for Germany is palpable.

The reason why Poland speaks so loudly is because Poland is indeed not a weak country.

Poland is the sixth largest country in Europe in terms of land area, about the same size as Germany.Moreover, Poland has a population of 500 million, and its population size ranks sixth in Europe.And Poland has more than 100 million troops, plus the reserve has 250 million troops.Not only the scale, Poland's industrial strength is also very good.Poland is one of the top ten industrial countries in the world, and many industrial products can be manufactured by itself, including weapons and equipment.

So the Polish army had its own planes, tanks, artillery.It has more than 700 tanks and more than 600 aircraft.Moreover, Poland also has more than 20 cavalry troops, which Poland relies on.

What's more, Poland is the biggest ally of Britain and France, and has built European defense together with France.The surrounding Yugoslavia, Romania, and Czechoslovakia are all allies of Poland.Not to mention Britain and France, Poland could have suppressed Germany with just the few allies around it.If you count forward, Poland was once a European hegemon.That's why Poland made such an arrogant statement.

Of course Poland looks ugly.

When Germany annexed Czechoslovakia, Poland began to actively support Czechoslovakia, and even stated to France that everyone should send troops to attack Germany.But France ignored Poland and watched Czechoslovakia fall to Germany.Seeing such a situation, Poland immediately changed its attitude.When Germany annexed Czechoslovakia, Poland also took advantage of the fire and annexed many former Czechoslovak lands.