Beiyang reactionaries

"Ding Wenjiang's telegram, what did you say?"

Duan Xun was very interested immediately.

Ding Wenjiang has been active in Europe since the end of last year with the representatives of the Paris Peace Conference in China.During this period of time, some of the machinery and equipment Duan Xun purchased from Europe were personally operated by Ding Wenjiang.Then it was shipped to the country one after another through the channels of Edward Dowood and Taikoo Matheson.

In fact, Duan Xun is very greedy for various equipment in Europe.

At present, due to the war, the European industry is only half of what it was before the war, and has suffered heavy losses.Many small and medium-sized factories went bankrupt, and even some large companies were struggling.At this time, if Duan Xun has money, he can buy European machinery and equipment wantonly.If Duan Xun can buy the bottom in Europe and buy cheap machinery and equipment in Europe, then the industrial strength in the area under Duan Xun's control can reach a new level.

pity.

Duan Xun is very poor.

There is no way to give Ding Wenjiang too much money.So Ding Wenjiang and Wang Yongjiang, Minister of Industry Liang Huankui, and the Industrial Committee discussed and focused on the introduction of two pieces of machinery and equipment.

In fact, it was all through French businessmen.

But instead of buying French equipment, I bought German equipment through France.One is the machinery and equipment required by the generator factory that manufactures generators, as well as the technology in this regard.

French businessmen are more than willing.

At the end of the European War, France demolished many factories in Germany.Some factories that were not even included in the treaty and needed to be dismantled were swallowed up by France under various names.But now even the French industry is in a downturn, and it is useless to bring so many machinery and equipment from Germany.It can't be sold as scrap iron.Even if it is sold as scrap iron, it is not worth a lot of money.

At this time, Ding Wenjiang is willing to buy machinery and equipment, and of course the French businessman is willing.It's not something important anyway.And it's something from Germany, so it's a good thing if it can be sold.

Duan Xun attaches great importance to generators.

Because with the development of cities and industries, there is a great demand for power plants in China.At present, the power plants built by Duan Xun in the city will purchase foreign generators.

It costs too much and is too expensive.

That's why Duan Xun will buy some German generator manufacturing machinery and technology, and plans to set up a generator manufacturing plant in China to manufacture China's own generators.

The other one is about the equipment of the ammonium sulfate plant.

This is for the chemical industry.This is not Duan Xun's request, but Fan Xudong's request.Duan Xun and Fan Xudong cooperated to establish a refined salt company in Sichuan, and in the past two years they also cooperated to establish a soda factory.

With Duan Xun's policy and financial support, coupled with the technical capabilities of a group of chemical talents in Fan Xudong's hands, the company has developed very rapidly.At present, the capital of this company has quickly exceeded [-] million, and it has become the most profitable enterprise under Duan Xun.The company has recently changed its name to China National Chemical Corporation.

Fan Xudong has money in his hand.

Because regardless of whether it is refined salt or the newly successful soda ash, it has brought huge profits to the company.Especially refined salt, with Duan Xun's strong support for the development of refined salt, and with the continuous expansion of Duan Xun's territory, the profit of refined salt is astonishing.

And because of the existence of Fan Xudong's team, Sichuan University's chemical strength is the highest in the country.Nationally renowned chemical experts are basically gathered in Sichuan.Backed by Sichuan University, Fan Xudong and the others can train a large number of chemical talents for their own use, which is a very benign development.

Fan Xudong was ambitious.

The success of refined salt and soda ash did not make Fan Xudong feel complacent at all.Fan Xudong took a fancy to the current sulfuric acid industry.When Fan Xudong described it to Duan Xun, he said that our country now only has the soda ash and caustic soda industries, at most it is the first step in the chemical industry, at most it has a wing.If we want our country's chemical industry to fly with both wings, we must develop the other wing of the chemical industry.That is synthetic ammonia, sulfuric acid, nitric acid.

So Ding Wenjiang was in Europe to help Fan Xudong find the machinery and equipment needed for the sulfuric acid plant.

Gas stoves, synthesis towers, and high-pressure machines must be introduced.

Because China simply cannot manufacture these things.In addition to these things, the sulfuric acid plant also needs a large number of auxiliary equipment. Ding Wenjiang keeps in touch with the country to see if some can be solved in China, and if it cannot be solved, he can buy it in Europe.

In fact, you can buy the finished product.

But the finished equipment is too expensive.

So we can only pick and choose and buy in the most economical way.

During Ding Wenjiang's more than a year in Europe, he mainly imported machinery and equipment from these two aspects.It's not that Ding Wenjiang's ability is insufficient, and he only introduced these two technologies and equipment, but because Duan Xun has limited money.Duan Xun already spent too much money to be able to purchase these two aspects of machinery and equipment.

In addition to these two main equipment, the others are some small machinery and equipment.

There are too many small businesses going bankrupt in Europe at present, and those machines and equipment are very cheap.Some are needed by Duan Xun, and the Industrial Committee directly contacted Ding Wenjiang.Some of them are equipment that companies under Duan Xun want, and they will contact Ding Wenjiang through Duan Xun.

"Three things. The first thing is that we want to sell resources to European countries and then exchange them for machinery and equipment, or the idea of ​​foreign exchange is impossible in a short time."

Wang Yongjiang was in charge of Duan Xun's economic work, so he reported to Duan Xun.

"why?"

Duan Xun has no money.

But China has resources.Duan Xun's idea was to use China's resources, such as coal mines, antimony mines, tin mines, and even tungsten mines, in exchange for some machinery and equipment and foreign exchange in Europe.After all, the current European economy is not good, and there will be a large number of cheap machinery and equipment.Pulling back is good for China's industrial development.

"According to Mr. Ding, the current European industry is very sluggish, and we don't need our resources in a short time. Many factories are not short of raw materials, but lack of funds, lack of market, and cannot start work at all. Wait for their industries to recover. There is a need for that.”

Duan Xun frowned.

Didn't think about that.

Now the European industry is in a depression, and many factories are unable to open.In this case, their demand for resources is of course very low.I also want to use resources to do business with Europe.

Think badly.

Or rather take it for granted.The resources in their own hands, unless their industry starts to rise again, it is impossible to sell them at a high price.

Europe is not good, so now only the United States can be seen.

"go on."

"The second thing is that the European economy and industry are currently in a downturn. Many factories are bankrupt and many workers are out of work. Even the situation in the victorious countries of Britain and France is the same. A large number of workers have nothing to do and can only stay at home. As for the situation in Germany, the situation is even more serious. Because the British and French countries have imposed very strict restrictions on German factories, many large factories in Germany are unable to start operations because they are involved in the military industry. What Mr. Ding means is, look at our domestic Need some technicians. If needed, he can move around."

"Yes, of course."

Duan Xun nodded immediately.

Then he said directly: "Now we need such talents in all walks of life. Of course, with our financial conditions, the number of people we can introduce is limited. However, many of our subordinate companies, if they have money themselves, can contact Ding Wenjiang. Bring in those technicians. By the way, did you mention the military industrial talents in Germany, can they leave Germany?"

"Mr. Ding specifically mentioned this aspect in the telegram."

"Say."

"At present, the German military industry is very restricted. Many military factories' equipment has been removed, and the military factories are not allowed to start work. As a result, many military industry experts have nothing to do. He also visited the Krupp arsenal, and a lot of equipment was dismantled by the British and French countries. , Even some factories were demolished by them. Moreover, the owner of the Krupp Arsenal was declared a war criminal. Therefore, it is estimated that this arsenal will not be able to reopen in a short time. Even if it starts to operate within a few years, it is estimated that it will not be able to produce weapons. "

The defeated have no right to speak.

Just look at Germany.

The once-prominent Krupp Arsenal has fallen to such a point that its fate is completely in the hands of the Anglo-French Allied Powers.In fact, the Chinese army is absolutely terrified of the Krupp Arsenal.After all, which Chinese soldier has never heard of the famous Krupp cannon.

Not to mention China, the early cannons imitated by Japan were all imitated Krupp cannons.Including China's Hanyang Armory cannon is also an imitation Krupp cannon.Most of the cannons of the Sichuan Arsenal established by Duan Xun in Sichuan were imitations of Japanese cannons, and this Japanese cannon was an imitation of Krupp cannons.

It can be seen that the influence of the Krupp cannon on the Far East.

"Therefore, there are many impoverished ordnance experts in the Krupp arsenal."