the world is at stake

Xie Zantai's father was a general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who fled to Sydney, Australia after failing to fight for the world.He studied at the Central College in Hong Kong at the age of 16, and worked under the British for nearly ten years after graduation.

Twenty years ago, Xie Zantai joined the Xingzhonghui and participated in the Guangzhou Uprising planned by Sun Dapao.He wrote a book "Secret History of the Revolution of the Republic of China" afterwards, and scolded Sun Dapao, thinking that he was a "reckless and reckless man".

Xie Zantai not only has patriotic enthusiasm, he believes in serving the country with technology, and designed and manufactured China's first airship.

He later participated in the founding of the "South China Morning Post" and personally practiced revolutionary propaganda, but he had to withdraw in 1907 due to a big business loss.

The "Current Situation Map", which is of great significance in the history of Chinese revolution, was created by Xie Zantai.

Before Mr. Yang designed the triplane, the 'Holy Light' team inquired about Xie Zhantai's address in Hong Kong, contacted him by telegram and letter, and invited him to show off his talents.

However, Xie Zantai has suffered repeated setbacks on the road of building a strong country for many years. Revolutionary comrades have been sacrificed continuously because of Sun Dapao's nonsense.

But when the planes of the National Defense Forces attacked the British and Japanese warships until they regained control of the customs and the Yangtze River Basin, he was shocked and wept again. He found that the central government was so fierce, and then changed his attitude.

In early March, Xie Zantai arrived in Shanghai by boat and met the now famous Zhou Qingfeng.

This person is also a revolutionary pioneer, and his reputation in later generations is far less than that of Sun Dapao. The reason is that he is familiar with technology but not good at politics.The ability of this person to be used by the central government gave a signal to the Southern Revolutionary Party.

In the past ten months, hundreds of patriots from Guangdong arrived in Shanghai, and they were basically passionate young people with culture and ability.These people have faith but no guidance.

The central government is now fighting with foreign devils with real swords and guns, and has achieved unprecedented achievements.In the name of righteousness, it is always more appealing than Sun Dapao, who only does fundraising and does nothing but likes to run around and play lolita.

Considering that Xie Zantai had spent the first half of his life on the road of saving the nation, Zhou Qingfeng gave him an injection of 'enhanced serum' and asked him to participate in the transformation of Nanjing Jinling Machinery Bureau.

In the last years of the previous dynasty, the "Westernization Movement" was carried out, and more than [-] military enterprises were built across the country, most of which were wasted money.Only Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, Hanyang Arsenal, Tianjin Machinery Bureau and so on produced results.

Jinling Machinery Bureau is also one of them.

However, the management of this bureau is chaotic, the equipment is outdated, the weapons manufactured have long been eliminated by the battlefield, and the resources are of little use.After the central government took over, it immediately remodeled it, increased equipment, and eliminated personnel.

Master Yang wants to focus on the aerospace industry, but he has no time to focus on the manufacture of a certain model.Xie Zantai was able to quickly enter the role, humbly accept the guidance of Master Yang and create an aircraft, which means that China has one more project master.

This person is not very good at management, but it is still possible to engage in technology.After discovering that airplanes are far more useful than airships, he immediately researched them—Mr. Yang provided elementary aircraft design training and provided relevant information.

After the reorganization of the Jinling Machinery Bureau, Xie Zantai's first job was to build a biplane machine proposed by Master Yang to practice his hands.

After the three-wing fighter was equipped with the National Defense Forces, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Communications required the development of a 'Double Hundred' light transport aircraft with a take-off distance of 500 meters, a load of [-] kilograms, and a flight radius of [-] kilometers.

The country's ruling boundary depends on the area that its government orders and personnel can quickly reach.The provinces at the local level cannot lose their tails, but it is difficult for the central government to project its will to them.

In the case of inconvenient railways and highways, the aircraft has become a powerful equipment for the central government to break through the geographical limitations.Wherever it goes, local officials can feel great pressure.

The difficulty of this "development" is to tackle the 150-horsepower piston-type V-type eight-cylinder gasoline engine. Xie Zantai led more than [-] technicians from Guangdong and Jinling to study the technical manual hard, and built the engine at the Machinery Bureau.

The hand-built prototype recently flew in Shanghai, and the process was much more rigorous than the triplane that was rushed into battle last time.The common people on the ground are even more curious about this kind of biplane with blue top and green bottom.

Today is the finalization certification of the new transport aircraft, and Xie Zantai's team specially flew to Zhou Qingfeng to demonstrate it.The latter laughed and took a photo with the 'R&D' team in front of the plane, and placed an order for [-] planes on the spot.

"This plane is not bad, it is really what the country needs at present." Zhou Qingfeng is very satisfied with the new plane, "How much plane production capacity can Jinling Machinery Bureau have now?"

Xie Zantai said: "The current engine cylinders are machined, which takes time and effort. The Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Capital assisted several experts to go to the production line of casting cylinders.

The factory is building a night school to recruit and train technicians.We are sure that the monthly output of the "Double Hundred" transport aircraft will increase to [-] in three months, and will break through [-] in the first half of next year. "

With this aircraft, the commuting time from Imperial Capital to Shanghai can be reduced to ten hours by refueling along the way.An airport will be built in Xi'an, and it will be able to arrive in Urumqi within two days if the weather is good.

"The Ministry of National Defense is forming a naval aviation force, and there is an urgent need for long-range aircraft to patrol the southeast coastline. The army aviation force has also proposed many improvement goals for the existing triplanes, mainly to increase the range and load.

Posts and telecommunications, transportation, and civil aviation all urgently need a piece of equipment to improve work efficiency.Jinling Machinery Bureau must increase production as soon as possible.It is best to deliver all orders within one year.

After the development of this transport aircraft is completed, you must immediately enter the pre-research work of the next model.The aviation technology of the great powers is developing very fast. If you don't work hard, today's stars will become yesterday's yellow flowers in a few days. "

Xie Zantai nodded again and again, "I have received the proposal from Master Yang for the development of the next-generation transport aircraft, basically continuing the existing airframe structure, and tackling key problems towards the goal of '[-] kilometers per hour, [-] kilometers of range, and [-] kilograms of payload'.

But we are progressing fast enough, it is not so easy for the big powers to catch up, right? "

According to the current aircraft performance data released by the powers of various countries, various amateur aircraft designers have not made much progress, and they are still building wooden frames with wings in the garage.

Zhou Qingfeng shook his head, "The British have shipped a regiment of biplanes to Hong Kong, and their performance is better than the triplanes the army is using.

Our foundation is still too weak, we must speed up our progress, we need better passenger planes, fighter jets, and transport planes.Otherwise, we can only watch the British continue to seize our territory. "

Xie Zantai suddenly showed embarrassment, "British industry is indeed very strong, but we have too few manpower, and there are so many models to be completed."

"Don't worry, you are not the only aircraft design and manufacturing team in the country, but also overseas Chinese in the United States are willing to join. You can only design transport aircraft, and try to let your team be called Xie Zantai Design Bureau in the future."

Hahaha... This sounds like a morale booster.Everyone around Xie Zantai burst into laughter.They have seen the plan given by Master Yang, which is basically a 'small step and quick run' mode.

Improve the engine first, use more cylinders, better materials and craftsmanship, increase the gas temperature, use a star structure, and add turbocharging.

The piston engine model chosen by Mr. Yang is the optimal solution that has been tested for decades, which is enough for Xie Zantai and others to toss on this road for more than ten years and keep improving.

It's like the b2 engine Maozi uses on tanks.

从1935年的bt-7坦克开始，t-34、kv-1、t-54一直用到新世纪的t90上，几乎所有毛子经典坦克都在用b2改型，用了快90年还没被淘汰。

The advantages of doing so are trouble-saving, cheap, reliable, large quantity, good maintainability, low technical difficulty, and easy to quickly form combat effectiveness.

The disadvantage is that it is easy to form technical dependence.

In case the potential of the model is tapped to the end, it will be very troublesome to replace it.Not only is it difficult to develop new models, but the production lines, skilled workers and even the maintenance system supporting the old models are all scrapped.

But now 'Holy Light' can't take care of so much, let's talk about whether there is any problem.For Zhou Qingfeng, this can only be a "happiness trouble", and for Miura who arrived in Shanghai a few days ago, it is a heavy pressure.

As the Japanese candidate, Miura didn't come to Shanghai for vacation, let alone to talk to Zhou Qingfeng, but because the Japanese intelligence agency was taken over by the "Holy Light" in Shanghai, he had to take two companions to take risks to collect information.

Across the Suzhou Creek, Miura could see the biplane landing on the lawn of the former British Consulate.The companion behind him tried to take out the binoculars from his arms, but he severely stopped him.

"Stop, there must be secret sentries from the Political Security Bureau around here. If we are discovered, we will die." Miura pretended to be a passerby passing by the river bank, and led his men away slowly.

His followers bowed their heads and said 'Hi', but was stopped by Miura: "Don't speak Japanese, don't look like a Japanese. We are now completely hostile to the 'Holy Light', and they will execute us immediately if they catch us."

Dongya Tongwen Academy was slaughtered by the "Holy Light", and all the Japanese people all over China, no matter what their identities, except for a small number of diplomats, were all arrested by the Political Security Bureau as spies.

Miura also hoped to maintain a good relationship with Zhou Qingfeng, swaying between Britain, the United States and Russia, and then establish the common prosperity of Greater East Asia.

After all, Great Britain will definitely support Japan, and the United States will also benefit Japan. Even Tsarist Russia cannot pose much threat to Japan.As long as China can be settled...

But Zhou Qingfeng gave Miura a blow.What a strip of water, cooperation and compromise, are all bullshit.Everyone is a clear card, the strategic goal is obvious, who doesn't know who?

The government of the Republic did not say anything, but took practical actions to regard Japan as a sworn enemy. If Britain and Germany still have room for negotiation in Europe, China and Japan cannot coexist in East Asia.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and Japan must die.

Chapter 46 Mobilizing the Masses

Walking along the bank of Suzhou River for a certain distance, Miura and his two companions separated, and each had his own place to go.He hailed a rickshaw, spent a dime to pull himself to the nearby Shanghai No. [-] Silk Reeling Factory, and walked slowly into the factory area that was still under construction.

There is a long queue at the gate of the factory, all of them are female workers in their teens and 20s.

Nurses from the former French Concession'Guangci Hospital' stood guard in front of a wooden shed, and repeatedly told the female workers to prepare to take off their clothes for the factory physical examination later.

The female workers recruited were from Suzhou and Huzhou, basically uneducated peasant girls with ignorant accents and uneven accents.They lined up and crowded around in a panic.

Many people couldn't understand the nurse's words, or they felt scared when they saw foreign nurses, and some people were excited to see the world after being more active, chatting in low voices.

Miura arrived at the gate of the factory, exchanged glances with the female workers queuing up, and walked silently.His identity was a returned overseas Chinese from Nanyang, who was employed by a silk reeling factory and was responsible for technical training.

Because of 'historical' reasons and the painful lessons of 'once', the Japanese can no longer gain a foothold in China without false identities.

Slogans were painted on the streets, "Be vigilant, prevent vandalism" and "Steal secrets and you will be caught, and you will be killed if you catch it."The agents of the Political Security Bureau appear from time to time, investigating everywhere, and welcome to report and give high rewards.

Fortunately, there is a large flow of people in Shanghai now, with a large number of foreigners.It is more convenient for Japanese spies to act as overseas Chinese, and it is safer to find a job in various newly established light industrial enterprises.

In order to provide employment and strengthen light industry, 'Shengguang' is engaging in 'public-private partnership'.Shanghai is integrating enterprises of different sizes and technological content in the city.

Less investment, low difficulty, can provide a large number of employment, but also hit Japan's silk reeling and cotton spinning industry is the key target.

The silk reeling industry in Shanghai started very early. After the Opium War, many Chinese compradors realized the advanced nature of industrialization through cooperation with foreign firms, and began to purchase foreign equipment, hire foreign technicians, and develop national enterprises.

After Cai Xuebin became mayor, he searched the city's bottom line and began to engage in industry mergers in April.

For example, the government paid for the construction of industrial parks, bringing dozens of silk reeling factories together to form a relatively large silk reeling enterprise, which not only facilitates management, but also improves efficiency and reduces costs.

At the same time, the export of raw silk was also controlled.

The reason why Miura came to the silk reeling factory to find a job was to understand the extent of the concentration of the raw silk industry in China and what kind of changes would there be?

Japan has no mines and few fields. Raw silk is one of the few competitive industries in Japan.If China becomes the overlord of the silk textile industry again, it will be a catastrophe for Japan.

For Miura and his group of Japanese selectees, it was too painful to restart time and space to 1910.They have neither aristocratic blood nor commercial capital, and it is extremely difficult for them to engage in politics and business, and at most they can join the army.

In 1910, the Japanese army did not regard soldiers as human beings at all, and a single stamp could draw males in the family into the army.

Army food is not as good as feeding pigs, either soy sauce soup or pickled radish.The navy food is better, but if you are not careful, you will be served with a "spirit injection stick".

Miura's group is not even a 'Showa boy', they are all 'Heisei waste', falling into the hands of 'Meiji warriors', life would be worse than death!

If it weren't for being able to contact the British and American candidates for support, and still have some expectations for the future in their hearts, Miura and his accomplices would have difficulty even surviving.

This time when he came to Shanghai, Miura also wanted to escape the terrible life in Japan.If there is a chance, he would like to secretly incite the business owners who have been "forced to cooperate" to make trouble and add trouble to Zhou Qingfeng.

But the actual situation is far from the imagination.

China has been weak for a long time, but the concept of striving for strength has been fermented by the "Westernization Movement" and has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the industrial and intellectual circles.

It's just that there is a lack of leadership core, and the people are trapped in vision, ability, technology and funds, and they have not yet embarked on the right track of a prosperous country and a strong army.

Now that the central government is showing its strength, it stands up and says that it wants to 'serve the country with industry' and makes clear the relationship of interests. Private business owners from all walks of life in Shanghai are still willing to engage in 'public-private partnerships'.

If you are not happy, you will be labeled as 'unpatriotic'.

After a thorough investigation in March, Shanghai officially started the 'joint venture' in April.

The municipal government is very strict, and the work is as detailed as possible. The 'Politics and Security Bureau' has been stationed in each factory to prevent sabotage, corruption, and abuse of power for personal gain as much as possible.

As far as Miura has seen so far, about a hundred female workers are recruited to the 'Silk Reeling Factory No. [-]' every day for medical examination and training.The outstanding ones will be developed into "Communist Youth League members" and play an exemplary role.

As for how to screen for excellence, there is a mechanism invisible to ordinary people.Just like the physical examination in front of you, only one tenth of the female workers who can overcome psychological and speech barriers and understand and understand the nurse's orders.

This one-tenth will be elected as the squad leader of the rest of the female workers, responsible for relaying orders and regulating behavior.Next, eating, sleeping, bathing, going to the toilet, dressing up, everything is bound by regulations.

It only takes one week of paramilitary training, and basic time and discipline concepts will be established in the group of female workers. They must be able to 'understand, speak, and take the initiative'.

Simple training can discover the smarter individuals in the team and further develop them.Those who are particularly good are sent to literacy, and develop towards medical care and clerical work.

Ordinary female workers continue to receive safety and skills training to prepare for the production line.

There are also those who are so stupid that they can’t be taught no matter what.There is no need to stay to harm others or yourself, and pay some travel expenses to send him home, so as not to damage expensive equipment or even burn down the factory building.

According to the government's plan, by June 1910, the first batch of employees who had received two to three months of training were officially on duty.The industrial chains of Imperial Capital, Tianjin, Wuhan, and Shanghai should begin to function well.

Now is the time to build a system, and the whole city is mobilized. The team sent by 'Holy Light' to Shanghai actively recruited old workers to join the party, publicized the party's program, established grassroots organizations, and carried out cultural and ideological education.

Even the hospitals run by many foreigners in Shanghai have become extremely busy.Medical staff run around all day, responsible for physical examination of workers and training hygiene habits.

At noon, Miura went to the cafeteria in the factory to eat.At the next table is a group of probationary party members. Five or six young mechanics are holding mimeographed booklets and discussing while eating.

The brochures are not dry theories, but the latest commentary on current affairs, talking about the strength of the British navy and why the central government did not take back Hong Kong in one go.

A mechanic could read and read the contents of the brochure. The people next to him sighed and were indignant, slapping the table and cursing from time to time.Someone sighed: "I used to only know that foreigners are powerful, but I didn't expect them to be so powerful.

The British Navy has dozens of battleships and hundreds of cruisers.As for us, there are only a few small warships purchased from outside, which is not as good as a weak squadron of the enemy.The country is in trouble. "

Someone else scolded: "Cheng Biguang is a traitor. Our army fought hard against the British in Nanjing. He feared the enemy like a tiger. He didn't listen to the central government's orders, and led the navy to watch."

Some people continued to scold, "It is clearly written in the brochure that the central government has great perseverance and determination to expel foreign enemies. But if the Battle of Nanjing is defeated, the consequences will be disastrous.

It's really frightening, if you don't win, you don't know what kind of treaty will be signed to lose power and humiliate the country.President Xiao can afford it, let it go, and relax. "

Miura ate the rice, but his mouth felt uncomfortable.

Recently, many political pamphlets have appeared in schools and factories across the country, with various contents.

For example, list China's steel production and technology, and then compare it with other countries.Or compare the population of each province, talk about agricultural output and farming techniques.There is also an introduction to the government's decision-making process, including the diplomatic game with the great powers.

The reason for printing these pamphlets is that Sun Dapao recently advocated in Hong Kong for the government to completely drive the British forces out of China and opposed the peace talks between the two sides.

At a time when national sentiment is rising, this trend of thought has a particular market.It is not very good to argue in the official media, so there are these pamphlets explaining current affairs.

Passionate young people are easy to be encouraged, but as long as they are reasonable, they are also easy to be guided.

Make it clear that the previous victory of the central government took a great risk, and with the current strength of China, it is still unable to defeat the United Kingdom.The Wehrmacht needs more planes, stronger artillery, and more warships.

As soon as the family background was revealed, everyone naturally calmed down.

Not to mention that someone like Xie Zantai, who knows Sun Dapao's old background, has defected to the central government, and wrote an article reminiscing about the past in "Ta Kung Pao", talking about why the previous "Guangzhou Uprising" failed?

The public naturally knows how Dapao Sun got his nickname.

This kind of publicity method has a special person to write the manuscript, which can be described as "ingenious" and "reasonable" at the moment.

The brochure will explain that the central government can currently control only a few provinces around Gyeonggi, and other provinces 'listen to the tune but not to the propaganda'.These propagandas caused great passivity and pressure on the local factions, especially the Southern Revolutionary Party.

Young people will be very angry about this-the central government is fighting tough battles with foreigners, and Sun Dapao can only talk nonsense.People's hearts will naturally turn around.

Alas... Miura sighed heavily.He is a bit envious of the Chinese government controlled by the 'Holy Light', because China's current national conditions are very strange - it is afraid of the 'right' but not the 'left'.