New Warlords 1909

"By the way. This time, we will start working at full speed. All the idle skilled workers will be mobilized for me. In addition, we must actively train new workers, such as the sledgehammer master. You have to recruit a few more apprentices, so that our factory will be more efficient. The bigger it gets, the more products it will produce!"

"Don't worry, Commander!" Guan Sledgehammer's face looked like he was drunk.Full of redness.I saw him thumping his chest.Loudly. "Sledgehammer, I will go back later, and I will recruit apprentices, and I will definitely teach you a satisfactory apprentice for you, Commander!"

"Okay! If you have nothing to do, come with me to the shipyard. I'm very interested in the giant ships there!"

Hua Fei said the giant ship.Of course it was the destroyers Hai Zhe and Hai Rong who were injured!Especially the Hai Rong cruiser was blown a big hole by a slightly modified torpedo from their factory.This matter has been circulating in the factory for several days.

Almost no one is unwilling.A group of people walked towards the shipyard in a lively manner.Along the way, it caused many workers to look sideways.

Know that the Jiangnan Factory is the first factory in modern China.However, the production capacity of the Jiangnan factory still makes Hua Fei secretly speechless, with a daily output of more than 762 rounds of ammunition. If the small ammunition factory in Hefei had one-tenth of the production capacity here, it would not have encountered the situation of ammunition shortage at the beginning, but here Produced in various calibers of bullets. The daily output of the 792mm production line is only about 8.Most of them are Mauser and Quickly [-]mm and [-]mm bullets.

The output of [-] rounds of shells per month may seem scary enough to outsiders, but in foreign countries, such a quantity of shells is produced.It is calculated in days, which can be seen.There is still a big gap between the country's military industry level and the old empire.

Obtaining the Jiangnan Factory, for Hua Fei, not only obtained a large number of military industrial machines.The most important thing is that this batch has been trained.A large number of workers with production experience.Machines can be bought with money, but these workers cannot be bought with money. They are all priceless treasures!Hua Fei believed it.Just improve their treatment.Increase their enthusiasm and enthusiasm.And continuously train them in batches in production.Hua Fei is sure.This place will definitely be the cradle of China's future national independent industry.

It's just a pity.Spin off Jiangnan Shipyard less than ten years ago.Whether it is production capacity or technical level.Even in terms of workers and talent training reserves, it is not as good as Fujian's Mawei Shipping Bureau.

142 Forming political parties

Although Jiangnan Shipyard is currently unable to build large warships, it is more than enough to repair warships.As for the development of the Jiangnan Shipyard, it cannot be formed within a day or two, and needs to be considered in the long term.

After visiting the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, the staff officers who followed behind also went to deal with related affairs, including the upgrade, renovation and relocation of the Jiangnan Factory.Hua Fei left behind a lot of development outlines, but these staff officers who had just finished the battle were too busy.No way, before the self-government is formed, many things have to be asked by them personally.Especially with regard to the construction and development of the military industry, it is their responsibility.

In the general office of the Manufacturing Bureau, there are only a few people including Hua Fei, Feng Ru, and Smith.Hua Fei was drinking tea with a smile on his face while listening to them talking about the production situation.

Feng Ru's mood has been at its peak today, and I saw him talking endlessly, and he was overjoyed by the initial combat effectiveness of the aircraft in the second revolution.He hesitated slightly, took a sip of water and said, "Commander, my assistant Bi Ru and a few foreign technicians hired by Pterosaur recently designed a new type of aircraft."

Feng Ru quickly spread out the drawings he carried with him in front of Hua Fei, his eyes were full of dazzling expressions, "We designed this aircraft based on the idea of ​​transport aircraft and passenger aircraft that the commander said before. This aircraft uses German Dura The company's duralumin and a small amount of steel and wood greatly increase the toughness of the aircraft body and reduce its own weight."

"We installed a new Diamond II engine with 200--220 horsepower in the nose of the aircraft. The total take-off weight of this design will reach 1000100 kilograms, excluding its own weight. Our transport aircraft will be able to It can transport 20060 kilograms of cargo, and can add 2 seats to be used as a passenger plane!"

"It is estimated that the full-load battery life can reach 2.25 hours, the maximum speed is 130 kilometers per hour, and the range may reach [-] kilometers!"

"It's just that Dura has a patent for the production of alloy aluminum. Therefore, the import price of aluminum is relatively high! If we can introduce this production line and obtain the authorization to produce Dura aluminum, our cost and cost will be greatly reduced!"

Hua Fei stared blankly at Feng Rudi's design sketch, his eyes filled with indelible surprise.As for the cost and cost issues mentioned by Feng Ru, Hua Fei didn't listen to them at all.

During the journey northward from Guangdong with Feng Ru, Hua Fei and Feng Ru talked about their vision for future aircraft construction.Because of historical insight and memory.Hua Feidi's words had a great attraction to Feng Ru.Only limited by the technology of the times and the constraints of engine horsepower, many blueprints can only stay in the imagination for the time being!

Hua Fei never imagined that this Feng Ru would come up with the blueprint of the next aircraft so quickly.The shape and concept of this aircraft have reached or exceeded the level of World War I.If this plan can be successful, wouldn't it mean how many years our country's aviation industry will lead the world?

This sketch is not only a transport plane and a passenger plane.If slightly modified.All loaded with aerial bombs. 20060kg ground bomb.Such bombing power.Comparable to the bomb load of tens of kilograms of the pioneers now.The power is much stronger!

"How long does it take? How much success is there?" Hua Fei asked the most critical question directly.

Feng Ruyi listened to Hua Fei's words.I knew there was a play.Immediately replied seriously. "The time is still uncertain. The main reason is that it is uncertain when the diamond engine will be developed! As long as there is no problem with the reliability of the engine, there is a high chance of success. At least there is a 90% success rate!"

"Okay. How much appropriation is needed. You submit it directly to me. I sign it myself! I authorize you to call all technical talents under the control of the military department. Join your design plan! I need you to complete this plan with the fastest speed and the best quality! The aircraft has not yet been manufactured. This plan is absolutely confidential to the outside world! In addition, the development and manufacture of the sub-plan will be moved to the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau! The test flight will be signed to a remote suburb. I will send you an additional guard. For you Dispatch!"

Hua Fei attaches great importance to it.Immediately and decisively sign an order.Hand it over to Wang Meng to deliver it.

"Commander, I have another request!" Feng Ru said again.

"Say!"

"Whether it is the pterosaur aircraft factory or the diamond engine factory, there is a lack of high-level technical personnel, which restricts our development speed. Therefore, I want to continue to recruit relevant technical personnel from abroad to join our company. In addition, I also select from the aircraft factory. I have recruited dozens of young workers with great potential, and I want to send them to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study aeronautical engineering, I hope the commander can approve it!"

"Okay, I completely agree!" Hua Fei immediately said, "We will formulate a brand new government-sponsored study abroad plan in a few days, not only to send these young workers, but also to include a large number of our military officers and more foreign students!"

The plan to dispatch international students is Hua Fei's important talent reserve plan. As early as after he returned home with the money he earned from trading stocks in Shanghai, the plan to dispatch international students has never stopped.It’s just that the previous dispatches were only single or a small number of dispatches. Many of them were soldiers of the Guard, and they were sent to relevant military academies in Germany or the United States to study the army and navy.

Hua Fei always wants to develop the navy with all his strength, and the training of naval officers has long been a secret plan.

With the rapid expansion of influence and power, the already stretched talent has become even more tense, so a large-scale dispatch plan for international students must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

"As for the recruitment of technical personnel, you can ask Smith and Edsey for help. After all, Smith still has shares! In addition, I heard that the Paris Air Show will be held at the end of next month. I hope that you can spare time, Mr. Feng, to bring The last aircraft we built went to Paris to participate in the war. There will be many aircraft designers and manufacturers participating, which will be very beneficial for you to recruit technicians. It must be very beneficial!" (The Paris Air Show in 1913 does not seem to be held, and the time is wrong .And the influence is limited to a small number of areas such as France itself. The novel in this article needs to be fictional, and a slight change has been made. Let’s YY it, haha)

"Paris Air Show? Okay, no problem. I'll go!"

Let's talk about some details.Hua Fei put forward his own request to Feng Ru, "Mr. Feng, of course the design and construction plan of the new aircraft cannot be postponed, but the fighter transformation plan I mentioned must also be put on the agenda as soon as possible. The days when our air force dominates the sky, how could it be possible?" That changes quickly."

Feng Ru nodded.He is also very aware of this, because Yuan Shikai not only established the Nanyuan Flying Academy, but also imported a batch of more than [-] aircraft from the UK.Although these planes were not equipped with machine guns, it is said that the pilots used powerful pistols to shoot at each other, which can also produce a certain degree of lethality.

"Although the shooting synchronization device mentioned by the commander is still not tested successfully, as long as Mr. Louis' aviation machine gun is developed, we will find a way to install the machine gun on the plane as soon as possible!"

Louis said immediately when he heard the words. "Everyone, please rest assured that the design of the aviation machine gun is being improved, and I believe it will be tested and produced soon!"

The light machine gun weapon factory jointly established by Louis and Hua Fei has produced thousands of light machine guns.Most of them were purchased by Hua Fei's army, and a small part were bought by Germany and other countries.And several countries have already placed a large number of orders.Louis is so busy these days!

"Master Guan, does our factory have any experts in the design and manufacture of firearms?" Speaking of light machine guns.Hua Fei suddenly remembered something, and immediately summoned Guan Dahammer to ask.

Guan Sledgehammer didn't dare to neglect.Immediately said, "Commander Hua, most of the technical craftsmen in our factory are foreigners, but there are still many young people who are proficient in firearms. The Kuaili rifle is an improved design by the technicians of our factory based on several foreign rifles! "

Hua Fei knew that the Kuaili rifle was also the most stocked rifle in the warehouse of the Jiangnan factory.Although its performance and technical indicators are good, the manufacturing process cannot be compared with the Springfield m1903.

"Are there any skilled workers in the manufacture of heavy machine guns or light machine guns?"

"Light machine guns have never been produced except for Guangdong Ordnance General Factory's successful imitation. This year, the factory decided to introduce and produce the French Hotkiss 7.9mm light machine gun, but the related machines have not been purchased! As for heavy machine guns, only A small number of Maxim heavy machine guns have been imitated! However, after the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau was disbanded, a group of technicians were assigned to join our factory. The Jinling Manufacturing Bureau successfully copied the Maxim heavy machine gun in 1888, and there should be many skilled workers.” Guan Dahammer tried hard to recall at full speed , He was very sure and authentic, and did not dare to omit any details, because he felt that the question asked by Commander Hua must be very important.

"Okay!" Hua Fei nodded, and said to Guan Sledgehammer, "Master Guan, I will leave this matter to you. In addition, I sent a telegram to Wuhu Arsenal and ordered them to send over all the workers who understand the production and design of heavy machine guns. I hope you Form a research and design team to study and design how to change heavy machine guns into anti-aircraft machine guns, that is, to shoot in the air, and specialize in shooting aircraft, understand?"

Before Guan Sledgehammer could answer, Louis' eyes lit up, and he said immediately, "Mr. Hua, I hope to join this research team!"

It is of course a good thing to have an expert in ordnance design and manufacturing like Smith joining, but Hua Fei doesn't think he will be so interested for no reason.

"Having Mr. Smith's help is of course what we wish for, but I don't know how much Smith needs to be paid?" Hua Fei said frankly.

"No, I don't need to be paid!" Smith shook his head, seemed to understand what Hua Fei was thinking, and quickly said, "I only hope that after the research and production of this anti-aircraft machine gun, our factory can also obtain authorization for production! Of course, we only The production of light anti-aircraft machine guns will definitely not conflict with the heavy anti-aircraft machine guns produced by Jiangnan Factory!"

Hua Fei immediately understood, and couldn't help admiring Smith's keen business sense.Light anti-aircraft machine gun, this is an excellent market space!But Hua Fei knew that as the planes became faster and higher, the only way to deal with the planes on the ground was anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, that is, to deal with those low-altitude planes within a few years or ten years.

"Okay!" Hua Fei immediately agreed, "If the anti-aircraft machine gun is successfully developed, you can obtain the exclusive production authorization of the light anti-aircraft machine gun! I wish you success!"

After dealing with these military production.Hua Fei lives in the Jiangnan factory, while paying attention to the renovation, relocation and upgrading of the Jiangnan factory.On the one hand, it ordered the military departments in various places to start storing coal, iron, cotton, grain, various metal deposits, weapons and ammunition.And for the factories in Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai and even Zhejiang, all factories related to war materials have placed expected large orders!

World War I is about to break out, how to store a large amount of military supplies.Not only can you make a lot of money when the war is tense, but you can also greatly improve the production capacity and production technology of factories along the coast.

The revolutionaries often came to visit Hua Fei to discuss the establishment of local self-government.Because Hua Fei had a plan in his heart, he just postponed it perfunctorily and did not give a clear answer.Yuan Shikai's envoys also went south to Shanghai, and talked with Hua Fei's representatives about self-government matters in the concession.Hua Fei just sent Mo Haiyu and others to negotiate with the other party's representatives.He himself didn't care at all, and didn't take it to heart at all.

Self-government is only an expedient measure, I believe Yuan Shikai also understands this.Therefore, it is obviously naive and unrealistic to pin our hopes on the peace talks on autonomy.

At the end of the peace talks, facing Fang Rong's emergency telegrams one after another, Hua Fei finally decided to meet Song Jiaoren.The place where Fang Rong and others put Song Jiaoren under house arrest surprised many. It turned out to be an independent and quiet courtyard adjacent to the US consulate.The name of the property is hung on Smith's head, so it avoids the inspection of the patrol house.

The most dangerous place also has the safest existence.Besides, whether it is the Revolutionary Party or Yuan Shikai, I am afraid that Song Jiaoren would never have thought that Song Jiaoren was still alive!

after makeup.Under the escort of the guards, Hua Fei quietly came to this house.Song Jiaoren waited left and right.He couldn't wait for the person he wanted to meet, and he had been on a hunger strike for a day.Instead of being under house arrest for no apparent reason like this.It's better to fight to the death, he believes that since the other party spends so much energy planning this matter.He will definitely not let him go.

"Mr. Song, why are you so angry? Don't break your body!"