Yu Feipeng knew that it was already very remarkable that the Zheng family could do such a thing on the territory of the British, and after praising Zheng Yi from the bottom of his heart, he continued to move forward slowly:

"You have done a good job here, much better than I expected, although the scale of the arsenal is not large, but the technology is exquisite, the efficiency is very high, after I go back, I will hurry up to submit a detailed report on this inspection to President Jiang, when the time comes, I am afraid that I will have to find you to purchase a batch of advanced machine tools and steel helmet production lines for the manufacture of light machine guns, you must also have a mental preparation in your heart." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Zheng Yi immediately agreed, he knew very well that as long as it was a request made by Yu Feipeng, Jiang Guangtou would generally agree, and after the delegation returned, he would bring two Branson light machine guns and a few special steel helmets.

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More than ten minutes later, the two of them came to the front of the material warehouse above the dock, and stood on the high hill overlooking the 8,000-ton military transport ship being converted in the two docks.

Yu Feipeng was very interested, observed very carefully, watched for more than five minutes, and looked at the tall power plant under construction in the south, sighed for a long time, and then pointed to the dozens of workers who were pouring concrete above the vacant dock on the west side, and asked curiously: "What is that for?" ”

Zheng Yi looked in the direction of his finger and explained with a smile: "There is a newly built slipway, which is used to make ships under 500 tons, and there are four slides under the feet of the workers, which are a little far away, I'm afraid you can't see clearly." ”

"See, are you going to continue shipbuilding?" Yu Feipeng asked with interest.

Zheng Yi sighed: "The big ship is not daring to build, after the acquisition of the Taikoo Shipyard, my father and I decided to keep only the repair and maintenance of this piece, who knows that later there are customers who have asked for customized small ships, plus the shipyard has such technical capabilities, after the acquisition and reorganization, there are still more than 200 experienced and skilled technicians." ”

"So after repeated consideration, I decided to continue to retain part of the shipbuilding business, but only build small ships, not large ships, the remaining three large and small docks to repair and maintain, the slipway under construction is the place for shipbuilding, and in another 20 days, two 350-ton traffic ships will start construction at the same time."

Yu Feipeng nodded, was silent for a moment, and finally said another important thing of this trip: "I led a delegation to come this time, and in addition to visiting and inspecting, I also brought a message from President Jiang to you. ”

"The principal asked me to tell you that as long as you, Zheng Yi, are willing to return to the army, the conditions he promised before will remain unchanged, and he will immediately hand over a main division to you and grant you the rank of lieutenant general and division commander."

"If you are willing to recruit new recruits and bring out a main division by yourself, the principal will also allocate you enough funds and give you a year to train well, and the division headquarters is at your disposal!"

Zheng Yi was very shocked, and it took a while to come back to his senses: "Uncle Shi, I really don't want to fight a civil war, alas! In fact, I can contribute to the country without returning to the army, such as this military technical inspection, as well as the upcoming technical cooperation with the Jinling factory, the effect is very good, not necessarily worse than the army. ”

"As long as you do a good job, the contribution you make is far above the role of a main division, and you should know this very well Uncle Shi."

Yu Feipeng sighed: "I just think that your military talent is wasted, if you return to the army, your future achievements are limitless, it's a pity!" ”

Seeing Yu Feipeng's face full of regret, Zheng Yi had no choice but to pull him back: "Uncle Shi, there is no shortage of excellent generals in the Huangpu Army, but the military industry, which is far behind the world, is extremely lacking in far-sighted pioneers. ”

"It is precisely because I saw the embarrassing situation of the country in the field of military industry that my little nephew gave up everything and threw himself into it.

"You have also seen this time that the Far East Machinery Manufacturing Company is not so much the industry of my Zheng family, but the industry of my little nephew, if the little nephew did not decisively seize the opportunity last autumn, give up the inheritance rights of other aspects of the family, seize the front of Jardine Matheson and British investors, and do everything to acquire Hong Kong's Taikoo Shipyard, which has a long history and has the privilege of manufacturing ships and weapons and equipment, there will be no good situation today."

"The little nephew has been working hard for half a year, and it is not easy to embark on the track of healthy development, and I am reluctant to let the little nephew leave at this time!"

Yu Feipeng bowed his head silently, and walked out more than a dozen steps before he said quietly: "I can understand your distress, your choice is not wrong, no one is qualified to criticize, I also had a hunch before I came that I couldn't persuade you to return to the army, but Principal Jiang and your Uncle Zhou have always been obsessed with you, forget it!" It's okay not to go back, it saves a lot of trouble. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Shi! The only two people I'm sorry for in my life, one is you and the other is Uncle Zhou Shi, every time I think of me, I feel sad, I don't know if there will be a chance to make up for it in the future. ”

Zheng Yi earnestly said the guilt in his heart for a long time, and his eyes couldn't help but reddened slightly.

Yu Feipeng was also full of emotion, and at the same time felt very relieved, he couldn't help but stop and earnestly advised: "The matter has long passed, don't think too much, isn't it good now?" Uncle Zhou and I have never blamed you, but I just feel distressed, alas......"

Zheng Yi's tears were about to fall: "Uncle Shi......"

Yu Feipeng raised his hand and swung it twice, and patted Zheng Yi's shoulder: "Don't say it, come and walk with me......"

"After returning to Nanjing, I will truthfully report your situation to President Jiang, and try my best to promote the strengthening of cooperation between the Ordnance Industry Administration and the Jinling Factory and your Far East Machinery Manufacturing Company."

"You should also work harder to put your improved light machine guns and two mortars into mass production as soon as possible, the two weapons you choose to carry out large-scale production are good, very much in line with the requirements of our army, at least within two years without worrying about sales, I can buy as much as you produce."

"At the same time, you also have to vigorously help the Jinling Factory to improve technology and output, the Jinling Factory is the most important arsenal under the direct jurisdiction of President Jiang, and it is urgent to make achievements, understand?"

"Understood."

Zheng Yi nodded heavily.

Yu Feipeng continued: "I would like to make a suggestion to you, although you do not want to return to the army, you must not be outside the party-state. ”

"After returning to Huhai this time, you have to be proactive, find a time to meet with Chen Lifu, and restore the party membership first."

"And your Huafeng Trading Company that plans to move to the French Concession, grain, rubber, medicine, machinery, industrial products, etc., can be operated boldly, but try not to involve the arms trade, my order will be directly to your Far East Machinery Manufacturing Company."

"In this way, at least the British and Americans will not be hindered, and my side can explain to the central government."

Zheng Yi immediately understood the mystery: "Okay, I will make adjustments immediately when I go back, and Huafeng Company will no longer engage in arms trade in the future." ”

Yu Feipeng was very satisfied with Zheng Yi's kindness: "There is nothing else, after testing your Branson light machine gun and 60 mortar tomorrow, the mission will be successfully completed." ”

"If you're okay here, come back with me the day after tomorrow."