Chapter 25: Unintentionally planted willows and willows
After getting along for a short time, Zhang Hanqing also knew that Cai Ye was not a person with no target, since he said so, the person opposite must be an expert in the military industry. Surprised and overjoyed, Zhang Hanqing took the man's hand and said hurriedly: "My father is eager to seek talent, if he can get your recommendation or two, Xueliang is inexplicably grateful." But I would venture to ask, what are you? ”
The middle-aged man smiled innocently and said, "Han Linchun." ”
Zhang Hanqing was instantly ecstatic: "You are Han Linchun?" I've got you! ”
If Zhang Hanqing hadn't been familiar with the history of Fengjun, he would not have had such a gaffe. Because of this, he made great contributions in the history of the formation of the army: this general of the Lu University Department who graduated from the artillery department of the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, graduated and returned to China in 1908 to serve as a member of the ordnance section of the army department of the Qing government, and was later promoted to the director of the ordnance department, and then promoted from the director to the dean of the army lecture hall. He served as Counselor of the War Department and Military Attache in the United States. The experience is varied.
After joining the Feng department, he soon became the first of the five tiger generals of the Feng army, and history says that he was resourceful and informal. He was loyal to Zhang Zuolin, and once categorically rejected Wu Peifu's temptation to appoint him as General Linwei of the General Mansion and the rank of army general in the Zhifeng War; Zhang Zuolin also has great trust in him, and he is one of the few important generals who can be used as a major commander in the independent army, and when Zhang Zuolin entered Beijing to establish the Anguo Military Government, he served as the commander of the Fourth Front Army Corps and the president of the Army University.
The key is that his attainments in military science are also amazing: when he served in the War Department of the Beiyang Warlord Government, he was awarded the Order of the Throne and promoted to the rank of counselor of the Military Advisory Office for his meritorious work in inventing the "Han Linchun-style" rifle. After the 1922 Zhifeng War in the official history, Han joined the Fengjun army and was reused by Zhang Zuolin and appointed as the general office of the arsenal of the three eastern provinces (supervised by Yang Yuting), and controlled the planning and management of the factory. Under his management, the factory was able to manufacture more than 150 cannons, more than 20 million shells, more than 60,000 rifles, more than 60 rounds of ammunition, more than 1,000 machine guns, and a large number of mortars every year. The scale and production capacity of the factory rank first in the country, and the Shenyang Arsenal can have such a status, and Han Linchun should be the first to take the lead.
Needless to say, Han Linchun's ability is first-class, and even in a certain aspect, it is irreplaceable at present, even Jiang Baili can't replace it---- Zhang Hanqing tried his best to win over Jiang Baili because he didn't have the energy to do some strategic planning work, Jiang Baili is a strong point in this regard, but it is by no means irreplaceable. And Han Linchun may not have made any achievements in strategy, but he has achieved the pinnacle in specific affairs, which Zhang Hanqing knows he can't do.
However, Zhang Hanqing's enthusiasm still surprised Han Linchun, and even our General Cai didn't understand why Han Linchun, who was still a small character in their eyes, fell into the eyes of this little Mr. Zhang. Yes, Mr. Zhang. After the recommendation of the world-famous General Cai and the blue eyes of the arrogant General Jiang Fangzhen, it is impossible for Zhang Hanqing not to be famous in Beijing. Naturally, in the eyes of this General Zhang, the general should not let him be so concerned.
The big man is not fair. Han Linchun is also often talented, his ambition is to lead the army as a general, not to bury himself in a pile of paper to study what gun improvement, that is only his promotion. Otherwise, how could he, who had never had the opportunity to lead the army, be able to make a splash and stand out in the crowd? He originally wanted to show his strength in the equipment of the Beiyang Army, but he was never able to squeeze into the eyes of the center, so he could not apply what he had learned. Seeing that the Beiyang Army purchased ordnance day after day but had not been able to make a breakthrough in independence, he hated the uselessness of heroes.
As a general, he also knows that buying weapons will not make a big weapon after all...
The savior is here, although I don't know what Mukden is doing, but this young man in front of him has a vision that his peers don't have. From Zhang Hanqing's slightly cryptic words, he vaguely sensed the ambition of this young man.
Yes, ambition, or rather the ambition of the person behind him---- after all, Zhang Hanqing is still young. The reconstruction of the martial arts hall and the preparation of the arsenal are all the work of those who are eager for quick success, which requires a lot of time and money, sacrifices the benefits that may be brought in the short term, and cannot be done without great scheming and perseverance. The separation of the military and the police is to get rid of the lives of the warlords; The reorganization of the army is the rhythm of strengthening the army. With such ambitions, but not being able to be ambitious, and vigorously advocating "industry to save the country", that is to grasp the current pulse of China's disease, and it will be successful in the future.
Will you continue to nest here as a general who keeps to yourself, or will you move closer to Fengtian earlier and become a minister of the dragon? Han Linchun immediately made up his mind: this little gentleman's father only has one division of troops in Fengtian at present, and he follows in danger, so he naturally has more opportunities to be reused than in the future, and he seems to be much more far-sighted. However, the office is mixed, and in this eventful season, Han Linchun doesn't want to cause trouble. He stretched out his hand kindly and shook hands with Zhang Hanqing.
Zhang Hanqing felt the great enthusiasm from his opponent at this moment. Han Linchun laughed, retracted his hand without a trace, and looked directly at Zhang Hanqing: "It turns out that General Zhang also knows Han Linchun." Since everyone is recommending for the country, I will also have the opportunity to introduce one or two figures in the military industry. But everyone has their own ambitions, Han Qing, you can't force it. ”
Zhang Hanqing was overjoyed, and his originally somewhat lost mentality was stimulated by this dose of heart booster. Judging from Han Linchun's powerful response, this person should be tempted. And this person looks honest and honest on the surface, but he is thick and fine, neither talking to death, nor giving people a possible handle, talent is talent! Will the person who can be recommended by this hardcore master who is proficient in military manufacturing be bad? Could it be that this is the legendary East does not shine and the West does not shine?
When he came to this world, it was the first time that the communication was so smooth, and his joy jumped on the paper, and he said to Han Linchun: "Don't be afraid to take the liberty of calling General Han Counselor the eldest brother, the talent you can recommend will definitely be favored by my father." If you have time to learn well, you will definitely come to thank you. Although there is a slight age difference between you and me, you and I might as well be closer and closer. ”
Han Linchun is a real person, and he agreed to Zhang Hanqing's words, and he will see the result immediately. With his connections in the armaments system and his amiable demeanor as an elder, his popularity is not ordinarily good. Under his recommendation, a group of well-known ordnance experts in the early Republic of China got acquainted with Zhang Hanqing, and some of them were successfully instigated, including Deng Yancun, who graduated from the first artillery department of Baoding, Jia Xiaohou, who was good at mechanism manufacturing and blasting, as well as Yang Wenkai, Hou Debang and others.
At the instigation of Zhang Hanqing, these energetic young people (not like Zhang Hanqing, although they are not very old, they are all older than Xiao Zhang) successfully decided to go to Mukden to have a look. Zhang Hanqing also sent someone to explain to Zhang Zuolin in detail the situation in Beijing and the achievements of these people, suggested that the Shenyang Arsenal be prepared, and wrote a note under Han Linchun's suggestion.
Zhang Zuolin, who has great ambitions, has long had the intention to build his own arsenal, especially Zhang Hanqing's words to him before leaving once again aroused his ambitions. Now there are inspection experts recommended by Zhang Hanqing, of course, they will do a full set of dramas, and sketch a thriving scene in front of Deng Yancun and others: Based on the 27th Division Ordnance Repair Factory, the newly established Shenyang Arsenal will successively set up a firearms manufacturing branch, a mountain artillery manufacturing branch, a machine gun manufacturing branch, an ammunition factory, and a repair factory, and add a machine tool factory, as well as an iron-smelting factory and a forging factory with a half-labor and half-civilian nature.
What kind of person is Lao Zhang, he is honest and sincere, and his undisguised ambition in the conversation makes people feel that he has a head. Everyone who is engaged in military affairs wants to make meritorious contributions, and for them, the construction of a huge arsenal is their achievement.
Of course, Zhang Zuolin also bluntly said that everything is on paper, and he also expects to build the best arsenal in China, which requires the support of Han Linchun and others. He will also be dispatched to Yang Yuting, the general staff of the General Administration, who is known as "Little Zhuge ", to concurrently serve as the supervisor of the arsenal, and leave the position of the general office to wait for Han Linchun.
Although the "Shenyang Arsenal" that Han Linchun saw was a barren place, he felt the honesty and trust of the father and son in him. However, when he returned to the military department and tried to transfer through due process, he was rejected. It turned out that at this time when the situation in Beijing was changing, in order to stabilize the overall situation, Lao Yuan was very sensitive to the transfer of officers, and the office did not want to be in the limelight, not because he was dissatisfied with Han Linchun.
Of course, the reason is also very simple, a general of Fengtian Province wants to dig into the corner of the central government, this is contempt for the central government---- and the potential of the place is greater than that of the central government? This is not the difference between state-owned enterprises and private enterprises, this is the army!
Han Linchun was overlooked by Zhang Zuolin's words, and he was thinking about showing his strength in Fengtian, so he ignored this implicit meaning. He is really cool, and without saying a word, he resigned from the post of counselor of the Military Advisory Office, who was still very rich, and came out of the house. When he came to the Fengtian General's Mansion with only a box of clothes with him, Zhang Zuolin was extremely moved.
Seeing the truth in the midst of adversity, sending charcoal in the snow before the wings are not yet full will indeed make people feel grateful, and since then Han Linchun has been in Zhang Zuolin's eyes. He arranged for him to prepare the arsenal together with Yang Yuting, and served as the general office of the Fengtian Arsenal. Jiang Baili's flower was not planted, but he unintentionally planted the willow of Han Linchun, Zhang Hanqing was overjoyed and felt that he had gained a lot.
Han Linchun was successfully encouraged to resign and defect to Fengtian, which shocked the insiders in Beijing. The legendary story about the agitator Major General Zhang Hanqing being appreciated by General Cai and General Jiang Da spread all over the city of Beijing.
Of course, the fly in the ointment is that several other weapons experts can't be as open-minded as Han Linchun, they drag their families and mouths, and if they weren't transferred, they wouldn't dare to go to sea at all. These things involving personal interests, Cai Ye is not easy to help, after all, he and the Zhang family have a common goal, but the prospect of the Fengtian Arsenal, he is not immersive, and he does not know the reality.
It is necessary to have the vision of Bole, but also to create conditions for Maxima to gallop, otherwise it is not a recommendation but a harm. Zhang Hanqing has shallow roots in Beijing, and there is nothing he can do, so he has been worried about this matter for a long time.