The training of the Fourth Infantry Regiment is an established plan set by Lin Ziran himself, and as for the funding problem that everyone is worried about, it is actually not a problem.

Therefore, after Wu Guanlin briefly introduced the follow-up reorganization of the troops and the new Fourth Infantry Regiment, Lin Ziran asked Ding Quankun, the general manager of Tsingshan Petroleum Company, to introduce the situation.

After Ding Quankun stood up, he didn't say anything else, but threw a big bomb at the beginning!

"Last month, the No. 12 oil well in our oilfield area successfully produced oil, and the daily production reached 1,800 barrels, which is already more than our previous total production!"

Few people know how much the specific profit of Tsingshan Petroleum Company is, even if there are many people here, it is not very clear, but they are all the core high-level leaders of the Sixth Division, and some vague insiders still know, regardless of the specific profits, but they all know that Tsingshan Petroleum Company is very profitable.

The original output was so profitable, and now the output has more than doubled, wouldn't it be worth doubling the money?

Doesn't this mean that the problem of military spending can be solved?

However, there are also a few people who are also worried, before the Tsingshan Petroleum Company has attracted the previous Nanzhou Bank to watch, and now it is more profitable, and it is estimated that several surrounding feudal towns can't help it.

As soon as they calculated it, they knew that after the increase in production, the sales of Tsingshan Petroleum Company might be able to exceed 20 million Hengyuan a year, so much money, even if it was just sales, but it was enough to make the surrounding feudal towns drool.

Once they have the opportunity, it is estimated that they will not hesitate to start a war.

For example, Li Kun next door has the rich coal resources of Pingdan County, and it is estimated that he can only make 1.8 million yuan this year, plus the entire Pingdan County can barely raise his army, and the Qingshan Petroleum Company next door is so profitable, it is impossible for him not to be moved.

And Zhao Song is even poorer, it is rumored that he has been receiving the taxes of Yonggu County for three years, so that the local people are not happy.

The Aoyama Petroleum Company, whose production capacity has skyrocketed, is a gold mine flowing with liquid gold, and the surrounding feudal towns will definitely not hesitate to start a war if they have the opportunity.

Their worries are also Lin Ziran's worries, otherwise there would not be today's meeting.

Ding Quankun didn't care about these people's worries, and only listened to him continue: "Since the oil production of the No. 12 oil well, our machinery factory has begun to urgently build various equipment, and the refinery has carried out emergency expansion, coupled with the original expansion of backup capacity, our refinery is expected to increase its production capacity to the capacity of refining 2,000 barrels of crude oil per day within one month, and to the capacity of refining 3,000 barrels of crude oil per day within three months!" ”

"With the increase in production capacity, the funds needed to expand the army will no longer be an issue!"

"At the same time, the cost of our military expansion will also be reduced this time, because some of the production lines built by our Qingshan Machinery Factory have already begun to be put into operation!"

"In particular, the maroon gunpowder production line has been completed and put into operation, and the various types of maroon gunpowder produced by it can fully meet the use of our army's artillery units and even have a surplus."

"At the same time, our new grenade production line will also enter the stage of small-scale trial production, and before that, the laboratory of Tsingshan Machinery Factory, under the leadership of Mr. Nangong Hou, has successfully solved the problem of the strength of the cartridge case and the manufacturing of the metal disc fuse."

Speaking of this, Ding Quankun paused, then looked around and said in a serious tone: "And according to our cost accounting, the nine-kilogram new grenade we produce by ourselves, even if part of the profits of the machinery factory is counted, the price of the supply to the military can be fifteen Hengyuan!" ”

"When our steel plant is put into operation in the future, we will be able to produce the required steel in large quantities by ourselves, and this cost will be further reduced!"

"From now on, we will be able to produce and meet the needs of the troops on our own, maroon gunpowder and new grenades!"

Fifteen Hengyuan, this number made all the generals present full of surprises.

What is the most expensive thing to fight a war today?

Undoubtedly, cannonballs!

The new type of artillery shells produced by the Nanzhou Machinery Bureau supplied by the Nanzhou Bank before, a nine-pound new grenade costs 30 Heng Yuan, and the maroon gunpowder used as a new type of artillery is also very expensive.

Not to mention the new type of grenade, even if it is an old-style ordinary iron-cast wooden fuse grenade, the price often needs more than ten or even twenty constant yuan.

Lin Ziran had provided Li Kun and Zhao Song with a batch of old-style grenades before, and the price of each one was also 20 Hengyuan, not too expensive, after the Nanzhou Bank was completely finished, there was no commercial bank that could blatantly sell ordnance all over the world.

Many times, even if it is an old grenade, it cannot be sold with money!

Previously, Li Kun provided Li Kun and Zhao Song with a batch of ordnance at a price of 20 Hengyuan, but it was because the situation at that time was relatively special and it was necessary to maintain a relationship with them.

But since then, it has not been sold on a large scale, and it has only occasionally sold a little, and the price is more expensive than before.

Now the Qingshan Machinery Factory is able to produce new types of grenades on its own, and the supply price is only 15 constant yuan, and the estimated cost is even lower, and the military will be able to reduce the price again, which means that at the same price, the military will be able to purchase twice or even more new artillery shells.

After hearing the news, the generals of the first vote were in a much better mood, especially Kong Deyi, the commander of the artillery regiment.

He had been worried about the lack of new shells.

Although Lin Ziran purchased a large number of new artillery and new shells in advance, with the temporary end of the Luo'an Civil War and the collapse of the Nanzhou Bank, the Nanzhou Machinery Bureau was completely taken over by Shao Bing.

Since then, whether it is a new type of artillery, a new type of shell, or even maroon gunpowder, it is not much sold out, and even if it is bought, the price is very expensive, even more expensive than the price sold by the Nanzhou Bank before.

It has been several months since the 6th Division has not been replenished with new artillery and shells, as well as propellants.

In the past six months, when conducting live-fire training or small-scale operations, although the new artillery is still used, the firing charge is black powder, and the shells are also old grenades.

Maroon gunpowder and new grenades are not willing to use them at all, and this is one less shot!

As for procurement, it is already very difficult, even if you are willing to be the wrongdoer, Shao Bing will not sell it to you, and you can only purchase it at a high price through some unconventional channels, and the price will be even more expensive.

Now it is possible to produce new types of shells and maroon gunpowder, which means that there is no need to worry about the shortage of new shells, which will cause these new types of artillery to not play their due combat effectiveness.

Ding Quankun's words were not over yet, so he continued: "In addition to grenades, our primer production line has also been completed, and it is expected that we will be able to start formal mass production next month, and then all kinds of primers such as fire caps can be produced by themselves!" ”

The self-production of the primer represented by the fire cap has always been a key research project of the Qingshan Machinery Factory, and the technical content of this thing is not low, and it is still difficult to produce it on a large scale.

Now, Aoyama Machinery Factory is also able to mass-produce products.

With the ability of the fire cap to be mass-produced on its own, plus new shells, maroon powder and primers, plus black powder, which was previously mass-produced.

It can be said that in terms of ammunition, the Sixth Division is already able to achieve self-sufficiency.

After solving these ammunition problems, the main focus of the Aoyama Machinery Factory is now on the technical research of muskets and artillery.

It's just that the problem of guns is more difficult to solve than the problem of ammunition.

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