Gui Xianning carefully introduced everyone for more than an hour, and finally finished the general situation.

"Awesome! But we also want to know what it will look like once your chemical production complex is built? ”

Ren Ke asked at this time.

"Hmm...... At that time, we will definitely be going to make metal fixed ammunition, and they already have a plan for the mechanical group, once we get ** and nitrocellulose, they will be ready to get on the kind of five-round tethered rifle with a magazine!"

Gui Xianning replied with a deep groan.

"It's not too cool!"

Wei Hong in the crowd was excited when he heard it.

"It's cool to come, the mechanical group has their reference design standards---- as far as I know, it's either the German Mauser or the British Lee Enfeld.

Oh, and there are also hand-cranked Gatling guns and seventy-millimeter field guns, and I heard that the field run is a high-imitation of the 92 infantry gun. ”

"Wow! The fork is big! ”

"Ninety-two infantry artillery is also fine?"

"Gatling gun?"

"Oops! I'm just talking about the vision and goal of the mechanical group, in fact, the eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, the main problem is in the material, at least the Metallurgical Group of Holley They don't agree to immediately engage in weapons like Mauser and Lee Enfield, they said, if you don't get the hot-rolled or even cold-rolled steel process, the steel quality of the barrel can't be guaranteed at all, after all, this kind of steel needs to withstand the strength and thermal effect damage caused by rapid fire, and there are some small problems, such as the spring steel sheet for the magazine, the smelting of the spring steel for the rear pull rotary bolt, etc. ”

Hearing this, Ren Ke shook his head and sighed, and whispered to Wei Hong beside him:

"Xiao Guizi is right, in short, there are many problems in terms of materials, after all, the industrial project of the metallurgical group is very late, everything is still in the initial stage, and there is no confidence in making qualified materials in the near future...... It's also a reasonable thing.

However, I heard Brother Xiao Quan say that they want to strive to provide some steel for manual single-shot rifles to the machine factory within a year or two, and I heard that they will make ductile iron. ”

"Brother Ren, what you said is a bit advanced to me......"

Wei Hong responded honestly.

Hey, anyway, I can't say it very clearly, let's ask Huali Xiaoquan brother after work, after all, these projects are related to our net worth and life, and what will be the situation of the army in the future, it depends on the development progress of these science and engineering men......"

Wei Hong immediately nodded and responded when he heard it, well, yes, if it is really within a year or two, then it is okay, I am afraid that it will take too long, and it will be difficult to do......

Then Wei Hong leaned over and whispered to Ren Ke:

"Brother Ren, let me tell you, before leaving Dili City, I chatted with Brother Hou for a long time, Brother Hou said that the situation on Timor Island is now complex and changeable, the Dutch and the natives are stirring up the situation, and Pimont's red-eyed virtue of forcing the natives to mine will sooner or later force the natives to revolt, I am worried that it will not be long before there will really be more and more battles to fight......"

"Not in a year or two, right?"

Ren Ke turned his head and glanced at Wei Hong beside him and asked.

"Hard to say! Who knows? Anyway, when Brother Hou told me about this, he looked worried......"

Then Wei Hong's eyes were attracted by Gui Xianning's operation of the column press, and he turned his head to Ren Ke for a while and said:

"However, you say, this kind of five-seven rifle should be more than enough to deal with the natives, right?"

"It's hard to say if there are a lot of people, the natives of Timor Island are much more advanced than the Australian aborigines, and if they can play, they will have a wave of crowd tactics, just rely on these dozens of hundred and ten five-seven flintlock pistols? If I don't use the AK47, I'll be choked up......"

"Ren Ke Xiaowei, don't worry, the Five-Seven Style is a transition, and I assure you, it is a short-term transition!

Wei Hong, after you take office, your family will give you strong support! Don't forget, in addition to the flintlock pistol, we also have a hand**! ”

At this time, Teacher Zhao appeared behind Ren Ke and Wei Hong and said.

"Hey, I hope that when I go to Sin'anseong, the situation won't become too dangerous, after all, everything is in our fragile grass stage......

……

Yes, the worries of ** are not unreasonable, and the Xin'an City Free Trade Zone at this moment is indeed in a fragile grass creation period.

The time came to the end of January 1658, and the location was in the city of Dili.

Hou Xianglin had been on Timor Island for more than a month, and during that time, Governor Hou's name had resounded throughout Dili City and the surrounding area.

At this moment, the citizens of Dili and the natives of the suburbs respect this tall, handsome, wise, and kind governor as if they have surpassed the Governor of Pimont, who has just won the victory of counterinsurgency.

Hou Xianglin's height is 1.78 meters, and he definitely belongs to a tall person in this era, and his appearance is also thick eyebrows and big eyes, his nose is not crooked, his eyes are not slanted, his teeth are neat, his skin is white, his muscles are well-proportioned, and his limbs are developed.

Because Hou Xianglin has been working as a foreman on the construction site all the year round, and he has not worked less after the crossing, his healthy body and well-proportioned figure have been exercised a while ago---- anyway, in short, in the eyes of the locals, this governor is a standard beautiful man.

According to Duchess Margaret's evaluation, just from the appearance, her sister-in-law's fiancé can become the male favorite and personal guard in the king's court---- there is no derogatory meaning here, but a heartfelt praise for the appearance of the governor Hou.

It's just tall and handsome, in the eyes of the locals, Governor Hou is still very wise and smart.

For example, the Governor and his entourage would often appear on the streets of Dili, and with a casual glance, the Lord could point out on the spot what would go wrong with the building under construction next to him, and he would always be right.

Then he would be tempted to tell these "stupid" mestizo Portuguese and "ignorant" natives how to lay foundations, build houses, and dig sewers on the side of the street.

Everyone knew that Governor Hou had a lot of contempt for the buildings in Dili City, and they were very surprised that Dili City had no sewer facilities!

The Governor also complained in public that he did not want to stay in a city that could break out at any time with a plague.

These words frightened Governor Pimont at last, and Pimont knew that there was often a plague in the spring and autumn of Macau, so he personally came to the door to ask for advice, and then Governor Hou drew a simple drawing and construction drawing for Governor Pimont, and then wrote a construction plan, about how to transform the street in front of the Governor's Palace into a road with sewers.

Since then, the Governor of Pimont has sent a special person to Hou Xianglin for every major construction of the city---- "to give you valuable suggestions and to pay for the consultation to your satisfaction", of course, this is a later story.

After the war, the city of Dili was in ruins, including a large number of civil works, and now almost all major construction projects are now proposed by the governor of Xin'an from Australia.

"Precise calculations, perfect and rigorous drawings" and even "great inventions and timely guidance on the spot" were constantly heard, and thus the reputation of the "master builder" Governor Hou was established in the city of Dili.

Although there were many civil works in Dili City, there were even more civil works in Hou Xianglin's free trade zone, and at the beginning, Governor Hou lacked nothing but money and food.

When the Nicole and the Pride left Dili, they left him with a large amount of supplies and food, but Hou Xianglin could only live in the Doge's Palace in Pimont for the first few days, and after a few days, the initial renovation of the estate of the Duchess of Margaret was completed, and he went there as a matter of course.

However, because of the lack of labor and building materials, he was almost idle, except for the topography of the new security tax area, which made him very anxious.

In the end, it was her fiancée who gave her help, and Zilia immediately sent four Chinese assistants to her fiancé from her sister-in-law's Red Bay and the estate, two of whom were originally the private property of Her Excellency the Duchess ---- debt slaves, and the other two were sailors on the Red Bay, and they were said to be the descendants of bankrupt Chinese merchants in Dili or Batavia.

They can speak both Chinese and some Portuguese and Dutch, although the so-called Chinese they speak is actually the dialect of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, plus some of the Nanjing official dialect that can barely understand a little, but fortunately, Hou Xianglin's hometown is not far from their hometown, and they can barely understand a small half, and these four people can all know some words, and they can really communicate in writing.

So they can still communicate smoothly with Governor Hou, and they can also act as an interpreter for him, and the most important thing is that no matter what, Hou Xianglin is finally no longer the commander of the light pole.