"General Manager Liu, you will still be fully responsible for the specific production and operation of the arsenal in the future, but in terms of finance, I will send someone to supervise it, I hope you don't mind." Wang Mo said to Liu Qingen as he walked out of the arsenal.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, it was a great fortune that the position of the general office of the arsenal was not removed, and Liu Qingen still had any opinions, so he said: "Okay, young marshal, I will instruct the people in the finance department to sort out the accounts and wait for the handover." ”

Wang Mo was still quite satisfied with Liu Qingen's attitude, nodded and said: "General Manager Liu's office just now you also heard that the 5 million rounds of ammunition to be purchased by the southern provinces will be handed over to the gun and ammunition factory in the arsenal for production, no problem, right?" ”

"Don't worry, even if you work overtime, the arsenal will definitely deliver on time." Liu Qingen hurriedly assured, and then asked with some doubts and apprehensions, "5 million rounds of ammunition, the gun and ammunition factory will work hard, and it will always be finished in a few months." However, with 50,000 rifles, I am afraid that with the current output of 70 rifles per day, I am afraid that it will be ......."

With a daily output of 70 Hanyang-made rifles, 50,000 have to be produced for more than 700 years, that is, more than two years, and they cannot take a vacation halfway.

Will the southern provinces wait more than two years to buy guns?

Obviously, this is not possible. Therefore, Liu Qingen couldn't see any hope of completing the production task in time, so he reminded Wang Mo euphemistically.

Of course, this is not a problem for Wang Mo, and he smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, how many rifles can be driven out by the gun factory, and I will find a way to solve the rest." ”

"That'...... All right. Although Liu Qingen didn't understand how to solve this problem, he didn't want to ask too much.

As he spoke, a group of people walked out of the gate of the Hanyang Arsenal.

Leaving the Hanyang Arsenal, Wang Mo walked in the direction of the Hanyang Iron Factory.

The area from Gusan to Hesan is not just a factory in Hanyang, but also a large-scale industrial complex.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, founded industrial factories such as Hanyang Iron Works, Hanyang Arsenal, Hanyang Gunpowder Factory, Hanyang Needle Nail Factory and Hanyang Official Brick Factory, forming a very spectacular ten-mile "manufacturing industry corridor".

Such a large-scale industrial complex can be said to be unique in this era, and it has to be said that Zhang Zhidong's contribution to China's industrialization is very large.

This is the time period when the workers are on the job. On the way to the Hanyang Iron Works, Wang Mo saw an endless stream of workers in blue-gray overalls.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise ahead, and many workers gathered not far from the factory gate. It seems to be watching something.

Wang Mo thought for a while, waved his hand and ordered the guards who followed him to quietly disperse to the surrounding guards, and only took Wang Erhu towards the gate of the iron factory.

There are usually a lot of factory protection teams in and out of this area of Guishan, and the surrounding iron factory workers just glanced at Wang Mo and Wang Erhu in military uniforms, thinking that they were members of the factory protection team. I didn't pay much attention to it.

Wang Mo looked in the middle of the crowd, and only saw five people, men and women, old and young, it seemed that they should be a family, kneeling at the gate of the iron factory, and a short man in a suit and leather shoes next to him stood by with interest and watched this scene.

After a while, a thin man who had been bending over next to the short man in a suit and leather shoes with a smiling face came out and shouted to the ironworks around him, "You all remember, from now on." Anyone who is absent from work and slacks off will be dismissed, and there is no need to negotiate! Don't think that any of you have Liu Laosan's luck, just happened to meet Advisor Tanaka with kindness, and the whole family will kneel here for a day. ”

"Damn, this bastard is still shameless, forcing Liu Laosan's whole family to kneel at the gate of the factory for a day, and he actually said that he was very kind!"

"What do you think, this dog's day is full of Oriental gutters, what can't you say?"

"Quietly. You don't want to continue working in the ironworks, do you? If King Feng Yan hears this, he has to fire you. ”

"If it weren't for the sake of supporting his family, Lao Tzu would have quit a long time ago. Ever since the Orientals came, this ironworks has not been a place for people! ”

"Hey. Bear with me for the time being, I heard that now that the governor of Hubei has changed, he may be in charge. ”

"the fart, those who are officials, one by one, see that the foreigners are not weak in their legs!"

……

The surrounding ironworks workers whispered and talked in a low voice, and most of them were angry. But basically, they dare not speak out.

Wang Mochao asked a worker next to him who looked indignant: "Brother, can you tell me what the hell is going on, why is this old and young family kneeling at the gate of the iron factory?" ”

The worker looked at Wang Mo and Wang Erhu, and asked suspiciously, "You are from the factory protection team?" How come I never met you? ”

Wang Mo replied: "We are from the arsenal team guarding the factory, and we have just been here for a few days. Tell me, what's going on? ”

The worker said with anger on his face: "The Orientals of the dog day don't take the worker brothers of the iron factory as human beings!" Liu Laosan didn't come to work yesterday because he was sick, and the bastard threatened to fire Liu Laosan. Liu Laosan begged all night, and the Oriental consultant said that if Liu Laosan and his family knelt at the gate of the iron factory for a day, they could not fire him. ”

Wang Mo frowned and said, "Isn't it just to be fired, wouldn't it be enough to change jobs, why let the family suffer this crime and encourage the Oriental people to run rampant." ”

The worker looked at Wang Mo like an idiot, and snorted coldly and said, "Young man, the conditions at home are good, right?" Do you know that Liu Laosan's family is counting on him to feed, and they lost their jobs in the iron factory, and their family will starve to death on the streets in a few days. ”

"How can there be Orientals in this iron factory, and it seems that the position and power are not small?" Wang Mo asked again.

At the mention of this, the worker was even more angry, and said through gritted teeth: "It must be that those corrupt officials above secretly sold the shares of the iron factory to the Orientals, otherwise there would not have been so many Oriental consultants entering the factory at the beginning of the year, and they slowly controlled the power of the iron factory." Since the Oriental people have the final say, the big guy's life has not been easy, and he is tired like a dog every day! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Mo suddenly remembered that Hanyang Iron Works belonged to Hanzhiping Company. And this Han Zhiping company, it seems that when the Qing Dynasty abdicated and the whole country was in chaos, Sheng Xuanhuai mortgaged a large part of the shares to borrow from the Japanese.

It is thought that the Japanese took advantage of the equity to send a large number of advisory groups to gradually infiltrate and control the entire Hanzhiping company.

Wang Mo's brows tightened even tighter, and he said slowly: "From this point of view, the Oriental consultant forced Liu Laosan and his family to kneel at the gate of the factory for a day, just to suppress you iron factory workers. ”

When the worker heard this, he suddenly realized: "So that's the case, Lao Tzu knows that the Oriental dwarf of the dog day has no good intentions, no wonder he is doing this at the gate of the factory." ”

At this time, the situation at the gate of the iron factory has changed again.

A middle-aged man with a Chinese character face walked out with a few workers, and said to "Feng Yan" and Tanaka Advisor: "Feng Yan, Tanaka Advisor, don't go too far!" Yesterday, Liu Laosan was sick and didn't come to work, so I took leave for him. ”

Before the Tanaka advisor could speak, Feng Yan sneered arrogantly: "Leave? Shi Hao, who do you think you are? You took leave for Liu Laosan, am I approved, and is Tanaka's consultant approved? Since it is uncertain, then Liu Laosan is absenteeism, and Lao Tzu deserves to fire him. Advisor Tanaka showed mercy and just let his family kneel at the factory gate for a day as a punishment, what is too much? ”

"You-" Shi Hao was furious, his forehead was bruised, his right hand was clenched into a fist, and he wanted to rush forward desperately, holding down this hateful Feng Yan is a violent beating.

However, Feng Yan, who looked like a thin bamboo pole, was not afraid of the tall and tall Shi Hao, and laughed very arrogantly: "What, you still want to beat me?" Come, if you don't want to work in the ironworks, go for it! After that, he stretched his neck very cheaply and pointed to the left side of his face.

This Feng Yan is indeed very arrogant and very capable of playing cheap, but he usually has a lot of power in the factory, even Shi Hao, who is quite prestigious among the workers in the iron factory, does not dare to beat him.

Just when Feng Yan wanted to laugh a few times and sarcastically ridicule these courageless iron factory workers, suddenly there was a sharp pain in the left side of his face, and a huge force carried him to the ground on the right, and a tooth flew out of his mouth with blood.

Wang Mo rubbed the fist of his right hand and said solemnly: "It's really the most amazing thing in the world, I really haven't seen anyone begging others to beat him." I've always been a helpful person, so I came out to help, and I don't have to thank you too much! ”

"Ah...... My teeth...... My teeth ......" Feng Yan, who was lying on the ground, covered his swollen left side of his face and screamed indistinctly a few times.

Suddenly, a young man in military uniform appeared and punched the usually high-spirited and ruthless King Feng Yan to the ground, and the surrounding iron factory workers rushed to relieve their anger at the same time, they also faintly felt that things seemed to be going to make a big fuss.

Sure enough, the factory guard team who had been paying attention to the gate of the iron factory saw Feng Yan being beaten, and soon a small team of more than a dozen people rushed over.

The factory guard team of the Hanyang Iron Works had long been completely controlled by Feng Yan by borrowing the power of the Japanese and was accepted as a thug's minions.

Seeing the factory guard team coming, Feng Yan got up from the ground, pointed at Wang Mo viciously and shouted: "Arrest this little cub for Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will lock him up for three days and three nights!" ”

"You dare!"

As soon as the factory protection team was about to come forward, Wang Erhu immediately blocked in front of Wang Mo, and then pulled out the shell gun on his waist and aimed it at Feng Yan, so frightened that Feng Yan took a few steps back.

At the same time, the guards hidden around quietly moved closer to Wang Mo's location, and the guards who occupied the commanding heights also immediately loaded their bullets and locked on to the dozen or so gun-wielding factory guards. As long as there is any dangerous action by the factory protection team, the guard team will kill it as soon as possible.

Consultant Tanaka, who had been watching the play on the side, walked over at this time, looked Wang Mo up and down, a trace of doubt and uncertainty flashed in his eyes, and asked, "Young man, who are you?" (To be continued.) )