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Chapter 732 learned to refuse

Located in the north of the Wanguo Racecourse, more than 3,000 officers and soldiers gathered on the shooting range of the troops directly under the Wuhan Xingying, and on the periphery were the guards of the Xingying that had just finished a day's training, and around the firing positions and on the edge of the target positions in front were all elite guards under the command of Jiang Xiaoxian, and the internal guard group led by Wang Shihe followed Chiang Kai-shek closely. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chiang Kai-shek took the brand-new semi-automatic rifle from An Yi's hand, looked carefully from the muzzle to the butt, looked at it carefully, and when he saw the wonders, he couldn't help but nod his head in approval.

Song Ziwen, Huang Shaohong, Ge Jingen, He Chengjun and others stood beside them, listening to An Yi's whispered introduction with great interest, from the newly designed muzzle flame suppressor to the bayonet seat and clever through-bar position, from the delicate sight scale to the bolt and trigger, to the selection and shape of the gun body and handle that is more suitable for the figure of Chinese officers and soldiers, everyone is full of praise for this rifle that can easily change magazines in seconds and has better continuous shooting performance.

Chiang Kai-shek was full of interest and aimed at a half-length target 100 meters away in a standing firing posture and fired 10 rounds of ammunition, and the target score was 85 rings, which immediately won bursts of applause and compliments.

Immediately after that, Huang Shaohong and Ge Jingen took the lead and test-fired a semi-automatic rifle, and then grabbed the Zhongzheng-2 submachine gun on the table, and fired a spot and a burst at the 100-meter target and the 50-meter target.

Huang Shaohong finished firing three thirty-round magazines, turned over the submachine gun in his hand and looked at it again and again, and said with great emotion that he never imagined that our country could produce such an outstanding machine gun, and also compared the advantages and disadvantages of this gun with the imitation German-made flower machine gun and imitation American-made Thomson submachine gun of Taiyuan Factory and Jinling Factory. praised the technical level of the Ordnance Research Institute and the Xiangxi Arsenal under An Yi.

An Yile said that it is by drawing on the design of European and American countries, especially the Thomson submachine gun, that the current submachine gun that can be called a real sense of the word was born, in which only the improvement of the magazine loading and unloading structure, the simplification of the feeding and throwing of shell parts, so that more than 30 designers and technicians of the research institute were busy day and night for four months.

Song Ziwen has been watching silently from the side, without firing a shot, nor giving a single evaluation, and when a group of generals surrounded Chiang Kai-shek bustling and nagging, Song Ziwen stepped forward and said to Chiang Kai-shek:

"Both of these guns are rare new weapons, with superior performance, and what is even more rare is that we have improved our own design, and there are no huge technology transfer fees and cumbersome licensing production procedures. In particular, this semi-automatic rifle is much more advanced than the German-made rifle and Hanyang rifle that are currently equipped with a large number of troops in terms of range, rate of fire, and magazine capacity, and I just heard that its cost is only 30 percent higher than that of the Hanyang rifle, and it can be mass-produced, equipped with various units of the Central Army in batches, and then slowly popularized to other armies.

"I suggest that the commission ask General An Yi's Ordnance Research Institute to unconditionally submit the design drawings and inspection molds of these two guns to the Ordnance Industry Department of the Central Military Commission, and start mass production together with the Jiangnan Factory, Jinling Factory, and Hanyang Factory, which have completed the equipment update, which is of great significance to the regularization of our army."

When everyone heard this, they all stopped talking, and looked at An Yi and Chiang Kai-shek with a smile one by one, to see how An Yi and Chiang Kai-shek would express their attitude. Chiang Kai-shek nodded again and again, as if he agreed with Song Ziwen's opinion, and was so anxious that An Yi looked at this and that, and didn't know how to explain it for a while.

"That's right, I've just tried it, these two new weapons are indeed very good, the appearance is simple and elegant, and the performance is more excellent, compared with the rifles commonly equipped in the army at present, both firepower and accuracy have been greatly improved, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a revolutionary improvement, very good, very good! An Yi, what is your opinion? Chiang Kai-shek praised it vigorously, turned to An Yi, who had a sad face, and asked.

An Yi tried to squeeze out a smile: "Principal, everyone, I don't know if you have noticed?" The use of this semi-automatic rifle requires leather or canvas equipment with six magazines, each of which costs as much as a thousand rounds, and puts more pressure on the logistical supply of ammunition, so the cost will be significant.

"Secondly, the steel and other alloy materials used in these two weapons are all imported from the United States and Germany, and with China's current smelting and forging capacity, it is simply impossible to meet the strict material requirements.

"There is also an extremely thorny problem, at present, there are only two sets of production and testing molds for these two kinds of guns, all of which are in the Xiangxi factory, if you want to make a few more sets of molds, you can't do it in three or five months, and more importantly, at present, in the entire Chinese ordnance production plant, only the Xiangxi factory has several sets of the world's most advanced stamping equipment, and other factories do not have it, the reason why these two guns greatly simplify the design and manufacturing process and greatly reduce the production cost is due to the large use of stamping technology. If there is no complete set of advanced stamping equipment and skilled operation technology, it will not be able to produce, even if the current equipment and technology of each factory are used to produce it, not to mention the sharp increase in cost, it is difficult to meet the requirements of performance and quality. ”

Everyone sighed regretfully, but Song Ziwen was unmoved, sneering: "I think you are reluctant, right?" In this way, the Ministry of Finance can allocate a special amount of money to the weapons research institute you moved to in southern Sichuan in the second half of next year, which should be regarded as compensation for you and the researchers. Now that the surrounding powers are surrounded by bandits, and the party-state is in a period of crisis, I believe that General An still has this awareness. ”

An Yi was annoyed in his heart, but there was a smile on his face: "Next year? Didn't you say you wouldn't do it? If you really give up, who will give me the money? ”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh, and Song Ziwen glared at An Yi and looked at the sky, seemingly disdainful of An Yi's question.

Chiang Kai-shek coughed lightly and stared at An Yi with some displeasure: "An Yi, when did you become so greedy?" From the time you created the Jiangnan Arsenal and successfully developed the Zhongzheng series, to the later handing over the Jiangnan Arsenal to the Military Industry Administration, you didn't make excessive requests, do you have any other ideas this time? ”

An Yi thought to himself, it's my thing, why do you want to take it away with a wave of your hand, only a fool will do something that doesn't need to be paid, but he didn't dare to show what he thought in his heart, smiled apologetically, and replied in a low voice:

"Headmaster, how can students think differently? I have always been unambiguous on issues related to the national economy and people's livelihood and major issues of right and wrong, and just now I was just joking with Finance Minister Song. However, the reasons just mentioned by the students are all facts, and the students have been thinking about this problem recently, and it is no problem to copy a few sets of drawings and molds to the Ordnance Industry Administration, but each production plant must purchase its own stamping equipment, otherwise it will not be done. At present, the technical equipment of the Jiangnan plant can barely meet the requirements, but it still needs to be transformed on the original equipment. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction: "I know that you An Yi are not so petty, so it's decided...... By the way, what is the monthly production capacity of the Xiangxi factory of these two guns? ”

"At the beginning of this month, the Xiangxi plant began large-scale production, and the monthly output has not yet been able to be counted, and the daily output in the first half of the year is estimated to be 150 and 60 respectively, and the monthly output of semi-automatic rifles is about 4,000 and submachine guns is about 2,000, which has to be kept up with raw materials." An Yi replied.

Chiang Kai-shek frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "Too slow, too slow!" The great cause of the party-state urgently needs this advanced weapon, can we speed it up? ”

"Even if it is the fastest, it can only increase the output by 20% per month, and this has to ask Finance Minister Song to give priority to the customs clearance procedures for the raw materials we import, and the students heard that the Ministry of Finance raised the import tax rate again a week ago, and the arsenal also felt unsustainable!" An Yi pretended to be aggrieved and replied in a low voice.

At this time, where did Chiang Kai-shek not know that this was An Yi's trick? However, he can still fully trust and take care of this confidant general, so he nodded and said, "You can discuss it with Minister Song, military production must not be delayed, and everything will be prioritized to support the front line." We now have no money to import weapons and equipment from Europe and the United States, so we can only rely on ourselves. ”

With Chiang Kai-shek's words, An Yi was very satisfied, but Song Ziwen was noncommittal or not to continue to fiddle with the replacement magazines on the table, and the generals around him laughed together, but in his heart he admired An Yi's ability to bargain and pluck the feathers from the iron rooster.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Wangjiang Restaurant on Linjiang Street.

The Wangjiang Restaurant facing the entrance of the wharf yard is actually very small, and there are barely three tables downstairs, all of which are occupied by Huang Shaohong and An Yi's guards at the moment, one of the two tables upstairs is empty, and on both sides of a table that can overlook the river is Huang Shaohong and An Yi in civilian clothes, the two of them frequently raise their glasses, eat fish, and sigh comfortably from time to time.

"Let me ask you, are the requirements for materials and equipment really so high for today's two new guns?" Huang Shaohong grabbed the wine bottle in front of him and wanted to fill it up for An Yi.

An Yi hurriedly grabbed it, and poured Huang Shaohong full of wine first: "Really, just the processing of the barrel rifling has caused headaches for many factories, and the accuracy is not enough not only can not guarantee the range, but also the accuracy is gone...... By the way, didn't General Degong and Jiansheng build an arsenal in Longzhou, Guangxi? I don't know how it's now? ”

Huang Shaohong sighed slightly: "It's a small fight, it's okay to imitate German rifles and French mortars, the Czech machine gun can also produce about twenty-five pieces a month, 60,000 bullets per month, and the kind of grenades that only have six pieces after exploding have a monthly output of 100 boxes, compared with the Jiangnan Factory and Xiangxi Factory, it is like a small country workshop, and the old machines supplied by the French have problems all day long, and the two generators have to be repaired every day, which is difficult!" I don't know if the financial situation has improved after the trade with the southwest last year, and if it is good, it may replace a batch of new German machines by the end of the year. ”

An Yi saw the concern and worry about his hometown in Huang Shaohong's eyes, raised his glass to touch him, drank it all, put down the wine glass, picked up the wine bottle and poured two glasses, sighed and smiled slightly:

"If you are in charge of Guangxi, my junior brother is willing to give you a few sets of new equipment and a few drawings for free, so that at least the Gui army can achieve self-sufficiency within a year. It's just that you are now the Minister of the Interior, and now you are also in charge of the Ministry of Railways, it is estimated that it will be difficult to return to Guangxi, but it is very simple to become a governor in Jiangbei provinces, but I am afraid that you are unwilling. ”

"Don't talk about these things, it's a tightness in your chest."

Huang Shaohong picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, biting it rattling: "Brother Jiansheng complained to me in a letter a while ago, saying that the price of opium tobacco supplied by Qianxi and eastern Yunnan has doubled per quintal, and the supply of goods cannot be guaranteed, while the underworld in the province and Hong Kong has sufficient supply, if it were not for the vast majority of their goods going to Nanyang and Taiwan, it is estimated that there would be no business to do, which made the military funds quite tight, and the progress of the Hunan and Guizhou Railway, which had just resumed work, was slow, and the Guizhou-Guizhou Railway was simply suspended. ”

An Yi said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, please say it directly, you and I still need to be so polite?" ”

Huang Shaohong put down his chopsticks and crossed his hands on the table: "How about adding some supply to Guangxi?" ”

An Yi couldn't cry or laugh, pointed at Huang Shaohong and asked, "Brother Ji Kuan, do you really not know or are you deliberately pretending to be confused with me?" ”

"What are you pretending to be confused? After graduating from Baoding Military Academy, I led the troops in Baise, and I knew everything about the situation at the junction of the three provinces, how could I not know? Huang Shaohong half-closed his eyes and looked at An Yi obliquely.

An Yi explained in a low voice: "Due to the large-scale reclamation of land in the entire southern Sichuan and the increase in the grain planting area, opium cultivation has been completely eradicated, so that the opium production in the entire southwest has decreased by about 30% in a short period of time, resulting in an exponential increase in opium prices, but since the second half of last year, western Sichuan, western Yunnan, and southwestern Yunnan have begun to grow opium on a large scale, and the reduced output in southern Sichuan has suddenly made up for it and exceeded 40% of normal yearsStrict control of the flow of tobacco and a large number of purchases for refining and then exporting, I am afraid that the price of the entire Chinese opium market has long been rotten. In the past year, although our supply to Guangxi has decreased by nearly half, the profits obtained by General Jiansheng have increased by nearly 30% compared with previous years, do you know this? ”

Huang Shaohong's eyes widened, and he looked very surprised: "Ah, that's it...... I really don't know, I left Guangxi last year, and even if I was there, I wouldn't have asked about it...... Can you be sure that Brother Kensheng has really increased his profits? ”

An Yi nodded affirmatively: "I estimate that Guangxi's expenses in all aspects are large, especially the ambitious ten-year economic development plan has been launched, and every move requires money, so General Jiansheng is in such a hurry." If you want to increase the supply volume, you can't do it, but the younger brother has a suggestion to increase income, if Degong and General Jiansheng are willing to cooperate, the profit brought by this is estimated to be much stronger than operating opium tobacco. ”

"Is that the Dachang mining area in northwest Guangxi that you mentioned in your last letter to me?" Huang Shaohong asked.

An Yi said with a smile: "It is the Dachang tin mining area, Mr. Li Siguang, who has just taken over as the president of Central University, said in the article that the name Dachang has been around since the Ming Dynasty, and an important place for the exile of prisoners in the Ming Dynasty is Dachang, and the tin ingots mined and smelted by the prisoners are transported to Nanjing and other places to be processed into exquisite utensils and other uses, and it has always been an area that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty attach great importance to, I also heard that the carriage roads there are ready-made, you only need to expand a little to run a car, the north is Guizhou Dushan Duyun, the west is the junction with Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the traffic is not a problem at all, I don't know why the German general put the wealth everywhere and does not develop, staring at opium? Although opium comes quickly, it damages yin and morality! As long as Guangxi is willing to do it, I can first give them a sum of money to buy smelting equipment, build bridges and pave roads, and give me tin ingots after they are built. ”

Huang Shaohong shook his head again and again: "In this case, I will write to Jiansheng and Degong again." ”

"It's best for the eldest brother to write a letter to General Yixing, I believe that he will take this matter to heart when he is worried." An Yi suggested.

"You mean Huang Xuchu, who took over my management of Guangxi's government affairs?" Huang Shaohong looked at An Yi suspiciously: "Have you secretly understood the generals of the Gui family?" ”

"Of course, otherwise the little brother will be caught off guard one day." An Yi is very frank.

Huang Shaohong smiled, raised his wine glass and touched An Yi lightly: "I can be regarded as serving you!" Who has an enemy like you, who can't even sleep well, hehe! ”

After a drink, An Yi asked, "Brother Huang Qixiang is still in Nanning?" ”

Huang Shaohong grabbed the wine bottle and poured himself a glass: "Don't ask, I know what you mean, and the commission also asked me in particular, but I don't think Huang Yuxing will come to Nanjing, this guy didn't say anything about the war, he has a very good command and planning, but he is too stubborn in politics, and it's too naïve to say ugly, and he is still happy to be used as a gun all day long, I can't figure out how this guy can be like this?" ”

An Yi smiled helplessly: "Tell me the exact address, I will send him a telegram directly, and ask him if he is doing without saying anything, so that I can also report to the principal."

"By the way, before leaving southern Sichuan, I instructed the firearms experts of the Ordnance Research Institute to design a revolver, which is specially equipped with the police force, and specially explained that one hundred of these gift guns should be produced with the best materials and processes.

Huang Shaohong was happy: "It's better to give me two, the kind with special holsters, hehe!" By the way, you are good enough at the shooting range today, I'm afraid that the money saved from the import tariff is enough to make up for the investment in donating the drawings and molds of the two guns, right? ”

"Greedy for money, greedy for money! If you are reluctant to give up your child, where can you get a jackal? ”

An Yi smiled, raised his glass and toasted Huang Shaohong: "It's really a pleasure to get along with the eldest brother, haha!" If you are short of money, you can say it, but I will first state that I will borrow money for official business, and my younger brother will not have any money. ”

Huang Shaohong smiled very brightly: "Drink first, I'll write you an IOU when I get back after drinking, I'm really short of money, haha......"