After sending Zhang Jingjiang and Feng Yuxiang away, Yang Yuanzhao turned around and returned to the foreign bank, and Harpy came to Yang Yuanzhao's side and said, "Boss, you seem to be very optimistic about the alliance?" ”

"No, I'm not optimistic about the Alliance?" Yang Yuanzhao replied affirmatively.

"Then why?" Harpy asked, inexplicably.

"If you don't look at it, you can't offend, no matter what, the Alliance is also a big force in China, and I am more optimistic about Feng Yuxiang!" Yang Yuanzhao said.

From the beginning of meeting Feng Yuxiang, Yang Yuanzhao cared, the history of later generations has all proved the truth that the power comes out of the barrel of the gun, a strong officer who can lead the troops, is much stronger than the empty revolutionary slogan, in this era, the alliance will develop very quickly, the reputation is very great, they are too scattered, the revolution is like child's play, I don't know how many losses I have suffered, how many times I have been fooled, and it will change after a few decades, and this is the real authority of China.

In this era, among most progressive young people, and even people who open their eyes to the world, the reputation of the alliance is very large, and the influence is also very high, just to form a good fate, Yang Yuanzhao didn't think much about it, at this moment, he has no way to intervene in the tide of this era, the power that he can control in his hands is too small and too small, a certain Cheng dù above, there is a force, but it has a slight impact on Baotou, and it cannot radiate the whole of China at all, but a certain Cheng dù above, enhance the strength of the Alliance, In particular, the purpose of strengthening the status of the military cadres of the Alliance, the reason why the League did not succeed, to the back of the mess, is like this, all over the country for the war, each for the war, a certain process dù above, the military quality of the military cadres is not high, the key north, there is not much development, so that some of the members of the League in the Beiyang Army sacrificed in vain, these, he has slightly given Feng Yuxiang to the point, obviously, Feng Yuxiang also began to do it in this direction, We have begun to contact all my colleagues in the Beiyang Army to strive to go to a place first, and at this time, the Northeast is the best place to develop.

Harpy looked at Yang Yuanzhao in amazement, not optimistic about them, why did he give so many things, not to mention the equipment of a battalion, one or two hundred thousand, and it was not in his eyes, but the support for the alliance was real, if the other party could really sell 10,000, it would represent their interests, which was greatly reduced.

Hearing what Harpy thought, Yang Yuanzhao laughed and said, "Don't worry, they won't seize our market too much!" ”

Yang Yuanzhao knows very well that in the next few years, how big China's gun market is, it can be said that it is almost unlimited, besides, guns are just a method of collecting money in the early stage, and they have really developed, what stockings, penicillin, sulfonamides, these things are more expensive than gold, but they are better than selling guns a little bit I don't know how much, how can they cling to guns, besides, when heavy industry travels in the future, climb out of the system of heavy industry, money will no longer be valuable.

The strength of a country does not depend on how much money the country has, but the production capacity of the country, otherwise, the Qing Dynasty has already been the strongest country in the world, just now, the country's gross domestic product is still in the forefront of the world, but in terms of strength, steel is the backbone of a country, is a country's war heritage, heavy chemical enterprises represent the number of arms, and a country's mobilization ability, organizational ability and potential combat effectiveness, on the contrary, money, relatively speaking, is not very important.

Throughout the afternoon, the German and American foreign companies were still very busy, Yang Yuanzhao looked at the busy Harpy, simply came back, when he came back, he happened to meet Yang Yue, Yang Yue saw Yang Yuanzhao, hurriedly stopped him, and said: "Uncle Guang has contacted the Admiralty in the past few days, and there is news about the visit to the Shanghai prayer number." ”

"Really?" Yang Yuanzhao is very happy, you know, he can pass guò harpy, pass guò foreign travel, see some light weapons, even 75 mountain artillery and field artillery, these 10 days of hard work, in Shanghai, has seen a lot, but there are a lot of drawings scanned in, some industrial enterprises in Shanghai, he also more or less went to visit, collected a lot of equipment, these back to copy, slowly under the study, you can know, whether the northwest can be manufactured, but there is a little regret, He so far, there is no real sense of the battleship blueprints, on the way to Shanghai, which 1000 tons of small steamer is not counted, Haiqi no matter how to say, is now one of the three main ships of the Qing Dynasty naval division, although it was built a few years ago, but it is also a cutting-edge warship, in this field of cruisers, it is not backward, with the help of archival programs, Yang Yuanzhao is very interested in Haiqi, which is buried in Chinese history, he is the first warship to protect overseas Chinese, raising the national prestige of China.

The most powerful weapon that human beings can make is the battleship, since the Sino-Japanese naval battle in 1894, China, there is no capital ship, not even a heavy cruise, the only flag is the Haiqi, Haiqi is a technologically advanced, with some bright spots, as China's cutting-edge ship, once in 1912, participated in the coronation of King Edward of the United Kingdom, the whole earth, and even participated in the Mexican anti-Chinese time, raising the national prestige of China.

On the way to Shanghai, in Hankou, after visiting the Hanyang Iron Works and the Hanyang Manufacturing Bureau, Yang Yuanzhao basically got all the design drawings of the steel manufacturing and textile industry, as well as some machine tools.

The knowledge in Yang Yuanzhao's hands, as well as the original way, collected these machines and equipment, can ensure that Baotou from a backward agricultural city, to an industrial city, and even a need for the development of heavy industry, but such an achievement, even if it is successful, is also a castle in the air, empty of large sums of money, money-making business, and without a means of self-preservation, this castle and pavilion is destined to be built on the beach, once there is a big wave hit, this castle is destined to become a touch of yellow sand.

Heavy industry is the foundation of a strong country, it is necessary for a strong country, but the necessary protection is also necessary, in this era, a strong army, and artillery, there is almost a direct connection.

In 1900, China lost to the Eight-Nation Alliance, and it was lost to the artillery, and there was no strong enough artillery, no matter how powerful the army was, there was no guarantee.

China, the number of artillery is very scarce, some European and American advanced artillery, it is impossible to transport through China, so, in the previous life of China, even if the road in the early stage of World War II, the domestic war, 75 guns have been counted as heavy artillery, but the Haiqi is different, he is British-made, cutting-edge battleships, not only has the world's most advanced steam engine, has a strong artillery, 203 main guns, is the main gun of a cruiser, the navy is not strong, move to the army, make appropriate modifications, As a protective battery, it is also very good, you know, outside the coastal defense battery, there are few army batteries, the caliber of the cannon is more than 200 mm, this era 155 is very strong.

Yang Yuanzhao barely hesitated, and said, "Let's go quickly!" ”

"Don't worry, we have an appointment for tomorrow, today we will be in the China World Hotel to entertain the Haiqi pipe band, as well as the main officers of the Shanghai Naval Division, it can be regarded as a preliminary contact!"

Contact with the navy, Yang Yuanzhao is still willing, in China, if there is a military, for science and technology, for China's independence has a good impression, that is the navy, Haiqi back then, once as a representative of China, to participate in the British coronation, but after returning to China, the Xinhai Revolution broke out, Haiqi after knowing the news, almost immediately changed the flag, cut off the braids, joined the ranks of the revolution, became a monument to the Chinese Navy.