Philip said in surprise: "I didn't expect you to have such a big arsenal in China!" It seems that we don't have to worry about not being able to recruit skilled workers when we set up a joint venture arsenal! An arsenal of more than 10,000 people, which is also a large arsenal in Europe! ”

Dai Yulong sighed on the side: "Alas, Fei Qianpu, don't you know, although our arsenal is large, the technology is too backward, and the equipment is very old!" The weapons produced are all relatively backward foreign imitation products, and there is no independent research and development ability! Therefore, our soldiers are carrying the most old-fashioned rifles to fight the Japanese, how can they beat the Japanese army with advanced weapons and equipment! ”

Philip nodded and said, "Brother Dai makes a lot of sense!" Although weaponry is not the only condition for determining the outcome of a war, it is undeniable that with the development of weaponry technology, weaponry plays an increasingly important role in war! In particular, naval and air force equipment is an important part of the war between major powers! ”

David Yu also sighed: "Mr. Philip is right! Our China is too backward in terms of naval and air forces, so it is passively beaten everywhere! I sincerely hope that after you settle down in China, your Dragon Soul Ordnance Consortium will be able to provide a large number of advanced weapons and equipment for our country's army, especially the air force. After all, our country lacks the necessary basic industries, and there is no need to think about naval equipment for the time being, only by making some efforts in the equipment of the air force, it may be possible to catch up with and surpass the Japanese Empire! In this way, in future wars, our air force will play an important role in the war. ”

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After more than half an hour of travel, the car finally stopped in front of the gate of the Jinling Arsenal. Jinling Arsenal is located just outside the Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing, on the bank of the Qinhuai River. It is a history of the dream of becoming a military power, and it is also the pride of generations of Chinese soldiers and workers. Seven two-storey Western-style factory buildings are distributed in a "concave" shape to the south, measured by adjacent walls. The distance between the east and west of the plant is about 10 meters, the interval between the north and south is about 8 meters, the overhead street building, the whole building group is connected together, from the stairs of any factory to the second floor, you can enter any other factory through the street corridor without going downstairs. Effectively improve work efficiency. The average height of this group of buildings is about 16 meters, and the second floor of the first factory building in the east group has a gate facing south, which is connected to the road built on the hill, so that motor vehicles can directly enter the second floor through this door, and through the street passage, reach the second floor of any of the buildings in the group. Therefore, the street crossing provides convenience for the flow of people, the transfer of parts, the driving of vehicles, etc., which is an economical and scientific method of industrial building design.

The group got out of the car and stood in front of the gate of the Jinling Arsenal, which is composed of a Western-style archway, in the middle is a circular arch with a width of five or six meters and a height of about seven or eight meters, and there is a smaller circular arch on each side. The whole gate looks solemn and magnificent! On the circular arch in the middle, a row of words is depicted: Jinling Manufacturing Bureau. This is the handwriting of Li Hongzhang, the founder of the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau. It is still preserved today, and it symbolizes the long history of the Jinling Arsenal.

Inside the gate, there is a straight boulevard. However, it was winter, and the leaves had fallen off, leaving only a few branches. Through these branches. You can see the factories inside, which are some two-story blue brick factories, but with obvious Western-style style, and there are many glass windows on the exterior walls of the factory, which makes the lighting in the factory more good.

David Yu said loudly: "Mr. Philip." What do you think of our Jinling Arsenal? ”

Philip faced this familiar building, and couldn't help but be in a trance, he had been here many times in later generations, and it was impossible for him not to come here to visit as an ordnance expert, but the Jinling Arsenal in front of him was still very different from the later ruins. Because since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, the Jinling Arsenal was also forced to move to the southwest, and it naturally became the Japanese Arsenal. The Jinling Arsenal, which was moved to Chongqing, became the famous 21 Arsenal, which was later known as the Chang'an Group. The 21st Arsenal became the largest gun factory in the rear during the Anti-Japanese War, and later it was renamed Chang'an Industrial Group Corporation, forming a series of conventional weapons pattern of the army, navy and air force, and is the country's only production base integrating optical, mechanical, electrical and radar, and is the country's only small-caliber complex weapon system development and production base integrating ammunition and artillery and artillery in the country, and is the exclusive enterprise for the production of armored turrets in China.

In Philip's previous life, a number of weapons developed by Xiao Weiguo, an ordnance expert, were produced in Chang'an Industrial Group Company, including some parts of the prototype of the future main battle tank, and Xiao Weiguo also traveled to this era because of the accidental explosion of the future main battle tank? Philip, it can be said that Philip also has indescribable feelings for the Jinling Arsenal in front of him. I didn't expect to deal with it in my previous life, and I crossed over and intersected with it, which can't be said to be a coincidence, but a kind of fate.

Hearing David Yu's question, Philip came back from his trance and settled down, and Philip sighed: "This is an arsenal with history!" It has witnessed the development history of China's weapons industry, which can be clearly seen in its architectural appearance! I think it will definitely write a more brilliant chapter in the history of China's weapons industry in the future! ”

David Yu was also very happy to hear that the Jinling Arsenal had received such a high evaluation from Philip, and he waved his hand and said, "Okay, everyone will follow me and let our most distinguished guests see our arsenal!" ”

Under the leadership of Yu Dawei and Li Chenggan, deputy director of the Ordnance Industry Administration and director of the Jinling Arsenal, the group slowly walked into this arsenal with a history of more than 60 years. As soon as you enter the Jinling Arsenal, you can feel its vicissitudes It is not only the pioneer of China's modern industry, but also a garden-style factory, and the roar of various machines continues to come out of the workshop, indicating that the Jinling Arsenal is in high-speed operation. With the Japanese occupying Northeast China and eyeing North China, the ambitions of the Japanese could be felt throughout China. The clouds of war loom over China, and Chinese military enterprises such as the Jinling Arsenal have also entered the busiest period of production, and millions of Chinese troops need a large amount of weapons and equipment, especially ammunition stockpiles. Because in war, the consumption of weapons and ammunition is very large, and only if you are prepared before the war, you will not run out of ammunition in wartime. (To be continued......)