However, what made Jiang Li a little wrong was that there were two strangers, and another middle-aged man who was polite and polite. and Qian Bufei, who came together.

"Come, let me introduce to the commander, this is Professor Zhang Zigao, this is Professor Huang Minglong, both are experts in chemistry, and they returned from studying in the United States in their early years." Qian Bufei got up and said to Jiang Li.

"I've seen Commander Jiang." Zhang Zigao and Huang Minglong both bowed their hands to Jiang Li.

"Okay, I only invited Professor Zhang, but I didn't expect to help me hire another one, there is a shortage of talents in the northwest, and the more talented people like the two professors, the better." Jiang Li smiled and asked the guards to bring tea over and motioned for a few people to sit down. "Please come here mainly about petrochemical matters, the Republic of China still has some people in chemical research, and there is no way to invite them one by one in a hurry, and I will definitely visit other people who have made achievements in chemistry in the future, Helan Mountain needs to specialize in the chemical industry, and I bought a lot of machinery, but all foreigners say that what is produced in the northwest will be produced, this situation is unacceptable, the Republic of China needs to develop its own chemical industry, and cannot be led by the nose by the powers. But at the moment, there is no good way, although Northeastern University has re-landed in Lanzhou, but ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, to cultivate enough chemical talents for a while is still not enough. ”

"The commander is right, the chemical industry is related to a country's national defense, and it must not be controlled by the hands of foreign powers, so I can help the commander contact some people in this regard." Zhang Zigao nodded in agreement and said.

"That's the best, I'm worried about this now, Helan Mountain Salt Farm is just a place. There are also a large number of salt works on the Qinghai side. The resources in the northwest are still very rich. I'm also willing to spend a lot of money on machinery. After more than a year of hard work, it can be regarded as a small achievement. Another point must have been told by Director Qian, according to Director Qian's suggestion, use the output of Yanchang Oil Plant and the future Yumen Oilfield as the center to build two petrochemical bases. Jiang Li knew that these intellectuals were concerned about this issue, so Jiang Li would never detour when talking to these intellectuals, in fact, Jiang Li's time was always very tight. It's rare to go around the bend.

"We are here for this matter, the commander's movement in the northwest is really not small, the first large-scale fertilizer plant in the Republic of China, Helan Mountain Salt Factory, this time brought on the petrochemical industry. However, the investment in making chemical plant products is not small, and the commander must be prepared. Zhang Zigao said.

"Well, I hired some technicians from Germany, but these Germans may go back when they will go back in the future, so I also need Professor Zhang and Professor Huang to guide the technicians in the factory to master the technology and money on their own. I have already negotiated a loan with a foreign bank in the United States. The collateral was also taken out, and it was not a big problem. I don't know if you know anything about the specific layout of the petrochemical industry? ”

Jiang Li said. Although the money in his hand is almost spent, but hundreds of millions of yuan of huge funds have been invested, and a large number of factories have also risen, such as Yanchang Oil Mill, the newly repaired railway in the northwest, these are relatively good mortgage assets, and the cooperative enterprises in Germany have borrowed some money to buy their chemical equipment, which is not too difficult to do. It is undoubtedly easier to purchase German equipment to promote the growth of chemical plants.

"Petroleum is a liquid that is a treasure, and at present, Yanchang Oil Plant already has a certain scale of exploitation and production and processing, and it would be too wasteful to throw its added value aside." "At the moment, Yanchang Oil Plant mainly produces gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and a few smaller lubricant factories, but this only uses part of the value of oil. Petroleum can be used to produce petroleum coke, bitumen, paraffin. In addition, it can also produce basic chemical raw materials such as ethylene, propylene, butadiene, etc. These chemical raw materials can be used to produce plastics, synthetic fibers, synthetic rubber and other synthetic materials........."

"In the end, it's a specialist, Cheng, since the two professors are prepared, I'm relieved. The military war with the Japanese must be fought, and the industrial war with the Republic of China itself must also be fought, and if the internal industrial war is won, it will be simple to clean up the Japanese. Jiang Li smiled, as a descendant, Jiang Li naturally knows the important role that oil plays in people's lives and national defense.

"In addition, there is a little trouble for the two professors, just like the Yanchang Oil Factory, during the summer and winter vacations, there will be students to the factory to industrialize, and apply what they have learned, so as to give full play to the power of the chemical industry in national defense, and then the two professors will also take the students."

"I can't ask for it!" Zhang Zigao and Huang Minglong glanced at each other and said in unison. It was precisely because of the reputation of the 15th Route Army on the battlefield of resistance against Japan and the prospects for industrial development in the northwest that the two accepted the invitation to come, even if Jiang Li didn't say it, they had to make similar requests.

Although most of the 16th Brigade of the 8th Division attacking Chengde pursued and attacked the defenders, after receiving the support of Weng Zhaoyuan, the 16th Brigade, which had already suffered a lot of losses, failed to please it, and lost several hundred people again after two waves of counterattacks by Weng Zhaoyuan, and could only helplessly watch these defenders who had fought with him for many days retreat safely from in front of him. At the same time, Song Zheyuan's 29th Army had arrived at Xifengkou respectively, adding a little confidence to Wan Fulin's troops who had withdrawn to the outer positions of Xifengkou in embarrassment, and Wang Yizhe had built defensive lines in Gubeikou and other places. In view of the relationship with Song Zheyuan's 29th Army at this time, Wang Tiehan also led his army to enter the Xifengkou line one after another. At this time, the 8th Division, which had already laid Chengde, had already pounced on Gubeikou. The 6th Division and the mixed 14th Brigade rushed towards the Xifengkou line. Since the short-lived Battle of Rehe, the Great Wall has been in full swing. The 4th Army Corps of the Wan Fulin Division, which retreated to the Xifeng Pass, was once again routed and fled to the Xifeng Pass like a duck. If Wan Fulin is not the core force of the Northeast Army, Wang Yizhe, who is stationed in Gubeikou, can make a comeback after losing the 7th Brigade, and Wang Yizhe, who serves as the commander of the 67th Army in the 8th Army Corps, is an out-and-out confidant of the Northeast Army. Wang Yizhe's tens of thousands of troops on the outskirts of Gubeikou also only supported for a few days before the whole line collapsed. At this time, Xu Tingyao's 17th Army headquarters was still in Anhui, and Nanjing urgently ordered Huang Jie, Guan Linzheng, Liu Huan and other divisions to advance quickly and be included in the Beiping Army Branch. However, due to the previous defeat, it will undoubtedly take more effort to fix this defensive line. (To be continued.) )