Then Jiang and Xiao Weiguo visited the rest of the workshops, seeing such a modern factory, Jiang was even more satisfied, this factory is worthy of the masterpiece of the world's most powerful ordnance group Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, better than the American factory. This Jiang was full of confidence in the future of China's aviation industry, and he also had a little confidence in resisting Japan's all-out aggression.

After visiting the factory, Jiang came to the administrative building of Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing China Co., Ltd., inspected key departments such as the design office and the engineering technology research and development center, and then came to the chairman's office on the third floor to hold a separate meeting with Xiao Weiguo.

Now only Jiang someone, Xiao Weiguo, Jiang someone's wife, personal bodyguards and secretary are left in the entire office. Jiang's personal bodyguard is inseparable, and the secretary is also a confidant, who is responsible for recording the content of the meeting.

Jiang said happily: "Mr. Xiao Weiguo, I am very happy to be able to meet with you again!" I remember it's been a year since we last met! Now under the leadership of Mr. Xiao Weiguo, the Dragon Soul Ordnance Consortium is getting stronger and bigger, which is really admirable! ”

In the face of Jiang someone's polite words, Xiao Weiguo also laughed and said: "Where, where, it's just a small fight!" On the contrary, the construction of China's air force is a good opportunity for our Dragon Soul Ordnance Industrial Complex, and I think this cooperation can enable both of us to achieve a win-win situation. ”

Jiang someone's wife, Song Meiling, also took over the conversation and said: "Mr. Xiao Weiguo, please help my country's air force construction!" Now it seems that the air force has developed relatively quickly, and the military expenditure required is less than that of the navy. Moreover, in the future, the air force will play a decisive role in the outcome of the war, which is why the Chinese government has decided to vigorously develop the air force, and we hope to see noticeable results within three years. Now the Japanese Empire occupies the northeast of our country, and it is eyeing South China and East China. The outbreak of war is only a matter of days, and we must not speed up the pace of building up the air force. Therefore, I believe that the Dragon Soul Ordnance Consortium will definitely be able to obtain rich returns in the construction of my country's air force, and Mr. Xiao Weiguo will definitely not refuse such a good opportunity, right? ”

Seeing Madame Chiang's eloquent words, Xiao Weiguo couldn't help but think that in history, this Madame Chiang was the founder of the Chinese Air Force. It is known as the mother of the Chinese Air Force. On the basis of China's poverty and whiteness, it is not easy to create an air force unit, and without specialized personnel who know aviation knowledge, everything has to start from scratch; fortunately, Soong Meiling is proficient in English, knows six Chinese, and has the experience of studying in the United States for ten years, is familiar with Western culture, and is quick to think. He is good at diplomatic rhetoric, has a broad vision, and has incomparable superior conditions for participating countries in the diplomatic procurement of aircraft. Therefore, at her initiative and formally appointed by the National Government, Soong Meiling officially served as the secretary general of the Aviation Committee. After Song Meiling took office, she was recommended by Chen Cheng. Zhou Zhirou served as the director of the aviation committee. At the time of its establishment, the Aviation Commission had registered 500 aircraft. Only 91 of them could actually be used in combat, and the original American-made Hawker planes were already outdated, and the newly assembled Italian Fiat planes were of extremely poor quality, and some of them fell off on their first test flight, and were called "living coffins in the air" by the pilots. According to statistics. From 1937 to 1944, China borrowed money from foreign countries many times for the purchase of automobiles and trains, industrial supplies, materials and machinery, and the construction of railways, among which the "Sino-US Aircraft Company Loan" of $15 million was used exclusively for Soong Meiling to purchase airplanes.

Meantime. Soong Meiling incorporated the aviation class into the Air Force Military Academy, stepped up the purchase of combat aircraft, set about building an aviation industry, sent personnel to Italy to learn about aircraft manufacturing, built military airports throughout the country, stockpiled a large number of aerial bombs and aviation fuel, and trained a large number of air force ground crews. Among the planes and other equipment purchased from abroad, China is the largest importer of US weapons and planes, and when Kong Xiangxi visited Italy, he purchased a number of training planes -- some of which were Italian and American, and some of which were Soviet, American, and Italian-style bombers, and the quality of training was extremely poor; among the graduates of the Luoyang Aviation School, some could only take off and land, and nothing else had been studied; the fighter planes assembled by Italy in Nanchang caught fire on their own during the battle, and they did not have combat effectiveness, so they could only be used as transport planes. Although it has gone through this construction, the Chinese air force still cannot get rid of the problems of backward equipment, poor training level, and support capability, and although it played a certain role in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and won several relatively large victories, it still could not help China win the war against Japan.

However, all this is likely to change now, because in the hinterland of China, Chongqing, the birth of Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing China Co., Ltd., will change the face of China's aviation industry and change the trajectory of China's air force construction.

Xiao Weiguo laughed and said, "This is Mrs. Jiang, right?" What a blessing! I heard that you speak six Chinese and have studied in the United States for many years, but I didn't expect you to have such a deep insight into the construction of the Air Force and a compassionate heart, which is really admirable! ”

Hearing Xiao Weiguo's praise, Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but be very happy, although he thought that this person was too young before, now it is really not simple, in the previous conversation with Jiang someone, you can see the wisdom of Xiao Weiguo, Mrs. Jiang smiled: "Mr. Xiao Weiguo, I really look up to me as a woman, although I don't know much about the Air Force, but I really hope that our country has a strong Air Force to defend our homeland!" Japan launched a war of aggression against China, the national crisis was becoming increasingly serious, and it was urgent to develop aviation to resist the Japanese invaders. The people of various parts of the country and overseas Chinese around the world have aroused patriotic enthusiasm and have established patriotic organizations to advocate aviation. The call for aviation to save the country is even higher! Therefore, as a woman, I also want to learn aviation knowledge and contribute to the construction of my country's air force. ”

Xiao Weiguo knew that at this time, there were many aviation organizations, and in April 1932, people from all walks of life in Shanghai initiated the organization of the China Aviation Construction Association; On New Year's Day in 1933, with the support of the Nanjing National Government, the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and leaders from all walks of life jointly organized the "Aviation Salvation Association", which was later renamed the "China Aviation Association", and successively established branches in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Henan and other provinces, and founded the China Flight Club in Shanghai; At the same time, in order to donate money, the Nanjing National Government established the National Aviation Construction Association in Nanjing on May 20, 1933.

Chiang even called the salvation of the country by aviation the supreme and infinite cause, and even later Mrs. Chiang served as the secretary general of the Aviation Committee and became the mother of the Chinese Air Force. (To be continued.) )