Some unpredictable extra budgets had to be spent again and again. If it weren't for the fact that copper mining was also related to more production industries, Jiang Li would be reluctant to use the little money he had left.

"Much, thank you, Commander."

Yu Zhonggang nodded again and again and thanked him, he had worked in Anshan for so long, he had been working under the face of a Japanese, and he had to worry about which drunk overseer would beat him up one day if he looked at him unpleasantly. There is no reason to be killed, but he has seen a few Japanese who have drunk too much beat a few Anshan mechanics to death and mutilation. In contrast, since Jiang Li brought him from Anshan, he not only handed over the steel mill to him to take care of, but also let him take care of the copper smelter. Usually the soldiers stationed in the factory saw him and had to salute respectfully and call out to the host. This trust is 10,000 times stronger than when I was working in the hands of the Japanese.

What is even more commendable is that although Jiang Li was the spiritual and practical leader of the 15th Route Army and the Northeast immigrants at this time, in addition to asking for the expansion of production as much as possible, he did not interfere in the detailed management of other factories, but only inquired about the production process. Yu Zhonggang had already reached out to Jiang Li to ask for money a few times, so he would lack confidence if he asked for money again this time. As soon as he thought of this, Yu Zhonggang couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion about the death of a confidant.

"You, you're just too restrained, Director Chen has been in contact with me a little more, and the two of you will have to deal with each other often in the future. If there is anything, please ask Director Chen more. If you can run the steel mill and copper smelting plant well, the efficiency will be improved. Not personally I thank you. The entire Republic of China will benefit because of you. This time, Jiang Wenhao's mixed Fourth Brigade went to Shanghai and killed and wounded five or six thousand Japanese soldiers. If there were no ordnance produced by the arsenal. What am I going to fight the Japanese army? Before the Republic of China, steel production was pitifully low, not to mention non-ferrous metal smelting. I sent some students to study metallurgy, and I also tried to hire some ready-made technicians from abroad, and you also brought some apprentices yourself, don't exhaust yourself, I am good at fighting. But if you're exhausted, I won't find anyone to pick up the stall. ”

Jiang Li patted Yu Zhonggang's shoulder and said. It is not deliberately to win people's hearts, it is indeed telling the truth, the Republic of China can only smelt tens of thousands of tons of steel, and it is quite backward on the issue of alloy steel, even if it is Shanxi in Yan Xishan, although it can also produce cannon steel, but some cannons can only fire more than 100 shells and there will be problems, and some even hit dozens of rounds The accuracy will be greatly affected, and the training of artillery is not easy. If the artillery falls behind in the battle because of the backwardness of the weapons, the artillery will be attrition too quickly. It will directly affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.

"In addition, there are strict requirements for firearms and cannon steel, in this regard, you will communicate more with Director Chen in the future, even if the steel for firearms and cannons is not stronger than that of foreigners, but it cannot be too bad."

"I made a special trip to meet with Director Yu for this matter, and all workshops of the steel plant are still being debugged, so the commander should not exert too much pressure for the time being."

Seeing Yu Zhonggang's grateful look, Chen Jingguo felt a lot of emotion, how could it be that he was directly promoted to the position of director of the arsenal by Jiang Li. Compared with the previous Northeast, a military chief official was directly appointed to be the host, including Han Chunlin, Yang Yuting, these people have been the organizer of the arsenal, although it can reflect the importance of the authorities to the factory, but let a general with real power enter the arsenal to guide production, whether in the use of personnel, or in the production There must be some arbitrary interference, and the model provided by Jiang Li now is to distribute part of the arms to the soldiers, and then summarize the opinions of these people, and then let the arsenal improve it is much better than before.

"If you don't put pressure on it, Japan produces millions of tons of steel a year, both in quantity and quality. More than 100,000 people were killed or wounded in the First Battle of Fengtian, and more than 20,000 people were killed or injured in the First World War of Shanghai and the Republic of China. If there is no enough qualified ordnance, the soldiers can only fight with the Japanese aircraft and artillery with their bare hands on the front line. Now the war in Shanghai has stopped, but the Japanese army in the northeast will move south at any time, and the 15th Route Army must also be ready to fight at any time, and everyone is under pressure. But no matter how much pressure you have, don't exhaust yourself, this is the principle, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses. Jiang Li smiled and said, "When will the output of the steel plant be increased?" ”

"Longnan's iron ore reserves are still good, according to the data provided by the surveyor, the iron ore content here is about three or four million tons, at this stage it is more valuable to mine about seven or eight million tons, but because the iron ore is in the mountainous area, it is relatively troublesome to transport out, is the biggest problem restricting steel production, and now the road is being built, and now the monthly output is about 1,200 tons. The road can be built by the end of the year, and the monthly output can increase to about 4,800 to 5,000 tons. By the end of next year, when the railroad tracks are laid in the mining area, the capacity of the steel plant will almost be fully utilized. Yu Zhonggang thought for a moment and gave a slightly conservative data.

That is to say, at the end of this year, the total amount of steel that can be produced is only about 10,000 tons. Next year, in 1933, it will probably be raised to 50,000 or 60,000 tons. By 1934, the steel equipment snatched from Anshan could really pull up the production capacity, reaching 200,000 tons, or more. Jiang Li nodded, he couldn't become a fat man by eating in one bite. Production is not just done with equipment, paving roads, skilled workers all need time to cultivate. Even if Jiang Li is willing to invest enough money, machinery. But the road can't transport so much ore and it's blind. However, the development of the iron and steel industry in the northwest naturally cannot only rely on Longnan, after the discovery of iron ore in other places, and then invest in capital and equipment, the steel output in the northwest can achieve geometric growth. Thinking of this, Jiang Li was full of regret that he couldn't develop the iron ore in Baotou at this time. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xinjiang also discovered large-scale iron ores, but most of them are also in mountainous areas, and mining is not very convenient, and it is even more distant from Gansu.

Following Chen Jingguo and Yu Zhonggang into the workshop, the hot air came to the face, and the iron ore was constantly sent into the workshop for refining and melting into molten iron. Jiang Li stood inside for a while, and the sweat came up. So I went out of the workshop again. I walked around the steel mill again in other places, and although there was a constant flow of people coming in and out, it was busy but not chaotic, and it was orderly. It can be seen that Zhong Gang has worked for the Japanese in Anshan for several years, and he still has real skills. As for Zhao Yi, who followed all the way, he had a feeling of clouds and mountains and fog, and he saw flowers in the fog. As for what Jiang Li said, gun steel and the like are even more confusing, aren't all iron and stone like that, stiff and stiff. It seems that there is indeed a lot of knowledge in it. (To be continued.) )