In order to let Chico and Basel, a group of foreign devils, work hard for themselves, Yan Guang offered the same sky-high bonus, which is why Basel is so happy. You must know that the bonus after the completion of the iron factory is comparable to Basel's salary for 10 years, of course, the premise is that the completion of the factory will be satisfactory, otherwise Yan Guang will not give him a son.

Seeing Basel's happy appearance, this time it was Joris's turn to envy him. After all, the work in iron mines and coal mines is much simpler than that in iron works, so Joris's bonus is less than that of German experts like Basel, but even so, Yan Guang's bonus is equivalent to Joris's salary for five years.

Just when Joris was still there envying Basel, an idea suddenly popped up in Yan Guang's heart.

"You say that if the Yucheng Arsenal is also like the Qijiang Iron Works, is it possible to have the capacity for small-scale production within half a year?" Before coming to Qijiang, Yan Guang had already asked experts from Germany, Britain, France, and Denmark, and the answer they gave was 8 to 10 months, that is, within 1 year (the Hanyang Arsenal took 2 years from preparation to completion), and the completion time was shorter than that of the Iron Factory. However, if the iron mill can produce small batches in only 6 months, compared to the arsenal that takes at least 8 months, the steel produced by the iron mill will have at least 2 months of output, that is, 7,000 tons of steel and 10,000 tons of pig iron will have nowhere to go...

7,000 tons of steel and 10,000 tons of pig iron? In the early stage of Xinhai, the annual output of Hanyang Iron Works was only 80,000 tons of pig iron and 40,000 tons of steel, and such a huge amount of steel had to be idle for 2 months? This is simply a shameful waste.

And just as the Qijiang Iron Works originally planned to produce 100,000 tons of steel per year, the annual production capacity of the Yucheng Arsenal after completion is 200,000 Mauser G98 rifles (500 guns, 1,000 when full strength, 400,000 per year), 500 75mm infantry guns (mountain artillery and field artillery combined), 3,000 Makqin heavy machine guns, and 5,000 Madsen light machine guns...

In addition, there are 105 mm light meter howitzers, 120 mm cannon \ howitzers, 150 mm heavy cannon \ howitzers and 210 mm heavy cannon \ howitzers that are absolutely not needed unless it is an attack on Qingdao Fortress...

With the production capacity of the Yucheng Arsenal and the steel of the Shangqijiang Iron Works, Yan Guang can be proud of China when the two are combined. Therefore, if the Yucheng Arsenal can produce earlier, even if the production capacity is only 1/5, it will be very good news for Yan Guang.

"Like the Qijiang Iron Works, is it just concentrating on installing some production equipment?"

"You must know that with the existing production capacity of the Sichuan Arsenal, it can't consume so much steel, and the railway planned by Mr. Zhan Tianyou is only in the exploration stage, if the Yucheng Arsenal can't be put into production at the same time, the steel you produce will be vacant for at least 2 months..."

"That's it—" Barcel and Joris glanced at each other, and finally Joris spoke. Mr. Basel, let's talk about it, after all, your profession is closer to the military industry..."

Looking at his colleague who was pushing the problem onto himself, Basel smiled wryly. "It should be fine, but I suggest that the general ask for it yourself, after all, there is still a big difference between the two..."

Yan Guang nodded, even if Basel didn't say so, Yan Guang would have asked in person.

After Chen Kan, Qin Yuan, Qiao Lisi and the others left, Yan Guang rested a little alone in the room, and soon after, Qin Yuan personally invited Yan Guang to a dust-washing dinner specially held for him.

After the dinner, Yan Guang took Chen Kan back to Yucheng early the next morning, of course, Chen Kan came back to solve the manpower problem, and Yan Guang came back to ask the engineers of the four countries about the arsenal.

Knowing that Yan Guang and Chen Kan had returned from Qijiang, Pan Yun, the deputy mayor in charge of staying behind, rushed over. "Governor, Mayor, why did you come back so soon? Is something wrong? "When Yan Guang left, he said that he would leave for a month, but now he has come back in only 2 or 3 days, no wonder Pan Yun is strange.

"Nothing happened...", Yan Guang said to Pan Yun. You go to the arsenal and call the engineer in charge of it and say I have something to do with them. ”

Although his mind was full of curiosity, Pan Yun still nodded. "I'll go right away."

About half an hour later, Pan Yun walked into the mayor's office with engineers from four countries. "Governor, mayor, I've brought a few engineers here." As he spoke, Pan Yun led several engineers into the office.

After several engineers walked in, a German engineer named Feberian spoke in stiff Chinese. "General, what did Vice Mayor Pan say about what you are looking for us?" Representatives of engineers from several other countries also looked at Yan Guang curiously, wondering what made him run back from Qijiang on purpose.

"It's about the arsenal, didn't I ask you how long it will take you to finish it a while ago? You're telling me it's going to take at least 8 to 10 months..."

Fabrien and the other engineers nodded, the time had been agreed upon by them. This is also due to the fact that the funds, plant and machinery and equipment are all ready, otherwise you want to build an arsenal in 8 to 10 months? That's a dream! You must know that the Hanyang Arsenal in Zhangzhidong, Hubei Province, also took more than 2 years to build.

"When I went to Qijiang this time, Mr. Basel had a suggestion for the iron plant that was under construction, that is, to concentrate on installing some of the machines first, so that it could be put into production in a short time..."

"What do you mean?" Fabrien was also a smart man, and quickly understood the meaning of Yan Guang's words. "Does the general want to concentrate on installing some of the production equipment first?"

Seeing that Fabrien understood what he meant, Yan Guang nodded. "I came back from Qijiang this time, just to ask if there is a feasible surname for the arsenal to do the same..."

Hearing Yan Guang say this, Fabrien and a few companions looked at each other. "General, can you give us a few minutes to discuss?"

"Absolutely."

With permission, Faebrien and several other engineers gathered together to converse in English, and it was a few minutes before Faebrion turned around. "There is no problem, if we do this, it is estimated that some of the equipment will be put into use in about 5 months, but if we do this, it will have a great impact on the overall completion of the arsenal, and the production capacity of that part of the equipment is only about 1/5 of the arsenal..."

"1 out of 5?" Yan Guang nodded. "1 out of 5 is enough."

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