Regarding Song Zhewu's question, about He Qigong and Jia Jiying's attitude towards Song Zhewu's anti-Yan and Feng, Xiao Guodong replied very seriously: "These two people are very cooperative. ”

"Before last night's operation, I made a point to tell He Qigong about our intentions. At first I was worried about his attitude, but to my surprise, he was silent for a while, and everything was back to normal. ”

"He said to me, 'Although he and Wen Ge have not yet met, he is very grateful for your kindness to him, and you asked him to come over from Feng Yuxiang by name, which shows that you attach great importance to him, and what he has seen and heard during his time in Laiyuan makes him feel that you are a person with great achievements, and he is very willing to follow you." ”

Xiao Guodong poured a glass of water as he spoke, and handed it to Song Zhewu, who was still waiting for the following.

"He also said, 'Wen Ge, you promised to help Feng Yuxiang return to Shaanxi, and this has been done, and you have kept your promise. Moreover, he also asked Feng Yuxiang to resign openly, and also got Feng Yuxiang's permission, he was no longer a member of the Northwest Army, but a member of the Fourth Route Army. He said that as long as you trust him, he will do his best to work hard for you. ”

"Good! Very good! ”

Being able to successfully subdue a talent like He Qigong who was of great use to him made Song Zhewu can't help but shout excitedly, he didn't expect He Qigong to be so reasonable, and even he was ready to persuade He Qigong.

"How is Jia Jiying?" Song Zhewu asked Xiao Guodong excitedly and a little apprehensively.

"Don't worry, Wenge, you drink a glass of water first." Xiao Guodong reminded with a smile.

Song Zhewu knew that he was too anxious, judging from Xiao Guodong's expression, it should also be good news, but he still wanted to get the detailed situation from Xiao Guodong's mouth, so that he would feel at ease, and Jia Jiying was also the person he needed very much.

Song Zhewu smiled and took a sip of water, looked at Xiao Guodong, and waited for Xiao Guodong to tell him about Jia Jiying, who was eager to know.

"When I arrived in Taiyuan, Manager Sun had already talked to Jia Jiying, and I talked to Jia Jiying again this morning, and it was also very smooth. Jia Jiying took the initiative to tell me, 'After he took over the Northern Investment and Development Bank, he is already very clear about Wenge's strength and ability, and he believes that Shanxi will develop better and faster in your hands than in Yan Xishan's hands. He also said that he was disgusted with Yan Xishan's cronyism, and that he would unconditionally and fully support anything that was beneficial to Shanxi. ”

"Good! Good! Good! That's great! Song Zhewu said a few good things in a row, which showed that he was extremely excited, and his mood was also dripping with joy.

Xiao Guodong smiled and said, "Don't be happy yet, there is good news." We successfully took over the Shanxi Arsenal and Shanxi Gunpowder Factory, the Yucai Steelmaking Machinery Factory, the Shanxi Provincial Industrial Laboratory and the Shanxi Provincial Bank, and we have made a fortune. ”

"In the warehouse of the Shanxi Arsenal, there are a large number of rifles, machine guns, submachine guns, and hundreds of 75mm mountain guns and mortars, not to mention ammunition, which is simply piled up."

"The Yucai Steelmaking Machinery Factory can not only make steel, but also make lathes, milling machines, slotting machines, planers, drilling machines, etc., as well as flour mills, looms, looms, spinning machines, and even gasoline and kerosene engines, steam engines, and the machinery and tools needed for railways. It can even make small iron melting furnaces, hot blast furnaces, ash cleaning furnaces, etc. for steelmaking. ”

"There is also a large number of explosives in the warehouse of the Shanxi Gunpowder Factory, which includes several branches such as smokeless medicine factory, acid factory, fire factory, explosives factory, black medicine factory, and pressure medicine factory. The design production capacity is amazing, and it is said to produce more than 400 pounds of smokeless medicine and 3 tons of sulfuric acid. According to their factory director, Zhang Yizhi, the Shanxi Gunpowder Factory is absolutely second to none in the country with its large scale, new equipment, and strong production capacity. ”

"The Shanxi Provincial Industrial Laboratory is even more remarkable, and the laboratory is divided into the Kiln Industry Department, the Chemical Technology Department, the Analysis Department, and the Machinery Repair Department."

"The Ceramics Department focuses on the research of magnets and glass, while the Chemical Technology Department focuses on the research of cosmetics, alkali and paper. According to the people of the laboratory, except for the papermaking technology that is still immature in terms of chemical technology, several other factories under it have been quite successful in the development of the technology of this laboratory, and several feeder factories and ceramic factories are operating very well. ”

Although he already knew the production capacity of these factories, Xiao Guodong, who has always been calm, was still excited when he said it.

For the Shanxi Arsenal, Song Zhewu, who had been thinking about it for a long time, knew the value of these factories better than Xiao Guodong, and he was not interested in how many stocks of weapons, ammunition, equipment and materials he had seized, what he valued most was their production capacity and the skilled workers they trained and retained, which was difficult to buy even if there was money, at least not in a short period of time.

You must know that at this time, the Taiyuan Arsenal and Shanxi Gunpowder Factory had more than 3,800 pieces of equipment and more than 15,000 employees. At present, the monthly output of Taiyuan Arsenal is: 35 light and heavy artillery, 100 mortars, 3,000 rifles, 15 machine guns, 900 submachine guns, 15,000 shells, 9,000 mortar shells, and 4.2 million bullets.

Such an astonishing production capacity not only makes the Taiyuan Arsenal comparable to the largest in the country, the Hanyang Arsenal and the Shenyang Arsenal, and forms a three-legged trend, but also its scale and degree of modernization also surpass the Hanyang and Shenyang factories. It can be said that the Taiyuan Arsenal is now absolutely the best in China, and at the same time the most complete military industrial enterprise. It's just a pity that in the history of Song Zhewu's previous life, after the Central Plains War, the Taiyuan Arsenal was ordered to dismantle almost all the manufacturing equipment.

The gunpowder factory is also excellent, its waste acid reduction equipment is the first in China, and the solvent recovery device uses the live carbon collection method, which is also the latest technological invention in Germany, and it can be said that in this technology, China and the world's most advanced enterprises are at the same level.

The "Kaizi explosive" named after Zhang Kai, the director of the gunpowder factory, was changed from aluminum powder and Pickering pharmaceutical to nitric acid pharmaceutical according to German advanced pharmaceutical technology, which became a major innovation in the manufacture of gunpowder in Shanxi.

Song Zhewu believed that with such a military enterprise, as long as he added some key equipment and absorbed a large number of engineering and technical personnel, in the light of time, the Shanxi Arsenal would not only be the largest and best military enterprise in the country, but he also fully believed that the Shanxi Arsenal would become the best in Asia, and even a world-famous large arms company.

In the eyes of Song Zhewu, the Shanxi Provincial Industrial Laboratory is simply the prototype of China's DuPont, and Song Zhewu has long had the idea to establish China's first chemical company based on the Shanxi Provincial Industrial Laboratory.

As for the Yucai Steelmaking Machinery Factory, in Song Zhewu's plan, it is necessary to separate the steelmaking and the machine-making factory, and set up a machinery and equipment company based on the machine-making factory. If you want to build your own industrial and defense system, you can't just buy equipment, it's okay when you first build it, but in the long run, you have to make it yourself, only in this way can you continue to develop, and you have the opportunity to gradually catch up with the latest development level of the times.

Looking at Xiao Guodong, who was very interested, Song Zhewu said with a smile: "Chief of Staff Xiao, I see that you are happy, these are all assets directly under Yan Xishan's military supervision, and there are many civilian enterprises in Shanxi that belong to the provincial political axe are also very large-scale, and the Military Management Commission must also send people to accept them as soon as possible, and there must be no mistakes, these are all valuable assets for us to build Shanxi and strengthen our Fourth Route Army!" ”

Tao Rong asked worriedly: "Commander, the enterprise that belongs to Yan Xishan's military governor's mansion is okay, no one will say anything if we receive it, but if it is an enterprise that belongs to the Shanxi Provincial Political Axe, we will not be in harmony with the rules when we receive it, after all, the Shanxi Provincial Political Axe nominally belongs to the central political axe, don't say that Zhang Xueliang may not agree, even Nanjing may not agree?" ”

Song Zhewu waved his hand without hesitation and said: "As long as the government-run enterprises and institutions in Shanxi are in the areas under our control, they will all be taken over, and nothing else will be considered." ”

Song Zhewu said in a tone of obvious dissatisfaction: "Chairman Jiang promised to give me the chairman of Shanxi Province at the beginning, and now that he won't give it to me, I have to make some compensation!" ”

"What about Shanxi Provincial Bank? Jia Jiying's suggestion that we should not accept the provincial bank for the time being, so although we sent troops to protect it, we never went in. Vengo, look......"

"Jia Jiying suggested not accepting the provincial bank?" Song Zhewu was a little strange, but it was only for a moment, and he immediately figured out the reason why Jia Jiying suggested not accepting it for the time being.

Song Zhewu nodded and asked Xiao Guodong: "Then the shops and silver horns in Taiyuan City are not allowed to open, and it is also Jia Jiying's suggestion, right?" ”

Xiao Guodong was surprised by Song Zhewu's accurate judgment, nodded and said: "Yes, Jia Jiying believes that with the defeat of the Jin Suijun, the Jin banknotes will soon depreciate sharply, if the market opens at this time, it is easy to rush to buy, after the depreciation of the Jin banknotes, those merchants will be miserable, which is not conducive to our stability of the livelihood of the people in Taiyuan, and will also have a great adverse impact on Wen Ge you to win the hearts of the people of Shanxi." ”

Song Zhewu let out a sigh and sighed: "This Jia Junchen is really not simple, he is worthy of being a financial talent who is known as a thousand years old, and he has an extraordinary sensitivity to finance, and he foresaw the depreciation of the Jin banknote so quickly." ”

Song Zhewu inadvertently changed Jia Jiying to Jia Junchen, obviously, he has completely accepted Jia Jiying from his heart.

"What does the commander mean, you also think that the Jin banknote will depreciate significantly?"

Obviously, Tao Rong, a soldier, has not thought very clearly about the depreciation of Jin banknotes for a while.

In fact, don't talk about Tao Rong, it is Song Zhewu, a person who came from the era of extremely developed financial tools in his previous life, although he knows many financial means that can make money, but he is not very clear about the deep mechanism of the financial crisis, at least he has never thought carefully and seriously before.

Song Zhewu's judgment that the Jin banknotes will depreciate greatly is entirely derived from the memory of his previous life......

(To be continued)