The burst of pistol fire gave off a deafening series of explosions.

In just a few seconds, Chen Moran had already fired the bullets in the magazine, but the explosion still echoed in the basement for a long time. Slowly retract the arm holding the gun, withdraw the magazine, place the pistol on the table, and press the electrosphere target button on the wall.

A target slid along the track in front of Chen Moran for him to see how effective his shot was. The vast majority of bullets accurately hit the torso of the half-body target.

"Not bad, sir."

Jack said. In addition to being Chen Moran's golf coach, he is also his shooting coach, in Chen Moran's opinion, Jack is a good coach, whether it is golf or shooting.

"Not bad?"

Putting the pistol on the shooting table, Chen Moran, who had soft rubber headphones around his neck, said loudly.

"You see I've hit him in the heart at least six times, Jack."

It's not bad, this comment can be understood as "great" from Jack's mouth, but in fact, in Jack's opinion, no matter how hard Chen Moran tries, it is impossible to become a real gunman.

"But, you know, if it was in actual combat, he might have knocked your head off."

As he spoke, Jack grabbed the pistol on the table, took a shooting position, and aimed at the target, which was very fast, and the next moment the gunshots rang out, only two shots.

The target board retreated, and it was clear that there were two bullet holes in the head of the target board.

"See?"

Jack smiled.

"A real gunner, you only need one, at most two bullets to solve a person, and you shoot sixteen bullets!"

"Maybe, I hit the first shot!"

reluctantly admitted that what he said was the truth, but Chen Moran still refuted.

"Maybe!"

Take off the shooting goggles and ear protection, wipe the sweat off your forehead, this underground shooting range is really dry, after throwing these away, Chen Moran turned around and walked out of the field.

"That's all for today, Jack, I've got to go upstairs with Ji Li."

"Uh-huh! Indeed, there is nothing more important than spending time with your wife! Especially at this time! ”

As Jack spoke, the revolver that had bounced off the pistol withdrew from the two empty cartridge casings and reloaded them before leaving the underground shooting range in the Chen Mansion.

After leaving the underground shooting range, Chen Moran walked into his main house, and as soon as he entered the door with his front foot, Chen Moran saw that Ruisha was arranging something for a few servants there, and when she walked past her, she accidentally touched her right shoulder, she looked up at him, squeezed out a little smile, and shook her head slightly.

Chen Moran continued to walk forward and entered his study, saying that he was going to accompany his wife, but in fact, he didn't have that time at all, even if he practiced guns, he squeezed out a little time every day.

The relationship with Ruisha, the housekeeper, has always been a little awkward, especially in the past, when Chen Moran occasionally "teased" her, and she resolutely resisted.

After returning to the study, there was a report from the Second Detective Division in the file basket on Chen's desk. Normally, no one is allowed to enter his study, and there is a person standing outside the door, so the reports of the Second Detective Department are often just casually placed in the file basket.

"Going to do it?"

Seeing that the report mentioned that the consul general of Shanghai and the United States would sign and take custody with all the consulates, the Ministry of Industry and the Bureau of Industry would allow the relevant people of the "Su Bao" and others, as well as Zou Rong and others, but they shook their heads.

In the end, it is still necessary to do it, in fact, the trend of "Revolutionary Army", in addition to the revolutionary party, there is also the Liberation Association on the side, the revolutionary army is full, anti-Manchurian is more radical, and it is easier to arouse anger, and this is exactly what Chen Moran needs, especially when he is ready to do it, no matter when, he needs a radical party and a relatively stable party, and the revolutionary party is the radical representative, and the Restoration Society is a relatively stable representative, the radical agitation of the revolutionary party encourages the majority of young people, and the stability of the Restoration Society attracts those gentry.

When everyone feels that only a full platoon can solve the problem, a stable recovery will be more likely to be accepted by the main strata of society, whether it is a rebellion or a revolution, and in the end it is ...... "hope ......"

Sighing in his heart, Chen Moran didn't show much emotion, but just casually threw the report into the file basket, and at night, the documents would be sent to the underground vault.

There was a knock on the door.

"Young Master, Mr. Shi Xian is here!"

Ressa's voice came from outside the door.

"Let him in!"

The room of the book was opened, and Shi Si, who was carrying a document bag in his hand, walked in, all looking like a dusty man.

"How's that, go with the flow!"

"I'm fine, but I'm not good!"

Sitting down on the wide leather chair opposite the office, Shi Si looked at Chen Moran with two eyes.

"Why didn't you approve my plan?"

Shi Si was extremely unhappy, and the report on the establishment of the fifth factory, which he racked his brains and worked hard to compile, was rejected by Chen Moran.

Chen Moran did not answer Shi Si's question directly, but tapped the fingers of his left hand on the table, took out a document from the third document basket on the desk, and directly turned over the number of machines required by each factory, buildings, etc., but turned to the last page.

"Follow the wave, if you don't look at the amount of investment, I'm that excited, if we really build these five factories, isn't it the first complete arsenal in Asia!"

Looking at Shi Si with a smile, when he received the report he handed over, Chen Moran was frightened when he began to return the investment in the huge "military factory" construction plan.

"Every year, 600,000 rifles, 3,600 cannons, 300,000 guns, and 18 million shells are produced, and 119.25 million yuan is required for machinery and workshops, and 181.3 million yuan is spent annually!"

"A huge investment, you can get a huge return!"

Ignoring Chen Moran's joke, Shi Si added and took out a document from the document bag at his feet.

"It's 5,000 gametes per gun, and 5,000 shells for a cannon.

After reading the last few sentences of the report, Shi Si looked up at Chen Moran.

"Now you're going to rebel, aren't you? If you say that once it is implemented, the great powers will interfere and embargo, then what will you do to fight the Qing army and resist the foreign powers? ”

His words made Chen Moran raise his eyebrows.

"This ...... This is a long-term plan at best! Well! It's just a military plan for the next ten years! ”

Chen Moran's answer only made Shi Si's heart start beating violently. He knew what Chen Moran would mean when he said this.

"Alright! And then! ”

Shi Si did not insist on his plan of investing 160 million in a "large-scale modern military factory", and handed over the report in his hand, and then looked at Chen Moran seriously.

"I know, now that I want to take out so much money, let alone you, even the Manchu Qing can't take it out!"

Handing over the report, Shi Si continued to speak.

"Now, if we go all out, we can make 45,000 rifles, about 3,500 light machine guns, 600 heavy machine guns, 11,000 rounds of ammunition, 380 88-mm mountain guns, 18 150-mm heavy guns, 500,000 shells, about 1,000 mortars, and 700,000 shells. If the Shanghai factory cooperates with the production, the output of shells, mountain artillery, and mortars can be further increased! ”

Then Shi Si looked at Chen Moran seriously.

"Although it seems that the number of weapons is expensive, one town needs 10,000 rifles, and by the end of the year, the weapons we have produced are only enough to equip up to 7 towns, and what we need to face is the new army of the six towns of Beiyang and hundreds of thousands of green battalions from all over the country!"

Of all the people, there was no one more eager to rebel than Shi Si, that is, he pinned all his hopes on rebellion.

"There aren't enough weapons, but what do you think awaits us if we rebel?"

Shi Si's words made Chen Moran think for a moment, and then he began to look at the report in his hand, this report is a shrunken version of the expansion of the fifth factory, looking at the production capacity on the table, it is almost equivalent to doubling the current weapon production capacity of the company, and tripling the number of guns, bullets and shells.

"Nineteen million five hundred and twenty thousand yuan! The factory will be built and put into operation within 18 months. ”

Putting down the report, Chen Moran looked a little cautious.

"Money is fine, I can come up with more if I need to!"

Of course, silver is not a problem, not to mention that after selling the oil fields, a large amount of huge sums of money were deposited in British and American banks, and in the past six months, relying only on the cheap kerosene and gasoline provided by Rockefeller, the profits in Britain and China exceeded 20 million yuan, and this oil is really flowing black gold.

"Hmmm! If this sentence can not be delivered within 12 months, a fine of 1,000 US dollars will be imposed later, and the wave will be followed, let's buy this machine tool, in what name to buy it, political axe, or private, this kind of specialized rifle machine tool, if they delay the delivery, we will be a lawsuit, I'm afraid it will ......"

"It's simple, just set up a company in the U.S.!"

As if relieved, Shi Si hurriedly spoke.

"The Hardfield Company has manufactured gun factory machines for a number of American political axes and civilian companies, and has also supplied French, British, Austrian, German, Swiss, Chinese, and Australian political axes to supply gun factory parts or complete gun factory machines, and most of its gun factory machines are imitated by European manufacturers, and the United States has no restrictions on civilian gun factories, and can set up a company in the United States to purchase machines and ship them back to China after delivery, so as not to delay. Moreover, at the time of manufacturing, the company can send supervisors and apprentices, and according to the custom, these costs are paid by the United States. ”

I looked at the report in my hand again, and I didn't write anything more.

"Hmm!"

After a moment of hesitation, Chen Moran looked up at Shi Si.

"Just do as you say! The required bonus will be transferred back to the company's accounting office! ”

"That'...... And what about that one? ”

Seeing that Xiaochang was approved by Chen Moran, Shi Sihe smiled and tried to make a statement.

"That one ......"

Glancing at the document on the table, he held his hand, thinking about the dilemma of the anti-Japanese war after more than 30 years in history, and muttered for a while.

"Don't you say that all the factories in Europe have copied those machines? If the future is recovered, we only have to produce some parts like now, and we are still manufacturing all kinds of machinery, even if the United States just invented a thousand tons of hydraulic press a few years ago, we have to manufacture, not to mention this kind of military machinery necessary for the country, like this! ”

Ignoring the surprise on Shi Si's face, Chen Moran opened the document and the document that Shi Si had just handed over and took a closer look.

"With the wave, most of these machines are the number of superimposed to increase production, this time to the United States, you choose the company's best mechanical experts, go to the United States while supervising, while seeing if you can buy some drawings or something, it is best to dig some technical personnel directly from this Hardfield company, in the future of this big factory, we produce our own machines, build our own factory, and not to mention that we can save a lot of silver, but also let our production of machines have a market, in the future, but as long as it can be self-made, as long as it is not urgently needed, it will be self-made, As long as the quality and work efficiency are similar, even if the price is slightly higher, domestic products are preferred. ”

Chen Moran's words were very weak, as if this sentence would hurt a lot of gods and take a lot of physical strength. He seemed to be reminded of some of the harrowing circumstances of later generations.

"Not only the military industry in the future, even if it is a private enterprise, the No. 1 machine can not be imported, and the patent is directly introduced when importing, and the No. 2 profit must be based on domestic production, even if the price is high and the quality is low, it must be made in China, if everyone does not use domestic goods, even if our country recovers in the future, don't want to re-emerge as a world power!"

At this time, Chen Moran seems to have found back to the kind of impassioned when he was in college ten years ago, any student of machinery is hated by the introduction of China's technology, then there is the introduction of technology, it is simply the introduction of the country, the introduction of "advanced technology" for decades, the result is not only no progress, but regression, and even most of the machinery manufacturing, in the end by some people for personal gain, handed over to foreign companies, one by one with the blood and sweat of the people to establish the industry giants fell into the ownership of foreign enterprises, from Zhang Zhidong Hanyang Iron Works, A hundred years of efforts in China's machinery manufacturing industry have been erased.

Thinking of those, Chen Moran, who closed his eyes, did not make a sound, but fell into silence again and did not speak. Minutes passed. Shi Si just sat there, he knew that Chen Moran was fighting in his heart now, and all he needed was patience. At this time, Chen Moran obviously fell back into his inner world. Even if he deliberately lay down like this, deliberately stared at the ceiling like this, Shi Si felt that it was okay. Anyway, they will talk a lot of time, and the topic will be wide.

"Follow the wave, if we want to rebel and recover this country, we can't put old wine in new bottles, we have to do everything possible to make this country good, not only for this nation, the same ......"

Reopened his eyes Chen Moran looked at Shi Si, he didn't say the last sentence, and that sentence was still buried in his heart.

Recovery!

When these two words are spoken, there is nothing more important than recovery at the moment. Chen Moran smiled secretly, and even laughed that he seemed to have thought a little early, if he couldn't recover, everything he talked about would be empty talk, and it could even be said that if he couldn't take power after recovery, thinking about these would be in vain, and even his own early investment might be wasted.

"Okay, let's not mention this, let's ...... now"

"Think about liberation first!"

"That's right, follow the waves, the recovery is not just lip service, it depends on guns and cannons, and it depends on the people to shed blood."

Chen Moran's expression became serious and serious.

"Shed our blood, shed the blood of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and even say without hesitation that Suo Lu entered the customs, and China's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains became red, this time, the nation was recovered, and the land of China needed to be dyed red!"

"The flag of the nation, the flag of blood!"

Shi Si looked at Chen Moran with a solemn expression and spit out ten words, this is the "Blood Flag Song" he saw from the newspaper, and now it is just like the "Return to the Han and Tang Dynasties", which is being sung by people, and Chen Moran in front of the song composed the same words by him.

"Sooner or later, I'm going to ......"

Chen Moran took a deep breath and glanced at his study, as if he wanted to see through this study until he saw the rivers and mountains outside the study. Then he propped his elbows on the table and leaned over to look directly at his friend.

"I don't just want this country to be restored, I want this blood-stained land never again stained with the blood of my countrymen! Even if the earth is to turn red, it is someone else's blood! ”

This sentence seems to be an oath, and it is also a dream buried deep in Chen Moran's heart, this dream is the dream of his youth, and it is the illusion of his youth. With the passage of time, this dream was forgotten, and in the past two and a half years, this seed, which had been buried in the bottom of his heart, slowly took root, sprouted, and reappeared in his heart.

Personal interests may not be abandoned, but neither can dreams. And sometimes personal interests can be equated with ideals, not to mention that as early as last year, a year ago, Chen Moran found that equal sign.

"However, I have always had a question in my heart!"

"Huh?"

"Are you a revolutionary or a careerist?"

Without hesitation, Shi Si asked this question bluntly.

Faced with his question, Chen Moran smiled and took a sip of tea from his teacup. Then he lit a cigarette. Since Ji Li Huairou, he has never smoked by his wife's side, but this is his study.

"Whether it's ambition or revolution, the ultimate goal is the same, isn't it?"

Shi Si didn't say anything, just shook his head gently, as if he didn't agree with Chen Moran's answer, and finally he stood up suddenly, glanced at Chen Moran and turned around and walked towards the door, just when his right hand held the door lock, he turned his head to look at Chen Moran again.

"Revolutionaries or careerists, they are a bunch of idealists!"

Staring at Chen Moran, Shi Si's voice was not loud, just enough for Chen Moran to hear.

"The revolution of ideal achievement, ambition achieves ideals, revolutionaries will give up personal interests for the realization of ideals, but careerists are chasing ideals to maximize personal interests!"

"What about you?"

After asking this sentence, Shi Si unscrewed the door and left the study quietly, leaving the question to Chen Moran who was surprised, but Chen Moran who faced the question was silent, he already knew the answer.

(To be continued)