Before the Spring Festival in 1878, one of the most important things Wang Yi did was to visit the newly built small thermal power station, and personally wrote an inscription and wrote the three characters of thermal power station. Of course, it was inevitable that he would be left smelling for 10,000 years, Wang Yi still practiced for a few days, but his on-the-spot performance was a little lacking, and his hands trembled, which made him deeply regretful.

This is the first thermal power station built by Dashang, and the scale is not large, barely enough to supply power to the affiliated school and the industrial real room. Because the operation is not stable, the power goes out when there is nothing to do, and both places are equipped with their own generators. Wang Yi will not be on the second thermal power station for the time being, the current technology is still in the process of digestion, maybe after half a year, the thermal power station will run steadily, he will consider the second one.

Shen Baiyu, the general manager of Dashang Power, has no complaints about this, eating and living in the thermal power station every day, going out to check the transmission line, or discussing technical difficulties and solutions with a group of engineers. The person has lost more than one lap, but his spirit seems extremely vigorous. His sister Shen Yazhi looked a little distressed, and occasionally made a little bit of a little sex in front of Wang Yi. Of course, that's about it.

After the Spring Festival, Wang Yi inspected the Dashang Iron and Steel Plant, mainly to inspect a new type of steel - high manganese steel.

"Chairman, now the high manganese steel we produce is mainly used to make steel mills, ball bearings, rails and bridges, and the market is very good, and it is completely in short supply." The tour was accompanied by Liang Guoxing, director of the technical department of Dashang Iron and Steel Plant, and Harry Landry, deputy director.

Wang nodded and said, "Selling money is one thing, first of all, we must ensure the supply within our big merchants." ”

"Definitely."

"By the way, how is the development of copper-clad steel?" Wang Yi turned his head to look at Harry Landry.

"For the time being, it is not up to the requirements of mass production...... The equipment is not good, and the continuous casting machinery is not up to standard. ”

"It seems that it is not you who I should urge, but Dashang Heavy Industry." Wang Yi smiled.

"We can only make small copper and steel products by electroplating, and the production volume is very small. Chairman, you still tell Manager Shen of Dashang Power to let him be high-ranking and noble, don't always come to urge us. Or...... You can build a factory specifically for this. Liang Guoxing complained at this time.

Copper-clad steel is used in the power system for many applications, and Dashang does not have a special factory for production, so Wang Yi can think about it.

"I'll go back and think about it." Wang Yi thought about it and said: "It is okay to produce small copper and steel pieces by electroplating, but the pollution is too heavy, you and heavy industry should step up cooperation and strive to get the continuous casting method done as soon as possible." ”

Leung Kwok Hing and Harry Landry both nodded yes.

The reason why Wang Yi cares so much about the production of copper-clad steel is very simple, because this is the main material for the zuò bullets made in later generations. If you use all copper to make bullets, it won't take long for Wang Yi to break himself.

After separating from the two, Wang Yi took his personal guards on a train, which led to the Liaohe wharf, but ten kilometers after the factory area, the railway suddenly branched off, vaguely through a dense forest, into the mountains. The train ends at a small river, where there are several small factories, tall chimneys, a large amount of coking coal in the square, and a lot of steel and copper ingots in the sheds.

Wang Yi also got off the train at this time, and the cold wind was bitter, making people feel biting cold. The five people who had been waiting here for a long time didn't seem to feel cold, and immediately greeted Wang Yi after seeing him, and saluted together: "Sir, good! ”

"Thank you for your hard work!" Looking at the conditions here, Wang Yi sighed with emotion.

The person at the head is Qian Haixin, the literary student who was ruined by the tax official Feng Youyou a few years ago, and later Wang Yi avenged him and disemboweled. Although he did not explain it to Qian Haixin, the Wenban student still got the news from other places. Qian Haixin, who was already grateful for taking care of his mother and sister, became more and more grateful to Wang Yi. Just two months ago, he secretly participated in Wang Yi's Yamanaka factory project and became the main person in charge of it.

The Yamanaka Factory is the arsenal. However, the scale is very small, and there are only about 100 workers and technicians together, but the equipment inside is very advanced, small experimental electric furnaces, electric machine tools, various casting and stamping equipment, and there is also a small smokeless powder factory here, which intends to produce single, double, and triple base explosives.

The group entered the factory, and there were many people standing in the big shed, Wang Yi looked at them, and they also looked at Wang Yi, and immediately cheered together.

"Hello chairman!"

"Hello comrades!"

Wang Yi then said something very unnutritious, but it sounded surprisingly inspiring. Of course, what is more motivating is the generous salary and bonuses, as well as patent dividends.

After the meeting, Qian Haixin took Wang Yi to visit the factory, kept introducing various situations in the factory, and finally came to a temporary exhibition room.

"Chairman, this is the result of our nearly two months." Qian Haixin proudly introduced.

In front of Wang Yi and the others, there was a Gatling machine gun, but compared with the ordinary model, the appearance of this gun has changed a lot.

"The traditional Gatling cannon is hand-cranked, but we have modified it to a motor-driven type according to your suggestion, so that the rate of fire will become relatively stable, reducing the danger of overheating the barrel due to the soldier's nervousness and excitement."

The king nodded slightly, and then asked, "This shot doesn't look light!" ”

"There's no way around it, and we're trying to make it as small as possible."

"How's the bullet going?"

"Because the gunpowder factory has not been put into operation for the time being, we have only carried out real production and replaced it with black powder, and in general, the equipment transported from the industrial real powder room is still very easy to use, and the accuracy is also very high, but the output is limited. I estimate that even if we are in full production, it will be between 10,000 and 20,000 rounds a month, and if we want to increase it, we will have to expand the scale of production. Qian Haixin frowned at this time and said, "Sir, is it okay to ask a question?" ”

"Say."

"Why do you choose a 5.86mm bullet instead of a 7.62mm one?"

Wang Yixin said, because of what? Because of the money! But it's not good to say it directly: "Well, a good question, in fact, the reason is very simple, the weight of small-caliber bullets is light, the number of individual carry-ups has increased, and then there are price considerations." But we still produce 7.62mm, or even larger caliber bullets, but not for rifles, but for heavy machine guns or sniper rifles, as I said. Wang Yi patted Qian Haixin's shoulder at this time, and then said, "How are you doing with the weapon drawings I sent?" ”

Wang Yi sent a total of M1 Garand rifles, MP28 submachine guns (improved version of the flower machine gun), AK47 assault rifles, Medellin light machine guns, Petno light machine guns, MG42 general-purpose machine guns, and Maxim heavy machine guns...... In terms of arms, the information in Wang Yi's tablet is very complete, guns, artillery, bullets, shells, drums, various accessories, all kinds of ammunition and so on. The people who have really seen this whole set of data maps, except for Wang Yi himself, are only Qian Haixin and other five people in charge of the arsenal, and in their lives, or in twenty years, no one wants to leave the arsenal alone. As for other aspects related to arms, Wang Yi also sent a lot. At present, the entire munitions factory is still in the stage of self-study, and it has really burst out of vitality and started production, and Wang Yi estimates that it will take at least half a year, or even more, to wait.

"Work hard here, marry a daughter-in-law, and give birth to children, I will help you think about it."

Qian Haixin's face turned red when Wang Yi said it.

"Don't be embarrassed, it's natural for a man to marry a woman to get married! In the future, I will catch a bunch of foreign girls for you to come back, if you like Asia, we will come to North Korea and Japan. If you like Yanmar, I'll give you the Russian, French, Southeast, Northwest and Western European ones. If you really have a strong taste and like charcoal girls, I will go to Southeast Asia and even Africa to help you get it back. ”

Qian Haixin and Wang Yi also got along well, and knew that when he was happy, he didn't have a door. However, I also know that Wang Yi is sincere to himself, and there are not too many vain things.

"By the way, if you miss your family, call me directly and I'll arrange it for you. There is no way to do more, see you once a week, take a long vacation once a year, it's still no problem. ”

"Thank you, Chairman."

"However, you also know that your work is special, so you need to keep it confidential. And you ...... I can't talk about personal freedom, and I hope you can understand. If there is any problem, just mention. You also need to pay attention to safety in production, you know? ”

"Understood!"

"The scale of the factory will definitely be bigger in the future, and your responsibilities will be heavy."

"Don't worry, sir."

The arsenal is still just a shell, and it can't produce anything other than repairing firearms, but it is also a seed of hope that will take root, will thrive, and one day will support the entire defense sky of China.

When Wang Yi left the arsenal, he thought so.

In 1878, the new year began, and in England a group of railroad workers formed a football team called Newton Heather, the predecessor of Manchester United.

In the same year, Zuo Zongtang recovered southern Xinjiang.

In the same year, Britain, like the United States in later generations, fought everywhere, fighting the Zulus, and also fighting in Afghanistan......

Wang Yi is still very weak, living in a corner of Fengtian, but the seeds he has sown have begun to sprout in the northeast. Heilongjiang now has a population of 200,000, ten times more than in history. Jilin has a population of nearly 1.6 million, five times that of history. Mukden has a population of six million, nearly three times that of history.

With people, it's easy to get things done!

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Yi couldn't sleep, and he was alone in the house, and there was one thing worth rejoicing, his mobile phone could finally be charged again...... Listen to the song in the headphones and stare at the ceiling.

"It's another year!"

Upload a movie and a Rio raid on his wife to his tablet, and then put it on his lap, with his back against the head of the bed, wrapped in a big quilt, not to mention, really find a bit of the feeling of being an otaku in the future......