"The second thing is about the development of the base, the army has been expanded, and the required weapons and equipment and uniforms will be three to five times that of the previous one, so all factories must increase production capacity, otherwise it will not be able to meet the needs of the troops. So now let's talk about the situation of your respective factories, let's talk about the steel mills first. Chen Feng said.

Hearing Chen Feng's nomination, Xue Zhiping, the director of the steel plant, pushed the drooping glasses and said: "Our steel plant now has a total of 3,444 workers, 121 foreign technicians, and the steel plant has four blast furnaces with an annual output of 125,000 tons of high-quality steel, with a design capacity of 500,000 tons of high-quality steel per year. However, due to the lack of raw materials, only one of the four blast furnaces of the steel plant has been put into operation, and so far a total of more than 20,000 tons of high-quality steel have been produced. In addition, there are some derivative metals, mainly 800 taels of gold, 30,000 taels of silver, 9 tons of copper, 19 tons of tin, and a number of other rare metals. ”

Xue Zhiping is 55 years old and a native of Fengtian in Northeast China. It turned out to be a professor of metallurgy at Peking University, who had worked in the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant built in China by Japan, and was specially invited by Chen Feng from Beiping to serve as the director of the steel plant.

This old man was originally reluctant to come to Chen Feng, a small warlord, to serve here, but he was tied up by Chen Feng. But when the old man saw the four huge blast furnaces on the hill and William, a German steel expert, he readily agreed to stay here as the factory director.

"Only one blast furnace has been put into operation, and the monthly output of steel is about 10,000 tons, which can temporarily meet the needs of the troops, but then we have to produce our own artillery combat vehicles and tanks, and even our aircraft, so that the requirements for steel will reach a terrifying amount, and the monthly output of 10,000 tons of steel is far from meeting the needs of the troops, I don't know how Xue Lao can increase the output of the steel plant." Chen Feng asked.

Xue Zhiping thought for a while and said: "In fact, there are two factors that limit the output of steel mills, one is raw materials, and the other is workers. Our production equipment is far more advanced than the equipment of other countries in the world, although I don't know where the equipment of the division of the road came from, but I can give the division a guarantee, as long as the raw materials can meet the supply, the labor force is sufficient, then the annual output of 500,000 tons is no problem. Moreover, the quality of the steel we produce will be much higher than that of other countries in the world, and when the time comes, whether it is to make weapons or protective gear, it will be better than that of the little devils. ”

"Workers, I will recruit you as soon as possible, and now a large number of refugees are fleeing to us every day, and you can rest assured that I will be able to send you two thousand workers here in ten days at most. But the question of raw materials has to be asked to the mining farm, and I can't turn iron ore into iron ore myself. Chen Feng said with a smile.

Xu Dagen, the person in charge of the mining farm, hurriedly got up and said: "Shizuo, there are more than 1,000 people in our mining farm now, but due to the lack of mining equipment on the mountain, coupled with the rugged roads, large vehicles and machinery and equipment cannot enter, so the output is very limited, so I can't think of any way to increase the output for a while." ”

After speaking, Xu Dagen lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Chen Feng, he had indeed tried his best, but due to the limited conditions, it was almost impossible to increase production capacity in a short period of time.

Although Daqing Mountain is an independent mountain, it is about 30 kilometers long from north to south, about 15 kilometers wide from east to west, and there are cliffs four or five hundred meters high on both sides of the east and west. In addition, the transportation of iron ore in the mining site is completely dependent on the back of people, which is inefficient.

According to the information given by the system, as long as the mining farm construction order is placed in the mining area rich in mineral resources, the annual production capacity will reach hundreds of millions of tons, which can fully meet the needs of 500,000 tons of blast furnaces.

But what makes Chen Feng entangled is that Daqingshan is rich in mineral resources, but it is not an open-pit mining area, all mineral resources are underground, not to mention the high cost of mining, and the manpower required is also large. However, 45 kilometers away from Daqingshan, there is a huge mining area in Caosiyao Township, where the mineral resources are extremely rich, and its reserves are hundreds of times that of the Daqingshan mining area. In addition to molybdenum, the main metal, there are also a large number of metals, such as iron, gold, copper, etc. It is also an open-pit mining area, which is very easy to mine, and the other is where Chen Feng has taken a fancy to the metal molybdenum.

Molybdenum is an essential trace element for the human body, animals and plants, and is a silvery-white metal, hard and tough. In the metallurgical industry, molybdenum is used as an additive in the production of various alloy steels, or with tungsten, nickel, cobalt, zirconium, titanium, vanadium, rhenium, etc. to form advanced alloys to improve its high-temperature strength, wear resistance and corrosion resistance. Molybdenum alloy steels are used in the manufacture of transportation equipment, locomotives, industrial machinery, and various instruments.

Some stainless steels containing 4%~5% molybdenum are used in the production of precision chemical instruments and equipment used in seawater environments. High speed steel containing 4%~9.5% can be used to manufacture high-speed cutting tools. Alloys of molybdenum and nickel and chromium are used to make metal components of airplanes, corrosion-resistant parts on locomotives and automobiles. Alloys of molybdenum, tungsten, chromium and vanadium are used in the manufacture of alloy components and parts for warships, tanks, guns, rockets and satellites.

If the mining farm construction order is put into Cao Siyao, the steel plant will get molybdenum ore, and the steel containing molybdenum will be produced in the future The quality of steel will be much higher than that of the current steel, and if the mining farm construction order is put into Daqingshan, it will not be conducive to the later development of the mining farm and the steel plant.

But if you don't use it, the problem of lack of raw materials in steel mills can't be solved, and it's tangled. Suddenly, Chen Feng realized that this is the Republic of China period, not the 21st century, and everything he does now is to survive, and the first thing to pay attention to is safety, and then other aspects.

Cao Siyao mining area is indeed good, but there is no danger to defend there, not far from Zhangbei and Guyuan controlled by the Japanese puppet army, and it is not as good as Daqingshan in terms of safety factor. In addition, the distance between the Daqingshan mining area and the steel plant is only less than one kilometer, and the transportation is very convenient, while the distance between the Cao Siyao mining area and the steel plant is 45 kilometers.

"Dagen, don't blame yourself, I know that you have done your best, just leave the rest to me, tomorrow I will give you a whole large mining farm, sit down." Chen Feng said confidently.

Nangong Yi, the director of the arsenal, got up and said: "The arsenal consists of a gunpowder factory, a Mauser 98K rifle production factory, a grenade factory, an ammunition factory, and a firearms repair shop. The gunpowder factory has more than 800 workers and an annual output of 3 million tons of gunpowder. The Mauser Rifle Factory has more than 1,300 workers and produces more than 8,000 Mauser rifles per month, and now has 12,120 Mauser 98K in stock. The grenade factory has more than 600 workers, produces 180,000 grenades per month, and now has 330,000 German-style long-handled grenades in stock. The ammunition factory has 1,080 workers and produces about 5 million rounds of ammunition and more than 14,000 shells a month, and now has more than 13 million rifle shells, more than 9 million machine gun shells, more than 6,000 mortar shells, and more than 9,000 infantry artillery shells. There are 350 workers in the repair of firearms, including 110 foreigners, who are responsible for the repair and improvement of firearms in the army. ”

"Well, the situation in the arsenal is not bad, but the production structure is somewhat simple, first of all, we can't produce our own machine guns and artillery, let alone our own combat vehicles and tanks, and of course we can't produce aircraft, of course, we can't blame anyone, if you want to blame our country for being too backward. It's not our fault that we're lagging behind, but if we fall behind and lose the confidence to challenge, it's our fault. Therefore, the arsenal is catching up, and now it can produce rifles and grenades and ammunition, although the production capacity of the steel plant is insufficient, but it should be more than enough to supply the arsenal, so you adjust the industrial organization, add another machine gun production plant, and I will do the production equipment, I believe you can do a good job. Chen Feng said.

"As long as the division can get production equipment, I promise to complete the task." Nangong Yi said loudly.

"Okay, that's what I'm waiting for!" After speaking, Chen Feng laughed for a while.

Hu Jishi, director of the field hospital, stood up and said: "At present, the field hospital of the army has a total of 114 doctors, 513 trainees, and 447 medical personnel, including 88 foreign doctors. Another field hospital has 1,220 beds, and 2,124 wounded are now hospitalized. ”

"The field hospital is very important, now that you are in the mountains, maybe you will have to move to the city after a while, and you may even go out with the troops, so you must be mentally prepared."

"The Japanese invaders are rampant, we are all ready to sacrifice our lives for the country, as long as the division orders, I, Hu Jishi, this old bone, will be at the call at any time."

"Hu Lao is arrogant, hehehe. By the way, Elder Hu, your field hospital is not only responsible for treating diseases and saving people, but also has the responsibility of training qualified military doctors for our army. ”

"Okay, no problem. Some time ago, the group of young men sent by the division seat are good, at most in a year, I can train them to become a qualified military doctor, at least there is no problem in dealing with external injuries, and minor surgeries such as taking a bullet are absolutely competent. ”

"Good!"

The last was Chen Feng's father, who got up and said: "The warehouse on the mountain is under my control, and it is divided into a food area, a medicine area, a weapons and equipment area, a treasury and a daily necessities area. The specific warehouse management is managed by the head of each district, so let them report to you personally. ”