"Boom, boom—" Two, two, and four steel monsters walked side by side in the field.

Two of the vehicles traveled with thick black smoke coming out from behind, similar to the exhaust holes behind the tractors.

In front of the four steel monsters, there were dozens of scarecrows.

Tongues of fire erupted from the front of the giant, beating the scarecrow in front of it to pieces.

"Boom!" From one of the tanks, a shell slammed into front of it with its tail in tow, causing a deceptive explosion, and a huge crater in the ground showed the power of the big one.

"Ha Luha, cool, this guy is amazing." After several tanks stopped, Shen Fu got out of the cab and said with a big smile.

Shen Fu was a second lieutenant officer from Mukden, and he thought he had received an insignificant task when he was transferred to the United States, but now it seems that he is really lucky to be able to get this task. If there is really a war, I am afraid that I will be frightened when I see these big guys driving head-on, and where can the enemy still have the courage to continue fighting. What's more, the heavy machine guns and artillery on it are also killing weapons. With the situation of the Republic of China, there is no way to deal with such a strange and powerful thing for the time being. Even the Japanese army was helpless in the face of such invulnerable steel monsters, and the accuracy of the artillery was extremely poor, and it was impossible to aim at such moving things. Ordinary barbed wire, trenches can't keep these guys at bay.

"Wait for the skills to make this guy to spread to China, and see how arrogant the Japanese are." Hu Qianqian said, the news of the 21st article not only made the domestic crowd surge. These overseas students and Chinese are all filled with righteous indignation.

"For the time being, I still have to keep it a secret, this thing is not perfect yet, and I will have to lie down if I can't run far. The failure rate is also high, and these problems must be solved as much as possible. Chen Bin and his colleagues spent all this time in the research room, and they were personally involved in all the details of the manufacture of the tank, and they were also clear about the problems existing in the tank. Several people's temperaments have calmed down a lot.

"Well, that's right, the above meaning is that this matter should be kept absolutely confidential, and once it is leaked, all the efforts we have made will be in vain." Shen Fu nodded, and at this time, the drivers of several other tanks also came out one after another, except for a few students studying in the United States, the others were active soldiers transferred from Mukden.

"In addition, the question of whether to use a gasoline engine or a diesel engine as an engine should be discussed more. There are also installations for weapons. The rotatable turret, as well as the arrangement of the space inside the tank, strive to reduce consumption and save money. "Although there are a lot of money allocated above, the manufacturing cost of such a slightly smaller car is thousands, nearly 10,000 yuan. Knocking down has never been, just the consumption of it. It makes people feel distressed to watch, and at this time in the vast majority of places in the country. Four or five yuan a month is already quite a good salary, and this guy can't earn it in a lifetime. The other two large ones, weighing more than 25 tons, cost nearly twice as much.

"Yes, when I was a child, my family couldn't eat, four or five yuan a load of rice. It can save a family at a critical time. If these big guys are ruined, their hearts will bleed when they look at them. When Hu Xiangqian was young, he was often so hungry that his belly pressed against his backbone, and when he talked about this, he had a deep experience.

"Alright, you guys continue to study. Ying Guang went out with me. Shen Fu clicked on the name of another person, got on the horse and left, at this time, the popularity rate of American cars ranked very high in the world, but the Ford Model T was not long after it was promoted, and the car was still a luxury for the vast majority of people. Usually, it is much more economical to go out on horseback, and they are engaged in ordnance research in the United States, and most places can save money.

"It's been almost two years, and these guys haven't done it well, and the speed is a little slow." Zhang Shun is not engaged in the military industry, and he couldn't help frowning when he heard Shen Fu's report.

"President, those students have done their best, they get up early every day and are greedy for darkness, as a new weapon that has never appeared before, it is good to be able to do it now." Shen Fu patiently explained that the research funds invested in the past two years have not been less than 500,000 yuan, and now he has not seen any returns, so it is understandable that Zhang Shun is anxious.

"Is that really that powerful?" Zhang Shun clasped his fingers on the table and said, 500,000 yuan, if it was invested in gunpowder or steel stocks, it would have already earned back several times the profit at this time, and now it is invested in a weapon that does not know the future, not to mention the time and effort, and I haven't seen any gains, if this matter was not arranged by the second young master, Zhang Shun would have terminated this project long ago. Although 500,000 yuan, the ocean is just a drop in the bucket for the Blackjack Group at this time, but no matter how small the mosquito is, it is also meat, and there are a lot of opportunities to make money at the moment.

"It's really extraordinary, there really have to be a dozen guys rushing head-on, with those local armies in the country, that is, thousands of people, a charge can be defeated. Heavy machine gun, bullets hit it like an itch. ”

Shen Fu's words are not exaggerated, with the fighting will of the domestic army, seeing this guy, it is estimated that he will not be able to bear it just by listening to the thunderous voice, if he lets the machine gun on it sweep down, the artillery will bombard. There are ghosts if they don't collapse. It was he, who had seen a lot of life and death on the battlefield, and when he saw this big guy for the first time, he was almost speechless on the spot. This is not something that human power can fight against.

"Well, you guys keep working on it and try to get it out sooner. The consortium will continue to provide funds, so you can go back. ”

Zhang Shun nodded, thinking that the second young master rarely did things that he was not sure of, Zhang Shun didn't say anything more, in the final analysis, the root of the Black Jack Group is still Fengtian, if Fengtian has such a powerful weapon, is he still worried that his power will not expand?

"Yes, President." Shen Fu nodded and retreated, feeling a handful of sweat in his heart, he didn't know how big the consortium was, but after investing so much energy and time in the tank project, Shen Fu was really afraid that Zhang Shun would end the project.

"THE DESIGN DRAWINGS FOR RIFLES, 76MM GUNS HAVE ARRIVED. DRAWINGS FOR THE SCHNEIDER 150MM MOUNTAIN HOWITZER WILL ARRIVE NEXT MONTH AT THE LATEST, AND WITH THESE AS A FOUNDATION, THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED COMPANY WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD A SIMILAR SHELF, BUT IF IT WANTS TO COMPETE WITH THE POWERFUL DUPONT, IT WILL HAVE TO HAVE ITS OWN FIST PRODUCT. ”

After Shen Fu left, Zhang Shun muttered to himself. It is not so simple to create an arms company, and it is difficult to achieve the purpose of controlling the shares of an arms company by simply acquiring the shares of an arms company. In addition, Tsarist Russia's own industrial base could not meet the consumption of its war, and the weapons manufactured could be sold to Tsarist Russia in large quantities, but the issue of payment for goods was to be discussed.

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"Great. Good news, good news! Liu Enxi walked in two steps in three steps, and when he came to the pavilion, Duan Zhigui was playing mahjong with several other people.

"What's the matter?" Duan Zhigui didn't like to be disturbed when he was rubbing mahjong, but on the face of good news, Duan Zhigui asked casually.

"The central government transferred the marshal to Fengtian to supervise the military affairs of Fengtian." Liu Enxi said.

"Supervising the military affairs of Fengtian? What are you going to do when you transfer me to Mukden? Duan Zhigui said in surprise.

"Zhang Xiluan of Fengtian can't suppress Qin Yu, so he needs the big marshal to go to Fengtian. The central government appointed the marshal as the general of Zhen'an and the superintendent of Fengtian's military affairs, relying on the marshal's popularity and qualifications in Beiyang. Suppressing Qin Yu was a piece of cake. Before Liu Enxi could speak, Wang Zhenan next to him smiled.

"Hubei is very good, why do you want to go to Fengtian, besides, although the place in Fengtian is good, it can't reach Hubei." Duan Zhigui frowned when he heard this, he was an official from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present. He served as the governor of Heilongjiang, the Mongolian capital with the red flag, the governor of Huguang during the Xinhai Revolution, and then to the Republic of China and successively served as a Xuanfu envoy in Jiangxi, Anhui and other places. It's only been more than a year since I came to Hubei, and I stayed a little smoother, but I didn't expect to move my nest again. It was the first time he served as the military and political leader of a province when he arrived in Hubei, and he made the most gains, and Duan Zhigui, who had tasted the benefits, naturally didn't want to leave much now.

"The marshal didn't know, two months before the humble post went to Fengtian, the past two years Fengtian is really different from before, I heard that Fengtian Benxi set up the country's largest steel plant, adding up to a year of more than 200,000 tons. I have a friend in the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce, he has a small stake in Benxi Iron and Steel, if he hadn't been drunk and leaked this matter, I wouldn't know what to do. Another poker player, Yan Xi, said with a compliment.

"What, an annual output of more than 200,000 tons of steel!" Duan Zhigui's eyes were about to pop out, with the war in Europe, at this time, even the old steel had risen from 3 taels of silver to 14 taels of silver. The profits of newly smelted steel are even higher. Just looking at this, the profit of Benxi Iron and Steel Plant in a year is more than 30 million yuan, and the financial revenue of the entire Hubei Province is less than 20 million a year at this time.

"Is this true or false?"

"The estimate of 200,000 tons is a bit hanging, and the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant has not been so large-scale for so many years, but the most conservative estimate is that 80,000 or 90,000 tons is certain, and it has been rumored that the steel plant in Benxi can produce 40,000 or 50,000 tons per year, and last year a set of smelting equipment was added, and the plant area expanded a lot. This matter is uncertain, but in recent years, Fengtian has really developed, when I went to Fengtian City, several more than 20 storey western-style buildings, the first floor of more than 30 floors, that is what I saw with my own eyes, the new commercial port in Fengtian compared to Tianjin, Shanghai is not bad. There are countless shops on the street, and there is a wide variety of goods. I was dazzled last time, and I almost couldn't come back. ”

"It's not like I haven't been to Fengtian City before, but it's really so good now?" Duan Zhigui was also a little moved when he heard it. Which province to go to is not to go, since Mukden is more wealthy, why don't you go to Mukden. Since Benxi Iron and Steel has such a huge profit, he went, as the boss of Fengtian officialdom, he should naturally take the most lucrative part of the profit.

"It's true, Fengtian's industry is doing well, wool textiles, leather goods are now mostly from Fengtian's side, Northern Qin Zhongzhou Nanzhang is not boasting, now the outside is spreading greatly, Northern Qin is the richest in the Republic of China, this Northern Qin is naturally Qin Yu, to say less than twenty or thirty million." Liu Xien said, "If the marshal can supervise Fengtian, it will take a few years." Maybe it's richer than Qin Yu. ”

Duan Zhigui's eyes are almost red, since ancient times, he died for wealth, and birds died for food. That's right.

"That's a good thing to go to Mukden."

Duan Zhigui is very addicted to playing mahjong, just now I heard that the situation in Fengtian is so good, he played the wrong card, and he should have played 80,000. As a result, a 60,000 was played. But as long as Mukden is really in such a good situation, playing the wrong hand is nothing.

"Dashuai, wouldn't it be good if you could supervise Fengtian, it is much stronger than Hubei, and Fengtian is so close to the capital, if there is any wind and grass in the center in the future, you can receive it quickly." Liu Xien hurriedly said, Fengtian is so rich, if you can go to Fengtian City. Duan Zhigui took the lion's share, and these people would naturally be able to rise to the top.

"Dashuai, Dashuai, Fengtian sent a telegram to the Central Committee." At this moment another telegraph man came.

"The telegram sent by Mukden to the Central Committee, what does it matter to me?" Duan Zhigui said.

"Big, handsome, look." No one dared to read the words in the newspaper as they were.

"Do something mother-in-law, mother-in-law, Sien, you come to read." Duan Zhigui glanced at the visitor unhappily.

Liu Xien took the telegram and glanced at it. The same complexion changed drastically, and some stammered. "Dashuai, you should see this for yourself, Qin, Qin Yu is too rude."

Duan Zhigui couldn't do it, so he took it and looked at it himself, and was immediately furious. "Presumptuous, this Qin Yu, I have no enmity with him in the past, and I have no grudges recently, but he slandered me so much. When I am someone who is easy to mess with? Even if this case is sued to the president, I will never make him feel better, but he is a milky kid who really treats himself as a green onion. ”

The telegram was torn to shreds, and a handful of them were thrown out of the shackles, and scraps of paper were scattered all over the floor.

"Don't be angry, Qin Yu is arrogant, he has his own president to govern him, and the position of the marshal supervising Fengtian is hand-picked by the central government, where can he resist with a small division commander. There are now twenty or thirty division commanders in the Republic of China, and even if the local overseers forget it, which division commander dares to face the president, I don't believe that Qin Yu can win the favor in the hands of the president. Liu Xien said.

"Yes, Dashuai, Adjutant Liu is right, his arms can't twist his thighs, this matter is not something that Qin Yu's junior division commander can do." While Wang Zhenan said good things, there was a burst of disdain in his heart, Duan Zhigui was able to get Yuan Shikai's appointment, because he had bought a lot of beautiful celebrities and gave them to Yuan Shikai. Later, Yi Kuang became the Minister of Military Aircraft, and Duan Zhigui gave the talented and good-looking Tianjin Kunling Yang Cuixi to Yi Kuang's son Zai Zhen through some means. This matter was once hyped up and everyone knew about it. Jae-jin also had to resign because of this.

More recently, last year, in order to tie up with Yuan Shikai's son Yuan Keding, he learned that Yuan Keding had a crush on the famous Kunling Wang Keqin, Duan Zhigui made two private visits to Wukeqin and spent 8,000 oceans to buy various clothes and supplies for Wang Keqin.

Later, he wanted to dedicate Wang Keqin to Yuan Keding, but unexpectedly, things went wrong, and Hu Shi'an wrote an article in the Dahan Daily, satirizing Duan Zhigui's behavior. Duan Zhigui was furious, under the pretext that Dahan Bao had colluded with Bai Lang, he arrested more than a dozen people in a row, and now he is still locked up in a big trouble, he originally wanted to put them to death, but he was afraid of public opinion outside, Duan Zhigui hesitated for a while whether he really wanted to poison him. The negative effects of the subsequent execution of these people.

Wang Zhen'an's eyes were good, he just glanced at it cursoly, and saw that Qin Yu on the telegram only briefly said that Duan Zhigui was a corrupt person, and he was really not wrong. Duan Zhigui is greedy for money, loves to play mahjong, and often stays up all night, and the time to play mahjong is far better than the time to deal with official business. 's ability is mediocre, and he can sit in today's position, except for Ah Yan's ability, which is his shit luck.

"It is the order of the central government to openly generate electricity and supervise the matter of Fengtian. I, Duan Zhigui, obeyed the dispatch of the central government and never dared to complain. But how could Qin Yu, a small division commander, dare to openly challenge the authority of the central government? Where is it central? Fengtian is the territory of the Republic of China, not the property of one person and one family, Qin Yu relied on the wealth of Fengtian, filled his private pockets, collected the people's fat and people's ointment, and gathered tens of millions of family wealth, which is really shameful for Zhigui..."To say that Duan Zhigui is in today's position, he also has a bit of eloquence, just a moment of effort, and he thought of a lot of words that ruined Qin Yu.

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"Good son, bring a pear with your father." At this time, Qin Yu was lying on a recliner on the lawn. The gentle wind blowing on the body was very comfortable, Qin Ming, Qin Feng's two sons, and Zhou Yingxue's cousin Sun Jingxiang's daughter were making a lot of noise on the lawn.

Qin Yu shouted at the two little guys, Qin Ming, Qin Feng glanced back at Qin Yu, and then turned his head to make trouble, not taking this person with the most power in Fengtian in his eyes at all.

"There are 10 million people in the entire Fengtian, how many people can't line up if they want to get something for Lao Tzu, and you two stinky boys are still playing with Lao Tzu." Qin Yu scolded with a smile.

Chen Xinyi and Sun Jingxiang laughed when they heard this.

"Don't talk foul language, don't spoil the little one." Chen Xinyi glanced at Qin Yu.

"This Duan Zhigui, who opened his eyes and said nonsense, was brazen, and had no ability at all, and he actually accused Qin Yu like this, it was really untidy." Duan Zhigui sent a telegram in plaintext, and when he sent it, almost all the places where there were radio stations in the entire Republic of China received it.

Zhou Yingxue said angrily as she walked.

"Daughter-in-law, what's the matter? Whoever provoked you, I led the troops to raid his house. Qin Yu yawned and stood up.

"There is no ban." Zhou Yingxue glanced at Qin Yu with a pair of beautiful eyes, and handed it over, "Look at it yourself, it is estimated that you will lead the troops to take the Jingfeng Road, and then take the Jinghan Line, all the way to Wuhan." ”

"This Duan Zhigui is expensive." Qin Yu smiled dumbly, even he admired Duan Zhigui's eloquence a little, not to mention his corruption, he also beat him up.

Just in time for Tian Helin to come over for something, Qin Yu went to the front hall.

"Master, Duan Zhigui is not an ordinary shameless person." Obviously, Tian Helin also knew about this matter.

"Fight with words, who wouldn't, Wang Yuhai!"

"Master!"

"Go and send a telegram, Duan Zhigui insists on humiliating himself, I don't cooperate, and I don't give him face." (To be continued......)