Xu Shaozhou has always been a general with revolutionary blood, and he also understands the importance of developing the aviation industry. Therefore, he has always been full of passion when it comes to the transfer to this position. Let him develop aviation, Huang Ke is also more assured.

After inspecting this place, Huang Ke did not linger for a moment before going to Anqing to check out the "Benniu" brand tractor factory there. The entire set of equipment of this tractor factory came from the United States, which was one of the biggest achievements of Huang Ke's visit to the United States.

Heavy machinery and equipment were transferred to cargo ships on the West Coast of the United States, then traveled across the vast ocean, traveled to many places, and then came to the port of Shanghai, China, and then dismantled into inland rivers, and finally settled in Anqing, where the industrial base was still acceptable. There were many difficulties along the way, but soon after the completion of Anqing, industrious Chinese workers set up production, and soon the first Chinese-made tractor, the Benniu, turned its tracks and drove out of the production workshop with black smoke.

Because of factors such as confidentiality, the media at the time did not report much on the matter. Huang Ke and other state officials also did not come to the scene.

Today, it has the capacity to produce nearly 10,000 tractors per year, and the tanks developed on this basis have also produced prototypes, which have reached the level of the world after testing. Huang Ke felt that he could announce this bombshell news to the world.

Anqing does not have an airport in the local area, but as a heavy industrial city, a military field airport was built on the outskirts when the tractor factory was located here. This airfield was used during the period of combat readiness, so it was basically idle in peacetime, and occasionally planes of the air fleet stopped and landed. Huang Ke's special plane flew directly to Anqing after taking off from Hangzhou, and landed at this airport.

This trip was not far, and Huang Ke was mainly piloting the plane all the way. When flying in the stratosphere, this domestic propeller aircraft appeared reliable and comfortable, and Huang Ke even unfastened the seat belt on the seat and operated the joystick with his hands.

At the beginning, out of safety considerations, Fourteen Tsai and others never dared to let Huang Ke really fly the plane, and Huang Ke said that "others are not as good as themselves". Fourteen Tsai knew that Huang Ke was bold and adventurous, and the last time he visited abroad, many heads of state would take trains and other means of transportation for safety reasons, but Huang Ke took the old-fashioned Weijing plane the whole time, not to mention the enemy attack, even the plane itself was also full of problems.

However, Huang Ke said that dignitaries who dare not take a plane should roll up and go home immediately, and they don't even dare to take a plane, what qualifications do they have to build a country?

This time Huang Ke wanted to fly the plane, but Fourteen Tsai still dissuaded him, although he knew that dissuasion would have no effect.

Liu Yun, who was sitting in the co-pilot, felt that Huang Ke was different from other dignitaries, and aside from his merits, Huang Ke was also a maverick in the way he behaved and did things. He didn't feel like a dignitary at all in private, and he looked like a righteous brother.

"Commander, I didn't expect you to have a good understanding of flying planes, I think these are better than professional students." When the plane was flying smoothly, Liu Yun said with a smile.

Huang Ke smiled slightly, stared at the front and said, "You kid has also learned to pat on the back." It's not that I have any talent, it's because when I was in Jianqiao Aviation School, I followed Gao Zhihang every day to open a small stove, and I had more courses in a few days than you all in a month, so I naturally became familiar with it. ”

Liu Yun was very surprised when he heard this, Huang Ke secretly followed Gao Zhihang to open a small stove, why didn't they know about this?

Huang Ke shook his head and said, "You all know what you want, then am I still a political leader?" ”

Liu Yun nodded, gave a thumbs up and said, "Commander, you are this!" Huang Ke smiled slightly after reading it.

After nearly an hour of flight, the plane finally landed successfully at Anqing Airport. After getting off the plane, the tractor factory and the government were already waiting at the airport.

After the tractor factory settled in Anqing, with the huge production capacity of the tractor factory, Anqing's industry and infrastructure have achieved greater development and success, and the city's economy has also achieved rapid development, and the tractor factory has continuously invested and ordered every year, and has also accelerated the construction of railway and highway transportation here, so both the people and officials have felt heartfelt joy for Huang Ke to settle the largest tractor factory in the Far East here.

This joy was from the bottom of his heart, so when Huang Ke came to inspect, officials at all levels of the Anqing government came to the airport to greet him.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Huang Ke walked down the spiral staircase of the plane, he had already taken off his flight jacket and changed into a black spring tweed coat, with the suit inside, the whole person looked majestic and upright.

Huang Ke waved to everyone and smiled frequently. The group of people below also applauded under the leadership of the officials in front. Seeing this scene, Huang Ke was full of emotion, during the Northern Expedition, it was the Northern Expedition that took Anqing to cut off Wu Peifu's back road and cut off the two armies of Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang. Unexpectedly, a few years later, he came here again as a leader, which was really a trick.

Seeing the team cheering for himself below, Huang Ke felt a little uncomfortable, what he used to hate the most was this kind of thing, but when he also enjoyed this kind of thing, he began to feel less disgusted.

After walking down the spiral ladder, Huang Ke shook hands with these people one by one, and in the crowd, several upright soldiers snapped and saluted, Huang Ke took a closer look, one of them was Xue Boling, whom he hadn't seen for many years.

"Boling, why are you here too?" Huang Ke asked with a smile, Xue Boling is also a descendant of his Xiguan faction, and his transfer to the mechanized army has always been impressive, but it is a pity that most of his troops are equipped with imported armored vehicles and tanks, and if the parts are broken, they will lie down. This time the tractor factory made a new type of tank, and they also heard about it.

There were two soldiers standing next to Xue Boling, one was young but resolute, and the other was slightly older, with a hint of scholarly elegance under his sharp eyes. Both officers saluted Huang Kelizheng.

After the routine programmed welcome ceremony, Huang Ke and his entourage went straight to the tractor factory, because that was the purpose of their trip. The whole trip was open, and when I was at the airport, many reporters had already come.

Among the media invited, there were liberal media such as "Declaration" and "Beijing Daily", as well as newspapers with clear left and right wings, such as "Ta Kung Pao" and "Central Daily". Huang Ke feels that the control of the media in the Republic of China is relatively free, and the reason for this is that the political forces behind the major media are in the right place.

In front of the airport, many reporters took pictures with the Zeiss folding camera in their hands, and when the magnesium light made a thumping sound, one by one the moments were recorded.

Without stopping, everyone went straight to the tractor factory. When I arrived at the tractor factory, a group of guards stood guard with guns in front of the factory, and in front of the gate was a barbed wire fence of rejecting horses.

Seeing the vehicle coming, the guards still meticulously inspected it, and only after the inspection could they be released. At this time, there was nothing abnormal in the factory area, except for the slogan hanging at the door and the factory director with a few personnel to greet him, everything else was as usual. In the workshop, workers wearing wicker hats carry out their daily work, and crawler tractors are forged under the running water.

"Who is the director of the tractor factory?" Huang Ke walked over and asked with a serious face.

A man wearing a lapel national uniform walked over, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and said in a slightly Changsha accent: "Report to Minister Huang, I am Li Changgan, the current director of Benniu Tractor Factory, and today I welcome Minister Huang's arrival on behalf of all the employees of the factory." It's just that now the task is urgent and I don't dare to slack off, so I didn't come out to welcome, and I hope you will forgive me. ”

Li Changgan spoke impeccably, and it was hard to say that he had lifted people to this height all of a sudden, but Huang Ke saw that the cuffs of his coat had some traces of wear, presumably this person was not deliberately putting on a show.

"Yes, this is how the national heavy machinery factory should be, and it can't stop work just because someone comes to inspect it." After Huang Ke finished speaking, Li Changgan still said with a calm face, "Thank you Minister Huang for your understanding." ”

Someone suggested visiting the production workshop, but Huang Ke stopped him. He said that the biggest task now is production, and they cannot affect production because of their arrival, in that case, officials at all levels come to inspect, and the tractor factory will not be closed?

Without visiting the workshop, everyone went directly to the vehicle test site not far away. At this time, a canvas-covered tank drove out, and although the turret was covered with canvas, the five pairs of load-bearing wheels and the huge body underneath made the tank majestic.

"Minister Huang, this is the latest type of tank we have developed. The tests have been completed, the performance is still very good, and if the mass production is equipped with troops, the combat capability of the troops can be quickly improved. When he saw the tank, Li Changgan showed a smile on his face, and it could be seen that they had put a lot of effort into this tank.

Huang Ke smiled and nodded: "Very good, but we are not experts, tanks are the same as tractors, and the people who use them need to say yes." ”

After that, Huang Ke pointed to Xue Boling and several officers and said: "In this way, you can guess first, the basic attributes of this tank, and see how much you know about armor?" ”

After Huang Ke finished speaking, Xue Boling and the other two officers glanced at each other and said with a smile: "Commander, I know about these data before, I said that it is not appropriate, I think it is better for the two of them to take a look." ”

The resolute lieutenant colonel and the bookish officer glanced at each other and stepped forward and said, "Report, subordinates are willing to talk about their views." ”

Huang Ke nodded: "Okay, you can talk about it." ”

"The weight of the tank is about 30 tons, the turret is a 75 mm to 105 mm cannon, and if the car is properly configured, it should be four people."

As soon as the lieutenant colonel's voice fell, Director Li Changgan couldn't help but praise: "Yes, it's not much different from reality." ”

Huang Ke was also satisfied, he knew that this major would definitely not have access to these confidential documents, so he believed that this was his observation and speculation.

Xue Boling smiled and said, "Headmaster, Fu Min is a high-achieving student who has returned from graduating from the Virginia Military Academy in the United States, and he has always been interested in armor. The Du Yuming next to me is also a rare talent, and both of them are now serving in the armored forces. ”

Huang Ke smiled slightly, it turned out to be the famous Sun Liren and Du Yuming.

(The director of the tractor factory has his own people in history, but he replaced "long" with "cheng", a well-known red ordnance expert)