"Yunhua, how long does it take to assemble these planes?"

"We've been in the U.S. and we'll be able to assemble and debug it in a day or two." Ba Yuzao said with confidence.

After Zhang Tinglan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile: "Okay, I'll give you five days, rest first, and then assemble the plane, I will transfer a few pilots from the aviation school, and five days later, prepare an air show in Fengtian, which can be regarded as celebrating the official establishment of the Fengtian Air Force!" ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

In addition to bringing back more than 30 aircraft design and manufacturing groups, Ba Yuzao also purchased a large number of machines and moved off the freighter one after another.

"Mr. Humble Yan, I heard that the Northeast already has a number of factories, I don't know if it's true or not, if there are really supporting factories, it will be much easier to produce aircraft."

"Well, steel mills, metallurgical plants, machine factories, arsenals, locomotive factories, etc., have already taken shape, and some are already able to produce some products in small batches. Not long ago, the Jilin Arsenal successfully imitated the 76-mm mountain gun, and now it is working towards a larger caliber! ”

Hearing this, Wang Zhu and others were also happy, although they can be called experts in aircraft design, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and manufacturing aircraft also requires a large number of factories to cooperate. Just like they are in the United States, they can easily purchase all kinds of parts they need, but in China, everything is troublesome, everything has to be produced by themselves, and even they have to order directly from overseas, and they may not be able to buy it, even if they are willing to sell it to you, they have to consider whether the price can be affordable.

It can be said that on the way back, Wang Zhu and the others were ready to start from scratch, but now when they heard that Fengjun actually had a certain industrial base, they were all very excited.

"Mr. Humble Words. You are the only one who has such a big deal and has built so many factories at once, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty tossed around for decades of foreign affairs, but only a handful of factories have been established. ”

"That's why the Manchu Qing Dynasty died in the country, and the development of industry is a race of speed, and it is already lagging behind, if you don't rush forward desperately, you can only be beaten passively, and even the country will be wiped out."

For Zhang Tinglan's words, they also deeply agreed. After only one day of rest in Huludao, Ba Yuzao and the others returned to Fengtian with Zhang Tinglan with the parts of ten planes.

After arriving in Fengtian, Li Ruyan, Qin Guoyong, Pan Shizhong, Bao Bingchen, Zhu Zhuowen and other teachers from Nanyuan Aviation School all rushed over. These people are also professionals who studied in Europe and the United States in the early years, and they also have solid academic skills. and Ba Yuzao, Wang Zhu and others ran together. Immediately there was an endless topic to talk about.

Ba Yuzao: They mentioned Zhang Tinglan's suggestion again. The idea of setting up four aircraft design and manufacturing factories with them as the team, and naming them after the most important designers, was a very attractive suggestion for the big guys to boil over.

Any designer. In addition to wanting to let their planes conquer the blue sky, I am afraid that they also have the idea of being famous in history, and if the factory is named after itself, it will be the highest glory. They were all excited.

Li Ruyan thought more comprehensively, although she knew that this idea was good, but there were still some difficulties in implementing it, so she said to Zhang Tinglan: "Humble words, your proposal is very good, but now the three eastern provinces have not completed the aircraft manufacturing capacity, if you can't build an airplane, it will be split into four factories so early, it will only be dispersed, and the top priority should be to master the process of aircraft manufacturing, first get things out, and then integrate different characteristics." ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled and nodded: "That's true, breaking through the jishu barrier as a whole first is the top priority, do you have any ideas?" ”

"Mr. Humble Yan, the current aircraft is mainly wooden fuselage, and the manufacture is not complicated, although the idea of using aluminum alloy as an aircraft manufacturing material has appeared, but it is still far from mature. Our biggest obstacle is the engine, as long as the engine problem is solved, there is no difficulty in building an airplane. Ba Yuzao said on the side.

"That's right, Yunhua is right." Wang Zhu continued: "Although the United States was the first to develop an airplane, but because of the patent problem, the country is fighting a lawsuit, delaying the opportunity for the development of the aircraft, the United States aircraft has lagged behind Europe, especially the aero engine, there is a gap, we purchased a number of engines in the United States, the performance can only be said to be reasonable, not at all to reach the advanced level." ”

Wang Xiaofeng, who has not spoken, also said: "If you want to produce engines, it is best for the three European powers, Britain, Germany and France to get jishu, even if there is no jishu, there is a finished product in front of us, we can also find a way to imitate it, but now that Europe is in a big war, it is too difficult to get jishu." ”

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he smiled slightly: "I can't get the European jishu, but I can have the finished French engine." ”

"Mr. Humble Words, how did you get it?" Ba Yuzao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked.

"Not long ago, the Russians relied on their air superiority to harass the border, we shot down six planes, three of which were basically intact and the engines were still there, and we grabbed four bombers from the Russians and transported them to the aviation school."

Li Ruyan smiled and nodded: "That's right, the Russian fighters are all imported from France, and the engines are naturally original French goods, with quite advanced performance, and they are also in a leading position in Shijie, we are stepping up research these days, and we want to explore the manufacturing process of the French, and now with you joining, maybe we will be able to make a breakthrough soon." ”

As soon as they heard the news, Ba Yuzao, Wang Zhu and others were immediately full of enthusiasm and immediately wanted to visit. However, Zhang Tinglan stopped them, and the most important task at present is to assemble the aircraft as soon as possible, complete the commissioning, and then just participate in the air show to show the strength of the Fengtian Air Force to the outside world.

Zhang Tinglan is so anxious to show the air liliang, in fact, he also has his own plans, the competition for the oil industry has reached the juncture of zuihou, and now Fengtian is stuck in the supply of raw materials, and the Americans are stepping up their efforts to force the palace, as long as they work harder, they can eat the fat meat in their mouths.

At this time, the most important thing to pay attention to is that the Japanese dogs jump over the wall in a hurry, and if they want to make the vicious dogs dare not move, the most important way is to raise the stick of beating the dog high, let them know that they are afraid, and now they are engaged in air shows to officially announce the establishment of the Mukden Air Force, which is for this purpose.

After a simple communication, they all knew the importance of this air show, so they all made a military order, Li Ruyan and others fully cooperated, and selected a group of elites from the cadets of the aviation school to immediately familiarize themselves with the aircraft.

Zhang Tinglan arranged everything almost completely, and went to the marshal's mansion again, and met Zhang Zuolin, as soon as Lao Zhang saw Zhang Tinglan coming, he smiled and said: "Humble words, there is something to find you, come and sit down." ”

Now it has come to the cold winter wax moon, the temperature is very low, there are several huge braziers in the middle of the tiger hall, the red charcoal is exuding heat, making people comfortable, on the brazier, a simple shelf is built, a few sweet potatoes are roasted on it, Lao Zhang also turns it from time to time.

Zhang Xueliang also sat aside, with a smug smile on his face: "Humble words, I'm a father, you should hurry up!" ”

"Well, that little girl is good-looking, crying, exactly the same as when Han Qing was a child, the first one is a girl, the next one is a boy, I want to hug my grandson!"

Zhang Tinglan said in her heart that it was no wonder that the two of them could sit together happily, and they dared to have a common topic and talked about the next generation. So he also smiled and said: "Let's talk about it, this is my godgirl, I will buy a gift when I go back, and when I wait until the day, I will give a one-pound long-life lock." ”

"Can such a heavy gold lock be hung around your neck?"

"It's okay, you don't have to hang it, put it in the box, the eldest daughter of the Shuai Mansion, and the daughter of the daughter, if you don't have enough to press the bottom of the box, wouldn't it be a joke?"

Zhang Tinglan's words amused Lao Zhang, and after laughing, Lao Zhang said with a somewhat solemn face: "Humble words, not long ago, the Northern Shaanxi People's Party came to contact, and I also picked a batch of tattered guns and sold them them, but I am afraid that soon Northern Shaanxi will be in chaos." In addition, there is such a big problem in Russia, there will definitely be refugees pouring into the three eastern provinces, we should also come up with a way to deal with it, things are complicated, and it is really troublesome to deal with! ”

"Dashuai, if you want me to say, there is nothing to worry about, northern Shaanxi is a good opportunity, and if you can, you can meddle. The real focus was still on Russia, and the Japanese had already said that the Entente would be ready to intervene in the Russian revolution jointly. Obviously, if we want to interfere in the Russian Far East, the three eastern provinces are the most powerful springboard, and it can be said that they are the front line against the majority party, and we must take the initiative, so that the great powers have to revolve around us, otherwise they will use all kinds of methods to infringe on the interests of the three eastern provinces and satisfy their needs to suppress the majority party. ”

Lao Zhang lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "Humble words, dealing with the great powers depends on your ability, and the affairs of the Russian direction will be handed over to you." ”

"Don't worry, Dashuai, I'll deal with the matter of the oil mill, get this financial source in my hands, and then I'll go north immediately!"

"In a humble way, if I fight the Russians again, I will also go over and show my skills." Zhang Xueliang patted his chest and said.

"Han Qing is afraid that you are indeed indispensable, now Ba Yuzao and they have brought back ten planes, which are being assembled, I am going to hold an air show in a few days, and at the same time announce the official establishment of our air force, Han Qing, haven't you always wanted to manage the air force, and now the opportunity is in front of you."

When Zhang Xueliang heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and he looked eager to try. Lao Zhang rubbed his hands, rummaged through the sweet potatoes, and said with a smile: "Humble words, at this time, I am afraid that there is another purpose for forming the Air Force in such a hurry, right?" (To be continued......)