The first key project built by the National Industrial Construction Commission, the "First Military Factory", was finally launched three months after Huang Ke took office. The project is located in Gong County, Henan Province, and the purpose of choosing this place is to take a fancy to the geographical location here, and secondly, Gong County has similar industrial technology before, so it is more convenient to implement it for the first time.

Gongxian County is rich in various resources, with a large number of coal, bauxite, refractory clay, kaolin, dolomite, silica, limestone and other mineral resources, which provides favorable conditions for the development of industry. In addition, during the Yuan Shikai period, there was an arsenal in Gongxian County, in the early years of the Republic of China, the machine guns, rifles, mortars, * and other weapons manufactured by the Gongxian Arsenal were widely used in actual combat, plus it belonged to the hinterland of the Central Plains, and it was relatively safe from the perspective of strategic depth; Again, the transportation here is also more convenient, and the location is perfect here.

The First Military Factory invested hundreds of millions of yuan in the first time, and these funds were mainly donated by the Chinese merchant group and the Guangzhou merchant group. Huang Ke sent a special inspection team to supervise the use of the money, and strictly ordered anyone who dared to embezzle a dime to be shot.

After finishing the domestic capital preparation and site selection, Huang Ke knew that the next step was technology and equipment. He had already made an itinerary for his itinerary: the United States, Europe and the Soviet Union were among his visits, with the primary focus on the United States, and Huang Ke decided to put the last stop there.

On Chicherin's recommendation, the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the USSR reported to Stalin about Huang Ke's request to visit the USSR. At this time, although the Soviet Union was no longer under the encirclement of capitalism, the international community still maintained a certain degree of vigilance and rejection of this strange red regime, and diplomatic resistance was still a major obstacle to the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs.

The Soviet Union and China share too many borders, and there are no other neighbors in between, and good relations between the two great powers could not be more appropriate for the current situation of the two countries. Huang Ke's request for a visit at this time is conducive to enhancing cooperation between the two countries.

Stalin had no reason to refuse Huang Ke's request for this visit, and also promised that during Huang Ke's visit to the Soviet Union, he would meet with Huang Ke in person to discuss economic cooperation between the two sides.

The good news was transmitted to the embassy in China through the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, and then to Huang Ke. Before the embassy officially conveyed the news, Huang Ke had already learned the news from Chicherin, and when he received the telegram, he was in the conference room in Shanghai, waiting for Fu Guoqiang to come over.

In the office of the Shanghai Station of the Reserve Cadre Department, Huang Ke sat on a chair in a robe and tasted the Longjing tea sent by Xu Shaozhou. This dress was found by Fourteen Tsai for Huang Ke, and he found a robe that only scholars could wear according to Huang Ke's principles of leniency, decency, and comfort, and then got a pair of cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles.

When Huang Ke first saw this dress, what appeared in his mind was the appearance of Lu Xun in middle school textbooks, a typical image of modern intellectuals.

In Huang Ke's era, this dress represented knowledge, so it was quite good to wear.

As soon as the tea was done, Fu Guoqiang hurried back from outside. He walked quickly to the door of the conference room, handed the two M1911 pistols in his waist to the guard at the door, and then slapped the * smell on his body vigorously with a towel and slowly walked to the conference room.

"Guoqiang, I heard that you went to smash the Japanese field in Hongkou?" Before Fu Guoqiang could come in, Huang Ke's voice came.

Fu Guoqiang walked over with a smile on his face, and saluted immediately: "Report to the principal, I just went to solve a little trouble, and I didn't know that you were coming, so I delayed it." ”

Most of the reserve cadres called Huang Ke "Comrade Xinghua", but Fu Guoqiang, a student of the Xiguan Military Academy, still called him the principal. But then I think about it, it's right, just shout in private, after all, it is conducive to establishing one's own lineage.

Huang Ke took a large number of Fu Guoqiang, this kid has grown to more than 1.8 meters, wearing a neat suit and a black windbreaker on his body, quite a bit of Xu Wenqiang's style on the beach.

Looking at this outfit, Huang Ke knew that they must have carried out some secret mission just now, he motioned to Fu Guoqiang to sit down, and wanted him to talk about the process of the battle just now: "Work is important!" Tell me what happened? How's the fight? ”

Fu Guoqiang didn't sell it either, and said bluntly: "Headmaster, it's like this, when we were staring at the Japanese, we found that these people had smuggled a batch of weapons from their country to be received in the concession. They were going to issue these weapons to the local Japanese expatriate, and I guess they were going to form an armed group, so they went. ”

Huang Ke nodded with satisfaction, he knew that since he shot the Japanese in Jinan, the current little devil expatriates are all monkeys, and they have to get some guns from time to time to defend themselves, wouldn't it be bad if these fifth columns were all rich when they started the war?

"So you think it's not easy for the police to come forward, so you just take the people of the action team yourself?" Huang Ke asked with a smile.

Fu Guoqiang scratched his head: "Yes, more than a dozen brothers in the action team are all from the Xiguan Military Academy, and they have been trained on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, and they bring American-made portable machine guns, and it is still a piece of cake to deal with these people." ”

"Good! Sure enough, it was a soldier from our revolutionary army. Huang Ke knew that although Fu Guoqiang said it easily, the battle must be very difficult. There were only a dozen members of the squad, and even if everyone used Thomson*, it would have taken a lot of effort to deal with the Japanese armed forces of more than fifty people.

"Well, as I said, the hope of China lies in you young people. Guoqiang, I will visit many countries in a few days, and I want you to join me then. After returning from my visit, I am ready to carry more important burdens for you, are you ready? ”

As soon as Huang Ke finished speaking, Fu Guoqiang's eyes lit up, he remembered that Huang Ke had mentioned to him the idea of forming an air force before, and Fu Guoqiang's group of high-quality military cadets were extremely yearning for the air force, and now when he heard that it was going to be formed, he couldn't close his mouth with joy.

Fu Guoqiang hurriedly stood up, leaned his feet on the upright and said, "The principal commands, the students are here!" ”

Huang Ke patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, in a few days I will select a group of promising young people to study in Europe and the United States, and when the time comes, you will study hard after you go, and you will all have a blue sky to show yourself after returning to China." ”

Fu Guoqiang was very excited when he heard this, he leaned over to Huang Ke and whispered, "Headmaster, can you tell me what we are studying?" ”

Huang Ke's face pretended to be grim, and he pointed at Fu Guoqiang with his finger and said: "Little ghost, I know that you will guess, just like you think in your heart, what else do you say in the blue sky?" ”

"Yes! Students will definitely complete the task! The corners of Fu Guoqiang's mouth rose and showed a heartfelt smile.

"Okay, let your team all assemble, I want to see if these lively boys are qualified?"

"Headmaster, don't worry, these people are all downhill tigers, and they are all full of energy." After Huang Ke finished speaking, Fu Guoqiang shouted and gathered the people of the action team.

After a while, there were two rows of teams standing in the courtyard of the Shanghai Station of the Reserve Cadre Department, and the team members were all wearing trousers and vests, all of them had a uniform hairstyle, and their dark skin showed fortitude in the sun.

Fu Guoqiang is right, the members of his action team are not bad, but if you want to be selected as a pilot, you have to listen to the advice of professional doctors.

The team members were a little excited to see Huang Ke, on the photo wall of the military academy, they had seen this person who founded the Xiguan Military Academy countless times, and later on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, they heard about Huang Ke's deeds from their commanders, and when they arrived in Jinan, they shot decisively at the Japanese and led the troops to annihilate the 16th Division, this kind of courage is not something ordinary people have.

Now when they see Huang Ke with their own eyes, these young men can't hide the excitement in their hearts, and they all straighten their waists, and the front of the team is a wall on their chests.

"Comrades, I have come here today to see you, and I have heard that you have just done something exciting, but for reasons of secrecy of your work, your achievements cannot be made public......

Huang Ke delivered a brief speech as usual, in which he encouraged those working on the intelligence front to be loyal to the motherland and honor and strive to make greater contributions to the country and the nation.

The members of the team responded with warm applause, but they did not know at this time that more than a month later, most of them would have to go to Europe and the United States to learn flying techniques, and a few years later they would engage in bloody battles with Japanese naval aviation over the East China Sea, and some of them would be buried forever at the bottom of the East China Sea.

After finishing his trip to Shanghai, Huang Ke made a special trip to Gongxian. Now the arsenal in Gongxian County is up and running, and researchers are developing a new generation of standard rifles according to orders.

Of course, the most important task here is the development of artillery. Huang Ke clearly knows that in the manufacturing process of artillery, the artillery body is the most important component, and the artillery body is directly related to the range, power and life of the artillery and other important things.

Similarly, the gun body is composed of the barrel, the tail, the bolt and other parts, of which the barrel is the most important. How to forge the barrel of a seamless steel pipe is an extremely technical job.

Because when the artillery is firing, the environment in which the body is in is extremely harsh. * The gas makes the temperature here as high as 3000°C, and the high temperature will not only seriously ablate the barrel, but also may cause the tube to deform: the pressure on the inner wall of the chamber of the high-pressure gun is as high as 500-700 MPa. The body must have sufficient strength and toughness. High temperature, high pressure, friction, and corrosion are the problems that must be faced in the production of artillery barrels.

If you want to develop this technology in China, Huang Ke thinks it is possible, but the time is too long, he can't afford to wait, and the country can't afford to wait, only the introduction of foreign technology and then digestion is a safe way, thinking of this, Huang Ke is full of expectations for his visit.