At the end of the Hajj, Prime Minister Fan Zhongzhai led a group of cabinet ministers to retreat, and his own palace officials were sent out of the Xianju Palace, not to mention it for the time being.

Inside the Immortal Palace

Li Fushou took a sip of tea, felt the refreshing fragrance of tea lingering between his lips and tongue, nodded with satisfaction and said;

"Ah Li, this Li Xiaozu is good, he has a very insightful view of problems, a lot of political sensitivity and a view of the overall situation, he is a good seedling!"

"Your Majesty, Li Xiaozu is a first-class secretary who has been newly recruited for less than half a year, has three and a half years of experience in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has been the deputy director, and later followed Duke Wright to build Zhonghai City, and has made dazzling achievements in the post of mayor......"

Secretary-General Zhang Li, as a member of the party who has been in charge of Beilun City for more than ten years, has experienced the whole process from poverty and whiteness to the rise of the city, and knows how to train people to build a new town, and can get in touch with almost all aspects of the problem, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a "worker".

For this subordinate secretary, he really appreciated it, and coupled with the fact that Li Xiaozu's father was the commander of the Royal Praetorian Guard, Count Li Lianzhu, he did not hesitate to praise a few words.

The first to discover this problem in the newspaper was the secretary Li Xiaozu, whose task was to draw the key points in the daily news and public opinion briefings, and attach opinions of no more than 10 words for His Majesty to focus on.

Thousands of pieces of information are collected to the secretariat every day, and after a round of preliminary screening by the secretariat, there are less than 200 pieces in the hands of Li Xiaozu, and his task is to select no more than 30 pieces of important information among the less than 200 pieces of information and submit them to the imperial court, and circle no more than 5 pieces of the most important information, and attach brief comments.

The 5 most important pieces of information are listed in order from top to bottom, with the top information being the most important.

In yesterday's briefing, Secretary Lee Hyo-jo reported on the Brisbane Courier; Eurasian Shipping today opened its first cruise to the island of Madagascar, topping the list.

The second information on the list is the change of the general designer of the T-1 tank project of the War Department.

The third place in the information is that in 1904, the promotion of "Beautiful New Rural Activities" reached 34% of the villages and towns, and the goal of the campaign node was completed half a year ahead of schedule.

The fourth information is that at the end of January 1905, the Russo-Japanese War officially opened the Battle of Heitaigou with a scale of more than 300,000 people.

According to the analysis of the intelligence department, he has two secret missions, one is the current Russo-Japanese War, and the other is to seek British support and explore the possibility of further alliances.

Li Xiaozu's evaluation of the top information in Article 1 is; The safety hazard is significant, beg for the Holy Judgment!

The evaluation of the information in Article 2 is; When there is a change of generals, there must be unspeakable hidden.

The analysis can be described as hitting the nail on the head, looking beyond the surface to see the substance.

"Oh, it turned out to be the eldest son of Uncle Zhengyuan, and he has a rich resume as a dispatcher, and he has participated in the construction of the Duke of Wright's domain, and I remember that the construction of Zhonghai City should be very good." Li Fushou finally got right, picked up the teacup and took another sip, and asked; "Among the children of the nobility, this Li Xiaozu should be considered more outstanding, right?"

"Back to Your Majesty's words, it is true, this person is good at practice, and what he lacks is the vision to control the overall situation."

"Well, continue to temper and temper, it's a good seedling."

"Wechen understands."

After briefly talking about this matter, Li Fushou no longer took it to heart, a first-level secretary who had made a little achievement in his work, and it was not worth his personal promotion to an important position.

The Imperial Secretariat is now headed by Secretary-General Zhang Li, and how to praise and appoint it is his business.

With the improvement of the ministries and commissions of the cabinet, the original very large number of elite personnel in the Secretariat have taken up new positions, and the scale has also been greatly reduced, and now there are less than 1,400 people, but each of them is an elite talent.

Li Fushou still attached great importance to the T-1 tank project of the War Department, and deliberately found a secret report of the Political Intelligence Bureau and read it, and soon became unhappy and scolded aside; "What kind of garbage is wasting so much scientific research funds? This He Zuguang can't be used, how to deal with him? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, in view of the fact that Professor He Zuguang is a senior academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences, the War Department is not deliberately embarrassed, but he has been relieved of his identity as the chief designer of the project, and now he has returned to the Engineering Department of Red River Valley University as the director.

"The R&D process is procrastinated, the lack of initiative, 13 times a year back for vacation, addicted to the sound of dogs and horses, so do you still have the heart to focus on scientific research?"

Li Fushou picked up his pen and wrote a few words on the report; Aged talents cannot be trusted.

This is tantamount to a conclusion on Professor He Zuguang's coffin, and he will never receive important scientific research projects in the future, and he is still competent to teach and educate people in colleges and universities, and this life is like this.

Compared with the original T-1 tank research and development program, the War Department has made major technical improvements and is different from the original design plan, so it is named the "T-2" tank project.

The "T-2" tank project is designed to weigh 26.5 tons and is driven by a high-power 8-cylinder 9.4-liter diesel engine with a power of 226 kilowatts and a crew of 5 people.

The main armament is a 60 mm 24 x caliber short-barreled howitzer, a 7.62 mm heading machine gun, a 12.7 mm rooftop heavy machine gun, 2.46 meters wide, 2.59 meters high, innovative torsion bar suspension design, a maximum speed of 38 kilometers per hour, and a maximum range of 280 kilometers.

Compared with the original design index, the total weight of the tank has increased by 5 tons, and the drive power has increased by 37.5% with a high-power 8-cylinder 9.4-liter diesel engine.

The T-2 tank features an innovative torsion bar suspension design, which allows the larger tank to be more defensive, run faster, and increase its speed from 30 to 38 km/h.

The cross-country ability is stronger, the maximum mileage has increased from 150 kilometers to 280 kilometers, and a machine gun has been added, a crew has been added, and all indicators have been improved, and the combat effectiveness is incomparable.

The R&D plan was proposed by the German engineer Strauss, according to the review of the expert group organized by the War Department, it was believed that the chassis technology was advanced, the design of 5 pairs of load-bearing wheels and the new torsion bar suspension made the "T-2" tank better in the muddy wasteland, and a heading machine gun was added, which could perfectly supplement the tank's firepower loopholes, which was the best solution.

The point is;

Strauss's existing design scheme only needs 18 months to complete, focusing on chassis testing and research, and the supporting design of the power system can be applied to the original turret design to appropriately expand the space.

Li Fushou is not proficient in technology, but he has a forward-looking vision for the future, and he is very satisfied after reviewing this tank design.

The performance of this type of tank is very close to that of the T34 tank of later generations, and the overall shape is similar to the T32 tank with little production, which can be regarded as a weakened version of the T34 tank.

The T34 tank weighs 32 tons, is equipped with a 76.2 mm gun, and has a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour, which is a big step ahead of the "T-2" tank in all indicators.

But don't forget, it's 1905, 35 years ahead of January 1940, when the original T34 tank appeared.

In the original history

After the German blitzkrieg attack on Poland in September 1939, Stalin ordered the development of a new main battle tank, and in less than four months, the T34 tank, which was mass-produced in January 1940, made its debut.

Compared with Tsarist Russia more than 30 years later, Australia now has neither lack of technology to develop tanks, but has gone through the whole process of research and development from the "Wild Wolf" light tank to the "Tiger" medium tank, and Qibaolong does not lack technical personnel, research and development funds, and production facilities.

Australia is fully qualified to build a "T-2" main battle tank ahead of the times, in the final analysis, the research and development of military equipment needs to be driven by demand and capital investment, not without the ability to achieve.

There is no imminent danger of war, so Li Fushou hopes that this tank will undergo rigorous experiments, including important cold zone tests, and set to a minimum of minus 30 °C in a harsh combat environment.

The most important thing is the lubricating oil and diesel used in the oil insulation and cold areas, and the supporting technology in this area is blank in the world today, which needs to be provided by Balikpapan Petroleum City and organized a special scientific and technological research and development team to tackle key problems.

Thinking of this, Li Fushou reviewed the relevant documents and handed them over to the relevant departments to organize scientific and technological research and development.

So-called; Move your mouth on the top and break your leg on the bottom.

As a scientific research project that Shengshang personally pays attention to, the research and development of special marking lubricants and diesel in alpine areas has been included in the key scientific and technological research projects.

After reviewing it, Li Fushou re-examined the three views of the "T-2" tank project, and always felt that something was missing, which made him hold his chin and think deeply.

Looking left and right, he suddenly realized that this 24 times caliber 60mm howitzer was still an eyesore.

How so?

On the huge hull, this short-barreled cannon is very inconsistent, a bit like the short, not majestic at all.

From the point of view of today's times, well, I don't feel like it's a disadvantage, because there's no comparison.

And Li Fushou's vision is naturally different, he is used to the long barrel on the tank of later generations, and when he sees this short-barreled gun at first glance, it is naturally dwarfed.

Think about it

Li Fushou gave instructions under the "T-2" tank program;

As an important main battle tank of the army, the fierce tank vitality represents the dominance of the battlefield, can a 60mm 24 times caliber short-barreled gun achieve the effect of destroying enemy fortresses and striking hard fortresses?

It is possible to produce a long-barreled gun equipped with 60 mm 32 times caliber, which can be compared as the main gun firepower of the tank.

At the same time, it is possible to try the possibility of equipping artillery with a larger caliber.

After review

Li Fushou put down the pen in his hand with satisfaction and said politely that once the indicators in the research and development of the project are realized, as the most powerful army main battle weapon in today's era, the T-2 tank will leave a strong mark in the history of modern warfare.