"Zhiyuan, there is one thing you may have forgotten."

After the meeting, Fan Xudong suddenly pulled Cheng Nuo aside, looked around and no one paid attention, and said cautiously: "Zhiyuan, what you just said is right, the convention is a piece of waste paper during the war, but unfortunately you have ignored one point, the above is only applicable to strong countries, for us in weak countries, the convention is the convention!" ”

Cheng Nuo frowned: "What about this?" ”

Fan Xudong pulled Cheng Nuo to the corner again and said in a low voice: "Our China joined the "Convention on the Laws and Customs of Land Warfare" in 1907, which is commonly known as the "Hague Treaty of Land War", which explicitly prohibits the use of chemical weapons.

Moreover, more than 30 countries have signed the treaty, and if we let the great powers know about it in the process of using it, wouldn't we personally give them a pretext for war against us? ”

Cheng Nuo thought thoughtfully: "Also, this kind of behavior is undoubtedly a knife with his own hands, and he stabs himself in turn." ”

Fan Xudong smashed his hand reluctantly: "That's what I mean, the country is strong, you can use it however you want, but we are different, we are restrained everywhere, not to mention the exaggerated thing of starting a war, that is, they have imposed an economic blockade on our Academy of Sciences, which is enough for us to drink a pot." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled: "You are right, I agree with your point of view. ”

Fan Xudong said happily: "So, are you going to postpone this matter?" Of course, I am not in favor of the development of the project, but I just want to say that we are not yet at the moment, and we will be strong in the future, and the technology accumulation is enough, and it is not too late to develop.

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I didn't make a loud rebuttal at the meeting just now, because I didn't want everyone to see that the two of us had a disagreement, which made the comrades discouraged......"

"Who said I was going to postpone it, on the contrary, I was ready to go back and start immediately." Cheng Nuo waved his hand, with a serious expression.

"But what did you mean...... Could it be that my understanding is biased? Fan Xudong was stunned.

"Lao Fan, you are right, the convention does have certain restrictions on our weak countries, and extreme situations are not impossible." Cheng Nuo paused and continued: "But that will only be triggered when we use it, and there are naturally loopholes in the convention. ”

"Vulnerability?" Fan Xudong was puzzled.

Cheng Nuo smiled and walked from the shadows to the light again: "Actually, when you mentioned the word convention just now, I knew what was going on, if I remember correctly, there are two loopholes in this agreement, one is that as long as one of the warring parties has not joined the 'convention',?" The Convention is not binding. ”

"But our country has already joined, and it was the Manchu government in the last century that it joined, and it already has legal effect." Fan Xudong followed behind his buttocks, a little anxious: "Can't you quit now, it's obviously not realistic, right?" ”

Cheng Nuo shook his head and was calm: "There is one thing, isn't there another two, that is, the convention stipulates that poison gas cannot be used in projectiles such as shells and bombs. ”

Fan Xudong was a little incomprehensible: "Is there any other way to use it?" ”

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Of course, if you talk about the convention hooligans, whether it is the Anglo-Saxons or the Germans, they are better than us." For example, Germany, the leader of chemical warfare in the current European war, took advantage of this loophole to release chlorine gas in liquefied gas cylinders, which led to a full-scale poison gas war. ”

Before the use of poison gas, tear gas bombs were the first to be put into the battlefield, which opened the prelude to the use of poison gas in World War I.

It's just that on the Western Front, where chemical weapons were used for the first time, Germany was the victim and France was the perpetrator.

The following year, the Germans released a large amount of chlorine gas at the French positions in Impiel, western Belgium. A gap about 6 kilometers wide was quickly opened, and the Germans easily gained an area 4 kilometers deep without firing a single shot.

Germany, which had tasted the sweetness of chemical weapons, was out of control from then on, pulling Fritz Haber, who had invented the technology of synthetic ammonia, to continue to research chemical weapons, and successively used phosgene, which is 18 times more toxic than chlorine, and mustard gas, which is known as the "king of poisons," and so on.

Later, after the end of the First World War, the League of Nations convened in Geneva the Conference on the Control of International Trade in Arms, Munitions and Instruments of War, which adopted the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases and Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

Unfortunately, like its predecessors, this agreement explicitly prohibits the use of chemical weapons, but does not contain a comprehensive prohibition on the development, production and stockpiling of chemical weapons, and many countries retain the right to use chemical weapons in retaliation in the event of a chemical weapons attack.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Cheng Nuo's research on chemical weapons is mainly based on defense, which is not a violation of the convention.

It is very interesting to say that during the signing of the treaty, Japan actively participated in the drafting and formulation of the treaty, and stood on the front line of international drug control. Later, Japan excused itself that the United States had not ratified the treaty for a long time, so they were not ready to ratify it.

It was not until 1970, 25 years after the end of World War II, that Japan formally joined the treaty.

Of course, if we look at it from the facts, in fact, Japan is also secretly researching chemical weapons, which happened in 1917, the year Cheng Nuo returned to China.

Found a gazebo, Cheng Nuo wanted to sit in it and rest.

Unexpectedly, there were already students in the pavilion who had entered in advance and were reading passionately.

"Here, I solemnly suggest that we establish the Sichuan branch of the Xinmin Society to innovate academics, improve conduct, and improve people's hearts and customs."

"Should the discipline of members also be on par with those comrades in Changsha, Hunan?"

"Of course." The leader waved his right hand in the gazebo, sonorously and powerfully: "No hypocrisy, no laziness, no waste, no gambling, no prostitution." Strive to be a young man with a serious life, a bright personality, an upward mind, and a lofty ambition to do things for the country and the nation! ”

"Okay, that's right, we new young people should be like this!" As soon as the young leader's words were finished, Cheng Nuo, who was quietly listening to the lecture behind him, immediately stood up and said while clapping: "Such an interesting society, can I join in as well?" ”

Everyone was too involved before, and they didn't notice Cheng Nuo and the others coming over at all.

After hearing the applause, he was directly startled, especially the young leader, whose face changed suddenly.

"Dean? When did you come over? ”

Cheng Nuo's eyebrows rose, and he said kindly: "Why, don't you welcome my arrival, in fact, I am not much older than you, and I can barely be regarded as a young man, if you think I don't meet your requirements, you can also list me as a supernumerary." ”

"No, no, no...... No, that's not what we mean. The young leaders waved their hands again and again, and they couldn't say anything when they were too nervous: "Really...... Speaking of which, you're better suited than any of us. ”

"Yes, what Brother Zhang said is very right, you are satisfied with the above points, and you are also our role model."

"That's right, for example, if you don't prostitute, not only do you not go to Fengyue places, but you don't even look for a lover for the sake of your career, you are alone, you are really a model for my generation......"

Cheng Nuo was still a little proud when he heard the previous words, but when it came to the last sentence, his face became darker and darker the more he listened to it.

A single dog or something, he doesn't want to do it.

This is not an advantage at all, there is no need to learn at all.

Seeing that the wind direction behind him was starting to be a little wrong, Cheng Nuo hurriedly stopped it: "Okay, okay, don't say anything about the killing, I support what you have learned on behalf of the Academy of Sciences, but the premise is for me to join." ”

Unexpectedly, Cheng Nuo not only did not object, but also thought of supporting, and these students jumped up directly after hearing it.

If it weren't for the fact that the dean was still here, the students would have cheered loudly, but even so, the joy and excitement in their eyes could not be hidden.

It has to be a youth leader, and after taking a deep breath, he said seriously: "Thank you, Dean, on behalf of our Sichuan Branch of Xinmin Society, I officially invite you to join!" ”

However, the dean is the dean after all, and no matter how Cheng Nuo stresses it, the students of these societies refuse to list Cheng Nuo as an ordinary member.

But Cheng Nuo has a lot of things, and he can't spare his energy to be the president of the society.

There was a stalemate, and in the end, Fan Xudong, who was playing soy sauce on the side, spoke out, saying that he could make Cheng Nuo the honorary president, although he had no substantive power, but he had a high status.

In this way, both parties are satisfied.

It can be seen that Cheng Nuo and Fan Xudong still have important things to discuss, and these students are very interested in vacating the gazebo.

Before parting, Cheng Nuo suddenly stopped them again: "The 'cat' classmates of the Xinmin Society are traveling on foot to the rural areas of Yiyang, Yuanjiang, Yueyang and other counties, and are on the front line to conduct a social survey.

In this way, I believe that you will have a deeper understanding of these theories, and you will be able to understand why we have chosen such a path. ”

Today's great men have begun to shine gradually, and although Cheng Nuo is not in direct contact with him, he is very willing to keep getting closer to him.

The current Xinmin Society is a good window to help these people whom Cheng Nuo admires the most.

Looking at the students' radiant and longing for the future, Cheng Nuo couldn't help but sigh: "Youth is so good! ”

"What, youth is good? Zhiyuan, I remember that you are not very old, why did you suddenly become sad, this is not like you I know. Fan Xudong walked around to Cheng Nuo and looked up and down from head to toe, a little incredulous.

Cheng Nuo shook his head and said, "Youth is fleeting, and it should be cherished. Now that the surroundings are clean, let's focus on business. ”

Fan Xudong put away the playful look on his face: "You say, I remember." ”

Cheng Nuo nodded and said seriously: "As far as I know, at present, our neighbor Japan has begun to prepare poison gas weapons in order not to lag behind the European and American countries, especially the Japanese army command has begun to conduct a comprehensive study of the European battlefield dominated by poison gas.

And at the same time to carry out research on military gas masks, do you know what this means? ”

Without waiting for Fan Xudong to answer, Cheng Nuo directly asked himself: "It means that Japan's position on chemical weapons has undergone a fundamental change, and as far as I know, the Japanese army has made a breakthrough in the research of chemical weapons. ”

In view of the history of poison gas warfare in World War I, the Japanese army made the decision to prepare for the use of poison gas and gas masks.

In 1917, the Japanese Army ordered the Army's Technical Examination Department, which was in charge of weapons research, to conduct poison gas research, and set up a chemical weapons research room in the military hygiene classroom of the Army Medical School.

On this basis, in 1918, that is, the current time period in which Cheng Nuo is located, Japan established the "Temporary Poison Gas Investigation Committee/Member", and successively produced liquid chlorine, stinky phenyl (tear gas) and chloropicrin (tear gas asphyxiation).

The erosive poison gas mustard gas was successfully synthesized, and the trial production and field test of the poison gas bomb were carried out, and it was sent to the Siberian battlefield to let Maozi taste it.

Later, the Japanese army's chemical weapons absorbed German technology and began to develop, and Unit 516, which was notorious with Unit 731, was established, which was eventually used on the battlefield of aggression against our country.

Although Fan Xudong didn't know as much as Cheng Nuo, he also understood the wolf ambition of the little devil, so he simply gritted his teeth: "Okay, what you want to do, let's do it." ”

Unexpectedly, Cheng Nuo suddenly sneered, patted Fan Xudong on the shoulder and said: "Lao Fan doesn't have to be so nervous, we don't necessarily make money by researching chemical weapons, and a lot of raw materials can be directly used from our alkali production and synthetic ammonia, even if the finished product is used properly, it can also be converted to civilian use." ”

Fan Xudong had a face that you teased me, obviously not believing this sentence: "Zhiyuan, I am also an insider, so there is no need to fool me." ”

Cheng Nuo was a little helpless: "You may have never been exposed to this kind of thing, so you understand it like this." Let's just put it this way, you see that hydrochloric acid, glycine, and sulfuric acid will be used in mustard gas, which are all necessary products after our acid production is successful.

Calcium carbide and linic acid in Lu's gas are also the most indispensable things in our chemical plants, as for the ammonium nitrate and ammonium salt of fuming agent, these can be obtained by adjusting the process after our synthetic ammonia technology is mature.

As for the conversion to civilian use, it is better understood that hydrocyanic acid is a necessary synthetic material for the manufacture of resins, lactic acid, and fluorescent dyes; Phosgene is also an indispensable raw material for the manufacture of many dyes, coatings, herbicides and pharmaceuticals.

The process of studying chemical weapons is also the process of accumulating our chemical synthetic agent production technology, and the development of military weapons does not mean that it is separated from civilian use. ”

It is not for nothing that chemical weapons are used as "poor people's atomic bombs".

In terms of its essence, as long as you have a certain chemical industry base, do you have the intention of research and manufacturing? It doesn't cost much to have it easily.

In this way, according to Cheng Nuo's assignment, the whole school of chemistry performed its own duties, and the research progress was steadily advancing, and in the process of developing chemical weapons, the research of protective equipment was also carried out simultaneously.

Make the sharpest spear, and also the thickest shield.