Looking at the slightly childish little six sons in front of him who had not yet fully become adults, Cheng Nuo secretly complained in his heart:

"Young people, it's not that they don't want to help you, but they help you, but they will affect their compatriots later, and the more they help you, the more compatriots they will implicate, so why bother?"

It's not that Cheng Nuo's prejudices are too deep, but that in the war of all-out aggression against our country by little devils, according to incomplete statistics, at least a quarter of the arms came from our occupied areas.

It is talking about the occupied area, which in essence refers to the northeast region, and the main provider of it is the "Fengtian Arsenal" developed by Zhang in the northeast, or the "Arsenal of the Three Eastern Provinces".

Although the predecessor was the Fengtian Machinery Bureau founded by the Manchu Shengjing general Yi Ketanga in Mukden (now Shenyang), it has been full of problems since the day of its establishment, and it has turned to the minting of silver dollars after a long detour, and has never carried out arms production.

Seeing that the other party was still unwilling to rest assured about the independent production of weapons, Cheng Nuo was curious: "As far as I know, there is no decent ordnance factory in the Northeast at the moment, if you really want to build a factory in Fengtian, it means that it is not easy to start from scratch!" ”

Xiao Liuzi hurriedly explained: "No, no, no, our Fengjun is by no means a blank sheet of paper in terms of ordnance. ”

Cheng Nuo smiled and said, "You shouldn't be talking about the Fengtian Ordnance Factory next, right?" Then I have some impressions, is it the one in the east gate of Fengtian Dadong? The current factory doesn't mint coins, right? ”

"It has long ceased to mint money, and has completely switched to ordnance manufacturing." Xiao Liuzi felt that there seemed to be a play, and got up from the chair and came to the other party's side: "Now that 79 bullets are being debugged, gringos have been specially hired to provide technical support, and the next step is to develop smokeless gunpowder." ”

Cheng Nuo closed the pen and said with a smile: "Isn't this very good, there are not many more people, there are many less people, in terms of weapon manufacturing, the little devils are also good, it just so happens that the little devils have some industries in the Northeast, and it is more convenient to hire Oriental technicians." ”

In order to remind Xiao Liuzi, Cheng Nuo deliberately wanted to increase his tone every time he mentioned the little devil to see if the little guy could understand something.

It's a pity that the other party has already been a little upset, and he has long been confused and a little dizzy, obviously because he didn't understand the deep meaning.

Xiao Liuzi rubbed his nose, and his tone was a little heavy: "My father likes the little devil very much, and there are cooperation in many places, but I prefer an old saying, called 'not my race.'" His heart will be different,' especially the little devil. ”

Cheng Nuo couldn't help but sigh in his heart after hearing this, and said that although he was on guard, it was a pity that it was not much, but these words were not easy to show, and he asked along with the other party's words: "What's wrong with the little devil?" ”

Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but snort coldly: "Hmph, these bitches have more eyes than anyone else, last time they let them overhaul a piece of equipment, and the chatter is endless, saying that no one can watch during the repair process, and it must be done alone, isn't it obvious that this is hidden?" ”

"Secrets? How can you allow this? "Although I knew from later generations that the little devil was good at hiding a hand, I didn't expect that Dongbei Zhang had already suffered a loss in this regard.

"So what else can I do? can only break the teeth and swallow it in the stomach, who makes our technology inferior to others, but at least it also shows that the little devil is also worried that we will learn the technology in the past, proving that we have the ability to catch up. Xiao Liuzi sighed with emotion and was a little optimistic.

After listening to the second half of the sentence, Cheng Nuo's expression management almost failed, and he hurriedly said: "This is also true, although there is a gap in industrial strength between the two countries, it has not yet reached the point where it can be compared, and some aspects can catch up." ”

Xiao Liuzi's eyes lit up, and he got closer.

Seeing that they were all about to stick together, Cheng Nuo pushed the other party to the side with a little disgust: "You don't need to be so close, I can hear it just now." ”

Xiao Liuzi rubbed his hands and said happily: "The hero sees the same thing, I also think that if we are bored to develop weapons, it is no worse than the little devil, if you dislike the Fengtian Ordnance Factory, we also have the Jilin Machinery Bureau, which has a gun factory, a bullet factory, a gunpowder factory, etc., and the foundation is also very good." ”

Cheng Nuo seemed to be smiling: "Sixth son, are you still playing tricks with me?" When Maozi invaded the Northeast, the Jilin Machinery Bureau ...... Oh no, it wasn't called this at the time, what was it called Jilin Machinery Bureau, it had already been looted by Maozi, and it was almost three feet into the ground, how could there be any foundation to speak of? ”

"Sure enough, nothing can escape the professor's eyes." Xiao Liuzi scratched his head and was a little embarrassed: "But there are still skilled workers who stayed at that time, don't you care about talents the most, professor, I don't think they are worse than going to Ouhua to work." ”

Cheng Nuo raised his eyebrows: "You know a little about me?" ”

Xiao Liuzi muttered in a low voice: "If I don't know anything about you, how dare I visit you like this." ”

"What were you talking about? I didn't hear clearly. Cheng Nuo asked.

"Oh, I mean, there are a few people who don't know your name, even if you cover your ears, you can hear your fingers get in, and you can't stop it." Xiao Liuzi replied with a smile.

"So is it understandable that you even covered your ears so that you didn't hear anything about me?" Cheng Nuo deliberately joked.

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Liuzi suddenly panicked, and hurriedly explained: "Professor, you misunderstood, I definitely didn't mean that, that is, your reputation is relatively big, and some deeds can be known without special inquiry......"

Cheng Nuo waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, no kidding, I know what you mean, but then again, what is the strength of your current Fengtian Ordnance Factory, I also need a bottom in my heart." ”

"This ......" Xiao Liuzi's face showed a hint of embarrassment, but he quickly covered it up well: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, the ordnance factory is indeed a little small now, and there are only two or three hundred people when it is full." ”

"What about the specific strength? What can be produced? Cheng Nuo asked.

"At the moment, the site is small and the equipment is rudimentary, and we can only repair firearms and make bullets, but I believe that after careful reorganization, these old situations will soon change, and then light and heavy weapons can be produced." Xiao Liuzi said confidently.

Cheng Nuo was not so easily fooled: "A series of messy things such as materials, equipment, salaries, etc. all need money, how do you solve this problem?" ”

Hearing this question, Xiao Liuzi actually breathed a sigh of relief, and said mysteriously: "If you want to talk about other problems, I may not have a way for the time being, but money is the best thing to solve." ”

Cheng Nuo's eyes narrowed slightly: "Tell me more." ”

Xiao Liuzi leaned over again, and said in his ear: "Although the ordnance technology of the ordnance factory has been abandoned and changed to coinage, it is precisely because of the coinage that when we received the factory inventory materials, we actually found a lot of silver bars, professor, you can guess how many?" ”

Cheng Nuo hesitated: "Millions? ”

"Wrong!" Xiao Liuzi got up suddenly, felt that his voice was too loud, and hurriedly bent down and whispered: "It is worth tens of millions of yuan, with these silver taels, plus some of the machinery and equipment of the mint that can be used can be used after transformation, the initial source of funds for the arsenal can be guaranteed." ”

Hearing this number, Cheng Nuo immediately couldn't sit still, and said in his heart that it was impossible not to envy it, he had done so many industries, and all of them didn't reach this number together, and the other party just took over a mint, and he easily got so much money.

Although our country was a silver standard country from the beginning, at the same time our country is also a country with a scarcity of silver, coupled with the previous colonial plunder, which led to less and less silver in the country, and the price of silver will only rise and fall, which is a sure profit and no loss, not to mention that there is no cost at all.

Taking a deep breath, Cheng Nuo, who calmed down, said: "If you can have so much money to join, it will be very easy to solve the problem of technical personnel, several arsenals in Hanyang, Dezhou, and Shanghai are unable to start work because of the civil war, and a large number of workers are unemployed. ”

"Thousands of troops are easy to get, but good generals are hard to find." Xiao Liuzi smiled happily, quite a kind of relief and calmness after putting down the burden: "Ordinary workers, even if they have some experience in the military industry, we will definitely not lack them, but we are not only short of people who can command them, but also in short supply." ”

Cheng Nuo didn't answer in a hurry, and changed the topic and said: "Generally speaking, there are two most important factors in the construction of an arsenal, one is 'funding' and the other is ...... personnel."

After a pause, Cheng Nuo took a sip of tea, felt his throat better, and then continued: "For example, the primary political environment, if Ling Zun can successfully unify the three eastern provinces, then everything is very good, a stable political environment can indeed support the growth of the ordnance factory, and at the same time support the establishment of the economy, and can also create a good environment for the ordnance factory." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Liuzi's mouth was already about to smile from ear to ear: "Yes, the Fengtian Ordnance Factory is destined to become an arsenal with a high starting point and rapid development, and I believe that the addition of Professor You will definitely be able to display your ambitions." ”

Cheng Nuo couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if you don't consider the influence of the Japanese, then the Northeast is definitely much more suitable than Sichuan, and other regions are in a chaotic state of warlord chaos, and the stable political environment here has attracted a large number of refugees who have fled from other regions, which provides sufficient human resources for the three eastern provinces.

The so-called Kanto region was more prosperous during this period.

Compared with the land of Sichuan, which has already started, basically the war has not stopped much, and the resources, transportation, and infrastructure are not as good as the Northeast.

"It's a pity, if you want to blame, you can only blame you for being too close to the Japanese, don't help you, Fengtian Ordnance Factory can become one of Japan's four major arsenals in later generations, and a large number of munitions manufactured are mainly used in the war of aggression against China, if you help you, it is your compatriots who suffer in the end."

Shaking his head, out of long-term considerations, Cheng Nuo still rejected the proposal, and said euphemistically: "At the moment, I am really busy, I am busy with the preparation and construction of domestic radio, especially the "National" broadcast, which will be officially operated soon, and it is inseparable from me." ”

Xiao Liuzi's eyes gradually dimmed, but he was still a little unwilling: "What if we are willing to wait for you?" For example, when you are done with the radio, we will go to work on the reorganization of the Mukden Ordnance Factory. ”

Cheng Nuo glanced at the other party with a little meaning: "Military intelligence is not child's play, can you afford to delay the military aircraft?" ”

Xiao Liu Zi was suddenly speechless: "This ...... This father's pass is indeed not easy. ”

In fact, there were two main sources of weapons for the army in the early stage: one was for robbery and capture of other warlords; The second is to seek help and purchase from foreign countries.

However, because of the existence of the Mukden Ordnance Factory, the combat effectiveness of the Fengjun was guaranteed, and the repaired and manufactured firearms played a certain role in the First Zhibong War.

Especially in the battle of Yuguan, with more advanced weapons and equipment than the direct army, more weapons, and relatively good logistics capabilities, although it took several months, the direct army could not move forward.

Although it ended in the defeat of Dongbei Zhang, it also made them appreciate the benefits of having their own military factory.

In history, although the Fengjun Ordnance Institute has changed its banner several times, after being liberated by us, it was moved to Bei'an, Heilongjiang Province and renamed the 626th State-owned Factory, which became a well-known military factory in our country at that time, and nearly half of the standard infantry weapons used in the equipment of our army in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China were produced by this factory.

Even in the later battle for the founding of the country, most of the domestically produced weapons that we beat the soldiers of the moldy country were produced by this factory.

For example, the famous "50 punch", "54 punch", "56 punch", etc., the factory has participated in the transformation, design and production.

Thinking of this, Cheng Nuo was a little hesitant, he was afraid of being used by Little Japan if he helped, and if he didn't help, he was afraid that he would weaken the influence too much, so there was no way to get the best of both worlds?

But at this time, it was not the time to be too entangled, so he simply said:

"In this way, you can continue production and construction according to the original plan, whether there is a chance to cooperate, wait until later, but I believe there is a chance to cooperate."

Finally caught a glimmer of life, Xiao Liuzi nodded again and again: "Yes, I believe in Professor Cheng." ”

Cheng Nuo waved his hand lightly and handed over the manuscript paper on the table that had almost dried dry, with the content he had just written: "Don't talk too much about it yet, let's take a look at this thing." ”

Xiao Liuzi's face was full of doubts, and he held the paper and said suspiciously: "What is this?" ”

Cheng Nuo explained: "Normally, there are roughly three forms of sources of military weapons, which are nothing more than 'grabbing', 'making' and 'buying'. ”

Xiao Liuzi was a little embarrassed: "It's indeed a little familiar, but we also know that it's not a long-term solution after all, and now we're also thinking about 'making'." ”

Cheng Nuo nodded: "Yes, but you can also buy it at the same time." ”

Xiao Liuzi suddenly raised his head and blurted out: "Go to Krupp to buy it!?" ”

Cheng Nuo's index knuckle tapped on the table: "Yes, you can buy it, especially Germany, although the war was defeated and the economy suffered a heavy blow, the military industry made a lot of war money in the war, and the advantages of military technology and production equipment are still there." ”

Xiao Liuzi said excitedly: "Everyone understands the benefits of 'making', but after all, it is too slow, I still want to ask the professor to help from China, and it is very okay to 'buy' some in advance, which is also the main purpose of my visit to you." ”

"Then you should take a look at the above." Cheng Nuo said lightly.

But at this moment, before Xiao Liuzi had time to read the content above, there was a commotion suddenly from outside the gate.

Immediately afterwards, Li Laosan trotted over, with a panicked face: "Sir, the public family is here!" ”

(End of chapter)