At this moment, the most excited and excited people in the Military Industry Bureau are undoubtedly Hu Zhigang, the head of the Ordnance Industry Department, and the artillery god Zhao Zhangcheng. Facing the 105mm heavy howitzer, anti-aircraft machine gun and anti-aircraft gun proposed by Professor Zhuang, they have mixed emotions.
Almost beyond words.
"Zhuang, Professor Zhuang, can we really produce a 105mm heavy artillery?!" Hu Zhigang's words were a little choppy, trying to control his inner emotions, and asked Zhuang Qianding.
A pair of eyes, as if a drowning man sees a life-saving straw, full of hope.
Although Zhuang Qianding had already informed that the concept drawings of military weapons were placed in the arsenal, he still couldn't help but want to ask again.
105mm caliber howitzer!
This is a goal that has never been imagined since the establishment of the Red Army Arsenal.
Zhuang Qianding smiled: "Yes, but we need to work together. If we want to make cannons, we must first build an oxygen top-blown converter steelmaking plant and independently produce high-strength gun steel materials."
Whether it is a 105mm howitzer, or a highly powerful anti-aircraft gun, or other military weapons, if you want to mass-produce them, you must solve the problem of materials.
The oxygen-blown furnace steel plant is the foundation of all this.
"All the officers and soldiers of the Military Industry Bureau must do their best to build the steel plant." Upon hearing this, Chen Kang's face became serious and he said to Zhuang Qianding as if he was swearing an oath.
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Although the entire plan of active attack, strategic deception, and finally anti-aircraft artillery response could not completely eliminate the threat of Japanese bombers, it was much better than the situation of having to hide in Tibet.
With an effective systematic countermeasure against the biggest threat of Japanese aircraft bombing, the meeting returned to the main content of today.
"Now, what we have to do is to choose a real steel plant site from Jingbian, Yulin, and Mizhi, and then go on-site inspection. Director Chen, what is the attitude of the organization?" Zhuang Qianding took over the conversation,
He looked at Chen Kang and asked.
"The location of the steel plant is a scientific issue. In principle, it is decided by you and Yu Hua. The organizational attitude is mainly to require the steel plant to ensure its own high safety and have broad development space. Mizhi must first be eliminated.
Yes." Chen Kang responded.
Mizhi was too small and had insufficient development potential, so Chen Kang looked down upon it.
"Jingbian and Yulin each have their own advantages. Since these two places are left, I think it's better to vote by a show of hands." Lu Yuan, the general affairs section chief, suggested.
"I support it," Hu Zhigang said.
Upon hearing this most familiar and democratic proposal, the heads of departments in the Military Industry Bureau nodded in succession.
“Highest technical support.”
Zhuang Qianding and Yu Hua, who represented the highest technology group, looked at each other and had no objections. After all, no matter whether they chose Jingbian or Yulin, the result would be the same for them.
As for Lin Wan and Zhao Zhangcheng, for such a crucial decision for the entire base and organization, they only need to listen quietly and wait for the final vote.
"Now we will invest in Jingbian first. Currently, Jingbian is second only to Mizhi in safety. It is 200 kilometers away from Shenmu and 350 kilometers away from Linfen. It is far from the raw material supply area and the road construction difficulty is the same as Yulin." Seeing this, Chen Kang said,
Then he presided over the entire scene, gave a brief explanation, and ordered the vote: "The person who chooses Jingbian will raise his hand. In addition, in order to avoid an equal number of votes, Professor Zhuang will vote twice for one vote."
As the words fell, two people raised their hands in the conference room, namely Tang Ziqing, the chief of the Gunpowder Section, and Zhao Shu, the head of the Public Works Section.
Apart from that, no one else raised their hands.
Sensing everyone's reactions, Tang Ziqing and Zhao Shu looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.
"Jingbian 2 votes."
Chen Kang waited ten seconds to make sure no one raised their hands again, and then announced the result of Jingbian's vote.
The words fall and the information is recorded.
"Now invest in Yulin, which is the least safe and centrally located. It is very close to Shenmu and Yike Zhaomeng. The supply of raw materials is convenient. In addition, the transportation distance of high-quality raw materials supplied by Linfen is shorter than that of Jingbian, and the difficulty of road construction is low.
"Chen Kang continued: "Those who choose Yulin raise their hands."
After the words fell, he raised his right hand.
In an instant, a total of seven people below raised their hands, including Lu Yuan, Hu Zhigang, heads of the three departments of the Military Industry Bureau, He Yan, chief of the Mineral Resources Section, Zhuang Qianding, Yu Hua, Lin Wan, and Zhao Zhangcheng of the highest technology group.
The vast majority of people present unanimously chose Yulin.
"Add me, total 9 votes."
Seeing this, Chen Kang immediately stood up and announced the final voting results in public: "Comrades, based on the final results of the show of hands, I now officially announce that Yulin has been selected as the site selection target for the steel plant. Next, I will trouble the highest technology team to go to Yulin for the site selection."
Inspect and confirm the specific factory location."
The words were loud and thick, and there was no doubt that this was a historic moment.
When the location of the oxygen top-blown converter steelmaking plant is officially determined, it means the beginning of the industrialization process.
Yulin Iron and Steel Plant!
"Bah, bang, bang!" In an instant, loud and dense applause sounded like a tide. Everyone understood what this result meant and gave them the warmest applause.
"Professor Zhuang, as well as Yu Hua and other comrades from the top scientific team, I have another piece of good news to tell you, please circulate it." Soon, the applause fell, Chen Kang signaled everyone to be quiet, then took out a top-secret intelligence document and handed it to
Zhuangqian Ding.
Good news?
Zhuang Qianding showed a hint of curiosity and took the top-secret intelligence document handed over by Chen Kang. When his eyes saw the contents, his pupils suddenly shrank, and his eyes were as big as copper bells.
Holding the intelligence document tightly in his right hand, Zhuang Qianding's mind went blank, and a huge wave arose in his heart. His face was full of disbelief. He controlled his emotions slightly and said in shock: "This, is this true?!"
This time it was his turn to not be calm, and the reason was precisely because of the content of this top-secret information.
There is a piece of information clearly described above: A batch of German-made mechanical processing equipment with advanced performance is being transported to the base area by train from the north. The equipment list is as follows - Schuler air hammer, EMAG precision boring machine, heavy-duty grinder, GROB
High-precision lathes, universal milling machines, semi-automatic gantry milling and horizontal deep hole drilling machines, Henglun precision planers, three of each type, each equipped with two spindle parts and two sets of cutting tools.
Shocking!
Shock from the depths of the soul!
As a top mechanical expert, no one understands the weight and value of these German-made mechanical equipment better than him. Each one is the most advanced and top-notch mechanical processing equipment in the world, and is the proud work of various German machinery manufacturing companies.
, is the pinnacle of this era.
Zhuang Qianding was once fortunate enough to have access to a high-precision lathe made by GROB. Its processing accuracy is more than three times that of the American-made ordinary lathe in the Tsinghua University Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, and it can perform mirror-level turning processing.
As for other types of machine tools, sorry, he is not qualified to touch them.
This high-precision lathe is only an old model of the GROB lathe series, and the entire equipment list records the latest model.
But that’s not all yet!
In addition to GROB's latest high-precision lathe, there are also various types of machine tool equipment on the list. This is a full range of machine tool processing equipment, plus Schuler's one-ton air hammer.
With this batch of equipment, the base's mechanical manufacturing level will instantly move from the inferior level to the world's quasi-first-class machinery manufacturing level. During the holidays, it will be able to enter the first-class echelon.
"It's absolutely true. The equipment has left Peiping and is being transported to Zhengding. Due to confidentiality regulations, I cannot tell you the origin of this batch of equipment." Chen Kang nodded and affirmed.
silence.
Deathly silence.
When Zhuang Qianding received this answer, he was extremely shocked and surprised. He could not figure out how, with his organizational capabilities, he could obtain this batch of cutting-edge mechanical processing equipment whose value could hardly be measured in terms of money.
It's incredible.
"Yu Hua, here, stay calm." After calming down a little, Zhuang Qianding took a deep breath and handed the top-secret intelligence document in his hand to Yu Hua.
"this?!"
Yu Hua took the document, and within a few seconds, shock appeared in his eyes, showing a very surprised expression.
Zhuang Qianding reminded: "Keep calm."
After hearing these words, Yu Hua, who looked shocked, nodded, remained silent for a few seconds, and passed the intelligence document to Lin Wan.
Later, Lin Wan and team member Zhao Zhangcheng read the contents of the document in turn, and finally understood why Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua reacted like this.
Although the two of them didn't quite understand the value of this batch of equipment, they knew the importance of these equipment.
The entire top-secret intelligence document was circulated and finally returned to Chen Kang. After everyone in the top technology group digested the information, Chen Kang asked: "Professor Zhuang, I would like to ask if we can use this batch of equipment within two months."
Complete the 60mm mortar project within five months, and complete the imitation Chinese official rifle project within five months?”
"Two months? Five months? If we have this batch of equipment... we can make a prototype cannon in fifteen days, and a prototype gun in ten days." After hearing this question, Professor Zhuang understood that Chen Kang didn't seem to understand.
The power of this batch of equipment, he shook his head slightly and responded.
Chen Kang was confused, wondering if he heard it wrong: "Fifteen days and ten days?!"