As soon as the thought of going home arises, it will spread crazily in my heart until every vine is filled with the desire to go home, and it will become the driving force for action.
Just three days after Julie told Qin Zhiyuan that she wanted to go home, Qin Zhiyuan and Julie left the UK and returned to Lanfang.
That's right, although the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has not yet been held, Qin Zhiyuan did not want to stay in Europe and continue to wait. When passing by Corsica, Qin Zhiyuan did not even go ashore. The fleet passed through the Suez Canal and headed directly for Lanfang.
It has been four months since I left Lanfang in March. This journey has been too long. Both Qin Zhiyuan and Julie are eager to return home.
Well, Europe is indeed not worth remembering now. I guess Qin Zhiyuan and the others felt like they were returning home when they returned to Lanfang. Living in the haze all day long was indeed torture, even if it was the center of the world.
What a taste of joy.
It was a smooth journey without any disturbance. After a month and a half, Qin Zhiyuan and his party returned to Lanfang safely.
A lot of things happened during the month and a half on the ship. For example, Pierre had gone to Madagascar to take office. In order to ensure that his investment would not be in vain, the old Renault personally led an exploration team to Manantenina, led by Huang Li.
The escort team is there, I believe there is no need to worry about old Renault's safety.
The Prince of Basel's coup was imminent, and Chris ordered Gu Xingbang to send about a battalion of troops near Tunisia to prepare for the Prince of Basel's coup.
There was still good news after Harding took office. During the period of reward based on merit, Simon Allen was appointed by Harding as the deputy secretary of the Treasury. The minister was Mellon. Allen basically only had a name and was not responsible for specific affairs.
This is the best situation for Lanfang. Simon Allen has entered the American political arena, which means that Lanfang has a smooth channel to make his voice heard in the United States. In order to avoid suspicion, Qin Zhiyuan sold the United Group after its listing.
He bought all the stocks in his hands and cashed out US$1.2 billion.
When Qin Zhiyuan sold his shares, the United Group completely became an American company, and nominally had no connection with Qin Zhiyuan.
Of course, this is only on the surface. In fact, nearly 60% of the stocks in Allen's hands still belong to Qin Zhiyuan. Everyone knows this, but no one will point it out. The current United Group is no longer
It is a foreign company, but a behemoth jointly controlled by the Mellon Group, the Rockefeller Group, and the Morgan Group. No one dares to underestimate the power of the United Group.
In Qin Zhiyuan's plan, Lanfang and the United States will have a battle sooner or later. If the United Group still has such a strong Lanfang color, it will definitely be targeted by the US government as a coercive target, since it may become a handle in the hands of the United States in the future.
, then it is better to disassociate with Qin Zhiyuan now, so that the US government has nothing to grasp.
On the third day after returning to Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan came to Wanghai Prefecture to inspect the military industrial base in Pontianak.
After the Type 20 light machine gun was equipped with the troops, many problems still occurred during use. These problems were fed back to the 104 Factory in Pontianak, and then improved by the military experts of the 104 Factory. Qin Zhiyuan came here this time to inspect the new machine gun.
Research progress.
On the shooting range of Factory 104, ten light machine guns were lined up, and a fatigue test was underway.
After the battle report from Madagascar was fed back to Lanfang, the engineers of Factory 104 began to improve the problems that appeared in practical applications. The result of the improvement was back to the route proposed by Qin Zhiyuan, using the ammunition chain of the bottom-mounted magazine to feed ammunition.
When necessary, bullets can be directly connected to the machine gun from the magazine for use, simplifying the step of pressing the bullet into the drum, and trying to avoid Manantenina's situation from happening again.
The situation in Manantenina is actually quite extreme, and it is even possible that such a scene will never happen again in the future. However, as military workers, we must think of possible situations and not allow any luck or negligence.
It will lead to unnecessary casualties of frontline soldiers.
On the wall surrounding the shooting range, slogans with content such as lessons learned, bold innovation and quality assurance are very conspicuous. This is Qin Zhiyuan's request for military industrial enterprises, and it is also the voice of all military industrial personnel.
We are now imitating the battle situation in Manantenina and requiring the light machine gun to fire continuously to see what standard it can reach for the longest time. In view of the battle report in Manantenina, the standard we require is that it can shoot continuously for four hours. In the previous batch
The test has reached the level of three hours. Now if we can deal with the high combat intensity similar to Manantenina, there will be no problem. Jeffrey Defoe, the chief engineer of the 104 factory, is responsible for explaining to Qin Zhiyuan.
Very good, you just need to have this spirit. Qin Zhiyuan gave verbal praise and expressed satisfaction with the work of Factory 104.
Factory 104 is now the largest arsenal in Lanfang. Since its establishment more than two years ago, the scale of Factory 104 has gradually expanded. Now the entire factory area is twice that of when it was first built, and the number of machines has also increased 105 times. The entire factory has
Has 11,000 employees.
Not all of these 11,000 people are workers, a considerable number are workers’ family members. These workers’ family members are currently engaged in logistics work or service work. Their food and accommodation are in the factory, and their children even go to school in the children’s school affiliated with Factory 104.
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This is part of the welfare of Factory 104, which completely solves the worries of workers and allows them to devote all their energy to production and construction.
Of course, in order to avoid the situation of eating from one big pot, there is still competition within Factory 104. For example, competition exists widely between workshops, between various technical groups, and even between canteens. If a certain unit is ranked at the bottom three times in a row, then
This unit will be abolished and all personnel will be transferred out of Factory 104.
This seemingly cruel regulation has played a very good role. From the establishment of Factory 104 to the present, the output has been rising steadily and the quality has been steadily improved. It has played a very key role in promoting the development of Lanfang's army.
Not long ago, Factory 104 dismantled a large number of machines in use and shipped them to Germany. This was part of the agreement between Lanfang and Germany. Factory 104 took this opportunity to upgrade the machines. Now the machining level of Factory 104 is
It is a leader in the world.
This leadership is fed back into production, which means excellent product quality. The Lanfang Military Department has tested that a considerable part of the B2-type rifles produced by the 104 Factory can be directly used as sniper rifles, and the processing accuracy has reached a very high level.
The level of production is far ahead among all the military industrial enterprises in Lanfang, so now many troops ask for products produced by Factory 104 when changing equipment, and would rather wait for a while than settle for it.
There is a pavilion next to the shooting range. On the table in the pavilion, there are various guns, including the original Lewis machine gun, the Type 20 that has been discontinued, and new machine guns being tested on the test field. There are many more
These are just small-scale production of verification guns, and these are samples produced for technical reserve.
On the surface, the new machine gun looks very similar to the Mimi produced by the former fn company. It has a short and compact shape, a compact structure, and is full of industrial mechanical beauty.
Seeing Qin Zhiyuan noticing the new machine gun, Jeffrey Defoe was a little embarrassed: the design of the new machine gun basically meets the requirements, with a firing rate of about ten rounds per second, a warhead muzzle velocity of 900 meters per second, and a service life of 50,000 rounds.
About 15kg, the weight is still far from your Majesty's requirement. Including a 200-round ammunition box, the weight is almost 15kg. This needs further improvement.
Jeffrey Defoe said he was embarrassed, but the pride on his face was still beyond words.
Jeffrey Defoe's eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was both tired and excited. It can be imagined that the engineers headed by Jeffrey Defoe must have been working hard recently. It is because of their efforts that Lanfang Military Industry
Only then will there be great progress.
This is not your fault. Materials engineering is a gradual industry, and you always have to eat one bite at a time. Qin Zhiyuan is not in a hurry. It is already very good to have such performance.
Lanfang's material research started at a very high level. Because of Lanfang's relationship with France, the French did not hide much secrets about Lanfang. Lanfang basically started to develop based on the research of French researchers. This made Lanfang
Fang's materials research has avoided many detours. At least compared with Britain, France and the United States, Lan Fang is not lagging behind now. Even in some special fields, because of Qin Zhiyuan's unlimited investment, Lan Fang's materials research has reached the forefront of the world.
Of course, the level of material research in this era cannot be compared with half a century later, so the finished light machine gun now is about five kilograms heavier than the Mimi in Qin Zhiyuan's memory. This is acceptable, as long as the material research in the future
If there is progress, the weight will be further reduced. Are there any problems that need to be solved now? Other problems will be discussed later.
In the process of researching new machine guns, we have an idea. If we can have a mature design, then we can increase the power of the machine gun by replacing the barrel, and we can also replace the bipod or tripod.
Ways to increase range and stability. In that case, we only need to produce one kind of machine gun to meet the needs of both light and heavy machine guns, and even anti-aircraft machine guns. Of course, this is just an idea now. This was proposed by Jeffrey Defoe
The idea is exciting.
It's a wonderful idea. This idea is very interesting. Go back and write a report and apply directly for the amount of funds needed. If this idea can be realized, you will get a reward. Qin Zhiyuan is generous.
In Qin Zhiyuan's memory, this is the concept of a universal machine gun proposed by Jeffrey Defoe. If it is a simple idea, it is not worthy of Qin Zhiyuan's promise to provide unlimited research funds, but this is the first time that 104 Factory has
Proposing a new concept without Qin Zhiyuan's prompting is indeed worthy of encouragement.
