After working hard in and outside the city for a while, Li Dingqiao finally got the security work of the repair shop in Nanjing back on track.
It cannot be said to be professional or formal, but ensuring the safety of the repair shop is no longer a problem. After all, it is a place where firearms are built. If there is any shortage, there will be no shortage of weapons and ammunition. The accumulation of these alone cannot be easily defeated by a small group of armed forces.
Of course, this does not mean that you can sit back and relax. This can only deal with direct attacks from the outside, infiltration, instigation of rebellion from within, etc. The enemy's methods must be diverse.
It's just that the repair shop is newly established, and some of the enemy's arrangements should be lagging behind. In addition, more stringent temporary measures have been taken for personnel review, access management, etc. These are enough for the repair shop to cope with the current situation.
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But for the time being, Li Dingqiao did not have time to further improve it. In addition to the base outside Nanjing that was mainly responsible for research and development work, there was another base not far from Nanjing that had also been formally established and required him to organize security matters as soon as possible.
The tasks undertaken by this base are relatively complex. First of all, it is responsible for small batch trial production and testing of new weapons after research and development. It needs to undertake the work of cooperating with suburban bases.
Secondly, it is responsible for the production and transformation of some weapons and equipment that are in low demand. This project currently mainly serves the Military Intelligence Department. At the same time, the base will be equipped with the best batch of machinery and equipment obtained by the repair department, and formal personnel will also be provided.
They are basically mid-to-high-level technicians or even engineers, so they also need to be responsible for the production of weapons and spare parts that require high precision.
Finally, the base here is also responsible for a large part of the talent training work of the repair shop. It is mainly responsible for providing systematic knowledge learning and imparting skills and experience to some young worker trainees with potential and ability, so as to cultivate talents for the repair shop.
Intermediate and senior technicians, technicians, and even engineers.
At the same time, it also undertakes part of the selection and training of young researchers. Selection is to select suitable talents from previous trainees to enter research institutions, and to provide internship opportunities for young researchers recruited through other channels to help them accumulate relevant experience.
Lay the foundation for your future career.
In addition, the base here will also undertake part of the research and development and testing work, such as gunpowder and other research and development tests that are not suitable to be carried out outside Nanjing. It will also provide technical support and guidance for the manufacturing department of the second-level repair shop, and
Develop more efficient and faster production processes and techniques that improve quality and reduce costs.
The base here is still built on the basis of an old factory. The place is a valley in the mountains on the west side of Dangtu on the south side of the Yangtze River in southwest Nanjing. It was originally an iron factory.
This ironworks was established not long ago. It was established by some enlightened local officials and gentry landowners at the end of the 19th century in response to industry to save the country. Unfortunately, it had a bad fate.
At the beginning of preparations, the people involved could be said to be ambitious, but unfortunately reality gave them a hard slap immediately. First, there were comments such as building a factory would destroy Feng Shui, forcing the factory to be relocated from a river with convenient transportation.
To the mountainous valleys far away from human habitation.
Then came the layers of exploitation and blood-sucking by corrupt officials at all levels in the last years of the dynasty. Nearly one kilometer of land was originally cleared on both sides of a large stream in the valley to build factories. There were iron mines along the stream and into the mountains, and a large mine was also planned to be opened up.
Mining site.
But at this point, many of the people who had originally participated had retreated. Only a few who sincerely wanted to make this happen were still persisting. In the end, the factory buildings were built a few hundred meters along both sides of the stream.
For one-third of the planned area, the mine is just a matter of digging a few tunnels.
The situation after the completion of the iron plant did not improve. First, there were not many factories in the country at that time, and all kinds of monsters and monsters wanted to get a piece of the iron plant. Furthermore, the iron plant lacked technology and experience, and most of its output was pig iron, with only a small amount of crude iron.
Steel output is still the usual high-street goods. Due to the impact of foreign goods from abroad and the turbulent domestic situation, the ironworks can only barely cope with the situation or even reduce production.
In the end, there were only a few families left, and they all withdrew one after another. Only a local tycoon named Huang was left. Because of his rich wealth, he was unwilling to be defeated, so he took over the shares of the others and suffered.
However, he did get an opportunity when the First World War broke out. Foreign goods were greatly reduced and even local products were exported in reverse. Although the iron plants produced ordinary goods, transporting iron was always more expensive than transporting iron ore back for smelting.
It was convenient, and because of the war, the demand could be said to be endless, so the iron factory was producing around the clock in those years, which caused a wave of blood for the iron factory.
Unfortunately, the good times only lasted a few years. With the end of World War I, orders were cancelled, and foreign investment in foreign goods made a comeback. Moreover, steel, a core material in the war, saw rapid technological innovation and development during the war.
After the war, foreign goods came back, and the iron factory faced a more difficult situation than before the war. It was already lagging behind enough, but now it is even worse. For a while, the iron factory became deserted again.
However, after receiving a wave of dividends, the Huang family also tasted the benefits of the iron factory. They no longer chose to deal with the hardships, but took the initiative to find ways to solve their difficulties.
In the end, the Huang family introduced a batch of processing machinery and technology, which of course were not very good. They were able to produce some farm tools and iron tools for daily life, such as kettles, tin buckets, iron nails, hoes and other items.
It is more efficient and cost-effective than traditional domestic methods, and is better than simply producing iron nuggets and steel ingots before.
However, although the situation has changed, it is still the same as before the war. Moreover, due to the progress in shipping and productivity caused by the gradual transformation of the results of new technological innovations in the war abroad, the impact of foreign goods has also gradually increased. Their situation
A small change simply cannot keep up with the increased impact.
The iron factory gradually became unable to sustain itself and closed down some of its factories. It was once close to bankruptcy. It was not until the heirs of the Huang family took over the iron factory that it took a lot of effort to restore the iron factory to full production capacity.
Huang Shixin, the eldest son of the Huang family, had a feud with the ironworks for decades. Due to this influence, he enrolled in the mining and metallurgy major of Beiyang Institute of Technology and took over the ironworks after graduation.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Unfortunately, due to the iron factory's backward equipment, technology, production capacity, etc., it is the limit for the iron factory to resume production and barely support it. No matter what Huang Shixin does, there will not be much improvement.
Of course, Huang Shixin did not give up and was ready to purchase and introduce new equipment and technology to revive the ironworks, so he approached a British-funded foreign firm.
It's a pity, I'm still too young, there's no good person to look for, but the British-owned group of scammers. It's not that other foreigners don't scam, but they are the most scammers, especially for Huang Shixin, who has a huge amount of money and is a one-shot deal.
list, if you don’t understand the tricks in it, just wait to be tricked to death by them!
Huang Shixin just didn't understand. When negotiating with a British-funded foreign company, he was tricked by the other party. He agreed to the other party's overseas payment in pounds, delivery time to be negotiated, huge liquidated damages and other terms. Because he lacked experience in dealing with foreign capital, Huang Shixin was
The other party's words coaxed him into signing the contract.
There is a huge pitfall hidden in these articles. Ocean payment is denominated in pounds. Once the exchange rate of Ocean against pound drops, the actual payment that needs to be paid will increase a lot.
Although Dayang is mainly made of precious metal silver, its currency value is not stable and often fluctuates due to various factors, and the fluctuation range is sometimes extremely violent.
Based on this, some foreigners choose to use foreign currencies to denominated or pay in order to avoid risks, but some foreigners see business opportunities and use this to set traps to deceive people and make profits.
The delivery time was yet to be negotiated. The other party convinced Huang Shixin on the grounds of stocking up, exporting industrial equipment requiring government review, and the possibility of accidental risks over long transportation distances. The other party's reason was that procurement and transportation costs were huge, and they were worried about Huang Shixin's breach of contract, and
The liquidated damages are two-way, and Huang Shixin is afraid that the other party will breach the contract, so naturally he will not refuse.
When Huang Shixin signed the contract, the exchange rate between Dayang and the pound was at a high level, so the other party chose to pay in Dayang in pounds. If the exchange rate was low, they would reverse the situation and pay in Dayang in pounds.
As long as the other party arranges the delivery and payment time at a low or high exchange rate, it can obtain oceans or pounds that are much higher than when the contract was concluded. Then when the exchange rate is high, the oceans can be converted into pounds or other foreign currencies, or the oceans can be directly priced from oceans.
When China purchases materials, the difference between the exchange rates is the profit. If it is pounds sterling, even this step is omitted.
The delivery time to be negotiated and the huge liquidated damages both serve this trap. The delivery time to be negotiated is to delay delivery when the exchange rate is high and low. The huge liquidated damages are to prevent you from realizing the trap and refusing to perform the contract. As for the so-called two-way delivery, delivery
The time has yet to be determined. If I delay it for ten or eight years, it would not be considered a breach of contract, and I cannot restrain the other party at all.
Huang Shixin was like this. From the conclusion of the contract to the delivery, he was delayed for several years. However, when the delivery was calculated, he found that the amount to be paid was 30% more than what was calculated at the time of signing the contract.
Realizing that they have been cheated, there is nothing they can do to save themselves. If they do not perform the contract, the penalty will be higher than the extra amount. If they pay out, they will get nothing. If they delay in receiving the goods, the other party will directly use their connections to put pressure on the government. The government
Not daring to offend foreigners at all, the Huang family could only hold their noses and admit it.
This is not over yet. When the goods arrived, Huang Shixin discovered that the goods were not exactly what he paid for. Not only were the models much different from what was signed in the contract, but they were also second-hand goods used by others.
Huang Shixin did not compromise this time, but the other party argued that the shipment was wrong and his goods were in Hong Kong. He needed to transport the wrong shipment back to Hong Kong for handover.
Huang Shixin negotiated for a long time, and in the end he had no choice but to comply with the other party's request. However, Hong Kong was the other party's territory, so various obstacles naturally caused problems. It was not until Huang Shixin agreed to buy the batch of second-hand defective equipment at the market price of brand new goods that the matter was completed.
However, there was a large amount of freight to transport the equipment, and the batch of second-hand defective equipment was also a lot of money. When Huang Shixin came back, he discovered that the Huang family could no longer afford him much money to build a factory and put it into production. The equipment was directly
It won't do much good if you smash it in your hand.
Decades of domestic turmoil and war have inevitably affected the Huang family. They no longer have the solid financial foundation they once had, not to mention the difficulties involved in building a steel plant.
Huang Shixin wanted to sell the second-hand equipment in his hands for a certain amount of money. Several people expressed their interest one after another, but the bids were kept on the floor. Moreover, by accident, the Huang family discovered that one person was working for Japanese companies. After an investigation, they found out that those people
It turned out that they were all arranged by the same Japanese company.
The Huang family's construction of the iron plant was originally in response to the trend of industrial salvation that arose in China after the Sino-Japanese War. How could they be willing to sell the equipment to Japanese capital, not to mention that the other party's price was so low?
After being found out, the Japanese company simply stopped pretending. If anyone else dared to contact the Huang family, they would use various means to suppress, exclude, and threaten them. They did not give the Huang family any other options, and the target was the Huang family's iron factory, iron ore, and whatever else they had.
All equipment, new or used.
The business of the Huang family and the iron factory has also been suppressed and cut off by the other side. The iron factory currently only has one iron furnace, one steel furnace and one processing plant still in operation. It relies on the production of farm tools for surrounding villages and towns, and the iron factory can barely keep it from shutting down.
Fortunately, Wu Liangdong's processing plant used to import metal raw materials from Ma'anshan, not far from Dangtu. He heard about this, so after discussing the various conditions of this base, he listed this iron factory as
In order to inspect the target, he doesn't have to worry about Japanese capital at all now.
Because this base needs to carry out some metal smelting tasks such as steel, it is best to set up the base in a mining area or not far from the mining area. It would be better if it has its own mine.
Ma'anshan, which happens to be not far from Nanjing, is one of the seven major iron mines in China. The Huang family's mine is a small iron mine on the edge of its radiation range. Although it is small, it is fully sufficient for the base's needs. Moreover, the equipment in the Huang family's hands is also
Some were lacking in repairing machinery, so the Huang family's iron factory was chosen as the base.
As for the iron factory, the Huang family had long wanted to give up the business, but they couldn't support it even if they didn't want to, so the two parties hit it off. Of course, the repair shop was not a charity, and the price offered was not high. After reaching a cooperation and
After paying a certain amount of cash, we took over the iron factory, the mine and most of the equipment from the Huang family.
All the smelting and processing equipment in the iron plant will be dismantled, and the smelting equipment will undergo certain modifications and upgrades. With the smelting equipment in the hands of the Huang family, the Huang family will cooperate with the Huang family to select a site in the rear Hunan and Chongqing area to open a steel plant as a repair center.
supplier.
Although the equipment of the steel plant is not advanced and can only produce some ordinary steel and iron materials, it is more than enough to produce the raw materials needed to produce grenades, landmines and the like.
The processing equipment of the iron factory and the Huang family all belong to the repair shop. The repair shop will select the useful ones and provide them to the weapons processing and manufacturing factories. Although they are more than a little behind the same type of equipment abroad, they are used for processing some requirements.
There is no problem with such high-end parts or products. It can completely share the secondary production of the batch of advanced military equipment acquired by the repair company and improve the effective use of those equipment.
As for items that are useless for repairs, they can be sold with simple repairs and maintenance. After all, the items are in the hands of the repair shop, so what about the Japanese companies? Besides, the repair shop has no shortage of buyers.