He saw Chen Tianhua turning over and over with the matchbox, and then said:

"This is also the matchbox that the American businessman sent along with the cigarettes. Look at how thoughtful this foreigner is."

Yes, foreigners not only think carefully, but they don’t trust our Qing Dynasty domestic products at all.

"What are you thinking about, young master? You are so focused."

Li Yuanhong, who had been ignored all the time, didn't know whether it was out of curiosity or intention to strike up a conversation. In short, he took the initiative to speak.

"Oh, I'm planning to build a large match factory in the Meiguang Autonomous Region. We have no shortage of raw materials such as wood and yellow phosphorus, but what we lack is match craftsmanship. If the quality of our matches is the same as those made in Switzerland, we should have

How wonderful!" Chen Tianhua was moved by the scene, he was looking forward to it.

"Forget it, little brother, don't keep thinking about those small businesses. It's tiring and you don't make much money. Can you pay more attention to big businesses like steel, mining and railways? These are all related to the country's prosperity.

big project."

Gu Hongming expressed his feelings.

By listening to the voice and identifying the position, Chen Tianhua could probably guess what the chief of staff was worried about.

"Why did Mr. Gu say this? Although the matchbox is small, it is related to the daily livelihood of the Qing Dynasty. Projects such as mining, steel and railways are by no means something that happens overnight. Moreover, these are huge investment projects. We

You must be very careful when you start, and don't leave it half-finished, wasting your life, ruining your money, and harming others and yourself."

Chen Tianhua's words were pointed and targeted.

There were some so-called insightful people in the Qing Dynasty who had vengeance and national pride, but they lacked science and rationality and often made things worse by relying on their passion.

Think about Li Hongzhang's Beiyang Navy, Beiyang Army, Huai Army, Wu Ding Army, etc., which cost a lot of money. The tonnage of warships and soldiers' equipment are definitely not worse than those of the Japanese army. But in fact, once the war started, both the Navy and the Army were

Vulnerable.

What's the point?

The main reason is the lack of army-building ideas and military systems, and the lack of smooth military orders. In other words, there is a gap between the system and ideology.

Mid-level and senior officers lack strategies and tactics that keep pace with the times, have backward concepts and combat ideas, do not pay attention to military intelligence, and are slow to respond.

Secondly, the thinking and training of officers and soldiers cannot keep up with the development of the times.

This is true for the military, as well as for politics and the economy, with inconsistent government orders, multiple jurisdictions, internal strife, and so on.

Many people in the Qing Dynasty spoke beautifully and spoke eloquently and with good evidence, but when it was their turn, they held it high.

After hearing this, Gu Hongming frowned and said:

"Alright young master, when it comes to great principles, even I, Gu Tangsheng, am no match for you. Let's not talk about anything else today. Let's get back to the business. This time I invite you to come over a military-industrial matter. I want you to discuss and resolve it."

"In the military industry, what's going on? Does this have anything to do with Chen?" Chen Tianhua was shocked and confused after hearing this.

"Of course it does matter. You are the contemporary Zhuge Kongming. If you can help Song Jiang in time, can the military industry be left behind?"

Ku Hongming rarely compliments people in person, and today is an exception.

But to Chen Tianhua's ears, it was particularly harsh.

For the current Qing government, many outsiders think that the procurement of weapons and equipment is a lucrative area.

The purchase of foreign weapons and equipment in Huguang and Liangjiang is all controlled by Zhang Zhidong's cronies. If others get involved, they can't even pour water on it. Gu Hongming can't do anything about them.

Now, Gu Hongming has been ordered to join the military industry. What he advocates is imitation. To be honest, Huguang's finances are very short of money.

But imitation is not a job to make money, it is a risky and loss-making job, and it is often thankless.

Chen Tianhua knew this well and understood why Gu Hongming lowered his posture to compliment him. He must have had a hard job asking him to help.

"Mr. Gu, the military industry you are talking about is not about outsourcing ordnance, it must be about domestic imitation, haha..." He simply came up with it himself, so as not to waste time by beating around the bush.

"It is said that the eldest young master is the reincarnation of Zhuge Kongming, and he is indeed well-deserved. Regarding this aspect, it is better to ask General Li to explain in detail."

When Gu Hongming saw this, he no longer wasted any words and directly pushed Li Yuanhong to the front desk.

Chen Tianhua finally understood why he was asked to come here in a hurry all night. It was because Mr. Li invited him, and Gu Tangsheng was just a middleman.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Gu, for your help. Thank you very much, young master, for coming all night. Li would like to thank you both on behalf of the Military Industry Administration." Li Yuanhong stood up in response, bowed before sitting down again, took a sip of tea and said:

"Ordnance imitation is indeed a thankless hot potato. On the first day I took office as Director of Military Industry and General Office of the Gun Factory, the resignation reports of the two deputy directors responsible for production and technology were released early.

It’s on my desk. It is said that among the many former military industry administrators, no fewer than six or seven were replaced or resigned on their own initiative.”

"Why?" Chen Tianhua asked in shock.

"That's because the quality of the guns cannot pass the test. The rapid-fire cannons, light machine guns, and rifles produced in our arsenal are either 'exploding' when fired, or the calculations are inaccurate, and the bullet rifling

For this reason, Zhang Xiangshuai got angry many times, scolded many directors of ordnance industry, and beheaded a director and several general managers. Now, who dares to sit on this brazier?

Looking for death?"

As Li Yuanhong spoke, his head lowered in despair, and he drank a large gulp of tea.

Chen Tianhua, as a senior talent, is quite familiar with the production process of firearms.

The gun barrel or gun barrel is one of the main components of weapons. It is usually made of heat-resistant metal steel tubes that are not easily deformed. This metal steel tube is usually made of carbon alloy steel.

At present, the domestically produced rifles of the Qing Dynasty are mainly modeled after the German Mauser rifles, and the rapid-fire guns are also German Krupp smoothbore guns.

Whether it is the gun barrel or the gun barrel, chromium alloy steel produced by Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant is currently used to replace carbon alloy steel.

In addition, the craftsmanship and technology of gun factories are not up to standard, and many domestic gun barrels have many problems in actual combat.

The firing was inaccurate, and the worst case was that the barrel of the gun exploded.

"General Li, we need to add tungsten steel!" Chen Tianhua couldn't help shouting.

Tungsten steel, commonly known as tungsten carbide, is a hard tungsten-manganese alloy product. It is currently the hardest steel in the world, comparable to diamond and resistant to high temperatures.

Tungsten is silvery white in color and has a melting point as high as 3400°C, making it the metal with the highest melting point.

When the gun barrel is fired rapidly, the instantaneous temperature of the tube wall is very high, so tungsten steel is needed.

"Tungsten steel? Young Master, you are talking about tungsten gold, right? That thing is better than gold."

It’s expensive. Even if you have the money to import it from abroad, you still can’t get it in. What’s more, you don’t have the money now, so you have to imitate it.”
Chapter completed!