Chapter five hundred and eighty fourth to obey the laws of science
Regarding the Ministry of Military Industry, Yang Zhen's request is far from simple: "Also, as the tanks ordered by the military region arrive, you must coordinate with the armored troops to modify the Soviet tanks. Since the additional armor has been successfully tested. Then we must put them into mass production as soon as possible. The tanks sold to us by the Soviet Army are all old-fashioned T-26 and fast tanks. The armor is too weak."
"We are not a Soviet army with tens of thousands of tanks. Excessive losses in one battle will not be compensated for a long time. Under the premise that the original performance cannot be changed, additional armor is the only effective way we can The only way to strengthen the defensive performance of these old Soviet tanks. Therefore, your Ministry of Military Industry must speed up."
"The information coming from Jiangbei. The first batch of 210 tanks will arrive next week at the latest. So you have to speed up. You can't let the personnel wait for the equipment. And you have to pay attention to the newly arrived Suzhou tanks. The communication system of the tank must be improved. The speed must also be accelerated.
"All the military factories in your plan must be put into production as quickly as possible. The two most important factories, steel and non-ferrous metals, I can only give you two years. Brother, there are not many opportunities left for us. .The time that history has given to our generation is not much.”
"If we cannot take advantage of the current turmoil in the world to seize what may be the last development opportunity for us, we will pay more unimaginable costs if we want to introduce similar industries in the future. Our nation and country .and will pay an unimaginable price.”
After Yang Zhen paused, he looked at Xiong Dazhen, who looked a little embarrassed. He shook his head slightly and said: "I know that your Ministry of Military Industry is under great pressure now. In the case of insufficient manpower, you have to ensure the new weapons. production. We also need to complete the imitation of some Japanese artillery. We also need to establish a large number of new military-industrial enterprises."
"But think about those soldiers who shed blood and died on the battlefield. I think many difficulties should not be unsolvable. The military region will find a way to help you solve the problem of lack of talents. But Lao Xiong. For now, I can only say that even if You have to rush the ducks to put it on the shelf. You have to put it on the shelf for me. If you have any difficulties, let me know in advance. Including me, everyone in the military region will go all out."
Hearing Yang Zhen's words, Xiong Dazhen swallowed his saliva and said with some difficulty: "No. 1, it's not me who is complaining. The current situation is that the Ministry of Military Industry is already struggling to cope with the heavy load. The production of light weapons only requires raw materials. The quantity is sufficient. I can guarantee that in accordance with the requirements of the military region, enough equipment will be produced to replace the troops before May Day next year."
"But within two years, a large number of projects including automobile plants, new chemical plants, crude oil smelting plants, non-ferrous metal smelting plants, steel plants, chemical plants, and the tank production lines and aircraft production lines promised by Jiangbei will be put into production. This is really There are some difficulties. Even if the equipment shipped by the Americans is ready-made, we still cannot achieve this goal relying on our own strength."
"But now we need experts but not enough experts. We need technicians but not enough technical personnel. Let alone other aspects. Even in the most basic civil engineering and infrastructure aspects, we seriously lack the corresponding talents. After the capture of Harbin in this battle. Although we have recruited a group of graduates from the Civil Engineering Department of Harbin Institute of Technology in Manchuria, most of these people are just starting out."
"Many of them have never even been to a training field. It is really difficult to come up with so many projects at once. No. 1. I know that the military region has tried to invite a group of experts from the United States. It is also working with Jiangbei We need to coordinate and hire some specialized talents, but No. 1. This all takes time.”
"Moreover, the intellectuals in the army are limited. Even if experts are invited, there are still many aspects that they cannot cooperate with. Whether it is the newly mobilized college students from the customs or the college students who join the army in North Manchuria, although they are very enthusiastic about resisting Japan, many of them are Lack of similar experience.”
"Also, you don't know the climate in Northern Manchuria. It's going to freeze this year. That means we can't carry out any civil construction projects this year. And in Northern Manchuria, one-third of them will be frozen within a year. Construction cannot be completed within the time limit. We can follow our development plan and strictly follow scientific laws. Infrastructure construction alone will take two years. No. 1. You can't let us produce cars, airplanes, tanks, etc. in an open-air environment. Heavy artillery."
"And for us, what we need most now is not only time, but also talent. In particular, there is a shortage of experienced talent. According to our current industrial plan, the metallurgical aspect alone requires at least 150 people. Talent. Right now, we have less than one-third of what we need."
"Talent has always been a major obstacle to our development. It cannot solve the problem of lack of talent. No. 1. Our military industry development can always only be a blueprint. We can't always rely on foreign experts. It cannot solve the problem of our own talents. All blueprints can only be fantasy."
Regarding Xiong Dazhen's complaint, Yang Zhen thought for a while and said: "If the military region provides you with 200 talents in various fields before the beginning of next year, can you allow these factories to be established in two years? I mean comprehensive Putting it into production. Rather than just setting up the factory.”
Yang Zhen's reply made Xiong Dazhen only shake his head and smile bitterly: "No. 1, you are also a college graduate. You should know the truth that scientific laws cannot be violated. Two hundred talents are just a drop in the bucket for our current needs. It's not enough. Yes. We started from scratch on a blank basis. Two years is really too short."
At this point, Xiong Dazhen frowned and said: "No. 1, unless we hire at least two hundred foreign experts. At the same time, we mobilize at least five hundred talents in this field ourselves. We will adopt the method of building and learning at the same time. And .Adopt the method of starting construction while construction is underway, completing part of it, and starting part of it.”
"At the same time, all buildings are made of cement prefabricated panels and steel bars. The roofs do not use reinforced concrete. They are all made of asbestos tiles. It is just like the method used in the initial construction of large factories in the Soviet Union. In this way, the construction period can be greatly shortened. But there are One thing is that the quality of the project may not be as solid as a brick-concrete structure with ring beams.”
"I once talked with the only Chinese civil construction expert at Harbin Institute of Technology. This kind of engineering construction can shorten the infrastructure construction time by half. But the seismic performance is extremely poor. Let alone a large earthquake, it is just a medium-sized earthquake. I am afraid it will not I can’t hold on.”
"However, he once said that if we start construction in time, we can temporarily use this construction method to build a temporary factory. However, during construction, we must try to reduce the building area as much as possible. At the same time, continue to adopt traditional construction methods outside the temporary factory. .Rebuild the factory building. After the construction of the outer factory buildings is completed, the original temporary factory building inside will be demolished."
"The advantage of this is that it can speed up the construction while ensuring the quality of the factory building. After all, for a factory, the infrastructure even has a lifespan of more than several decades. If all the service life is added together, the rough calculation is still It’s very cost-effective. Especially suitable for our current situation.”
"Just following his approach, our consumption of reinforced concrete will have to at least double. Although we have seized two Japanese-owned cement plants in Harbin and Qiqihar, we can basically solve the problem of cement. But the problem of steel bars .We still need all the imports.”
"After all, we need several large factories to start construction at the same time by the end of the year. And just based on the scale on paper, the number of buildings that need to be built will be of an unprecedented scale. If the construction of these basic buildings is completed, plus The amount of steel bars required for subsequent construction will not be in the minority."
Regarding Xiong Dazhen's suggestion, Yang Zhen frowned slightly. Then he turned to Li Yanping, Guo Bingxun and the Military Region Logistics Director Zhang Zhenhua. He wanted to ask their opinions. According to Xiong Dazhen's idea, all the buildings needed Raw materials have been doubled.
And judging from the current financial resources of the military region, it is still unknown whether this amount can be sustained without affecting the use of other funds. If the infrastructure construction of these factories causes the financial collapse of the military region, Yang Zhen definitely does not want to see it. Arrived.
After catching Yang Zhen's gaze, Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun looked at each other, shook their heads and said: "No. 1. If we follow Xiong Dazhen's suggestion, the amount of steel bars needed to import alone will far exceed ours. Budget. This is based on the premise that we can purchase the required steel bars from Jiangbei. And our military region's finances alone cannot support such a large amount of funds at present. Unless... we use that special foreign exchange."
Regarding Xiong Dazhen's suggestion, Guo Bingxun shook his head and said: "In fact, the most difficult part of building a factory is not the infrastructure, but the customization and installation of equipment. If we tighten up, it will be fine. With planning and around-the-clock construction, all infrastructure projects should be completed within two years."
"In fact, for us, one of the factors that affects the speed of civil infrastructure construction is the weather. The second is the lack of relevant talents. I see it this way. The talent aspect is partly solved by the military region, and the Political Department mobilizes part of it within the base area. As for the weather, I It seems there is no way to solve it."
"There is no way to do it in winter. The temperature in the north is 30 to 40 degrees below zero. Even if there is such a large warm tent, there is no way to build it. I think this way, we can first dig out the frame and install the roof, and then all kinds of equipment can be put in. Installation and debugging. This can effectively avoid the impact of rainy days."
"There are dense forests everywhere in Beiman. I see something. Wooden board houses can be used to temporarily replace prefabricated panels and steel structures. Lao Xiong, you can refer to the construction method of wooden board houses in Jiangbei. Use double-story wooden houses. At the same time, we use canvas wrapping inside and add heating. I think it will not affect the production inside."
"As for the peripheral infrastructure, we can use the method you mentioned to build while producing. Moreover, the construction of these wooden houses is much easier than prefabricated panels. After all, there are many more carpenters than civil engineers in the base. We can use the raw materials ourselves. It is very convenient to solve it internally.”
"However, you can ask the engineer who gave you the idea to study this method to see if it is feasible. After all, we have to abide by scientific laws. You can also refer to the Soviet Union's experience in building Siberian industrial zones. I feel there are some problems. As long as We should be more careful. There may not be no solution. There is a saying called full trust. Similarly, we cannot trust the experts all the time. Although they are experts, they often accept death too much."