"With my uncle's words, my nephew will do his best and live up to his trust. In addition, my nephew believes that the country is still not peaceful at present. After all, the development of industry is an experience of great consumption and the accumulation of large investments. If it is due to unrest and accidents,
And destroying the industrial institutions in their infancy will probably outweigh the gains. Furthermore, based on the resource allocation of each province in the country and the scale of the existing industrial base, my nephew has a special suggestion." Yuan Su turned around and said.
"Oh, what's the suggestion?" Yuan Shikai asked, still maintaining his enthusiasm.
"That is, we can temporarily focus industrial development in the three provinces of Shanxi, Zhili, and Hubei. Now these three provinces are areas where the government has strengthened control. Orders are easy to execute, and we can also avoid the greatest extent possible due to the turbulence of the current situation.
Affecting the process of industrial development, in addition, Shanxi has rich mineral resources, Hubei has an industrial foundation, and Zhili has good foreign-related resources. If we work together, we will definitely achieve something." Yuan Su said matter-of-factly.
Yuan Shikai did not answer hastily, but carefully thought about Yuan Su's proposal, and then nodded slowly.
At this time, Xia Shoukang spoke again: "Little Master Yuan's proposal is very good. If the government really wants to make up its mind to develop industry, it should focus on these three provinces."
Yuan Keding also said: "Indeed, it is much more convenient to develop on our own land, and we will not let others take advantage of the achievements of our government."
Yuan Shikai glanced at Yuan Keding thoughtfully, and naturally realized that Yuan Keding's words had no magnanimity at all. After a slight pause, he then said again: "Yes, this is a good suggestion, I will definitely consider it seriously.
Regarding industrial development, I will send someone to start preparing for relevant meetings in the next two days, and I will also find a few foreign consultants to discuss it. If everything goes well, maybe we can take drastic action in the middle of this year."
Yuan Su said without concealing his joy: "My uncle's move will definitely be a turning point in the revitalization of China, and it will definitely be a major move recorded in history. If this can trigger the industrial revolution in China, my uncle should be the first to take the lead."
Yuan Shikai laughed for a while, waved his hand and said: "As you are in the first position, you should perform your duties, and the first merit is not considered. So, Ke Li, you just said there are two things, what is the second thing?"
Only then did Yuan Su take out the blueprint of the new rifle that he had already prepared from his pocket, presented it to Yuan Shikai with both hands, and said in a meticulous tone: "Uncle, this is the design of a new rifle that my nephew purchased from a British firearms designer.
All the production rights including this rifle have been purchased."
He did not tell anything about Factory 101. Since he planned to put a mysterious veil on this factory from the beginning, he naturally had to carry it out to the end. This was originally a simple matter, but if he told Yuan Shikai that he had secretly established
An arsenal, with Yuan Shikai's suspicion, I'm afraid he will have other ideas.
As the saying goes, it is better to do less than to do more. If it can be simple, then simplify it.
Yuan Shikai took the drawing and spread it out, looking at it carefully up and down for a while. When Yuan Keding, who was sitting aside, heard that it was a new weapon, he quickly stood up and came over to look at the drawing with Yuan Shikai.
"New rifle?" Yuan Shikai was a little surprised.
"Yes, this is a brand new rifle. It uses the same bullet caliber as the Han-style rifle. It is shorter than an ordinary rifle and slightly longer than a cavalry rifle. It can be called an infantry rifle." Yuan Su said.
Said the introduction from the side.
The concept of rifles is not popular in China at present. Most Chinese military generals have never heard of this weapon. Only some people who have studied abroad or have extensive experience will have heard of it. Yuan Shikai is a member of the Beiyang Military
The leader has naturally heard of this type of rifle, but his understanding of this type of rifle is not very deep.
In the final analysis, the Beiyang government is still very poor, and its funds basically have to be maintained by loans, so there is not so much emphasis on arms expansion. Furthermore, the Han-style rifles commonly used in China are already very good, even if the overall level is not as good as foreign ones.
Some rifles, but at least the performance and quality are passable.
"My dear nephew, you brought the drawings of this new rifle, but do you have any ideas?" Yuan Shikai asked calmly.
"Uncle, at present, our Chinese Army has almost no complete systematization. There is no unified organization for each branch of the army, and the general military logistics is in name only. However, after all, this is a long-standing situation, and it cannot be solved in a short while.
It has been improved, so we don’t need to discuss the subtle points yet, but we can try out the general matters first." Yuan Su said eloquently.
"What kind of truth are you going to say?" Yuan Shikai asked with some confusion.
"What my nephew means is that the rectification of armaments is to establish a set of traceable systems. The first thing is to put forward a standardized military concept. This will not only have immediate effects, but also does not require too much time to implement.
There are so many difficulties." Yuan Su further said.
"Standardization?" Yuan Shikai murmured to himself thoughtfully. It was not that he had never heard of this term. On the contrary, he felt that Yuan Su's words were very similar to the opinions that another person had put forward to him before.
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"Standardization of equipment, standardization of weapons, and standardization of management. Among these systems, the standardization of weapons is the priority, because the essence of the army is inseparable from combat. Furthermore, only after the standardization of weapons can we follow closely to build a new
Logistics system." Yuan Su's tone became more sonorous and forceful.
"Standardization of weapons?" Yuan Shikai increasingly felt that Yuan Su's theory was very familiar.
"That's right, uncle, the reason why my nephew brought the drawings of this new rifle is that he hopes to use this rifle as a benchmark to popularize it as the standard weapon of our Greater China Army. The so-called standard weapon means the same weapon
Various weapons and equipment with the same technical parameters, approved and filed by the military weapons and equipment department, have official model numbers, and are officially standard weapons used by the army in batches. The emergence of standard weapons can improve the weapons management and management of military and elite forces.
The use has been standardized and unified, and the formalization of the armed forces has been strengthened." Yuan Su thought that Yuan Shikai was not clear about the meaning of standardized weapons, so he explained it in a formal manner.
"Ke Li, do you know what you just said? I heard it from another person a few days ago." Yuan Shikai said with a somewhat meaningful smile.dd