The black car with the military license plate removed was shaking and swaying on the wide road from Nanchang County to Nanchang City. Pedestrians and vehicles on both sides were very curious to see such a high-end car traveling so hard, but the four people in the car The man with a crew cut is not embarrassed at all, he still goes his own way and enjoys his life.
"Depress the clutch to the end and then shift into gear, otherwise the sound will be unpleasant... Yes, don't press the accelerator too hard, go slowly and experience it slowly... Yes, that's it, don't forget the steering wheel!"
An Yi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was so thirsty that Chen Mian, the team deputy, sat on the driver's seat after leaving the city of Lao Nanchang. He had been driving for twenty minutes and had not even covered half of the fifteen kilometers.
Lin Yaodong in the back seat really had no confidence in Chen Mian's driving skills. He scolded him a few times and simply shut up to save himself energy. Shen Fengdao kept an indifferent expression and looked at the scenery outside the car contentedly without caring.
The three of them followed An Yi into the city early in the morning to meet with General Zhu Peide. Chen Mian said he wanted to learn to drive. An Yi agreed after seeing that he had enough time, and the result was what it is now.
However, Chen Mian's brain was quick and his hands and feet were nimble. He gradually became familiar with it and the car drove much more smoothly.
Shen Fengdao looked at the dark gray literati gown he was wearing, and then at the silver-gray stand-up collar student uniform worn by An Yi. He found it very interesting, so he joked with Lin Yaodong next to him: "Xiaojiu, put on this outfit." She is quite energetic, like an obedient and good student."
"Stop talking, I feel uncomfortable all over."
Lin Yaodong tugged at the black student uniform he was wearing: "I feel uncomfortable wearing this outfit after I'm used to military uniforms. Fortunately, you're still wearing a robe, so it's not too hot."
Shen Fengdao didn't care: "Don't underestimate my clothes. This was specially given to me by Uncle Dao. It is made of fine ramie stitch by stitch. Even the buttons are very particular. They are expensive! Don't you know?" One piece can be exchanged for three sets you have."
"Okay! I'll buy a melon-skin hat for you when I get to town later. It will make a perfect set." Lin Yaodong was not a fuel-efficient lamp either, and his words made An Yi in front of him laugh.
When the car arrived at the south gate of Nanchang City, Chen Mian stopped the car consciously and let the skilled Lin Yaodong drive.
The brothers of the Third Army Gendarmerie guarding the gate all knew this car with a palm-sized Bagua picture hanging on the back of the windshield. When they saw the car approaching, they all stood up and saluted.
The car successfully entered the city gate and drove into the city. After a while, it came to a stop in front of the three-story high-rise building of the former Jiangxi Provincial Governor's Mansion.
Shen Fengdao got out of the car and adjusted his flowing robe, took out an exquisite long flat wooden box from the car, and followed An Yi up the steps of the door.
The major at the gate already knew that An Yi was coming this morning. When he saw the car stop, he strode forward to greet him. After saluting, he led An Yi and the two to Zhu Peide's office on the second floor.
Shen Fengdao handed the wooden box to An Yi and left it in the front living room to read the newspaper. An Yi and the major entered the large office inside. Zhu Peide was not polite when he greeted An Yi. He took An Yi's security team establishment report and signaled An Yi Yi sat down, read it quickly and signed his name on two copies of the report with a writing brush. After handing one copy to An Yi, he pointed to the wooden box on the wooden floor and asked:
"What? Give me a gift?"
"Yes."
An Yi lifted the wooden box and put it on the large desk and slowly opened it: "My nephew's brothers made this themselves. I don't know if Uncle De likes it."
Zhu Peide saw the shiny flower machine gun in the box at a glance. He looked at it carefully and immediately noticed something special. He quickly took it from An Yi and looked at it carefully. He couldn't put it down:
"Beautiful! It fits the hand very well. It is very different from the German-made and domestic imitations. The barrel and magazine are also a lot longer. I guess the range is much longer... This grip is much more comfortable, and the butt of the gun has also been reduced a lot.
, more suitable for our small officers and soldiers... Did you really make it yourself?"
An Yi smiled and said: "Brothers from the ordnance factory imitated and improved it. It has not been finalized for a month. It fires 7.92 rifle ammunition. The magazine capacity is 25 rounds. It has a speed machine and an effective range of 280 meters. Four
It is equally fatal when hitting the vital point of a target from a hundred meters away. Even though the recoil is a little too strong, the weight cannot be reduced. We can only explore and improve step by step as we build.
You see... just this magazine cannot be mass-produced. The special stainless steel used for the spring inside also needs to be imported. My nephew only has five such sample guns so far. I picked one out today.
Come as a souvenir for Uncle De."
"How much does it cost to build a gun like this?"
How could Zhu Peide not know the power and usefulness of this gun? Judging from the fact that the gun can fire ordinary rifle bullets and has an effective range of 280 meters, he already knew the power and usefulness of this gun.
"It costs 155 oceans. If it can be mass-produced, the price will be reduced by more than 20%, and the profit will not exceed 150 oceans. It is at least 30 oceans cheaper than importing a German flower machine gun.
Through various test firings of up to 10,000 rounds of bullets over a month, it was proved that the failure of this gun is much lower than that of the original imported one. After improving the barrel and replacing the bullets, the accuracy has more than doubled, and a safety device has been added.
It is not easy to misfire. In addition, a fifty-round drum magazine is currently under development. I believe it will not be long before the problem can be overcome.
My nephew plans to use this gun as the standard gun for his subordinates. Uncle De will take it out and try it out someday when he has time and give some valuable advice." An Yi said with a low smile.
Zhu Peide put down his gun lovingly, and suddenly frowned and looked at An Yi: "When will mass production start?"
"It is estimated that it will take about sixty to eighty days for Hans's rifling equipment and raw materials to be shipped. In addition, my nephew's ordnance department is short of manpower and is undergoing intensive training. More than a hundred brothers who are recovering one after another and those who have returned earlier
One hundred and fifty brothers have just begun to join the factory. The original more than 30 skilled brothers will need to be trained for two months. Outsiders will not dare to use them." An Yi told the truth without hiding anything.
Tell each other.
Zhu Peide nodded with relief: "Let's do this. I will go to the eastern suburbs this afternoon to try this gun. As long as it reaches the level of the flower machine guns currently equipped, I will first order 1,200 to equip my guard regiment. You can deliver it before the end of the year."
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"This...Uncle De, you have to leave some for your nephew, right?" An Yi looked very embarrassed.
"Go, go, go, your security team has not yet been formed. Even if you set it up tomorrow, you don't have to send it out to fight right away. Why are you anxious?" Zhu Peide said non-negotiably: "So you actually put such a capable ordnance factory together
It's hidden in Lao Nanchang and you've been hiding it from me. It's not fair! When will you take me to see it?"
An Yi quickly explained: "Any day will do. My nephew has just started. If he has done nothing, he will show off to Uncle De in a hurry. Why don't you let the old man scold you to death?"
Zhu Peide laughed, pointed at An Yi, shook his head and said: "Your Taoist uncle said that you are proficient in machinery, have a business genius, and are full of clever ideas. This is indeed true. Tell me, you want me to do something for you.
What?"
An Yi pointed to the gun on the table and asked in a low voice: "Just keep it secret, at least until it can be mass-produced. At present, we don't have a mark on the gun. If someone gets it, they won't know it was produced by us. It needs to be kept secret."
It is very likely that it will have miraculous effects on the battlefield in the future, especially for charges and countercharges."
"It's absolutely no problem. It's very simple. At present, the weapons standards of various departments are in confusion. If our senior officials don't tell us, no one below will know the origin of the gun. They will only think that they are buying new foreign weapons." Zhu Peide suddenly thought of something and slowly
He sat down and asked with a smile: "Is your pharmaceutical factory closed?"
"It has been capped. High-efficiency boilers, generators, dryers, vacuum purification centrifuges, tablet presses and other pharmaceutical equipment are already on the road. Mr. Ou Yaoting will come to Old Nanchang in person at the beginning of next month and bring several technicians with him.
Come."
An Yi knew that Zhu Peide was very optimistic about the future of the pharmaceutical factory. He paused and suggested: "Uncle De, are you interested in working together in a pharmaceutical factory?"
Zhu Peide was overjoyed, but with a calm smile on his face: "I heard from your uncle Dao that the investment in the entire factory was about 1.2 million yuan. Wanshou Palace invested in more than 20 kinds of secret recipes and took 30% of the shares. Ou
My husband invested 30% of the shares with machinery, equipment and technology, and the remaining 40% is not much, are you willing to give it to me?"
"What did Uncle De say? If Uncle De is interested, my nephew will persuade Mr. Ou to give up one share, and my nephew will give one share from all the brothers' 40% shares. I wonder if Uncle De takes a fancy to it?" An Yi
smiled.
Zhu Peide was in high spirits, smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Okay! Twenty percent is enough. Tomorrow I will have someone give you the cash in cash, Uncle Dao. Also, I will bring the raw materials such as Panax notoginseng powder and saffron used in military special medicines."
Thinking of a way, I still have many relatives and friends in Yunnan that I can rely on.
Some time ago, your uncle Dao told me about the healing medicine secretly developed by the Wanshou Palace Medicine Temple. I feel that as long as it is made, it will not be enough. There are so many armies and civilian needs, and the dosage is very large, and Mr. Ou introduced it.
The production of quinine medicines and injections alone can probably make a lot of money every day!"
An Yi leaned forward and whispered: "Uncle De, you don't need to send money, you just need to issue a decree to hand over a county that is currently in chaos and where Uncle De's Third Army cannot stand.
My nephew will manage it on his behalf, and it will be enough to appoint one of the generals under my nephew's command to serve as the county magistrate."
Zhu Peide looked at An Yi in surprise: "Oh? Tell me, which county?"
"Fengcheng, sixty-five kilometers south!" An Yi replied with a smile.
Zhu Peide was shocked: "Now the county is occupied by the 47th Division of Fan Shisheng's 16th Army. Ye Ting and He Long's armies left Nanchang and went south. They attacked all the way and successively occupied Fuzhou, Fengcheng, Yingtan and other places. Fan Shisheng's troops were ordered to
They headed from northern Guangdong to southern Jiangxi to pursue the suppression. As a result, the rioting troops quickly moved in two directions. Ye Ting and other troops suddenly withdrew from the Fuzhou front line and headed southeast, targeting southern Fujian and Chaomei front lines. Fan Shisheng therefore occupied Fengcheng.
It is very likely that the main force of Huang, Chongren and other counties and towns will be transferred to Hunan in the near future.
However, now that the territory in northern Guangdong has been occupied by Qian Dajun's two divisions from your Huangpu faction, Fan Shisheng is determined that there is no hope of returning troops, so how can he be willing to give up the southern Gansu line he finally occupied?
Moreover, the local militia in Fengcheng are quite tough. No matter whether the Red Army passes through or our revolutionary army is stationed, they are frequently attacked. It is difficult to exercise rights in Fengcheng. This has always been a headache for me. Therefore, it is very easy for me to promise you, and I hope that
Taking back the southern barrier of Fengcheng, a transportation hub, would make me feel more at ease if you manage it, but now that your strength has not been restored, what can you do to occupy and defend it?"
"Uncle De, please don't worry. It only takes a month. My nephew will naturally finish it. Fan Shisheng will leave, and the local big mine owners will be honest. At that time, Uncle De will only need to order a regiment of brothers.
Just drive in and station it for ten or eight days, and then hand it over to my nephew's security team to take over the defense. My nephew will definitely protect the country and the people, and pay taxes to Uncle De on time every month." An Yi smiled confidently.
Zhu Peide seemed to see An Yi's plan clearly, and stood up with a laugh: "Okay! I agree! I don't care what you do, and I don't need you to pay any taxes. I will leave those tungsten mines for you to run well as a recovery.
A little help from Yuan Qi, just don’t make it known to the world, otherwise I will be very passive, haha!”
"Thank you Uncle De!"
An Yi was overjoyed, stood up and bowed.
"Okay! Come with me to the Zhuangyuan Building. All the gentry in the city are waiting for you. You have to go and thank them."