Seeing that his goal was achieved, Kong Xiangxi was also very happy: "Don't say these kind words, I know your ability. To be honest, the profits of military manufacturing are amazing, especially in our country where civil war is constantly suffering from aggression. I'm afraid it will be all over in the next twenty years."
The flames of war cannot be extinguished. Even if there is no war, technological improvements can easily transition into the fields of machinery and heavy industry.
Another thing, according to my understanding, your so-called agricultural machinery factory will never be as simple as manufacturing agricultural tools, otherwise you would not repeatedly urge your father-in-law to introduce the technology and production lines of diesel engines, gasoline engines, and gearboxes. Brother Chengxian (
Although Ou Yaoting) is strong, his stall is too big and is developing very quickly. He needs money in all aspects. It was through a financing project half a month ago that I learned about your development plan, so I also want to take this opportunity.
Join in.
This is a very promising industrial project. Your vision is very accurate. The development goals, positioning and selected areas are all very good. General Zhu is a strong man with a generous and even-tempered personality. He is a military and political veteran who is respected by all aspects. You choose
It is very far-sighted to cooperate with him and choose Nanchang as a location to start a business. I have full confidence in you."
An Yi nodded and agreed with Kong Xiangxi not to say anything more after a detailed discussion tonight. Kong Xiangxi also walked towards the people who were talking and laughing loudly with satisfaction.
In fact, An Yi knows very well that any relationship is based on common interests. Take the respected senior Zhu Peide as an example, he is also a wise man as wise as a fool. An Yi only needs to take the occupation of Fengcheng.
I have a deep understanding that I can use my own troops, people and brains.
Zhu took great risks and resorted to all kinds of tricks to finally capture Fengcheng. This respected senior Zhu occupied the long-awaited areas of Fuzhou, Qingjiang, Xinping, and Chongren without spending a single soldier, a shot, or a bullet.
area, firmly encompassing the entire Poyang Lake Plain.
Although An Yi was not jealous at all because of this, nor did he complain that he had made too little profit. On the contrary, he had always been grateful to Senior Zhu Peide. However, An Yi was no longer the original An Yi. He had a more thorough understanding of the world and human nature.
I deeply understand that strength is the guarantee of confidence. Without strength, everything is out of the question.
…
In the car returning to the city, Kong Xiangxi, who was sitting in the back seat, closed his eyes and meditated, but he could not forget in his mind the thatched cottage that stood alone under two century-old camphor trees at the foot of Shawa Mountain on the river bank. It had simple and old wooden walls and planted trees.
There are flowers, gourds and melons in the small courtyard, and two old door panels that are common in ordinary farmhouses. When you push them open and go inside, you will know that there is a whole other world.
Since Zhu Peide had already visited An Yi's ordnance factory, he took Hans, Chu'er and others to visit the scenic spots near Old Nanchang after disembarking. An Yi led the curious Kong Xiangxi and Ou Yaoting to this hidden place.
location.
Entering the five-foot-square hut, a solid doorway three meters high and two meters wide is introduced to the front. This doorway was dug out of the earth slope more than 30 meters high and hundreds of meters long behind the hut. It was all made of reinforced concrete.
, the thickness is fully sixty centimeters.
Walk five meters through the heavy steel door and turn to the right. A long and narrow workshop built of stone slabs and reinforced concrete is extremely surprising. This secret manufacturing workshop, which is five meters wide and more than 40 meters long, is completely located in the mountain.
, solid stone walls, huge square reinforced concrete supporting columns and beams, flat
The workshop, which consists of a flat floor and a four-meter-high curved dome, was built after two and a half months of hard work by 135 professional engineers. Although the excavation was not a solid rock mass but a denser one,
The sandy soil layer is relatively easy to construct, but the overall project volume and construction speed are surprising.
Under the light, the bright workshop is fully equipped with generator rooms, lighting equipment, and vents. Sixteen drilling machines, lathes, boring machines, milling machines and other machinery and equipment for producing guns and accessories are neatly arranged. Several armorers from An Yi and more than 80
A production staff member is working meticulously, and the walls are covered with various drawings, forms, and drawings.
The sketches are arranged on the blackboard in a row. The orderliness, strict management, advanced equipment and professionalism are really shocking. If An Yi hadn't quietly brought Kong Xiangxi and Ou Yaoting here, they would never have imagined this continuous ups and downs.
In the hills covered with green trees, there will be such a professional weapons production workshop.
Kong Xiangxi was deeply impressed by the three improved machine guns that had just been produced. After comparing an imitation American Colt pistol that was being packed with the original imported gun, Kong Xiangxi and Ou Yaoting were very impressed by the processing accuracy and materials of the imitation.
It's amazing, if it weren't for the imitation gun not having an inscription or number on it,
The two of them couldn't tell which one was original, but An Yi on the other side said with great regret: Due to the shortage of materials, insufficient processing proficiency, and the inability to use the assembly line production method due to equipment limitations, the cost of making the gun was very high.
The price is almost the same as the imported price, and there is also a certain gap in performance, which can only be solved slowly!
Although An Yi himself was dissatisfied, Kong Xiangxi and Ou Yaoting had completely different feelings. Both of them saw the huge potential contained in it, and were deeply moved by the superb skills, rigorous attitude and fighting spirit of An Yi and his officers and soldiers.
When Ou Yaoting asked how this workshop and products compared with Yan Xishan's arsenal workshop, Kong Xiangxi said with certainty that the material quality, processing accuracy, and manufacturing equipment were more than twice as good as those of the Taiyuan factory. What was lacking was only the quantity of equipment.
And the number of workers, especially the improved flower machine gun, has greatly surpassed the Taiyuan factory in terms of processing accuracy and technological innovation.
Only then did Kong Xiangxi know that An Yi already had a certain technical foundation, production capabilities and small batch products. The automatic rifle that was being improved and developed made Kong Xiangxi see a huge market. He really didn't know that An Yi
How can we select the special industry of weapons production among the many foreign products that are constantly flooding into the country, and how can we innovate and introduce new products on the basis of absorbing the best of others?
The development direction is so accurate and reasonable, and I don’t know where An Yi can find such dedicated and dedicated technical experts. But one thing Kong Xiangxi knows very well is that last year, An Yi quietly sent the first batch of students to Krupp in Germany.
Before studying, he had already made a comprehensive plan, otherwise he would not have today's machine tools and equipment, let alone successful imitations and improved products.
At An Yi's age, he was able to make decisions and advance his career steadily. This foresight and perseverance made Kong Xiangxi secretly admired and strengthened his determination to work closely with An Yi and Ou Yaoting.
After the dinner, Kong Xiangxi was finally able to sit down and discuss substantive cooperation with An Yi and Ou Yaoting. The three of them had no worries. The open and honest communication greatly improved efficiency.
After an hour and a half of talks, the cooperation framework was immediately finalized. The cooperation projects include the soon-to-be-established Jiangnan Arsenal and Jiangnan Agricultural Machinery Factory. An Yi will hold a 40% stake in the factory real estate, existing technology and equipment, and Ou Yaoting will invest 2.5 million in the upcoming shipment.
The machinery and equipment arriving in Nanchang accounted for 30% of the shares. Kong Xiangxi occupied 30% of the shares with a one-time investment of 2.5 million yuan. Each of the three parties sent a director and a financial director to the soon-to-be-established board of directors. The chairman of the board of directors will be An Yi or An Yi
Appointed agent serves.
In order to express the spirit of sincere cooperation and support for the development of Anyi's career, Kong Xiangxi will provide Anyi with an interest-free loan of 10 million yuan within ten days of signing the contract, with a loan term of two years.
After the big deal was finalized, An Yi felt extremely relaxed and sent away Kong Xiangxi who was in an equally happy mood. He really wanted to quietly take Chu Er, who was attending the gala downstairs, out for a ride alone. Just as he was about to say goodbye, he was stopped by Ou Yaoting.
Ou Yaoting handed over the financial report of their property and investment in the past year to An Yi. An Yi could only gather his attention and take it seriously. It took nearly an hour to finish it. Ou Yaoting then discussed with An Yi the development goals for the next two years.
and development steps.
Seeing Ou Yaoting's assistant Wu Zhiru taking out his notebook and sitting behind him, An Yi was very angry, but he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction on his face. He could only endure it and pick up the teacup. The conversation lasted for two hours until he arrived.
After the gala, Chu'er walked into the guest room accompanied by Hans, Lauter and Heinrich. Ou Yaoting let An Yi go and warmly greeted Hans to sit down for a while and drink a cup of Chinese wine brewed by Chu'er.
Tea.
The three Hans agreed happily and sat down in succession with humility to each other.
Chu'er couldn't exchange a few words with An Yi, who was anxious, and felt a little regretful in her heart. After hearing her father's suggestion, she happily agreed to it, made a face at An Yi, and immediately began to display the tea art taught by her mother.
Hans looked at An Yi who was sitting down slowly, and said with a smile: "An, it's a pity that you didn't go to the party just now. The girls in Nanchang are very gentle and beautiful, as charming and clear as the water of Poyang Lake, especially
General Zhu's youngest daughter, Miss Zhu Yunhua, and the beautiful and charming Miss Ou became the center of everyone's attention tonight. The two of them got along so well that it's hard to imagine that this was the first time they met."
There was a burst of understanding laughter from the crowd, and An Yi praised with admiration: "Hans, you are so amazing. You can speak Chinese so smoothly in just two years, and you can also use adjectives skillfully. Compared with you, I feel
I’m so ashamed.”
Hans pointed to Lauter beside him: "Don't forget that I have a good teacher."
Laughter rang out again, and they were chatting all over the place while enjoying the tea served by Chu Er. Unknowingly, the topic turned to business again. Heinrich asked Ou Yaoting what he had done after completing the first phase of equipment purchase for Nanchang Pharmaceutical Factory.
, are you interested in purchasing German pharmaceutical equipment? Ou Yaoting said very politely that he would like to cooperate with Heinrich and Hans in the pharmaceutical equipment and drug business, because Germany's pharmaceutical level and production equipment are of first-class quality.
Several big businessmen talked speculatively, going further and further, unknowingly talking about the advantages and disadvantages of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and about the mysterious Taoist medicine in China. After Ou Yaoting told an interesting anecdote about the treatment of diseases in the Wanshou Palace,
Everyone roared with laughter.
Heinrich, who was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and was very knowledgeable and elegant, also told an interesting anecdote: “In June, a week before I was in Germany and was about to come to China, two of our German newspapers published a piece of news at the same time.
A paper published in April by Professor Domac, director of the well-known Pathology Research Laboratory of Bayer, was reprinted by the British Medical Journal, triggering a small academic controversy.
A professor from the Royal Society of Medicine questioned that Professor Domac's discovery and research direction of the antibacterial substance proontsil involved the research paper of Australian Professor Paul Gelmore from 18 years ago. The Bayer laboratory urgently checked the data to confirm each other. Only then did they find out.
, although the aminobenzene sulfonamide discussed in Professor Galmo's paper comes from the same source, it is completely different.
Two concepts. The substance studied by Professor Galmo is called aminobenzene sulfonamide, which is a dye medium used in the dyeing and textile industry. It is insignificant compared to the substance extracted by Professor Domac. Proontsil is a completely new and very new substance.
The purity of antibacterial elements that may be used in medicine is many times higher than that of aminobenzene sulfonamide, but there is still no follow-up research.
After the debate ended, the German media jokingly said that the conservative British finally realized the potential value of patent income. Even if the British were correct in their doubts, Professor Gelmer's patent rights had expired and there was no infringement at all.
, not to mention that Professor Domac’s research direction and scientific content are a hundred times higher than that of dyes, haha!
Mr. Ou, if your Nanchang New Pharmaceutical Factory develops new specific drugs, don’t forget to apply for patents in various countries around the world. If you trust me, I am willing to help you apply for and register European patent rights.”
Ou Yaoting smiled and regarded this as a kind reminder from Heinrich that his Nanyang pharmaceutical factory was preparing to mass-produce common European and American drugs, so he said meaningfully:
"Thank you Mr. Heinrich. The current research on traditional Chinese medicine is very lacking. Many good medicines with a long history have no theoretical research results. It is a pity. For example, the famous 'Qu Huanzhang Baibao Dan' in our country is a typical representative. Heinrich
Mr. Rishi's anecdote reminded me that if possible, I might invest in pharmacological and pathological research on traditional Chinese medicine. As long as I can obtain one or two research results, all investments will receive huge returns. I will answer this question.
Keep it in mind..."
"etc!"
An Yi, who had always been distracted and unhappy, suddenly spoke: "Mr. Heinrich, is the aminobenzene sulfonamide you are talking about sulfonamide commonly used in the printing and dyeing industry? It is usually sold together with the red dye called... something called triamine.
?”
"Triaminobenzene dye, haha!"
The knowledgeable Heinrich was very familiar with all the products he dealt with. He took An Yi's words and continued: "An, today we were fortunate to visit your ramie textile factory and supporting printing and dyeing factory. Sincerely, your ramie
Fabric is very promising. It is a high-end fabric that is better than cotton yarn. Unfortunately, your supporting printing and dyeing factory is quite backward, which makes your ramie advantage completely unable to be used. It is time for you to appropriately improve the process and introduce advanced equipment."
An Yi said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Heinrich, this is exactly what we will discuss tomorrow. Mr. Ou is specifically responsible for this matter. If you are interested, you may wish to further negotiate with Mr. Ou to improve the printing and dyeing process."
Purchasing new equipment is something we urgently need to do."
Heinrich was very happy, and everyone continued to talk like a spring breeze for more than half an hour. When they realized that it was getting late, they all got up and went back to their rooms.
After seeing off the guests, Ou Yaoting's assistant also said goodbye in a low voice and went back to his room to rest. As soon as he went out, An Yi immediately closed the door and pulled the surprised Ou Yaoting to the sofa. He was dancing with excitement and didn't know how to speak, because An Yi overheard
When he came across a familiar drug name "aminobenzene sulfonamide", he knew very well that this
The common name of the drug is sulfa. In his previous life, his old revolutionary father believed in this drug. Bottles of sulfa drugs were placed all over the house, and An Yi clearly remembered the plot of a movie he had watched - somewhere underground.
Party members almost died trying to deliver bottles of sulfonamide tablets and injections to the base area!
There are no effective antibacterial drugs these days. Whenever An Yi sees his brothers’ wounds becoming inflamed and suppurating, and their high fevers persisting for a long time, he thinks more than once of the antibacterial drugs that can be found everywhere in his memory and cost about the same as a pack of cigarettes.
, he just overheard the emergence of this special medicine, why didn't he feel ecstatic? So he suppressed the excitement in his heart and waited for all the outsiders to disappear, so that he could plot a fortune with his future father-in-law.
Ou Yaoting looked at An Yi, whose face was flushed with excitement, and asked strangely: "What's wrong with you?"
"Brother Xiaoyi, what's wrong with you?"
Chu'er handed the tea to An Yi and stretched out her small white hand to caress An Yi's forehead.
An Yi grabbed Chu'er's delicate hand and said excitedly to Ou Yaoting: "Mr. Ou, you must find the Australian chemist named Gilmore as soon as possible, and get the sulfonamide extraction technology from him even if you spend a lot of money."
Get it! You must get it!"
Ou Yaoting said puzzledly: "Isn't it just dye? Can't I just put in more and come back? Why bother to research it myself? There are so many secret recipes of traditional Chinese medicine that need to be transformed into proprietary Chinese medicines, and we are still too busy."
"No! You don't understand the value!"
An Yi shook his head repeatedly, picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp. Then he calmed down a little, and told the special effects of sulfonamide tablets and sulfonamide injection in treating pneumonia, sepsis, dysentery, gunshot wound inflammation, etc. Ou Yaoting and his daughter were extremely shocked.
His eyes are full of meaning:
"...Please think about it, this drug has no patent and no one has discovered it. What would be the result if we mastered it? An ordinary quinine injection costs two oceans, and a sulfonamide injection costs two oceans.
Why don’t you sell it for twenty oceans? Mr. Ou, go to Australia! If that doesn’t work, go to Germany.
China and the UK, try to find out about Galmo's paper, get the extraction method of sulfonamide, and then buy the raw materials for the machine and we will do it right away. After purification, we will do it step by step. The mountains in Nanyang and Jiangxi are full of monkeys. Let's get the monkeys first.
Do experiments, get the monkeys, and then get the humans, it will be difficult even if we don’t want to make a fortune!”
Ou Yaoting looked at An Yi blankly: "How did you know?"
"Oh... you still don't believe me? Look at the guns, shoes, so many military uniforms and equipment I designed, sewing machine improvements... there are so many things and you still don't believe me? Mr. Ou, even if I don't do anything else
I'm willing to do sulfonamide too!" An Yi stood up and stamped his feet anxiously,
Chu'er was surprised and amused at the same time. She went up and took An Yi's hand to comfort her: "Brother Xiao Yi, don't worry! When did my dad say he doesn't believe you?"
Seeing the cute and naive expressions of the two young children, Ou Yaoting stood up, shook his head and smiled, and walked to his bedroom to write down everything An Yi said.
When An Yi saw Ou Yaoting entering the room with a smile, he knew that he had been convinced by him. Excited, he hugged Chu Er tightly and was about to kiss him. However, Ou Yaoting came back to get his glasses at the critical moment and saw An Yi acting like an anxious monkey.
He wants to take advantage of his precious daughter,
He coughed loudly and was so scared that An Yi quickly let go of his hand, smiled awkwardly and left like a thief. Chu'er, with a red face, closed the door in a panic, not daring to look at his father, and ran away quickly.
Go into your bedroom and close the door.
Ou Yaoting walked to the coffee table and picked up his glasses. He thought of An Yi's anxious look. The more he thought about it, the more interesting it became. He couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and slowly walked towards his bedroom.