Looking at the machine gun in front of him that An Yi wanted to name after him, Chiang Kai-shek's eyes turned red again and he was speechless. Everyone quickly comforted him by saying that this was a happy event and that he should be happy to have such a good disciple who is capable of both civil and military skills.
, Chiang Kai-shek took a sip of water from Soong Meiling, calmed down his mood, and sighed in a low voice:
"This is the most precious gift I have ever received...Ji Shi, each of you has a set of black training clothes given by An Yi. You all like to wear them and the reviews are very good. Jiang Mingsan and Gu Mosan also expressed their gratitude to
An Yi's military uniform factory has ordered several batches. An Yi sent me two sets today and said they were completely designed and made based on actual combat. I guess they were specially made according to my figure. You and I are about the same figure, so try them on."
Yu Jishi agreed, took off his coat, and quickly put on a full set of general camouflage uniforms and new thickened high-top military green rubber shoes. Then he put on the same color thickened canvas belt, canvas ammunition belt, shoulder straps, and camouflage cloth-covered pistol holster.
He was all dressed up, put on a new military cap embroidered with the Blue Sky and White Sun badge, stood upright with a machine gun, and immediately won the applause of the whole house.
Song Ailing walked up to Yu Jishi, helped him tidy up his clothes, looked left and right, and said with regret: "My eyes are dazzled by the bright colors. It would be even more beautiful if they were pure colors."
However, Chiang Kai-shek watched carefully and ordered Yu Jishi to stand between the tall bonsai and the lush spider plants at the corner, take a few steps forward and then back a few steps, nod frequently, and praise loudly:
"Sure enough, it's exactly what An Yi said in his letter. Wearing this combat uniform will play a great camouflage role in the grass and woods in the wild. It's hard to spot him even if he's crawling around without moving. It shows that he's really moved a lot.
Brain, everything starts from actual combat, very good, very good!
It is much better than the new gray training uniforms customized by Jiang Mingsan and others. It can be tried out in our First Army. If the response is good, the equipment will be finalized."
Chen Lifu walked up to Chiang Kai-shek with a pistol: "Uncle, please look, this gift gun is exactly the same as the American Colt. This gift gun is equipped with an ivory handle. The gun body is exquisite. It seems to use the appearance treatment technology of German weapons. It is very beautiful and can be copied."
Reaching this level proves that the manufacturing technology and equipment of An Yi and their arsenal are already very advanced."
"It is true. The technical level can be seen in every detail. With An Yi's old Nanchang arsenal, we will no longer be restrained by the largest arsenals in the country such as Hanyang, Gongxian, Guangzhou and even Shanghai. This is
An Yi’s greatest contribution.
You go down below and invite Mr. Kong up, and if Mr. Zhou from Jiangnan Enterprise Group comes, also invite him."
After Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking, he walked to Yu Jishi and asked Yu Jishi carefully how he felt wearing it. Yu Jishi, who had already worn the same style of black training clothes, was full of praise. Jiang Jieshi asked him to take off and put on another set of turquoise spring and autumn uniforms to see the effect. Yu Jishi
After putting it on, it once again won a round of applause.
Kong Xiangxi and Zhou Chongan came up to say hello to Chiang Kai-shek, the elders, and the female family members, and immediately couldn't help but admire Yu Ji who was standing in the middle wearing a brand new military uniform. Yu Ji was already handsome and handsome, and wearing a straight new military uniform made him even more handsome.
Feng Cai blushed amidst the praise from everyone.
Zhou Chongan saw huge business opportunities from everyone's reactions, and secretly admired An Yi's shrewdness and ingenuity.
Kong Xiangxi picked up the new machine gun and played with it for a moment and praised it loudly. Although An Yi showed him the production process of this gun and he also had a share in the arsenal, the praise was a bit like a yellow woman selling melons and boasting, but what impressed Kong Xiangxi the most was
It is an exquisite manufacturing process and innovative design, so
Then he casually compared the advanced technology and advantages of this gun with Yan Xishan's Taiyuan factory imitation. After a few words, everyone nodded frequently, especially when he heard that An Yi's arsenal has already produced seven points.
With the 62-caliber bullet production line, everyone immediately saw the equipment prospects of this kind of gun.
Chiang Kai-shek politely asked Zhou Chongan to sit on the sofa next to him, chatted for a few words, and then asked about the scale and production situation of the arsenal. Zhou Chongan answered with some embarrassment:
"I only know that the total investment in the factory has exceeded five million. The two bullet production lines and more than 150 sets of machine tools introduced half a month ago have been installed one after another. It is estimated that trial production will be launched soon. Your student An Yi hired ten
Several German, Czech and Swedish mechanical engineers and firearms engineers
and technicians are working intensively, but the production status of the arsenal, material purchase and other businesses are independent. Even if I want to visit the peripheral warehouse, I must obtain An Yi's approval, otherwise I will not be able to enter the heavily guarded production area, so I
I don’t know what’s going on with the arsenal now.”
When everyone heard this, they started talking in surprise and felt incredible for such strict management. Chiang Kai-shek nodded very happily: "Very good! The management is good and the measures are effective. He is right to do this."
Kong Xiangxi said with a smile: "The routine reports from the material management personnel we dispatched show that the special steel cutting waste pulled from the arsenal to the agricultural machinery factory is increasing day by day. Engineer shovels, military daggers, fasteners and various other materials manufactured by the agricultural machinery factory
Various buckles, etc.
The quality of this kind of military supplies is getting better and better, and the output is constantly rising. It is expected that 10,000 new high-quality engineering shovels will be provided to the First Division of the First Army and the Third Division of the Ninth Army this month, and the price is only five times the original import from Germany.
One percent, it is easy to popularize and promote.”
Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction, and Song Ziwen, who had been silent for a long time, spoke: "It is very surprising. Today, under the joint efforts of Zhu Yizhi and An Yi, Jiangxi has become the most economically dynamic region. There are almost no newspapers in Shanghai, Nanjing, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi.
Without reporting for a day, this is a tax source area with great potential and development prospects. In the near future, it is likely to become another wealthy area after Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
Everyone smiled knowingly. Who didn’t know what this brother-in-law meant? Tan Yankai said in a half-joking way: "If you want to bring Jiangxi under the direct jurisdiction of the central government, you must seek the help of Brother Yi, who is now rapidly growing in strength."
You have to agree, otherwise it will be difficult!”
Song Ziwen shook his head disapprovingly: "General Zhu is a generous man and takes the overall situation into consideration. As long as he does Tong Anyi's work, it is estimated that General Zhu's work will be much easier. Now they, one old and one young, take advantage of the chaos in the country and have no leader.
They huddled together and engaged in smuggling, importing machinery and equipment worth tens of millions, various raw materials, transportation tools, etc., without paying a single penny in tariffs. The tungsten ore trade that has been active again since last month has not paid a penny.
Money for mineral export tax.
I really don’t know what Li Delin and his gang are doing. They cry all day long that they have no money, but they dare not collect import and export taxes on foreign cargo ships. How can they support a huge army if this goes on?"
Everyone felt that it was reasonable, but did not agree with it. Chiang Kai-shek understood the key to this, and after thinking about it, he turned to Kong Xiangxi: "Anyway, the ordnance industry must be in the hands of the state, and it will be put on the agenda of the government in half a year at the latest.
Schedule, if you have the chance, would you like to discuss it with Mr. Ou to see how to proceed? At the very least, if the government has to occupy a major share, how to operate it and how to inject capital need to be prepared in advance."
"Ah... In fact, it's easy for me and Brother Chengxian to discuss this. The problem is that An Yi's place is difficult! This arsenal was built from scratch and cost him a lot of effort. I only found out last time when I went to Nanchang for an on-site inspection.
An Yi started construction before the Battle of Nanchang last year. From November last year to now, he has sent three batches of a total of 102 students to study in Germany and the United States, and more than half of them have entered
His major is military industry, and now he has spent huge sums of money to invite batches of foreign experts, and established the Nanchang Institute of Technology to train talents himself. This far-sightedness and huge investment often make people feel uncomfortable.
My little brother is full of admiration. His contribution far exceeds our estimate. Therefore, the key issue lies with An Yi. As long as he agrees, everything can be easily solved." Kong Xiangxi explained calmly.
Zhou Chongan took over the topic and further explained: "What Brother Yong said is absolutely true. Nanchang Arsenal and even hospitals, non-commissioned officer bases, agricultural machinery factories and other industries are indeed hard-won to have today's prototypes. It can be said that a complete set of relatively complete industries has gradually formed.
Will enter within two years
Entering a stage of rapid development and a period of virtuous cycle, if An Yi is unwilling to force him to bow his head, it may be counterproductive. After all, most of the machines in the arsenal can be transferred to other industrial uses, and they can manufacture guns as well as general machine tools and other machinery.
product."
The hall immediately fell into an awkward silence. Although Song Ziwen knew that the two stakeholders, Kong Xiangxi and Zhou Chongan, were in harmony, there was nothing he could do. Just as Zhou Chongan said, if An Yi gave up the production of weapons and switched production in anger,
The central government cannot control machinery, ships, agricultural machinery and other civilian gadgets even if it wants to. The most it can do is deal with them in terms of taxation and industrial policies.
However, with An Yi's current strength and his relationship with the army and even his two brothers-in-law, not whoever wants to deal with him can deal with him. Based on An Yi's character analysis, no one can be sure of his reaction, but there are some.
One thing is certain, that is, An Yi, who has experienced the baptism of fire and survived nine deaths, is definitely not easy to mess with. He leads more than a thousand remnants to face He Yingqin, a ruthless man like Bai Chongxi and thousands of guns. He dares to look up to the sky and smile.
Who could possibly attempt to force him to submit by force?
Chiang Kai-shek coughed and broke the deadlock: "No, I believe An Yi will still take the overall situation into consideration. I believe in my students! Although this matter will take some time, it will be resolved smoothly in the end. We have plenty of time to think about it.
, let’s talk about it then!
However, the Nanchang Arsenal still needs to strengthen its construction. Research work and the production of finalized products must not stop for a moment. The development and production of various auxiliary military supplies must be accelerated. Soon our new government will be reorganized, and the Northern Expedition will soon be
continue.
In addition, I ask Mr. Zhou to deliver a personal letter to An Yi before he goes back, telling An Yi that the great cause of the revolution needs him, the great cause of the party and the country needs him, and the army needs him even more! I cherish his gifts very much, especially these five systematic military textbooks.
It was a task that had been planned since Changsha and was given to him at his own urging.
Yi and his soldiers have gone through the baptism of the Northern Expedition. They have experienced hundreds of battles, and they will definitely summarize and confirm the valuable experience from every battle. It can be used as an integral part of the military theory of our revolutionary army, reviewed and revised.
After that, it will not only be used as a teaching material for our Huangpu Military Academy, but also be vigorously promoted in all armies.
It can be said that whether it is in terms of industrial and commercial development or military construction, An Yi has made great contributions, his spirit is commendable, and he is indispensable!"