The arsenal in western Henan had already begun to move to Xi'an. There were no raw materials there, and the area was not deep enough. Therefore, all the military industries there would be moved to Shaanxi according to the plan.
This time, Nie Wenzhou didn't act like he did before. He directly expanded the arsenal to the size of a medium-sized arsenal (this was calculated according to the scale of Europe and the United States). They could directly build a large gunpowder factory with an annual output of hundreds of thousands of tons. The firearms manufacturing factory could expand to more than ten production lines. Once they started production at the same time, they could produce more than 500 rifles and 100 machine guns per day. The cannon manufacturing factory had to be re-planned. The manufacturing factories for the 105mm caliber and below and the 105mm caliber and above cannons had to be separated to ensure that they had the ability to manufacture large-caliber cannons.
The factories were all built outside Xi'an City, and a large piece of land was re-planned as a military industrial park. There were hundreds of related parts and components, and Nie Wenzhou had a headache looking at them. Originally, Nie Wenzhou wanted to gather the rich people in the city and the province to contract these parts manufacturing factories, but no one was willing!
That's right, no one was willing!
Nie Wenzhou was also dumbfounded. Why did it seem like they didn't want my money? After a little more understanding, he realized that there were factories in China, but most of them were concentrated in light industries, such as textile factories. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, too many people were afraid of heavy industry. Zhang Zhidong had invested tens of millions of taels of silver, and the Hanyang Iron Plants he built was still incurring losses. A few days ago, Sheng Xuanhuai had even sold his shares to the Japanese for financing.
So now they were disgusted with this kind of heavy industry. They also felt that this thing was good for the country, but they couldn't bear the risk. They did ask if there was any investment in light industry. Seeing that the outbreak of World War II a few years ago had supported so many domestic light industries, they also wanted a piece of the pie.
Nie Wenzhou had no choice but to contract all the industries related to heavy industry. This was good too. When the time came, he could let a few families contract the production tasks of a factory together. It would depend on which of them could seize this opportunity.
After distributing the light industries, Nie Wenzhou felt that the prestige of the government had increased a lot. The government orders in the ruling area were smooth. It seemed that the power of these wise men was extraordinary.
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Sanyuan Jingguo Army Headquarters
Ever since the establishment of the Yasukuni Army last year, Yu Youren had been elected as the commander-in-chief, and the entire army had been organized into six armies. There were quite a few famous people among them, such as Hu Jingyi, Yang Hucheng, and Deng Baoshan.
Logically speaking, they knew about the situation in the south. After all, the distance was really close. However, when they heard that the People's Army had attacked Xi'an, they saw nearly a hundred cannons firing at the same time. No one dared to provoke the People's Army. Therefore, although they were close to the People's Army, they did not interfere with each other.
Ever since Nie Wenzhou took down South Shaanxi, the 2nd division and 3rd regiment were busy expanding their territory. Now, the two divisions had been split into two. One regiment formed the 1st division, stationed in Shangluo, Yuxi. The 2nd regiment formed the 2nd division, stationed in Ankang, Hanzhong. The Third Brigade formed the Third Division, which would be temporarily reorganized in Xi'an. The four regiments formed the 4th division, stationed in Weinan.
Other than that, they also established the Tongguan garrison brigade, Nie Wenzhou's guard brigade, Xi'an security division, and other garrison troops. Long Mulan, the former commander of the 2nd Division, was transferred back to the headquarters as the deputy commander. Together with the Chief of Staff, Xiao Liju, they were in charge of reorganizing all the troops and planning for the unification of the entire province!
It could be said that everyone had been promoted. Even those who had been demoted previously had been promoted to commander of the training headquarters. Although he didn't seem to have much power, everyone was calling him Commander Qian. It was comfortable to hear. Moreover, he had just recruited more than 30,000 new recruits, so he had people under him! It was impossible to say that he had no ambition, but Nie Wenzhou had already removed him from the center of power. It was easier said than done to return.
After the other four brigade commanders incorporated the troops in the south, each division had an average of less than 20,000 people. If he were to recruit new recruits for training, he would not have the time and Nie Wenzhou would not allow it. Nie Wenzhou had set up the new recruit training headquarters to prevent them from expanding at will. If they wanted to expand, it was possible. The other party would either be a veteran who had been incorporated into the army, or they would go to the training headquarters to select people. The manpower, money, and logistics were all in his hands. Nie Wenzhou was not afraid that these people could fly away.
Since the 3rd and 4th divisions were to head north, they prioritized replenishing their troops, barely reaching 20,000. If it was not enough, they would go north and find their own troops.
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March
After resting for a month, the 3rd and 4th divisions received the order to head north.
The two divisions went north to Sanyuan to join up with the Yasukuni Army, and then went up to recover Yan 'an and Yulin. After that, three divisions were stationed in Yulin and four in Yan 'an.
Although the battle did not go smoothly at the beginning, the two divisions with absolute strength were still advancing steadily. Half a month later, good news came. Other than a small portion of the Jing Army that had left for the northwest, the majority of the 30,000 soldiers had been reorganized. Yan 'an and Yulin were also taken down soon after.
From the beginning of the Lunar New Year (February) to the beginning of April, all of Shaanxi was under his command. Nie Wenzhou had completely attracted the attention of the Wan faction and all the warlords in the country.
As for this warlord who didn't listen to orders, the Wan faction was already thinking of ways to seal it off. If it weren't for the fact that the company transporting the supplies was a foreigner, Nie Wenzhou probably wouldn't have been able to get the things he purchased through Henan.
Nie Wenzhou didn't know about these things, nor did he care. He was currently in a meeting with Kuang Sunmou. Kuang Sunmou was the one who recommended Zhan Tianyou to build the railway in Tianjin. He was one of the leaders of the construction industry in China and was currently the chief engineer of the Jinpu railway.
Nie Wenzhou had invited him over because of the Longhai railway. The Longhai line had only been built to Kaifeng. Although the entire line had been explored, there was no money to build it! Nie Wenzhou wanted to take over the construction rights, and he also wanted to build a railway leading to the north and south in Shaanxi.
The meeting with Kuang Sunmou went smoothly. He didn't have time to come over to help, but he promised to introduce a few engineers to help. Nie Wenzhou was short of people now, and it would be easy to handle with people. When the steel plant in Hanzhong was officially built, he would be able to refine the rails himself instead of imported from abroad like other railway lines.
The chaotic situation outside had nothing to do with him. He was very busy now. Therefore, he didn't have time to waste on them. He was training his internal energy. He had to deal with everything from military steel to daily necessities. Previously, he had wanted to hand these matters over to Wang Dingfeng to handle, but many things exceeded his authority and he often had to ask for his opinion.
Nie Wenzhou decided to stay in the provincial government office in Xi'an and began to solve problems big and small. He was so tired that he kept muttering something like " If there's something, the secretary will do it. If there's nothing…". Ryuichi, who was beside him, could not understand him at all.
Although he didn't come out to publish any news or articles, no one dared to underestimate him. He now had nearly five divisions, 100,000 people in his hands, and 30,000 new recruits in training. Hu Jingyi, Yang Hucheng, and Deng Baoshan, the generals of the Yasukuni Army, were in the next batch of recruits. They were currently studying in the officer training class. After the military academy was established, they would be sent in to learn.
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