If there was equality, there would be no war.
The year 1921, October. Su Zhenze had been in power in Guang and Feng County for two months. Under his command, Guangfeng County had secretly built a match factory, flour mill, textile mill, and other types of factories!
Of course, this was Su Zhenze's secret order to Jared, who was far away in Country M, asking him to move some of the light industrial factories that he had previously acquired to Guangfeng.
At the same time, in order to hide the truth, the factory was nominally owned by a foreign company, but it was actually controlled by Su Zhenze. Only Su Zhenze and Jared knew this. As for the foreigners who came here to set up factories, they were actually unaware of this.
They had only been entrusted by the boss of Jared's company to be an honorary factory manager. Everything was decided by the boss's friend, a warlord of China. Of course, they had also signed a confidentiality contract and could not disclose this fact. It seemed that the factory was still in the hands of foreigners like them!
Among these factories, Su Zhenze paid the most attention to the copper smelter and the arsenal. The copper smelter was a manifestation of the country's industrial strength. In fact, Su Zhenze wanted to build a steel smelter!
Unfortunately, Guangfeng had more copper resources than iron ore. He could only build a copper smelter first. However, he had only recently detected iron ore with the help of the system. Although the reserves were not large, they could meet the needs of Guangfeng for a period of time in the future! And now, they were also building a steel smelter. It would be completed soon! And at that time, the entire Guang Feng County would definitely welcome a true rise!
Now, Su Zhenze had come to a small arsenal that had just been built. It could produce 300 1898 Mauser rifles and more than 2,000 bullets per month. Although it was not a lot, it could be produced independently. It was a small improvement!
The only ones in China that could produce guns independently were the four main arsenals, Hanyang, Fengtian, Shanghai, and Gongxian. Although they could not compare to them now, Su Zhenze believed that his arsenal would definitely be stronger than theirs in the future!
Deep in the mountains, Su Zhenze had placed a platoon of soldiers here to guard the safety of the arsenal. He had also set up a cordon around the area to prohibit all civilians from approaching. Su Zhenze had also given them the right to shoot at the last minute. They would shoot at anyone who came to investigate if their purpose was unknown!
As soon as they entered the arsenal, the rumbling sounds of machines colliding could be heard. At the same time, there was a strong smell of engine oil. Many workers in blue uniforms and gloves were busy polishing various parts and working seriously!
"Guild Leader! Look, this is the first Mauser rifle we produced, and the first batch of copper bullets. The steel for the rifle and the copper for the production of bullets were all brought over by the regiment commander. As for the production of gunpowder, we have already mastered it from foreigners! It can be said that the guns and bullets are produced by our arsenal!”
The person who spoke to Su Zhenze was the chief technician of the Munitions Factory. He was in his fifties, Li Tianjing. When he was young, he worked as a technician in the Shanghai Munitions Factory. Later, due to family reasons, he returned to Guangfeng. When Su Zhenze heard this, he quickly invited him to be the chief technician and gave him a lot of money to hire. He asked him to hire those Guangfeng people who had worked in the arsenal. The salary was very generous!
Li Tianjing, on the other hand, was attracted by Su Zhenze's 20 yuan monthly salary because of his difficult life. He even found some people who had also worked in the arsenal to come to Su Zhenze's place. However, he never dreamed that Su Zhenze would have two Mauser rifle production lines, three 6.72mm bullet production lines, and a large number of foreigners teaching them advanced gunpowder production processes and bullet rifle production processes!
He knew that these things were firmly in the hands of foreigners and were very precious! What he didn't expect was that the entire development of Guangfeng County seemed to have unlimited vitality, and he himself seemed to be younger. He learned things very quickly!
In fact, this was mostly due to the help of Su Zhenze's firearms manufacturing ability upgrade card. Otherwise, their learning speed would not be so fast that it surprised foreigners!
"Mm, very good. Although we haven't produced steel ourselves, we've already produced copper skin. However, Old Li, I think we'll be able to produce rifles and bullets ourselves very soon!”
"That's great!"
Li Tianjing said excitedly. He had lived for most of his life and had seen many people roll their eyes at him. When he was seventy years old, he would sometimes think that it would be great if the entire country was not so chaotic. He would be able to stand up straight and be a good person. Now, he saw hope in this young man, Su Zhenze!
He picked up the self-made Mauser and bullets and tried shooting them at the shooting range. After shooting more than ten bullets, he felt that there was not much difference between them and those made in Germany. They were completely comparable!
He then exchanged some words with Old Man Li, praising him for his efforts during this period of time. At the same time, he also discussed with him how to improve the Mauser Gun so that it would be more in line with the physique and habits of the Chinese.
Elder Lee had been using the Firearm Crafting Ability Upgrade Card and the Firearm Crafting Ability Master Card that Su Zhenze had given him over the past two months. He had already come up with some ideas and had agreed with some of Su Zhenze's requests. He had also promised to give him an accurate and reasonable blueprint as soon as possible!
When Su Zhenze first saw Elder Lee, he knew that he was an elite talent. Moreover, he had a lot of experience in gun manufacturing and maintenance. At that time, he made up his mind to keep him and train him to become an expert in the field of gun design and manufacturing!
The Firearm Creation Ability Master Card, which was worth 500 points per person, was also given to him to use alone. He hoped that he would be able to put it to use quickly! He did not expect it to be so fast. It really surprised Su Zhenze!
Then, Su Zhenze once again inspected the copper smelting plant and the steel smelting plant that was being secretly built. Although he did not send a platoon of guards like the arsenal, he still had a squad. At the same time, the first and third battalions were training near the two heavy industrial plants!
Along the way, Su Zhenze also went to inspect the training situation of the 1st and 3rd Battalions. He always held his gun in his hand. This was something that Su Zhenze had always remembered. Although he believed that no one under his command would dare to rebel, he wanted to let the soldiers at the bottom see what he looked like and remember them!
The expansion was completed in 20 days. The entire regiment had been training for one and a half months. Su Zhenze had given all the recruits the Basic Ability Upgrade Card, but the veterans had not used the card again! He had only used the Military Quality Comprehensive Upgrade Card on five or six generals that he valued. It had improved their comprehensive abilities, including command, strategy, military knowledge, and so on. As for how much they had improved, it depended on how much they had absorbed what he had taught!
This was because the opening of many factories that benefited the people this time, the heavy industry factories, and the arsenal had all recruited a lot of people. Although Jared had sent a lot of teaching technicians, in order to achieve the best and highest efficiency in a short period of time, he would have to use cards to train some technicians and then let them teach others!
The last place to inspect was the Zhenhua Chamber of Commerce. There was no Chamber of Commerce in Guangfeng before, and it was established by Su Zhenze. Of course, joining the Chamber of Commerce in Guangfeng would give many benefits, such as low tax rates, free circulation of goods, low shipping costs, commercial streets, and a series of other measures. This made it possible to make a profit here. At the same time, because it was located at the intersection of the three provinces, Guangfeng quickly became a hub and trading city for Zhejiang and Fujian goods to enter the northeast of Jiangxi!
At the same time, Guangfeng's textile products, matches, and flour were of good quality and were cheaper than foreign products. These products quickly gained the favor of these merchants. Coupled with the developed waterway and low shipping costs, these things were quickly sold from Guangfeng to Jiangxi Province, Fujian Province, and Zhejiang Province!
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