Ming Zuo

Chapter 497 The Second Industrial Base

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In the empty valley, the rockets with bright flames pierced the sky, the dazzling beauty is fascinating.

On the land two miles away, smoke and dust billowed for a long time.

The earth roared, and everything was shaken.

Even the people who came in a hurry were stunned by this terrifying scene, completely forgetting the purpose of their trip.

"I want this gun from the Marine Corps."

Tang Wenhuan's saliva was about to drop.

Just watching the first salvo of rocket launchers is like seeing a child with a favorite toy.

I want it, I want it.

It's a pity that someone exaggerated more than him.

E Honglue actually grabbed Zuo Menggeng's sleeve, his tearful behavior made people panic.

"Commander, this is definitely a sharp weapon for naval warfare. If there are rocket launchers on our navy's warships, I guarantee that any enemy will be sent into the sea by us."

Today's ships are all made of wood, and rockets not only cause blast damage, but also fire damage, which is a deadly threat to wooden ships.

It can be said that compared with artillery, after seeing the rocket launcher, E Honglue understood that this is what the navy needs most.

The marines wanted it, and the navy wanted it too. For a while, Tang Wenhuan and E Honglue were so red-faced that they almost fought.

"What are you fighting for? There are many places that need rocket launchers. Take your time, everyone will have them."

Zuo Menggeng also discovered the benefits of rocket launchers.

No wonder the Anglo-French coalition forces used Congreve rockets as their main battle weapon, defeating Seng Gelinqin.

In the case that the guns cannot shoot continuously, the covering shooting and burning of the rocket launcher is a big killer.

It's a pity that the current industrial production has reached its limit, and the original weapon production has made the arsenal unable to spare.

Add in the production of rocket launchers, and the military industry will be scolded.

Not only can the production capacity of the arsenal fail to keep up, but the output of iron ore in the Dongping Industrial Zone can't keep up either.

The amount of iron ore reserves here is average, and the quality of the ore is not very good, and the difficulty of mining is not small, so it can only meet the current military needs.

Unbeknownst to others, Zuo Menggeng has already started to have a headache about resources.

"My humble Zuo Maofen, I pay my respects to the Commander-in-Chief."

The person who came to this valley to seek an audience was Zuo Maodi's cousin Zuo Maofen.

"Under the city of Laiyang, we met once before, so we don't need to see each other."

For Zuo Maodi's relatives, except for the punished Zuo Maotai, Zuo Menggeng had a good impression of others.

"Commander, I come here with the plea of ​​Laiyang's elders, please agree to it, Commander."

Zuo Menggeng smiled.

"You didn't say what it was, how could I agree?"

Just kidding, what is his status now?
The shock caused by his words is definitely not inferior to that of the emperor in the Forbidden City.

Because of this, more caution must be exercised.

He and Zuo Maofen were neither related nor related, so it is natural to ask clearly.

Zuo Maofen also knew that the matter had to be clarified.

"I went to visit my cousin a few years ago, and I was fortunate enough to see the prosperity of Dongping Industrial Park. Only then did I know that the coal and iron industry can change the world."

He let out a long breath and started the introduction.

"The commander-in-chief does not know that the coal and iron production in my land of Laiyang is a hundred times better than that of Dongping. The local people have been mining iron and forging utensils thousands of years ago. In the past, nine out of ten of the iron wares on the market in Shandong came from me. Laiyang. I have discussed carefully with my father and elders, and I implore the commander to revive the prestige of Laiyang Coal and Iron to help the great cause."

The Jiaodong area was already an important metallurgical base as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, it was one of the largest producers of ironware.

In the entire Qilu region, when it comes to iron smelting, Zuo Maofen's self-confidence is not blind.

Before the Chinese New Year, he went to Anshan Lake to visit Zuo Maodi, and stopped by Dongping Industrial Zone.As a result, after some on-the-spot observations, Zuo Maofen was greatly stimulated.

The industrialized steel smelting and manufacturing industry was completely beyond his imagination.

The scene of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of workers working together is really exciting.

The tall forging hammer fell heavily under the hydraulic drive, and hundreds of catties of iron could be forged into shape, which exceeded his knowledge.

Seeing the cannons lined up one by one leaving the factory one by one, he felt an unrivaled power even though he had never seen the scene of these cannons being fired.

This trip to visit relatives opened Zuo Maofen's horizons.

He hurried back to Laiyang, found relatives and friends, and talked about what he had seen and heard, which aroused everyone's enthusiasm.

The Zuo family and their relatives and friends are of course the big landlords in the Jiaodong area, and they are also the owners of the Jiaodong metallurgical industry.

Originally, the business of the family's iron smelting workshop was not good, and the Zuo family thought it was because of the war. The war was in chaos, so farm tools and utensils were not easy to sell.

As a result, comparing the hoes produced by Dongping Agricultural Tool Factory brought back by Zuo Maofen with the hoes produced by the local workshops, there is a saying...

People are more dead than people, and goods are thrown away.

The products of Dongping Agricultural Tool Factory are not only better in quality than those of Zuojia Workshop, but also the price is [-]% cheaper.

As a result, of course, no one bought the ironware in the workshop.

Knowing the situation, the iron smelting industry in Jiaodong acted quickly.

They quickly reached an agreement and sent Zuo Maofen as a representative to ask Zuo Menggeng to join the new industrialized steel production.

"When the old man was in charge of Denglai, in order to make firearms, he collected iron materials from Laiyang, Laixi, Laiwu and other places. Speaking of it, the old man was negligent, and he forgot that there is such a good steel production area in our jurisdiction. "

Knowing Zuo Maofen's intention, Zuo Menggeng couldn't help smiling.

what is this?
Drowsiness comes with a pillow?

This side is worried that the excess weapon production cannot be carried out, and as a result, a larger steel production area has appeared.

If you don't take the opportunity to expand production capacity, you will be sorry for this generous gift.

Zuo Menggeng quickly made a decision.

"You all have good intentions. Of course I want the beauty of an adult. The technology of Dongping Iron and Steel Industry can also be licensed to you. But I have a few requests here. If you can't agree, then nothing will be discussed."

Zuo Maofen's heart was beating wildly.

"Commander, please speak."

Now that the conditions are raised, it means that the possibility of success is very high.

How did he know that Zuo Menggeng's condition was actually just to test the attitudes of Jiaodong families.

Do these people really dare to refuse?

If he really wanted to do that, he didn't mind using force.

Just kidding, the steel industry has always been the country's most important weapon.It is already a great deal to allow private operation.

If you dare to refuse the country's intervention, you are asking for your own death.

"First of all, each of your families needs to sell a piece of land large enough for the government to build a steel factory and an arsenal. Secondly, the technology transferred to you, including some weapons, can only be sold to the military and not sold outside. .Related technologies are not allowed to be leaked. If you violate it, you will lose your heads."

Hearing these conditions, Zuo Maofen was shocked on the spot.

"Commander, wait...you can forge weapons?"

When the Ming war was at its most critical, civilians would not be allowed to produce weapons privately.This part was not in the expectations of the Jiaodong families at all, but Zuo Menggeng was so open.

"Hehe, it's just some unimportant weapons, and it may also be parts. As long as you can abide by the above conditions, this matter can be done."

Zuo Menggeng has been thinking about the feasibility of handing over general supplies to private enterprises.

In the future world, the military industry in many countries will be like this.

The benefits of doing this are obvious.

First, it can reduce the burden on national industrial production and save cost and time;

Second, private enterprises can be forced to upgrade their technology and quality through purchasing to promote the progress of industrial technology;
The third is to allow the people to benefit from state policies.

In short, they are some unimportant weapons and parts, which do not affect the national strategy, so why not do it?
The reason why it was not done before is because the steel production in the site is very limited.

The current industrial power has been completely digested, and there is no resource to transfer to the private sector.

Now that Jiaodong's steel industry intends to participate, and has brought more abundant steel resources, it is only logical that Zuo Menggeng's prediction has become a reality.

(End of this chapter)