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Chapter 493: Sharp-tongued; great progress in the aviation industry

"That's it. We should definitely show our friendship. If Zhou gets promoted and takes charge of an army on his own in the future, Mrs. Xia will also remember to take care of my sister and us."

The female voice was neutral, and the speaker came slowly. She was wearing a light purple dress with heavy makeup, and her lips were as red as blood.

As soon as Xia Xiaoshi heard her voice, an unknown fire suddenly rose in her heart, and she was very unhappy.

The visitor was Wang Junqiong, the wife of Xie Renda, the commander of Guangdong Dusi Dusi. She was sixty-six in her thirties. She had deliberately tried to cause trouble not once or twice, as if she had a hard time with Xia Xiaoshi.

For example, now she is talking about Zhou's encounter with a wall a few days ago in public.

Realizing that these two people were having sex again today, other people around them also looked over in unison, intending to enjoy the next scene.

Xia Bing's behavior is free and easy, and the Xia family's family tradition can be imagined. Xia Xiaoshi, who grew up in such an atmosphere, has always been casual and clear about love and hate.

However, this kind of style is not suitable for social circles. On occasions where face is of paramount importance, speaking out in front of everyone or walking away is equivalent to leaving no room. This will only alienate yourself and cause unnecessary trouble for your family.

When she is honored as Mrs. Xia, she has to shoulder the same responsibilities. At least she cannot cause trouble for her husband, so she can no longer imagine doing whatever she wants as before.

It can be said that every dinner party is a painful and happy experience for Xia Xiaoshi.

Regarding his wife's wishful thinking, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but smile helplessly: "This is not a part-time job, how can you just leave? Resign and run away? That's a deserter!"

The spring of the 40th year of Zhichang was particularly pleasant, the weather was like this, and so were the things.

It is named Juan II, with a nominal power of 1160 horsepower. It uses a one-stage and two-speed supercharger designed by Zhongsheng Company and has perfectly passed the 150-hour continuous operation test.

Next, Xia Xiaoshi proudly announced her achievements, describing the overt and covert fights between the ladies as if they were fighting on the battlefield.

"This matter is quite complicated and involves many people in the Navy. Moreover, this kind of more independent force is not much different from a new independent service. As long as the money is given separately, it will be separated from the Navy immediately. Consultation The court is very happy to do this, so it involves political issues..."

She sneered and said nonchalantly: "Isn't reforming the military system for the sake of the country? Rumors like this are really bad. Some people are not doing anything serious, and they are easy to catch people's rumors."

Outrageous! After I finished speaking, I didn’t forget to provoke him.

"He alone controls an army?" She asked, pretending to be confused: "Is there such a thing? Where did my sister hear about it?"

The latter replied nonchalantly: "It's like a nest of snakes and rats. I heard that Xie Renda is related to several people in the Fuzhou case last year. It's normal for me to dislike me."

Older gingers are more spicy? nonexistent.

To be honest, Xia Xiaoshi wanted to roll her eyes and turn around and leave, but she still had to follow the basic etiquette.

Later, while teasing their daughter, the two chatted about the issue of command of the landing expedition force.

This is a double-row inverted V-shaped twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with a total of four double-chamber carburetors.

After saying that, Wang Junqiong pretended to be surprised and smiled: "Did Zhou Taizhao not tell Madam about such a big matter?"

For example, the chattering noise problem of the 2000-horsepower diesel engine used by the Lixia-class submarine, the deviation problem of the Type bombsight used by the Type light bomber, and the high failure rate of the Type anti-aircraft gun firing director...

"She was secretly saying bad things. She also said that sir, you want to be in charge of the army alone. I talked back and forth with her for a long time, but she couldn't get over it and left."

The first important thing is the progress in the metallurgical industry. The successful trial production of rare earth cast steel, rare earth cast aluminum, high-strength cold forged aluminum alloy, and high-strength laminated plywood further consolidated the industrial foundation of Daming.

"Sister, don't you know? Zhou Daizhao wrote a letter proposing to form a large army. It must have soldiers, ships, and planes. It must be controlled by itself and not be controlled by others."

Then, he raised his eyes and looked at Xia Xiaoshi, "So many people shed blood and sacrificed their lives. The general's merits and honors are all based on them. The general's duty is to win every battle as much as possible. He does not close the door until the outcome of the war is decided. Let’s live a small life.”

As soon as she got home, Xia Xiaoshi complained to Zhou Changfeng about what happened at the skirt banquet today.

Seeing that he could not take advantage, Wang Junqiong stopped in time and resigned leisurely.

"The couple are not honest, and they will suffer in the future." Zhou Changfeng did not take this seriously. He stretched out his hand to pinch his wife's waist and said seriously: "Okay, you are eloquent, Mr. Xia, accept it." I pay homage!"

"Why don't you, sir, stop bothering? If this continues... I feel very dangerous. Isn't the current situation quite good?" Xia Xiaoshi expressed concern about this.

"It's so annoying, sir. That woman from Xie Renda is always against me!"

The full name of the Dusi is the Commanding Envoys Division, which is responsible for military affairs. It is also known as the Three Divisions in the local area along with the Chief Envoys Division and the Inspectorate Envoys Division.

Facts have proved that Xia Xiaoshi, who has been a Chinese teacher for a while, is even better at oral skills.

There have been so many great advances in technology that the entries alone take up several pages.

She was completely satisfied with the status quo. Zhou, who was promoted to rear admiral, was a serious first-class officer, and he was only in his thirties.

In addition, there are some seemingly inconspicuous problems, and breakthroughs or progress have been made one after another.

After modern reorganization, the Ming Dynasty’s military and political department structure was divided into two major systems:

With smiles on their faces, the two exchanged words and exchanged words with each other for several minutes.

Hearing this, Wang Junqiong's expression remained calm and she said calmly: "You can't say that, sister, there are some people you have to be wary of, and it's a good thing to be vigilant. If you take it lightly, you might cause some trouble."

Looking at ancient and modern times, how many people have made it to this point by virtue of their own abilities?

She even imagined that the war would end the next day, or that Zhou would simply resign and go home, and then she could live happily.

The localization work of the Mercedes-Benz DB600 liquid-cooled aeroengine, which Hangzhou Zhongsheng Aircraft Company is responsible for, has been completed and the production line will be officially put into production.

The second is directly managed by the Metropolitan Governor's Office and belongs to the Military Department. Areas under the Governor's Office, garrison areas, and garrison areas all belong to this system.

The bore diameter has been expanded from DB600's 150mm to 152mm, the stroke remains unchanged at 160mm, the displacement has reached 34.2L, the rotation speed is 2400RPM, and the total weight is 582kg.

"Lend your auspicious words."

"Yes, you really need to be vigilant." Xia Xiaoshi nodded lightly, "I heard that many people were arrested in Guangdong during the first month of the year. They were all people who embezzled money and resold supplies. I'm afraid they all lost their lives in the end."

"Well, I hope... everything goes well."

The first is directly managed by the imperial court and belongs to the civilian government, including the barracks at the county level, the war department at the prefecture level, the provincial capital department, and the central war department.

Under the warm sunshine, the orange trees in the small yard are actually beginning to bloom. Normally, they will have to wait for more than half a month.

In addition, the air-cooled aero engines more commonly used by the Ming army have also begun to iterate.

The Crane 1250 fourteen-cylinder radial engine with a nominal power of horsepower started mass production last month.

The Type 37 shore-based torpedo aircraft was refitted with the Crane 7 engine, and its model was derived from Type B to Type 1; the Type 36 light bomber was refitted with engines and was derived from Type C.

The Diao Liu nine-cylinder radial engine with a nominal power of 1200 horsepower is scheduled to be put into production this month. After the Type fighter was replaced with an engine, it was derived into the D-type fighter, and a series of improvements were made at the same time - it used a special air filter adapted to the environment in the Pacific region, widened the propeller blades, and the tail wheel can also be retracted to reduce drag. etc.

As a result, the top speed of Type 550-D reached 1260km/h, and the maximum range was increased to km.

Another little-known development concerns large aircraft.

Before the war breaks out, the Ming Air Force will inevitably have to seriously deal with potential threats from the north.

The strategic bombing school in the Air Force believes that forming a strategic bombing force to attack the enemy's industrial areas is an effective method and can effectively weaken the enemy's war capabilities.

Driven by these people, the Ordnance Bureau launched the heavy bomber program and openly invited bids from major manufacturers.

大明空军在三六年提出的要求是这种轰炸机能够在携带1000㎏航弹时达到3200㎞的最大航程，携带2000㎏航弹时达到2000㎞的最大航程，极速不得低于420㎞/h。

This requirement was undoubtedly quite demanding in three or six years, and it was a huge challenge to Ming's aviation industry.

Based on this, Shangxing carried out the Sx-40 design case, Changyang carried out the Cy-115 design case, and Shenyang Dahua Aircraft Company even carried out the six-engine Dh-621 design case.

The Ming Air Force has specially allocated a sum of money to support the three companies that participated in the bidding, and promised that even if they are unsuccessful, they will purchase a small amount to help recover their costs, which shows the importance of the Air Force.

However, with the collapse of the Russian Empire and civil strife, the need for strategic bombing of its interior industrial areas suddenly disappeared.

As a result, the popularity of heavy bombers quickly cooled, and the Air Force subsequently suspended plans in this area.

As a result, both Shangshang and Dahua quickly canceled their own designs - large aircraft are too expensive!

Only Changyang Company, which had the highest degree of completion, decided to avoid giving up halfway and finally completed the first flight of the prototype after a total of four years of hard work.

Cy-115 completed its first flight and preliminary testing on April 4. It showed many problems - the flight control experience was difficult, the effect of the wing de-icing system did not meet expectations, and the landing speed was greater than designed. .

This will also take a lot of time and money to solve.

In line with the mentality of "if you can eat royal food, don't eat family food", Changyang Company specially sent people to lobby, hoping to get official support again.

They found Luo Fu at first, but Luo Fu, who was so busy, had no time to take care of him, so he just threw the matter to someone Zhou like a football.

Afterwards, the two parties met at a Yin Hotel outside the Forbidden City.

After learning the purpose of his visit, Zhou Changfeng muttered: "Uh... it is indeed necessary. I will report it to the Ministry of War."

Seeing him agreeing so happily, the commissioners of Changyang Company couldn't believe it and thought it was just a perfunctory matter.

The commissioner repeatedly raised his hand and winked, and the young and beautiful female attendant beside him took out a letter and handed it over.

He hurriedly added: "Zhou Daizhao, there will be many places where Dahong will be suitable in the future. If the imperial court can help, it will definitely be finalized and put into production this year!"

The thin envelope contained 100% bank checks. If you just stuffed cash and banknotes into it, even if it was stuffed bulgingly, it would only be a few thousand yuan at most.

Whether this can be done or not, I will know by feeling the thickness of the envelope.

Thinking of these words, Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but smile.

"Of course I know. Just go back and wait for the answer."

"Okay, okay, please submit it in person."

The concept of heavy bombers did become popular last year, because its original intention was to bomb Russians.

However, as the Ming Army has lost interest in attacking Australia, the Ming Army will not cross the 20th parallel south for a long time.

Therefore, the lonely strategic bombing school in the Ming Dynasty Air Force is coming back. They claim that they can weaken Australia's resistance through strategic bombing.

Of course, in Zhou's eyes, the more important thing is that the atomic bomb requires a long-range bomber as a carrier.

Until the 1960s, intercontinental missiles could not replace the status of long-range bombers, so it is necessary to continue the research and development plan now, so as to save the time and make up for the work in the future.

Before parting, the commissioner of Changyang Company suddenly said: "Zhou Daizhao, we also want to ask the Foreign Affairs Department to help us import a few four-engine bombers from the Germans for reference. We can learn from each other's strengths to offset our weaknesses."

"No problem." Zhou Changfeng thought for a while and asked, "Do you have B Yao Qi on hand?"

"Yes, there are, but they are all incomplete parts. It would be nice if they could be made into complete parts."

The German Fw-200 passenger aircraft was born before the war. This four-engine large passenger aircraft can take off from Berlin and cross the Atlantic Ocean to New York. Its achievements have attracted worldwide attention and have a good reputation.

Now the German Air Force has converted it into a military aircraft and used it as a maritime patrol bomber. It soared over the Atlantic to hunt British merchant ships, sinking an average of about 50,000 tons of merchant ships every month, and was called the "Atlantic Plague."

As for the B-17 bombers, in history, the Japanese army captured two when they attacked the Philippines. Using this as a reference, Nakajima Company produced the Lianshan heavy bombers.

However, the Ming army was not so lucky. Because the war broke out earlier, the number of B-17s deployed by the US military in the Philippines was small, and they basically evacuated calmly. The Ming army only captured some seriously damaged wreckage.

【Picture】

Zhou Changfeng attached great importance to Changyang Company's Cy-115 bomber, so much so that he made a special trip to Shanghai two days later to personally visit the two prototypes in the hangar.

This four-engine aircraft with trapezoidal wings and twin vertical tails is exceptionally large, and its unpainted silver aluminum alloy fuselage shines in the light.

Very nice heavy bomber, made my atomic bomb spin down!

This day is November 4th.

After night falls, a full moon hangs high in the sky, and the brightly lit city of Shanghai, which never sleeps with singing and dancing, dims the bright starry sky.

Zhou Changfeng, who was a little hungry, was thinking about getting some midnight snacks, but he didn't expect someone to knock on the door.

"Zhou is waiting for the edict. If there is something urgent, please go downstairs and take the call."

The group of people hurried downstairs and came to the phone room on the first floor.

Here, Zhou Changfeng, who was wearing pajamas, learned two important news.

First, Madrid was beyond recovery, and the Spanish army, which had suffered heavy losses, began to retreat across the board.

The second is that the United States officially ended the war and declared war on the German Society after having satisfied the suspense.

(End of this chapter)