Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 284 War Machine ([-])

Kim Tae Young sat on a chair made of wooden pier and basked in the sun comfortably.The climate in the West Lake Fort area in early autumn is suitable, and the new wood processing plant facing the Xiaoxi River (South San Lorenzo River) is even more sunny.Gusts of warm wind blowing from the sparkling river surface brought bursts of humid air mixed with the smell of water, which made Kim Tae Young feel even more comfortable.

His Italian apprentice Zenoni respectfully brought him a glass of beer and placed it on the table next to him.Beer is not a rare beverage in the East Coast Republic, but it is by no means a mass consumer product. In a national backbone enterprise like the First Machinery Factory, only craftsmen above level [-] can enjoy a free cup after lunch every day. Kim Tae Young is just such an intermediate skilled craftsman.

It has been five or six years since he came to the East Coast. Facing this primary industrialized country that is constantly changing with each passing day, Kim Tae Young has complicated inner feelings.On the one hand, he is extremely grateful that this new country has given him an unimaginable material life foundation from the very beginning, and at the same time, it has also given him the opportunity to learn new technologies that he has never been exposed to before, and then he has the good life he is now.But on the other hand, he also resented that the people on the east coast forced him to a new continent tens of thousands of miles away from his hometown for no reason, so that he was cut off from the mountains and rivers of his hometown, his relatives, etc., and maybe he would never have the chance to return to Los Angeles It's my hometown by the Dongjiang River.

However, Kim Tae Young is a pragmatic person. Since it is impossible to return to his hometown, he should bury his homesickness deeply in his heart. After all, he still has his own life on the east bank.Although his German wife looked ugly and stupid to him, she had lived with him for several years and bore him three lovely children. It would be a lie to say that he had no affection for them; His younger brother Jin Taiqiang also served as a non-commissioned officer in the Second Fleet of the Navy. If they were implicated because of his homesickness and resentment against the government, it would be too unworthy.

It took less than half a year for the West Lake Fort to be newly built, and the city walls haven't even been completed yet, let alone the various construction facilities.It is said that the five major construction bureaus of the Ministry of Communications are all currently on heavy responsibilities, and the construction tasks are heavy. In addition, construction materials are also in short supply, so the construction progress here seems a bit slow.However, the wood processing factory that was recently moved from Henan Township is a key national guarantee construction enterprise, so the factory building has priority over urban construction, and it was completely completed at the beginning of last month.Not only that, even the First Machinery Factory transported six new steam woodworking lathes in the middle of last month and completed the installation and debugging.

Compared with the traditional hydraulic lathe, the new steam woodworking lathe is much more advanced, and its efficiency is also greatly improved, but the general principle does not have much innovation, so Kim Tae Young quickly became familiar with this new machine.It's a pity that the quality of all kinds of steam power products produced by No. [-] Machinery Factory is still as bad as ever. The six steam lathes have only been used for more than a month, and one of them has a mechanical failure, and one of the steam engines has also failed. Taiwan can be used, making people dumbfounded.

The surface of the river is sparkling, and from time to time a small steamer belching black smoke is docked by the small pier built by the timber processing factory itself.Then the South African laborers squatting on the bank of the river swarmed up under the urging of the supervisor, and began to unload the goods on the ship with the cooperation of a steam crane.The goods are lumber transported from Henan Township, the capital. The original local lumber processing factory did not relocate to West Lake Fort as a whole, but only moved the part for military use. As for the production of furniture, carriages, musical instruments and even bowls The parts of daily utensils such as chopsticks are still there.

These are logs that were harvested from the New China colony. Before shipment, preliminary anti-corrosion and insect-proof treatments were done in the New China area, but it can be seen that the work was not done well.If it weren't for the good quality of the wood, the degree of rot and insect infestation would be more serious. This made Kim Tae Young, a senior carpenter who has been working with wood since the Joseon Dynasty, feel a little distressed.What a wonderful wood, it is rare to see a tree with such a dense wood, such a fine material, and such a large volume in North Korea.These are old trees that have grown for hundreds of years, and these guys who have been paid a thousand dollars have dealt with them so casually and shipped them back.

The returned wood will be sent to the drying workshop for fumigation and drying before it can be used.As for the dried wood, it is piled up in a specially designed storage room for later use.

Just as Kim Tae Young was dreaming, a loud voice suddenly yelled at the door of the workshop not far away: "Don't be lazy! The processing task came from above, a thousand three-meter hardwood spear shafts, standard diameter, This is to be sent to the South African combat readiness warehouse, there is no delay! Come back and start working!"

Jin Taeyoung sighed, it was the voice of the workshop director, it seemed that the task of combat preparation and production came from above.I heard that the executive committee passed a resolution to increase troops in South Africa a while ago, because the blacks there were not peaceful and even wanted to provoke the interests of the glorious and powerful China East Coast Republic. Therefore, it is necessary to punish these thugs who provoke the civilized world. It is the events and rhetoric that preaching teams have begun to promote on a large scale across the country these days.

In order to meet the massive material demand generated by the large-scale use of troops on the front line, the country also specially established a planned production management committee.This committee is a wartime organization, chaired by the chairman of the executive committee, the prime minister of the State Council and the deputy chief of the general staff of the military. It coordinates the production activities of the domestic army, enterprises, mining bureaus, farms and other institutions to maximize Mobilize domestic resources, develop production potential, and provide a solid material foundation for the country to win the war.

After stuffing his beer glass to his apprentice Zenoni, Kim Tae Young walked towards the workshop without looking back.There are currently only four steam woodworking lathes available in the workshop. A skilled operator like Kim Tae Young can process 4-5 spear shafts per hour. Even if four machines are used together, the production will be done in three shifts, and the time for maintaining the machine and eating will be eliminated. It is estimated that only 300 spear shafts can be processed every day.I don't know how long it will take to complete the task of [-] spears. If it doesn't work, we can only let those hydraulic and bicycle lathes that are about to be eliminated come out of the mountains again to use their waste heat, but that's what the workshop director is worried about. I have nothing to do with myself, what I have to consider is how to produce qualified products with quality and quantity.

Just as the machines in the wood processing factory on the Xiaoxi River in Xihubao roared and began to process spear shafts, the northern arsenal on the bank of the Yakui River (Yakui River), more than 200 kilometers away, was also undergoing intensive production for combat preparations.After the preaching team continued to publicize the heinous atrocities of the black South Africans, such as robbing the immigrant cattle and sheep on the east coast, and killing the indigenous tribal people who were protected by the east coast and had a heart for the civilized world, the workers in the northern arsenal were a little angry.

The preaching team was right!The East Coast Republic of China is the leading power in the New World. In many aspects, it is far ahead of the feudal countries and indigenous tribes in the Old World.Her people have the highest standard of living and the highest literacy rate; her culture is the best culture, her system is the most advanced system, she provides opportunities for everyone who is capable instead of focusing on their blood first; her Soldiers have the strongest sense of honor and patriotism, they are not just fighting for money; this country is a great cause for all of us, any thugs who try to tarnish the glory of the East Coast Republic must be judged justly!

After the propaganda team's public opinion campaign, the workshop director announced a generous overtime production allowance for combat readiness, which made the workers cheer.Soon, everyone put into production with great enthusiasm. In order for the soldiers on the front line to have qualified and sufficient weapons to use, everyone must work hard to ensure the quality and quantity of production!

In the cold weapon workshop of the Northern Arsenal, the production team leader at the spearhead directs the workers to pour the molten iron in the crucible into rows of molds.These molds are specially made, reusable steel molds, a total of [-], all of which are standardized spearhead molds made according to the size of a three-meter spear.After the molten iron is condensed in the mold, the workers take out the formed spearhead from it, and take it to the machining workshop and hand it over to the machine tool operators to use the machine tool for grinding and finishing, so that the dimensional accuracy meets the use requirements.Someone once suggested that the machining shop can turn a spearhead directly, but considering that it would be a waste of both iron and cutter heads (there is no high-hardness alloy cutter head), it was quickly rejected.The precision-machined spearheads in the machining workshop are quickly transported to the heat treatment workshop by the animal-drawn rail trailers in the factory area, where workers will carburize the surface to make these spearheads harder and more wear-resistant.

The 20 spearheads (more than [-]% spare parts) and the bolts for fixing after the final process were carefully placed in boxes made of Paraná pine and marked, and then they were drawn again by animal power. Rail trailer hauled to the dock.At this moment, a small steamer from an inland river transportation company has been waiting for a long time, and the dock workers easily loaded these goods into the cabin with the assistance of steam tower cranes.In the cabin, canned fruits and beef from Jushu Township Canned Food Factory; hemostatic bandages from Pingan Weaving Factory; honeycomb coal and tin stove from Meihe Township; and a small amount of local rice and flour The cabin was already half full.

In the early morning of April 4th, this inland river steam steamer numbered "Ping'anyun 4" docked at the dock of the wood processing factory on the Xiaoxi River. While adding coal and water, the slave workers at the dock There was time to load a thousand processed hardwood spear shafts on board.

After the matter was settled, the small steamer set sail again, and it only took one day to arrive at the Zhenhai Port Military Wharf.At this time, the wharf has long been filled with war supplies from all over the world. The large sail transport ships of the South China Sea Transportation Company are docking here for intensive loading, and beside these cargo ships, the escorting naval warships are already ready.

Busy and orderly, the war machine of industrialized countries is showing its strength!

(End of this chapter)