After hearing this, Umov's goal was achieved. As if the fear just now was all fake, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I think you finally understand the importance of going there in person."

"There is no way." Yang Mingzhi spread his hands and looked helpless, "My design bureau is full of young people, and they have very little experience. Besides, my design bureau only has a few people, even if it has great prospects in the future.

, I am still too weak now."

"No, you are not weak, you are great."

"Forget it." Yang Mingzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's just ten designers, what does that mean? I don't believe that there are design bureaus smaller than mine in the entire alliance."

"That's not the case. Your two factories will be built soon." Umov became anxious, "I keep my word. You can go to those construction sites in the afternoon and the construction work will not be interfered with by snowfall. Besides,

Those machine tools and equipment are also arriving soon. By mid-October, a group of skilled workers will also be assigned to you."

"But, I have to wait until October. Besides, if I go to Moscow, I'm afraid it won't be until the end of October at the earliest when I come back." After saying that, Yang Mingzhi sighed again and said to himself: "I

I’m just a hard-working scalper, I don’t even have a chance to take a good rest. Heck, for my career, I have to endure no matter how hard it is!”

Yang Mingzhi stood up and twisted his shoulders, looking eager to try.

He walked into Umov and said solemnly: "I will go back to Moscow. I will go to Moscow with my prototype until I get an answer. I think I will take the mass production license document personally approved by Comrade Stalin.

Return."

"Ah! This is a wise decision. Of course, I also have my own ideas. Please put your ear to it."

Umov has great real power in Novosibirsk, but there are many things that should not be known to outsiders, even in this office.

Yang Mingzhi understood this person's intention, and together with Umov, he made up his mind to produce at least 5,000 assault rifles. At present, Nikolayevsky and other factory directors have set up a set of production lines respectively.

The production capacity is estimated to be only 1,500 pieces a month.

Umov does not seek large-scale mass production, and it is enough to equip one regiment with this quantity.

"I will produce two thousand guns first, and then continue production. You may not know that it often takes two or three months for those people to approve a new gun. You may be able to wait that long, but I can't! I can't watch Siberia's

Young people are dying in battle because they don’t have excellent weapons in their hands. Anyway, I will be responsible for whatever happens. After your two factories are established, I very much hope that you can take the initiative to mass-produce assault rifles, as well as your light machine guns or

What other new weapons?"

Yang Mingzhi felt even more excited when he said this.

"Are you really not afraid of being blamed by your superiors?"

"Go to hell!" Umov also swore in desperation, "Too many people have died. If things continue like this, will the people of Siberia send their sons to military camps? I'm afraid they will all be trapped in the forest.

Let’s avoid military service here! We need to give them hope. Maybe you don’t understand this, but I understand! In this era, hope is more precious than gold. They can’t touch the gold, but they can touch the magical rifle you invented.

Besides, the commander of the military region and other senior officers think it is a good gun. The newspaper has written a lot of articles, and some of the documents were telegraphed to Moscow two days ago. The instructions they gave were to ask us to transport the firearms and accept them.

Detailed review, I don’t expect them to complete the review quickly anyway. I will start here first, manufacturing 3,000 to 5,000 pieces in two months, and the bullet factory will produce one million rounds of corresponding bullets. Anyway, the firearms are here and the number is huge, so this

With the principle that something is better than nothing, they have to accept it even if they don’t accept it.”

Yang Mingzhi felt that Umov wanted to kill first and then tell the story later. Looking at his attitude, he clearly supported it strongly and even bet on his own future of honor!

Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder: "Dear comrade, even if you decide this, don't think in the worst direction about the problem. It can't be so serious. My new gun has undergone the worst test, and the battlefield environment does not require it.

More demanding. Since you persist, you can produce vigorously."

"Ah, thank you for your understanding."

"Not only that, I originally intended to have one of my subordinate factories go all out to manufacture assault rifles. If you decide to take the risk, we can do it together. Of course, if the factory is built in advance, your long-cherished wish of five thousand assault rifles will be realized quickly.

Even ten thousand is not difficult. The production efficiency of my new gun is no slower than that of the Mosin Nagant. To be able to mass produce it quickly, you must urge those workers to step up construction."

"Ah, I will." A smile appeared on Umov's face.

"Well, I will avoid the difficulty and go to Moscow in person, but I will not bring my wife with me on this trip. There are many more things, and you must give me a guarantee."

"No problem, any guarantee is no problem. As long as you bring up the funding, personnel's living conditions, and I will do my best to solve it."

Yang Mingzhi could not put forward any harsh opinions here. All he wanted was to improve the living conditions of the design bureau personnel, so he quickly obtained further permission from Umov.

"How about an additional financial subsidy of 100,000 rubles per month for your design bureau?" Umov asked.

In fact, based on the current prices in the Soviet Union, you may not be able to buy 500 grams of bread for one hundred rubles. Money is of little use in extraordinary times.

"It's better to increase food subsidies. Of course I don't object to financial subsidies. But those of us who are engaged in scientific research are always thinking that we must eat meat and beef. As a general, I can theoretically enjoy 500 grams of beef a day.

, the conditions are a little worse now, with an average of 200 grams a day. There are more than 20 people in my design bureau of various types. Using my standards as a reference, my design bureau needs five kilograms of beef supply every two days, is that okay?

?”

"Okay! This is all a small problem. Ah, I thought you would make some special requests." Umov didn't understand. Is it okay to go to beef?

"Oh? There are quite a few special requests! I want more designers, more dormitories, and more coffee. The coffee that Gorowski provided was just a little bit, which was not enough at all.

Drink. Anyway, I have an idea now. My design bureau must increase to fifty people within this year! The total number of employees in my two factories must reach a thousand people. Since you support my work very much,

Please be sure to accept these requests of mine, it will be a win-win situation for both you and me.”

At this time, Umov did not hesitate. The requirements mentioned by Berekov were just the tip of the iceberg of his needs. Yesterday Lysenko called to talk about the matter in detail. Because these matters are no longer fully managed by the Academy of Sciences, Lysenko

Responding to Popov's demand was Tiger Balm's "Up to the Governor."

Umov has been thinking about it for a long time, and he increasingly feels that Berekov's idea is pragmatic and necessary. It requires some complicated operations, but after success, the "combat power" that the design bureau and factory can unleash is immeasurable.

Think about it, Belekov built an arsenal in a migratory bird habitat, equipped a group of stragglers and killed and wounded tens of thousands of enemies. This guy really had a very formal design bureau and arsenal, which was a nightmare for the enemy.

"I completely agree. I have personally seen the request made by your subordinate Popov, and I fully support you."

Yang Mingzhi was not surprised. In the end, the governor of the region was responsible for this kind of thing: "Since you understand my needs and fully agree with them, I won't say anything more."

After that, Yang Mingzhi saluted with a military salute: "Thank you, Comrade Governor. There is a Chinese proverb, a drop of water repays you with a spring. Your support for me is the wisest decision you have made in your life!"

Under such hospitality, Umov simply wanted to make some small arrangements in the cafeteria, and hosted a banquet for Belekov in the private room, which could also be regarded as a practice banquet for the new Moscow trip that would start tomorrow.

Yang Mingzhi refused without hesitation, and the reason was very simple.

He looked relaxed in Umov's office, but when he got to the lobby on the first floor of the office building and had a round with the guard and driver Grishenko, who had been bragging for most of the time in the communication room, his fatigue showed.

"General, you...are you tired?"

"I'm very tired. Hell, I didn't even eat when I was talking to Umov."

"General, there are still some cans in the car. How about..."

"Forget it, let's drive back quickly. I have something important to announce. Also, I have to talk to my wife carefully."

…

The car drove back to the Academy of Sciences without any pause in the process. Yang Mingzhi was a little hungry, so he ate some bread cubes that were always available in the car, which was enough to satisfy his hunger.

Things happened very suddenly, and of course there was a reason for it.

In principle, Yang Mingzhi really didn't want to leave Novosibirsk suddenly. Not only was his wife here, but also the main body of the design bureau. Without him in charge, their lives and work would inevitably be affected.

However, Umov's explanation is very reasonable.

Since you have already made an agreement with Umov, suddenly breaking the agreement will be a huge disadvantage to you, and your character will be doubted. Secondly, if you don't show up to speak out, who knows how those senior personnel in Moscow will comment on the assault rifle.

.

Yang Mingzhi also knew very well that if he told his subordinates that he was going on a long mission to Moscow for work reasons, they would certainly understand. Compared with the time in the swamp, when he directed the battle for forty days,

The design bureau did not do anything bad under Popov's operation.

The difficulty is his wife.

"That girl wouldn't hang herself after crying, fussing, and hanging herself. It's hard to say. She's barely nineteen years old anyway. If I don't take her away this time, it will be the furthest distance between me and her. Ever since I met her,

Since then, I have never experienced anything so far apart.”

The wife was still in the kitchen, chatting with Anne.

Yang Mingzhi walked into the kitchen and knocked on the wooden door to interrupt her conversation.

"Oh! You're back?! You haven't eaten yet, right?" Star Tao raised her cute little head and stopped kneading the dough.

"Well, I'm back. Wash your hands and let's go inside and talk."

"All right……"

Maybe her husband brought some good news? Or a gift? After all, he went to town again today. She sat numbly on the edge of the bed and watched her husband close the thick wooden door.

"Hey, it seems quite mysterious. What is going on?"

"Well...I'll tell the truth." Yang Mingzhi sat next to her and said bluntly: "I will go to Moscow to personally escort the design bureau's assault rifles. This time, don't come with me.

, you will stay in Novosibirsk.”

"you……"

As if she had been shocked, Carambola immediately straightened up, her original lazy look gone. She raised her head, opened her eyes wide, and cast a puzzled look at her husband.

Yang Mingzhi could already foresee how his wife felt, but she had to face this fact firmly.

"Do you understand it?"

Star Tao's eyes couldn't help but tremble, and she was speechless for a moment.

"You understand, this time I have to go in person. For the sake of the design bureau, I have to go to Moscow in person. This time I won't take you, so you can rest peacefully in Siberia with a full belly. Don't worry, a

I will return victorious in a month."
To be continued...