The cooperation between Chen Ze and Chen Jiongming is much closer than outsiders imagined. As a private company, Tianyu Technology has jointly established an armed enterprise with the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army on its own, which is unprecedented in China. Chen Ze and Chen Jiongming are not close to each other, but as private enterprises, they can become the main arms supplier of the Guangdong Army with their technical and economic strength. As soon as this move was made, the political and military circles of the entire Guangzhou city were in full bloom.

Since ancient times, businessmen have not had a high status in China. The nature of pursuing interests has made them bear the infamy of hoarding and profit-oriented, although it is actually the case. Private enterprises intervened in arms production, which was a ruthless thing in the past. In the military government's parliament, many members of the parliament also objected to this matter, and some even publicly criticized Chen Ze's ambitions in the newspapers.

Among them, the Sun clan members were the most intensely reflected, with constant accusations and insults, and strongly demanded the revocation of Tianyu Technology's operating license. What they mean was that it was extremely dangerous for private companies to participate in the military industry involving the country's lifeline, and even openly criticized Chen Jiongming and Chen Ze for having a close relationship with each other. The implication was that they wanted to say that the two of them colluded with officials and businessmen and abolished the public for personal gain.

Because of this incident, there were also quite a few differences within the Guwen Association. The two sides of the disagreement were mainly Tianyu Technology under Chen Ze's leadership and Xinghua Chamber of Commerce under Liu Jinyang's name. Chen Ze supported Chen Jiongming with a high profile. This incident aroused Liu Jinyang's dissatisfaction, thinking that the latter was more optimistic about the future of the revolutionary party and chose to support the Sun clan.

Zhong Yang did not interfere with the debate between them, but simply limited the possibility of malicious struggles. In early April, the official documents submitted by the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce expressed the intention of surrendering, and along with the matter of the arsenal, Zhong Yang once again held an ancient Chinese conference, gathered all the core members in the system to discuss the next strategic direction.

At the southern end of the underground villa, there is a spacious small and medium-sized conference room that can accommodate 21 people to hold meetings at the same time. The decoration and layout of the entire conference room are very modern. There is no shortage of fluorescent lights, projectors, and microphones. There is even a computer that is synthesized for a lot of money in a science laboratory.

The long table used for conferences is made of golden nanmu. Although it is not painted, it also shows bright luster. The wood grain has gold wire, which makes it even more luxurious. Nanmu has been used by the royal family since ancient times and cannot be surpassed by the people. However, in this era, any crime of usurpation is meaningless. As long as you are willing to spend money, there is no wealth that you cannot buy.

Relying comfortably with the refined leather office chair, the core members of the Ancient Chinese Society gathered here to prepare for an important meeting. The issues that need to be discussed are the handling of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, the specific matters of the Guangzhou Arsenal, and the work reports and summary of the members of the Ancient Chinese Society.

The long nanmu table is oval and hollow in the middle, and there are green plants suitable for growing indoors, which are conducive to air purification and regulating the mood of participants. The indoor temperature is also controlled at around 26 degrees, which is neither too hot nor too cold, just right.

The twelve people all looked at Zhong Yang. Although he did not interfere in specific matters, there was no doubt that he was the leader of the entire system. It had little to do with talent or charm, and what determined everything was strength.

Although Qingyi's fair face is not handsome, she also has a very feminine temperament. After regular body purification in the nutrition cabin, most of the impurities in Zhong Yang's body have been cleared, and he looks energetic: "Ancient Deacon, let you first talk about the main content of the parliament and then follow the arranged process."

"Yes, I will remind you of the main topics of this parliament." As a deacon of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the main person in charge of secretarial work, Gu Yuejun made reasonable arrangements for the main process of the parliament under the instructions of Zhong Yang.

The three major issues and the final discussion on development strategies are the main contents and only after everyone discusses them together can make a decision.

After Gu Yuejun's introduction was completed, Zhong Yang said again: "Okay, everyone has understood the general situation. Now the parliament has officially begun. The first thing is to discuss the handling of the Guangdong Sea Chamber of Commerce. The main person in charge of this matter is Chen Ze, so let's listen to his opinions first."

After nodding, Chen Ze began his work report, mainly about the model of continuing cooperation with the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce. Originally, Tianyu Technology was just a vassal of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, but now it has become the mainstay. However, overall, the situation has not changed much. Because both Chen Ze and Zhong Yang have already planned to separate from the low-end market and directly master the technology terminal.

After all, Tianyu Technology is an emerging enterprise and company, and its foundation and strength are still very superficial, especially in channel management. The only thing that can be proved is production technology. If it weren’t for relying on the military government to put pressure on Duan Yitian and others, things might not be so easy to solve. Therefore, Chen Ze believed that the low-end market could be given to the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, and he was just taking dividends and devoted all his energy to technological research and development.

In this matter, Chen Ze must obtain Liu Jinyang's understanding, because the interests involved the product sales and operation of Xinghua Chamber of Commerce. In fact, the main differences in the ancient Chinese Association are the two of them. Although they nominally merged into a Tianxing Group, the problem is that the internal core structure has not changed. Chen Ze chose to support Chen Jiongming, while Liu Jinyang was more optimistic about Sun Yat-sen. If it weren't for Zhong Yang's suppression, the conflict would have intensified long ago.

In terms of how the Guangdong Sea Chamber of Commerce is handled, the main difference lies in the opening of the Guangzhou Arsenal. Faced with the criticism of the Sun Group, Liu Jinyang also felt great pressure. After all, in the name of the law, Tianyu Technology Company is one of the industries under Tianxing Group. This is not only a business issue, but also a choice to stand in politics. It is obvious that Chen Ze and Liu Jinyang chose the opposite sides.

After Chen Ze reported on the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, Zhong Yang made the final resolution: "Okay, according to Deacon Chen's requirements, part of the production technology of the light gong industry will be slowly handed over to the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce, and Tianyu Technology's main profit model has been changed to levying patent usage fees and consulting fees."

"The Xinghua Chamber of Commerce in conflicting industries should give in. Make a report on the lost profits and I will handle them properly." This sentence was said to Liu Jinyang. Seeing the other party nodding to show that it was clear, Zhong Yang continued the following topics.

"The handling of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce is over here. Next is the issue of Guangzhou Arsenal. First, Xu Yongsheng, the manager of the scientific research department, will introduce the background of this factory to you. Please invite me." After saying that, Zhong Yang smiled calmly at Xu Yongsheng on the seat and raised his hand to signal.

Xu Yongsheng is one of the six managers of the scientific research department. He is mainly responsible for the research on physical and mechanical aspects. He is not tall and a little thin. He looks taciturn and not good at communicating. At Zhong Yang's instructions, he stood up in a panic and walked to the slide projector on the podium directly in front of the conference room: "Please look here. What is shown in the photo is the layout of the Guangzhou Arsenal."

The lights in the conference room were cancelled, the white curtains slowly descended with the rotation of the miniature motor, and the digital slide projector reflected the captured pictures on it. Because it was not the first time to use them, everyone present was not surprised by these magical equipment.

The steady speaking speed and panic expression formed a strong contrast, but with the help of the slides, everyone also learned about the main information of the Guangzhou Arsenal through Xu Yongsheng's introduction.

Guangzhou Shijing Arsenal is located in Shijing Village, northern suburbs of Guangzhou. It was formerly the Guangzhou Machinery Bureau. In 1885, when Zhang Zhidong was appointed as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he merged the former Guangzhou Machinery Bureau into Zengbu Arms Bureau and renamed the Manufacturing East Bureau. The next year, he purchased more than 31 mu of land in Shijingxu outside Dabeimen, with more than 17,300 taels of silver to build a gun and bullet factory. Xue Peirong was commissioned to be the general office. Construction started in September, and it was completed and put into production on June 23 of the following year, which was called the Manufacturing West Bureau. It can produce Mauser, Martini, and Shinai. Yunshu Shigai four types of guns with a daily output of 8,000.

After Cen Chunxuan was appointed as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he believed that the gun and bullet factory was outdated, with poor product quality and low output. He only made five or six guns a day, so he decided to expand the factory. Later, he purchased land next to the gun and bullet factory and built a machine factory specializing in repairs; he planned to build a gun factory and a smokeless cartridge factory, which was completed and put into production soon after. He imitated the German 1903 79 Mauser rifle, and later transformed the German 1907 68 rifle, which was called the 6.8 cm new five-sound smokeless fast gun in the 33rd year of the Guangxu period. In the same year, the manufacturing bureau was changed to the "Guangdong Manufacturing Ordnance Bureau", and then renamed the "Shijing Arsenal", and then renamed the "Guangdong Arsenal". In 1909, a smokeless drug factory for producing gunpowder was built.

Guangzhou Machinery Bureau is a product of the Westernization Movement. It "relying on foreign countries" to seek its development. The equipment was purchased from Germany and its production was managed by German engineers. When it was first built, the copper billets and gunpowder of bullet heads, bullet shells were all imported from abroad. The barrels of rifles were also bought from abroad and drilled and processed. Even the wooden brackets of guns and grenades were imported. In fact, it was a gun bullet assembly factory. At this time, although the Ishii Arsenal developed into a large-scale arms factory in the south, and provinces such as Zhili also ordered arms, but they still did not completely achieve "not relying on foreign countries."

In this matter, although Chen Ze came forward to cooperate with him, Xu Yongsheng was the one who was actually responsible for the research and production of arms weapons. Most of the technology sources were also the remaining projects that were cooperated with the Germans. It was a useless thing for Zhong Yang, but it was nothing more than the advanced equipment that the Guangdong army had always dreamed of. For example, the improved Enfield rifle and the steel bullets that could be manufactured in large quantities. Especially the steel bullet technology, for China that lacks copper, it is definitely an important military production process.

The Guangzhou Arsenal changed hands several times, and the former owner Mo Rongxin took away all the technical workers, which made Chen Jiongming at a loss after taking over. Although it took more than half a year to prepare, production could not be resumed. At this time, Chen Ze came to the door at Zhong Yang's request and expressed his willingness to contract the arsenal and provide cheap and beautiful weapons and equipment. Originally, Chen Jiongming was very reluctant, but first, the arsenal could not operate normally in a short period of time, and second, the performance of several weapon samples provided by Chen Ze made Chen Jiongming very excited.

When talking about technical issues, Xu Yongsheng no longer looked like a shy big boy, but returned to his confidence and calmness in the laboratory: "The weapons we provide to the Guangdong Army mainly include the m17 wooden handle grenade, the Enfield rifle III simplified version, the 81mm mortar we independently developed, the 75mm cannon used in field operations, and the Woodpecker I-type submachine gun. Now, our technicians are responsible for the operation of the entire arsenal."

"Manager Xu talked about technical issues. Let me talk about the general agreement I signed with the Guangdong Army. The main contents are as follows: First, we must provide these sales to the Guangdong Army for 80% of the market price of similar products; Second, the Guangdong Army has the right of priority to repurchase all the arms produced; Third, we shall not privately resell the remaining weapons to third parties, and we must discuss in advance before making a decision. The main thing is that these three points must be paid attention to, and nothing else is."

The conditions seem harsh, but in fact there are many loopholes to take advantage of. However, compared with interests, what Zhong Yang wants is a place where the arms can be developed and produced publicly. It will always have a big impact on the progress. At least he dare not conduct a blatant weapon power test, for fear of being noticed.

Anyway, arsenals of this scale are not as eyed by the great powers. Don’t think that China in this era is poor and cannot even make a screw. On the contrary, the major warlords have their own arsenals in their hands, and many weapons with no technical content can be copied. They are just a lot behind in the development of large-caliber artillery and precision machinery, such as rifles, submachine guns, and light and heavy machine guns, and many domestic production factories.

Among them, German-made mp18 submachine guns, called "Flower Machine Gun", have been imitated in large quantities, and even some folk local workshops can produce them. The main difference is only reflected in the output.

Therefore, Zhong Yang did not think there was anything worth worrying about opening an arsenal in Guangzhou. As long as the production scale and technical level were controlled, the great powers would not be bored to pursue a large-scale arsenal. Compared with the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, which can even be built with warships and tens of tons of freighters, Guangzhou Shijing Arsenal is nothing!

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