Hearing Wang Maoru's question, Zhang Hongyang explained with a smile: "They really don't want to let go, but the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau can only produce rifles and bullets. The cannon makers stay every day. Without a job, they can't get their salary. If they can't get their salary, they will naturally not do it. So the cannon workshop has long had a dispute with the managers of the manufacturing bureau. When I went there, I not only pulled the people away, but also bought the equipment. Now they are on the train. If I don't have my job, I will probably not be able to arrive in half a month."

Wang Maoru slapped him hard on the shoulder and almost slapped Zhang Hongyang on the ground. He was more than 1.8 meters tall and 160 kilograms. Zhang Hongyang was only 1.65 meters tall. How could he withstand his slap? It would be great if he didn't lie down. Wang Maoru hurriedly supported him and smiled and said, "I have Cangchu, and I have Zhang Liang and Zhang Zifang!"

Zhang Hongyang was praised with a happy look on his face, and soon asked, "Who is Zhang Liang? Are he better than me? My understanding, why haven't I heard of this person in the United States?"

Wang Maoru said with a dark face, "You should read more."

After inspecting the army, although he felt that the Black Province was strong and strong, he also found many unsatisfactory places, such as too few artillery, too few artillery training, and insufficient artillery training. Wang Maoru was naturally extremely eager for artillery. Although his army's cannons are now known as 200, among which rapid-fire cannons, artillery runners, field cannons, mountain cannons, and ten old-fashioned earth cannons that fired solid shells. It is said that they were transported from the south during the Battle of Sarhu during the Kangxi period. They were transported to Longjiang Prefecture and ended. These cannons were mixed together and formed the 10th Artillery Brigade. Wang Maoru inspected the circle and was amused and laughed. It would be better to have someone carry the ten large earth cannons away, which would be better to make iron into steel to make a steel helmet.

He has been busy and has no time to focus on producing cannons, but modern warfare is just cannons. As the saying goes, a gun fires ten thousand taels of gold, 90% of the gold is spent on cannons. The cheapest Japanese 75mm field cannon shell is 45 yuan, and a thousand bullets are twenty-five yuan. The purchasing power of a piece of ocean is equivalent to 300 yuan in 2012. It is conceivable how much Wang Maoru spent in recent years.

After Zhang Hongyang's acquisition of the Artillery Manufacturing Bureau of Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, he gave him an unexpected surprise. It made him have the idea of ​​building an arsenal. The three rifle repair lines sent by Fang Hongxin are still in the arsenal, so why not build an arsenal?

Thinking of the arsenal, Wang Maoru called Zhu Yongquan and smiled and said, "I am going to build an arsenal based on the Heilongjiang Guns and Cannon Bureau to produce rifles, bullets, field cannons, mountain cannons, mortars, and shells."

Zhu Yongquan smiled and said, "Master, you finally realized that the guns and cannons have been fired, right? Over the years, the commander has exhausted his financial resources to build this army, but Master, the army is a gold-eating beast. Not to mention anything else, it is the consumption of the guns and cannons. I feel distressed when I see it. Why is our army like a destruction of Xu Lanzhou? The reason is very simple. All the soldiers in our army have more than 100 bullets of live ammunition, and all our non-commissioned officers have had experience in killing people. Who can train artillery soldiers with shells like Master? I asked Xu Lanzhou's soldiers that on average, only five bullets per person was on the same day, but each person fired twenty bullets before the war."

"It's a bit overwhelming." Wang Maoru stretched out his waist and smiled bitterly, "I'm going to build this arsenal in Qiqihar. Qiqihar has a unique geographical location. I want to build an arsenal here, the largest arsenal in China." In his mind, this arsenal must be built in Qiqihar. Qiqihar is also a heavy industrial base in the northeast of later generations. With the reform of the market economy, the influence of Qiqihar's heavy industry gradually faded.

Wang Maoru said again: "Chief of Staff, please help me with the staff. Who can give this arsenal better? Please advise. If anyone of us has this ability, we will promote it in the army. If others have the ability, we will go and poach people. In short, I want to find such a person, and I can hand over my arsenal to him with confidence."

Zhu Yongquan nodded and remembered it in his heart.

There are so many things today. Tang Shaoyi had just arrived in the morning. In the evening, Yuan Keding and his family took the evening bus and then the last train to Qiqihar. Wang Maoru couldn't help him arrange a grand and grand welcome ceremony, but just brought a few close friends to the station to pick Yuan Keding up.

"Xiusheng."

"The eldest son."

The two of them held their hands, and couldn't help but sigh.

Not to mention a few years ago, even a few months ago, Yuan Keding was still the prince, the leader of the model army, and the heir of the Chinese Empire, but now what about it? Yuan Keding is the phoenix that has fallen into the arsenal. The committee for the imperial system has been dissolved, and all activities related to the imperial system have been dissolved. In order to be the crown prince, Yuan Keding resigned from all government positions. As soon as Yuan Shikai died, it was good that Yuan Keding had lost all his official positions, leaving only a large family around him. Everyone respected him, but Yuan Keding also knew that no one took him seriously.

Duan Qirui formed a new government, and Yuan Keding sat at home waiting for Duan Qirui to send his appointment letter. However, when the new government was established on August 1st and the appointment of key personnel was over, Duan Qirui only came to the Yuan family during the funeral, and still visited Yuan Shikai for funeral. In the past, the old government officials were respectful to him on the surface, but in fact they did not see him. Yuan Keding could not bear this gap. He had nowhere to use his skills because of his identity.

"Xiusheng, it's still you." Yuan Keding sighed, telling the vicissitudes of life.

Wang Maoru said: "Big Prince, you will always be the eldest prince in my heart."

Yuan Keding shook his head and said, "Brother Xiusheng, let alone the eldest son, this name makes me only a young master for the rest of my life, but now, the young master has always been a young master. I don't want to be this young master anymore. Xiusheng, let's do this, call me Brother Yuntai."

"This...is not suitable." Wang Maoru said in panic.

Yuan Keding said: "Xiusheng, you are going to drive me away."

Wang Maoru said, "This... works!" He patted the back of his head and said, "Brother Yuntai, if you can trust me, I will stay for a few days. I want to ask Brother Yuntai to serve as the official of Heilongjiang **, and I will definitely help me."

When Yuan Keding saw the sincerity in Wang Maoru's eyes, he choked and said, "Brother treat me with sincerity. I will do my best to help me be a good official. I am not afraid that I have your reputation because of me?"

Wang Maoru said: "Why did Brother Yuntai say this? First, the president treats me like a son and a nephew, and treats me like a relative. If I, Wang Maoru, are disrespectful to my brother, I will let me fight the five thunders..."

Yuan Keding hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother, brother, I believe in you."

Wang Maoru winked at Wei Dongling, and Wei Dongling said, "Grand Prince, please, the general has prepared wine and meat and a resting place. Please ask the eldest prince's family to have a rest and hold a welcoming banquet for the eldest prince to come tomorrow."

Yuan Keding waved his hand and said, "Xiusheng, there is no need for a banquet. I have seen any big scene. No matter how big it is, I have been glorious. It's enough. I just want to be a judge quietly and do my best to learn. In the future, others will only say that Yuan ** will not be called Master Yuan."

Wang Maoru said respectfully: "Brother Yuntai, since I am willing to be a judge who is famous for thousands of times, I will not be able to do anything false. However, the judge and the court system are still incomplete. Brother Yuntai must take on greater responsibilities after a few days of rest."

Yuan Keding said: "Brother, I won't mention the hard work."

That night, Yuan Keding lived in the Governor's Mansion with his four wives. The next day, Wei Dongling had already helped Yuan Keding's family buy a four-in and four-out mansion for Yuan Keding, and made a new Yuan Mansion courtyard. Yuan Keding was also busy. But Yuan Keding wanted to be more low-key, but his identity was there and his status in Beiyang was also there. For a moment, many celebrities from the province came to visit. Yuan Keding was cleaning up the house, but many visitors could not receive them, so he had no choice but to hold a small cocktail party.

Vice Governor Xu Nailin, Provincial Council Speaker Sun Lansheng, Deputy Speaker Liu Rui, Members Li Guojing, Yang Guorui, Chen Fuling, Farmers Association President Xu Ancheng, Vice President Guo Xiangwei, Mulan County Magistrate Yu Silan, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Director Yuan Yulin, Negotiators Zhang Qingtong, Democratic Party Member Zhou Tianlin, Gentlemen Liu Tan, Xu Ancheng, Liang Shengde, Jin Zhaoxiang, etc. Even Jilin Governor Meng Enyuan sent Jilin Advisor Guo Zongxi to congratulate. There were not so many people coming to congratulate Tang Shaoyi for the arrival of the arrival of Tang Shaoyi. Instead, a down-and-out Beiyang prince attracted people from all over the province to come to visit. Tang Shaoyi felt uncomfortable, and Wang Maoru laughed in his heart that Tang Shaoyi was also competing.

Zhu Yongquan found a candidate for the director of the arsenal. This person was Han Linchun, the senior director of the General Staff Department of the Beiyang Government. He graduated from the sixth artillery department of the Chinese Students Team of the Japanese Non-commissioned Office. He graduated in 1908 and returned to China to serve as a clerk of the Ordnance Department of the Qing Government. He was promoted to the director of the Ordnance Department because of his invention of the "Han Linchun-style" rifle, and was promoted to the provost of the Army Military Academy. He was then appointed as a counselor of the Army Department. Now Duan Qirui serves as the Prime Minister and the Chief of the Army, and appointed a confidant. Han Linchun was excluded and could be used. Wang Maoru immediately started and sent Zhang Kui'an to Beijing to invite Han Linchun to Heilongjiang to serve as the staff officer of the Heilongjiang Provincial Army Staff Department, the director of the Ordnance Department, and the General Office of the Northern Arsenal. He is ready to wait for a generous gift.

However, now, the main energy of the province to focus on Hulunbuir or Qiqihar has become Wang Maoru's biggest problem.

Qiqihar has a good geographical location, facing the Songnen Plain with convenient transportation and a very superior geographical location, convenient railways, ships and roads. With the Nenjiang Plain, known as the Northeast Grain Warehouse, it can be said that this is a royal land. However, Hulunbuir started his own business, with the continuous Greater Xing'an Mountains as a barrier and the vast Mongolian Plateau for development, it is safer to establish a heavy industrial base there. Moreover, in the future, confronting the Japanese, even if he suffers damage, he can still retain the fire with the land of Hulunbuir...!~!
Chapter completed!