The large conference room of the Southeast Shanxi Administrative Office.

The heads of major departments such as the Administrative Office, Industrial Development Commission, Military Science Research Institute, and Fuxing Chamber of Commerce were summoned by Jiangdong for a meeting.

The North China Front has no power to advance westward for the time being. Jiangdong must take advantage of this gap to allow all walks of life to develop rapidly.

It had been three months since the last collective meeting. Sitting in the room were the top decision-makers of Southeast Shanxi, and everyone was in a somewhat agitated mood.

After everyone arrived, Jiang Dong came down from the top position and distributed cigarettes one by one, with a smile on his face.

There were almost no men in this era who did not smoke, and soon the meeting room began to fill with smoke.

Jiang Dong finished a cigarette while chatting and laughing with everyone, and then clapped his hands gently to attract everyone's attention.

"Are you happy now? Let's start the meeting now?"

"Haha...good!"

"So happy!"

Everyone responded in a flurry, put out their cigarette butts, and opened the notebooks on the table.

Jiang Dong looked at Ren Guang, raised his hand and said:

"It's still the same as before. The Industrial Development Committee will first talk about the production capacity and construction status of the equipment."

"Ahem..."

Ren Guang cleared his throat and nodded slightly to Jiang Dong.

"I'll start with the output of military factories.

This month we have built two new large-scale military factories, so our production capacity has been greatly increased.

The current monthly production is about 15,000 rifles, 5,000 MP40 submachine guns, 1,200 mg42 machine guns, 800 mortars, and about 300 75mm infantry guns. The 105mm and 150mm howitzers have just been produced, and about 120 should be produced this month.

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In addition, there are 20mm, 37mm, 88mm and 128mm anti-aircraft guns. The production capacity of these is relatively low, with a total of less than 150 guns, but it will be improved in the future."

Jiang Dong, Xie Chengrui, and Wu Zhan nodded while listening.

Xie Chengrui and Wu Zhan were very satisfied with the output of weapons and equipment, and kept smiling on their faces.

Jiangdong frowned slightly, seeming to think that the output was still insufficient.

Ren Guang paused and continued:

"The three iron plants have been completed, with an estimated annual output of 1.2 million tons. Only one steel plant has been completed, and the other one will take some time.

Due to the influx of a large number of laborers, the output of coal, oil and other mineral resources has increased, which is now sufficient to meet the industrial needs of southeastern Shanxi.

Tractor factories, automobile factories, and agricultural machinery factories have been built and put into production one after another. While producing these automobiles, we have also trained ourselves a large number of skilled workers. The Soviets and Germans have almost been squeezed dry by tens of thousands of apprentices.

In addition, the industrial base has already begun to imitate American engineering equipment. It would not take long for us to produce it ourselves.

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Looking at the data recorded on the paper, everyone had smiles on their faces, looking proud and contented.

Jiangdong put down his pen and looked at the people in the Industrial Development Committee,

“The overall development is still very good, and this momentum must be maintained.

Cultivating one's own talents in the process of development is good and deserves praise.

The mountain depends on everyone, and sooner or later we must embark on the road of self-reliance.

We must remember that science and technology are the primary productive forces, and the work of discovering, cultivating and developing talents is equally important!"

Everyone present nodded in unison.

Jiang Dong thought for a while, that was probably the case with the Industrial Development Committee, and then looked at Wang Xueqin.

Wang Xueqin understood and spoke slowly.

"The most important thing for the Administrative Office in the past two months is to repair the railway.

The Americans worked diligently, and the progress of each section of the project was almost as expected.

The Gansu section of the Longhai Railway and the Jincheng to Mengcheng section have invested the most manpower.

Judging from the current construction status, these two sections of railway should be completed before May.

Lines in other parts of Shanxi can also be completed within this year.

In the future, more and more people will flock to Shanxi, and the labor force will not be a problem for the time being."

"good!"

Jiangdong is very satisfied. The large-scale infrastructure plan and the development of industry are almost equally important. The two complement each other and promote each other.

After the railway line is completed, industrial products can be exported and resources from various places can flow into Shanxi.

After receiving the encouragement, Wang Xueqin became slightly excited and continued:

"In addition to railway construction work, the most important thing for the Administrative Office is to restore people's livelihood in the Fen River Basin.

After several months of unremitting efforts, the post-war reconstruction work is on the right track, the city's industry and commerce are once again prosperous, and this year's spring plowing in the countryside will not be delayed."

"Um."

Jiang Dong nodded,

“The administrative office’s next tasks will be even more arduous.

No matter how Chongqing arranges personnel in North China, the grassroots political power in Shanxi and Suiyuan must be firmly in our hands."

Everyone is looking to Jiangdong. Now that Taiyuan has been recovered, the Southeast Shanxi Administrative Office may be abolished and the power is restored to the provincial government.

Jiang Dong understood everyone's thoughts, he smiled slightly and said:

"Jincheng is our starting point. In addition to industrial facilities, there are also Xiang Auditorium, Martyrs Cemetery, Martyrs' Ci, Military Museum, etc.

For a long time in the future, Jincheng will still be our center of power. I must make this clear to everyone first to avoid unrest in people's minds.

Taiyuan's post-war reconstruction work can begin, but power agencies such as the provincial government should not touch it for the time being, and focus on the grassroots first."

Wang Xueqin nodded thoughtfully.

He has been in politics for many years and is somewhat familiar with the power struggle in the officialdom. From Jiangdong's tone, it seems that the chairman of the provincial government will be taken over by others, and he feels vaguely unwilling to do so.

Next it was the turn of the Military Science Research Institute.

Through Fan Zhuxian's narration, Jiangdong knew that large-scale production of penicillin was about to begin.

"In our time, penicillin can almost bring people back to life. In addition to saving the lives of soldiers on the battlefield, the emergence of this drug will also bring us huge economic and social benefits."

Jiang Dong knocked on the table and said very seriously:

"Secretary work must be done well. As long as we can achieve mass production before European and American countries, they will definitely rush to send us money. No one dares to offend us easily, because we have the power to change mankind.

The medicine of destiny.”

Fan Zhuxian nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Dong looked at Ding Beifeng, president of the Fuxing Chamber of Commerce.

Ding Beifeng pulled the blindfold on his blind eyes and nodded slightly to everyone before speaking.

“There are currently more than 1,000 merchants and companies joining the Fuxing Chamber of Commerce, and the vast majority of them are from the northwest and southwest provinces. Of course, there are also some people from the Japanese-occupied areas who have joined secretly.

Only those who join the Chamber of Commerce are qualified to do business with us, and as various handicrafts mature, more and more people will join in the future."

Ding Beifeng glanced at Jiang Dong,

"The best-selling products at the moment are still cigarettes and medicines, followed by Fenjiu and weapons and equipment, and then other daily necessities."

"How much profit does the Chamber of Commerce make each month?" Wu Zhan asked impatiently.

Everyone showed a knowing smile and looked at Ding Beifeng.

The stern look in Ding Beifeng's single eye disappeared, and a smile appeared.

"Excluding various expenses and costs, the current monthly net profit is about 8 million silver dollars."

"hiss……"

Everyone gasped in unison, not expecting that the chamber of commerce, which was established less than three months ago, could turn over so much profit.

Jiang Dong also had a look of shock in his eyes, but it quickly dissipated.

Because he thought about the tobacco companies that would be as wealthy as those in several countries in later generations.

The current monthly profit of the Fuxing Chamber of Commerce may be less than one ten thousandth of that of later tobacco companies.

"All these profits have been handed over to the Administrative Office!" Ding Beifeng glanced at Wang Xueqin and said,

"The mid-to-high-end cigarette market is almost monopolized by the Fuxing Chamber of Commerce. We also have an absolute advantage in price for iodine-based alcohol-based anti-inflammatory drugs. Fenjiu is of high quality, and the weapons and equipment are not to mention. A monthly profit of 8 million yuan sounds like a lot.

But there aren't many.

Trading companies, transportation companies and some underground businesses in Chongqing also have an income of nearly one million per month!"

Everyone's breath of exclamation suddenly got stuck in their throats.
To be continued...