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Chapter 190 Ding Gangyi as Superintendent

Chapter 190 Ding Gangyi as Superintendent
On the first day of arriving in Nanyang City, Luo Zhixue basically spent it in meetings. Four consecutive large-scale meetings were held until seven or eight o'clock in the evening.

Even so, he hadn't played yet, and after the big meeting was over, Luo Zhixue was still busy receiving various military and political officials.

The first person to come here was Colonel Huang Chengyong, who had just been appointed as the commander of the [-]th Infantry Brigade. He came here specifically to report his training thoughts on the follow-up [-]th Infantry Brigade and to listen to Luo Zhixue's instructions.

After listening to Colonel Huang Chengyong's many thoughts, Luo Zhixue said: "Our Township Protection Army currently has twelve brigades, but you also know that most of them are old-style brigades with traditional organization, and the real new-style brigades There were only three before, and now with the Seventh Infantry Brigade, there are only four."

"Nowadays our army is in short supply of main forces. The existing three brigades are incapable of splitting up. They can only run back and forth to barely maintain the front line, and then follow up with the implementation of the southward strategy. This force is even more scarce. Strictly limited to before July."

"By July, I hope to see the Seventh Infantry Brigade form an initial combat capability to alleviate the shortage of our army's main force!"

"However, we can't relax the standards in order to form an army quickly. After the brigade is formed, it must become the pillar force of our army. When fighting independently, the supplies serve as the core of the battle, supporting a single front.”

"Just like the Second Infantry Brigade of the Northern Route Army!"

"Cheng Yong, I also know your ability. I think you are fully capable of leading this brigade and let you be the brigade commander. I am relieved!"

After listening to Luo Zhixue's words, Huang Chengyong said with a solemn expression: "Please rest assured, General, Cheng Yong will lead the soldiers of the Seventh Infantry Brigade to train hard day and night. I have the confidence and determination to let General you Seeing a strong army, I will definitely live up to your high expectations, General!"

After hearing this, Luo Zhixue nodded slightly: "It's good to have confidence and determination. Don't worry about doing it boldly. If you encounter any problems, you can write to me!"

After Huang Chengyong withdrew, Ding Gangyi, the supervisor of Li Qingdian Arsenal who had attended the industrial meeting before, also walked in.

However, unlike Huang Chengyong who took the initiative to report, Ding Gangyi was summoned by Luo Zhixue.

And Ding Gangyi still doesn't know why Luo Zhi learned to summon him.

So I was a little apprehensive on the way here, is there something wrong with my work?
But it's also unlikely!

He, Ding Gangyi, officially became the supervisor of the Liqingdian Arsenal after its establishment, while Song Tiejiang, who was originally in charge of the affairs of the Songshan Arsenal, became the co-organizer of the Arsenal and also the general manager of the Artillery Factory.

Ding Gangyi thinks that he has done a good job during the period of time when he was the supervisor, even if there is no credit, but there should be a hard work!

Ding Gangyi was not born as a technician, he was actually born as a traditional scholar, and he was a scholar who passed the examination as a scholar in his twenties.

Because I liked to read all kinds of miscellaneous books in my early years, I especially liked to delve into miscellaneous books such as Xu Guangqi and Li Zhizao's translations from the Westerners Matteo Ricci and Xiong Sanba's Geometry, Measurement Methodology, Wrong Comparing Meaning, Odd Vessel Illustration, and Taixi Water Method.

Maybe it was because he spent so much time reading miscellaneous books that he was only a scholar at the age of forty, and he had no hope in the provincial examination...

He, who lives in the Luoyang area, encountered military chaos this year, and the last family became refugees. His family members almost died on the way to escape. Only he and his two children fled southward with other refugees. This spring, he fled to the southwest of Lushan County. Niushan area.

It coincided with the time when the Baoxiang Army came out of Lushan County in the east, and widely recruited all kinds of scholars and craftsmen, with generous remuneration!

After hearing that the Funiu Mountain's rural protection army paid a lot of money, the most important thing was to feed them. In order to keep their sons and daughters alive, he didn't care about the decency of a scholar, and he didn't care about whether he rebelled against the thief or not. , At that time, as soon as he gritted his teeth, he voted for a thief as a clerk.

But it was soon learned by his superiors that he had a reputation as a scholar, so he was quickly promoted like a rocket. In just ten days, he turned from an ordinary clerk into a certain deputy section chief under the then Industrial Department...

At that time, there was a shortage of cultural talents under the Rural Protection Army, so as long as you had a good cultural level, no matter what your actual ability was, you would basically be promoted.

Ever since, Ding Gangyi, who originally just wanted to make a living to support his two children, became a middle-level official in the bandit protection army before he recovered his senses...

Later, Luo Zhixue found out that he likes to read all kinds of miscellaneous books in Thai and Western translations, so not long after, he was promoted again...

He was directly transferred to the Liqingdian Arsenal, which is still under construction, as a supervisor.

Luo Zhixue even set up the official position of supervisor of the arsenal factory specially for him. There was no such thing as supervisor before, only management and so on.

The Liqingdian Arsenal was the largest and only armory in the Baoxiang Army at that time. It shouldered the important strategic task of manufacturing guns and other types of weapons to support the expansion of the army and the war.

Its importance goes without saying.

After taking office as the supervisor of the Liqingdian Arms Factory, Ding Gangyi also put his heart and soul into it. From the establishment of the arsenal to the production, he completed mass production in a short period of time and supplied a large amount of ordnance to the military.

The Township Protection Army was able to quickly capture the Nanyang Basin and block the Ming army's Zuo Liangyu's counterfeeding. On the one hand, the soldiers used their lives, and on the other hand, the arsenal guaranteed the supply of ordnance.

Ding Gangyi thought that what he did directly was not bad, but why did the general summon him?

Is it for the bronze cannon mentioned at the meeting?
But there is nothing to say about the bronze cannon. This kind of bronze cannon has already been mentioned at the meeting. It is still the shape of the iron-cast [-]-jin long-barreled cannon, and there will not be much change.

After all, if the changes are too large, the various equipment and molds on the current production line will have to be remodeled on a large scale or simply newly built, which will affect production capacity.

At the same time, it also affects the formation of combat effectiveness of artillery units as soon as possible.

So even if the cannon is cast in bronze, the basic things will continue to be maintained.

At the meeting, General Luo Zhixue also affirmed the bronze cannon, and gave instructions for mass production on the spot, so there is no need to call him over to talk about it.

With doubts, Ding Gangyi entered a study room where Luo Zhixue temporarily worked.

Luo Zhixue didn't confuse Ding Gangyi for too long. After a few chats, he went straight to the topic: "The Xiangyang Armory is newly built. It has been under the direct management of the Ministry of Industry before, and there is no supervision yet."

Luo Zhixue continued: "Xiangyang Arsenal has now completed the first phase of the project, and there will be the second and third phases of the project. After the third phase of the project is completed, the factory will be the largest of our Xiangyang Army in the Nanyang Basin. , and it is also the only large comprehensive arsenal."

"As for the Nanyang Arsenal, the task is relatively lighter. It will not set up a production base for guns and other weapons here. It will only retain the ability to repair guns and various weapons and armor. It will mainly produce ammunition, so as to serve as the northern defense line nearby. Ministries provide ammunition, repair firearms and weapons.”

"Such a large arsenal arsenal needs a strong person who is proficient in mathematics, science, machinery and other new learning to preside over the work. My opinion is to let you manage this arsenal."

"After all, you are now the supervisor of the Liqingdian Armory, and most of the key personnel and equipment in the Liqingdian Armory will be relocated to the Xiangyang Arsenal in the future. Going to the Xiangyang Arsenal will also help you continue to work."

"Of course, it mainly depends on your own ideas."

Ding Gangyi was a little surprised when he heard this, because Yuan Gaofeng said not long ago that after the personnel and equipment of the Li Qingdian Arsenal were relocated one after another, Ding Gangyi would be transferred back to work in the Ministry of Industry as the Director of Mechanics.

Now, Luo Zhixue asked him to continue working in the arsenal, which was obviously to continue to reuse himself.

Because if you serve as the supervisor of the Xiangyang Arsenal, your status is obviously more important than the directors of the various departments under the Ministry of Industry.

In the Ministry of Industry system of the Baoxiang Army, the Ministry of Industry has established a total of five departments responsible for the direction of industry, namely the Heavy Industry Department, the Machinery Department, the Light Industry Department, the Textile Department, and the Metallurgy Department.

The above-mentioned departments can theoretically govern the Liqingdian Arsenal, because Liqingdian is a comprehensive armory, and the same is true for the follow-up Xiangyang Arsenal, which has a gun factory, a machinery factory, a timber factory, a gunpowder factory, and so on.

But in fact, the various departments basically have no authority to directly intervene in the affairs of the Liqingdian Arsenal, because the Liqingdian Arsenal is directly under the direct control of Yuan Gaofeng, Minister of Industry.

The Li Qingdian Armory in a special period is so important.

In today's business meeting, Ding Gangyi, who is the supervisor of the Liqingdian Arsenal, sat beside Yuan Gaofeng, and the other directors were still below.

But at this moment, no matter how low Ding Gangyi's political consciousness is, he still knows that Luo Zhixue will continue to use him.

Immediately, he said loudly: "The general loves me, and I can't repay my fortitude. In the future, I will definitely devote myself to build more and better weapons for the general and my army!"

After hearing this, Luo Zhixue nodded slightly: "Okay!"

"Looking back at the Xiangyang Armory, we must pay close attention to production and quality, and we must pay close attention to the bronze artillery."

"In addition, I will arrange another task for you to start trial production of large artillery!"

"The current [-]-jin long gun has excellent maneuverability, but the shells it fires are only two and a half catties, and its power is still too small. It can be used as an infantry battalion's supporting firepower, but it is not enough for suppressing firepower. !"

"Whether it was the Battle of Sanyuanzhuang or the Battle of Yuzhou, the lethality of our artillery was not satisfactory when it was used for long-distance bombardment."

"We need a more powerful long-barreled field gun!"

"We need a powerful field artillery that can cover the entire battlefield and effectively kill enemy phalanxes within 500 meters to 1000 meters!"

(End of this chapter)

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