Expedition to Europe

The reason why Lan Fang compromised this time was because of Lan Fang's military production.

There was no other way. Before Lan Fang's military production was on track, Qin Zhiyuan had to try to avoid war with the Japanese, because once the war started, all weapons and ammunition would rely on foreign purchases, which would have too many uncertainties. Even if Qin Zhiyuan was confident of defeating the Japanese, he would not bet on Lan Fang's national destiny.

Besides, taking a step back at this time might not be a bad thing.

Just after the crew of the "Minnan" returned to Lan Fang, the experience of the crew of the "Minnan" spread throughout Lan Fang within a day.

Since the crew was taken to Japan, although they were not subjected to inhuman abuse, the Japanese obviously did not give the relevant personnel and status matching treatment in accordance with the Geneva Agreement.

When the crew of the "Minnan" was taken to Japan, they were guarded like prisoners. The Japanese did not give the crew enough drinking water and food. Forty-five people were crowded in a house of about 20 square meters, and even urinated and defecated indoors. The living environment was so bad that you can imagine.

The Japanese searched all the crew's belongings and took away all the crew's belongings in the crew's cabin. When they checked afterwards, the number of goods transported on the "Minnan" did not match the list when it left the home port, and the Japanese did not give any explanation for this.

Under the deliberate promotion of the "Daily News", all the reasons were attributed to the serious delay in the construction progress of military industrial enterprises in Lan Fang.

In fact, compared with the scheduled construction period, the current construction progress has far exceeded the plan. The workers have completed the work that normally takes nine months in nearly half a year.

This sounds close to a miracle, because when the plan was made, the engineers from France and Germany took into account the enthusiasm of the Chinese and accelerated the progress of the project by about one-fifth.

French and German engineers made plans based on the work efficiency of German workers. If they refer to French workers, then well, the degree of improvement is about one-third.

But what is unexpected is that now compared with the original plan, the progress has been accelerated again, and it has increased by half, which really makes the engineers from France and Germany look at it with admiration.

Even though the progress is very fast, the simple workers don't think so. They think that it is because they haven't done enough and fast enough that this speechless result has been caused.

If they can build the factory in time and start producing weapons and ammunition now, then the crew on the "Minnan" will not be so frustrated, and the Lan Fang government will not be so compromising.

Shendian is located in the westernmost part of Wanghaizhou. There is a port with excellent hydrological conditions and it is very close to Annan, the current steel production base of Lan Fang. At the same time, Shendian has a complex terrain, and the eastern mountainous area is high and densely forested with complex terrain.

With unique geographical conditions, Shendian has become the largest industrial city in the north of Lan Fang.

According to the planning of the Lan Fang military, the gathering place of Lan Fang's light weapons industry is Shendian. It is convenient for the input of raw materials and the transportation in all directions. At the same time, it has unique geographical advantages. All these reasons come together, and Shendian has become the top priority of Lan Fang's military industry.

In the mountainous area in the east of Shendian, in a natural canyon, there is a road winding around the mountainside. This road connects six arsenals along the way and becomes the cradle of light weapons in Shendian.

This canyon is therefore named "Wangshan Valley". "Wangshan" is a simple sight on the ancient crossbow machine, which has a strong military color. At the same time, the symbolic meaning of "Wangshan Valley" is also very good, which means "this mountain is still looking at that mountain", symbolizing the enterprising spirit of Lanfang military industry "never satisfied, striving forward".

Factory 104 in Wangshan Valley is the largest arsenal in Lanfang. Currently, there are more than 5,000 workers working hard here to build the arsenal as soon as possible and contribute their own strength to Lanfang's national defense.

According to the original plan, the first phase of the project of Factory 104 is planned to be one year. During this year, Factory 104 will complete the construction of the first phase of the factory building and install nearly 2,000 machines in order to start production.

In the past six months, more than half of the construction plan of Factory 104 has been completed. If nothing unexpected happens, Factory 104 will be officially put into production in three months at most.

In the evening, after a day's work, Factory Director Tang Zhengyang, Deputy Factory Director Ning Gaofei and Chief Engineer Jeffrey DeFoe held a small meeting as usual to summarize today's work and prepare for tomorrow's work.

"Tomorrow I plan to arrange for the machine to enter the site, install the machine first, and then cap the factory building." Ning Gaofei, who was eating a bowl of rice, suddenly looked up and said.

The food at Factory 104 is very good. The staple food is rice, and the side dishes are salted fish, eggplant and potatoes. After the meal, there are bananas, coconuts, durian and other fruits.

Well, Lan Fang is located in the tropics, and all kinds of fruits are indeed very rich. If the workers don't want to eat rice, they can eat fruits directly.

Of course, if you eat fruits directly, you won't be able to stand hunger when you start working.

"No, no, no, that's illegal. No one has ever done that. It might lead to serious consequences." Jeffrey Defoe clearly objected.

Jeffrey Defoe was a German before he came to Lanfang. He had 30 years of work experience in the Krupp factory. Long Chengxuan brought Jeffrey Defoe from Germany to Lanfang with a work contract.

After arriving at Lan Fang, Jeffrey Defoe joined Lan Fang nationality without much consideration, and then got the opportunity to enter Factory 104.

If he did not join Lan Fang nationality, even if Jeffrey Defoe had 50 years of work experience, he would not be able to enter Wangshan Valley.

As a chief engineer from Germany, Jeffrey Defoe opposed all violations, because that meant there would be unexpected situations, and Jeffrey Defoe did not like any accidents. Jeffrey Defoe always liked to work step by step. The Germans' rigorousness and precision were fully demonstrated in Jeffrey Defoe.

"I have tried it before. If the machine is brought in first and the machine is debugged at the same time as the capping, the work speed can be further improved. If we all do this, then maybe we can complete the first phase of Factory 104 before Mr. Qin ascends the throne." Ning Gaofei explained a little anxiously, and rolled his eyes a little because of choking.

Ning Gaofei, Tang Zhengyang and Jeffrey Defoe have been together for half a year. At first, they had to rely on translation to communicate with each other, but now they don't need it. Ning Gaofei and Tang Zhengyang have learned some German, and Jeffrey Defoe has learned some Chinese. They can understand each other's meaning even if they speak Chinese and German. It's incredible.

"Is this okay?" Tang Zhengyang promptly sent a cup of water, a little uncertain in his heart.

After the "Minnan" incident, all Lan Fang people felt ashamed. As the saying goes, "knowing shame leads to courage", all Lan Fang people felt a ball of fire in their hearts, and they were eager to vent it, and working harder became the best way to vent.

Tang Zhengyang certainly wanted to speed up the progress of the work, but as the factory director who coordinated the overall situation, Tang Zhengyang was not as proficient as Ning Gaofei in specific matters, but Tang Zhengyang always respected Ning Gaofei's opinions, not only because Ning Gaofei was valued by Zhang Tianyun, the Minister of Industry of Lan Fang, but also because Ning Gaofei obtained a senior engineer certificate at the Renault factory in France.

If there really is such a certificate, with this certificate, Ning Gaofei can apply for a job in any factory in the world and will definitely be treated as a distinguished guest.

Tang Zhengyang has never been to France, but Tang Zhengyang has worked in the Jiangnan Machinery Bureau of the Republic of China for his entire life. He is also a veteran, and he also has some knowledge of administrative management, which is rare, so he was appointed as the director of Factory 104.

Uh... this director is still the acting director now, but if nothing unexpected happens, the position of director will definitely belong to Tang Zhengyang in the future.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

"Okay, I tried it." Ning Gaofei was very sure.

"Ning, when did you try it? Why don't I know?" Jeffrey Defoe was dissatisfied and slammed the rice bowl in his hand on the table.

Although Ning Gaofei is the deputy director in charge of production, Jeffrey Defoe is the chief engineer in charge of all technical aspects. Jeffrey Defoe has every reason to express his dissatisfaction.

"Last month, you went back to Coconut City to visit your relatives and were not in the factory." Ning Gaofei also had a good reason.

"What a joke! Can the procedure be easily changed?" Jeffrey Defoe was furious, not only because Ning Gaofei made the decision without authorization, but also because Ning Gaofei did not inform him in time afterwards.

"I remember you praised me at that time..." Ning Gaofei did not say much, but the meaning of his words could choke people to death.

"..." Jeffrey Defoe was speechless.

After Jeffrey Defoe came back from visiting his relatives, Ning Gaofei did inform Jeffrey Defoe, but he did not explain that the project progress could be completed ahead of schedule under the premise that Ning Gaofei changed the operating procedures.

Poor Jeffrey Defoe thought it was an achievement achieved in accordance with his own regulations, and he also praised Ning Gaofei and the workers.

Now recalling that scene, Jeffrey Defoe felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.

"Okay, I've finished eating. Tonight, I and the people from Team 1 and Team 2 will work overtime to complete the machine delivery before dawn. If we can't complete it, I can issue a military order!" Ning Gaofei left no way out for himself.

"If you want to try, try it. If you succeed, it will be a great thing. Why do you need to issue a military order?" Tang Zhengyang began to smooth things over. This is part of Tang Zhengyang's job as a factory director.

"You can work overtime, but don't expect me to count it in your attendance." Jeffrey Defoe was not going to resist, but was ready to express his dissatisfaction in his own way.

"No, we are voluntary overtime and don't want any compensation." Ning Gaofei turned around and left.

"Let's go, let's go and take a look." Tang Zhengyang couldn't sit still, so he pulled Jeffrey Defoe and followed Ning Gaofei out the door.

The factory, which already had a rough outline, was brightly lit. The current lighting was powered by generators, and the power was not stable and often went out. Just two kilometers away from Wangshan Valley, two hydroelectric power stations are also working day and night. These hydroelectric power stations will provide enough electricity for Wangshan Valley in the future.

In front of the factory building that has been completed for the most part, one or two thousand workers are waiting. Several giant banners are hung high on the open space next to it, with slogans such as "Don't forget the national humiliation, forge ahead bravely", "Work hard for 30 days to build Factory 104", and "I will defend Lanfang with my blood".

"Damn, I won't sleep either, let's work together!" Tang Zhengyang's blood immediately boiled.

Blood has always been hot and has never cooled.