Him and their stars

What Lilia means is that, at least for a month or two during the presidential transition, the decision-makers are (relatively speaking) in a state of incompetence. However, Marshal Paris, who is in his nineties, still shows a sense of responsibility and energy that surpasses almost all young people. The highest military command department he leads is still functioning effectively, which makes Chixia feel a little relieved.

However, this so-called "opinion from the New World Front" is a little difficult to understand.

Even Zhixia took half a minute to sort out the relationship and possibilities. He couldn't help but frown and said: "Is there a conflict with the empire over there in the New World?"

"I haven't heard of it yet, but it is said that there are some bad signs. The frontline believes that we should take precautions. Well, whether you or I believe it or not, Marshal Paris believes it anyway."

Zhixia couldn't help but press her temples again, and said angrily: "This kind of nagging Riddler smell sounds like Old Ghost Yang's style."

"...After all, it's Chief Yang or Teacher Yang." Lilia said: "Zhixia, you can't hold a grudge until now just because he confiscated the beer you bought."

"I don't hold a grudge against him." Zhixia put her hands on her hips and said angrily: "But I am the mayor of Maple City and the commissioner of Rumina's administrative office. I am in charge of 300 million people. Do I still need to call him chief?"

Lilia said in a coaxing tone: "Okay, okay, whatever you say is what you say. Teacher Yang will definitely not mind if he knows it. But, no matter how much you hate him, you have to admit his ability, right? Yu Lian He is the teacher I admire the most.”

"That's why I called him Old Ghost Yang because I recognized his ability." Zhixia snorted coldly, and then pressed his temples: "Okay, even if he is not unfounded, there will really be changes in the empire. But, Lilia, the Red Maple Factory wants to supply more than just military districts and fleets. There are also military-industrial enterprises in New Shuntian and New Tennessee in the Far Coast Sector."

"Well, they are still old companies. One was founded in the era of Marshal Li, and the other was simply during the empire's rule, but to be honest, the quality control is not as good as yours." Lilia sighed: "Lieutenant General Sylvester As I said, what they produce can be handed over to the rear guard. But the Marines on the frontline fortress must use the best."

“Our co-author, Red Maple Factory, is really a cow!”

"It's not a cow, it's the logistics headquarters that maintains the entire far shore position." Lilia smiled.

"You are really a good girl with high emotional intelligence." Zhixia sighed: "Let me decide after discussing with everyone. Give me twenty-four hours."

Lilia nodded: "I know this request is unreasonable, but if anyone can make the impossible possible, it can only be you."

After closing the communication, Ye Zhixia immediately looked expectantly at the two elderly people who had been watching the whole process.

"Are we going to fight again?" Mr. Emmanuel sighed: "However, I have observed the fortress you built, and space has been reserved for installing new forts and barracks. It seems that we have made preparations for this from the beginning. ”

Director Ruhr said: "This kind of production requirements is really stressful."

Of course, having said that, when orders come, especially high-quality military orders, it is always a good thing for the company. So, after reviewing the current production plan, the Ruhr factory director said to the mayor: "No problem."

"No problem?" Zhixia was still a little skeptical: "If it's just metallurgical products, I wouldn't worry. But the Far Coast Military Region also requires arms..."

"Miss Mayor, have you forgotten what I was doing before I retired?" Director Ruhr laughed and tapped his nose with his thumb: "I was born in the arsenal, and I also worked in the equipment management department of the Far Coast Military Region. Director! Even if Commander Sylvester sees us, he has to call me "Old Director."

Ye Zhixia then remembered that the old factory director of Ruhr had a very brilliant resume before he was rehired as the factory director, and Yu Lian personally invited him here.

At this time, the old factory director said again: "I have just seen the purchase order. What the Far Coast Military Region needs most now is small guns to fill the close firepower of fortresses and battleships. This can be done with the Type 107 rail gun designed by General Yu to replace it. The artillery shells it uses are actually the same specifications as the Defender system we have installed. As long as the energy transmission device is slightly modified, it can be connected to our military's common warship and fortress functional systems. This adjustment has been How about calling the rail gun 107A?”

"...I think, Allen, General Yu won't have any objections."

"With the same working hours, our arsenal can produce at least four times the original output, which can meet the order demand." Director Ruhr said with confidence.

Zhixia felt that she was beginning to feel relieved. She knew that the greatest advantage of an old-school engineer like Director Ruhr, apart from being invited, was to seek truth from facts. Because of this, it is difficult for them to become famous, and because of this, they are the most reliable people.

"Lieutenant General Sylvester requested the same railgun assembly as the Defender system. We directly changed it to 107A. Will he accept it?"

"He will." Director Ruhr smiled and said, "That guy is not a famous general. His only advantage is his practicality."

Zhixia thought about it carefully and felt that this made some sense. You should also know that after Vice Admiral Sylvester served as the commander of the Far Coast Military Region and the admiral of the Ninth Fleet, the combat effectiveness of the Ninth Fleet did not improve much, but the strength of the I Earl Star Gap and the Lucanal Corridor However, a large number of fortresses have been added, and the situation is exactly like "holding a strong fort and fighting a dull war". Such commanders are all simple and strong pragmatists.

The old factory director paused for a moment, but then said: "...I can complete the orders required for next year on time and with high quality. However, everyone in the factory may have to work three shifts."

"I will do the logistics work well. Of course, there will also be overtime pay. Our business has been good for three years, and the most important thing in the factory is financial surplus." Zhixia said with a smile.

She is even mentally prepared to use government financial subsidies if the factory is short of cash. Anyway, the functions of the Maple City Government and the Red Maple Factory Committee almost overlap. The so-called finance is a matter of left hand giving to the right hand.

As for whether the civil servants sent by the central government will object...again, whoever objects will go to the countryside where the moa are the most numerous.

However, as the leader of the entire planet, the young mayor could not help but think about more.

"Mr. Ruhr, is there a possibility... uh, that we can promote this newly designed 107A as a flagship product of the arsenal in the future?"

By that time, the Red Maple Factory can be upgraded into a real military-industrial complex. After all, the added value of weapons is much higher than that of metallurgical products.

"Sell to Feimo Nebula?" Director Ruhr smiled and said, "Of course you can."

Mr. Emmanuel also smiled and said: "If there is a way to deliver it to the rebels in the empire, of course it would be even better."

Of course, Ye Zhixia could tell that the two old men were making fun of her, so she also shrugged and smiled: "Okay, I admit now that I was really not a good student when I was in the military academy. My professional courses were all passed with low scores. , the average score is all supported by social activity classes."

Factory Director Ruhr said: "General Yu's 107 is indeed an extremely excellent design. It is simple in structure, easy to assemble and disassemble, and is not low in power. It is especially suitable for extreme battlefield conditions. The biggest advantage is of course that it is of high quality and low price. It is built in a cave. A small workshop here can mass-produce it. This is a perfect weapon for asymmetric warfare, but on the frontal battlefield, whether it is fire rate, power or durability, it is beyond its capabilities. Now time is tight and the tasks are heavy. We can only replace it with the relatively simple 107. When the military's urgent needs are met, I still recommend continuing to produce standard rail gun groups. Don't worry, although our arsenal has only been rebuilt for half a year, there are no major problems. Except for small rail guns In addition to ion cannons and ion cannons, the production lines of tanks and power armor have been resumed.”

Zhixia nodded, but still felt a little pity. She couldn't help but look at Factory Director Ruhr expectantly, and then at Mr. Emmanuel.

"Miss Mayor, I have been in charge of military industry and equipment, but I really don't know how to design!" Ruhr Factory Director said helplessly.

"Miss Mayor, my major is urban construction and transportation design, not military industry!" Minlan senior engineer sighed.

Factory Director Ruhr rolled his eyes, but lowered his voice and said: "However, when it comes to design, I heard that the light wing structure used by the White Phantom fighter is made of our Taishi alloy? Hehehe, do you want it? Instead of planning, just build an aircraft factory or shipyard in orbit, right? The cost of building a ship locally is always lower than transporting metal ingots all the way, right?"

Ye Zhixia was amazed and lamented that the other man, who was over seventy years old, had greater ambitions than himself. Sure enough, if you stay in a poisonous place like Red Maple Factory for a long time, no matter how mature and steady you are, you will start to become crazy.

On the same day, in the new Yumen, two million light years away from Lumina.

A nearly one hundred meter long, shuttle-shaped white aircraft, covered with light waves much longer than its own length, passed over the orbital space port of New Yumen. At that moment, everyone watching in the orbital airport seemed to see a swift covered with wings of light.

"How long?" Dr. Xie Yiwei asked the technicians next to him loudly.

"3, 3 minutes and 21 seconds!" the technician in charge of statistics said in an unbelievable tone.

After a brief pause, the scene suddenly erupted into huge cheers.

The most senior figure present, Lieutenant General Carter, the Logistics Director of the Community Expeditionary Force, carefully supported the small table in front of him and tried to stand up, but for a moment his legs felt a little weak. He wanted to calm down and reached for the coffee cup next to him, but he found it empty.

Uncle Johnson, who was still standing next to him, picked up the coffee pot, filled it up for the Lieutenant General, and then handed it over.

Lieutenant General Carter drank a whole cup of black coffee and let out a heavy sigh before asking: "Director Johnson, the fastest assault ship currently equipped by our army is, yes, the Golden Eagle 6. Assault ship, how long will it take?”

Well, you are a senior general. Is this the right question for you to ask me?

Although Uncle Johnson thought so, he still grinned: "The average speed is more than 5 minutes, and it is in a straight line. And this kid has drawn a big circle around the entire planet's orbit, and also conducted actual shooting. Oh."

"That is to say, even a battleship-level light spear main gun can only fire two to three rounds before this kind of assault ship approaches..." Although Lieutenant General Carter looks like a refined and good man. , but after all, he is also a senior general, and his ideas in this regard are still very clear.

"What about the live ammunition shooting just now?"

"The space bubble torpedo hit four out of four times." Even a low-key person like Uncle Johnson could not help but show a proud look at this time: "The new turbine ion cannon group fired a total of 1,200 times, with a hit rate of 11%. "

"The rate of fire is so fast, the hit rate has even improved..." The lieutenant general couldn't help but be speechless.

"This is all thanks to the boys in the machine shop. Especially the Turon gear, which is the core of stabilizing the entire turbine gun group. I have estimated that even if it is used on rail guns and laser groups, it can achieve the same effect. "Uncle Johnson was even more proud: "They did it. They did something that even the Lianzhu Fire Factory couldn't do back then."

Carl Johnson was an old engineer at the Lianzhu Fire Arsenal. He later became the sergeant major of the New Yumen Guards, and later became the director of the Tulong Machinery (Bing) Machinery (Gong) Factory. His resume can be described as It's exciting.

Of course, Lieutenant General Carter knew this clearly. Lieutenant General Carter even knew that a top technician from an old arsenal would go to the colony to serve as a soldier. There must be some inside information that is not suitable for outsiders. Considering that Lianzhuhuo was forcibly closed down and disbanded, the last factory director committed suicide, and the workers even fought with the police several times with the products in the warehouse, and then consider the past history of old Johnson, this is really detailed. Thinking is extremely scary.

However, Lieutenant General Carter was not prepared to pursue this point. He is a good old man who never gossips, and as a general with a background in technology and equipment systems, he also criticized a series of bad things that happened that year.

What's more, in terms of complex resume, can it be compared to Dr. Xie, the director of the shipyard there? They are still full-fledged imperial nobles, and their annuities have been renewed since they proved that they are still alive.

For our engineers, we can just let data and results speak for themselves.

Lieutenant General Carter said: "Wait a minute, Director Johnson, please let me take a look at it first! Our Tulong Arsenal has only been built four months ago, right?"

Johnson nodded and corrected: "It's a machinery factory. Its main business is actually providing agricultural and mining machinery to the sand people."

"Well, yes, it's a machinery factory." Lieutenant General Carter added: "The new Yumen Shipyard was completed in half a year, right? And it was all ship repair work before?"

"Does this mean that these two new factories, which have taken just over a year together, have manufactured the most advanced assault ships in the universe?"

"Sir, I don't really know much about battleships, and I don't know if I can call that kid an assault ship. However, just based on the technology of small-caliber rapid-fire cannons, we are indeed standing on the top of the universe! Coupled with the sub-light speed just now The speed and stability during charge..." The old man said: "Well, if protection is aside, this kind of small warship should be the most advanced."

"What about production capacity?"

At this time, Dr. Xie had already come over and answered the Lieutenant General's question: "The scale is limited. We can only build up to 4 ships at the same time, and the construction time will take three months. If you want to expand a new slipway, the materials and funds are available , but he is a skilled craftsman. "But

Lieutenant General Carter nodded, thinking about how many people he could mobilize with his authority.

"However, I can guarantee the output of 200 turbine gun groups of the same type on the ship a month." Uncle Johnson smiled: "After all, tightening screws is easier than building a ship, and the migrant workers can do it too."