"Deputy Director Zhuang is right. The company cannot develop blindly, so I want to know what scale the country wants us to reach and what aspects should the products be used in?" Yan Yaoqiu said lightly.

Zhuang Jihua heard the bones in his words and was a little puzzled, not knowing where this dissatisfaction came from.

"Haha," Hu Juewen looked at Zhuang Jihua and smiled: "Deputy Director Zhuang, Mr. Yan is right. The main product of Shanghai Machinery Factory is diesel engines. The engine is widely used. It is currently mainly used in folk products such as water pumps and oil presses, and the sales are also very good."

Zhuang Jihua understood immediately. He felt a little ashamed. Others were not here to beg for food. He did not have the qualifications to be condescending: "Mr. Yan, Mr. Hu is right. I was too anxious and didn't make it clear." Zhuang Jihua said apologetically: "In the next few years, we will build a car factory, tank factory, aircraft manufacturing factory, artillery factory, ammunition factory in the southwest. Automobile requires a load truck of more than three tons, tanks require medium tanks of more than twenty tons, and aircraft engines. As for the scale, well, I hope that the larger the scale of your factory, the better, and the larger the production capacity, the better. Because the needs will be infinite."

As Zhuang Jihua said something, an inexplicable excitement flashed through the conference room, and then fell into silence. Weng Wenhao and Qian Changzhao roughly guessed what Zhuang Jihua did in Sichuan, but it was the first time that Yan Yaoqiu and others had heard about it.

After a long silence, Wu Yunchu nodded slightly: "So that's it. Since it is the need of the country, we should naturally work hard. We have some things now, but there are some things that need to be studied, but our strength is limited, and the government's orders are not immediately taken out."

"Mr. Wu is right, Vice Captain Zhuang." Yan Yaoqiu said: "As for automobiles, the country currently lacks engines, but chassis technology. China's first car was produced by Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Automobile Factory, but in fact it was just an assembly vehicle. All parts were imported from foreign countries."

"Well, I don't plan to let you invest completely," Zhuang Jihua said after thinking about it: "There is a system in the United States. Military procurement and military research system. I think this is a better system; specifically, the military proposes projects, and you accepts projects for research, and is responsible for keeping confidentiality. The funds required are provided by the military and the military sends people to supervise and accept."

"This is very good." Hu Juewen couldn't help but say, and Wu Yunchu and Yan Yaoqiu also showed a look of relief.

"But the government has no money." Zhuang Jihua immediately poured cold water on them. Looking at their disappointed expression, he said: "In fact, there is no shortage of funds, but this money is not the government's land."

"Is it another donation from overseas Chinese?" Qian Changzhao asked with a smile.

Zhuang Jihua nodded: "Thanks to their trust, I have the right to use this fund, but the money must be used in the places where I need it the most, so I must ensure the effective use of the funds. This is not a problem of not believing in you, but a necessary business knowledge."

"Then what are you going to do?" Weng Wenhao was a little confused. He said he had no money and said he was rich. The meaning of his words was that he didn't believe others, which made him a little unhappy.

But Wu Yunchu and the others understood that what they wanted to know most now was how Zhuang Jihua planned to support them. China's industry and commerce have always been difficult to survive, and they lacked all capital and technology. They also had to face malicious competition from foreign capital, so it was their most hope for being able to get government support.

"I want to set up a bank or investment company." Zhuang Jihua thought about it and said: "Once you establish a company and get our project, you can get low-interest or interest-free loans from the bank or investment company. If you successfully develop a project, then the loan or investment will be completed, and then you will lend you funds to expand production; but..., if the project fails, you will have to repay the loan. What are your opinions on this approach?"

"Okay, I agree." Wu Yunchu first expressed his opinion, who would object to such a good thing? Yan Yaoqiu, Hu Juewen and others also expressed their approval.

"In addition, I hope you will go to Sichuan to build a new factory instead of expanding the old factory on the spot." Zhuang Jihua said at the end.

But his proposal made Wu Yunchu and others hesitate. Building a new factory is not a trivial matter. They may have never been to Sichuan and have no idea about Sichuan. Now they are asking them to set up the new factory in Sichuan, which has made them doubt.

"The reason for this requirement," Zhuang Jihua said slowly: "As a soldier, I am very sorry, but I have to tell the truth. There must be a war between China and Japan. We do not have the advantage of this war, and Shanghai and other places will definitely not be able to defend it, so I don't want your factories to become the spoils of the Japanese army."

The atmosphere in the conference room became heavy, and there seemed to be a shout from the parade outside the window. Zhuang Jihua calmly continued: "There are many parades in Nanjing these days. The students are protesting and demanding that the government declare war on Japan, but they are not clear about the gap between China and Japan. But you are industrialists and scientists, you should know how big the gap in industrial capacity between China and Japan is, and the war lays the industrial foundation. Japan does not have Hachiman iron or Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, I am afraid they don't even have the courage to look at China."

After a long time, Yan Yaoqiu said, "General Zhuang, can we win this war...?"

"Of course, victory is definitely ours, and I have no doubt about this." Zhuang Jihua said firmly: "The comparison of national strength between China and Japan is that Japan is strong, China is weak, and the popular organization is good, China is poor, so in the early stage of the war, we must be at a disadvantage, and losing part of the land is inevitable; but our country's local advantage lies in the large land area, large population, rich resources, and the resources required for the war are basically all local. So as long as we firmly resist, the Japanese local offensive will gradually weaken, and the two sides enter a stalemate. As time goes by, Japan's advantage will gradually weaken and slowly become weak. We will slowly gain an advantage, and then we can turn to a counterattack until the final victory."

"Then what places do we have to throw away?" Wu Yunchu asked with a deep pain: "How long will it take for us to win?"

"The lost place is probably not small," Zhuang Jihua decided to repeat the historical results. After all, no one knows how much effect can be achieved by the current efforts: "I guess Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, eastern Zhejiang, and most of Jiangsu are probably the Japanese army can attack Wuhan, and then we can block them in Hunan, western Hubei, and northern Hubei."

After thinking about it, he added: "The more we prepare now, the less we will lose. The less losses will be, and the faster the time for victory will be. Gentlemen, instead of demolishing the factory in Sichuan in the future, it is better to set up the factory now."

Zhuang Jihua's judgment not only gave them confidence, but also made them feel tragic. With so many lands, how much will the nation suffer? Everyone fell into silence.

"Cultural Revolution, will the total war break out?" After a long time, Weng Wenhao remembered the war that was going on in the north. He was a little nervous. The Resources Committee had just been established for a year and the main work was only planned. It had not started at all.

"It shouldn't be," Zhuang Jihua said after deliberately thinking: "Japan is not ready for a full-scale war, and they have not yet stood firm in the Northeast, and the Chairman is still focusing on suppressing bandits. I guess the North will stop after an agreement similar to the Songhu Armistice Agreement signed."

"It's another treaty that loses power and humiliates the country!" Wu Yunchu's fists were clenched tightly, and his tone was filled with helplessness and pain. China has experienced too many failures. In the past century, the Chinese government has been defeated in every battle. The people have long known what victory is.

"General Zhuang, when do you think the total war will break out?" Yan Yaoqiu asked nervously: "I mean how much time do we have?"

"A total war will break out when we are not ready." Zhuang Jihua said bluntly: "The Japanese won't give me too much time. Because they are afraid, because once we are ready, they will lose without fighting, so our time will not exceed eight years, or even..., maybe only five years. So we have to hurry up every minute."

Zhuang Jihua was the only military personnel among these people, and a high-ranking military general. His judgment naturally made them doubtful.

"We still have time now. My colleagues and I are preparing for this war in Sichuan, and overseas Chinese are also preparing for this war. The Chairman is also preparing for this war. We are all preparing for this war. I believe that our efforts will not be ineffective, at least we will not pay such a big price." Speaking of excitement, Zhuang Jihua stood up, supported his hands on the table, and his whole body was filled with fanaticism.

"Okay, I'll send someone to Sichuan when I go back and choose the factory site." Wu Yunchu said loudly: "The factory is a Chinese person and must not be left to the Japanese."

"I go back and convince the shareholders that if they don't do it, I will pay for the new factory in Sichuan by myself." Yan Yaoqiu also immediately expressed.

"I suggest that you transfer the production base to Sichuan, and the R&D base can still be left in Shanghai. After all, it is much more convenient to only withdraw people." Zhuang Jihua suggested that no one has any objections now.

Weng Wenhao, who presided over the meeting, developed the third topic: "The Resources Committee decided to lay Sun Yueqi to search for oil in the northwest, and there are oil wells in Shanxi. We estimate the possibility of oil fields in this area."

Zhuang Jihua had no hope for oil. Any large oil field will have to be developed for a long time before it can form a considerable scale of real estate oil. More importantly, China's largest oil fields, Daqing, Shengli, Liaohe, etc., are all in the east, and in the west, they are either in Xinjiang or in Qinghai, where transportation is inconvenient. Moreover, China does not have the ability to produce drilling equipment now. Whether it is derrick, drill bit or casing for cementing, they must be imported from abroad and then transported into the Gobi Plateau. This is unimaginable without railways.

But Zhuang Jihua still voted for this proposal because Weng Wenhao and Qian Changzhao both agreed, so he didn't have to object. In fact, he would rather build an oil refinery in Yunnan. It may cost less money to lay pipelines from Ren'anqiang Oilfield in Myanmar and Thailand Oilfield.

Weng Wenhao then raised the issue of the place where he sent overseas students, and Zhuang Jihua agreed with this proposal. There were too few talents in this era. College students ran all over the streets in his previous life, and a considerable number of people graduated from the school meant unemployed. But now, college students are undoubtedly treasures, and all walks of life are rushing to ask for it.

"I send 3,000 people out every year, and the tuition fee is sponsored by me," Zhuang Jihua said with a strong aura.

"Three thousand people?" Weng Wenhao couldn't help but smile bitterly after being surprised: "Cultural Revolution, you are really..."

"Cultural Revolution, you may not know how many college students graduate every year," Sun Yueqi also shook his head and said: "We investigated the university situation of the Ministry of Education. There are only more than 10,000 people graduated throughout the year, and a considerable number of them are liberal arts students like Normal News Chinese History. Like geology, there are less than 300 people in the country to graduate, and even fewer physics, only about 200 people. Three thousand people are impossible."

"Then fewer, a thousand people, no less." Zhuang Jihua had no choice but to take out 30% of the time to go abroad. This is definitely impossible.

Qian Changzhao still shook his head, and Zhuang Jihua said firmly: "We can't just see that there are 1,000 university teachers at the moment, and one university teacher brings twenty students, and then there will be 20,000 university graduates. Ten years later, our university will have at least 200,000 college students."

"I think it's OK," Wu Yunchu said with a smile: "Ten years of raising people, a hundred years of raising trees, our eyes cannot only see now. General Zhuang said that the War of Resistance is a long-term process, so it is particularly important to accumulate talents."

Qian Changzhao did not insist and agreed to send people out. The differences were just a matter of how much they sent. Since this was the case, there was no need to be so stubborn.
Chapter completed!