Before the Spring Festival in 1878, the most important thing for Wang Yi was to visit the newly built experimental small thermal power station, and wrote the inscription himself, writing the three words "Thermal power station". Of course, it would be a bad thing for thousands of years. Wang Yi practiced for a few days, but his performance was a bit lacking on the spot, so he shook his hands, which made him feel deeply regretful.

This is the first thermal power station built by Dashang. It is not large in scale and can barely provide power to affiliated schools and industrial laboratories. Because the operation is not stable, the power outage will be cut off when there is nothing to do. Both places are equipped with their own generators. Wang Yi will not be able to launch the second thermal power station for the time being. The technology is still in the process of digestion. Perhaps after half a year, the thermal power station will be stable, so he will consider the second one.

Chen Baiyu, general manager of Dashang Electric Power, has no complaints about this. He eats and lives in thermal power stations every day, checks the transmission lines when he goes out, or discusses technical difficulties and solutions with a group of engineers. He has lost more than a circle, but his spirit seems extremely strong. His sister Chen Yazhi feels a little distressed when she looks at it, and occasionally makes some small gestures in front of Wang Yi. Of course, that's all.

After the Spring Festival, Wang Yi inspected Dashang Steel Factory, mainly to check a new type of steel - high manganese steel.

"Chairman, the high manganese steel we produce now is mainly used to make steel mills, ball bearings, rails and bridges. The sales are very good, and there is no shortage of supply." Accompanying the visit were Liang Guoxing, director of the technical department of Dashang Steel Plant, and Harry Landry, deputy director.

Wang nodded and said, "Selling money is one aspect, and we must first ensure the supply within our Dashang."

“Absolute.”

"By the way, how is the development of copper clad steel progressing?" Wang Yi turned his head and looked at Harry Landry.

"The requirements for large-scale production are not yet met... the equipment is not good, and the continuous casting machinery is not qualified."

"It seems that it's not you who I should urge, but Dashang Heavy Industry." Wang Yi smiled.

"We can only use electroplating to make small copper and steel products, and the output is very small. Chairman, you still told Manager Chen of Dashang Electric that he should ask him to be a high-level manager and don't always come to urge us. Otherwise... you can build a factory specifically for this." Liang Guoxing complained at this time.

Copper clad steel is widely used in power systems, and Dashang does not have a special factory to produce it, so Wang Yiying can do it.

"I'll go back and think about it." Wang Yi thought, "It's okay to use electroplating to produce small copper steel parts, but the pollution is too heavy. You and the heavy industry should step up cooperation and strive to get the continuous casting process done as soon as possible."

Liang Guoxing and Harry Landry both nodded and said yes.

The reason why Wang Yi cares about the production of copper clad steel is very simple, because it is the main material for making bullets in later generations. If all copper is used as bullets, it will not take long before Wang Yi can break himself.

After parting with the two, Wang Yi and his guards boarded a train, which led to the Liaohe Wharf. However, ten kilometers after leaving the factory area, the railway suddenly split into a fork, faintly passing through a dense forest, and entering the mountainous area. The end of the train was next to a small river, with several small factories and tall chimneys here, a large amount of coking coal was piled up in the square, and there were many steel and copper ingots in the shed.

Wang Yi also got off the train at this time. The cold wind made people feel biting cold. The five people who had been waiting here seemed not to feel cold. After seeing Wang Yi, they immediately came up and saluted together and said, "Sir, okay!"

"Thank you for your hard work!" Looking at the conditions here, Wang Yixin sighed.

The person in charge was Qian Haixin, the student in the literary class who was destroyed by the tax official Feng Youyi a few years ago. Later, Wang Yi avenged him and snatched Feng Youyi out of his heart. Although he did not explain it to Qian Haixin, the student in the literary class still got news from other places. Qian Haixin, who was already grateful to take care of his mother and sister, became more grateful to Wang Yi. Just two months ago, he secretly participated in Wang Yi's Shanzhong Factory Plan and became the main person in charge.

The Shanzhong factory is an arsenal. However, the scale is very small now, and there are only about 100 workers and technicians together, but the equipment inside is very advanced, including small test electric furnaces, electric machine tools, various casting and stamping equipment. In addition, there is a small smokeless powder factory here, intending to produce single-based, double-based, and three-based explosives.

The group entered the factory, and there were many people standing in the large shed. Wang Yi looked at them, and they also looked at Wang Yi and then cheered together.

"Hello Chairman!"

"Hello comrades!"

Wang Yi later said something very unnutritious, but it sounds surprisingly inspiring. Of course, what is more inspiring is the generous salary and bonus, as well as patent dividends.

After the meeting, Qian Haixin took Wang Yi to visit the factory, constantly introducing various situations in the factory, and finally came to a temporary display room.

"Chairman, this is our achievement in the past two months." Qian Haixin proudly introduced.

In front of Wang Yi and others, a Gatling machine gun was placed, but compared with the ordinary model, the appearance of this gun has changed greatly.

"The traditional Gatling machine gun is hand-cranked, and we have converted it into a motor-driven type according to your suggestion, so that the rate of fire will become relatively stable, reducing the risk of the warriors being nervous and excited, and the hand-cranking speed will be too high, which will cause the barrel to overheat."

Wang nodded and asked immediately: "This gun looks very light!"

"There is no way to do this, we are trying to make it as small as possible at the moment."

"How is the bullet development?"

"Because the gunpowder factory has not yet started production, we only conducted experimental production and replaced it with black gunpowder. Generally speaking, the machinery and equipment transported from the industrial laboratory are still easy to use, with high accuracy, but the output is limited. I estimate that even if we produce it with all our strength, it will be between 10,000 and 20,000 rounds a month. If we want to increase it further, we will have to expand the production scale." Qian Haixin frowned at this time and said, "Sir, can you ask a question?"

"explain."

"Why do you choose a 5.86mm bullet instead of a 7.62mm rifle?"

Wang Yixin said, why? Because of money! But it is not easy to say this directly: "Well, a good problem. In fact, the reason is very simple. Small-caliber bullets are light in weight, and the number of individual soldiers is increasing. There is also price considerations. However, we will still produce bullets of 7.62mm or even larger caliber, but not on rifles, but on heavy machine guns or sniper rifles I mentioned." Wang Yi patted Qian Haixin on the shoulder at this time and then said: "How have you studied the weapon drawings I sent?"

Wang Yi sent a total of m1 Garland rifles, mp28 submachine guns (improved machine guns), ak47 assault rifles, Medellin light machine guns, Petno light machine guns, mg42 universal machine guns, Maxim heavy machine guns... In terms of arms, Wang Yi's tablet information is very complete, including guns, artillery, bullets, shells, drums, various accessories, various ammunition, etc. Those who have really seen this complete set of data pictures, except for Wang Yi himself, there are only five people in charge of Qian Haixin and other arsenals. In their lifetime, or within twenty years, no one can leave the arms factory alone. Wang Yi also sent a lot of other information related to arms. At present, the entire arms factory is still in the stage of self-study, and it is truly bursting out and started production. Wang Yi estimated that he would have to wait at least half a year, or even more.

"I will help you think about doing it here, marrying a wife and having children."

Qian Haixin's face turned red when Wang Yi said it.

"Don't be embarrassed, it's natural for men to get married when they are old and get married when they are old and get married when they are old! In the future, I will catch a bunch of foreign girls for you. If you like Asia, we will come to Korea and Japan. If you like Ocean Horse, I will get Tsarist Russian, French, Southeast, West, and North Europe. If you really have a strong taste and like charcoal girls, I will go to Southeast Asia and even Africa to help you get it back."

Qian Haixin and Wang Yi also got along well, knowing that when his husband was happy, he didn't have a chance to keep his mouth shut. However, he also knew that Wang Yi was sincere to him and did not have too many things that were stupid.

"By the way, if you miss your family, just call me and I'll make arrangements for you. If you have too many, you can't see you once a week and have a long holiday a year, so it's still okay."

"Thank you, Chairman."

"However, you also know that your work is special, so you must do a good job of confidentiality. And you... can't talk about personal freedom anymore, and I hope you can understand. If you have any questions, please pay attention to safety in production, do you understand?"

"clear!"

"The scale of the factory will definitely be larger in the future, and your responsibilities will be very heavy."

"Don't worry sir."

The arsenal is just a shell now. It cannot produce anything except repairing firearms. However, this is also a seed of hope that will take root and sprout, grow vigorously, and one day it will support the entire Chinese national defense sky.

When Wang Yi left the arsenal, he thought so.

In 1878, the new year began, and a group of railway workers in Britain formed a football team called Newton Heather, the predecessor of Manchester United.

In the same year, Zuo Zongtang recovered southern Xinjiang.

In the same year, like the United States in later generations, Britain fought everywhere, fought against the Zulu people, and fought in Afghanistan...

Wang Yi is still very weak now and lives in a corner of Fengtian, but the seeds he spread have begun to sprout in the northeast. Heilongjiang now has a population of 200,000, ten times that in history. Jilin has a population of nearly 1.6 million, five times that in history. Fengtian has a population of 6 million, nearly three times that in history.

Only with people can we do things!

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Yi couldn't sleep and was alone in the house. One thing that was worthy of joy was that his cell phone was finally recharged again... Listening to the songs in the headphones, he stared at the ceiling.

"It's another year!"

I sent a movie on my phone and a work of rio raiding my wife to my tablet, then put it on my legs, leaned against the head of the bed, wrapped in a big quilt, let alone, I really found the feeling of being an otaku in my future generations...
Chapter completed!