Until he left Yingkou, Sheng Huaixuan was puzzled. This big merchant seemed to be hostile to him! How could he offend them? Now in May, the big merchant's money has not been borrowed, and Zhao Wen of Qichang Foreign Company showed no sign of letting go of the shares. It seems that there is no hope for acquiring Qichang Foreign Company...

Sheng Xuanhuai, who returned to Tianjin, was directly inserted into the Zhili Relief Bureau by Li Hongzhang as an alternate, and had no relationship with Da Shang for the time being. However, he later did a good job and opened a private charity group to raise silver and grain everywhere to settle the victims. As for whether he took the opportunity to do it, Wang Yi didn't know.

After the beginning of spring, the Dashang Affiliated School began to expand again, because in another three or four months, new enrollment was about to begin. However, Wang Yiren arrived in Anshan and later turned to the mountain to go to the arsenal.

Just yesterday, Qian Haixin, the director of the arsenal, called Wang Yi.

"Hello sir, I'm Qian Haixin."

"Oh, Haixin, hello!" Wang Yiyi was very happy to hear that it was him.

"Sir, it's a bit presumptuous to call today."

"No! Is there something wrong?"

"Sir, please rest assured, everything is fine! But I am really happy today! All our colleagues are very happy today!"

"What's wrong?" Wang Yi heard Qian Haixin's excitement and even spoke incoherently.

"Sir, according to your design drawings, we have made two guns! And after testing, we have completely achieved our customization goals!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yi finally became happy.

"That's great, I'll be there tomorrow!"

"OK!"

The last time I came to the arsenal was about half a year ago. This time I came again. Wang Yi had three more people, Wu Xiao, Xiang Long and Zheng Haitao, and the arsenal was no longer as narrow as before, at least twice as big, and the smokeless powder factory next to him was at least twice as big.

"Captain, you've hidden it deep enough!" Wu Xiao seemed a little dissatisfied with Wang Yi's concealment of the arsenal.

Wang Yiyi glared and said, "It's enough for me to build an arsenal!"

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Qian Haixin welcomed him and greeted Wang Yi first.

Wu Xiao, Xiang Long, and Zheng Haitao were also surprised when they saw that it was him. Qian Haixin's temperament is completely different from that before. Without the weak scholarly spirit, he is more calm and wise.

"Three, long time no see!" When the literary class and the martial class were trained together, they were familiar with each other, so they didn't see each other either.

The group walked into the arsenal, and the defense could only be described as strict. Zheng Haitao counted along the way, and there were eight levels, each with bunkers, horse-rejecting horses, trenches, and barbed wire. These were also open buildings. As for the secret whistles and mobile whistles, I don’t know how many people there were.

"It's different now!" Wang Yi sighed as he walked.

"It's because of the support of the teacher, otherwise the arsenal would not have the size of today. Now the arsenal and the gunpowder factory have at least 300 people. It is expected that by the middle of next year, we can achieve the construction goals of the first phase: six rifle production lines, four carbine production lines, twelve bullet production lines, two general machine gun production lines, two heavy machine gun production lines, one artillery production line, two mortar production lines, two shell production lines, plus grenade and mine production lines, and various accessories production lines. We will combine scientific research and production, and in the future, we will promptly feedback the use of weapons, so that we can make corrections in time." Qian Haixin said a lot in an orderly manner.

Wu Xiao and others were a little stunned, and finally nodded.

"Okay, let's go and see the gun!" Wang Yi smiled at this time.

When we arrived at the shooting range, we had already prepared here, and there were four wooden boxes on a large stone platform. Wang Yi walked over and opened the lids of the box. He looked inside and saw two types of guns, two boxes of each.

m1 Garland rifle and m2 carbine (modified).

Wang Yixin said: "Okay, all American equipment is available!"

He took out the m1 carbine, Wang Yi competed and asked, "How is the current output of this gun?"

"The Type 1 Rifle now produces 30 per month, and the Type 1 Carbine, with a monthly output of 20 per month!"

"So little?"

"Because we just set up and don't know how to use the troops, we have not increased production. If necessary, we can work overtime, so the monthly output will increase twice as much as we are now! With the improvement of technician proficiency, it is expected that the monthly output will double in half a year. Now we are still focusing on cultivating technicians, and there is no need to expand the production scale for the time being."

Wang Yiyi thought it was the same, so he tried it on a small scale first. If there was any problem, it would be too late to change it.

"This is……"

At this time, a technician walked up to Wang Yi, holding a long box in his hand. Hearing Wang Yi’s question, the technician smiled and said, “This is the Type 1 sniper rifle we specially made.”

Qian Haixin smiled and said, "Sir, we have made three of this guns."

"I'll try the gun, tell them."

The original caliber of the m1 Garland rifle was 7.62mm, but due to Wang Yi's request, it was changed to 5.86mm, which reduced the attack power by a level, but the amount of ammunition carried by individual soldiers increased.

The m2 carbine is an improved model of the American m1 carbine. The biggest difference from the m1 carbine is that it can be shot continuously. However, compared with the original m2, there is an additional pistol handle on the front of the type 1 carbine, so that it is easy to control when shooting continuously. The caliber is also 5.86mm, and the sliding scale.

The three of them were excited after hearing this. Wang Yi had already fired there. The technician who brought Wang Yi the sniper rifle was standing behind him.

After firing a few shots, Wang Yi stood up, took off his earmuffs, and smiled and said, "What's your name?"

The technician also took off the earmuffs and smiled, "Chairman, I'm Sun Yao."

"Did you do this sniper rifle?"

"We worked together!" Sun Yao was so greedy for me.

"It's pretty good. The hit rate between 300 and 500 meters is very good, but it's a little too late to exceed the power. The scope's multiple is a little smaller, and the bullet is not a dedicated sniper bullet."

The Technician Sun was obviously stunned by Wang Yi's statement and nodded in agreement: "What the Chairman said is! We will improve it!"

Qian Haixin and Wu Xiao and others came over. The three of them lay on the shooting range and began to test the gun. There was a technician next to them to guide him. Wang Yize took Qian Haixin and Sun Yao to the sunshade next to him, where there were teapots and tea bowls, and chatted.

"Make a few more snipers and equip the insurance team with the rifle and carbine."

Wang Yi said, Qian Haixin was making records.

"By the way, how have the grenade been developed?"

"This thing is simple, we have produced some."

"I'll inform Wu Xiao and the others to take some back later. Without training, most people really dare not use this thing."

"know!"

"What about the development of other weapons?"

"General machine guns are still being developed, and they will not be available at the end of the year at the earliest. Heavy machine guns will take longer, and they should be similar in the middle of next year. As for artillery, it is relatively simple. The special steel provided by Dashang Steel Plant is of good quality, so it is estimated that several can be developed by the end of the year, but to equip the insurance team, it will have to go through a series of tests."

"What caliber is going to build first?"

"75mm mountain cannon, 75mm field cannon." Qian Haixin thought for a while and added: "The development of 105mm will be more troublesome, and it will probably take more than two years." Then he smiled helplessly and said, "This is the result after the teacher gave us the drawings, otherwise... I'm afraid it may not be possible for seven or eight years."

"Nothing happens!"

Wang Yiyi thought that the 75mm cannon is enough for current use. If it can produce a 105mm cannon, the fire suppression within ten years will be completely solved. With the assistance of small and medium-caliber mortars, it is estimated that whoever comes and dies of his own land.

The Dashang Insurance Team now has 8,000 people, distributed in Yingkou, Dashiqiao, Panshan, Haicheng, Anshan and Fushun. It mainly defends factories in Dashang, supervises transmission lines and telephone lines, as well as armed escorts, and suppresses bandits. The Dashang now has 900 people, divided into three 300 teams, all of which are cavalry, usually in the north, and communicates with each other by radio stations.

Wang Yi thought in his mind: "In this way, at least 10,000 Type 1 rifles must be produced, 5,000 Type 1 carbines, 500 sniper rifles, and there will be general machine guns and heavy machine guns in the future. It seems that the cost is quite large!... This alone won't be enough, it's not counting the bullet money!"

Wang Yi complained secretly.

"By the way, how much does these types of guns cost?"

"The rifle costs for forty taels of silver, the carbine costs for forty-five taels, and the sniper rifle costs ninety taels."

"It's really not cheap!"

After returning from the arsenal, Wang Yi began to think of ways to make money. He stood alone in front of the map, looking for places to make money all over the map, searching for it... Haha, why did you forget this place!

Wang Yi slapped his forehead at this time.

"Mohe, Mohe!"

Half a year ago, I talked to Li Hongzhang about the mining rights in the Northeast, and he also made a promise. Since that's the case, I'm not polite to Mohe! Anyway, if I don't pick it, the Russian devils will come to steal it. It's better to buy it than to buy it.

The next day he found the old scorpion. Shen Qianwen is now in his fifties. Since he followed Wang Yi, he has become more and more energetic.

"Master!" Shen Qianwen kowtowed and bowed immediately when he saw Wang Yi.

"Get up!"

Wang waved his hand, then sent Shen Yazhi and Tong Qianjia out, and said, "Leave it to you an errand."

"Master, just give me orders!"

"Take a hundred people to visit Mohe, Heilongjiang, and find out the situation there!"

"Mohe?" Shen Qianwen's old face turned red and said, "Master, the old scorpion doesn't know that place."

"It's okay, I'll prepare a map for you and find a few guides for you!"

"Thank you, master!" Wang Yi suddenly remembered something and said, "I heard that your new wife is pregnant?"

The old Scorpion was a little embarrassed and said, "I married last year. I used to marry someone before, but my husband died. People say she is a good husband. I think she is a good person. Anyway, I am a bachelor, so I married him."

"Aren't you afraid that she will kill her husband?"

The old scorpion smiled, showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said, "It would be great if I didn't dislike me for being a bandit! How could I dislike me even!"

Wang nodded and smiled and said, "This is still a human word! Some new villas have been built next to the industrial laboratory, among which I will leave one for you, let your wife move it over and find someone to take care of her. Don't treat her badly."

"Yes, Master!"

"Tomorrow, you bring her over here to have dinner with me! When she gives birth to the baby, you will set off again!"
Chapter completed!