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.    Chapter 320 Logistics and Luncheon Meat

    The stuffy jar under the sea exudes an unpleasant odor.  After the ambush at Lushunkou, the two Seawolves contacted the support ship in Qingdao that night and headed south together to the no-man's land near Lianyungang to rest for a few days. After the results of the first battle, dozens of big men filled up their tanks after being stimulated by the results of the first battle.  Then it quickly headed towards Japan's offshore waters.

    "The feeling of staying in a small submarine for half a month is like putting dozens of pairs of smelly socks in a sealed bag and opening them after half a month."  However, Chen Shaokuan and his fellow submariners have gradually become accustomed to it. At this moment, everyone's attention is focused on the Japanese fleet passing quickly in the distance.

    After the first mate took a look at it, he shook his head dejectedly: "It's too fast."

    "Yes." Chen Shaokuan also sighed, depressedly opened the folding navigation table and spread out the chart again.  It was indeed not smooth sailing this time. I thought I could kill a few warships in Japan's coastal waters. Unexpectedly, the Japanese Navy also learned the lesson. It probably got submarine information from Europe, and basically maintained a cruising speed of more than 15 knots and left in a flash.  .  It's too dangerous to go to several important seaports. It's not good to waste your money in vain. If you don't go, there will only be some rotten fishing boats, small sampans, or civilian ships flying the flags of neutral countries. It's really hard to start.

    You can¡¯t go back empty-handed, right?  Chen Shaokuan's eyes kept passing over the chart. At this time, the first mate also retracted the periscope, looked at the chart and said: "In my opinion, there is no chance of relying on the ocean. It is better to go back to Lushunkou, or we can go to Qingdao."  , if it doesn¡¯t work, just block the Tsushima Strait.¡±

    yes!  The first mate's last words suddenly flashed in Chen Shaokuan's mind, and he realized where he had gone wrong.  Because the first time went so well, he always wanted to do something big this time, but how could it be so easy?  Looking at the course of the fleet just now, it is either going to Lushun or Qingdao. It is difficult to harvest with so many escort ships, not to mention the second submarine formation in Shanghai should also come out. With them harassing Qingdao and Lushun, I can go to the Tsushima Strait!

    Chen Shaokuan touched his beard, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned upNorth Korea is a place that Japan cannot afford to lose!

    When the navy tried its best to act, Yang Qiu had already returned to the command center.  After learning that the war in Europe started, the footsteps here were obviously a lot denser, because everyone knew that Germany would follow the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the next two days. Once Germany took action, Japan would be able to put aside the shackles of declaring war first and attack Qingdao with all its strength.

    Three battleshipsthese little Japanese are ruthless enough!

    Every officer who learned that Japan's First Fleet had dispatched three battleships, including the new King Kong-class battlecruiser, to cooperate with the Second Fleet's attack on Qingdao looked solemn. They thought that Beiyang's 305 naval guns had once made Japan despair.  If the army hadn't failed so quickly, the navy would never have failed.  Twenty years later, the caliber has increased to 356 mm, and the power has increased several times. If it is parked on the seaside of Qingdao, there is no safe zone within a 30-kilometer radius.

    Everyone knows that the Army, which relied on the superiority of squad firepower and artillery to fight smoothly, is really going to bleed this time!

    In the office, Yang Qiu has not started to pay attention to the European war, because there are still two days until Germany declares war, so Yang Yang smiled at the battle report in his hand: "7973 artillery shells were consumed in one night, I said Brother Baili you just  Can't you tell those guys to save me some trouble? They are all good boys in the school, so why can't they be reassured when they are released? If I send this telegram back, won't I force the Equipment and Logistics Department to jump off the building?"

    Dai Tianchou and Wu Zhaolin covered their mouths and laughed, but they also knew that Yang Qiu was not really angry.  Jiang Baili knew that the logistics pressure was high, but the expenditure was still worth it, and he smiled and said: "Commander-in-Chief, you can't settle accounts like this. The factory price of a 75-mm artillery shell is 25 yuan, and if you include other large-caliber shells, the price is more than 50 yuan."  Ten thousand, but two Japanese gunboats cost 1 million. After the war is salvaged, many things can be recycled. Not to mention weapons, just selling the hulls for scrap metal can make tens of thousands. No, the two salvaged Linjiatai  After getting up, Fengtian Machinery Factory (Manufacturing Bureau) won¡¯t have to worry about lack of steel for half a year.¡±

    Yang Qiu gave a look that said you can do it. Wu Zhaolin couldn't hold it in anymore and said happily: "Brother Baili, if you don't go to the Ministry of Finance, you are overqualified." After everyone laughed for a while, Yang Qiu changed the topic  From behind, he asked: "Wei San, how is the south doing now?"

    Wu Zhaolin took out Tang Shaoyi's autograph letter from his pocket and handed it to Yang Qiu, saying: "This is Prime Minister Shaochuan's autograph letter to the Commander-in-Chief. He said that the overall situation is still improving now, but the voices against the war are still strong in various places. It's just that  It¡¯s just that we haven¡¯t built up momentum yet. In addition, because we mobilized in advance, private factories in various places mobilized one after another, and it coincided with the turmoil in Europe and the demand increased sharply, so business was suddenly extremely busy. Resource extraction has also increased. A year ago, Jiangxi  After the expansion of tungsten mining, tungsten concentrate is now growing the fastest. This year, at least 20,000 tons of refined tungsten ore can be provided to the market. In addition to meeting domestic needs, at least 70% can be exported. Coal Mine DevelopmentSoon, the eight southwestern provinces alone produced 3 million tons of coal in the first half of the year, and the national figure of 10 million tons for the whole year will definitely exceed.

    ???????????? Steel is not optimistic. Now the price of foreign steel has increased sharply, imported steel has basically been cut off, domestic railway and other construction needs are huge, and the military industry is a bit tight, so before I came, Shen Shukai went to Dangtu to check the progress.  Grain growth is generally stable. Several grain-deficient households in Henan and Shaanxi have grown rapidly after switching to sweet potatoes and potatoes. This year's summer grain harvest is another bumper. The Prime Minister said that if the autumn grain momentum does not decrease, he is prepared to sell the remaining grain reserves from last year to Europe.  , and now the price of food for foreigners has more than tripled.  Really jealous.  Also, before I come here, my wife asked me to tell you that the Americans have installed the luncheon meat production line you invented in Changsha. It will be started before the end of the year at the latest, and it is expected to be able to process 500 tons of tin box meat every month.  "

    "Haha, our prime minister can't sit still anymore. Three timescan he earn at least tens of millions, right?" Jiang Baili was happy when he heard that Tang Shaoyi, a great scholar, also got into the eyes of money.  Laughed.  Yang Qiu is also very excited, but he is not excited about the price increase of steel and raw materials, because he knows that this price increase is not over yet.  He is excited that luncheon meat can be produced!  This is definitely a strategic-level grain substitute. Processing 500 tons per month means 2 million cans, and each can sells for one dollar, which is also 2 million US dollars!  I must write a letter back later. Miao Luo, this stupid wife, will definitely fill it with meat if she doesn't tell her, so I must find a shady businessman to manage it!  Stuff in all the intestines and rotten bones, there are preservatives anyway

    Wu Zhaolin didn't know that Commander Yang was thinking about exporting unscrupulous food, and continued: "Not only food, the price of everything has increased. Tung oil, raw silk, tea, cotton, cement and steel have all doubled, and the price of refined tungsten ore has The price of minerals such as manganese, lead, zinc and other concentrates has increased fivefold! Xu Xiujun, Zhang Wenjing and others predicted that if the war lasts for one year, my country¡¯s net profit from exporting raw materials alone will be 200 million, and after three years of war, China will earn at least 200 million yuan. 800 million! If it hadn't been dragged into the war, the tariffs would have been doubled even before the tariffs were paid back! But they also said that the more you earn, the more you consume. Our country has not yet discovered any large mines for the nickel and chromium needed for steelmaking, so this alone The two imports cost hundreds of millions every year, so we are recruiting miners these days to try to mine the two nickel-chromium ores promised by the French as soon as possible to relieve the pressure. Wenjing also asked me to tell the commander-in-chief that Luzon has already positioned itself He has owned five large mines and the output is very rich. He has contacted the local Chinese to buy all the mines and is preparing to mine them. I hope you can say hello to the United States to avoid any trouble. "

    Yang Qiu, who had just been happy about luncheon meat, frowned again. Luzon is the most important colony of the United States in the Asia-Pacific. Mining there is still risky, but it is better than other regions. After all, the United States does not lack resources, but it wants  At present, it is obviously impossible to do it openly and aggressively, so we must first use the private sector as a cover for small-scale mining and then find a way.  As for nickel and chromium domestically, it is mainly concentrated in Yumenguan and Xinjiang. Without money to repair the western section of the Longhai Line, we can only wait for plum blossoms to quench our thirst.

    After asking about people's livelihood, Yang Qiu began to ask about the military industry. Wu Zhaolin came here specifically to report on this. He took out statistics and said: "After mobilization, all enterprises in the country with the ability to process metal have been included in the manufacturing of military auxiliary parts. The third factory is now  It can manufacture more than 8,000 rifles, 6 million rounds of various bullets, 900,000 artillery shells, 200 cannons, 1,200 grenades, 50 vehicles, 30 aircraft, and more than 200 tons of various weapons every month. According to Japan's last year  In terms of military equipment manufacturing figures, except for the navy and shipbuilding, other military manufacturing capabilities have reached half of Japan's. However, Japan has recently cut off the export of all raw materials and foreign prices have begun to increase, so they have not risen but fallen. But we are still mobilizing  It is not impossible to double the figures we have just started in one year if we maintain the growth rate.¡±

    Wu Zhaolin finally concluded: "From the research of the President, Prime Minister and us, as long as we are not dragged down by Japan for two or three years, we can still afford the war, but in that case all the money from selling resources will be used to fill this big country."  Holes, wasting a good opportunity to rely on the European war to increase national strength!"

    Yang Qiu certainly didn¡¯t want to waste money on Japan. After finally surviving the European war, he still had to accumulate funds and wait for bargain hunting, so he turned his attention to Jiang Baili.  The latter stood up and walked to the map and said: "After Jiuliancheng suffered this big loss, the Japanese 20th Division will definitely not be able to attack within ten days. Without the 20th Division, Masaki Terauchi attacked from the flanks, and only relied on the South Manchuria Railway direction.  It is impossible for one and a half divisions to break through the pincer attack of our four divisions, not to mention that they have to face Yue Peng's company-based squad harassment and infiltration tactics. Fengtian had already entered a strategic stalemate before the arrival of the domestic reinforcements of the 2nd Division.

    So the current main war has moved to Shandong. Japan definitely wants to take Qingdao in a short time to establish a stable bridgehead, and then attack Laiyang from Longkou and Qingdao at the same time, cutting the Jiaodong Peninsula in two!  In this way, we can form a situation in which the two major peninsulas of Jiaodong and Liaodong rely on each other, completely cut off the Bohai Sea exports, and use their powerful naval power to attack us.  due to concerns about ethicsRegarding relations with China, our early mobilization in Shandong was very poor, and many people have not yet moved. Therefore, if the Japanese army cuts off Laiyang, they can easily obtain food and supplies from the local area.  For Songpa and others, if Qingdao is the fatal point, then Laiyang is the last breath!  "

    "Of course, we don't have no chance!" Jiang Baili's eyes were bright, and a smile returned to the corner of his mouth: "The first month is the typhoon rainy season in Shandong and Liaodong. The fleet has many restrictions and concerns, and it is even more difficult for the army to land heavy equipment. Plus we  As a reminder, all seven German and Austro-Hungarian merchant ships went to Sanduao to hide. The Qingdao shipyard and supplies began to be evacuated to the depths of Jiaozhou Bay in mid-month. The German army also started laying mines at the entrance of Jiaozhou Bay yesterday. The Spee Fleet  Although their whereabouts are unknown, the Germans still have several torpedo boats and the 4,030-ton Austro-Hungarian Empire Elisabeth armored cruiser in Jiaozhou Bay. Governor Waldeck even ordered all German citizens in Qingdao to take up arms and formed a military force.  There are 500 Chinese teams, so it is not easy for Japan to win quickly."

    Just after Jiang Baili finished speaking, Cai Gongshi also walked in: "General Songpo telegraphed that a Japanese brigade out of Laiyang was blocked and repelled by the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, and a regiment of the 103rd Division then entered Laiyang! Now  The cavalry brigades have dispersed to notify counties to expedite evacuation and evacuation of personnel.¡±

    "Great!" Dai Tianchou, who had been listening to the recording, waved his fist fiercely, because the last breath that Jiang Baili just breathed was saved!

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