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    The Great Hero of 1911 650_The full text of The Great Hero of 1911 is free to read_Chapter 650 Set sail from

    In Ningbo Beilun Port, a black bulletproof car sped towards the dock.

    Looking at this unfinished world-class seaport, Leng Jie and Hua Luogeng looked excited behind the car window.  Needless to say, the geographical advantage of Hangzhou Bay is why when Yang Qiu formulated the five-year plan, he included Hangzhou Bay and Beilun Port as the No. 1 project in the second five-year plan.  The entire project includes a total of 11 projects including Hangzhou Bay dredging, Zhoushan Islands Naval Base, Beilun Port construction, railways, steel plants, shipyards, etc., with a total investment of US$250 million, and an estimated completion date of 1935.

    If it can be completed, it will form a large industrial circle covering Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo, radiating more than half of the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.  However, it will take several generations of efforts to realize this grand dream, but once the foundation is laid, the development speed will increase a lot. This is the main reason why Yang Qiu is working hard on infrastructure instead of developing too many high-end things.  The China of 10 years ago would not have been able to realize this dream, and it could not even come up with the funds for investment.  Therefore, this huge project was contracted by an American company after the silver crisis. It was not until the recent economic crisis that the American company was unable to build it again. In addition, Yang Qiu froze the funds in the name of auditing the accounts. In the end, he had to hand over 100% of the project for US$80 million.  Eighty shares were sold to China's state-owned Southern Port Company and Sihai Ocean Shipping Company.

    This merger also kicked off the repurchase of equity. Taking advantage of the eagerness of American investors to withdraw funds, Yang Qiu and the Chinese government have recovered 70% of the US$4.2 billion investment!  A total cost of 1.5 billion yuan was completed to complete a "big robbery".  The only regret is that due to pressure from the U.S. government, some projects had to be redeemed in foreign exchange, resulting in a significant reduction in the central bank's foreign exchange reserves.

    But it¡¯s all worth it. Compared with healthy development, foreign exchange can be earned back sooner or later.  Although it has not yet been fully built, the majesty of Beilun Port has already appeared. It is thought that in the near future, this place will be across the sea from Shanghai, and the southern line of the China-Rim Railway can also be used to radiate inland.  Leng Jie and Hua Luogeng were very excited.

    When the two arrived at the dock, three large warships with full flags and ready to go were already ready to go.  In the center is the battleship Beijing, which has just completed sea trials but has not yet entered service. In front is the heavy cruiser Changsha, and behind is the light cruiser Yangtze.

    There are four Wuhan-class heavy cruisers.  They are Wuhan, Changsha, Zhengzhou and Nanchang.  It is a smaller version of the Taiwan Island class, with a light load of 10,530 tons/full load of 12,970 tons, 3 triple 210mm/L55 naval guns, 4 twin 120mm/L56 high-level and flat dual-purpose guns, 4 quadruple 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 12  Twin 25mm cannon.  The maximum speed is 32 knots and the endurance is 15 knots/11,000 nautical miles.

    Only two Yangtze-class light cruisers were built, namely the Yangtze River and the Huanghe.  Standard 9,500 tons/full load 12,000 tons.  The maximum speed is 33 knots and the endurance is 15 knots/8500 nautical miles.  Due to the naval treaty limit on the installation of a maximum of 10 155 mm artillery pieces, the more alternative 3223 piggy-back layout was used, with a triple turret and a twin turret at the front and rear.  It adopts the 155mm/L50 naval gun developed by the Nanjing Naval Factory and four twin 120mm/L56 high-level and flat dual-purpose guns. The layout of the remaining anti-aircraft guns is the same as that of the Wuhan class, but there are two more triple 600mm torpedoes.

    There is no need for a fleet to visit the United States, so after arriving in the United States, the Beijing and Yangtze will continue to the North Atlantic for a trial voyage to test whether the quality of domestically produced warships passes the harsh environment.  "Captain Shen Honglie of the Beijing. Welcome aboard." Before the two of them could take a closer look at the majestic battleship, Shen Honglie, who was promoted to brigadier general, came forward.  While asking the guards to carry the luggage for the two of them, he took them aboard the ship and walked to the officers' conference room: "The president and his wife arrived half an hour ago. They are just waiting for you before they can set off."

    The two had just returned from Paris last month and were originally planning to take a break, but unexpectedly they received a call from the presidential palace a few days ago, asking them to rush to Beilun Port immediately to accompany the president on his visit.  Travel with the President!  This was such a big deal, so the two of them immediately picked up a few belongings and boarded the car without saying anything. However, due to a heavy rain on the road, they were delayed for several hours, so they were worried as they walked, for fear that Yang Qiu would be unhappy.

    Although the Beijing is a large-tonnage battleship, its internal space is not as spacious as imagined.  on the contrary.  The largest officer conference room on the ship is only a dozen square meters, and if there are too many people turning around, they will bump into it.  After entering the conference room, they saw that the conference room was already packed with people, and several of the men in casual clothes seemed familiar.  Apart from them, the tall and thin figure in the center was signing documents and discussing something with Gu Weijun.  The two of them couldn't help but get excited.

    "Students Leng Jie and Hua Luogeng have met the president."

    "Here we come." Yang Qiu raised his head, handed the document to Yan Yuqiu, looked at his watch and told Shen Honglie to leave immediately, then walked up and stretched out his hand: "I heard about what happened in Paris. You can take the lead when the country needs you most.  When I come back, I should thank you."

    "this is what we are supposed to do."

      The tea cup on the table began to shake, and the rumble of the engine began to be clear, which was the signal of the battleship.  After Yang Qiu asked the two of them to sit down, he asked Leng Jie: "Have you seen your father? Is he in good health?"

    "Thank you, President, for your concern. My father is restless and co-founded a glass factory last year. Nowadays, the demand for glass products is increasing, and the business is very prosperous. Before he came out the day before yesterday, he told him to do things well and be loyal to the country." Leng Jie's father  It was Leng Yuqiu, who had made great contributions when the Kuomintang attacked Nanjing and was praised by Sun Yat-sen and Huang Keqiang as the pillar of the country.  However, as the reform of the National Defense Forces accelerates, these old officers no longer meet the requirements, so most of them have faded out of the army. Many of them have begun to enter the business world with the savings accumulated in their early years.

    After asking the guards to close the cabin door and cut off a lot of noise, Yang Qiu introduced his companions from left to right to the two of them: "Foreign Minister Gu, you should know each other. This is Major General Yan Youbing, an engineer at the Artillery Academy, who went to Germany after the European War. After four years of study, he is now an expert in ballistics in my country. Colonel Qiu Heng, director of the Technology Office of the Ministry of National Defense. Yu Dawei and Guan Yushan were both among the first batch of physics students. Dawei studied at the University of Hamburg in Germany for five years, and Yushan studied at the University of Hamburg in Germany for five years. At the University of G?ttingen in Austria, his tutor was the physics master von K¨¢rm¨¢n who had immigrated to the United States"

    Leng Jie knew Yu Dawei. Although they were in two countries in Europe, they had known each other for a long time. But next to him, Guan Yushan, who looked twenty-seven or seventy-eight years old and was dark and thin, was not very familiar with him, but he could become Fon Karman.  One of his disciples, which itself shows that he is very strong.

    "You are of the same age, and you have enough time to get to know each other gradually, so I will not introduce you in detail." After Yang Qiu gave a general introduction, he interlaced his fingers on the table and said with a smile: "There are two main reasons for asking you to accompany me on this trip.  The first thing to do is procurement. The economic crisis is coming. Although our country has also suffered a lot of troubles, the small farmer economy can ensure that our country recovers faster than them! So I don¡¯t plan to let such a good bargain go. But our country cannot be like the Soviet Union.  After 15 years of such large-scale import of machinery and equipment, we will be slightly better than the Soviet Union in terms of the number of workers and the scale of basic industry. The self-production rate of equipment will gradually increase. Therefore, importing too much equipment will lead to the decline of our own related industries.  Severe shrinkage. So I plan to focus the main procurement projects on precision machine tools and complete sets of equipment that I cannot manufacture myself, import a batch of the latest experimental equipment, research equipment and patented technologies, and set up a batch of laboratories with better equipment in the country. But  I don¡¯t know much about these things, and several experts are busy, so I can only draw you here to act as a young man.¡±

    Gu Weijun took out the drafted list and handed it to everyone, and deliberately joked: "First check if there are any omissions. No matter the price, if there are any omissions, write them down. It is a rare opportunity that the president promised to give everyone public funds to spend. Don't regret it if you miss it?"  "

    Amid laughter, Leng Jie picked up a thick list and read it.  "Rowland grating, helium radiation lamp and German-made spectrometer" A series of familiar physical experimental equipment appeared on the paper, many of which he had only heard of by name but had never seen with his own eyes, and many of which were familiar to him.  Large equipment ranging from tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

    Looking at this list, Leng Jie was even more impressed!  From the outside, it seems that Yang Qiuneng's rise depends on the army and luck. Only by seeing this list can we understand what it means to have a burning gaze.  The whole world was in recession, and everyone thought he would imitate Su Liang and buy cheap machinery and equipment at bargain prices, but he had already set his sights on high-value technology equipment!  We are prepared to take advantage of the world depression to build a number of laboratories that are comparable to those in the world and attract foreign experts and technicians who have lost their jobs due to the depression.

    This is a great time to choose!  The economic crisis will take at least several years to spread. When the whole world begins to reduce investment in science and technology, if we can really set this stage, it will not only retain domestic talents who are envious of foreign advanced laboratory conditions, but may also help many foreign scientists avoid the economic crisis.  Continue to be the go-to refuge for research funding.  This will not only further narrow the technological gap between the East and the West, but also expose more domestic students and children to outside science and technology and stimulate their interest in learning.

    Leng Jie and Hua Luogeng looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths curled up at the same time. Coming back this time is so right!

    When the two of them picked up their pens at the same time and were about to fill in several valuable new devices, applause suddenly broke out.  Yang Qiu clapped his hands and asked everyone to put down their pens temporarily: "There is enough time to think slowly on the way, and you will be responsible for the subsequent purchases and selections. Now let me talk about the second thing. I want to ask you  "

    Yang Qiu looked around, and after a surprising long pause, he asked clearly: "Electronic computers, nuclear fission, turbojet engines, deep space rockets, transistors Have you heard of these technologies?  ".

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