Watching everyone heading towards the factory he was interested in, Liu Yiming turned around and took Xu Hui back to the mortar factory. The person in charge here was Qian Jin. The director of the factory was also a technician. He had studied mechanical manufacturing in Germany and was also a German.

shortcomings, pursuing quality and pursuing stability.

This is originally a good thing, but for mortars, there is no need to pursue precision and performance too much. The country most suitable for manufacturing mortars is actually Tsarist Russia. They are stupid, big and black, but they can be used. This is the best.

Not to mention that Liu Yiming doesn't need to be very accurate, just a rough shot is enough. Liu Yiming's design is basically a pipe and a bracket. There are no adjusting nuts on the bracket. You can only adjust the shooting angle by adjusting the ground. It's really

A true emergency item.

But Qian Jin didn't think so. Not only did the gun barrel become thicker or longer, he also replaced the integrated gun mount with an adjustable and detachable one. Three gears were added to the bracket to adjust the shooting angle. The three gears are all

It was made by Qian Jin. The production time of the three gears was almost half of the construction time of the entire cannon.

When imitating the Type 97 mortar, Liu Yiming considered that it has a simple structure and has experienced the test of the Southeast Asian battlefield. It has low production technology and material requirements, low processing difficulty, and a light gun body. But the thickened barrel, although it is for

For safety reasons, the barrel is lengthened to increase the range, but unfortunately only the idea is good.

"Qian Jin, you should know by now, the purpose of my artillery is to cover the opponent with firepower, not to attack with cannons." Liu Yiming laughed.

"We have the materials to produce a qualified test product as soon as possible. This is a close support artillery, and I am using it for emergency use. You will slowly study the improved version later. First complete the production of the 81 mortar, and then consider the production of barrel artillery.

"

"Are you getting involved so quickly? None of the workers have much experience!" Qian Jin was both excited and anxious.

"It doesn't matter. If you work more, you will gain experience. Experience is something you won't get out of thin air if you don't do it."

"According to the design drawing, we will first produce a few prototype cannons!" Liu Yiming observed the three gears.

This is the most important thing for Liu Yiming today, and the group of people just happened to do it in passing.

Xu Hui then took Liu Yiming into the gunpowder factory, where smokeless propellant, that is, nitrocellulose, was produced, and had been loaded into the bullets of some guns. It was just not full, otherwise they would not be able to grasp it.

The production of nitrocellulose has been gradually expanded. In the future, bullets and artillery shells can use nitrocellulose as propellant. Only in this way can the rate of fire of artillery be increased.

"We've almost walked around the industrial zone, what do you think?" Xu Hui asked.

"Everyone is working hard and the output is getting higher and higher. We have established a small military industrial system. We have won this battle!"

"However, it also highlights our chaotic management and lack of manpower, which has led to little improvement in efficiency. In addition, we have manufacturing equipment, but we dare not start production because of the lack of suitable people. A group of people can't understand how to operate the machine.

, let alone use it.”

"Xu Hui, next we need to supervise the artillery factory to produce the mortars as soon as possible. Also, make a plan, purchase plan, and submit anything needed as soon as possible. Now that the Dutch have not thought about it, they are here together.

If we can't get in at the port, it's too late to do anything." Liu Yiming estimated that he had been out for most of the day, and was going to return to the headquarters to process the documents, and then sort out the new information in the data machine.

Finally, when I walked to the door, I found Li Ziyao standing at the door. I found Liu Yiming and walked straight towards him.

"Commander Liu, I am studying management, and I found that there are some problems with the management of this factory." As he said this, he took out a small notebook.

"Commander Liu, the purpose of establishing the industrial zone is to reduce costs, whether it is transportation, storage or time costs. However, the coking coal factory here has a low utilization rate of coal, and every time a furnace is fired, everyone goes to make by-products.

During the intervening time, the coke ovens are idle, and except for some of the by-products that cannot be processed, the rest can be directly transported through pipelines. Now this process is a huge waste!"

"There are also these chemical plants. They do a good job in terms of safety, but there is a huge waste in production, whether it is raw materials, finished products, or time. I just went to a finished product warehouse and the accounts were chaotic. Pull it in

The finished product was left blankly together with the raw materials. I took a look at the account and there was no raw material record on the entry and exit.”

"The most important thing is actually their terminals, steel plants and arsenals. The accounts and management are fine, but the consumption is too great, the warehouse and production planning are unreasonable, workers spend a lot of time waiting, and the raw materials are piled up.

The warehouse."

Liu Yiming looked at the questionnaire written in the notebook. The items were clear, and some even listed data.

"For example, here in the bullet production line, adding one more process before the start can effectively use the spare time of the intermediate production line. It is expected to increase the output by 8% to 10%."

"There is also the problem of workers' working hours. Currently, they all work in three shifts. The upstream industry has formed a relatively complete mechanization and industrialization. Three shifts is no problem, but the downstream industry is a combination of manual work and there are not many mechanical equipment. Three shifts cannot

Increase work efficiency."

"I suggest reducing the number of workers in the upstream industry and supplying it to downstream enterprises, especially machinery manufacturing plants and arsenals. With more workers, production will be faster, and the raw materials provided by the upstream industry are sufficient for the time being."

"Did you do all this right now?" Liu Yiming silently estimated, in just one or two hours, this person has seen so much?

"I compiled it by combining production records and inventory records." Li Ziyao said calmly.

"Commander Liu, what do you think of these suggestions?" Li Ziyao was more concerned about this issue.

"Wait a minute, I have to do some research. How about this, you come with me." Liu Yiming took Li Ziyao to Xu Hui's office again.

"Where did you go to school before?" Liu Yiming asked, and Li Ziyao answered.

"I went to Harvard University in the United States until I got my master's degree. Something happened at that time, and then I came back."

"Have you been to those places before? Were they all in Batavia?"

"No, after I came back, I went to the Qing Dynasty. The Westernization Movement was in full swing, and I wanted to show my ambitions. However, we were neither foreigners nor Qing people. They didn't use us. Later, we went to a trading company in the UK.

After staying there for half a year, I was ostracized and finally moved to a shipyard in Singapore. After working there for a short time, I found that they couldn't see yellow people even more clearly, so I simply returned to Batavia. As soon as I came back, I heard the news about Surabaya's independence.

When I was at the Singapore shipyard, I met some sailors. They mentioned that a large amount of arms was being shipped, and the destination was Surabaya. So when they all thought that Surabaya’s independence was fake news, I thought it was true, and the Dutch would not buy it.

So many old British guns.”

"You have a lot of experience. Why haven't you thought about taking over the family job?"

"It doesn't matter how big your business is in Batavia. In the United States, you can still rely on spending money. In the UK, you can live well with money. Maybe it's okay in France, but it's not bad. In Batavia

Ya, the bigger the business is, the more prosperous it is, and the closer death is. I am twenty-four years old this year. I have experienced two native riots. I don’t know how many people have died in our family." Li Ziyao was very excited when he said this, and then became very excited.

Said excitedly.

"I originally planned to go to the United States. At least it is friendly to rich people, but I just heard the news about Surabaya's independence. I came here. I hope to get rid of the past life. I hope my children can live in the same age and the same race.

In the environment, I was already desperate, but when the news of Surabaya’s independence came, I thought, if I come here, even if I am to be a soldier and die at the gunpoint of the Dutch, it is better than being in such a state of confusion.”

Liu Yiming was silent. In all the strongholds in the Dutch East Indies, in all places where Chinese people lived, the Chinese lived a wealthy but precarious life. One day, a group of natives might burst into your yard, insult your wife, and kill you.

Kill your son, take away your wealth, and the Dutch will not allow the Chinese to hold them accountable afterwards.

"That's why I want to change this situation. How to change it? We must hurt the colonists and the natives so that they dare not look at us anymore. How to do it? It must involve bloodshed, sacrifice, pain, and fatigue.

, and we may not see the day at all, but life can't always be like this, right? As long as we do it, there will always be changes, so I will do my best to speed up the arrival of this day." Liu Yiming said softly to Li Ziyao.

.

"Okay, we're here, don't be confused, let alone despair. How will things change if you don't do it? You will know it only after you do it. Don't worry, we will win!" Seeing that they arrived at Xu Hui's office, Liu Yiming said firmly to Li Ziyao

said.

Pushing Xu Hui's office away, Liu Yiming happily said to Xu Hui.

"Xu Hui, I've got a big treasure for you! Come on, Ziyao, come in. You know, this is Xu Hui. All our industries are under his control. Xu Hui, this is Li Ziyao, who studied management at Harvard University.

He has worked in many companies, and just now he told me his views on industrial zones. I think there is some truth in it. Take a look." Liu Yiming said as he handed Li Ziyao's notebook to him.

Xu Hui was still wondering why he came back. After hearing Liu Yiming's words, he became excited and slowly read the contents in the notebook.

"Do you have work experience?" Xu Hui looked at the form with clear entries.

Li Ziyao repeated what he told Liu Yiming.

"Okay! Commander Liu, I want this person." Xu Hui said to Liu Yiming first.

"I told you to just call me Yiming, and this is what I brought to you! Who else can compete with you?" Liu Yiming said with a smile.
Chapter completed!