In the mountains, 80 kilometers north of Hulun Lake, a convoy of eight armored vehicles and large jeeps sped along the newly built provincial road. Although many sappers can be seen working against the wind along the highway, the two LZ33 6-wheeled armored vehicles in front and behind the convoy that look like BT960 make the soldiers dare not approach. In the parallel world, this place is called Krasnokamensk, but now this place has been artificially and completely removed from the ordinary map of the Republic of China, and the former Russian aborigines have also been cleared, leaving only a comical name called "Stone Town" in Chita Province on the confidential maps of the military and the General Staff.

After observing the military exercise, Yang Qiu took the opportunity to start an inspection tour around northern Xinjiang.

Chita is the largest industrial city in the northern part of the Republic of China, although Beihai Province across Lake Berga also has a large number of non-ferrous metal resources, and is also one of the largest industrial cities of the Soviet Union in Eastern Siberia in the parallel world, but even if he is confident, he is not willing to build an industrial zone less than 800 kilometers from the enemy's border. Therefore, from the third five-year plan, the construction of the industrial city with the Chita Iron and Steel Plant and the Aluminum Plant as the core will begin. Today, the first phase of the Chita Iron and Steel Plant will be completed early next year, which will add 2 million tons of crude steel per year to the country. The second phase will end in 1937, when the output will reach 5 million tons, and it will take on the responsibility of providing steel for the construction of northern Xinjiang and even the northwest. The aluminium plant has already started, and the abundant thermal power and bauxite resource output has reached 200,000 tons per year, and with the increase in the number of domestic aviation and aluminum, it will not be long before it will become the second largest aluminum processing base after Guangxi.

After years of publicity, the abundant resources of northern Xinjiang have finally aroused the interest of domestic industrialists, and with the opening of railways, roads and regular flights, Chita Industrial City is even livelier than Wuhan was ten years ago.

In addition to major livelihood resources such as electric power and communications, which are still controlled by the state, the vast majority of the remaining dozens of supporting factories such as iron and aluminum, cast copper, train manufacturing, boilers, tractors, trucks, machining, and instrumentation have been undertaken by private forces.

This change even made Yang Qiu, who was sitting in the car, sigh. Think about it 22 years ago, in order to build a ZB26 light machine gun, Hanyang, which is known as the first in China, actually spent half a month, and even for a long time, the monthly product could not exceed 100. Looking at it now, it has been possible to create a six-wheeled armored car that looks like the BTR60, what a huge leap! Although it relies on the data machine, it is only similar in appearance, and advanced central voltage regulation and other technologies are still completely unsolvable, but it is still a real leap that can be seen and touched.

However, he was not carried away, and every time he saw the desolate mountains of the Northwest and felt the bumpy roads, he always felt more urgency. Sometimes even he thinks that if the Soviet model had been adopted back then, with the demographic advantage of the Republic of China, perhaps today's national strength could be doubled. But this idea was quickly crushed after it arose, because he really couldn't find a way to control the bureaucracy that accompanied the growth of the Soviet model, and even today's national society had already made him secretly worried, so he deliberately supported Wang Zhaoming and others to seize real power.

After twenty minutes of thought, the convoy arrived at its destination.

After learning from Yue Peng about the preparation of the rebellion against Kuibyshev, Jiang Fangzhen did not sleep well, and immediately wanted to find Yang Qiu, but because MacArthur and the US military delegation were present at that time, he did not find the opportunity. It was not until after the end of the exercise that Song Ziqing accompanied the US delegation to visit Andijan and other places that he pulled Yue Peng to Yang Qiu to ask him clearly, but he did not expect to be pulled here again as soon as they met.

Although he is a member of the General Staff Headquarters, he obviously knows very little about the huge black plan after living in the National Defense University for a long time, so when he pushed the door and got out of the car to see Qiu Heng and Leng Jie, he suddenly felt that this place was very unusual, and he couldn't help but pull Yue Peng behind him: "Zi'an, this is one." ”

"Uranium Ore and Processing Base."

"Uranium mines? What is it for? "Obviously, Jiang Fangzhen has no understanding of the uranium mine and the meaning behind it. In fact, don't talk about him, there are few people in the world who understand these things.

"Chief of Staff, Headmaster."

After Qiu Heng saw Yang Qiu, he immediately ran over to salute the two. Seeing that Yue Peng couldn't say why, Jiang Fangzhen simply pointed to the two tall chimneys in the distance and asked him directly, "Qiu Heng, what is it for?" Over there. What is the factory? Why build in such a deserted place? ”

Qiu Heng is only the general person in charge of the 3010 project, and he is a complete layman in terms of technology, especially nuclear technology, so he found that he had no clue when he said it, and simply said: "Hi! Let's put it this way, in fact, I don't understand, principal, you just wait and ask the president and Leng Jie yourself. "I. The person in charge doesn't understand, what kind of project is this! Jiang Fangzhen really had the urge to pick up a brick and smash people, so he had to pull the two of them to catch up with Yang Qiu and Leng Jie who were talking.

Actually, it's hard to explain, because this is where the graphite plant and uranium separation plant in the 3010 nuclear program are located. In addition to being surrounded by mountains, it is also very secluded, because it has the largest uranium mine in Asia, rich coal resources, and a large number of natural graphite and other resources in several nearby provinces.

Leng Jie didn't notice that he had been surrounded, and pointed to the lake that was being excavated in the distance and reported to Yang Qiu: "You see, there was originally a small lake over there, and the area and water demand were not large, so we would increase the area by three times, and then divert water from nearby to solve the water source problem." Huyou is a coal-fired power plant under construction, which will install four units and is expected to be completed in two years. The uranium separation plant is ahead, which will be completed by May next year at the latest, and the graphite plant will go 5 kilometers ahead. ”

"How's the equipment going?"

"The first domestic gas centrifuge has been successfully copied by the Jiangnan plant, and the drawings and production technology have been handed over to Hanyang and Shenyang to start construction at the same time, and a full set of construction will be completed in two years according to the plan. I also went to Wuhan University of Technology before I came, Hua Luogeng said that they are almost completed, and it is expected that the first tube computer will be put into trial operation in August next year at the latest, and said that I hope you can start it in person at that time. Heheyi. We now hope that he will succeed sooner, and if he can achieve the speed of operations per second, he can solve a lot of mathematical problems. ”

"Don't always tell me good news, talk about difficulties, lack of funds?"

"I'm afraid the budget is a lot smaller than you might expect. The localization of machinery and equipment has begun, and most of the problems encountered can be solved by themselves, and the special radiation-proof clothing we designed has also begun to be tested. Graphite plants, uranium separation plants, and heavy water plants are all under construction. At present, the main difficulty is that the theory, especially the chain reaction calculation, the calculation of the reactor (not called the reactor at that time), etc., is blank at home and abroad. So we don't know when we will be able to make a breakthrough now, but from my own experience, if the computer can join the research group, the entire theoretical framework can be completed in three to five years at the latest, and as long as the theoretical framework is built, the construction of the reactor, the manufacture of the nuclear bomb, and the final explosion test can actually be completed very quickly. Leng Jie took everyone to inspect and report on the achievements and difficulties made in the nuclear project.

These words made Jiang Fangzhen and others unclear when they heard them, but Yang Qiu was relished, sometimes happy about the achievements made, and sometimes frowning at the theoretical blank. Theory, in particular, is the one he is least able to solve. There are so many drawings of nuclear bombs in the data machine, even Khrushchev's metamorphosis is just a matter of effort, but the most basic theory and manufacturing process are blank, and they must rely on Leng Jie to explore them by themselves.

However, when I heard that the tube computer finally reassured after looking at it again, if it could run every second, it would be a big deal to spend money to build three or five units specifically for the nuclear project team, and spend three or five years non-stop calculating the head office, right? When Yang Qiu was secretly thinking, Jiang Fangzhen finally couldn't hold it back, especially when he heard the explosion test, he was even more itchy and uncomfortable, and asked, "Leng Jie, what kind of bomb is a nuclear bomb?" ”

Leng Yuqiu is an old minister of Xinhai, and Jiang Fangzhen is an officer of the same period, so Leng Jie also knows him. What's more, Yang Qiu was able to bring him here, which showed that he was a person who was qualified to know about the nuclear program, so Leng Jie did not hide it: "The principle is more complicated. To put it simply, it is to promote the fission reaction of uranium atoms, and the atoms will release high-temperature and high-heat energy similar to explosives during the fission reaction to achieve the effect of destroying the enemy. We don't know the exact details at the moment, but if they can be successfully made, then this kind of bomb will have a power unimaginable to humans, and it is not impossible for a bomb to destroy a city. ”

A bomb destroys a city.

Jiang Fangzhen gasped, and even forgot about Yang Qiuce's anti-Kuibyshev. Yue Peng was even more ejaculation, grabbed Leng Jie's hand fiercely and kept asking, "How long will it take to make it?" ”

"Yes, don't talk about a city, it's better to change a town!" Jiang Fangzhen also came back to his senses, muttering and asking non-stop. Leng Jie slapped his forehead, feeling that what he had just said was in vain, and said with a wry smile: "Chief of Staff, Principal Jiang, I really don't know!" Science sometimes depends on luck, if it is fast, it will not be possible in three or five years, or if it is slow, it may not be in ten years or eight years. ”

"Okay, okay, this is not growing cabbage." Yang Qiu was the least surprised of the crowd, and pulled the two apart and smiled: "Look at you guys like this, you don't have any interest at all!" I can't change a city with a bomb, but it's not a big deal to change towns, and you can see two years at the latest. ”

No wonder everyone was surprised and excited, and even doubted and disbelieved, it was really a complete blank in this era, so Yang Qiu wasted a lot of effort to shut up the two, and then continued to inspect and finally visited the uranium mine. When he returned to the town, it was already evening, and since the town was still under construction, Yue Peng suggested going back to Manchuria overnight to rest.

"That's right! Wait for me, President! ”

The car was just about to start, and Qiu Heng, who was left to continue to check the progress of the project, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stopped Yang Qiu to go back to his car and take out a paper bag. Before everyone could guess what was in the paper bag, he had already grabbed a ball of thin fiber silk from it and handed it to Yang Qiu, looking very excited: "This is what Yu Dawei asked me to hand over to you, and he also asked me to tell you that this thing can enter the stage of subsequent industrialization and production equipment design from next month." ”

After seeing the fiber, Yang Qiu was stunned at first, and then his heart suddenly contracted, and after holding it in the palm of his hand, two words jumped out of his heart.

Nylon!

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