Previously, in order to support the Anti-Japanese Federation and the Northeast Bureau to create their own military industrial system, under Yang Zhen's request for help, it can be said that even the talents at the bottom of the box were taken out. Except for the New Fourth Army, which is too far away, all the cadres of the 18th Group Army, including the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, who have graduated from science and engineering, will be transferred to work in the northeast.

Although there are not many, before these experts and professors who have managed to get it arrive in the Northeast, it is indeed a solution to some of the urgent needs. Many problems are solved by them. For example, the issue of the suitability of steel for the manufacture of anti-aircraft guns was solved by the current Minister of Heavy Industry.

Whether it is an anti-aircraft gun or a recoilless gun, although it must be made of special alloy steel. But the steel used for all kinds of artillery is not all the same. The proportion of rare elements in the steel used, especially the nickel-chromium alloy, varies greatly depending on the required and the rate of fire.

For example, steel for small-caliber anti-aircraft guns must be made of steel with a relatively high nickel-chromium ratio because of the high rate of fire. If the general artillery steel is used, it will increase the wear and scrap rate of the gun barrel, and even the phenomenon of exploding the chamber is easy to occur. And with a shell, a recoilless gun and a mortar, there is no such need.

The arrival of this expert helped the Anti-United Nations solve the problem of selecting the steel required for the manufacture of different equipment. When the Anti-Japanese Federation manufactures its own weapons and equipment and purchases special steel, it does not have to be the main one and spend a lot of money to buy special alloy steel to manufacture equipment that does not need this kind of steel.

As for Yang Zhen, the designer, you can ask him to come up with the original design sketches and structural drawings. But let him explain what kind of steel is used and what is the proportion of alloys in the steel, he can only stare at it with his eyes and stretch out his hands, and tell you confidently that he doesn't know. If he knows everything, what do you want Xiong Dazhen, the minister of military industry, to do?

In the production of steel for general-purpose machine guns, the senior metallurgical expert of the Kanglian is still a comparison among the types of alloy steel that can be imported by the Anti-Union, according to the performance parameters provided by Yang Zhen. I chose a more suitable, and the price can only be regarded as a mid-range Soviet nickel-chromium alloy steel.

And on the basis of reason, the Soviets reduced the export price of steel, and not all special alloy steels were exported at the highest grade cannon steel prices. This alone saves the cost of more than 100,000 taels of gold for the Anti-United Nations every year.

You must know that the Soviets have quite a dark manpower, and the special alloy steel they export to make zuò guns is more than one-third more expensive than that provided by the Americans. Even the United States has begun to sell some of the special steel used to make guns, and the price is lower than that of the Soviet side, but the Soviets still refuse to lower the price.

And charged expensive transit fees for the price of steel for the Americans, forcing the Anti-Union to import their special alloy steel. After arriving, this old man argued with reason to distinguish the price of special steel for the manufacture of machine guns from the price of cannon steel, and no longer settled according to the unified price. The amount of special steel required for each machine gun was carefully calculated, and the cost was strictly controlled.

As a result, the Anti-Japanese Federation has saved a lot of costs in military production. The cost of the machine gun is also 30% cheaper than the original estimate. The steel that used to make three machine guns can now make five. The reduction of production costs has also increased production. The steel saved can also be used in the production of other small arms, such as the 12-mm anti-aircraft machine gun.

This group of extremely rare industrial experts in the Guannai army has made considerable contributions to the military production of the Anti-Japanese Union and saved a lot of valuable resources. However, after the establishment of several major ministries established by the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast People's Government for the development of industry, there was a lack of relevant management personnel.

And Yang Zhen, the second secretary, resolutely opposed the situation of laymen leading insiders, so these people were transferred from the front line because of their business and gradually turned to leadership work. Except for part of the work, he is no longer involved in the front-line research and development work.

Although this solves the abnormal situation of laymen leading insiders, new problems have arisen. The student became the superior, and the teacher became the leader. Coupled with China's tradition of respecting teachers, many problems cannot be managed, and it is impossible to say. The minister who served as the minister of heavy industry was often trained by a teacher in the mechanical department of Peking University.

This old gentleman, who was assigned to the Ministry of Light Industry as an infrastructure consultant for the machinery plant, did not go to their minister to solve any problems that were difficult to solve, but instead went to his own student. If the student doesn't handle it, or if it is a little slower, he will blow his beard and stare at every turn.

Yang Zhen is very sympathetic to what happened to him, an old senior. The ultimatum guò military district political department transferred this old gentleman to the military region's polytechnic university in Jiamusi as a lecturer, so as to solve the fate of his teacher and brother who were all in charge and led by teachers all day long.

Yang Zhen also has a headache for the problems of these intellectuals. However, Yang Zhen did not want to engage in a mass movement like the transformation of intellectuals in later generations, so it is better to adopt some cold treatment methods for some things about these people at present. In a word, it is to use its strengths and tolerate its shortcomings.

Yang Zhen, who didn't want to talk too much about this matter, changed the topic, thought about it and said to Li Yanping: "Lao Li, Lao Guo and I can't get out at the moment. Dealing with the Soviets and the Americans, at least until the end of this battle, will only be on the commander-in-chief and you for the time being. ”

"I also know that the Americans are tough, and the Soviets are even more difficult. There are also the British who harbor evil intentions and stir up trouble behind. These foreign devils are a group of tricky hedgehogs, and when they see what is beneficial to them, they will go up. In particular, the Soviets were not too wide-eyed, not to mention, and their temperament was too greedy. ”

"Lao Guo and I really can't spare the energy and time to sit down and negotiate with them now. Therefore, you can only carry the burden first. However, whether we treat the Americans, the Soviets, or the British, we must keep one starting point, that is, we can suffer some small losses, but we must not let them take advantage of too much. ”

"Especially the Soviets, now we have to put ourselves on an equal footing and talk to them. We ourselves cannot lower our status and become second-class citizens in this game. Then we will always be in a passive position in the negotiations. If we don't care about suffering some small losses today, then one day others will gain more inches. ”

"Some aspects are subject to the current situation of our actual traffic lines, and some concessions can be made. But we must grasp our bottom line, and we must not blindly condone the Soviets. When it's time to be tough, we must be tough to the end, and we must not take a step back. Because behind us, there is a cliff. ”

"If some things are not completely resolved, then the Soviets will unscrupulously occupy the materials we will obtain in the future. The Americans will aid us, together with the Soviet side, which in itself can easily turn into a bad account. If we don't pay more attention to ourselves and take a tough stance on some things, we will get nothing out of this feast. ”

"On the British side, supplies can be requested, and equipment will not be refused. However, in the matter of sending troops to Southeast Asia and taking over their defense, we must not spit out. It's a muddy pond that you won't be able to get out of when you step into it. No matter what they say, we must not agree to this matter. Not to mention moving to the Americans, even if you move to the king of heaven, you can't agree. ”

"But I don't think Britain will give up so easily, there must be their backs. When they persuade us to no avail, they will certainly turn their minds on the heads of the Americans and rally them to attack us together. This time Pearson talked to me, and he already showed some of the attitude of the Americans. ”

"Americans and Britons have always worn a pair of pants. They will certainly communicate with each other about our assistance and contact. Otherwise, the British Prime Minister would never be so generous. So we must be more careful not to let the Americans play tricks on us when we need their help. ”

"As for the Americans, that Pearson said that he was returning to China to report on his work, but I always felt that he had just returned from the United States, and this time he was probably not returning to the United States. Or the reason for returning to the United States is definitely not as simple as he said. As for the Americans, we must not take it lightly. ”

"If the Soviets are a greedy bear, and the British are a deeply hidden viper, then the Americans are a cunning wolf. The Americans are definitely not as big as they seem on the surface, and even less as easy to deal with on the surface. The Americans were actually more difficult to deal with than the Soviets, because they hid their true intentions very well. And they are much more patient than the Soviets. ”

"Don't look at the fact that the Americans are now giving equipment and supplies. Once they feel that we are no use to them, they will throw us away like a broken car. That's why I say that the Soviets are greedy, the British are ruthless, and the Americans are extremely realistic. ”

"We have to be prepared to do both when they negotiate. The things that should be asked for should not be missing, and the principles that should be adhered to must not bow down. As for the request of the United States and Britain for us to send troops to Southeast Asia, there is only one answer, and that is that it will be more beneficial for the whole situation for us to stay in the Northeast. ”

"This negotiation with the Soviet side is based on what we have studied before. This batch of aviation gasoline and fuel oil should be brought back as much as possible. There are also those cotton, industrial equipment, and military raw materials, all of which must be returned. As for the rest, we can transfer it to the Soviet side for the time being. ”

"It's really not possible, and the four C46 transport planes can also be temporarily abandoned if necessary. But this question should be our final bottom line. When it is not a last resort, it cannot be leaked lightly. And the requirements of the Soviets for recoilless guns and bazookas, as far as possible, were discussed separately from this matter. ”

"As for the terms of exchange, it will be done according to what Lao Guo said. Can we increase the size when necessary? As long as we can solve the problem of skilled workers that we need most at the moment, there are some things we can put on hold. These things will be studied with the commander-in-chief when you go back. ”

"But two things must be discussed separately. First of all, we will solve the batch of supplies that they seized in Vladivostok, and as for the matter of exchanging recoilless guns and bazookas for other things, I think we can release them first. If the Soviet side wants to talk about the second thing, then solve the first thing first. We must be tough in our attitude, and we can't make ourselves weak first. ”

"And I've already decided that the whole army will change their outfits after this battle. Replace all the 57 recoilless guns, as well as the Type 1 rocket launchers we are currently equipped with, with the 82 Recoilless Guns and the new Type 2 Bazookas. As for the weapons that we reloaded, it was also a good option to bargain with the Soviets as stockpiles. ”