Chapter 155 Completely Different Idealists

The continuous firing of the pistol made a series of deafening explosions.

In just a few seconds, Chen Moran had shot the bullets in the magazine, but the explosion still echoed in the basement for a long time. Slowly withdraw the arm with the gun, exit the magazine, put the pistol on the table, and then press the electric ring target button on the wall.

A target board slides along the track to Chen Moran for him to test his shooting effect. Most of the bullets accurately hit the trunk part of the half-body target.

"Not bad, sir."

Jack said beside him. In addition to Chen Moran's golf coach, he is also his shooting coach. In Chen Moran's opinion, Jack is a good coach, whether it is golf or shooting.

"Not bad?"

Put the pistol on the shooting platform, and Chen Moran, who was hanging soft rubber headphones around his neck, said loudly.

"Look, I hit his heart at least six times, Jack."

It's not bad. This comment can be understood as "extreme" from Jack's mouth. In fact, in Jack's opinion, no matter how hard Chen Moran tries, he can't become a real gunman. It's already a great compliment to say such a comment.

"But you know that if it's in actual combat, he may have knocked your head off."

While talking, Jack grabbed the table pistol, put in a shooting position, and aimed at the target board. The speed was very fast. The next moment, the gun sounded, just two shots.

The target plate retreated, and it was clear that there were two gunshot eyes on the head of the target plate.

"Did you see it?"

Jack smiled.

"The real gunman only needs one shot, at most two bullets to solve a person, and you hit 16 bullets!"

"Maybe I hit the first shot!"

He had no choice but to admit that what he said was true, but Chen Moran still refuted.

"Maybe!"

Take off the shooting goggles and ear guards, and wipe off the sweat on your forehead. This underground shooting range is really dry. After throwing these away, Chen Moran turned around and walked out of the field.

"Let's do it today, Jack. I have to go upstairs to accompany Ji Li."

"Hmm! Indeed, nothing is more important than accompanying your wife! Especially at this time!"

While Jack was talking, the reel of the pistol exited two empty shells and reloaded the two bullets before leaving the underground shooting range of Chen's house.

After leaving the underground shooting range, Chen Moran walked into his main house. As soon as he entered the door, Chen Moran saw that Risa was arranging something for several servants there. When he passed by her, she accidentally touched her right shoulder. She looked up at him, squeezed out a smile, and shook her head slightly.

Chen Moran continued to walk forward and entered his study, saying that he was going to accompany his wife, but in fact, he didn't have that time at all. Even if he was practicing guns, he squeezed out a little time every day.

The relationship between

and Resa, the housekeeper, has always been a little embarrassing, especially when Chen Moran occasionally "molesed" her in the past, and she fought resolutely.

After returning to the study, there was a report from the second detective office in the document basket on Chen Zhuan's desk. Normally, no one is allowed to enter his study, and there is still a person standing outside the door, so the report of the second investigation office is often just put in the file basket.

"Are you going to do it?"

Looking at the report mentioning that the Consul General of Shanghai Shangmei would sign with each other, the Ministry of Industry immediately agreed to take the relevant people of the Soviet News, as well as Zou Rong and others, but they shook their heads.

After all, it still needs to be done. In fact, the trend of the Revolutionary Army, in addition to the Revolutionary Party, there is also the Restoration Association to fuel the flames. The revolutionary army is full and more radical, and it is more likely to be infuriating. This is exactly what Chen Moran needs, especially when he is ready to do it. Whenever he is ready to do it, it needs to be excited. The advancing party and the relatively stable side, while the Revolutionary Party is the radical representative, and the Restoration Council is a relatively stable representative. The revolutionary party radically encouraged most young people, while the stability of the Restoration Party attracted those gentry.

When everyone feels that only a full line can solve the problem, a steady recovery will be more easily accepted by the main classes of society. Whether it is rebellion or revolution, it is ultimately... "Hope..."

Chen Moran sighed and did not show much emotion. He just threw the report into the file basket. In the evening, these documents would be sent to the underground vault.

The knock on the door started.

"Young master, Mr. Shi Xian is here!"

Risa's voice came from outside the door.

"Please let him in!"

The book room was opened, and Shi Si, who was carrying a file bag in his hand, came in, looking like a dusty servant.

"How's it going, follow the wave!"

"I'm fine, but it's not good!"

Sitting down on the wide leather chair opposite the office, Shi Si looked at Chen Moran.

"Why didn't you approve my plan!"

Shi Si was extremely unhappy. The report on the establishment of five factories, which he racked his brains and tried his best to write, was rejected by Chen Moran.

Chen Moran did not directly answer Shi Si's question, but tapped on the desktop with the finger of his left hand, took out a document from the third file basket on the desk, directly turned over the number of machines, buildings, etc. required by each factory, and turned to the last page.

"Sui Bo, if I don't look at the amount of investment, I'm that excited. If we really build these five factories, it will be the first ready arsenal in Asia!"

He looked at Shi Si with a smile. When he received the report he submitted, Chen Moran began to return the investment in the huge "military factory" construction plan.

"Every year, there are 600,000 rifles, 3,600 cannons, 300,000 guns, and 18 million shells. The machine factory cost is 11,925 million yuan, and the annual fund is 18,1.1 million yuan!"

"A huge investment can get a huge return!"

I ignored Chen Moran's joke, Shi Si added that he took out a document from the file bag at his feet.

"It's 5,000 pieces of matching pieces per shot, and 5,000 bullets per cannon. I usually feel that there are many, and I'm afraid that the war fashion is not enough!"

After reading the last few words in the report, Shi Si looked up at Chen Moran.

"Now you're going to rebel, aren't you? If you want to go to war, and there may be interference from the great powers. If it is implemented, the great powers will interfere and embargo. At that time, what will you do to fight the army and resist the great powers?

His words made Chen Moran raise his eyebrows.

"This...this is at best a long-term plan! Hmm! It's just a military industry plan for the next ten years!"

Chen Moran's answer only made Shi Si's heart begin to beat fiercely. He knew what it would mean for Chen Moran to say this.

"Okay! Yes, of course!"

Shi Si did not insist on his plan of 160 million yuan to invest in a "large modern military factory", and handed over the report in his hand, and then looked at Chen Moran seriously.

"I know. Now I want to take out so much money. Not to mention you, even Manqing can't take it out!"

After submitting the report, Shi Si continued to speak downward.

"Now, if you start construction with all your strength in a year, you can make 45,000 rifles, about 3,500 light machine guns, 600 heavy machine guns, 10 million rounds of bullets, 380 88mm mountain cannons, and 18 150mm heavy guns, 500,000 shells, about 1,000 mortars, shells. 700,000. If the Shanghai factory cooperates with the production, shells, mountain cannons and mortars can further increase production!"

Then Shi Si looked at Chen Moran seriously.

"Although it seems that there are a lot of weapons, a town needs 10,000 rifles. By the end of the year, the weapons we produce are only enough to equip up to 7 towns, and what we need to face is the new army of six towns in Beiyang and hundreds of thousands of green battalions everywhere!"

Among all the people, there is no one who is more eager to rebel than Shi Si, that is, he has pinned all his hopes on the rebellion.

"There are not enough weapons, but do you think that if we rebel, what will be waiting for us?"

Shi Si's words made Chen Moran think for a moment, and then he began to look at the report in his hand, which was a reduced version of the expansion of five factories. Looking at the production capacity on the table, it was almost equivalent to doubling the current weapon production capacity of the company and tripled the number of guns, bullets and shells.

"One thousand nineteen. fifty-two thousand yuan! The factory will be built and put into operation within 18 months.

Putting down the report, Chen Moran seemed to be a little cautious.

"There is no problem with the money. If necessary, I can also take out more money!"

Of course, silver is not a problem. Not to mention that after selling the oil field, there is a large amount of money in British and American banks. In the past six months, relying on the cheap kerosene and gasoline provided by Rockefeller alone, the profit in the United Kingdom and China has exceeded 20 million yuan. This oil is really flowing with black gold.

"Hmm! If Hardford Company can't deliver it in December, it will be fined 1,000 US dollars later. With the wave, in what name should we buy this machine tool, political axe, or private? If they delay the delivery of this kind of special rifle machine tool, we will file a lawsuit, I'm afraid..."

"This is simple, you just need to set up a company in the United States!"

As if relieved, Shi Si quickly said.

"Hardford Company manufactures gun factory machines for many American political axes and private companies. It has also supplied French, British, Austrian, German, Swiss, Japanese and Australian political axes for gun factory parts or complete gun factory machines. Most of its gun factory machines are imitated by European manufacturers. The United States has no restrictions on private gun factories. You can set up a company in the United States to buy them. The machine will be shipped back to China after delivery, so that it will not be delayed. And at the time of manufacturing, the company can send supervisors and students. According to the usual practice, these fees are paid by the United States.

I looked through the report in my hand again and didn't write anything else.

"Hmm!"

After a little hesitation, Chen Moran looked up at Shi Si.

"Do as you say! The required bonus will be transferred to the company's accounting office later!"

"So...what about that one?"

Seeing that the small factory was approved by Chen Moran, Shi Si smiled and tried it out.

"That one..."

I glanced at the document on the stage and held it. I thought about the predicament of the anti-Japanese military after more than 30 years in history, and meditated for a while.

"Don't you say that all factories in Europe have imitated those machines? It's definitely not a way to buy out like this alone. If we recover in the future, we will only produce some machine parts like now, and still manufacture all kinds of machinery. Even the 10,000-ton hydraulic press just invented by the United States a few years ago, we have to make it, not to mention this kind of military machinery necessary for the country, like this!"

Half of the words ignored Shi Si's surprise, Chen Moran opened the document and the document Shi Si just handed over and took a closer look.

"With the wave, most of these machines are superimposed to increase production. When you go to the United States this time, you choose the company's best mechanical experts and go to the United States to supervise the construction while seeing if you can buy some drawings or something. It's better to dig some technicians directly from this Hardford company. In the future, we We produce our own machines and build our own factories, not to mention that we can save a large amount of money at that time, and also make the machines we produce have a market. In the future, as long as those that can be self-made are not urgently needed, we will mainly self-made. As long as the quality and efficiency are similar, even if the price is slightly higher, we will give priority to purchasing domestic products.

Chen Moran's words are very weak, as if this sentence hurts a lot and takes a lot of physical strength. He seemed to think of some sad situations in later generations.

"Not only the military industry in the future, but also private enterprises. The No. 1 machine that cannot be built will be imported, and patents will be directly introduced when imported. The No. 2 profit should be based on domestic products. Even if the price is high and the quality is low, it will also be domestically produced. If everyone does not use domestic products, even if our country will be restored in the future, Don't try to rise again as a forest of world powers!"

At this time, Chen Moran seemed to have found the impassionment when he went to college ten years ago. Most of them who studied machinery hated the introduction of technology in China. There was the introduction of technology there, which was simply the introduction of subjugation of the country. After the introduction of "advanced technology" for decades, the result was not only did not make progress, but also regressed, and even Even most of the country of mechanical manufacturing was finally handed over to foreign enterprises by some people for personal gain. The industry giants who spent the blood and sweat of the people became owned by foreign enterprises. When Zhang Zhidong ran the Hanyang Iron Factory, the century-old efforts of China's machinery manufacturing industry were wiped out.

Thinking of those, Chen Moran, who closed his eyes, did not make a sound, but fell into silence again and did not say anything. A few minutes have passed. Shi Si just sat there. He knew that Chen Moran was fighting in his heart now, and all he needed was to wait patiently. At this time, Chen Moran obviously fell back into his inner world. Even if he deliberately lay like this and stared at the ceiling like this, Shi Si felt that it was okay. Anyway, they have a lot of time to talk, and the topic will be very broad.

"With the wave, if we want to rebel and restore this country, we can't bottle old wine in new bottles. We should do everything possible to make this country good, not just for this nation, the same..."

Chen Moran opened his eyes again and looked at Shi Si. He didn't say the last sentence, which was better to be buried in his heart.

Reinstate!

When saying these two words, what is more important than light restoration at present? Chen Moran smiled secretly, and even laughed that he seemed to think a little early. If he couldn't recover, everything would be empty talk about. It can even be said that if he could not hold the power after the restoration, it would be useless to think about these, and even his early investment might make a profit.

"Okay, let's not mention this, let's now..."

"First of all, we should consider the restoration!"

"That's right, with the wave, Guangfu is not talking about it. You have to rely on guns and cannons, and you have to rely on the people to bleed."

Chen Moran's expression became serious and serious.

"We shed our blood, full of clear blood, and we can even say without hesitation that the ropes enter the customs, and the rivers and mountains of China are all red. This time, the nation will be restored, and the land of China needs to be dyed red!"

"The flag of the nation, the bloody flag!"

Shi Si looked at Chen Moran with a solemn expression and spit out ten words. This is the Blood Flag Song he saw in the newspaper. Now it is like the Return to the Han and Tang Dynasties. It is sung by people. Chen Moran in front of the song is also written by him.

"A sooner or later, I will..."

Chen Moran took a deep breath and glanced at his study, as if he wanted to see through the study until he saw the rivers and mountains outside the study. Then he put his elbow on the table and leaned over to look directly at his friend.

"I don't just want this country to be restored, I also want this bloody land, and I will never be stained with the blood of my compatriots again! Even if the earth is red, it is the blood of others!"

This sentence seems to be a vow, and it is also a dream deeply buried in Chen Moran's heart. This dream is the dream of his youth and the illusion of his youth. With the passage of time, the dream was forgotten, and in the past two and a half years, the seed, which was originally buried in his heart, slowly took root and sprouted, and reappeared in his heart.

Personal interests may not be abandoned, but dreams will not be abandoned. And sometimes personal interests can be equated with ideals, not to mention that Chen Moran found that equated a year ago.

"Yes, I always have a question in my heart!"

"Huh?"

"Are you a revolutionary or an ambitious man!"

Without hesitation, Shi Si asked this question frankly.

In the face of his problem, Chen Moran smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Then he lit a cigarette. Since Ji Li Huairou, he has never smoked by his wife's side, but this is his study.

"Whether it's ambition or revolution, the ultimate goal is common, isn't it?"

Shi Si didn't say anything, but shook his head gently, as if he did not agree with Chen Moran's answer. Finally, he suddenly stood up, took a look at Chen Moran and turned to walk towards the door. When he held the door lock in his right hand, he turned around and looked at Chen Moran.

"Whether they are revolutionaries or ambitious, they are a group of idealists!"

Staring at Chen Moran, Shi Si's voice was not loud, which happened to be heard by Chen Moran.

"The revolution of ideal achievement, ambition achieves the ideal. The revolutionaries will give up their personal interests for the realization of their ideals, while the ambitious people will maximize their personal interests when chasing their ideals!"

"What about you?"

After asking this question, Shi Si opened the door and quietly left the study, just leaving the question to Chen Moran with a surprised face, while Chen Moran was silent in the face of the question. He already knew the answer.

(to be continued)