Zhao Dongyun sold this batch of second-hand ordnance to a certain extent to further simplify the types of ordnance of Fengjun and make logistics more simplified. Even if all kinds of rifles and artillery can use artillery shells and bullets, different models will inevitably cause different details, which will bring a difference in subsequent maintenance and soldier training. The trouble set.

And the Feng army has long decided to use the 88 rifle as the standard rifle, but there are too many models of the Type 88 rifle in the Feng army. Most of them are made for the benefit, some are made in Germany, some are made in Hanyang, some are made in Jinling, some are made in Jiangnan, some are made in Guangdong, and some are made in Sichuan. There are even some unknown factory production. Basically, the Type 88 rifle models that can be made in China can be found in Fengjun.

Although the Type 88 rifle produced by different factories is the same, the quality gap is too big. The quality of the German origin and Fu factory is relatively stable and reliable, and the one made in Hanyang is also barely feasible. However, it is produced by Jinling Factory, Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and several other factories, especially after the second half of 1906. Most of the quality of the Type 88 rifle is not good, which is affected by the war. In order to expand production, the quality is generally seriously reduced, and explosions, jams and so on often occur.

And this batch of guns is not many. I remember about 20,000 to 30,000 like this. After all, other factory bureaus can't compare with Fu factories. Fu factory can produce more than 10,000 Fu-made 88 rifles a month, and other factories and bureaus do not add up to so much, and these miscellaneous 88 rifles in Fengjun's are all seized. The total amount can't be too much.

If it is used directly, it is better to sell it directly to Wang Shizhen and Wu Fengling. Although the price is cheaper, it can also be exchanged for some funds to buy a lucky rifle.

The output of rifles in Fuchang has reached the level of more than 300 rifles per day, and a month's output is enough to arm one division, not to mention that the Soviet jurisdiction has taken over the Jinling Arsenal and Jiangnan Arsenal. These two major arsenals can produce Type 88 rifles. At present, the management of these two major arsenals The layer is improving technology and purchasing more equipment to improve the performance and reliability of its own Type 88 rifle to compete with the military rifle purchase order. Together, the total output of these three factories is enough to meet the needs of Fengjun's own expansion.

In the future, not only will those old-style 88 rifles with unreliable performance be removed, but Zhao Dongyun also intends to gradually withdraw the front-line troops. Of course, there are too many Japanese rifle guns, so it is not possible to throw them directly. At that time, it will be feasible to use them or sell them directly.

After receiving the ordnance sent by Zhao Dongyun, Wang Shizhen quickly showed that she supported Zhao Dongyun with practical actions. At the beginning of July, Wang Shizhen gathered more than 60,000 troops in the Hanyang area, including not only the sixth division of his direct line, but also the third mixed brigade of his other direct forces.

Wang Shizhen's army has three units with the designation of the Central Army, namely the Sixth Division of the Central Army, the Third Mixed Brigade of the Central Army, and the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Central Army. This time, two of the troops were directly used, plus the 1st, 2nd and 5th divisions of the Hubei Army that cooperated with the operation. Although the total strength is not as good as the opposite Southern Federation, it is common for Beiyang warlords to fight less and more. Not to mention other troops, just a sixth division is enough to drink a pot of Zhang Zhidong.

And more importantly, Zhao Dongyun has made another promise to Wang Shizhen that the Soviet Union will continue to maintain the supply of ordnance, especially ammunition, to Hubei in the future.

Why Wang Shizhen couldn't take Wuchang before, not because his troops were insufficient, not because his troops could not fight, but because he didn't have enough ammunition in his hand. Otherwise, in the second half of last year, Wang Shizhen would break through the Yangtze River defense line and take Wuchang, but at that time Zhao Dongyun was worried about Wang. Shizhen's power rose sharply in Hubei, so the supply of ammunition to Wang Shizhen was strictly restricted. As a result, Wang Shizhen's troops were often short of shells and even bullets were often insufficient during the battle.

There is no ammunition. It's a hell to take Wuchang.

Now it is different. With the sufficient ammunition provided by the Soviet system, although Wang Shizhen needs to buy them with real gold and silver, the price is much cheaper than imported. With the support of a large number of cheap ammunition, Wang Shizhen is confident to take Wuchang, thus completely establishing the situation in Hubei.

When the Feng army had just captured southern Anhui and had not officially entered Jiangxi, Wang Shizhen took the initiative and led the troops to launch a fierce attack on Wuchang, which forced Zhang Zhidong to withdraw a large number of troops from the area near Jiujiang to return to Wuchang.

And what impact this will have represents a great reduction in the threat that has been seen by the Feng army as a flank to threaten the Southern Federal Army against them.

At this time, Meng Enyuan, who had just returned to southern Anhui from Beijing, also led his fourth army into Jiangxi, setting off a new round of Feng's army going south**.

When the Fourth Army set out from southern Anhui and launched a fierce attack on Jingdezhen and others, Lu Yongxiang's first army also launched an attack on the western front. Their tactical goal was Jiujiang, and their strategic goal was to continue to march west and threaten the enemy of Hubei.

There are two enemies of Hubei, one is the Southern Federation led by Zhang Zhidong, and the other is naturally Wang Shizhen.

Although Zhao Dongyun gave Wang Shizhen a lot of assistance, and Wang Shizhen also followed Zhao Dongyun's intention to launch an attack on Wuchang, it is necessary to guard against people and harm people. Sooner or later, Zhang Zhidong or Wang Shizhen will be cleaned up, so it is necessary to put a unit in this direction.

As long as Lu Yongxiang's first army takes Jiujiang and then defends it in Hubei, it can effectively cover the flanks of the Fourth Army and ensure that the fourth army will not be cut off the supply line and retreat when it goes south to Jiangxi.

With the outbreak of wars in Hubei and Jiangxi, the melee between domestic warlords has also entered a new round**.

When the current line is very lively, Zhao Dongyun has taken all his energy back from the military. At present, the situation of the Soviet Feng army is very good, and he no longer has to pay attention to the front-line war every day as before.

Now he takes advantage of the good situation and takes time to deal with other long-time affairs, such as railway affairs.

Since the railway loan was signed with the great powers at the beginning of the year, the United States and the British have not been fighting a war in China. As soon as they signed the contract, they began to urge China to start railway construction as soon as possible. At the same time, many technicians were sent according to the contract. The first to start construction was the Haizhou to Zhengzhou section of the Longhai Railway. The survey of this section of the road has begun a long time ago, so the route was quickly selected, and then it entered the practical construction stage. The railway started construction from multiple locations at the same time. The most powerful part of construction was the Haizhou section. Under the hard work of a large number of hired people, the land foundation was quickly leveled and then paved the railway tracks.

Although railway construction is a commercial act, such a large project is naturally inseparable from the government, such as land acquisition, grave relocation, and recruitment of workers along the way, all of which require the strong cooperation of local governments. Naturally, many questions will inevitably arise in these tasks. After reading the report on these matters, Zhao Dongyun simply gave a 'know'.

When railway construction was carried out in the south, there was a small ** of factories in several northern provinces, especially after the official listing of Tangshan Industrial Zone, which attracted a large number of capitalists to settle in with huge funds.

Taking advantage of this momentum, Zhao Dongyun personally issued instructions, requiring the Ministry of Industry and Commerce not only to attract businessmen to invest in light industries such as textiles, flour and oil, but also to guide limited capital to enter heavy industry and mining.

At present, China's industry is in its infancy. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is not too much to start from scratch. It is necessary to make money from light industry, but we can't give up the construction of basic industries. Private capital can't play with projects that are too high, but there is no problem in digging mines, getting some small-scale machinery factories, and doing small hardware. .

Zhao Dongyun knows that light industry can bring a lot of taxes to the country in a short period of time, but if a country really wants to rise, heavy industry is the key.

In order to guide domestic capital to enter heavy industry, Zhao Dongyun also instructed Fuyuan Company to take the lead.

After years of development, Fuyuan Company has developed into a diversified group company. It has jointly established dozens of factories with other capitals and independently, involving a wide range of industries, which can be seen from the names of many subsidiaries of Fuyuan Company.

Fuyuan Grey Factory, Fuyuan Tobacco Company, Fuyuan Yarn Factory, Fuyuan Chemical Factory, Fuyuan Construction Company, Fuyuan Shipping, Fuyuan Waterworks, Fuyuan Flour Mill, Fuyuan Oil Factory, etc.

In addition to the above-mentioned companies controlled by Fuyuan Company, Fuyuan Company also owns shares in many factories and companies. The most obvious example is the 26 percent of the shares owned by Fuyuan Machinery Factory. In addition, it also owns more than 40% of the shares in Fulong Bank, and there are also shares in Luanzhou Coal Mine.

The above-mentioned holding or owning shares together constitute Fuyuan Company, a large northern consortium.

In order to cooperate with Zhao Dongyun's governance, several managers of Fuyuan Company, that is, the business leaders of the Zhao family, naturally did not dare to despise it, and soon allocated funds to invest in heavy industry.

First of all, the first investment is to establish a machine factory, but this new machine factory is different from the previous Fuyuan machine factory. The machine factory is an arsenal, and this newly established machine factory is mainly a machine and equipment needed to produce the textile industry, that is, looms, spinning machines, wire reeling machines, etc. Equipment.

At present, the domestic textile industry is developing at a high speed. Every year, a large number of textile equipment needs to be imported from foreign countries, and the technical content of these equipment is neither high nor low. If Fuyuan Company is willing to invest heavily in research and development and imitation, it is still not a big problem to achieve localization, although it is possible at that time. The quality is not as good as imported goods, but as long as the price is cheap, it is not difficult to open up the sky in China.