Chapter 263 It’s time to cultivate inner strength! (Second update!)

"So all you did was for today?" Suddenly, at this moment, Meng Fanle understood the meaning of Cun Yunsheng's long-term persistence.

"That's right." Cun Yunsheng nodded heavily.

"I told you that there will come a day when no one will dare to speak loudly to us."

"Not even Stilwell. He can only rely on us now. Otherwise, I don't mind making him disappear."

Hearing this, Meng Fanle's eyes showed a hint of disbelief.

"Commander, are you crazy? Stilwell is the Chief of Staff of the Southeast Asia Theater sent by the Allies. If you kill him, the Allies will definitely not let you go easily."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was speechless. This guy doesn't understand humor at all.

"I didn't say we should get rid of Stilwell. What I meant was that we don't have to care about Stilwell's attitude at all now."

"It really pissed us off. With so many natives, it's normal to create some commotion and kill two people. Even if the Allies suspect we did it, they can't do anything to us without solid evidence."

Meng Fan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He thought Cun Yunsheng was going to kill Stilwell.

"Okay, go back and urge Fetig to speed up. It won't be long before many people will buy weapons from us." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

But before that, he needs to understand clearly how far his strength has developed.

"If you want to consolidate the industrial foundation, you need to complete the industrial skeleton and industrial blood system first." This was Fettig's answer to the question raised by Cun Yunsheng.

During this period, Cun Yunsheng used the intelligence in his hands to exchange a large amount of equipment from the German army.

This includes steelmaking equipment.

Because steel is the symbol of an industrial country, and more importantly, if you want to manufacture weapons, you need steel.

These equipments had already been transported to the mountainous areas in northern Myanmar, but due to a shortage of personnel, they were temporarily placed in warehouses.

But during this period, Cun Yunsheng used the Military Control Commission to get a lot of workers, and through Hou Xifan's relationship, he contacted the major Chinese families in Southeast Asia and gained their strong support.

Many Chinese secretly boarded fishing boats and smuggled into Bangkok to join him.

So he now has a lot of workers accumulated.

Combined with the industrial resources discovered by Cambodia, Cun Yunsheng felt that the time was right.

Although the mining efficiency is very low, he has a large number of natives.

So overall, their mining efficiency is not much slower than that of machines.

In addition, the canal was blocked, so Cun Yunsheng felt that he had to start working hard. These machines must be put into operation and must not be left idle.

"This is the oxygen top-blown converter you proposed. I have modified the steelmaking equipment based on the ideas you provided. It is expected to be put into use soon. I have to say that this is a very good idea. It can at least double the steel production." Fettig said excitedly.

The oxygen top-blown converter is also called the Kaldor converter.

Normally, it will take more than ten years for it to be born.

However, Cun Yunsheng's predecessor had read some books on steelmaking and knew that the oxygen top-blown converter would be the mainstream steelmaking method in the future.

So when the equipment arrived, Cun Yunsheng specifically found Fettig and told him about the function of the oxygen top-blown converter.

I didn't expect that this master of hand-chopping could actually use these crude equipment to make the equipment needed for the oxygen top-blown converter.

In fact, the current arsenal of the Sichuan Army is not very simple.

At least the machine tools provided by the German army were good things, even Fettig praised them highly.

The Germans' machine tools are absolutely first-rate.

It is precisely because of excellent machine tools that such equipment can be produced so quickly.

Otherwise, given the complexity of the oxygen top-blown converter, Fettig, who had nothing, would be powerless.

As for the advantages of the oxygen top-blown converter, the first is in steelmaking. It can be said that the difference between it and the current open-hearth furnace is ten times. After all, the converter can produce one furnace in just over ten minutes and can smelt continuously for 24 hours, while the open-hearth furnace takes seven or eight hours to produce one furnace.

More importantly, the quality of the steel is not bad, and can even exceed that of ordinary open-hearth furnaces.

It can be said that the investment is small, the cost is low, and the output exceeds that of an open-hearth furnace.

No wonder it later became mainstream.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there are no problems with this thing.

That's the problem with oxygen production.

Fortunately, after the arrival of students from Southwest Associated University and a batch of information provided by the Germans, the problem was finally solved.

This made Cun Yunsheng admire it. It is worthy of being the top university of this era. The students are so amazing.

"The output in the first month can exceed tens of thousands of tons?" Cun Yunsheng didn't show much expression after hearing what Fettig said, but Meng Fan on the side looked excited.

"Oh my god, what kind of oxygen furnace is this that's so powerful?"

"This is just the beginning. Once the workers become skilled, the monthly output will not be less than 100,000 tons." Fettig said confidently.

With this steel, we can make cannons.

No more picking up junk everywhere.

By then we will even be able to build tanks.

"It's still too low, only 100,000 tons, and only more than one million tons a year. It's not even a fraction of America. We are still far behind." Cun Yunsheng was still very dissatisfied.

Producing millions of tons of steel per year?

In the future, you will be shut down directly.

A steel plant in a township can produce three to five million tons of steel.

No wonder Cun Yunsheng looked down on just one million tons of steel.

Only Meng was annoyed and curled his lips and rolled his eyes.

Don’t you even look down upon a million tons of steel?
What a loud tone.

"Sir, give me some more time and the production capacity should be able to be increased further. However, the supply speed of iron ore also needs to be increased. According to my experience, as long as there is enough oxygen, the furnace can produce steel non-stop for 24 hours." Fettig said confidently.

The main reason is that the Sichuan Army does not have enough skilled mechanics. Considering the issue of production safety, according to the steel smelting equipment that the Sichuan Army has already installed, the output is pushed up to 200,000 tons per month, which is already the highest.

If you want to increase it, the conditions will be more stringent.

For example, there are not enough literate workers, and there are not even junior technical workers. How can we play this game?

Being able to produce 100,000 tons is already Fettig's greatest effort.

It’s just that Cun Yunsheng’s requirements are too strict.

Normally, an output of one million tons of steel is enough to rank among the great powers.

If we save a little every year, we can build a few destroyers.

If you can afford it, you can also build cruisers.

As for battleships and aircraft carriers, it's not a question of steel.

It also requires advanced equipment such as a 10,000-ton hydraulic press. How can you build a warship without this?
It was just a dream.

"As for the iron ore, don't worry. I have already increased the mining of iron ore in Siam and Cambodia. Major Fettig, all you have to do is produce more steel as soon as possible."

"Now that the canal is blocked, American weapons aid will not be able to reach Imphal for a while, so for a long time to come, we can only produce weapons ourselves. Otherwise, without weapons, we will probably be wiped out by the Japanese army." Cun Yunsheng tried to make the matter sound as serious as possible.

"The canal is blocked?" Fettig was surprised. He was busy tinkering with various equipment every day and had no idea what was happening in the outside world. Now that he heard that the canal was blocked, he was naturally shocked.

"Yes, five unknown cargo ships have blocked the canal. According to the British army's estimates, it will take at least half a year to dredge the canal, which means that we will not be able to obtain weapons and equipment during this half year." Cun Yunsheng said solemnly.

He knew that he had to tell the truth to someone like Fettig, because he was a smart man and would definitely be able to tell when he was lying.

"Damn it, the canal is blocked. Our situation will be very dangerous. Stilwell is an idiot. He is not a qualified commander at all." Fettig scolded Stilwell directly.

In his eyes, the lack of weapons was Stilwell's responsibility.

"Major Fettig, we can't talk about our superiors behind their backs. What we have to do now is to produce more weapons and win this battle. Those natives in Mindanao are still waiting for us to kill them back." Cun Yunsheng said seriously again.

"Asshole, I know, I'll find a way to increase production speed." Fettig nodded.

"All the machines in the warehouse should be utilized. If there are not enough people, tell me and I will find a way to get you more people." Cun Yunsheng said with a serious expression.

Since we are determined to work hard on our internal strength, the staffing must keep up.

Once steel production increases, we can consider forging aluminum alloys and so on.

By then we can produce all the airplanes, cannons and tanks ourselves.

As for the engine, I'm afraid it still needs some thought.

But this did not pose a problem for Cun Yunsheng, because he believed that it would not be long before the German army would come to him again.

There will be no problem in controlling them and exchanging them for some engine technology.

There is no need for too advanced technology, because it would be difficult for him to produce such technology with the talent he has.

Eat the meal one bite at a time.

More haste less speed.

You know, the territory he occupies now has a lot of resources.

The most valuable of these should be tin ore.

There is no need to explain the role of tin ore. It is mainly used in the metallurgical industry, mainly for the production of tinplate (tinplate) and various alloys.

For example: it is widely used in many aspects such as shipping, chemical industry, construction, currency, etc., and can also be used in the atomic energy industry, aviation industry and other fields.

The role of tin mines is to open the door to modern industry, so Cun Yunsheng attaches great importance to it.

The place with the most tin mines should be Borneo.

So the next step would be to target Borneo, but he would not likely continue his attack for the time being.

He was waiting for an opportunity, that is, the opportunity for the Japanese army to launch a full-scale attack on Tianzhu.

"Sir, there is another problem, that is the problem of electricity. Although most of the electricity is now used in industry, with the increase in production, the electricity is still not enough." Fettig said seriously.

We were just busy talking about how to increase steel production and ignored the issue of electricity.

It was only then that I remembered that industrial development cannot be separated from electricity.

Without enough electricity, everything is in vain.

"Isn't that enough?" Cun Yunsheng asked doubtfully.

You should know that he transferred 80% of the power equipment to the caves in northern Myanmar in order to ensure the rapid development of the industry here.

Who knew it wouldn't be enough.

"No, it's far from enough. I suggest adding a hydroelectric power station in Vientiane Prefecture." Fetig took out a map and said to Cun Yunsheng.

"With Vientiane as the center, the surrounding shipping vessels are only a thousand tons, and there is no need to consider too much clearance height. The span of the entire Mekong River is no more than a thousand meters, so bridges are easier to build, and each bridge will not require more than 1 tons of steel."

"Our current steel production is more than enough to build them. Once successfully built, it will not only improve electricity but also accelerate industrial development."

"Not only that, once the rainy season arrives and the river water surges, if there is no reservoir to regulate it, something will definitely happen, and it may even affect food production."

I have to say that once Fettig gets into the right form, he is indeed an outstanding talent.

"You won't tell me that you have even made a blueprint?" Cun Yunsheng asked in confusion.

"Yes, this is the drawing," said Fettig, smiling.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but give a thumbs up. He was now more and more satisfied with Fetig.

With him, I have been able to solve a lot of problems.

If the hydroelectric power station is completed, it means more electricity will be available.

By then, the speed of weapons production will also increase greatly.

As the game progresses, that means more electricity will increase, which means you can unlock more equipment and create more advanced weapons.

So this hydroelectric power station has to be repaired whether it wants to or not.

"Okay, I'll send someone to supervise this matter immediately." Cun Yunsheng said.

After Fetig left, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help rubbing his head.

"How is Duan Liguo's road repair going?"

There are so many things he needs to take care of. Even though many things have been assigned to others, he still needs to worry about them.

"It's already several hundred kilometers. Basically, all the major cities currently being planned have access to highways, and some sections have been paved with asphalt. As for other town roads, they are still under construction, mainly because the asphalt production is insufficient." Meng Fanle now also works part-time as a secretary.

Currently, most resources are allocated to road construction. According to Cun Yunsheng's requirements, all roads connecting various cities are paved with asphalt and are required to be able to accommodate tanks.

As for some smaller towns, there are still dirt roads.

It was very muddy on rainy days.

Even if Cun Yunsheng wanted to build it, he didn't have that much money.

Don’t say anything else!

Cement alone is a considerable expense.

Basically, after the cement plant is built, the newly produced cement is taken away.

However, as the production of cement and asphalt continues to increase, I believe the speed of road construction will increase significantly in the future.

The main purpose of building these roads at present is to facilitate the troop mobilization and logistical supply of the Sichuan Army.

Only when the roads are convenient can we quickly mobilize troops to suppress the rebellious natives.

After all, many natives did not recognize the restored kingdoms, so Cun Yunsheng could only suppress these natives.

"What about the railway?" Cun Yunsheng asked again.

(End of this chapter)