Rebirth of the Qing Empire

Hu Pinzhi, the governor of Shanxi, had actually noticed Kang Fan and other young people who had returned from overseas for a long time. He also had a certain understanding of Kang Fan through Yu Hao and He Shuichang. Although he admired what Kang Fan had done

, but in the eyes of him, an intellectual who had passed the scientific examination and legitimately entered the official career, he looked down upon Kang Fan's despicable behavior of squeezing his way into the official career with the help of a few bad money and foreigners, so he did not treat Kang Fan

He made rash judgments and always maintained a wait-and-see attitude. After receiving Emperor Guangxu's order, he only ordered Yu Hao's uncle to complete the handover with Kang Fan, but did not meet Kang Fan in person. This shows his attitude.

Not very positive.

Yu Hao's uncle was promoted from the Ningwu Prefecture to the Yanping Taoist priest, from the fourth rank to the fourth rank. Although he was only promoted one level, he had jurisdiction over three prefectures, including Datong Prefecture, Shuoping Prefecture, and Ningwu Prefecture.

The scope has indeed expanded a lot. When he came to Ningwu Mansion to find Kang Fan, Kang Fan was still in the UK, so he entrusted Yu Hao to handle the handover matters on his behalf. He first went to the Yamen of Daizhou Road Department to take up the post. Yu Hao was originally going to follow his uncle.

However, he could not withstand Kang Fan's efforts to persuade him to stay. After obtaining his uncle's consent, he continued to stay in Ningwu Mansion and assisted Kang Fan in his official duties.

Kang Fan did this because he respected Yu Hao's knowledge and character, and because Yu Hao had helped with affairs in Ningwu Mansion for many years and was very familiar with the area and was more suitable than himself to handle various local affairs. The last and most important reason was that

It's because Kang Fan doesn't want to be burdened by tedious official duties, so he can spare time to do things he likes, such as armaments construction.

It was July of that year after Kang Fan and Mei Xiang returned from the UK, and the new phase of industrial construction under the guidance of Mei Xiang's classmates was in full swing.

This is a huge and complex system project. Donovan gathered all the suppliers in the county at the right time, including a large number of engineers and technical workers from the United States, Britain and Germany. They will work according to the requirements.

Carry out their own construction. It is expected that it will take a year or more to complete this construction plan, because the ancient and primitive infrastructure in the jurisdiction simply does not have the ability to support a modern industrial system, which requires the construction of roads, water plants, water supply/

Starting from some of the most basic facilities such as power supply/gas supply system, sewage system, environmental protection system, etc., they will be constructed and improved step by step. Only after the infrastructure in the jurisdiction has completely reached the required standards can the construction of real industrial facilities begin.

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As soon as the project started, Mei Xiang's classmates raised objections. Because even these European and American engineers who have mastered the most advanced contemporary technology cannot compare with these Chinese students from the 21st century. The students' plans are better than theirs.

More scientific and feasible.

The suggestions were adopted, and a working group was formed by the students to guide the European and American engineers to change the original plan, re-plan the entire construction plan systematically, and fundamentally transform everything that was backward based on future development needs.

The infrastructure planned to be established is designed for greater development in the future, and the key construction projects are several large-scale thermal power plants and building materials companies.

The power plant relies on the abundant coal and water resources in the region, and after formal operation, it is enough to provide sufficient power for the entire Ningwu Prefecture. Electricity is regarded as an excellent and cheap new energy source and is used in several advanced industrial countries such as Europe and the United States.

However, in just over ten years, Ningwu Prefecture is not much behind them. The widespread application of electricity will promote the rise of the electrical manufacturing industry in Ningwu Prefecture, leaping from the current "agricultural era" to the "steam age" and directly entering the new "

"Electrical Age".

Large-scale infrastructure construction requires a large amount of building materials. Local counties have abundant reserves of limestone, clay, quartz, feldspar, granite, etc., and have good resource conditions for manufacturing cement, glass, masonry and other building materials. Therefore, the plan

Establish a number of cement factories, glass factories, brick and tile factories, stone factories and other enterprises of modern significance in various counties of Ningwu Prefecture. As long as the two industries of electricity and building materials are put into operation first, necessary conditions can be created for subsequent industrial construction.

At the same time, vigorous efforts are being made to establish coal mines and coal chemical enterprises to provide much-needed energy and production raw materials for local industries.

After coal mines and coal chemical companies are put into production, the produced coal is supplied to power plants, and the power plants have fuel for power generation. After the electricity is continuously sent out, it gives wings to the take-off of the industry. This year, the pharmaceutical factory will be expanded and

Expand the original daily chemical factory into a large-scale joint enterprise producing various daily chemical products, and build new light industrial enterprises such as food processing and textiles. The coal chemical industry can also provide necessary chemical raw materials for various industrial enterprises.

Realize the initial development of industry.

The next phase of the construction plan will be implemented after the completion of the current phase of the plan. High-end industrial enterprises such as metallurgy, machinery, chemicals, electrical, and optics will be established one after another, and a small but complete light and heavy industry system will be gradually built in the Ningwu Prefecture.

At that time, students can fully utilize the advanced technologies of the 21st century that they have mastered.

The compensation that Kang Fan robbed from the UK came in handy in a timely manner, allowing the entire industrial development plan to be implemented at an accelerated pace, which made Mei Xiang very emotional.

"Kang Fan, you are so great!" Mei Xiang was so excited that she burst into tears when she said this.

Kang Fan smiled and said: "People say that beautiful women are made of water. I understand now: because you have so much water on your body, you are so beautiful."

Mei Xiang didn't know what she thought of, and her face suddenly turned red, "That sentence is 'women are made of water', not 'beautiful women are made of water', just adding more and more details!"

Kang Fan's injury is still serious, but he has been busy working on the construction of Ningwu Mansion since he came back from the UK. He did not get good training, which caused his injury to worsen again and he vomited blood several times. Fortunately, the students have cleared the area

All construction work in the city has been organized in an orderly manner, except for the railway construction plan connecting Taiyuan to Jinlu Railway that has not yet been implemented. If this construction plan can be won, Kang Fan can find a place to recuperate.

The Jin-Lu Railway is a double-track standard gauge railway built by the current Qing government from the UK with a loan of 400,000 pounds from Beijing's Lugou Bridge to Tianjin. The project is nearing completion at this time. Kang Fan plans to build a new railway directly from Taiyuan to Beijing, and

The Jin-Lu Railway connects Taiyuan with Beijing and Tianjin. This railway transportation artery is used to accelerate the development of Ningwu Prefecture, which in turn drives the development of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi, and even the entire Shanxi Province. Although it is funded by Ningwu Prefecture, the construction

This railway involves too many administrative matters. Only he and Hu Pinzhi can hope to solve it together. Others can't do it at all.

For this reason, Kang Fan and Hu Pinzhi went to Beijing to meet Guangxu and gained support. In order to treat his injuries, Mei Xiang carried a medicine box with her to take care of him. After returning, Kang Fan adopted the students' suggestions and started building

At the same time as the railway, a telegraph and a dedicated telephone line will be simultaneously erected along the railway. In this way, when the project is completed, Ningwu Prefecture can use this transportation and communication line connecting the capital Taiyuan, Beijing, and Tianjin to reach the above-mentioned areas.

An organic whole is more conducive to development.

Hu Pinzhi was really helpful this time. Due to his participation, Emperor Guangxu was happy to see Kang Fan and Hu Pinzhi supporting each other and cooperating sincerely. Therefore, he overcame the opposition of several ministers in the court and gave the green light.

.After Hu Pinzhi's trip to Beijing, his views on Kang Fan began to change cautiously, and he became particularly concerned about Kang Fan.

After the railway project started, under Mei Xiang's strict supervision, Kang Fan convened a meeting with relevant personnel. After soliciting everyone's opinions, he handed over daily administrative affairs to Yu Hao, handed over finance to Zhong Hanqiang, and handed over industry, agriculture, education,

Medical care, infrastructure and other matters were left to the He brothers and students, and foreign affairs were left to Donovan and others. After the meeting, Kang Fan and Hu Pinzhi took leave of absence, and accompanied by Mei Xiang, returned to the Fenhe camp to recuperate.

It was late summer and early autumn when Kang Fan and Mei Xiang returned to the Fenhe camp after a long absence. Zhong Hanqiang took the students to help thoroughly clean the camp inside and outside, and packed all the daily necessities and purchased items.

After the food was sorted and stored in the warehouse, they went back to do their own business. Adolf and Chitu also followed, keeping company with Kang Fan and Mei Xiang. It was obvious that they were very happy.

Various vegetables in the vegetable plot of the camp are growing vigorously, and the fruit saplings have also grown taller and stronger. The number of fish in the pond has increased significantly. The chickens, pigs, sheep, etc. that are being raised are full of life. The farmland on the other side of the river is full of vitality.

It was also lush and green, and the crops were growing well... Seeing all this, Kang Fan was very moved: He left for several months and left everything behind here. Zhong Hanqiang was able to take care of the camp so well while being busy with work.

It was really hard for him.

The river valley was exceptionally quiet, and the air was fresh and pleasant. The mountain wind passed by, wrinkled the Fenhe River like a flat mirror, blew the dense pine forest, and also blew the plum-scented hair and skirt. Kang Fan saw Piaofei

Mei Xiang's two graceful legs under the hem of the skirt can't help but feel fascinated, and there is a desire budding in her consciousness.

Mei Xiang looked away from him and said seriously: "Let me tell you, Kang Fan, if the injury is not complete, don't think about anything."

Kang Fan felt his face was a little hot, but he still defended: "What am I thinking about? Apart from you, there are Adolf and Red Rabbit here. What do you want me to see?"

"Kang Fan, I can't understand what you are thinking about?" Mei Xiang smiled, came over and helped him take off his coat, shoes and socks, put on his soft, spacious silk clothes and slippers, and spread a quilt on the wicker chair.

Let him rest comfortably in the shade of the trees under the wall. He also took off his skirt, wearing only a vest and shorts, and took Adolf to play in the river.

Kang Fan tried his best not to think about anything, and felt the warmth of the sun, the gentle breeze and the fragrance of the vegetation. The red rabbit walked over, lowered his head and touched his hand, and Kang Fan tenderly combed its neatly trimmed mane.

There, amid the gurgling sound of water, Adolf picked up lively fish and handed them to Mei Xiang. Mei Xiang followed happily, and her crisp laughter and Adolf's majestic cry were happily intertwined...

The days passed in tranquility and joy. Under Mei Xiang's careful treatment and care, Kang Fan gradually recovered. During the period of recovery, Kang Fan plunged into the weapons and teaching materials he had brought and began to design new weapons and equipment.

Work. After the industrial system of Ningwu Prefecture is completed and put into production, the production of new weapons will be a matter of course. Arms construction should be carried out as soon as possible.

Kang Fan first improved the design of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle.

The Type 56 semi-automatic rifle is a single-shot rifle that automatically loads bullets. It adopts the principle of gas-operated automatic and fires 7.62x39mm special medium-power rifle bullets, so it is easy to control during semi-automatic shooting. Therefore, it has light weight, fast firing rate and shooting accuracy.

Good advantages.

Kang Fan moved the 56-and-a-half gas tube to the bottom of the barrel, and changed the original 10-round fixed magazine supply to a 15-round movable steel magazine inserted from below to improve the ammunition reloading speed and firepower continuity.

The structure and appearance of the rifle were modified accordingly, and the 56 semi-detachable folding, triangular bayonet with only a single assassination function was changed to a detachable Type 95 multi-function saber.

With this change, the appearance is quite different from the original 56 and a half, and the internal structure has also been changed a lot, and the performance is better. It is purely a new type of semi-automatic rifle.

The total length of the gun without a bayonet is 1025 mm, and the gun weighs 4 kg. It is short, compact and easy to carry. The manual single-shot rifles commonly equipped by the armies of contemporary Western powers have a length of more than 1200 mm without a bayonet.

, the gun length can exceed 1600 mm after the bayonet is installed, which is really cumbersome for the officers and soldiers of the cavalry regiment.

Since the new semi-automatic rifle has an effective range of 400 meters, it has superior firepower advantages at medium and short combat distances, but its long-range shooting performance is not as good as the manual single-shot rifles commonly equipped by the armies of contemporary Western powers. To make up for this shortcoming, Kang Fan specially

On the basis of this gun, a sniper rifle with an effective range of 800 meters was improved and designed, using a precision-processed weighted and lengthened barrel, and the ammunition used was also changed to the 7.62x54mm high-power machine gun ammunition used in the 672-type general-purpose machine gun.

For a dedicated sniper rifle bullet with the same appearance and dimensions, the gun length and weight are also increased a lot, but the long-range lethality is greatly improved. In order to further improve the shooting accuracy, the gun will be equipped with a dedicated high-precision optical sight with a magnification of 6 times.

Mirrors, bipods, cheek pads and various auxiliary devices.

It was 1896, so the two guns were named Type 96 rifle and Type 96 sniper rifle.

The Type 672 general machine gun, 82 mm mortar, 82 recoilless rifle, wooden handle grenade and 95 saber were only surveyed and imitated without any changes. They were renamed Type 96 machine gun, Type 96 82 mortar, and Type 96 82 weaponless

Recoil rifle, Type 96 grenade and Type 96 saber.

Regarding the artillery he planned to use in the future, Kang Fan relied on textbooks and his own memory, experience and knowledge to design a towed light 82mm field gun that could be towed by a horse-drawn carriage and a heavy 130mm cannon with a longer range and greater power.

and the various types of ammunition used by both types of artillery.

Of course, these new weapons and equipment mentioned above are all envisioned for the future.

At present, Kang Fan has neither enough officers and soldiers nor enough economic strength, so it is impossible to build a strong army. These new weapons and equipment are just drawings now, and the specific development needs to be done in materials, machinery, and technology.

, equipment and other aspects have received strong assistance from students. It is not that simple to establish a production line and produce real products. Even if product samples are produced, they must go through processes such as trial production, trial use, improvement and perfection before they can officially produce equipment for the troops. This is all

It takes time. Therefore, students must be allowed to conduct preliminary research in advance so that they can be put into production immediately when conditions are mature in the future.

These weapons, ammunition and equipment can be manufactured in industrial zones as long as conditions are met. What really gives Kang Fan a headache is where to find a large number of outstanding officers with practical combat experience. Although there are already plans to establish military schools and train officers,

It has just begun to be implemented, and the first batch of graduates will not appear until 4 years later, which cannot catch up with Kang Fan's army-building plan. Even if these graduates can catch up with this plan, they have not experienced actual combat, and their performance on the battlefield is still unknown.

Therefore, we can only find a solution from the Qing army currently in service.

Although the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 failed, there were still many brave and capable warriors among the Qing army who participated in this war. If we find ways to recruit these people and provide them with the necessary education and training in military academies, they should be able to reach a healthy level relatively quickly.

Any imaginable standard for an officer.

After the surveying, mapping and design work of various weapons and equipment was completed, Kang Fan began to compile officer teaching tutorials and soldier training tutorials.

At that time, in order to teach students good military theory courses, Kang Fan brought all the textbooks he had learned in the military academy with him. Now, he dug out these books from his luggage as reference materials and combined them with the specific contemporary conditions and

Make a realistic adaptation of your own experience as a soldier.

Among them, the soldier training tutorial is a basic subject that both officers and soldiers must strictly implement. All tactical actions and weapon structure diagrams in the tutorial are illustrated with illustrations and accompanied by detailed text explanations. The officer training tutorial is for soldiers or soldiers who enter the military academy to study.

The advanced tutorials for military officers have a lot of theoretical and academic content. Finally, I copied and enlarged a national topographic map from the precious atlas I carried with me that I almost tore through as a reference, and prepared to compare it with the actual contemporary situation in the future.

Corresponding modifications were made, and after they were perfected, they were sent to various administrative agencies and stationed troops in Ningwu Prefecture for use. These high-precision maps will play an important role in the construction of industrial and agricultural facilities, transportation, mining, and military operations, etc., and were listed by Kang Fan

It is top secret information.

Mei Xiang marveled at his excellent writing, painting and drawing skills. Although she was disgusted with Kang Fan's war, she really couldn't put it down after looking at these exquisite tutorials.

"Kang Fan, please stop doing these crappy things and draw me a sketch." Mei Xiang requested.

Kang Fan agreed, sharpened a few more pencils, prepared a piece of 4-karat white paper, and started drawing.

"Take off your clothes." Kang Fan said.

Mei Xiang was a little shy, hesitated for a moment, and then complied. When Kang Fan finished the painting and handed it to Mei Xiang, Mei Xiang's eyes widened.

"Kang Fan, you are really amazing!" Mei Xiang exclaimed.

Kang Fan smiled proudly, "It's just basic skills. Without these two skills, how dare I design weapons?"

Mei Xiang sneered, "If I want to see you, just paint. How great is it to be an artist! Do you have to think about fighting and killing all day long?"

Kang Fan was immediately discouraged.