Rebirth of the Military Industry Power of the Anti-Japanese War

Yan Xishan was shocked when he heard the news. He quickly dispatched three divisions to go south for rescue. However, they were defeated by the elites of the 15th Red Army. More than 15,000 troops were lost, but less than 1,000 of the Red Army were wiped out. Yan Xishan finally

Realizing the terror of the Eighth Red Army, he killed many of his subordinates who had abandoned their troops and fled back in one go. At the same time, they were trying to improve military discipline. They had no choice but to send most of the troops to southern Shanxi and mobilize local militia groups to assist in the war.

, trying to rely on the steep local terrain to resist step by step, and use clumsy methods of attrition to push back the 15th Red Army fighting on the outside.

This move indeed caused a lot of trouble for the 15th Red Army. Although casualties and ammunition consumption were not taken into account, it was possible to break through the Jinsui Army's defense line and finally open the road to Taiyuan, but the cost of doing so would be too high.

Well, Hu Weidong would not do such a thankless thing. Anyway, he had completed the task assigned by the central government by attracting the main force of the Jinsui Army to southern Shanxi. When the Jinsui Army saw that the Red Army had stopped attacking, naturally it

They would take the initiative to stroke the beards of the Red Army, so after the initial fierce battle, the two sides entered a strange state of "quiet war on the front line." Yang Aiyuan, the commander-in-chief of the southern Shanxi defense line, did not dare to be careless, but for a month there were no enemies at all the passes.

After hearing the report of the military's sudden movement, he gradually felt relieved...

It is worth mentioning that long before Hu Weidong led his army and the main force of the Shanxi-Sui army formed a confrontation in Zhongtiao Mountain, Su Yu had been ordered to lead an independent division of more than 30,000 people to part ways with the main force and move eastward to capture the not far away

Jiaozuo City. Although this can be said to be a lucky draw, it was also Hu Weidong's premeditated plan early in the morning, because although Jiaozuo is not a big city, the industrial and mining industry with coal mining as its core is relatively developed, with tens of thousands of industrial workers, and there are many people in the city.

Although there are no world-class outstanding talents in Jiaozuo Institute of Technology, the highest university in the country for mining, there are many practical geological talents who are good at prospecting and mining. If these talents can be obtained, it will be helpful for Hu Weidong to develop mineral resources in western Henan.

In particular, the coal and iron resources plan will undoubtedly be of great help. However, precisely because there are no talents worthy of special attention, he just explained the basic principles and entrusted Su Yu with full authority to handle it. As a result, almost the entire Jiaozuo Institute of Technology

They were all moved to Luoyang. Although Hu Weidong felt that it was a bit much when he found out, he didn't say anything more. After the Anti-Japanese War broke out, he had to move anyway. He might as well have moved two or three years earlier...

Hu Weidong is also very coveted for the tens of thousands of workers and machinery and equipment in Jiaozuo, but most of them belong to the large "Sino-foreign joint venture" Zhongfu Group. If not handled well, it will affect the party's image. In this regard, Hu Weidong said according to

The long-standing principle has been to directly confiscate the Nanjing government's bureaucratic capital, which accounts for the largest proportion of Zhongfu Company's share capital, and adopt a "redemption" method for the local Chinese shareholders in Henan. However, considering the preciousness of hard currency, Hu Weidong gave the Soviet area

Fortunately, the surplus bulk products were difficult to sell only because of the blockade by the national army. Those shareholders were also prominent figures in Henan, and they all had great powers. After they received the supplies at the Yellow River ferry, they were able to use them.

They sell safely and make a small profit. What's more, the situation is stronger than others. Even if they suffer a loss, how can they dare to say "no"?

It is worth mentioning that Hu Weidong actually allowed them to retain their shares, hoping to accumulate some experience for future public-private partnerships, but no one was willing to take the risk. After all, although the Red Army is no longer weak, it is still far away from seizing national power.

, it’s still far away!

As for the British shares, Hu Weidong wanted to confiscate the matter directly, but before giving the order, he suddenly thought of a better idea. Bell, the general representative of Yingfu Company, was "invited" to the newly established Luoyang City People's

After witnessing the miracle of penicillin in the hospital, his eyes immediately lit up and he realized the huge profits hidden in it...

Almost all foreigners who dared to come to China in this era were bold, and Bell was no exception. He ignored his own authority and without hesitation accepted the Red Army's offer of 100,000 penicillins on behalf of the Yingfu Company in exchange for all of the Zhongfu Company held by the Yingfu Company.

However, due to the pride that the British have had for hundreds of years, those head office executives who looked down on the Chinese at all did not believe the report written by Bell and fired him immediately. Naturally, they were concerned about the 100,000 penicillins.

There was no interest at all, so in the end Bell bribed the relevant personnel and bought it all for less than a thousand pounds. Then Bell found a friend in the hospital and paid a greater price (in order to raise the money,

Bell even mortgaged his own house to obtain a bank loan.) He asked him to use penicillin on those critically ill patients. As a result, he successfully cured more than half of the patients with malignant infectious diseases who were already certain to die. It immediately caused a sensation in the UK and even Europe.

The penicillin in Bell's hands was quickly sold out, with an average price of more than 10 pounds per vial. Bell, who was once on the verge of bankruptcy, became rich overnight, which made the blind executives of Yingfu Corporation regret their guts.

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The Soviet Area in Western Henan did not suffer. Without the help of foreigners, it would be difficult for penicillin to overcome the heavy blockade of the National Army and be exported. Moreover, after the reputation of penicillin became popular in the West, there was no need to develop the market. Hu Weidong could take advantage of the seller's market.

The dominant position of the Chinese supplier has sought the greatest benefits for the Soviet area. And Bell, because of this successful speculation, has become one of the important foreign partners in the Soviet area in western Henan...

During the Republic of China, foreigners had the final say in almost all Sino-foreign joint ventures, but Zhongfu Company was an exception. Although Chiang Kai-shek had no love for heavy industry, he attached great importance to resources and minerals that could be exported to earn foreign exchange.

After many negotiations, the controlling and operating rights of Zhongfu Company were finally obtained through capital injection, and the "organization specialist" sent by the government to Zhongfu Company became its de facto general manager. When the Red Army captured Jiaozuo, this

As a major general of the national army, the current rectification commissioner of Zhongfu Company suddenly became a prisoner. He also suffered a lot after being arrested because he tried to command the employees in the factory to resist (but failed due to the obstruction of dozens of underground party members in the company).

Because this man had a very high military rank, according to the practice of the Eighth Red Army, his disposal was left to Hu Weidong to decide personally. As a result, Hu Weidong was stunned as soon as he saw this man's name - "Sun Yueqi" and quickly asked him.

He quickly determined the identity of this person and immediately rushed to the prisoner of war camp in person to apologize to "Commissioner Sun"...

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