Zhou Wen saluted Huang Yisheng without waiting for Zhao Changshu to continue his introduction, and then said with a smile: "Hello Commissioner Huang, we met before when we entered the city." Because Huang Yisheng's military rank was major general, Zhou Wen had to salute first.
Huang Yisheng hurriedly returned the greeting and said: "We won't talk about military rules in private. Director Zhou is young and promising. When we first met him last time, I thought he was extraordinary in appearance. Today he seems to be even more outstanding!"
After saying that, he felt the need to explain a few words about his behavior just standing at the door of the private room, but Zhao Changshu said impatiently: "Then what are you doing, mother-in-law? Why don't you put two tables together and let me meet those German friends? I heard that you saved their lives. Hurry..."
Huang Yisheng originally thought it was a bit abrupt and was embarrassed to go in. However, Zhao Changshu and Zhou Wen were hard-pressed to refuse their hospitality, and driven by the lingering feather in their hearts, they had no choice but to refuse.
Therefore, a perfect plan that naturally met Huang Yisheng, and then happened to meet him in a place that aroused his curiosity got off to a very smooth start.
After entering the private room, after Zhou Wen introduced each other, Huang Yisheng realized that these Germans had a lot of backgrounds. One was actually the Chinese representative of the famous German arms dealer Brothers Company, and the other was a firearms engineer from Mauser Company, and he was also in the same industry as him. No wonder they were all arguing about arms and weapons.
Huang Yisheng's fluent English and decent manners also impressed several Germans. With Zhou Wen's deliberate help, the atmosphere at the wine table quickly reached a climax. It's just that White Horse General Zhao Changshu suffered a lot. First, he didn't understand English. When he saw several people at the table talking loudly, it sounded to him like they were playing the piano to an ox, and he didn't understand what was going on. Second, this kind of acting and scheming is extremely difficult for a tough guy like him. If he hadn't known Zhou Wen's ultimate goal, he wouldn't have been impatient with this kind of trickery.
Fortunately, his adjutant arrived as promised. He hurried in and whispered a few words in his ear. Zhao Changshu stood up and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, there is something urgent at my headquarters. I have to go back to deal with it right away. I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, he turned to Huang Yisheng and said: "Brother Yisheng, my junior fellow student is not an outsider. I think you can get along with these Germans, so don't leave in a hurry. You continue." After that, he said to the Germans. The man nodded slightly, signaled that everyone should not get up to see him off, and strode out.
After walking out of the gate, Zhao Changshu let out a long breath. Damn it, this junior is not a human being, but he almost choked himself to death. This game was set up really flawlessly. He actually brought his younger sister and younger brother, and even brought a few Germans to act with him, especially arms dealers and engineers. I don't think they are all good deeds. Even the innocent and cute little girl with red sleeves was led astray by this junior, alas! Just do it for your own good, Brother Sheng.
At this time, the atmosphere in the private room was still warm. Everyone was in the same industry. After the courtesy exchange, the topic naturally turned to military technology. Zhou Wen also made use of the knowledge and experience of later generations, often eliciting thought-provoking insights, which greatly impressed Huang Yisheng. He has now completely let go. Since coming to Taiyuan, his main responsibility has been to supervise the implementation of the shutdown of Taiyuan Arsenal. Naturally, no one would communicate with him professionally. It was rare to meet a colleague today, and he was also a senior expert, so I had a heated discussion with a few people.
As time passed, Zhou Wen cleverly brought the topic to semi-automatic rifles. In fact, the feather in Huang Yisheng's heart has never disappeared. Because before he came to Taiyuan, Shenyang Arsenal's research and development of semi-automatic rifles had entered a critical period, but there were still several technical difficulties that had not been resolved. He just heard Hobert say that he had a mature design plan. He didn't want to steal and copy other people's technology, he just wanted to see if it could inspire him.
So Huang Yisheng didn't hesitate and brought up several key problems he encountered. As a result, Herbert's few explanations made Huang Yisheng even more itchy. What? Another way of thinking? After thinking about it carefully, I think it is very feasible. No wonder, the design ideas of Shenyang Arsenal went astray. So is there any data to prove this new idea?
Herbert was a little hesitant and looked at Zhou Wen inquiringly. Zhou Wen said with a smile: "Herbert, I believe Commissioner Huang is a good person. Those who can make friends with my senior are high-minded and upright people. They cannot have other thoughts." . Just take it out and let's take a look at it. It hasn't been experimentally verified anyway, it's just theoretical data."
Herbert carefully took out a stack of drawings from his briefcase and handed one of them to Huang Yisheng. Huang Yisheng glanced at Zhou Wen gratefully. This brother Zhao's junior fellow student was pretty good and he believed in his character and character. I thanked Herbert again and took it to watch carefully...
At this time, everyone in the private room was silent. Zhou Wen and Delman also pretended to take another drawing and look at it carefully. Zhou Wen clearly felt Huang Yisheng's breathing became heavier. Not long after, Huang Yisheng returned the drawings to Herbert and praised him repeatedly: "Mr. Hobert, you are really a genius. You actually thought of this method, a small-caliber, automatic method using air guide..."
After finishing it, he sighed with unfinished content: "It would be great if we could make a prototype gun, so that we can verify the accuracy of various data. But it is undeniable that this is a genius design."
Herbert smiled and said: "Thank you for your praise. I will improve this design soon and submit it to the German Mauser Company in January next year. I believe they will accept it soon. Of course, if there are already various If the experimental data is obtained, then the time for them to establish and finalize the project will be greatly shortened. I promised Zhou that his guard force would be the first batch of troops to be equipped with this kind of gun."
Huang Yisheng asked expectantly: "How long will it take to get experimental data from Germany?"
Hobert silently calculated the time and said: "If everything goes well, it will take about half a year to a year. You know, there are hundreds of engineers like me in Mauser Company, and they often put forward their own plans. But it is impossible to arrange workers and equipment to verify every plan at the same time, and we can only wait in line.”
Such a long time! The disappointed Huang Yisheng almost blurted out that it would be better to go to the Shenyang Arsenal to verify it first. But I think it’s impossible, how can people easily trust your character and guarantee. Besides, I can't leave now, and I won't be able to return to Shenyang in a short time.
This time it was even more difficult. Now my heart was not being ruffled by one feather, but by countless feathers at the same time.
At this time, Zhou Wen cleverly changed the topic again. It was also very late. Looking at the sleepy Hongxiu and Xiaohu, Catherine made a timely proposal to end the dinner.
