Chapter 99: Four Thousand Jin Of Sugar
Border Region Arsenal
“Factory Director Li, this is the spot check result of the skilled workers below according to your requirements.”
Several key personnel from the Huangyadong Arsenal handed the spot check result to Li Muzhi.
Li Muzhi took it, opened it and looked, his expression pausing: “One hundred percent?”
Doesn’t this mean that none of the skilled workers below made any mistakes, and all of them are familiar with it!
“Factory Director Li, look at what you’re saying, this is disassembly on the battlefield, every extra minute the combat troops hold out means an extra minute of blood flowing, how could we slack off easily.” These personnel from the Huangyadong Arsenal all had extremely solemn expressions, if Factory Director Li hadn’t forbidden it, they might all have considered going to do the disassembly themselves.
Disassembling the locomotive and modifying it into power, this has great significance for our military industry strength!
Being familiar with the structural drawings, how could there be the slightest carelessness.
Moreover, the skilled workers selected are not chosen casually, each one is a practical person with foundation, not illiterate rough fellows.
“Mm, our workers are truly great.” Li Muzhi gave affirmation, looking at the several people, “Since you’re familiar, then pay attention to rest, once the cannonballs are sufficient, immediately go with the combat troops, make sure people keep ample energy.”
Battlefield disassembly of the locomotive, besides the technical aspect, is also a physical task.
“Okay, Factory Director Li.” The several people nodded their heads.
“You’ve worked hard, you all go rest too.”
“We want to go take another look at the workshop, what do you think?” The several people were not sleepy at all.
For some reason, ever since they came to the Border Region Arsenal, their spirits were much better than before.
Perhaps, this is seeing hope, having a clear and major target, and people become spirited.
“Look around as you like.” Li Muzhi indicated he didn’t mind, “If you can keep all the arsenal procedures in your heads, then when you return to your own arsenals, if conditions allow, you can do it yourselves too.”
These several people looked at each other, to tell the truth.
Previously, they had completely looked down on the Border Region Arsenal.
If not for the headquarters leader’s order, they wouldn’t have been willing to come here.
But after coming here, it hasn’t been long, yet each one is a bit greedy for more and unwilling to go back.
“Yes, Factory Director Li.” They quickly adjusted their emotions.
Our troops will eventually develop and grow strong, perhaps by then the arsenals will merge.
At that time, they can still be together with Factory Director Li.
These people are destined to follow Factory Director Li’s footsteps, throwing all their passion into the future of our military industry.
After these several people left, Li Muzhi looked at this spot check result again.
Especially paying attention to the names of several people among them.
Li Muzhi spot checking the workers is one aspect, on the other hand, it’s also selecting talent on the occasion.
The development of the Border Region Arsenal cannot rely entirely on Li Muzhi alone, Lao He and their abilities are good, but the Border Region Arsenal still lacks manpower after all, especially talent in technical aspects.
When the time comes to modify the locomotive into power, or make generators and so on, Li Muzhi needs people to assist him.
Once the combat troops seize the locomotive, he’ll talk to Minister Zhang and strive to keep these several people.
Of course, these technical experts from the Huangyadong Arsenal, Li Muzhi wants to keep them all.
But he still has self-knowledge, these are the pillars of other arsenals, poaching can’t swing the shovel too hard.
“Factory Director, Regimental Commander Gao Gao Liujin of the 120th Division New Third Regiment is here, he brought four thousand jin of sugar!” Lao He ran over excitedly and said to Li Muzhi.
Four thousand jin of sugar!!!
Li Muzhi was still quite shocked upon hearing it.
The 386th Brigade, so capable, only managed over three thousand jin.
This Regimental Commander Gao Gao Liujin actually got four thousand jin, unbelievable!
But soon.
Li Muzhi was relieved again.
The Eighth Route Army’s troops are a force that constantly creates miracles.
But in this way, the number of Hell Cannons is insufficient.
The 386th Brigade side got six Hell Cannons, the headquarters leader side one, and Regiment Commander Liu of the 115th Division one, totaling eight.
And there are only eleven Hell Cannons in total, if this regimental commander wants to exchange all for cannons, we’re still short one.
But Li Muzhi remained very calm.
Speaking of it, Minister Zhang being able to be head of logistics is really no exaggeration.
Li Muzhi originally thought tricking Regimental Commander Li Yunlong, using one thousand jin of sugar for one hundred cannonballs was black enough.
According to this standard, Li Muzhi planned to let the combat troops use ten jin of sugar to exchange for one cannonball.
After all, how could we really turn the combat troops into black slaves.
But Minister Zhang set the rule, need fifty jin of sugar or supplies of equivalent value to fifty jin of sugar to exchange for one cannonball.
Minister Zhang even had a reason, this is not the arsenal seeking profit, but ammunition production by the arsenal also requires costs.
Can’t always be all qualified products, must account for defective and scrap products.
For Zhang Wanhe’s regulation, Li Muzhi ultimately supported it.
After all, he is the head of logistics, our leader.
This Regimental Commander Gao Gao Liujin brought four thousand jin of sugar, he must want to exchange for cannonballs.
In this way, the Hell Cannons are sufficient.
Li Muzhi walked out, seeing a tall and burly Eighth Route Army officer waiting eagerly.
Behind him were placed large quantities of bags, bulging inside.
“Regimental Commander Gao, this is our factory director.” Lao He introduced Li Muzhi to this tall and burly Eighth Route Army officer.
“Hahaha.” The tall and burly Eighth Route Army officer laughed heartily, introducing himself frankly: “Hello, Factory Director Li, I am the regimental commander of the 120th Division New Third Regiment, Gao Liujin. Regarding my name, you might find it strange, actually it’s not strange, my mother said when I was born, I weighed exactly six jin, my father went out to beg for grain and happened to get back six jin of grain, so they named me Gao Liujin.”
“Hehe.” Li Muzhi chuckled, “Regimental Commander Gao, you are truly a humorous person.”
Li Muzhi secretly thought in his heart, luckily your birth weight wasn’t six and a half jin, and your father didn’t beg for six and a half jin of sweet potatoes, otherwise they’d name you Gao Liujinban.
“Haha.” Gao Liujin laughed heartily again, looking at Li Muzhi, getting straight to the point: “Logistics side, one thousand jin of sugar for one Hell Cannon, fifty jin of sugar for one cannonball, with my four thousand jin of sugar, exchanging for one Hell Cannon is enough, the rest I all exchange for cannonballs. Let me calculate, fifty jin of sugar for one cannonball, five hundred jin of sugar for ten cannonballs, my three thousand jin of sugar exchanged for cannonballs would be sixty, hahaha, sixty cannonballs, truly too plentiful.”
Towards the end, Gao Liujin’s mouth split open like a lotus flower.
Headquarters logistics, those few broken infantry gun cannonballs, each one requires special approval from the headquarters leader.
While he could get sixty cannonballs, he wouldn’t care about those broken infantry gun cannonballs.
Li Yunlong is so awesome, does he have more cannonballs than me?
Next time I’ll go attack the county town too, not necessarily worse than Li Yunlong.
“Regimental Commander Gao, are you sure you only want one Hell Cannon, and the rest all for cannonballs?” Li Muzhi confirmed once.
You Regimental Commander Gao got four thousand jin of sugar, you only exchange for one Hell Cannon, are you sure that after you haul the cannon back, you can keep it?
At that time, your brigade commander and division commander won’t all be eyeing that one unique seedling?
“Confirmed.” Gao Liujin nodded heavily and said, “Sugar is yours, you immediately give me the cannon and cannonballs.”
“Regimental Commander Gao, the Hell Cannon can be given to you right away, but these cannonballs probably can only give you ten for now.” Li Muzhi saw the other really only exchanging for one Hell Cannon, so he didn’t inquire too much about their internal matters.
At that time, if they can’t keep the cannon, it has nothing to do with us.
“What’s up, isn’t it sixty?” Gao Liujin glared, just like Li Muzhi was a black-hearted boss deducting wages.
“The cannonballs produced by the arsenal now have only ten in stock.” Li Muzhi explained, “The subsequent cannonballs haven’t been produced yet, so you have to…”
The military mission to seize the Japanese locomotive is very important, Li Muzhi must reserve cannonballs in advance, can’t give all the cannonballs to Gao Liujin.
Upon hearing, Gao Liujin’s expression immediately relaxed again: “So it’s that more cannonballs haven’t been made yet, no problem, I can wait, you first give me one Hell Cannon and ten cannonballs.”
“For the cannonballs, do you want the siege type or the lethal type?” Li Muzhi asked.
“These cannonballs are also divided into siege type and lethal type?” Gao Liujin was suspicious, he’d only heard Li Yunlong using the Hell Cannon to fight Japanese invaders was awesome, hadn’t heard the cannonballs were divided so finely.
“Siege type mainly for attacking fortified targets like city walls, gun towers, bunkers.” Li Muzhi explained, “Lethal type mainly for killing enemies, in the arsenal’s tests, once took out over a hundred Japanese Army.”
“One shot takes out over a hundred Japanese Army?” Gao Liujin upon hearing, eyes bulging round.
Our infantry gun, one shot down, the killing effect simply can’t compare to the Hell Cannon.
“Yes.” Li Muzhi nodded, “Which kind do you want?”
“No need to say, all lethal type.” Gao Liujin rubbed his fists.
Anyway, he already had infantry guns, bunkers and gun towers could be handled.
Relying on the Hell Cannon to heavily damage the enemy, one shot taking out over a hundred, hehe, that’s satisfying!
“Lao He, first weigh and count the sugar.” Li Muzhi instructed Lao He.
“Okay.” Lao He immediately started weighing and counting, Gao Liujin stood to the side without disturbing.
The arsenal wants to count and weigh first, confirm the quantity of things is correct before giving things, that’s proper.
Gao Liujin came close to Li Muzhi, happily saying: “Factory Director Li, Li Yunlong side got three thousand jin of sugar, I got four thousand jin, am I more capable than him?”
“You know Regimental Commander Li?” Li Muzhi looked at Gao Liujin and asked.
“Of course I know him, back when crossing the grassland, he Li Yunlong couldn’t gather grain, so he led troops to rob grain, demoted from regimental commander to cook.” Gao Liujin spat flying, then tone changed, “But this grandson didn’t rob others, specifically robbed me, how could I not know him!”
