Commander Ni had lost his temper with him. He sat down and said softly: "After reporting the situation here to the headquarters, it has received great attention from superiors. Elite soldiers and generals have been dispatched from various ministries to help build the factory. Xiao Zhao, tell me.

To be honest, how much money did you spend this time? I heard that you gave the Pingyao Self-Defense Force tens of thousands of taels of silver. Is this true?"

"Commander Ni, I'm not telling you, you are really a money-crazy, don't you just spend the money to get it? I heard on the road that the Japanese will make a big move in a while, and then there will be nothing left to buy."

"You boy, what are you talking about?" Commander Ni had been with Zhao Hu for a while, and he began to like this boy from the bottom of his heart. He could make money, make weapons, and fight. No wonder Commander Lin seemed to have lost his treasure.

of.

"I'm telling the truth, Commander Ni. Although they are not familiar with this Japanese war, they have cars and tanks. When the time comes, they will seal the road and build more bunkers, which will give us room for movement."

But it’s gone, so, before the Japanese have time to build bunkers everywhere, I have to buy all kinds of supplies first, and this time I got four...san...more than three hundred thousand taels of silver."

"You are trying to ambush me, right? Don't you know that everything seized will be returned to the public?"

"I have returned to the father-in-law. You see, I don't have even a tael of silver on me."

"Then why does Xiaolin have a black leather bag?"

"I didn't know that she is the instructor of the engineering company and has been in charge of logistics. Let me tell you, Commander Ni, she is very impatient. She will go back to the old army if she disagrees..."

"Can you still have a good chat? Forget it, I won't care about these little things. After all, your funds can solve our big problems, but the headquarters also said that these can't just stay in our division.

, they have to be handed over and distributed uniformly, but the more than one hundred war horses your boy brought back are quite good."

"Speaking of war horses, I think of them again. Commander Ni, how do you plan to use these carriages?"

"How else can we use it? Let's distribute it to various places to buy supplies. Didn't you just say that?"

"There are dozens of carriages, how can you use them? I have a good idea. Commander, look, the Pingliao Highway is to the east. Where can we go directly to the north?"

Commander Ni didn't know what he was talking about, so he said: "Ping Liao Ping Liao, the north is connected to Ping Ding. Is it possible that you still want to Ping Ding?"

"I'm not talking about pacifying Ding, but I'm talking about pacifying Ding. There are railways on both sides, and they are full of good iron. We don't have trains, so why don't we tear the rails back and make weapons? It's better than working hard to mine and smelt iron.

Right? It would be good to make some grenades."

"Hey, you're right, demolishing the railway can also prevent the Japanese from transporting troops. It kills two birds with one stone. I'll arrange a team to do this later."

Zhao Hu sighed and said: "It's a pity that this business can only last for a short time. Once the Japanese attack, our rail business will be difficult to do. There are cars everywhere, and our carriages can't catch up."

Commander Ni waved his hand and said: "Then we will dig up the road so that even the Japanese cars cannot escape."

Zhao Hu said with a smile: "The enemy will fill in the trench after digging it out. Commander, I have an idea. We won't dig it out, but dig a trench from the middle. The enemy's car can't run, but our wheelbarrow can run. And

He can also dig out all the roads built on the mountainside and on the top of the mountain. If the Japanese want to reopen the road on the mountainside, they may not be able to do it in a month or two."

"Haha, you kid, how come you have so many weird ideas, but I like it. Okay, the people we want have arrived. You and Political Commissar Sun will make arrangements. Our logistics department will do the digging of roads for the war. From now on, the arsenal will depend on you.

"

Political Commissar Ni was sent away and Director Lin was welcomed. Director Lin was very busy these days. He kept promising benefits to various units and almost sold Zhao Hu, but the return was not bad. He found thirty

There are many people, and five of them are veterans.

"Why did you find such a few people? The weapons I brought to you can probably equip a company." Zhao Hu looked at the more than thirty soldiers. They were quite strong, but only a few could be called soldiers. The others

I don't even know how to hold a gun.

"Hey, Comrade Xiao Zhao, do you underestimate people? Let me tell you, these are all literate people."

"Oh, that's a great treasure, but I don't have time to help you train right now. Can you do it alone?"

"Don't worry, I have a lot of time to train with the last engineering company. I will take them to practice first. When there are more people, you can also take the time to come over and give guidance."

"Okay, you first lead them to dig trenches and practice marksmanship. By the way, there is no need to make any wooden targets. Just let everyone paste mud into the shape of helmets, then apply pot ink ash on them and put them in the field.

Imitate the devil's helmet."

When Lin Yating heard this, she immediately punched Zhao Hu excitedly: "I remembered what you said. Last time in Madaoling, when the Japanese attacked, there were only helmets flashing everywhere and not a single person. By the way, bullets were fired.

How much?"

"Everyone will shoot sixty rounds in the first month. After the shooting, we will summarize and recycle the bullet casings. When our production increases, we will try to shoot a hundred rounds a month."

"Okay, you go ahead and I'll take them around for a while, just in time to catch some game."

Zhao Hu smiled and said: "Okay, then be careful. Don't skimp on that bag of silver. Buy more to supplement the nutrition of the soldiers. If you don't have enough, ask me again."

Seeing Lin Yating leaving, Zhao Hu smiled and was about to turn around when a plaintive voice sounded from behind him: "Captain Zhao, I don't have anything here, how do you want me to get gunpowder? Just boil some saltpeter in a few big pots to make it."

Explosives? At any rate, can you get me some equipment?"

Looking back: "Hey, Mr. Qiao, I've been having a hard time with you for a while. You can see that your hair style is gone. I'm really embarrassed."

"Can I stop shaving? I can't bear it if I don't shave off the lice all over my head. By the way, these are all trivial matters. I have no equipment and no raw materials. How do you want me to make gunpowder? I just need to light a match.

And black powder?”

"Don't worry, there will be bread, there will be everything. Let's take a look at the ingredients first."

"I have investigated the raw materials. There are several tons of nitrate, more than one ton of sulfur, and the equipment is just a few iron pots. Yes, there are also a few crucibles. In addition, there are diesel generators and blowers, but they are all for refining.

We can’t use iron. We don’t even have much lead here, and we can’t even build a lead plate, so what can we use as a distillation tower?”

Zhao Hu smiled and said: "I have a way to do this. We have a large vat here. The enamel inside is strong, no worse than an enamel reactor. I will draw a picture and find someone to burn some vat first. With this equipment,

Then you can use sulfuric acid."

When Qiao Zhinan saw the picture of the large tank, he couldn't help but laugh: "How can we make holes in it so that it can replace the lead chamber?"

"That's right, this is a cylinder tower. The two large cylinders combined together form a lead chamber. The water pours down from the top, absorbs the sulfur dioxide and flows out concentratedly from the bottom. Finally, it is concentrated and becomes sulfuric acid."

"But this sealing can't be done well at all. This environment, forget it, just have it. This thing is theoretically feasible. I will try it when the tank is built."

"Wait a minute, before the big vat arrives, you can take someone to make a few furnaces of charcoal. Then rinse it with steam and make some activated charcoal. I found some Japanese gas masks, but I have to make some activated charcoal myself. That's right.

To prevent physical harm.”

"Okay, this is simple. If I can support the troops if I do more, then I'll go and get busy first. The iron factory is looking for you."

Wu Yuanhai led several people to Zhao Hu and introduced them one by one: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, these two brothers are Teach Fengqiu and Teach Fengdong. They used to work in Shanxi Arsenal, and they are both good iron-smelting experts.

"

Zhao Hu immediately beamed, "Celebrities, with these two joining us, we don't have to worry about iron making."

Zhao Hu, Jiao Fengqiu and others came to Liugou Iron Works, pointed to the valley and said: "This is our iron smelting site. The two of you below will list the projects to be built first. I will ask Political Commissar Sun to ask for someone.

, in short, we are not short of funds now, if you two have any needs, please bring it up and we will solve it immediately."
Chapter completed!