War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 315 Military workers also have difficulties (thanks to '跑de蜗牛o' for the 200 reward)

Workers of this era are different, and so is Bi Sheng.

He was wearing single-rimmed glasses, a baseball cap, and overalls with a greasy white shirt underneath. He stood in a daze in front of Xu Chaoyang's horse, not even thinking of saluting. He just stared at him blankly, as if he had gone stupid from reading too much.

“Director Bi, from today on, you are under my charge…” Xu Chaoyang hit the saddle ring with his elbow, bent down and looked at him.

However, Bi Sheng looked at Xu Chaoyang and smiled sarcastically: "Okay, of course, I'll do whatever you say."

He agreed as if he was very reluctant and gave an answer very casually.

This made Xu Chaoyang straighten up in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"

Bi Sheng shook his head: "It's the Northeastern accent again."

Xu Chaoyang was really annoyed by this way of speaking that classified people by race based on their region, so he stepped off his horse, adjusted his military uniform that was fastened by the belt with his hand, and stood in front of Bi Sheng.

Bi Sheng was two sizes smaller than Xu Chaoyang, but he still said fearlessly: "The Northeastern soldiers only say, today, let me produce large-caliber, powerful heavy machine guns, tomorrow, they want me to produce rifles with fast firing rate and high accuracy, and the day after, they will definitely tell me to produce artillery and shells with stable trajectory and wide explosion range. Anyway, you think that as long as there is a place called an "arsenal", there are gods living in it..."

"You never asked how much copper and steel we received each year after the loss of Northeast China and Chahar, or how much gunpowder we could produce each year. You just asked for it as soon as you opened your mouth, and if you couldn't get it, you would immediately pull out your gun to rob."

"If you ask him about his specific thoughts on asking for weapons, he will turn around and tell you, 'I don't care what you do, but you can't let my brothers go to the battlefield empty-handed.' But you not only come with empty-handed weapons, you also come with empty heads!"

Qu Yong really couldn't bear to listen this time, but he didn't glare at her, instead he turned around.

Why?

Because the "Northeasterners" mentioned by Bi Sheng can be found everywhere!
He said this kind of person can be found in every bar in the Northeast, as long as they bring a glass of wine.

Do you rely on what others say?

They are good at pretending, and they have to pretend to be big. They care about their reputation so much that they dare to talk nonsense regardless of whether they understand it or not. If they can't make sense, they will think about fighting, and if they can't win, they will want to run away...

Xu Chaoyang's face turned red!
Do you rely on what others say?

“Who managed the Dagu Shipyard before?”

"Your young master's uncle."

Bi Sheng was talking about Zhang Zuoxiang. However, as the second-in-command of the Northeast Army at the time, how could he have the time to go to the factory in person? He just made some requests verbally and then acted as a hands-off boss!
Then how do you want Bi Sheng to see you?

Xu Chaoyang didn't respond. It would be superfluous to say anything at this moment. He stretched out his hand behind him and shouted, "Give me the gun."

Yang Jingyu brought over the only General Liu rifle left in the camp and a Type 38 modified rifle captured on the battlefield.

Xu Chaoyang took the gun and handed it to Bi Sheng, and asked, "Have you seen it?"

"Isn't it the one used by the Japs..." He wanted to say, 'It's just a rifle used by the Japs with a scope added', but when he took General Liu's rifle in his hand, he became very interested in the muzzle: "This is General Liu's rifle!"

Anyone who works in the military industry, especially in this era, knows General Liu!
Who doesn't know that the gun he spent all his money on represents the national integrity? Who doesn't feel sorry for this?
However, this gun, which could never be mass-produced, has never been released to the market, preventing many military workers from experiencing the legend of the older generation with their own hands.

"The gun is too heavy."

The first thing Bi Sheng did was to check the weight of the gun with both hands, but Qu Yong said nonchalantly: "You think this is heavy? I can fight with a pheasant's neck!"

"That's you, not everyone." Bi Sheng didn't bother to argue with Qu Yong, but directly used data to speak: "If we assume that a soldier's combat effectiveness in a trench is one hour, then for every point of weight of the gun, the time he can ensure the accuracy of the gun will be reduced by one point. Physical fitness is not just about whether you have strength or not. If you have no strength, you will be so tired that you just want to rest, and you can't even aim accurately. Shooting again will only waste bullets."

This is an expert, he not only knows guns and studies guns, but also knows many other things related to guns. Qu Yong stared with his eyes and wanted to refute, but this time, he couldn't open his mouth again, because he had personally experienced what the other person said, and to refute the fact that he had experienced it himself would be stubborn.

Bi Sheng didn't even look at him. He looked at the muzzle and said, "The muzzle's anti-fouling ability is too poor. If you use this kind of firearm, you must pay attention to the muzzle anti-fouling. This will cause the troops to add unnecessary training items..."

As he spoke, he dismantled the 'General Liu's Rifle'!
In the process of breaking down the whole into parts, he added: "This gun uses too many foreign parts, including springs. These things are hard to find in China and require fine processing... Although our factory has the processing capacity, it will increase the time spent on gun production. In other words, in the time it takes to produce one General Liu rifle, we have already produced more than two Liao 13-style or imitation Type rifles."

"At the same time, with the current level of mechanics, overly sophisticated parts mean that more sophisticated maintenance is required. Otherwise, even though this gun looks advanced, it has flaws everywhere."

"Meticulous maintenance means that if you are not careful, the gun will enter a vicious circle of 'short life'. A poorly maintained muzzle will cause the gun to malfunction frequently on the battlefield. The carefully polished accessories consume a lot of time from experienced workers, which not only delays the production of other weapons, but also wastes the time of machines producing weapons." He couldn't say the word 'production capacity', but every sentence represented this content.

"It's a good product, but my suggestion is to give it to our factory's experienced craftsmen for research first. After the above problems are solved, we can discuss whether to start mass production based on the situation."

Qu Yong didn't understand, so he asked again: "We have finished the research and solved all the problems, so what is there to discuss?"

"The resources our factory receives from the country are limited. In the Qing Dynasty, all the resources in the country were shipped to Dagu first, which made Dagu Factory so glorious. In the Republic of China, warlords everywhere forced me to receive resources from North China. The resources from Northeast China and Chahar were all supplied to Fengtian, the resources from Central Plains were all supplied to Gongxian, and the resources from the south were all supplied to Hanyang. Now, the resources of the government are all shipped to the Ordnance Department. Now the only resources we can receive are copper and iron around Tianjin and Beijing. If the Fengtian Army had not occupied North China, giving us more resources, Dagu would probably have been abandoned."

Xu Chaoyang suddenly understood why the National Government ordered Dagu to stop production in 1935. It was not only because it was too dangerous to produce military products in this place under the threat of the Japanese army, but also because of resource allocation problems.

“Why are we still producing the Liao-13?”

Xu Chaoyang looked at the warehouse full of Liao-13-type rifles and asked this question in confusion.

"It's an order from the Peking Military Branch."

"Then don't you know that the former leader of the Peking Military Branch has resigned?"

Bi Sheng blinked at him and said, "What does it have to do with me? I am just someone who follows orders. Before new orders are issued, all I can do is to use existing resources to ensure production."

He did nothing wrong. When he was in his position, this was all Bi Sheng could do. Only by doing so could he be considered faultless. As for whether he attacked or not, that was all related to the sentence above.

This era...

It's fucked up.

"Stop working first."

Xu Chaoyang immediately gave the order, "Director Bi, you first organize all the technicians to divide into two teams to improve the 'General Liu Rifle'. I will take care of the rest."

Bi Sheng stretched out his hand to Xu Chaoyang and asked, "Please show me the order of the Beiping Military Branch."

At that moment Xu Chaoyang understood immediately and turned around and shouted: "Pass the order!"

"Cut off the power supply to Tianjin Dagu Shipyard and report to the higher authorities that our army needs electricity to build a power grid for fortifications. The power supply will be temporarily cut off for a few days."

After saying this, Bi Sheng smiled. He already knew what kind of person he had met.

Sometimes when you are in a high position, you have to know how to help the people below you avoid responsibility. They are not from the same system as you. You can come here relying on your military power and do whatever you want, and in the end you have to pass the responsibility on to them. What can they do then?
Only when you take responsibility will others help you. This is the rule, a rule that has existed since ancient times. It is a rule that you will never understand unless you are an official. People who do not understand this rule can only see that others are unwilling to help, and thus conflicts arise between themselves and others.

　Thanks to '跑de蜗牛o' for the 200 yuan reward. Thank you very much!

　　I also thank your Majesties for your understanding. I am extremely grateful.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)