I am an industrial worker during the War of Resistance

Chapter 50: The Copper Mine Has Been Found

The rosy future that Chen Changzai painted for Regiment Commander Chen and Political Commissar Liu was so enticing that the two men could hardly believe it.

However, they all knew that Chen Changzai was not a boastful person.

Since Chen Changzai has said so, he must be able to do it.

Just like when he first said he could make explosives, he actually did make explosives.

He later said he could make bullet primers, and he did.

Even if Chen Changzai said he could build airplanes, they wouldn't be surprised.

After all, some people's brains are just different from those of ordinary people.

Such people are usually called geniuses.

Fortunately, this genius is now right beside them.

Now, after listening to Chen Changzai's detailed explanation of what happened with the three-wheeled truck, they understood the situation.

Commander Chen and Political Commissar Liu became even more convinced.

Before long, they will be able to ride in their own little carts with wheels.

At that moment, Commander Chen seemed to suddenly remember something.

Then he shouted back, "Zhu Zi, Zhu Zi, go and get me a copper ingot, quick!"

"Yes," Zhu Zi was busy preparing pancakes for Commander Chen and his men.

He agreed and wiped his hands on his clothes.

Then he ran towards the convoy behind him.

"Copper ingots, Uncle, did you get these copper ingots from Mongolia?"

Chen Changzai asked.

Commander Chen then said mysteriously, "What do you think?"

Chen Changzai replied, "How can I guess if I haven't seen anything? If I had seen something, I could have guessed."

"Oh, that's amazing? You can tell where something came from just by looking at it?" Commander Chen asked incredulously.

Chen Changzai didn't reply, but just smiled and waited for Zhu Zi to bring the copper ingot over.

Not long after, Zhu Zi came running over with two bright yellow copper ingots in his hands.

The copper ingot was not large, about ten centimeters long and five or six centimeters wide and thick.

It's obviously not a standard copper ingot.

Chen Changzai smiled and took the two copper ingots from Zhu Zi's hands. After looking them over, he said to Commander Chen, "Uncle, have you found a copper mine?"

"Huh, how did you figure that out?" Commander Chen asked, somewhat puzzled.

Chen Changzai chuckled and said, "Uncle, these copper ingots of yours don't look like they were produced in a standard factory."

This was obviously made by burning firewood from the ore in a pit.

The impurities inside haven't been burned off yet.

And it's covered in soil.

This is how you guys found the copper mine, and then you smashed the copper ore on the spot and melted it in a pile of firewood.

It was cast in a pit.

If I still couldn't see that, then what's the point of having a brain?

After listening to Chen Changzai's explanation, Regiment Commander Chen laughed and said to Political Commissar Liu, "Changzai is a sharp-witted kid. He can analyze this copper ingot thoroughly as soon as he takes a look."

Political Commissar Liu then quickly asked, "Old Chen, where did you find this copper mine?"

"If we could get the place, that would be wonderful."

"This copper mine is a bit far from us; it's located in the Daqingshan Mountains to the north."

It is at least 300 kilometers away from the salt lake we occupy.

However, one advantage is that it is relatively secluded and there are few people around.

It's still a couple hundred kilometers to the east of that guy surnamed Fu, and several hundred kilometers to the west of Ningma.

That area is a blank space.

We can easily take over that place.

There, copper mines were smelted undisturbed.

Moreover, that copper mine is located in the Daqingshan mountain area.

It's something that most people would find very difficult to locate. This time, however, we were able to find it.

I also owe a lot to my guide, Old Man Niu.

We were on our way from Mongolia to XJ.

One evening we were chatting, and I casually mentioned that I asked him if he knew where there were any good copper mines.

To my surprise, he actually told me that he knew there was a copper mine there.

It was in the Daqingshan Mountains that we passed by on our way to Wula Mountain after we crossed the Yellow River.

He said that more than ten years ago, when he was a member of the sports car gang, he encountered a large group of bandits on that section of the road.

Their cart was completely scattered by the water.

He ran into Daqingshan alone.

After escaping the bandits' pursuit, he got lost in the mountains and wandered around for two days before finally finding his way out.

He said that when he got lost, he accidentally discovered an open-pit copper mine in the mountains.

As members of the sports car club, you need to know a bit about astronomy, geography, mineral exploration, and vein detection.

He recognized it at a glance; it was a high-grade open-pit copper mine with considerable reserves.

He was thinking that once he had some strength, he would come back and mine the copper mine.

So he remembered that location very well.

But afterwards, he never had a time when he was truly powerful.

I asked him why he didn't find someone to partner with to open that copper mine after he went back.

He chuckled at me and said, "If I were to find someone to cooperate with, I would be the first person they bury after they find out the location of the copper mine."

I wouldn't even dare to sell information. If I did, and they found a copper mine, I'd be doomed.

Later I asked him why he told me this news, and whether he wasn't afraid I would kill him.

He said to me: I know you are all good people, you have rules, and you abide by the rules.

We were walking towards XJ at the time, so we didn't look back.

On our return journey, we entered Daqingshan Mountain, led by Old Man Niu.

After walking in the mountains for a day, we actually found the copper mine he mentioned. It must have been exposed after a mountain collapsed, and it was indeed very easy to mine.

We stayed there for two days and melted down some of the exposed copper ore.

This is how the copper ingots of the five-horse chariot were melted down.

Because I was in a hurry to return home, I didn't melt any more.

However, if we hadn't had so many oxen and horses, and had given them the rubber from the carts to carry, we wouldn't have been able to bring back so many copper ingots.

After Commander Chen finished speaking.

Political Commissar Liu laughed heartily and said, "Old Chen, you're simply a lucky star!"

You went to check the terrain and rescued Changzai.

You went to XJ and met an old man named Niu who could find you a copper mine.

"To say you're not a lucky star would be against even the heavens."

Commander Chen raised his hand and touched his long beard, chuckling as he said, "Hehe, good people get good rewards, right?"

A good person like me, who hates evil and enjoys helping others, deserves such good fortune, truly deserves such good fortune, hahaha~

Chen Changzai nodded and said, "Uncle is right, good people are rewarded."

Uncle did a good deed, so naturally he will be rewarded.

Political Commissar Liu also said, "Old Chen, this is a good report for you."

You must remember this: do more good deeds in the future, and you'll receive more of this good reward.

Then we're one step closer to victory! Hahaha~

By this time, Zhu Zi and the others had already prepared lunch and were just waiting for them to eat.

Commander Chen said, "Alright, let's stop chatting and have dinner. After dinner, we'll go home together."

"Okay, let's go home after dinner."

Chen Changzai and Political Commissar Liu spoke together.

　Thank you to all my friends who have supported me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)