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"Young Marshal, Young Marshal, I succeeded, I finally succeeded!"

Lu Yanhao, who had been working hard in the equipment department all day, ran to Xu Le and shouted happily.

Many people knew that this guy was Secretary Lu’s brother, so no one stopped him.

"What's wrong? What did you succeed in?" Xu Le asked Lu Yanhao, who was sweating profusely.

Lu Shiyu on the side rolled her eyes at her brother as usual, and then buried her head in organizing documents.

The recent military expansion has added a lot of burden to the finances. A large number of documents are reported almost every day. He has to sort these documents out, and then directly send off some unimportant matters, leaving only the 5 most important ones for Xu Le every day.

She really wants to quit her job now...

In ancient times, the imperial court had a department called the Shangshu Sheng. The job of this department was to handle memorials submitted from all over the country. As long as the matter was not a big deal, it would be reviewed by officials from the Shangshu Sheng.

The work she was doing now was exactly the same as that of the Shangshu Province, the difference was that there were dozens of officials working in the Shangshu Province, while she was the only one.

She was so busy all day that her young master's job was basically to play with the dog and bask in the sun...

Lu Yanhao opened his arms, and a grenade appeared in Xu Le's sight.

"Young Marshal, this is a Type 86 grenade that I copied after several months of research. I've just tested it and it's much more powerful than the Japanese's grenades. However, compared to a real Type 86 grenade, it's only two-thirds as powerful. This is already the limit."

Xu Le was delighted. He took the grenade and examined it. It was about the same weight and size as the Type 86 grenade.

He thought that since he hadn't received any feedback from Lu Yanhao for such a long time, it would be impossible for him to succeed in imitating the grenade. After all, this was a product that spanned several decades, and it was almost impossible to produce it without equal industrial technology.

I didn't expect that this guy could actually imitate it, and it has 70% of its power, which is already amazing.

"Good boy, you have done a great job. In addition to the major rank I originally promised you, what other rewards do you want? Tell me!"

Lu Yanhao was not overjoyed by Xu Le's words. Instead, he put away his previous smile and said, "Although the imitation was successful, the production process is a bit complicated. I'm afraid the output will be a bit small at the beginning."

Xu Le waved his hand indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter. The production volume of any weapon is small at the beginning. As long as the technology is mature and the production equipment is sufficient, the production volume will naturally increase!"

Lu Yanhao nodded and said, "That's right. The troops don't rely much on grenades. As for the materials, what do you think we should do, Young Commander?"

Xu Le seemed to have planned it out long ago and said, "Whatever materials you need, go to the logistics department to get them. The troops lost some armored vehicles. If you dismantle them, you will get at least hundreds of tons of steel, which should be enough for you to use for a while!"

While in Qingyuan County and Beiliu Town, the troops lost about 30 armored vehicles, all of which were severely damaged. It's not that they couldn't be repaired, but it would take time and money to repair them.

The system only costs 1500 military merit points per vehicle, so there is no need to waste that time and money.

As for recycling it to the system, don't make a fuss. After the system update, the recycling ratio was reduced to 5% off, which is equivalent to only getting 750 military merit points. Moreover, those that are severely damaged cannot be recycled. It is extremely uneconomical!

An armored vehicle weighs about 10 tons. It’s made of ready-made steel material and doesn’t need to be refined. Wouldn’t it be better to keep it for your own use?

It would also be nice to use it to make some marching pots, water bottles, helmets, etc.

"By the way, the troops may need to develop other things in the future. I plan to separate your equipment and set up a separate department. Its main task is to develop and improve the equipment of each branch according to the needs of the troops, as well as provide support and maintenance.

How about it, are you interested in giving it a try? "

Hearing this, Lu Yanhao's eyes lit up. This meant that this department was specialized in equipment, and more talents could be gathered under this name.

"Okay, I did it!"

Xu Le patted Lu Yanhao on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I've already thought of a name for this new department, it's called the Armed Forces Department. It's a bit unreasonable for you to be the first director, and it's only a major rank. How about this, I'll promote you to lieutenant colonel, and when the Armed Forces Department makes achievements in the future, I'll promote you to colonel!"

Regarding the recruitment of talents for the Armed Forces, I will give you the greatest authority. You can choose from the Equipment Department or go to the Recruitment Department. The Recruitment Department has many talents. You will make a lot of money!"

Lu Yanhao thought of something and said, "By the way, I want to ask for credit for some people?"

"Who is it? Tell me!"

"There were several other people who developed the grenade with me. One of them had his arm blown off during the development process. If it weren't for him, the grenade might not have been successfully copied."

Xu Le nodded immediately: "Okay, I will not mistreat those who have made contributions to the army. I will formulate a reward system for outstanding contributions of non-combat personnel."

Then he looked at Lu Shiyu and said, "Shiyu, write a note and ask the Finance Department to give 1000 yuan as a reward to the people your brother mentioned."

1000 dollars, even if there are 5 people, each person can get 200 dollars on average.

And these 200 dollars are enough for a family of three to eat and drink well for a lifetime.

Xu Le will not treat any scientific researcher unfairly. When the troops are deployed in the future, these scientific researchers will be the heart of the troops and the key to their future development and growth.

As a person of the 21st century, he deeply understands one thing: if you want to retain talent, you have to be willing to pay them. As long as you pay them enough, there is nothing they can't create.

Moreover, the simplest and most effective way to attract talents is money. Otherwise, why would others work for you?

Even if they are dedicated to their work out of passion, they still have to eat and drink, and they have families to support! Who doesn’t want their family to live well?

The United States in the previous life is a good example. The reason why this country has developed so well and has such advanced technology is that they value all kinds of cutting-edge talents.

In fact, how many of those top talents are from their own country? Many are from all over the world. They value talents, so so many talents are willing to work there.

.....

By April, Xu Le exchanged all the iron ore from February and March for military merit points, and the balance once again exceeded 4 million, reaching 2 million.

[If the balance doesn't match the previous balance, it means you bought ammunition or some small items, such as telescopes, rangefinders, etc. I won't write down these small items! ]

The Armed Forces Department was quickly established under the leadership of Lu Yanhao. In addition, there were already high-end talents who had returned from abroad, and they were all incorporated into this department, including many women.

If you ask which department of the 88th Army has the most intellectuals, everyone will say the Armed Forces Department.

For the successfully imitated grenade, Xu Le named it Type 42 grenade, which means that it was successfully developed in 42.

He did not hide the technology but sent it to the mountain city. He had only one purpose, which was to seek credit for Lu Yanhao and others. After all, the National Guard was the master of the Tang Dynasty, and the honor given there could better represent a person's achievements.

The people in Shancheng quickly trial-produced some and put them into actual combat, achieving very good results.

The reward came quickly. The Military Commission actually raised Lu Yanhao's military rank to colonel and awarded him a fourth-class Yunhui Medal.

The only condition for obtaining the Yunhui Medal without participating in a war is to invent a new weapon to kill the enemy.

Xu Le didn't expect that the Military Commission would be so generous and save him the process of lieutenant colonel.

Another big happy event finally arrived: the Fenglingdu naval training base was completed.