Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Northeast China in early April

At this time, the earth gradually woke up from its slumber, the remaining snow began to melt, revealing mottled land.

The spring breeze blows, the treetops sway slightly, and tender green buds quietly grow on the branches. However, cold air often hits, and the early morning and night are still very cold, so people still need to wrap themselves tightly in cotton clothes when going out.

Just one week after opening,

Wang Shuigen, the director of the Mulan City Construction Bureau, was going crazy. He had been sleeping in his office for a week.

He now particularly admires Yin Xinjun's vigorous energy. Yin Xinjun will participate in almost every production scheduling meeting for every project!

Today, they came to the arsenal construction site in Shaoguozitun, Liuhe Town.

This project is divided into four sections, which are undertaken by four state-owned units: Mulan County Construction Company, Bin County Construction Company, Tonghe County Construction Company, and Fangzheng County Construction Company! The reason why Yin Xinjun designated state-owned units to undertake the construction was also to consider the need for confidentiality!

On this vast construction site, the roar of generators, mixers, welders and other machines is deafening, like an exciting symphony. The long arms of the cranes are waving in the air, constantly lifting heavy construction materials.

The construction workers, dressed in coarse cloth, were busy shuttling around in various construction areas. Some of them were holding shovels and digging the foundations; some were carrying steel bars on their shoulders and walking with firm and powerful steps;

A man with a beard was shouting at the scene.

"You guys, go over there and carry the cement! You guys go pull that bucket!"

"Lao He, thank you for your hard work!"

Yin Xinjun took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it over. The bearded man was He Jingming, the head of a regiment in the North Manchuria Military Region.

This time, due to the spring plowing, there was a shortage of labor when the construction started. After the superiors received the report from the Mulan Military Sub-district, they transferred four regiments of second-line troops from the surrounding areas to help with the construction!

He Jingming took the cigarette, lit it and said,

"Commander Yin, why is it so hard? This is the most comfortable life I've ever had since I joined the army. I get to eat meat every day, and I don't have to fight in battles!"

Yin Xinjun smiled and said,

"If the project is completed within six months, I will reward you with 10 rounds of ammunition!"

When He Jingming heard this, his eyes lit up and he quickly said,

"Commander, it's a deal, you can't cheat!"

"Of course, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond, but safety must be the first priority! No accidents can happen!"

After leaving the arsenal, the group came to the construction site of Mulan New City, which is located about 3 kilometers north of Mulan County and covers an area of ​​about 300 acres!

The entire Mulan New Town includes two residential areas.

Each residential area has 15 five-story residential buildings!

A commercial street, a four-story government office building, a middle school that can accommodate 1000 students, and a hospital with 600 beds!

But when they arrived at the construction site, they found that only the site leveling work had been done. Liu Dazhi, who was in charge of the project construction, was frowning on the scene.

As soon as he saw Yin Xinjun coming, Liu Dazhi came over to complain,

"Commander, even the best cook cannot cook without rice. The supply of building materials is insufficient. The first three days of construction were normal, but starting from the fourth day, the supply dropped sharply, and today it has basically stopped!"

Wang Shuigen explained,

"Our building materials factory currently does not produce enough materials every day. We can only supply the two key projects, the arsenal and the airport."

These two projects are also the ones that Yin Xinjun emphasized and must be fully ensured.

Yin Xinjun said,

"Can't we outsource it? Are you short of money?"

Liu Dazhi said,

"Since the start of various projects in March, the price of raw materials has doubled. If we purchase materials from outside now, we will definitely lose money!"

The contract signed by both parties is mainly a unit price contract, which is calculated based on the actual amount of work incurred. After all, the current project management is very rough, and many of the estimated amounts of work on the drawings are not accurate at all!

Yin Xinjun said,

"Director Wang, from now on, the procurement of materials for all projects will be under the unified responsibility of the Construction Bureau. Bulk material negotiations will be implemented, and prices can fluctuate appropriately. If you encounter price gouging, please tell me and I will report it to the leaders of the Northeast Bureau for serious punishment!"

"Okay, Commander!"

I have visited four counties today and found that all projects have indeed started on time, but they are seriously lacking in stamina. Due to the supply of raw materials, only the airport and the arsenal are progressing normally, while other projects have come to a standstill!

On the way back,

Wang Shuigen reported,

"At present, because the Soviets have dismantled a large amount of equipment, including power plants and cement plants, the construction material factories in the liberated areas are resuming work very slowly, but the situation will gradually improve. According to the investigation I sent people to investigate, the biggest shortages are gravel and lime. The cement produced by our cement plant can meet the demand.

The problem is the gravel supply. Six gravel factories have already started production in the Jiefang District. They all use diesel generators as the power. Due to the current lack of fuel supply and the continuous rise in oil prices, the production costs remain high. This is normal!"

"Well, Director Wang, you go talk to these companies. We will be responsible for solving the diesel problem, but you must guarantee that all products can only be supplied to us exclusively!"

At present, Yin Xinjun has exchanged the mine that was rewarded last time in the space for an oil field, which supplies 500 tons of refined oil every day, and the supply ratio of gasoline, diesel and aviation kerosene can be adjusted by himself!

500 tons of refined oil can still meet the needs of the military and civilians in Mulan City! In addition, in order to increase fiscal revenue, 200 barrels of diesel are sold through department stores every day! Even if Jiang Hailiang raises the price several times, the pre-orders can still be scheduled for a month later!

Yin Xinjun sighed. After all this time, the root cause of the rising raw material prices was still with him!

In the military sub-district headquarters,

An officer held up a document and said to Fang Hao,

"Political Commissar Fang, this time we received steel plates, cement, logs, and penicillin!"

Fang Hao looked at it and sighed.

"You have to find Commander Yin for the approval of these materials. He is in charge. He is still working hard at the moment. It may be difficult to get the materials!"

The officer said,

"The Siping front is planning to have a major battle with the Kuomintang this time. We know that there are the New First Army and the New Sixth Army, which are all equipped with American weapons. They have many more tanks and cannons than us, and their gun barrels are old and thick. If we don't reinforce the fortifications, many soldiers will be sacrificed in vain!"

As he was talking, Yin Xinjun came back.

I said hello to Fang Hao,

Fang Hao immediately introduced,

"Old Yin, this is Director Huang from the Logistics Department of the East Union Headquarters. He is here to dispatch a batch of supplies!"

Yin Xinjun took the note.

"Penicillin is fine, but cement, stone, and wood are not. We need so much that we don't even have enough!"

Cheng Wei told the story of Siping again.

Yin Xinjun suddenly said,

"Well, I'll let Daniu's artillery battalion go over to join the battle. Now that the suppression of bandits is over in the rear, there's no need for the artillery battalion anymore!"

Director Huang's eyes, which had been somewhat disappointed, brightened up again.

"Artillery Battalion? The front line is in need of artillery and shells. How many artillery do they have?"

"150 19mm heavy cannons, 150 11mm howitzers, and two German self-propelled 10-tube rocket launchers, how about that?"

Director Huang became excited.

"That's great, it's much better than cement!"