Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

"Comrade Shen Hong, we will need a lot of stamping technology to manufacture light and heavy machine guns later. I would like to trouble you to make a punch press!"

After the meeting, Zhao Tianyang grabbed Shen Hong who was about to leave and said.

"Okay, keep it on me!"

Shen Hong nodded and agreed.

Although he is now the director of the arsenal, his main job, in addition to managing the arsenal, is to operate various lathes by hand.

Since he came, the arsenal has expanded from five machine tools to six, and now it can manufacture punching machines with ease.

After explaining the matter with the punching machine, Zhao Tianyang returned to the tent and began to rest.

The next day, after breakfast, Zhao Tianyang first inspected the arsenal, radio station factory, and blast furnace area, and then sprayed some water on the wooden boxes containing eggs.

After keeping the eggs inside moist, he returned to the tent and began to draw the 28 parts of the DP-65 light machine gun and their specific data.

Zhao Tianyang has already planned the barrel and firing pin, using high-carbon steel and special spring steel for the recoil spring.

Magazines, triggers, sights, gun bodies and other parts are made of low-carbon steel, while the buttstock is made of walnut, which is the most common wood here.

The manufacturing process is also very simple. Apart from the casting process, there is also the stamping process, which is not difficult at all.

Of course, the caliber still needs to be changed to 7.92, although the recoil will increase.

But keeping the caliber consistent with that of heavy machine guns and rifles can ease the pressure on logistics and also reduce the difficulty of production in their arsenals.

in the afternoon.

"Chief, I'm back!"

Just as Zhao Tianyang was absorbed in painting, he was suddenly awakened by a voice beside him.

"It's Zhu Laowu! How is it? Do the leaders agree with your defense plan?"

Zhao Tianyang looked at Zhu Laowu, who seemed to be in a good mood, and asked.

"agreed!"

Zhu Laowu said happily: "The deputy chief of staff said that he will bring the brothers from the special forces regiment to help us build fortifications tomorrow!"

"I feel relieved that the deputy chief of staff can come!"

Zhao Tianyang nodded with relief. Historically, it was the fortifications built by the deputy chief of staff and his men that resisted the many attacks of the Japanese.

"correct."

At this time, Zhu Laowu patted his head and said, "I also brought back a hundred workers and ten security guards, all of whom were given to me by the deputy director of the Political Department!"

"Really? Where is he?"

Zhao Tianyang was delighted and quickly stood up and asked.

Zhu Laowu: "Waiting outside the tent!"

Hearing this, Zhao Tianyang walked out while giving instructions.

"After the introductions, you will take your ten security team members back to the security team's base, and then notify the kitchen to prepare meals for 110 more personnel."

"Yes."

Zhu Laowu nodded and agreed.

"Everyone, this is the head of the Military Industry Department, Comrade Zhao Tianyang."

Outside the tent, Zhu Laowu pointed at Zhao Tianyang and introduced him.

"Hello, section chief!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

"Hello, comrades!"

Zhao Tianyang waved his hand with a smile, and after Zhu Laowu and the security team left, he called Li Yuncai and asked him to register these people.

"The section chief has taken note of it."

Two hours later, Li Yun came into the tent with a record sheet and said.

“Is there anyone who can read?”

Zhao Tianyang put down his pencil and asked. The last time the deputy director of the political department assigned him workers, all of them were illiterate, which gave Shen Hong and others a headache for several days.

"no!"

Li Yuncai shook his head: "Most of them are farmers, and a small number are soldiers who failed the physical examination."

"Okay, take them to eat first!"

Zhao Tianyang rubbed his head in pain. It seems that literacy classes have to be started!

............

"After you three have dinner, go find Secretary Li and ask him to take you to meet the workers who just arrived today."

"Starting tomorrow, you will lead them to build an alcohol factory, a paper factory, and a ceramic factory. When they are completed, you will take office as the factory director."

In the cafeteria, Zhao Tianyang called Wang Bensan and two other workers who had been following him since they were in the mountain village and gave them instructions.

"Great!"

When they heard that they could become factory managers, the three were very excited.

"There are a total of 100 people in the section chief, how are we going to divide them among the three of us?"

Wang Bensan rolled his eyes and asked carefully.

"How to divide?"

Zhao Tianyang thought for a moment and said, "The alcohol factory you are in charge of has more work to do than the paper mill and the ceramic factory because it has to cut down trees, so you can assign 40 people to do it."

After that, he looked at the remaining two people and said, "For the remaining sixty people, you each take half."

"oh oh."

The two nodded without showing any dissatisfaction.

For them, being able to rise from an apprentice to a factory manager is already very satisfying, so they would not think about anything else.

"Okay, that's settled then."

Zhao Tianyang was very satisfied with their performance.

The next day, at daybreak, Zhu Laowu got up early, without even having time to eat breakfast, and took the hunting team member Ge Sanpao up the mountain.

"Captain, why are we in such a hurry to go up the mountain? We haven't even had breakfast yet!"

Ge Sanpao touched his stomach and said dissatisfiedly.

"Come, fill your stomach first."

Zhu Laowu took out two steamed buns from his arms, gave one to Ge Sanpao, and explained.

"A leader will come to Huangyadong at noon today to help our security team improve the defense system."

"You said we can let the leader eat corn paste, at least there should be pheasant soup!"

"I see."

Ge Sanpao suddenly realized and became proactive.

"Last time we came, the section chief said that we had eaten all the wild game. This time, we might as well bring back some game and share some with the section chief."

As he spoke, he ate the steamed bun in a few bites and began to look for the traces of the beast.

Around 11 o'clock in the morning, Zhao Tianyang brought Liu Ding and others to Weng'erlang to prepare to welcome the deputy chief of staff.

"Hey, where's Zhu Laowu?"

Suddenly Zhao Tianyang discovered that an important person was missing from the crowd, so he immediately called Niu Erli over and asked, "Where is your captain?"

“It seems to be going up the mountain!”

Niu Erli touched his head uncertainly.

"Chief, I'm back!"

Just when Zhao Tianyang wanted to continue asking questions, Zhu Laowu came running over exhausted with Ge Sanpao.

Seeing the two people covered with dead branches and rotten leaves, Zhao Tianyang frowned: "How did it become like this?"

"Hey, Chief, we're going to the mountains to hunt. We can give the Deputy Chief of Staff a good meal later!"

Zhu Laowu said in a low voice with a smile.

"What!"

Zhao Tianyang looked at the usually serious Zhu Laowu in surprise: "I didn't expect that the guy who usually looks like he has thick eyebrows and big eyes would actually learn to flatter!"

"Chief, what are you thinking about?"

Zhu Laowu felt a little embarrassed when being looked at by Zhao Tianyang, and his face turned red.

"I just wanted to thank the deputy chief of staff for taking the trouble to come all the way to help our security team complete the defense mission!"

"The captain is right."

Ge Sanpao echoed seriously, "Chief, don't be jealous. We also shot two rabbits for you."

"It's hidden under your bed. Drain all the blood. When you get back, find some salt to marinate it. You can eat it whenever you want!"

"If you don't know how to use idioms, then don't use them!"

Zhao Tianyang's veins popped out and he slapped Ge Sanpao on the head.

"Get the rabbit out for me right now and give it to the kitchen so they can make soup and give some to all the workers."

"Ouch……"

Ge Sanpao held his head and said, "I'll go right away. Don't fight anymore. Don't fight anymore!"

"Hey!"

Looking at Ge Sanpao leaving, Zhao Tianyang sighed.

You really don’t know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are!

When they were supported by Li Yunlong in the past, although they could not eat meat and fish every day, they could still have meat every now and then.

Now that we've arrived at Huangyadong, I'm shocked. Although theoretically the headquarters is in charge, the food is not taken care of by the headquarters!

Now there are no guerrillas or other troops coming to him to buy weapons, so he doesn't make any profit at all.

Now eating noodles is considered an improvement in life.

As for the workers' wages, they have not been paid for a long time.