Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

After the failure of the steam-engine armored vehicle, Zhao Tianyang turned his attention back to the new steelmaking furnace.

Of course, when he was resting at night, he would still take out the blueprints to design new armored vehicles.

However, this time the power source of the armored vehicle became the 950-horsepower engine used to survey the Japanese aircraft.

As for the steam engine, he has completely given up on it. Maybe he will study steam locomotives in the future.

For now, just build some for generating electricity and manufacturing tractors.

"Section Chief, we have already produced the weapons and equipment that the higher-ups requested!"

That day, when Zhao Tianyang was assembling the oxygen spray gun, Li Yun came over and said.

"So fast?"

"Fast?"

Li Yuncai scratched his head and said, "It's been three weeks already, and we finished it on time!"

"Has it been three weeks?"

Zhao Tianyang put down the oxygen spray gun in silence and ordered: "Put all the weapons and equipment into those tractors, and take your men with you to deliver them to the headquarters."

"By the way, don't forget to collect the money!"

"Yes!"

After Li Yuncai nodded and left, Zhao Tianyang returned to the tent, picked up the phone and called the headquarters.

"Hello, hello... This is Huangyadong, I'm Zhao Tianyang, I want to talk to the deputy director of the Political Department!"

"Chief Zhao, please wait a moment!"

Not long after the signalman finished speaking, a gentle voice rang out.

"Chief Zhao, right? How come all the weapons and equipment have been produced?"

"Haha, of course. I said three weeks, and it means three weeks. The weapons and equipment have been loaded onto the truck. If nothing goes wrong, they will be delivered to the headquarters this afternoon!"

"Very good. I heard that you have also successfully developed light and heavy machine guns! When will you send them to us?"

Listening to the voice on the phone, Zhao Tianyang smiled and said, "Is the chief's information so accurate? I have just finalized the design, and the early stage materials have just started production!"

"Hahaha, not only do I know that your light and heavy machine guns were successfully manufactured, I also know that your steam engine armored vehicle failed!"

Zhao Tianyang felt a little depressed when listening to the deputy director of the political department's slightly gloating voice.

"Who knew that once the armored vehicle was developed, its weight would exceed the weight capacity of the steam engine!"

"The lightest armored vehicle weighs more than four tons. What can you do with your two-ton load capacity?"

After that, the deputy director of the Political Department slowed down his tone and said comfortingly: "But failure is the mother of success."

"We haven't seen your inventions fail since you founded the Arsenal."

"From our perspective, this mistake is a good thing. Only by enduring failure can we have a better tomorrow."

"Oh my god, I'm bulging!"

"After all this time, these old guys know that steam-powered armored vehicles can't succeed! They're just waiting for me to fail, right?"

"When I told them to build a steam-powered armored vehicle, Liu Ding, Shen Hong and the others said nothing. They just watched the show!"

Zhao Tianyang said angrily: "Then I should thank you too!"

"That's not necessary, just keep working hard!"

Hearing that Zhao Tianyang was not hit, the deputy director of the Political Department said seriously: "Okay, that's enough joking. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up!"

"No, there's something else!"

Zhao Tianyang quickly said: "Our arsenal has already started producing engines, and the demand for gasoline will increase greatly in the future."

"So can we ask Yan'an to stop selling gasoline from now on and keep it for our own use?"

"You don't need to tell me this!"

The deputy director of the Political Department said: "Since your airship blueprints were sent to Yan'an, gasoline has stopped being traded to foreign countries."

"And the leader has organized people to improve the performance of gasoline. In the future, whether it's tanks or airplanes, we can use our own gasoline!"

"It seems like this is unnecessary! The leaders have always been looking far ahead, and he doesn't need to remind them at all!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Tianyang scratched his head, walked out of the tent, and came to the blast furnace area with the prepared oxygen spray gun.

The blast furnace area at this time is very different from before. It used to be open-air, but now a roof built with steel frames has taken shape.

The main purpose of building a roof is to serve the purpose of hoisting.

In large steelmaking furnaces, many materials weigh tons and cannot be lifted by manpower.

Therefore, a steel frame roof was designed based on the roof and using pulleys to lift materials.

"How about it, how long will it take to complete?"

Zhao Tianyang came to the blast furnace which had already taken shape and asked Li Tie who was climbing up and down.

"It will take another month!"

Li Tie wiped the sweat off his head and said, "Although this large blast furnace is similar to the earthen blast furnace we used before, the manufacturing difficulty is not at the same level at all."

"Yes!"

Chang San, who was holding a firebrick, complained: "We have been working overtime for three weeks in a row. This thing is too difficult to handle!"

"Haha, come on, you can do it!"

Zhao Tianyang smiled awkwardly and ran away quickly.

"You didn't even ask for two cigarettes!"

Chang San muttered to himself and continued to build the blast furnace with everyone else!

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After escaping from the blast furnace area, Zhao Tianyang came to the east waterfall, ready to see the progress of the hydropower station.

"Here comes the section chief!"

"Chief, give me two cigarettes!"

As soon as Zhao Tianyang walked onto the dam, people who were working noticed him, some greeted him, and some offered cigarettes to him.

"You only know how to smoke. I still want to smoke!"

After sending away the shameless guy, Zhao Tianyang came to the middle of the dam, where a hydropower station building 15 meters wide, 20 meters long and 10 meters high was being built.

"How about it? How long will it take to be completed?"

Zhao Tianyang found Cheng Mingsheng who was holding the drawings for comparison and asked.

"almost!"

Cheng Mingsheng said cheerfully: "Although these villagers have never built a hydropower station, they work very hard."

"The orders I issued were also carried out very well. I estimate that the project will be almost completed in another half a month."

"Well, come on!"

Zhao Tianyang patted Cheng Mingsheng on the shoulder, quietly stuffed a pack of cigarettes into his hand, and left.

"Chief, the workers' families are here!"

As soon as Zhao Tianyang returned to the small basin, before he could figure out what to do, Liu Ransheng came to him.

"Family members? Where are they now?"

Zhao Tianyang asked.

"In Weng'erlang."

Thinking of what he said a few weeks ago, Zhao Tianyang waved his hand: "Let's go and take a look."

Soon the two arrived at Weng'erlang and looked at people of all ages gathered there, carrying large and small bags.

Zhao Tianyang pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "Hurry up, count them first, and then call the families of the workers here to recognize them as relatives."

"Yes!"

Liu Ransheng nodded and started working with several workers.

After three hours of hard work and making sure that there were no problems with the people, Zhao Tianyang first arranged for them to take a shower and disinfect, and then temporarily arranged for them to rest in a shack.

"Tell me, how many people are there?"

After arranging the people, Zhao Tianyang found Liu Ransheng and asked.

"There are 30 households with 120 people, 20 young people, 35 men between 40 and 30 years old, and 25 women."

"There are 40 people over 40 years old and five girls aged 15!"

Liu Ransheng looked at the record sheet and continued, "Moreover, most of these people are very weak."

"I asked around and found out that they all couldn't make a living in their hometowns. After receiving letters from the workers, they came here with hope."

"It's nothing strange. Although some of our own people wrote to us, most people would not leave their hometown unless they couldn't survive."

Zhao Tianyang thought about it and made arrangements: "Take care of these people for a few days. When they are better, let all men under 40 go to open up wasteland and cultivate the land."

"Send the females to Aunt Li so that they can learn weaving, and those over 40 to Wang Weimin."

"Notify Li Mutou that the textile factory and breeding farm can be built now."

"Let these people come for manpower, tell them that food and lodging are provided, and when conditions permit in the future, you can also give them wages or distribute land!"

"Okay! I'll arrange it right away."

Liu Ransheng nodded.