Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

Time flies by in the blink of an eye.

Three days have passed since the brigade commander left. During these three days, with the help of Li Yuncai, Zhao Tianyang provided unified training for all the recruited workers.

At the same time, a simple level system was established, with skills being the basis for evaluation, and the higher the level, the better the salary and benefits.

Those apprentices who had followed Zhao Tianyang since the small mountain village had made some progress.

Because of the expansion of the arsenal, each of them received a promotion and a raise. In the worst case, they could become a team leader and manage five or six people.

Early that morning, Zhao Tianyang was leading his men to the stream, teaching them how to make nitroglycerin, when a signalman came hurriedly over.

"Director Zhao wants you to go to his place."

"Old Li?"

Zhao Tianyang was a little confused. Could it be that there was news from the brigade commander?

Thinking of this, he did not dare to delay. He handed the pottery basin in his hand to the young man next to him, told them to practice well, and then followed the guard to the headquarters of the new regiment.

The headquarters of the New 1st Regiment is located slightly to the left of the center of Xingjiazhuang, which is the highest point in the village. If you climb up the specially built observation tower, you can overlook all directions.

"Old Li, why are you climbing up there for no reason?"

Zhao Tianyang looked up and shouted to Li Yunlong, who was on the observation deck, observing around with a telescope.

"Brother Tianyang is here!"

Li Yunlong slid down from the observation deck swiftly: "I am looking at our cannon, which is about to be developed!"

"Let me see where in the village is suitable for placing cannons."

"Tsk, there's nothing to show for it yet, aren't you worried that my research and development will fail?"

Making a cannon can be said to be the most difficult thing Zhao Tianyang has encountered so far. He is still stuck on the spring and has not made any breakthrough.

"Hey, I don't believe you. The day before yesterday, I heard Master Li say that he had some ideas about springs!"

"What's the matter with you calling me here this time?"

Zhao Tianyang did not refute. Li Tie was indeed close to experimenting out the appropriate ratio of spring steel.

"There's news from above."

Hearing Zhao Tianyang's question, Li Yunlong's good mood immediately declined: "Let's go, let's talk in the room."

"Sit first."

Li Yunlong took out the thermos from the corner and poured a cup of hot water for Zhao Tianyang.

"Can we talk now?"

Zhao Tianyang took the enamel cup and asked.

"Hey......"

Li Yunlong sighed: "The brigade commander has sent a message. From now on, the arsenal will be under the jurisdiction of both the New 1st Regiment and the Logistics Department."

"This is a good thing!"

"Good thing?"

Li Yunlong looked at the serious Zhao Tianyang, his head full of questions: "What good news is this? Will the arsenal obey the New 1st Regiment or the Logistics Department in the future?"

"hehe."

Zhao Tianyang smiled faintly and said, "Although the Arsenal will have to listen to the Logistics Department in the future, we can still turn to the Logistics Department if we have any difficulties!"

"The resources our arsenal will be able to enjoy by then will be incomparable to what we have now!"

"Yes!"

Li Yunlong slapped his thigh excitedly: "Just now I was just thinking about being taken advantage of by others, why didn't I think of taking advantage of others!"

Looking at the happy Li Yunlong, Zhao Tianyang smiled calmly: "Any other news? For example, when will the talents that the brigade commander said will arrive?"

"The issue of talent is still under discussion. According to a friend of mine at the brigade, it seems that other military commands also have ideas."

"That's it!"

This is a good thing for Zhao Tianyang. If he can gather all the military and engineering talents of the Eighth Route Army, he may be able to develop some powerful weapons in advance.

Moreover, after these people return after completing their studies, they can also enhance the military industrial capabilities of other military regions. This can be said to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

"correct."

Looking at the silent Zhao Tianyang, Li Yunlong seemed to remember something and suddenly spoke.

"There is one more thing. The brigade commander wants you to count all the weapons and equipment produced by the arsenal and calculate the prices. Some friendly forces may come to exchange weapons later."

"what!"

Zhao Tianyang was a little surprised: "Such an important matter, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Is it important?"

Li Yunlong was very puzzled and didn't know why Zhao Tianyang was so happy. You know, if possible, he didn't want to tell Zhao Tianyang about this.

It would be more painful for him if someone took weapons from his arsenal than to kill him. Although he might have to pay for it in the end, at most he would only be given the cost price.

"Of course it's important!"

Zhao Tianyang knocked on the table: "Don't you know what the brigade commander meant by asking us to set our own prices?"

“You mean…?”

Li Yunlong gradually became excited. He was not stupid. As soon as Zhao Tianyang reminded him, he immediately understood what the brigade commander meant: "Damn it, double the price!"

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhao Tianyang said unhappily, "You can only earn a labor fee at most, and you want to double it. Even if it's doubled, do you believe that if you dare to do it, the brigade commander will slap you in the face with his belt."

"makes sense."

Li Yunlong calmed down: ".......We are all comrades, I will earn some hard work fees! Do you want me to help you?"

Li Yunlong was afraid that Zhao Tianyang didn't understand the prices outside and would set a low price.

"No, I'll ask Comrade Li Yuncai to help."

"Fine!"

Li Yunlong nodded regretfully. If he were to come, he would definitely set the labor fee to an extreme level.

"Okay, don't think too much. Is there anything else? If not, I'll go back first. I still have work to do at the Arsenal!"

"There is one more thing. A meeting is already underway in Yan'an to discuss the oil issue."

"If everything is confirmed, with the blueprints you gave us, we will be able to use the gasoline we produce in two months at most."

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

As soon as he returned to the arsenal, Zhao Tianyang found Li Yuncai to discuss the pricing of weapons.

"At present, the weapons that our arsenal can count as weapons and sell are only grenades, Dinglong grenade launchers, and some mines."

Li Yuncai thought for a while and said.

"No, there are too few varieties."

Zhao Tianyang shook his head.

How can such a small amount of stuff empty the wallets of friendly troops? How can they have enough motivation to rob the Japanese?

"What does the factory manager mean?"

"Based on the current conditions of the arsenal, try to produce as many other weapons as possible."

"what!"

Li Yuncai scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Director, you know that it is possible for us to produce weapons according to your drawings, but it is difficult for us to design weapons ourselves."

"How about this? You issue a notice and ask the workers to brainstorm. Anyone who can design a weapon that is truly usable without affecting production tasks will be rewarded with 50 kilograms of cornmeal."

Zhao Tianyang thought for a while and said.

Although he can design a large number of weapons that meet the current conditions by himself, compared to this, he still hopes that his workers can produce some talented people.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Li Yuncai thought about it and nodded.

"Don't forget to design an exchange table with a ratio of 1:1.5. We can just make some money from the labor."

"understood."

At the same time, in a mountain village far away in the depths of Taihang Mountains, the brigade commander was chatting with the middle-aged man in front of him with a smile.

"Old Chen didn't expect that he could build a weapons factory without making any noise. No matter what, we have to leave a few places for our division this time!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

The brigade commander dealt with it with a smile. For him, the more talented people the better. These people were so proactive that it saved him a lot of trouble.

"Brigade Commander, your phone!"

At this time, a man wearing glasses came over and said, "We still need a quota."

Upon hearing this, the brigade commander glanced at the middle-aged man in front of him, gave him a reassuring look, and then answered the phone with a smile.

"............Okay, okay, I'll definitely keep the spot for you...Okay, then it's settled!"