Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

After the commander-in-chief and his men left, Zhao Tianyang was just about to call everyone together to hold a meeting to discuss the development of the arsenal when he was stopped by Old Liu.

“It was sent by the central government.”

As Liu Ding handed the letter to Zhao Tianyang, he guessed, "It should be timed so that it can be delivered just after the factory building is completed."

"Really? Then I have to take a closer look!"

Zhao Tianyang opened the letter with some anticipation.

The next second, Zhao Tianyang said to Mr. Liu with a little excitement: "It seems that I will have to trouble Mr. Liu later!"

"Trouble? What's in the letter that makes you so excited?

Liu Ding asked curiously.

"I haven't seen the rest yet, but after discussion the Central Committee has agreed to my joining the party. Now all that's left is the oath-taking ceremony. Due to the distance, the chief asked you to take my oath on behalf of the Central Committee."

"That's no problem. Check what else is written!"

Liu Ding urged.

"Okay, I'll take a look right away. Don't worry."

Zhao Tianyang unfolded the letter and read: "The commander affirmed our efforts to disperse the military engineering talents we cultivated with great effort to various military regions."

"But we are also expected to continue to work hard to train more military talents for the vast guerrilla bases, so that they can also have the ability to make their own ammunition, rifles, and grenades."

"Well, the comrades in the guerrilla zone are facing the front line. It would be much more convenient if they could produce weapons themselves."

Liu Ding echoed.

"Also, the Central Committee also said that the sixth section of the headquarters logistics department, the "Military Industry Section", will be officially established to be responsible for unified leadership of military production. I will be the section chief, and you, Mr. Liu, will be the deputy section chief."

"Yo, I got a promotion!"

Liu Ding smiled and said, "Are there any more? If not, let's quickly complete the oath-taking process so that we can carry out our work and not let down the organization's trust."

"Yes, the commander said that he hopes to see the weapons produced by our factory when the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Industrial Exhibition starts next year."

"No?"

"No more!"

"Then let's go and take the oath!"

Liu Ding took Zhao Tianyang back to the quiet tent, and then hung two rectangular pieces of red paper on the desk, on which were written the Party oath and the three foreign letters CCP.

Liu Ding stood beside the table and solemnly announced: "The ceremony begins now!"

Zhao Tianyang raised his right hand and said solemnly: "I swear: 1. To fight for the cause of communism for life; 2. The interests of the party are above all else; 3. To abide by the party's discipline; 4. To be fearless of difficulties and always work for the party; 5. To be a model for the masses; 6. To keep the party's secrets; 7. To have confidence in the party; 8. To be indomitable and never betray the party."

After completing the oath, Zhao Tianyang wrote his hometown and name on the right side of the red paper.

The oath was made in two copies, one copy was kept by Zhao Tianyang himself and the other was sent to the central government for safekeeping.

After the party joining ceremony, Zhao Tianyang opened a staff meeting in the newly built factory building.

In the middle of the front of the factory near the entrance, there is a long table covered with a red cloth. Due to the poor conditions, the workers sit on the floor.

"The factory manager and his people are all here, they are just waiting for you!"

At the factory gate, Li Yuncai whispered to Zhao Tianyang.

"Ok!"

Zhao Tianyang nodded and walked in with Liu Lao and Li Yuncai.

After entering, Zhao Tianyang stood behind the long table, while Old Liu and Li Yuncai sat down in front of the crowd.

"Cough cough..."

Zhao Tianyang cleared his throat, looked at the many workers in front of him and said, "Everyone, a new era has arrived. Our new factory has been basically completed."

"At the same time, we also manufactured pot-carrying machines and generators, successfully bringing the factory into the electrical age."

"I believe that through our joint efforts in the future, we will be able to build our own modern arsenal here."

"Clap clap clap..."

"Well said, we will definitely have our own modern arsenal."

As soon as Zhao Tianyang finished speaking, there was warm applause from the audience.

"Okay, just be quiet."

Zhao Tianyang raised his hand and waited for the crowd to quiet down before continuing, "Now I'm going to announce an appointment from the central government!"

"central!"

"That's Yan'an!"

"Oh my God, even Yan'an is paying attention to us!"

When they heard that the order came from the central government, both the workers below and managers like Li Yuncai were very surprised.

"The Central Committee announces that from today onwards, the sixth section of the headquarters logistics department, the "Military Industry Section", will be officially established to be responsible for unified leadership of military production. Zhao Tianyang will be the section chief and Comrade Liu Ding will be the deputy section chief."

Zhao Tianyang took out the appointment letter that was inserted in the letter and read it.

"Clap clap clap..."

After another round of applause, Zhao Tianyang continued, "Everyone heard that from today on, our arsenal is no longer an ordinary arsenal."

"We are to lead all the military industries of the Eighth Route Army to develop together. We are the leaders. I hope everyone will not disappoint the expectations of the Central Committee."

"We must be brave enough to carry forward the spirit, not be afraid of hardship or fatigue, and work hard to produce weapons and equipment for our army."

"Clap clap clap..."

There was applause.

"Cough cough..."

Zhao Tianyang coughed, picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water, then said, "Now let's announce the leadership team. Li Yuncai will be my secretary to assist me in completing daily management tasks, and Liu Ransheng will be the logistics director to be responsible for logistics management."

"Comrade Shen Hong is the director of the Arsenal, responsible for the production of various weapons. He is also a member of the Military Industry Department, assisting the head of the department in researching various weapons."

"I will definitely live up to the trust of the organization."

Shen Hong stood up and saluted everyone.

"Comrade Cheng Mingsheng was the director of the radio factory, responsible for the production of various radios. He also served as a member of the military industry department, assisting the department chief in researching various electronic equipment."

"I will work hard!"

Cheng Mingsheng saluted.

"Chang San and Li Tie are the director and deputy director of the iron smelting plant respectively."

"Don't worry, Director. No, I should call you Section Chief now. Don't worry, Section Chief. We will work hard and will never let you down."

Chang San said excitedly that although they were also responsible for iron smelting in Xingjiazhuang, that was only a management job and he had not been formally appointed. Now, he is also the factory director.

"Me too!"

Li Tie echoed.

"Wang Er and Sun Wu are respectively the director and deputy director of the sulfuric acid plant."

Wang Er and Sun Wu were both taciturn people. They stood up and saluted everyone, then said they would do their best and sat down.

"Wang the Blacksmith and Li the Mutou are the director and deputy director of the Propellant Factory respectively."

"We will never betray the trust of the organization." x2

"Liu Guifu, Tian Jincheng, Yu Xiaping, Wu Yunduo, Wu Shimeng, serve as officers in the Military Industry Department."

After saying that, Zhao Tianyang took a sip of water tactically: "Okay, this is the situation. Everyone, do your job well after you go down. The meeting is adjourned. Managers and staff members, please stay."

"Slip away, slip away."

"Let's go!"

The workers knew that it had nothing to do with them, so they stood up, patted their butts, and left the factory.