Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

After leaving Zero, Li Qinwu opened the portal and returned to the Julong Steel Plant. He found Li Jin and said to him, "Take some time to go to Vice Mayor Tao and talk to him about the power plant cooperation project. I plan to build 10 thermal power plants around Chongqing in the future to provide electricity for Chongqing and all the people within 200km!

This is a big deal. You can discuss the details. We only want the land and favorable policies. We don't want them to pay for anything else. As for the power plant's profit, we'll split it 80-20. They don't have to pay for anything. They can just be happy with the 20%."

He has the magma from the MC iron barrel as an unlimited heat source, the No. 0 high-precision lathe to manufacture steam turbines, the copper from unlimited Desert Eagle bullet shells to make electrical wires, the polyethylene material extracted from coal to make electrical wire sheaths, and the substation equipment manufacturing plant in which Li Qinwu has invested heavily. He has been able to enable the people of this era to stride into the electrical age!

Li Jin said he understood, and then reported on the development of their industry during this period.

"Boss, we have already started construction of the museum in Chongqing, but with the three projects of the school and the medical research institute running at the same time, we are a little short of manpower."

"If we don't have enough manpower, we can hire more! Anyway, we are not short of money. How many workers does Julong Infrastructure have now?"

Li Jin said: "3000 people."

Li Qinwu waved his hand.

"Recruit 5000 people for me! Recruit 1 people in the next six months! Recruit 2 people in one year! We will soon usher in a period of great development, and this number of people is not enough!"

Li Qinwu has too many projects on hand. The thermal power plant just mentioned is one, and the factories in other locations are one. There are also roads, railways, and bridges negotiated with Chongqing, more schools, more houses, more factories, and much, much more!

Develop and build, develop and build, develop and build! Don’t stop for a second!

While war brings pain to this nation, isn’t it also an opportunity?

The old bureaucratic system became unstable under the impact of foreign enemies, giving Li Qinwu the opportunity to integrate more resources for development.

After World War II, the territorial expansion of major countries in the world became slow. After the emergence of nuclear weapons, this expansion changed from open expansion to economic attack, and large-scale territorial expansion became almost impossible.

For a tightrope player, not being able to play the map coloring game is extremely frustrating.

Therefore, Li Qinwu felt that he should seize the opportunity and vigorously develop while there was still a chance to play map coloring, and strive to make the country's territory extend to India in the west, the ocean in the south, the Arctic in the north, and the island in the east! Restoring the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties is only now!

Li Jin nodded and continued his report.

"Boss, the primary school affiliated to Julong Steel Plant has been completed by 70%, and some teaching buildings are ready for use.

Hu Xiaoming's father has been active in the Chongqing education circle and has helped us attract a lot of teachers. The school will be completed in two months and can be put into use.

In addition, the underground research institute of the medical school is ready, and the research equipment has been purchased from Shanghai, so the development of penicillin can be put on the agenda.

Boss, do you want to go and see these two places yourself?"

"Oh, so fast? Okay, let's go check it out!"

Li Qinwu put on a suit, called Li Jianfeng and several special forces members to be bodyguards, and drove to the school.

The school is not far from the Julong Steel Plant, located in a remote mountain area near Niujia Village.

In order to make it easier for students to go to school, the Julong Infrastructure Team built many hardened roads, connecting various villages to the school. This made it convenient for them and the car arrived at the school quickly.

Li Qinwu got off the car, a little surprised. He thought the school was a dusty construction site, but he saw three-story buildings one after another, the hardened ground was clean, the flower beds were full of shrubs and green trees, and the workers were even laying lawns.

Li Qinwu nodded with satisfaction and led the team into the school.

"The progress is very fast and the teaching building looks neat and tidy. Good, very good!"

Li Jin said: "The construction level of the Li Han Dynasty is getting better and better. If it weren't for the wartime, which is not conducive to building tall buildings, these buildings can be built up to 6 floors or more, so that we can accommodate more students."

Historically, when the Japanese planes flew to and from Chongqing, if the buildings were built too high, the damage would be great if a bomb hit them. Conversely, if the buildings were built lower, the damage would be less. Also, if the buildings were shorter, the chances of the Japanese bombers choosing to bomb them would be smaller.

As a few people were chatting, a group of workers wearing safety helmets and covered in dust came running over quickly.

The dark-skinned man in the lead carefully observed the people who came and his eyes fell on Li Qinwu. He was surrounded in the middle and was obviously the leader.

"Welcome... Welcome the leader to inspect! The leader... wants to... see..."

The man was very nervous and stammered, unable to speak clearly. Li Qinwu took out a pack of cigarettes, gave one to the man and the people behind him, and then gave them lighters to light up their own cigarettes.

The man was very nervous, but after taking a puff of cigarette, the relationship between the two sides became much closer.

Li Qinwu asked with a smile: "Don't be nervous, brother. Let's go and see how the school is built. By the way, do you have any children? Do you plan to send them to school?"

When the man heard the child, he smiled naively.

"I have a boy and two girls. I plan to send the boy to school and hope he can become a successful person. Don't let him learn from me, who has to dig for food in the fields and eat from time to time."

Li Qinwu asked in confusion: "Hey, brother, send the two girls to school as well. Our school doesn't charge tuition."

"Hey, why should a girl read books? She will get married when she grows up."

Li Qinwu's eyelids twitched. He didn't intend to argue. This was a complicated social and historical issue. There was no point in spending a lot of time correcting this man's thoughts.

He shared his thoughts with Li Jin and said, "In the future, we will put up a sign in front of all our factories, recruiting female workers. The higher the degree, the better the salary."

He looked at the man and skipped the question.

"Brother, where is the school toilet? Take me to see it."

The man was stunned. Toilet? Why not look at the toilet when there are so many beautiful buildings? What's so good about this filthy place?

"Brother? Where is the toilet? Can you show me?"

Li Qinwu reminded him, and the man finally reacted and hurriedly led the way.

The team rushed to the toilet. The toilet was separated into men's and women's areas. It was white and tiled. There was a row of faucets outside and mirrors on the water pipes. It looked very clean and tidy.

Li Qinwu walked into the toilet. It was a traditional squat toilet, half-covered, the kind that can be seen everywhere in rural areas, but each cubicle is connected.

There is a water tank on the leftmost grid, which flushes water from a high place downwards, flushing all the rice fields in the grids into the sewer on the rightmost side at once.

Li Qinwu called the man over and pointed at the sewer and asked, "How big is the sewer? Will it get blocked?"

The man quickly promised.

"No problem. The sewer was the first facility dug in the entire school. The materials used are very solid, and leader Li Hanchao personally supervised it.

All the waste will be sent through the sewer to a septic tank two miles away. There are fields nearby, and the farmers around will use the manure water to irrigate the fields. "

Li Qinwu nodded with satisfaction, but still made suggestions for improvement.

"This half-covered squat toilet has been changed into a fully covered one. It looks so uncomfortable to squat. All toilets in the school should be made like this."

"Ah? This, this..."

The man hesitated. The toilet had already been repaired, so why did he need to change it? And who was this person? Between him and Li Hanchao, who was more senior?

Seeing that the man didn't respond, Li Qinwu didn't say much. He just talked to Li Hanchao himself.

"Forget it, brother. I'll talk to Li Hanchao about this myself. You take me to the student dormitory building to have a look."