Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

When it comes to the firing pins of the Eighth Route Army's rifles, the people at the arsenal are the most qualified to speak about it, and it's a sad story.

To make such precision parts, good steel is needed, but the Eighth Route Army does not have any steelmaking equipment. The only thing they can find on a large scale is the Japanese's rail steel.

It’s a pity that this kind of steel is too brittle, and the firing pin made from it breaks easily. It needs to be replaced after a short period of time, which is very time-consuming.

When they were forced into a corner, the Eighth Route Army's Logistics Department sent people to the Japanese railway to steal various maintenance tools in order to produce qualified firing pins.

This is why tools are always lost on the railway, and it is probably something the Japanese would never have imagined in their dreams.

Now that we have these tools made of the best steel, the comrades of the Logistics Department stationed on various railways no longer have to risk their lives to collect tools.

Sometimes, if something can be solved with money, just spend the money, like today's situation.

"Big business, big business. Today is a blessing from God. I've made a fortune."

When Shuinchao heard the data reported by Kong Hao, his eyes suddenly lit up. This kind of business was exactly what he wanted.

Although those old equipments made money before, they were one-time deals and had no sustainability at all.

On the contrary, knives like this are consumable, and as long as they are damaged, people will buy them from him because they can get a steady stream of profits.

What interests him most is that he will be able to continue to obtain sulfa, a life-saving drug, in the future.

Mizunocao thought about it carefully and decided to offer all prices at cost in this transaction, so that the other party could see his strength, and if they wanted to buy something in the future, they would come to him again.

"Mr. Jingkou, the total cost of these things you mentioned is 5000 dollars. Please rest assured that they are made of the best steel currently available and the price is also the most affordable."

Kong Hao was very satisfied with the price. He knew in his heart that the person in front of him deliberately gave a low price in order to please him and do long-term business.

Kong Hao was not surprised at all about this, because he had something unique in his hands.

Not to mention that these are the most basic tools, even if there are some contraband items, as long as the profit is high enough, some of them can be sold to him by Osaka merchants.

"I also need 100 sets of repair tools, including screwdrivers and wrenches of various sizes, hammers and pliers of various sizes, and 100 assembly vises."

"In addition, there are screws and nuts of various specifications, as well as various bearings and springs, 10,000 pieces of each."

"200 barrels of each type of machine lubricant."

The reason why Kong Hao purchased these was based on the actual situation of the arsenal.

Through a survey conducted some time ago, he found that the arsenal did not even have the most basic machine spare parts, and the maintenance tools were also incomplete.

Sometimes an old device needs to be repaired, but you can’t even find the corresponding model of wrench, so you can only find ways to make some miscellaneous tools yourself, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the effect is not good.

This time he wanted to equip all these things, not only could they be used by the headquarters arsenal, but they could also support military production in other bases.

It is sad to say that compared with the headquarters arsenal, the weapons production conditions in other bases are even more primitive.

Whenever the logistics department got something good, it would be sent to the headquarters arsenal immediately. For the rest, they could only rely on the support of the combat troops to make bayonets and mines, and even reloading bullets was difficult.

Buying so many things this time will help solve a lot of problems for the arsenal.

Faced with these commonly used spare parts, Mizunocao guessed that the person in front of him wanted to open a machinery processing factory or a hardware store, so he didn't take it seriously at all.

"It costs 1000 yuan in total, which is basically the cost price. I'm just earning some hard work."

Kong Hao quickly nodded in agreement. He could totally accept this price.

But then he whispered, "I want the metal lead. I wonder if you can provide it?"

"Lead is rarely used. What do you use it for?"

Kong Hao didn't say anything, but just stared at the water wild grass.

Mizuno Grass also realized that he had just spoken out of turn and violated a big taboo in the business world, so he quickly stood up and bowed:

"I'm sorry for what happened just now, I didn't mean to pry into your secrets."

"Lead is used in very small quantities, and I don't have much in stock. How much do you need?"

"I need two tons."

"If that's the case, I'll need two days to transfer the goods from Taiyuan, and we can trade together in three days. What do you think?"

"Okay, how much?"

"Five hundred dollars a ton."

The price was not expensive, so Kong Hao nodded and agreed.

"Mizuno-kun, calculate the total price."

"The total is RMB 10,000. What payment method do you use?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Kong Hao with expectant eyes, and his little thoughts were self-evident.

Kong Hao immediately understood and said with a smile:

"Let's go by the price we discussed before. One sulfa tablet is four dollars. If you need any, I'll give you an even number."

After saying that, he took out a deposit slip from his pocket and handed it to Mizunoka.

"This is a deposit slip for 10,000 sulfa pills. You can go get them directly and test the efficacy of the drug at the same time."

"Three days later, we will trade on site five kilometers outside the city. After you deliver all the goods to this place, I will let your people leave and my people will transport the goods away."

"If the goods this time satisfy my employer, I will buy from you again in the future."

When Shueyecao saw that Kong Hao paid a 40% deposit at once and also allowed him to test the efficacy of the medicine at will, he immediately felt relieved.

He said loudly, "Jingkou-kun, you are my best friend. If you have any problems in Yangquan City, you can always come to me."

"I have a special pass here. If you want to transport goods in the future, it will allow your caravan to come and go freely. We can trade in the city without much trouble."

The reason why Shui Yecao did this was to win over Kong Hao, the big money sponsor, so that they could do business together and make a fortune in the future.

He guessed that the reason why they chose to trade outside the city this time was because they were worried that it was not safe in the city and it would be troublesome if they were cheated.

After all, many of their small businessmen are well-known for not following the rules when doing business, but their Osaka trading company is an exception.

If they can provide special passes, it can also prove their strong strength and lay a solid foundation for subsequent large-scale transactions.

Mizunocao has also realized that the transaction between the two today is just some basic things and is in the stage of mutual testing.

Only after a few more transactions in the future and increased mutual trust, will we be able to trade more materials and make more money, and everyone can get rich together.

Mizunocao felt very happy when he thought about having obtained such a good way to make money.