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

Kong Hao also reported the great news to the two leaders, which made them extremely happy and forgot their tiredness of the day.

"Currently, the smokeless propellant is making very fast progress. Today, we solved the problem that nitrocellulose cannot dissolve alcohol. We should be able to make qualified gunpowder in two days."

"The next step is to verify the charge of the bullet, measure the initial velocity and chamber pressure of the bullet, and compare them with the Japanese bullets to obtain the final data."

"Okay, very good, Xiao Kong, we are all at ease leaving these to you."

Hearing that the most troublesome problem in developing bullet propellant had been solved, the two men immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Their arsenal had taken another big step towards mass production of bullets, and there were no more obstacles ahead.

Just as the factory director and the political commissar were imagining a bright future, suddenly, a huge explosion was heard from behind.

After hearing this, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of the explosion.

There are even some people who have just joined the army who have reflexively wanted to find weapons and be ready to join the battle at any time.

Upon seeing this, Director Ren asked the management staff to notify everyone that since the arsenal was located in the heart of the base area, it was impossible for the Japanese to launch a surprise attack, so he asked everyone to continue working.

Then, the three of them ran towards the explosion site, wanting to confirm what had happened.

When we arrived, we found that a house had exploded and caught fire. The fire has now been brought under control.

The head of this department came over to explain: "Director, Political Commissar, General Consultant, the explosion occurred when we were using the earthen kang to dry the nitrocellulose due to improper operation."

After hearing this, Political Commissar Qin immediately asked:

"Are there any casualties?"

"Two people on duty were knocked down by the shock wave from the gunpowder explosion. They were badly injured, but luckily they were only slightly injured. They have now been sent to the infirmary for treatment. It's a blessing in disguise."

"We took this situation into consideration before building the drying rooms. Each drying room was relatively dispersed. Except for this one, the others were not affected at all."

After listening to the report, the worry on Director Ren's face finally disappeared, and he then solemnly instructed:

"We will investigate the cause of the incident tomorrow and learn from the experience to prevent this from happening again."

Kong Hao then added: "We need to formulate strict rules and regulations, train personnel to operate according to the standards, and those bad personal habits must be abandoned."

Many links in military production are extremely dangerous. If something goes wrong, various explosions can easily occur, so there is absolutely no room for carelessness.

Everyone present nodded, especially Director Ren and Political Commissar Qin, who had deep understanding of these things.

Most of the gunpowder produced by the arsenal before was black powder, which was not that powerful, so even if an accident occurred, the damage would not be that serious.

It’s different now. They are producing high-performance yellow explosives, and the output is very large. If any accident occurs, the consequences will be disastrous.

If things go wrong, the little wealth that their arsenal has managed to save will be destroyed in an instant.

Thinking of this, Kong Hao said seriously:

"Director, Political Commissar, I would like to give everyone a training on standardized management of the arsenal in the conference room tomorrow. Let all managers from various departments attend first."

"There is a set of advanced management theories abroad, which are just right for our current arsenal."

"Xiao Kong, you have seen the world abroad, just go for it, the political commissar and I will fully support you."

In fact, Kong Hao's strength has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Everyone is convinced of him as the chief consultant. What he says does make sense, and everyone is willing to listen.

To put it bluntly, due to the rapid expansion of the arsenal, many management issues are very chaotic, and sometimes the orders issued are contradictory.

Although a number of management personnel were transferred from the logistics department, the factory director and the political commissar still acted as firefighters every day. They were so busy that they had no time to even eat.

In fact, everyone in the arsenal worked very hard, and it was not an exaggeration to say that they worked day and night. Many people even fell asleep while working due to lack of sleep, but they still forced themselves to stay awake and finish the tasks at hand as soon as possible.

However, industrialized production is a systematic project. Enthusiasm and dedication alone are far from enough. On the contrary, it can easily backfire and result in bad results with good intentions.

The next morning, except for the night shift workers, all the managers of the arsenal gathered in the conference room, even Director Ren and Political Commissar Qin were no exception.

This is a great opportunity to learn advanced management experience from abroad, and no one wants to miss it.

After all, many people are newcomers and are not good at leading a team. If they are asked to do their own things, there will be no problem, but if they are asked to lead others to work together, they will feel a little awkward.

In fact, Kong Hao really wanted to introduce a production quality management system to everyone right from the start, which is the most widely used ISO9000 in later generations. This is a very advanced theory that will not be a problem even if it is used for a hundred years in the future.

It’s a pity that with the current quality of the personnel in the arsenal, they are simply unable to understand such advanced and complex things, and now time is too tight, so there is no chance to promote these things.

He could only start from the most basic level and slowly improve the overall quality of all personnel in the arsenal to reduce the chances of accidents.

Kong Hao first came to the podium with a few water cups and said to everyone below in a serious tone:

"I'm sure everyone is aware of last night's accident, so I won't go into details."

"After investigation and analysis, we found that it was caused by improper operation of employees."

"It is already very dangerous to use a kang to dry nitrocellulose, but we did not spread them out completely. Some places had more nitrocellulose, some places had less, and there were even a lot of nitrocellulose piled together, which led to the tragedy last night."

After saying this, he turned around and wrote the three big words "standardization" on the blackboard.

"In foreign countries, many large factories are promoting a management method called standardization. Only in this way can factories quickly produce a large number of qualified products."

Speaking of this, Mr. Zhang, who had never been abroad, asked curiously:

"General Counsel, we all know these three words, but how to implement them specifically is a bit difficult for us."

Kong Hao looked at the bewildered expressions on the faces of most of the people in the audience, and he understood that some things could not be rushed and had to be handled step by step.

"The ice three feet thick does not form overnight."

"Being impatient won't help you eat hot tofu. Instead, it will burn your mouth."