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

Kong Hao knew clearly that the output of using chemical fertilizers would be at least 50% higher than that of not using them. At that time, the fertilizers could be provided to the people for free, and most of the increased grain production could be used to offset the money for the fertilizers, which would benefit both parties.

Of course, all of this takes time, and the relevant equipment also needs to be developed slowly.

After Kong Hao finished his breakfast, he went to the only laboratory in the arsenal and found Professor Liao, the person in charge.

"Professor Liao, how is the experiment going?"

"Chief Advisor, the current equipment in the Arsenal is very rudimentary. Although there is a glass factory that can produce various glass instruments, it is impossible to complete the world's top technology such as synthetic ammonia in a short period of time."

Although he said this, the shock in his heart has not dissipated yet.

Liao Shengkai was originally a chemistry professor in Northeast China. After the Japanese occupied the three northeastern provinces, he was unwilling to become a slave, so he fled into the interior of China with a dozen chemistry students as refugees and wandered around China.

However, with the loss of large tracts of land, there was simply no quiet place for these precious high-level intellectuals to do research, and even eating became a problem.

Just when Professor Liao decided to lead the team to the mountain city, when passing through Shanxi, they happened to encounter the Japanese devils' city-wide search. They were rescued by our intelligence personnel and escorted to our base.

This is also the consistent practice of the Eighth Route Army. As long as there are Chinese people who do not want to be slaves of a conquered country, they will help them if they meet them.

After being sent to the base, if anyone is willing to stay and fight the Japanese together, then of course they will be warmly welcomed; but if they don't want to and want to go to the rear, they are free to come and go, and at least they can leave a good impression.

Nowadays, any passionate and patriotic person is China's most precious asset.

Professor Liao and his students originally thought that the Eighth Route Army, apart from being very decisive in fighting the Japanese invaders, was definitely very poor and dilapidated, without even a decent industry, and everything had to be made by hand.

But when they arrived, it was an eye-opener for everyone.

A small hydroelectric power station was built in this inconspicuous place, which can provide electricity to the entire area. This is a remarkable achievement.

What surprised everyone even more was that concentrated sulfuric acid and nitric acid could be mass-produced here through some traditional methods. They also had production equipment for hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate, and it wouldn't be long before production could start.

A place where three acids and two alkalis can be mass-produced is a paradise for people who work in chemistry.

Although these production equipment are still relatively backward and the output is relatively low, for Professor Liao and others, this has completely exceeded their imagination.

What's more, the arsenal also has a glass factory that can produce various beakers, test tubes, flat-bottom flasks, condensers (spherical, serpentine, straight, air, etc.), distillation heads, fractionation heads, fractionation columns, distillation columns, various funnels (spherical, pear-shaped, dropping, triangular, etc.), culture dishes, dryers, drying towers, drying tubes, gas washing bottles, weighing bottles (boxes), mortars, glass tubes, sand core filters, etc. for chemical experiments.

These are the most basic things for chemical experiments and production. Without them, many chemical experiments would be difficult to carry out.

If they rely solely on purchasing from other places, it will not only take a long time but also cost a lot, which the Eighth Route Army simply cannot afford.

Sometimes when doing experiments, if you accidentally break a few glass vessels and don’t have a proper stockpile, the entire experiment will probably have to be stopped for a long time, which is very fatal.

It is convenient to have your own glass manufacturing plant now. As long as you want to experiment with producing something, you can request it to be produced by yourself, and the surplus can be shipped outside and sold in exchange for research and development funds. It is really killing two birds with one stone.

Kong Hao also knew that some things could not be rushed, so he could only write down some relevant experiences of later generations and provide Professor Liao and others with many research and development ideas.

"Professor Liao, this is the formula of the most commonly used iron catalyst for synthesizing ammonia abroad. You can synthesize it in the laboratory and see the specific effect."

After Professor Liao took it, he looked at it carefully and said in surprise:

"This kind of information is top secret in all countries. I didn't expect that we could get it, and it's so detailed."

"With this information, our experimental progress will be greatly improved. It won't be long before the experiment is successful."

After hearing this, Kong Hao nodded. This was exactly the result he wanted.

His energy is limited, and he cannot do everything by himself. The best thing is that he is responsible for coming up with ideas or techniques and letting others execute them.

Even if the experiment fails, it doesn’t matter much. At least a lot of relevant experience has been accumulated.

With the current financial resources of the Eighth Route Army, it can fully afford this level of consumption.

After Kong Hao finished explaining everything, he stood up and returned to the office.

As soon as he walked in, before his butt even touched the stool, Political Commissar Qin in the room immediately told him a new situation:

"Xiao Kong, we have already sent people to retrieve a lot of that rubber grass thing you mentioned before. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

Hearing this good news, Kong Hao immediately said excitedly:

"Great! Take me there quickly. I have already prepared other equipment for refining rubber. The raw materials have finally arrived."

"Political Commissar, let me tell you, the roots of this rubber grass can produce 15% of natural rubber, which will be of great significance to our future industrial development."

"In fact, the best source of natural rubber should be rubber trees, but they are not suitable for production in our northern region. Now we can only settle for the second best and use this disposable rubber grass."

"Once we succeed in refining it, we will report to the headquarters and plant this rubber grass on a large scale in some relatively hidden places to extract natural rubber."

"This natural rubber has many uses. It has strong elasticity and good insulation properties. It is also plastic, insulated and airtight, tensile and wear-resistant, etc."

"Of course, what our troops need most right now is bicycles. As for other mechanical parts, our arsenal is already capable of producing them. Now we just need to extract natural rubber to make tires."

"I have to keep an eye on this matter. Once the extraction is successful, it will be a groundbreaking event for our arsenal."

After hearing this, Political Commissar Qin also nodded and responded with a smile:

"Xiao Kong, Lao Ren and I don't understand these things. If you have any ideas, just go for it boldly. We are your strongest backing."