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

Now, if this stove can really provide hot water for the whole family all day long, then for ordinary people, it would definitely be a good thing.

Moreover, if they can drink hot water every day, everyone's health will get better. When the army recruits soldiers in the future, they will be able to recruit soldiers with better physical fitness, and the improvement of the army will be obvious.

Political Commissar Qin used to be a small businessman. When he was young, he struggled in the market. He saw all kinds of things in the world and had contact with all kinds of people.

He said excitedly, "That's not all. I think this stove can provide heat all day long as there is enough honeycomb coal. It's very suitable for cooking in restaurants. Not only that, street vendors selling wontons and noodles also need it."

"This kind of good stuff that needs to be kept on fire all the time can save a lot of trouble for everyone, and most importantly, it can save a lot of money. As long as we can get the price right, it will definitely sell well."

"There are so many restaurants and restaurants in China. If this is fully implemented, the profit will be huge."

After hearing this, Kong Hao hurriedly smiled and said, "Two leaders, come with me, I'll show you another good thing."

After saying that, he took the two of them to the arsenal kitchen, where they saw a large pot of food being cooked in full swing, with several relatively large stoves placed nearby.

"My dear leaders, this is a large stove specially designed for cooking in restaurants. It can hold nine pieces of honeycomb coal at a time, and the fire is extremely powerful."

Seeing the busy scene in front of them, Director Ren and Political Commissar Qin nodded with satisfaction. They had been so busy recently that they had not noticed such a big change in the kitchen team.

At this time, the head cook came over, and Political Commissar Qin quickly pulled him aside and asked enthusiastically:

"Old Sun, tell me, what are the benefits of this stove? If we sell it to a restaurant outside, can we get a good price for it?"

Squad Leader Sun first handed the big spoon to the soldier next to him, took off his apron and walked out of the kitchen.

"Three leaders, to be honest with you, I have been a chef for most of my life, and this is the first time I have encountered such a strange thing."

"I'm sure everyone knows that chefs are most afraid of the fire fluctuating when cooking, so there are usually special firemen. This position is very important for large restaurants, and the firewood used must be the best wood, which is another huge expense."

"But if we use this newly developed stove, we can control the size of the fire through the bottom door, which is very convenient."

"The shopkeepers of those big restaurants are all very smart. Using this stove can save a lot of manpower and firewood. Even if this good thing is sold at a higher price, it is still very cost-effective after calculating the account. It will definitely sell well."

After hearing the evaluation from the professionals, Director Ren and Political Commissar Qin felt relieved that as long as this kind of thing was easy to sell, it would be fine.

Actually, it is quite sad to say that their troops simply do not have much to take to the market in exchange for resources for economic development.

Even the arsenal, in most cases, mainly produces weapons and equipment. The only thing that can be put on the market is the glass factory, which produces some kettles, wine glasses and wine bottles.

The audience for this kind of thing is too small, the profits obtained are not great, it cannot solve many problems, it is only slightly better than having nothing, and the main task of the glass factory is to serve the arsenal.

Now we have finally invented something that is suitable for all ordinary people to use, which is great news.

If we produce some of these good things and put them on the market to reduce the burden on the people, we can gain the support of everyone. At the same time, we can also obtain a large amount of funds to develop the economy of the base. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Kong Hao continued, "In fact, selling stoves is secondary. The key is the money from selling honeycomb coal. This is the bulk of the future income."

"If a family of five spends 100 yuan a month, 10 households would spend 1,000 yuan. In a large county, there are at least 10,000 households. If all of them burn our honeycomb coal, the profit would be very considerable."

"We have so many bases, we can definitely roll it out on a large scale, and the threshold for this technology is very low, so we can give it to the major bases to produce it on their own as needed, and it can also allow the troops to have some of their own industries and obtain a large amount of supplies to feed the troops."

"The most important thing is that once this kind of thing is invested, it will be consumed every day, which also means that the income is endless."

After hearing this, Political Commissar Qin continued to add: "That's not all. As long as we keep the secret of honeycomb briquettes production, we can set up corresponding workshops in major cities and sell them to the local people and major restaurants."

"This kind of thing is very common, and the Japanese generally don't investigate it strictly. We can set up a special department to specialize in this kind of business, and we can earn a lot of money every month."

Next, the three of them discussed it again and came up with a lot of good ideas. Finally, these things were formed into a special file. Together with hundreds of sets of tools for making honeycomb coal and stoves that had been produced long ago, and dozens of skilled craftsmen, they were all sent to the headquarters under the escort of an infantry company and handled by Minister Zhang.

To be honest, it would be most appropriate for the Logistics Department to promote this kind of thing. It is indeed a bit unprofessional for the Arsenal to research this.

But Kong Hao had no other choice. The entire Eighth Route Army had only this little wealth. If he didn't think of a way to develop something good that could be used for decades in the future, he would simply not have enough financial resources to develop more advanced things later.

This was the reason why we opened the breeding farm before, and it is the same reason for the current stoves and honeycomb coal. Only when there are more basic things like this can the strength of the troops be steadily improved.

At this time, someone from the telecommunications department of the arsenal sent a piece of intelligence. After reading it, Political Commissar Qin smiled and said:

"Xiao Kong, Minister Zhang sent a telegram saying that the frontline troops are very satisfied with the new hand grenades we developed and produced, especially the defensive ones. Many frontline commanders specifically asked us to produce more."

"Do you have any good suggestions? After all, our arsenal has invested most of its resources in grenade launchers and mortar production lines. It is a bit unrealistic to mass-produce grenades."

Kong Hao thought about it carefully before continuing, "We are now expanding the production capacity of new explosives. In fact, the power of the new grenade has increased so much because of the power of the new explosive. The grenade shells are produced in similar places."

"Our arsenal is fully capable of producing explosives and several key components. The other components can be handed over to the arsenals in the major bases."

"Our troops seized a large amount of yellow explosives from the Japanese in You County before, which was enough to last for several months for the grenade launchers and mortar production lines. We used all the new explosives produced during this period to produce grenades and mines, which can also improve the combat effectiveness of the troops."

Factory Director Ren and Political Commissar Qin had no objection to Kong Hao's proposal. Then the three of them separated and went about their own business.