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

When Minister Zhang received the stove technology from the arsenal, he was overjoyed. This was something he had always dreamed of.

In fact, the combined area of the bases of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army is not small, but there is no industrial product that can be put on the market to obtain sustained profits.

Although the Logistics Department has been issuing documents requiring major bases to open more factories based on their own conditions to reduce the burden of logistics support for the troops.

However, due to the lack of industrial talents and the fact that most of the bases are in rural areas, they can only open some vinegar factories, soy sauce factories, rice pounding factories, blacksmith shops and wineries, etc. These things are everywhere in China and basically overlap with the common people. Apart from providing the needs of the troops, it is very difficult to make money from them.

The only thing with some technical content is the recirculating breeding system invented by Kong Hao. However, the broiler chickens and eggs raised are basically provided to the troops, and very few of them flow into the market.

Now God has opened his eyes and the arsenal has finally developed a good thing that benefits the people. After the successful trial-production of this stove and honeycomb coal at the headquarters, they received unanimous praise and were then promoted on a small scale in the base.

After obtaining market feedback, it can be promoted on a large scale. The continuous income can solve many major problems for the logistics department.

Moreover, this kind of thing is also a great thing for ordinary people. It solves the problem of burning firewood every day, which can be a win-win situation.

The living burden of ordinary people has been reduced, and they have some spare money in their hands, so they can spend on other things. For example, they used to be reluctant to eat eggs, but now they can occasionally buy a few to nourish their children, and they can also buy more food to feed the whole family.

At the same time, the production of this kind of stove and honeycomb coal requires a lot of manpower. In addition, it also requires a lot of people to transport the honeycomb coal to thousands of households every day, which invisibly provides everyone with job opportunities.

In fact, there are very few job opportunities in various parts of China now, and ordinary people have no good livelihood except farming. This has led to everyone being extremely poor and often living from hand to mouth.

As long as stoves and honeycomb coal are deployed in large quantities, a lot of transportation personnel will be needed. If one person in a family participates in the transportation, it can greatly reduce the family's living burden.

Moreover, according to Kong Hao's plan, it is entirely possible to build a logistics transportation network for the base by relying on the transportation of honeycomb coal. It can be used to transport honeycomb coal and other things in normal times, and when fighting, it can help the troops transport various combat supplies.

This is also due to the fact that our troops seized a large amount of supplies in the previous times, whether it was the Japanese train station, the secret arsenal of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, or even just now in You County, a large transport team was needed to help carry the supplies.

Although there were no major problems in the final result, the transportation team was formed temporarily after all, and problems of one kind or another were often encountered in the process.

At the same time, this was all due to the enthusiasm of the people in the base area. We originally wanted to give them a lot of rewards, but they were all rejected by the people. Everyone thought that the troops had a hard time too, and these good things were used to fight the Japanese, so they couldn't take them.

But if there are a large number of professional transport teams, it will be different. Not only can various materials be circulated quickly in the base, but once a large amount of materials are seized, the transport teams can be directly mobilized to transport them.

These are just some of the benefits. The most important thing is that the raw materials for making honeycomb coal are all broken coal, which is basically scraps in the coal yard and no one wants it.

In China, the most popular coal is large chunks. Besides being easy to transport, they can also be placed directly in the fire pit for burning. Broken coal is basically useless, and even the poorest people will not buy it.

Currently in the market of Shanxi Province, large pieces of coal cost 2 yuan per ton, small pieces cost 1.5 yuan per ton, and broken coal costs only 0.5 yuan per ton. If you buy more, it will be even cheaper.

If you calculate it this way, making these broken coals into honeycomb coal will be easier to burn than large pieces, and the profit can be imagined.

Of course, the technology behind stoves and honeycomb coal is not very advanced, and it won’t be long before they are imitated on the market. But we don’t care. Instead, we hope that there will be as many of these things as possible, and that ordinary people will be the ones who benefit in the end.

In these war-torn times, people's lives are so hard that it would be a great deed to give them a little relief.

With the continuous introduction of stoves and honeycomb coal, many interesting things are happening all over China.

Daliu Town is an ordinary town in China, with a population of about 8,000 people. It also governs more than 30 villages, with a total population of nearly 20,000. It can be regarded as a relatively large town in the north.

This place is located in the heart of the base area, far away from the Japanese forces. Since it was recaptured by our troops last year, the lives of the people have been relatively stable.

Early this morning, a grocery store on the main street of Daliu Town was open for business as usual, but when they opened the door, they found that the store next door was also open.

Speaking of which, this shop is extremely mysterious. It was bought by someone a week ago, and then it was renovated. It only opened for business today.

However, the way this store opened today is also very special, and the things it sells are even more special.

I saw seven or eight big pots set up in front of the store. Some were for steaming buns, some were for steamed buns, some were for boiling tea eggs, and some were for making wontons and noodles. There were even two big pots heating oil, as if they were frying bacon.

Soon, the whole street was filled with the aroma of fried pork with peppers, as well as the smell of white flour buns and meat dumplings.

This immediately attracted the attention of many people on the street, and they gathered around to watch the fun. After all, it is the nature of the Chinese people to like watching the fun.

The owner of this shop is named Zhang. He is in his forties, a little plump, and looks like a shrewd businessman.

He first bowed to the crowd and said with a smile:

"Everyone in Daliu Town, today is the opening day of our store. My name is Zhang, and I would like to thank you all for coming to support me."

"I decided to give a free tea egg to everyone who comes today."

When they heard that the things were to be given away for free, everyone's interest immediately perked up. Manager Zhang also asked his employees to give tea eggs to each of the dozens of people present.

Eggs are a rare commodity these days. Ordinary people would raise a few old hens at home, save the eggs they laid every day, and sell them at the market in exchange for daily necessities. This was a large source of income.

For the people in Daliu Town, this kind of good thing is not often available. Now, just by coming to watch the fun, you can get an egg, which is really a great bargain.

When other people around heard the news, they immediately gathered around, and hundreds of people gathered in a flash.

There are even some smart people who, after receiving the eggs, run back if they live nearby and call their whole family over, thinking it would be a waste not to take advantage of such a good deal.