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

When the grocery store owner Li saw such a good thing happening, he hurriedly asked his shop assistants to take turns to receive the gifts, and he also followed the crowd to watch the fun, mainly because he wanted to see what this newly opened store was selling and why they were willing to invest so much money just after opening.

You know, if Manager Zhang follows his method, at least thousands of eggs will have to be distributed today, which is a huge sum of money. Moreover, such a large quantity may not be available in Daliu Town in a short period of time. It also indirectly reflects the strength of the newly opened store.

In fact, these eggs were mobilized by the Logistics Department from nearby chicken farms. More than 2,000 eggs were prepared, clearing out the stocks of three nearby chicken farms.

Nowadays, eggs are important military supplies and are basically consumed by the troops. The ones that are not eaten are dried and made into real egg powder and kept as strategic reserves. Basically, they rarely flow into the market.

The main reason is that eggs are not cheap on the market, and ordinary people still hope to sell their own eggs to supplement their family expenses. If a large number of cheap eggs are put on the market, the price will definitely drop greatly, which will be a huge loss for ordinary people. This is something that no one wants to see.

Therefore, after some discussion among the leaders, it was decided that all the eggs produced by the chicken farm should be digested by the troops themselves. After all, there were so many people in the army that they could eat up any number of eggs.

At the same time, a large amount of egg powder was stored and could only be used when fighting the enemy.

Now the front-line combat troops have summed up their experience: if the logistics units of the troops start distributing egg powder, it means that there is a war to be fought, and it will be a big war.

In addition, according to rumors, the Logistics Department has begun researching the second generation of military dry food suitable for our Eighth Route Army, which is made from egg powder and flour. All soldiers are looking forward to the day when this good stuff can be distributed to them in large quantities.

Although eggs are not convenient to put on the market, broiler chickens that can be produced quickly can be. After all, these days, those who can afford to eat chicken are definitely not poor families. Appropriately releasing some broiler chickens can recover funds to build more farms.

After receiving the eggs, everyone gathered around Shopkeeper Zhang. Some people ate the eggs on the spot, while others put the eggs in their pockets. They thought it was a pity to eat such a good thing like that, so they should go home and make some rice porridge so that the whole family could drink the delicious egg porridge.

At this time, an old man smiled and said, "Manager Zhang, the old saying is right, no reward without merit."

"Since we've taken an egg from you for free, why don't you tell us what your store is like? If it's suitable, we'll buy some back to wish you a prosperous business."

Others also nodded in agreement, and some impatient people even said after thinking:

"Looking at this place, it should be selling breakfast. Look at the buns, steamed buns and wontons. I just ate an egg and I'm not full. It's a good opportunity to eat something else."

The person who said this was the shopkeeper Liu who owned the grocery store. He had a bit of money and basically ate steamed buns for breakfast every day, which was the same no matter where he bought them.

By purchasing in a newly opened store, you can also do yourself a favor. The two stores are right next door, so you can look after each other in the future.

"As the saying goes: competitors are enemies."

Judging from the current situation, the newly opened store will definitely not be a grocery store, which means there is no competition. On the contrary, it can attract a lot of customers to each other's stores, which is also a good thing.

Suddenly, another knowledgeable person asked, "Manager Zhang, the stove you use to steam buns is quite special. There is no gap between the steamer and the stove, and there are no openings anywhere else. How are we going to add the coal balls later?"

"And if you do this, it's easy for the coal balls to go out, and it will be troublesome to light them again."

Most of the people present were from the town. They usually burned coal briquettes at home, so they were quite familiar with this matter.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Shopkeeper Zhang smiled and said to everyone:

"In fact, what we sell in our shop is this new type of stove. We invented it after a long period of research and combined it with some advanced experience from abroad."

"This stove completely eliminates all the shortcomings of the commonly used fire pits, and also uses this special honeycomb coal. The fire can be controlled through the bottom stove cover, so it can burn for several days."

After saying this, he ordered people to take down all the steamers and iron pots, and use iron tongs to take out the burning honeycomb coal inside and show them to everyone.

When the onlookers heard that they could see some rare things, they all crowded forward to check them out. As for the fire pit and coal briquettes, everyone was fed up with the inconvenience.

But there is no other way in real life. If they want to cook in towns, burning coal briquettes is the cheapest way. If they buy wood, most families cannot afford it.

Now they hear that this good thing is better than a stove, which is indeed a great thing. As long as the price is right, they are willing to buy it.

"After our tests, this kind of honeycomb coal can burn for two hours. It can not only be used for cooking, frying vegetables, but also for boiling water. It is very convenient for ordinary people to use."

"The most important thing is that we designed an air vent under the stove. When we cook, we open it and the fire is very strong. The food can be cooked in more than ten minutes."

"But normally we don't need such a strong fire. We can just close the stove cover and let the temperature of the stove drop. Then a piece of honeycomb coal can burn for 4-6 hours and provide us with hot water all the time."

"I think everyone knows that taking a hot bath in winter is a luxury."

"Also, at night, you can just replace the honeycomb coal and keep the fire going until the next morning."

When everyone heard so many benefits, they were immediately stunned. If what Manager Zhang said was true, this was not just better than a stove, it was much better.

At this time, a middle-aged man asked, "Manager Zhang, how much does this stove cost? And how much does this so-called honeycomb coal cost?"

"This kind of stove costs half a dollar. As for honeycomb coal, we have roughly calculated that an ordinary family can use 100 dollars of honeycomb coal for cooking in a month, which is only the price of 15 kilograms of grain a month."

When people heard the price of the stove, they thought it was a bit too expensive. A poor family couldn't afford even half a dollar all at once. As for the price of honeycomb coal, it was acceptable. It was actually more cost-effective than burning honeycomb coal.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Shopkeeper Zhang continued, "In fact, the materials used in our furnace are very solid. Even if it burns for five years, it won't break down. It's just that the initial investment is a bit larger."

"But our boss has also provided a solution. Ordinary families who are really in financial difficulty can buy on credit. The money for the stove can be paid off in half a year or a year. As for honeycomb coal, you can buy it every two or three days."

"It only costs half a pound of grain to make honeycomb briquettes a day. For most people, burning coal balls costs more than that. Our honeycomb briquettes are easy to burn and cheap."