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

"Brother Tongzi, please help me exchange 300 tons of steel. I want ordinary steel, not the best."

"Commander, there's something I'm not sure if I should say to you. I'm afraid you'll be a little sad if I tell you."

Kong Hao was a little surprised to hear the system's humane tone. He originally thought that the system was just an emotionless machine, but it seemed that he was wrong.

This is all because of the stereotype formed from reading novels in the previous life, which led to the fact that apart from exchanging things, I have never communicated with them, which led to the misunderstanding.

"Brother Tong, if you have anything to say, just tell me. We are brothers. Let's chat more when we have time. In this chaotic era, you are the only one who understands me."

"Well, Commander, actually, for the system, everything in World War II is the same. The energy consumed by the best and the worst is actually about the same."

"If we really want to make a comparison, the system actually consumes more energy to produce the inferior product. Don't you think this is just looking for trouble?"

"Also, you need to upgrade your system quickly. There will be a big surprise if you upgrade to the next level."

Even though he was despised by the system, Kong Hao was still very happy. His understanding of the system deepened a lot, and he became more and more looking forward to the next level system.

"Brother Tongzi, I understand. How many merit points do I need to exchange for 300 tons of the most advanced steel?"

"Commander, each ton of steel requires three merit points, for a total of nine hundred points."

Kong Hao also has his own plans for these steels. Although the arsenal already has a small arsenal, the output of more than 1,000 tons per month is indeed too low.

If 1.2 tons of steel are exchanged for the production of Mauser pistols, each Mauser pistol weighs a little over kilograms. If one ton is equivalent to pistols, tons can produce Mauser pistols. This is a terrifying number.

Of course, it would be a waste to use the best quality steel to produce these ordinary parts.

It should be used to produce parts that are prone to wear, such as the ejector pins of guns, the wheels of bicycles, or the power units of machinery and equipment.

At present, we use steel smelted by our own steel plant, and most other common parts are produced by small private workshops. We save as much as possible in common parts of the weapons we produce, and it doesn’t matter much even if they break down after a few years. By that time, our industrial strength will have made great progress.

According to the current needs of the arsenal, Kong Hao divided the 300 tons of steel into several batches and converted them into alloy steels for different uses.

Then he exchanged two hundred tons of refined copper ingots, consuming one thousand merit points.

These raw materials can be placed in the warehouse, and our comrades can transport them back to the base little by little using the method of ants moving house, which can also minimize the risks.

"Brother Tongzi, help me exchange for a production line that can produce various types of bearings, with an annual output of about five million sets."

"Commander, 3,000 merit points are required."

After seeing the price, Kong Hao nodded with satisfaction.

Bearings are known as the "joints of industry" and play a very important role in modern machinery and equipment. If our arsenal wants to develop its own equipment, it cannot do without high-performance bearings.

In fact, Kong Hao has wanted to exchange for this type of production line for a long time, but he has never found a suitable opportunity. Now is the right time.

However, he did not put such valuable things in the warehouse, but directly put them into the space. When he returned, he would find a way to take them out and transport them back not far from the base.

"Brother Tongzi, I also want to exchange for a steel plant with an annual output of 50,000 tons, an ore smelting plant, a fertilizer plant, a textile factory and a canning production line."

"Commander, all of these together will cost about 11,000 merit points."

As for why we need to exchange for the fertilizer plant, it is mainly to increase the grain production in the base. After all, we are already able to mass-produce ammonia. With the expansion of production capacity, it will definitely not be used up in the production of explosives. It can be used to produce fertilizer powder and increase grain production.

If more grain is produced, the soldiers can have enough food, which can also directly improve the production capacity of the troops.

As for the canning production line, it is mainly because with the booming breeding industry in the base, a lot of meat cannot be eaten all at once. If it is used to dry and make bacon, it will take too much time and it is not easy to preserve.

It would be best if they could be canned. We could set up a large farm in the primeval forest near the arsenal.

"Brother Tongzi, please help me exchange for a small sulfa tablet synthesis production line. The annual output should be around 50 tons. Also, purchase 50 tons of related synthetic raw materials."

In fact, with the current chemical conditions of the arsenal, it can already provide some raw materials for chemical synthesis, but these are still far from enough, and they can only be exchanged through the system as an emergency measure.

"Commander, I need 10,000 merit points."

"Okay, that's all for now. Put all the machinery and equipment except the textile factory into the space, and help me calculate how many merit points are needed in total."

"Yes, Commander. A total of points of merit are required, and there are still points left."

Seeing that his merit points had shrunk by half in an instant, Kong Hao could only sigh that merit points really could not be spent. At the same time, he also looked forward to the functions after the system upgrade.

However, most of the exchange has been done, and we will find ways to exchange other items if needed. Now that the transportation line is opened, everything will be easy.

However, it is too difficult to earn these merit points, and everything requires improving one's own industrial strength.

After doing all this, he took the deposit certificates and opened several safe deposit boxes in banks in Eagle Country and Bull Country.

So many materials have to be released in batches. With the capacity of our current transportation lines, we can only transport about 20 tons at a time. It is safer to transport them in small batches and multiple times.

The things they have exchanged now are enough for them to transport for a year or so, and they can just replenish the stock when they have time in the future.

After doing all this, Kong Hao was not idle either. He asked our intelligence personnel and Dafengtang to keep an eye on the movements of the Japanese devils.

The next day, specific news came back. It turned out that a Japanese major general in charge of logistics came to Tianjin from his homeland for inspection.

This was mainly because the fire set by Zhou Baoguo and others burned a large amount of supplies stored in the enemy's warehouse, which had a great impact on the Japanese front-line combat troops. This major general named Takahashi came to investigate the situation on the orders of the Prime Minister.