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

The person who asked the questions was a distant cousin of Brother Liao. The two families didn't interact much, but for the future of his children, he was willing to give it all.

The old patriarch also spoke at the right time: "Big son, our village has been making a living by fishing for generations. There is not even a scholar, and we have always lived in poverty. Now you are working with the army, which is considered promising. As long as it does not affect you, I will help you in any way I can."

"It was better before. No matter how tough the world was, we could always get by. But now the Japanese are here, and everything has changed."

"These damn beasts are simply not human beings. They are burning, killing and looting everywhere. And those traitors are also accomplices of the tigers, bullying and dominating the market. We really can't survive anymore."

Hearing everyone say this, Brother Liao felt relieved. In fact, this was exactly what he wanted. He smiled and said to everyone:

"In fact, this is what I want to tell you today. I have received a notice from my superiors that cargo ships will often come to our sea area to unload cargo in the future. When the time comes, we will be notified to use small fishing boats to transport the cargo to the shore."

"According to the regulations of our superiors, the personnel involved in the transportation can receive 10 kilograms of food each time, and can also have two meals and one to two cans of meat per person during the transportation period."

"Grandpa, uncles and aunts, this is what I think. The world is in a difficult situation right now, and everyone is having a hard time. I hope to help as much as I can."

"Next time there is a mission, I will take some people to carry the supplies according to the number of people specified by the superiors. But it is best to take turns, one person from each family, and they must be young and strong."

"In addition to contributing to the army, we can also bring some food back to supplement our family's income. It kills two birds with one stone and allows everyone to live a good life."

"Also, if there are any family members who are joining the main force or the guerrillas, all their rewards will be doubled."

"Okay, that's it. We totally agree."

When everyone present heard Brother Liao’s proposal, they all thought it was a great idea as it took all aspects into consideration.

In fact, these are all Kong Hao's suggestions. His main purpose is to allow ordinary people to get more benefits, especially those who truly fight the Japanese and truly support our troops. They should be given priority.

In addition, ordinary people whose family members have joined our army should be given priority so that no one has to worry. Comrades who died on the battlefield should be sent food, vegetables and meat every month. We must never let the heroes shed blood and tears.

To put it bluntly, our troops used to have nothing. Even if we wanted to take care of others, it would be like a cook without rice.

However, now that we can bring back a large amount of supplies from abroad, in addition to storing most of them for emergency use, it is also appropriate to set aside a small portion as a reward to the people. After all, the support of the people is the foundation for the development and growth of our troops.

Now that we have dealt with things here, let's take a look at the industrial zone in the core of the base. A big incident happened recently, which even alarmed Minister Zhang, asking him to rush over from the headquarters.

As soon as Minister Zhang arrived at the industrial zone, he couldn't wait to ask: "Xiao Kong, where is the nugget gold you mentioned? Take me to see it quickly. I can't wait any longer."

"Minister Zhang, it's in the testing room. I'll take you there right away."

The cause of this incident was that Kong Hao transported back a large amount of gold ore through the space gate, and then buried all the ore on a mountain a little far away from the industrial zone. He also used the system to transform many of the originally refined gold bars into natural gold nuggets and scattered them in the mine.

Then the next day he took people out to check the terrain and pretended to have accidentally discovered several large natural gold nuggets, which immediately made everyone go crazy with joy.

Afterwards, Kong Hao quickly transferred an infantry battalion from the industrial zone guard force, surrounded several nearby mountains, and set them all as military restricted areas. He then mobilized a large number of prospectors and mining personnel to come here to confirm the specific situation.

The reason why we attach so much importance to it is because a gold mine was discovered here. This is a gold mine. Once it is refined, it can be turned into hard currency gold. Our Eighth Route Army's industry is developing rapidly and we need huge amounts of funds. We didn't expect that a pie would fall from the sky and hit us directly in our mouths.

The most crucial thing is that the location where this gold mine was discovered is in the heart of our base, which is our key defense area. This can save a lot of trouble.

Although some people have raised doubts about how such a place could produce gold mines of such quality, the ore excavated from the site was only tested with detailed equipment and was found to be indeed gold ore of very high quality.

Ultimately, we can only attribute it to the wonders of nature and the blessings of our ancestors, who, under such circumstances, gave us such a precious gift.

This matter was reported through various levels and finally reached Minister Zhang, which led to the scene mentioned above.

When the two arrived at the testing site, the laboratory staff were already ready. The first thing that came into view was the large piece of gold nugget. The irregular shape was so cute in Minister Zhang's eyes.

Kong Hao was also a smart guy. He quickly ran over to take out the gold nugget and handed it to Minister Zhang. This kind of thing can only be felt by handling it personally.

Sure enough, even Minister Zhang, who was in a high position of power, felt a heavy feeling from the item in his hand. To be honest, he had come into contact with many gold bars before, but they were all refined pieces. The heaviest was just a large yellow croaker, weighing about ten taels. How could it be as attractive as the nugget gold in front of him.

Then, he asked curiously, "Xiao Kong, how heavy is this nugget of gold?"

"1842.24 grams. This is the heaviest piece we have found at the site so far. There are some smaller ones left, and we have melted them into gold bars."

Faced with this way of handling, Minister Zhang nodded with satisfaction. What are circulating on the market now are large yellow croaker and small yellow croaker gold bars. Natural gold nuggets like this are not actually circulated except for their good looks.

It's impossible to cut a piece of it to pay for the next purchase.

The most important thing now is to transform these environments into resources, into guns, ammunition or other military supplies to enhance the strength of the troops.

Although the Eighth Route Army's two major industrial zones can produce large quantities of guns, ammunition and various industrial products every day, these all require a lot of money to maintain, especially various raw materials, which require huge amounts of money.

Fortunately, some time ago, a large number of wild animals regularly emerged in major bases, providing our troops with a large amount of meat. By eating more meat, they ate less staple food, which solved a big problem.

Now a large gold mine has been discovered, which can be regarded as a double happiness and a blessing from God.

Minister Zhang was also very surprised to hear that the gold nugget in his hand weighed more than three pounds. This kind of thing is really rare. The usual gold nuggets are considered good if they are as big as a thumb.

But these things are all unexpected surprises. Although three kilograms of gold is worth some money, the next things are the highlight.

"Xiao Kong, melt this one too. It actually takes up space if it's left there. By the way, how did you test the composition of the gold ore? And how much is the reserve?"