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

Faced with these two questions, Kong Hao did not rush to answer, but turned around and said:

"Engineer Jiang, come here and tell Minister Zhang about the results of your team's testing."

I saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses coming over with various test data in his hands. After he arrived, he replied excitedly:

"My two leaders, according to tests, the gold content of this batch of ore can reach up to 9 grams per ton, and generally around 4-5 grams, which is considered high-grade ore. As for the reserves, the complete ore vein has not yet been figured out. From past experience, we know that it is no problem to dig up more than ten tons of gold."

"Okay, very good, you go ahead and do your work."

"By the way, Xiao Kong, I want to hear your thoughts on this gold mine."

Faced with this situation, Kong Hao had already put forward the plan he had prepared.

"This can be considered as God's blessing. He let us find this good thing at this critical moment. It just happened to solve a big problem for us. With the support of a large amount of gold, our industry can also develop rapidly."

"I suggest that we mobilize a large number of miners from other bases to come here and mine this gold mine with all our strength. If we process one ton of ore, we can get ten grams of gold. If we can easily process five hundred tons of ore a day, that would be five kilograms, which is not a small amount."

"Besides, this place is relatively hidden. I plan to open a branch base here, move some less important factories here, and build a thermal power station at the same time. This way, I can kill two birds with one stone."

After hearing this, Minister Zhang couldn't help but nodded. This was similar to the result discussed by the heads of the headquarters, which was to use this period of time to fully mine and use it to enhance our economic strength.

But then he continued, "Xiao Kong, your family has recently brought back a lot of supplies from abroad, including food, canned food, cloth, and various smelted ingots. This is a great help to us."

"At the same time, we have also sold a large number of sulfa tablets and a small amount of penicillin during this period. Funds are no longer so tight, so the leaders decided to take out 500 kilograms of gold and transfer it to your family through your channels."

"Although this gold is not enough to pay for the materials you brought back, it is a token of our appreciation. When the materials we produce can be sold abroad, we will find a way to settle the rest."

After hearing this, Kong Hao hurriedly said, "Minister Zhang, don't worry about it. Besides, these materials are donated by a large number of overseas Chinese. They are used to fight the Japanese. This is what we should do. Only when the motherland is strong can we hold our heads high and be human beings abroad. Those arrogant foreigners will not bully us at will."

Minister Zhang smiled and then said, "Even if the supplies are donated by others, it costs money to rent cargo ships, recruit seafarers, and ship fuel and various taxes back from abroad."

"And this kind of thing will continue in the future. We don't want foreign patriots to go bankrupt because of supporting our country to fight the Japanese invaders. It's just that our current strength is limited, otherwise we should give more."

"Well, in that case, I won't refuse. Let's take the gold back with us when the next shipment arrives."

At this moment, Kong Hao showed a bitter face. Well, now we have to get the gold back and find a way to subsidize our troops quietly. It's really a bit ridiculous.

But he suddenly thought of something and said quickly:

"By the way, there is also a huge demand for some handicrafts, tea, raw silk, pig bristles, tung oil, and tungsten ore abroad, and the prices are very high. We also need to find a way to transport them to the coast and bring them back on board the ship."

"Also, the military supplies we produced and stockpiled before can be distributed to coastal areas in batches. Right now, things are not peaceful abroad. Sandezi is currently frantically bombing the Niu Niu country. The prices of all military supplies are skyrocketing. We can definitely take advantage of this opportunity to make some money."

"By the way, we will proceed with the barter method. Our family will send someone to discuss the specific details with us."

After hearing this, Minister Zhang's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "It's best not to do this. Only when there is both buying and selling can the cooperation last long. We don't have to worry about receiving too much materials every day, which will damage the interests of our compatriots overseas."

Minister Zhang was in a good mood having just learned about a matter of concern, and the two continued their chat.

"By the way, Minister Zhang, we also found a small silver mine nearby. The quality is quite good and the reserves are not bad. We can mine it and provide funds for the troops."

“Although the quantity is small, the quality is good. It is no problem to mine five tons a month.”

After hearing this, Minister Zhang could only nod his head repeatedly. This was also a good thing. Although it was not as valuable as a gold mine, it was also money. It could even be used to produce oceans. It was the foundation of an army.

One ton of pure silver can produce about 40,000 taels of silver, and five tons can produce 200,000 taels of silver, which is not a small amount of money.

Next, the two left the place and returned to the industrial area for a tour.

Minister Zhang is a very busy man. Our troops are now launching attacks in various places, and the logistics department is extremely busy every day. Whether it is allocating supplies or receiving spoils, these all require a large amount of manpower and time. He is almost busy around the clock. This time he has finally come here, he must take a good look at the development of the industrial zone.

For the sake of confidentiality, the arsenal is called Base No. 1, and this side is called Base No. 2. The specific place names basically will not appear in the corresponding documents, so as to avoid being noticed by the Japanese's ubiquitous spies.

The two first came to the precision instrument research department, where Kong Hao introduced it in detail:

"Commander, this is the precision instrument research and development department we recently established. It mainly uses our existing conditions to develop some equipment suitable for our troops. The current research focus is on military telescopes."

"You must be aware that what our troops are most in need of right now is various telescopes. Except for the special operations team and some special forces, only battalion commanders and instructors are qualified to be equipped with telescopes in the main force."

"And most of them are telescopes captured from the Japanese. To be honest, the performance of telescopes produced by the Japanese is really mediocre. I have had enough of it."

Minister Zhang couldn't help but smile when he heard Kong Hao's angry words. He looked at the person in front of him. Only then did he realize that the person in front of him was just a young man in his twenties, who was at the age of youth and passion.

Being the chief consultant of the Arsenal is an honor and carries great power, but it is also a shackle that locks this talented young man in place, making him unable to move for a moment.