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

After hearing this, Kong Hao quickly got on his special motorcycle and headed to the industrial zone office. Generally, if there was nothing big, Director Ren would not look for him.

When we arrived, Director Ren smiled and said, "Xiao Kong, Minister Zhang sent a telegram saying that the Fifth War Zone will send someone over this afternoon to discuss the purchase of supplies with us. We know the situation best here, so we're sending you to meet them."

"Besides, we don't have much experience in how to sell many things at a reasonable price. If you take charge, everyone will feel at ease."

"Let's follow the old rules. Your publicly announced position will be Director of the Materials Coordination Department, responsible for all external affairs."

"That's no problem. I'll go prepare it later. You know, the economic strength of the Guangxi Army is not comparable to that of the Sichuan Army. This time we have to sell them more things. Such good opportunities don't come often. I'm also planning to build a material transportation channel in Guangxi Province to transport supplies back from abroad."

"Okay then, I'll leave this matter to you. If you need any cooperation from me, just tell me directly."

In the afternoon, someone came from the Gui army. He was a director of the logistics department of the war zone. He was Commander Li's confidant, otherwise it would not be his turn to discuss the procurement matters this time.

This was also the case some time ago when we provided a large amount of weapons and equipment to other local forces, especially the Ma Sihuan rifle, which is deeply loved by all Chinese soldiers.

Commander Li was extremely jealous when he saw that other troops were able to obtain a large amount of weapons and equipment at extremely low prices. His own troops also needed a large amount of weapons and ammunition. Only after the strength of his troops was improved could he better fight against the Japanese.

In today's China, except for the Central Army, other local forces have to find their own equipment. The equipment allocated by the government is estimated to be less than half of the troops' needs. The rest are either weapons and equipment captured from the enemy. This is why all local armies in China like to clean up the battlefield.

It’s a pity that in many cases, it is difficult for our troops to completely wipe out an entire Japanese army. Even if we mobilize one or two brigades, we may not be able to completely wipe out an entire Japanese battalion, and the weapons and equipment actually captured are very few.

Another thing is to purchase weapons and equipment. You can do it on the black market or import them from abroad. It depends on your respective strengths.

Now we know that the Eighth Route Army can purchase a large amount of cheap supplies. This is a great blessing for the local troops who are struggling to resist the Japanese attacks.

However, the detailed address of our industrial zone is strictly confidential. It is impossible to let people from other forces know it except our own people. Therefore, at Kong Hao's suggestion, we chose a small town far away from the industrial zone as the exhibition site for all our industrial products.

Whenever someone comes to buy supplies, they will be brought to this small town. Ordinary people will be contacted by special staff, but as long as a big force comes, Kong Hao will basically come forward to receive them, in order to sell more various industrial products.

In fact, with the overall industrial strength of our current base, the various industrial products produced can not only meet our own needs, but also be sold in large quantities. In addition to enhancing the strength of other Chinese armies, we can also obtain development funds, which is of great benefit to the entire country.

After all, it costs money to produce these things. If you only use them yourself and cannot get a lot of money from outside, it will be difficult to expand the scale.

At this time in Lingxi Town, Director Tang of the Gui Army's Logistics Department was discussing matters with the accompanying guard, Captain Jiang.

"Captain Jiang, I heard you've dealt with the Eighth Route Army before. This time, the headquarters specially sent you to lead a guard company to escort me here. Maybe we can use your connections. After all, it's easier to get things done if you have acquaintances. Maybe we can even get a discount on our purchases."

"Although our Guangxi clique is large and powerful, we have recently fought several tough battles with large Japanese forces and suffered heavy losses. We are in urgent need of replenishing various supplies and a large amount of weapons and ammunition to restore our strength."

"However, this kind of thing needs to be done quietly and privately. We can't publicize it too much. After all, the government certainly won't like us doing this. It's best to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future."

Commander Jiang smiled wryly and said, "Last time, our regiment had a skirmish with a battalion of Japanese soldiers. If Captain Kong hadn't happened to be passing by with his men and decisively helped us, I would have died a heroic death."

"I owe him such a big favor. This time Commander Li wants to send someone to the Eighth Route Army, and I volunteered because I hope to meet my benefactor and express my gratitude in person. I just don't know if this opportunity will come again."

"Captain Jiang, don't be discouraged. From your description, I'm sure this Captain Kong is no ordinary man. Once we complete this mission, we'll mention him to the Eighth Route Army. It should be easy to find him."

"But this trip to the Eighth Route Army base was an eye-opener for me. The economic development here is really good. Most of the people have rosy complexions, which is a sign of adequate nutrition. They need to eat meat regularly to maintain this."

"And all the people are beaming with happiness. You can't see that anywhere else. Many places are struggling to get enough food, and it's all because of those damned Japanese devils."

Captain Jiang also echoed, "That's right. Everything here is so harmonious. It would be great if the whole of China could be like this."

"This time we must purchase more advanced weapons and equipment to equip our troops, so that we can destroy more enemies on the battlefield in the future and let the world see the power of our Gui army."

"Oh, right. On our way here, we noticed many people had bicycles, including a three-wheeled, human-powered bicycle. I think the Eighth Route Army should be able to mass-produce them."

"I see that too. This bicycle is a great tool. It can transport both goods and people. Especially a three-wheeled bicycle, which can easily carry hundreds of kilograms of cargo. It's exactly what our army needs."

"When we discuss this with the person in charge later, if the price is right, we can definitely purchase a large quantity to improve our logistics and material transportation capabilities."

While the two were talking, Kong Hao walked in and introduced himself:

"Hello, I'm the director of the base's supplies preparation department. My last name is Kong."

Before he finished speaking, a voice came over immediately, the tone full of great surprise:

"Captain Kong, it's really you, that's great!"

Kong Hao felt that the voice sounded familiar, and he quickly looked over and saw that it was indeed an acquaintance, so he greeted him warmly:

"Captain Jiang, it's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect to meet you here. It's really fate."