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

Director Tang is also a man who is good at socializing. Otherwise, it would not be his turn to come here to purchase supplies. Now that he saw that the people sent by the Eighth Route Army were acquaintances, he immediately said:

"Hello, Director Kong. I am the Director of the Logistics Department of the Fifth War Zone Headquarters. I am here on the orders of Commander Li to discuss the purchase of supplies."

"Director Tang, that's fine. Since we're all acquaintances, there's no need to discuss it. When you purchase supplies later, I'll give you the biggest discount within my authority."

After hearing this, Director Tang and Captain Jiang felt very happy, especially Captain Jiang. He had witnessed Kong Hao's generosity and he still remembered it vividly.

Kong Hao actually wanted to sell a large amount of military supplies to the Gui army at a low price, and the two sides hit it off.

The Gui army was also very decisive in fighting the Japanese devils. They could be considered an elite force that was good at fighting. The reputation of the wolf soldiers was forged by stepping on the corpses of the Japanese devils.

If we can improve the weapons and equipment level of the Gui army, we can at least tie down a large number of elite Japanese troops and effectively reduce the pressure on our base. This is also a win-win situation.

Similarly, selling weapons and equipment at low prices to the Sichuan Army, Guangdong Army, Shaanxi Army and even the Northeast Army was all for the purpose of better eliminating the Japanese devils. Only when the domestic army is united can more enemies be eliminated and more civilians be rescued.

Next, Kong Hao took the two to a product display site outside the town so that buyers could clearly and intuitively experience the functions of the products.

The first to appear were two tricycles, each equipped with a heavy machine gun and a mortar, including all ammunition.

Upon seeing this, Commander Jiang immediately spoke up, "Captain Kong, are you prepared to sell us these heavy machine guns and mortars? These are rare heavy weapons, exactly what our troops desperately need. However, you need to give us a better price. After all, we simply can't afford them if they're too expensive."

After hearing this, Director Tang nodded quickly. In this situation, with the relationship with Captain Jiang, he could definitely get a more favorable price. Even if he bargained too hard and caused the other party to be unhappy, it would not be too late for him to come out and smooth things over.

These days, the Gui army is living a tight life, and purchasing arms has always been the biggest expense. If they can buy weapons and ammunition at a low enough price, then their future life will be much better.

Kong Hao was a little amused and embarrassed, so he quickly explained: "Actually, what I want to show you two is this special tricycle. The rear cargo box of this tricycle is reinforced and raised, and it can carry 500 kilograms of cargo at a time."

"Your troops often use the Maxim heavy machine gun. All its accessories weigh about 100 kilograms. Add in 3,000 rounds of heavy machine gun ammunition, and that's almost 100 kilograms as well."

"Our specially designed three-wheeled transport vehicle can carry a heavy machine gun and its accompanying ammunition, plus a secondary gunner. If the road is easy to navigate, we can take turns riding. If we encounter a steep slope or a muddy road, one person can ride in front while the other pushes from behind."

"This method not only allows for the rapid transport of heavy equipment, but also saves manpower, achieving multiple goals at one stroke."

"Our troops often march slowly because it's difficult to transport heavy weapons, which slows down the overall marching speed of the troops."

Upon hearing about the benefits of this tricycle, Captain Jiang's eyes suddenly lit up. This is really a good thing for fast marching, especially suitable for light infantry like them who only rely on their two legs to march.

If an infantry company had two vehicles, they could put all the heavy machine guns and ammunition on them, and then two people could push them. This would save a lot of trouble.

So he couldn't wait to ask, "Captain Kong, how much is one of these special tricycles? If the price is right, we can buy some. It would be best if a regiment could have 45 of them. This would greatly increase both the mobilization of supplies and the marching speed."

After hearing this, Director Tang was also very excited. If the troops were equipped with more of these bicycles, it would indeed increase the marching speed, provided that the price was cheap enough.

They also knew the benefits of equipping the army with bicycles, but at present China basically imports them from outside, and local bicycle brands have not developed at all. The most crucial thing is that our domestic steel production is too small, and most of it is used to make military supplies. Non-essential items such as bicycles cannot be allocated much steel production capacity.

Even if some bicycles were managed to be produced, they would only be toys for the young men and women of wealthy families, and the army would not be able to equip them in large quantities.

As for our industrial zone, there is no shortage of minerals, and they are high-quality iron ore, which is extremely easy to smelt. We can even save transportation costs within the industrial zone.

As for rubber, Kong Hao uses his connections to purchase large quantities from Southeast Asia and then ships it back to China, so there will be no shortage in the short term. This allows us to reduce production costs to a minimum.

Now the number of bicycles in our base has reached an astonishing number, which even affects all aspects of people's lives. Factory workers ride bicycles to and from get off work every day, and if people want to go to a town farther away, they basically choose to take a modified tricycle.

There are even some remote rural areas where, after the roads are built, local specialties from the village can be transported out by tricycles and sold at a good price in the county town or town.

In the past, if you wanted to walk from a small mountain village to the county town carrying supplies, it would take at least ten hours. Many people set out at night and had to walk at night to reach the city. Most people simply could not bear this hardship.

Basically, some local specialties are sold to caravans, so the price is naturally very low. However, if people in the city buy them from caravans, the price is extremely high.

Now with convenient and fast bicycles, if a village has five or six, it can send young and strong men to use their abundant physical strength to quickly deliver the goods in the village to the city and sell them at a good price.

Ordinary people in the city can also enjoy high-quality and low-priced goods. With the money they used to be able to buy only one item, they can now buy two or even three items. Both the production and consumption ends can get great benefits. This is the benefit of smooth logistics.

As a result, the economy became active again, and people had spare money, so they started to think about buying industrial products that they had never been able to afford before.

For example, every household must have a kettle. Combined with the stove and honeycomb coal produced in our industrial zone, the whole family can drink hot water frequently.

In fact, most ordinary people understand very well the benefits of drinking hot water regularly, which can reduce illness. However, before, people could not even get enough to eat, and they worried about what to eat for three meals a day. Who would care about these things? The top priority was to survive.

There are also water bottles that can be carried on the back and produced in industrial areas. When ordinary people go to work in the fields, they can fill a pot with boiling water. When they are tired from work, they can pick it up and drink it at any time. It is very delicious.