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

Next, he came to the test site, listened to a tester explain the operating principles, and then got on the bike and started pedaling. At first, he didn't dare to drive too fast because he was not familiar with it. After a few minutes, he released the handbrake and started riding directly.

About ten minutes later, he finally got off his bike with satisfaction. When he came back, he said loudly:

"This means of transportation is really great. I can pull such a heavy load and ride so fast without feeling any effort. It has a lot to do with the roads in this test site, but even if I'm only riding at half the speed, it's still acceptable. At least it's better than walking."

"Frontline combat troops can load food and ammunition onto it and pull it along. This is much more convenient than raising horses to pull carts. After all, raising war horses requires all sorts of fodder, which is a considerable expense. A bicycle like this only requires a bit of strength to operate."

"More importantly, this three-wheeled bicycle is easier to learn than a two-wheeled one. Even a novice who has never ridden one before can master the forward movement and steering in just two hours. It's practically tailor-made for the military."

Faced with the customer's praise, Kong Hao was secretly proud in his heart. He put a lot of thought into designing these bicycles.

There is no other way. China's industrial strength is too weak to produce a large number of transport trucks, and the roads are not good enough. We can only rely on this tricky method to solve the problem of rapid transportation of materials.

Of course, if we really consider transportation efficiency, tricycles are definitely not as good as military trucks, but they are also the most suitable means of transportation for us at present.

Next, Kong Hao called for two more motorcycles, one was a sidecar motorcycle and the other was a three-wheeled transport motorcycle. To be honest, these were considered modern and regular transport vehicles.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in addition to human-powered bicycles, we have also developed two other types of transport vehicles. I will not discuss the first one, but will now introduce the second one."

After hearing about the performance of the motorcycle tricycle, Director Tang was very tempted. However, he then remembered that it was a gasoline-powered vehicle. He immediately shook his head and said with a wry smile:

"Director Kong, the things are good when they arrive, especially the motorcycle tricycle at the back. It can carry a lot and is fast, but it consumes a lot of fuel."

"If we buy them back, it's like buying some uncles. As long as we start using them, we will burn money. It's better to buy more human-powered tricycles and just stock up on food."

In fact, Kong Hao had anticipated this problem a long time ago. He was not actually trying to sell this kind of oil-burning vehicle, but mainly wanted to sell some fuel.

During this period, he brought back a large amount of high-quality coal from the Kangaroo Country, which was much better than the one we used from Shanxi Province before. This simplified the processes in all aspects, and the output of coal-to-oil also increased sharply.

In addition, three new coal-to-oil production lines have been added to the industrial zone, bringing the monthly output of various oils to more than 8,000 tons. In addition to its own needs, a portion of the output can be sold to other parties to recover funds.

As far as he knew, the Fifth War Zone still had some mechanized equipment, such as tank units and military transport trucks, which all required gasoline and were imported from abroad at high prices, and the prices were extremely high.

Rather than letting foreigners make high profits, we might as well use the profits to develop our base. In any case, we cannot let those ruthless foreigners get away with it.

So, Kong Hao immediately started to deceive, no, he should have started to sell: "We have recently contacted some foreign companies and can get some fuel at a low price, which is enough to support the operation of a small number of mechanized troops."

"Come with me, I'll introduce you to some other things."

After saying that, he took the two of them to a small room where various glass bottles were placed to show the guests what was inside.

"This is the gun oil we usually use, this is lubricating oil, this is gasoline, this is diesel, and there are some other petroleum products."

"Because we purchase directly from foreign refineries, the price is relatively cheap, about 60% of the current market price."

Upon hearing that it only cost 60% of the price, Director Tang immediately ordered goods worth 50,000 oceans, mainly gasoline and gun oil, which are the two most commonly used. He would buy some of the others for testing, and then purchase in large quantities if the results were good.

After all, this kind of thing is a necessity, and it is all imported from abroad. In fact, the source of acquisition is very unstable. Now it is wartime, and it is easy for the Japanese to cut off the material transportation line. If the things cannot be imported, it will be a huge trouble for our troops.

It would be best if there were another purchasing channel now, and the price is only 60% of similar prices on the market. If the quality is similar, a lot of expenses can be saved.

Faced with this result, Kong Hao was also very happy. He sold goods worth 150,000 oceans in one go. This is not a small amount of money. After deducting all costs, he probably made a profit of 80,000 oceans.

And this is not normal, it is just an appetizer at most.

Next, the main course was served. Kong Hao took everyone to the shooting range, where weapons and equipment prepared for sale in the industrial zone were already prepared.

"Gentlemen, this is a Ma Sihuan rifle. I won't go into detail about its specific performance parameters. I guess you know them better than anyone else. Anyway, everyone who has used it says it's good, especially better than the Japanese Type 38 rifle."

When Director Tang and Commander Jiang saw the real purpose of their trip, they immediately picked up a rifle each and carefully checked it in their hands.

Both of them were veterans who had fought in the battlefield. They could confirm the performance of a rifle just by touching it with their hands. Then they came to the shooting range and pulled the trigger at the target in the distance.

After firing a magazine, Commander Jiang praised with satisfaction: "What a good gun, with a long range and great power. It is definitely much better than the Hanyang rifle equipped by our troops, and even better than the British 77 rifle."

"By the way, why do I feel like this rifle in my hand is easier to use than other rifles? What's going on?"

"Captain Jiang, our Ma Sihuan rifles were all imported before. They were developed based on the habits of foreigners. Foreigners are tall and strong, while we Chinese are generally thin and weak. It must be very difficult for us to use them."

"In foreign countries, the gun adapts to the person, but here we adapt to the gun. This will seriously affect our combat effectiveness. Because we have a production line at our base, many details can be fine-tuned. We can improve it based on the physique and habits of the Chinese people. It is no longer a traditional Ma Sihuan rifle."

At this time, Director Tang couldn't wait to ask: "Director Kong, what is the price of this rifle?"

"A rifle with a hundred rounds of ammunition would cost about thirty dollars."

Director Tang and Commander Jiang exchanged a glance, their excitement practically overflowing as they mentally exclaimed, "Weapons and equipment are still available at such bargain prices these days! We're going to make a killing this time."