Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 76 Is Commander Li in trouble?
"Old Zhang, look at you, you're such a money-grubber."

Seeing Zhang Wanhe's eyes light up, Li Yunlong said disdainfully, "If I come here with my hands bare, are you going to kick me out?"

"Hahaha." Zhang Wanhe laughed. "Not at all, not at all. You, Commander Li, are a capable man. If I drive you away, wouldn't that be like driving away my god of wealth?"

“Every time I came to the logistics department before, you, Old Zhang, would say I was shameless. Now you call me a god of wealth. Your attitude has changed too quickly.” Li Yunlong said with disdain again.

"Haha." Zhang Wanhe laughed again and said, "As the old saying goes, 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation.'"

"Old Zhang, don't take advantage of my lack of education and inability to understand your fancy words." Li Yunlong stopped arguing with Zhang Wanhe and said, "Let me have a few words with Brother Li alone first."

"Alright, alright, go ahead and tell me, I won't bother you." Zhang Wanhe nodded, eagerly waiting, wondering to himself what Li Yunlong would bring back this time—sugar, money, or food...

Ugh, just thinking about this food gives Zhang Wanhe a headache.

Those animals in the New Second Regiment are really eating too much. Once the cannonballs for the Hell Cannon are made, the combat troops must be made to grab as much food as possible as soon as possible, otherwise they will run out of food.

Li Muzhi was pulled aside by Li Yunlong, who asked with a grin, "Brother, I remember you said before that once the shells for the Hell Cannon were made, you were going to give me a job. What kind of job is it? Can you tell me about it in advance?"

"Commander Li, what troubles you?" Li Muzhi could tell that Li Yunlong needed something from him.

He had only just received the shell test data and hadn't even had a chance to look at it yet, but he was already asking about the job so impatiently; there must be some difficulties.

"Brother, to tell you the truth, this time in order to get more stuff for your arsenal, I dealt with the Japanese a bit too harshly outside, and the brigade commander was very angry..." Li Yunlong's attitude was: I made this mistake for your arsenal, and you, Brother Li, can't be unreasonable.

Before Li Yunlong could finish speaking, Li Muzhi laughed and said, "If I'm not mistaken, did your brigade commander confiscate your Hell Cannon?"

Li Muzhi knew Li Yunlong's character all too well.

If he doesn't cause trouble after being given four shells, is he still Li Yunlong?

However, Li Muzhi was still very curious.

What exactly did Li Yunlong do this time that made the brigade commander so angry that he confiscated his hell cannon?

“Brother, your mind is different from ordinary people. You saw it at a glance.” Li Yunlong didn’t hide his feelings and nodded, continuing to pour his emotions onto Li Muzhi, “Brother, I did all this for the construction of your arsenal. Brother, I’m suffering. The brigade commander doesn’t understand me. You must understand me more.”

"Commander Li, can you tell me what you did on this trip?" Li Muzhi asked.

"I didn't do anything special. I just went to Ping'an County to get some copper wire and copper billets for the arsenal, and some acidic liquid. The brigade commander said it was industrial acid, but I don't know what industrial acid is..." Li Yunlong didn't finish his sentence.

Li Muzhi was pleasantly surprised: "Do you really have copper wire, copper billets, and industrial acid?"

In Li Muzhi's mind, even if the locomotive could be converted into a power source, the power would be too strong and could not be wasted.

Therefore, Li Mu will later connect a generator to the engine of the vehicle and also make a battery to store the electricity.

Copper wire is an essential material for generators.

Industrial acids, such as sulfuric acid, can be used as electrolytes. Nitric acid can be used to make explosives.

Even hydrochloric acid or other acids have applications in the military industry.

In short, our arsenal is not capable of producing industrial acid on its own, so Li Yunlong's ability to seize industrial acid is of great significance.

Seeing Li Muzhi's delighted expression, Li Yunlong once again played the emotional card: "Brother, you have no idea, I risked disobeying orders to help you get this copper wire and copper billet industrial acid. Brother, when my brigade commander arrives, you have to say a few words for me."

“Commander Li, in principle, it’s not appropriate for me, as a logistics officer, to interfere in the internal affairs of your combat units,” Li Muzhi said to Li Yunlong with a smile. “However, considering that you have also contributed to the construction of the arsenal, I will have a good talk with your brigade commander.”

"Hahaha." Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately beamed with joy, "I knew I hadn't mistaken you for a brother. No doubt about it, brother, just for the fact that you were able to help me in a critical moment, from now on, whenever we go out on missions, if there's anything the arsenal can use, I'll risk disobeying orders again to go and get it back for you."

Li Muzhi glanced at Li Yunlong and thought to himself, "As expected of you, Old Li. This is just an excuse for you to disobey orders in the future."

Of course, Li Muzhi couldn't let the conversation become dull, so he smiled and said, "Commander Li, let me also make a statement to you: as long as it's for the sake of military industry construction, if you make a mess and your brigade commander can't cover it up, I'll cover for you."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong's eyes immediately narrowed into slits with a smile.

What the brigade commander couldn't handle, Li Muzhi could!

what does that mean!
This means that I can do whatever I want when I go out in the future.

As for the brigade commander, well, he can't control him either... cough cough, right, speaking of the brigade commander, there's something else I haven't mentioned.

Li Yunlong immediately said to Li Muzhi, "Brother, can you tell me what kind of job you're going to give me?"

"We'll steal the Japanese locomotives and convert them into power sources for our arsenal," Li Muzhi said.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong's eyes widened: "What? Steal the Japanese train?"

Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong burst into laughter and said, "I'm interested in this. To be honest, I've been thinking about it. Even if you don't give me this job, I'll find a way to get you two Japanese locomotives."

"Commander Li, although I don't understand warfare, I know that seizing a locomotive is not so easy. You still need to be careful..." Li Muzhi reminded him.

"Brother, when it comes to military industrial construction, I can't even compare to a hair on your head. As for fighting and looting, I'm not bragging, but as long as there's enough shell for this Hell Cannon, there's no locomotive I can't steal!" Li Yunlong patted his chest and boasted.

"Haha." Li Muzhi laughed. "Alright, once the shells are made and supplied to you, I'll be waiting for your good news."

"Brother, there's something else I need to talk to you about beforehand; it concerns our brigade commander."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

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