Chapter 364 The importance of honeycomb (4,000 words)
When Liu Gen woke up at five o'clock in the morning, he was still a little confused. After washing his face with cold water, he felt much more awake.
It's the second half of November and winter is coming. Liu Gen, who stays in the lathe department, doesn't feel much change. The lathe department is very busy every day, not to mention the temperature. Staying in the lathe department, Liu Gen
I can't feel the slightest chill at all.
Only when he washed his face with cold water every morning, Liu Gen could feel the chill of winter. After washing quickly, he tightened his clothes. They had not changed them for a few days and looked a little shabby. The time for washing every morning was no longer
During the time Liu Gen enjoyed it, the water temperature was too low and too cool.
Even if the water stored in the lathe department does not freeze, the water temperature is still inevitably low, but in a state of exhaustion, only such cold enough water can make everyone sober.
After arriving at the arsenal, Liu Gen didn't bring much clothes. He only had two sets of clothes, one thin and one thick. In winter, Liu Gen naturally needed to wear thick clothes. They said they were thick clothes, but actually
It's not that thick either.
Every winter, various units of the Eighth Route Army replenish winter clothing for soldiers. However, due to lack of supplies, not many cotton-padded clothes can be distributed to each unit.
When fighting the Japs on the front line, the woolen coats seized from the Japs will be distributed to the soldiers as soon as possible, and the excess will be handed over. After previously capturing the Japs’ military uniforms and woolen coats on the battlefield, all of them will be handed over.
Centralized distribution after handover, but there are certain hidden dangers in doing so. There have been many situations where Japanese reinforcements arrived and could only burn the supplies.
In order to avoid this situation from happening, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters changed its previous practice and distributed the seized materials as soon as possible. Unless there were excess materials, they would not be handed over. The Japanese military uniforms and woolen cloths were handed over.
The coats will be bleached and dyed in the quilt factory before being distributed to the troops.
The quilt factory can produce only a limited number of cups and clothing every year, and the materials purchased from the masses are not many. In this era, the masses do not have many materials. In order to ensure the supply of materials for the quilt factory, the soldiers can only go to the Japanese
Or purchase supplies in areas occupied by the national army to ensure that the quilt factory can produce enough quilts and clothing.
Harvesting supplies in areas occupied by the Japanese army is okay when the relationship between the two parties is good, but when relations are tense, it is naturally impossible to purchase supplies. As for purchasing supplies in areas occupied by the Japanese army, it can only be done each time
A small amount of acquisitions should not be made too frequently, otherwise it will be easy for the Japanese to see some clues.
Every year when the quilt factory sent soldiers to secretly purchase supplies in the Japanese-occupied areas, soldiers would be discovered by the Japanese, or even ambushed. In order to ensure the supply of quilts and clothing to each army, the quilt factory also tried every means, but
Even so, the annual output of quilt factories is still limited.
No, as winter enters, the quilts that the quilt factory should send to the arsenal have not been delivered yet.
Liu Gen did not have a change of clothes, so he could only work in his only cotton-padded coat. He hoped that the quilt factory could send the cotton-padded coat early so that he could change his clothes. In the arsenal, there were many people in the same situation as Liu Gen.
I don’t know how long the cotton-padded clothes on the foreman’s body have been worn for, at least Liu Gen has never seen him change them.
It's good to stay in the lathe department. With the presence of machine tools, the temperature in the lathe department is still very high, so everyone doesn't feel too cold when working. But other departments in the arsenal are not as comfortable as the lathe department, and there are not many other departments.
With all the machinery and equipment, it is naturally impossible to keep warm.
As for making fires to keep warm, it's not to that extent yet. If the cold is really severe, then the arsenal will definitely make fires to keep people warm so that everyone won't freeze.
When he came to the lathe department, Liu Gen could see that some workers from other departments also came to the lathe department. They found some open space and tried to get as close as possible to the lathe department so that they could stay warm while working.
Looking at the workers surrounding the lathe department, Liu Gen fell silent, and his eyes were a little sour. Working in the arsenal was too hard and the conditions were too harsh. But in this environment, the arsenal's
The workers and experts all worked hard to persevere. No matter how difficult the conditions were, no one left.
At this time, Liu Gen seemed to understand why he could drive the Japanese back to his hometown. With so many rear personnel working hard to support the frontline fighting, how could the battle be lost? With so many people working hard for this country, how could this country not?
What about Rise?
Quickly walking into the lathe department, Liu Gen did not dare to continue looking at the workers surrounding the lathe department. He felt that if he looked again, he might not be able to control his emotions.
When Liu Gen walked into the lathe department, he found that everyone in the lathe department was a little silent. Everyone who usually laughed and laughed at work could no longer be happy at this time. Seeing the people surrounding the lathe department, what did everyone do?
Can you be happy?
After carefully checking each machine tool in the lathe department, Liu Gen quickly searched in the reputation mall. Soon he found what he wanted, honeycomb briquette production technology, and five reputation points. Without hesitation, Liu Gen
This briquette production technology was directly exchanged. Now the arsenal needs this technology, and the entire Eighth Route Army in Shanxi needs this production technology.
Shanxi is a major coal-producing province, and there is no shortage of coal mines here. Briquettes have the advantages of high efficiency and flammability, saving coal and increasing efficiency. The production technology of briquettes is also very simple. After briefly checking the relevant information in his mind, Liu Gen decided
It is certain that this briquette production technology poses no difficulty at all to the Eighth Route Army.
Briquettes had already appeared in the late 1930s, but they only appeared in the Yantai Coal Mine carbonization plant operated by Japan's South Manchuria Railway to serve Japan's invasion of China, and it was not popularized in China.
Whether on the front line or in the rear arsenal, Liu Gen did not see the existence of briquettes. It was precisely because of this that Liu Gen came up with the briquette production technology. This technology may seem inconspicuous, but it is quite important.
Especially in winter.
"Gong Qi, I have something to go to Director Cheng." When he came to the side of Engineer Qi, Liu Gen said.
Engineer Qi looked at Liu Gen and could see Liu Gen's serious look, which made him realize that Liu Gen should have something important to ask Director Cheng. Director Cheng had said before that Liu Gen should
Gen went to see him when something happened, but Gen Liu never went.
Now that Liu Gen chose to go, what important thing was there? Foreman Qi was a little curious, but he had no intention of asking. He knew that some things were not suitable for him to ask.
"Okay, go ahead and put on my coat. It's snowing outside and it's a bit cold. If you walk out of the lathe department, you'll catch a cold easily." Foreman Qi said with concern.
Liu Gen was a little moved, "Okay, let's work together, then I'll go."
"Okay, let's go!"
After bidding farewell to Foreman Qi, Liu Gen came to the door of the Lathe Engineering Department and put on Foreman Qi's coat. He immediately felt much warmer. Foreman Qi's coat has always been hung at the door of the Lathe Engineering Department. Whenever there are workers from the Lathe Engineering Department
When I go out, I always put on a coat.
Putting on his coat, Liu Gen stepped out of the lathe department. He could see the vast snowflakes, and the snow on the ground was almost one centimeter thick. He tightened his coat tightly, and Liu Gen felt a little lucky. Fortunately, he was fully clothed.
It's the foreman's coat, otherwise you'll easily catch a cold if you walk out of the lathe department.
The temperature inside the lathe department is okay, but the temperature outside is so low. The alternation of hot and cold makes it easy to get sick.
Along the way, Liu Gen could see that workers in other departments of the arsenal were working hard, and everyone was working enthusiastically. Only in this way could the coldness on their bodies be dispelled. Looking at these workers, Liu Gen could see that everyone would be able to keep warm.
All the clothes were worn out and looked a little bloated.
It's just that you can wear warm clothes on your body, but you can't wear anything on your hands. Not to mention some more demanding jobs, even for jobs like reloading bullets, you can't wear any gloves. Wearing gloves can keep you warm, but wearing
Wearing gloves will also greatly slow down the speed of reloading bullets, which is intolerable to workers.
Besides, the workers in the arsenal don't have that many gloves, so they have no choice but to wear them.
Coming to the factory director's office, Liu Gen could find that Factory Director Cheng was handling some affairs of the arsenal. As a factory director, he had many things to do. The raw materials and supplies needed by the arsenal required Factory Cheng.
It takes time to make a decision.
"Bang bang bang"
Liu Gen knocked on the door. Director Cheng, who was busy dealing with things, raised his head and was a little surprised to see it was Liu Gen. Ever since Liu Gen entered the lathe engineering department, he had been waiting for Liu Gen to come to him. The lathe engineering department was so tired, and he felt
Liu Gen couldn't persevere. Who knew that after Liu Gen arrived in the lathe department, there would be no news. If Director Cheng hadn't found out that Liu Gen was doing well in the lathe department, he might have suspected Liu Gen.
Missing in the lathe department.
"Genzi, come in."
"I'll take care of these things first, please wait for me." Director Cheng said directly after entertaining Liu Gen to sit down.
Liu Gen nodded. He had no objection. He was not blind, so he could naturally see how busy Director Cheng was. It was precisely because Liu Gen knew that Director Cheng was very busy on weekdays that he rarely came to see him.
Director Cheng, he didn’t want to interrupt Director Cheng’s work.
Without letting Liu Gen wait too long, Director Cheng finished one job. As for the rest, it would not be too late to wait until Liu Gen left.
"Genzi, how do you feel in the lathe department? Is Foreman Qi okay with you?" Director Cheng asked with concern.
Director Cheng knew that Liu Gen did a good job in the lathe department, but he didn’t know much about what Liu Gen had done in the lathe department. Now that he saw Liu Gen, Director Cheng naturally wanted to know more about Liu Gen.
Before leaving the arsenal, Mr. Liu was very concerned about Liu Gen's situation, and he was even more worried about delaying the genius of Liu Gen.
"It's okay. Foreman Qi is very good to me. I also learned a lot from Foreman Qi." Liu Gen said seriously.
Without waiting for Director Cheng to ask again, Liu Gen directly told about the briquettes. He didn't want to waste too much time. If the briquettes were produced earlier, everyone in the arsenal would suffer less. Soldiers on the front line
It can also be more comfortable.
"Coal briquettes? Are you sure that briquettes have so many advantages? Are they smokeless, non-toxic, and tasteless?" Looking at Liu Gen, Director Cheng asked in surprise.
Liu Gen nodded vigorously and said with certainty: "I can guarantee that this is the case! We also have coal in the arsenal. We can try to make some, and we will know it by then."
Seeing that Liu Gen was so confident, Director Cheng almost believed what Liu Gen said. If the briquettes were as good as Liu Gen said, then it would undoubtedly be a great contribution! For the Eighth Route Army units, it was the most difficult time to survive.
The worst thing is that in winter, some soldiers froze to death due to insufficient supplies.
Not to mention, every winter, many soldiers in various units of the Eighth Route Army develop frostbite.
Director Cheng could imagine that if briquettes were so good and promoted to various troops and the people in the base area, many people would definitely be saved.
"Come on, let's go make some. I want to see if briquettes are really this good!" Director Cheng couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and pulled Liu Gen towards the outside of the office.
Seeing Director Cheng being so excited, Liu Gen was a little surprised and asked: "Director Cheng, don't you still have a lot of things that you need to deal with? I can just do the making of briquettes, and you can wait in the office.
The result will be good.”
"No, those things are not as important as yours. If briquettes are really what you said, then they will be very important to our Eighth Route Army! When the time comes, I will also personally ask for credit from the bosses at the headquarters for you!
Director Cheng said excitedly.
Seeing what Director Cheng said, Liu Gen no longer had the idea to stop Director Cheng, "Director Cheng, we can go out to make briquettes, but you'd better put on your coat first, it's still a little cold outside."
Director Cheng responded, nodded quickly, and put on his coat.
"Let's go directly to make briquettes. The two of us don't have enough, so we'll call in some workers. As for the location of making briquettes, let's put it in your lathe department." Director Cheng said seriously.
It has to be said that Director Cheng has done a very good job. He has thought so much in a short period of time. The location for making briquettes is placed in the lathe department. One is for the heating of the workers, and the other is that the briquettes are used in the lathe.
Part, with the temperature of the turning part, the briquettes can be dried in the shortest time.
Soon, with the help of the workers, Liu Gen gathered together the relevant materials needed to make briquettes. While preparing the materials, Liu Gen approached the blacksmith at the arsenal and asked him to build a briquette machine for himself. Briquettes
The construction of the machine is very simple, it is just a small iron bucket with 10 iron pillars inside.
To build such a thing, hiring a blacksmith from an arsenal would be a waste of resources. After Liu Gen completed the preparations, the tools he needed arrived.
Making briquettes is very simple. After Liu Gen just did a simple operation, everyone understood it. After trying it, he did it even better than Liu Gen. Five minutes later, looking at more than 20 briquettes placed on the ground
, everyone stopped what they were doing, knowing that they just had to wait.
"Director Cheng, it will take at least a day, or even longer, to dry the briquettes. You should go back and take care of things first. When the briquettes are ready, we will take a look at the specific situation of the briquettes." Liu Gen came to Director Cheng and said seriously.
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Director Cheng nodded. He looked at the briquettes placed on the ground, his eyes full of expectations. He really hoped that the briquettes would be as good as Liu Gen said!
With the departure of Factory Director Cheng, the workers surrounding here also left separately. Everyone has their own things to do.
"Genzi, are you really sure?" Foreman Qi came to Liu Gen and asked with a worried look on his face.
Seeing Engineer Qi's worries about him, Liu Gen nodded affirmatively and said confidently: "Gong Qi, just take a look! There won't be any problems with the briquettes!"