"No need to say more. I appoint you now because I trust you. And from now on, it doesn't mean that you will immediately become and perform the work of the intelligence department. The first thing you need to do is to immediately understand the information I gave you, and then teach those intelligence personnel all the intelligence knowledge you know and understand, so that they can better obtain intelligence, transmit intelligence and better protect themselves. In addition, if I think that there is an unqualified head of the intelligence department during this period, then I will replace you at any time and select someone else! So, work hard..."
After my speech, everyone present was silent. Besides knowing that it would be harder than climbing to the sky to change my intention, many of them also wanted to watch the show. After all, for the so-called intelligence department, these soldiers, apart from knowing how to use scouts, hardly know anything about it. Not to mention asking them to manage such a department. If the training is not effective enough or has no effect at all, then they will have a good show to watch. At this time, Musa secretly made up his mind to lead this intelligence unit well and never let the officers of the coalition from the Western Continent look down on him.
After dealing with this matter, I followed Shen Xiang directly to the steel products base. After all, for me, I know the most about ferrous metals and am the most experienced. According to my plan, the manufacture of weapons is the most important part of my work.
"My lord, those Andrel people did not lie, they did help us find 100 skilled blacksmiths and apprentices with relevant experience.
However, according to your plan, I do not have high hopes for our output. According to my previous experience as a laborer in the weapon workshop in Custer City, even 100 skilled blacksmiths can only produce 100 fine steel swords a day, and the output of one sword a day is already the highest output of those blacksmiths.
If these 100 blacksmiths only supply weapons and equipment to our division, perhaps they will be able to make it in time. But if we want to do as you said, not only to provide them to the Andriel Resistance Army, but also to sell the supplies to the East Continent Coalition, this is simply impossible. . . . . .
And I don't understand, aren't we in a hostile state with the army of the East Continent? Why would you think of selling weapons to them? Isn't this just shooting yourself in the foot?"
This steel manufacturing supervisor, whom I promoted from a slave soldier to department head, now looked puzzled by the grand ambitions I mentioned earlier.
"We're here. Let's go in and take a look..." Without answering his question, I took the lead in walking into the factory after arriving at the steel manufacturing base.
Looking at the two steelmaking furnaces that can produce 1 ton of molten steel each, I excitedly walked up and patted them. Everything in my future depends on you. Then I grabbed a piece of coal from the neatly stacked coal beside the furnace and gently kneaded the coal in my hand. I felt the excitement of these black and shiny things like a drunkard who had not been drunk for a long time and encountered Maotai.
I never thought that this remote place actually has a large high-quality open-pit coal mine not far from here. In addition, the Andler area is a high-yield iron ore area, so I, a black metal native Eighth Route Army, have truly been reborn.
"Have you tested everything for me? The steel furnace, those hydraulically driven grinding machines, polishing machines and forging machines? There must not be any problems..." I asked Shen Xiang carefully while inspecting the equipment like a drug addict.
"Sir, you personally inquired about and designed all of this, and everything was completed according to your instructions. That furnace is really amazing. To smelt such a furnace of molten steel and make it meet our requirements, there must be 10 furnaces that can never compare with the one furnace you designed.
Needless to say, your steelmaking furnace can smelt six batches a day before the lining material needs to be repaired, while the furnaces used by those blacksmiths are completely broken after only two batches a day.
In addition, the forging presses driven by water power are not only much stronger than human power, but also much faster than human hammering. In addition, the grinding machines and polishing machines can also enable blacksmiths to quickly polish the sword body after forging the sword blank, and the speed is at least a hundred times faster than manual polishing.
Sir, to be honest, the things you provided are indeed very good things, but it is still too unrealistic to meet your requirements. . . . . . "
"Let's talk about it later if it's not realistic. Right now, find those damn blacksmiths for me. I want them to understand my requirements immediately, and then they will work quickly..."
Soon, hundreds of blacksmiths and apprentices, as well as dozens of Andrel natives, came to me. But when Shen Xiang told them that I was going to teach them how to work, the blacksmiths immediately burst into laughter. In their eyes, I was just a pretty boy, and it was impossible for me to know any blacksmithing techniques.
"Shut up, the adults have the final say now, not in your own workshop. This is a military camp, and the military camp has its own rules. Everyone must obey the orders of their superiors. The highest commander here is the division commander Shen Hanlong, so you must strictly obey his every order, otherwise, don't blame the military law for being ruthless." Before I could speak, Shen Xiang beside me immediately shouted loudly. Although he had just expressed doubts about my factory's manufacturing level, in this situation, he would definitely not be vague.
"Shen Xiang, you don't have to explain to them... Now, I'll tell you very simply that I don't welcome freeloaders here. Everyone here will only be paid if they complete the production tasks according to my requirements. For example, for a long sword, I use all the materials, and I will pay you 20 copper coins for each sword I make..."
"We won't do it. 20 copper coins, do you think we are beggars? Are you kidding? I can make one sword a day at home and earn at least 1 silver coin (100 copper coins = 1 silver coin = 0.1 gold coin). You bunch of vampires, I want to go home, you can't treat us like this..." Almost instantly, there was a huge uproar, and all the blacksmiths started shouting loudly, and no one could stop their chaos.
"Be quiet! Anyone who makes another noise will be killed immediately!" With an angry shout and under the intimidation of hundreds of guards around, the blacksmiths reluctantly fell silent.
"In addition to what I just said, the whole sword is 20 copper coins. As for the other processes, I have further subdivided them according to their simplicity and the time required for the work. For example, smelting and forming, each sword is 1 copper coin; heating the sword body and then forging it into shape, each sword will be 2 copper coins; after forging, someone will need to check the sword body for cracks, 1 copper coin/sword; after that, the sword body will be initially polished to remove all the bumps on the sword body to make it into shape, 5 copper coins/sword; then polishing, 3 copper coins/sword; sharpening the blade, 2 copper coins/sword; making the handle material, 1 copper coin/sword. ; Put a hilt on the sword, 1 copper coin/piece, then 2 copper coins/piece for the scabbard material; 1 copper coin/piece for the scabbard assembly and combination with the long sword; finally, the general inspection, 1 copper coin/piece. Now, everyone can go to the production department to sign up and choose the production process they like, and then let the management take you to your respective work positions in order to start working. In addition, if someone does not want to do that, he can also choose his own companions and then manufacture according to his own ideas, but in a word, I will only pay your wages according to the price just quoted. . . . . . . "After saying that, I immediately left the scene. What remains now will be the chaos of this factory for several days. In my imagination, those workers without special skills will undoubtedly choose the assembly line production I mentioned, and those blacksmiths will definitely not be able to bear the salary level of the assembly line workers and finally surrender... (To be continued)