vrcanaries Chapter 122 Brother Yunfei, I have a big deal to discuss with you! 1-word chapter!
Chapter 122 Brother Yunfei, I have a big deal to discuss with you! 1-word chapter!
While Li Yunlong was busy selling penicillin, Lin Zhenghua had not been idle these days. Apart from his daily routine check-in, he spent most of the rest of his time at the smelter. After working day and night, six blast furnaces stood tall. The mined iron ore and copper ore were transported to different blast furnaces and smelting began.
With the previous smelting experience, smelting steel was very easy. It only took three days to produce ten tons of pig iron, three tons of steel, and half a ton of brass.
"Tiezhu, follow the method I taught you before and re-smelt the pig iron and steel, cast the mold, and send the parts to the arsenal for secondary processing after cooling. Everyone should work hard these days and try to produce the hydroelectric generator within a month." Lin Zhenhua instructed.
Sun Tiezhu quickly replied, "College student, I will strictly follow your instructions and there will be no mistakes! I really want to know the oxygen-blown top furnace steelmaking technology you mentioned. I wonder when our independent regiment can use it. If we can really produce so much steel, maybe we can build tanks and cannons, and fight the Japanese head-on and drive them out soon!"
"Tiezhu, this day will come soon, and you will definitely be able to see it!"
After saying this, Lin Zhenhua left the smelter, came to the radio laboratory, and started tinkering.
"After gathering the production technology of radio stations, it is a bit difficult to mass produce them, but small batch production is not a big problem. Let's equip each battalion of the independent regiment first. If there are any surplus, we can equip them to the company. Anyway, there will be no major wars in the next few months, so we can increase production and improve the equipment level of the independent regiment!"
Lin Zhenhua muttered to himself, but his hands were moving quickly. After spending a whole morning, he finally produced a qualified electron tube, and a bright smile appeared on his face. Counting the eight produced before, plus the one produced this morning, with these nine electron tubes, plus rectifier tubes and triodes, three radio stations can be assembled to meet the communication requirements of the independent regiment.
After eating the lunch brought by the guard Xiao Ma, Lin Zhenhua took an hour's nap and then rushed to Panlongling without stopping. He saw Dr. Wang Xuecheng busy in the laboratory.
"Doctor Wang, how is the growth of this batch of Penicillium? Is the yield higher than last time?"
Wang Xuecheng had already prepared for Lin Zhenhua's question. He did not hesitate and said very carefully: "College student, the temperature here is a bit low, which has a great impact on Penicillium. We are making some improvements to the laboratory these two days. We plan to make the wall twice as thick and install a small kang in the laboratory. This should be able to solve the problem of low temperature and restore the production of penicillin to 30 units per month!"
Doctor Wang Xuecheng's introduction did not reassure Lin Zhenhua. He carefully observed the growth of Penicillium, looked at the thermometer in the room, and said worriedly: "Doctor Wang, the weather is quite cold now. It snowed heavily two days ago. It is very difficult for cement to solidify under such low temperature conditions. We can continue to use the traditional method and collect some weeds and branches to make door curtains to temporarily thicken the door to ensure that the temperature in the laboratory does not continue to drop!"
"It's too difficult to light a kang in Panlongling. The wind never stops. Your suggestion is really hard to implement. Do as I say. At least produce enough for trading this month."
Wang Xuecheng did not refute, but nodded and said: "College student, I will do as you arrange and will never delay Captain Li's transaction plan!"
Lin Zhenhua stayed in the penicillin production laboratory for a whole night and thought of many ways. He finally temporarily solved the problem of low temperature in the laboratory. Seeing that the growth of Penicillium was much better than yesterday, Lin Zhenhua felt relieved. After breakfast, he rushed back to Qingyunzhai Arsenal.
While Lin Zhenhua was leading people to install rocket production equipment, Li Yunlong contacted another major customer, Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army. Compared to Li Yunlong, who was short of guns and bullets, Chu Yunfei's life was quite good, with sufficient supplies. In Li Yunlong's eyes, Chu Yunfei was a local rich man, and he wanted to get some money from Chu Yunfei.
Through the introduction of the middleman, Li Yunlong was waiting for Chu Yunfei to come and meet him at Yuelai Restaurant. In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese intelligence agencies, Li Yunlong changed his clothes and wore the clothes of the detective team. In the upstairs box, he was chatting and bragging with the monk.
"Duan Peng, why the hell are you so nervous? Come over here and sit down. It's very safe here. Don't forget who we are now!"
Li Yunlong cursed a few times, but Duan Peng still stood there motionless. Wei Dayong quickly advised: "Captain, Duan Peng is a very timid boy. Although he has good martial arts skills, he is just like a woman on weekdays. Let's leave him alone. If he wants to stand, let him stand!"
When Duan Peng heard Wei Dayong saying bad things about him, he muttered in a low voice: "Monk, you are not a good person. The college students don't let me deal with you because they are afraid that you will lead me astray!"
Li Yunlong looked at Wei Dayong and laughed. At this time, there was a noise outside the door and he immediately stopped laughing. Duan Peng immediately went to check, confirmed the other party's identity, and let the four people in.
"Old Li, this is Brother Chu, and the person next to him is his guard! If you have anything to say, just chat on yourselves. I'll be outside watching over you and won't let anyone interrupt your conversation!"
Li Yunlong stood up and bowed, saying, "Brother Chu, please sit down. Let's talk while we eat!"
Chu Yunfei did not put on airs and also bowed and said, "Brother Li, I will respectfully obey your orders. Let's talk while we eat!"
The two men sat down, each leaving one person in the room, and began today's meeting.
Li Yunlong took the initiative to introduce himself first: "Brother Chu, I am Li Yunlong, the leader of the independent regiment. Brother Chu, you can just call me Yunlong!"
Chu Yunfei ignored Li Yunlong's preemptive speech and immediately introduced himself: "Brother Yunlong, I am Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army. Brother Yunlong can just call me Brother Yunfei!"
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Chu Yunfei took the lead in bringing up the topic: "Brother Yunlong, you are well-known. Even I, Chu, have heard of Brother Yunlong's great name. It's rare to see you. Today, I see Brother Yunlong, and he deserves the title of a dragon among men."
"Thinking back to the time when Brother Yunlong defeated the Sakata Brigade head-on and killed the Sakata Brigade Commander, I admired Brother Yunlong very much. I am very curious, how could Brother Yunlong have the courage to launch an active attack when he was in such a dangerous situation?"
Li Yunlong picked up the teacup and drank a sip of warm tea, then said proudly, "Brother Yunfei, I'm not bragging to you. When it comes to courage, the brave wins. In terms of courage, I, Li Yunlong, have never been defeated by anyone. To fight, you must have the courage to move forward, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead. It was with this courage that our independent regiment broke through the encirclement of the Sakata Brigade and wiped out the Sakata Brigade's headquarters!"
Chu Yunfei picked up the wine in the glass and toasted to Li Yunlong: "Brother Yunlong is right. If I were in your situation, I would find it difficult to make the same choice as you. In this regard, I admire your regiment very much. Our 358th Regiment wants to learn from your Independent Regiment. Please accept my respect!"
Li Yunlong raised his glass and clinked it with Chu Yunfei. They drank it all in one gulp. Feeling that the atmosphere was about right, Li Yunlong said directly, "Brother Yunfei, I don't like to talk nonsense. I contacted Brother Yunfei this time because I have a big business to discuss with you. I wonder if Brother Yunfei is interested?"
The reason Chu Yunfei came to see Li Yunlong this time, besides wanting to ask a few questions, was for this business. He heard from the middleman that this business could be done for a long time and not just once, which aroused his interest. Otherwise, with just this little bit of money, he would not bother to bother with it at all.
"Brother Yunlong, I am very curious about this deal. I have been kept in the dark by the middleman before. Now that I have finally seen you in person, I am even more curious. What kind of big deal is it that makes Brother Yunlong come out in person?"
Li Yunlong said with a bitter look on his face, "Brother Yunfei, you should know something about the situation in our base area. In addition, the large-scale raid by the Japanese has forced us to move. Now my brothers can't even have a full meal. How can I, as the head of the regiment, bear with it?"
"The Japanese are my mortal enemy, so they can't possibly send me food. I can only come out to do a side job and find a way to feed my brothers!"
Chu Yunfei agreed with this point very much. He also sent people to investigate Li Yunlong's independent regiment. In the last large-scale raid by the Japanese invaders, the losses were indeed very heavy, and the occurrence of a food crisis was reasonable. It was easy to judge that Li Yunlong was not lying.
"Brother Yunfei, I have a batch of penicillin. The source of the channel is very legitimate, so you can rest assured. Penicillin is comparable to liquid gold in the foreigners' eyes. It is a miracle drug for treating many diseases. I won't ask you for more. Let's calculate it according to the market price of gold. Brother Yunfei, please exchange it for money and food for me, so that I can earn more. What do you think, Brother Yunfei?"
Chu Yunfei didn't expect that Li Yunlong could actually get penicillin. Could it be that the Independent Regiment already had the ability to produce penicillin? But even foreigners didn't master this technology. It was impossible for Li Yunlong's group of illiterate peasants to produce it. The source of the problem was very intriguing. But it was none of Chu Yunfei's business. He just wanted penicillin!
Chu Yunfei pondered for a moment and agreed directly: "Brother Yunlong, since you are so generous, I can't be too stingy. I will give you half of the money and half of the food. Provide me with at least 8 guns every month. Brother Yunlong should be able to do this, right?"