The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 282 Honeycomb Coal

When Li Wenjie left the regiment headquarters, his whole expression was a little dazed, as if he was lost in some thoughts. When he went out, he almost bumped into the monk who was walking towards him.

"Head, this Instructor Li seems to have something on his mind."

It was approaching mid-November, and the weather in northern Shanxi was getting colder and colder. The monk put his hands over his mouth and let out steam, then rubbed his hands hard, and opened the curtain to enter the regiment headquarters.

Kong Jie said with a smile: "He is thinking about big things, and you are happy. By the way, how are you doing with the things you are asked to do?"

The monk said: "Hey, Commander, you really hit the spot. After we inquired, there is indeed a coal mine near our base. Just north of the West Village, there is a small coal mine, which is controlled by a puppet army."

Kong Jie scolded: "This son of a bitch deserves to own a coal mine? In such a cold day, our team just needs to keep warm. Monk, you should check out the enemy's situation and take the guard company to bring me this coal mine."

"Come on, Captain, I'm just waiting for your words!"

"Go!"

"Yes!"

……

After the monk left, Kong Jie rubbed his hands and looked at the time. It was not yet noon, so he turned and left the regiment headquarters.

First, go to the stables to have a look at your war horse - Dabai.

The name was chosen by Kong Jie. Anyway, this horse is completely white, so what else can it be called Dabai?
This is known to be the most fierce white horse among the oriental horses captured after the Japanese army's surprise attack on Xinzhuang's cavalry squadron was wiped out.

Kong Jie imitated the Mongols' method of taming fierce horses. He starved Dabai for several days, and then whipped him when he was free.

At this moment, Kong Jie rushed to the stable, took a handful of hay fodder and handed it to Dabai's mouth, Dabai chewed the hay fodder, and even kissed Kong Jie's hand affectionately, the horse's face was full of flattery.

"But any horse raised by a little devil really needs to be taken care of."

Kong Jie fed Dabai for a while, and then rushed to the repair shop.

"Captain, why are you here?"

Seeing Kong Jie approaching, Dao San hastily greeted him.

Kong Jie said: "Let's take a look at the situation. I also sent over the drawings before. The manufacturing process of this coal stove is very simple. The mud is pasted into the shape, and a few steel bars are placed on the bottom of the honeycomb coal, and the bottom is left to circulate air. That’s it, how did it go?”

Dong Sandao: "Leader, according to the standard you mentioned, one coal stove is built one by one, and it is half completed now."

"It's just...the briquette you mentioned, I haven't figured out what it is? Isn't the coal mined in the coal mine coal?"

Honeycomb coal has not been invented in this period, and it is no wonder that Dong San has not heard of it.

Kong Jie thought about how to describe it, and then explained: "The coal we usually mine is made into briquettes or briquettes, which are not easy to burn. Anyone who cooks and cooks knows that this firewood can only be burned if it is in full contact with the air. Only then can it burn fully, the fire will be vigorous, and the firepower will be strong."

"The same goes for the coal we use to heat and cook."

"After the coal is mined, if we crush the coal, then add loess and water, and mix it evenly in a certain proportion, we can make a regular cylindrical shape according to the mold.

Then some small round holes are penetrated on the surface of these cylinders, so that the whole coal briquettes will burn very fully and provide enough heat to start a fire for cooking, that's the reason. "

"In addition, this briquette has a long continuous burning time. If the air circulation is controlled, a piece of briquettes can even burn for several hours."

"In the future, we can put such a coal stove in every shop, and then add briquettes. When it's cold, the soldiers can use it to keep warm, boil hot water, and match it with the tea we reserve, so that the soldiers can drink it. A cup of hot tea can reduce the probability of disease."

Dong San hurriedly brought a pencil and paper, and handed them to Kong Jie:

"Leader, pen, you should draw us the general appearance of this briquette!"

"Okay!" Kong Jie took the paper and pen, first drew a cylinder, then added small round holes up and down, and quickly drew a sketch of honeycomb coal on the paper.

Dong San took a look at the drawing, and immediately understood the meaning, and said with emotion: "So that's what happened, I understand, the long cylindrical space left in the middle of the coal stove built before is used to put the briquette , It really looks like a honeycomb, the image of the name."

"Leader, how is your head so long? How can you always think of so many wonderful things? Please tell me, do you have any other good ideas?"

Kong Jie smiled and said, "Nothing else for now, hurry up and make this coal stove out for me. In addition, the monk on the coal side has already led people to rob a small coal mine controlled by the puppet army, and it will be supplied in the future."

"After the coal mining comes back, I will give you the full authority to make briquettes. Get this done as soon as possible, and try to let the soldiers use briquettes for coal stoves before the winter solstice."

"Yes, head, don't worry, I promise to complete the task." Dong San replied, and couldn't help rubbing his hands again. It is indeed cold enough, especially in the repair shop, which is dealing with cold iron lumps. , it's even colder at hand.

Seeing Dong San rubbing his hands, the hands of the busy workers around were also red from the cold.

Kong Jie frowned and said, "Didn't I bring a batch of gloves back from the quilt factory? Why don't the workers wear gloves?"

Dong Sandao: "Head, there is no way. Many firearm repairs are meticulous work. Wearing gloves, it feels different. You can only do it with bare hands."

Kong Jie nodded and said: "After the coal stove is ready, your repair shop will supply it first, but there are some precautions, you have to explain clearly to the soldiers who use it in advance. When using this coal stove, you must not close the space. Especially for the bunks of the soldiers, the windows or doors should be opened, otherwise it is easy to be poisoned by gas."

"This matter can't be sloppy, it will even kill people if it is serious."

Dong Sandao: "Yes, don't worry, the leader, I will definitely explain it in place."

Kong Jie, who returned to the regiment headquarters, soon received a message from the messenger:

"Reporting to the head, head Li sent someone from the new second regiment."

Kong Jie asked suspiciously, "Li Yunlong, why did this kid send someone here?"

The messenger said: "I pulled two carts of copper coins, it seems that they came to us to exchange day tickets."

Kong Jie: "..."

This guy, Lao Li, managed to do business over my head!

This kid probably heard that my independent group is recycling copper coins, and the nature of profiteers has committed another crime. He wants to come to a middleman to earn the difference!
"What else did Li Yunlong explain?"

The communication soldier said: "The platoon leader who led the team said that their regiment leader Li said that we heard that our independent regiment was recycling copper coins, so he brought us two carts, and said that their new second regiment is definitely a big customer, and they will come later. There are more copper coins sent over, so let our independent group be more reasonable in terms of price.

For these two cars of copper coins, as long as the daily ticket is used, the price will be exchanged for fifteen times the original copper coins. "

Kong Jiele said: "It's a good idea. You go back and tell the platoon leader that the common people are here. Fifteen times the price is fine, but Li Yunlong wants to take advantage of me. There is no way. Give them ten times the price. If you want, you can buy it." Put the copper plates here, take the money and leave, if you don’t want to, then take the two carts of copper coins back to Li Yunlong.”

... "Regimental Leader, Captain Li also said that our [-] times the price is to buy his batch of equipment, as well as oil and water around the independent regiment."

Kong Jie was taken aback, holding back a full belly smile.

Feelings, Lao Li has come to his senses now?
Ha ha ha ha--

Kong Jie laughed, rushed to the place in person, met the platoon leader who brought the copper coins, and said:
"Go back and tell you Captain Li that in his business, what he cares about is that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. The same principle was used when changing the station back then."

"I accepted these two carts of copper dollars, and I will give you fifteen times the price, but if Li Yunlong wants to do business with my independent group again later, I can only give him ten times the price."

"Yes!" The platoon leader of the new second regiment responded...

　I played for half a day on Christmas, and one chapter is missing, so I will add it tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)