Siheyuan: Bringing Warehouses to 1959

Ordinary people envy others for being rich, while some smart people envy others for being powerful.

Liu Haizhong is not a particularly smart person, but he knows one thing clearly: only when he has power will other things become easier to get.

Zeng Wangcai used to be very successful. He was in charge of supplies and was also a propaganda officer. But Liu Haizhong targeted Zeng Wangcai only because Zhang Xiuzhi beat up his son. He was not too envious of her.

But this time it was different, Zhang Xiuzhi was clearly the section chief.

What is a section chief? A section chief is a basic cadre. Although he is not very presentable, he is indeed a basic cadre, a serious cadre, and has entered the official career.

"Oh, we have to celebrate." Sha Zhu ran back and came back with two bottles of wine in less than a minute. "I'm here to eat. My family can't cook today, so let's have a good drink. This wine is my gift. I saved it for the New Year, but I've been reluctant to drink it."

Okay, borrow a table and have one more person to drink.

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Chengde, garrison shooting range.

There were two people standing next to Old Man Yang, one was Minister Qiu from the Logistics Department, and the other was Minister Lin from the Ordnance Department.

These two men are one big and one small. Normally, the test of the Type 81 rifle could be handled by Minister Lin of the Ordnance Department, but Boss Qiu also came over, and there were even bigger bosses waiting for news behind them.

As soon as the Type 81 test gun came out, it attracted widespread attention from various military departments. In other words, when the drawings were approved, they received enough attention.

This gun is much better than existing guns, Zeng Wangcai said. If it is produced and put into service, it will directly raise the military's guns to the same level as those in developed countries in the world.

However, whether a gun is good or not cannot be judged by drawings or words, which is why so many bigwigs are paying attention to this test.

"Old Yang, it's almost time, let's start!" Minister Qiu said to the soldiers of a squad on the shooting range, "Originally, we didn't expect this test to come to you, but you guys are making moves, so we have to come and take a look. In fact, this gun was simply tested before it came, and its accuracy has been verified."

He didn't finish his words. Whether a gun can be mass-produced and widely equipped does not depend on its accuracy, but most importantly on its stability, reliability and durability.

Therefore, the test time this time is relatively long. At least each gun has to fire more than 10,000 rounds of bullets. Even if the test is passed now, it will not be ready for mass production in a short time. More guns will be needed later.

However, if this test is passed, we can basically predict the future of this gun, and also predict part of Zeng Wangcai's future.

Zeng Wangcai's desired title of "Father of the Rifle" will be much easier to obtain with this gun.

"Making some moves? What moves?" Old man Yang was confused.

In fact, he was also surprised. This time, the department sent such a large team here with great fanfare just to test a gun. It was too grand.

It’s not that the gun is not worthy of attention, but once it’s tested, the gun can be tested anywhere. There are many units in Beijing that can do complete and long-term testing.

"You don't know? Xiaolin, you tell me!" Minister Qiu said with a smile.

Minister Lin of the Ordnance Department is an intellectual, an expert in ordnance, and relatively young.

He took a document from the secretary: "This is an application from your army. It contains tractors, generators, motors and other machines, all for civilian use. In addition to these, there are many materials, all kinds of things, I don't know what they are used for. This is completely different from what your military region wanted before..."

Old man Yang covered his face. He remembered what he had promised Zeng Wangcai in the rice field that night.

He originally thought that Zeng Wangcai would have to wait until he returned to the army to do this, but he didn't expect that Zeng Wangcai was in a hurry and asked to do it first before he arrived.

"I'm not trying to cause trouble!" Old Man Yang explained, "This is what Zeng Wangcai wanted. He plans to use the machines above to farm. You should have heard of Zeng Wangcai. He's a talented person. He made great contributions in the Sijiucheng Incident. When he comes back, the department will give him an award. So he made some requests. It's not excessive, so I agreed."

"No, Commander Yang, you may have been fooled by Zeng Wangcai." Minister Lin covered his mouth and laughed, "These things are incomprehensible to ordinary people. Tractor generators and the like can be used for farming, but there are many raw materials inside that are definitely not for farming. I think Comrade Zeng Wangcai must have been secretly inventing something."

Old Man Yang was reminded and suddenly remembered. He suppressed his excitement and said, "Yes, yes, yes, it must be an invention. I think you must know that Zeng Wangcai used a secret weapon when dealing with that group of spies. I asked him but he didn't tell me. He said it was not stable yet..."

"This is one of the important reasons why we are here." Minister Lin agreed, "A new weapon that can make the enemy lose their combat effectiveness is not simple."

"This kid will be back today. I don't understand what he said. It's a good opportunity for you to talk to him..."

"Great, I thought so too."

The shooting range was filled with the sound of crisp gunfire, either single shots or continuous fire, one after another, making it very lively.

After watching the performance of the Type 81 rifle for a while, Minister Qiu nodded secretly: "As far as we can see now, the advantages of this gun are very obvious, and it is no different from what Comrade Zeng Wangcai wrote on the blueprint. It should be able to be mass-produced and become the main firearm of our army.

"Comrade Zeng Wangcai is a genius, Lao Yang, you must make good use of such a person."

"Need I say more?" Old Man Yang said with a smile, "Look, who can be a lieutenant platoon leader when there is no war as young as him? This time when he comes back, he will be promoted to captain."

"That's true, but he deserves it." Minister Qiu said impartially without looking back, "He captured a bunch of special spies by himself, which gave us the opportunity to learn about Niang Xipi. For this alone, he deserves a second-class merit. With this gun, if he wasn't so young, it wouldn't be too much to give him a colonel."

"No, that's too much. The school officer is too much." Old man Yang waved his hand quickly, "This kid is very strange. I think he will make a lot of contributions in the future. It's not good for him to be promoted too quickly."

This is because they are afraid of overpraising Zeng Wangcai, causing him to lose control at such a young age and stagnate.

At this time, the commander of the 70th Division, Chen Hong, who had been watching his subordinates test at the shooting range, got the news and came over: "Commander, Comrade Zeng Wangcai is back."

"The kid is finally here!" Old Man Yang was a little itchy when he thought of the secret weapon. "Let him come to the shooting range to see what he invented. I also have something to say to him."

"Yes, Chief!"

A division commander personally went to pick up a platoon leader. This was quite impressive.

Ten minutes later, Zeng Wangcai walked beside Chen Hong and said, "Commander, I just came back. Can't you let me rest for a while? I have to rush back tomorrow."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense!" Chen Hong said unhappily, "Several leaders are waiting for you. Damn, I never knew you could invent something. Guns are really good. If they are mass-produced, you have to make a request. First equip our division..."

Zeng Wangcai felt bitter. He didn't expect someone from the Ordnance Department to come with flash bombs and tear gas. He didn't have time to study them.

Amid the crisp gunshots of the Type 81 rifle, Zeng Wangcai returned to the army with trepidation...