"I can't guarantee that I'll be able to get the national treasure back, but the next time I see my sister, I'll definitely persuade her. Anyway, as long as the national treasure is still there, I will definitely find a way for you to see it. Jin Haitang made such a guarantee, which can be regarded as a comfort to Ren Laifeng.

The national treasure can't be taken back for the time being, but the hope is not broken. Ren Laifeng believes that as long as Jin Haitang can often appear by his side, it will be a matter of time before the national treasure returns.

After today's events, Jin Haitang, Yu Xiaoqian, and Feng Wenying all know each other. The three women soon became friends who talked about everything, that is, best friends. Yu Xiaoqian is easy-going, rarely argues with others, and it is understandable that she and Jin Haitang have become good friends, but Feng Wenying had a very unpleasant quarrel with Jin Haitang at the beginning, and it is very puzzling that the two of them can also become best friends.

In short, the friendship between women is incomprehensible and incomprehensible. But since they can get along peacefully with each other and seem to have a good relationship, Ren Laifeng is naturally happy to see it happen. Men, only when the backyard is harmonious, can they concentrate on their careers. The happiness and beauty of the family have made him have a good mood no matter what he has done recently.

However, the good things are much more than that. Half a month later, Niu Wanwan, the director of the economic department personally appointed by Ren Laifeng, brought a piece of news that made him overjoyed. In a recent transaction, Niu Million's partner did not have enough money, so he took a batch of machines to offset the account. And the so-called machines turned out to be five lathes that were quite advanced in China at that time!

Niu only knew that these lathes were in high demand in the market, but they didn't know what benefits these machines could bring to the troops. In order not to let the good things leak out, he first asked Ren Laifeng to make a report before contacting the buyer.

As soon as Ren Laifeng heard that it was a lathe, he followed Niu Million to see these so-called iron guys.

Five assembled lathes sit in an empty yard, the gate locked and unguarded. Niu Million opened the gate, and five machines more than half a person high and more than two meters long were neatly placed in the yard. Lifting the canvas and looking at the black and bright machine with a metallic luster, Ren Laifeng's heart couldn't stop beating wildly!

Walking over, he touched the cold and hard steel machine, forcibly suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and asked Niu Million: "How much are these lathes worth?" Who paid them the bill? ”

"It was a Japanese named Yamada Intermediary who paid for the account, and he used these five machines to pay 10,000 yuan to the ocean. But don't worry, commander-in-chief, this kind of machine is a hot commodity on the black market, and I have inquired about it, and a lathe like this can be sold for three or four thousand yuan. I sold these five units, and in addition to the principal of 10,000 yuan, I could earn at least two or three thousand. ”

"Earn two or three thousand? No! None of these five lathes can be sold! Now you have to recruit me and find a group of craftsmen who can make guns and ammunition, and I will use these machines to make guns and cannons and arm my soldiers!" ”

Yes? So these are machines that can make guns? Niu million almost didn't jump up when he heard it! Of course, he knew the importance of weapons and ammunition to a force. At that time, if you had guns and cannons, you could recruit soldiers, but without weapons, no matter how many people were recruited, it would be a rabble. So, I've made a meritorious service? Standing or great?

After Niu Million took over the order of Ren Laifeng, he immediately began to recruit craftsmen. At that time, there were some skilled craftsmen, especially blacksmiths, who were able to make guns by hand. The earth-making guns that traveled from village to town were sold to those in need.

In those war-torn years, anyone with a little money wanted to have a gun to save their lives. If you have more money, you will hire thugs to take care of your home and protect the safety of your family's property. In this social context, those gunsmiths who traveled from village to village not only had a place to live, but were also quite popular.

Niu Million knew about the existence of these people, and he had money in his hands, and it didn't take long for him to really let him recruit so many craftsmen who could make guns in various names, and then find some ingenious warriors to give them a hand. In this courtyard of Qinggang County, the first arsenal of the Northeast Anti-Japanese guerrillas quietly started.

Another week passed, and the first lathe-machined pistol came out! When Ren Lai heard the news, he rushed to the arsenal with Yu Xiaoqian, Niu Hei and several guards to test the gun.

This gun was made by a craftsman named Wang Fugui. Ren Laifeng took the first gun of the Qinggang Arsenal carefully wrapped in red silk from Wang Fugui's hand, and the excitement in his heart was beyond words. When the red silk was opened, inside was a short spear with a black slimy metallic sheen.

Although this gun is similar in appearance to the common unicorn dragon on the market, it is significantly superior to those handmade guns in terms of workmanship. At the very least, it's fairly smooth and rounded on the outside. The smooth part of the gun body is as flat as a mirror, and if you adjust the angle and look closely, you can even reflect the shadow of a person on it.

This is the real big mirror, smoother than the twenty-shot Mauser military pistol imported from Germany! Of course, this gun is definitely inferior to the imported box gun in terms of performance. Twenty box guns can suppress twenty bullets at a time, and they can be fired in bursts, this gun looks very beautiful, but it can only press one bullet at a time, and it is a single one.

Despite this, Ren Laifeng still couldn't hide his excitement, took a bullet on the spot and pressed it into the chamber of the gun, and "snapped" at the bird parked on the treetops, and the bird fell to the ground in response. He died without a struggle. Ren Laifeng's shot pierced a transparent hole in the bird's body!

"Okay, wow!" Ren Laifeng happily inserted the gun into the belt, "This kind of gun, you will produce fifty first." In addition, the production of rifles can be considered. Little Niu, leave your rifle with Master Wang, and let him take it and study it. Master Wang, you should study this thoroughly first, and strive to make the first rifle for our troops as soon as possible! ”

The guard Xiaoniu handed over the rifle to Wang Fugui, and there is no need to talk about the method of disassembly. A gunsmith like Wang Fugui who has been making guns for many years, what kind of gun is in his hands, a little glance at him can understand the structure of this gun. Imitation, it's only a matter of time.

From that day on, Ren Laifeng sent a platoon to be responsible for the security and secrecy of the arsenal. The local people, no one is allowed to enter this courtyard without written permission. The same is true for the officers and men of the guerrilla detachment, whoever wants to enter this courtyard must be approved by Ren Laifeng, and no one is strictly forbidden to enter or leave without a letter of introduction! Violators of the order will be punished by the army.

The arsenal was first built, and the level of manufacturing was not high. But as long as there are machines, the level of manufacturing will definitely improve rapidly over time.