When he woke up at five o'clock in the morning, Liu Gen was still a little confused, and after washing his face with cold water, he felt a lot more sober.

Time to the second half of November, winter is coming, stay in the lathe department Liu Gen did not feel much change, the lathe department is quite busy every day, the temperature is needless to say, stay in the lathe department, Liu Gen can not feel the slightest chill.

Only when he washed his face with cold water every morning, Liu Gen could feel the chill of winter, quickly washed up, tightened the clothes on his body, and did not change them for a few days, which looked a little shabby. The washing time every morning is no longer the time for Liu Gen to enjoy, the water temperature is too low and too cold.

Even if the water storage in the lathe department is not frozen, the water temperature is still inevitably low, but in a tired state, only this cold enough water can make everyone sober.

After coming to the arsenal, Liu Gen didn't bring many clothes, only two sets of clothes, one thin clothes and one thick clothes. In winter, Liu Gen naturally needs to wear thick clothes, saying that they are thick clothes, but in fact they are not very thick.

Every winter, all units of the Eighth Route Army will replenish the winter clothes of the soldiers, but due to the lack of materials, there are not many cotton clothes that can be distributed to the troops.

The front line fights the devils, and the woolen coats captured from the devils will be distributed to the soldiers as soon as possible, and the excess will be handed over. In the past, after the military uniforms and woolen coats of the devils were captured on the battlefield, they would all be handed over and distributed centrally, but in doing so, there were certain hidden dangers, and there were many times when the devil's reinforcements arrived, and the materials could only be burned.

In order to avoid this from happening, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army also changed its previous practice and distributed the seized materials as soon as possible, unless there were excess materials before handing them over. The hand-in devil uniforms and woolen coats will be bleached and dyed in the clothing factory before being distributed to the troops.

The cups and garments that the clothing factory can produce every year are limited, and the materials purchased from the masses are not much, and in this era, the masses do not have too many materials in their hands. In order to ensure the supply of materials to the clothing factory, the soldiers could only go to the areas occupied by the devils or the national army to buy materials to ensure that the clothing factory produced enough quilts and clothing.

Harvesting supplies in the area occupied by the national army is okay when the relationship between the two sides is good, but when the relationship is tense, it is naturally impossible to buy supplies. As for going to the area occupied by the Japanese army to purchase materials, they can only purchase a small amount at a time, and at the same time, they can't be too frequent, otherwise it is easy for the devils to see some clues.

Every year, when soldiers are secretly sent by the clothing factory to the Japanese-occupied areas to purchase supplies, there will be cases where the soldiers are discovered by devils, or even ambushed. In order to ensure the supply of quilts and clothing for the troops, the quilt factory has also exhausted various methods, but even so, the annual output of the quilt factory is still limited.

No, in winter, the quilt that should have been sent to the arsenal by the quilt factory has not yet been delivered.

Liu Gen didn't have a change of clothes, so he could only wear his only cotton clothes to work, hoping that the quilt factory could send the cotton clothes as soon as possible, so he could also change his clothes. In the arsenal, there are many people in the same situation as Liu Gen, and I don't know how long the cotton clothes on Foreman Qi have been worn, at least Liu Gen has not seen him change.

It's good to stay in the lathe department, with the existence of machine tools, the temperature of the lathe department is still very high, and everyone doesn't feel too cold when working. The other departments in the arsenal are not as comfortable as the lathe department, and the other departments do not have much machinery and equipment, and it is naturally impossible to keep warm.

As for the fire heating, it has not yet reached that level, and if it is really too cold, then the arsenal will definitely carry out the fire to keep warm, so that everyone will not freeze.

When he came to the lathe department, Liu Gen could see that some workers from other departments had also come to the lathe department, and they found some open space and tried to be as close to the lathe department as possible, so that they could also be warmer when they were working.

Looking at these workers around the lathe department, Liu Gen fell silent, and his eyes became a little sour. Working in the arsenal was too hard, and the conditions were too harsh. But it was in this environment that the workers and specialists of the arsenal worked hard to persevere, and no matter how difficult the conditions were, none of them left.

At this time, Liu Gen seemed to understand why he was able to drive the devil back to his hometown, with so many rear personnel working hard to support the front-line battle, how could he lose the battle? With so many people working for this country, how can this country not rise?

Walking quickly into the lathe department, Liu Gen didn't dare to continue to look at the workers around the lathe department, he felt that he would probably not be able to control his emotions if he looked at it again.

When Liu Gen walked into the lathe department, he found that everyone in the lathe department was a little silent, and everyone who could laugh and laugh at work on weekdays could no longer be happy at this time. Seeing the crowd gathered outside the lathe department, how can everyone be happy?

After the lathe department carefully inspected each machine tool, Liu Gen quickly searched directly in the prestige mall, and soon he found what he wanted, honeycomb coal production technology, and five prestige points. Without hesitation, Liu Gen directly exchanged for this honeycomb coal production technology, which is now needed in the arsenal, and the entire Eighth Route Army in Shanxi needs this production technology.

Shanxi is a large coal-producing province, there is no shortage of coal mines here, honeycomb coal has the advantages of high efficiency and flammability, coal saving and efficiency. The honeycomb coal production technology is also very simple, Liu Gen can be sure that this honeycomb coal production technology is not difficult for the Eighth Route Army at all after simply checking the relevant information in his mind.

Honeycomb coal appeared at the end of 1930, but it appeared in the Yantai Coal Mine Carbon Refining Plant operated by the South Manchurian Railway in Japan, serving the Japanese invasion of China, and was not popularized in China.

Whether it was on the front line or in the arsenal in the rear, Liu Gen did not see the existence of honeycomb coal, and it was precisely because of this that Liu Gen would come up with honeycomb coal production technology. This technique may seem inconspicuous, but it is quite important, especially in winter.

"Qi Gong, I have something to find Director Cheng." Coming to Foreman Qi's side, Liu Gen spoke.

Foreman Qi looked at Liu Gen and could see Liu Gen's serious expression, which made him realize that Liu Gen should have something important to find Director Cheng. Director Cheng said before that he asked Liu Gen to go to him when he had something, but Liu Gen never went.

Now that Liu Gen has chosen to go, what is the important thing? Foreman Qi was a little curious, but he didn't have any intention of asking, he knew that there were some things that were not suitable for him to ask.

"Okay, go ahead, put my coat on, it's snowing outside, it's a little cold. If you take the liberty of walking out of the lathe department, it is easy to catch a cold. Foreman Qi said with concern.

Liu Gen was a little moved, "Okay, Qi Gong, then I'll go." ”

"Okay, let's go!"

Bidding farewell to Foreman Qi, Liu Gen came to the door of the lathe department and put Foreman Qi's coat on his body, which immediately warmed up a lot. Foreman Qi's coat has always been hung at the door of the lathe department, and whenever a worker from the lathe department goes out, he will wear the coat.

Putting on his coat, Liu Gen walked out of the lathe department, and he could see that the vast snowflakes were beautiful, and the snow on the ground was almost a centimeter thick. Tightening the coat on his body hard, Liu Gen was a little lucky, fortunately he was wearing Foreman Qi's coat, otherwise he would be really easy to catch a cold if he walked out of the lathe department.

The temperature inside the lathe department is okay, but the temperature outside is so low, alternating between hot and cold, it is naturally easy to get sick.

Along the way, Liu Gen could see that the workers in other departments of the arsenal were working hard, and everyone was working in full swing, and only in this way could the chill on his body be dispelled. Looking at these workers, Liu Gen could see that everyone had put on all the clothes that could keep them warm, and they looked a little bloated.

It's just that you can wear warm clothes on your body, but you can't wear anything on your hands, not to mention some more demanding work, even if it's a job like reloading bullets, you can't wear any gloves. Wearing gloves keeps you warm, but wearing gloves also greatly slows down the reloading of bullets, which is unbearable for workers.

Besides, the workers in the arsenal didn't have so many gloves, and they couldn't wear them if they wanted to.

When he came to the factory director's office, Liu Gen was able to find that Director Cheng was dealing with some affairs of the arsenal, as the factory director, he needed to do a lot of things, the raw materials needed by the arsenal, and the materials needed, all needed to be decided by Director Cheng.

"Bang Bang Bang"

Liu Gen knocked on the door, and Director Cheng, who was busy dealing with things, raised his head and was a little surprised when he saw that it was Liu Gen. Since Liu Gen entered the lathe department, he has been waiting for Liu Gen to come to him, the lathe department is so tired, he feels that Liu Gen will not be able to persevere. Who knew that after Liu Gen arrived at the lathe department, there would never be any news coming, if it weren't for the fact that Director Cheng himself heard that Liu Gen was doing well in the lathe department, then he might suspect that Liu Gen was missing in the lathe department.

"Root, come in."

"I'll deal with these things first, you wait for me first." After Director Cheng invited Liu Gen to sit down, he said directly.

Liu Gen nodded, he didn't have any opinions, he was not blind, he could naturally see that Director Cheng was busy. It is precisely because Liu Gen clearly knows that Director Cheng is very busy on weekdays, so he rarely comes to see Director Cheng, and he doesn't want to disturb Director Cheng's work.

didn't let Liu Gen wait too long, Director Cheng finished a job, and as for the rest, it was not too late to deal with it after Liu Gen left.

"Neko, how do you feel in the lathe department? Foreman Qi is okay with you, right? Director Cheng asked with concern.

Director Cheng knew that Liu Gen was doing well in the lathe department, but he didn't know much about what Liu Gen had done in the lathe department. Seeing Liu Gen now, Director Cheng naturally wants to learn more about Liu Gen's situation, before Liu Lao left the arsenal, he was very concerned about Liu Gen's situation, and he was even more worried about delaying Liu Gen's genius.

"It's still okay, Foreman Qi is very good to me, and I have learned a lot from Foreman Qi." Liu Gen opened his mouth and said seriously.

Without waiting for Director Cheng to ask again, Liu Gen directly said about honeycomb coal, and he didn't want to waste too much time. The sooner the honeycomb coal is produced, then the people in the arsenal will suffer less, and the soldiers on the front line will be more comfortable.

"Honeycomb coal? Are you sure that honeycomb coal has so many advantages? Are you sure it's smokeless, non-toxic, and odorless? Looking at Liu Gen, Director Cheng asked with a look of surprise.

Liu Gen nodded vigorously, and he said affirmatively: "I can guarantee that it is like this!" We also have coal in our arsenal, we can try to make some of it, and then we will be clear. ”

Seeing that Liu Gen was so confident, Director Cheng almost believed what Liu Gen said, if the honeycomb coal is really as good as Liu Gen said, then it is undoubtedly a great achievement! For the units of the Eighth Route Army, the most difficult thing was the winter, when some troops froze to death due to the shortage of materials.

Not to mention, every winter, many soldiers in various units of the Eighth Route Army have frostbite.

Director Cheng could imagine that if honeycomb coal was really so good, it would definitely save many people if it was popularized among the troops and the masses in the base areas.

"Let's go, let's do some of it, I want to see if honeycomb coal is really that good!" Director Cheng couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and pulled Liu Gen and walked towards the outside of the office.

Seeing that Director Cheng was so excited, Liu Gen didn't expect it, so he just asked, "Director Cheng, aren't there still many things that you need to deal with?" I'll do the honeycomb making and you can just wait in the office for the results. ”

"No, those things are not as important as you, if honeycomb coal is really like you said, then it is very important to our Eighth Route Army! When the time comes, I will personally ask the bosses of the headquarters for you! Director Cheng said excitedly.

Seeing Director Cheng say this, Liu Gen had no idea of stopping Director Cheng, "Director Cheng, it's okay for us to go out and make honeycomb coal, but you better put on your coat first, it's still a little cold outside." ”

Director Cheng reacted, nodded hurriedly, and put on his coat.

"Let's go, let's go directly to make honeycomb coal, the two of us are not enough, and then call some workers, as for the location of making honeycomb coal, it will be placed in your lathe department." Director Cheng said seriously.

I have to say that Director Cheng did a very good job, and in a short period of time, he thought about it so much. The place where the honeycomb coal is made is placed in the lathe department, one is for the heating of the workers, and the other is that the honeycomb coal is in the lathe department, and the temperature of the lathe department will definitely be able to dry the honeycomb coal in the shortest possible time.

Soon, with the help of the workers, Liu Gen had enough materials to make honeycomb coal. While preparing the materials, Liu Gen found a blacksmith in the arsenal and asked him to build a honeycomb coal machine for himself. The honeycomb coal machine is very simple, it is a small iron bucket with 10 iron pillars inside.

To build such a thing and find a blacksmith in the arsenal is completely overkill, and when Liu Gen has done the preparations, the tools he needs will also arrive.

Making honeycomb coal is very simple, after Liu Gen just operated it simply, everyone understood, and after trying, it was even better than Liu Gen. Five minutes later, looking at the more than 20 honeycomb coals placed on the ground, everyone stopped what they were doing, knowing that they only needed to wait next.

"Director Cheng, if the honeycomb coal is dry, it will take at least a day, or even longer, you go back to deal with things first, and then look at the specific situation of the honeycomb coal after the honeycomb coal is good." Liu Gen came to Director Cheng and said seriously.

Director Cheng nodded, he looked at the honeycomb coal placed on the ground, his eyes were full of expectation, he really hoped that the honeycomb coal could really be as good as Liu Gen said!

With the departure of Director Cheng, the workers gathered here also left, and everyone had their own things to do.

"Genzi, are you really sure?" Foreman Qi came to Liu Gen's side and asked with a worried face.

Seeing Foreman Qi's worries about himself, Liu Gen nodded affirmatively and said confidently: "Qi Gong, just take a look!" There will be no problems with honeycomb coal! ”

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