That evening, Gastens and Gulacos summoned all the workers to the finished goods warehouse of the factory, which was a huge empty room with a few repaired steam engines in the corner, perfect for meetings. Because the total number of workers in the factory is not large, after Gastens reorganizes the factory's union, all matters related to the interests of the workers will be announced directly in front of all workers to increase policy transparency.

"Comrades workers", standing on the stacked crates, Gastens is already familiar with it. For these workers, their reasoning is simple. If you are good to them, they will not treat you badly, and if you do not lie to them, they will not be bad in secret.

"As you may have heard, Ankenrein's troops are not in a good position on the front lines, and we intend to make a second line of defense on the border between the Principality of Tulucas and the Republic of Negro, and soon there will be many troops stationed around here and regrouping. You have come to the city a lot of friends recently, and you should also know that the food in the city has long been gone, and those capitalists who have the ability to run have already run away, and the rest are all our bitter haha. I'm not lying to you, now we are also under great logistical pressure, and the Combat Readiness Corps can only guarantee food for about a thousand of us. Of these 1,000 people, except for me, my company, and the 180 people of the company responsible for keeping you safe, I will give you all the food for the other 820 people! ”

"There are only more than 200 of us, more than 800 servings, and that's not enough to eat!"

Workers in the crowd shouted, leading to a burst of laughter. Gastens smiled and continued, "Gurakos told me that there are two hundred and forty-two workers in the factory, and that after one meal each, we have about five hundred and eighty rations of food. I thought about it, don't everyone have family members in the factory? Counting your parents, wives and children, I can give each worker three servings of grain, which is nine rye cakes a day, three cans of beans and three slices of meat in two days! You've all eaten that rye cake, it's very big, and you can save a little to support four or five people, which is enough for your family to survive. ”

"Not really! When we didn't have anything to eat, one loaf could last a day, let alone three! ”

"yes, yes, my brother is still in the city, so it's good that I can take him over so far!"

The workers talked a lot, praised it mostly, and questioned it very little. Gastens waited for a while before continuing: "Brothers workers, I am a soft-spoken person, and I have told you everything I can get! Each worker had three servings of food, and the province could eat four or five people. Today I asked Ivan to register everyone's relatives, who will eat everyone's food, and we all know that there will be no one missing. Cut them out, and we're left with a hundred portions of food. I will invite Gurakos to store this 100 portion of food together for use in case of emergency. Any use of this 100 percent of food will be agreed upon, will you? ”

"Good !!"

Listening to the fairness and reasonableness of Gastens's distribution, everyone agreed. Gastens waited for a while and began to say the request.

"Comrades, there is only so much food, and you also know that in the war now, food is worth more than gold! Each of you has the same amount of food, and no one is allowed to rob anyone's food! If I find out that someone is stealing other people's food, I will immediately drive them out of the factory, and all the family members who are protected by him will also be kicked out of the factory! Do you understand? I, Gastens, am a rough man, a tendon, and I can't see those bullying things, you know! ”

"Got it!"

The workers below were heathing again, but with smiles on their faces. They all saw what Gastens and his soldiers had done in this short period of time. Although these people are aggressors, they are willing to endure hardships in their work, do not engage in special treatment, and pay everyone well. Many people feel that the current life is actually better than before Anken Rein called, and naturally they will not disobey Gastens.

At the end of the evening meeting, Gastens was able to settle the food problem. The next step is to make production as efficient as possible. He had a faint feeling that as the battle line shrank, his factory would enter the eyes of more people. If he doesn't want something to happen, then his factory can't afford to make a mistake.

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The army is always a place where news spreads quickly, and it didn't take long for Gastens to hear that the rear was dissatisfied with the results of the front, and demanded that the troops of the Negro Republic should never be allowed to enter the Duchy of Tulucas. The 2nd and 3rd Corps, having received the order, began to resolutely carry out the will of His Majesty the Emperor and set up a defensive line on the border of the Duchy of Tulucas, west of Strandwood. As for the 1st Army Corps, which penetrated deep into the territory of the Negru Republic, it pulled the newly formed 4th Army Corps to the front, hoping to hold the province of Scat and form a horn with the troops of the Duchy of Tulukas, attacking and defending each other.

As for the Sixth Army, whose headquarters had been scattered by the enemy's cavalry, it assumed the heavy task of organizing the second line of defense with the Seventh Combat Corps from Strandwood to the Lufinin River while rearing. Their missing Legion Commander Joe? McFauly has not yet been found, temporarily by the Chief of Staff of the Legion, Dieter? Schubert manages on his behalf. Gastens hadn't seen him, and no one of his level was qualified to see him. Just when he thought that he would not have anything to do with the top boss of the top boss he had never met, the newly appointed acting army commander suddenly came to the gate of the Gastens factory with a large group of people.

"I heard that the Welsh II steam rifle modified by your factory is better than the original goods produced by the Negru themselves?"

Standing in front of Gastens, who hurriedly ran out after hearing the news, the acting commander of the Sixth Legion, Dieter? Schubert was slightly hunchbacked. His high cheekbones and wide jaw made the general look very reliable.

"Yes, General, I don't dare to say that it is more useful, but the range and power are indeed greater. But this is a modified product after all, and it may not be that durable. ”

Gastens replied truthfully, and took the opportunity to sneak a glance at Dieter? Schubert's entourage. Of these dozen people, he only knew Frank, the commander of the Seventh Combat Readiness Corps? Lowell asked him what was going on. Frank? Lowell shrugged and didn't speak.

"Let's go, take me inside."

Dieter? With a wave of his hand, Schubert walked in first, without waiting for Gastens to react. Gastens paused for a moment, trotted over to the corps commander, and began to lead the way and make introductions. In order to make it easier to understand, he hid many of the technical aspects of the transformation and instead introduced the current production process of the entire factory in plain language. Dieter? Schubert seemed to be satisfied with Gastens's explanation, and he didn't ask many questions, except a few questions about the safety and confidentiality of using local workers, and remained largely silent. However, a young man who came with him was very interested in the technical details of the production, and asked a few questions with gold content.

"This is Jensen from the Legion Staff? Schubert, he graduated from Roseville University, worked at the Royal Arms Research Institute for a while, and knows a lot about weapons and everything, you can talk a little bit more. ”

Seeing that young man and Gastens talking a lot, Dieter, the acting commander of the Sixth Legion? Schubert made a formal introduction, seemingly unintentionally. As soon as he heard that the other party was also engaged in weapons, the strings in Gastens' heart tightened. Although his factory can improve the enemy's weapons, the daily production is there, and it is unlikely to play a decisive role in the outcome of the war. Now everyone on the battlefield is mainly using the captured Welsh Type 2 and Anken Rein's own production of the 27 type, his improved Welsh Type 2, which is only circulated in a small area in the Fourth Division, and does not have so much influence. In this case, the newly appointed corps commander did not reorganize his crippled legion, but brought a young man who knew the design of weapons, and the corps commander was still a surname, what was the intention of fighting, how could the long-lived Gastens not guess?

"Oh, that's a peer, I've been looking up to the Royal Arms Research Institute for a long time, during the Battle of Stronwood before, His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince Elliot? Gibson's hand cannon cavalry has helped us a lot. ”

Although he was vaguely aware of the other party's intentions, Gastens did not put the guard on his face, he smiled and chatted, and quickly sorted out the precautions he had been doing in his heart.

"Yes, the pistol cavalry is the nemesis of those armored spearmen, but our steam hand cannon production speed can't keep up, so we haven't sent it to the front. But don't worry, I have reliable information that in a month at most, the steam cannons will be able to accumulate enough numbers, and when the time comes, we will turn the tide of the war and send those Negru back home! ”

Dieter? Schubert took Gastens's words and began to reassure the army. And that Jensen? Schubert began to wander back and forth in the procession, observing each production floor and sometimes talking to the workers. After all, this is an enemy-occupied area, and most of the workers speak Neglu, and although they also know some Rein, they obviously can't describe such a complicated thing as gun modification. Jason? Schubert asked a few times, but he didn't have a clue, so he had to follow the team to look east and west, very curious.

Gastens already had a plan in mind at this time, he deliberately avoided his final assembly workshop, took these uninvited guests to visit all the sub-assembly workshops, and led them to the factory office. Because the assembly line production method is still a new thing in this world, whether it is a layman Dieter? Schubert, or Semi-Insider Jensen? Schubert, he didn't even notice this little trick of Gastens. The group sat down in the factory office, and Ivan and Zinke took someone to make tea for everyone and stood aside.

"Gastens, you're doing a good job in this factory, Joe before? When Captain McFaley was there, Danny? Division Commander Carey reported this matter to him, and the corps commander was very supportive. Now the Legion Commander and your division commander Danny? Kaili has already sacrificed his life for the country, and I can't pull this stall down and mess it up. I'm here this time to see how you're doing, whether you're fooling people, and if you can help. The second is to give you more support, so that you can put all your thoughts on production and ensure our arms supply. ”

Maybe after sitting down, Dieter? Schubert had seen what he wanted to see, and he slouched back on the couch, smiling and talking.

"After reading your this, I have decided that the Legion will devote a lot of effort to your factory, and strive to make the reorganized Legion use your improved Welsh II Steam Rifle. I'm bringing Jensen here this time, and I hope you can communicate with each other. You are a soldier who rises up on the battlefield and has a natural instinct for weapons, and Jensen is an expert in the research institute, although he is very skilled, but he still does not know about the front line. You take him more, help him, the two of you collide more, and strive to increase the production capacity of the factory. ”

"It's an honor for us to take it so seriously, Legionnaire," Gastens nodded with a smile, knowing that these people's fox tails were about to be revealed, "I've talked a lot with Chief Jensen along the way, and Chief Jensen is really good and has taught me a lot. He also pointed out a small technical error in the process of improving the steam pipe, which may be of great help to us by improving the stability and life of the improved gun. ”

"That's good, I brought him here this time, and I didn't want him to go back. He is a weapons expert, and he is also staying in the staff of our legion, and he can't help, so it is better to come to you to have a look, and he can still play a role. What do you think? ”

"That's the best, I'd love to talk to Jensen? Chief Schubert cooperates! ”

Gastens smiled very brightly, but the faces of Ivan and Zink, who were standing behind him, were not very good-looking, they were both rough people, and they couldn't hide their emotions, so they lowered their heads, looked at the ground, and didn't say a word.

"That's good, you have to work together", Dieter? Schubert took a sip of tea and spit it on the ground again, "What kind of tea are you, why is it so unpalatable?" I'll get you some good ones and let you try them too! ”

"Thank you, Legionnaire then," Gastens continued smiling, heartless.

"There is one more thing, how can Jensen say that he is also a major, I don't feel at ease when I come alone, your factory is so important, only one company of the Seventh Combat Reserve Army is guarded, and it is not safe. I'll ask Jensen to bring a group over to keep you safe and avoid accidents. ”

A regiment? That's nine companies, more than a thousand! Protect less than three hundred workers in this factory with a thousand people? Don't be too obvious about the old fox's calculations!

Gastens continued to smile and agree, anyway, he knew exactly what the other party wanted to do, and the countermeasures had already been prepared, and now that the other party was going to send troops to set up a formation, he couldn't stop it.

"Alright, that's all", Dieter? Schubert stood up as if he was leaving, "Jensen will stay and hand it over to you, his troops will come in the afternoon, and you will do a good job of handing over." Although your rank is only a second lieutenant, and Jensen is a major, but you built the factory, so you don't have to feel pressure, you know? ”

"I know, but the commander of the legion, this commander is the commander, I must follow the orders of Chief Jensen, cooperate with the work of Chief Jensen, and do a good job in weapon transformation!"

"That's good, I'm leaving, don't send it!"

Dieter? Schubert left laughing, leaving Jensen, who was also smiling, and Ivan and Zink, frowning. Several people sent the regimental commander and his party out of the factory, and as soon as they returned to the office, they heard Jensen's order.

"Well, you heard that, my uncle said that I am now in charge of the factory. Gastens, tell me about the production process of this rifle, there are a few things I just didn't understand. ”

Sitting just Dieter? The position that Schubert has ever done, Jensen? Schubert grinned widely, like a master. Gastens respectfully withdrew first on the pretext of taking the drawings. Ivan and Zink followed him out of the office and walked a little further before scolding.

"Boss, this man is obviously here to pick peaches, and he also has a group, and he will come in the afternoon. When his regiment comes, we will be fish on the chopping block, and we will die if we don't die, so why don't we take advantage of it now-"

Ivan gestured around his neck and looked at Gastens, his eyes cold and full of murderous intent. Zink stood beside him, nodding, his gaze bright and determined. Gastens reached out and pressed Ivan's shoulder, patted Zinke again, and looked sideways at the office in the distance, whispering reassurance.

"Don't worry, I have my own way."