The next morning, Kuster woke up from bed in good spirits, his face refreshed.

When I walked out of the door, I saw that the people in the arsenal were busy with the work at hand, and when they saw him, they saluted him collectively, and then enthusiastically threw themselves into their work.

Looking at the new arsenal, Kuster couldn't help but feel relieved and proud.

At this time, Fox, who was anxious, rushed over:

"General, the facilities of our arsenal are so old that our unfamiliar workers need to draw the rifling for a long time, let alone make a complete rifle. Our production efficiency is so low that although their enthusiasm is high at the moment, when they know that they can't make a few guns, they will probably fall into a dead silence again. ”

Fox's words made Kuster a little angry at first, but after thinking about it, he nodded, touched his chin with his left hand, and looked thoughtful.

After a while, Kuster's eyes flashed, and he said to him:

"Lieutenant Colonel, you don't have to worry, I have my own solution."

Kuster quickly walked to the communications room of the arsenal, dialed the phone, held it to his ear and waited, when he heard a familiar voice.

"This is Kalil Wade Kuster, may I ask what is the matter?"

This man with the same name as Kuster was his second son, known in the family as 'Little Kuster'. A few years ago, he went to North America to set up a business with the financial support of his father, and now he is mixing well, and he can come up with more than 100,000 US dollars at any time, as well as various production machinery.

After the outbreak of war, the younger Kuster planned to visit his father in Austria-Hungary immediately, but there were some internal conflicts that needed to be resolved, and he had to postpone until late August before boarding a ship to Austria-Hungary. After meeting his father, he received another letter from the company and bought a ticket for mid-September.

At the moment, he is temporarily staying in a hotel in Vienna, and Kuster thinks that he should be picking up girls, otherwise what are he going to do in the hotel.

"This is your father, 'Old Custer.'" Kuster said boldly

"Father? What's the matter, do you have something to do with me. By the way, I hope you can change that tone in the future. Little Kuster was a little embarrassed.

"I can't change it, real soldiers are so straightforward."

"Okay, so what do you want me to do?"

"I have recently been transferred back to Vienna and taken up the post of chief of an arsenal in the city."

"Oh? That's a good thing! I don't have to worry about your safety all day, and I'll be able to keep in touch with you for a few days away. ”

"Maybe it's a good thing, but the equipment of the arsenal where I work is really not good, and the rifling of the guns has to be pulled out by the workers themselves. I would like you to provide me with some production facilities that will allow me to achieve a high position in Austrian military production. ”

"However, my company ran into some trouble, and was attacked by a combination of Russian companies in the United States." Little Kuster said hesitantly, "But if you really need it, I will still try to pull out some new equipment that I just bought." ”

"Yes, don't worry, I have tens of thousands of crowns here to fund you, and I also have the support of some princes, nobles and high-ranking officials, who can also help you fight the Russians, if it's not enough, I recently got 2 medals, you can take them out and sell them."

"Father, that's not necessary, you have already given me enough support before, how dare I reach out to you again? Besides, it's your honor.

In this way, father, I will immediately send 2 new machines to you, and I will buy a steel plant in Slovenia and own it. If there is anything else you need, please contact me as soon as possible and I will do my best to help you. ”

"Yes, thank you so much, my dear little Custer, I'll pay you back when I succeed!"

"This is the funding I paid you back before, how can I ......"

Kuster hung up the phone before he could finish, looking up at the ceiling with a look of relief.

His second son can basically do everything very well except for the flowers and grass, and he is righteous and moral, so after the death of Kuster's wife, he is the favorite of Kuster's three sons.

Seeing Custer's relaxed expression, Fox on the side also knew that this had probably succeeded, so he walked out of the room with happy steps.

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Little Custer not only does what he says, but he also acts quickly. Only seven days later, the two machines were brought in from under the ship.

But at this time, it was also the day when little Kuster returned to North America, and Kuster was a little reluctant and went to the dock to see him off in person.

After returning, he was once again warmly welcomed by the people in the arsenal. Franz jumped aside and said to him with a hippie smile:

"Alright, Custer, will you hide from me for years if you have such a wonderful son?"

"Get out of the way!"

The bright red and dim armory illuminated by the firelight was full of cheerful atmosphere.

Fox stepped forward and said:

"Now with the arrival of new equipment, we can produce armaments at full capacity! We had produced less than 50 semi-automatic rifles in the previous 7 days, and the situation could finally be improved!

And Mr. Kuster Jr. was very thoughtful, knowing that we didn't have the technology to stamp, and making it cheaper to manufacture, and bought a steel mill. It's a pity that it's in Slovenia, a bit far from our side, and the cost of shipping it is not low. ”

Kuster nodded affirmatively, his son was not perfect, but there must be a reason.

Slovenia, though close to the center of Austria, was not very important, so it was cheaper to buy a factory there, while Vienna was the capital of the empire and everything was expensive. Considering the difficulties that little Custer is now experiencing, it is not incomprehensible, not to mention that as a capitalist, it is normal to engage in such speculation.

Kuster lit a cigarette, waved his hand slightly, and said to the crowd:

"I decided to use the 200,000 kroner that General Boroyevich had given me to rent a small train and use it to connect the two places. Tomorrow I will take the train to the steel mills, where I will make a fruitful technological revolution to make it easier for us to produce good ordnance. ”

After receiving the two new machine tools in the arsenal, the workers at the arsenal believed that Kuster could lead them to success, and when they heard his next step, they all agreed without hesitation. Others even provided a lot of money, reducing the original budget of 200,000 crowns to 180,000 crowns, which made Kuster sigh at the strength and greatness of the workers.

Soon, a contract was signed between Kuster and a train manufacturer. After the deal was struck, the somewhat old train stopped at a station on the outskirts of Vienna that evening, and Kuster boarded the co-pilot with the wheat field. Looking back, the people who had come to the arsenal applauded him warmly to see him off, and he couldn't help but take off his military hat excitedly and wave it vigorously in the wind.

Then he closed the door, sat down, closed his eyes quietly, listened to the roar of the train awakening, and drove towards the endless and closer and closer distance.