When Pu You and Wu Ze went to find Moriyama Otani, a new scene also started at Station 23.
Wu Yuanjun, who replaced Pu You, called everyone together for a morning meeting.
"Everyone, I would like to announce here that I, Ichiro Takehara, am now serving as Station Commander No. 23, Otomo Shaoqiu is serving as the Chief of the Intelligence Section, and Shi Daqing, the former transportation captain of the Logistics Section, is serving as the Chief of the Logistics Section." Takehara-kun issued an order at the morning meeting. .
As soon as this order came out, the people below were in an uproar.
Fortunately, the people in the Intelligence Section knew that the position of the Chief of the Intelligence Section was vacant. One of the two people from Taiyuan must be the Chief of the Intelligence Section, and the other was either the Station Chief or the Deputy Station Chief.
And the Logistics Department just blew up the nest.
I came here early this morning and it was like the original Section Chief Zhong had disappeared. I don’t know if he was killed secretly or transferred away. No one knew the news.
Shi Daqing, the captain of the transportation team, was actually promoted to the head of the logistics section.
As for Shi Daqing, many people in the logistics department have a good relationship with him.
Shi Daqing is an honest person and works hard.
He became the chief of the logistics section. Putting aside the unexpected incident, his future life would definitely be better than when Section Chief Zhong became the chief of the logistics section.
Ichiro Takehara then casually said something about the situation, and then announced the adjournment of the meeting.
At the morning meeting of the Logistics Section, Shi Daqing said with a smile on his face: "Everyone, everyone should do their own thing well, don't make trouble, don't interfere with the imperial army's affairs, and I won't care about other matters."
As soon as Shi Daqing said this, everyone in the logistics department laughed:
"Chief Shi, don't worry, we will definitely work hard and won't cause you any trouble."
"Chief Shi is much more relaxed than the previous Section Chief Zhong."
"Chief Shi, let's have a few more drinks when we are free in the future."
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Even Wang Damao pretended to smile: "Haha, now I can eat carrots with peace of mind, unlike Section Chief Zhong before, who was not even allowed to eat carrots to punish me."
"Hahaha, you rabbit." Everyone laughed, and the meeting was filled with a happy atmosphere.
"Okay, let's all get to work. Don't talk casually about the whereabouts of Station Master Pu You and Section Chief Zhong, to avoid causing trouble," Shi Daqing said.
"Yes, yes." The person in the logistics department nodded, and the meeting quickly dispersed.
Shi Daqing returned to the office and continued to read the notes Wu Ze left for him.
This note is really a treasure. Shi Daqing refers to the gentle policy in the note. Shi Daqing feels that it is really not difficult to be the logistics section chief.
There was a peaceful atmosphere in the Logistics Section, but there was a completely different atmosphere in the Intelligence Section.
Shaoqiu, the new head of the Intelligence Section, first scolded the people in the Intelligence Section at the meeting, and then called Zhang Jijun to the office alone: "Deputy Section Chief Zhang, give me Li Mu's file."
When Zhang Jijun heard this, he didn't understand why the intelligence section chief from Taiyuan had doubts about Li Mu's death.
Without hesitation, Zhang Jijun quickly found the file and handed it to Dayou Shaoqiu.
"Deputy Section Chief Zhang, please tell me the actions of that day in detail." Otomo Qianqiu said to Zhang Jijun while taking Li Mu's file.
"Yes." Zhang Jijun responded and immediately began to describe.
Otomo Shaoqiu listened while browsing the files.
Zhang Jijun finished speaking, and Dayou Shaoqiu also finished reading. He looked up at Zhang Jijun and said, "Tell me again."
"Didn't I already tell you this once?" Zhang Jijun pretended to be suspicious.
"I'll tell you again if I ask you to tell it again." Otomo Chiaki glared.
"Yes." Zhang Jijun nodded and continued.
Zhang Jijun is an excellent agent of the military command and has rich experience.
When he told it for the second time, he deliberately reorganized the language. The meaning was the same as the first time, but the verbal description was different.
If the two descriptions are exactly the same, then there is suspicion of endorsement.
Otomo Chiaki listened to Zhang Jijun's description again, but his expression did not change much: "Deputy Section Chief Zhang, where is the body of the whistleblower now?"
"The former station director at the time signed it and has been buried." Zhang Jijun replied.
"Exhume the body and I want to re-examine it," Otomo Chiaki said.
"yes."
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Taiyuan
"Zhong Ze, please remember that when you meet Mr. Mori Shan, you should speak as little as possible. This Mr. Mori Shan is very ruthless when doing things." On the way to the copper smelting factory, Pu You gave Wu Ze a vaccination, " You’ll have less contact with him in the future, you know?”
"Yes, I understand." Wu Ze nodded. He didn't understand what Pu You meant.
It's obvious that Pu You is afraid that Moriyama Otani will find out about Wu Ze's earning power and poach people to Pu You.
Wu Ze didn't care either, now he had to rely on Pu You to gain a foothold.
Once this footing is established, Puyou will no longer have the final say.
The two came to the copper smelting plant, and Wu Ze saw a truck pulling ore entering the gate of the copper smelting plant.
Wu Ze's fists were still clenched secretly. These are the resources on our land that have been plundered.
Copper is an important raw material for making bullets.
The troops of the 18th Army did not even have the technology to smelt copper.
Even if a copper mine is discovered, one can only look forward to it and sigh.
Wu Ze's fist slowly loosened again.
The boilers of this copper smelting plant will definitely be taken away later.
In other words, he also has to deal with this Moriyama Otani.
The guard verified the identities of Wu Ze and Pu You and let them in.
Moriyama Otani took the initiative to come out of the office to greet him: "Haha, Kamayu-kun, I really didn't expect that, you are really a talent in designing small arms."
Puyou smiled brightly: "Moriyama-kun, no matter what, I still have to thank you for your help."
"My help is just a small step. It is Pu Youjun's ability that really makes Pu Youjun get the olive branch from the arsenal." Moriyama Otani smiled. He noticed Wu Ze and was suspicious: "Why did you bring the Chinese people at Station 23 to the rescue?" I brought him here, he seems to be...the deputy chief of the logistics department, right?"
On that day, Moriyama Otani went to Station 23 for the first time, and happened to meet Wu Ze coming back with his defeated troops. He also suggested that Pu You kill this person, but Pu You later said that there was no section chief in the logistics department, so he gave up. So Moriyama Otani still has some impression of Wu Ze.
"This is my assistant, who makes military engineering drawings." Pu You said casually.
"Assistant?" Moriyama Otani paused, "Can that person still make military engineering drawings?"
"Moriyama-kun, please give me your letter of recommendation." Kamuyo diverted Moriyama Otani's attention, "I'll go to the arsenal to complete the formalities first, and I'll treat you to dinner later."
"Here." Morishan Otani stopped paying attention to Wu Ze. After all, in his eyes, the Chinese couldn't even make a basic bayonet, let alone the production of military blueprints.
Pu You said he was an assistant, maybe just a cover.
Moriyama Otani was not so curious about Puyou's affairs.
Moriyama Otani took out Iwashima Ichiro's recommendation letter and handed it to Kamuo.
Pu You took the letter of recommendation with both hands and looked at the arsenal stamp stamped on it, his hands were filled with excitement.
With this letter of recommendation, he can enter the arsenal and establish a complete foothold in Taiyuan.
"Moriyama-kun, I'll go to the arsenal first." Puyou got the recommendation ticket and couldn't wait to go there.
"Kamayo-kun, I will send someone to take you there in a car." Moriyama Otani said.
Puyou can take root in the arsenal, which is an excellent thing for Moriyama Otani.
This Pu friend is very good at making money, but he is also very short of money.
"Yo Xi, thank you." Pu You was not polite and nodded directly.
Moriyama Otani's driver drove the car, and Pu You and Wu Ze got in.
Watching the car disappear from sight, Moriyama Otani smiled and walked back to the field.
With Puyou here, he won't be short of money soon, hahaha.
"Zhong Ze, your performance just now was very good." Pu's friend praised Wu Ze in the car.
During the process of seeing Mori Shan Da Gu, Wu Ze didn't say a word from beginning to end, which satisfied Pu You very much.
"I will bear in mind the words of the webmaster." Wu Zedao.
"Haha." Pu You laughed.
Driving to the outskirts of Taiyuan Arsenal in a car, Wu Ze didn't even look at the blockade defense lines on the outskirts.
The defense of an important base like an arsenal must be impregnable, and a strong attack is the next best option.
To bring out the machines, the best way is to let the arsenal carry out the machines themselves.
Arriving at the gate of the arsenal, Wu Ze was shocked by the scale of the arsenal.
The arsenal left by Lao Yan to Yoshio Shinozuka. With these rows of factories, how many weapons could be produced for the Japanese in a day.
Although the remaining historical data shows that when Lao Yan evacuated the Taiyuan Arsenal, he took away some machines, but the number was not large, and most of them were taken advantage of by the Japanese.
After Pu You and Wu Ze's identities were confirmed, the director of the arsenal came to meet them in person.
"Kamatomo-kun, I am Okamoto Cihei." Okamoto Cihei, the director of the Taiyuan Arsenal, introduced himself with a smile.
"Hello, Okamoto-kun, hello." Puyou greeted with a smile, and then introduced Wu Ze: "This is my assistant Zhong Ze."
"Kama Yu-kun, Zhong Ze, on behalf of the arsenal, I would like to thank you for coming to serve in the arsenal." Okamoto Jihei was not prejudiced because Wu Ze was from China.
After all, the empire is also in short supply of small arms design talents.
Although the performance of the Empire's 38-meter rifle was said to be superior on the battlefield in China, the gap was not small compared with that of the US military.
The US military is equipped with Garand rifles. The bullets can be fired continuously. There is no need to fire one round and then unload and reload like the 38-gun.
Once the empire and the US military go to war, the firepower gap of this rifle is not small.
Same goes for light machine guns.
The crooked machine gun is too easy to malfunction. Although the Type 96 light machine gun is better than the crooked machine gun, it also has many problems.
The blueprint of this improved light machine gun was highly rated above.
They all said hello, we must treat such talents well.
"Okamoto-kun, I wonder how you arranged the duties of me and Zhong Ze?" When we arrived at Okamoto Jihei's office together, Puyou asked directly.
"Kamatomo-kun, what do you think personally?" Okamoto asked Kamoyo for the first time.
"If possible, I can help you with management." Pu You said, "I previously served as the webmaster at Station 23."
"Kamatomo-kun, I have no shortage of management personnel here. I am short of small arms design talents." Okamoto Jihei frowned slightly.
"I can also design small arms." Pu You said.
"Okay." Okamoto Jihei thought for a while and said: "The arsenal has just established the ninth workshop, and there is still a workshop director missing. If Pu Youjun doesn't mind it, you can..."
Before Okamoto Tsuhei finished speaking, Kamyou nodded immediately: "Okay, I'm willing to go."
The workshop director is managing production, and there are opportunities to be exploited, such as substituting inferior products and cutting corners.
We can even smuggle weapons, which is a huge profit.
Of course, Puyou will not do these low-level tasks. This is the initial stage that only novices will do. It is risky and not cost-effective.
But the starting point of the workshop director is not low, and he has to climb up.
Once you reach a high position, that's when you can show off your skills.
There is an old saying in China: It’s never too late to have a good meal!
"Okay, Kamatomo-kun, you can act as the workshop director first, and by the way, hire a technical technician in the small arms design department to assist Iwajima Ichiro in the production and design of weapons." Ichiro Okamoto said.
"Okay, okay." Pu You nodded quickly.
"Zhong Ze, do you have any thoughts about your work?" Okamoto Jihei looked at Wu Ze again.
Wu Ze replied: "I used to serve as the deputy chief of the logistics section at Station 23. I only helped complete some unimportant links in the production of ordnance drawings. Factory director, you just make arrangements."
"How is Zhong Zejun's ability to manage logistics?" Okamoto Cihei asked Puyou.
"Excellent." Pu You said.
"In that case, Zhong Ze-kun, you can go to the warehouse to be a co-manager and assist in warehouse management." Jihei Okamoto said, "If you have any ideas about light weapons design, you can communicate with Pu You-jun. If you can make some suggestions, If you contribute, I can consider transferring you to the small arms design department."
Since the important production of the ordnance drawings was completed by Pu You, there is no need to arrange Zhong Ze to the design department and just let him and Pu You get along.
"Yes." Wu Ze responded and became a warehouse co-manager. This was actually a not-so-important position, because there was a warehouse manager above him. It was very difficult for him to get some supplies.
But Wu Ze came here not to get supplies, but to get machine tools for producing weapons.
Let’s get a firm footing first.
"Okay, you two, go and get familiar with your work first. It's war time now, and I'm also very busy." Okamoto Jiping said, "If you have any questions, you can come to me."
"Okay." Pu You and Wu Ze withdrew.
"Here comes someone." As soon as Puyou and Wu Ze left, Okamoto Cihei immediately called his secretary.
"What are your orders?" The secretary came over.
"Send someone to keep an eye on Puyou." Okamoto Jiping said, "If he has any behavior of shoddy quality or cutting corners that is not conducive to production, report it to me immediately."
As for Wu Ze, Okamoto Jihei is not worried. There are people watching him in the logistics department. He does things honestly, so it won't be a big problem.
If it was a sneaky act, the people in the logistics department would naturally handle it. Anyway, the production of military engineering drawings had little to do with him.
As for this Puyu, Okamoto Jihei has to be careful.
Kama Yuno came from Imperial Osaka. When he was the station manager at Station 23, his reputation was not very good.
Now that we have arrived at the Taiyuan Arsenal, if the drawings he presented were not of high attainment, Okamoto Jihei would really not be willing to let this person in.
The production of weapons is no joke.
If this guy is trying to make money by shoddy goods and cutting corners, things will go wrong on the battlefield.
Once the war is delayed, the arsenal will be held accountable.
This Kamayo himself proposed to be a manager, but Okamoto Jihei couldn't refuse it directly. After all, he was highly praised by the superiors, and the empire's small arms design indeed needed talents like Kamayo.
But the opportunity was given to Kamo. If Kamo failed in his duties, Okamoto Jihei would take the opportunity to transfer him out of the workshop and let him concentrate on weapons design in the future.
"Ha Yi." The secretary went.
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"Zhong Ze, this is my address in Taiyuan. Once you've settled in, if anything happens, you can come to me at any time." Puyou and Wu Ze left Okamoto Cihei's office and were going to different places. Because they were not able to be together for the time being, Pu You provided his address in Taiyuan to Wu Ze.
This is not a temporary residence that Pu You found. He has been to Taiyuan for business many times before and bought a house here in advance.
"Okay." Wu Ze took the note from Pu Yu.
Wu Ze would not look for Pu You easily. Even if he wanted to look for him, he would go to the ninth workshop during working hours.
Wu Ze knew that Inoue Saki would not die.
Even if Pu You betrayed her, she would still be alive. I just don't know if Zhang Jijun stopped in time or if Wang Damao paid a price to cover for Zhang Jijun.
Wu Ze had to settle down for the time being and then go to the contact person here to find out.
Therefore, if Inoue Saki is still alive and Wu Ze goes to Puyou's house, there will definitely be... trouble.
Even Wu Ze can conclude that Inoue Saki is here and will soon put a hat on Puyou again.
It’s better to try your best not to know about these things.
After Wu Ze broke up with Pu You, he went to the logistics and warehouse department.
There are many logistics warehouses, such as ammunition depots, ordnance depots, etc. Which warehouse Wu Ze will work in depends on how the director of the warehouse department assigns them.
"Are you Zhong Ze, the master of the improved Type 96 light machine gun?" The warehouse manager was a squat, bow-legged guy in his forties with a fat face. He looked Wu Ze up and down, and his tone seemed to be exaggerated on purpose. With a sense of ridicule, Wu Ze was directly called the master.
"Don't dare, don't dare. The Ninety-Six Light Machine Gun was mainly designed by Director Pu. I'm just helping out." Wu Ze said modestly.
Pu You is no longer the station manager of No. 23, but the director of the ninth workshop, so the title has to be changed: Director Pu.
"It's not an easy talent to start with." The warehouse manager still spoke in an exaggerated and sarcastic tone.
"Don't dare, don't dare."
"This is the first time we meet, let me introduce myself. My name is Kameda." The warehouse manager's expression suddenly turned cold.
"Kaeda?"
When Wu Ze heard this, he immediately became excited. No wonder the warehouse manager immediately mocked him when he saw him. It turned out that he was Kameda.
