Chapter 27: The Dawn of Industrialization

  They felt it from the food, that this place was not a little better than their own city. Since the devils occupied the country, they put a lot of effort into the big cities. The factories inside were squeezed out, and the things in the shops were all replaced with low-quality and high-priced Japanese goods. What's most hateful is that since they came, the good rice flour can't be eaten anymore, it's said that it was prioritized to supply the imperial army, and only black flour and some coarse grains were left in their own pot. This made the city people who were used to living a good life extremely angry, but they had no land, no way to grow their own food, the factories went bankrupt, and they almost starved to death there.

  Now there are people who want to hire them, which is a great blessing. Don't mention giving wages, even if nothing is given, just providing enough food for the whole family to survive is a great virtue. At that time, I didn't know whether it was the Buddha's manifestation or the descent of gods, but I was lucky enough to encounter such good fortune, how could I not be grateful?

  As a result, the technicians and workers who were invited to work here were exceptionally diligent. Qin Wanjun was able to collect a surprisingly comprehensive amount of information, almost covering all industries, which also revealed the severe damage caused by the Japanese invaders to China's economy. With the unemployment of these workers, the factories were sold off one after another by their bankrupt owners. Therefore, Qin Wanjun spent a small amount of money to buy various equipment, hiding them away except for the really large ones, and some were also transported to Leshi Village.

  Inside the mountain, at the selected factory site, a scene of hot fire and smoke is unfolding. If you didn't know the background, you would think this was some bustling factory under construction. One by one, sheds are being erected, patches of land are being leveled, and machines are being installed in place. Now everyone knows that the sooner the factory is built, the sooner the devils will be driven out of their homes. This conviction motivates people to work tirelessly, also motivating themselves to build a beautiful home.

  Yan Jufan and his mouse team, except for those on duty, were all on the scene clearing grass and burning boiling water. The labor scene here reminded Yan Jufan of a certain period in his previous life when people worked with great enthusiasm. It was as if he had seen it before - every time the passion of the nation was ignited, many things could create miracles. He must bring everyone together, and at that time, even if the goal is ten times more difficult than the Japanese devils, it will definitely be achieved.

  Qin Wanjun was greatly surprised that she could find technical personnel and workers so smoothly. However, the clever her immediately ordered the mobilization of the Qin family's funds, fully acquiring the equipment and personnel of the bankrupt enterprise, and secretly sending them to the Lishi Village base through the Qin family network. Fortunately, the surrounding area of Lanzhou is 800 miles away, which is enough for these people to live in, so there are all kinds of talents and technologies now, and the equipment has also begun to arrive one after another. The industry in Qin Wanjun's heart is gradually being realized, how can she not be excited?

  After these days of investigation, the iron ore reserves here are rich, and the coal is high-quality smokeless coal. In addition to sulfur, other proven minerals include manganese iron ore, lead-zinc ore, bauxite, clay, purple sand ceramic soil, limestone, quartz sand, etc., especially smokeless coal, high-aluminum clay, limestone, and pyrite are the most abundant. These are priceless treasures! If we extract them and make guns and cannons, how many armies can be armed?

  All this encouraged everyone and spurred Yan Xi Wu. His current Anti-Japanese Dare-to-Die Corps, with the arrival of anti-Japanese masses from surrounding areas, has been replenished. The fully established Anti-Japanese Dare-to-Die Corps, apart from training, often goes to distant places to harass the local devils. Through this, personnel are being tempered, the arrogance of the Japanese devils is being struck, and part of the relationship is being developed, making preparations for future development.

  Of course, a serious problem was also troubling Yan Xi Wu. This wasn't something that could be solved with force, so he decided to wait until Qin Wan Jun and Yan Ju Fan returned and discuss it carefully together.

  The dark night once again dominated the earth, with only a few stars twinkling in defiance, casting this faint light, at this time without moon.

  Mei Huan-yu led his security team to a place not far from Tongluo Village. They would be approaching the village in just over a mile, and this village was recently notorious for being a mine-laying village. Many of the villagers had learned mine-laying techniques from the Wu Gong Team, who were also said to be stationed here. Therefore, Mei Huan-yu once again warned his subordinates that they absolutely could not fire their guns and must be careful. Anyone who messed things up would be shot immediately.

  In the past, the puppet army had a habit of firing their guns randomly. This was spread by Mei Huan-yu's subordinates under his subtle suggestion, mainly to deal with the devils and let them take the lead in being cannon fodder. In the past, even if they were far away, the puppet troops would fire their guns randomly, and most of the bandits would run away immediately after hearing the gunfire. Even if the Japanese were dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do about it; otherwise, they would have an excuse for shrinking from battle next time. As long as this method was used, they didn't need to be cannon fodder anymore, and all the puppet troops fell in love with this approach.

  This time the situation is special, we must sneak into the village quietly, if the sneak attack fails, it will be dangerous. So this time, Director Mei specially ordered not to do so, and those who sneak into the village with guns are not allowed. A few mouths that never stop talking even have a chicken leg in their mouth, the taste is much stronger than the previous one, which was specifically entrusted by Mei Huan Yu.

  It's just the right time for harvesting, a few vanguard soldiers went down from the main road and turned into the fields. Mei Huan-yu waved his hand to let the troops follow him, it should be very safe here, ordinary people have to farm, if they buried landmines, then everyone would starve to death.

  As expected, there were no landmines on the ground, and the large group of people quickly approached the village. However, a sentry from the martial arts team discovered a swaying figure in the distance and hastily fired his gun.

  "Bang, bang, bang..." Three gunshots broke the silence of Tongluo Village, accompanied by barking dogs and crying children, echoing in the night sky. They've been discovered! However, the enemy's goal had already been achieved; they had entered the village, and the militia and villagers no longer had time to lay landmines. Without landmines, the villagers were toothless, and the enemy was not afraid of them. Now their guns were more useful than teeth. The militiaman who fired the warning shots had gloriously fulfilled his mission; shortly after exposing his position, the enemy's vanguard rained a hail of bullets on him.

  Zhang Yuntian had just fallen asleep when he was startled by the sound of gunfire: "Have the devils come? Why are they moving at night?" Before he could finish speaking, a denser burst of gunfire confirmed his suspicions. Zhang Yuntian and the militia members always slept in their clothes at night, so as soon as they put on their shoes, they could run out immediately. Who would have thought that tonight was the night it would come in handy?