It was already October, and winter was not far away.
In order to ensure that the soldiers and villagers could survive the winter, Chen Qi mobilized more than 2,000 soldiers and civilians to quickly build four large factories near the Phoenix Mountain Munitions Factory.
They were Phoenix Mountain Clothing Factory, Phoenix Mountain Brick Factory, Phoenix Mountain cement factory, and Phoenix Mountain Metal Factory!
As the saying goes, strength comes with numbers. The four large factories were built at the same time, and soon, they were built at a speed visible to the naked eye.
From the planning of the factory building to the completion of the construction, it only took less than a few days. It was quite the style of a big country in infrastructure in Chen Qi's previous life.
Of course, although the factories had been built, it was not easy to get these five factories running quickly.
Because Chen Qi had no money.
No, it should be said that the Phoenix Mountain military base was out of money.
The Eighth Route Army was poor!
The construction and operation of the military base on Phoenix Mountain had already cost a lot of money. In addition, the daily production of weapons, the exploitation of oil, the exploitation of iron ore, the exploitation of coal, the consumption of steel smelting, and the daily expenditure of nearly 10,000 people in the military base had all cost money.
Therefore, the entire Phoenix Mountain military base was a gold-devouring beast.
The 8th Route Army was not rich, so they had to spend a lot of money to feed this gold-devouring beast.
Now, almost all the money and materials of the Eighth Route Army were invested in the operation of the military base on Phoenix Mountain. They were used to produce weapons and ammunition. How could they have the money to build other factories?
How poor was the 8th Route Army now?
The heads of the headquarters did not even have a new set of clothes for the new year. They had not changed out of their military uniforms for many years.
Even a pair of socks was three years old, three years new, and three years old.
However, even so, the normal expenses of the Phoenix Mountain military base were not reduced by half.
Fortunately, the Phoenix Mountain Military Base did not disappoint the headquarters. In less than a year, it had grown from a small workshop that produced only a few hundred old-fashioned rifles and could only assemble bullets and grenades to the number one arsenal of the Eighth Route Army at a magical speed.
No, it was not just the number one arsenal of the Eighth Route Army. It should be said that it was the number one arsenal of the Dragon Country.
The daily production of weapons and ammunition completely surpassed the number one arsenal in Shenzhou, which was known as the number one arsenal in the Dragon Country.
It was said that ever since the Phoenix Mountain military base appeared, a certain chairman of the mountain city had been cursing every day, a certain commander of the Wei Nation had broken a few tables with his katana, and the leaders of the puppet army and spies had to go to work with a pig's head every day.
It was precisely because of the outstanding performance of the Phoenix Mountain military base that the Yanzhou headquarters gritted their teeth and was willing to provide all the funds and resources to support it.
However, the Eighth Route Army was not the national team. They had limited financial resources. It was not easy for them to support the military base on Phoenix Mountain.
With the early implementation of the Spark Plan, the Yanzhou headquarters had to allocate a portion of funds and resources to support the construction of the arsenal in the three military regions of West China, South China, and North China, in addition to supporting the Phoenix Mountain military base.
Therefore, when the Yanzhou headquarters heard that Chen Qi wanted to build a clothing factory, a brick factory, a cement factory, and a hardware factory, they were really worried.
It was not that they did not know the importance of these factories, but they really did not have any money left. The remaining money they had still had to consider buying winter clothes, food, and emergency medicine for the soldiers.
He really couldn't spare any money to do anything else.
When Chen Qi received the reply from the Yanzhou headquarters, he could understand. After all, he knew what was going on at the Yanzhou headquarters.
However, it was definitely impossible to give up just like that.
Chen Qi took a deep breath and dialed the number of the Yanzhou headquarters 'logistics department again.
"Minister Chen, the headquarters are really out of money. Let me tell you something. The entire logistics department only has 200,000 French coins left, and this money has to be used to buy cloth and food to ensure that the soldiers at the front line can survive this winter.”
"What? You mean silver and gold?”
"We do have some silver and gold, but Comrade Chen Qi, let me tell you, we really can't touch this money because those Western vampires only recognize silver and gold. We still need to use it to buy emergency medicine."
"You asked if you have found a purchasing channel and when to purchase the cloth? This comrade from Shanghai has already contacted some patriotic businessmen. He should be able to complete the purchase in a month or two."
"Emergency medicine? We're still looking for this one, but the Wei Nation is getting stricter and stricter with us, and those Western vampires are also taking advantage of the situation, doubling the price of the medicine, I'm so angry!"
“......”
After the phone call, Chen Qi gained some understanding of the current situation at the Yanzhou headquarters.
He thought for a moment and crossed out the words " Phoenix Mountain Brick Factory " on the paper. Then, he wrote " Phoenix Mountain Pharmaceutical Factory ".
Because at the moment, the brick factory was not necessary, but the pharmaceutical factory that had been neglected before was necessary and needed to be put on the agenda immediately.
Chen Qi sat in his office with his eyes closed in deep thought, constantly thinking of solutions to the problem.
After a long time, he opened his eyes and wrote down the words " New Dollars,"" Economics,"" Agency Sales," and so on in his notebook. Then, he stood up and strode toward the research lab.
Since the headquarters didn't have the money, the base would think of a way.
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