It was June 18th, 1920.
"Zhang Xingzhong, how's the recruitment going?”Lin Shu stared at a soldier who was summoned from the system first and asked.
"Commander, the situation is very optimistic. Because the salary of our army is twice as high as other places, and we provide enough meat and rice for every meal, the middle-aged men in the city are actively registering.”
Zhang Xingzhong smiled and took out a thick notebook from his pocket and handed it over." This is a brief introduction of the applicants. Not only are the people here willing to come, but there are also many young adults from the surrounding counties who heard the news.”
"That's great." Lin Shu casually flipped through the notebook, the joy on his face overflowing."We've already recruited more than 8000 people?”
Lin Shu was very surprised that he could recruit so many soldiers in just five months. However, after thinking about it, he felt relieved.
This was a chaotic and turbulent era. The bandits, warlords, and foreigners were constantly destroying this large country with a large population.
The hard work of the people for a year would often be destroyed because of this.
It was so precarious that a large number of people were either actively or passively no longer engaged in farming.
They didn't want to farm, but China, which was backward in industry and commerce, didn't have enough jobs. A large number of people lost their way to feed their families.
Now, when they heard that there was someone in Luan County recruiting soldiers and that the salary was very generous, how could those young people who starved for three days not participate enthusiastically?
Lin Shu had set a recruitment limit of 10,000 local soldiers. Once it was completed, with the soldiers he summoned from the system, he would have an army of 12,000 people.
In the past six months, Lin Shu had gained a lot of merit points. First, he gained 1200 merit points for controlling more than 1200 square kilometers of Luan County.
Other than keeping some of the profits for emergencies, most of the profits were invested in development and construction. Set up factories, build water conservancy projects, build schools, build roads and trade.
The effect of spending millions of dollars was very obvious. This had accumulated nearly 20,000 merit points for him.
Lin Shu was very satisfied as he watched the living conditions of the people in the county improve day by day.
However, what made him even happier today was that the Garand rifle that the Big Tree Firearms Company had imitated had been successfully produced as a test gun.
" Xingzhong, I like your name very much." Lin Shu smiled brightly, revealing two big white teeth." Let's go and take a look at Chen Dong. The good news he brought is enough to make me happy for half a month."”
Chen Dong was one of the firearms experts summoned by the system. He was currently the general manager and chief technical instructor of the Big Tree Firearms Company.
"Commander, you're here?"
Today was the day of the gun test, so Chen Dong had been waiting outside early. When he saw the car arrive, he immediately ran over to welcome it.
Lin Shu still had a smile on his face. After shaking hands with him, he hurriedly said," Quick, take me to test the gun."”
"Yes, please follow me."
The Big Tree Firearms Company occupied a large area. When Lin Shu approved the construction, he directly approved 1.5 square kilometers of land.
After making a few turns, they arrived at a shooting range. Chen Dong walked into the factory and returned very quickly, with a rectangular wooden box in his hand.
"This is it, Commander."
" Give it to me." Lin Shu grabbed the box and opened it eagerly.
A brand-new rifle lay quietly in the middle. Unlike the reddish-brown color of the real Garand rifle, it was pure black.
The total length was 1110mm, the empty gun weighed 4.4kg, the muzzle kinetic energy was 3568J, the initial speed was 865m/s, the 7.62X63mm bullet was used, and the effective range was 715m. The aiming tools were a plate crosshair and a hole-shaped camera.
He loaded the bullets and emptied a magazine without any hesitation. His aim was also very good. With the marksmanship of Zhang Xingzhong, an ordinary soldier in the system, he could shoot every 100 meters without missing a shot.
"Not bad."
Lin Shu smiled and praised.
Then, he put the gun into water and soaked it for half an hour before taking it out to test it again.
There were no faults, and the performance was very good.
After that, he put the gun into the sand and rubbed it for a moment. This time, there was no major malfunction, but he was a little jerky when pulling the bolt.
After a whole morning of toiling, the performance of this newly-made experimental gun could be said to be perfect. It had been through low-temperature ice water, high-temperature boiling water, and sand. It could still be fired normally after being hit. Although it had been jammed, this was enough to prove its excellent performance.
Overall, compared to America's decades of research and development, Garland, who had only entered the military in 1936, was slightly inferior. It was just an insignificant trace and could basically be ignored.
This made Lin Shu very excited.
It was important to know that this was not the kind of match gun that was currently equipped in various countries around the world. Instead, it was a famous gun that exploded in the future during World War II.
Purely in terms of age, this rifle was 15 years more advanced than the British and French ones.
Its appearance was not only the appearance of a rifle, but also a sign of the full-scale industrialisation of the national server and the realization of a great revival.
"Commander, this is the first rifle that we have produced on our own. Please give it a resounding name.”
After waiting for Lin Shu's confirmation, Chen Dong smiled knowingly. If he could get the commander's approval, he would not have wasted the past two months of working day and night to get the equipment out step by step.
"Ah, this? Name it?"
Lin Shu was stunned. He touched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed.
Although this rifle was known to be a domestic product, without any imported parts and without any foreign guidance, it was still a replica of the Garand rifle in the United States.
Since it was an imitation, how could he name it?
"Aren't we the first people in the world to invent this kind of gun? Or perhaps there were already other forces in this world?”
Chen Dong seemed to have read someone's mind. He widened his eyes and scratched his head, looking as if he already knew the answer.
That's right!
Lin Shu's eyes lit up. At this moment, Garand's research and development plan might not have been mentioned in the Beautiful Firm Council, and his military service was still far away.
On the other hand, he had completely mastered the Garand Rifle's technology.
Counterfeit? What imitation?
It was clearly developed by the 180 employees of the Big Tree Firearms Company, who worked day and night without eating or sleeping.
Even though he had borrowed the experience and technology of other countries, it was not plagiarism.
Could it be considered plagiarism when it came to matters between countries and between technologies?
"Let's call it the Xingzhong Rifle."
Lin Shu pondered for a moment and named it after the idea of revitalizing China.
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