Chapter 13

The next morning, Kuster got up from bed energetically, with a face full of relief.

When he walked out of the door, he saw everyone in the arsenal depot busy with the work at hand. When they saw him, they saluted him collectively, and then enthusiastically devoted themselves to their work.

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

At this time, Fox rushed over with an anxious expression:

"General, all the facilities in our arsenal are too old. It takes a long time for our unfamiliar workers to even rifling, let alone make a complete rifle. Our production efficiency is really too low. Although their enthusiasm is high at the moment, once they know that they can’t make many guns, they will probably fall into silence again.”

Fox's words made Kuster a little angry at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it was true, so he nodded and touched his chin with his left hand, looking 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, raised it to his ear and waited for a while, then heard a familiar voice.

"This is Khalil Wade-Kuster, what can I do?"

The man with the same name as Kuster was his second son, known as 'Little Kuster' at home. A few years ago, with his father's funding, he went to North America to set up a company. Now he is doing well, and he can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars at any time, as well as various production machinery.

After the war broke out, little Kuster planned to go to Austria-Hungary to visit his father immediately. However, there were some conflicts within the company that needed to be resolved, so he had to postpone it until late August before boarding a ship to Austria-Hungary. After meeting his father and receiving a letter from the company, he bought a boat ticket for mid-September.

At this moment, he was temporarily staying in a hotel in Vienna. Kuster thought that he was picking up girls, otherwise why would he go to the hotel.

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

"Father? What's wrong? What do you want from me? By the way, I hope you can change your 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 to do with me?"

"I have recently been transferred back to Vienna and taken up the post of head of an armament depot in the city."

"Oh? That's a good thing! Finally I don't have to worry about your safety all day long, and I can still keep in touch with you in the few days before I leave."

"Perhaps it's a good thing, but the equipment in the arsenal where I am working is really not good enough. Workers need to pull out the rifling of firearms themselves. I hope you can provide me with some production facilities so that I can obtain a first in Austrian military production. higher status.”

"However, my company has encountered some troubles and was jointly attacked by some Russian companies in the United States." Little Kuster said hesitantly: "But if you really need it, I will still try my best to mobilize as many people as possible. Some new equipment just purchased.”

"Really? Don't worry. I have tens of thousands of crowns here to help you. I also have the support of some princes, nobles and high-ranking officials. They can also help you fight against the Russians. If that's not enough, I recently got 2 medals. Take it out and sell it."

"Father, that's not necessary. You've already given me enough support before, how dare I ask you for anything again? Besides, it's still your honor.

In this way, father, I will immediately send 2 new machine tools to you, and I will buy a steel factory in Slovenia and make it yours. If you need anything else, please contact me as soon as possible and I will do my best to help you. "

"Okay, thank you very much, my dear little Kuster, I will repay you when I succeed!"

"This is my repayment of your previous funding, how come..."

Kuster hung up the phone before he finished speaking and looked up at the ceiling, his face filled with relief.

Apart from being a prostitute, his second son was basically good at everything else, and he was loyal and moral. Therefore, after the death of Kuster's wife, he became the favorite of Kuster's three sons. one.

Fox, who was on the side, saw Kuster's relaxed expression and knew that the matter was probably successful, so he walked out of the room with joy.

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Little Kuster not only means what he says, but he also moves quickly. Only seven days later, the two machine tools were shipped from the ship.

But now it was time for little Kuster to return to North America. 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 everyone in the arsenal. Franz jumped aside and said to him with a playful smile:

"Okay, Brother Kuster, do you want to hide such a wonderful son from me for several years?"

"Get out of the way!"

The bright red and dim arsenal, reflected by the firelight, was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Fox stepped forward and said:

"Now that the new equipment has arrived, we can produce armaments at full capacity! In the past seven days, we only produced a total of less than 50 semi-automatic rifles. This situation can finally improve!

Moreover, Mr. Kuster Jr. was very considerate. He knew that we did not have metal stamping technology and to make manufacturing costs lower, he also bought a steel plant. Unfortunately, it is in Slovenia, which is a bit far away from us, and the cost of shipping it is not low. "

Kuster nodded affirmatively. Although his son didn't do it perfectly, there must be a reason.

Although the Slovenian region is close to the center of Austria, it is not very important, so it is cheaper to buy a factory there. However, the Vienna region is the capital of the empire, and everything here is very expensive. Considering the difficulties that little Kuster is facing now, it is not difficult to understand. Moreover, as a capitalist, it is normal to engage in such speculation.

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

"I decided to use the 200,000 crowns that General Borojevic gave me before to rent a small train and use it to communicate between the two places. Tomorrow I will take the train to the steel plant and make an effective technological innovation there to make it easier for us to produce excellent weapons."

After the arsenal received two new machine tools, the workers in the arsenal believed that Kuster could lead them to success. At this moment, when they heard his next plan, they all agreed without hesitation. Some people even provided a lot of funds, 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, Kuster signed a contract with a train manufacturer. After the deal was done, that evening, the old train stopped at a station outside Vienna, and Kuster boarded the train with Maitian as the co-pilot. Looking back, he saw people coming to the arsenal applauding him as he left. He couldn't help but take off his military cap excitedly and waved it vigorously in the wind.

Then he closed the door, sat down, closed his eyes quietly, listened to the roar of the train waking up, and drove towards the endless and increasingly close distance.

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