Chapter 130: Putting Sugar in the Eggshell
Si Tian also thought of a way to pack the pills. If bakelite doesn't work, he can use beeswax, make a mold and seal it, or a small porcelain bottle or glass bottle will do.
There will always be alternative methods. These should be beneficial to the people. If the cost is increased, it will not benefit them.
The price of beeswax is much cheaper than imported raw materials. It just takes some time to make the mold, and the cost is also lower than imported materials.
Madam Si watched Juanjuan lying on the table putting candy into eggshells: "Juanjuan, where are your brothers?"
"There are models of guns in the room." Fatty Curly pointed to the room where the guns were kept.
"Juanjuan, why don't you go play with your brothers?" Old Madam Si looked at her and asked with a smile.
"Brother's gun is almost assembled!" Juanjuan was very confident.
Madam Si has almost forgotten when she last saw it. Is it going to be done so soon?
"Let's go and take a look together."
Juanjuan put down the things in her hand, took Mrs. Si's hand and walked towards the room.
Ma Yang and Si Jinchen were doing the final splicing, and when the two of them went in, they had just finished splicing.
"Achen, let your second uncle see it." Si Tian also came over and was stunned when he saw the gun.
Si Jinchen handed the gun in his hand to Si Tian: "Second Uncle, look."
Si Tian took the gun made of cardboard and kraft paper from his hand. If the color was not too obvious, the gun would actually look almost real.
These children have very strong hands-on skills.
He got up and studied it carefully, and even found that the gun was already loaded with bullets and could be fired by pulling the trigger.
"Let's try outside."
Several people left the room and went to the yard, found some old newspapers, stood them up and placed them on the stool.
Si Tian picked up the gun, aimed it at the newspaper on the stool and gently pulled the trigger. A bullet flew out of the muzzle, and then countless small stones inside hit the newspaper.
He looked at the cardboard model gun in his hand with some surprise. It was almost the same as a real weapon, except that it was less powerful.
"Wow! Brother is so awesome, he really did it!" Juanjuan looked at Si Jinchen with admiration.
"It was you who reminded us, otherwise we wouldn't be able to do it." Si Jinchen scratched his head embarrassedly.
Si Tian returned the gun to the three children: "Don't point it at people when you're playing. Although it's not very powerful, it can still hurt people."
"I understand, second uncle." Si Jinchen pulled Ma Yang and Juanjuan to test the guns.
"Mom, maybe we can consider building an arsenal." Si Tian looked at the newspaper on the stool with several holes punched through it.
Mrs. Si originally thought it was just a little fight between the children, but she didn't expect that they would actually do it.
"Let's discuss this matter after your eldest brother comes back. Building an arsenal is not that easy, and we have to be on guard against others."
"The most important thing is that it requires a lot of money. There are no lathes produced in China now, so we need to buy them from abroad. Once we buy them, we are afraid that it will attract other people's attention."
"We need to find another way to explain it, and then we need to cultivate talent. Each of these is not a small amount of money."
Si Tian frowned. The most urgent task was to make money quickly. Both site selection and construction would require a lot of manpower and financial resources.
He doesn't have much time left, and he needs to purchase a large number of lathe equipment, and he needs to find another excuse for these things.
For example, hardware processing factories or textile machinery production factories.
It seems that he must buy this raincoat factory, otherwise he will have to spend money to build the factory as a cover.
Madam Si frowned as she looked at him: "Don't be impatient, we still have some time."
"Mom, I just hope to build Beiyang City more solidly." Si Tian looked at the three children playing in the yard.
"Your bamboo lanterns should bring in a good income." Old Madam Si looked at him with a smile.
"The first batch will be available on the shelves after the Chinese New Year. I will then try it out in a few stores to see how it works." Si Tian was still a little excited.
Juanjuan was tired from running, so she ran to Madam Si and hugged her legs: "Grandma."
Madam Si saw that she was sweating profusely and said, "Grandma will take you to change clothes first, otherwise you will catch a cold."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Si Tian and said, "Tell Achen and Xiaoyang to change their clothes later, so they don't catch a cold."
It was already midnight when Siming came back, and he didn't expect that someone was still waiting for him.
"Mom, Tian, why don't you take a rest?" He walked over with a puzzled look on his face.
"Go change your clothes first, we'll wait for you in your study." Mrs. Si saw that he looked a little tired.
Siming nodded: "Okay."
"Brother, have you dealt with everything for today?" Si Tian saw him come in and poured him a glass of wine, and also poured a glass for Old Madam Si.
Siming took the cup and sat on the sofa: "There is still some finishing work to be done, which I will hand over to Adjutant Qi."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the two of them and asked, "What happened that has kept you waiting all night?"
"Take a look at this first." Si Tian placed the guns made by the children and the newspaper that was pierced in today's test in front of him.
Siming picked up two things on the table and asked, "Did Achen and the others make this?"
"Yes, and it's quite powerful." Si Tian opened the newspaper and showed it to him.
"These kids are really amazing. They can even make things out of cardboard." Siming felt proud and distressed.
Although his son is young, he is smart. Although he is still at the age of playing, he has begun to learn various knowledge quietly.
Nowadays, you can make model guns out of cardboard. If you can make real guns, the effect will be even more terrifying.
"Are you planning to build an arsenal?" He had already guessed the purpose of the two men waiting for him.
"Brother, imported weapons will eventually lag behind others and be controlled by others." Si Tian looked at him.
"Of course I know this, but it's not easy to build an arsenal. If others find out, it will cause trouble." Siming had also considered this problem.
Si Tian: "We can import machine tools from abroad and then say that they are needed in my factory. Liu Chengan also has a textile factory."
"This task cannot be completed all at once, but we can first choose the construction site of the arsenal." Siming has been thinking about it.
It’s just that the country is too backward now and many things need to be imported, and he may need to talk to Mr. Yan.
Madam Si: "A Ming, you should pay more attention to the site selection. Look more closely at A Tian's machine tools and factory affairs. Be more careful about everything."
"Mom, I know. I'll try to contact the arms dealer and see if I can buy a batch of machine tools from him."
"Ask more people. It doesn't matter if the price is high, but they must be reliable." Old Madam Si looked at her two sons.
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