In all ages, people were not afraid of facts and the truth, but of concealment and deception.
In the report that Zhang Tie read, there was a detailed explanation about the attack last night...
Blapei was attacked last night by a disguised heaven-level war airship of the Sun Dynasty. This airship bypassed the air defense line of the Kalur frontline last night and dropped an explosive into Blapei, blowing up an important logistics warehouse in Blapei. The explosion and the following fire caused 116 casualties in the Iron-Horn Army. The war airship of the Sun Dynasty was then destroyed and crashed. 27 corpses of the airship soldiers of the Sun Dynasty were found on the airship. At the same time, 11-15 dangerous members of the Sun Dynasty escaped after the airship crashed. With the help of the spies of the Sun Dynasty hiding in Blapei, these people might have already sneaked back to Blapei and were preparing to carry out sabotage activities. Now, the soldiers of the Norman Empire garrisoned in Blapei were arresting these dangerous members. If anyone could provide clues about these people, the Logistics Department of the Iron-Horn Army would offer a huge reward of 2,000 gold coins...
Although the huge reward of 2,000 gold coins on the report was very attractive, speaking of gold coins, Zhang Tie found that the No. 9 Equipment Department managed by him, a small first lieutenant, was much more profitable than he could imagine. After Second Lieutenant Pi Ping took out the current accounts of the Equipment Department and told Zhang Tie some secrets, Zhang Tie finally understood why this position was "interesting".
The "secrets" of the No. 9 Equipment Department lay in the "disposal of scrapped items". According to the management regulations of the Norman Empire on the logistics equipment of the troops, in order to guarantee the quality and capability of the logistics transportation of the troops, besides being damaged in daily use, many parts and large components such as engines of the vehicles of the logistics troops were also limited to their maximum service life. Once they reached their maximum service life, they would be forced to be scrapped and replaced with new parts and components. The profit and grey income of the No. 9 Equipment Department lay in the various parts and components of the vehicles that had reached their maximum service life and could be scrapped according to the regulations.
Those parts and components. Although many of them had reached their maximum service life, they could still be used. Take the steam engine of the vehicles as an example. According to the regulations of the troops, the maximum service life of the steam engine of the vehicles was 10 years. Actually, if they were well maintained, many steam engines could even reach 15 years. Although the troops had strict requirements on the quality of military products, they were very popular among the people. However, those things were very popular among the people, which gave the 9th Equipment Department a huge profit margin.
The Ninth Equipment Division's biggest legal income was to reassemble and resell the various car parts that could be treated as scrap metal after the mandatory scrapping period. Not only were the people in the Ninth Equipment Division aware of this income, even the main officers of the logistics department of the army knew about it. This was something that had been tacitly approved by the higher-ups. Why did they acquiesce? Because if they wanted to obtain this income, from another perspective, the 9th Equipment Department had to maintain all the vehicles of the entire logistics department very well. Those vehicles and car parts could only be used when they were forced to be scrapped. Making use of their remaining value was also a tacit way for the commanders of the army's logistics department to reward and stimulate the departments under them to work hard. The better you do, the more you get.
There were three parties attached to this interest chain: the 9th Equipment Department, the Comprehensive Logistics Support Office of the Logistics Department of the Iron-Horn Army, the direct superior of the 9th Equipment Department, the third party was a business group of the Norman Empire, which had long-term cooperation with the Logistics Department of the Iron-Horn Army.
The 9th Equipment Department was responsible for the refurbishment, recovery and assembly of the scrapped vehicles and their parts. Some officers of the Comprehensive Logistics Support Office of the Logistics Department of the Norman Empire were responsible for selling the refurbished vehicles and their parts. The business group of the Norman Empire was responsible for receiving the goods. In this process, a set of profit distribution and working pattern had been formed, and all three parties could benefit from it.
After knowing the "mysteries" of this, Zhang Tie's impression of the Norman Empire changed greatly. Besides the strict hierarchical system, this empire was actually flexible in other aspects. Of course, people's nature of pursuing profits was the same no matter in which country.
As the frontline, the 9th Equipment Department could share 60% of the profit, while the other 40% was taken away by the higher-ups. The 60% of the profit was distributed to all the soldiers under them, namely, 30%. Second Lieutenant Pi Ping, the deputy of the head of the 9th Equipment Department, who was mainly responsible for the management of the plant and solving various concrete problems, could share 10% of the profit, while the head of the 9th Equipment Department could share 20% of the profit.
After many years of practice, everyone on this interest chain would be satisfied with this 4: 3: 2: 1 distribution pattern.
Although Zhang Tie had been the director for less than two weeks, he had already earned over 21 gold coins from the No. 9 Equipment Department, which was many times higher than his salary as a first lieutenant. Additionally, it was fair and aboveboard. Zhang Tie knew that Colonel Stuka had really found a good position for him considering his meritorious deeds in the Iron-Blood Camp.
After staying in the plant for one day, Zhang Tie found that he could actually learn many things in the Iron-Horn Army. When he was in the Iron-Blood Camp, he could learn how to fight and kill people. Now that he was in the rear, he could still learn many things in this small 9th Equipment Department.
From the attitude of the officers of the Logistics Department towards the 9th Equipment Department, Zhang Tie learned how to manage his subordinates. The system could be rigid, but the management could be flexible. Everything depended on the decision maker's choice and attitude. Of course, the officers of the Logistics Department could choose another method, such as having the No. 9 Equipment Department hand in all the parts and vehicles that had been scrapped. However, if they really did that, they would only be scrapped. Additionally, the vehicles of the Logistics Department of the Iron-Horn Army would definitely have more accidents due to improper maintenance. No matter what, as long as there was a problem, they could just apply for new parts and equipment here and let the higher-ups directly dispatch them. Who would have the time to lie under a vehicle and smell the odor of engine oil?
And in that gray chain of interests, he learned the secret to making a thing flourish for a long time. This secret was teamwork and profit distribution. If a person couldn't do it alone, he would pull a group of people to do it, so that everyone could get the benefits they deserved from their own efforts. That way, the thing could be done for a long time.
Besides that, the most solid and practical thing that Zhang Tie could learn in the No. 9 Equipment Department was maintenance!
After taking off his first lieutenant military uniform and spending one afternoon with those technical sergeants in a singlet, Zhang Tie felt that he had learned more practical skills than what he had learned in school for three years. In just one afternoon, Zhang Tie had learned how to change the tires and main transmission axles of vehicles. He also had a general understanding of vehicle maintenance.
Even Zhang Tie didn't know how his reputation of "Second Lieutenant Mummy" had spread to the No. 9 Equipment Department. With such a special reputation, Zhang Tie didn't put on the airs of an officer and was kind to others. When he met something he didn't understand, he would directly ask others for advice. Just like when he came to the Iron-Blood Camp, Zhang Tie had become familiar with all the members of the No. 9 Equipment Department in just one day. Everybody in the No. 9 Equipment Department knew that this new first lieutenant was an interesting guy.
After staying in the logistics base for one day, Zhang Tie didn't leave until dusk. Zhang Tie felt that he had not come in vain. When he came here, he came empty-handed; when he left, he had gold coins in his pocket and had learned a lot of things.
As Zhang Tie wanted to buy beer yeast and prepare some gifts for Hanna, plus he wanted to see if there was anything in Blapei that could be redeemed with money, Zhang Tie didn't take a car; instead, he strode out of the logistics base. He planned to take a good look around in Blapei...
What Zhang Tie didn't know was that in the roadside farmland close to this logistics base, two people in straw hats, who seemed to be working with their backs bent, had their eyes fixed on him the moment he walked out of the base.
A young man, a first lieutenant, could freely enter and exit here...
Given the way he walked and the strength he used, he didn't seem to be very powerful...
In the Norman Empire, logistics officers didn't need to be very powerful...
Should I do it or not...
Now, these red-skin dogs are more anxious than us. After lurking in Blapei for so long, we have to do something big this time... "
The two farmers didn't speak; instead, they exchanged glances with each other, which had conveyed a lot of meanings...
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Zhang Tie didn't know that he had been noticed.
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