Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Seeing the hopeful look in Zhao Donglai's eyes, Zhang Anbang shook his head. "Old Zhao, setting up a procurement system is very simple, but even if I do, you won't have a computer to use."

"Deputy Company Commander, doesn't our company headquarters have computers? I can use that, I don't use it much, it won't take long in a month," Zhao Donglai asked, puzzled.

"Hey Lao Zhao, that computer is being used to register the electronic weapon ledger at the armory. Once the armory uses it, it becomes a dedicated device, and we can't use it anymore. We have to wait for the company commander to apply for another computer."

Although most armories still use manual ledgers, these ledgers are strictly off-limits to unauthorized personnel. This is due to the confidentiality and seriousness of weapons and equipment management.

Once the electronic ledger is in use, the computer will become a dedicated device. From then on, only the company's armorer and designated key personnel assisting the armorer will be allowed to operate the computer. The rule is that it is a dedicated machine for dedicated use by designated personnel.

The computers also need to be moved to a separate compartment in the armory or next to the secure cabinet in the company headquarters. A password is required to turn them on to prevent others from opening and tampering with the data.

After that, not only Zhang Anbang, the deputy company commander, but even the company commander and political instructor, when they needed to check the ledger data for work purposes, had the armorer retrieve the data and report it.

When personnel from other units come to inspect the work, such as the regimental staff officer, and need to view the electronic ledgers, the company armorer is present to assist in the operation. The staff officer can only look and cannot manually enter or modify the data.

"Well, that's true. But Deputy Company Commander, could you please take some time to get it for us? With your capabilities, now that this computer has been given to the armory, you can definitely apply for another one, and then I can use it." Old Zhao didn't give up at all.

"You make a good point. Okay, I'll set up the procurement system for you when I have some free time. You should urge the company commander to apply for a computer, since this computer was given to the armory and the company headquarters also needs it."

It wasn't until dinner time that Li Jianguo came out of the computer room, swinging his arms. "Deputy Company Commander, this system works well, but inputting data is a bit tiring for my hands."

Zhang Anbang smiled and said, "It must have felt tiring and laborious to input all the data at once. But once you've entered everything, it'll be simple. You can easily adjust it later if you need to add or remove any items."

Li Jianguo said, "Deputy Company Commander, you're right. After I entered some data, I checked it using the method you taught me, and it really worked. As long as I entered the soldier's name or gun number, all the data came out."

This is much faster than flipping through a notebook, and after I finished entering the data, a page popped up directly reminding me to remember to perform maintenance on a batch of firearms that needed it the day after tomorrow. It's like you've found someone to help me with the work.

Zhang Anbang nodded, "Yes, it has this function. You can study it slowly later. There are also many other functions, such as the ability to destroy ammunition that needs to be destroyed later."

Once you enter the destruction command, all the ammunition that needs to be destroyed will be listed directly. You just need to find it on the corresponding shelf; there's no need to dig through old ledgers for reconciliation.

"Hehe, deputy platoon leader, this thing is really useful, but the computer is in the company headquarters, so I have to come here every time I need to use it. It's not very convenient. After all, most of the time I use it is to issue and collect weapons, and I can't do without the armory."

Looking at Li Jianguo's sly expression, Zhang Anbang said, "Move away, move away. Isn't that what you wanted to say? Do you think I don't know the confidentiality principles of the armory? You'll move away in a bit."

However, you must remember that the only purpose of this computer is to register weapon and ammunition records. It cannot be used for playing games, writing personal documents, or copying other unrelated files.

I'll show you how to set a password for this computer in a bit. Remember to close the ledger system and lock the screen after each use, and back up your data to a floppy disk to prevent data loss or tampering.

Li Jianguo's eyes widened. "Deputy Company Commander, I'm not well-educated, don't try to fool me. Do we even have games on this computer? Besides, there's no internet, so we can't play games."

"Hmm, where did I lie to you? Minesweeper, Solitaire, FreeCell—aren't these games?" Zhang Anbang knew, of course, that the military computers didn't have internet access, but these games were built into the system.

"Hey, you mean this? I was thinking you were talking about StarCraft, Chinese Paladin, or Red Alert 2000. Can you even call those games? This is just too..."

Li Jianguo looked incredulous. He wanted to say to the deputy company commander, "Are you a country bumpkin? You're so ignorant!" but he was afraid of getting kicked in the butt if he said it.

"Hmm? Could it be that you're trying to say these aren't games? And what were you trying to say just now?" Zhang Anbang felt that Li Jianguo's abrupt pause just now was because he wanted to say something rather presumptuous.

"Yes, yes, yes, you're right, Deputy Company Commander. Those are definitely games. But don't worry, Deputy Company Commander, I definitely won't play them. I'm a veteran, don't you trust me?" Li Jianguo patted his chest loudly.

"Okay, I trust you. After dinner, move the computer to the armory and get all the data done in the next couple of days."

Zhang Anbang didn't find Li Jianguo's words very credible. Back in his previous life when he was in the army, there were internet cafes in military camps, and some people would secretly play card games while on duty.

Needless to say, these card games may seem boring, but if you think about it carefully, they are actually quite suitable for sneaking around in the barracks.

These kinds of mini-games are easy to pick up and play, with no learning curve. You can start playing them after just a quick glance.

Each game is highly random, which keeps the gameplay fresh. Although these games don't require much brainpower, they do require a little strategy, and completing them is quite rewarding.

Most importantly, these mini-games can be played in short bursts of time, a game can be played in a few minutes, they are quiet, there are no pop-ups, no background music, and only the cards are on the screen.

Even if someone suddenly comes over, you can press Win+D to switch back to the desktop or Alt+Tab to switch back to a Word spreadsheet in a second, and no one will know you're playing a game.

Anyway, Zhang Anbang had done this in his previous life, but these kinds of games aren't addictive and don't interfere with anything. Old Li, as a veteran, knew what he was doing, so he wouldn't say anything more.

"By the way, Deputy Company Commander, once this electronic ledger is finished, will I no longer need the manual ledger...?"

Seeing Li Jianguo's expectant eyes, Zhang Anbang waved his hand and said, "You're overthinking it. After entering the electronic ledger, you must fill out the handwritten ledger on the same day."

Furthermore, the model, batch, quantity, and condition of both must be completely consistent; there must be no discrepancies between the electronic and handwritten ledgers.

Li Jianguo said cautiously, "Well, Deputy Company Commander, what I'm saying is, can we do without this electronic ledger? I thought you'd make things much easier for me after you created this, but now it seems like my workload has actually increased."

Zhang Anbang understood his thoughts, but still explained, "It's not possible now. Our computers don't have online backup capabilities. If the computer crashes, the hard drive is damaged, or the system crashes, electronic data can easily be lost."

Handwritten ledgers are physical archives, unaffected by power outages or equipment malfunctions, and serve as the ultimate record of ammunition and weapon quantities.

"Deputy Company Commander, then our electronic ledger isn't very useful, is it?" Li Jianguo asked, puzzled.

"No, electronic ledgers can be used as tools for statistics and inquiries, but they cannot be used as formal approval and archiving documents. After all, our military's statistical methods are not yet fully unified. It will be much better once they are fully unified."

The core purpose of electronic ledgers is to improve efficiency through technology, but we still need handwritten ledgers as a safety net. Having done manual bookkeeping for so many years, you should be very clear about the pain points.

Zhang Anbang was quite used to this method of explaining before asking questions.

Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo had a lot to say: "Oh, Deputy Company Commander, this manual ledger is slow to compile statistics and prone to errors."

Each time I write, it takes a long time. When I check, I flip through each page, add each stroke, and carefully check two or three times, for fear of making a mistake.

If a number is written incorrectly during registration or a small number is missed during counting, discrepancies will arise between the accounts and the actual goods. It would take at least half a day to check each item one by one to find the problem.

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Listening to Li Jianguo rambling on about the difficulties he encountered with manual ledgers, I said, "Look, this is the advantage of electronic ledgers. When you need to compile statistics with electronic ledgers, you only need to click the statistics button, and the results will be available in a few seconds."

You can filter the data you're looking for directly, and you can also export it as a table and print it out. It's much faster than flipping through ledgers and can save you a lot of time.

Regarding the issue of errors, we can compare the inventory count in the electronic ledger with the physical inventory to find the specific error. Then, we can directly check the manual ledger according to the date. This is called data verification.

This is much more efficient than going through the ledgers from beginning to end.

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