Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 242 I Like To Slap My Face With Facts
"Come, come, everyone, stop the work first, I have something I want to discuss with you guys."

Inside the Jiangnan Shipyard, the master went to the workshop, found a high platform to stand on, and raised his hand to press down on the surroundings.

"Excuse me, uncles. The master wants to occupy the big guy for a while. I want to tell you something and disclose it in advance. This matter is very important. It is related to the thickness of your wallet in the future. You must listen carefully." Li Nan behind Follow up and continue to add after the master greets you.

If it was purely what Li Nan said, the master in the workshop might be doing something or something.

But now that the master had spoken, out of respect, the people below slowly stopped what they were doing, stood on the high platform and waited for the next content.

"scoff~"

A middle-aged master plunged the hammered red iron piece into the water for tempering, and then a burst of water vapor rose rapidly. He took off the towel around his neck, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and joked:
"The wallet is thick? Could it be that Li Nan, you kid, is going to marry a girl from the master's family? That's a good relationship. Who in the workshop doesn't know how long you have been thinking about it? Now we get married and we take the money with us, so it will become thinner." gone?"

With the beginning of this topic, the content of the conversations of the masters in the workshop was distorted in an instant:
"I said why I haven't seen the girl from the master's family come to deliver food for a long time recently. So it's because of work? My good boy, I have the demeanor of your brother and me who were chased by people in line back then!"

"It is said that there are four great happy events in life: a long drought meets sweet rain, an old acquaintance in a foreign land, a wedding night in the bridal chamber, and when he was named on the gold list, Li Nan already had two out of the four. It's amazing, but Li Nan is also a Hunan boy after all. A person who graduated from the first division must be regarded as a scholar in the first place, and the two are absolutely suitable for each other."

"Now that you said that, I remembered that the girl from the master's family seemed to have gained a lot of weight... Hey, maybe the bridal chamber didn't last long, and the Hundred Days Banquet followed closely, ouch, two members Money, this wallet is even thinner!"

"When will we eat..."

Seeing that the scene was becoming more and more uncontrollable, the topic had already flown thousands of miles away, and some Huangqiang even got involved.

Glancing secretly at the master above, his face was getting darker and darker, as if it could drip down.

Li Nanxin can't say it well, if this continues, not only Cheng Nuo's plan may be flawed, but also his image in the master's heart will be greatly reduced, so he quickly wrapped his hands around his mouth like a trumpet: "Masters, you are all wrong Now, it's not getting married, it's not making your wallet thinner, and it's not about junior sister..."

It's a pity that the bottom is messy, most of the people are immersed in the topic of themselves and their partners, and they don't pay attention to Li Nan above.

"No, listen to me first..."

"That's enough!" Just when Li Nan was still struggling, the master on the high platform took a steady step forward, and said to the crowd below angrily: "The reason why in such a tight schedule, Let everyone stop what they are doing, not for selfishness, but only for the public!"

After listening to the second half of the sentence, the scene immediately fell silent.

You look at me, I look at you, I don't know what the above is going to say.

At this time, the master did not continue to talk, but twisted his neck back, and said to Li Nan: "This matter is very important, you go outside the workshop and close the door to hope for a good wind, and don't let those foreigners come over!"

Li Nan opened his mouth, thinking that he also wanted to hear the following content, but as soon as he met the sharp gaze of the master master, he was immediately defeated.

"Okay, I'm going to guard the gate."

However, there is a trace of resentment in his heart. The workshop is so big, and the foreigners will probably get the news soon.

This master, his stomach is really bad, he will have a good time in the future.

Think about it, do it.

Li Nan still guarded his gate obediently, but his ears were turned towards the high platform, waiting for the content behind.

"Before the fall of the Manchu Tartars, there were still 'water and fire sticks' specially used to torture our workers on the big pillar in front of the gate of our institute, and a few 'dog tails' carrying guns guarded the pillar. By the way, tie us up and serve us with long whips...

...The patrol battalion is nominally to protect the property of the workshop, but in fact these more than 100 "dog tails" are all monitoring us. If they resist a little, they will be tied up and "shown" to the public, and their faces will be trampled on the ground. These things Do you all remember? ! "

As soon as the words fell, there were tears of complaints from below.

"I, Lao Ge, will never forget this in my life. My good leg was beaten into a kick. It hurts so much when it rains. I can't wait to saw that crippled leg right away!" As soon as he finished speaking, the master surnamed Ge directly lifted his trouser legs, his muscles atrophied beyond recognition.

"Look at my face, it was beaten by those people with whips. Now I have to wear a scarf when I go out, for fear of scaring people. The children over there are not afraid of anything, but as long as they see me like this Zhang face, that was screaming in fright!"

With his head held high, the scars on the master's face were shocking, as if he was crawling with several earthworms. At first glance, he felt his heart beating violently.

"Oh, you're not bad, look at Heidan, your tongue is burnt hoarse by that 'dog tail', it's going to be hard to talk..."

While speaking, everyone sympathized with Hei Daner next to him.

But Heidan'er stretched out his fist and yelled, obviously he couldn't forget these things.

Historically, Jiangnan Shipyard experienced more than that. Workers had to wear badges to show their humble status when they went to work, so that the stewards could supervise them at any time.

Workers on the evening shift were also not allowed to go home and were kept in small, damp rooms.

There is a fence around the house, and there is only one entrance and exit for more than 100 houses, and they are guarded by Qing soldiers day and night.There is also a "Genggu Tower" here, and the top floor of the building is a "watching post", where Qing soldiers watch day and night to monitor the actions of workers.

Below the "Genger Drum Tower" is a dungeon dedicated to detaining workers.Because the workers could not bear the oppression and exploitation of the feudal rulers, they had held resistance struggles many times.

Originally looking forward to the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, this situation will be better, and the Jiangnan Shipbuilding is under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department of the Beiyang Government, which can improve the situation.

However, the Beiyang government inherited the Qing government's feudal rule over workers.The difference is that only the armed patrol battalion stationed in the station was renamed the patrol team, and workers were allowed to go home after work every day.But it must go through a rigorous search by the patrol team before leaving the factory.

If it is purely for the sake of technical secrecy, this is understandable. After all, the strength of Jiangnan Shipyard is the only one in China at this time.

But the problem is that for those foreign employees, there is no mention of body searches at all.

Originally, Chinese people were discriminated against during the manufacturing process. Technical thresholds were set up to prevent compatriots from touching them. Now they have to be searched every now and then, which has long aroused the anger of the workers, and the conflict between the two sides is on the verge of breaking out.

"In the past, we endured all these grievances, but they made an inch of it. They not only smashed our own teeth and swallowed them in their stomachs, but also made us smile for them again. The clay figurines are still angry, let alone us! Knowing that at this time What am I going to say?"

On the high platform, the master is asking questions loudly.

Originally, I wanted to ask and answer myself, and I wanted to directly lead to the following content.

Unexpectedly, the "cheap son-in-law" who was guarding the gate rushed to answer, and raised his right hand high:

"Wrath of the man, five steps of blood spatter!"

The momentum that the master had accumulated just now was shattered by this sentence, and he couldn't help clenching his fists.

Fearing that there would be another accident, the master hurriedly said: "What I want to say is that in the face of various injustices, we must not sit idly by. The rights are all won by ourselves. If we want foreigners to bully us, we only need to send them a sentence." ——Fuck you!
Our Chinese shipyards can only be decided by us Chinese, and now I declare, strike! "

Just at this time, the patrol team rushed over after hearing the news, and did not give Li Nan, who was watching the wind, a chance, and directly surrounded him and pushed the door in.

With a baton in his hand, he couldn't help but beat the workers and masters.

"Is it against the sky? If you don't work hard, you will almost grow maggots if you sit idle!"

"If you don't put on the roof tile for three days, I think it's itchy skin. If you don't give it to Songsong, it won't work!"

"I really owe you..."

Originally there was anger in my stomach, seeing the other party hit me without saying a word, how can I bear it.

That is revenge with revenge, revenge with injustice.

Even if the patrol team blew its whistle and called for reinforcements.

But in front of more than 2000 workers, a patrol team of 100 people was not enough to watch. It didn't take long for them to be beaten up with bruises and swollen faces.

Among them, Heidan puts more effort into it. After a few feet, it is estimated that it will be a bit difficult to carry on the family.

"Okay, okay, big guys, stop, it's enough to let out your breath. The problem lies with those foreigners. To cure the disease, you need to get rid of the root. Let's settle the score with the British guy Morgan..."

Following the master's order, the workers marched to Morgan's office.

Speaking of which, Morgan is also an unusual chicken thief. Seeing that something is going wrong, he has long been hiding away. Before leaving, he did not forget to order:
"Thugs, a group of thugs, I want to protest, I want to go to the Ministry of the Navy to protest, this is a major diplomatic event, it will never end, I will definitely fight to the end!"

But right now is the tight schedule for shipbuilding, there is not enough time, and now it will continue to be delayed due to the strike.

Not only the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Institute couldn't bear it, but the Admiralty above couldn't bear the pressure from the US embassy and consulate. In the end, it was transmitted all the way to Liu Guannan, the general office of the shipbuilding institute, and then put pressure on the chief engineer Morgan. It's literally out of breath.

After only three days, under the collective pressure of the workers, Jiangnan Shipyard had to accept the demands of the workers: release all technology to the Chinese workers, no special treatment, ban the patrol team, set up a trade union, etc.

Originally, Liu Guannan, the general manager of the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Institute, wanted to continue working, but the workers didn't recognize this general manager who eats people's food and does nothing about personnel. In the end, after the strike ended, he was kicked away by the Ministry of the Navy.

However, after such a commotion, everyone in the Beiyang government knew that the Jiangnan Shipyard was a "mess", let alone profiting from it, and it was not easy not to get into trouble. Position.

However, the pressure from the United States was increasing, and finally he had to give up the position to Chen Zhaoqiang, who concurrently served as Jiangnan Shipyard and Fuzhou Shipping Bureau.

On the eve of the Republic of China, the Chinese Navy had five fleets, namely the Beiyang Fleet, Nanyang Fleet, Hubei Fleet, Fujian Fleet, and Guangdong Fleet, with a total of 5 tons.

At that time, there were five well-known naval industrial institutions: Fujian Shipping Bureau, Jiangnan Shipyard, Dagu Shipyard, Huangpu Shipyard, and Xiamen Shipyard. Among them, Fujian, Xiamen, and Jiangnan Shipyards also successively carried out aircraft manufacturing.

Among the five naval military industrial institutions, Jiangnan Shipbuilding Institute has the fastest development and the largest number of ships.

而福州船政局自成立到1922年，除1914年造成2000吨级的“江船”（后更名为“宁绍”）号和1915年后造成“海鸿”号、“海鹄”号两艘190吨级的小炮艇外，基本没有生产什么船舰。

So now Chen Zhaoqiang can be regarded as regaining real power, which is not only beneficial to him personally, but also quite beneficial to Cheng Nuo's future career planning.

In Jiangnan Shipyard, Chen Zhaoqiang was entertaining Cheng Nuo with a happy face.

"Zhiyuan, you did a great job this time. Not only did you blow the arrogance of the foreigners, but you also allowed us to control the real power of the Jiangnan Shipyard. It will be more convenient for us to do more practical things later on. Those days when a clever woman can't cook without rice Never think about it again." Chen Zhaoqiang said with a smile as he handed over a cup of tea.

Cheng Nuo took a sip and said with a smile: "This is not the result of my own efforts, it is the result of everyone's hard work. I only hope that through our good start, more workers and masters will be encouraged to join the unfair team of the other party. .”

Chen Zhaoqiang nodded, took a sip and said: "I also read the two books distributed during the movement this time, and I also benefited a lot. The future is going to change, but then again, why didn't you read it?" In one go, just drive that Morgan away?"

Cheng Nuo put down the teacup, shook his head and said, "In terms of personal ability alone, this British guy still has some flaws. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a real talent and a solid learner. It's not my style to be cronyistic. As long as he is willing to stay Contribute to the Institute, I agree with it with both hands.”

After a pause, Cheng Nuo went on to say: "There is a saying in military strategists, 'Don't stop when you return to your division, don't force the poor if you're surrounded', now it's enough to force Morgan to this level, you don't have to force his head down, Let him concede defeat, I hope to defeat him technically, let him be convinced, and sincerely work for us!"

Chen Zhaoqiang asked curiously, "So what do you want to do?"

Cheng Nuo drank the tea in his cup, and then said to himself: "Two [-]-ton giant ships will be built at the same time, one will be built by foreigners led by him, and the other will be built independently by our countrymen.

The so-called "those who make friends with power will lose their power; those who make friends with profit will lose money", I like to slap my face with facts! "

(End of this chapter)