Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 247
"Zhiyuan, do you know what kind of person we are going to visit this time?"

On the way to Qiuxin Machinery Factory, Jiang Jiangzuo, who was sitting in the back seat, suddenly asked Cheng Nuo such a question.

Cheng Nuo did not answer the question immediately, but turned his gaze to the side of the street, watching the people coming and going on the street.

Although Shanghai is the largest city in the Far East right now, it is full of cheongsam and suits, and everyone looks like a princess, looking magnificent, but in fact there are still many ragged people on the streets, either selling agricultural products or selling their personal labor.

Holding a rake in your hand and carrying a basket on your shoulder, all you want is a bite to eat.

"Lifu, our journey is still too slow. It's hard to give fundamental help to our low-level people brothers. We have to speed up our pace!" Cheng Nuo couldn't bear to look directly at the scene on the street.

"My point of view is exactly the opposite to yours. It's not that we are walking too slowly, but that we are walking too fast." Jiang Jiangzuo got up and closed the curtains on the windows on both sides, and said seriously: "For the past year, our Academy of Sciences has been running non-stop. The speed of open source cannot keep up with the speed of investment, and this will drag us down."

Pausing for a moment, Jiang Jiangzuo took a peek at Cheng Nuo, and after seeing that the other party had indeed listened, he added: "Zhiyuan, don't blame me for speaking too badly. The Chinese have [-] million compatriots. You want to save them, but you want to save them." Save, can you save it? I think our current point is to try to 'live'."

Cheng Nuo folded his arms and said, "Someone has to play the role of a salary bearer. Since we have the ability, we have to take on this responsibility. It's a job to live in a muddle-headed way, and a job to be meaningful. Choose differently, live The law is different, we only need to do the things right now, and leave the rest to future generations to judge."

Jiang Jiangzuo turned sideways with a serious face: "Yes, everyone wants to be a hero, but not everyone can be a hero. There are conditions for being a hero. There is only one word before us right now, and that is' The word "lack of money" means that we are attacking from all directions, and our expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and we are already on the verge of a red line.

If we can’t think of other ways to open source, some projects that are not very important will have to be cut off, and we can’t drag down the main body of our Academy of Sciences, otherwise our hard work for so many years may be in vain, and we may even make wedding dresses for others. People have begun to sharpen their knives. "

"Ideals belong to ideals, and realities belong to reality. I have considered the financial issues you mentioned, and I have some ideas." Facing this problem, Cheng Nuo said calmly: "What I can tell you now is that one aspect of it is Let’s start with our target candidates this time.”

"Zhu Zhiyao? The director of the Qiuxin Machinery Factory? Isn't he about to go bankrupt now?" Jiang Jiangzuo was puzzled.

"China is poor, and poverty changes. If we want to build our own machines, we must first manufacture the machines needed by the vast rural areas, and at the same time cultivate a large number of basic industrial teams. We must build our own ships and warships. China must have its own heavy industry." Cheng Nuo said The curtains were drawn back, and the car was brightly lit up immediately: "That's what he said."

"So what do you mean?" Jiang Jiangzuo was a little confused, and opened his own curtains by the way, and the car became much more transparent in an instant.

"Those who hold salaries should not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow; those who paved the way for industry should not be trapped in thorns." Cheng Nuo patted Jiang Jiangzuo's knee and smiled, "Even if it is me, I can't help it." Guarantee that we will be able to maintain a good state in the future, and maybe there will be times when we need help from others."

Not only was Jiang Jiangzuo not persuaded, but he was also a little anxious: "Yes, I know that this director Zhu also wants to contribute to the nation, but his stall is really too big. As far as I know, he invested a few dollars in the past few years. 10 yuan, but now it is still difficult to escape bankruptcy, and it is difficult to reverse the situation based on our size alone."

Cheng Nuo smiled: "If we look at the liquidity on our books alone, it seems that we can't really do anything, but I just have a small method that I can try. At that time, not only can this new machine factory be saved, but it can also be restored." Solving helps us open source."

"What method?" Jiang Jiangzuo asked quickly.

"Don't worry, let's see what kind of person this director Zhu is, whether he is a comprador or a businessman." Cheng Nuo closed his eyes in peace, and murmured, "Or both?"

It's a pity that no matter what he asked later, Cheng Nuo didn't reveal the mystery.

A comprador in our traditional sense refers to a Chinese manager who acted as a foreign company, firm, bank, or factory after the Opium War, or a distributor of foreign goods.

In order to facilitate the development of business, foreign banks appoint people with reputation and status in Chinese society as compradors, which is much more beneficial than direct operation by foreigners.

That is to say, from the perspective of the organization of a foreign bank, the comprador is a cashier department; from the perspective of responsibility, it is similar to a guarantor; from the perspective of business operation, it is an intermediary and agent for foreign capital activities.

As the nephew of the great educator Ma Xiangbo, Zhu Zhiyao relied on Ma Xiangbo's support politically, and the French bank CA-CIB as a backer economically.Energy has continuously undertaken projects such as factory equipment, road construction and bridge construction from Daedeok Oil Factory, Zhabei Hydropower Company, and the Qing government, which has enabled the business to flourish.

However, foreign banks generally do not prohibit their Chinese compradors from concurrently operating their own independent industries. Therefore, compradors can be employed by foreign businessmen and at the same time be independent businessmen or entrepreneurs, which brings some convenience to Zhu Zhiyao’s business activities. .

As a senior employee and client of a foreign bank, he sometimes enjoys partial consular jurisdiction. If he breaks any law, the Chinese government must first obtain the consent of the foreign employer before he can be arraigned.This privilege brought to the comprador due to unequal treaties between China and foreign countries sometimes becomes his amulet in business activities.

In addition to his superficial identity, Zhu Zhiyao also has a secret unknown to ordinary people, that is, the bank of CA-CIB is often temporarily transferred by him to his own business. In layman's terms, he often misappropriates funds from foreign banks, Used to support the development of Qiuxin Machine Factory.

As for the profit, he did not enjoy it, but continued to invest in other factories in the country. The scope of investment included machinery industry, shipbuilding industry, mining industry, oil extraction industry, textile industry, hydropower industry, flour industry, printing industry, etc. Industry, shipping industry, etc., he can be found everywhere.

Among modern Chinese enterprises, the number of entrepreneurs who have turned from technical backbones of Qiuxin Machinery Factory to entrepreneurs is the largest.Many technical backbones of the factory later became the managers of various machine factories.

What's interesting is that Zhu Zhiyao has a strong interest in machinery. Under the influence of a strong family tradition, his son Zhu Binhou is not bad. He is very interested in aircraft. Air Combat No.1.

It's a pity that such a family with a strong interest in industry is no match for the ravages of the times after all.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, such a big factory, if it is gone, it will be gone." Turning his gaze out of the window, Cheng Nuo was thoughtful.

Without delaying too long on the road, the car soon arrived at Qiuxin Machine Factory.

What is strange is that there is no roar of machines in Qiuxin Machinery Factory, but a scent.

"Zhiyuan, this fragrance?" Jiang Jiangzuo hesitated.

"You smelled it too, it seems to be the scent of cottonseed oil." Cheng Nuo sniffed the air carefully, and then concluded.

"But didn't we go to the machinery factory? How could there be a smell of cooking oil?" Jiang Jiangzuo was very puzzled. The driver who got off the car didn't do anything, and went straight to the gate of the factory to look at the big signboard with black letters on a white background. : "Yes, that's right, it is indeed Qiuxin Machine Factory, we are right here!"

The movement outside the gate attracted the attention of the inside of the factory. A few big wolf dogs jumped up and down around the gate. If the gate was a little thinner, they would probably be able to knock down the gate in a second and slap people directly.

"Zhiyuan, I don't think this factory is a good crop. I guess the melon flesh inside has been replaced a long time ago." Taking Cheng Nuo back a few steps, Jiang Jiangzuo said, "Didn't you say last time that it would be acquired by a French foreign firm?" Is it, I guess they have already finished it, but the signboard is still there."

Cheng Nuo didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he came to the wall, tiptoed to look inside, and happened to see someone coming inside: "Lifu, it's already here, let's find out, or else it's just a waste of time. I saw someone coming this way."

While talking, an old man about 70 to [-] years old came slowly with his hands behind his back.

Those wolfhounds liked the old man very much. They hugged and licked all kinds of things on the old man, which was called a passion.

After finally calming down the dogs, the old man noticed that there was a car outside, and there were two young men standing beside him, watching it curiously.

"Young students, this is not the place you should come to, so go away."

"Uncle, why did you drive us away?" Jiang Jiangzuo was puzzled. He wanted to come to the door and pinch his waist, but he didn't expect that a certain wolfhound rushed over. Although there was an iron gate blocking it, he still He was taken aback: "You have to keep an eye on this dog."

The old man shook his head, turned and left without speaking.

Cheng Nuo sighed, and took the initiative to greet him, "Uncle, is this the Qiuxin Machine Factory?"

The old man paused, and turned around slowly: "It was in the past, but it won't be in the future."

Cheng Nuo hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle, I don't know your name?"

"Zhu Zhiyao." The old man said expressionlessly.

……

Although Zhu Zhiyao resisted contact with strangers at first, he still opened the iron gate after learning Cheng Nuo's identity and the purpose of his visit.

Locking up these big wolf dogs, Zhu Zhiyao was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, the factory is relatively large, and with the recent turmoil, the surrounding security environment is not good, thanks to these little guys."

Seeing these dogs being locked up, Jiang Jiangzuo suddenly felt provocative when he thought of the embarrassing appearance of being scared just now, and swaggered to the dog cage, holding a blade of grass and shaking there: "Puppy, little dog!" , you also have today, just now it was your favorite dance, now you can dance again if you have the ability.

But he also knew that people should not be too complacent, otherwise he would be the one who slapped him in the face, and he was ready to leave after teasing.

At this moment, Jiang Jiangzuo suddenly found that the latch of a certain dog cage was loose, and under the violent slap of the wolf dog, he fell to the ground in a second.

This is good, the dog is cold, and the person is stupid.

People still react faster, Jiang Jiangzuo didn't think too much, and ran away.

The wolfhound behind also reacted, and immediately rushed out to give chase.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Zhiyao was also a little dumbfounded, and hurriedly ordered: "Young student, don't run away. The more you run, the more fun the dog will chase you."

Looking back, the wolfdog was running like a tiger, and its tongue was flying in the air. How dare Jiang Jiangzuo stop: "Farewell, if you stop, you will lose a piece of meat. It's not easy for me to pull."

Seeing that the dog was about to catch up, it was Cheng Nuo's sharp eyesight and quick hands, combined with his great strength, he pulled up the rope and instantly entangled the wolf dog.

Looking at Jiang Jiangzuo who was out of breath, Zhu Zhiyao felt guilty: "Young student, I'm really sorry, I didn't pay attention to this dog, are you okay?"

Jiang Jiangzuo bent down to support his knees, feeling that his chest was about to explode, and the spittle in his mouth was a little fishy and sweet: "Huh, it's okay, Mr. Zhu, you must watch that dog. If you hurt yourself, don't worry about it." alright."

Zhu Zhiyao nodded, tied up the wolf dog, and came to the two of them again: "Well, in order to express my apology, I will prepare some gifts for you later."

"Gift?" Both of them didn't know why.

But after following for a while to the workshop, I instantly understood what it meant, and also knew where the scent came from when I just came here.

In the huge workshop, there is an oil press at the door, which is working non-stop at the moment.

Looking at this roaring machine, Zhu Zhiyao was a little sad, stepped forward to pat the machine and said: "I am laughing at you, this is the first machine I researched when I was young, it was mainly used for oil extraction, and it was exclusively for Mr. Sheng Xuanhuai at that time. It can be said that he is young and successful, and he is full of energy."

Sheng Xuanhuai, the richest man in Wanqing, is known as the "Father of Chinese Industry", "Father of Chinese Business", "Father of Chinese Higher Education", etc., and has played an important role in modern history.

Sure enough, when people are old, they talk too much, especially when there is a listener beside him, Zhu Zhiyao's chatterbox is completely opened.

"This is the loom we studied before. At that time, there were no machine tools. The large and small shafts were hammered by hand, processed bit by bit by hand, and then the parts were assembled to make the finished product.

The other one was the engine we were researching at the time. First, the steel plate was forged into a flat shape, and then bent into a fried stick shape, so that the iron filings could automatically exit when drilling. Not to mention, this self-made tool has the same effect as the imported fried stick drill.
......"

As the old man walked forward, Cheng Nuo followed behind.

I saw Zhu Zhiyao's eyes from being cloudy, to clear, until there was light, and finally returned to death.

"Young student, do you know what I wanted most when I was in school?"

Suddenly turning his head to look at Cheng Nuo, Zhu Zhiyao asked.

"Mr. Zhu has worked hard in the machinery industry for half his life. I think he was influenced a lot when he was young. Maybe he made up his mind to save the country with industry when he was young?" Cheng Nuo replied.

Zhu Zhiyao nodded: "When I was in school, I was deeply impressed by the advanced machinery of the great powers such as trains and ships. I always felt that the country could not be strong if it could not build various machines such as airplanes and cannons.

It's a pity that we were born at an untimely time. The development of our Qiuxin Machinery Factory was restricted by people everywhere, and the raw material steel plate was often threatened. Finally, we got a clue. As a result, the capital chain was broken, and the foundation for many years was destroyed. "

Deep in love, Zhu Zhiyao burst into tears.

"It is urgent to open up mines, but it is even more urgent to open up wasteland. Today, what is more urgent than opening up wasteland and cannot be delayed is like opening the heads of my compatriots.

As soon as the forehead is opened, countless gold gushes out like a spring, inexhaustible and inexhaustible, which is what Mencius said, "If the heart is in the right mind, you can think, if you think, you can get it, if you don't think, you can't get it."

Half of life is wasted, just to produce machines and talents. The more machines are invented, the more talents will rise.I was afraid that if the Qiuxin Machinery Factory collapsed, everything I did would be in vain. "

Cheng Nuo couldn't bear to look directly at him, so he stood up and said, "Old Zhu, maybe things will turn around."

(End of this chapter)