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Chapter 131 The Second Zhuge Liang

Weekend, early morning.

Xian Yaowen and Xian Yaowu were walking along the narrow path between the wooden houses in Shek Kip Mei. In front of them were adults wearing cloth shoes or straw sandals, and children with bare feet. Their neat sports suits looked a bit out of place.

After passing a gentle slope, we came to a sharp slope. A long group of children were holding branches and sticks in their hands. They were divided into two camps, chasing and playing. The younger one looked only five or six years old, while the older one was twelve or thirteen years old. appearance.

He stood to the side to clear the way so as not to block the group of playful children. After passing the steep slope, he came to a relatively flat slope with many wooden houses built. Standing in front of a row of racks for drying salted fish, Xian Yaowen said He pointed to several places below where children gathered.

"See, there are a lot of children here."

Xian Yaowu nodded to show that he had seen it, but in his heart he was puzzled by his eldest brother's abnormal behavior today. In the past, his eldest brother would do morning exercises alone, but today he uncharacteristically asked himself to come with him, and then brought himself here afterward. He didn't know what to do.

"Zhuge Liang wrote this in "Chu Shi Biao": I am a commoner, working hard in Nanyang, surviving in troubled times, and not seeking to learn from the princes. In plain language, he is just an ordinary citizen, living an ordinary life in Nanyang, personally I work in the fields to fill my stomach, I don’t have any big ambitions, I just want to survive in troubled times, I never thought that my name would reach the ears of important people.”

Xian Yaowen waved his hand, "Actually, this is all nonsense. If Zhuge Liang had been farming in Longzhong for ten years, the Three Kingdoms would have nothing to do with him. In fact, the Zhuge family used to be a great family, but the family It declined and became a poor family. Zhuge Liang was a child of a poor family.

All children from poor families want to restore the glory of their ancestors, but some people only have ideas but no actions. All they can do is drink some wine and brag about how prominent their ancestors were.

Some people have ideas and take action. Zhuge Liang belongs to this kind. During his stay in Longzhong, he did four things: work hard, marry, study, and make friends.

Farming and studying can be combined. Farming, studying and passing down family traditions were originally the most ideal lifestyle for ancient scholars. "

Xian Yaowen patted Xian Yaowu on the shoulder, "These four words have a very profound meaning. When we get older, we can take some time to understand them."

Withdrawing his hand, he continued: "There are eight major families in Jingzhou, Pang, Huang, Cai, Kuai, Ma, Zhang, Yang, and Xiang. The Zhuge family has established ties with the four families of Pang, Huang, Cai, and Kuai through marriage. Zhuge Liang's The eldest sister married into the Kuai family, and the second sister married into the Pang family, the same Pang family that Fengchu Pangtong belongs to in Wolongfengchu;

Zhuge Liang himself married Huang Yueying from the Huang family. Her father was Huang Chengyan, and her mother's surname was Cai. She came from the Cai family of Cai Mao. One of Cai's sisters married Liu Biao, so, speaking of it, Huang Chengyan and Liu Biao were brothers-in-law, so Zhuge Liang had to be called Liu Biao. An uncle.

Through marriage, Zhuge Liang squeezed into a very large social circle in Jingzhou. He could often attend gatherings organized by literati and celebrities, hold beautiful maids in his arms, eat delicious food and drink fine wine, and show off his knowledge and views on the general trend of the world. This is what is called making friends through literature.

After attending one party after another, Zhuge Liang got to know Xu Shu, Meng Gongwei, Shi Guangyuan, and Sima Hui, who made him famous all over the world. Without Sima Hui, there would be no Zhuge Liang as we know it today. Without Pang Degong, Zhuge Liang would not be able to worship Sima Hui. As his teachers, Pang Degong and Sima Hui were the noble men of Zhuge Liang's life. "

Xian Yaowen pointed to several places where children gathered in the distance and said with a smile: "Mr.

Xian Yaowu scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "Brother, I don't quite understand what you are saying."

"I don't quite understand, so I'll explain it to you." Xian Yaowen hugged Xian Yaowu and continued to walk up the mountain. As he walked, he said, "When you come back from Africa, I will arrange a position for you as the deputy general manager of China Garments. It's just that This is one of the reasons why you can get a salary without having to go to work.

Secondly, you don’t have to worry about not passing the exam for deputy inspector. As long as you take the exam carefully, you will definitely pass. Besides, your elder brother and I will also help you. No one will embarrass you during the exam.

When you become a police officer, I will introduce you to a few people and use some tricks to arrange a few cases for you to solve so that you can shine. Of course, it is best to use your real skills. The cases arranged cannot be perfect and will be easily criticized. .

Thirdly, after you have been a policeman for a period of time and become famous, you can start to help those noble people. First, you can spend money to do some practical things and find a few teachers to organize the children here and provide them with enlightenment education. In your own name, you advocate to the Hong Kong government to pay attention to the education of children in squatter areas.

Both things must be carried out with great fanfare. The more people know that you are doing these things, the better. I will prepare a hat for you to wear the hat of a good person. You must wear it firmly. Zhuge Liang is a boy from a poor family and studied at home. Yuanyuan himself is as wise as a demon. He can make friends through literature, but we can't.

We were gangsters before. When we came to Hong Kong, we added the word gangster. The total is gangster. Our foundation is so poor that we can’t compare with Zhuge Liang. That’s why I’m going to let you attend the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong. China has been there for five thousand years, and there is no such thing. For a few years, educated people have not been respected by others. Being educated is a good thing. Once you have the reputation of being an educated person and a good person, it will be easy to do anything you want.

I won’t talk about it if it’s too far away. By the time you get to that stage, you should also have your own mature ideas. It shouldn’t be me who tells you what to do next, but it should be discussed between the two of us. "

"Brother, when I hear you talk like this, why do you think it's like after you explain..."

Before Xian Yaowu could finish speaking, Xian Yaowen had already pinched the back of his neck, "If you dare to spit out the last words, I will strangle you to death."

Xian Yaowu shrank his neck and smiled.

Xian Yaowen shook his head and let go of his hand, "Amin's mother has helped you find a few girls. You go to her house for dinner at noon, meet those girls, and let the girls meet you. Let me know which one you like. .”

Xian Yaowu chuckled again, "It's been a long time since you mentioned it. I thought there was nothing more to say."

Xian Yaowen glanced at Xian Yaowu and scolded: "You are so excited when it comes to women. I have already told you that you can only have one concubine before you officially get married. Don't mess with me." "I know, brother. I have said it several times." Xian Yaowu said disapprovingly.

Xian Yaowen patted Xian Yaowu on the back, "Okay, okay, I'm too lazy to say more. Let's go home and have breakfast."

"I'm tired of the porridge at home, brother, let's eat on the street."

"Row."

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After returning home from breakfast, Xian Yaowu quickly went back to his building. He was anxious to go to the barber shop to get a fashionable hairstyle, planning to make a beautiful peacock with its tail open at noon.

Many things are only exciting once in a while. If they are done too often, they will lose their novelty. The same is true for women. Although 135246 has only been around for a while, and Cen Peipei has only started playing for a few days, so it is hard to say that it has lost its freshness, Xian Yaowen's understanding and joy of Sunday have deepened a bit more.

Xian Yaowen had no work plans today and had no plans to go out. After washing, he enjoyed some leisure time alone in the living room.

After several months of getting to know each other, he has become a well-known figure in Hong Kong's textile industry. As long as he doesn't know everything about clothing, he at least has some understanding of it. When it comes to zippers, his understanding is quite in-depth.

There are now three relatively large-scale zipper factories in Hong Kong. Two of them are owned by Shanghai zipper bosses who have resumed their old business here, and one is opened by a person from Siyi. All three zipper factories adopt a semi-mechanical and semi-manual production model. The production process is Relatively old.

In addition to the three zipper factories, there are also more than a dozen processing workshops in Sham Shui Po. They mainly rely on manual production and have simple equipment. The zipper elements are installed on the cloth belt by hand, and most of the workers who do this process are apprentices. The workmanship and product quality are not up to standard at all, and the chain teeth will fall off after just a few uses.

At this time, there were a lot of zippers on Xian Yaowen's desk, all of which were samples he had obtained from the factory.

The overall business atmosphere in this era is not bad. There are not many people who are simply cheating, and high thresholds exist. The business world is not a public toilet where you can just come and go. The vast majority of businessmen pay more attention to "credibility." Two words, I will not destroy my credit for petty profits.

For products of low value such as zippers, as long as you contact the manufacturer in the name of a clothing company and ask for a sample, most manufacturers will provide it.

Since the beginning of preparations for Zhonghua Garments, Xian Yaowen has contacted many zipper factories through letters, telegrams, and phone calls. One after another, he has a bunch of zipper samples in his hands, from the United States, Switzerland, West Germany, Japan, and China. All.

Xian Yaowen picked up the zippers one by one, slid them repeatedly and listened to the clicking sound they made. He felt whether it was smooth or blocked. He tested all the zippers. The zippers on the table turned into several piles, and he sorted them into three, six, and nine grades. .

Needless to say, the worst thing is the handmade zipper he brought from Sham Shui Po. The labor price is there, and a master who is proficient in hand-rolling nuclear bombs will not be able to make a good thing. Besides, the zipper is not a complicated craft. Things that require precise repetition cannot be done by hand over machinery.

The second worst is those from the three local factories. As long as you slide a little faster, you can see that the copper chain elements are moved up and down repeatedly by the puller, and the fixed points of the chain teeth clearly show primary signs of falling off. If installed on the "door" "On the other hand, I met another person who uses the toilet differently and goes to the toilet more frequently. It may take less than a day for one of them to become useless.

The third worst ones are not easy to classify. They are found in several countries, so we can only roughly classify them as ordinary zipper factories.

The remaining few best ones all come from well-known families, such as Clamp Co., Ltd. and Yoshida Co., Ltd. from Japan, Optron from Switzerland, and Talon from the United States.

The four companies are all leaders in the zipper industry. The clamp is not only a brand name, but also a product name. Toyo people directly named zippers after the clamp; Yoshida Co., Ltd. is the first company in the world to use aluminum instead of copper to produce zippers. And produced strong and durable lightweight castings. Yoshida sent a new sample to Xian Yaowen shortly after he sent it, just because Yoshida launched the new trademark "YKK";
Since its opening, Optron has put comfort and quality as its first factors and has continuously improved its design. The quality of its zippers is guaranteed; Tailong is no less generous. The old-timer in the zipper industry is the English word "Zipper". They are made by others, otherwise zippers would be called "hookless buttons".

Zippers are not very difficult to make. You can just find a few people to make them. But it is not easy to do well, especially now that we are in a period of rapid innovation in zipper technology. Automatic chain element machines, zippers, etc. Various machines such as automatic stamping machines are constantly popping up, and various new materials are constantly being applied to zippers. In particular, manufacturers in Germany included a letter with the samples, saying that they were already developing and using an epoch-making method. Material technology for producing zippers.

The other party kept the material secret, but Xian Yaowen boldly guessed that plastic would be too mysterious if it was still spinning in a metal circle. There are only a few types of lightweight metals, and the price is cheap, so the range suitable for zippers is even narrower. , it’s not a secret in the industry.

Another point is that most of the machines related to zipper production are developed by zipper companies. Yoshida, Optron, and Tailong are not only zipper companies, but also zipper machinery companies. All three are very willing to cooperate with wealthy people who are interested in the zipper industry. Not only is it willing to supply machinery and production technology, it is also willing to provide brands and marketing channels to help "new enterprises" grow.

With this form here, Xian Yaowen, who had planned to make jackets for a long time, stopped thinking about investing heavily in the field of zippers. There was no need to do it. No matter in terms of foundation, financial strength, technology, or talents, he could not compare with the three companies. It’s too late to start and too tiring to catch up.

Moreover, the zipper industry is not suitable for speculation. If you want to do it, you need to work hard and grow the company little by little. However, there is another problem, that is, the ceiling of zippers is too low. Even if you monopolize the global zipper market, according to the global population of 25 billion, one person Calculating that an average of 20 zippers are needed a year, it is only 500 billion. If a zipper lasts for a few cents, the profit is unlikely to exceed 10 billion US dollars.

Monopoly is impossible, and the price you have to pay to occupy most of the market is quite high. Even the best one can make a lot of net profit in a year. Compared with other industries, zippers can only be regarded as A rubbish track not worth the huge effort.

Xian Yaowen is unwilling to work in an industry with too low profits, and before entering an industry, he will make comprehensive considerations and analyze whether his own conditions have the opportunity to be the leader in the industry. If not, the industry profits are not so attractive. He may directly choose not to do it, or he may do it with a speculative mentality. He will only enter in a big way if he has the opportunity to become the industry leader, with considerable profits and a very optimistic industry prospect.

(End of this chapter)