Alchemy Greater China

Rong Shangqin, courtesy name Yongshen, was born in 1861, which coincides with the year of his founding this year.He is Yung Wing's nephew, and he is rarely known as a child prodigy. He was selected by Yung Wing and sent to the United States as the second batch of young children studying in the United States.He is eccentric, not very gregarious, and has little friendship with other young children studying in the United States. After finishing his studies at Harvard University in the United States, he did not return to China, nor did he marry a foreign wife like Li Enfu. Instead, he went to teach in a middle school in the United States alone. Change places a year and travel in major states in the United States.Exactly four years ago, he came to Los Angeles to settle down. If it wasn't for Yung Wing, it would be impossible for anyone else to contact him!

Among the young children studying in the United States, those who are successful in their studies, the worst ones can get an engineer, and the slightly better ones get an official position in the Qing government, or work in the Beiyang system. After the Republic of China, they are all bulls Great pen.Rong Shangqin is just a middle school teacher, as he himself said: he is the most incompetent one!

Such a person will have a great talent?Yung Wing recommended him, wouldn't it be nepotism and playing tricks on himself?After listening to Long Hao, a trace of doubt flashed in his mind.

Rong Hong's eyes seemed to see through Long Hao's mind, and he smiled and said, "The talent of a mediocre god is not appreciated by outsiders! Yujie, if you have a good chat with him, you will know that what I said is true!"

It was interesting for Rong Shangqin, who actually stood up and sang a fat song: "I heard that Young Master Long has a huge industry and great ambitions, and the God of Yong is willing to be your little staff member, come up with ideas when you have something to do, and bask in the sun when you have nothing to do. Teaching in a middle school makes a lot of money, and I live comfortably! Everyone is Chinese, so if you ask for shelter, you will..."

Rong Shangqin is probably the most shameless Chinese Long Hao has ever seen in this era, regardless of Long Hao's answer or not, when he came out of the coffee shop, he got into the carriage, which made Gao Tianyang and the guards look at each other: "Master, what's wrong?" Get a fake foreign devil back?

Gao Tianyang and the others were not used to Rong Shangqin's Western elements.

Rong Shangqin is very talkative. He is a graduate of Harvard and has nearly ten years of middle school teaching career, so he always has something to talk to.

Sitting in the carriage, Rong Shangqin turned his mouth up and down like a melon seed, without stopping, talking about customs and anecdotes from all over the United States, which made Melissa laugh constantly and praised him for being funny.

Even Yuan'er, who has always been unsmiling to outsiders, smiled slightly when she heard Rong Shangqin's pleasant voice.

It was nearly an hour's journey from Union Square to Beigang, and Long Hao discovered at least three advantages of Rong Shangqin.

First, master three foreign languages, English, French and Spanish, fluently.

Second, the conversation is funny, the thinking is open, and he knows how to pick and extend the topic that people like, making people willing to listen to him "long-winded", very like a future psychologist.

Third, he has an amazing memory and covers a wide range of subjects. Not only are the customs and customs of all parts of the United States in his mouth, but he also pours out news and current events, scientific trends, and political trends in various countries in this era like spitting beans.Just taking the topic of the domestic situation in Spain as an example, Rong Shangqin actually talked for half an hour, citing headlines related to Spanish current affairs in several newspapers on the east coast of the United States in the past six months, and adding his own views. It's true, Melissa and Long Hao were taken aback for a while.

After getting out of the carriage, Rong Shangqin jumped down, stretched his waist, and exercised his muscles and bones. It can be seen that this young boy studying in the United States usually pays attention to physical exercise, and he is not a poor scholar who does not work hard and does not distinguish between grains and grains.

This can also be seen from his height, which is much higher than that of the Chinese in this era.

Rong Shangqin took a breath of the sea breeze, looked at the hard-working fishermen by the sea, and the houses and construction sites under construction, turned his head and smiled: "Master, this place is thriving, foreigners and Chinese live in harmony, and there are even our country's heroic soldiers patrolling with guns." Warrior, your strength is really as strong as Uncle Hong said, very strong!"

Long Hao said proudly: "Of course, besides the fishing ground here, there is also my shipyard in Nangang!"

Rong Shangqin's eyes lit up: "So, can you pay me this month's salary in advance?"

Long Hao almost held back his breath, glared at Rong Shangqin and said, "What a philistine, mediocre god, did I agree to hire you?"

Rong Shangqin was not afraid at all: "The young master brought me in, that is, he accepted me! Just now in the carriage, I wasted so much energy to show myself that my lips were dry and chapped. If the young master is not satisfied, I should enter this You drove me out of the car in front of the heavily guarded fishing ground, right?"

So far, Long Hao has discovered the fourth advantage of Rong Shangqin: he is good at observing facial expressions and has a delicate mind.

Long Hao smiled and said: "You guessed half right. Now you have passed the initial test. If you want to be a paid assistant, you still need a retest."

Rong Shangqin exaggeratedly grinned: "Wow, so strict? It's even more difficult than when I was admitted to Harvard. Master, you have to be merciful. In order to follow you, I have already quit my job in Los Angeles!"

Long Hao said: "Are you afraid, or do you not have confidence?"

Rong Shangqin said: "In order to make a living, no matter how difficult it is, you have to go upstream! Young master, please come up with a question!" After finishing speaking, he showed a heroic and determined look, but with his curly hair, it was even more comical. The people next to Long Hao couldn't help laughing, and laughed. <, I think this Mr. Rong is not bad, so don't make things difficult for him! "

Rong Hong covered his head and said: "This mediocre god has been flexible since he was a child, but his temper is a little lazy. Yujie, you can beat him anyway, don't worry, his skin is as thick as a city wall, and he is never afraid of blows."

Long Hao also saw it. To put it bluntly, this Rong Shangqin is lazy and does not seek to make progress, but in fact, he is too smart and too proud in his bones, and he looks down on anyone.

This can be seen from the faint confidence in his eyes, and the faint jokes.

On the surface, it doesn't look like he is begging for nothing to follow Long Hao, but Long Hao knows that if he doesn't have the ability to convince him in the future, this guy will run away at any time.

Rong Shang put on a hard face: "Uncle Hong, save some face for me, and expose my old background. Even if Master Long takes me in, the salary won't be so high..."

Rong Shangqin's tall figure and official-style curly hair made his begging look very joyful. Melissa and Yuan'er watched it, and their giggles became more and more non-stop.

Long Hao waved his hand and said, "Yongshen, don't play tricks! You come with me, this re-examination requires you and me to talk alone!"

Yung Wing and the others stepped back, but for Rong Shangqin to gain Long Hao's approval, the two parties really need to get to know each other openly and honestly one-on-one.

When Long Hao and Rong Shangqin came to the beach, looking at the endless deep blue water and the light red sky where the sunset could be faintly seen, they suddenly felt very comfortable.

Long Hao said: "Yongshen, I can see that you are as talented as anyone else, why are you willing to be a middle school teacher? By the way, you are thirty and have a family yet?"

Rong Shangqin said: "A long time ago in Guangdong, my father told me about a marriage, but I haven't returned to China for eight years. I haven't seen this daughter-in-law. Maybe she's married to someone else now?"

Long Hao was slightly taken aback: "Yongshen is still single?"

Rong Shangqin said: "Yes, it's good to be single, you can be free and comfortable, one person can eat enough, the whole family won't be hungry, hehehe..."

Long Hao caught a trace of loneliness from Rong Shangqin's eyes, knowing that everyone has desires, so he stopped asking: "Yongshen, do you think that the Qing Dynasty has no hope, that's why you didn't return to China?"

Rong Shangqin nodded: "The longer I have been in the United States, the more I feel that the gap between the Qing Dynasty and the world's powerful countries cannot be filled by dozens of talents or a few good officials! If the consciousness does not change, the Qing Dynasty will be eliminated sooner or later. A foreigner beating up and returning home? That’s just closing your eyes and covering your ears and jumping into the brazier!”

Long Hao said: "However, Zhan Tianyou, Liang Dunyan and the others resolutely returned home!"

Rong Shangqin said with a smile: "I don't have their lofty sentiments that I don't go to hell and who goes to hell. I understand that I am just an ordinary person. It is not easy to live this life happily! I I found that the United States is bigger than the Qing Dynasty. Except for the slightly disgusting "Chinese Exclusion Act", life here will be more comfortable than in China... You see, I go to middle school to teach children, which can not only fill their stomachs, but also move their mouths , how pleasant it is to be able to leave at any time if you’re not happy with what you’re doing?”

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