Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 367 Two Foreigners
Liu Dongshan was naturally very happy to come back after being away for several months and reunite with his family.

Lin Ruolan immediately said that she would prepare some delicious food in the evening and call all the members of the Qu family from the west courtyard over so that the two families could have some fun together.

Qu Shaoyang had no objection to this. After all, the New Year was approaching and there was nothing much to do at home, so it would be lively to have a meal together.

"Master, I heard that you brought back two foreigners. Where are they? I want to meet them."

What interested Qu Shaoyang more were the two foreigners.

According to Liu Dongshan, the two foreigners should be experts in engineering blasting, and Qu Shaoyang wanted to have a chat with them.

"Oh, you mean Anders and Eric? They and a translator are staying in the guest room.

Oh, don’t mention it. Foreigners have so many rules.

You can't work more than a certain number of hours a day, and you have to rest for two days every five or six days.

A while ago, they had some foreign festival and had to take a few days off.

Fortunately, we pay them well, otherwise, I really wouldn’t be able to control them.”

When it comes to those two foreigners, Liu Dongshan has a lot to say.

"Master, please take me to meet them. I want to see how powerful these foreigners are."

Qu Shaoyang was delighted when he heard this and became more curious about the two foreigners.

"Okay, I'll take you to meet them.

Let me tell you, those two foreigners are awesome.

The translator, on the other hand, is from the Qing dynasty. He is young, a smart kid, and very capable of handling things."

As Liu Dongshan spoke, he stood up, put on his fur hat, and went out with Qu Shaoyang and headed straight for the guest room.

When they arrived at the place, the two of them knocked on the translator's door first.

The translator was actually a clerk working in a foreign company in Yingkou.

He first worked at Yingkou Wharf and later joined a foreign company. After a long time, he could speak several languages.

Chen Yunzhe commissioned a foreign company to purchase engineering explosives and asked them to find two people who were proficient in blasting. The foreign company found Anders and Eric.

However, these two people did not understand the language of the Qing Dynasty, so the foreign company had no choice but to arrange for a young man to come over.

Of course, the foreign company asked for a very high salary for Chen Yunzhe.

"Xiao Zhao, this is what I said. Mr. Qu, the general manager of the Wood Tax Office, wants to meet those two foreigners. What do you think?"

The translator's surname was Zhao. Liu Dongshan had been with him for a long time and they were quite familiar with each other, so he called him Xiao Zhao.

"I meet Mr. Qu. I have always heard Mr. Liu talking about him, and today I finally get to see him in person."

When Zhao Guangzhi heard this, he hurriedly saluted.

"My Lord, if you want to see Anders and Eric, I will take you there right away."

"No hurry, let me ask you first, what is the background of these two foreigners? What do they do in their country?"

Qu Shaoyang wanted to find out the background of those two foreigners.

If these two are experts or something, Qu Shaoyang wants to keep them no matter how much money it costs, as they will be useful in the future.

Zhao Guangzhi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Sir, I understand what you mean. You want them to stay and do errands for you, right?"

How many stupid people are there who can work in a foreign company? Stupid people cannot learn several languages.

Although Zhao Guangzhi is not very old, he is very knowledgeable about the ways of the world and has a very clear vision.

"My Lord, I am telling you the truth, please don't be offended.

These foreigners are all so arrogant and look down on us.

The wages the adults pay are much higher than what they earn in their own country, but if you ask Mr. Liu, what are these two foreigners like?
I wish I could just turn my nose up to the sky and not look at people straight in the eye."

"Sir Qu, I am from a foreign company, so I shouldn't say these things.

But Mr. Liu is very good to me and takes care of me better than my own father. I can't fool you. These two people are not nobles or senior engineers in their country.

They were workers in the explosives factory, with some technical knowledge. They were sent here when the foreign company placed an order for a large quantity of explosives.

In fact, I have always wanted to tell Mr. Liu that we can't be so honest.

They didn't let me watch them laying the wires and placing the detonators, so why should I not watch? Why? I paid a lot of money to hire them.

Find a few smart and clever ones, have them watch from nearby, and they will learn it in a few tries."

Zhao Guangzhi had worked in a foreign company for several years and was used to the faces of foreigners. To be honest, he was quite dissatisfied in his heart.

The master and the disciple listened to Zhao Guangzhi's words, looked at each other, and nodded slightly.

Sure enough, Liu Dongshan was not wrong about the person.

This Zhao Guangzhi is indeed a good person. He does not side with foreigners or think that he is superior to others just because he works for a foreign company.

"Guangzhi, you are a great guy. I admire talents like you." Qu Shaoyang patted Zhao Guangzhi on the shoulder.

"Come on, take us to meet the two foreigners first, and we can discuss the rest later."

Zhao Guangzhi nodded and took his master and disciple to the next door to find the two foreigners.

Sure enough, as soon as the two sides met, the two foreigners acted arrogant and looked down on others.

Fortunately, Zhao Guangzhi told them that Qu Shaoyang was an official of the imperial court and the one who actually paid them to do the work. The attitudes of the two foreigners changed somewhat.

Qu Shaoyang controlled his temper and chatted with the two men for a while, from which he gained some information.

The company these two people belong to was founded by Nobel, who invented dynamite, and currently has many factories in various European countries.

In addition to explosives, it also operates related industries such as medicine and chemicals.

The engineering explosives used by Qu Shaoyang and his men to blow up the sentry post were not completely banned from sale to the Qing Dynasty.

If it was really banned from sale, Qu Shaoyang wouldn't be able to buy it no matter how much money he spent.

Moreover, this thing is not unavailable in China. The Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau has sent people to study it and is also studying how to imitate it.

But the two foreigners had no idea about the specific results of the research.

Qu Shaoyang chatted with the two men for a while, and it was indeed as Zhao Guangzhi said, these two men were just workers in the factory who had some technical knowledge and they didn't know much.

Of course, for Qu Shaoyang, what these two people know is quite useful.

"Master, please tell the kitchen to prepare an extra banquet tonight, and make it more exquisite.

Find out what these two people usually like to eat and see if the kitchen can prepare it.

Tonight we will have dinner with Xiao Zhao and the two foreigners, which will be a welcome dinner for them."

No matter what, guests are treated as guests and we should not treat them badly.

In this way, the Liu family prepared several tables of banquets in the evening.

Please invite Mr. and Mrs. Qu, Qu Jiang's family of three, Chen Xiuyun and her son, and Meng Lanxin, all come here.

Everyone gathered together and had a lot of fun.

Shuanzhu, Xiaofeng, Gensuo and others were very curious when they saw the two foreigners.

These kids were naturally brave and not afraid at all. They even came closer to look at people on purpose.

Anders and Eric were quite friendly to the children. They shook hands with all three kids. The three kids went back to eat contentedly.

The two foreigners have been here for quite some time and have gradually adapted to the local diet.

If there is no foreign liquor, you can still drink some kaoliang liquor brewed by the distillery.

Qu Shaoyang chatted with the two foreigners and persuaded them to drink.

In the end, the two foreigners were drunk and confused, blurting out everything they should and shouldn't say.

(End of this chapter)