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Lin Yuan thought about it in his mind. Now the factory's manufacturing tasks are very tight, and he really can't spare more time, so he said, "We should wait for the first half of the year anyway."

Zeng Ajiu stomped her feet and beat her chest when she heard it, and said, "At that time we all starved to death!"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "How could you starve to death? Did you know? Your sugar can be used to make weapons."

Zeng Ajiu quickly asked: "What did you say? Our sugar can also be used as a weapon?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Of course, I don't know if you know that there is a weapon called a mine, and the fuse of this kind of thing needs sugar cubes." What Lin Yuan said is true. Candy, the function of the candy is to block the triggering parts in the fuze.

Zeng Ajiu nodded repeatedly and asked, "Then can you save us?"

Lin Yuan said: "Of course, you have to save the sugar that you are about to sell, and then process it into the sugar cubes we need. We will discuss the wages later. If you really can't get over the difficulties, I can give you part of the wages in advance."

Hearing this, Zeng Ajiu thanked her repeatedly, and turned around with Xu Linxiang to go out. Lin Yuan then invited Wan Ling out. As soon as Wan Ling came out, he smiled and said, "Well, I'm still thinking about where to solve the brush problem. I didn't expect it to be solved here."

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "You heard what Zeng Ajiu said, right? It's about the candy. I'm trying to find a way to solve this matter, but the key to solving this matter lies in you."

After hearing this, Zeng Ajiu thought for a long time before saying: "Aren't you kidding? I can distinguish white sugar from brown sugar for things like sugar. I don't know anything about the rest. How can I help?"

Lin Yuan said: "You also heard that Mr. Zeng's production efficiency is relatively low, so the cost of their products is higher than that of foreigners. If it is in a completely free market, there is nothing to say about their sugar being eliminated. , but our situation is different, they are our national industry, we must protect them, and the powerful tool for this protection is tariffs!"

"By setting high tariffs on foreign advantageous products, their costs will increase, so that the selling price of their products will have to be as high as our products, but now the right to formulate our tariffs is in the hands of foreigners. , it is not easy for us to get it back, so, Wan Lao, I would like to ask you to solve this matter."

When Wan Ling heard this, he smiled and said, "You want me to take back the right to formulate tariffs? I don't even know what tariffs are. What can I do?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "You have been designing ships for so many years, so you must be no stranger to classification societies."

Wan Ling laughed when he heard the word "classification society", and said: "For ship designers, the classification society is like the name of the designer, and they will never forget it. The classification society is the standardization of ships. Organizations, China has classification societies, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan all have classification societies. They set standards for ships. Only ships that meet the standards of the classification societies can sail in their countries, so ship designers will follow the classification societies. standards to design ships.”

Lin Yuan nodded and said: "That's right, the classification society is the beginning of a country's shipbuilding industry. Without a classification society, there would be no guidance for shipbuilding. Let's also create a classification society. I have already thought of the name, and it will be called" China Shipping Standardization Center'."

Wan Ling nodded and said, "But what does this have to do with tariffs?"

Lin Yuan replied: "Of course it does. After we formulate the standards of the classification society, we will investigate foreign ships in the name of the classification society and investigate the parameters of their ships. Any ship that does not meet the standards of our classification society , are not allowed to enter the port, and if they want to enter the port, they must pay an entry fee."

Wan Ling asked: "How should our standards be formulated? Some ships will definitely meet the standards we set. In that case, wouldn't it be possible for some ships to charge us?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "I haven't finished yet. Not only do we need to build a classification society, we also need to clean up the river. I have already investigated. There are several waterways that should be widened. Once the river course is repaired, tolls will be collected from all passing boats, so all boats will be able to collect tolls?"

"In order to protect the interests of our compatriots, we let Chinese ships register and classify with the classification society, and all our country's own ships are free of charge. Doesn't this mean that we are collecting tariffs in disguise?"

Wan Ling smiled and said, "Your idea is good, but how do we implement it?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "You must have heard of the concept of 'water diversion rights', right?"

Wan Ling replied: "Of course, the right to pilot water is part of a country's sovereignty. When a foreign ship enters a country's port channel, the country can send people on board and drive the ship to the designated dock."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "That's right. Our country's customs was controlled by foreigners before, so we didn't have the right to divert water at all. This time it's all right. I'm going to enforce the right to divert water."

Wan Ling nodded and said: "I originally wanted to talk to you about the location of the shipyard and the layout of the shipyard. Now that something has happened, let's solve it first. I will go back and draft the standards of the classification society. Come out, and then we will implement it, but you are charging entry fees and taking back the right to divert water, foreigners will not take the opportunity to start a war, right?"

Lin Yuan shook his head and smiled, "The matter of my seizure of Asko didn't have any impact in the UK. I still find it strange. I've been wondering why such things didn't attract their attention. If it was before, they would definitely use it as a This incident was used as an excuse to force the Qing government to sign an unequal treaty with them, and then I figured it out, they are a little afraid of us now, so they dare not act rashly."

As soon as Wan Ling left, what Lin Yuan did was to recruit experienced sailors. Pilots must be familiar with the channel conditions of the port. Such people are not difficult to find, because there are many foreign firms in Yingkou, and they hired Many Chinese people, who are very familiar with the situation of the port and waterways, joined Lin Yuan's team under the "lure" of Lin Yuan's huge sum of money.

Later, Lin Yuan transferred two Haixun [-] patrol boats from the Jilin Machinery Bureau. He knew that there would definitely be foreign ships that would not obey orders, so the right to pilot water must be protected by the army.

Five days later, Wan Ling sent a copy of the classification society standards to Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan then had someone publish it on the Yingkou Port, printed a large number of them, and put them in the Yingkou Port Navy Camp for all ship owners to pick up. Days later, port entry fees were imposed on foreign merchant ships that did not meet the standards of the classification society.

After Lin Yuan issued the order, he stayed in Yingkou Port to see the reaction of foreigners. Lin Yuan sent out many people and asked them to go to taverns, restaurants and other places where foreigners often gather to inquire about the news.

The day before the entry fee was collected, Lin Yuan asked them to come to his office, and then ordered: "Tell me about the reactions of foreigners in the past few days."

A entourage said: "The foreigners didn't take this matter seriously at all, and many people took it as a joke, and everyone said they would not pay the fee."

Lin Yuan sneered secretly, thinking: "If you don't pay the fee, it's up to you."