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Chapter 1457 Li Jinde and the Chemical Industry
"It is said that after our businessman Li Jinde was captured by the vicious Western pirates, he tried his best to collect information in the pirate's lair, figured out the deployment of the city, and sent people to secretly contact our fleet to jointly eliminate the scourge that caused harm to one side... Our fleet, that is, the Fourth Fleet, has more than 5000 large ships and [-] artillery pieces. When we arrived at the pirates' lair, we saw a general who landed and gave the pirates an ultimatum: "I hope you have eighty high halls, and you will go down!" For the sake of a three-year-old child, if you can hand over the looted property, change your mind from now on, and stop harming passers-by, then I will forgive you."

"Unexpectedly, those pirates are used to being fierce, and they don't listen to good advice. Our fleet had to bombard the pirate's lair with 5000 cannons. The solid shells were all the size of hills, and the pirates ran away!"

The storyteller in the teahouse spit all over the place, and everyone applauded when he talked about the danger.

Li Jinde was portrayed as a sailing hero when he went to Europe a few years ago and came back alive. There has long been a legend in the capital where he crossed the stormy seas and met the king of the West, which can be said to be a household name.

Now the story of Li Jinde in the Mediterranean has been widely hyped by Kyushu newspapers, and its popularity has skyrocketed.

The storyteller even divided the story into several scenes, such as Mediterranean distress, wits against Western pirates, Tunisian sea battle, and expedition to Egypt, which aroused the interest of audiences in the capital who were tired of listening to the usual storytelling and opera.

In their opinion, these stories are more lifelike than the stories made up by some scholars out of thin air, because these are exaggerated legends based on facts. In addition, there is such a person as Li Jinde, and he has returned to the capital, which makes many ordinary people The people are sure of it!

"Sir, you are more famous now. Even when I went shopping for groceries, a group of people asked you about things, such as how you tricked the pirates into providing information for our fleet." Selina sat in the teahouse In the box, he said to Li Jinde almost with a smile.

Because of the existence of the private room, it helped Li Jinde avoid many troubles.

As they became more and more famous, both Li Jinde and Sarina had to cover their faces when they went out, otherwise they would be surrounded by a group of fanatical "fans" in the capital who had heard storytelling.

Li Jinde was very helpless about this.To be honest, he has gained a lot of benefits from his trip to the West. The shares of Western companies in his hands are more valuable, and he can get a lot of dividends from the company every year. He is also considered a prominent figure in the business circle.

But he didn't want to be so famous among the citizens, it would affect his daily life, and he even had to ask two nurses to stand at the gate to expel troublemakers who tried to break into his mansion.

Traveling outside has also become a hassle.

But he had to be such a hero, because a heroic figure was needed to inspire merchants and sailors to venture west.What's more, Chu Yun personally asked him to do this matter, and he couldn't refuse.

"The people in the newspaper office are getting more and more excessive. They exaggerate the facts again and again. I have been working as a coolie in Algiers. I have no chance to collect intelligence. The fourth fleet is full and the supply ship is only 10 Many ships, where are there more than 100? The more exaggerated the storytelling, the more the audience likes it. If it is told according to the facts, I am afraid that they will not be interested." Li Jinde seemed to laugh at himself.

"Sir, you are already very powerful if you can bear it and survive, the most important thing is to survive." Selina said while holding Li Jinde's hand.

"Hahaha, what you're saying is that if it wasn't for this photo, I would have died several times because of hunger and cold." Li Jinde took out a crumpled black and white photo, which was a group photo of Li Jinde and his family, "This photo I need someone to frame it as our family heirloom, and then we'll take a new photo together..."

When Li Jinde was talking, he found that Sarina was already in tears again, and said quickly: "Don't cry, I'm here now, don't cry anymore, and Yinger is here too."

Selina wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Are you sure you won't leave here again in the past three to five years?"

"Actually, the military master recently gave me a new task..." Li Jinde seemed to be scratching his head in embarrassment.

"Didn't you say you would stay for three to five years?" Selina seemed to be frightened, staring at Li Jinde, tears streaming down again.

"No, you misunderstood me. I'm just going to Tianjin Wei in a few days. I just need to inspect a factory there, no more than ten days!" Li Jinde found that he had misunderstood Sarina again.

"Really?"

"really!"

"Then why are your words so easily misunderstood? You must be trying to make trouble!"

"How dare I! I'm just speaking out of nowhere, without any intention of teasing." Li Jinde stretched out his fingers and swore, "After returning from the West this time, I plan to settle down and start a business again."

"Huh?" Selina showed a puzzled expression, did her husband have any new ideas?

"The factory I went to Tianjin Wei to inspect this time was a soda ash factory and other chemical factories. I didn't understand the principles, so I went to the School of Chemistry of the Beijing Normal University to visit the lecturers there and benefited a lot. I think that if everything They are all composed of elements, so new products can be synthesized by combining different elements. The chemical industry, this will be a very promising industry. If I go to Tianjin Wei in a few days to inspect the local chemical plants, if If my imagination matches and there is a bright future, then I plan to devote myself to the chemical industry while taking care of the affairs of western companies.” Li Jinde said.

Selina looked at her husband in disbelief for a moment, and she really saw the right person. This person is not just an ordinary businessman, but also has a lot of ideas.

Perhaps it is because of this kind of imagination that Li Jinde has a whim to go to Europe, where the two met before.

"No matter what you do, I will support you." Selina, who also has her own career, unconditionally supports Li Jinde, because she has a deeper understanding of the importance of a career to a person.

"Of course, in order to better understand this industry, I may apply to sit in the School of Chemistry as an auditor. In the future, I may open a chemical company by myself." Li Jinde said his detailed plan.

Perhaps Chu Yun did not expect that Li Jinde, who obtained the original capital accumulation from a Western company, later established the first private chemical company, and later became a well-known Imperial Chemical Group.

Of course, this is a follow-up.

(End of this chapter)