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Chapter 143 Cheap Labor (First update, please subscribe)
For Hamada Hikozo, when he and Tanabe Ichiro arrived in Nanhua on the Feiyun, he just felt that he was in a dream.

In other words, even if it was a dream, he had never had such an outrageous dream.

Hikzo Hamada, who lived in the United States in his teens, is very familiar with the United States, and he is no stranger to the West. He knows steam engines, machines, and the Industrial Revolution. He is even a skilled sailor.

He himself once returned to Japan as an interpreter at the American Consulate. When he was in Japan, he told the Japanese more than once that he must learn from the West.

It's just that his behavior angered the anti-barbarian faction and had to flee to the United States.

As for Tanabe Ichiro who escaped from Japan with him, his idea is very simple. After studying English for many years, he wants to follow the ship to the United States, and the purpose is to understand why the United States is so powerful and can build such a large ship. .

Of course, like Hamada Hikozo, he has encountered survival problems in the United States. Although out of curiosity, some Americans will invite them to be guests, but work?It must not be found.

After learning from the newspaper that China was sending international students to the United States, when they went to visit, they realized that there had been some misunderstandings. The international students were indeed Chinese, but they were not sent by the Qing Dynasty, but from Nanhua.

Facing these two guys who can speak fluent English and Chinese, thinking of Zhu Xianhai's instructions, Buffett naturally moved his mind.

Japanese who are proficient in English and Chinese, isn't that exactly what Zhu Xianhai needs?Originally, he planned to send a telegram to foreign firms in Hong Kong or Shanghai after he arrived in London, asking them to hire people in Japan.Now someone has come to the door, where can I miss it.

Cheap labor!

Ever since, the desperate Hamada and Tanabe crossed the Atlantic Ocean with the "Feiyun" and arrived at the legendary Nanhua.

However, Nanhua presented to them deeply shocked them. Whether it was seeing the roaring machines at the pier or the towering chimneys in the factory area, it all showed that this was a modern city.

Later, they saw the Western-style army of the brigade.

What was it that shocked them?

Whether it is the city, the roaring machines or the large Western-style army, they are not Westerners!

It's not even from the Qing Dynasty!
It's Huaxia's!
Huaxia ah...

Does this word seem far away?

After all, in the hearts of the Japanese, China in their eyes ends at the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty...just the Qing Dynasty.

As a result, when Hamada Hikozo and the others heard this word for the first time, they were stunned for a long time.

The "Huaxia" they are talking about is that "Huaxia"?

When I learned that everything here belonged to a Chinese named Zhu.Tian Bian naturally murmured in his heart, could he be a descendant of the Chinese adherents of the Ming Dynasty?
Although there are no answers to their questions, at least one thing is certain, here they no longer have to think about survival issues, and they get a job-translation.

With curiosity in mind, Hamada Hikozo and Tanabe Ichiro went to the company building together with more than a hundred engineers and technicians on the same boat. So he took the initiative to go up and asked in fluent Nanjing dialect.

"Hi sir, I'm Ichiro Tanabe from Japan."

Qian Deshan, who was stopped, looked at this strangely dressed guy in surprise, and said,

"Japan? You can speak official language?"

"Yes, here is the English-Chinese translator recommended by Mr. Buffett, please take care of me in the future."

"Sure, sure, Japan... Well, it's not far from China! My humble Qian Deshan is the assistant to the chairman of the company."

When Qian Deshan wanted to straighten his clothes, he realized that he was not wearing a mandarin jacket.

"Ah, it's actually the assistant of the chairman. Is the chairman here? May I see you?"

"Well, the chairman has gone to inspect the factory. As long as you work hard for the company, you will definitely have the opportunity to meet the chairman in the future."

It's not that Qian Deshan is prevaricating, Zhu Xianhai did go to the factory, and the result of the last life simulation made him feel unprecedented pressure - the real pressure of survival.

What do you need to survive in this troubled world?
Without him, strength also.

Only when the strength is strong enough can we survive in this era, and in the future "battle for survival".

"Boom, boom..."

In the forging workshop of Zhenhua Iron and Steel Works, steam rises near a large steam hammer. Accompanied by the sound of metal hammering, the fiery red steel ingots are struck by the steam hammer, and sparks are scattered like festive fireworks. .

"Sir, this 30-ton steam hammer is one of the largest steam hammers in the world. Only Schneider-Le Queso can manufacture such a huge steam hammer..."

As an engineer dispatched by Schneider, Pierre-Louis naturally safeguarded the interests of the company. Last year, the 50-ton "Fritz" super hammer manufactured by Krupp naturally disappeared!

"That's why we need a bigger steam hammer. If your company is willing to transfer steam hammer technology, we are willing to purchase two super steam hammers of more than 40 tons."

Once again, Zhu Xianhai made his request with a smile.

Last year, the company imported this steam hammer from Schneider. The original intention of introducing the steam hammer was to produce steam engines and mechanical parts.However, at present, Zhu Xianhai hopes to apply it to the production of the arsenal. In the future, the caliber of the artillery will become larger and larger, and the armor will be thicker and thicker. The super heavy hammer will never be wasted.

And the super hammer that the world can provide is none other than Schneider. In 1843, Schneider's improved steam hammer increased the steel production efficiency of Schneider's company tenfold.This kind of efficiency shocked the counterparts all over Europe, and they changed their course one after another, and installed various types of hammers in their own factories.In the past twenty years, Le Queso has produced a total of nearly a hundred steam hammers. Except for more than twenty that are kept in its own factory, the others are sold to various parts of Europe.

Although buying a steam hammer from Schneider, even a super steam hammer, will not have any restrictions, but Zhu Xianhai prefers to obtain technology transfer.After all, whether it is production of artillery or armor in the future, it is inseparable from the super steam hammer.

However, in the simulator, the shortage of heavy machinery was the factor that restricted the production of Nanhua's armaments during the war. One of the most important reasons was the shortage of steam hammers, ranging from the production of rifles to artillery, steam engines and ship armor. The production and manufacture of steam hammers are inseparable.

After the embargo in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States, the production of warship armor steel, boiler steel plates and large-caliber artillery has been restricted.To a certain extent, the shortage of steam hammers, especially the shortage of large steam hammers, directly affected Nanhua's armaments and the course of the war. Of course, this issue should be taken seriously now.

"Sir, this is not something I can decide. It needs Le Queso to make a decision, but I think that as long as the price is right, the company doesn't mind transferring technology!"

Pierre-Louis' answer made Zhu Xianhai laugh.

"Of course, I will definitely offer a price that will satisfy them."

(End of this chapter)