Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 132 Ship preparation and conception

After staying in the house for a long time, he waited for Yu Qiaqing to come back.

Seeing his relieved look, he must have endured the humiliation just now.

"Master, we are able to raise so many materials thanks to the help of colleagues from all walks of life. The powerful contribute, and the rich contribute money. How to transport them to Tianjin now is a problem." Cheng Nuo strikes while the iron is hot, looking very embarrassed look.

"Small things, your uncle may not be able to do other things, but I don't even have to blink my eyes when it comes to delivering relief supplies. It's all on me." At this point, Yu Qiaqing knew that he had been hooked, so Being able to be walked by others, secretly gritted his teeth and said.

"The shipping costs are soaring right now, I'm afraid you'll suffer." Cheng Nuo put on an expression of concern for the elders, as if he was really afraid that the other party would "suffer".

"Hey~ This is a big deal. When the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible. You, a junior, have set an example for us. How can you still care about these details. Besides, the company already has people from Tianjin to Shanghai. The shipping route used to go back empty after unloading, but now it's just a reasonable use." Yu Qiaqing squeezed the words through her teeth.

"Hey~ That's a good thing. I'll thank the victims first, sir. I can't do anything else for the time being. I'll toast you a cup of tea first." Cheng Nuo hurriedly replied when he saw the situation. Fearing that the other party would repent, he picked up the teapot and stood up to pour tea. .

"I'll accept the favor, and I won't have the tea." After what happened just now, Yu Qiaqing didn't even want to drink tea. When she saw it, her bladder hurt and she waved her hands again and again: "If you want to drink, I still have a few pieces of money." Nice tea cakes, take one when you go back."

Cheng Nuo was calm on the surface, but secretly he couldn't help but laugh.

In this era, comprador is not a derogatory term. It is quite useful to scare some Chinese people with ulterior motives, especially when dealing with some local warlords.

"Master, it's considered rude to come here as a guest without bringing a present. There's no reason to bring one home again. If I tell it, I'm afraid people will scold me behind my back for not being polite."

Cheng Nuo was secretly happy: "It's okay, sir, this thing is useless in our hands, it will rust there sooner or later, it's better to make the most of it in your hands, and treat it as a gift from us this time. "

The Military Academy under the Academy of Sciences also has to be put on the agenda.

The corners of Cheng Nuo's mouth twitched slightly, my good guy, it seems that I'm really in a hurry, and I've put aside all these accusations, and if I don't give anything practical, maybe I really have to get out of the hook.

Under such circumstances, we still have to take the route of poaching people, recruiting workers with certain hands-on experience into the system, and then changing careers after professional training, which is much more efficient than starting training from a blank sheet of paper.

If you succeed in recruiting a group of excellent workers, you can leave some of them to continue to polish the shipbuilding process. Later, when the technology is mature and the equipment is enough, you can rebuild the ship.

Putting this petty emotion behind, Cheng Nuo smiled and said, "That's right, how to walk comfortably is what we should consider, and we'll talk about running later."

Therefore, the modern shipbuilding industry in our country developed extremely slowly under this constraint, and gradually fell into a predicament.By the 20s, China's shipbuilding industry had fallen far behind the advanced level of the world's shipbuilding industry.

When dealing with this person, Cheng Nuo must of course cooperate cautiously to prevent the other party from selling him out in the future.At the same time, ensure that enough "bait" is placed in the front, and it can be used to the extent that the other party does not rebel.

Cheng Nuo sighed in his heart, and said helplessly, "It's better for us to do this kind of thing by ourselves. Let's ask the uncle to come forward to help recruit this group of people. We will be responsible for the rest, such as salary and treatment. You don’t have to worry about it, sir.”

However, it is difficult to find the supporting technical workers below, and it takes a lot of extra time for training. Even so, the results after training are not satisfactory, and it takes a long time of practical training to improve product accuracy.

Cheng Nuo reminded at the right time: "However, due to the lack of experience in sea forecasting in the early stage, the accuracy of the forecast results may be lacking."

"Where are you?" Yu Qiaqing asked.

Cheng Nuo explained: "Master, it is precisely because they are good at sailing and building ships, and they know more about the ship than us who have studied, that's why we called them all, and not only that, we also need to find some people who can build ships. equipment, and one or two hundred shipbuilders."

Cheng Nuo patted his chest and said, "As long as all the recruits are young skilled workers, everything is easy to talk about."

"Oh, there is this thing? And it's American, so it's even better!" Yu Qiaqing smiled from ear to ear: "But you shipped it all the way from the United States, and the freight cost a lot, right? How can it be?" If you want to take advantage of you again, you should be as much as you want, you are welcome."

Yu Qiaqing laughed loudly: "Alright, but since you brought a 'gift', I can't justify not returning the gift. Those workers must be recruited as soon as possible. By the way, the tea cakes have to be taken away as a deposit."

After hearing this, Yu Qiaqing's face became kind immediately: "I am most afraid of encountering extreme weather when sailing at sea. It is a great pleasure for colleagues in the business circles of the two places to predict the weather so accurately and deliver the supplies to their destinations safely."

Yu Qiaqing didn't take this to heart at all: "When the baby is learning to walk, it will fall a few more times. These worries are superfluous. But listening to what you said just now, there is one, and it seems that there is another ?”

On the surface, Cheng Nuo was at a disadvantage, but in fact, he had already made a lot of money.

Some of the remaining workers were taken out to study the manufacture of tractors for future magic modification.

It is our duty to rebuild the glory of the shipping power.

At the same time, Yu Qiaqing, who has long been accustomed to comprador thinking, is not too impressed with the "second": "Xiao Cheng, we can't even build a car, and it may be a bit difficult to build a ship directly. It's better to be realistic. Start by improving performance. I believe This is what we need urgently.”

Yu Qiaqing smiled and said, "That's right, that's my idea. After this incident, you will send people and we will pay."

Although it has not fallen to that level now, it is almost the same, and it is even more backward than half a century ago.

In fact, just like the development of domestic aircraft, our shipbuilding industry was almost at the world's first-class level at the beginning, and we were even able to build large-tonnage warships, which shocked the foreigners at that time.

"However, if you really need it, you can ask Mr. Tesla later. I don't think he will refuse such a favor." Cheng Nuo said solemnly: "For the development of our domestic shipping industry, this is nothing. "

Yu Qiaqing swallowed and said urgently, "Is there a finished product?"

After pouring the tea and seeing that the other party refused to drink, Cheng Nuo simply drank it all by himself and wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief.

In one go, Cheng Nuo threw out his final trump card.

But it's a good thing to say, the other party is not interested, and it just so happens that they don't need to intervene, and I feel more at ease.

Yu Qiaqing's eyes lit up: "Tell me, do you have any good ideas?"

It is said to be an American product, but in fact it was just manufactured by Tesla in Shanghai. All the materials are purchased from China. The so-called purchase price can naturally be set by Cheng Nuo at will.

However, man-made things with a U.S. household registration are said to be American products, and there is no problem in theory.

By the way, in the name of foreigners, protect the Academy of Sciences.

However, thinking of only two wireless devices, I felt a little regretful, and asked without giving up: "There are only two, it is really not enough, can you remember its brand, if it is easy to use, it will be convenient to buy in bulk."

"It's in Shanghai, but it's a pity that there are only two of them. The things are quite expensive, and they are American products. But for the sake of the uncle, how much money we bought, and how much we are willing to transfer to the uncle," Cheng Nuo said. Outside the words, there is a trace of temptation.

"Master, although the technology has developed, the cargo ship is no longer the sail it used to be, and the speed is faster, but communication at sea is still a big problem. Real-time communication between ships and land is still very difficult."

If the results of the experiment are good, we can extend the experience to other routes, such as Dongyang, Nanyang, etc. At that time, sir, your shipping company will greatly reduce the risk of maritime shipping. "

Sorry to refuse directly, Yu Qiaqing thought for a while and said: "It's probably hard to find shipbuilders, but there are still a lot of ship repairers at the dock, but they have never studied, and they usually do rough jobs. If you can’t do it, I don’t think it’s as convenient as directly cooperating with foreigners.”

Logically speaking, the soaring freight rate is a market behavior, and domestic shipping companies can also start eating meat, which belongs to the fact that a daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law for many years.But the key point is that this piece of meat is cut from domestic compatriots, which in a sense is very unfavorable to the development of domestic industries.

"It's a little bad, the elders take advantage of the younger." The first half of the sentence hesitated, but the second half of Yu Qiaqing immediately agreed: "This is what you said, a gentleman is hard to chase after a word, money The matter is limited to the modification of the ship and does not include this group of workers."

So secondly, we started from the transformation and imitation, and gradually built our own shipbuilding industry. If the uncle buys a new ship, the cost will definitely be reduced a lot. "

As for why you said that suddenly, it depends on the person who orders the food. The other party likes the comprador, so it is natural to follow the comprador's psychology, and it is more logical to slaughter.

There is no shortage of high-end technical talents Cheng Nuo, even if there is a shortage, just continue to poach people, one or two is enough.

Cheng Nuo opened his eyes and said nonsense, sighed and said with great regret: "It's a pity that this equipment is expensive, and it is only a test model at present, and it is not directly sold to the outside world. It is not available in the market at all. It is thanks to the two sets." Mr. Tesla's help."

"Naturally." Cheng Nuo said without haste.

"If you think about it, the uncle won't take it to heart. It's exactly what I think." Cheng Nuo touched his nose and threw out the bait he had prepared: "Speaking of business, first, I'm going to eat it with you." The ship began to carry out weather forecasts, and adjusted the route according to the weather to ensure smooth shipping.

If it is not expensive, how can it be regarded as an American product?

But in the final analysis, we still have to start with the basic heavy industry of coal and steel. With these things as a foundation, the rest is easy to talk about. If not, everything is still under the control of others.

Not only is he good at drawing cakes for his subordinates, he is also good at drawing cakes for others.

As for why I went to find Yu Qiaqing instead of coming in person, it was also because of the reason of being separated from each other, to prevent some old fritters from bullying the newcomers, throwing some crooked melons, and poaching people, which is really hateful.With this "Qia Lao" coming forward, I am not afraid that the problem will not be solved.

"One or two hundred, isn't that a bit much?" Out of a businessman's profit-seeking mentality, Yu Qiaqing made a simple calculation and regretted it. Such a high-cost investment, if caught blind, wouldn't it mean that he would lose all his money and have no direct use? The weather forecast comes conveniently.

Money can be earned at any time, but talents are indispensable. Especially in the current era, many so-called industries have to be rubbed by hand, which shows the importance of manpower.

While saying these words, Cheng Nuo actually planned to go back and start a leather bag company in the United States immediately, using it as a white glove for the Academy of Sciences, so as to share the pressure of the Academy of Sciences in the future.

As for the remaining ones, they can be used for other purposes.

Especially for the local compradors represented by Yu Qiaqing, the freight has doubled several times as before, and the development of domestic industries is mainly focused on light industry, and the added value is inherently low. In this way, all the profits are given to the travel expenses, and they are working for nothing. .

"No, no, sir, you must be human." Cheng Nuo quickly stopped talking.

And in addition to students studying in the United States, he already has new goals.

At that time, you can call in the students majoring in naval ships who went to study in the United States with Bayuzao, and continue to build submarines, warships, and aircraft carriers.

"It's natural. If our shipping industry wants to develop, it's not enough to satisfy only one of them." Cheng Nuo nodded, throwing the bait bit by bit: "The slow development in the final analysis is because we want to buy other people's ships and are controlled by others." , Before working, the money earned through years of hard work was overdrawn.

Cheng Nuo felt a little regretful in his heart. It seemed that starting a business had nothing to do with him.

But if you think about it carefully, this guy can buy duty-free rice from foreigners under the banner of relief and sell it at a high price in the country, or resell supplies in the name of delivering military supplies during the Anti-Japanese War, making a fortune for the country.Now it's just asking for several times more freight, which seems to be considered kind.

Moreover, the interests of both parties are bound together, and the overall quality of the people recruited by Yu Qiaqing is also more guaranteed.

Yu Qiaqing frowned, and patted the table: "I don't think anyone dares to gossip about his family's affairs behind his back. I don't think he wants to hang out in Shanghai anymore!"

"Hiss~ I didn't expect it to be so precious, and Mr. Tesla had to come in person to make it available. It must be very useful. It's a pity." Yu Qiaqing shook her head and said.

"It's not a good idea, but there is a ready-made solution." Cheng Nuo smiled and said, "We can install the most advanced radio equipment on each ship, with higher power, longer transmission distance and better signal. stable."

It is a pity that due to the existence of the feudal system, during the Westernization Movement, there was a sharp contradiction between my country's technological development and economic and political conditions. Only those practical skills and products from the West that can be accepted by our society belong to the "use" part.As for the social and cultural ontology of Western modern technology, it was excluded or filtered out as much as possible.

At present, the industry with the highest concentration of industrial skilled workers in Shanghai is the shipping industry, and Cheng Nuo's idea focused on this.

As the First World War fell into a stalemate, the shipping companies managed by the various powers first served their own countries, and many of them were requisitioned by returning to their countries. This led to a great reduction in the number of ships in our country, whether it was inland shipping or sea shipping, and the freight rate also rose with the tide. .

Yu Qiaqing was puzzled: "If it's sailing and repairing ships, those workers can certainly do it, but when it comes to crafts, they don't know a single word, so they can't do this kind of thing at all. They have to do it for me."

But right now, we should finish the disaster relief work first. It is one thing to raise supplies, but it is another thing to smoothly transport the supplies to the disaster area and hand them over to the disaster-stricken compatriots.

In the gray area in the middle, it is inevitable that some things will happen.

For example, under the guise of donations, abductions and trafficking also occurred from time to time. Cheng Nuo was also thinking about this, and would use an extra sum of money to solve this problem and at the same time revitalize education.

It's not a problem to poach people all the time.

(End of this chapter)