Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 191 Next Steps

"Zhiyuan, you said that after our operation, they were devastated, shouldn't this be just let it go?"

In the noodle restaurant, Jiang Jiang and Cheng Nuo were sitting around the dining table, waiting for the waiter to come up.

Cheng Nuo took the cold bowl and drank it down, wiped the corners of his mouth with a half-smile and said, "If it were you, would you be happy if such a big mouthful of fat suddenly flew off?"

Jiang Jiangzuo tilted his head and pondered for a while, then nodded: "It's true, the white money suddenly flew out of my pocket, otherwise I would definitely not let it go, even if I clearly can't compete, I have to think about it behind my back tripper."

Cheng Nuo poured himself a new bowl of tea, looked at the steaming heat and said, "I reckon, although the government doesn't dare to directly disobey the wishes of the British, as long as we pay enough money, the government will secretly It won't do anything to us either, it won't be long before the Brits find out.

At that time, it is estimated that they will think of other ways to deal with us, let's do it and see. "

Jiang Jiangzuo was a little anxious, regardless of how hot the tea bowl was, he directly pushed it aside, looked around and no one was paying attention, hurriedly approached him and lowered his voice: "No, Zhiyuan, our ancestors have already talked about the method of using troops. , Don't rely on it not coming, rely on me to wait for it.

Since we all know that people will continue to deal with us, shouldn't we prepare in advance? "

Cheng Nuo smiled and shook his head: "The best preparation is to continue to improve our craftsmanship, reduce costs and increase efficiency, and we don't need anything else for now."

Jiang Jiangzuo was puzzled: "So, do you know what kind of harm they will do?"

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Business competition, the best weapon is to lower the price. Now the price of Bu Neimen's foreign alkali is so high, and the quality is not as good as ours. There is only one way out on the surface. If they don't go, they have to go." Walk."

Jiang Jiangzuo came to his senses in an instant, and his eyes were full of spirit: "Reduce the price! Zhiyuan, am I right?"

"That's right. Although we are inferior to our Zhonghua brand of soda ash in all aspects, we have a big disadvantage, that is, we can't compete in terms of size. If they really want to fight a price war with us, although it is good for the common people, it is not good for us. Speaking of it, the pressure is probably not small." Cheng Nuo rolled up his sleeves and explained slowly.

"The market has an advantage, and so does the capital. What can we do?" Thinking about the terrible scene, Jiang Jiangzuo couldn't help but tighten his heart, but looking back at Cheng Nuo, he found that his face was calm, obviously early. With a plan, he couldn't help asking curiously: "Does Shanren have any tricks in his pocket?"

"Of course." The corners of Cheng Nuo's mouth curled up slightly.

Just at this time, the noodle shop guy came over with noodles, brine and side dishes.

"Sir, you can put the stew according to your taste. If you add too much, it will be salty. If you don't have enough noodles, you can tell me at any time, and I will ask the kitchen to add more for you."

"Enough is enough, such a big bowl of noodles is almost enough." Cheng Nuo poured side dishes and stew into the bowl, and replied while mixing, "Please have another bowl of noodle soup and a head of garlic."

"Come on, then wait a moment." The man turned his head and was about to leave after being polite.

Jiang Jiangzuo was a little displeased: "Hey, master, what about my share? How come it's all about him and not mine? We both called noodles together."

The waiter explained: "Sir, didn't you say that your share will be cold, and the cooking together must not be as fast as this gentleman, but I will bring it to you later."

Hearing this, Jiang Jiangzuo blushed, and hurriedly asked the man to leave first.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Nuo was amused, and inadvertently put too much brine.

"Well, you should panic at the end of the meal."

Jiang Jiangzuo quickly took the opportunity to intervene: "Where did we talk just now? Did you mean the price cut? If it really comes to that, it will be all real money. We can't handle it."

After mixing the noodles, Cheng Nuo took a big bite: "It's simple, cold salad!"

"What, what are you talking about?" Jiang Jiangzuo was confused, even if his freshly cooled noodles were brought over, he was not in a hurry to eat: "How about cold salad?"

"It's just to muddy the water." Cheng Nuo took a mouthful of noodles, a mouthful of garlic, and then the noodle soup: "We all know that Bu Neimen's stalls are big, but they're not big enough to cut prices in half at the same time. Don't forget, except The soda-making market in our country and our neighboring countries is also controlled by Bu Neimen."

"Our neighboring country... You mean Little Japan?" Jiang Jiangzuo gradually started to think about the possibility of the Japanese market.

Cheng Nuo raised his eyebrows: "The so-called attacking the east and the west, they want to fight head-on. Of course, we can't go head-to-head. We just go around and pay him."

At that time, the two consortiums of Mitsubishi and Mitsui were fiercely competing in Japan. Mitsubishi had soda ash from Asahi Glass Soda Co., Ltd. on the market, but Mitsui regretted that it had no alkali.

Moreover, Japan's self-produced soda ash is very small, and the annual import volume accounts for about 90% of consumption (the main soda ash is also imported from Buneimen).

At that time, Bu Neimen really wants to fight a price war with Cheng Nuo. Except for most of Cheng Nuo's "troops" to deal with it, a small part of his forces will turn to Japan. By the way, he will advertise that a large amount of soda ash will arrive, forcing Bu Neimen to reduce prices to fight .

If the other party responds positively, well, Cheng Nuo's thunder is loud and the rain is light.

If the opponent responds negatively, that's fine, and directly mobilizes most of its forces to attack the Japanese mainland.

It is much more comfortable to make money from small Japan than to make money from Chinese people.

By the way, cooperate with Mitsui to insert power into Japan in advance, in case of emergency.

However, these are obviously just a hypothesis. When Bu Neimen really fights a price war, he may adopt other tactics.

After all, the British mainland, which is currently mired in the quagmire of World War I, is not feeling well, and Bu Neimen will not be much better, maybe this trick is not used at all.

"Okay, you just know what's in your mind. Don't rush to deal with it when the time comes. It will take too much trouble to turn from passive to active." Jiang Jiangzuo picked up his noodle bowl and finally started to eat noodles.

It's a pity that it has been cooled for too long, even if it has been watered, it is all lumped together.

Looking at the clumped face, Cheng Nuo said thoughtfully: "If you want to break the situation, you have to go out, otherwise you will be crowded in the country, and it will not be easy no matter what. After the new year, I will prepare to join the chamber of commerce. , organize a vigorous exhibition of domestic products."

Although it was a bit messy, Jiang Jiangzuo still had a good time: "Yes, foreign products can be seen everywhere in China, which seriously impacts the market share of domestic products, and the sales of domestic products will inevitably be affected, but why would you think of holding a From the exhibition?"

Cheng Nuo ate quickly, and soon the noodle bowl was bottomed out, and he picked up the remaining crushed peanuts and ate with relish: "The Chinese products movement and the Chinese products exhibition are mutually influenced. It will also promote the development of the domestic products movement.

The fundamental purpose of the domestic products movement is to promote the economic revival and development of the Chinese nation, and its core and soul are domestic products. "

Here, the movement of domestic goods is the abbreviation of the boycott of foreign goods in modern China, and it is also a means of economic struggle for our people to resist foreign aggression. As the aggression of foreign powers intensified, the boycott movement gradually became a mass patriotic movement.

The domestic product exhibition is a place to display domestic products, so that the world can observe and evaluate them, so that people can understand domestic products and improve people's concept of domestic products.Doing so can not only promote domestic products, broaden the market for domestic products, but also promote the improvement of domestic products and the development of domestic product manufacturing.

Once the concept was output, not to mention Jiang Jiangzuo, even the other diners in the teahouse couldn't help but lean over after hearing it, wanting to continue to hear Cheng Nuo's insightful opinion.

And Cheng Nuo did not disappoint them, he simply took advantage of this moment to take the lead in spreading the reputation of the China National Products Fair.

Clearing his throat, Cheng Nuo stood up directly to express his opinion, obviously speaking to Jiang Jiangzuo, but actually speaking to everyone who cared about domestic products.

After all, the greater the reputation of the exhibition, the more exhibitors and exhibitors, the better the effect.

"Here, I summarize the five major benefits of the China National Products Exhibition,

First, there are good and bad things, and there are good qualities. They are displayed together and compared with each other. We can look forward to progress while discarding the short and long;

Second, high-quality sharp weapon, anyone can choose Wanshang to compete for sales;

Third, for excellent products, order in groups, which not only promotes the quintessence of the country, but also makes huge profits;

Fourth, where the benefits lie, people compete for them, imitate each other, travel across the country, and revitalize industries. This is their motivation;

Fifth, hold a meeting to judge, determine the ranking, select the best and reward, lower the reputation and rise to the top, grant patents, and eliminate fraud.

As for the last thing..."

"What's the most important thing?" Before Jiang Jiangzuo, who was a fan, had time to say it, some impatient diners couldn't help asking.

Cheng Nuo deliberately played tricks here, and after seeing that everyone's appetite has been slackened, he said slowly: "It is even more impossible to save the country by boycotting foreign products. Only by improving the imitation and innovation of domestic products can we catch up head-on. A policy of self-sufficiency."

Before everyone had tasted it, Cheng Nuo turned around and cupped his hands to the spectators: "Our Zhonghua brand is willing to be a model of domestic products. Everyone is welcome to supervise. If you fake it, you will pay ten, and you will not be deceived!"

Whoops, whoops, there was an instant burst of applause from the audience.

While Cheng Nuo took advantage of everyone's recollection, he pulled Jiang Jiangzuo out of the crowd and trotted away from the noodle shop.

On the way, Jiang Jiangzuo looked resentful: "You eat and drink enough by yourself, and you have talked enough, but I haven't finished eating my side yet."

Cheng Nuo rubbed her nose in embarrassment: "It's okay, go back and ask sister-in-law Xiu Ni to make oily noodles for you to eat, with plenty of spicy peppers for you."

Jiang Jiangzuo immediately beamed with joy: "Okay, that's a good deal."

Cheng Nuo smiled and nodded: "But you have to prepare well later, besides this exhibition, our Academy of Sciences also has an annual scientific conference to be held, and we will invite a group of well-known people from the international scientific community to come. We also have to do a good job in advance.”

Jiang Jiangzuo had a bitter face: "I knew this banquet was not a good one, and there was no good face, so what about you, the dean?"

"Me? Of course, the town hall is responsible for attending the meeting. I will definitely bring you with me next time I publish a paper." Cheng Nuo made a promise, but when he was on the way home, he turned around and left again: "Peking University still has mine today. One class, you go back first."

Jiang Jiangzuo joked: "Almost forgot, you are still a professor of the Department of Mathematics at Peking University. If I remember correctly, the last time you came out of Peking University, you were still majoring in mathematics. This time you have withdrawn the door and replaced it with a department. The next time you come out and go back, shouldn't you be transferred from the department to the hospital?"

Cheng Nuo scolded with a smile: "You, you are still too energetic, it seems that you still don't have enough work."

"Don't, don't, you old man is busy first, I'll go to business right now." Jiang Jiangzuo begged for forgiveness, bowed his head and was about to move forward.

Watching the back of his friend going away, Cheng Nuo straightened his clothes and came to the classroom before the bell rang to start the last math class of this semester.

At the end, I deliberately set aside 15 minutes for the students to ask questions. Unexpectedly, none of these students asked math questions.

One student in particular couldn't hide his admiration, and praised Cheng Nuo's career in industry. Although he had a thick skin, Cheng Nuo was still a little embarrassed in front of so many students.

"Student, just tell me what question you want to ask, so that we can save more time and leave it to other students to ask." Cheng Nuowen said.

The student nodded, organized his language a bit, and asked: "Professor, you have made such great progress in the chemical industry, especially in the soda industry, which proves that our countrymen are no worse than those foreigners. Your every move now makes you feel ashamed." Both business and academic circles are attracting attention, can you tell us what you want to do next?
Should we continue to dig deep along the road of making soda, or return to academia? "

Cheng Nuo smiled and did not rush to answer, but solemnly wrote three large characters on the blackboard - synthetic ammonia.

Seeing this answer, the student who asked the question was very puzzled, and asked directly: "Professor, is this span too big?"

"It's not big, but it's just right. The main reason is that our Academy of Sciences has never done research with profit as the goal, but with social needs as the guide. The country needs this right now, and we just need this, and we have the ability to do this."

Looking at the future hopes of the motherland, Cheng Nuo felt a sense of mission in his heart to teach and educate people.

Facing the eager eyes of the students, Cheng Nuo spoke loudly: "From an academic point of view, our country is currently a traditional small-scale peasant economy based on simple tools and manual labor, and the increase in population is the main driving force for the development of productivity. .

Since the end of Ming Dynasty, due to the slow establishment and popularization of new production methods, the new labor force in rural China has no way out, more and more excess population is tied to limited land, and rural areas generally fall into the "internal consumption" of labor input. Dilemma.

Since the end of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty at the latest, the rural areas of grain-producing areas in China have generally approached the population carrying limit under traditional agricultural conditions. "

After a pause, Cheng Nuo went on to say: "Right now, the only way we can increase production is to feed such a population, thereby liberating the labor force and increasing the overall productivity of our country. When the productivity increases, the strength of our country will naturally follow. Strong and rich!"

(End of this chapter)