Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 333 Take a closer look
These things should be of some help to the girls, so that the efforts of those swallow girls will not be in vain.

Wang Yongfu, who was sending people with Zhang Kaiwu, was also very busy during this period. He understood the pressure on Senior Zhang. The mercenaries were also busy deploying defenses everywhere to prevent the other side from launching an independence movement.

After these people left, the matter here was finally settled and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Yongfu held a cigarette in his mouth and asked curiously:
"Senior Zhang! I still don't understand why we should borrow money from them. Is the company short of money?"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"How can we not be short of money? Only the pharmaceutical company has income, and there are also compensation and confiscated assets. Fortunately, all other expenses in the Republic of Borneo can be settled with Borneo currency. This is also because there are few resources to trade with others. If everything had to be imported, Kaiwu Company would have been dragged down long ago!"

"These infrastructure equipment really need to be purchased, but the cost is too high to afford. Sometimes it is even difficult to buy them with money. It is better to buy them directly with a loan, so that others will be more satisfied, and maybe you can default on the loan later."

"But it's more for safety reasons. I certainly don't want to fight. After we made a huge loan with them, we are the big creditor. There won't be any sudden situation, otherwise I will default on the debt."

Zhang Kaiwu's thinking was too advanced, and he was determined to default on his debt, which was beyond Wang Yongfu's understanding.

Wang Yongfu gritted his teeth and asked doubtfully:
"Aren't the Dutch Shell stocks very valuable? How about we reduce the wages of the mercenaries?"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and explained patiently:

"That stock looks very valuable, but it's hard to cash it out in large quantities right now. We own too much of the company, and if we want to sell it, it will provoke others to fight back and end up breaking up. Besides, it's not worth it to sell it, as we will get dividends every year in the future."

"The mercenaries' risking their lives cannot chill everyone's hearts and make everyone bleed and cry. Don't worry, as long as there is no large amount of payment, we can print money in the bank with our gold reserves, and the company will not be short of money."

Wang Yongfu asked:
"Will the Beautiful Country be offended by us if we force a loan this time?"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and explained to him in detail:
"There is no such thing as an offense! The relationship between these countries is not like personal relationship, it is not about feelings, it can only be viewed from the perspective of economic interests."

"We loaned them 1 billion U.S. dollars to buy equipment. They might be very happy because these equipment can at least make more than 50% profit."

"Because of the output of economic benefits, it is only a matter of time for them to get their money back. Going to war will affect the merchants' money back, and the merchants can't fight if they don't want to. You have a misunderstanding of their position. They do things differently from Eastern Europeans. As long as they can make money, they are willing to do it!"

"If there is no economic benefit, no one in the United States will pay attention to you even if you keep yelling and cursing all day long. If there is a need for benefit, they will turn against you even if the relationship is good."

"Let me put it this way! The ones who really had ulterior motives in this loan operation were the Eastern Europeans who treated us better. They loaned us so much money and gave us so many gifts just to pull us against the United States."

Wang Yongfu asked quickly:
"I can understand Eastern Europe's thinking, but can the merchants of the United States have such great power and influence the war?!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled, blew a smoke ring, handed Wang Yongfu a twenty-dollar bill, and asked:
"What is this!?"

Wang Yongfu scratched it for a while and said:
"Twenty dollars from the beautiful country!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Take a closer look!"

Wang Yongfu looked at it carefully, touched it, and said:
"It's the twenty dollars from the United States! Is it fake? "

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"It is indeed a real twenty-dollar bill, but it can also be said to be a fake American bill. It is clearly written on the bill that it is a Federal Reserve bond, not a banknote. So to be precise, it is not a banknote of the United States. The United States does not have banknotes now."

"To be precise, these banknotes were jointly printed by private banks in the United States, because the Federal Reserve is private. The real American banknotes have long been withdrawn by their banks, are not recognized in the market at all, and can no longer be used."

Wang Yongfu was stunned!
Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Don't be surprised! Many banks also recognize the use of Borneo currency issued by our Kaiwu Bank. It can be used in Malaysia and the Republic of Borneo, and can even be exchanged for US dollars and British pounds. But the old banknotes here, the Luna currency, are also unusable!?"

"The current form of the loan in the Republic of Borneo is that our billion-dollar loan was eaten up by the Federal Reserve, and then they gave the orders to the factories that needed it. Everyone makes money in this process. If there is a war in the Republic of Borneo, this money may become a dead account or a mess."

Wang Yongfu probably understood that the United States' loans were really for money, and everything was controlled by businessmen! Thinking about the order for oil extraction equipment, he asked curiously:

"We haven't even started exploring for crude oil yet, so why do we need so much oil extraction equipment? Aren't we building a crude oil reserve base?"

Zhang Kaiwu explained with a smile:

“I didn’t tell you this before. It’s all a secret. In fact, there are two provinces in Borneo that have large oil and gas reserves, in Brunei and East Timor.”

"The oil and gas reserves in these two places are staggering. They can even supply domestic needs and export them in large quantities. You need to improve infrastructure and security issues before you can announce it to the outside world."

This was another shocking secret. Wang Yongfu looked at him in surprise. The strategic significance of large oil fields was so important that he was really excited.

This senior Zhang really has too many secrets, and this matter is hidden so tightly.

However, he also understood the seriousness of the matter. If a large oil field was exposed in the Republic of Borneo, others might help with the independence movement before stability was achieved.

And if it is really announced that the Republic of Borneo has clear crude oil reserves, others may not agree to provide loans to purchase oil extraction equipment, and on the contrary may deliberately block it.

I hate that you have it, and I'm afraid that you don't have it!
It's normal to let you mess around on purpose.

Apart from anything else, the fact that there are two large oil fields here may cause the United States and Great Britain to change their current attitudes.

Perhaps a new war game will begin in the Republic of Borneo! ?

Senior Zhang told me these things, probably so that I could prepare defenses in advance.

Wang Yongfu said quickly:
"I understand! We will immediately strengthen the defense there and the construction of the factory. I will build a good defensive position."

Zhang Kaiwu arranged:

“Those factories that need to use a lot of natural gas and oil energy should also be arranged in those two provinces as much as possible. Especially for natural gas power plants, make a good overall plan and keep it confidential. Don’t mention crude oil before you are prepared for the security issues in Borneo.”

"There is also the work of eliminating gangs and evil forces, which must be implemented well. They are the factors of instability in the future. The premise of all this work is to build a good infrastructure first. In these key places, mercenaries should try to recruit personnel from the country, and the locals must not be trusted."

"There is one more thing. This matter cannot be considered successful until the equipment and factory equipment arrive. We must be careful to make preparations for both situations and be equipped for war at any time."

Wang Yongfu said excitedly:

"Understood!"

The two chatted for a while before Wang Yongfu left with sudden realization.

With such a desperate effort to recruit mercenaries, it’s no wonder that Senior Zhang is not worried about bankruptcy!
These two places will be the money bags of the Republic of Borneo in the future. With them, we can fill up the crude oil bases and print Borneo currency.

It turns out that Senior Zhang was not lying, the company really has no shortage of money!

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The infrastructure construction of the Republic of Borneo was booming, and in accordance with the infrastructure structure of later generations, electric poles were abandoned in the city from the very beginning.

The street planning has excavated large underground drainage ditches and the lines are prepared in advance to run underground.

Various large-scale thermal power stations are constantly being erected; there are really abundant coal resources here.

There is plenty of free labor available, and if you need any, just grab them.

The city was changing day by day, with all kinds of factories opening one after another.

Various road infrastructure projects progressed rapidly after the arrival of large vehicles.

The number of large cement factories increased from more than 30 to more than 200.

Shipping companies, power companies, railway companies, post and telecommunications companies, steel mills, textile mills, electronics factories, automobile factories, and all kinds of factories are running non-stop...

In addition to exercising and practicing farming tricks, Zhang Kaiwu has also been busy working on black technology military industry in his spare time. Wang Yongfu came to discuss with him and said:

"Senior Zhang! Dean Liu and his team want to send some people to study here, mainly to learn about military steel and shipbuilding companies. They guarantee that it will not affect the company."

"They are willing to pay to learn the skills and help with the work for free."

Zhang Kaiwu looked at him and said with a smile:

"You think too much! Just send more people to learn. Chinese people all over the world are one family. You don't need to tell me about these things in the future. Just send people and let them learn and follow the normal work process. I also treat them as normal employees, and their salary and benefits are the same as others."

"This is a company, and you are free to do things as you wish. You can hire people from Kaiwu Company at will in the future, so don't feel any pressure. As long as they are not here to assassinate, just send them to learn."

Wang Yongfu said in surprise:

"Great! There's no way they could sabotage it! Senior Zhang, if you help them with all your strength like this, they will definitely be grateful in the future."

Zhang Kaiwu lit a cigarette and said with a smile:

"Let them send more people! I hope you can understand the problem and let them have a chance to make a free choice. All employees in our company, including you, can make a free choice."

"I have no objection to you applying for technical staff in the company and I will not set up technical barriers for you. We are actually a family."

Wang Yongfu was stunned for a moment, and said with emotion:

"I understand! I know your painstaking efforts are all for the status of Chinese people."

Zhang Kaiwu patted him and said:

"It's good that you understand! Sometimes developing yourself is the hard truth. Look at the Republic of Borneo. How were the Chinese treated in the past, and how are they treated now!?"

"You have been here for almost a year. You have abandoned all kinds of hypocritical principles and false benevolence. Whether you are Dutch, British or Chinese, there is only one truth in this world. If you fall behind, you will be beaten!"

"Why do we have such a good relationship with Great Britain? Because the United States treats and suppresses Great Britain in the same way. The essence of this world is the law of the jungle."

Wang Yongfu thought for a moment and said:
"Understood! I will communicate well and give them normal working treatment for those who are learning."

Zhang Kaiwu watched him leave, of course he knew the reason.

The current Kaiwu Company is the best place to learn about industrial construction.

The company has money, equipment and talents.

Because of the economic downturn in Great Britain and Europe, Kaiwu Company hired many engineers with high salaries, and with those hired from other regions, his company is now full of talents.

Although we don't have top engineers or scientists with special scientific research talents, there is no problem in building ordinary factories.

There are a lot of engineers in the shipping company. After all, it was split from more than 40 large shipping companies, and many of them are related to the military industry.

Compared with the United States, it is a little bit different, but not much.

Various artillery designs have always been their strengths, and they can produce conventional-powered aircraft carriers. When it comes to battleship design and production, they are even stronger than the United States.

Those steel factories and supporting infrastructure factories are also considered to be advanced European technologies.

If we have such a good opportunity and everyone has such a good relationship, but we don’t send people to learn secretly, then there would be a real problem.

In his spare time, Zhang Kaiwu focuses on screwing.

With equipment from a fertilizer plant, various steel plant equipment, radar equipment, AK47, and Kashachu rocket launcher, the factory was able to achieve mass production and began to make various improvements.

It’s okay to have no conscience, that’s too embarrassing, and there’s no need to demolish the building yourself.

After visiting a TV factory and an electronics factory, Zhang Kaiwu saw the dense wires, which actually required optoelectronic engineers to weld them.

And because of the proficiency level of welding technology, the factory has to divide engineers into various levels. These tasks are time-consuming and labor-intensive, and seriously affect the production process.

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Chip theory!

One of the most important inventions in the history of modern civilization came from Zhang Kaiwu's hands.

He held a meeting with the engineers and researchers in the factory and immediately came up with the idea of ​​integrated circuits, which is the simplest chip technology.

He drew a blueprint with various lines on it. Zhang Kaiwu smiled and said:

"Why not just use copper plates to stamp out various circuits on an insulating board, and then fix the copper plates directly on the insulator? In that way, all kinds of electronic devices can be simplified successfully!?"

“Will I no longer need to weld in the future?!”

"Televisions use television integrated circuits, radios use radio integrated circuits, and missiles use missile integrated circuits."

"Maybe in the future, radios will only be the size of a child's palm, and televisions won't have so many wires and won't have that big butt."

"A lightweight computer the size of a refrigerator could soon be miniaturized, and an advanced computer the size of a large warehouse could soon be infinitely smaller."

"Can a missile be so small that you can just run away with it?!"

"Cars can simplify their lines, aircraft and ship control centers can be simplified, and various dashboard displays can be simplified."

"The most difficult part of producing an aircraft is the densely packed fire control circuits, which are about 30 kilometers long. The most difficult part of aircraft design and installation is the circuit installation work."

"Especially the aircraft and shipbuilding industries, with integrated circuits, how much simpler will they be in the future!?"

Then, Zhang Kaiwu smiled and superimposed another drawing, saying:

"If a more complex design is needed, can we add another layer on top of it!?"

"And so on! We can add more and more until we can satisfy everyone's needs!"

After Zhang Kaiwu finished speaking, the production experience value was increased by 200 points.

Manufacturing level three: 570~1000.

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Zhang Kaiwu's genius idea stunned everyone present, including all the optoelectronic engineers. Everyone understood that a new era had arrived.

If we really start to standardize the use of these templated things, we won't need so many engineer-level welders, the circuits won't be welded incorrectly, and there won't be the problem of pass rate.

In the future, optoelectronic engineers only need to design various template uses, punch them out on the machine and they can be used directly.

It was such a simple idea that was discovered eight years later by a scientist from the United States at a burn site. He proposed a method, secretly researched various uses for it, and even won the World Peace Invention Award.

Human beings have invented nothing from ancient times to the present. All the so-called new inventions are better described as discoveries and generalizations.

Energy and power are about boiling water, that is, how to boil water more scientifically.

This simple integrated circuit method was something that countless scientists had been trying to come up with for hundreds of years, but it directly promoted the optoelectronic revolution.

(End of this chapter)