"I'll coordinate this. ”

Feng Xiaochen didn't bother to shirk it. As early as when he was talking about cooperation with Lulam, he knew that dealing with these domestic steel mills would fall on him.

In recent years, the central government has proposed to develop a market economy, and the government's binding force on enterprises has been declining, and in order to persuade enterprises to do things, they must come up with some benefits in exchange. It is not that the Economic and Trade Commission is unable to offer any benefits, but it is not possible to agree to some conditions when it encounters a little thing, and the landlords do not have much surplus grain at home, right? Besides, the prestige of the higher-level competent departments is still to be lost? In this way, it will be very difficult for the Economic and Trade Commission to take the lead in handling this matter.

Feng Xiaochen's situation is different, he has many companies in contact, and he has been able to toss some ways to make money, and many companies are willing to listen to his dispatch. That way, it would be much easier for him to do something. In addition, Feng Xiaochen acted boldly and eclecticly, and he dared to do some things that others did not dare to do, which is also the reason why he was able to solve some complex problems.

As far as the cooperation between domestic steel companies and Gabez to develop the Piesig iron ore mine is concerned, it is actually beneficial to these steel companies. However, if the Economic and Trade Commission comes forward to negotiate, although these enterprises know that there are benefits, they still have to put up their heads and let the Economic and Trade Commission contribute some blood. And if it is replaced by Feng Xiaochen to talk, if the other party wants to make such a tone, I am afraid that he will have to weigh it, Xiao Feng has always been known for not playing cards according to routines.

Qu Jianzhong also knew Feng Xiaochen's ability, so he made an embarrassed appearance and waited for Feng Xiaochen to take the initiative to ask for help. Feng Xiaochen didn't disappoint him, and took over this matter very happily, which made Qu Jianzhong very happy.

"You go and coordinate with them first, and if you have any problems, you can report to the committee at any time, and the committee will provide you with all the support. Qu Jianzhong promised. Obviously it is a thing that is good for the overall situation of the country, but he wants people to run errands when he is young, Qu Jianzhong also feels a little uncomfortable, so he throws Feng Xiaochen a Shangfang sword.

"Thank you, Director Qu. Feng Xiaochen responded, and then said: "In addition to the iron ore matter, there is another important thing, that is, my grandmother proposed that we establish a European research institute in Europe, specifically recruiting first-class engineers in Europe to develop technology for China." ”

"Recruit engineers from Europe? Or first-class engineers, how much does it cost!" Rao is Qu Jianzhong is in a high position and has seen a lot of things, and he was also frightened by what Feng Xiaochen said at this moment.

"In recent years, the economy in Europe has been sluggish, and there are many unemployed engineers, many of whom are of a very high level. Their offer is not high, and the weekly salary is $500 to $800. Feng Xiaochen said lightly.

"Isn't that high?" Qu Jianzhong said with a frown, "Even if it's 500 US dollars, it's 4,000 yuan in RMB." A month is counted as 4 weeks, which is 16,000 yuan of salary, which is 20 times my salary. ”

Feng Xiaochen said: "Director Qu, our accounts can't be calculated like this. If the weekly salary is $500, 52 weeks a year is $26,000. If you do the math, some of our companies import technology from Europe, and it is often hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. In fact, these technologies are not complicated, and they can be studied by a few European engineers. In this way, it still saves money overall. ”

"If we really find a few European engineers to study the technology that can be developed casually, then why can't we do it with our own engineers? With the same money, we can hire 20 times as many people in China, so can we 20 people not be able to compare to one of them?" Qu Jianzhong asked with some doubts.

Feng Xiaochen said: "The experience of these people is what our engineers lack. In fact, what we pay for is their experience, and of course we can find out these experiences ourselves, but it will take time. I thought about it, if the European Institute was established, we would have to send some engineers from China to work with those European engineers, and we would also have to set up a remote office system so that people who were in the country could communicate with them at any time. ”

"Communicate at any time, you don't want to use long-distance phone calls to communicate, do you?" Qu Jianzhong was taken aback again.

"Of course not. Feng Xiaochen smiled and said, "Director Qu, I went to Europe this time, and I felt that the Internet in Europe has developed very fast, and our country has now been connected to the Internet, and the Internet-based remote office will definitely be popularized in the future, and the cost of such communication is very low." ”

"Internet, you mean Internet?" Qu Jianzhong was stunned for a moment before he reacted to the concept Feng Xiaochen said. At this time, the Internet has been very popular in Europe and the United States, and the number of user terminals connected has reached tens of millions, while China has just connected to the Internet, and the computers that can access the Internet are very limited. Despite this, the concept of the Internet has already been hyped up, and there are articles in the newspapers on this topic from time to time, but the name of the Internet has not yet been determined, some are called the Internet, some are called the information superhighway, and some are called the Internet network. Later, the state felt that the name was too confusing, especially the name of the Internet was contrary to the requirements of universal language and writing, so it made a provision to call it the Internet uniformly. However, in the end, the official name of the Internet was not recognized by ordinary people, but the folk name of the Internet took over.

Qu Jianzhong knows about the Internet, and the Economic and Trade Commission has specially invited experts from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to give a lecture on the Internet. As for what the Internet can do, the experts of the Institute of Computing Technology talked about it so well that everyone was dizzy when they heard it, and they didn't know how much of what the experts said was true. Then again, in 1995, the people who could foresee what the Internet would develop would become, except for Feng Xiaochen, I am afraid that they could not find a second one, and the most daring imagination of that year was too conservative in the eyes of future generations.

Qu Jianzhong knew that his knowledge structure was a little old, and he definitely didn't understand the problems of this new technology as well as Feng Xiaochen, so he no longer dwelled on things like remote work, but said: "There is some truth in your idea, but the cost of an engineer is nearly 30,000 US dollars, I'm afraid I can't explain it financially." It is not impossible for the committee to squeeze in and take out one or two million dollars, but if this money is to be discussed at the meeting, I estimate that it will not be able to pass nine times out of ten. ”

Feng Xiaochen shook his head and sighed: "Alas, in the final analysis, our thinking is too rigid. It's obviously a good thing, but you have to worry about what financial system. If it is replaced by a private enterprise, the boss will pay for the things that are optimistic about it, and he will directly pay for it, and what else will be done. ”

Qu Jianzhong is also accustomed to Feng Xiaochen's whimsical thinking, he said: "The system still has to be adhered to, if everything can be exceptional, I don't know how many loopholes will come out in the end." In the case of the European Research Institute, if you make a report, I will ask several leaders to take a look at it and consider whether it is possible to set up a special project. However, I can say in advance, even if I want to set up a special project, the funding will not be too much, and it will be 1.5 million US dollars a year. So you'll be able to hire 50 engineers, isn't that a little too little?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "Director Qu, in fact, I have already arranged for someone to operate this matter, and there is no need for the commission to pay for it at present." It is also a sensitive matter to go to Europe to build a research institute, and it is not appropriate for the state to come forward directly, so I asked Mr. Bao's Chen Yu Information Company to come forward to set it up. ”

"You mean Bao Chengming?" asked Qu Jianzhong. Bao Chengming is the funder of the construction machinery pavilion this time, and Qu Jianzhong also knows his name because of this.

Feng Xiaochen nodded, and Qu Jianzhong said: "This Mr. Bao is really an excellent entrepreneur who can be anxious about what the country is anxious about and think about what the country thinks. This time, if you went to Munich to participate in the exhibition, if it wasn't for Mr. Bao's advance of money, I'm afraid it would be difficult to make the trip. You have achieved very good results in Munich, you are the first to take the lead, and Bao Chengming is second. In a few days, the Economic and Trade Commission will hold a small commendation meeting, and I will personally present the award to Bao Chengming. ”

"Then I will thank Director Qu for Mr. Bao first. Feng Xiaochen said.

Qu Jianzhong said: "Although Mr. Bao is very enthusiastic, we can't let people make contributions again and again. I know that you and Mr. Bao have a good personal relationship, but the affairs of the European Research Institute are official affairs, and you let him pay for it, is it appropriate?"

Feng Xiaochen said with a smile: "Director Qu, don't worry, this matter is good for Mr. Bao." I asked Mr. Bao to set up this research institute, and in the future, the research institute can provide technical support for various enterprises, and these technical support are charged. Domestic enterprises also have to pay for sending people to study at the European Research Institute. ”

"This one should be. Qu Jianzhong nodded and said, "If the European Research Institute can really achieve the effect you said, then it is also appropriate to let the enterprise contribute some money, and whoever benefits will pay, which is also the principle of market economy." ”

Feng Xiaochen hurriedly agreed: "Yes, yes, I also think so. This time in Munich, I talked to the leaders of several large enterprises such as Lin Chong and Luo Ye about this matter, and they all thought that this plan was good, and they had already made an appointment with Mr. Bao to recruit a few mechanical engineers for them. ”

After more than ten years of introduction, digestion and absorption, the current technical level of these enterprises is very good, but compared with the big European manufacturers, it is some worse. The poor fire, in fact, is experience, and it is necessary for a few engineers who have been in the "top giants" to guide it, so that domestic enterprises can cross this threshold and enter a comfortable world.

Feng Xiaochen chose to report the matter to Qu Jianzhong at this time, also to ask for a permit. Once the European Research Institute has made a big deal, the Economic and Trade Commission will certainly pay attention to it. After all, this matter was initiated by Feng Xiaochen, and if he didn't report it to the leader in advance, it would be unclear in the future.