Chapter 114: Sensible Minister
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Sure enough, the next day, the foreign land of Fujian rushed over, but Zeng Fan didn't see it, so he directly asked people to lead him to the barracks, and asked yesterday's interpreter to take him to lead the people. Whatever www.biquge.info the pen, the fun, and the pavilion are all about, and the translation is over. Basically, Zeng Fan's style surprised the Fujian minister. Their English people in China are all connected, and everyone knows that this Zeng does not treat them very well, but he is also the real power of this huge empire, and he is also the one who really understands England. No one dares to underestimate him, otherwise this person from Fujian would not often rush over to say hello.
After picking up the person and asking the matter clearly, the Fujian minister wanted to die a little, did he think that the brains of these two people were full of? signed a project contract in the local area, and then thought that the emperor was far away, so he took these Chinese people as fools? Are people stupid to let you sign a contract in your homeland? You deceive people, don't lie to this family, other people's sons and sons-in-law are all in the country!
After scolding the two of them, the minister took the two of them to the outside of Zeng Fan's hut, Zeng Fan was in the school, shaking his head and reading there, although he couldn't understand what they were reading, but he thought it was very good. However, the minister and the two engineers were also shocked, if they didn't know, no one would believe that this was a first-class member of this empire.
Finally waiting for Zeng Fan to finish class, the students ran away like crazy, and they didn't even look at these foreigners. They were born on this seaside, and foreign devils are not uncommon. made a few foreigners quite puzzled, and they didn't have a chance to throw a copper if they wanted to. can only stand one by one, waiting for Zeng Fan to come out.
Zeng Fan came out with the book in his hand, glanced at them, and the interpreter hurriedly stepped forward, "My lord, the minister brought these two gentlemen over to apologize to you and your wife." ”
At this time, the interpreter really admired Zeng Fan and his wife so much, living in a house that was not a little better than a thatched house, and as a result, these foreigners could come over and apologize, which was completely unseen in the interpreter's career. At this time, he really strengthened his determination to follow the couple closely.
"Come in!" Zeng Fan nodded, stretched out his hand to invite them into the house, although he didn't know how to treat foreigners, but the etiquette was still there.
The minister was moved, came so many times, and was invited into the courtyard for the first time. At this point, he had forgotten what pride was.
Li Ping was pickling vegetables in the courtyard, and when she saw them coming in, she asked them to wash their hands with water, tidy up their clothes, and saluted the Fujian minister.
I retreated into the backyard, not embarrassed, but because this is the world of men, and I don't need her. The servants helped her move the pickle jar to the back and let her slowly make it herself.
"I apologize to Mrs. Zun on behalf of them, but please believe that we English people are the most contractual, and this incident is completely a misunderstanding." The minister sat down, hurriedly raised his hand to Zeng Fan and swore an oath.
Zeng Fan didn't have time to learn foreign Chinese, so he whispered to him on the side to translate synchronously, and he sat firmly with a cup in his hand, without any expression on his face. Finally, after listening to it, I thought for a while, "The spirit of the contract is not spoken, but done." These two gentlemen of engineers broke the contract and threatened my wife, which made me a little skewed about your country's sincerity. ”
After listening to the interpreter, he organized the language, and translated the past very appropriately without Zeng Fan's reminder.
"Please believe in our sincerity, even if you ask for a huge amount of compensation and ask us to send two more people, we will agree, but I am worried that Madame's factory will suffer unnecessary losses as a result. Why don't we just talk about compensation? The minister accompanied the smiling face, although this matter was the personal behavior of the two engineers, but the company they bought the equipment from England is also quite famous, and the two engineers were also invited from that company, and if something like this happens, the company is also responsible. Therefore, the minister was not worried at all at this time, and no one admitted it.
Zeng Fan raised his eyes to look at him and didn't speak, but his attitude made the minister understand that he was waiting for them to make an offer.
"What do you need? I will coordinate with their company in the future. The minister was encouraged, and he was busy smiling, if it was another official, this might just send a few foreign toys, but he really didn't dare to this adult who put his children in England, in fact, he especially wanted to secretly tell Zeng Fan that the compensation could be used for their children's lives in the UK. But in the end, he didn't say it.
"Madame told me that our workers are not successful, we need skilled workers, if possible, we want to send a few people to your company's company to feel the operation of the machine, and wait for the factory to be built in the future, and we also hope that your country can support a few skilled workers to come and do technical checks. Of course, we will pay for the expenses ourselves. "Zeng Fan and Li Ping have discussed.
When the minister and the two engineers heard this, they were really in awe. They live in such a house and build such a factory, which they believe is for this poor and backward country, not for themselves.
"Yes, you can ask them to pick out a few workers for language training, and I will inform their company." The minister readily agreed. He also felt that the conditions were not high, and they also had factories in India, and they were also looking for locals, so it was very difficult to communicate. At this time, although the factory did not belong to the British, they knew that if even the equipment was sold, what could not be sold.
Zeng Fan was very satisfied with this person's superiority, nodded, and thought, "You came just in time, I just happened to inform you of something, in the near future, the Fujian Navy Division will withdraw a ship to communicate, and the patrol on the sea may be reduced, I wonder if it will have an impact on your country's affairs?" ”
"Ah, that's okay, just keep them busy." After hearing this, the minister didn't care even more, basically, his perception of the sailor was still stuck in the previous team. I didn't pay attention to it at all.
"Well, when you get back, the Admiral will bring the papers, and you sign them, and they'll leave." Zeng Fan nodded, he was still very satisfied with his results today.
Let He Zhongxian and them leave, and then the task of cruising at sea is naturally the British's own. Things on the Kaido can be done and watched. Otherwise, why did he ask Zhong Xian to get the British minister to sign, indicating that we left with your consent, so the problems that happened at sea during this period were really beyond their reach.
The minister saw that Zeng Fan's face was much better, and he was also relieved, he felt that this earl did not seem to be difficult to speak, and pulled it up with a smile, "Your Excellency, I heard that Ling Gongzi is studying at Eton College?" ”