"Gentlemen, what are you talking about?"

As he walked into the small group of five, John asked with a smile. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Sir."

The five people who had already stood up bowed respectfully, and one of them smiled bitterly: "The five of us are discussing what we should do after returning home...... To be honest, compared to the rest of the students, we were a little at a loss. ”

"Oh?"

Raising his eyebrows, John smiled and beckoned everyone to sit down: "Then let's talk about it and see if I can give you some advice!" ”

After glancing at each other, all five young men sat down.

In just a few words, John understood why several people were so confused. In fact, it is very simple, the key is still in the majors they study.

One studied mining, and four studied steelmaking.

For the current Chinese industry, it is almost in its infancy, and it can be said that it is distressing to be weak. In this case, in fact, the best choice is light industry. Especially with John's support, light industry, which had a relatively low threshold, was the easiest to develop - they could get the latest textile machines and dyes from the Huntelaar Machine-Building Company at a low price, or even for free if they were willing to give up a certain amount of shares. Then hire cheap workers from the Huntelaar Technical School in China to produce high-quality and inexpensive products!

So in just two hours, John was able to build more than a dozen companies in the future!

Without exception, the students chose to let John take a stake in the company with money, technology and machinery to help them build their own company, and if necessary, even send professionals from the Huntelaar Bank to help the inexperienced manage the company and defend against malicious intent from other quarters, and they only had to pay a part of the shares. So before they left the United States, five textile mills, three flour mills, a soda ash plant, etc., and even a machinery manufacturing company had plans in place.

But for the five of them, it makes no sense at all.

The investment in light industry was not high, for example, a textile mill, if it was not large, only a few tens of thousands of silver dollars were enough, and with the financial and technical support of Mr. Huntelaar, it was easy to build a large-scale factory. But this money and machinery are not enough for heavy industry

A steel mill needs millions of investments!

Moreover, it is not enough to have a steel mill, there must be iron ore and coal mines, as well as a large number of workers and equipment, which cannot be solved by a small investment. And on the other hand, in China, these factories are not qualified for ordinary people to intervene, and if they don't have a certain strength, don't even think about it!

"I see."

After listening to the young man's words, John nodded knowingly and said, "Yes, coal, iron ore, and steel mills are not only your chosen majors, but also the foundation of modern industry!" However, it is a pity that with China's current heavy industry base, the development space after you go back is indeed limited, and it is ......"

At this point, John frowned and said, "Even if I am willing to invest a large sum of money now to help you build steel mills and coal mines, are you sure that you can find enough workers, or can you manage them well?" ”

"This ......"

After hearing John's words, the five fell silent again.

In front of a real scientist, of course, they don't dare to pat their chests and promise that they can. Because the scale of these factories and mines is far from being comparable to textile factories and the like, and the investment is huge, I am afraid that no one is sure of this in their experience!

"So, you have to do things step by step."

Seeing the silent expressions of several people, John nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "For example, the textile factory, I can provide funds and machinery from my side, and I can also help them recruit enough workers, it is easy to build, and it will soon produce benefits." But steel mills, coal mines, and iron ore mines are not something you can do now, and you still have to accumulate enough experience first. ”

"But ......"

When he heard this, a young man couldn't help but say: "Sir, China is not the United States, there are coal mines, iron mines and steel mills everywhere, in fact, there is not even a decent steel mill there!" The four of us studied steelmaking, but there is always something for us to play when we go back! “

When he said this, the young man was very indignant.

It's not very strange to say, after all, under John's arrangement, in addition to some small steel companies in the place where they studied in the United States, there were also supergiants like American Steel! Not to mention U.S. steel, how can even a small company's annual production exceed China's total production without frustrating these young people?

"So, you're downcast?"

Frowning, John couldn't help but be a little disappointed: "Gentlemen, don't forget your original intention of coming to the United States, and don't forget the purpose of your choice to study in the steel industry!" Now that China hasn't even gone back, you've beaten your future to death with a stick, how can I believe you?! ”

"This ......"

John's harsh rebuke made the faces of all five people look ashamed.

Looking at the red faces of several people, John softened his heart, sighed and said patiently: "Okay, gentlemen, although China's steel industry is extremely backward, but as the so-called blank paper is easy to paint, you have more room to play, right?" ”

"But ......"

A young man had just opened his mouth, and soon closed it again.

This time, however, John didn't get angry anymore, but laughed softly. He knows all these people, and they are all the same group of ** children who came to the United States as Yan Fuqing. It's just that Yan Fuqing chose to study medicine after graduating from university, and five people who were one year younger than him chose to study in a steel company after graduating from college, which was three years, and finally chose to return to China with Yan Fuqing, who had just graduated.

For these young people, John's feelings are extraordinary.

So after laughing, John said: "Gentlemen, I think you should all understand that there are many necessary conditions for the development of the iron and steel industry, coal mines, iron mines, transportation, etc., and with your current ability, even with my help, it is impossible to do anything, at least not in a short time. But have you ever wondered why you have to start from scratch on your own? ”

"Huh? What do you mean ......"

A young man's eyes lit up and he asked busily.

"I mean, you guys should be a little more open-minded."

Smiling slightly, John explained lightly: "I know that China's steel industry is very backward, but I also know that a steel complex is being built somewhere in China, and they are in urgent need ......of help from others right now." )