Chapter 13 You should play with oxen and plough the fields
What is on the table now is Coca-Cola, which Ge Tai specially asked people to transport from Yangcheng. Although he himself tasted a bit like Chinese medicine, why not let the Yankees drink it with them since they liked it?!
Sure enough, Nelson and Hall were having a good time. When you come to China, you can buy Coca-Cola. But it is extremely difficult to see it at a banquet. Suddenly able to drink the taste of home, Nelson almost burst into tears.
"Mr. Nelson, our country has begun to change. Our leaders have put forward a new national policy of 'internal reform and opening up to the outside world', which means that there will be many opportunities for cooperation between us in the future......"
Liang Sanping looked at Ge Tai who was talking in amazement, and couldn't help but be stunned! But on second thought, he knew what Ge Tai was planning. Getai must have received the news that the first batch of pilot special zones will be established in the near future.
These special zones will certainly be the object of high-level attention in the future, which means that the opportunities and space for the rise of the chief officials of these special zones will be incomparably great.
Liang Sanping thought of this and sighed. In his previous life, he was also a person who rolled in the officialdom, and he knew Ge Tai's plan with a turn of his brain. He's going to give it a go!
"Yes! Mayor Ge, I believe there is a lot of room for cooperation between us...... Nelson said with a smile, but muttered to himself.
I'm in the field of agricultural machinery, isn't the only possible cooperation with you being to sell agricultural machinery to you?! Is there any other way we can cooperate?!
Ge Tai smiled slightly when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. It is just to express that he is very willing to expand cooperation with major American companies, such as building a factory in Qiongzhoukou.
At the same time, he talked about the history of Qiongzhoukou. During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, it became a foreign trade port according to the provisions of the Treaty of Tianjin; In the first year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the Qiongzhou Mouth Customs was set up, and foreign trade began to gradually form and develop.
The unique advantages of shipping, as well as the iron ore resources on the island are very good. For example, Shilu Iron Mine, which is one of the largest open-pit mines in China. Shilu iron ore reserves account for about 71% of the country's iron-rich ore reserves, ranking first in the country.
"The advantage of sea freight, skilled workers who are not well paid but have excellent skills. There's also iron ore available in close proximity, and I think if you set up a factory with us, your costs will drop a lot. ”
Ge Tai's words made Liang Sanping surprised! He did not expect that this unassuming prefectural commissioner would have such a study of the economy.
And obviously, Nelson has been said to be a little moved. During their time in China, they also visited factories in China.
Indeed, China's skilled workers have a solid technical foundation. It's just that the machinery they use is too backward. If they can provide new machinery and equipment, and simply train them, they can become excellent skilled workers.
Although the salary is not clear, Nelson and others are sure that it is definitely not that high. In this way, the salary fully offsets the transportation costs caused by sea freight.
The interest of Nelson and the others was hooked up at once.
"Mr. Nelson, we asked you here to talk about the hot fogger." At this time, Liu Lao suddenly spoke up. But seeing that Liu Lao suddenly brought the topic back to the issue of agricultural machinery purchase.
Ge Tai was not angry, and began to pick up vegetables with a chuckle.
"Oh! Of course, Mr. Liu! I don't know how many hot foggers you want to buy?! Fifty?! A hundred?! Nelson smiled at Liu Lao and said, "If you buy 300 units, I can apply to the company to give you some discounts." ”
Nelson was completely in accordance with his usual way of talking about business, but Liu Lao was embarrassed. Fifty?! A hundred?! Where do you have so much money to buy it!
Liu Lao wanted to get so many of them back to Qiongdao at one time, and then spread them out on various farms. But this price, let alone him, even the General Administration and the Ministry can't afford it......
"No, no, no...... Mr. Nelson, you are mistaken. We are not talking about the purchase of a hot fogger, we want to talk to you about a commercial cooperation. ”
Liu Lao's English can reach the level of a speech at the conference, and although Liang Sanping can't speak English, don't forget that there is a Xia Zhendong next to him! Along the way, Liang Sanping was thinking about how to deal with a similar situation.
Liu Lao and others are all engaged in scientific research, not business. In particular, there is a lack of experience in dealing with such large enterprises. But Liang Sanping is different! He deals with this kind of business, and it's not a matter of a day or two.
Thinking of big business, Liang Sanping couldn't help but think of his son. That stinky boy is the master of this. It's a pity that the little bastard hasn't been born yet!
The child's mother is now just a parent who helps the old workers in the company, struggling to support her younger brothers and sisters.
"Oh?! Business cooperation?! Can you tell us more about that?! "I have to admit that Xia Zhendong's appearance is excellent. Wearing a short-sleeved white shirt, he naturally has a bookish temperament. People can't help but have a sense of trust when they look at it.
After Nelson asked Xia Zhendong questions, Xia Zhendong was not in a hurry. just chuckled and said, "This is a trade secret, I think I'll talk to you in detail after the banquet is over for a while!" ”
Hearing this, Hall on the side slowly put down his knife and fork. looked at Xia Zhendong and said, "Mr. Xia, with all due respect." In my opinion, there is nothing good to cooperate with between us......"
"Your country is currently far behind us in terms of agricultural technology. Even if we sell some agricultural machinery and equipment to you, I'm afraid your use and maintenance is a huge problem. ”
Hall's words directly made everyone's faces change! What is the use and maintenance of a huge problem?! This bastard is clearly saying: Even if I sell it to you, you won't be able to use your brains!
"Hot fogger is a farm machine, so far I don't think it's suitable for you to use. With all due respect, maybe spraying sulfur powder with a sprayer is more suitable for you~"
The engineer, Hall, shrugged his shoulders, "Forgive me for not liing. That's what I really think. ”
Liu Lao, Xia Zhendong and others trembled with anger at Hall's words. No one could have imagined that this bastard would dare to say such things in this place and in front of so many people.
"Hall, that's enough! Do you know what you're talking about?! These words should never come out of your mouth at all! Nelson turned his head abruptly and whispered at Hall.
Hall was yelled at by Nelson, but he didn't speak. But he didn't say anything about apologizing. Sitting on the chair with a nonchalant face, he tugged at the dishes for a while.
"I'm sorry! Ladies and gentlemen, perhaps Hall is a little uncomfortable with flying. So the guide is talking nonsense, please don't take it to heart......"
Is this an apology?! Liang Sanping smiled coldly, the hot fog machine was developed by ourselves many years ago. It's just that because of the relationship between materials and processes, there is no way to use them directly.
At the end of the day, it's the white sense of superiority that's at work. Or more directly, they are discriminating!
Even that Nelson expressed this discrimination. He didn't even offer to ask Hall to make an apology, but simply tried to cover up the past on the grounds that he was "uncomfortable flying."
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that no one from Nelson to Hall had expressed the slightest apology.
"Hahaha...... Yes, indeed! I got off the plane and I'm still a little dizzy! Gou Jufeng stood up with a smile to play the round, but saw him bow down and said to Nelson and Hall with a smile: "Since you are a little comfortable, do you two want to take a rest first......
Gou Jufeng's words directly made the faces of the people present change. What are you doing like this?! Give them cover?! That face, don't be too lackey!
Not to mention Liu Lao and Xia Zhendong, even Ge Tai's face changed suddenly. staring at Gou Jufeng's eyes, he was like a wolf.
Gou Jufeng also felt this change, and couldn't help but dare not continue.
"Hey, hey, hey...... There will indeed be discomfort! To be honest, I actually felt uncomfortable when I took a ride from Baoting. So there are some things I want to talk to you about too! ”
Listening to Xia Zhendong's translation, Liang Sanping's firecracker temper suddenly came up! Who is Liang Sanping?! He is a former militia member who has been on the battlefield of self-defense and counterattack, and he has ever been afraid of human life? !
But seeing him hula and stand up coldly, he casually pulled the translator next to Ge Tai and said coldly: "You give me a word by word translation!" ”
As he said this, Liang Sanping, who had been silent at the banquet, suddenly had a tyrannical aura on his body. Even Nelson and Hall, who were standing across from him, felt a hint of fear.
This guy who doesn't seem to be very old seems to be a bad feeling. That's when Hall felt regret. During those few days in the imperial capital, they were all treated as honored guests.
Even if someone has a conflict with them sometimes, the Chinese people will try to reassure them and blame the other party. This gave Hall the illusion that they wouldn't do anything to themselves even if they did something out of the ordinary and said something out of the ordinary.
To be honest, Hall does look down on the country he sells from the bottom of his heart. The streets are full of bicycles, and all the people are wearing simple clothes.
The car that came to pick him up and others was said to belong to the mayor. But it doesn't look as good as a car owned by a small family in the United States. And when Nelson said he was going to buy fifty to a hundred hot foggers, the obvious rubber expert had a strange look on his face.
As you can see from these halls, they simply don't have the funds to buy them. What's more, the Chinese people he saw along the way were still the kind of people who drove cattle to plough the fields......
It's the 70s of the 20th century! This kind of farming method has long been extinct in Europe and the United States, right?! But it still appeared here, which made Hall feel that it was just a waste of time to continue to stay here, so he simply said what he thought in his heart and left.
"If you can't accept that, then I'll say it differently." I saw that Hall was sweating a little on his forehead, but he still gritted his teeth.
"Your agricultural machinery and understanding of agricultural machinery are not half a little different from our Americans. This is the gap of decades or even generations. This gap is simply not something you can catch up. ”
But I saw Hall looking at Liu Lao, Liang Sanping, and even Ge Tai and others: "I'll give you a Jianyi." ”
"It's better for you to keep the current 'idyllic scenery', which may serve as a museum for us to visit and remember in the future. As for tech-based agriculture, this is not for you. At least what I've seen shows that you don't understand what tech-based agriculture is. ”
"This old-fashioned way of plowing the fields with oxen may be more suitable for you. At least along the way, I've seen quite a few of these farming methods. I think it's still very good to visit this as a historical visit in the future......"
When Liu Lao and the others heard this, their faces suddenly turned red! This is a slap in the face, a naked slap in the face! Except for Ge Tai, all of them are a group of agriculturists.
Soil, Breeding, Pest Control ...... Wait, but my own group of people was told: Your country, it's better to drive oxen to plow the fields, and you can't play mechanized farming. It's good to be a cow plower and give us a tour in the future.