Drinking wine and chatting, there is a lovely living treasure with Carrota, and the atmosphere at the dinner table is very lively. Hu Wenkai said that all the land in his hands would be cleared as soon as possible, and the funds would be returned as soon as possible. After New Year's Day, he will take Carrotta and Lao Yi to the United States for a period of time to inspect and establish American companies.

The company is jointly responsible for the days when they are not at home, including James, Lao Shi and Wang Xihai. Wang Xihai has a heavy task during this time, and the company will select a group of loyal and capable people to the company in several departments for a one-month evening training, and everyone present needs to give lectures for three to four days. Everyone listened quietly and knew that this was a plan related to the development of the company.

Hu Wenkai asked Lao Yi to report on the situation in the factory this afternoon, Lao Yi started from the paint drying workshop, and talked about several industrial products that the company was preparing to exhibit, and everyone was stunned when describing that the three products should be produced according to the requirements of the world's leading level. I didn't expect that a small factory under my nose would produce the world's leading products.

James asked how much profit would be made if the product was sold, and the machine tool would only be more than five times more profitable, and the rest would be more than three times profitable. Lao Shi asked that there were orders but could not be mass-produced, and the factory was too small to support large-scale production.

Hu Wenkai raised his glass and toasted with everyone, fortunately, everyone knows that he has a very dragging habit, and if he likes to drink tea or a glass of wine, he has to smoke a cigarette to answer the question. Hu Wenkai put down his wine glass and said: "You are not mistaken, our products go to the expo not to participate in the order delivery meeting." The sample of the product first shows its face and makes a name for itself, and then negotiates the price with the interested merchants, and the delivery time can only be given after the quantity and price are set and the deposit is charged. How much time do you think it will take? ”

Lao Shi said at least two to three months, Hu Wenkai nodded in approval, and then said: "I'm thinking that we will have more than 500,000 yuan in the first batch of Vladivostok materials, and we can also transport two batches this year, that is, we will have at least 1.2 million yuan in Vladivostok materials this year." In mid-December, Vladivostok will be frozen, and our Lusi port is an ice-free port. We will have the wharf and plant completed by March next year, and we will start commissioning production in April. By my calculations, we produce regular steel that is 10% cheaper per ton than locally produced steel in the United States, plus shipping to the East Coast of the United States. ”

"Will the neighboring countries choose our steel or the distant American steel? According to my design, more than 50% of it is special steel, high-carbon steel, spring steel, stainless steel, and the cost of producing these steels will increase by 20%, but the price will double or triple. ”

Lao Yi rolled up his sleeves and said with his eyes shining, Lao Shi nodded uncontrollably and said that as long as special steel can be produced, it is equivalent to starting the money printing machine. James didn't say much, just nodded.

Hu Wenkai raised his glass again, and everyone collectively toasted to reach a unified thought. He went on to say: "Actually, you didn't do the calculations carefully, in China labor is not worth much, as long as you provide food, there is a steady stream of labor, Li Congshan did not spend 10,000 yuan to build a trestle bridge and a warehouse in Lusi, and even the bricks used in the warehouse are all bricks fired by local farmers in kilns, and the reclaimed stones are transported to the port by farmers in their own wheelbarrows." We can produce refining equipment in the factory in Shanghai, where the precision of the machine tool is already among the world's leading, and it is no longer a problem to produce a few tons of special steel from a small steelmaking crucible. Give the drawings and you can produce the equipment here. With so many favorable conditions, why not engage in high-grade large-scale industries? ”

James said it's all advantageous, but there's one thing you overlook, the local government's permission. Hu Wenkai said with a solemn face that this is indeed a difficult problem, and I am dredging this link. However, China is now a warlord, and as long as it is not a big problem to provide funds, my idea is to dredge up the Jiangsu provincial government and the central government of Beiyang, and take the local power of Haimen County into my own hands.

"Boss, you're not going to be a county magistrate, are you?" Wang Xihai said in surprise.

Hu Wenkai said: "I just have this idea, and I would rather pay an extra 500,000 yuan a year on the original foundation to make Haimen County an autonomous county." ”

"I support you, Hu's idea is the best, and now every county in China can hand over 300,000 yuan." James said with a sigh of relief.

"Hu Wenkai, every time you use the dining room at home as a company conference room, you don't change it repeatedly." Carrotta watched as they had finished before she began to teach her a lesson.

"Boss, you will definitely have to be strict with your wife in the future." Wang Xihai had a rare sense of humor.

"Don't take it personally, Carrotta is just a little pepper, and she doesn't mean it." Hu Wenkai stroked Carrota's head and said, Carrotta laughed innocently, and proudly took out a large plate of white chopped chicken and fried peanuts from the cupboard.

Lao Shi said: "Boss, this boss lady is so bad, she is still hiding vegetables and preparing to drink with the two of you at night." ”

"Lao Shi, you are talking nonsense, if I don't hide it first, you still have vegetables to eat now, this dish is in our family's Wenkai dialect after the wine is over thirty years, and there is a dish called charcoal in the snow." Carrotta taught the old Shi a lesson.

Lao Yi pushed Lao Shi and said, "Punish a glass of wine, the proprietress is kind to you as a donkey's liver and lungs." ”

At the end of this day, Hu Wenkai felt very tired, and after taking a bath, Carrotta made tea very considerately, picked up her bag and told Hu Wenkai to go to bed early and go back to the dormitory by himself.

In the evening, Hu Wenkai opened his notebook in the secret room and modified the design of the hydraulic press according to the drawings of later generations, and combined with the existing motors and equipment. After seven or eight major structural drawings were drawn, he thought that he still resisted the urge to continue drawing, and he couldn't do all of them and let these engineers use their own brains. Lying on the two-meter-wide bed, the body relaxed, thinking of the fragrance in Mika's hair and the madness that Mika put in, and fell asleep with an evil smile on the corner of his mouth.

Hu Wenkai was surprised by Zhang Jingjiang's sudden visit, and he knew that during this time, Zhang Jingjiang and Chiang Kai-shek had arranged for Sun Yat-sen to set up an exchange in Shanghai to raise funds for the Kuomintang. I didn't find Zhang Jingjiang on the phone last time, and according to common sense, Zhang Jingjiang should also call back. Zhang Jingjiang wore his trademark long gown, and Chiang Kai-shek sat on a sofa in his office in his rare suit.

The dazzling rays of the autumn morning sun shone on the floor, and smoke swirled in the light. Hu Wenkai sat on the single sofa opposite, just drinking tea and smoking, waiting for Zhang Jingjiang to say what he meant, he has this habit of not taking the initiative to speak when his intentions are unclear. Zhang Jingjiang and Chiang Kai-shek looked at each other, put down the tea cup in their hands, leaned back on the back of the sofa, and said in Chinese with a Huzhou accent: "Wen Kai, how does it feel about the West Lake vacation on Sunday?" ”

Hu Wenkai said with a smile: "Brother Jingjiang, your news is very fast, and the trip to West Lake is very successful." Does Brother Jingjiang have any intention of going? The younger brother's Fenyang villa brother can use it at any time. ”

Zhang Jingjiang took out the newspaper and said that the front page of the newspaper carried your trip to the West Lake, with photos and travelogues of the departure. The travelogue was published so quickly, and Hu Wenkai had not yet had time to write it. After taking the newspaper, the front page was a group photo of them when they set off, with the caption saying that opening West Lake is a trip to Shanghai's back garden, detailing the Shanghai celebrities organizing a drive to Hangzhou for a vacation. The author of the travelogue is a water bird, and the writing technique is very delicate, from the bumps of the journey to the scenery of the Fenyang villa, three men swim at night, three pools and print the moon, drink and write poems. After reading it roughly, Hu Wenkai felt that the author of this impostor waterfowl was a woman, and he wrote about him, Carrotta, and Meixiang's night swimming as three men, and the author must be Meixiang.

"It's published pretty fast, I'm so busy these days that I don't even have time to read the newspaper." Hu Wenkai explained.

Zhang Jingjiang waved his hand, indicating that he did not mean to ask. Leaned over and said: "After Ms. Qingling saw the newspaper, she wanted Mr. Zhongshan to go to your Fenyang villa to recuperate for a while, and today I came with Kai-shek to ask if it was okay." ”

"It's completely possible, Brother Jingjiang, you can just make a phone call about this. Why bother to let you stoop to the company. ”

"Wen Kai, this is Mr. Zhongshan's order, if it is for my brother's business, I will call you directly."

Hu Wenkai smiled and said: "In this way, Mr. Zhongshan, please inform us a few days in advance before he goes, we have a good arrangement." ”

Chiang Kai-shek took out a roll of paper from his briefcase and handed it to Hu Wenkai, saying that this was the word that Mr. Zhongshan had given to Xingye Industrial.

Hu Wenkai asked with concern: "Thank you, Mr. Zhongshan is in good health, some time ago it was rumored in the world that Mr. Zhongshan was not feeling well and was recuperating." ”

Zhang Jingjiang sighed and said: "Mr. Zhongshan's health has not been very good during this time, and the main party comrades have pessimistic feelings about future generations, and now they are a mess of loose sand. I don't want to mention that you've heard of it. ”

"When the party's signboard is needed, they will hold it up, and when the party needs them, they will shirk it in every possible way. In my opinion, these people's motives for joining the party are not pure. Chiang Kai-shek said in his thick Xikou accent.

Zhang Jingjiang took a puff of cigarette and said: "The dispute between the north and the south, the party's questioning of Mr. Zhongshan's leadership, and the lack of cohesion of the whole party in the early stage, Mr. Zhongshan is now exhausted." ”

Hu Wenkai said with a smile: "I am engaged in industry, from the company's point of view, as long as the company's development prospects can be shown to employees can get the expected returns, employees will be loyal to the company, as long as the company's management grasps the appointment of personnel and financial expenditure, it is impossible to lose power." There is a saying about political parties, the most real million splendid articles, but they are not as good as a gun. ”

Zhang Jingjiang clapped his hands and said: "Today is worth the trip, Brother Wenkai's words are like an enlightenment. ”

"Hehe, Brother Jingjiang, I'm just talking nonsense. By the way, there is something I would like to ask Brother Jingjiang. Hu Wenkai changed the topic of the conversation in time.

"Please, Brother Wen Kai."

"Wang Hu, Governor of Jiangsu Province, is Brother Jingjiang familiar?"

"Wang Hu is very familiar, this gentleman is very honest and a model of officialdom. Brother Wen Kai has something to ask him for? ”

Hu Wenkai said that he wanted to build a port, a power plant and a steel plant in Haimen County, from how he obtained Sheng Enyi's land deed. Although I have a title deed and a permit, I am always unsure about getting the endorsement of the provincial government.

Zhang Jingjiang suggested that Hu Wenkai should prepare with both hands, go to the provincial government in advance to get the endorsement of the provincial government, and next year to run the Beiyang government, it is best to get the endorsement of the central government. With the endorsement of the central government, it is equivalent to signing a treaty, and no matter who comes to power, it cannot be overturned. He first wrote to Wang Hu and asked Hu Wenkai to go to Nanjing as soon as possible to complete the matter.

Zhang Jingjiang also has a lot of friends on the side of the Beiyang government, so he asked Hu Wenkai to write a letter to him before he went. Hu Wenkai couldn't understand how the Beiyang government and the southern side were incompatible, so how Zhang Jingjiang could have close contacts with the north. Zhang Jingjiang explained that although there are differences in political opinions, they do not affect personal relationships, and there are still many KMT members in the parliament. As he spoke, with the support of Chiang Kai-shek, he got up and walked to Hu Wenkai's desk, spread out the paper, and wrote a letter to Wang Hu.

Chiang Kai-shek took advantage of the time when Zhang Jingjiang wrote a letter to Hu Wenkai and said that when Mr. Zhongshan went to the Fenyang villa to recuperate, Hu Wenkai had better accompany him personally, and it was necessary to pay attention to etiquette, Mr. Zhongshan was very interested in Hu Wenkai, and took this opportunity to have more contact and more exchanges with Mr. Zhongshan. Hu Wenkai thanked Chiang Kai-shek for reminding him that he would put aside all affairs and take his girlfriend Carrotta to send Mr. Zhongshan to the Fenyang villa.

Chiang Kai-shek hugged Hu Wenkai and said that he was also for the good of his brother, it was rare for Chiang Kai-shek to show favor like this, Hu Wenkai said that he had a batch of pistols in ten days, and asked Chiang Kai-shek to choose ten specific operations, and Ivanov would contact him at that time.

Zhang Jingjiang wrote a letter, listened to the conversation between the two of them, laughed, and said: "In the future, you will move around more, and it is estimated that Hu Wenkai has a lot of good things here." ”

Hu Wenkai quipped: "There are good things, and there will be no shortage of Brother Kai-shek." ”

Zhang Jingjiang stood up and said, "I wrote this letter to Wang Hu in the names of me and Dai Jitao, and I will talk to Ji Tao after Kai-shek goes back." I don't think it's a big problem for you to come back to Nanjing, according to your ability. ”

Hu Wenkai expressed his gratitude again, Zhang Jingjiang waved his hand and said: "What Wen Kai said just now is right, you are going to accompany Mr. Zhongshan to the West Lake, there are more people going this time, I estimate that there will be more than 30 people, and the reception task is very heavy." ”

"Don't worry, Brother Jingjiang, I wanted to see Mr. Zhongshan, I won't let go of the rare opportunity, and I want to take a photo with Mr. Zhongshan, don't worry about the reception capacity of Fenyang Villa." Hu Wenkai made a guarantee in disguise.

Leaving the two to eat at noon, Zhang Jingjiang wanted to go back to report to Sun Yat-sen, saying that it would be a bit of time to eat in the future, not a moment. Hu Wenkai kept sending them downstairs and into the car. Back to the office, let Wang Xihai prepare the train ticket to Nanjing tomorrow, Wang Xihai and Lao Yi will go to Nanjing with him tomorrow.

In the afternoon, he hid in his office and wrote an outline for the development of Haimen County, focusing on using ports and steel mills to promote the development of the local economy, increasing local government taxes, bringing employment opportunities to local farmers at their doorsteps, and promoting the development of Nantong with the development of Haimen County. This kind of plan for painting a big pie came at his fingertips, and he wrote more than 20 pages in three hours. After writing it, he handed it to Wang Xihai and asked him to sort out the transcription, and told him to take the company's official seal with him tomorrow.