It's a wonderful world. www.biquge.info When the bearded Carl saw the news about Feng Yunshan, Feng Yunshan also thought of this famous and familiar name in later generations: Marx!

The reason why I think of him is the person in front of me! With a thick and dark beard, he is alive and well as a revolutionary mentor of later generations. When Feng Yunshan saw this man named Krupp, who was two or three years older than himself, he couldn't help but think of his fellow Marx from Prussia, who seemed to be on the run in England at the moment, living on the meager manuscript fee and the aid of his revolutionary brother Engels.

"Holy King, this is the Alfred you invited to Prussia with the subordinate priest of Hexin? Mr. Krupp. We are fortunate to live up to our mission! A voice interrupted Feng Yunshan's reverie.

Feng Yunshan looked at it, but it was Tan Tiyuan. Only then did I remember that just now, Tan Tiyuan, Li Jianwei, and three other holy soldiers, who had been sent out for almost a year, returned to Guangzhou from Europe.

"Hello! Mr. Krupp, did the journey go well? Feng Yunshan leaned up and greeted without words, and when he saw that the foreigner didn't react, he knew that the foreigner didn't understand his own language.

However, Li Jianwei, who was on the side, stood up and translated Feng Yunshan's words to the Prussians.

“etwashinterlassenspureno.?. produzieren, dienoch......" replied in an unkind tone.

"Holy King, he is a little unhappy that we forcibly brought him to Guangzhou." Li Jianwei said.

"What's going on, tell this king." Feng Yunshan asked curiously.

Tan Tiyuan looked embarrassed, and reported: "Back to the Holy King, it is really this foreigner who does not want to leave Prussia, helplessly, on the way back, my brothers and I had to use some coercive means to detain his son, helpless, he had to follow our wishes, some of the factory's equipment and drawings all moved to Guangzhou." His family depended on each other, father and son, plus a few servants. ”

"Oh, even the factory has moved?" Feng Yunshan was pleasantly surprised, he didn't care about what means were used, as long as someone got it, not to mention, even the equipment drawings were brought over, which was equivalent to relocating the entire Krupp factory to Guangzhou, which was better than he expected.

"Holy King, it is said to be a factory, but it is actually a small workshop. Only 11 workers, five of whom were his servants, all came with him. Tan Tiyuan said, as if he remembered something, and continued: "By the way, when I was about to return, Pastor Hexin had to stay in the UK for a while because of the church's temporary affairs. Brother Li and I came back first. This time, thanks to Brother Li, he stepped forward to take care of many things. This time it was a big gain. ”

After speaking, Tan Tiyuan said to Li Jianwei next to him: "Brother Li, I can't tell me those things clearly, you come and report to the Holy King." ”

Li Jianwei knew that this was Tan Tiyuan giving him a chance, glanced at Tan Tiyuan gratefully, and then said respectfully to Feng Yunshan: "Holy King, I did gain something from going to Europe this time. Not to mention that the Krupp father and son brought back their equipment, they also bought a lot of manufacturing drawings of industrial equipment, machinery and equipment and mechanical processing books. He even brought back twelve foreign mechanics in the field of mechanics, all of whom were from the surrounding federal kingdoms of Prussia and also spoke Prussian. ”

Seeing Feng Yunshan's joyful expression, Li Jianwei was also very excited, and continued: "When we set off, the Holy King explained that we were looking for an opportunity to buy some advanced muskets and artillery and samples of supporting ammunition to come back, Brother Tan led us, spent a lot of gold and silver, and finally bought a hundred Type 1851 Migne rifled guns and 20,000 rounds of ammunition from the foreigners. Saint King, you once mentioned that the main reason for this Minne gun is that its bullets can greatly extend the effective range, and it can even reach 400 paces. ”

"However, in terms of artillery, there has not been much progress, but it is understood that Europe seems to be preparing to develop a breech-loading rifled artillery!" Li Jianwei paused and continued: "In addition, I also bought a lot of books and drawings for machining and equipment assembly. Holy King, I think the most important thing is not the Minne guns and bullets, but these books and drawings. With them, plus the twelve foreign technicians brought back, our Holy Kingdom can even make its own Minne guns and bullets, and there is no need to buy them at all. ”

"Yes, Holy King, this time, Brother Li and I visited a Prussian arsenal that was about to go out of business, and found that it mainly relied on machines, as long as there were those machines, plus technicians and drawings, it was not so complicated to make guns." Tan Tiyuan continued.

"Excellent! The king is glad that you have this insight and have done your job with great success. Brother Li is right, the key is still those books and drawings, as well as those foreign technicians. What needs to be done now is to collect these materials and settle down the foreigners. Feng Yunshan smiled, and there will be more things next.

Feng Yunshan turned his head to look at Alfred? Krupp, for the founder of this world-famous weapons company in later generations, Feng Yunshan admired it very much. Right now, it's a difficult problem to get this person to work hard for himself.

Presumably, forcibly tying him up with his inheritance, and threatening his son, must have made him complain to himself. The stick has been given, and now, it's time for him to order carrots.

It was Li Jianwei who acted as the translator, and Feng Yunshan asked Li Jianwei to tell the bearded foreigner that he was going to set up a large steel company as a subsidiary of Nanyang Company. As long as he is willing to work in China with peace of mind, he can hand over the management of this steel company to him, and as a reward, he can be named an earl, and the title can be passed down by hereditary.

Hear this, Alfred? Krupp no longer looked like an old god, and began to reveal a wave of excitement, but only a little in his eyes, because his face was full of beards, and he couldn't see any expression at all.

When Li Jianwei went on to say that he could provide a one-time million silver dollars as the start-up capital of the steel company, and Shengwang and Nanyang Company would not interfere much in his management, Alfred? Krupp finally stopped pretending to be calm, he stood up suddenly, stared at Li Jianwei and said, "You can really provide a million yuan, God!" With so much money, how big should this company be? Not to mention the small city of Essen, but also the entire Ruhr River Basin, few companies can compare! It's a pity that this is in the far East, and if I could manage such a large company in Prussia, how beautiful it would be! ”

When Li Jianwei translated his words to Feng Yunshan, Feng Yunshan smiled!

He didn't expect that such a simple condition would make this foreigner excited.

In fact, what he liked was the rigid and serious management philosophy and method of this Prussian.

The founder of the Krupp company, although he himself can be regarded as an expert in steel casting technology in this era, but in addition, he has no other technical advantages, is not a shrewd businessman, and the capital is not abundant, but he established a set of effective production system, and it is this system that has become the guarantee of Krupp's development and prosperity.

Observance of time, discipline and execution of orders are part of the family-owned company's tradition of management.

He created the most advanced worker welfare system in Europe at the time. Every worker has medical insurance, a pension, accommodation with cheap rent, hospitals, churches, schools and other living facilities.

In this way, the workers of Krupp also see themselves as Krupp, and this sense of identity continues even from generation to generation.

This welfare system even inspired Bismarck, the later iron-blooded German chancellor, to spread it to the whole of Germany, so that Germany developed rapidly and quickly became one of the most powerful empires.

"Tell him that, in addition to conferring on him the title of earl, the king has given him a monthly salary of 800 silver dollars, and that he has given five percent of the annual profits as dividends for the workers of the company." Feng Yunshan was ruthless, thinking that he was reluctant to let the child trap the wolf, and it was difficult for him to have the energy to manage the company, so it was better to let this person who had been proven to be very successful in history take care of the company for him, and he only needed to send a financial officer to manage the accounts.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Jianwei said his salary, the Prussian quickly saluted Feng Yunshan and expressed his willingness to join the Nanyang Company and take care of the iron and steel company for Feng Yunshan, but asked that the steelmaking equipment brought from Prussia be converted into assets and become a shareholder of the newly built iron and steel company.

It seems that this foreigner is really confident, optimistic about the company's prospects, and is anxious to buy shares. Feng Yunshan asked Li Jianwei to ask how much the original equipment was worth when it was brought back.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I understood, I couldn't help but laugh dumbly, this Krupp original was not even qualified for the small workshop factory of later generations, and it had just developed from a small blacksmith shop with only three thatched huts to a factory with only nearly ten machines and some supporting measuring tools.

Although the equipment can still be used, it is relatively old, and the Prussians, who are one-eyed, are embarrassed to overestimate themselves, and the full value is converted into 12,000 yuan.

However, Feng Yunshan thought of this Krupp treasures in the early days, so he said: "Brother Li, you tell him, let him know that his 'tank steel' method is no longer a sophisticated technology, this king has already built the Zhenghe Iron and Steel Plant in the suburbs of Guiyang City in southern Hunan, using the alkaline open-hearth steelmaking method, which is much more advanced than his 'tank steel' method." The advanced methods provided by this king are far more than a million dollars. However, looking at his more genuine appearance, this king added another 188,000 yuan to make up 1.2 million yuan, and his equipment worth 12,000 yuan can be counted as a percent share. ”

Alfred? Krupp excitedly gestured to Li Jianwei and said, and when Li Jianwei translated, he realized that this old boy refused to believe that there was a steelmaking method that was better than the "tank steel" created by his father Krupp Sr., and said that he had to see it, and the performance of steel should also be tested.

Feng Yunshan happened to be going to Shaozhou Mansion to see the situation of Dabaoshan Iron Mine and Quren Coal Mine, and now he happened to take this Prussian to Dabaoshan Iron Mine, the main production base of the future Nanyang Iron and Steel Company, and was ready to be placed there.

So, it was decided to come down and let Li Jianwei accompany Alfred? Krupp first set off to Guiyang to visit the Zhenghe Iron and Steel Plant, and then rushed to Shaozhou, and Feng Yunshan then rushed directly to the Dabaoshan Iron Mine to discuss the construction of the steel plant of the Nanyang Iron and Steel Company. (To be continued.) )