Zhang Chunping replied: "Yes, my lord, my main task now is to find talents, as much as possible to promote some talents to the right positions, someone can help me, I will be more relaxed, but, my lord, I have a request, and I hope you can consider it......"

Guo Ye was stunned for a moment and asked, "What request?" ”

Zhang Chunping's face was slightly red, and replied: "My lord, I am now in charge of three factories and mines before I found my own shortcomings, I used to really sit in the well and watch the sky, I found that the knowledge I have mastered is not enough at all, especially the iron factory and arsenal, involving too much professional knowledge, I don't understand at all, in order not to delay the big things of adults, but also to better help adults, I want to ask adults for leave, study in Europe and the United States, three years, at most three years, you can return from learning, when the time comes, I believe, all the industrial and mining in Shandong, It's not enough! ”

Guo Ye sighed secretly in his heart, this is the real person with lofty ambitions, shame and courage, knowing that his knowledge is not enough, then continue to study, and learn from all the barbarians, Zhang Chunping can have such a vision and mind, it is not comparable to ordinary people.

However, now that Zhang Chunping wants to study abroad, it is impossible, what should I do with this mess at home?

Guo Ye shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Chunping, you want to study, this is a good thing, I fully support it, but not now, Shandong is in ruins, you are gone, where can I find someone to replace your current position?" Not to mention finding one person, finding three people may not be able to support the arsenal, coal mine, and iron factory......"

Zhang Chunping's face was bitter, and he replied: "My lord, but I don't study, I don't have enough knowledge, and I will also delay the big thing......

Guo Ye frowned and replied: "Chunping, if you go to study, I will definitely support you, but, first, you have to find someone who can take over your affairs, so that I can rest assured that you will leave; Second, I need you to persist for two years, at least one year, so that I can solve the matter between the bandits and the Taiping Army, and when the time comes, I can free up my hands to take care of a part, and now you have to work hard......"

Zhang Chunping had to nod in agreement.

Guo Ye continued: "Also, Chunping, the two drawings I gave you, a grenade drawing, and an artillery drawing, must be developed as soon as possible, technical problems, I want to ask Mr. Gatling for advice, your current English level is already very good, you can communicate directly with Mr. Gatlin, if Mr. Gatling also has difficulties, you can directly ask Mr. Feng Guifen for advice, there are a large number of American teachers in the university, and their knowledge is not shall......ow."

mentioned Feng Guifen, Zhang Chunping suddenly had a flash of inspiration, remembered something, and hurriedly said to Guo Ye: "My lord, I suddenly remembered something, aren't we short of people now?" A few days ago, suddenly a group of people rushed from Anqing to Shandong, came to join Mr. Feng Guifen, it is said that all of them are our top people in China, and Feng Guifen left all of them in Qilu University, if we invite a few of them, the current situation may be solved! ”

Guo Ye raised his eyebrows, a talent from Anqing?

"Who are they?"

Guo Ye asked.

"The leader seems to be called Li Shanlan, a gentleman who is close to the age of six, and there are a few others, I only remember two of them, one is called Xu Shou, and the other is called Hua Yufang......"

Guo Ye's head buzzed, as if it had exploded!

Xu Shou, Hua Yufang, obviously, this is the people of the Anqing Ordnance Institute, it is the talents of Zeng Guofan who worked hard to gather together, and together they created the world-famous Anqing Ordnance Institute! All of these people are great talents who have been used in the world!

That's right! Some time ago, Shi Dakai captured Anqing Mansion, under the nest, An You's eggs, it must be these people who saw that Anqing was not safe, all escaped, there was nowhere to stay, and they ran to Lao Feng in one breath, after all, they are all celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have a deep friendship with each other!

Hahaha......

Guo Ye laughed out loud and said: "Okay, okay, Chunping, if you don't give it to me, I don't know yet, this matter is on me, I immediately wrote to Mr. Feng, asking him to hand over all these people and include them in the three factories and mines, and all of them will be your big advisers in the future, now, even if you don't go to the West, their knowledge is enough for you to learn." ”

Zhang Chunping was obviously excited, and shouted: "My lord, in fact, this management method is a very stupid method, I am running around three places alone, it is indeed a little inconvenient, why don't we directly set up an organization, which is responsible for the management of factories and mines in Shandong Province, and arrange some key positions to these people, in the future, I only need to be responsible for governance, each factory and mine has professional people to take care of, and can even hire these talents as technical consultants to provide technical support for our development, what do you think?" ”

Guo Ye patted Zhang Chunping on the shoulder fiercely and replied: "Yes, Chunping, it is completely wise, but the time is not very ripe to set up an agency to be responsible for the factories and mines in Shandong Province, these factories and mines are our own private property, not established by the governor's yamen, not established by the political envoys, not the industry of the imperial court, how can we establish a bureaucracy?" I think we can directly set up an industrial company in the three factories and mines, which is very common in the West, you are the first general manager of this company, responsible for the unified operation and planning of the three factories and mines, as for the heads of the three factories and mines, all of them are left to you to select, if you can find out the candidates in the shortest possible time, I believe that after a year, you are still very likely to study in Europe and the United States......"

Zhang Chunping was overjoyed! Now it's different from the past, there are talents in Qilu University, and he has Guo Ye's Shangfang Sword, and with a high position, he can definitely take down these people!

"My lord, I will not disappoint you!"

"Chunping, remember, grenades, mortars, plus Gatling's heavy machine gun, this is the trump card in our hands, the trump card that can bring us tens of millions of taels of silver profits in the future, go all out, we must use the fastest time to customize the molding, and then large-scale production, as for the advanced artillery, now our technical force is not strong enough, let's talk about it later, one by one breakthroughs are the right reason."

Guo Ye said meaningfully.

Zhang Chunping nodded in agreement, glanced at Gatlin, these days, the two have had some exchanges, for Gatlin, a doctor of medicine, Zhang Chunping is very good, a doctor of medicine, his medical level is only stronger than the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital, but he didn't expect to give up medicine and turn to research weapons to kill, which is really a little laughable. (To be continued.) )