Strictly speaking, Lu Xiang, as the Minister of Industry and Commerce, is not very qualified. Although the guy has a sharp mind and can see hope in the crisis, he is bold enough to bet in the worst situation.www.biquge.info

However, the main disadvantage of this guy is that he has only done business in the family, but he has no knowledge of industry and mining, and he does not have that awareness.

In addition, this guy's cultural knowledge is not very good, and he has been reading books for a few years, but not to mention that compared with Yuan Yong, even compared with Xu Lie's cheap father Xu De, it is much worse.

Legend has it that a person with a culture like Lu Xiang can only be regarded as a literate person. Of course, because the family's focus is on business, this guy's abacus is very fine.

It's just that this guy is better than Cao Fu, the second uncle of Cao. Second Uncle Cao, as a bandit, doesn't even know a few big characters, and if he is asked to be the minister of industry and commerce, it may be even more problematic.

Well, for Lu Xiang's appointment, Xu Lie also explained, and there is the word "temporary" in front of it. It means that Lu Xiang is temporarily holding the post of Minister of Industry and Commerce. As for whether Lu Xiang can sit firmly in this position, first, look at Lu Xiang's work ability and whether he can adapt to the rapid development of the Mengshan Army; Second, let's look at Lu Xiang's improvement and change in himself.

In order to train this minister of industry and commerce, Xu Lie bought a lot of books on primary business administration from later generations, of course, these books are in traditional characters, Xu Lie is overseas, Yang Reform is also overseas, and it is quite easy to buy books printed in traditional characters.

Xu Lie only hoped that Lu Xiang, who was in his early twenties, could progress to become a real minister of industry and commerce.

The Minister of Industry and Commerce was a little reluctant, just like Xu Lie's spur to his brothers at that time. However, no matter who is in this position, the work has to move forward.

Xu Lie's requirements for Lu Xiang were very simple in the early stage, just three. The first is to sell the goods provided by the cottage, and the second is to buy some materials if possible, including all kinds of exquisite daily necessities, furniture, calligraphy and paintings, and it doesn't matter whether they have history or not.

These two Xu Lie's rules are very casual, just let it be.

Xu Lie is not short of money at this time. Although the arms in later generations were very expensive, the arms that Xu Lie transported to this time and space were the cheapest old species, and even a little more expensive than steel. Xu Lie can find something to sell in the future life in the new time and space, and he can also earn that money back.

The third rule, however, is a bit more urgent, and that is the matter of technical personnel.

Technical talents, is there a dragon state at this time? The answer, of course, is yes.

For example, the Qing court built an Anqing Ordnance Station very early, which was later moved to Nanjing.

Then there was the Gangnam Manufacturing Bureau, and then there was the Hanyang Arsenal, the Hanyang Iron Factory, or something.

In addition, throughout the country, there are various types of coal mines, iron mines and other industrial mines.

Shanghai Shili Yangchang hides more "compradors". Although the history of later generations does not have a high evaluation of the compradors at this stage, these people were the first batch of people who knew foreign languages and learned to deal with foreigners, and in any sense, these people were the top business talents of the Dragon Kingdom at that time.

Xu Lie wants to obtain high-end talents in this era, and it is still difficult for the time being. However, with Xu Lie's strength and means, if you want to get some slightly low-end talents, or there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and some technical talents who are not responsible for the family, maybe they are willing to participate in Xu Lie's career?

In fact, the main talents Xu Lie is currently looking for are those who have experience in modern industrial and mining enterprises, and their current positions are not high, but they are willing to take risks. Such a talent is of great use to Xu Lie!

If you change the word, what Xu Lie needs is "craftsman".

In the Dragon Kingdom, the status of craftsmen has always been low, and even in later generations, the status of workers is extremely low. Before Xu Lie's crossing, the industrial workers of the Dragon Kingdom were basically concentrated in competitive industries and private enterprises, and their status was not compared with that of civil servants and career establishments.

If Xu Lie wants to fundamentally change the country, he must turn Shinong industry upside down. For example, in Mississippi, its businessmen have the highest status, followed by all kinds of engineers and technicians, and of course lawyers also belong to this industry, and eat technical meals. In Mississippi, the lowest status is the "shi", that is, government officials at all levels.

The core of the Western powers is that they are merchants, not robbers.

For Mao, what about the Western powers to rob and colonize the world? This factor is very complex, for example, it is said that at first, the Tai Wu Shi Kingdom only wanted to do business with the Dragon Kingdom and sell industrial products to the Dragon Kingdom to maintain the trade balance, but the Qing court closed the country and closed the door to trade, so the Tai Wu Shi people began to smuggle opium, smuggling opium for Mao?

Because opium is small in size and high in profit, it is most suitable for smuggling materials, just like the smuggling of electronic components or mobile phones in later generations, with small targets and large value.

Of course, it was certainly wrong for the Taiwus to smuggle opium from me, and it was even more wrong to start the Opium War later. But a closer look at the modern history of the world since 1640 shows that a regime founded on agriculture and closed off from the rest of the world really wants to be independent of the world?

The ideal of a small country and a widow is plump, and the reality is skinny.

Xu Lie wanted to turn Shinong Industry and Commerce upside down, but he couldn't say it. In fact, even in the Western powers, the people who do technology only have higher economic incomes, and they can't talk about political status or political fame.

As for the businessmen of the West, their status is needless to say. Which of the big businessmen and big families is not star-level treatment!

Xu Lie's hard task for Lu Xiang was to find skilled workers or craftsmen all over Shandong, and even all over the Dragon Kingdom. Xu Lie now has quite a lot of industrial technologies suitable for the development of the 1900s, and the use of these industrial technologies can create social wealth and train a group of industrial workers in the Dragon Kingdom.

"Commander, your idea is good, but it's hard to see results in the short term." Since Yuan Yong returned to Xu Lie, he has been studying Xu Lie's various ideas and propositions from time to time.

"I know, I don't have a good reputation now, I'm a bandit." Xu Lie said.

"Commander, that's not the case. I think that if you really want to develop industry and commerce, and train a large number of industrial workers as you said, it will definitely not work to hide in this cottage, at least you have to occupy a few county seats, so that you can take the craftsmen of those counties for yourself. Yuan Yong said.

"You mean, we can go and occupy the county seat?" Xu Lie asked.

"Commander, I don't quite understand what you think on this issue. With the strength of the Mengshan army, you are not afraid of the Qing army attacking at all, so why stay in the mountains all the time.

I listened to Wang Qinian's chat, saying that the imperial court sent another magistrate to Mengyin, maybe soon the imperial army will also come to Mengyin, if the imperial army enters Mengyin, the Mengshan army will inevitably spend more energy if it wants to occupy Mengyin in the future. ”