After looking at the work of the machine tool, Ding Richang naturally understood Qin Kai's explanation, that is to say, this polishing the same cannon bore, this machine can also achieve the efficiency of grinding steel rods, he nodded, bowed his head in the workshop and turned around a few times, Qin Kai's machine tool trial production success naturally made him very excited for a while, but thinking of the reply he received a few days ago, Lord Li Zhongtang listed all kinds of difficulties to him in the reply, in short, it is quite difficult to further increase the investment in Mawei Shipbuilding.

I have to say that one of the drawbacks of this Mawei shipyard, although Mawei continues to put into production and manufacture warships, but every time the battleships are built by the Beiyang Naval Division, they are selected and requisitioned free of charge, and further production funds have not been added, which has created a strange circle, the more production, the greater the shipyard's expenses.

And the expenses set by the imperial court are only that, and the funds have been reaffirmed countless times recently, although Li Zhongtang and Zuo Dashuai have frequently written books, but in the eyes of the bureaucrats of the imperial court, the supreme Lafayette's "Three Seas" and garden projects are much more important than any shipbuilding.

Ding Richang naturally understood the difficulties of Lord Li Zhongtang, after all, this Mawei Shipyard was founded by Zuo Dashuai, another big man in the DPRK and China, and the Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau founded by Li Zhongtang in Shanghai was also waiting to be fed and needed a lot of money to operate. The weapons produced by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau are expensive, and as a former administrative director, Ding Richang naturally understands the trickiness.

The Mauser 11mm breech rifle imitated by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, as the first self-made rifle in China, was naturally a pioneering feat, but because the raw materials could not be produced by itself, the cost was twice that of foreign countries, and the accuracy and quality were not far inferior to the Mauser guns purchased directly from Germany, which was also the focus of the conservatives who opposed the Westernization movement.

He thought about it for a while, turned his head and called Qin Kai, took him out of the workshop, and came to a small dirt slope outside, and the many officials behind naturally understood that Qin Kai had been valued by the governor, and they were naturally very jealous in their hearts, but when they thought of the ability of this machine, they had to admire Qin Kai.

Everyone saw that Governor Ding and Qin Kai chatted on the dirt slope for a long time, and the two walked down one after the other, Ding Richang immediately announced that he would immediately report to the court if the trial production of this mechanical grinder was successful, and all meritorious personnel would be rewarded for their meritorious deeds.

After Qin Kaigong sent everyone, his heart was also very happy, Ding Richang was indeed a Dundun elder, he frankly said that he was happy about the successful development of the grinding machine on the soil slope, and also explained the financial predicament of the Mawei Shipyard very clearly, after all, to rebuild a foreign artillery factory, it would take a lot of money, but he gave himself two choices.

First, he personally recommended Li Zhongtang of the DPRK to serve as the administrative director of the Foreign Artillery Bureau of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, a position only one level lower than the highest-level supervisor of the Foreign Artillery Bureau. Another option is to serve as an instructor in the Mawei Ship Master School, considering that he is still young, so he cannot be arranged to serve as a supervisor or administrative director, he hopes that Qin Kai can train a group of students with mechanical design ability in the Mawei School.

Qin Kai did not hesitate at all, and chose the second one, Shanghai, the birthplace of China's industry, although there are more opportunities there, but there are also more intricate forces, for him who wants to struggle in this era, it is undoubtedly a difficult and dangerous place.

As one of the few modern education systems in this era, the students who graduated from the school here can learn the process of calculus in arithmetic, and can master the practical application of English or French, and more importantly, they have relatively rich industrial practice ability, which is an advantage that even the Beiyang Armed Forces Academy cannot have.

In the next two days, something very unexpected happened, first of all, Sun Fule came to visit him, which made Qin Kai very puzzled, Sun Fu was in the next generation, how can he be regarded as a provincial and department-level cadre, and it is really incomprehensible to visit him.

Sun Fu had already received a hint from Governor Ding that he would be promoted to the first level in his official position, and coupled with his guarantee of Qin Kai, he naturally classified Qin Kai into the ranks of his own people.

Seeing Qin Kai's surprised expression, Sun Fu was also very direct, he smiled and pointed to Sun Xiang who was serving the tea and said: "Qin Kai, Huang Jiang didn't tell you, Sun Xiang is also my nephew, and I am also the second sister-in-law's trust to thank you." Let me give you a message, your contribution this time is not trivial, Lord Ding personally recommended it to Li Zhongtang, a top of the seventh grade must be indispensable! ”,

"It's thanks to Master Sun's care!" Qin Kai naturally wanted to be polite, but this was also sincere, after all, this time he was fortunate to have taken Master Sun's way.

Seeing Qin Kai's sincere expression, Sun Fu nodded, "Qin Kai, this still depends on your true ability, the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty is now full of donors, and there are few capable people, to be honest, I didn't expect you to have such ability, Lord Ding values you very much, with time, the future is limitless, but there is something in the future, you can come to me!" ”

"Thank you so much, Lord Sun!" Although Qin Kai couldn't bear the intention of this Sun Fu, he had one more friend and one more way, which was naturally true, and seeing that this old Sun seemed to be quite sincere, he politely regarded himself as a junior at the moment, and brazenly touted and spanked his fart.

As soon as Master Sun left, Shen Singhe, the ambassador of the Political Division, arrived, and saw this round-faced fat man who would be his boss in the future, Qin Kai was a little depressed, and he had not seen this medium-sized fat man a few times, what was this guy doing here.

"When I saw the magpie flying in the morning, I knew that there was a distinguished guest today, but I didn't expect it to be Lord Shen!" Qin Kai was brazenly polite, and he himself felt that he was getting more and more thick and black when he said this.

Shen Singhe had a smile on his face, "Brother Qin, my old Shen is also touching your light this time, our school has calculated a genius, and I just heard a piece of news, and I came to sue you!" ”

The smiling round face stared at Qin Kai, this "Brother Qin" made his hair almost stand up, this fat man didn't know what idea he was playing, this guy is the kind of role that plucked the feathers of geese, which can be seen from the last time Sun Fu brought Qin Kai to take office.

"In the future, I will have to help the adults a lot," Qin Kai is in line with the golden mean, this Shen Singhe can sit in this position, thinking about his ability and background, he doesn't want to make enemies at will, after all, he is a newcomer, and everything is careful.

"Brother Qin, this is the word "carry the word", in the future, my old Shen Ke will not be able to take his turn, if there is anything that needs my old Shen to come forward, just come to me, I have the final say in this school!" Shen Sing smiled politely.

Qin Kai listened to it, but there was something wrong, listening to Sun Fu's meaning, he should be a seventh-grade official title, and Shen Sing and his words were there, it seemed that he was on the same level as him, but he didn't know what background this guy had behind him, the news was more well-informed than Sun Fu, and he was very clear about getting closer to himself, but there was still some meaning of prestige in his words.

He thought about it a little and then planned to ignore this person for the time being, even if he was given some benefits, it would not hurt to gain a firm foothold first, and choose this place by himself, what he fancied was the huge industrial base here, which would take time to do, even if he had cross-era information, it would not help, and when he stood firm on his heels, he would come to deal with the guys who were in the way here.

"Lord Shen, that's a lot of work, the little brother is still experimenting with some machinery, and I still need your help!" Qin Kai threw out some bait to see how this guy reacted.

Hearing that there was still goods behind Qin Kai, Shen Singhe was naturally very excited, although Sun Fu promised to count it as his share when discussing merit, this is also a traditional practice, after all, things were still made out in the Mawei Shipyard where he was the administrative director, but the top boss Ding Richang didn't take him seriously.

He naturally got the latest news, and the performance of the mechanical grinder this time shook the high-level figures.

"Brother Qin is really a genius, if you need to call any helper, I should try my best to coordinate!" The fat face looked at Qin Kai with a smile.

"Then thank you Lord Shen, I will definitely tell Lord Ding the truth!" Qin Kai also responded with a smile, and he really wanted to step on this fat face well.

Shen Singhe chatted around for a while, not forgetting to knock on the side and inquire about Qin Kai's origin, but he was quietly fooled, and he smiled and said nothing about the relationship between himself and Ding Richang and Master Sun, which made the fat face a little confused, but the fat face soon left a few gifts and left.

Seeing Shen Singhe's distant back, Qin Kai was also thoughtful, at this time, the two students each came in with a vegetable cage, Huang Xing had already exhaled, "Teacher, Shen Xiaomian is also coming to visit you, this is a rare thing!" ”

"Shen smiley?"

"Teacher, don't you know, this is also what I heard my father say, that is, what we Xiangxi people said, the meaning of the yin knife behind the smiling face in front!" ,

Qin Kai laughed and knocked on Huang Xing's head, "How about the homework that you kid asked you to review, your brain is full of these things!" ”

"Teacher, it's been ...... to review" Hearing the teacher talk about his homework, Huang Xing's voice immediately weakened by seven points, but he immediately changed the topic and said, "Teacher, my dad asked me to bring a bowl of braised chicken!" With that, he immediately ran to the side to take out all the food in the vegetable cage, and Sun Xiang was also busy helping out.

Qin Kai really felt a little funny, in his previous life, he had thought about being a teacher, who knew that he had entered the national security agency by mistake, but he didn't expect that after crossing over, he fulfilled his dream and got two cheap students so quickly. The two students are also above average qualifications, and they have been with themselves for more than a month, and Huang Xing, this kid, let him study this textbook and run away, but it is full of energy to learn machine tools with Xu Guofang, and it seems that he can be trained in this direction.

Sun Xiang is a stuffy gourd, but it can be seen that the tutor is good, and the things he explained in the experiment are very proper, in this soap test, Sun Xiang participated very seriously from beginning to end, and he has a little potential as a scientist.

The He family in the west of the city, the old lady of the He family suddenly convened the housekeeper and secretly discussed an important matter, which originated from the news that He Xing had just brought back from Guangzhou, the first batch of soap sent to Guangzhou was not only popular with the local wealthy families, but also foreign businessmen came to order, and foreigners proposed a lot of prices to buy the formula.

The first to speak was He Jing, the eldest son of the He family and He Xing's brother, "Dad, this is a good thing, this piece of soap is a business of dozens of yuan, since the foreigner proposed 2000 taels to buy the formula, why not do it, after making this money, we can continue to do soap business!" ”

"Hum", looked at his own heir, the heir of the appointment, his heart couldn't help but be a little gloomy, the first batch of soap brought to Guangzhou by He Xing made a profit of nearly 500 taels of silver, this is the output of the initial trial production, because it is impossible to predict the sales of this soap, so the production capacity is controlled as much as possible, this qiē, all from the advantage of exclusive management, this loser actually wants to sell the formula for just two thousand taels, this eye strength is really not good!

He Xing's uncle He Yong next to him obviously didn't agree with He Jing's argument, "I don't think it's okay to do this, this formula is not owned by our He family, and I think the value of this formula is immeasurable, the most important thing is that since this person can make this soap formula, I estimate that he must have a way to make other types of soap, this is a mountain of gold!" ”

The He family quickly came up with a decision, tilted the family industry to soap, and sent the second master He Yong to Guangzhou, Xiamen and other places to purchase raw materials for the production of soap, and it was necessary to purchase it secretly and transport it to the territory of the He family in Fuzhou in batches to ensure that outsiders could not learn the information about the formula from it, and for the share of Qin Kai's profits, He Lao Ye made a decision at forty percent, and if necessary, it could be increased to fifty percent, no matter how to ensure that he would enjoy this cake exclusively within a few years.

When He Xing came to discuss with Qin Kai with his father's news, he accidentally ran into an errand officer who came to deliver the official documents, and he was surprised to find that after less than a month, Qin Kai already had the official status of the Fujian Provincial Political Secretary of Liupin, and he seemed to be among the ranks of the local middle-level officials in Fuzhou.

When talking about the profit sharing of the soap industry, Qin Kai readily accepted the forty-percent plan, for He Xing's frank friendship, this is what he lacks the most at present, and in terms of money, it is secondary.

After He Xing finished talking, he got up and hurried back, but was stopped by Qin Kai raising his hand, he hurriedly bowed down and asked, "Lord Qin, don't you know what else is going on?" ”

The sudden change of title naturally made him a little embarrassed, Qin Kai shook his head, laughed, and said: "Brother He, I am still the same Qin Kai when you first met, this adult's title really makes me unaccustomed!" I just want to tell you, this is just the beginning, and there are many more places that need your help in the future! ”

He Xing raised his head just in time to meet Qin Kai's sincere eyes, and he also smiled slightly, "Little Brother Qin, if you have any requirements, just tell me, I have reached a consensus with my father, and the He family will do their best to help!" The two looked at each other and smiled, both seeing the sincerity in each other's eyes.

From the false position of the ninth rank to the position of the sixth grade, this is a veritable official promotion to the third level, Qin Kai was indeed a little surprised, although he got some hints during Shen Songhe's visit, but for such a little person with no background, he had such an opportunity, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, this psychology is a little similar to the nouveau riche, and he always feels unsteady.

Just when Qin Kai was a little confused, another official came to pass the word, saying that the governor Ding asked him to go to the yamen early tomorrow morning to discuss matters.

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