There is a proverb: if you want to eat eggs, you don't need to have a chicken. There is a similar saying in the economy: it is better to build a ship than to buy a ship, and it is better to charter a ship than to buy a ship.

However, what if your body is in dire need of eggs and the owner of the chicken is hoarding eggs and refuses to sell them? Or what if you want to make a cake with everything but eggs, and the price of eggs is unaffordable? Such cases are rare in life, but they are very likely in the field of national economy.

Chen Qiang is developing the chemical industry he is familiar with, but he feels the constraints of the country's weakness and backwardness, as well as the hardships of developing the industry. Because from beginning to end, the links of the industry are almost domestic blank, in addition to self-reliance, that is, to import, it will inevitably be controlled by others in the future.

To take the simplest example, the equipment for the production of hydrochloric acid will soon arrive, assemble and debug, retrain workers, and put into production, which will take a lot of time, but it is not a great difficulty. What can be used to produce hydrochloric acid, and it is a pity that the huge China can't even produce acid-resistant altars.

It's like a factory that produces beverages, not only does it have to produce beverages, but it also has to produce its own caps and seals. That adds up to at least four factories or workshops, and even more. For example, to make a bottle, you need to make glass first, right?

If he wants to get rid of the constraints of foreign businessmen, Chen Qiang can only gradually try to take over as much as possible, and with the current measures, he has to export some products that are not high-tech, such as acid-resistant altars. And this is only temporary, once the qualified hydrochloric acid is produced and competes with Japanese manufacturers, even the jars and jars may be stuck in your neck.

The sea was very windy, the waves were undulating, and the waves rushed in, lapping the side of the ship, turning into flying flowers and jade, spitting out countless fleeting and strange scenes.

No matter how hard it is, we still have to break the waves and move forward. It has been less than a year since he was reborn in this plane, and the achievements he has achieved are already incredible in the eyes of ordinary people. Although it is still in the initial stage of entrepreneurship, the actual conditions are there, and it is useless to rush it.

Passion is not about exploding, but about lasting! If you want to stand at the head of the tide, or fight your way out of the tide of history, a solid foundation is the key.

On the other side of the deck, several young people were discussing the past and the present, talking louder and louder, as if they were debating something. This is already out of the control of the imperial court, and radical topics are inevitable. What words such as "revolution" and "overthrow" kept drifting into Chen Qiang's ears.

This is the topic of the times, when the national crisis is deep, the Chinese people who have opened their eyes are struggling to find a way to strengthen the country independently, or a prescription. Japan, on the other hand, is the closest to China, and it seems to be the closest place to learn from it.

That's right, this is the mainstream thinking of the Chinese people after the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, and it is also one of the reasons for setting off the first day of stay. Staying in Japan seems to be a matter of "getting twice the result with half the effort", in addition to the language proximity of the province of Philip, those who are a little difficult and even dangerous like a pufferfish, the Japanese have already helped us try and pull out the poison.

Therefore, together with a large number of semi-suspended talents, there are also a large number of semi-suspended Western theories that have been "cosmeticized" by Japan. Although Japan was only a convenient stepping stone to the West's learning in the original design of the Manchu court, in reality, few people were willing or able to step on this stepping stone to directly contact the origins of Westernization.

Talent is quick, and so is theory, and in the West, both fish and shrimp are processed into sashimi by Japanese chefs, stripped of what they think is unhealthy, and then picked up by more extensive chopsticks and sent to hungry Chinese bellies.

"Mr. Chen, you also went to Japan this time to ask for help, but why did you tell your father that it is better to go to Europe and the United States than to stay in Japan?" Zhao Haizhen's second son, Zhao Weijun, was one of the members who accompanied Chen Qiang, and now he finally raised his question.

"If you want to get real talent, you have to calm down, and I'm afraid I don't have that kind of condition in Japan." Chen Qiang groaned: "You know I have a few foreign friends, and according to what they have heard, Japan seems to be becoming a hotbed for cultivating violent revolutionaries in China. In such an environment, how easy is it to calm down and practice? Well, I'm not going to comment on politics for the time being, just your father, does he want you to be a scholar or a scientist, or a revolutionary? Besides, Japan's westernization is only a half-hanging, and it is not significant. ”

"I'm afraid you didn't give all the reasons, sir?" Zhao Weijun smiled slyly and said, "Looking at your usual words, you don't seem to have a good impression of Japan?" Although I wanted to go to Japan for help, I was forced to be helpless. ”

Chen Qiang looked at Zhao Weijun seriously, couldn't help but smile, and said, "Don't you think Japan is strong by sucking China's blood?" The forcible occupation of Penghu and Taiwan, as well as the Lushun Massacre, could these barbaric and cruel acts be done by a Ming country? Hehe, Japan, just dressed in the coat of Ming, has not entered the ranks of Ming countries at all. Geographically speaking, Japan is China's most dangerous enemy. ”

"Is that also not advisable to be militarily advisable in Japan?" Jin Ye's son Jin He also followed Chen Qiang out to see the world, he really wanted to become a majestic general, that is, he was very interested in the army.

"Japan's military is authentic from Germany." Chen Qiang pondered for a moment and said, "The two of you came out this time to see the world and understand the outside world. Next year, I'll arrange for you to stay in Germany. If you are willing to science and technology, you will be in science and technology, and if you are willing to be military, it depends on your personal interests and hobbies. ”

"By next year, Mr. Chen will have a foundation in Germany, right?" Zhao Weijun knows more about the business situation, but there are still some doubts and some uncertainties.

"It's a bit of a stretch to say the roots, but it's certain that you'll have some friends in Germany." Chen Qiang smiled and said: "From the perspective of people from various countries, Germans are meticulous and rigorous, and their hearts are still relatively realistic. Well, relatively speaking! ”

"It's also one of the great powers that bully China, and Xinyan really does this?" Zhao Weijun felt a little incomprehensible about Chen Qiang's statement.

"The national interest is a cold thing, and it has nothing to do with the individual's character and behavior." Chen Qiang shook his head and said, "You will understand in the future, well, you may not understand." Just as the sea is deep and unfathomable, so is the relationship between countries. ”

Zhao Weijun and Jin He glanced at each other, and when they wanted to ask again, Chen Qiang had already gotten up and walked to the railing, raising his eyes into the distance.

The tide rises and falls, the clouds rise and fall, and the boundless sea rolls and rolls up a thousand waves. And in the long river of history, who has long been young, and who has died short-lived?