"How do you get it to dive into the water?" Bai Hanwen didn't notice Gou Leisheng who was delivering crabs at all, but stared at the model of the diving boat in the basin.

Durohi smiled and stretched out his hand to poke a few times on the model dive boat with a piece of grass, and the model began to bubble outward, and then slowly sank down, suspended in one position.

"Lao Du! Yours is it! Seeing this scene, Gou Leisheng couldn't help but admire.

"The principle of diving this diving ship is to draw water into the cabin, make it dive, and if you want to float, you can discharge the water in the cabin." Durohi said, "This wooden model is just a rough imitation, and there must be more Karakuri inside, but unfortunately you can't go inside to see it." ”

Gou Leisheng noticed a strange glint in Durohi's eyes, and he couldn't figure out why Durohi was so crazy, so he just sighed and beckoned them to come over and eat crabs.

Even if it was a delicacy like eating blue crab, it couldn't reduce the interest of the two of them in the diving boat, and the two chatted while eating, Gou Leisheng couldn't interject, just secretly funny.

After eating another crab with the two of them, the rain stopped, Gou Leisheng felt sleepy, and said goodbye to Du Bai, and when he came out of the lighthouse, he looked back and saw that the old man and the young were still studying around the basin there, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

The next day, early in the morning.

"Qiao Gong, please see, that is the new diving ship of our Beiyang Naval Division, called 'Exploring the Sea'." Lin Yiqing pointed to the submarine that had surfaced, and said to Qiao Zhiyong beside him with a smile.

"I once saw pictures and texts about these diving boats in the "Dianshizhai Pictorial", all of which were made by foreigners, and I was very envious at that time. I don't know when I'll be able to build such a ship. Unexpectedly, only a year or two has passed. I have such a wonderful ship. Qiao Zhi smiled and said, "I heard that Hanpeng was in Japan and also used a diving boat to break the enemy?" ”

"What Qiao Gong said is true, I also got a diving ship in Satsuma, which was equipped with pole mines, attacked enemy ships underwater, and sank the Japanese ironclad ship 'Fuso'." Lin Yiqing was surprised that Qiao Zhiyong also knew that he was engaged in this underwater offensive battle in Japan, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. "I didn't expect that Qiao Gong was also quite familiar with naval warfare."

"Hehe, Han Peng has a good reputation, the imperial court's 'Dingguo is an edict' has been clearly decreed, and the urgent task in the future is the great water ruler, I am just a businessman, where I know about naval warfare, I just pay attention to the country's major policies." Qiao Zhiyong smiled and said, "And the sailor is the guarantee of the sea route." If it weren't for Brother Ling's painstaking management, the shipmaster and sailor would have succeeded. The sea route is smooth, and the sea ships of our Jin merchants, I don't know how many of them will be plundered by pirates and water bandits. Since then, I have been paying attention to everything related to the sailor. ”

"I see." Lin Yiqing was full of respect for Qiao Zhiyong in his heart at this time, "I heard that my brother handled the shipyard, and when the money was extremely scarce, it was all thanks to Qiao Gong's help with loan turnover?" ”

"What should be done is not enough to worry about." Qiao Zhiyong looked at Lin Yiqing, and said, "Hanpeng is a person who wants to do great things, everything that benefits the country and the people, if there is anyone who needs the help of the old man, even if he is instructed, the old man is willing to help Hanpeng succeed like a brother who helps him." ”

Hearing Qiao Zhiyong, who was the head of the Jin merchants, frankly helped, Lin Yiqing was moved in his heart.

"Qiao Gong rest assured, Lin will definitely live up to Qiao Gong's high expectations!"

Lin Yiqing, who was already very familiar with the history of the Qianguo, understood that those Jin merchant leaders like Qiao Zhiyong who were eager for justice and righteousness were the real elites of this ancient empire!

Jin merchants are known for their business activities. In the period of the Qianqian period, generation after generation of Shanxi businessmen, with the business courage to be the first, the entrepreneurial spirit of not fearing hardships, traveled thousands of miles, was diligent and thrifty, and established an orderly, free and flexible economic model in the economic environment of feudal society, which emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, formed its own outstanding cultural characteristics, and cultivated a profound and extensive cultural spirit.

Jin merchants flourished for more than 5 centuries. As early as antiquity, the exchange of products within Shanxi has emerged. In the central area of the imperial capital and the activities of various tribes, due to the prosperity of commerce and the increase in the circulation of money, Shanxi became the hub of commerce in the Central Plains. After that, Shanxi's business expanded to Inner Mongolia and Northeast Liaodong. During the period of the Emperor's reign, Shanxi merchants not only competed with the national market with capital, but also traded with other countries and Europe. In the Zhou Dynasty, due to the continuous invasion of the Mongols, the number of troops stationed in the north increased, and the food and salary were scarce, so the "Kaizhong Law" was implemented, and the method of issuing a salt monopoly license "salt introduction" was used to encourage merchants to sell grain and salt to the border granaries of northern Shanxi. Taking Yangzhou, the salt industry distribution center at that time, was the center, not only to the northern border defense of Shanxi, but also to the national market, to compete with the "Hui Gang" in Anhui. By virtue of their unique geographical advantages and strong strength, the "Jin Merchants" became the largest commercial group in China and China at that time by the end of the Shu Dynasty.

At the same time, the Jin merchants took advantage of the opportunity of the implementation of bills of exchange at the end of the Yuan Dynasty to take the lead in establishing a "ticket number" and combining commercial capital with financial capital, reaching their peak in the Qiandai Dynasty. It not only has a total of 30 branches in Pingyao, Qixian and Taigu in Shanxi, but also has branches in various places, which not only accepts public and private deposits, but also operates official and commercial exchanges. Not only did it basically control the country's finances, but it also set up semicolons in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe in Japan, Moscow in Russia, and Southeast Asia, making an annual profit of 5 million taels. During the years of Qianxianfeng and Tongzhi, it was the peak of the development of "Shanxi ticket number", and it once held the bull's ear of the country. In the three years of Guangxu, the annual exchange reached more than 20 million yuan. The excellent commercial credit is an important factor for the sustained and vigorous development of Jinshang, especially the "Shanxi ticket number". The success of Jinshang lies not only in the abundant capital, strict management and perfect regulations, but also in the trustworthy and honest relationship they have established with producers, consumers, depositors and business colleagues in actual operations. Because of its integrity, it is well-known throughout the country and even the world, so as to truly achieve "prosperous business and all over the world".

At that time, the peasants and herdsmen in the northern part of Qianguo lived in great poverty, and could not even afford to buy or exchange commodities with cash or goods, so they could only rely on credit. The Jin merchants adopted the trading method of "spring credit and autumn harvest". Give them goods on credit in the spring when they are not in stock, solve their urgent needs, and come back to collect the accounts in the autumn. The Jin people's businesses also often brought shopping goods to the Mengmin people, and even borrowed money in advance. Once promised. It has to be done. So. Won the trust of the people. Mengmin shopping, only recognize trademarks, do not ask about the price, for Shanxi business goods, never doubt their quality. This kind of credit buying and selling relationship has remained unchanged for many years. As for the development of the "ticket number", it is no matter the size of the amount, the distance is near. All payments must be made on time and without delay. Depositors can withdraw the money at any time if they need it.

For the credibility of the "Shanxi ticket number", the people of the time commented: "The right of the mountain businessman, the ticket number, the law to the precision, the people are especially simple, and the credit is significant." The British consul also said in a report sent to China: "The Shanxi bill number is very creditworthy, and it has the power to buy and sell bills of exchange anywhere in Middle-earth." The Shanghai HSBC Bank said: "In the past 25 years, we have made huge transactions of hundreds of millions of taels with Shanxi businessmen, and we have not met a single deceitful Qianguo person."

The credit mechanism is the foundation of the market economy. It is also the foundation and driving force for political stability and the healthy development of economy, culture and social customs. Integrity is the golden rule of the market economy. It is also the "golden rule" for political activities and judicial administration. Integrity was, and still is, an important cultural, economic and political resource. It is not conceivable that the existence of a ruling group and social stability can be maintained in a state of loss of integrity, mutual distrust, mutual suspicion and confrontation within the ruling group and between the rulers and the people. It is not envisaged that an environment lacking integrity can attract investment and promote a thriving economy, especially in the long term. The rise of Jin merchants at that time, an important experience is: integrity all over the world.

The cultural spirit of Jinshang, as the deep structure and ideological foundation of Jinshang culture, is the soul and essence of Jinshang culture, and also the spiritual pillar and source of power for the survival and development of Jinshang.

The life choice of Jin Shang to "respect business and value profit" is influenced by the historical environment. In the value system established based on traditional farming culture, commerce and merchants are not revered. The front and back positions of the four peoples of Shinong, industry and commerce reflect the common outlook on life and value pursuit of the public. After the Imperial Examination Dynasty, the imperial examination system set a shortcut for scholars to end up in the south. Compared with this bright road, which has been accumulated for thousands of years and is regarded as a guideline by most scholars, the life choice of the Jin people to abandon Confucianism and leave agriculture and business is indeed different. They believed: "Merchants and scholars are different and concentric." Therefore, those who are good at business, in the field of wealth and goods, and cultivate the wise line, although it is profitable, it is not dirty. …… Therefore, the benefit is based on righteousness, the name is cultivated, and each keeps its business, and the sky is also a lesson. "Because of this unique and forward-looking concept, Jin people appear open and confident in action." It is good to study and do business, and it is good to learn well, and it is difficult to know whether it is difficult to start a business", so batch after batch of talented people from the three Jin Dynasty resolutely abandoned Confucianism and went into business, and embarked on a new road of life. In more than 500 years of commercial activities, it is impossible to accurately count how many Shanxi people have been involved in shopping malls today, but it is well documented that Shanxi became rich because of business during the period of the Qianqian period. In the early years of Xianfeng, there were dozens of families with more than one million properties in Shanxi, and the people of the time estimated that their amount exceeded 100 million taels, which was more than the treasury inventory of the Great Qian.

Jin merchants are the most honest and advocate "both faith and righteousness". Honesty is one of the most important elements of the traditional virtues of China and Turkey, the essence of traditional culture, and has also had an important impact on the commercial activities of Jin merchants. As early as the beginning of the business, Jin merchants have established an outstanding business concept, set up a unique business image of the three Jin Dynasty, they set "faith", "righteousness" as their own foundation of business, and the word must be faithful, faith must be respectful Guan Yunchang as the "God of Wealth", as their own spiritual idol, in order to establish their own moral self-confidence. In commercial activities, Jin merchants usually use Guan Gong's "righteousness" to unite and call on colleagues, and use Guan Gong's "letter" to win the trust of the society and the trust of the client. Therefore, the unity of righteousness and the use of righteousness to make profits have become an important reason for the development and growth of Jin merchants. At the beginning of the development of Jinshang, most of them adopted the way of partnership, and the success of partnership operation depended on the business philosophy of integrity. The Jin merchant ticket number is mostly the operation mode of the owner's capital and shopkeeper's operation, and the maintenance of a good relationship between the two also relies on a kind of moral consciousness, that is, "faithfulness". In particular, it is worth mentioning the "harmony" of Jin merchants. Jin Shang refers to the connection between the firms that have business dealings in the course of business as "Xianghe", and this relationship of "Xianghe" is also a cooperative relationship based on mutual support and sharing weal and woe between each other on the basis of faith. When their "harmony" is facing difficulties, Jin merchants can often help each other regardless of gains and losses. In the business activities of Jin merchants, reputation is paramount, and honesty is treated. No deception. No fraud and disguise. It has always been their business ethics, which has consolidated the cornerstone of their business culture and established a trustworthy and good image in the public.

Jinshang has wisdom and excellent creative ability. There is no established model for the different business activities carried out by Jin merchants in a variety of industries, and there is no experience of predecessors that can be referred to. It is precisely this almost unconstrained business environment that gives birth to their creative vitality. Specifically, the creativity of Jinshang is mainly reflected in three aspects, the first is the institutional innovation that keeps pace with the times in capital operation. After the middle of the century, the social productivity improved, the development of the commodity money economy, and the market scale expanded, and the Jin merchants successively introduced the loan system, the friend system, the partner system and the joint-stock system and other management models, and formulated the corresponding management system according to the actual business operation in different periods. As a result, it has achieved a good situation of synchronous operation of management, business development and social economy. The second is a harmonious personnel management strategy. Looking at the employment strategy of Jinshang, in the selection of talents, training and education, rewards and punishments, etc. They have established a set of employment mechanisms that are both rigorous and standardized, and suitable for the growth and development of talents. In the selection of talents, through the examination of their moral and intelligent talents, the ability to judge and analyze things, and listen to the judgment of others, in order to decide whether to appoint. Once you've chosen the right one, let it go. Jinshang has also established different levels of reward and punishment incentive mechanisms to stimulate the enthusiasm of each member. Jinshang regards the training and education of employees as a major event related to its own survival and development. For the guys who are selected for the first time, they have to send those with more senior qualifications or set up a special organization to conduct systematic training, and the training subjects are varied, and strict assessment methods have been formulated. In addition, the Jinshang ticket number has created a new era in the development of the financial industry in China and Turkey. As early as the middle of the Shu Dynasty, pawnshops and money houses have spread all over the north and south of the river, and during the Qian, there were printing bureaus, account bureaus and ticket numbers. Although most of the major merchants at that time were involved in the financial industry, they were not as many as the Jin merchants and had a wide range of business areas. In the early stage of the development of the financial industry in China and Turkey, Jin merchants have made pioneering contributions in many aspects.

Jin Shang has the practical character of self-improvement. Practice is a kind of down-to-earth work, and it is a kind of arduous journey to turn ideals into reality. It is precisely by relying on the perseverance and practical character that Shanxi businessmen have overcome many unimaginable hardships in business practice, so that they have embarked on a commercial road of communication between the desert wind and sand, the lofty mountains and the vast sea. The activity area of Jin merchants extends from Hong Kong and Kolkata in the south, to Irkutsk, Siberia, Moscow and Petersburg in the north, from Osaka, Kobe, Nagasaki and Incheon in the east, and to Tarbagatai, Ili and Kashgar in the west. The scope of Jin merchants' business includes salt industry, grain industry, cotton industry, silk industry, coal industry, iron industry, timber industry, dried and fresh fruit industry, catering industry, pawn industry, copper industry, foreign goods industry, account bureau, ticket number industry, etc., this kind of industry management, need to have the knowledge and experience of all industries. It is by virtue of their own diligence and wisdom that Jinshang has accumulated rich business experience, thus becoming an expert in these industries.

Shanxi businessmen respect the value pursuit of business and profit, so that they are not confused by the times and customs, and can resolutely choose their own life path; The moral construction of both faith and righteousness enables them to establish sufficient moral self-confidence, so that they can make rational and correct choices and grasp between faith, righteousness and benefit. Wisdom and excellent creative ability enable them to respond calmly and find the best strategy to solve problems in the face of complex market competition; The practical character of unremitting self-improvement makes the ideal of wealth of Jin Shang have the possibility and opportunity to realize. And all this, as a kind of far-reaching and profound cultural accumulation, runs through the thoughts of generations of Jin merchants, and turns into an eternal spiritual power, inspiring people to think and urging people to strength.

In today's meeting with Qiao Zhiyong, Lin Yiqing saw the excellent quality and cultural inheritance of Jin Merchants from this respectable old man!

And the conversation with this old man also reminded him of an important thing, that is, his eyes should not only focus on the military, but also look beyond the military!

Strong industry and commerce are the foundation of strong military power! As the so-called "rich country and strong army", "rich country" is the foundation of "strong army"!

In Qianguo, an ancient country with a long tradition of "valuing agriculture over commerce," although the Jin merchants and Hui merchants had accumulated considerable wealth and made great contributions to the country's prosperity and development, their development had come to an end because of their low political status!

Lin Yizhe knew very well the "Four People's Pillar Theory" put forward by Lin Yizhe before his death, and he understood that Lin Yizhe did not hesitate to quote scriptures and apply Guan Zhong's theory, the purpose was to break the traditional hierarchical shackles of "Shinong Industry and Commerce", improve the political status of businessmen, and benefit the development of national industry and commerce!

Lin Yizhe can be said to be extremely far-sighted in this regard.

Although Lin Yizhe has passed away, the foundation he laid is still there, and he can completely break the shackles that restrict the development of industry and commerce in Qianguo on this basis! (To be continued......)

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