Harpy was at the back of the convoy, to be honest, he only knew that China was very big, similar to the United States, born in Europe, accustomed to seeing the small of Europe, for a country like China, with a huge landlock, he suddenly felt very different, especially after getting off the train, for three consecutive days, on the dusty Loess Plateau, very disgraced.

Groggy and groggy until Baotou, he didn't come out, but the impression that Baotou gave him was no different from the small town he had seen before, it seemed to be just a very ordinary border town in China, such a place, can an industry be established?

"This is Mr. Harpy from the German and American Foreign Firm, and our machine qì was purchased by him!" Yang Yuanzhao introduced Wei Ming.

Wei Ming hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Harpy, hello, I'm Wei Ming!" ”

Harpy exchanged a few words with Wei Ming, and Wei Ming saw that Harpy seemed to have something to say to Yang Yuanzhao, so he didn't bother much here, and instead beckoned the convoy to enter Baotou, and the goods on the car all need to be settled, although Baotou is an important trading town, it can accommodate more than 100 carriages at a time, which is really not much.

After Wei Ming left, there were only two people left, Harpy and Yang Yuanzhao, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed, Harpy looked around, it was still the weather full of yellow sand, and said with some hesitation: "Yang Shao, are you sure you want to build an industrial base here?" ”

"Yes, any questions?"

"But the conditions here are too bad?"

"Poor?" Yang Yuanzhao shook his head and said: "This is close to China's largest coal-producing province, there are dozens of world-class large-scale coal mines, and there is a large-scale iron and copper mine not far away, which is the best place to establish an industrial base!" ”

"Resources are very important, but this place is too close to the inland and the transportation is not convenient!" Harpy also wanted to convince Yang Yuanzhao that he had seen the characteristics of large-scale industrialization in Europe, and he knew that resources were an important condition for an industrial base, but transportation was even more important.

"Harpy, I know what you think, I also have my considerations, in short, Baotou as the core of development, is beyond doubt, we try our best to reduce the unfavorable conditions to the minimum!" Yang Yuanzhao said undoubtedly, the development of Baotou has been set in his heart, on the one hand, it is a resource advantage, and on the other hand, it is a geographical advantage, in this era of chaotic China, the northwest has not fallen into the sight of the Qing court, this is the opportunity, the development of a huge industrial base, when the base is successful, he will have the capital to fight.

Yang Yuanzhao's mind has been decided, and Harpy can't say anything, next, coordinate with Yang Yuanzhao, in the end, the problem of importing those machines, many foreign countries do not have them, or there are new technologies in foreign countries, these subtle adjustments, it would have been enough to notify by telegram, but there are too many categories involved, and there are some things that Yang Yuanzhao customizes according to standards, such as high-pressure sealed containers.

In the field of heavy chemical industry, high-pressure sealed containers are the key, without enough pressure, the synthesis and reaction of many chemicals will be greatly discounted, especially ethylene and fertilizer, which must use high-pressure vessels.

This thing, in China, is impossible to find, in foreign countries, is also the absolute most cutting-edge technology, even Harpy's network, may not be able to be customized, fortunately, Yang Yuanzhao is very clear, he has prepared more than 100 tons of tungsten, with the help of such a strategic metal, he can help Harpy, and the German military giants on the line, as long as this line is on, high-pressure sealed containers, is a thing, easy to solve.

In one afternoon, most of the things were discussed, and the machines and personnel imported this time were implemented, and a total of more than 15 million US dollars would be invested, which was a huge amount, but fortunately, Harpy had already disposed of the batch of weapons left by Yang Yuanzhao, and transferred some things from other foreign companies.

Yang Yuanzhao has a bottom in his heart, this investment, not to mention the goods brought to Europe from China, even if there are only more than 100 tons of tungsten, it is enough to pay for the cost of going abroad, he is not afraid of spending money, but he is afraid that spending money will not be effective, China's foundation is too weak, in the purpose of Harpy's going abroad, the machine is still secondary, the key is the person who operates the machine, and there are some researchers, as long as these people and the machine are in place, many plans can be rolled out.

It is impossible for a person to do everything, even if he is powerful, especially heavy industry, which itself is an industry where capital and personnel are concentrated.

In a hurry to report, Harpy finally said one thing with a sad face, these days, he is in Shanghai, facing the entire southeast, recruiting students to study abroad, the destination of studying in Germany, far less famous than the United States and the United Kingdom, and they are all engineering students, few people are willing to go, it is easy to recruit more than 70, but there is no longer one.

70, and the 200 people planned by Yang Yuanzhao, the gap is a bit big, Yang Yuanzhao thought for a while, and said: "Okay, let's gather these people first, do training first, I'll see if I can solve some of them, and when the time comes, they will go to Shanghai together and go abroad with you!" ”

Harpy came in a hurry, just spent an afternoon communicating with Yang Yuanzhao, and then went back, Shanghai still has some finishing work, and now, there is still no shortage of people.

Sent away the Harpy, Yang Yuanzhao brought Wei Ming, Yang Yue and others here, explaining the purpose, at this time, it is unlikely that he can find the student, although it is not like relying on the strength of the four families, but in order not to delay this year, he can only continue to rely on it.

"Germany, engineering!" Wei Ming frowned, he is a native businessman, he has a certain understanding of foreign countries, but he is not deep, Germany is one of the great powers, and he has a sphere of influence in Shandong, China, and he doesn't know much about the rest, he set his sights on Yang Yue, Yang Yue is a foreign student, he should know some.

"Brother Wenju, Germany's engineering is the strongest in the world, and it is very famous in the West, our children, it will be very beneficial to study!" After Yang Yue affirmed Yang Yuanzhao's words, he changed his words and said: "But, Yuanzhao, as far as I know, Germany's engineering rarely recruits international students, so many people, can you solve it?" ”

"This is no problem, the previous Mr. Harpy of the German and American foreign firms, in Germany, has a certain influence, the problem of 200 international students can be solved, but I have one condition!"

"You say!"

"Students who return to China after completing their studies will have to work in my factories and research institutes for at least 8 years, and of course, the salary and treatment will not be less than that of other large companies in the world!"

8 years, for a person, it is a relatively long time, especially when Twenty Lang is old, almost the entire golden age, Wei Ming hesitated, but Yang Yue, happily said: "This is natural!" After speaking, Yang Yue turned to Wei Ming again and said: "The salary of large international companies is very high, not to mention the children of our clan, if they learn others, they may be able to find a place, and those who study engineering have no real room, no factory, and it is almost useless!" ”

"But eight years?"

"What's wrong with 8 years, some foreign targeted training, signed a contract of 12 years, or even 15 years, and the salary or something, it does not meet the standard of ordinary employees, then it is really a deed of sale, like Yuan Zhao is very good, I say a number and you will understand, I know that first-class researchers in the United States can get about 400 US dollars a month!"

400 US dollars, Wei Ming knows the value of foreign currencies, the comparison between the US dollar and the silver dollar, about twice as much, 400 US dollars, that is, 800 silver dollars, in China, this can definitely not be called small money, almost equal to the salary of dozens of acres of land, this is still a monthly salary, plus what Yang Yue said before, the working environment and research conditions, Wei Ming listened to it, and promised to promote the children of the clan to study in Germany, Yang Yue will do the same thing.

The two of them, on behalf of the two families of Taiping, have a lot of children, studying in the new school, compared with the students who receive traditional Chinese education, have a huge advantage, at least do not need to supplement the basic mathematics, physics and chemistry and other knowledge, directly after a period of adaptation, you can adapt to the conditions of Germany, easier to enter the state of learning.

got the approval of the two people, Yang Yuanzhao didn't go to find others, he believed, Wei Ming and Yang Yue would tell others about this condition, thinking that with the background of Shanxi, the number of 200 students should be easily satisfied.

Baotou is far away from Taiyuan, and this matter is not something that can be discussed in a day or two, Yang Yuanzhao did not urge them, and it will take another month or two for Harpy to leave for Europe, and there is still more time.