The victory of the Northern Advance Campaign made the capital really jubilant and lively within the scope of the founding ceremony. On the first Sunday after the National Day, Deng Qiang, director of the Ordnance Industry Bureau, got off the bus in front of Deng Zixuan with his wife and a pair of children. Everyone walked into the living room, Deng Qiang's pair of children, sweetly called to grandparents, and then snuggled up to Wan'er, obviously the child was close to grandma. Zhang Zhidong's daughter, Deng Qiang's wife and the ceremony.

Deng Xia said with a smile: "Brother Qiang, it is usually my sister-in-law who brings the children, it is rare to see you, today the sun came out of the west?" Deng Qiang glanced at Deng Zixuan and said, "There is no way, the eldest brother is too busy, so I can only entrust your sister-in-law to fulfill my filial piety." "Brother Qiang, what do you do mysteriously every day?" Deng Xia did not give up. Deng Zixuan was dissatisfied: "Your curiosity is too great, don't inquire about things you shouldn't know, take the two children to play!" ”

Deng Xia stuck out his tongue at Deng Qiang and took the two children away. Wan'er realized that her husband was going to discuss confidential matters with Deng Qiang, so she took Deng Qiang's wife to Zhang Luo for dinner. Deng Zixuan poured a cup of tea and said, "Looking at your expression, it's good news?" "Father-in-law, I'm coming back from Tianjin. The tractor developed by Tianjin Arsenal has rolled off the assembly line, here are the photos taken, please take a look! After Deng Qiang finished speaking, he took out a dozen photos from the envelope.

Deng Zixuan looked at the photo and nodded with satisfaction: "How is Shiyan?" Deng Qiang said depressedly: "Very bad, the chain of the tractor didn't go far and the chain broke, and the engine overheated." Deng Zixuan comforted: "Don't be in a hurry and take your time, everything is difficult at the beginning." Last year, we used wooden chariots in the steppe, which made the Russian cavalry suffer. Therefore, the combat vehicle of the future will be the nemesis of the cavalry units. In the future, we must build a strong chariot army. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "With the Shiyan tractor, it means that we are not far from success." The chain of the tractor is very critical, and the toughness and strength of the chain are very high. The chain of the tractor needs to be walked in a variety of environments, different terrains, and withstand the test. Therefore, it is necessary to repeatedly find out the shortcomings and improve them. The same is true for engines, we have no experience of success, we can only grope to do it, take the road that no one has ever walked before, so this road is destined to be difficult. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "The advent of the tractor. At the same time, it will also promote the progress of our smelting jishu, promote the rapid development of the mechanical processing industry, and promote the rapid development of science jishu. Tell the researchers. We must have the confidence and courage to practice boldly, there is nothing difficult in the world, as long as we are willing to climb. Deng Qiang nodded and continued: "Father-in-law, there is another good news. The Shanghai experimental team according to your ideas. I made an electric welding machine, and the effect was very good. The disadvantage is that after the welding is completed, the strength of the component decreases and the deformation is large. ”

Deng Zixuan was overjoyed when he heard this: "Great, once the electric welding machine comes out, there will be revolutionary changes in the field of industrial manufacturing, our manufacturing cycle will be greatly shortened, and our processing jishu will be at the forefront of shijie." I estimate that if there is a problem of strength loss and large deformation, it may be that the welding rod is not up to standard. If there is a problem with the composition or ratio of the solder, of course, the problem of the welding machine itself cannot be ruled out. I don't think these are difficult questions. Repeated shiyan is sure to achieve satisfactory results. ”

Before the lunch start, Deng Yun, president of the Academy of Science and Technology, came with his wife, and the luncheon suddenly became lively. During the banquet, Deng Zixuan asked, "Deng Yun, how is the exhibition you are building?" "It doesn't involve the military field, Deng Zixuan naturally wants to enliven the atmosphere." Father-in-law, the exhibition is almost ready to be built, and it is expected to open on October 10. We made a lot of models and transferred 55 patents, and if I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid I'll break my head by then. ”

Deng Qiang was surprised and asked: "Father-in-law, the development of civilian projects, we don't do it ourselves?" Deng Zixuan shook his head and said: "To benefit the people, we can't do everything." The scale of our enterprise is too large, and we have to transfer a lot of civilian products. In the future, we will focus on the development of large-scale manufacturing, such as petroleum smelting, iron and steel enterprises, and military enterprises, and we will not be involved in the rest. As the saying goes: a single flower is not spring, a hundred flowers bloom in spring, and we will develop in the high-end field in the future and play a leading role. Deng Zixuan's words seemed to be a holy decree

The sun is shining and the autumn is crisp. A mixed passenger and freight train arrived at Yongdingmen Station, and the platform suddenly became lively as the train stopped steadily on the platform. This train is from Xi'an to the capital. At present, in the atmosphere of war, the speed of railway construction is accelerating, and the train from Xi'an to Lanzhou will be opened to traffic by the end of the year, and the speed of railway construction is almost on par with the pace of war.

The platform was very lively, all kinds of peddling small goods and food vendors blocked the front door of the train to shout, and the small food stall owners on the platform also began to shout loudly.

At present, there are no restrictions on all kinds of vendors doing business on the platform, so the Beijing Railway Station brings together a large number of small merchants and hawkers, and it can be said that there is a dazzling array of small commodities. Especially when you get off the train, you can eat delicious snacks, which are cheap and affordable. At this time, a father and son appeared in the flow of people who got off the bus. The father and son are from the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi, the father is named Qiao Shan, and the son is named Qiao Zhiyong. The father is about in his early 50s, and the son is about twenty-seven or eighteen.

The father and son can be said to be well-known in Shanxi, and they are one of the shareholders of Shanxi Richang Shenghaode. Nowadays, the modern financial industry has formed a turbulent trend of large-scale impact on the ticket number business. With the birth of the Chinese Empire, the well-known Richang ticket number business that has been famous throughout the country and has lasted for a hundred years is facing a severe test under the large-scale expansion and impact of the modern financial industry. At present, several banks have appeared in Shanxi, especially the business philosophy of modern banks, which is far superior to the bill number business, so the financial owners engaged in the bill number business have to find another way to seek a new road of development.

At present, the financial industry in the coastal areas of Shanghai and Guangzhou is expanding inland, and its momentum is higher and higher, and the advanced business philosophy of the modern financial industry, the traditional ticket number business is simply unable to resist. The traditional ticket number is a unit, and the financial business carried out is simply unable to compete with the modern joint-stock bank, which is a strong and large-scale financial system. The brutal competition in the market determines their survival. At present, the ticket number business has the strength to form joint-stock banks, and the non-strength can only go bankrupt on its own.

Cutthroat competition. Shanxi's Richang ticket number business is also at the end of the road. The father and son of the Qiao family, in the face of the harsh form, had to seek a new path of development. on this. The young Qiao Zhiyong was on his way to Shanghai, where he was supposed to inspect the city's financial industry, but he became interested in manufacturing. In particular, he could buy patents to set up factories, which allowed him to find huge business opportunities. You must know that the manufacture of jishu in China has been secret for thousands of years, and it has been passed down from generation to generation in the tradition of the family.

Frankly, buy government patents. Most people think that it is undesirable, and there is a general fear that it may be controlled by the government in the future, and Zuihou will end up in nothing. But Qiao Zhiyong's personal experience in Shanghai. Changed its traditional thinking. Qiao Zhiyong saw in the newspapers in Shanghai the news that the Beijing Expo was being held, and the Beijing Expo was mainly for the transfer of patents. Hearing the news, Qiao Zhiyong hurried back to the ancient city of Pingyao. He took great pains to convince his father, which led to this trip to the capital.

"So many snacks on the platform. I really didn't expect it. We had a bite to eat on the platform. Then find a cheap hotel to stay in! "The old man Qiao Shankou is undoubted, don't look at the Qiao family's wealth, but it has always been the tradition of the Qiao family to be thrifty. Maybe the young Qiao Zhiyong has seen the world, or maybe as a young person, he is more receptive to new things. In his subconscious, he had a somewhat different opinion from his father. In any case, this is in the capital, so it is a bit stingy to be a little stingy.

Although Qiao Zhiyong was unhappy, he couldn't go against his father's will. The father and son asked for two bowls of chaos at the chaos stall on the platform to fill their stomachs. They picked up a cheap inn to stay in the Yongding Gate. There are two days left before the opening of the Beijing Expo on October 10. The father and son decided to take a look around the capital. The last time Qiao Shan came to the capital was 5 years ago, and Qiao Zhiyong came to the capital for the first time, so both of them were curious. From the moment they got off the train, the fiery picture of the capital was shocking, and they deeply felt the strong atmosphere of changing the dynasty, as the people at the bottom, the strong contrast between the old and the new in their hearts could not be described in words.

Early the next morning, head to the Forbidden City, where the show performed by the court is a must-see, which is not to be missed. Before leaving for Shanxi, the ladies of the family strongly urged the father and son to take a few photos in the Forbidden City, so that they could appreciate the grandeur of the palace, especially what the former supreme emperor and the current poor people looked like, and how they performed, which must be done. For the mystery of the palace, the curiosity of the ordinary people has always been unabated, and it seems to be the norm for the rising tide to lift all boats. The tickets for the day's visit had been pre-sold for three days, and the old man Qiao Shan was eager to visit and asked his son to buy a high-priced ticket in the hands of the scalper, which was very generous to the old man Qiao.

Seeing the skillful and funny performances of Emperor Guangxu and others, the father and son laughed and gained great satisfaction. They took photos and toured the palace, and deeply felt the vitality of the new country and the new life that had never been seen before. At noon, Mr. Qiao was happy, made an exception and picked a good restaurant, and the father and son drank happily. During the banquet, Qiao Shan said to his son: "Time is like an arrow, and the stars are moving, it can be said that the world is turned upside down!" 5 years ago, I came to the capital, there are so many inns, restaurants, you see now, one after another, and the business is booming, the new government encourages business, fair trading, we businessmen have not encountered such a haode day since ancient times! ”

"Daddy! The difference between Beijing and Shanghai is far behind, the factories in Shanghai are one after another, and the shipyards are scary. The trading market on the wharf is crowded with people, with a daily trading volume of tens of millions of silver dollars. Half a month's circulation of an ordinary bank in Shanghai is the circulation of our ticket number for a year, which is simply incomparable. Old Man Qiao said with a depressed expression on his face when he heard this: "Back then, Hu Xueyan was in the northwest, and we didn't climb this big tree, otherwise we wouldn't have fallen into today's situation." ”

Qiao Zhiyong said: "Daddy, you have seen it, how much the new country and new atmosphere have changed!" The imperial army fought in the south and the north, and the empire's economy was booming. Folklore has it that the president was Guanyin Bodhisattva who came down to save the people. Dad, sit at home and watch the sky, where do you know the big things in the world, if you don't come out for a walk and take a look, we will really become zombies! ”

"You yellow-haired boy has come to teach me a lesson, I am not old enough to know things. The ticket numbers are outdated, and we can't compete with them in building modern banks. However, we also have no experience in industry, so we must think twice before acting prudently, and we must not be reckless. What you say about transferring patents, this is something that has never been done before. The money-making business, the government concessions to the small people, judging from my experience, is by no means simple. ”

The sound of the conversation of the guests next to him attracted the attention of the two of them, and they couldn't help but prick up their ears. (To be continued......)

PS: It's harvest season again, and it's hard to let go of the fruits.