"Mr. Fan, there is a Mr. Hou Debang in the United States, who just graduated from the chemical engineering department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his grades are quite good, Mr. Fan can contact him when he sets up a factory, and ask him to help plan the factory area and provide some suggestions on machinery and equipment, after all, the chemical industry in the United States is much stronger than that in Japan."

Of course, Zhang Tinglan still has half of what he has not said, that is, the level of MIT is much stronger than that of Imperial University of Japan, which Fan Xudong also knows very well, when the Japanese teach Chinese students, they have left a hand, and the most profound knowledge will not be taken out.

Therefore, in order to make the chemical plant really develop, it is necessary to find some real professionals, Fan Xudong actually knew Hou Debang through various relationships, after all, there are so many Chinese scholars, top grades, and even study abroad, there are only a handful, and even fewer people are exposed to the chemical industry.

Fan Xudong has the heart to engage in the chemical industry, so he can't help but work hard to recruit all kinds of talents, and his elder brother is also the Minister of Education of Beiyang, with this kind of relationship, it is a lot more convenient to do anything.

What surprised him was that Zhang Tinglan actually knew Hou Debang, and it seemed that the two sides still had a close relationship, how long was this young man's hand, and he kept drawing question marks in his heart!

"Last year, I handed over a sum of money to Ba Yuzao, and asked him to help me search for talents to study in the United States, these are the future pillars of the country, if there are any difficulties, we can only help ourselves." Zhang Tinglan explained lightly.

In fact, he has invested more than 1.2 million yuan into this fund, which is a very money-burning project, but Zhang Tinglan has finally seen some returns. Ba Yuzao is definitely a genius, he completed his studies in the United States in only half a year, and the rest of the time, he went to the factory to practice. Apply what you've learned to understand how the factory operates.

At the same time, he also had to contact a small number of Chinese students, who were in a foreign country and deeply felt the gap between China and Shijie, and also felt an unforgettable shame. At this time, the Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States still exists, and those overseas Chinese have a history of blood and tears.

A few decades ago, they were sold as piglets to the Americas, where they worked in mines and railroads, and in the case of black slaves, they still had the right to procreate, while Chinese laborers did not have it at all. They were handcuffed and shackled, and they worked non-stop every day, and most of them were exhausted to death.

The Chinese who survived were also discriminated against, without the right to vote, and were forbidden to own real estate. It is forbidden to marry a white man and to hold office in government. Nor are they allowed to go to court with white people......

Faced with numerous constraints. Overseas Chinese can only survive in the corners of American society, which is why the overseas Chinese are willing to spend their life savings to support the Kuomintang revolution, they know best what it means to have a strong motherland, and they do not hesitate to sacrifice everything for this.

Although international students like Ba Yuzao are not the same as overseas Chinese, they also deeply experience this shame. Almost all international students aspire to serve their country.

After Ba Yuzao received Zhang Tinglan's funding, he had sufficient funds in his hands, and naturally became the center of international students, and they also set up a special association for international students. After some persuasion by Ba Yuzao, most of these people were willing to go to the three eastern provinces to find opportunities and give full play to their talents.

After all, the entire Chinese government, only the Mukden side really cares about them, and spends a lot of money to help them, and these people also see the foresight of the Mukden side. At the beginning, Zhang Tinglan sent a few shrewd apprentices to Ba Yuzao, so that Ba Yuzao could learn while giving them some knowledge, and arranged for them to intern in the factory, preparing to serve as assistants in the future.

After a few months of training, the first batch of apprentices has returned, all into the Fengtian Arsenal, and the follow-up apprentices have also been sent over, that is to say, after Ba Yuzao returns to China, there will be more than 20 hand-trained workers available, a small entrepreneurial team has been formed, which can greatly save time, and at the same time, everyone has also seen the sincerity of Fengtian, if you don't want to support them wholeheartedly, why bother with this effort.

In addition to sending people from China, Ba Yuzao and these students are also actively contacting overseas Chinese to strive for Chinese young people with certain knowledge and skills to return to China to work.

Compared with the students studying in Japan, these students in the United States have a higher level of knowledge and know more about building the country, and their interest lies in building and developing industrial industries to fill the gaps in China.

Zhang Tinglan briefly introduced the situation of sponsoring students studying in the United States, and Fan Xudong couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Director Zhang, it is really a blessing for the country that you can arrange it like this, these overseas students are all talents, if you can give them a platform to play, they will definitely be able to achieve a career." ”

Zhang Tinglan also has his own calculations for doing this, Fan Xudong is right, the quality of students studying in the United States is generally very high, if they can be collected, it will definitely be a big help for the development of Fengtian.

The two of them talked very happily, now the main troubles have been solved, and the rest is to implement the concrete results, turning the soda plant from drawings into reality, Fan Xudong is already a little impatient, talking about it, he took the initiative to leave, to prepare a specific plan.

Of course, Fan Xudong was half anxious, half took the initiative to avoid, Zhou Xueyuan was still waiting to talk to Zhang Tinglan, he didn't want to join in the fun.

Fan Xudong just left, in the room on the side, there was a figure standing, it was the old man Zhou Xueyuan, he listened to the conversation between Zhang Tinglan and Fan Xudong, in all fairness, the old man was also surprised by Zhang Tinglan's ability, this young man actually laid out in the United States early, it was really powerful.

However, Zhou Xueyuan also had a sense of anger in his heart, this young man didn't know what method he used, and his daughter who lured him ran to Fengtian, and lived for half a year, and suffered a lot, of course this account had to be settled with Zhang Tinglan, of course, the old man had selectively forgotten that Zhou Xinyao took the initiative to come. Zhang Tinglan didn't know her at all before.

In addition, Zhang Tinglan just deliberately mentioned the Kailuan Coal Mine, which happened to poke the sore spot of the Zhou family, and Zhou Xueyuan also knew that this kid must have guessed that he was listening on the sidelines, so he deliberately said it, and his heart was full of anger.

Zhou Xueyuan walked out of the room next to him, Zhang Tinglan also looked at him attentively, Zhou Xueyuan was the fifth son of Zhou Fu, the former governor of Liangguang in the Qing Dynasty, and served as the general superintendent of Shandong University Hall. He also worked in the military aircraft department, just when his career was just a little bright, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was finished, and Zhou Xueyuan was idle at home.

Compared with his brother Zhou Xuexi's long-sleeved dancing, Zhou Xueyuan prefers literature. also formed a poetry club with Gu Hongming, and the old man was about forty or fifty years old. Good maintenance. His face was full of red light, and he was bookish, gentle and elegant.

But as soon as he saw Zhang Tinglan, his face showed a trace of displeasure, and Zhang Tinglan also secretly screamed in his heart when he saw it, this future old father-in-law may not be easy to deal with.

"Mr. Zhou. I have admired the name for a long time, and it is really a great joy for you to be able to drive to Mukden. ”

"Where did I get my name, the famous name is my father. It's my brother, and it doesn't have much to do with me, and you don't have to wear any top hat for me, I'm not used to hearing it! ”

Zhou Xueyuan pushed Zhang Tinglan's kind words back, and Song Zhongyi on the side also saw that the atmosphere was not right, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't find anything to say, so he simply took the initiative to quit, and they still said it directly.

After Song Zhongyi left, there were only two people left, Zhou Xueyuan and Zhang Tinglan, Zhou Xueyuan actually kept looking at Zhang Tinglan, speaking of which this young man was less than twenty, his appearance was delicate, and there was a murderous aura between his eyebrows, this kind of momentum was not formed congenitally, but could only be cultivated by holding power for a long time and even fighting on the battlefield.

After some understanding, Zhou Xueyuan also knew that this young man had quelled the rebellion in southern Liaoning, and when Ji Feng was fighting, he had made great contributions, and he was in the position of brigade commander at a young age, and even Zhang Zuolin's own son could not compare, which shows that his ability is extremely strong.

And through the conversation just now, Zhou Xueyuan also knew that the other party also understood economic construction, and it could be called far-sighted, not to mention the younger generation, even those big people in Beiyang may not have this ability.

From all aspects, if he can marry his daughter to him, it is not bad, but the old man has a preconceived idea, and he still has a trace of dissatisfaction with Zhang Tinglan, so he is not so polite to speak.

"Director Zhang, you also know what I mean by coming to Fengtian, the little girl is naughty, she has been in the hospital in Fengtian for a while, and now she is going home to get married, and the old man came to take her away!"

"Mr. Zhou, it stands to reason that this is your family affair, and I shouldn't take care of it, but it's a bit unfortunate, I just hired Dr. Zhou Xinyao as a health consultant in the Shuaifu, and she is also a teacher at the Fengtian Temporary Medical Training Center, and has her own career, so it's a little inappropriate for you to let her give up everything, right?"

"There's nothing inappropriate, my own daughter, you should listen to me, can a girl's family show up and do these things, there must be some villains who want to sell dog meat on the head of a sheep, what the hell do you think, the old man can't watch the little girl being deceived by the cunning!"

The old man is a villain and a cunning man, one hat is bigger than the other, but Zhang Tinglan has already been prepared enough, no matter what, there is a faint smile on his face, which does not change at all.

"Old Zhou, as the saying goes, the big son can't help the master, and the big woman can't help the mother, why should you be the queen mother who beats the mandarin ducks?"

As soon as Zhou Xueyuan heard this, his eyes immediately widened, this kid was so bold, he wanted to marry his daughter, he didn't beg for himself, but he accused him, it was too rampant.

"How can this be true? , Zhang Tinglan, I told you that because of your disrespect for the Zhou family, don't want to marry the girl of the Zhou family, there is absolutely no way, if you say it from me, you won't agree! ”

"Mr. Zhou, where are you, how dare I disrespect the Zhou family, this sin is too big, I can't afford it!"

"Hmph, rhetoric, let me ask you just now Weishenme deliberately mentioned the matter of opening the Luan Coal Mine, do you want to laugh at the incompetence of the Zhou family, or do you want to scold us for betraying the country, do you still dare to say that you respect the Zhou family?"

"Old Zhou, it turned out that this is the matter, you misunderstood what I meant, the problem of opening the Luan Coal Mine is that the Manchus and Beiyang are incompetent, and it has nothing to do with your Zhou family."

"How can it not matter, the Zhou family has been an official for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and has worked for Yuan Shikai, and some of the infamy is backed."

"Old Zhou, if you really care so much about the matter of the Kailuan Coal Mine, I will use a little plan to snatch the Kailuan Coal Mine back from the British, hand it over to the Zhou family again, and let you be responsible for managing it!"

"Do you have what it takes?" Zhou Xueyuan's face was full of questions, this hairy boy is too rampant, now it is the empire that occupies the Kailuan Coal Mine, and if you want to snatch meat from them, isn't it looking for death?

"Don't treat the old man as a three-year-old child, and don't let the young man talk big nonsense without knowing the height of the sky."

"Old Zhou, how about we make a bet? If I can't do it, then I don't have to say anything, and if I do, what should you say? Zhang Tinglan showed a smug smile on her face. (To be continued......)