There are two types of knighthood, one is a hereditary knight and the other is a lifelong knight, all of which are divided by the Lord Earl of Queensland, who lives in the Red Keep.

The number of hereditary knights that an earl can divide is limited, generally no more than 24, which is also the highest level of nobility that an earl can be divided into, and then it belongs to the scope of royal power, and must be humble and respectful enough.

According to the current situation of the Red Fort system, most of the hereditary knights belong to the military aristocracy of the military, and can be awarded the high-level above the rank of brigadier general, and the title of hereditary knight nobility is also awarded, and there are some political bigwigs, such as the speaker Xin Changjun, Wu Mozhou, and Fan Zhongzhai.

For such a large force as the Red Keep, a total of 24 hereditary knights is obviously not enough, and 22 have been granted so far, and the remaining two vacancies cannot be moved, mainly for the military to increase the division commanders.

For soldiers, glory is more important than life, and it is not child's play.

The key to this thing is a bowl of water, it is impossible for you to be promoted to brigadier general and award the honor of hereditary knight, and I was not promoted to brigadier general, it is no less than a huge insult, and even the military high-ranking who is a little angry can't stand it.

Therefore, no one needs to worry about the only two vacancies left, that is, the glory left to the military.

Fortunately, the European royal family is more tolerant of the granting of lifelong knights, and in the strict aristocratic hierarchy in Europe, strictly speaking, lifelong knights do not belong to the nobility, but are just social successful people who add the suffix "Sia" to their titles, which can be understood as "sir" and "chief", and the British royal family will reward thousands of them every year.

The problem is that scarcity is expensive, and the number of "honorary knights" sealed by the Red Fort does not exceed 10 per year, which is a threshold, and if you cross it, you will be eligible to be promoted to the Australian high society.

Regardless of whether Europe recognizes it, in Australia, an acre of land, "honorary knights" can enjoy aristocratic treatment.

It's no wonder that everyone envies Lu Qiang, this kid became famous with Li Siyuan, the director of the Koi Mining Bureau, and now he is also a well-known pioneer in the development of the Jinshui River Basin, plus he is good at communicating, and the scene pattern is indeed higher than Zhao Qishan and others.

In addition, Li Siyuan also just won the title of "Honorary Knight" last year.

Listening to the introduction of the gossip of the crowd, Luo Yangyi's face was also embarrassed, after he was promoted to the assistant director of the Red River Shipyard, he was also qualified to apply for the title of "Honorary Knight", but he was only qualified to declare, and he didn't know which day he wanted to approve it?

Hongshan Shipyard is a leading shipbuilding enterprise in Australia, with very strong strength, which has dozens of enterprises in Songjiang, Beilun, Shangri-La Tianshu, Yaoquan and Borneo Samalinda and Samuda, operating shipbuilding, port equipment, steel structure, merchant ship leasing and passenger and cargo transportation and other businesses, and is developing large-scale complete equipment manufacturing industry.

For example, mining machinery and large marine steam engines, new marine boilers and other fields are the next areas that Hongshan Shipyard will set foot in, for which a series of factories will be established, and the enterprise will also be transformed into Hongshan Heavy Industry Group.

After more than ten years of continuous development, Australia's shipbuilding industry has been comparable to the first-class level of Europe and the United States, and the weakness mainly lies in the ship design, construction level and quality have been comparable to Germany, France and Italy, and have the ability to build 10,000-ton steam ironclad battleships.

After all, in this day and age

As long as we are willing to spend money on the introduction of technology and the cultivation of talents, there is no insurmountable technical difficulty.

With dozens of factories under the Hongshan Shipyard, more than 130,000 workers, and more than 220,000 employees in the hospitals, schools, police stations and commercial facilities attached to the factory, Hongshan Shipyard is a large-scale heavy industry enterprise, ranking among the top shipyards in the world, almost the third or fourth place.

Even so

Luo Yangyi, the shipyard assistant who is equivalent to the deputy general manager, did not get the title of honorary knight, but was only qualified to apply.

He faced too many powerful opponents, Red River Valley Industrial Corporation, 19th Century United Shipping Company, Pacific Shipping Company, Pan Asia Shipping Company, Red River Woolen Group, Australian General Machinery Company, Red Hill Iron and Steel General Plant, Red Hill Coking Coal Plant, FLM Gas Cooker Company, Carrefour Business Group, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company......

These are directly affiliated enterprises of Red Fort, and it is natural for the top boss to win the title of "Honorary Knight", no one can say a "no", and the words of the deputy are worth studying.

After all, there are less than 10 places every year, and taking into account social needs and the military, the number of places that these large enterprises directly under the Red Fort can get is very limited, only two or three places a year.

"Oh, Brother Lu is famous, we can't compare to this!" Luo Yangyi touched his well-maintained hair and said with emotion; "Speaking of which...... Brother Lu may be ahead of me to get this supreme honor, after all, the development of the Jinshui River Basin is a hot topic in the society, and it has been quite large-scale for more than four years. ”

"It's true that this kid is lucky, Director Siyuan said in his last letter; The Jinshui River Development Command reported it as a typical pioneer figure, and the Earl knew that there was such a person, and it was only two or three years before Lu Qiang won the title of Honorary Knight. Zhao Qishan said that it was false not to envy, paused, and said self-deprecatingly; Now it seems that we are still short-sighted, and the idea of being rich is too serious, and we didn't grasp the opportunity when it came! ”

"Zhao Dong doesn't have to be too humble, your brothers are also extremely outstanding."

"Where...... If you don't know that you are poor in your pocket if you don't go to the southern towns, our three melons and two dates are nothing. There are dozens of large and small ports in our Red Fort's sphere of influence, and shipping bosses emerge in an endless stream. ”

The rapid development of the economy as a whole has created too many opportunities in all aspects of society, and many wealthy Chinese businessmen have risen from it to become a bourgeois force to be reckoned with.

Overseas Chinese are industrious, industrious, and down-to-earth, and are no less than excellent business operators who are no less than Jews, and have a high business talent, and as long as they follow an enlightened trade policy, the society's own power will promote rapid economic development.

Success can be replicated, and this is true in many fields.

Today, no less than 60 cement factories have been built in the Red Castle's sphere of influence, as well as hundreds of brick and tile factories and many more quarries, lumber yards, coal and iron mines, tanneries, shipyards, tobacco factories, food factories, machinery factories, etc......

These are all areas where private capital has poured into the field, showing a good situation in which all industries are prosperous and thousands of people are competing for the stream, and many Chinese have dug the first pot of gold in it, and then they have flourished.

The imbalance between men and women has led to the development of a large number of media companies, and the resulting huge business opportunities in the fields of weddings, baby products, education, health care, etc., have created employment opportunities for more than one million people.

Society has its own operating rules, in the mighty tide of development, the kitchen knife group of four is just a member of the more outstanding group, compared with the earlier and more prosperous development of the rich business group in the southern towns, far from top-notch.

"Hey, hey, hey......" This is indeed true, Luo Yangyi can't refute it well, so he can only laugh a few times, pick up the chopsticks and say to the guest; Our brothers should not compare with those who are on the rise, they are simply uncomfortable, coming and going...... It's rare to get together today, the food in this restaurant is still very good, we should eat, drink, and be sure to get drunk before we can have a good time. ”

"Hahaha...... Good ......"

Zhao Qishan, Ma Liming and others happily picked up the cup and drank happily, the atmosphere between the banquet was harmonious, the laughter continued, and the guests and hosts of the banquet enjoyed themselves until they returned to the end.

Return to your hotel

Zhao Qishan's flushed collar was unbuttoned, and he sat in the room drinking tea to relieve his hangover, looking slightly drunk and drinking a lot.

"Deng, Deng......" knocked on the door twice

Without waiting for an invitation from the room, Ma Weimin unscrewed the doorknob and walked in by himself, his mouth was full of wine, and he sat on the sofa opposite Zhao Qishan and said; "Brother Qishan, bring me a drink too."

"Can I say no without telling me?"

"That's not good, our brothers are born and died together, your tea is my tea, your room is my room, and your woman is my ......"

"Alright, shut up."

"Uh...... It's my sister-in-law. ”

Zhao Qishan rolled his eyes, picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Ma Weimin, then exhaled a long breath of wine and leaned back on the sofa to drink tea, thinking about something in his expression.

Ma Weimin took a sip of the teacup, felt that the tea was not hot, so he took it and poured it into his mouth, touched the water stains on his chin with his hand and shouted; "Cool".

Then he turned his head to look at Zhao Qishan and said; "Brother Qishan, do we really want to engage in this Rausch crawler tractor? Will anyone buy this thing? ”

"Nonsense, you don't have a private farm on your own!"

"Of course I know this, even heavy tractors are not easy to use in muddy fields, and it is common to get stuck in cars, especially in Qingdao, northern Queensland, where there is a lot of rainfall, and the fields are even more muddy and difficult to walk, and it is too hard to drag a lawn mower behind the tractor, either skidding or trapping, if you really get out of the tracks, I think it's okay."

"Isn't that the end of it?"

"The problem is that there are hundreds of crawler designs in the world, and there is no successful crawler tractor, although we have a few dollars, but I am afraid that investing in this kind of research is not one or two thousand pounds can stand, even if the research comes out, plus the cost of building a factory and purchasing equipment in the future, I think our brother is enough to hold it!"

"Do something, don't do something." Zhao Qishan said with a calm expression, picked up the thermos on the side of his leg and filled the teapot, exhaled heavily, and looked at Ma Weimin and said;

"We have reached the ceiling in the development of Qingdao, it is no problem to earn 30,000 or 20,000 pounds a year, and now the family business will not worry about eating and drinking for a lifetime, and you can get a lot of income every year while sitting, but it is difficult to go further.

Go to the field to develop, others don't bird you.

It's like a businessman from other places coming to Qingdao, if it's a wealthy commoner who doesn't have the title of knight, we won't take care of them at all, and maybe we'll squeeze them out.

It's the same when we go to other places, we want to compete for food with local strong businessmen, and it is difficult to move forward without the political and business relations of the upper class.

Now that I see Lu Qiang's development getting better and better, I am a little unconvinced while I am happy for him, even if it is for the sake of the family's future considerations, if I can compete for the title of an honorary knight, it is enough to comfort my ancestors.

You know;

Now donate some money to build schools, temples, build bridges and pave roads, at most you can get the honor of a "good squire", and leave a good name of enthusiasm in the local area, even if you go bankrupt, you can't exchange it for an honorary knighthood.

I don't want to make money for this project, whether it costs 30,000 pounds or 50,000 pounds, I am willing to invest, even if I can't make a name for myself, as long as it can attract the attention of the lord of the Red Castle, I will be satisfied.

The Earl is known for its high regard for scientific and technological research and development, and I thought to myself...... If we can make the crawler tractor famous, maybe the Earl will reward us with an honorary knighthood as soon as he is happy, which is not something that can be exchanged for ten thousand gold! ”

"What do you mean...... Thousands of dollars to buy horse bones? "Ma Weimin finally came back to his senses.

"That's right, you see that Lu Qiang is an advanced model of flower reclamation, according to Director Li's words; The title of an honorary knight is a certainty, it's just a matter of time. Wouldn't it be possible for us to engage in a typical scientific and technological research and development? ”

"That's right, this makes sense, if the project is successful, you can make a lot of money, you see that the general machinery company sells tractors to make a lot of money, that is really the same money as Jinshan Yinhai, indicating that this market is still very large, at least our farm needs, vegetable base also needs, we want to develop a successful fame and fortune! Granny's ...... Such a good thing must be done, and I will take tens of thousands of pounds out to make a wave, maybe I can glorify my ancestors. ”

"Hey...... You're kind of enlightened. Zhao Qishan slowly filled the teacups of the two of them, with a look on his face that I am very optimistic about you.

Ma Weimin picked up the teacup and took another dry mouthful, the hot tea made his face more rosy, and asked while the wine was drinking; "Brother Qishan, then this time to visit Mr. Luo, I'm afraid it's not a temporary idea, right?"

"Of course, we want to engage in crawler tractors first of all, we must first have expert talents, this we can send a letter of invitation to interested engineers in Europe, we can also establish a cooperative relationship with the University of the Red River Valley, we invest money in their research, but the development of products is inseparable from the Hongshan Shipyard, I heard the people of General Machinery Company say that the original development of heavy-duty tractors is to invite the master of the Hongshan Shipyard to go out, stunned to fight with a hammer. Put together a few test cars. And if the research and development is successful, the relevant production equipment is not sold in the world, and we have to invite Hongshan Shipyard to help us build professional equipment, so it is right to build a good relationship in advance. ”

"Brother Qishan, with your culture...... I can't say anything at such a high level..."Ma Weimin looked at it with suspicion.

I saw that the old god Zhao Qishan was there, cocked Erlang's legs, took a leisurely sip of tea, and replied; "Of course, I have invited experts to study this, we have iron mines, coal mines and steel plants in Qingdao, and there is electricity, and if the research and development is successful, you can directly build a factory in Qingdao, Brother Ma, you can learn a little, Lord Earl said; He who does not seek the world is not enough to seek the ...... for a while"

"Cut...... Don't blow it, haven't I counted how many pounds and taels you have, what kind of big-tailed wolf are you pretending? "Marimin turned on the taunt mode, and then his face quickly changed to the flattering mode, and said;" Brother, take me a, I also want to glorify my ancestors! ”

"Think about it."

"Brother Kaishan......"

"...... I was disgusted with goosebumps. ”

"Brother Kaishan......"

"Alright, don't howl, I'll take you with me if there's a good thing, eh...... And Guangtian, let's work together to make a big one. ”

"Great, that's it."