"Come on, come on, big guys, work harder, and strive to bring these desks into the classroom before the sun sets, so that we can start the labor cram school tomorrow." Mr. Li rolled his sleeves to his elbows, and while working, he cheered up the workers who came to move the tables and chairs: "There is only one point left at the door, and the move will be completed soon." ”

"It's okay, Mr. Li, you are a scholar, your body is more expensive than ours, why don't you rest, we are still good at doing coolies, don't turn around and flash your waist, it's too worthless, Mrs. Li has to settle accounts with us when you turn around." The leading worker smiled honestly, don't look at just lifting a piece of furniture, in fact, it also requires skill, otherwise you will have to get tired and lie down if you can't move a few, and it will be a matter if you can't get up the next morning.

"That's not okay, we're all equal people, no one is more expensive than anyone else, I can't start to engage in privileges just because I drank ink for a few more years, come on, work together, so that everyone can rest early." Mr. Li refused to come to help, but still insisted on finishing the work in hand.

It wasn't until they saw Cheng Nuo and others coming over that they were "driven away" by the workers and asked them to rest.

After straightening his collar and exposing his neck as much as possible, Mr. Li smiled and said, "What's the matter, Manager Cheng, did you come to our school today to inspect the work, did you bring any new instructions this time?" ”

After such a long time of cooperation, the relationship between the two has become a lot closer, and some laughter that does not touch the bottom line can be opened casually, Cheng Nuo only smiled when he saw this, and handed over a pot of sour plum soup bought on the way: "Not only have instructions, but also come to supervise you, the contractor, to see if you are lazy, and even the small shoes are ready for you." ”

Mr. Li laughed, took the sour plum soup without hesitation, pulled out the spout and drank it all, suddenly thought of something, and said with a little embarrassment: "Oh, I only care about myself, I forgot to leave some for you, look at my memory, I will invite you next time." ”

Cheng Nuo waved his hand and asked Li Laosan to push the tricycle over, and said with a smile: "You should remember it first, this time I will invite you." ”

When the linen cloth was lifted, the carriage was filled with several large vats, all of which were full of sour plum soup, not only for Mr. Li's share, but also for all the workers who came to help.

"On this hot day, we, the masters, have to take care of the water in addition to the food." Patting the vat on the car, Cheng Nuo smiled and said: "Sweet and sour, cold but not cold, how about it, Foreman Li Dabao is not going to have another bowl?" ”

The two looked at each other, and both laughed, followed by the scene that was distributed to the various workers.

As the sun set, the originally hot and dry weather was also a lot cooler, looking at the afterglow, Cheng and Li sat back to back, sitting on the ground, talking about the future.

Talking about the Zhonghua Match Factory recently set up in the Tianjin Concession, Mr. Li asked: "Zhiyuan, has the location of the match factory been decided?" ”

Cheng Nuo already had a plan in his heart, but out of respect, he still wanted to listen to the other party's opinion first: "There are a few preliminary locations for the time being, but I haven't decided which one to choose, does Mr. Shouchang want to help me with the staff?" ”

Mr. Li turned his neck, felt more relaxed, and said: "I can't do anything about addition, but I can still say a few words about subtraction, but let's talk about it first, the current business is a newspaper, so the following are all family words, just listen to it." ”

Cheng Nuo stretched his waist, with a hint of comfort in his breezy tone: "This is not the regular brother I know, he has always been chivalrous and courageous, straight to the point, just say it directly, maybe I will follow yours." ”

Mr. Li didn't know where to touch a pu fan, and he didn't forget to bring Cheng Nuo to fan himself: "In fact, it is also simple, the first choice to set up a factory in North China is Beijing or Tianjin, but looking at the dark political situation in Beijing, it is really not a place to do practical things with peace of mind. ”

Taking advantage of the cool breeze, Cheng Nuo echoed: "Sirucarno said that there is a lot of noise and little pain in the republic and less in the authoritarian country, and there is less noise and more pain in the authoritarian country, so it is regarded as a non-publication for a while. Is our country an autocracy or a republic? Although the five-foot boy also knew that it was a republic, not an autocracy, but in fact there was much more noise, since the day the Manchu Qing Dynasty fell, first the 12th mutiny of the first month, followed by the second revolution, the dissolution of the parliament, the national shame on May 7, Yuan Xiangcheng ascended the palace. In the current trend of restoration, it is really you who sang and I appeared, but it hurt the people. ”

Mr. Li sighed and did not answer, still shaking the pu fan in his hand unhurriedly, but his eyes unconsciously turned to the north, perhaps the seed in his heart had already sprouted.

After Cheng Nuo saw this scene, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he pulled the topic over and continued: "Speaking of which, in fact, you still have to put your 'home' in Tianjin, and it is not necessarily safe to put it on your own territory, and the most unreassuring thing is your own people." ”

Mr. Li came to his senses, was stunned for a moment and said curiously: "So, you want to install the Zhonghua Match Factory in the concession?" However, as far as I know, the difference between the concession and the concession is not small, and some places are not as good as Beijing. ”

In fact, it can be seen from the early name of Tianjin "Tianjin Wei", in the early days it only existed as a defense military organization, at that time there were two brothers in addition to it - Tianjin Zuowei and Tianjin Youwei, and later the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and the three were merged together to be collectively called Tianjin Wei, and after the Second Opium War, according to the "Beijing Treaty", Tianjin was forced to open the port for trade, which opened the development of modern urbanization.

The Tianjin Concession will always be mentioned in later film and television works, but the specific situation of the concession is rarely depicted. In fact, at the beginning, Tianjin only had the concessions of Britain, France and the United States, and the area was not large, only 851 acres, but the Qing government bullied the soft and feared the hard, and there were invasions of the Eight-Nation Alliance, which led to the scale of the concession becoming larger and larger, and by 1915 Tianjin already had the Eight-Power Concession, and the total area soared to more than 20,000 acres, and the area was directly eight times that of the old city of Tianjin.

Of course, this does not mean that the situation of these concessions is very good, for example, the British Concession was only a desolate place at the beginning, and later the British began to level the land, build roads and houses, and spent more than ten years of efforts to build a number of road trunk lines, Western buildings, Ministry of Industry Bureau, etc., and even the electric light, running water, public gardens and other modern public facilities have been introduced one after another, and gradually become the best developed concession area, so it is mainly the first choice for Cheng Nuo to establish the Chinese match factory.

As for other concessions in the same period, Cheng Nuo has not done no investigations, such as the French Concession, which is full of ponds and marshes, with many vegetable fields and vegetable cellars and fruit groves, and it is still rural; The environment of the Japanese concession is mostly low-lying mud ponds, and it is not suitable to build tall permanent buildings; The German Concession built a street to engage in real estate, attracting many dignitaries, warlords and Qing Dynasty relics to build villas here; The Russian Concession is only a commodity distribution center, which is only suitable for building a warehouse transit area; The Austrian Concession is close to the old city, the population is too dense, and the land price is too high.

In the end, it can only be cheaper British.

No, the point of Cheng Nuo's visit this time is obviously not to simply send sour plum soup, but to have other purposes.

"Mr. Shouchang, there has been a recent incident of the French Frugal Society, do you know?" Cheng Nuo took the pu fan, and also fanned the two of them like just now: "I heard that it was done by Li Shizeng, Wu Yuzhang, Wu Zhihui and others. ”

"I've heard of it, when I tried to study abroad, I thought about it, but unfortunately it was stopped by Yuan Xiangcheng, but even so, it should send out a lot of students in those two or three years, which is of great significance." Mr. Li pondered for a while and said, "It seems that Cai Gong is also very supportive, and has set up a preparatory school for studying in France to support them. ”

"Yes, at that time, Cai Gong was still the chief of education, and the preparatory school for studying in France was in Beijing, and the purpose of the society was to 'lose the world civilization to the country' and work hard to create a new society and a new people." Cheng Nuo added in due course.

Mr. Li reacted and wondered a little: "But what are you doing all of a sudden, the society and the school have long been stopped, you don't want to prepare one yourself, right?" ”

Cheng Nuo picked up the pu fan and slapped his thigh, laughing at himself: "How can I have that ability, sending students to such a far country to study is not as simple as throwing money." ”

Mr. Li was confused: "Then what do you mean?"

"I mean, I'll pay for the education." Cheng Nuo brought the fan to Mr. Li's ear, fanned the wind gently, and said with a slight smile: "There is a specialization in the art industry, and I think our labor cram school is quite suitable for this." ”

Mr. Li originally wanted to refuse, but as soon as the words came to his mouth, he immediately changed: "This matter is very important, and the speed of the turn is so fast that I didn't expect it." ”

Cheng Nuo did not give up on the side and stated his views: "To improve society, education is the first priority. If you want to transfer scientific knowledge to East Asia, you must study in Taixi. However, the tuition fee in the western country is said to be expensive, and it is difficult to popularize. In addition, the people's livelihood is in dire straits, and the industry needs materials, so if you want to cultivate young students who can help the world, it is especially advisable to go to a country with advanced people's wisdom. Therefore, we organize the Society of Studying in Law and Thrift to police the consciousness of civilians and the implementation of diligent learning. ”

Although Mr. Li was moved, he was still a little worried: "There is a huge amount of money involved, and I am afraid that the Zhonghua Match Factory alone may not be able to afford it, and it is not a good habit to think about spending money before making money." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Of course we can't pay for it as a family, we can't enjoy good things exclusively, we have to pull other peers, and we are a work-study program, not a full scholarship, so we must know it in our hearts." ”

On the one hand, France is an old capitalist country with strong strength, and even in the later era of high industrial differentiation in the world, the Gallic "black chicken" is one of the few countries with the most industrial categories, which is much stronger than the so-called "sun never sets". On the other hand, France is also an "old revolutionary base", and sending these students there can also feel the enthusiasm of the masses in the base areas, and avoid being cultivated into a leading party like Japan and other countries, which would be shooting yourself in the foot.

Of course, in addition to these, there is also the displeasure of simply looking at the Anglo-Saxons, France is the first Western power to establish diplomatic relations with us, and modern study in France has many years of tradition and has produced a series of fierce people, the result of all the factors combined, that is the reason why Cheng Nuo chose to study in France and thrift.

As for how to raise money, it is actually very simple, it lies in one word "willing".

On that day, Cheng Nuo took the nearest train and came to the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce, but he didn't expect to meet Zhang Boling here, who seemed to be standing at the door for a long time, and from time to time he had to take out his pocket watch from his chest to take a look.

Seeing Cheng Nuo coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Zhiyuan, you are here, let me wait, it is really not interesting to hide such a big thing from me." ”

Cheng Nuo was a little confused: "Elder Zhang, could it be that you are here for the sports meeting?" How long has it been, rest assured, we at Peking University will definitely participate in the next North China Games, and we will compare with Tsinghua School. ”

Zhang Boling patted her thigh, angry and funny: "Are you pretending to be confused for me, the first time you participated in the sports meeting, you directly challenged the last champion, are you too strong or too ignorant of others?" ”

Cheng Nuo patted his chest and said: "Of course, I won't underestimate the championship that has won several consecutive years, but we have already made a splash if Peking University doesn't make a sound, and you can take a look at the next Zhang Lao." ”

Zhang Boling waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, it's good that you have confidence, but it's all far away, I came to you today to study in France for work-study, why didn't you inform me in advance of this kind of big thing, I can help some." ”

Cheng Nuo was a little puzzled, did the news spread so quickly, plus Cai Yuanpei and Mr. Li, he hadn't told a few people in total, how could the news come to Tianjin one step ahead of him.

"Elder Zhang, me."

"I know what you're here for, you must have come from fate, don't you come here in advance, and give you a pressure on the field, you won't be unwelcome with me, an old guy, right?" Zhang Boling stopped Cheng Nuo's words and said with a smile: "Sometimes, strong control is also afraid of the head snake." ”

The students in Tianjin are not less than those in Beijing, and it is the thing that every educator pursues to find more ways out for their students, and it is normal to move a little "selfishness", not to mention that this kind of selfishness is not for their own benefit, in Cheng Nuo's view, as long as the students are excellent and they are part of the Chinese nation, it doesn't matter where they are, everyone's purpose is the same one.

Moreover, the most fierce study in France is from a school in Tianjin, and from this point of view, Cheng Nuo raised his hands in agreement.

At the same time, this is also the first time Cheng Nuo visited the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce, in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, these chambers of commerce all eat imperial grain, and every month the president has a hundred taels of silver, and ordinary people can't see it at all.

It's not that I'm afraid of anything, it's just that with the big guy pressing the formation, the negotiation will be much smoother, and there will be fewer detours.

Even if they didn't make an appointment in advance, after learning of the arrival of the two, Ye Dengbang, the president of the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce, and Bian Yinchang, the assistant director, came out to greet them as quickly as possible.

"I just said why did my left eyelid keep beating today, and I wondered if there would be any nobles coming to the door, and sure enough, after a slight interruption, I heard a report from the next person, saying that the two gentlemen had arrived, so that our chamber of commerce would shine." Ye Dengbang smiled, this sounds a bit exaggerated, but looking at his demeanor gives people a feeling like a spring breeze.

The second-in-command Bian Yinchang put more attention on Cheng Nuo, and said kindly: "Professor Cheng, I have admired your name for a long time, the Chamber of Commerce has specially purchased a lot of books from you before, but I didn't expect to meet a real person today, and he is so young, he is really young and terrifying." ”

Cheng Nuo was a little puzzled, and said in his heart that he had just published a book of "Theory of Class Domains", how could the Chamber of Commerce be interested in this, was it because I was confused or the world had become different, but if I thought about it for myself, it should not be a commercial mutual favor, and it should not be taken seriously.

When Bian Yinchang really took out the book, Cheng Nuo was dumbfounded, everything in the book was his own, the sources were basically newspaper excerpts, and finally compiled into a book, he didn't know about it at all, but it was obviously not easy to debunk at this time, so he could only acquiesce temporarily.

"Professor Cheng, I can't understand your other Taixi knowledge, but this female ban is very good, because of your strong support, the number of female students in our industrial school has doubled, and the female baby who was originally subsidized to enter the school can now fill the entire classroom, which made me dare not think of it before." Bian Yinchang held the book, sighed with a sigh on his face, and the expression of gratitude on his face was very sincere, not at all like a fake.

"Where, this is everyone's credit, I'm just playing some lip service, and it depends on you to really do practical things." Cheng Nuo waved his hand again and again, this is also sincere, not simply polite, after the visit, he also sighed sincerely: "Sure enough, it is the productive forces that determine the production relations, the market demand for female workers has arrived, and the women's ban will naturally be opened. ”

"Professor Cheng, what are you talking about, why didn't I hear clearly, is there any guidance for our women's industrial school?" Bian Yinchang was far away, he didn't hear what Cheng Nuo was muttering, and thought that he had found something wrong, so he hurriedly came up to ask.

Cheng Nuo said those words, and shook his head again and again: "It's okay, you guys are doing a very good job, I just thought that in addition to the textile industry, our match manufacturing industry can also use female workers, and the manpower gap is not small." ”

Ye Dengke said happily: "This idea is good, don't look at the scale of our chamber of commerce, but every time we place these colleges, it is a big problem, and the members complain about the lack of people every day. ”

Cheng Nuo stood up and said with a smile: "President Ye, we came here this time, not only to solve the problems of your Chamber of Commerce, but also to make everyone make a fortune together, do you want to think about it." ”

Zhang Boling on the side was confused, quickly pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice: "Zhiyuan, don't be mistaken, we are here to ask for money, not to send money, Nanjing to Beijing, buyers are not sellers, and it is the same if you put it in Tianjin." ”

Cheng Nuo patted his hand and relieved him: "Don't worry, Zhang Lao, I know in my heart, some businesses they make money, which means that I also make money, the more they earn, the more I earn." ”

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