I went around to France, stayed there for a while, and while picking up Liang Qichao, Jiang Baili and others, I also observed the recent situation of the Chinese workers to see if the lives of the Chinese workers had been further improved through Cheng Nuo's efforts and efforts.

Now I see that some Chinese workers have not only mastered the primary foreign language, but also have a new mental outlook, which is not at all the same as when Cheng Nuo saw them, and even under Cheng Nuo's encouragement, they have married some French girls.

caught up with a couple who were holding a wedding, Cheng Nuo was invited by them as a witness and was forcibly fed a wave of dog food.

"Professor Cheng, when do you think we can go back?" The groom took the initiative to give Cheng Nuo a glass of wine, and he did it first: "Professor Cheng, you came to marry us, it is the greatest honor in my life, but you are all cultural people, and your brains are more important than those of us who are coarse, so you don't need to drink the wine." ”

"How can that work? On such a festive day, how can you say it without drinking some wine? Cheng Nuo also hurriedly got up and drank the wine in his cup in one go: "With this cup of wine, I bless you as a newlywed, give birth to a noble son early, and grow old together." ”

After a glass of wine, the distance between the two was also shortened a lot, and the groom's courage also increased a lot, half joking, half serious: "Professor Cheng, I heard from the people in the county that Germany seems to have fought a big defeat, saying that their emperor can't hold it and is about to step down, does this mean that we can go back soon?" ”

Cheng Nuo didn't expect that he had just left on his front foot, and he wouldn't be able to hold it on the German side with his back foot, but in front of so many people, he didn't dare to make his words clear, for fear that because of his butterfly flapping its wings, it would cause some bad impact and change the course of history.

Through the sincere faces of the newcomers, Cheng Nuo could also feel their homesickness, and after thinking about it, he said ambiguously: "No one can say well, but Germany is really difficult now, and the balance of victory in the war has begun to tilt significantly." ”

Before the groom could reply, the bride jumped up happily: "Hammer, is this true?" Can we really go back to your homeland, away from this land of war? ”

Although he didn't get a positive answer from Cheng Nuo, the groom was also very happy to see his wife so happy: "Yes Emely, my hometown is very beautiful, and it is much, much bigger than France, and you will definitely have a good memory there that will last a lifetime......"

Bidding farewell to the newcomers, Liang Qichao pulled Cheng Nuo aside, with a hint of caution in his excitement: "Zhiyuan, is this war really about to end?" Does that mean that our country is about to usher in a real international victory for the first time in nearly a century? ”

Cheng Nuo nodded: "The Austro-Crarian front has been broken, and the defeat has turned into a rout, and at the same time, the military defeat has triggered the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Czechs and Yugoslavs have begun to form independent states, no longer paying attention to the situation in Vienna, and Hungary has announced the end of the dual monarchy, and the world situation has changed significantly." ”

Liang Qichao said excitedly: "This is just a great opportunity for us to change our international status, and I believe that through this war, this is the opportunity and beginning for us to abolish all kinds of unequal treaties, which can be called a great change unseen in a century!" ”

But Cheng Nuo, who is familiar with the humiliating history of the Paris Peace Conference, is obviously not so optimistic: "Mr. Ren Gong, do you think these powers will be willing to spit out the meat they have already eaten?" If they really had such good intentions, this European war would not have broken out. ”

Liang Qichao was still as optimistic as ever, not only did he not listen to this, but also continued to immerse himself in his fantasies: "The situation is not as bad as you imagined, the President of the United States has promised us, I will prepare in advance when I go back, write a good article, and when the time is ripe, I will inform the whole country of the good news." ”

Cheng Nuo had to sigh, although he had agreed, diplomacy was originally based on the country, not just by words.

The Beiyang government has already signed a treaty with Japan in private, which has already broken the original agreement with the United States, and there is a reason for people to break the treaty.

However, it is rare to see Liang Qichao so happy, Cheng Nuo really couldn't bear to burst this bubble, shook his head, and took the initiative to change the topic:

"Mr. Ren Gong, how did you prepare the skilled workers I asked you to prepare before I came? Did you find the right person? If so, we will contact them in advance this time and ask them to return to China with us. ”

Liang Qichao put away his smile and said in surprise: "Are you in such a hurry?" I thought you were just gathering them together and then cultivating them for a while. ”

Cheng Nuo shook his head: "Time waits for no one, the steel industry can not continue to drag on, otherwise there is no good cornerstone, and the development of other related industries is impossible to talk about, especially after the end of the European war, after the recovery of the powers, it is bound to refocus on the eastern land, commodity dumping is inevitable."

At that time, if we want to develop, we will not have any advantages at all. ”

"You're right, I'm not afraid that they will sell expensively, but I am afraid that they will sell cheaply." Liang Qichao sighed, and then said seriously: "I've already found almost all the people for you, I'm just waiting for you to come and take a look, your person in charge has also seen them." ”

"I've seen it all, when did I see it?" Cheng Nuo was stunned for a moment, and suddenly reacted: "Is it the couple you are referring to?" ”

Liang Qichao nodded: "Don't look at this young man's appearance, he is rough, in fact, he is very tired of work, and he is very quick to get started. ”

Cheng Nuo couldn't help but glance back at the groom, who was still boxing with people at this time, surrounded by a circle of cheering Chinese workers, obviously very popular.

"Is his technique really that good?"

"Of course, it is said that in the French factory, he does the work of the chief engineer of the family, otherwise the French girl would not have taken a fancy to him." Liang Qichao nodded, with a smile on his face: "Originally, I said that the witness this time was me, but I didn't think that you came back early and robbed me of this job." ”

Cheng Nuo was a little embarrassed and apologized again and again.

At this moment, the groom toasted and returned to Cheng Nuo's wine table, although his face was slightly drunk, he still tried his best to maintain his posture and not let people support him: "Professor Cheng, you ...... We're so glad you're here, and we're so bold to drink today, can I make another request to you? ”

staggered, and because it was too difficult to speak, the groom almost fell to the ground, but Cheng Nuo quickly helped him.

"Say, as long as it doesn't violate my bottom line, what I can do, I must consider it carefully."

"Hiccup~ Hehe, Professor Cheng, you are so good, I know that I didn't recognize the wrong person, but the ugly words are in front, you must properly settle these brothers behind me when you go back, don't let our crafts be wasted, I think we didn't know how many grievances we suffered and how much suffering we suffered in order to learn some skills.

It's nothing if you have less money, as long as you can eat enough, and your daughter-in-law can't be hungry. We know too well what this kind of life under the fence is like, and we can't let the little hammer, the little hammer, go to the days when he is not a ghost or a ghost, if you can't agree, we won't let you go......"

As soon as he finished speaking, before Cheng Nuo could reply, he heard a snoring sound.

On closer inspection, the groom was asleep.

"Don't worry, Brother Hammer, Little Hammer, Little Hammer's tomorrow is guarded by us!" Feeling the weight of his brother's words, Cheng Nuo not only did not get angry, but secretly swore in his heart.

……

Early the next morning, Cheng Nuo had just finished washing up when he heard a rhythmic knock outside the door.

"Who?"

"Professor Cheng, are you up? I bought you a breakfast and brought it to you so you could try it. ”

"Really? Thank you so much, the door is unlocked, you can just push the door in. ”

With the creak of the door, the image of a cramped young man came into view.

With a bowl of tofu brain in his left hand and a pack of fried dough sticks in his right hand, he was standing outside the door, looking in.

didn't expect his eyes to collide directly with Cheng Nuo, and the young man immediately shrank his head: "Professor Cheng, these tofu brain fritters are all hot, you can eat them while they're hot." It won't taste good when it's cold, but their tofu brain is not brine, and you may not get used to it at first. ”

"It's okay, my mouth is not so shy, how much is it? I'll give you the money. Cheng Nuo took the initiative to greet him and took the initiative to pay the money: "Thank you, why do you keep standing outside and refuse to come in?" What kind of Longtan Tiger's Den am I here? ”

"No, no, don't get me wrong, I'm afraid of disturbing your appetite." The young man hurriedly shook his head, for fear that Cheng Nuo would misunderstand the meaning, so he not only confiscated the money, but also took the initiative to take a few steps back.

Cheng Nuo had no choice but to put away the money temporarily and introduce the young man into the house.

"Blind to say, I see that you got up so early, I guess you haven't eaten, right?" Cheng Nuo walked to the back room, and it didn't take long for him to wash two pairs of dishes and chopsticks and come out: "I see that there are a lot of fried dough sticks and tofu brains, and I can't eat them alone, so you can help me share them."

But then again, your heart as a groom is really big enough, you actually abandoned the bride in the early morning and came to me by yourself, and I didn't know that I thought it was the two of us getting married. ”

It's none other than Wang Tiehammer, who got married last night and toasted Cheng Nuo.

It's just that at this time, he was obviously preoccupied, and not only did he not laugh at Cheng Nuo's joke, but he wanted to cry.

As soon as he took a sip of tofu brain, Cheng Nuo glanced at it, almost choked on himself, and quickly took a tissue to wipe his mouth.

"Hammer, what's wrong with you? Could it be that you got married last night, and the bride kicked you tonight, right? Cheng Nuo said with concern.

"It's not." The king's head shook like a rattle.

"So what's wrong with you? Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, where did last night's masculinity go? Cheng Nuo pushed the tofu brain aside and said with concern.

Unexpectedly, Wang Tiehammer actually knelt down in front of Cheng Nuo with a thud, and his tone was almost pleading: "Professor Cheng, my last words last night were drunken nonsense, don't take it seriously, adults don't care about villains, I apologize to you here......"

Cheng Nuo still didn't understand, this was this morning when he woke up from wine, and he regretted what he said.

But Cheng Nuo is such a cautious person, not to mention that what people say is not unreasonable.

To be able to hold a beauty in a foreign country in France, naturally with these two brushes, even if you don't return to China, you can live a good life here, why follow Cheng Nuo and them to return to China and endure hardships, it is nothing more than thinking about serving the motherland.

The more you have such a mentality, the more you are afraid that your craft will be wasted.

When the pressure accumulates to a certain extent, it is natural that you can't help but ask, and all you want is a promise.

Without waiting for the other party to really kneel down, Cheng Nuo hugged him and said seriously: "Brother Iron Hammer, my name is Cheng Nuo, I promise you that I want to have me, your craftsmanship can not only be carried forward in China, but also reused, and even your material life will not be disadvantaged to you."

The tank-building techniques you learn here can be used to build tractors when you go back; The warship-building technique I learned here can be used to build cargo ships when I go back...... Make the best use of your people, give full play to your maximum value, and get the social respect you deserve! ”

Hearing this, Wang Tiehammer nodded and said: "Okay, with Professor Cheng's words, my heart will be completely let go, and my head will be completely tied to the waistband of my trousers in the future, as long as I can contribute to everyone, let me do anything!" ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

"Then there is a test right now, eat the tofu brain and fritters I gave you, and then take the money I gave you!"

"But Professor Cheng, this is a part of my heart, and I can't accept it."

"Look at me, you can't do this request, what other big things dare to be handed over to you in the future?!"

Wang Tianzhu felt helpless, so he had to obediently eat breakfast and collect the money.

There is nothing wrong with people's conduct, but in the process of eating, Cheng Nuo also wants to investigate the other party's real talents.

Adding a spoonful of sugar to his tofu brain, Cheng Nuo asked: "I heard that you have a lot of research on ship steel plate technology?" ”

Wang Tiehammer put the bowl down, didn't bother to wipe his mouth, and quickly replied: "I can't talk about research, but I know a little about this technology." ”

Cheng Nuo nodded: "Okay, the first job after we return to China in a few days is to study steel technology, what are the development stages of steel plate technology?" Especially battleships. ”

Wang Tiehammer thought for a moment, and then said seriously: "The armor materials of the battleship, at present, I know that there are wrought iron armor, steel-faced wrought iron armor, all-steel armor and case-hardened steel armor. ”

Cheng Nuo nodded again: "Then do you know what metallurgical technology is more advanced now?" ”

Wang Tiehammer said cautiously: "I am more familiar with this, France is currently France's Harvey steel, Britain seems to be Vickers steel, as for Germany's ...... I remember, it's called Krupp steel! ”

Cheng Nuo applauded: "Very good, although their names are different, they are actually carburizing principle smelting methods, which is nothing more than the difference in the details of the processes used by various countries, and gradually formed several major armor steel 'brands'." ”

Wang Tiehammer nodded, with admiration in his tone: "If you want to say that you know this better, I will only do it blindly, unlike you who know so much." ”

Cheng Nuo waved his hand: "I'm just lip service." ”

Wang Tiehammer said curiously: "But why did you suddenly mention this?" ”

Cheng Nuo smiled: "Because we will study this after we return to China." ”

As he spoke, Cheng Nuo took out part of the principle of Krupp steel that he "borrowed" from Germany and handed it to Wang Tiehammer:

"Go back and take a good look, study well, you have as long as you have on the way back to China, you can report to me at any time if there is any progress in the middle, if you have any questions, I can try to help you answer them, how about it, are you confident?" Cheng Nuo pointed to the list and smiled.

"This ...... I might not even be able to read words before night school, but now I want to give it a try. Wang Tiezhu frowned and looked at it for a while, then gave a reply.

(End of chapter)