"Hey, hey, there are so many new things added to the house, why are you still going to buy it, you can't put it down if you buy it again."

In a mansion somewhere in the city, Zhang Jian watched his eldest son keep moving things into the house, sitting on the sofa, he put his hands on crutches, and said helplessly:

"I don't need some things, it's a waste to move them for me, and it's also a waste of dust after a long time, so it's best to take them with me when you leave, so that I can also be quiet."

"Come on, come on, this is a gramophone I just bought from Yong'an, authentic American goods, you have to be careful when you move here." The eldest son, Zhang Xiaoruo, was willing to listen, and while directing the subordinates to carry it, he persuaded his father: "Dad, don't you know that I went to the United States, it was a shock!" ”

Zhang Jian's beard trembled, and he sneered and said: "What's the matter, America is so good, is it heaven or some blissful place, you can't think about it, if I don't send a telegram to urge you, will you, a top student of Columbia University Business School, be reluctant to come back?!" ”

"Oh, my father, look at what you said, no matter how good the United States is, isn't it also a foreign country, and I will definitely come back when I come back, not to mention that I have the word 'filial piety' in my name." Zhang Xiaoruo hurriedly came behind his father and personally pinched his shoulder: "Isn't this a feeling of the infinite material and technical strength of the United States!" ”

Feeling the strength on his shoulders, Zhang Jian's mood was better: "You, stay less with those fox friends and more legitimate friends, which is not only good for you, but also good for our big life." ”

Everyone in the world knows that "Fu Lei's Family Letter" is full of father's love for his godson, including one hundred and twenty-five letters sent by Fu Lei, as a father, to his son Fu Cong, expressing parents' concern for their children, which makes many people envious of their emotions.

In fact, in the love of children, especially the care for children, Zhang Jian is not far behind, his son is not around during his studies, he is also constantly writing family letters, there are 138 records in later generations, which shows the depth of his intentions.

It was precisely because of this concern that Zhang Xiaoruo felt pressure, and his hand that was pinching his shoulders also stagnated: "Father, this is not right, I have not made all fox friends and dog friends, most of them are high-ranking government officials, and in the future, we will stretch out our hands, and our road to Dasheng will definitely be better." ”

"I don't know who they are? Eating and taking cards should be done in everything, but if you do practical things, it is three Bodhisattvas burning two incense sticks! Zhang Jian hated that iron could not become steel.

Zhang Xiaoruo poked his neck and asked curiously: "Why do three bodhisattvas burn two incense sticks?" What does that mean? ”

"Of course I don't have your hope." Zhang Jian said in a deep voice.

"It's not...... This ......" Zhang Xiaoruo was choked by the scolding words, and couldn't help asking: "Father, what kind of friends do you say are worth making with me." ”

"This person is both talented and ambitious, and I have long wanted to introduce you to him." Zhang Jian stroked his beard and said slowly: "It is Professor Cheng Nuo and Cheng Zhiyuan of Peking University!" ”

"Him!?" Zhang Xiaoruo couldn't help but be surprised, and when he saw that his father's face was wrong, he quickly explained: "I know his name, but people are engaged in mathematics, although the Yankees also admire him very much, but it has nothing to do with our industry, right?" ”

Zhang Jian held the crutches with both hands and slammed the ground hard: "I have long emphasized to you, don't read dead books, you should 'read the sound of the wind and rain, the sound of reading is in your ears, and the family and country affairs are all concerned about everything in the world', now you are reading more and more backwards, and people are now an important task in the business community in Shanghai......"

Seeing that his father was a little angry, Zhang Xiaoruo, as a son, naturally couldn't do it against Zhang Jian at this time, so he hurriedly hunched over to the side and pushed out the gramophone he bought:

"Okay, well, I must pay a good visit to the famous Mr. Cheng Zhiyuan you said later, but last month Nanjing Road just opened a company called Yong'an, directly under the sign of 'the customer is always right', the things in it are not bad, so I found a gramophone for you, take a look."

Seeing his son busy with Western gadgets, Zhang Jian wanted to continue to be angry, but when he thought that it was useless to say too much, and if he continued, he could only have a rebellious mentality, so he sighed and had to say: "I'm old, I have to think for a long time, and then don't regret it." ”

Zhang Xiaoruo sighed, while cleaning up the gramophone in his hand, he hummed an inexplicable tune in his mouth.

It didn't take long for a wah-baba singing sound from the gramophone:

"The earth is yin, and the sky is yang,

The nine palace gossip is hidden in the abdomen.

A piece of Dan heart to help Lord Liu,

Reverse the Han Dynasty Jin Jiabang.

Mountain man Zhuge Liang ......"

Gently patting the gramophone on the table, Zhang Xiaoruo's face could not hide the smug look: "Father, can you hear who is singing?" ”

Zhang Jian closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and then he realized something, and he was surprised: "Could it be Tan Xinpei Tan's "Dingjun Mountain"? Didn't he just pass away last year? Where did you get it? ”

Zhang Xiaoruo smiled and said: "This is the first batch of novels produced by Baidai, I know that my father likes Peking Opera, so I specially tried to get it, in addition to "Dingjun Mountain", I also have "Selling Horses" here, I don't know if my father is satisfied?" ”

At this time, Zhang Jian did not reply positively to his son's words, but picked up the "Declaration" from the tea table with a relieved face, flattened the newspaper and looked at it slowly, shaking his head, obviously in a very good mood.

It's a pity that this short period of peace didn't last long, just the time of the past few breaths, the smile on Zhang Jian's face gradually disappeared, and then slowly solemnized, read it three times, and after chewing each word carefully, it finally turned into excitement and wrote on his face.

"Xiaoruo, come and see, is the news published in this newspaper true? I can't believe my presbyopia. ”

Seeing his father like this, Zhang Xiaoruo also put away the smile on his face, walked over and sat next to Zhang Jian, took the newspaper and looked at it seriously.

"Congratulations to Qiuxin Machinery Factory for its successful steel rolling

Recently, with the support of Professor Cheng Nuo, Director Zhu Zhiyao, Chen Zhaoqiang and others, Qiuxin Machinery Factory has successfully refined high-quality steel and rolled steel plates, with superior quality, which is better than the quality of steel sold in the international market, and the price is far lower than the average.

It is reported that the first batch of steel was used for the first time on the 10,000-ton giant ship in the United States, and an unnamed professional said that in the future, the steel can not only be used in shipbuilding, car building, and cannon, but also can be directly used in civilian use, which will strongly support the development of national industry.

If the heads of the Chinese industrialists were shrouded in shadows, then today will be a different day, no longer have to worry about raw materials being clamped down by the foreign powers, can boldly develop the free industry, I hope that Professor Cheng can be on the united front of the national industry, do not set limits on the production of steel......

For the congratulations and requests of colleagues in the industry, Professor Cheng will actively expand production in addition to thanks, to ensure that the leading role of the new machinery factory, as long as there is a demand, the steel of the new machine factory will try to meet, the industry rejuvenates the country, and at the same time, I also hope that the majority of aspiring young people will sign up to join the big family of innovation......

Reporter Li Tianyou"

The news is short, but the content is strong enough.

Even if Zhang Xiaoruo didn't know much about Cheng Nuo before, he wasn't very interested, but now after seeing the news in the newspaper, his hands couldn't help but tremble:

"Father, you said that fake news will not be published on this "declaration", right? In that case, it's a big deal. ”

"The Declaration is well-known in the industry, do you think it will do this kind of self-digging thing?"

Although Zhang Jian was much calmer than steel, he was also a little dry at this time, and he poured himself a cup of herbal tea, and after drinking it, he felt that his heart was beating not as violently as just now.

"But the process is too fast, I still remember at the beginning of the year, the new machinery factory was half dead, when Zhu Zhiyao still came to the door, looking for us to raise funds, and there were only two ways to go, bankruptcy and acquisition...... I never expected that it would not only overcome the difficulties now, but also bring such a big gift. ”

As a leader in the private machinery industry, the brand of the new machinery factory is naturally known to everyone, and when there was a problem, the business community made a lot of efforts to help.

The local gentry and chambers of commerce in Shanghai all opposed the sale of the new machinery factory to foreign businessmen and demanded that the Beiyang government take it over as an official office, but the Beiyang government did not accept it. Later, after several negotiations, the Beiyang government had no choice but to take a step back, saying that it could carry out Sino-French cooperation after approval.

Of course, the so-called Sino-French cooperation is just to maintain the face of the skin, and in essence, it is the French who have the final say on whether they have really gone that far.

Fortunately, Cheng Nuo came out in time, not only saved the new machinery factory, but also provided such a large technical solution support, which made Zhang Xiaoruo, who read the newspaper, praise.

"As the saying goes, listen to people's advice to eat enough." Zhang Jian took the newspaper, and now he is still in a trance when he sees this news: "You were not happy to let you contact Zhiyuan before, but now you want to visit people again, it is estimated that you can't coordinate the world, and everyone wants to tie up with this God of Wealth." ”

Zhang Xiaoruo touched the back of his head, and said a little embarrassed: "If you don't listen to your parents, you will suffer in front of you, and I can be regarded as completely understanding this truth." ”

"You, it's not too late." Feeling that there were some wrinkles in the newspaper, Zhang Jian shook it open, and said thoughtfully: "But then again, it's not too late now, in the article, I saw that Zhiyuan mentioned the 'cotton-iron joint venture', which seems to have some deep meaning." ”

Inspired by this sentence, Zhang Xiaoruo suddenly realized after repeating this word a few times in his mouth, and slapped his thigh: "Father, I thought of it, this cotton-iron joint venture was mentioned by you before as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Industry and Commerce. ”

Speaking of Zhang Jian, not only because Dasheng Yarn Factory has a relationship with the cotton textile industry, he also served as the general manager of Hanyeping Company, and at that time he clearly highlighted the important position of the cotton and iron industry, believing that the cotton and iron industries can exercise full power over the economy, and should be regarded as the key development direction for the sake of the country.

Later, when he held an important position in the government, he merged the two ministries of agriculture and forestry and industry and commerce into the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, and served as the chief minister of agriculture and commerce, further reiterating his cotton-iron doctrine.

Since then, successive Chinese governments have been more or less involved in the construction of the iron and steel industry when formulating economic development plans.

"But now that I think about it, although the cotton-iron doctrine I put forward at the beginning has a certain theoretical significance, it is more to examine the problem from a macro perspective, and when it really falls into the micro aspect, the practical significance is not very obvious.

The more he looked at Cheng Nuo's Cotton Iron Doctrine 2.0, the more Zhang Jian's mouth felt endless aftertaste, and finally he couldn't wait to join Cheng Nuo's cotton and iron camp directly.

As a peer, Zhang Xiaoruo was still a little unconvinced in his heart, and deliberately asked: "Father, what you said is a bit exaggerated, if this cotton-iron doctrine is really good, when you first held an important position, didn't you just take advantage of the trend to implement it, how can it be Professor Cheng's turn to improve, even now I estimate that it will be unsatisfactory."

"You know what?" Zhang Jian slapped the newspaper on the table, blew his beard and glared directly: "Your father and I have long investigated the number of spindles in cotton factories in various countries, as well as the world's demand for steel raw materials.

As for when it will be mined, and if it will be organized, it depends on people, money, and national strength.

Now he Cheng Zhiyuan has almost single-handedly turned the tide and pushed the steel industry, which is the most important in the national industry, to this height, no matter how much praise he has in words, this alone is enough to save tens of millions of taels of silver for the country! ”

At this time, Zhang Xiaoruo's mouth was open enough to stuff an egg, and he was shocked: "Unexpectedly...... There are so many!? ”

Zhang Jian shook his head, sighed and said: "This is only the number in the Xinhai period, since the establishment of the Republic of China, we have imported tens of millions of taels of silver every year, if you add these together, there are tens of thousands of ......"

Worthy of being the chief of agriculture and commerce at the beginning, Zhang Jian talked about these import numbers, one after another, and finally not only told his son what he said again and again, but also himself, but also through these appearances, seriously to the great significance of seeking a new machinery factory at this time.

"Okay, father, you don't need to say it, I'll change it, I'll change it immediately!" Zhang Xiaoruo held the gramophone and got up to leave.

Zhang Jian didn't know why, and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Zhang Xiaoruo patted the gramophone in his hand and said weakly: "Playthings make people lose their minds, don't I return the things?" When I come back, I will visit Professor Cheng with you and make cotton iron doctrine bigger and stronger. ”

Zhang Jian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "The child can be taught, but don't take the gramophone?" ”

Zhang Xiaoruo was a little confused, and wondered: "What? Father, what did you say? ”

Zhang Jianle said: "I mean, you can go back and pack your bags, and let's go over to visit Zhiyuan tomorrow." ”

When his son left, Zhang Jian was left alone in the room, turned on the gramophone again, and turned the page of "Declaration" to read it.

"The head is full of drums, and the war rice is made,

Two drums, tight robes.

Three-way drum, knife out of sheath,

Four-way drums, put the front.

There are rewards for everyone in front of you, and you can eat a knife on your neck!

The three armies and the master returned to the camp outpost

……”

(End of chapter)