For Bao Guowei, who has adapted to this era, the somewhat ridiculous ideas that used to be have long disappeared.

Cang Liao knows etiquette, and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing.

For Bao Guowei, the primary goal now is to obtain enough capital for his small family to live well, and then he can seek other things.

For ordinary people, no matter what great things they want to do or what ambitions they want to achieve, only by building on money and fame can they have hope of success, otherwise it will be like pursuing untouchable castles in the air, in vain.

On the premise that even oneself cannot guarantee that one will live well, there is something to talk about such as "saving the country and saving the people", although the spirit is worthy of praise, but from a practical point of view, it is undoubtedly somewhat ridiculous.

In terms of money, Bao Guowei is no longer lacking, so his goal now is to have enough fame and put a layer of "armor" composed of prestige on himself, so that he can do anything unhindered in the future.

Bao Guowei asked himself, the essence of his trip was for fame and fortune, in the hope that he and Lao Bao could live a better life.

As for other factors, it is more a reason to "plagiarize" the research results of others.

……

Bao Guowei just said the sentence "I am for fame and fortune" so bluntly, which obviously surprised Mr. Hou, even with his emotional intelligence, he didn't know how to answer this conversation for a while.

So Mr. Hou just picked up a piece of tofu and put it in his mouth and ate it, and the atmosphere was a little cold for a while.

At this moment, a shopkeeper in a clean brown coat and a black cotton hat on his head came over with a wooden plate, and he respectfully removed the two glasses full of wine and gently placed them on the mahogany table.

While putting the drinks down, the shopkeeper couldn't help but look at the Mediterranean man in a black suit - he had long felt that this face was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere......

Finally, he remembered, and a pair of small eyes suddenly earned a big deal:

"You! You are! The one in the newspaper! I know, the director of the Yongli soda factory next to me! Marquis...... Hou Lepang......"

The shopkeeper was very excited, and even his words were a little unpleasant, obviously he already knew who the man sitting at the table was.

Newspapers in the Republic of China period could mimeograph portraits long ago, and Mr. Hou's portrait was published in the newspaper of Ta Kung Pao.

Ta Kung Pao is a newspaper that is well-known throughout the country, and it is also a local newspaper in Tianjin, where every newspaper is sold out as soon as it is issued, and people pass it on to each other, so it is not surprising that the shopkeeper can recognize Mr. Hou.

Even though he worked in a high-end restaurant and often came into contact with upper-class customers, he rarely saw a big figure like Hou Debang who could be published in a newspaper.

I saw Mr. Hou looking at him, shaking his head slightly, and signaling him to keep quiet.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper had no choice but to hold back his original excitement, bowed respectfully and returned to the back kitchen, and continued to complete his work.

After the interruption just now, the originally somewhat embarrassing atmosphere was dispersed a lot, Mr. Hou took the opportunity to raise a wine glass, stretched it out to Bao Guowei, and took a sip gently, his tone was a little formal:

"Come, Bao Guowei, let's not talk about this, this is pure port wine, imported from Portugal, I haven't drunk it for a long time, it's worth being happy today, I should take a sip! Feel free for you! ”

In this cup, Mr. Hou paid tribute to Guowei as a scientific researcher and a Chinese national.

After putting down the wine glass, Mr. Hou tidied up his clothes and opened his mouth again:

"But Bao Guowei, is it certain that the research on the new alkali production method will be made public in the near future? Don't do more research? Maybe this method can be improved and improved......"

Bao Guowei didn't reply, he even raised his wine glass, he was like a layman, he didn't taste anything, and drank the wine in the cup as if he was drinking water.

Speaking of which, this is the first time he has drunk alcohol, but fortunately, port wine is a kind of wine, the degree is not high, the taste is not spicy, and it is even a little sweet and mellow, like drinking juice.

After a glass of wine, coupled with the meals he ate before, Bao Guowei only felt that his stomach was half full, and the fatigue of his body had disappeared a lot:

Mr. Hou has been deeply involved in the alkali industry for so many years, and has studied the theory of chemical industry quite deeply, and he must have understood that this alkali making method has been quite perfect, and there is almost no possibility of further improvement.

To be more serious, it doesn't make much sense to hide this method, even if we have it, we still can't compete with foreigners, and our country's basic industry is too backward, and we can't even build our own synthetic ammonia plant.

In addition, the biggest advantage of this process is to save sodium chloride, but there is no shortage of salt in the coastal areas, and there may be some room for development in the interior, but now even the industrial development of the coastal areas is not saturated enough, and where is the spare money to engage in the industry in the inland areas?

Therefore, for the time being, the new alkali production method is only more valuable for countries with developed economies, vast territory and inconvenient transportation, or lack of salt......"

Bao Guowei said a lot of things freely, and his analysis was not too wrong:

In today's very tense situation, the outbreak of war at any time, the development of inland industry has become an urgent problem to be solved in some countries, soda ash as an extremely important chemical raw material, the amount is very huge, so the consumption of sodium chloride is also very much.

For some countries, the outbreak of war means that the salt routes are likely to be cut off, and even those that control the coastal areas are vulnerable to their industrial facilities.

However, for the country that has not yet completed the reunification and is still in the stage of war and chaos, the extreme lack of coastal industry and inland industry is naturally not the main contradiction, so in China, the value of the alkali method is higher in academics.

Hearing Bao Guowei's answer, Mr. Hou nodded slightly, he obviously agreed with Bao Guowei's opinion.

With Mr. Hou's mind, coupled with decades of experience, he has long seen the advantages and disadvantages of the new alkali production method:

After all, this is a new alkali method researched by the Chinese people, which is of great significance, and its practical value is not inferior to Solvay's alkali method, which is a big breakthrough at home and abroad.

If Bao Guowei needs 'fame and fortune', I can help a little......"

Hearing Mr. Hou's words, Bao Guowei suddenly became interested:

"How?"

"I know Mr. Fan Xudong, and I think he will be very interested in this method and willing to pay a good price for the new alkali production method, but the price may be lower.

After all, as you know, our soda plant has already spent a lot of money on the Solvay soda production process, and the ready-made plant has already been built......"

Mr. Hou mentioned Fan Xudong, who is also a person who often appears in later history books and even textbooks, and Bao Guowei has long admired him.

Fan Xudong is a patriotic industrialist, and his reputation can be said to be well-known overseas, and his enterprises are everywhere, and he has successively founded Dajing Salt Company, Jiuda Refined Salt Factory, Yongli Alkali Factory, Yongyu Salt Company, and Huanghai Chemical Industry Research Society.

Since ancient times, the country's salt industry has been controlled by those in power, so if you want to open a salt factory openly, you must have the consent of those in power or even shares, so the interpersonal relationship in Fan Xudong's hands can be called very terrifying.

His elder brother Fan Yuanlian is not a simple person, not only served as the principal of the highest university, but also served as the director of education in Beiping.

Fan Xudong is undoubtedly a well-deserved giant, and people like Du Yuesheng of the Qinggang who play ninth-rate things have to look back a little bit when they see him.

Bao Guowei nodded and motioned for Hou Debang to continue.

"Secondly, I know many newspaper editors, and as long as I come forward to testify, I will not hesitate to publish your deeds after preliminary research in Tianjin Ta Kung Pao and other newspapers.

If Ta Kung Pao in Tianjin is willing to publish it, it will soon lead other newspapers to report it. ”

Mr. Hou proposed a way to make Bao Guowei gain fame and fortune, and promised that he would help in this matter.

Bao Guowei got up, bowed to him, and said solemnly:

"Thank you very much Mr. Hou for your proposal, I will think about it."

That is, Mr. Hou has excellent character, and this alkali method should belong to him, so Bao Guowei is willing to trust him.

If it was another person, Bao Guowei would not show him the process of the alkali method so easily, otherwise, even if he considered that he came with a letter of introduction from the Chu family, I am afraid that the thoughts in that person's mind would also be his own.

When Mr. Hou heard Bao Guowei's answer, a smile appeared on his face, motioned for Bao Guowei to sit down, and then said:

"Bao Guowei, I suggest that you can also apply for a patent abroad for this new alkali method, of course, if you are willing to sell this method, you don't have to think about it, Mr. Fan can do it."

Bao Guowei had already sat down at this moment, he frowned, and thought about it seriously: It is better to sell this method......

There are too many miscellaneous things on the body, which is difficult and troublesome, and easy to get into danger.

There is no need to pursue too much money, life does not bring death without bringing it, honestly bearing the name of a "genius chemical researcher", and the treatment is not much worse.

So Bao Guowei said seriously:

"Mr. Hou can still help me contact Mr. Fan, I am willing to sell this method."

The smile on Mr. Hou's face was noticeably more:

"Okay, let's wait until daytime to talk about this, let's call him directly on the landline, I'm afraid Mr. Fan is still sleeping now."

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and the two have already discussed things at the dinner table, and they have both drunk appetizing fruit wine before, and their appetites are suddenly great.

The meal was eaten directly until half past two in the morning, and the two of them left the restaurant after eating all the dishes almost in the wind.

"Bao Guowei, have you considered transferring directly to Tianjin to study, working part-time as a researcher in our research institute, there is also a new school in Tianjin, the principal is very familiar with me, even if you go to university, you can ......?"

On the way back to the soda factory, Mr. Hou still did not give up on inviting Bao Guowei to come to the school in Tianjin as a research researcher.

However, only Bao Guowei knew that he was about to run out of donkey skills.

……

Bao Guowei is probably easily drunk, although he only drank a glass of fruit wine tonight, but this stamina came back again, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he was already a little dizzy when he returned to the single dormitory and lay down.

Probably completed another thing in his heart, this sleep was very heavy, until noon, Bao Guowei woke up leisurely, looked at the watch in his hand, the time had come to eleven o'clock in the morning.

As soon as he opened the door of the dormitory, sure enough, three of his subordinates were outside the door.

The door gods of the Bao family have evolved from two to three, and Zhang Ergou, Wang Dazhui, and Wang Xiaowu are squatting outside the dormitory door at the moment.

Seeing Bao Guowei come out, the three of them immediately stood up.

"Young master, the soup and buns are already cold, do you want me to go outside again......"

Before Wang Xiaowu's words were finished, he was interrupted by Bao Guowei:

"Ready, ready."

"Prepare what?"

"Pack all your luggage, you don't have to stay for ten days and half a month, and you can go home in a few days."

Hearing Bao Guowei's words, the hearts of several subordinates seemed to have a big rock falling to the ground - everyone was looking forward to going home these days.

Especially the two brothers Wang Dazhui and Wang Xiaowu, who are only sixteen years old this year, they have long missed their mother.

Aunt Wang's family has just two sons, and they were all brought out by Bao Guowei this time, if something happens, it will really be doomed.

The mouths of the two brothers of the Wang family were already closed, if it weren't for the fact that their young master hadn't eaten yet, I am afraid that the two of them would immediately have to find a stick to fight to vent their excitement.

Even the corners of the old man's mouth Zhang Ergou were clearly curled.

……

After a brief breakfast, as soon as he came down from the dormitory building, Bao Guowei saw Mr. Hou, who was standing near the dormitory building at the moment, watching the workers transport raw materials for production.

In fact, Mr. Hou has already gotten up early in the morning, and his sleep quality has always been very good, often only sleeping four or five hours a day to be refreshed.

"Bao Guowei! First of all, follow me to the Ta Kung Pao newspaper office. ”

After meeting Bao Guowei, Mr. Hou didn't talk too much nonsense and led him to the factory gate, where a jet-black classic classic car was parked.

The car is undoubtedly a very luxurious means of travel in this era, all imported goods, and the price of any one is at least three or four thousand oceans.

Walking into Qian, bending over, Bao Guowei entered the back seat, Mr. Hou sat next to him, and there was naturally a special driver in front of him to drive.

Speaking of which, this is the first time Bao Guowei has taken a car, and pedestrians on the road always seem to be willing to look at this kind of transportation.

……

Ta Kung Pao's newspaper office is located in the center of the city, and at the moment, the editorial office can be said to be busy, and several tables are piled up with all kinds of papers and manuscripts.

There are a few editors working on the inside, and the office phone is ringing non-stop, receiving reliable news from all over the country.

Bao Guowei got out of the car with Mr. Hou, and when the doorman of the newspaper saw that Mr. Hou Debang had walked down from the car, his originally expressionless face became clearly respectful, and the two doormen immediately bowed:

"Mr. Hou, please come in."

A doorman immediately ran into the newspaper office:

"Editor-in-Chief of Sycamore! Mr. Hou is here! ”

As soon as the words landed, several editors in the newspaper stopped what they were doing and began to look at each other.

The famous Mr. Hou Debang actually came to this newspaper?

Could it be that there has been new progress in the new alkali production method? Everyone's mood was a little excited, hoping to get the first-hand information quickly.

(End of chapter)