: A Lot of Profits (First Update)

"31 people"

Putting down the telegram in his hand, Li Zicheng said with a hint of joy but still some dissatisfaction.

“Too little”

Something is better than nothing

"This time, a total of 31 people were recruited in Qingdao, and only 23 people graduated from Dehua University. The other eight people are translators in Qingdao foreign companies and have been engaged in the translation of mechanical and chemical engineering materials and instructions.

You can use it if you want, but there are still too few people.”

As he spoke, Li Zicheng's face was filled with regret. Calculating based on the speed at which he translated the materials, these thirty-one people were simply not enough. Not to mention thirty-one, it was probably three thousand and one. If he wanted to finish translating all those technologies

I am afraid it will take more than ten years to develop materials and data. There are too few people and too much technical information.

"It's already very good. Like ours, a company with 352 students studying in Japan, the United States, Britain, France and Germany is probably the only company in China that only has ours in Liuhe."

Compared with Li Zicheng's dissatisfaction, Mu Xiangyue is already very satisfied. Now those students are working as translators around foreign technicians while teaching students to them. Now the company has various laboratories and has built sixteen research laboratories.

, whether it is minerals, metals, chemicals, or medicine, these laboratories and research laboratories are undoubtedly the first in China, and it only took four short months to accomplish all this.

"No, there are too few people. In the future, our Liuhe will be the industrial pillar company in China. Such a small number of people will be enough, but there are too few people..."

Li Zicheng couldn't help but sigh for a while. Education is too backward. Now let alone college students, there are probably only tens of thousands of middle school students in the whole of China. With such a small number of students, where can they meet their needs?

"Unless we run a university of our own, otherwise..."

Before Mu Xiangyue could finish speaking, his suggestion only made Li Zicheng's eyes light up.

Yes, start a university

"Ouchu, let's build a university, um, jointly build a university with Dehua University. The Germans want to run a university just to guide a generation of Chinese people ideologically. We will provide money and land, and ask Dehua University to help.

Let’s run this university”

Through the introduction of "Study Abroad with Geng Fund" in later generations, Li Zicheng knew that the purpose of those countries to set up universities in China was mostly for "culture to guide trade", which can expand the sales of domestic products in China. Then there are political and ideological aspects

Influence China's future generation of leadership. It is difficult for Germans to be unconventional when running universities in China. They just want to subtly cultivate them into pro-German elements through university education, so that Germany can form its own connections and networks in China in the future and influence China's political situation.

Laying the groundwork for fighting against British and American forces.

But no matter what they think, one thing cannot be changed. The students trained by those universities have laid the foundation of modern Chinese literature and science, and the foreign scholars who teach in those universities, unlike their governments, rarely have colonialist motives.

, but a true communicator of science and technology.

"Yes, let's do it like this. We invite the president of Dehua University to Lianyungang and tell them that we intend to work with them to establish a branch of Dehua University here. No matter how much funding Dehua University currently receives from the German and Chinese governments, we

We have invested ten or twenty times more funds. We are building a first-class polytechnic university in Asia or the world, and we want the whole world to know..."

When the words came to his lips, Li Zicheng swallowed them back alive. Is it Dehua or..., who cares, the most important thing is that he can have a real university of science and technology. In the next few years, students who graduate from this school will be able to study in a short time.

In a few years, they translated the technical information and development data in those steel barrels into Chinese, and then they and their own companies absorbed and digested those information. It took China 20 years to complete the transformation of the Soviet technology introduced in the 1950s.

But when it comes to attracting those technologies, China still lags behind Europe and the United States.

But these technologies are different. These technologies are the most advanced technologies of Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. If the technology absorption can be completed within 20 years, at least 20 years later, China's scientific and technological foundation will be no less than Germany and completely leading the world.

Level, oneself and Liuhe will complete the dream that a Chinese has been pursuing for nearly two hundred years.

"Whether it is Dehua or another name, we must concentrate all our efforts to build a first-class polytechnic university in the world. This school must not only have first-class professors and scholars, but also first-class equipment, as well as

The smartest and best students in China, well, we can provide scholarships to all students, waive their tuition fees, and provide living expenses. The only thing they need is to concentrate on their studies..."

Listening to Li Zicheng's story, Mu Xiangyue was completely stunned. Is there such a school?

"In the future, students who come and go from this university can not only change China, but also the entire world. That's right, let's do it this way. We must recruit the best students not only from Germany, but also from the United States, the United Kingdom, and any other country in the world.

Excellent, the best professors, scholars, experts come to teach in this school..."

When Li Zicheng mentioned this university, his mind did not think of MIT or Imperial College, but of another world-famous technical university - Indian Institute of Technology, for no other reason than this university and

The vast majority of universities in China are equally young and are just babies in the family of world universities, just like Chinese universities.

From the beginning, India has mobilized the whole country to promote the "Dream Weaving Operation" of world-class polytechnic universities, without taking into account the increasing number of illiterate people. Indians hope that IIT can cultivate world-class engineers and become a catalyst

, to reshape this dejected, dumb and sinking country.

Perhaps the Indian elites finally trained in that university have chosen to go abroad. What they lack is responsibility for the motherland, but who can deny that IIT has become the world's top engineering university and has trained millions of engineers.

"Well, it doesn't matter if there is no translation. We are just like Dehua, which directly adopts foreign language teaching and directly uses foreign university textbooks. In the future, when they become talented, they will write Chinese textbooks and let them educate the next generation of Chinese students.

, just do it.”

After setting the development goals of the university in a few words, Li Zicheng remained silent for a while.

"It is not enough to open a university. There are too few primary and secondary schools in China now. The foundation determines the upper class. Without developed primary and secondary education, there will be no developed upper class education. From now on, every train station must set up a middle school.

Elementary schools are not only free for children of workers, but also provide free tuition for students who are willing to enroll, and even provide free food and accommodation. With this as a basis, in the future, we can continuously provide outstanding students to universities, and we can also provide

The factory provides the best skilled workers..."

"Yes, Zhiyuan..."

Mu Xiangyue looked at Li Zicheng. At this time, he was completely stunned by the "rhapsody" of his chairman. He could not even imagine how much burden this would add to the company. Originally, according to the plan, the company would

Each railway station has set up primary and secondary schools and professional technical schools to provide free compulsory education to company children. This is imitating the practice of Manchuria Railway Company and recruiting students from the society at the same time, but it requires tuition fees, but the school will provide scholarships to outstanding students.

But now Li Zicheng's proposal is free for everyone... As soon as he thinks of the market towns, counties, and prefectures passing along the route, and how many students this free school will attract in these places in the future, he becomes nervous and even a little breathless.

Get angry.

"Here, how much does this cost? Have you ever calculated it? A primary school teacher's monthly salary is 30 yuan, a middle school teacher's monthly salary is more than 70 yuan, and those above third-class stations along the Longhai Railway are

There are 52 stations. Including fourth-class stations and fifth-class stations, there are almost two hundred stations. Even if a third-class station is built to build a primary school with 500 people and a middle school with 200 people, 20 primary school teachers will be needed.

, 10 middle school teachers, twice as much as the second-class station, twice as much as the third-class station, and the teacher salary for a third-class station alone costs 1,300 yuan a month. Once the entire line is paved, the company will have to bear the teachers’ salary every month.

It exceeds 600,000 yuan, which means more than 7.2 million yuan is needed every year. Add in student textbook fees and living allowances, and just once a year, it will cost more than 10 million yuan or even double that.”

It may even double if it exceeds 10 million yuan.

The figures reported by Mu Xiangyue shocked Li Zicheng. Is it necessary to invest so much money?

"Um...what was Mantetsu's revenue last year and how much was its profit?"

Li Zicheng's question stunned Mu Xiangyue Ouchu, and he recalled it in his mind for a moment.

"Last year, Manchuria Railway Company's turnover was 10,000 yen and profit was 10,000 yen. Today the profit will exceed 7.5 million yen..."

“That’s it”

Nodding vigorously, Li Zicheng shrugged his shoulders.

"Anyway, railways are not built in a year or two. As railway lines expand, the profits of railway companies are also expanding. We will use the profits of railway companies to run schools. When we spend 20 million in education funds a year, maybe the railway companies will

The annual profit is 30 to 40 million."

Seeing that Mu Xiangyue looked stunned, Li Zicheng smiled slightly.

"I am the railway company, the only director of Liuhe Company, and also the full equity holder. I think I have the right to decide the use of the company's profits."

"You are the boss..."

Although he wanted to argue, Mu Xiangyue finally muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Hey, Ou Chu, do you know what I learned from Zhang Weng during this trip to Nantong?"

With a serious sigh, a look of compassion appeared on Li Zicheng's face.

"Ask for help from the government, and the government is so stubborn; ask for help from society, and society is as corrupt as that. In this case, only you and me will bear the responsibility."

Finally, seeing that Mu Xiangyue still looked incomprehensible, Li Zicheng smiled again.

"Ou Chu, you have to know that this is a hugely profitable investment."

(The two updates are back to normal today, and the irregular updates will be added in February. Please ask for a monthly ticket first haha)...
Chapter completed!