After seeing off Luo Lun, Qiao Yu briefed everyone in the Chamber of Commerce on the situation. Everyone began to prepare. The momentum must be built up, but it must also be controlled to ensure basic social order. Business cannot be affected, and no brother-old society can be affected.
The Revolutionary Party took advantage of the opportunity, and the main force of Chongqing's business community must still be placed on industrial production, keeping trade routes open, and not allowing the road protection movement to disrupt industrial development.
Just as Qiao Yu was hurrying to make arrangements, Tang Yisheng and Zhao Baoxuan suddenly came to see him for something. For a while, Qiao Yu focused on coordinating various relationships and training the army. Many company operations and factory planning matters were handed over to him.
The two of them were very capable, and they took care of everything in an orderly manner. If there was nothing wrong, they would never come looking for me, so they hurriedly invited the two people in.
"Boss, first of all, I want to congratulate you on your promotion!" Tang Yisheng smiled and cupped his hands at Qiao Yu, but he couldn't tell that this guy meant anything respectful. Zhao Baoxuan still looked bored.
"You don't seem sincere at first glance. If you have anything to tell me, I will try my best to solve it. Are you short of money or people?"
"Everything is lacking!" Zhao Baoxuan said from the side, "Now there are more than a dozen factories, but most of the machines need to be operated and repaired by foreign technicians. Our own technicians are still far behind!"
"Our workers don't study hard, or are the foreigners hiding their secrets and not teaching them?"
Zhao Bao
It’s a secret, but we have formulated a detailed reward method. Foreigners are all greedy for money, and most of them can try their best to teach. The problem lies in the quality of the workers. Most of them don’t even know the alphabet, so how can we demand them to master the technology quickly?
ah."
"In the final analysis, it's still a question of education!" Qiao Yu also sighed after hearing this. He can give you some advice on other things, but there is no way to cheat on the training of technicians. How will a skilled technician in the future be able to do it?
It also needs to be trained for more than five years, or even more, such as engineers, and even more. Today's technology is not as complicated as that of later generations, but the quality of Chinese people now is not comparable to that of later generations. Most people are illiterate, and science and engineering talents are seriously lacking.
If you are short, it will be useless no matter how anxious you are.
It takes more than ten years for a person to go from elementary school to university, and it takes more than ten years to train to become an excellent technical talent. Mature technicians and scientific researchers are all over 30 or 40 years old. Now China even has basic education.
If not, how can we expect to have qualified high-end talents? Without such talents, industrialization is just an empty talk. Qiao Yu’s head aches when he thinks of this. I really don’t know how those seniors who have traveled through time can quickly
A backward agricultural country becomes an industrial country.
"The country has been weakening for a long time. The Manchu Qing Dynasty has shackled China for three hundred years. We can only catch up little by little. You two should work harder and try to introduce some talents who have studied abroad. Our generation is destined to struggle. I hope
I will be able to see the fruits of China's industrial development in my lifetime! I discussed with the Germans some time ago and asked them to help us build a technical school. Consul General Wei Si has informed me that German teachers will be arriving in Chongqing soon, and we have already
Now that the location has been chosen, you can send more smart young people to study there, and strive to cultivate the first batch of qualified technicians as soon as possible!"
Tang Yisheng and Zhao Baoxuan also nodded in agreement. They also knew that this kind of thing cannot be rushed and can only be done bit by bit. Tang Yisheng was silent for a while and suddenly said:
"Boss, I have good news to tell you. A friend of mine, Wu Hengchang, studies geology. Not long ago, he discovered coal mines in Qijiang County, and also discovered iron ore. The reserves are not too large, but Qi?
Jiangsu is very close to Chongqing, and the transportation conditions are also good. Boss, are you interested in entering heavy industry? No matter how developed the light industry is, it is like duckweed. None of the big conglomerates in the United States made their fortunes in light industry. They all have to operate in heavy industry.
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When Qiao Yu heard that Tang Yisheng mentioned the Qijiang Mining Area, he was moved in his heart. How could he not know about it? He had also thought about investing in steel earlier. It should be noted that in the industrial age, steel is the backbone of a country. It must be developed, otherwise it will be destroyed.
Can only be controlled by others.
However, Qiao Yu immediately gave up this idea. Heavy industry is different from other industries. The financial resources and manpower required are not comparable to that of light industry, and the machines must be imported from foreign countries. The great powers are not willing to see China become stronger in any case.
He is very sensitive to heavy industry, and Qiao Yu is not yet qualified to negotiate terms with the great powers. Even if he invests in a steel plant, there is no guarantee that he will not be wiped out by the great powers. Of course, if Qiao Yu can become the master of one party, he will be able to obtain this kind of
Qualifications, Zhang Zhidong also established the Hanyang Iron Works back then, but now is not a good time.
"Heavy industry is unusual. There are too many things to consider. I think we should take a break for now!"
"Qiao Shunqing! Have you forgotten what you told us half a year ago? Aren't you going to change the backwardness of industry through actions? Why are you focusing all your efforts on fighting for power and profit after only half a year?" Zhao Baoxuan originally thought that Qiao
Yu Hui strongly supports it. You must know that the steel industry is not only hugely profitable, but also can comprehensively promote an industrial strength. Therefore, when I heard Qiao Yu said that it would be postponed, I was a little anxious!
"Mr. Zhao, you misunderstood. What I hope most is that industry can develop. However, you must understand that entering heavy industry requires not only money, but also enough power to maintain the results. Otherwise, we will just work for foreigners, and other countries will not
Say, if the British know that iron ore has appeared in the Yangtze River Basin, and they only need to sail a few warships, what can we do to deal with it? Also, if they forcefully block us in finance and machinery, how should we deal with it?"
When Zhao Baoxuan heard these sharp questions, he immediately lost his momentum. He also knew that heavy industry is related to a country's military strength. The Hanyang Iron Works was destined to be ill-fated, and when the Hanyang Iron Works was established, the international situation was much more relaxed than it is now.
It is indeed very dangerous to build a steel plant under these conditions, but Zhao Baoxuan is really unwilling to give up this plan, pressing his head in pain with both hands, with a look of annoyance on his face.
Qiao Yu sighed slightly: "Brother Baoxuan, although I said to postpone it, it won't be too long. Now that the trend of protecting the road has begun, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to survive for a few days. As long as I take power
On that day, the steel plant will be built, don’t worry!”
Zhao Bao
He nodded seriously.
The same is true for Tang Yisheng, "Boss, setting up a steel plant is not something that can be accomplished overnight. I think we can do some preparations in advance, such as inspecting the mining area, contacting the machine, looking for suitable technicians, and raising funds."
"That's right, but you have to remember that it must be kept secret!" The two nodded in agreement and went to prepare.
The "Chongqing Business Daily" on May 27th published the news of the establishment of Chongqing Technical School. The common people only thought it was very novel. When will those who work hard have a school to study? Isn't this a mess? In ordinary people
In people's eyes, schools should be like Taixue, which trains future officials. Isn't it insulting to have a school for those who work hard?
In fact, not only the common people think this way, but also the academic circle has a lot of criticism, and even ridicule from time to time. Although the Chinese people have been impressed by the power of the great powers, it is still difficult to reverse the thousands of years of tradition. Now China's universities
Most of them are dominated by liberal arts, with at most some medicine, astronomy, economics, law, etc., while science and engineering are almost completely blank.
However, the technical school is not a formal university after all, and there are not many people who say weird things. The really excited people are the big guys in Chongqing's industrial circle. After setting up the factory, they felt the value of technicians. Only with excellent technicians can we
Only by manufacturing high-quality products can we gain an advantage in the competition. Technical schools are the cradle of future talents.
Therefore, Wang Dongcheng, Wang Gui and other directors of Sichuan Investment Company came together. As soon as they arrived, other businessmen came to join in the fun. What was unexpected was that the German Consul General Wei Si also came to congratulate him in person!