After Lin Mo left Hongwen Bureau, he did not return to the military academy immediately. Instead, he went to the trading house and met Uncle Lou.
Lin Mo plans to hire people from the Lin family to help him collect, organize and translate various books and newspapers.
Looking for people from the Lin family, mainly those who are under Lin Mo's current command, there is no one suitable for this matter, so we can only find people from the Lin family.
Lin Mo had considered finding someone to do this before. He originally preferred Herbert, but he had more important things to do, so he had to choose someone else.
Collecting books and newspaper materials is a very important thing for Lin Mo. Now that both Herbert and Hongwen Bureau have stopped doing this, he needs to find someone to fill the vacancy immediately.
Lin Mo is keen on these things, some of which are due to the habits of the original body owner, but mostly because these things are really useful to him.
First, by reading a large number of books from various countries, you can acquire a lot of knowledge, understand various situations, and enrich yourself.
Second, store a large amount of information so that you can access it directly when needed. After all, there are no such things as computers in this era. It is troublesome to find the information you need.
Third, the various things in Lin Mo's later memories are too fragmented and too complicated. Many of them are just general knowledge. Lin Mo needs things to awaken his memory and understand the details.
Fourth, it is an excuse. Using the fact that I have read a lot of books and newspapers as a cover, I have an excuse to tell some things about future generations.
Lin Mo went to Uncle Lou, said hello, talked about old times for a while, and then explained his purpose of coming.
After listening to this, Uncle Lou thought carefully for a long time and said: "There is someone in the Lin family who is very suitable for this job, but it's a pity that he can't find anyone now!"
"Oh...who?"
"Your cousin, Lin Zhenbo..."
"Lin Zhenbo?..." The name seemed familiar to Lin Mo, but he couldn't remember who it was. Lin Mo knew most of the people from the Lin family's writing class, but not many from the writing class.
"Oh...how could you forget that he is very smart, knows a lot of foreign languages, and likes to study...food..."
"Oh...I remembered..." When Uncle Lou said this, Lin Mo immediately remembered who it was, Uncle Bo!
Lin Zhenbo, Lin Mo's cousin, was related to Lin Mo's grandfather's generation. He also settled in Hangzhou, on the same street as the Lin family.
Although Lin Zhenbo was from the previous generation, he was less than ten years younger than Lin Mo. Lin Mo had played with each other when he was young, but they always called him Cousin Bo. When Uncle Lou said his name, Lin Mo didn't think of it for a moment.
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When Lin Zhenbo was young, he was well-known in the Lin family. He learned to read at the Lin family. According to later generations, he was called the god of learning. He was a real god. He could understand everything after learning. He was the envy, jealousy and hatred of countless hard-working students in the Lin family.
Object.
However, he has a strange hobby. He likes to cook and taste delicious food. When he was young, he only worked at home. When he got older, he traveled around to learn from teachers.
Lin Mo's most profound memory was that during the Chinese New Year and holidays, the other party would go home and show off his skills. Lin Mo once went to his house as a guest and tasted it, and then he would eat with him every time he came back.
Thinking of what happened when he was a child, Lin Mo showed a smile on his face and asked: "Uncle Lou, is he not coming back for the New Year and the holidays now?"
"I won't come back. He traveled around the world a few years ago. He went to Japan first, but he came back twice. It seems that only letters came back.
But as far as I know, he should be in Europe now, and he should be back soon. If you can wait, I will ask you when he comes back to see if he is willing to help."
When Lin Mo heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Forget it, his heart is not on this kind of thing. There is a high probability that he will not come to help."
After hearing this, Uncle Lou smiled and said, "If you really need it, I'll tell you that he keeps doing this! It's not a big deal. I can definitely talk to his parents and persuade him."
"Forget it..." Lin Mo shook his head and said: "His heart is not here, and forcing it may not have good results, and I can't wait for that time. Besides, my job does not require high foreign language requirements, understand.
Just a few things are enough, you don’t necessarily need to know that much..."
Lin Mo could hear the meaning behind Uncle Lou's words, which was that he thought Lin Zhenbo was not doing serious business and wanted to find something for him to do.
But Lin Mo doesn't think so. What Lin Zhenbo does is indeed a chef's job in China of this era, but abroad, he can definitely be called a gourmet, and his future is very good.
Lin Zhenbo went abroad for this reason. Lin Mo didn't want to interfere with his good deeds.
Seeing Lin Mo's repeated refusal, Uncle Lou shook his head helplessly and asked, "Okay then! Just mention your request and I'll look for something suitable for you."
Lin Mo heard the words, nodded, thought carefully for a moment, and replied: "Then let me tell you, the first requirement is a broad range of knowledge, not too sophisticated, but you must know a lot and a wide range of things, and it is best to be familiar with foreign countries.
We also know a lot about the situation.
The second requirement is experience. You need to have experience in organizing and summarizing books, newspapers and materials. It is best to have working experience in archives management or a library or bookstore.
The third requirement is the foreign language. You cannot not understand it at all, but you must at least understand it. It is best to master one language and be familiar with many.
There are some other small requirements, but it is not easy to meet these three, so I won’t mention them. Uncle Lou, think about it, is there someone suitable for you?"
"Well... you should add one more thing, or a premise, that to do these things for you, you must be someone trustworthy."
After speaking, Uncle Lou thought for a while and then said: "Unexpectedly, there is only one person who satisfies the first and third conditions at the same time.
Lin Mo, your second condition should be to find someone to help you sort and summarize the information! Can you find someone alone for you?"
Lin Mo heard this and nodded. Lin Mo's request was indeed what Uncle Lou said. It would be no problem to find another person to do it.
"Well, let me tell you, there is a man named Hu Jingwen, who is younger than you and comes from the Lin family's orphanage. You can safely leave these matters to him.
He stopped studying before graduating from high school, but worked in a printing office in Shanghai for two years, sorting out the library, and later came here to be responsible for the inventory and accounting work.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The other one is Huang Shengqing, your Uncle Huang's cousin. He grew up in a trading company, and his father was the shopkeeper of the trading company of your grandfather's generation. He is completely worthy of your trust.
He used to work as a goods hunter abroad, traveling to various countries, looking for all kinds of new products, and submitting them to the Lin family for them to arrange the purchase.
He can speak and communicate in English, French and German, and some Japanese. He travels around the world all year round, and he also knows some other languages.
After listening to your request, I think these two people are the most suitable, and Huang Shengqing returned to China some time ago and is now visiting your Uncle Huang, so they can start working immediately."
After hearing this, Lin Mo nodded and asked Uncle Lou to make arrangements. Not long after, Uncle Lou brought the two of them back.
There is one person who is the same as Huang Shengming, with a somewhat rich figure. Judging from the fact that he is under forty, he should be Huang Shengqing.
The other man was about the same age as Lin Mo, with a somewhat thin build and ordinary appearance. Lin Mo recognized him as Hu Jingwen at a glance, and they knew each other.
Hu Jingwen was one year younger than Lin Mo, and went to school in the next grade below Lin Mo. Although the two didn't speak much, they knew each other. He left school after his first year of high school, a year earlier than Lin Mo.
Uncle Lou introduced Lin Mo and then left the office, letting the three of them talk in detail. Lin Mo got acquainted with the two of them for a while, and then told them everything in detail.
After the two of them listened and thought for a while, Huang Shengqing took the lead and asked: "Young Master, do you want us to collect books and newspapers from all over the world?
Can you tell me which countries? Or do all countries need it? And what about these translations?"
Lin Mo heard this and explained: "Uncle Huang, collect everything you can. We want everything from all over the world.
But this is the goal, and we must do it step by step. The first thing to collect now is things from Europe, America, Japan, and China.
Some people have been collecting these for me before. Some people have left me the European and American channels. I will find the channels for you later in China and Japan if you need them.
As for other countries, wait until China, Europe, the United States and Japan are on the right track before starting. There is no need to be too anxious in those places.
As for translation, Uncle Huang, you need to organize a complete translation office. As for the order, Japanese will come first. I understand English, French and German. I can go slower on this, but I can't let it go.
As for other languages, we also need to organize translations, but don’t be too hasty, just take your time.”
After Lin Mo finished speaking, Huang Shengqing continued to ask: "Young Master, what kind of books and newspapers need to be collected? Are you looking for them all or what?
If we find them all, storage may be a huge problem. These things are so vast that they can completely bury the entire Nanjing! And the translation will be a huge project."
After hearing this, Lin Mo smiled and said: "Collect everything you can! But you don't have to transport them all, they can be stored abroad. The same goes for translations.
As for what will be shipped back, where to store it, and what needs to be translated urgently, I will give you a list later."
After the two of them talked and discussed a lot of details, Lin Mo looked at Hu Jingwen and asked, "Where are you here, Jingwen? Do you have any questions?"
After hearing this, Hu Jingwen shook his head and said, "It's not a problem, but I have an idea about storing books."
"Oh...what's your suggestion? Just say it."
After hearing this, Hu Jingwen nodded and said, "When I was working at a printing office in Shanghai, I saw a way to store a large book in a small film. Can I use this method?
Deposit books?”
Lin Mo heard this and thought about it carefully for a while. It seemed that there was indeed such a way, but the price seemed to be quite expensive.
"This doesn't work. This method seems to be very expensive. There are too many books to use, but it can be used to back up some important things. I'll wait until I ask the Lin family to get the equipment to check."
After saying this, the three of them discussed it in detail. Until they came up with a feasible plan and considered various issues thoroughly, Lin Mo returned to the military academy.
