"Boss Rong, why bother? In fact, everyone didn't understand what I meant at all." Zhao Shouhong shook his head and said: "Looking at the Western Continent, when the Industrial Revolution just started, what you did was the same as the bosses. But such cruel oppression Workers will inevitably cause resistance. Therefore, the labor movements in various countries in the Western Continent have been one after another, and the capitalists have been hit hard. Later, the capitalists in the Western Continent changed their strategies. They developed new technologies and researched more efficient production methods. Make working hours Although it is short, the number of products is higher and better, only in this way is the right way.”

Zhao Shouhong's patient explanation made several people stunned, but Rong Zongjing still shook his head and said: "But now everyone's business is a start-up. If we can't accumulate capital in this way, how can we have the money to develop new technologies?"

"That's why I invited everyone to come." Zhao Shouhong said: "Nowadays, the Wa people have already started our country's raw silk. After they succeed, they may not covet other industries. After all, no one will have too much money. If we If we can't grow up as soon as possible, it must be the end of human beings and me. So my company has developed several advanced machinery for everyone to reform the production method and reduce costs with high efficiency. In addition, I have opened in Luchaogang Industrial Zone Technical school, and plans to set up a temporary training class to help you train workers. It only takes a month, and your factory will definitely change from the old to the new."

"If that's the case, it's an honor for me." Rong Desheng cupped his hands and said with a smile. Although he still couldn't believe it completely, at least he felt relieved.

Zhao Shouhong looked at the Rong brothers and said: "I will provide these to you for free, which can be regarded as some compensation for my enactment of the new law. Moreover, my machines are all the latest models, no worse than those in the Western Continent, just like Brother Rong's." Flour mills, how much flour can one worker grind every day?"

Rong Desheng did the math and replied: "Including the shelling and grinding, each person can grind about [-] kilograms of flour per day."

"This should be the case of eighteen hours of work." Zhao Shouhong asked, Rong Desheng blushed, and nodded with difficulty as acquiescence.

Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "What I want to give you is a machine using electricity, which can complete everything from threshing to flour grinding at one time. A machine only needs one operator and two baggers, and can produce fifty bags of flour per hour. , one hundred catties per bag."

"What?" The Rong brothers exclaimed at the same time. If this is really the case, let alone the eight-hour work system, even if it is a one-hour work system, they will earn more than they do now.

"Doctor Zhao is serious?" Rong Zongjing asked.

"Of course, not only flour, but also cotton yarn. You can ask Zhang Jizhi about this. His cotton yarn factory has already used it."

Zhang Jian smiled and said in affirmation: "Yes, the efficiency of my cotton mill has increased by almost seventy times, and the number of workers has been reduced by half. I can't bear to lose these skilled workers, and I am planning to expand production recently." Zhang Jian said again Let the Rong brothers take a deep breath, it really is pie in the sky.

"Brother Chuanhang has just established the Hualan Chemical Industry Association recently, is he planning to develop in the direction of daily cosmetics?" Zhao Shouhong turned his head and asked Fang Yexian again.This patriotic capitalist who was later called the King of Domestic Products and the King of Chemical Industry, who was later secretly killed by the Wang puppet spy, was still a fledgling young man at this time.Hearing Zhao Shouhong's question, he seemed a little nervous.

"What the governor said is that I have learned some chemistry knowledge from the Teutonic people, and I plan to develop a little bit in this area." Fang Yexian replied honestly.

"I have several chemical factories in Zhongchuan, and the products are acceptable." Zhao Shouhong looked at Fang Yexian and said with a smile on his face: "Recently, my research institute has produced several new daily cosmetics, mainly creams , toothpaste, lipstick, foundation, toilet water and hair cream, I don’t know if Brother Chuanhang has an idea to cooperate with me in the production. I am willing to give you three years of patent-free production, and at the same time help you manufacture the required chemical utensils and only charge the cost price. And credit is allowed."

"This is really generous, thank you sir." Fang Yexian stood up excitedly, and immediately bowed.Who doesn’t know the various chemical products under the Hanxing Group Company? Nowadays, in the surrounding provinces of Zhongchuan and Guanghai City, the squeezed foreign goods are becoming increasingly sluggish. They let them produce for three years without patent fees, which is tantamount to giving him money. .

Soon several other national capitalists also got satisfactory conditions. Among them, Liu Hongsheng, who originally resold coal, Zhao Shouhong decided to help him open a safe match factory.The Jian brothers in Nanyang, Zhao Shouhong, helped them customize mechanical cigarette rolling machines, and promised to provide them with high-quality tobacco and paper, so that they could greatly reduce costs.

It was only at this time that these bosses believed that Zhao Shouhong really wanted to support them to fight against the capital industries of the big powers.The host and guest enjoyed the meal, and when the banquet was over, everyone was still thanking them again and again.

Before the bosses left, Zhao Shouhong said again: "Bosses, I have entrusted Mr. Chen to establish the Guanghai City Commercial Bank and Mr. Qin Runqing to establish the Hualan Agricultural Bank. Each boss reserves a loan line of 1000 million Yingyang to help you expand the factory. Of course, these loans are interest-free and the repayment period is 20 years. I don’t ask for anything in return for being so kind to you, but I hope you remember one thing. For Hualan people, they must be patriotic. Under my rule, patriots prosper and traitors perish without exception."

"Thank you, Dudu, I will always remember the teachings of the Dudu." These bosses were like in a dream, and they reluctantly left after thanking them thousands of times.

"The governor is really patriotic. In comparison, Yuan Wei, who is always playing tricks, and Sun Wenhai, who fires empty guns every day, are far worse." Zhang Jian said with emotion.

Chapter 478 Marine Chemical Industry

"I don't care about those false names. All I want is a strong and prosperous motherland. I believe these people understand this, and they will definitely do what I ask." The people Zhao Shouhong invited today were not aimless .They are all well-known patriotic businessmen in later generations. During the difficult years of the Anti-Japanese War, they all fought against the Japanese people to the end, and their national integrity is absolutely not bad.

"Zhang Jian's heart is broken by the mind of the governor, but now that the powers of all countries regard our country as fish and meat, I am afraid they will not allow us to grow stronger." Zhang Jian's worry is not unreasonable.In fact, the reason why Zhao Shouhong's industry can grow is because of his status as an official, and because of his early cooperation with the Hollywood consortium.Using this tiger skin from the White Eagle Kingdom made the countries quite afraid, and other businessmen would not have such a good life.

Zhao Shouhong shook his head with a smile and said: "Brother Zhang, there is no need to worry. Judging from my travels in the Western Continent, there will be a major war in the Western Continent within a few years. When the war occurs, the industries of various countries will inevitably turn to military industries. At that time, various daily products will be extremely expensive. Scarcity, this is a good opportunity for us to make a lot of money. I can guarantee that as long as you can expand your production capacity, you will definitely make a lot of money by then."

"So that's the case, so let's borrow the auspicious words from the governor." Zhang Jian smiled, although he didn't fully believe Zhao Shouhong.

"I don't know what Brother Fan thinks? If you also plan to start a business, I will help you." Zhao Shouhong smiled and looked at a young man who was always sitting beside him.This young man came with Zhao Shouhong, but none of these businessmen knew him.

When entering the door, Zhang Jian also looked at him, but the other party never spoke, so he regarded this person as Zhao Shouhong's personal bodyguard.At this time Zhao Shouhong talked to him, and Zhang Jian realized that he had made a mistake.

The man called Brother Fan smiled slightly: "Naturally, Fan has such thoughts. I studied chemistry in Japan to revitalize the national industry. Now that I have completed my studies, he plans to build a marine chemical factory."

"What is Ocean Chemical Industry?" Zhang Jian had never studied chemistry, so naturally he didn't know what the other party was talking about.

The person patiently explained: "Ocean chemical industry is a chemical factory that uses salt as a raw material to make various products." The person's words were simple and easy to understand, and Zhang Jian quickly understood.In fact, this man called Brother Fan was not an idler. He was born in Xiangyin County, Nanyuan Province, and later went east to Japan to study chemistry. The father of the Hualan National Chemical Industry.At this time, he had just changed his name from Fan Yuanrang to Fan Xudong.

After patiently explaining to Zhang Jian, Fan Xudong looked at Zhao Shouhong: "If Governor Zhao can give me the same loan as those businessmen. I plan to build such a chemical plant around Guanghai City, using local Huai salt for production .”

Zhao Shouhong frowned and said, "I have a proposal, I wonder if Brother Fan is willing to listen to it?"

"Of course, I'm all ears." Fan Xudong said.

Zhao Shouhong said: "Ocean chemical industry mainly uses salt. It is nothing more than using the principle of electrolysis to produce caustic soda, chlorine and hydrogen from salt. Such production requires a lot of power resources, and there is only a small thermal power station around Guanghai City, which cannot provide it at all. Sufficient power."

"This..." Fan Xudong was taken aback. He really hadn't thought about this problem before, but at this moment, he really had this difficulty.Originally, Fan Xudong wanted to give Zhang Jian a chance to explain, and deliberately let Zhao Shouhong understand what he wanted to do.Now it seems that Zhao Shouhong is also very proficient in chemical production, which surprised Fan Xudong.

Zhao Shouhong smiled and said, "Actually, my proposal to you is very simple, that is, to relocate the factory to Qingyuan."

"Qingyuan?" Fan Xudong frowned: "The traffic there seems to be inconvenient."

Zhao Shouhong laughed and said, "Brother Fan hasn't been in China for a long time, so I don't know enough about many things. In fact, Qingyuan has been connected to the railway two years ago, and the place I pointed you to build the factory is the largest in Hualan. Salt Lake Qingyuan Lake."

"Qingyuan Lake?" Fan Xudong's eyes lit up.

Zhao Shouhong explained: "Qingyuan Lake is a saline lake, and the lake is full of salt crystals, and its mining cost is even lower than that of Huaiyan. There is a railway connection there, so transportation is not a problem. Now Zhongchuan has built many hydropower stations, and there are high-pressure The power transmission line and the power problem can be solved, and Brother Fan’s factory will naturally come into being.”

"Thank you, Commander, for reminding me. Fan Xudong is deeply moved." Fan Xudong bowed and saluted with a smile.

Zhao Shouhong nodded: "That's good. I will provide Brother Fan with an interest-free loan of 2000 million to help you build a factory. In addition, I have a new method of making alkali that I am willing to share with Brother Fan, so that your The factory will be able to open smoothly.”

"Thank you, Commander." Fan Xudong's heart trembled when he heard that.Because natural soda ash has very little stock in nature, and the Solvay method in the western continent is the only way to make soda in the world today.Due to the secrecy of the manufacturers, the price of soda ash remains high. If soda ash is produced, it will be a sought-after commodity in the world.

Zhao Shouhong supported the national capitalists in this way because he knew that the First World War was coming.This will be the best opportunity for Hualan Industry to expand itself, and it will also be a good time to build the country and reserve strength.Zhao Shouhong is very clear that now Hualan's biggest enemy is Japan, which is close at hand. For their own national interests, there must be a war between the two countries.Now, strengthening the country's industrial strength is preparing for the confrontation with Japan.

After seeing off Zhang Jian and the others, Zhao Shouhong took the people into the car and drove towards the Guanghai City Provisional Government, where he now lives in the dormitory of the government compound.Halfway through the car, Zhao Shouhong suddenly saw the newly established Guanghai City Guangming Hospital, and he immediately asked the driver to stop.

A train of cars protecting Zhao Shouhong stopped in the courtyard of the hospital, and Zhao Shouhong led people into the hospital.The reason why Zhao Shouhong stopped at the hospital was because he remembered Theodore Roosevelt who was hospitalized here.Surgery such as removing the bullet is just a trivial matter for biochemical doctors with extremely high surgical precision.However, because it is a thoracotomy, the recovery period will be longer without the various equipment of the space hospital, at least one month of recuperation is required.

After inquiring about the location of Roosevelt's ward, Zhao Shouhong led the guards and went directly there.Pushing the door open, the people in the room looked up in astonishment, and Zhao Shouhong found that the people sitting by the bed were De Nora and his wife Eleanor.

Zhao Shouhong asked the guards to guard the door, and walked into the door quietly by himself. At this time, Old Roosevelt was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep.Walking lightly to De Nora's side, Zhao Shouhong asked, "How is Mr. Roosevelt? Have you had surgery?"

Chapter 479 enacts new laws

De Nora nodded: "Thanks to Dr. Hualan's superb medical skills, my uncle just had the operation a few hours ago. Now the anesthesia has not faded, so he hasn't woken up yet. But according to the doctor, the operation was very successful , I just need to rest for a while, and then I may go to the ground.”

"That's good." Zhao Shouhong nodded.

De Nora said: "It needs to be quiet here, how about Governor Zhao and I going outside to talk?"

"Okay." Zhao Shouhong nodded, and followed De Nora out of the ward.

De Nora expressed his gratitude to Zhao Shouhong, and said again that he would definitely fight for the abolition of the Chinese Exclusion Act.Zhao Shouhong nodded: "I appreciate your talent very much, I don't know if it is possible for me to ask for advice."

"Of course, it's just that I'm best at politics, and I don't know much about others." Roosevelt Jr. spread his hands helplessly.

Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "What I want to ask for advice is precisely the political issues. Now Hualan is waiting to be rebuilt, and the political system has not yet been fully established. Mr. De Nora believes that Hualan is following the democratic road of the White Eagle Country. Is it feasible?"

De Nora thought for a moment and said: "With all due respect, according to my observations these days, Hualan is not suitable for the system of the White Eagle Kingdom, or it is very difficult to succeed."

"Oh? I would like to hear the details." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile.

"The constitutional spirit of the White Eagle Country was established when the country was first established. At that time, many powerful countries in the Western Continent had entered the constitutional era, and everyone had already recognized this system. What's more, the people of the White Eagle Country were mixed and lacked a sense of identity with each other. Therefore, the White Eagle Country has become a confederal system, with democracy as the main body. In this way, everyone can discuss the construction of the country, and everyone can be more stable." De Nora first introduced the situation of the White Eagle Country, Then his words turned to Hualan again.

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