Siheyuan: Cooking journey

He Yuzhu found it funny.

However, to be good at Go, you do need some talent, but you also need a special kind of "talent" - that is love, love from the bottom of your heart, treating Go as fun, and enjoying every game.

Such talent is not only rare, but also extremely precious.

Some people are very good at Go, but they are not happy when playing. Instead, they feel bored after playing for a long time, and their interest turns into a burden. Song feels that the kind of low-level Go that has lost passion and is just a mechanical response is far inferior to playing Go happily every day. That is a truly terrible kind of "talent"!

"Okay, I can accept your reason."

He Yuzhu interrupted him and reminded him solemnly: "As long as your family doesn't object, I can teach you, but I have to make one thing clear first. My teaching is very strict. If you want to learn Go, you must be prepared to endure hardships."

"Thank you so much, teacher! I will definitely work very hard!"

Mitsuki Hisayama was so excited that he jumped up and turned around in the tea room.

But he soon realized that this was not very polite, so he immediately knelt down and sat aside properly, appearing very well-behaved.

He Yuzhu was speechless. He felt that he had not accepted a disciple but rather adopted a lively husky.

He didn't respond, but turned to look at Kana and asked, "What about you? Why do you want to learn?"

Kana lowered her head, biting her red lips with her pearly teeth, and after a long pause, she whispered, "He Sang, I'm sorry, I don't know much about Go.

“But you are a very special person, very handsome, even more handsome than the most handsome male star in Japan;

“I was full of curiosity about you, and Guangshu said there was a chance to meet you, so I followed him here;

“Asking for a disciple was a spur of the moment impulse on my part;

"You are the world's number one Go player. I want to learn Go from you sincerely, and I have my own purpose.

"My family background means I can't freely pursue love or find someone I like. I don't have the right to choose my marriage. I can only marry someone I may never meet but who is beneficial to the family.

“I am powerless to change these things, but if I could learn Go from you, the situation would be different. Your reputation in Japan is very great, beyond imagination, and your influence is extraordinary;

"My family shouldn't object to me learning chess from you. If I can achieve something in three years, I might be able to gain more freedom to make my own decisions..."

He Yuzhu rubbed his brows, full of distress.

This reason is quite tenable.

Should I accept her as my apprentice?

What a conundrum.

A solemn ceremony was arranged on the second day of the visit to Japan.

The Red Country signed a friendly peace agreement with Japan.

Then, a grand press conference was held.

The day ended like this.

He Yuzhu did not participate in these activities. He stayed in the hotel to write Go teaching materials.

What chess players call talent is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, predict the opponent's moves, and understand their moves.

To put it simply, you have to think about the next ten steps before making a move, which tests your calculation ability.

In addition to learning and consolidation, talent is also indispensable.

Mitsuki Hisayama is clearly weak in this area.

In this case, let's help him strengthen some basic tactics.

Just like the old saying goes, "If you read 300 Tang poems, you will be able to recite them even if you can't compose poems."

It is a good idea to study diligently and remember the opening layout. No matter how your opponent plays the chess, you will know his moves and layout as soon as he makes a move, so that you can make corresponding countermeasures.

That's all I can do to help. The key lies in Mitsuki Hisayama's own efforts.

The third day of the visit.

Led by the Japanese representative, the group visited an international-level steel plant.

This digital steel plant is clean and bright, and a furnace of steel can be produced by just pressing a button.

Compared with the domestic factory environment, labor-intensive, outdated equipment and low efficiency,

Everyone was deeply shocked by what they saw and heard at the Japanese steel mill.

This seems like an insurmountable chasm.

It's like a huge stone pressing on everyone's heart.

Only by seeing the advancement of others can we deeply realize our own backwardness, but knowing that the gap is too big to be bridged makes people feel helpless and powerless.

He Yuzhu sat quietly and didn't pay much attention to the advanced digital operations.

Instead, he was staring at the iron ore.

Japan is a tiny country and does not produce iron ore.

Most of their iron ore is imported. They buy iron ore at low prices, refine it into high-grade steel and then export it. This is Japan's strategy. They make money from technology, and the profits are astonishingly huge.

The world's three largest iron ore suppliers are more like huge mountains hanging over our heads.

The pricing is entirely up to them.

Controls strategic resources such as iron ore.

The current Red Country does not urgently need large amounts of iron ore and can still be self-sufficient. But once it develops, iron ore will become an insurmountable hurdle and an unfillable bottomless pit that will inevitably be drained by capital.

After visiting the steel plant,

Everyone was in a heavy mood.

Today's trip ended early.

He Yuzhu returned to the room and continued to write the chess record.

Aunt knocked on the door and came in.

After looking at his chess record, he smiled and said:

"I only realized after arriving in Japan that you are so famous there, and are said to be the world's number one Go player. They asked you to manage a steel plant, which is really a waste of talent. You should bring glory to the country."

He Yuzhu looked strange and said seriously:

"Auntie, don't believe everything you hear. The Japanese are just flattering themselves when they say they are the world's number one Go player. When they can't beat someone, when they are crushed, when there is an unbridgeable gap, they will praise their opponent to the sky and say that he is invincible."

"In this way, the Japanese will feel that they deserve to lose, and they will also feel that losing to such an opponent is something to be proud of; it is just like during the war, when they are beaten and screaming, but then they turn around and hug the enemy and call him daddy, bragging about how powerful his dad is."

"You have some very strange ideas."

Auntie thought it was funny, but then she sighed and said:

"As the 'world's number one Go player', the Japanese people really value you very much, and you have directly silenced the Japanese Go world. You know, Go has always been regarded as a source of pride and glory in Japan;

"Now, there is nothing I can do. I am sorry to have wronged you."

Wronged?

He Yuzhu blinked, not quite understanding what he heard, and asked in confusion:

"What grievance?"

Auntie sighed again, looking a little depressed, and said:

"You saw the steel mill we visited today,"

“Some gaps cannot be made up in ten or twenty years;

“Japan is willing to provide technology and processes free of charge, and we will invest in purchasing production lines to help us build a steel plant like that;

"One of the conditions is that you cannot participate in any Go competition between the Red Country and Japan."

He Yuzhu frowned slightly and asked seriously:

"That doesn't matter, what about the other conditions?"

"The second condition is that the steel plant must use imported iron ore from Australia or the Federation of Barbados. Japan will provide the channel." Auntie explained: "Although they will make a profit from the price difference, overall, it will only benefit us, not harm us;

“I won’t go into the details yet, as there will be a meeting to discuss this issue later;

"I came here to give you a heads up. For development, we have to give up some things temporarily.

“When we encounter unpleasant things, we must also change our mindset and adapt;

"You can't participate in Go competitions in the future. If you feel unhappy or angry, just vent it to your aunt... Then who can we complain to?"

He Yuzhu smiled and shook his head.

“I don’t feel wronged, you’re right;

“When we encounter unpleasant things, we really need to adjust our mindset and adapt;

"You know I like to be lazy. I'm actually quite happy not to get involved in these things. Not participating is actually a good thing for me."

Auntie looked at him seriously and said firmly:

"Remember, this is only temporary, we will become stronger!"

"Most definitely."

He Yuzhu smiled and nodded, but couldn't help but clenched his fists.

He believed more than anyone else that future prosperity and strength were inevitable.

In the subsequent discussion,

He Yuzhu attended the event but did not speak, and was in a very heavy mood.

It's not because he can no longer participate in Go competitions.

Instead, the Japanese dug an open pit, and he was powerless to stop it.

The free construction of a steel plant that is ahead of the times for the country is truly a great achievement and a good thing on the surface. Our predecessors will certainly give their full support. How can one resist it on one's own?

There are two conditions. The first one is simple: just don’t participate in Go competitions.

Second, importing iron ore may seem like a requirement, but it is actually a huge bargain.

Although there are abundant iron ore reserves in China, more than 90% of them are poor quality ores.

Iron ore is divided into three types: lean iron ore, ordinary iron ore and rich iron ore.

There is the most lean iron ore in China, which is difficult to mine and has a low iron content, with an average iron content of only about 30%. The cost of steelmaking is extremely high, and the production cost is even higher than that of imported iron ore.

Rich iron ore has high grade and few impurities, and even if it is imported, the cost is far lower than the mining cost.

With such a good deal, everyone would choose to import.

The most important thing is that iron ore is a strategic material.

Normally, we can import

This will reduce the mining of domestic iron ore reserves.

We have long wanted to import foreign iron ore, but the import was blocked by capitalist countries and we had no channels.

Now Japan is just making a small profit from the price difference, but it also provides an import channel. Isn’t that a good thing?

Is it really a good thing?!

The Japanese always put profit first. Even screws can be sold for hundreds of dollars. It's really a choke point.

What kind of thinking is behind the free construction of a steel plant?

Most of the good iron ore in the world is mined from Australia and the Commonwealth of Barbados.

Because there are so many iron ore mines, there are more than a dozen large mining companies that are ranked among the best in the world.

In the future, these companies may merge together to become three super iron ore giants that can control more than 70% of the global iron ore market.

By then, they will have the final say on the price.

In this way, it is like strangling our necks, controlling important resources such as iron ore.

Under these three giants,

In fact, there is an invisible fourth giant, which is Japan.

They have a unique vision and started investing in important resources such as iron ore a long time ago. Many mining companies have shares in Japanese-related companies.

It actually doesn’t cost that much to help build a steel plant.

However, once we start importing iron ore from abroad, it will be like letting others strangle us by the neck.

In our country, the demand for steel is huge.

The faster they develop, the more iron ore they need. Once they see an opportunity, they will naturally raise the price. Sky-high prices for iron ore are a foregone conclusion.

But even if all steel mills are producing at a loss, iron ore still has to be purchased from outside.

The reason is simple: because there is a need, and a huge need.

Steel is the cornerstone of development.

This kind of demand is like a hole that can never be filled. Domestic iron ore alone can no longer supply the demand. This is a strategic material and cannot be mined casually.

So, even if it means sacrificing some profits, we have to import iron ore from abroad.

As a result, domestic steel mills became cash cows for the big bosses, and all the money earned went into their pockets.

Not only that,

These steel mills are actually just a cover and ancillary products.

The real purpose is to introduce advanced steelmaking technology.

Gradually, domestic steel mills became OEM factories for Japan.

When steel becomes stronger, the first to benefit from it is the vampire Japan.

Even if the older generation reacted later and understood what was going on, there was nothing they could do.

Because this is the reality, we need Japan's help.

Just like now, although He Yuzhu is helpless, he is also at a loss as there is no way to stop this matter.

Just like what my aunt said, we have to consider the pros and cons when developing.

As long as it is beneficial to the people and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, even if we know there are problems and that it makes people unhappy, we have to adapt to it.

This is the price of falling behind.

but now,

He Yuzhu really didn't want to adapt like this.

There is no way to stop Japan from helping build a steel plant.

The current iron ore market has not yet formed a three-way competition, with more than a dozen companies still competing, but this does not mean that nothing can be done.

At the very least, we have to ensure that iron ore will not become a bottleneck for us in the future.

It's not easy to accomplish this.

Those two countries that produce iron ore are in cahoots with Japan.

The situation in our country is special. If we want to get involved in strategic materials such as iron ore, we will only be restricted. There is no possibility at all.

We need to find someone who has no connection with our country and is clean to participate.

But how can we guarantee that such a person will be loyal and not change his mind?

Resources like iron ore have huge benefits, enough to change a person's position. Is it okay to use the name Mitsuki Hisayama?

He Yuzhu pondered for a while and shook his head.

Opening an import and export trading company is different from this. Iron ore is a very critical strategic material.

No matter how friendly the Hisayama family is to us, they are still Japanese.

In the face of national interests,

No matter what Hisayama Mitsuki does, once the Hisayama family controls the shares of the relevant mining companies, they will definitely reap the benefits for themselves.

That would be like working in vain and finally giving away the ripe fruit.

Kana?

It is even more impossible for her, a Japanese woman.

Such an important company.

It must be handed over to someone who is absolutely trusted and will not change his mind.

Lou Xiaoe?

Ran Qiuye?

Light rain?

Yu Li...

Names flashed through my mind.

He Yuzhu rubbed his brows in worry. He trusted the person enough, but there was no suitable one, especially the one who had to be from China, which was an unavoidable problem.

Do I have to stage a breakup scene in order to sever ties?