Dong Lun arrived at Wanzhai early, only to find that Wan Lei, who had been working at home, was not there. Fortunately, the Jingzhong Guard guarding the door told him that Mr. Wan had gone for a walk with his wife and children early in the morning and should still be at Houhai Beach. Dong Lun had no choice but to Follow the direction pointed by the loyal guard and go look for him.
However, Dong Lun walked around the beach and was surprised not to find Wan Lei and his wife. Finally, after asking a few people, he learned that Wan Lei and his wife were in a small pavilion by the lake, discussing childcare with several young couples. Experience and amusing children at the same time. If you don't look carefully, you really can't find it.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Dong Lun's old eyesight, but because in his impression, a "king" must bring a large number of guards with him when traveling, to protect him in front and behind, so as to be safe. He did not find a group of guards. I thought Wan Lei and his wife were not here, but I didn't expect: Wan Lei, the "King" of Peiping, was different. He always traveled with only a few guards, so he was not afraid of assassination.
With a bit of disbelief, Dong Lun and his entourage hurried to the pavilion pointed by passers-by. Sure enough, they saw Wan Lei and his wife on the pavilion, and Wan Lei was pushing a strange-looking car. The little boy sitting on the car was The baby was laughing and waving his little arms excitedly.
There were three couples beside Wan Lei and his wife. They were sitting or standing casually, chatting and laughing freely. From time to time, bursts of cheerful laughter broke out. It was as if they were old neighbors chatting about everyday things. This surprised Dong Lun even more. , he is over ninety years old, but he has never seen such a scene of enjoying himself with the people.
This can’t be blamed on Old Man Dong being so strange. In the Ming Dynasty, let alone the emperor’s inspection tour, even the seventh-grade magistrates who went to the countryside were only qualified to meet the local squires. If ordinary people accidentally met the officials, then You have to kneel down and kowtow.
In addition, whether ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty met with high-ranking officials or the emperor, there were no more than four situations: first, they were submissive and did not dare to speak; second, they praised virtues and flattered them to get some benefits; third, they aired their grievances and asked for an edict. ; the fourth is to kill without saying a word.
All in all, it is impossible to truly mingle with the people like the "King of Peiping" in front of him. Based on this, Dong Lun secretly admires him: people are just different.
Admired and admired, Dong Lun didn't dare to forget about business. Just when he was thinking about whether he should go over and disturb him now, Wan Lei had already noticed him and greeted him from a distance: "Good morning, Mr. Dong."
"Good morning, it's early too, Mr. Wan." Dong Lun hurriedly bowed his hands and bowed.
"It's rare to have some free time, so I should spend more time with my family. It's rare to meet someone, so why not come and sit for a while."
"Oh, I'm sorry for bothering you." Dong Lun bowed again and then stepped up to the pavilion. However, his entourage was stopped by the Jingzhong Guards standing outside the pavilion. According to the regulations of the Jingzhong Guards, these people If you are not a citizen of the North Parallel Province, you are not eligible to approach Wan Lei.
"You are always in a hurry, you must be in a hurry," Wan Lei asked proactively when he saw that Dong Lun had been sitting there for a while without speaking.
"Just some trivial matters, nothing urgent."
"Today is a legal holiday. Logically speaking, I am not working. But since you are here, please tell me if you have anything to do so that you don't have to travel too much." There are at least six legal holidays in Beipingxing Province every month, three in the upper, middle and lower levels. There are two days in each ten-day period, which is the ten-day holiday. Most government departments are closed. Unless it is an urgent military matter, Wan Lei will not handle it.
Dong Lun had just arrived in Beiping City not long ago and didn't understand this rule. Wan Lei had always respected the old and loved the young. Considering that he was over ninety years old, he could only do special things. However, Wan Lei also looked down on him in his heart. In the Ming Dynasty, a ninety-year-old man was not well-maintained and was sent out as an envoy. Only the Ming Dynasty dared to do such a bastard thing.
Seeing that Wan Lei was about to receive guests, Fu Wei took the initiative to push the cart out of the pavilion. The couples were also very sensible. They each picked up their little babies and left. Wan Lei and Dong Lun were the only two people left in the pavilion. Dong Lun then said: "I have taken the liberty to come here to ask for advice on secret techniques."
"Are you asking for advice on secret skills?" Wan Lei frowned and said, "There are no secret skills in Beipingxing Province. All skills are openly and widely taught for the benefit of the people."
"Please forgive our ignorance, we have not found the method of developing trains from the public technology." Old Dong Lun couldn't help but blush. He had no choice but to ask for help, so he could only keep his talent to a minimum.
"Oh, you originally want the method of developing trains, well..." Wan Lei pretended to think for a while before saying: "Learning skills should be done step by step, starting from the most basic ones. You haven't learned all the basics yet. It is useless to teach you how to develop trains."
"Basics? What are basic skills?"
"The foundation is the knowledge taught in our primary and secondary schools. What you lack is the three basics of mathematics, physics and chemistry. You must know that building large machinery requires physical knowledge, and smelting steel requires chemical knowledge. The application of physics and chemistry requires mathematical calculations, so if you have not completed these three courses, you will not be able to study advanced skills."
"We have studied this and have a general understanding of it."
"It is useless to study by one or two people. Only by generalization can the results be seen, because whether it is making steel or building trains, it cannot be done by one person. It requires collective efforts." Wan Lei shook his head. He was right. Science and technology Progress is not made by one person, so
It is the result of the efforts of tens of millions of people. Without a large number of engineers, even if nuclear technology is obtained, an atomic bomb cannot be built.
The Ming Dynasty was lacking in this aspect. Firstly, it did not have a large number of skilled workers. Secondly, there were no schools to train technical workers. Thirdly, there were no teachers responsible for teaching. In this situation of poverty and nothing, just give it five years. You can't make steel either.
"Work together?" Dong Lun couldn't help but frowned. He didn't expect that building a train would require so much work, but he was not deterred. He also said: "I have a vast land and rich resources, and there are many clever people. It is not difficult to learn basic skills. , I also hope that Young Master Nian will be a family in the world and pass on the secret skills to us."
"Since you said so, I will tell you honestly. The skills of making steel and building trains are in private hands. They are trade secrets and protected by patent law. I cannot force them to do so. Hand over your skills." Wan Lei pretended to be helpless, but he sneered in his heart: If you want to use empty hands, there is no way. If you want advanced skills, you can just scoop something up in exchange.
Of course, the steel smelting technology and the train manufacturing technology are all in the hands of Wan Lei. Wan Lei said that he had no authority to deal with it, but it was actually just an excuse. After all, the government came to negotiate the technology transfer, so he had to pay attention to his face, and some things couldn't be disclosed. Come and talk.
But it is different when the so-called "businessmen" come forward. Businessmen are only interested in profit. They can clearly mark the price of everything without caring about face issues. Even if the people in the Ming Dynasty find it too expensive, they can only lower their bodies to bargain. After all, the world only has money. This is a family that you can buy or not.
Hearing what Wan Lei said, Dong Lun frowned even more. He vaguely heard that Wan Lei was just a supporter and had no intention of handing over his secret skills. However, he understood after thinking about it. Li: There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. All I say is that I want money.
Seeing that Dong Lun didn't speak for a long time, Wan Lei also rushed to kill them all and said: "Although I have not mastered these skills, you are always so kind and generous. I can also be one of them and urge those merchants who have mastered the secret skills to reach a technology transfer agreement with you. However, You should know that those merchants are self-operated and pay attention to equal value transfer, and you will definitely not give it away for free."
"I understand that I will not take other people's things for nothing in the Ming Dynasty." Old Dong Lun blushed. His words were obviously inconsistent with his words. The so-called Ming Dynasty will not take other people's things for free. That is a joke. The Ming Dynasty will always The people under the rule were given and taken away from them without any thought of exchange. If these skills were in the hands of the Ming Dynasty people, the imperial court would have sent Jin Yiwei to snatch them away. Unfortunately, these skills were in the hands of the Beiping Province. This depends on the person's face.
"You can understand, this is the best. In fact, I also have difficulties. To develop a technology, a lot of capital must be invested. If there is no patent protection, who will be willing to research the technology in the future." Wan Lei put on a bitter face again, But I was laughing from the bottom of my heart: The opportunity to make big money has come, if I don't take the opportunity to kill Ming Dynasty, I would be really sorry for myself.
Of course, the Ming Dynasty knew that they were going to be slaughtered, but they were just dumb people eating Coptis chinensis and complaining about it, because they were talking to "merchants", and the provincial government of Beipingxing was just pushing them in the middle. When they suffered a loss, they could only scold the merchants for being black-hearted, but they still refused. It is necessary to talk about the benevolence and righteousness of Beipingfu, otherwise, people would not help with the matchmaking.
"That's right, we are willing to trade fairly and never let the merchants suffer." Dong Lun said this, but he was cursed in his heart, because he could predict that this time, he would never get the secret skill without paying a high price. Got it.
"In that case, I will communicate with those merchants first and give you a confirmation later. I can't guarantee that it will be successful. I can only say that I will try my best. If we can't reach an agreement, please don't be offended." Wan Lei still had a reluctant expression, which made Dong Lun feel his blood pressure soar.
"Young master is willing to come forward to coordinate. This is an act of benevolence and justice. No matter whether it succeeds or not, I appreciate it." Dong Lun suppressed his anger and had to put on a smile on his face. There was no way, who let him have it first? He asked for help. But he finally understood that the person in front of him was hiding his secret in his smile, and he was evil-hearted and ruthless. There would be people who would make him angry in the future, and he might have to lose his job for a few years.
"Haha, helping others is the source of happiness." Wan Lei put on an innocent smile again. Seeing this, Dong Lun's blood pressure surged again. Fortunately, a loyal guard came over in a hurry and said something in Wan Lei's ear. After a few words, Wan Lei stopped laughing and said to Dong Lun: "I still have something to do, so I'll take the first step and give you the final word later."