Just when Su Yulong was feeling proud, he was suddenly secretly invited to a suite in the Lishunde Hotel in Tianjin.
Su Yulong was immediately frightened when he looked at the burly men standing at the door and the weapons that were obviously bulging from their waists.
In his opinion, he had been kidnapped by kidnappers.
But it's also strange, which bandits are so grand that they can live in Li Shunde's suite?
Once inside, the door was closed.
Su Yulong saw a young man reading a book in his hand.
The young man watched with great interest and said nothing.
Su Yulong was worried about irritating the other party, so he stood there and did not dare to speak.
After standing there for seven or eight minutes, the young man put down the book in his hand and said, "I just got this book called 'Mandarin Ducks with the Same Fate'. Have you read it?"
"No...no..." Su Yulong was a little scared: "I have been busy with business and don't read much."
"It's better to read more books. Business people will learn more by reading more books." The young man said calmly.
"Yes, yes..." Su Yulong emboldened himself: "I dare not ask you?"
"Oh, my name is Wang Hengyue."
"King...what is your name?"
"Wang Hengyue!"
Su Yulong took a breath of air. The president is also called Wang Hengyue, and I heard that he is inspecting the country and will arrive in Tianjin soon. Could it be that the person standing in front of him is the current president Wang Hengyue?
"Sit down, sit down, you are tired after standing for so long." Wang Hengyue asked Su Yulong to sit down: "No need to guess, I am Wang Hengyue, the man in charge of the Republic of China."
Su Yulong, who had just landed on the stool, was startled and quickly stood up again: "I don't know if it was summoned by the president, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Wang Hengyue smiled and said: "There's nothing rude about it. I want to see you at the last moment, but you are unprepared. It's my fault..."
The president spoke politely, and Su Yulong felt a little relieved.
Wang Hengyue said calmly: "I heard that when you founded Xinglong, you had a partner named Chu Xiaomao?"
Su Yulong's heart clicked. Could it be that the president stood up for Chu Xiaomao? But if you think about it carefully, it was wrong. How could the dignified president embarrass himself over this matter?
I have long heard that the president attaches great importance to Chinese industrialists, takes special care of them, and responds to almost every request. Has this changed since his time? Moreover, how many years has it been since this happened?
Wang Hengyue smiled faintly: "It's understandable to use your brain and think of some solutions when doing business, but it's not very kind to kick others away. But since the matter is over, let's forget it. But you have to remember
, Don’t fight with your own people, even if you win the fight, it will be disgraceful. If you want to fight, just fight with foreigners.”
"Yes, yes." Su Yulong felt relieved: "Thinking about it carefully, I did do something wrong."
"Sit, don't be restrained with me." Wang Hengyue asked him to sit down again: "I just came back from Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now in the countryside, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a new type of rich peasant economy is emerging. They want to take advantage of some small
Agricultural machinery has come to change the original farming methods. The demand for this is definitely not small, and the opportunity cannot be missed, or the time will never come again."
Su Yulong was startled, and then heard Wang Hengyue say:
"China is a large agricultural country with a vast market, so we can fill in the gaps. What's more, I heard that Xinglong already has the ability to manufacture machines. Taking this as an opportunity, I think we can also trial-produce textile machines. Xinglong cannot just rely on repairs to make a living.
, Xinglong must develop and fight against foreigners. The Chinese must have their own national machine manufacturing industry... Xinglong already has experience in manufacturing machine tools and produces engines and small farm tools. I think it is naturally not difficult.
..."
"Yes, yes." Su Yulong suddenly realized.
The president wants to develop engines and small agricultural tools for himself!
Wang Hengyue smiled slightly and said: "Don't be worried, just go ahead and do it. I said this in Shanghai, I said it in Ningbo, and I will say it again in Tianjin. If you are missing something, just ask me, and if you need any help, the same thing will happen."
You can tell me. In a word, we must surpass foreigners in every aspect..."
Su Yulong's spirit was immediately lifted.
"Of course, we must learn from the advanced experience of foreigners before doing this." Wang Hengyue changed the subject: "I heard that you have a good relationship with a foreigner named Frank Ling?"
Su Yulong said hurriedly: "Yes, he is the children's equestrian coach, and he also brought a lot of business to Xinglong."
Frank Ling was a mechanical engineer specially hired by the British businessman Hengfeng Matheson and was also a non-staff technical consultant to Xinglong. After Yan Yutang and Chu Xiaomao parted ways, Chu Xiaomao led a group of people and built a larger ironworks than Xinglong, called Faxing.
The iron factory originally wanted to compete with Xinglong, but it felt that it was unable to run it. It spent a lot of effort to support it, but it still closed down. Now it is in poverty. After Chu Xiaomao left, Yan Yutang took over the production technology.
Yan Yutang often asked Frank Ling for help to solve some problems.
Not long ago, Frank Ling contracted a business for Xinglong, manufacturing transmission devices for Hengfeng Foreign Company. He was specifically responsible for supervising the production. In this way, he became Xinglong's technical consultant in real terms.
Hengfeng Foreign Company specializes in machine ordering business, mainly flour mills and textile machines. In order to reduce freight and make huge profits, the British businessmen decided to outsource some of the components to Chinese manufacturers. Of course, the name was still using the Hengfeng brand name.
Frank ordered Xinglong to be recommended.
Yan Yutang was very grateful to Frank Ling for getting this large and stable business. What made Yan Yutang even more happy was that the transmission device was an accessory component of the entire machine system and was relatively easy to manufacture. The manufacturing drawings and technical guidance were provided by Hengfeng Foreign Company.
Xinglong can learn more advanced production technology from it.
Xinglong indeed lived up to expectations. A few months later, Hengfeng Foreign Company was very satisfied, and Xinglong's reputation spread...
"If you want to make good use of foreigners, you have a Japanese named Kawamura Qianshan who has been helping you?" Wang Hengyue said slowly.
Su Yulong was increasingly surprised. Is there anything else that the president doesn't know?
After Xinglong's reputation spread, Kawamura Qianshan was dubious, but he did not break his promise. After he took office as the head class of Naiwai Cotton, he gradually transferred the machine repair of Naiwai Cotton to Xinglong, but he did not dare to take over all the work.
Give them all to Xinglong, lest something goes wrong and it's difficult to explain. Yan Yutang knows this in his heart, but it's inconvenient to tell him.
The power equipment of Neiwai Mian is its own steam boiler generator. Once, the S-shaped pipe on the generator was rusted, so Nei Mian asked Ruirong Machinery and Shipbuilding Company to build it. This is a famous British shipbuilding company, but because of
The repairs did not meet the requirements and he made a fool of himself. He reworked several times but did not solve the problem. Kawamura was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot and came to Xinglong.
According to common sense, Yan Yutang should have made it difficult for him, but Yan Yutang did not do so. He thought: This matter is not a favor to Kawamura, but a favor to himself. If the trial production and assembly of the S-shaped steam pipe is successful, foreigners will understand that China
People are not all cowards. What foreigners cannot do, Chinese people can do. Let the foreigners know the strength of Xinglong.
From then on, Kawamura Qianshan was sincerely convinced and admired him greatly. The repair projects of the factories that were established one after another for domestic and foreign cotton were contracted to Xinglong. Xinglong's reputation spread like wildfire, and other Japanese manufacturers invariably interacted with Xinglong.
"Japanese businessmen have to deal with each other, but the friendship should not be too deep." Wang Hengyue said something: "There has been a lot of trouble in Qingdao recently. I think you know it, right?"
"I know, I know." Su Yulong replied quickly.
Wang Hengyue stood up and said in a low voice: "The Japanese have ambitions for China, and so do Japanese businessmen. In the early stages of your industrial development, the Japanese will deal with you and even help you, but their purpose is nothing more than
It’s about holding on to your industry so that you can serve them and obey their orders. Once you fail to meet their demands, they will tear off their masks and eventually become your enemy!”
Su Yulong was a little frightened when he heard this.
In fact, I have heard it before, but when it was said from the mouth of the president, the effect was completely different!
"You will know what kind of person Kawamura Qianshan is soon." Wang Hengyue's tone softened a lot: "But let's start the machine factory first. The outside world says that the Su family only eats foreigners.
Can this bowl of rice last for a long time now? Hengfeng's business can stop at any time and is unreliable. The fact before us is that the fittest will survive and the weak will eat the strong. No one can change this. The only way is to expand and grow Xinglong.
Only by your own strength can you be invincible. I don't know your business experience, but in my opinion, the top priority is to build more factories, purchase more machines, recruit workers and apprentices, not only to maintain old relationships, but also to win over new ones.
Customers have enabled Xinglong to gain a firm foothold..."
Wang Hengyue paused there:
"As for what I just told you, the engine can be made according to the international brand of Shen Chang Yang Company in the United States. It can be made into two and a half horsepower first, and the fuel can be changed from kerosene to diesel. Don't underestimate it, this improvement will have great significance.
Significance. The main foreign oil companies that dump foreign oil into China are Mobil, Texaco and Asia. The New York Mobil Oil Company, which is affiliated to the Rockefeller consortium system in the United States, is the largest among them. It was originally selling
Mainly kerosene. With the widespread use of machinery, Mobil focused more on the promotion of gasoline, diesel and lubricating oils. This adaptation measure not only reduced the process and cost of engine manufacturing, but also because diesel is better than kerosene.
It’s cheap and will definitely be popular.”
Su Yulong said boldly: "The president also said that he does not understand business, but in fact, you are simply an expert."
Wang Hengyue smiled and waved his hand: "This is what my experts told me. Don't take the credit for me!"