Li Yuanzhao was obviously shocked by Fang Zhengyi's fluent English.
Seeing his confident look, I knew he was not talking nonsense. I was speechless for a moment.
Foreign language is foreign language, but it doesn’t seem to be the native language of those two foreigners.
Forget it, even if he can, it would be awkward if I refute him and then utter a few foreign words.
When Fang Zheng saw that Li Yuanzhao no longer questioned him, he turned his gaze to Fo Bole and the other man.
Since these two people are no longer in the Jinyiwei, it might be a good choice for them to stay in the Academy of Sciences.
Although they don't have any special skills, their current experiences and knowledge of living in a foreign country can itself be considered as some kind of small "specialty".
In school, it is inevitable that you will have some clashes of ideas or discoveries with others, which is a good thing.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng asked the two people, "How do you feel about being assistants here now? Can you fully adapt to the work and life here?"
Without thinking, Foberle grinned and said, "Yes! We eat well and sleep well here, the people in the school are friendly to us, and the food is delicious..."
Seeing his beaming with joy, Fang Zheng frowned and said, "Bullshit! You've been here for a few years and you're still pretending to be a foreign guest in front of me? Damn it, I hate people who pretend to be cool. Speak nicely?!"
Fo Bole and Da Zhuang looked stern and became alert.
It's over. This little trick used to win a lot of favor, but it didn't work on Lord Fang. What happened?
"Yes, yes, I'll say it again." Foberle said embarrassedly, "Anyway, it's like that in school. It's definitely not as good as being in the Royal Guards. We come here as assistants and don't get paid. We are just given two meals to send away."
"Hey...we used to make some money helping people report crimes and find bicycles, but later on, when we became familiar with them, we couldn't find the bicycles anymore...we really have nowhere else to go, so we can only make a living here."
"Half a month ago, the people at the Metallurgical Institute said that I had made some contributions to the institute and they were considering letting us in. Later, we had a celebration banquet with them and somehow no one mentioned it anymore. We are still doing hard labor now!"
Da Zhuang nodded indignantly.
"In school, those who have made contributions will be rewarded. How is it possible that no one has mentioned it? Is it because you two are not qualified enough?" Fang Zheng asked.
Fo Bole said angrily, "Why is it not enough? We studied day and night, and we memorized the things from the Metallurgical Institute a long time ago. Later, I asked the people in the institute, and they said that we didn't drink the toast from the director at the celebration banquet, so we don't want it!"
"I just don't understand what drinking has to do with whether or not one works in the metallurgical industry!"
Da Zhuang glanced at him and said, "You still haven't figured it out? Dajing is different from ours! If you don't drink when your boss offers you a drink, it means you are not giving them face. How can you work later? There will be no projects for you. You can only do hard labor."
Foberle said angrily, "You know why you didn't fart earlier, why are you saying it now?"
"I figured it out later, but I didn't think it through very well. During my lunch break, I heard from people in the institute that the director went out to drink heavily every day. If he wanted to get funds, he would drink with people who were even more powerful..." Da Zhuang pondered, "Be a good person before doing things. Maybe this is the secret of Da Jing's strength."
Holy shit! What the hell are these two foreigners talking about?
Mo Xiaohu, who was standing aside, had turned pale with beads of sweat on his forehead. He stared straight ahead, but his eyes slowly tilted in the direction of Fang Zhengyi.
I kept repeating in my heart... It has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me...
The more Fang Zheng listened, the angrier he became.
Damn, is traditional culture so powerful? Why did Dongjiao University start doing this after not watching it for a while?
This situation has occurred before when various research institutes in Taoyuan County were first established.
But the county was not big after all, and he could always find time in a month to travel around, and this trend was soon suppressed.
It’s just that I’m in a high position now and have a lot of things to do, so I have no time to take care of Dongjiao University.
It seems that this kind of extensive management cannot be used in the future.
After all, a school is a research institution, so it is understandable that the management may use personal connections.
If technical positions are involved in too many of these trivial matters, it will obviously greatly affect their efficiency.
I didn't expect that this trip would bring me unexpected gains. Since the Metallurgical Institute is in such a state, the research institutes of other colleges and universities must not be much better!
If you see that there may be corruption in a certain place, then the scale of corruption in the places you don’t see must be at least an order of magnitude higher!
Fang Zhengyi slowly shifted his gaze towards Mo Xiaohu and said grimly, "This kind of thing happened again, why didn't the people below report it to me earlier?"
Mo Xiaohu shuddered and laughed dryly, "I don't know, sir. The Firearms Institute...is not affiliated with them. We only put forward requirements to them. As for the process in between, I don't know anything. But sir, I assure you, our Firearms Institute has a clear atmosphere now and has always been focused on research! No one has ever gone out to drink!"
"You'd better!" Fang Zheng raised his voice and pointed at him, "Don't be clever, don't try to be smart, don't think I can't find you."
"Forget it this time, but the Metallurgical Institute must still be fined! Tomorrow, find two people to set up a rack in the school playground, hang the leader up, tie a sign around his neck to explain the incident, and let the entire school and faculty visit as a warning. Don't blame me if it happens again."
Fang Zhengyi said, stepped forward and put his hand on Mo Xiaohu's shoulder, threateningly: "From now on, I will pay special attention to you. The important faculty and staff of the school are all from Taoyuan County. You don't need me to tell you any connection."
"But I still want to say this. Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because I brought you up! Dongjiao University is the most important industry in my heart. If anyone destroys it, I have a hundred ways to make him spend the rest of his life in prison. Do you understand?"
Mo Xiaohu's face turned pale, he swallowed his saliva and nodded vigorously.
Fang Zheng pulled the corner of his mouth with a fake smile, and said to Fo Bole and the others, "You two can go back. From today on, you will officially work in the Metallurgical Institute. You will get your wages. If you hear about this kind of thing in the future, come to me first to report it."
Fo and Bole were overjoyed and bowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Lord Fang, for your support."
"Let's go, let's go." Fang Zheng waved his hand and drove the two away.
Then he pointed at the Italian cannon and said to Mo Xiaohu, "You compile a copy of the information about this cannon and send it to the Ministry of Industry, and send another copy along with the cannon directly to the Ministry of War. Explain it clearly to them and let the Ministry of War handle it. From now on, the manufacturing of this cannon will be entirely the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, and the rest you will be responsible for continuing to improve the technology."
Mo Xiaohu looked puzzled: "Master, why do you do that? Why send it to the Ministry of Industry? Aren't we working in vain?"
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