There are generally three reasons why middle-level employees have the opportunity to be summoned to this office on the 37th floor: the first is to listen to instructions from the general manager, or to make reports that the general manager personally wants to hear, in which case they are discussing business; the second is to be scolded endlessly by him, in which case this place is like hell; the third is that the general manager decides to encourage his subordinates whom he has personally cultivated, which is undoubtedly a good thing.
Richard Brest walked to the door. He was a 39-year-old mid-level employee who was competent and capable at his job and who had made a very productive trip to California. Which of these three reasons had brought him here?
Brest suspected it was the third reason, because he convinced Stanford. This was a great gain for both the company and the empire. After all, convincing him was equivalent to saving the California railway.
And given Stanford's reputation in California, his joining the empire will lead many Californians to choose to cooperate.
Having achieved such a high level of achievement, one must be encouraged.
Sun Chenglin said as he came forward to greet him with a smile from the center of the office.
"Ah, come in, Brest, come in."
As Brest approached the room, the general manager's secretary closed the door behind him.
Sun Chenglin gestured to him to sit on the sofa in the middle of the office. When Brest sat on the sofa and sank into the soft cushion, Sun Chenglin also sat down and said.
"Brester, you gained a lot in California this time. Has Stanford agreed?"
"Yes, sir. He has promised that his railway company will no longer forward military telegrams and will stop sabotaging the railways."
"Haha, I knew it. Businessmen all over the world are like this. For businessmen, profit is the most important thing. As for the country...Okay, let's have a drink to celebrate. What would you like to drink? Tequila?"
"Yes, yes, sir."
Brest glanced at his watch. It was just past 4 o'clock. Over the years, China's habits were changing this continent, and this continent's habits were also affecting them, such as drinking a glass of tequila or whiskey in the office.
But for Brest, he prefers to drink whiskey, preferably the whiskey from Araucanía, which is the best whiskey producing area in the empire. Although it is derived from Scottish whiskey, it is better than Scottish whiskey and is softer than Scottish whiskey, and closer to the taste of Chinese people.
Although Brest is from Ireland, he still likes the threat of Araucanía, but in Mexico, they prefer tequila.
"Would you like some ice?"
Sun Chenglin asked at the wine cabinet. Brest nodded.
"OK, thanks."
After adding ice to the glass, Sun Chenglin took it over. They toasted each other, sipped tequila, and Brest reported one by one what he had gained from the trip to California.
"In short, although Stanford has agreed, he still has some concerns. He is worried that he is just a nominal shareholder."
"What else does he want? As long as he agrees, it'll be fine. As for coming down, you should know that the Empire will never mistreat anyone who cooperates with the Empire. It's not enough to just make a promise in words. He has to see it for himself."
Sun Chenglin was not bragging, but telling a fact. The fact was that the empire was very generous to its partners. This generosity was even incomprehensible to many people. Among the nobles and wealthy people in the empire, many were naturalized people. They were valued because of their surrender to the empire, and their wealth was preserved, and they even gained more wealth through industrial investment.
"Yes, sir, that's what I told him. Let him understand and observe."
Nodding, Sun Chenglin said.
"Since he has agreed, you don't have to worry about the rest. As long as he agrees, we will get the coastal railway from the United States."
The so-called coastal railway is a north-south railway from California to Washington State. This railway connects the empire to the north and Mexico to the south. This is why Sun Chenglin asked people to lobby Stanford. With his help, when the US military withdraws, this railway will be handed over to the empire intact. Of course, Stanford will also get his reward - he will become a major shareholder of a newly established railway company, and of course the largest shareholder must be the Imperial Railway Company.
"Once the railway in Colombia is completed, the Pan-American Railway will connect North and South America into one neat whole. By then..."
Sun Chenglin's tone became a little excited.
"The Imperial Railway Company is the true artery of the empire. This artery will closely connect us with the American continent. The resources of the entire continent will be continuously transported to the empire by rail, and the empire will benefit from it from both the country and the individuals. This is the mission of our generation."
The mission of a generation!
Like many people, Sun Chenglin never positioned himself as a businessman. He might be the general manager of a railway company, but he was an imperial citizen with a mission. What was his mission? To fulfill the responsibility of this generation!
Every generation has its own responsibilities!
They must fulfill their responsibilities and missions and complete the work that needs to be accomplished by one generation. Only after completing this, can they hand over a better empire to the next generation.
As for the next generation, they also have their own mission. They continue to work hard to create a better empire, and then pass this beauty and empire to their next generation. This is the fundamental reason why the empire can be passed down from generation to generation.
mission!
As long as each generation can fulfill the mission of their generation, the rise of the empire is destined and inevitable.
"When all this is done, our generation will be worthy of the generations that come after us."
Worthy of future generations!
When saying this, Sun Chenglin's tone was extremely calm, but it also carried a certain sacredness!
Looking at the general manager who had a sense of mission in his expression, after a moment of silence, Brest said.
"Sir, I think I understand."
"What?"
"Fifteen years ago, when I came to Mexico, I was very curious about what kind of power allowed you, the Chinese, to build the most prosperous country in the world in just a dozen years on a barren land. I have been looking for the answer for the past decade..."
"Did you find it?"
After taking a sip of wine, Sun Chenglin asked back.
"Yes, I did, sir."
After a pause, Brest said.
"A sense of mission. Almost every Chinese has a sense of mission. Even ordinary people may not have a grand narrative or great ideals, but they also have their own mission - to make their lives better through their own efforts. Everyone works hard to make money and improve their lives. At the same time, they send their children to school and let them receive an education. Maybe they themselves are not very literate, but their children will receive a good education. In the end, they will change their own destiny..."
"Books can reveal a golden house and a beautiful woman. No matter how much we oppose the eight-legged essay system, we cannot deny that education is the only shortcut to changing the fate of ordinary people. Working hard and educating children... this is the mission of ordinary people."
After saying this, Sun Chenglin leaned back on the sofa and added another sentence.
“Our missions are different, but we all have the same goal. Only when everyone tries their best to fulfill their personal mission can the country and nation make real progress. Ordinary people may not need a grand narrative, but in fact, their personal efforts themselves are part of the grand narrative!”
The atmosphere in the room was just right, the chairs were very comfortable, and even though they were superiors and subordinates, they felt like old friends.
Sun Chenglin was extremely appreciative of Brest. Although this guy had not yet been naturalized, he was a rare foreign employee in the Mexican Imperial Railway Company who could satisfy all parties.
Because of this, Sun Chenglin had always hoped to apply for an immigration visa for him in the name of the Imperial Railway Company. This was a privilege for large companies. Although there were not many places available each year, it was always used by large companies to win over people. After all, every company had some very outstanding foreign employees, but they did not necessarily meet the immigration requirements of the Empire, so the Imperial Immigration Bureau would give out some extra places.
"How about today..."
After Sun Chenglin made up his mind to give Brest a surprise, they continued chatting, having a great time like friends, we sat there talking about our personal missions and the future of the empire.
Brest nodded vigorously and said in a serious tone.
"You are absolutely right. It is because each of you works hard to complete your mission, working tirelessly and forgetting to eat and sleep. This is a superior national character that no other nation can possess. Therefore, the empire was able to rise in a very short period of time. I think... this is the answer I found."
What do you feel most about the Empire?
In that land, everyone worked very hard, they worked hard, they lived hard. Their efforts not only made individuals successful, but more importantly, made the empire successful!
"So on the 30th anniversary of the landing, His Majesty the Emperor said... The great citizens of the empire made the empire great, and the empire was great because it had great citizens."
Facing Brest's answer, Sun Chenglin's mind once again emerged with the speech of His Majesty the Emperor on the 30th anniversary.
Perhaps outsiders cannot understand, but Sun Chenglin, as a member of the third batch of immigrants, clearly remembers what Nanhua looked like when he first arrived there.
It was just a deserted beach with a few buildings. Even when they first arrived, they lived in wooden shacks.
But just a few years later, Nanhua became a prosperous city, and now it is one of the most prosperous cities in the world. Not only that, in the past many years, the city has been leading the world's scientific development and the world's economy.
Who could have imagined all this when I set foot on that desolate beach?
No one could have imagined it, but in the eyes of everyone, all this was taken for granted, because everyone had been working hard in the past days and nights.
What made all this possible?
It’s everyone’s effort!
Yes!
The reason why the empire is great is not because it has a great emperor, nor because of its bureaucrats. It is because it has a group of great citizens. They work hard and tirelessly. They work hard to change their lives and live a good life.
It was during this process that the empire rose rapidly at an incredible speed.
The rise of the empire was not just due to the wisdom of the emperor. It was achieved through the joint efforts of millions of citizens. Perhaps, they seemed to work so hard just to make themselves live a good life. There is nothing better than a rich people and a strong country.
Ultimately, the joint efforts of countless citizens led to the rise of the country.
Who can deny this fact?
Although many people understand this truth and many nations and peoples are also well aware of this truth, which nations can actually do it?
Perhaps in those nations, their kings and rulers would raise whips to urge their people to work hard and strive.
But it was only the king's whip. When the king put down the whip, their country had already declined.
But the Chinese nation is a completely different nation.
What an outstanding nation this is!
At this moment, Sun Chenglin deeply felt why the Chinese nation was called the most outstanding nation in the world in the public opinion circles of South China.
Isn’t the miraculous rise of the empire the best proof of the excellence of the Chinese nation?
The Chinese nation possesses all the outstanding characteristics of any outstanding nation. It would be unjust if such a superior nation did not rise. Not only should it rise, but it should also rule the world.
After all, there is no nation in this world that is better than the Chinese nation, and no nation that can compare with it.
It is precisely because of this perfection and excellence that the Chinese nation should be the natural rulers of this world.
Thinking that he is a member of such an outstanding nation, Sun Chenglin couldn't help but once again feel the mission that came from his heart.
It was this heartfelt sense of mission that drove him to make many decisions. As an imperialist, Sun Chenglin only cared about the interests of the empire, which was also the focus of his work.
Sun Chenglin asked back as his heart was overwhelmed by a sense of mission.
"So what can you gain from this answer?"
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