Chapter 127: Buying Bones with a Thousand Gold (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
What kind of rewards?
Faced with the boss's questions, Li Qingen was stunned. He suppressed the joy in his heart and thought a lot.
Want a bounty?
Or do you want a house?
But what’s the point of getting these?
While he was hesitating, Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"Don't feel embarrassed, as long as your request is reasonable, I will agree to it!"
Rather than saying that he would definitely agree, it would be more accurate to say that Zhu Xianhai wanted to "pay a fortune for the bones."
He hoped to use Li Qingen as a "horse bone" and use him as an example to inspire the Chinese people's enthusiasm for researching and learning technology.
Financial incentives alone can certainly fully inspire people's desire to learn, but what if it is money plus honor?
The phrase "Books contain beautiful women and golden houses" has aroused the passion of Chinese scholars in pursuing fame for thousands of years.
What if the "books" in "Books contain beautiful women and golden houses" were transformed from the "Four Books and Five Classics" into scientific research and modern science?
If scientific and technological research can bring them fame and wealth, what kind of transformation will occur with the enthusiasm of the Chinese people?
Zhu Xianhai is looking forward to seeing all this, looking forward to seeing people change, and looking forward to seeing his enthusiastic compatriots devote themselves to this industrial revolution and use their intelligence and talents to illuminate human civilization, just as the ancestors of the Chinese nation used their wisdom to illuminate human civilization.
Faced with the choice given by the employer.
Li Qingen hesitated.
Want money?
Given the generosity of the boss, there will definitely be a reward.
Want a name?
What is this name?
Be promoted to technician? Earn a few dozen more dollars a month?
But what will happen then?
Li Qingen frowned, and suddenly, Chief Engineer Storm's contemptuous look and sarcastic words came to his mind.
“Why can’t we do it!”
Suddenly, he looked up and said.
"Boss, I, I don't want any reward, I just want one thing from you."
"Oh? Go ahead."
Zhu Xianhai was stunned. Could it be that he was going back to China?
Well, now the boast has been exposed!
Just when I was wondering in my heart, I heard him say.
"Boss, I, I want to go to the West to study, the kind of books that engineers read!"
Wow!
In an instant, Zhu Xianhai was stunned, and even the way he looked at Li Qingen changed.
Wow, the request he made is really impressive.
"Are you sure? You have to know that this opportunity may only come once!"
"I'm sure! Boss, I know that my request is not very appropriate, but Boss, we can't always use foreigners. We must learn how to use machines and know how to make machines... We should learn from foreigners to defeat them. We are not as good as them, so we must learn. We can only go to England to learn."
After saying this, Li Qingen suddenly stopped hesitating and no longer regretted it. What was there to regret?
"We can't always let the Westerners look down on us, boss."
Look down on us!
Zhu Xianhai pursed his lips. He didn't ask why, but just nodded.
"If you are not as skilled as others, you will definitely be looked down upon. It is not enough to just be brave and determined! You must also have the courage to admit that you are not as skilled as others, and then immerse yourself in learning from them for ten, twenty, or thirty years! As long as you immerse yourself in learning and developing, sooner or later, you will definitely surpass them!"
Looking at Li Qingen, Zhu Xianhai thought for a while.
"Well, you should perfect this design first, and then go to Nanhua School to learn English every day."
"Learn English?"
"Yes, how can you study abroad without learning English?"
"Boss..."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingen's face showed joy.
"Boss, I, I..."
"Don't be happy yet. We sent you to study abroad so that you can work for the company. If you can't learn it, then..."
"Master, if I can't learn, how can I face you? No matter if it takes five or six years, or ten or eight years, I will study hard and live up to your trust!"
Looking at Li Qingen who was standing in front of him and bowing respectfully, Zhu Xianhai stood up and said.
"I trust you!"
Patting him on the shoulder, Zhu Xianhai continued.
"But now, you still have one thing to do!"
"One more thing?"
When Li Qingen was confused, Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"You haven't told me yet what reward you're looking for!"
award!
There are rewards!
Everything seemed like a dream. On that day, when Li Qingen moved from the workers' dormitory to a two-story townhouse amid everyone's congratulations and envy, and his family moved into their new home, the news immediately spread throughout Nanhua.
It's actually possible!
People envied him for moving to a new home and having a new house, and were even more surprised at his change in status: he actually became a technician!
Apart from foreigners, he is the first one!
"It turns out that there really is a golden house in the book!"
"It's not in books, but in the foreign knowledge of foreigners, there really is a golden house!"
Countless people were surprised at the change in Li Qingen's fate, and at the same time envied his opportunities. Of course, their minds also became active.
It was at this time that Zhu Xianhai took the opportunity to publish an article in the "Nanhua Daily" saying that "Nanhua Night School" was opening an English class and everyone was welcome to sign up.
Why do you want to start an English class?
Because engineering books are all in English. In fact, Zhu Xianhai hoped to establish an engineering night school to attract literate adults among the workers to study and train technicians and even engineers from the workers, but there were no professional books in Chinese!
Once again, Zhu Xianhai missed Buffett a little.
It’s not that I miss him, but I miss the group of priests he brought from the Southern Baptist Church in the United States. The priests may be able to preach, but they understand Chinese, can teach English, and can assist Nanhua in translating engineering and other books from Europe and the United States!
Without those books, even if Zhu Xianhai worked himself to death, it would be impossible to translate all the technical books from the UK, the US and other countries into Chinese!
All things are difficult at the beginning!
Zhu Xianhai found it really difficult!
What is the most difficult thing about starting a business in this era?
There is a serious shortage of talent. There are only a few people who can be used. If we want to learn Western science, someone must translate Western books into Chinese!
Where can I find such a translation?
Without translation, people would even have to learn English first and then study engineering. What a waste of time. Who has so much time to waste?
As he thought about this in his mind, Zhu Xianhai frowned.
Where else could we get translation talent except from those American missionaries?
How about bringing some people over from China?
This is not impossible, the question is whether they are willing to come? Moreover, there was a serious shortage of translators proficient in English in the late Qing Dynasty!
It’s a bit difficult!
Suddenly, Zhu Xianhai's eyes lit up.
“Got it!”
(End of this chapter)
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