There was silence in the wine cellar for a while, and it took a long time before Xin Jian raised his head and said, "I understand, do the two generals want us to go to the Capital Iron Factory to sabotage it secretly?"
"That's fine. We have received such a great favor, and we have to share in the hearts of the people. Please rest assured, two generals. As long as we go, we guarantee that the dog emperor will not be able to make a furnace of steel!"
The rest of the workers also put down their wine glasses and patted their chests and promised, "That's right! Let them scrap every furnace they produce, and let them have accidents every day in the factory. We have all these methods, please don't worry, general!"
Jin Sanshun and Lin Zhen smiled bitterly at each other and said, "No, no, no... you have misunderstood. We are not asking you to go to the Jingshi Iron and Steel Plant to cause damage, but to make you sincerely make steel and help Emperor Tongzhi." Cultivate technical talents!”
"Ah? Why is this?" Everyone asked in confusion.
Jin Sanshun took over with a smile, "Brothers, don't get me wrong. This selection of outstanding blue-collar technicians from Tanggu to support the construction of the Capital Iron Works is an important part of the series of treaties signed by the head of state and the Qing government!"
"Everyone knows that the Qing Dynasty ceded a lot of concessions to us. From now on, we can build industrial zones everywhere in the Qing Dynasty. This is the foundation of our Chinese nation for hundreds of years to come!"
"Then Emperor Tongzhi is not a fool. After giving so much land, he naturally wants something in return, and one of them is technical support!"
"It is impossible to build a steel plant without technology. Not only do we need good engineers to guide us, but we also need to have technical experts like you at the grassroots level to help and guide us!"
"The Manchus don't understand what modern steel manufacturing is at all. Even though the emperor can invite engineers from Britain and Prussia, the most basic technical personnel still have to rely on us!"
"What was agreed upon must be done, so when you go to Beijing, you really can't cause any sabotage. You must also make good steel for others according to the treaty, and you must train talents!"
"No!" Xin Jian yelled in grief and anger and stood up. "Whoever wants to go, I won't go... I won't sacrifice my life for these Tartars!"
Other workers were also anxious, "Yes, we can't go! Especially Xin Jian can't go. He had a quarrel with the Dog Emperor and those dog officials before. Wouldn't it be a waste of his life to go this time?"
"Xin Jian's family has a blood feud with the Tartars. He can't do anything for the dog Tartars!"
The conflict between Xin Jian and Zai Chun was widely spread in Tanggu and even became a legend!
Xin Jian was a hard-working man. When he was a child, his whole family died tragically at the hands of the Manchus due to the war in the south. Later, he was adopted by the Enyangzhong, who taught him knowledge and provided him with food and clothing. Finally, he became a blue-collar technician in Tanggu!
This man was full of hatred for the Qing Dynasty. Unexpectedly, after Zai Chun landed from Tanggu, these two people who would not have been involved in anything would meet by chance!
After Zai Chun landed from the British warship, he suddenly decided to go to the steel factory to visit the 10,000-ton hydraulic press. It turned out to be fine at first, but then Weng Tonghe went crazy and pointed at Xin Jian and these new workers who had cut off their braids and cursed!
They said that they had forgotten the kindness of the emperor, were unfaithful and unfilial, etc. Xin Jian was born in a benevolent family and was full of hatred for the Manchus. In addition, at this time, he had accepted the ideas of some stormtroopers, and his temper was quite hot!
He was the first one to jump out and scold the old man directly. The emperor's guards wanted to arrest him, but it was he who led a group of workers to beat him up by throwing bricks!
After all, this is the territory of the Chinese people, and the little emperor cannot be harmed here no matter what. There was a conflict between the two parties, but there was no quarrel in the end. In the end, Zai Chun even shamelessly delivered a speech against his will and put on a people-friendly show!
All the old and new grudges are piled up together. How could Xin Jian sacrifice his life for Zai Chun? If he said he was going to cause destruction, that would be no problem. steel?
Sorry, I don't want to serve you!
Other workers were even more indignant: "Two generals, if Xin Jian goes to Beijing, wouldn't he be destined to die? How could the Dog Emperor let him go? He must not go!"
The reaction of the co-workers was also as expected by Lin Zhen and the two. Jin Sanshun picked up the wine glass and said with a smile, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, have a glass of wine first!"
"Listen to us and speak slowly!"
After much persuasion, Lin Zhen and Jin Sanshun personally toasted the workers and coaxed them to sit back.
"Xin Jian! It's not just a day or two since you received the education from the mutual aid association. You should understand many truths! Why does this Tartar dog emperor want to build a steel factory?"
"In the final analysis, they are just interested in the power of industrialization and want to continue to maintain their decadent and declining rule!"
"Not only that, the Dog Emperor is currently facing serious internal and external troubles, and the internal troubles are even more serious. The huge bureaucracy is at odds with him!"
"In this crisis, he needs the success of steel plants and railway construction even more. After all, what he needs is a working class that completely obeys his orders!"
"Because the peasants are under the control of the official class, it is very difficult for him to win people's hearts! So he needs the power of industrialization and a new working class!"
"Do you understand? Don't think about the mission assigned to you by the head of state. The head of state is thinking about the whole world!"
"And we are all small characters. We can only be pawns on the Führer's chessboard, but the pawns also have our thoughts!"
"What is the purpose of selecting you as members of the Mutual Aid Association? I can tell you clearly that it is to discover and cultivate talents, and to create another mutual aid association among the steel mills and railway workers of the Qing Dynasty!"
"We must instill new ideas in them and arm their souls!"
"We need to secretly conduct military training for them and arm their hands!"
"Everything needs to be dormant at the moment, but temporary grievances are necessary. Sooner or later, we will have a chance to soar into the sky!"
Lin Zhen punched the wooden box and shouted, "The working class in the world is one family! This huge power cannot be in the hands of the dog emperor!"
"It should be in our hands! Brothers! Do you dare to take on such a difficult task?"
ah! The workers of the mutual aid association present were all shocked. They did not expect that the two generals would have such grand ambitions. It turned out that this was the case. It turned out that they wanted to bring out a Chinese force from the heart of the Qing Dynasty!
Xin Jian said blankly, "I understand... you need us to build a successful Manchu Qing Capital Steel Factory, but you want to capture the workers of the entire steel factory in our hands?"
"That's right! You finally understand that money in this world is fake, only people are real!" Jin Sanshun patted him on the shoulder.
"With people, any wasteland may become an industrial zone, but if the people are gone, no matter how prosperous the steel factory is, it will turn into a pile of rust!"
Lin Zhen added coldly from the side, "It's not just a matter of leaving them a pile of rust! We Chinese have plenty of money, as long as you can arm their minds..."
"Haha... I dare to lurk an army near Zai Chun's heart!"
"Isn't it just guns and bullets? We... have plenty of them!"
Lin Zhen gritted his molars and said!
