In early July 1900, after solving the troubles of the Sixth Army, Liu Yiming, who had nothing to do, started an island-wide inspection.

This time the target is the cradle of talents in South China - the university.

The beginning of education was in 1891. After the initial stabilization, the immigration plan and the needs of industrial development, Nanhua began to build a basic education system. Because there was no obstruction from the old forces, the education system developed very quickly.

By the mid-1900s, Nanhua had thousands of primary schools, hundreds of middle schools or secondary vocational schools, more than 20 technical colleges, and 5 universities.

"Hello, Mr. Rutherford, what's the problem here?" Liu Yiming looked at Rutherford amiably.

"Dear Your Majesty, no, this is good, really! I have never used a better or more advanced laboratory than this." Rutherford was a little uneasy.

It has been two months since Rutherford arrived here. In the past two months, he has obtained a brand new laboratory, covering an area of ​​thousands of square meters. All the equipment is top-notch. If he needs anything, he only needs to ask the experimental assistant.

But in the past two months, he has not done any work, and no one has urged him. Only the dean of the Union College told him that he would be allowed to take care of students in September.

"Don't be embarrassed if you need anything. Nanhua's determination to invest in education is unshakable. I heard that you are preparing a new experiment. If you need anything, please tell your assistant directly." Liu Yiming shook hands with Rutherford.

, and visited the laboratory by the way.

It can only be said that there are some things that you don’t need to participate in if you don’t have a brain. For example, there is a cylinder like a large rice cooker in the laboratory. After asking, it is a device for measuring the types and properties of particles.

This dispelled Liu Yiming's idea of ​​telling him the atomic planetary model directly. It couldn't be said that it was created out of thin air, right? He was not a physicist.

"Mr. Rutherford, the Royal Institute of Technology of South China will be established at the beginning of next month. I would like to hire you as the deputy dean of the School of Physics of the Royal Institute of Technology. You will also be on the first batch of professor evaluation list." Liu Yiming further approached.

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"By the way, the Royal Institute of Technology will be responsible for providing a platform for aspiring young people around the world. Starting from this year, young people from all over the world can apply to the local consulate. After passing the preliminary examination, they can come to Nanhua to take the Unified Examination. Secretary, please send this

Add the matter to my schedule." Liu Yiming remembered the intelligence agent's report.

"You are truly a generous and great monarch. I praise you, Your Majesty." Rutherford couldn't help himself. "I am very honored to hold this position, but I have no achievements. Even my previous position was recommended by my teacher..."

"Then do it, sir! The Royal Institute of Technology has brought together a group of people like you, and it is the collision that creates sparks."

Without wasting too much time, Liu Yiming's main purpose this time was to win over Rutherford and fulfill his promise.

Liu Yiming stands on the shoulders of giants, but he is not a scholar. Except for vaguely remembering some book knowledge, he has long forgotten everything else.

Rutherford also knew that this was Nanhua's attempt to win over him, but he had no choice. He was a New Zealander and a farmer. If he wanted to gain a prominent position, this was the most convenient and reliable way.

After all, Europe and the United States have never been short of impoverished scientists and scholars. Even the great inventor Tesla was never very wealthy in his life and was called a monster by his neighbors for thousands of years.

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On the contrary, unscrupulous capitalists like Edison made a lot of money and gained both fame and fortune.

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After Liu Yiming left Rutherford's laboratory, he returned to his home. Within two minutes of sitting down, Xu Hui arrived.

"Is Your Majesty here?" Xu Hui pushed open the door and entered.

"What's wrong?" Liu Yiming motioned Xu Hui to go to the study.

"No, I'm here to tell you two things. First, we have received a large number of orders and I can't make up my mind. Second, I heard that you have received a large sum of money and the construction of a new city should be put on the agenda.

"Xu Hui took out a sufficient stack of documents.

Liu Yiming picked up the car and took a rough look: "There are about 200,000 cars of various types in total. What's wrong?"

"If it is agreed, the order production will have to be postponed to four years later. The country is also promoting cars. Even if it is expanded, it will take more than a year to produce output..." Xu Hui looked helpless.

"Volkswagen Plant 1 has been put into production, didn't you know?" Liu Yiming was a little surprised.

"Just how much can one factory produce?" Xu Hui looked at Liu Yiming in confusion.

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"This order was completed in one year. How about the competition assessment in the European market?" Liu Yiming said amusingly.

"One year? 200,000 vehicles?" Xu Hui looked confused.

"The flow production process is adopted. Once the number and proficiency of workers increase, the output will be greatly increased." Liu Yiming said.

Xu Hui knew the assembly line process. Nanhua's military production had used this method from the very beginning. This was also a guarantee of winning the war.

"I haven't looked at it in detail yet. Anyway, there are dozens of car brands, but the output is not large and there is no competition. But there is government support behind it, and they are making rapid progress." Xu Hui looked relaxed, then excited.

At present, various automobile factories in Nanhua are both military and civilian entities, and they are also state-owned enterprises. All the money earned from this order is in the state-owned enterprises. They have been invested for so many years, and we can see large-scale returns this year!

"Don't withdraw all the money. Keep half of it to build a local sales department, shop, repair shop, etc. Selling a car is not a one-time deal. You can also make money by selling accessories." Liu Yiming interrupted Xu Hui's fantasy.

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"One and a half? Even if they are all the cheapest styles, there will be more than 80 million in profit after tax..." Xu Hui didn't finish his sentence.

"Actually, the profit of Volkswagen Beetle, Zonda and other cars is estimated to be 300." Liu Yiming shrugged.

"So much money!" Xu Hui felt heartbroken. The government has been very tight in the past two years.

"First, it can inhibit the development of the local automobile industry. After all, without enough profits, we cannot afford this thing; second, we can earn more from auto parts and have lower taxes; third, we can form a brand effect and occupy the market.

"Liu Yiming said word for word.

The price of the Volkswagen series in Europe is around 800 yuan, and its performance and appearance are the best among all cars on the market. The cost is only more than 100 yuan, and the export is tax-free. However, there are import taxes and transaction taxes in Europe.

In the United States, Liu Yiming used the dealer model in order to suppress the American automobile industry. The cheapest model currently sells for 700 yuan, of which 200 yuan is import tax. Nanhua earns 200 yuan and the dealer earns 1 part.

Even if it is produced by hand, the cost of a car is only about 180. It is just the most basic car without a roof. Unless it sells for 300, no one will buy it.

If you sell it for 300 yuan, after deducting the labor, factory, publicity, and material backlog costs, there is basically no chance of upward development.

If you dare to sell it for 400, Liu Yiming will dare to sell it for 450. If you don't make money, they will suppress you.

Because Nanhua re-increased its imports of grain and stabilized imports and exports, and the United States did not further increase tariffs, Theodore wrote six letters to Liu Yiming within one month to discuss the issue of bilateral tariffs.

"Let's talk about building a new city. Now that we have money, what should we do?" Xu Hui waved his hand, but he still had money in his heart. That's hundreds of millions! Keep half of it locally, and the remaining half will be divided among each factory.

, not much can be turned over, but the original allocation can be stopped once, which is still one amount of money.

"I have about 20 million in hand that I can use. Where is yours?" Liu Yiming thought for a while and gave 2 million to the army and 4 million to the school. The remaining 49 million was left, and 30 million was reserved.

Secret funds to facilitate work.

"About 6 million, that's about right. Where is the location?" Xu Hui estimated that it was 26 million, which is about the same as the first phase of the project.

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"There is a river 50 kilometers north of Machen. The navy has measured it. After dredging the river, it will be no problem to pass 10,000-ton cargo ships, but it needs to build dams upstream to reduce sediment; Machen has a high-quality deep-water port and a railway.

It’s direct and easy,” Liu Yiming said.

"I know about Ma Chen. The location is okay and it's close to Surabaya, but it's 40 kilometers north. I don't remember what city there is. Why not just choose Ma Chen?" Xu Hui asked doubtfully.

"My positioning of the new capital city is that it is the center of education and politics. Machen can be used as an industrial satellite city and its geographical location is relatively good." The most important thing is that there is less pollution and it is not so crowded.

Nanhua is sparsely populated, so maintaining a megacity is not in line with Nanhua's national defense and security.

"Then let's start construction. There will be a dam, which can be turned into a hydropower station. It can also solve the electricity problem. Don't there still be a group of construction workers in Borneo? Let them do preliminary development." Xu Hui nodded.

Surabaya is qualified as an industrial city and capital, but first of all, the location is too marginal. Choosing Coconut City directly exposed it under the eyes of the British.

Borneo is the best choice, but the north of the mountains belongs to the British, so you can only find it in the south, which is a better choice.

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"Name, serial number." Zeng Wenshan said businesslikely.

"Antonio Macario, Group 9." The dusty middle-aged man looked at Zeng Wenshan excitedly.

"Well, it fits. You have a team of 7 people and completed 101 tons this week, right?" Zeng Wenshan was a little surprised. This was the first week of official mining of the ore.

Although the difficulty of open pit mining is lower, without construction machinery, it is almost impossible.

"Yes! It's us! We have two horses, thank God, they can pull the cart." Antonio was very excited, but also a little worried, fearing that the person in front of him would regret it.

"The basic salary is 7 pounds, plus 31 tons of performance pay, the total is 21 pounds and ten shillings, 1 point." Zeng Wenshan took out a small pile of coins.

"Do you want coins or bills?"

"Gold coins! Decisive gold coins!" Antonio looked at a small pile of gold coins excitedly. If it weren't for the 78 big men holding Winchesters behind Zeng Wenshan, he might not be able to suppress the genes in his blood.

"Twenty-one coins are 1 pound, ten are 1 shilling, here." Zeng Wenshan counted them clearly and handed them to Antonio.

Antonio took the money and found his teammates.

"Three pounds per person, and the remaining ten shillings are used to drink. There is a tavern nearby. Thank God, there are taverns in deserted places." Antonio laughed and walked towards the tavern.

"Hey, isn't this Shelby? I heard you were in the alchemy factory. How is it there? How much does our boss earn?" Antonio greeted loudly on the way.

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"The situation is not good. I crushed 100 tons of ore yesterday and only extracted 140 grams of gold. Maybe they will leave soon. After all, it is not profitable at all." Shelby, who is also a middle-aged man, said in a tone of voice.

Said not very well.

"How much is 140 grams?" Antonio asked.

"Less than 20 pounds." Shelby pushed open the door of the tavern, and a loud and noisy voice could be heard.
Chapter completed!