Chapter 23 Airplane

When he was a visitor to the Tang family for two days, Wang Maoru gave Zhao Jiacheng a holiday and asked him to go home to visit his wife and family. Later, he returned to Beijing. Ma Xiaoshui, who was in charge of the match factory and Cui Zhou, who was in charge of the oil lamp factory, made the match factory and the oil lamp field very vividly. In addition, Urji, the Beijing oil son, took care of him, Huaxing Factory is now a well-known enterprise in North China.

Of course, although Huaxing Factory Match and Oil Lamp Factory make money, it is not as famous as Huaxing Aircraft Factory. Wang Maoru left Ouyang Peng with 200,000 taels of silver as the start-up fee, and then he gradually paid 200,000 US dollars at his request. He did not see the money he earned at all, but instead he invested money in like flowing water.

Ouyang Peng did not disappoint Wang Maoru's high hopes. He and his classmates, Luo Haiquan, and other thirteen friends and classmates, set up an airport in a wasteland near the oil lamp factory in Huaxing Factory. His classmate Luo Haiquan ran to Guangzhou again and invited Feng Ru's two assistants and more than a dozen aircraft-making technicians to Beijing with high salaries. Since Feng Ru's death, the flight team of the Guangdong Revolutionary Government was disbanded all at once. The people from the original airport walked away and scattered. Everyone sighed when they were gathering occasionally. The first aircraft made by the Chinese was so sensational. Unfortunately, the ending was so painful that some aircraft-making technicians even had to repair looms for people in textile factories to make a living.

Luo Haiquan went there at the right time. After Chen Jiongming announced that Guangzhou was the last time, Yuan Shikai appointed Long Jiguang as the Guangdong comfort envoy. Later, Long Jiguang led the 25th Division of the Army to defeat Chen Jiongming's troops. The so-called second revolution was not popular, and Chen Jiongming was quickly defeated and drove out of Guangzhou and went into exile to Hong Kong. Later, Yuan Shikai appointed Long Jiguang as the governor of Guangdong and the head of civil affairs. Long Jiguang hated the Kuomintang. At the beginning, it was these Kuomintangs who were wrapped in his uprising against the Qing Dynasty and kicked himself away after victory. Therefore, Long Jiguang implemented a white terror policy against the Kuomintang and massacred a large number of Kuomintang members. For a time, the Kuomintang lurked or fled to Hong Kong. Although the former Guangzhou Revolutionary Government's flying team did not help the Kuomintang, they were immediately disbanded by Long Jiguang.

As soon as Luo Haiquan arrived in Guangzhou, he poached these people. It was said that it was a private aircraft factory, not a service for Yuan Shikai. These technicians and workers from the former Guangdong Flight Team came to Beijing with Luo Haiquan.

What was brought was not only talent, but also technology, and even Feng Ru's unfinished drawings of Feng Ru-2 aircraft, which greatly encouraged Ouyang Peng and others. They continued to research based on Feng Ru-2. Because of sufficient funding, a double-decker propeller aircraft was soon developed. The aircraft was named Feng Ru-3, abbreviated as FR1 aircraft. It also achieved a good result in its first test flight, with a flight altitude of 50 meters and a flight distance of 10,000 meters. The engine was made with the Star Brand 72-horsepower four-cylinder piston gasoline engine produced by Ford in the United States.

During the test flight, the entire Beijing city caused a sensation. In Beijing, the Chinese actually had planes developed by themselves, which made Yuan Shikai, who was sitting in the position of the president, unable to sit still. Beijing was not without planes, but there were several French planes at Nanyuan Airport, but it was also to decorate the storefront. Unexpectedly, there were planes produced by the Chinese. He immediately sent the Chief of Internal Affairs Wang Zhixin to invite Ouyang Peng, the chief engineer of the Huaxing Aircraft Factory, to form the second Beiyang Flying Team. However, Ouyang Peng, who was committed to studying the aircraft, did not care whether it was the president's face. He rejected Yuan Shikai's invitation and sent a telegram to Wang Maoru to ask what to do. Wang Maoru called back and said that he would not refuse or accept it. One word, drag.

When Wang Maoru returned to Beijing, he found that his company was full of talents, and the three major factories gathered together, making a prosperous atmosphere. Each factory also reported on Wang Maoru's operation in the past year. Due to the advanced sales methods, Huaxing Factory successfully expanded its match business to the entire North China. Now, 70% of the match market in North China is occupied by Huaxing. Huaxing's oil lamps have also been promoted by sales personnel to the entire rural areas of North China. Even in Hunan, southern China, sales personnel are rushing to sell.

The first thing Wang Maoru did when he came back was to give everyone a red envelope, as long as he was a Huaxing employee, each of them would have twenty yuan Yingyang’s year-end bonus. He also announced the employee rest regulations, working five and a half days, resting for one and a half days, and paying for rest time. As soon as this measure was promoted, it immediately made the company’s internal employees applaud.

Uraji was shocked. Why did this sworn brother stay in the United States for a year? He became stupid when he came back? Which factory is not trying hard to get workers to work? You are better off, you still have a rest, and you still have a salary...

As soon as the meeting was held, Uraji complained: "Brother, you can't do this. It's so good for workers. What should I do if they don't work anymore? Besides, even if our company makes money now, this tax and that tax will still have to be managed and paid wages. How much money can I make in a year? This is not OK, Xiusheng."

Wang Maoru laughed and patted his shoulder and said, "Brother, don't stare at this small place. This money is not saved, but earned. As long as you can make money, you can make money no matter how you spend money. Why do you think I should be nice to the workers?"

"I don't know."

Wang Maoru said: "How long does it take for our factory to train a skilled worker?"

"It's going to take a few months."

"Yes." Wang Maoru said, "We can't train skilled workers well. After working for half a year, others will give him better conditions and take him away, right?"

Seeing that he could not persuade him, Uraji said again: "By the way, I want to see you."

"I'm going to visit my uncle, too, and leave."

The two came to Pubeile Mansion, and Wang Maoru went back to his house first. When Wang Peng saw the master coming back, he was very happy to ask if he would eat at home at night. Wang Maoru smiled and said that he should eat at Old Beile in the evening. Wang Peng brought a woman and three children, two **-year-old boys and a three or four-year-old girl with a runny nose. Wang Peng said: "Master, this is my wife Cuihua, this is my eldest and second, and my girl." Wang Maoru knew what he meant. Before leaving, he asked Wang Peng to take his family over. Wang Peng was worried that now that the master came back, his wife and children had to go back to the countryside. Wang Peng's wife and children both looked cautious and waited for the master to give instructions. Wang Maoru talked and said that there were indeed good places in this old society, but there were also bad places. The difference between high and low is particularly obvious, so he asked: "What are the three children?"

"The boss called Wang Gousheng, and the second brother called Wang Goudan. He is a pair of double sticks (twins). The girl called Xiao Chuner, because she was born in spring." Wang Peng replied.

Wang Maoru smiled and said, "Why are you giving this name? Goudan, gouyuan."

"The name is cheap and easy to support. When the mother gave birth to them, she suffered a lot. She was afraid that she would not support her, so she gave her a name a little cheaper."

"I've raised this so old, so I can't call it like this in the future. It's not good to say it out loud. I can't find a wife in the future." Wang Maoru thought for a while and said, "I'll give you the name."

"I'm not grateful to the master for giving him a name." Wang Peng hurriedly asked the two children to kneel down. Wang Maoru stopped the two of them and said, "Don't do this, I think about it. The boss called Wang Yadong and the second brother called Wang Yabei."

"Mr. Xie gave me a name, Mr. Xie." Wang Peng knew that this was not only a name, but also a hint that their family could live here and give them a place to live.
Chapter completed!