Chapter Fifty-two: Keeping an Appointment
Time flies, Du Le initially just wanted to make a fortune and establish a career on earth to make himself and his family live a better life, but now it has gradually changed.
Du Le's demands on himself have become higher and higher. Not only must the industry in Fuyang City be made bigger and stronger, earning more money, but also the industry in Chu State cannot be abandoned and must also be made bigger and stronger to earn more gold coins. Of course, while achieving his career, he will not forget to take care of the emotions of his subordinates as much as possible, so that those who follow him can live a good life. Because doing these things well is not something one person can achieve alone, only in this way can they be loyal to themselves and earn more money for themselves in return. Between people, no matter what title, mutual understanding is the long-term solution.
Du Le is in two worlds of industry, with the deepening of business and trade activities, the connection between them has become increasingly close, but at the same time, dependence on each other has also increased.
From a good perspective, Du Le's career is on track and more stable. However, one must be prepared for danger in times of peace. If one day the connection between the two industries or one side encounters problems, or if Du Le cannot transport to the other world, it is hard to imagine the huge blow that will be suffered.
China has been established for over 100 years and has finally become one of the world's five major powers with its comprehensive national strength. As a Chinese citizen, Du Le is proud of this. With a strong country, Du Le can feel at ease on his own land, start his own business, and make money legally.
On the contrary, there were too many variables in this other world, and the turbulent Chu State society made Du Le feel that he needed to gain a deeper understanding of this world. Therefore, Du Le asked his butler to collect some books about the history and geography of Chu State, even some travelogues, as long as they were genuine written records, the more the better. Then, Du Le put all the collected books into his space ring, carrying them with him at all times, taking a look whenever he had a chance. This was the most direct way for Du Le to understand this other world, and also the fastest way to get a clear picture of this vast continent.
It was also through these books that Du Le finally saw the outline of this different world clearly for the first time.
Under this starry sky, there are three continents: Canglong Continent, Fenghuang Continent, and Qingming Continent. Chu Guo is a small country belonging to the Canglong Continent.
The entire Dragon Continent, in terms of military, mainly uses cold weapons. Only a few cities have red-clothed cannons and a small number of musketeers; In agriculture, most farming is still done by hand, but with waterwheel irrigation; In the handicraft workshop, the people already have simple manual spinning machines, and all the people have a considerable number of mature light industries.
Based on these materials, Du Le felt that the current technological level of this world is somewhat similar to the momentum of the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history during its heyday.
In terms of geography, the State of Chu is located in the southwest corner of the continent of Canglong, bordering the states of Qi and Jin to the north, with the mountain range of Hengduan to the west, and the territory of the Man tribes to the south. To the east, across the Yun River forest, lies the largest country on the continent of Canglong - the State of Ming. From the accounts of travelers from Chu in the great state of Ming, it can be seen that compared to the four continents surrounding Chu, the State of Ming not only has a vast territory, many cities, and a large population, but also has the geographical advantage of being adjacent to the sea, with numerous commercial ships, making its trade more mature. Taking all these points into account, it is clear that the comprehensive national strength of the State of Ming is the largest on the continent of Canglong. It is said that even if the territories of Chu, Qi, and Jin were combined, they would not be as large as one-fourth of the State of Ming.
Compared with Mingguo, Chuguo is simply a backward and barbaric small country. The economic system is also much more backward in comparison.
The Chu State has three large cities with a population of over 500,000, five medium-sized cities and thirteen small cities. The three major cities are Jinyang City, Jinyue City, and Jinyun City. Among them, the northern Jinyun City and its surrounding two medium-sized cities and seven small cities have been divided by Qi and Jin states. Du Le was suddenly a little relieved that he had been transported to Jinyang City at first, rather than other more turbulent cities.
In this world, the connection between people still mainly relies on letters, and information transmission is relatively backward. Moreover, Chu State is located in the southwest of the mainland, just a relatively closed small country. So Du Le was very regretful, the information he grasped was very simple.
Du Le was unable to obtain more information about the entire other world from the books, fortunately, what he needed most was to first understand the overall situation of Chu State and the situation of surrounding countries, and the current information was already sufficient to cope with.
After understanding the situation in this other world, Du Le once again took out enough five-leaf grass from his space to last a factory for a month and handed it over to the warehouse of the factory, where workers were responsible for refining it into small packets of seasoning. The rest of the production operation was fully entrusted to Liao Bingkun, so Du Le didn't have to worry too much.
The next afternoon, Du Le arrived at a Sichuan restaurant in Fuyong City as scheduled to meet the factory director of the hardware mold factory and inspect the sample quality and style.
Sichuan cuisine is a unique culinary system in Sichuan Province, famous for its spicy and numbing flavors. However, the reason why Du Le chose this Sichuan restaurant was not because he particularly liked eating Sichuan food, but because it was more convenient to get there from the factory. He could take the bus directly from the bus stop outside the factory without having to transfer. Additionally, the restaurant had private rooms, which made it easier to conduct business.
Du Le arrived at around 2:00 pm, and they had agreed on 2:30.
The decoration is simple and looks clean and refreshing, the interval between tables and chairs is relatively wide, this is Du Le's first impression as soon as he enters. It was originally thought that at this time, it had already passed the dinner peak, logically speaking, there shouldn't be any customers, but unexpectedly, as soon as Du Le entered the door, he saw that many customers were still eating and drinking.
Seeing this scene, Du Le shook his head helplessly. So many guests, so lively, just afraid that there is no private room available. Du Le didn't need to ask for the location anymore, and went straight to the front desk to inquire.
Du Le had just walked to the front desk, where the female cashier was calculating the bill for several tables of customers who had just finished their meal. The restaurant seemed to be short-staffed, and no one came forward to serve Du Le, so he simply stood aside and waited in line.
Du Le waited for a short while, after the customer left, he was about to speak when a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, "Pay the bill!"
Du Le was somewhat annoyed and was about to speak up against the other person's rudeness, but before he could react, the person in front of him turned around again, smiled at Du Le and said: "Sorry, we're in a hurry, can you let me pay first?"
Du Le finally saw clearly who was in front of him. He couldn't see at first, but now that he took a closer look, Du Le involuntarily held his breath and stared with wide eyes.
