"Honey, I reflected on it a few days ago. I felt that deep down in my heart, I used to think that I was better than my father. My father moved my mother and siblings several times, so I didn't have to do that at all. Now it turns out that I was too arrogant. Because of the nature of my job, you have to follow me everywhere. You've worked hard. "In the hot summer wind, Wei Kun spoke to his wife with a solemn tone.
Wei Kun's wife was speechless for a moment. The girl's expression changed from surprise to confusion to helplessness, and finally to understanding. She grabbed the neck of her son, who didn't eat well, and said, "Do you really think you're better than your father?"
Faced with his wife's question, Wei Kun smiled and said, "I actually don't know how strong my heart and level of knowledge are. But I've always thought that in terms of results, I'm better than my father. Now that I look at it, whether it's my father or others, they have to move forward with the river of time. "
"The waves of a river are as wide as a river …" Wei Kun's son obviously didn't want to eat. When he heard that there was something in his father's words that matched his memory, the little fellow immediately said.
"Haha!" Wei Kun couldn't help but laugh. Wei Kun's wife, on the other hand, frowned. This child was too mischievous.
After finishing the meal with great difficulty, the little fellow went to take a nap. Wei Kun's wife sighed and said, "You'd better return to China as soon as possible. What's the use of having a high position in Africa? Look at the environment. In order to come to Africa, the two of us have been taking all kinds of vaccinations since a year ago. "
"How about staying in Africa? Even if I leave, I have to finish two terms. "Wei Kun touched the smooth skin of his wife's arm and said softly.
Wei Kun's wife shook her head vigorously. "Definitely not. In ten years, the child will have graduated from junior high. I'm determined not to let him go to school in Africa. What do you want him to learn here? Urinate and defecate everywhere? Play with mud naked like those black children? "
These words made Wei Kun sigh in his heart. Times had changed. Even though Wei Kun felt that it was actually quite cute to see a child playing with mud with their buttocks bare, it was just a feeling. What parents needed to do was to let their children learn from a young age. 'Don't lose at the starting line' was a very popular saying in the city. Moreover, this sentence was developed from the 'neuron hypothesis' proposed by Wei Kun's father, Vézé.
"Bring him to me during the winter and summer holidays. I miss you guys very much, "Wei Kun said seriously. Even though there were many European noble ladies who could accompany Wei Kun to relieve his boredom, Wei Kun had always been very sincere in front of his wife.
"Wei Kun. Your mother could stand living alone with her children for many years, but she was of a previous age. When I married you, I thought that you would stay in China and have a stable life like your brother. "Wei Kun's wife said very disturbing words.
Wei Kun did not show the slightest expression of fear and uneasiness. In front of such a close person like his wife, Wei Kun said frankly, "I didn't expect that I would have such a big ambition for politics. Back then, I thought that I would follow my father's arrangement and become a technician, a scientist, and a bureaucrat engaged in technology. But later, I realized that I hope to be engaged in the work of promoting the progress of the Min dynasty. "
"Then you should stay in China. What are you doing here? "Wei Kun's wife said unhappily.
"I have to get more power. The speed of accumulating power in China is too slow. And too many people will set up obstacles for me. In order to let my brother not be hindered by his identity, my father even changed my brother's surname. Back then, I thought my father was pedantic. Now I understand that only whether the person and the thing is right or not, but whether the result is right or not, "Wei Kun explained.
Women actually did not like to discuss reason with men, so Wei Kun's wife did not want to beat around the bush. She asked straightforwardly, "Are you going back to China? I'm going back now! "
"No." Wei Kun also shook his head straightforwardly.
"Then I'll leave in a few days. If I leave any later, I probably won't be able to make it to kindergarten, "Wei Kun's wife said coldly.
There was only one result when discussing with a mother about letting her child live a worse life, and that was' impossible. ' Wei Kun did not try to let his wife and child continue to stay in the East African administrative region. When they were sent to the ship, Wei Kun's wife whispered in Wei Kun's ear, "Wei Kun, you're so selfish." Then, she took their son and boarded the ship without looking back.
Looking at the backs of his wife and child, Wei Kun suddenly realized something. He could not figure out whether his son was his son or his wife's son. At least from his current point of view, the little one only followed his mother around and was very distant from his father whom he had not met many times.
This dilemma made Wei Kun very painful. The burning thought in his heart was, 'When will the flight across the Indian Ocean appear safely?'
Airplanes were not only used in the Min dynasty, but they had also existed in East Africa for a long time. Since there were planes, it was only natural that specialized transport planes would appear. At the current stage, airplanes mainly provided fast document transport. From Khartoum to Nanzhan City, documents could be delivered within a day. Of course, the premise was that the plane did not malfunction. Wei Kun believed in what his father, Vézé, said, 'productivity is the fundamental driving force to promote social progress.' If the cross-ocean flight could be achieved, he did not mind spending money to fly back and forth between East Africa and Beijing. In Wei Kun's eyes, his son was also very important, far more important than money.
In such emotional torment, Wei Kun boarded the ship to Cyprus. A year ago, the British agreed to the request of the Min dynasty to open another Suez Canal. When they arrived near the exit of the canal in the Red Sea, Wei Kun got off the ship. Like large projects, Vézé often gave data and reasons. For example, Vézé believed that in the next few decades, the tonnage of transport ships would increase, and the final design of the canal was to accommodate large ships of 300,000 tons.
No one was willing to go against Vézé, and Vézé did not ask everyone to complete the canal that could accommodate ships of 300,000 tons. He only asked everyone to leave enough space during the construction. Now the requirement for the canal was to accommodate merchant ships with a carrying capacity of 30,000 tons.
When the British built the Suez Canal, they used a lot of Egyptian labor, and when the new Suez Canal was dug, they used a lot of machinery. There were people everywhere on the construction site, and all kinds of equipment could be seen everywhere. Wei Kun was also a metallurgical major, and after seeing so many iron guys, he naturally felt proud. The outer circle ignored the attitude of the British in the distance, and after comforting the construction workers, Wei Kun followed the convoy to the Mediterranean Sea. He boarded a small boat on the beach, and then turned to a big ship waiting not far away. Wei Kun went straight to his destination, Cyprus.
After not coming for more than a year, Wei Kun found that Cyprus had changed a lot. The first was naturally that there were more Chinese people on the island. There were some local Greek people in the ancient city of Nicosia, and the new city that was under construction, from the builders to the residents, were basically Chinese people. The construction team composed of black people had completed the task and had been transferred to the new Suez Canal area. The port area of Cyprus hired some locals, but most of the staff were Chinese.
As for the planned area on the island, except for the forest area for soil and water conservation, the new area was still in a construction period, so it didn't leave a deep impression on Wei Kun for the time being. The reservoirs built to store rainwater didn't make Wei Kun feel special. East Africa wasn't an area rich in water resources. In order to store water, the "underground reservoir" model of the northwest region of China was moved here. This model didn't dig holes underground, but gravel and sand to guide the water into the land, and trees were planted around to create shade to reduce evaporation. When water was needed, the water was extracted by digging wells. The technology used in Cyprus was imported from East Africa, so it was by no means advanced.
It wasn't until Wei Kun followed Wang Mingshan, who had already arrived in Cyprus, to the vault that he became a little serious. The heavily guarded building stretched all the way down. The elevator didn't go straight in one go, but it was divided into several floors. This made Wei Kun feel unsafe. He wondered if the people below would never come out if there was a mechanical failure.
Wang Mingshan smiled and said, "Your father is a strange man. When we designed the national vault, we raised a problem. What if a thief enters the vault and refuses to come out? Your father casually proposed a solution, and all of us were convinced. Can you guess what it is? "
Wei Kun immediately replied, "Just give me the answer. Don't make it difficult for me."
Wang Mingshan laughed straightforwardly and said, "Your father's suggestion is to directly pump air out from the inside."
Wei Kun thought that his father, Vézé, would say something shocking, but he didn't expect it to be such an ordinary suggestion. As an engineer who had participated in the ammonia project, Wei Kun thought that this method was actually not comprehensive, and there were too many uncontrollable parts.
At this moment, Wei Kun heard Wang Mingshan continue to say, "While pumping air, fill the vault with nitrogen."
"…" It was rare for Wei Kun to not know what to say, but now he was speechless. This method, which was in line with physiology and physics, gave Wei Kun a sense of perfection, but it was simple and feasible. The 100% chance of death made Wei Kun's hair stand on end.
"We did the same thing." Wang Mingshan smiled and said, "It's not just you and me. I invited European financial personnel to visit us some time ago. They asked about the safety of the vault, and I gave the same answer. Those people had the same expression as you at the time. "
"I'm not pitying those thieves. The thieves who dared to come here must be desperadoes. I just think that this method of killing people doesn't seem to treat human lives as human lives. "Wei Kun finally found an excuse.
Wang Mingshan nodded. "I understand. You can imagine the despair before death. We have experimented with rats and animals in the national vault, and the results are really extraordinary. But I don't want to see those animals die a second time. They breathed in the useless gas and suffocated to death. Hmph hmph. "
As they spoke, the two arrived at the lowest level of the vault. Walking out of the elevator, the two appeared in front of a renovated passageway. There was also a corridor above, but the corridor and the elevator felt solid and heavy, as if they were cast from steel. The floor of this passageway was paved with one-meter-long marble tiles. The tiles had beautiful patterns and thin metal strips embedded in them. Several tiles were connected to form a larger pattern. The walls were made of pure white granite, looking magnificent and majestic. The ceiling lamp at the top of the corridor was placed in a pure white lampshade. Every few meters in the corridor, there was a wall lamp embedded in a pure white lampshade. Even a few meters underground, this long corridor that led to wealth was still as bright as day. It made people completely forget the fact that they were underground.
On both sides of this long vault corridor, there were doors decorated with stainless steel and other metals. The elegant appearance seamlessly blended in with the wall. Wei Kun looked at these carefully and couldn't help but laugh. "Open sesame!"
This childish behavior made Wang Mingshan laugh. "It's useless to just shout."
"If I don't shout, how will I know what's inside?" Wei Kun laughed.
Wang Mingshan pulled the door plate on the door, and with a little strength, the door plate opened. Wei Kun went up to take a look. It was a piece of glass, and nothing could be seen in it. With the sound of a switch being turned, the inside of the room was suddenly brightly lit. The inside of the room was very simple. Apart from the white walls and the pure white floor, there was nothing else. On the floor, there was a shelf covered with pure white silk. On the shelf were large pieces of gold. Under the pure white background, under the bright light, the pure gold reflected a dark gold luster, causing Wei Kun to swallow his saliva. Of course, he had seen a lot of gold jewelry, and the metallurgy industry also had their own feelings about the luster of metals, but the luster of pure gold really made a strong impact on Wei Kun. Before seeing it with his own eyes, in Wei Kun's heart, gold was associated with vulgar temptation. After seeing pure gold with his own eyes, Wei Kun didn't expect this kind of metal to have such a beautiful appearance.
"Is it all real?" Wei Kun couldn't help but ask a silly question.
Wang Mingshan sneered. "Hmph hmph! This is the basis of our credit. It's all gold and silver exchanged from Europe. After being recast, it's four nines of high-purity gold and silver. In order to prevent oxidation, the silver and silver pieces are cast in crystal glass. Although the financial industry is deceiving each other, the settlement of the financial industry needs real gold and silver, and can't be fooled. "
For a moment, Wei Kun didn't know what to say. Even though he was Vézé's son, this scene was really beyond his imagination. Walking past the rooms, Wei Kun knew that he shouldn't ask to go in and take a look, but the neatly arranged gold and silver piled up high had an indescribable attraction. Even if he didn't want to take them for himself, Wei Kun still wanted to get close to these symbols of wealth. Based on his previous experience, this was too rare.
"Can I go in and take a look?" Wei Kun asked.
"No." Wang Mingshan's answer was very simple.
"Why?" Wei Kun continued to ask.
"There are rules." Wang Mingshan's answer was still simple.
Coming out of the vault, seeing the blue sky, white clouds, and green trees outside, Wei Kun suddenly felt that it was a lifetime ago. On such a lively island, there was a huge amount of wealth buried deep underground. This was like a fairy tale. In fairy tales, those gigantic European winged, scaly creatures guarded the treasure. In reality, whoever dared to go in without permission would suffocate in the pure nitrogen environment. He really didn't know which was more terrifying, the European magical creatures or the human beings.
"Soon, I will be in charge of the work in Cyprus. Wei Kun, get ready to work in Nanzhan City. "Wang Mingshan explained the real reason why he called Wei Kun here.
"You are going to transfer?" Wei Kun asked a silly question.
Wang Mingshan asked without hesitation, "If I transfer, can you manage East Africa well?"
"It's great that you are taking responsibility." Wei Kun smiled.
Wang Mingshan pulled the door plate on the door, and with a little force, the door plate was opened. Wei Kun moved closer to take a look. It was a piece of glass, and he couldn't see anything in it. With the sound of a switch being turned, the house was suddenly brightly lit. The inside of the house was very simple. Apart from the white walls and the pure white floor, there was nothing else. On the floor, there was a shelf covered with pure white silk. On the shelf, there were large pieces of gold. Under the pure white background, under the bright light, the pure gold reflected a dark gold luster, causing Wei Kun to swallow his saliva. Of course, he had seen a lot of gold jewelry. In the metallurgy industry, he also had his own feelings about the luster of metals, but the luster of pure gold really made Wei Kun feel a strong sense of shock. Before seeing it with his own eyes, in Wei Kun's heart, gold was associated with vulgar temptation. After seeing pure gold with his own eyes, Wei Kun didn't expect this metal to have such a beautiful appearance.
"Are they all real?" Wei Kun couldn't help but ask a silly question.
Wang Mingshan sneered, "Hmph! This is the basis of our credit. They are all gold and silver exchanged from Europe. After being recast, they are four nines of high purity gold and silver. In order to prevent oxidation, the silver and silver pieces are cast in crystal glass. Although the financial industry is deceiving each other, the settlement of the financial industry requires real gold and silver. We can't be fooled. "
For a moment, Wei Kun didn't know what to say. Even though he was Vézé's son, these scenes were really beyond his imagination. Walking past the houses, Wei Kun knew that he shouldn't ask to go in and take a look, but the neatly arranged gold and silver stacked high up had an indescribable attraction. Even if he didn't want to take them for himself, Wei Kun still wanted to get close to these symbols of wealth. Based on his previous experience, this was too rare.
"Can I go in and take a look?" Wei Kun asked.
"No." Wang Mingshan's answer was very simple.
"Why?" Wei Kun continued to ask.
"There are rules." Wang Mingshan's answer was still simple.
"Can I go in and take a look?" Wei Kun asked.
"No." Wang Mingshan's answer was very simple.
"Why?" Wei Kun continued to ask.
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