Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

"However, Mr. Field, your most important task right now is not to recruit talent for me, but to help me plan the two ports. Yantai is a military port, where the future Shandong Fleet will be stationed as its headquarters; Qingdao is a commercial port. In the future, Qingdao will become the second Shanghai, a famous commercial metropolis in Asia. Whether these two plans can be realized depends entirely on you..."

Field smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sir Liu. I once worked at the New York Maritime Administration for a period of time and am very familiar with port construction projects. After a short break, I will begin field investigations in both locations. I will complete the preliminary investigations within a month, and then, based on your suggestions, I will formulate long-term plans for the two ports. Port construction is not an overnight effort, and I hope you can understand that I must be responsible for my work!"

Although Field is somewhat arrogant, he is very dedicated to his work and career, and is a very rigorous person. In his more than 20 years of work, he has met all kinds of people. Some of them are ambitious and give random orders, which adds a lot of trouble to him in the project, so he speaks the ugly words in advance.

Liu Ye nodded and replied, "Mr. Field, since I have chosen you, I will support you unconditionally. As for material and human resources, as long as you make a request, I will do my best to meet your needs. Not only that, I have already prepared two port plans, I hope they can be of help to you..."

Liu Ye shouted, "Yu Ting, bring those two boxes of books and blueprints over here!"

Ding Ruchang hurried into the inner room, took out two small boxes and placed them on the ground.

Liu Ye opened one of the boxes and took out a booklet. He said, "Mr. Field, this is the port planning book I recently wrote. The others are maps and geographical and cultural atlases of Yantai and Qingdao. I hope they will be of some use to you..."

Field asked doubtfully, "Master Liu, I've heard Colt mention that you're a remarkable general. However, planning ports and construction projects have nothing to do with marching and fighting. Are you proficient in these things as well?"

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Mr. Field, if I were very knowledgeable about these port projects, why would I invite you and everyone else all the way to China? This only records some of my understanding of port construction. I hope it can help you..."

An engineer beside Field replied, "Master Liu, our Mr. Field is a top-notch engineering construction expert even in the United States, and he has profound attainments in port construction. If you don't understand these things, please respect our expertise so as not to mislead Mr. Field. We will not be responsible if that happens!"

Ding Ruchang raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully, "Sir, how do you know that our master doesn't understand? Without understanding the situation, you raise such questions. I am very dissatisfied with your behavior!"

Liu Ye waved his hand and said, "Yu Ting, what exactly is going on? Once Mr. Field has read my plan, everything will become clear. I believe Mr. Field will be very satisfied with my plan..."

Field looked at Liu Ye deeply and replied, "Okay, I hope Master Liu won't let me down. After all, I'm very curious about Master Liu..."

After attending Liu Ye's welcoming banquet, Feld returned to his temporary residence with two boxes of information.

Early the next morning, before Liu Ye arrived at the prefectural yamen to perform the Zhi Gong ceremony, Field hurried over!

"Dear Lord Liu, you are truly remarkable. I never expected that your understanding of urban and port construction is so profound. I am truly astonished. I believe that if you were in the United States and joined the military, you would be a renowned general feared throughout the United States. If you entered the engineering field, you would also be a formidable industry leader!"

Liu Ye smiled faintly and asked, "Why, Mr. Field, did you read my plan last night?"

Field didn't answer. He pointed at his red eyes and shouted, "All night, a whole night, I didn't sleep a wink. I read your plan at least four times. It's so wonderful. I'm afraid that when I wake up, it will be gone! Oh my God, I've never seen such a far-sighted plan in America. Although it's not so rigorous, the viewpoints in it have surpassed our time. Some of the topics are exactly the areas our country has just begun to study, and you have already given them such insightful explanations. Oh my God, oh my God!"

As an American, Field is cheerful and straightforward, which are their consistent characteristics. If they look down on you, then they look down on you. If you convince them, they will be respectful to you as much as possible!

Liu Ye laughed and said, "Okay, Mr. Field, as long as you are satisfied, I have found two interpreters from Yantai to cooperate with you. They will be your mouth and ears. I hope you can get into work as soon as possible. In addition, it won't be long before our government will dispatch a team from the Ministry of Industry to Dengzhou. When the time comes, you will need to cooperate with each other. Don't worry, this project is mainly based on you. My plan is just a suggestion. Unless it is written in red pen that we must do something, everything else, including me and the engineers from the Ministry of Industry, will be under your unified command. I just hope to see the two ports completed as soon as possible!"

Field's face was filled with excitement as he replied, "Okay, Sir Liu, don't worry. I am confident that the construction of these two ports will become my pinnacle of work. They will represent the highest level of my research and will be my lifelong pride!"

Liu Ye looked at the excited Field and said, "Mr. Field, I have a request, and I hope you can agree to it."

Field was stunned and replied, "Master Liu, please speak?"

Liu Ye replied, "I would like you to carefully train a team of engineering and technical personnel for me during the construction process. The number doesn't have to be too large, but they must all be capable of taking on independent tasks. I will begin to assign a group of relevant personnel in the next few days, Mr. Field, please! At the same time, I will also be planning to build a middle school in Dengzhou Prefecture. I hope you can teach the students during your time in Dengzhou. Of course, I will pay the relevant expenses."

"Teaching?"

Field asked, "If we're talking about training engineering talent, that's easy. I can just bring a few assistants from your country to the project. But when it comes to teaching, what should I cover?"

Liu Ye said in a deep voice, "Anything is fine. Mathematics, physics, chemistry, electromagnetism, as long as you understand it, I can teach you. Mr. Field, what China lacks now is knowledge. They only know how to write, but they don't know that if we want to strengthen the country and protect the people, these subjects are more than a hundred times more powerful than the eight-legged essay..."