On the road from Anyang to the imperial capital Wuyang, a huge team was marching forward in a mighty manner. There were more than 300 large freight wagons and more than 500 heroic guards. In the team, you could also see the flags of the Li family, the Yuan family, the Shangguan family, and the Zhang family.
Needless to say, this is of course Li Xian's team. Faced with such a large team, no thief dared to come out and collect "tolls". Even the county governors along the way carefully restrained their subordinates - for the time being, we still can't afford to offend these four families.
In the team, Li Xian is instilling new ideas into Xu Ren.
"Sir, please listen to me one by one. First, let's talk about it from the perspective of technology. Technology leakage is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, actively leaking technology is the biggest conspiracy. Actively leaking technology can allow others to imitate us. If they imitate, they will lose the ability to create and develop, and they will never be able to surpass us! If they cannot surpass us, they will always be controlled by us and continue to imitate us! In the end, they will fall into a vicious circle that they cannot extricate themselves from. This is the transcendence and guidance of technology."
"Hmm? That makes sense, but the world is vast and there are countless talented people. How can you be sure that others will imitate us? Maybe they will research other technologies."
"That brings us to the second point," Li Xian smiled confidently, "It's called capital. We need to let others see the benefits of technology. Only with benefits can we pursue; and with benefits, we can use the means of benefits to guide and expand the market. I admit that there are many technologies that would be better, but not all technologies can be profitable! Only those that are in line with the market, that is, profitable, are good technologies; so as long as we guide the market, we can naturally sweep away countless technologies. Use technology to guide and expand the market, and then use the market to counter technology. And we secretly acquire or learn from those failed technologies and experiences, and even acquire and win over those research talents. Or we control and support some potential enterprises by injecting capital. In this way, we can expand rapidly. The development model of the business is too narrow, and the group development model is the best way for industrial expansion. As long as scientific research technology, industry, capital, and the market cooperate well with each other, the group can steadily expand tenfold overnight!"
This time, Xu Ren did not ask any questions, but looked pale. On the one hand, he was shocked by this new business thinking, and on the other hand, he was trying hard to think, digest and absorb these ideas. Following Li Xian, Xu Ren said that he was under a lot of pressure.
It was not until half a day later that Xu Rencai asked some small questions, and Li Xian also patiently explained them. In the evening, Xu Rencai began to ask the following questions.
"Third, if we want to rise and not be discouraged, we have to rally the same front. Therefore, for our own survival, we must also release some technology appropriately for the world to share. Only by sharing can we gain respect; only by sharing can we gain support! Fourth, the imperial capital must be in chaos now, and my three good brothers must have dismantled the textile machine. How can we let them have the glory all to ourselves? I want everyone to know that it was our Brilliant Star Company that invented the engine, and it was us who personally promoted the industrial revolution. Fifth, third-rate companies make goods, second-rate companies make brands, first-rate companies make markets, and top-level companies make standards. We want to be a top-level company, we want to be the king of industry. Since we want to be the king, we must share some things, so that we can unite a group of people."