Fengxian Jiangshan

"Uncle Clan, there is a lot of chaos here, let's go to the teahouse and have a good chat."

Chen Qiming led them through the dense crowd, arrived at a three-story tea house on the side, and went directly into the private room, and several people took their seats.

Chen Jimin first smiled and said: "Brother Ming, I remember that you are a student of chemistry. You have probably achieved a lot in Fengtian these years, right?"

Hearing this, Chen Qiming frowned, and a look of relief appeared on his face: "Indeed, when I first came to Fengtian, we couldn't make almost any weapons. Over the past few years, everything from bullets to rifles , all the way to airplanes and tanks. I dare not say how much credit there is, at least there is a lot of sweat in it. In life, we must do something meaningful."

"That's a good point. I've been worrying about state affairs these years, but I've been running back and forth for many years, but I still haven't achieved much. It makes people feel guilty."

"Uncle Clan, you are too polite. I heard that you have established many schools in Fujian, and even established Xiamen University with sole proprietorship. This is quite a remarkable thing."

Chen Jiageng smiled wryly and shook his head: "Everything is easier said than done, and running a university is really not easy at first sight. I came to the three eastern provinces this time to inspect the market, and secondly, to ask for experience in running a school."

"Fengjun schools have always focused on practicality, especially science and engineering. In addition, law, medicine, business, and foreign languages ​​are also relatively popular. As for literature and history, the number of students is relatively small, and the quality of students is also uneven. Because of this , is also widely criticized.”

"My view is different." Chen Jiageng said loudly: "The original intention of my school is to change the face of the country. Simply put, it is to develop industry. Only when industry develops can the country have hope, and to develop industry, education is needed. First, in other words, training talents should focus on practicality, and I think it is very correct for Feng Jun to do so."

Chen Qiming also smiled slightly: "Since the uncle thinks so, I will take you to visit Fengtian University another day. Maybe there will be a lot of gains. The uncle just said that he still needs to inspect the market. I don't know what kind of business you want to do." ?”

"Of course it is rubber. We have tens of thousands of acres of rubber plantations in Nanyang. Since the World War II, the demand for rubber has decreased. Not long ago, I heard that China can produce its own cars. If it can produce cars, it must be inseparable from rubber. Therefore We just wanted to come and see."

Chen Qiming burst out laughing when he heard this: "Uncle Clan came just in time. Fengtian is short of rubber now, but [-] acres is still too little. If there are [-] acres, it will be about the same!"

Chen Jimin was a little surprised at once, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Ming, I don't think Fengtian's car production is much, how can it consume so much rubber?"

"You are wrong this time. The most rubber consumed by Fengtian is not automobiles, but agricultural vehicles. The commander-in-chief has given instructions on the automobile industry. Chinese automobile consumers are different from those in the United States. Americans are mass consumers, and ordinary citizens Those who can afford it, and those who can afford cars in China are all rich or expensive people. These people don’t care about money, so they simply make their cars more refined. As for small agricultural tractors, Fengtian’s main production is the annual output It has exceeded [-] units, and it is still increasing, and the demand for military jeeps has also risen sharply, so you can imagine how much rubber is needed!"

When Chen Jiageng heard it, he was also very emotional: "Sure enough, the development of the Northeast is beyond imagination, and it is no wonder that it can defeat such a powerful country as Russia and Japan. We overseas Chinese have been bullied, and we look forward to having a strong motherland as our support. Originally, I pinned my hopes on Sun Wen and others, but I never thought that the Northeast is where the real hope lies."

"Uncle Clan, overseas Chinese, if you want to change your situation, you can't just pin your hopes on others, but also work hard on your own?"

"How hard can you do it? Could it be that a group of unarmed people are allowed to fight against the military and police thugs?" Chen Jingxian sighed and said, "In the past few years, there have been riots in Java and other places. It's also full of blood and tears."

Chen Qiming said with a smile: "Bare hands definitely won't work, but don't forget, Fengjun can produce anything now."

Chen Jiageng's mind was spinning quickly. Hearing this, he immediately asked: "You mean that the Fengjun is willing to arm the overseas Chinese and provide us with weapons?"

Chen Qiming nodded and said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief has already told me that he is willing to vigorously arm the overseas Chinese in Nanyang. Their status and dignity are based on blood and iron. If the overseas Chinese are willing to endure hardships, they can go to the three eastern provinces and accept it." The most rigorous military training, and then return to Nanyang to fight for ourselves!"

Chapter 687 Resurrection

"Father, in the past we didn't have guns, so we could only let the big powers and natives bully us. If we could get weapons, who would we be afraid of?" Chen Jimin agreed with this proposal very much, and even danced a little.

Chen Jiageng frowned, "Don't talk too much about such a big matter, a child!"

"Father, are you willing to be bullied and deprived by others, your family property is precarious, and your relatives will die at any time. Don't you dare to risk your life when you have the opportunity?"

"Shut up!" Chen Jiageng widened his eyes, sternly scolded his son, and then said to Chen Qiming: "The matter is very important, I wonder if I can meet Commander Zhang, I want to hear what he means .”

Chen Qiming smiled and said: "Of course, I'm just here to say hello. Such a big matter, without the approval of the commander-in-chief, of course it won't work. I will take you to see the commander-in-chief now."

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"Those who have permanent property have perseverance, those who do not have permanent property have no perseverance. Zhuoyan, you should know what these two sentences mean?" Tang Shaoyi said with a smile: "I was born in Guangdong, and I know the situation of overseas Chinese very well. Regardless of the bullying and suffering suffered by overseas Chinese, it is still very difficult for them to stand up and directly fight against the foreign powers."

Zhang Tinglan wanted to intervene in Nanyang, so he had to find out the situation first, so he naturally invited Tang Shaoyi over, and Tang Shaoyi was not polite, and talked directly.

"The wealth of Nanyang, the great powers account for [-]%, the overseas Chinese account for more than [-]%, and the rest belong to the aborigines. Since the number of overseas Chinese is relatively small, they are relatively richer than the aborigines. In order to divert conflicts, the powers conceal the fact that they plundered. Jumping the contradiction between the indigenous people and the overseas Chinese, and treating the Chinese as a target, this is also the root of the historical exclusion of Chinese."

"However, it is precisely because of these wealth that the overseas Chinese and Chinese are weakened, and they dare not really work hard."

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, she nodded immediately. Thanks to Tang Shaoyi for advice, otherwise Zhang Tinglan would have made a big mistake.The Chinese and overseas Chinese in Nanyang are suffering a lot.This is an indisputable fact, but it does not mean that everyone has a history of blood and tears.

The overseas Chinese in Nanyang can be roughly divided into three parts. The first part is completely westernized, becoming yellow-skinned and white-hearted, and even abandoning their nationality and ancestors.Of course, this group of people is very, very small, far from being as rampant as in later generations.

The second part is some wealthy businessmen.Although they cared about the motherland and longed for a strong country and a more dignified life, they themselves had a lot of wealth, and the colonial government valued them relatively, although incidents of anti-Chinese broke out from time to time.But they were largely spared.

As for the third part, most of the workers at the bottom, they suffer the most and their hatred is the most unforgettable.Most of these people were sold to Nanyang as piglets. They did the hardest work and were constantly threatened.However, these people basically have no ability to speak.

"Mr. Shaochuan. We often deal with those rich businessmen, but they don't necessarily have the courage to take up arms!"

"That's right. Although this Tan Kah Kee is concerned about the country and the people, and has devoted himself to education, it may be difficult for him to pick up a gun and become a soldier."

Zhang Tinglan nodded as well, she knew what she knew. At this time, Chen Qiming brought Chen Jiageng to the commander's mansion.Zhang Tinglan and Tang Shaoyi went to the living room door to greet Chen Jiageng in person.

As soon as they met, Zhang Tinglan took the initiative to shake hands with Tan Kah Kee, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I have heard of your name for a long time. It is a feat to invest a lot of money to establish Xiamen University. Among the Chinese businessmen in Nanyang, there are those who are richer than Tan Kah Kee, but A heart for the country, but no one can compare."

"Lan Shuai is absurd, I just tried my best to make a small fuss."

After several people greeted each other, they walked into the living room with a smile. Zhang Tinglan didn't say anything, but sent a book to Chen Jiageng.

Chen Jiageng took it, quickly flipped through two pages, and then asked with some doubts: "This is a university physics course, it seems to be compiled by Americans, and it is also used in Xiamen University."

"Mr. Chen, how much do you think such a book should be?"

Chen Jiageng smiled wryly and said: "Shuai Lan, these textbooks are really not cheap. You can buy a book for more than ten dollars in the United States, but the price is even higher when you get it in China. To be honest, many students can't afford the textbooks. Only the teacher has a copy, and everyone else has to copy the book."

"A dozen dollars is indeed very expensive, but in Fengtian, it only costs half an ocean!"

"What?" Tan Kah Kee stood up immediately: "Textbooks have always been the most expensive in the West. Many Westerners can't afford textbooks. Every school has the habit of using old books. How can Fengtian be so cheap?"

"It's nothing impossible, it's just a pirated version!" Tang Shaoyi said with a smile on the side: "However, our pirated version is more rigorous, and we can't make a single word wrong. In fact, it's not just textbooks, many western scientific books, Fengtian all have pirated versions, and The prices are extremely low.”

When Chen Jiageng heard this, the color on his face changed again and again, and he asked hesitantly: "Lan Shuai, these books are also copyrighted, so it's probably not good to pirate them?"

"Does Mr. Chen think it would be better if the Eight-Nation Allied Forces ran to Beijing to loot, or Mr. Chen thinks it would be better to make students unable to afford books?"

"Of course not, of course not." Tan Kah Kee said hastily, "I just feel a little strange."

"Mr. Chen, I think your idea is correct. If you want to develop, you must invest heavily in education. But education alone is not enough. There must be a mechanism for organizing, utilizing and protecting talents, that is, there must be a strong Only with a strong government can there be hope for development.”

Zhang Tinglan picked up the textbook again, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, in your school, only the teachers have one, but in the Northeast, every student can have one. Between the two, knowledge is popularized." It must be clear at a glance how much difference there will be in efficiency?"

Everyone knows that piracy is not a good thing, but sometimes, what can we do without piracy, should we just endure the unattainable cost of teaching materials in the West?Slow down the diffusion of knowledge.Delay most people from getting an education?

In fact, from a certain perspective, the so-called monopoly of intellectual property rights in the West.It is an obstacle to the rapid development of a rising country.Since the three provinces in the Northeast started vigorously developing education, they have encountered the problem of teaching materials. Zhang Tinglan also wanted to make a loud noise about respecting intellectual property rights, but she still had to choose a more realistic approach, which was crazy piracy.

Of course, it's not just pirated textbooks, all kinds of latest scientific books, and academic frontier periodicals and magazines.If possible, pirate as much as possible.But Zhang Tinglan still has a bottom line. He only pirates things related to providing national quality, some chicken soup for the soul, popular novels, etc., and there is still no pirated version.After all, he also knew that it was not easy for a writer.Boil your hard work, exhaust your mind, bitter, hot, sour, sweet, all kinds of tastes, all in your heart...

"Mr. Chen, let me show you this. I don't want to show off, but I want to explain the fact that education is just a microcosm. The overseas Chinese in Nanyang want to change their destiny. They must bravely break the Western world. Rules and shackles. If you want to stop us from learning, then unceremoniously pirate. If you want to deprive us of freedom, then pick up a gun and fight hard!"

Tan Kah Kee immediately understood what Zhang Tinglan meant. He had already seen through himself. In fact, his thinking was very similar to that of many Chinese businessmen.That is to make the country stronger, and then let the government come forward to negotiate with the colonial government on their behalf.And they themselves didn't want to rush to the front line and really use force to change their own destiny.

However, what Zhang Tinglan said made Tan Kah Kee think differently. If he could not fight for independence, the overseas Chinese would always be deprived and squeezed in Nanyang, and they would not be able to completely change their destiny.

But if you really risk your life, what about those assets in Nanyang?On the battlefield, what should I do if I die in battle?

Zhang Tinglan also saw Chen Jiageng's embarrassment. He smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, I just expressed a long-term view. I will not let you rush to the front line for the time being, and we have not made military preparations. At least Only when our navy has combat effectiveness can we truly support your armed struggle. But I think some measures can be taken now, such as strengthening economic cooperation, hoarding weapons, and training officers.”