——The Nanjing National Government’s Jiang Jie sent away a group of officials who came to inquire about the news. As the real leader of the National Government, Jiang Jie actually had a lot of helplessness of his own. Due to years of warlord melee, the National Government was not so much a government.
It is better to say that it is a big alliance. Various factions can be represented here. If it were not for their control of the military power, Wang Jingwei, Lin Sen and others would overthrow themselves as chairman of the committee at any time.
Agent Jiang looked at the telegram Wang Zhengting sent to him again, thought for a while, sighed and pressed the bell on the table.
Chen Bulei walked in quickly and asked, "What are your orders?"
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Send a report to Wang Zhengting..."
——The United States While Jiang Cheng kept adding and subtracting items to the acquisition list, Wang Zhengting slowly stood in front of him and handed him a piece of paper.
Jiang Cheng looked at Wang Zhengting, who had a gloomy expression, and felt a little ominous. He took the paper and read it, leaving Jiang Cheng stunned.
This is a telegram, urgently recruiting Jiang Cheng to return to China, and stating that all Jiang Cheng's work will be transferred to Wang Zhengting, and that the Republic of China government will send someone to be responsible for the review of loan use.
Jiang Cheng asked, "What's going on? What happened in the country? Why did you suddenly recruit me back to the country?"
Wang Zhengting shook his head and said, "It's nothing, Gu Quan. I can see that you are truly patriotic, but it's useless. Go back and stop meddling in this matter."
Jiang Cheng heard this and knew that Wang Zhengting must have known something, but he just didn't want to tell himself, so he sat down with Wang Zhengting and said, "My lord, we got this loan with great difficulty. It is hard-won. These will become the foundation of our country's fight against Japan."
It’s my capital, just tell me honestly, what happened?”
Wang Zhengting gritted his teeth and said, "Gu Quan, you are confused. Why did you report your purchase plan to Nanjing privately?"
Jiang Cheng asked strangely, "I am a special envoy. Minister Kong told me that if you have anything to do, you can contact Nanjing directly? What did I do wrong?"
Wang Zhengting stood up and waved his hands and said, "Do you understand what is written on your list? Do you know how many people you have offended by being so reckless? This time the chairman of the committee asks you to go back. You just
Go back well and listen to what the chairman has to say when you go back." After saying this, he probably felt that his tone might be a bit inappropriate, so he said a little tactfully, "Go back and think for yourself."
Jiang Cheng did not believe that he was suddenly recalled to China because he suggested developing heavy industry and asked to buy machinery and equipment. He told Huang Biao and others about his return to China, and asked Huang Biao to stay in the United States for the time being and go back alone.
Of course Huang Biao was unwilling. Jiang Cheng explained that he was going back to discuss things with the Chairman. To buy machinery and equipment, the United States must have its own people. Huang Biao then gave up and said that these equipment would never miss a screw.
The next day Jiang Cheng said goodbye to Situ Meitang and did not want to take a plane back again but traveled directly back to modern times.
When Jiang Cheng arrived in the modern era, he was anxious to return to the Republic of China, so he just made love to Yu Na for a while and said that he was passing by abroad. Yu Na didn't ask him anything. Seeing that Jiang Cheng looked tired, she just cooked a lot of delicious dishes to comfort Jiang Cheng.
.Jiang Cheng left for the Republic of China immediately after 30 hours the next day, without even bringing any medicine. Yu Na noticed that the person had disappeared. Although Yu Na was always curious about what Jiang Cheng was doing, she was a good girl.
He was unwilling to press Jiang Cheng, but hoped that one day Jiang Cheng could tell her this secret.
Jiang Cheng took advantage of the night and traveled directly to the warehouse in Shanghai. Fortunately, there were no cameras in this era. When Jiang Cheng walked out of the warehouse, the security guard guarding the warehouse saw his employer suddenly appearing in front of him. He was completely at a loss. Jiang Cheng
I patted him and said, "Stand guard and don't think about anything."
The security guard shouted "Yes", which alerted several posts further away. Jiang Cheng shook his head helplessly and said, "Forget it, go and call Bashun, Ding Jie and Jinshan."
When Bashun and Jinshan came, they saw Jiang Cheng and a few security guards making house arrangements. Jinshan's eyes flashed and he said, "Master, when did you come back? Why didn't you inform us?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "I'm just here for a spot check, okay? Come on, tell me, how are the brothers doing now?"
Ding Jie, Jinshan, and Bashun looked at each other. Bashun motioned to Jinshan to speak first, and Jinshan said, "Our house has been built and everyone has lived in it. The medicine business is also doing well, but because the owner is now in
Points have been set up in Europe and the United States, but sales are not as good as before."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "It's as expected. It's okay. Bashun, tell me how the Japanese are doing in Shanghai now."
When Bashun heard about this, he quickly said, "Boss, the bosses and Mr. Chen all told me not to tell you about this. Don't blame me."
Jiang Cheng frowned and said, "Speak quickly."
Bashun touched his head, but because he was wearing a helmet, he could only touch the back of his head and said, "They just kept fighting with each other on the sea, and there were some Japanese who did...whatever they wanted to do to land."
Ding Jie shook his head and said, "It's a land grab, no culture! Boss, the Japanese are very ambitious."
When Bashun heard this, he stared at Ding Jie. Jiang Cheng couldn't hit anyone now, so his beard stood up in anger.
Jiang Cheng looked amused and said, "Bashun, don't be angry, but it's not enough to be uneducated. This time I will tell Yishan that she has so many classmates, and it would be good to have a few people come to help you open a night school."
Bashun and Jinshan looked at each other and smiled and said, "My boss, Miss Yu has opened the night school."
Jiang Cheng was a little surprised and asked, "What's going on?"
Jinshan said with a smile, "One time Miss Yu came to visit our warehouse and heard someone discussing when the night school would open, so she brought a few classmates to help open the night school, saying she wanted to give the owner a surprise."
Jiang Cheng really didn't expect that the young lady would be willing to teach these laborers and security guards. He couldn't help but said curiously, "Where is it? I want to see it."
Bashun said the most actively, "Master, I'll take you there. I just asked for leave. In fact, I was in class just now. I already know more than forty words, but not as good as Jinshan. He learns the fastest."
.And he always comes up with some good methods.”
Jiang Cheng smiled and said to Jinshan, "I didn't realize that, Jinshan, you still have the talent to be a scholar."
Jinshan said sheepishly, "It's all taught by Miss Yu."
The night school was held in a room on the second floor of the warehouse. There were nearly a hundred people crowded inside, many of whom were sitting on the floor. Yu Yishan held up a bamboo whip and pointed at the words on the blackboard.
The blackboard says "We are all Chinese, I am Chinese, you are Chinese, we are all Chinese, we Chinese, big or small, all have to work and be literate."
Yu Yishan was teaching the students below to read over and over again. Jiang Cheng saw that Yu Yishan was holding a primary school textbook, nodded and said to Jinshan, "When will get out of class end?"
Jinshan said, "It's almost there, it will probably take a few minutes."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Then wait."
After a while, the alarm clock placed on the table rang. Yu Yishan pressed the alarm clock and said, "Okay, get out of class is over, students."
Yu Yishan packed her things and was about to go out. She happened to see Jiang Cheng. Yu Yishan smiled in surprise and said, "Brother Cheng, no, it should be Brother Gu Quan. When did you come back?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "You can call me whatever you want, be casual. I just came back and I heard that you held a night class. It's great. The Japanese drills didn't scare you."
When Yu Yishan heard this, she pouted and said, "Yes, their planes fly over our heads at every turn, and we don't have many troops in Shanghai. Everyone is panicked."
Jiang Cheng nodded, thinking that most of the Japanese still focus on deterrence, so it shouldn't be a big problem. However, the pace of the war is getting closer and closer, it is almost May now, and time is running out. Jiang Cheng then said, "Art
Shan, I’m here on business this time, wait until I come back to play with you, I’m going to Nanjing overnight to discuss some matters with the Chairman.”
Yu Yishan said unhappily, "My bicycle is getting moldy and I have to drag it every time."
Jiang Cheng looked at the little sister and smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I promise you, I will do your business after this time. Even if there is a war, I won't care."
Yu Yishan rolled her eyes and said, "Believe me, I'm a big idiot. Okay, then go and get busy."
Jiang Cheng smiled and touched Yu Yishan's head hard, messing up her hair and ran away before Yu Yishan could hit him.
Yu Yishan looked at her hair, which was the same as that of a crazy woman, and shouted, "Jiang!!! Cheng!!!"
Jiang Cheng sat in the car and smiled as he listened to the sound. Bashun said beside him, "Master, where are we going now?"
Jiang Cheng said, "Go to Nanjing and find Chairman Chiang Kai-shek!"
——After running around in Nanjing all night, Jiang Cheng arrived in front of the National Government Building in the early morning, waiting for an interview with Jiang’s agent.
As soon as Agent Jiang got to work, he saw Jiang Cheng milling around the door. He opened the car window and said, "Gu Quan, have you returned to China? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Jiang Cheng saw Agent Jiang and said quickly, "Chairman, I have something to report."
Agent Jiang nodded and said, "Get in the car and come with me."
When they arrived at the office, looking at Jiang Cheng's tired appearance, Agent Jiang, who always paid the most attention to appearance, said unhappily, "Look at you, what do you look like? You have a military rank. Are you still a revolutionary soldier now?"
Jiang Cheng thought to himself that he didn't want to be a lieutenant colonel.
Agent Jiang shook his head and said, "Sometimes I really don't want to believe that you were taught by Wei Hua. Tell me, what happened this time?"
Jiang Cheng quickly said, "That's it, Chairman, regarding this U.S. loan, the money we borrowed -"
Agent Jiang shook his hand and said, "Didn't I tell you before that this matter has nothing to do with you anymore? If you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern yourself. Why are you still talking about this?"
Jiang Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Chairman, can I take the liberty to ask, what are we going to buy this time?"
Agent Jiang looked at Jiang Cheng and sighed, nodded and said, "You did a good job this time, both in Germany and the United States. You have proven your loyalty to the party and the country with your actions. As for the loan, you don't have to worry about it anymore. Do it."
Just do your job well."
Jiang Cheng asked anxiously, "Don't we buy some equipment? There are so many steel production equipment in the United States that if we buy just a few, our strength will skyrocket. Now the war is a competition of steel."
Agent Jiang said angrily, "Are you questioning me? What is your identity? How dare you talk to me like this."
Jiang Cheng said anxiously, "Chairman, I am worried about our country. The steel production gap between us and Japan is too big. We must seize the time to increase our steel production before the war starts. I have already reached an agreement with President Roosevelt of the United States."
I'm angry, as long as you nod, we can transport American steelmaking facilities to China, including the workers and technicians who originally used them, and productivity will soon be established."
"Gu Quan, do you know how much investment a steel plant requires? Let me tell you, in 1932, our cooperation agreement with Germany included a steel plant. It required an investment of US$20 million to build a steel plant with an annual output of 150,000 tons.
, This steel plant has not been built yet. We are about to go to war. What kind of steel plant are you going to build now? Do you understand the overall situation? If you have that spare money, why not buy more guns? Buying more cannons is really important.
." Agent Jiang looked at Jiang Cheng and sighed and said, "I don't know what you think. Don't I know the importance of heavy industry? But can I do it without money?"
Jiang Cheng heard that a steel plant took 5 years to build and the price was as high as 20 million U.S. dollars. He couldn't help but ask, "How is that possible? A steel plant shouldn't take so long and be so expensive."
Agent Jiang waved his hand and said, "Gu Quan, things in China are not as simple as you think. You are a soldier. You should obey the command of the central government. Okay, I have something else to do. I don't want to talk to you anymore. Get out!"
Jiang Cheng wanted to persuade us one more time and said, "Chairman, this is a time of life and death. If we don't boldly increase our national strength, when the Japanese invaders invade, the people will ask us where we have spent our money for so many years, and what will we do with the people?"
Explain, how can I explain it to the former Prime Minister a hundred years later?"
Agent Jiang picked up a tea cup and threw it at Jiang Cheng, shouting, "Damn it, my mother, you actually learned how to use your husband to pressure me. Who gave you the guts to do that?"
Jiang Cheng never dreamed that as the head of a country, Jiang Cheng would actually throw a cup and hit him, and he was stunned for a moment.
Agent Jiang rang the table bell and said to the guard, "Kick him out. He is not allowed to come in without my order."
Jiang Cheng didn't react until he was detained by the guards, and he wanted to resist at that time.
Gallagher hurriedly advised, "Don't mess around. These soldiers are armed with live ammunition. If they are fired, you can only escape directly across the distance. At such a distance, Chiang's intermediary will die, and your country will be in chaos."
When Jiang Cheng was invited out of the National Government Building, he saw Yu Qiaqing and Du Yuesheng waiting for him outside. Jiang Cheng saw Yu Qiaqing's anxious and angry face. For some reason, Jiang Cheng seemed to be seeing his parents, and felt a little scared.
Jiang Cheng said with a smile, "Old Yu, Mr. Du, you are here to visit Nanjing. Have you eaten?"
Yu Qiaqing's beard almost stood up and he said, "You're still eating, but I'm almost full of you. Gu Quan, didn't I tell you not to get involved in heavy industry? Why don't you listen to me? If you
If you really think that this old man like me is useless, just drive my shares out of your Weihua company."
Jiang Cheng had just had a quarrel with Agent Jiang, and it was like this here. He couldn't help but said aggrievedly, "Mr. Yu, heavy industry is the cornerstone of a strong country. I am doing this for the country. Our current steel production is so low.
How can we fight the Japanese?"
Yu Qiaqing said angrily, "You also said that if you don't know anything, you just mess around. When the time comes, you will go back abroad naked and you won't know why."
Du Yuesheng was at the side to smooth things over and said, "Okay, Mr. Yu, don't be angry. Xiao Jiang knows that he was wrong. Let's talk about it when we get back."
After saying that, he pulled Yu Qiaqing into the car, and Jiang Cheng helplessly followed Yu Qiaqing and others back to Yu Qiaqing's house in Nanjing.
After sitting down and having tea, Yu Qiaqing became less angry and said to Jiang Cheng, "Why don't you contact us and act on your own?"
Jiang Cheng looked at Yu Qiaqing and said, "Because I know you don't agree with my idea. I really don't understand, why not? Everyone knows the importance of heavy industry, so why not do it?"
Yu Qiaqing closed his eyes and sighed, "That's because you don't know how deep the water is inside."
Du Yuesheng also said, "As soon as we heard that you came to Nanjing, we guessed that you wanted to talk to the Chairman about heavy industry. If the Chairman did not agree to you, he really valued you. We also thought that if the Chairman agreed to you, we would
Even if he loses his face, he still needs to take his life back."
Jiang Cheng became more and more confused, "Can you help me clarify my doubts?"
Du Yuesheng looked at Yu Qiaqing and said, "Mr. Yu has been in the business world for many years, so he should know it best."
Yu Qiaqing nodded and said, "It's a long story. The steel industry is the first heavy industry. China's steel industry, Xiao Jiang, can you think of any one?"
Jiang Cheng blurted out "Hanyang."
Yu Qiaqing sighed, "Yes, Hanyang. The Hanyang Steel Plant was once the pride of us Chinese. As early as the late Qing Dynasty, it produced 160,000 tons of steel annually. At that time, little Japan only had this amount. It was the highest after World War I."
The output was close to 200,000 tons. Unfortunately, after World War I, steel plummeted, and the backlog of rails in Hanyang Iron Works reached 48,000 tons. In 1924, Hanyang Iron Works ceased production. After the National Army captured Wuhan in 1926, Hanyang Iron Works
The factory was controlled by the White Party government. However, no one was willing to take over this factory that suffered extremely heavy losses, and the factory collapsed completely."
Jiang Cheng asked, "Why is this happening? Isn't such a large steel output needed by the country?"
Yu Qiaqing shook his head and said, "Maybe the country does need it, but some people don't. Xiao Jiang, let me ask you, what is the most important use of steel for the country?"
Jiang Cheng thought for a while and said, "There are too many. Agriculture, military, and railway transportation all need steel."
Yu Qiaqing continued, "So, if it's all national railways, then the prices in many places will be transparent. Did you get any gifts from this time when you went to Germany for arms shopping?"
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Indeed, Germany gave me a large number for this arms purchase."
Du Yuesheng continued, "Let me tell you something. You should have heard of the current Gongxian Arsenal. It is one of our four major arsenals. Its annual output can be tens of thousands of guns, but my apprentices working there
Tell me, this is more of a processing plant than an arsenal. Why? Look at this, this is the letter he gave me."
Jiang Cheng took it over and saw that it was a middle-level worker who wrote a letter to Du Yuesheng to complain and explain his concerns. It said that 17,158.1 kilograms of gun barrel steel arrived this month, from Germany and Austria, and 20,867.3 kilograms of gun steel, from Germany.
Austria, 3446.1 kilograms of wrought iron from Germany, Britain and Austria, 3922.16 kilograms of smokeless medicine from Germany, America and Austria. Other metals, including lead, copper and all steel materials, oils and chemicals, are mostly imported from foreign countries. Disciples are really worried about contacting foreign countries
Fighting, foreign aid cut off, whether our country can make our own guns and cannons, I shudder to think about the consequences. I only hope that Mr. Xi will call for the reopening of our iron factory in time to prevent us from having the ambition to serve the country but being unable to make a living without rice.
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel that the factories of the Republic of China in this era were really dignified. Several powerful countries were all working for your factory. No wonder Kong Xiangxi said he was going to the Czech Republic to buy gun barrels. After a long process, the gun barrels were not for replacement, but for replacement.
It's used for production.
Jiang Cheng said anxiously, "Doesn't this further illustrate the importance of reopening our steel plants?"
Yu Qiaqing said grimly, "They can get a 10% to 20% rebate for each foreign steel. Do you think you can really sell your iron just by opening a steel factory?"
Jiang Cheng said in disbelief, "My steel will not lose to those Western countries, why can't it be sold?"
Yu Qiaqing said sternly, "Because they are willing to buy foreign iron with rebates, even if the quality is inferior. Do you think your steel factory still has a way to survive?"
Jiang Cheng stopped talking, not knowing what he was thinking.
Du Yuesheng went on to say, "Not only that, heavy industry also involves deeper political struggles. The miscarriage of the Ma'anshan Steel Plant was because the Ministry of Industry, the Resources Committee, and the National Defense Design Committee were trying to undermine each other. To be honest, the current Republic of China has turned its back on heavy industry.
No one is willing to do it, and no one dares to do it. Gu Quan, you have to know that there is no shortage of smart people in China, and there are many people who can see these shortcomings, but it is because there are too many smart people that it ends up like this.
, if you want to build a steel plant, I can guarantee that all kinds of people will eat all your bones."
After listening to the analysis of Yu Qiaqing and Du Yuesheng, Jiang Cheng understood that he really wanted to be simple at first, but when he thought that as a time traveler, it would be so difficult to do something for his country, he was ashamed and angry, and actually cried.
Got up.
This frightened Yu Qiaqing and Du Yuesheng. Yu Qiaqing hurriedly asked, "Xiao Jiang, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm just sad for this country and this society."
Jiang Cheng clenched his fists tightly - Bai Dang, if you govern the country and the world like this, it would be strange if you don't finish playing. It doesn't matter, I have worked hard for you, and I will not be able to survive because of my own misfortune. It seems that I have to make some changes.
