Zhou Hexuan and Luo Jialun have not seen each other for several years. Compared with his original aggressiveness and arrogance, Luo Jialun is more reserved and calm at this time. If he had such a character before, he probably would not be expelled by a vote of teachers and students of Tsinghua University.
Luo Jialun looked at the courtyard of Zhou's mansion and joked: "The mountains and rivers are beautiful and the world is leisurely. Mr. Zhou is living a comfortable life."
"With the national crisis facing us, how can there be a true paradise in this world?" Zhou Hexuan shook his head.
Luo Jialun sighed: "Yes, if the war is uneven, the people will not be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and students will not be able to concentrate on studying."
Zhou Hexuan asked: "When will the construction of the Central University building start?"
"Work will start tomorrow." Luo Jialun said.
"So fast? Principal Luo is really resolute." Zhou Hexuan was a little surprised.
Luo Jialun said with a smile: "It's just a few rows of bungalows, and there's no need to design complicated drawings. It can be completed day by day."
Central University is really big. It has seven colleges, fifty-six departments, one research institute, nine research departments, one junior college, one affiliated high school, as well as a series of hospitals, farms, factories, etc.
Subordinate units.
People have to admire Luo Jialun's ability. He was able to move all such a large stall within a month and resume classes and work in the shortest possible time.
The president of Tsinghua University cannot do it, nor can the president of Peking University. Only Luo Jialun, the president of Central University, can do it.
More than 2,000 teachers, students, employees and their families have been relocated together with their equipment, which has completely drained the funds of Central University. It is definitely not possible to carry out large-scale construction, not even ordinary bungalows, because there is not enough money. They can only be used at the bottom of the wall.
The masonry and walls are all made of bamboo, coated with a layer of lime, and several wooden pillars are erected for overall support.
Before the completion of the school building, students of Central University could only borrow the building of Chongqing University. The School of Medicine and the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of the College of Agriculture moved to Chengdu. They borrowed the building of West China University and the Affiliated High School planned to move to Guiyang.
Luo Jialun chatted for a while and finally explained his purpose: "Mr. Zhou, I heard that you have built a sulfonamide pharmaceutical factory in Hechuan. There are many pharmaceutical experts in the factory. Can you cooperate with the School of Medicine, Medical Research Department, and Affiliated Hospital of Central University?"
"This is a good thing." Zhou Hexuan smiled.
When Luo Jialun heard the positive reply, he immediately felt much better. He said, "Then it's settled. I will send someone to the pharmaceutical factory to contact you tomorrow."
Zhou Hexuan suggested: "Huanghai Chemical Research Institute has also moved to Shapingba and is still a neighbor of your Central University. The three of us can cooperate together. The trinity of industry, academia and research can promote and help each other."
"Of course that's the best!" Luo Jialun was overjoyed.
Zhou Hexuan said: "China used to have four major salt-producing areas, one in Taiwan, the second in the Bohai Sea, the third in the southeast, and the fourth in Sichuan. Now, the Japanese invaders have occupied the salt fields along Taiwan and the Bohai Sea, and the southeastern coast must also be attacked.
After being ravaged by the Japanese invaders, only Fushun and Ziliujing areas in Sichuan were relatively safe. By next year, Fushun and Ziliujing counties will have to provide salt for several surrounding provinces, which will inevitably cause salt prices to skyrocket. The Hechuan area has extremely high salt reserves.
I would like to invite geological experts from Central University to conduct a large-scale survey of the Hechuan salt mine. At that time, we will select the most suitable salt mine, and we will mine and produce salt together with the Yellow Sea Research Society. The salt field will be a joint venture between the three companies."
Luo Jialun smiled and said: "Central University has no money, so it can only use people and efforts."
Zhou Hexuan said: "If you have money, you will contribute money, and if you have strength, you will contribute. But in terms of shares, since I have contributed money, I naturally want to be the major shareholder."
"That's what it should be." Luo Jialun said.
At noon, Luo Jialun stayed at Zhou's residence for dinner. Principal Luo asked tentatively: "Mr. Zhou, would you like to come to Central University to teach?"
"You can be an honorary professor. You can teach a few classes on a daily basis, but you don't have that much time to attend classes every day," Zhou Hexuan said.
Luo Jialun sighed: "To be honest, although Central University has moved to Chongqing, the loss of students and teachers is very serious. Some departments even only have teachers but no students. The history department is pretty good, and there are more than 40
student, but the department head is missing. I would like to hire Mr. Zhou as the head of the History Department of Central University."
Seeing that Luo Jialun was really having difficulties, Zhou Hexuan raised a finger and said, "I will only be the head of the department for one year. Next year, there will probably be more scholars coming to Chongqing, and I will ask Principal Luo to choose someone else."
"No problem, just one year." Luo Jialun finally let go of another worry. The guy pushed further and said with a smile, "How about Mr. Zhou also teaches a history class."
Nowadays, Zhou Hexuan is already a top figure in the field of history. Not to mention his professional academic achievements, the "General History of the World" he compiled has become a world history textbook in most universities in China. The "global view of history" proposed by Zhou Hexuan in this book,
It has even become a research direction for foreign historians, and there are more than ten foreign historical papers on this topic that have aroused widespread discussion.
Zhou Hexuan thought for a while and said: "How about I teach two courses, one "General History of the World" and one "History of Human Civilization"?"
“It is a blessing for CUHK students to have the original authors teach these two courses,” Luo Jialun said.
After lunch, Zhou Hexuan chatted with Luo Jialun for a while.
Luo Jialun stood up and said: "Mr. Zhou, I have to go back and make preparations. I will go to Chengdu tomorrow to arrange the resumption of teaching in the medical school and agricultural college. Say goodbye!"
"Let's go slowly!" Zhou Hexuan stood up and saw him off.
At this moment, Yu Peichen came quickly with a telegram and said happily: "Sir, there is news in Nanjing. The reporter of "Ta Kung Pao" in Nanjing sent a telegram that Japanese bombers dropped 18 bombs on the American battleship Panay.
, causing at least dozens of American casualties. Japan has attacked the United States, and the United States is very likely to join the war, or at least come forward to punish Japan!"
"Really?" Luo Jialun, who was about to leave, immediately turned back.
"Really, this is absolutely true! We will see the report tomorrow." Yu Peichen said happily.
Luo Jialun was so excited that he walked back and forth, chanting: "That's great, that's great. As long as the United States comes forward, the little devil's life will be difficult."
Zhou Hexuan did not show any joy, because the bombing of the USS Panay meant that the Nanjing Massacre was about to happen. He said with a sullen face: "Why are there still reporters in "Ta Kung Pao" in Nanjing? Send a telegram quickly and ask the reporters to evacuate immediately.
Walk!"
Luo Jialun asked in confusion: "Mr. Zhou, why aren't you happy that Japan provoked the United States?"
"It's useless. It's impossible for Americans to join the war, at least not now!" Zhou Hexuan said depressedly.
"Why? What Japan bombed this time was an American warship, and it also killed many Japanese people. When the news comes back, American public opinion will probably turn upside down." Luo Jialun said.
Zhou Hexuan said: "The United States is controlled by capitalists, and the capitalists are eager for Japan to invade China, so they can sell supplies to Japan. Let alone dozens of Americans killed, even if hundreds are killed, if the capitalists don't want to attack, Roosevelt can't!
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This is exactly what happened in history. The entire process of Japan's bombing of American warships was recorded by cameras. The film, which was more than 1,700 meters long, was shown in American cinemas, arousing strong indignation among the American people.
The Japanese explanation afterward was that it was an "accidental bombing." Hell, it was an accidental bombing. In the image data, the American flag was hanging high, and the Japanese pilots could see it clearly. There was no possibility of an accidental bombing.
Who knows what the Japanese were thinking at that time, they actually threw eighteen bombs at a warship full of Americans.
Therefore, Roosevelt admitted it, fully acknowledged the Japanese official explanation of the accidental bombing, and ordered movie theaters to specially process the images of Japanese planes bombing US ships to prevent the American people from overreacting.