After changing trains in Xuzhou, Ouyang Yun and his party arrived in Guangzhou a few days ago.
When everyone was chatting on the road, Guangzhou was mentioned more than once. Guangzhou can be said to be the cradle of the Revolution of the Republic of China. Due to special geographical factors, the people here are most influenced by Western democratic thoughts. The famous Whampoa Military Academy is located here. , Guangzhou has a unique position in the political system of the Republic of China government. Many elders of the Kuomintang are Cantonese or have settled here. Chen Jitang, the current actual controller of Guangdong, is called the King of the South, not to mention Chen Jitang's character. How, does he have the ambition to compete in the Central Plains? Jiang Shuren and Ouyang Yun talked most about his governance of Guangdong.
Guangdong's achievements under Chen Jitang's governance are obvious to all. Administratively, he proposed to "reform bad habits, refresh politics, and create a model new Guangdong." He criticized the central government and said, "No matter which province, it has not done everything in accordance with the policies set by the Prime Minister." However, it has become disorganized, with chaotic steps and lack of a specific plan. Those responsible for politics lack a consistent spirit of revolution. China recommends people to find a living and a meal for themselves. Therefore, the civil servants in various agencies lack the ability to serve the people. A sense of responsibility; following bad habits, not for the purpose of creation." He pointed out that "the southwest is in a special situation. It is located on the front line of national defense, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, and there are many overseas Chinese. Nanjing's decisions and laws promulgated are not fully suitable for reality. There should be some gain or loss." This may be his excuse for leaving the central government, but what he said is true. He believes that "the quality of politics depends on the quality of officials." For this purpose, he established a special "civil service staff" to train and evaluate officials. "Performance Appraisal Committee", which selects civil servants through examinations,
Militarily, he changed the militia groups that had previously harassed the local area into guards for unified management and unified establishment. This move raised nearly one million military and police teams for Guangdong at once, and maintained social order very well.
When Chen Jitang first took over the military and political affairs of Guangdong, in order to change the embarrassment of facing financial bankruptcy, he proposed to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and to eliminate accumulated abuses. He also drafted specific regulations to punish corrupt officials. At the same time, in order to protect local agriculture, he imposed restrictions on imports. He levied import taxes on rice and sugar. This may be the first "anti-dumping tax" levied by China in modern times to protect its own industry. In addition, he launched a large-scale industrial development and successively expanded and built a number of highly profitable paper mills. Textile factories, sack factories, sulfuric acid factories, beverage factories, cement factories, glass factories and power plants, thereby obtaining huge profits from them, thus solving the huge military expenditures.
What is worthy of praise about Chen Jitang is his emphasis on education and cultural undertakings. He first implemented compulsory education in rural areas, and expanded civilian schools and cram schools for adult men and women. (When Ouyang Yun heard this, he couldn't help but think of his own society. Literacy classes that no longer exist have greatly increased their interest in Chen Jitang.) Chen Jitang has made many achievements in education and cultural undertakings, such as building vocational schools, proposing school farms and urban education as vocationalization, student labor The schools he built with funds include Sun Yat-sen University, Boqin University's College of Engineering, Normal College and Business College, Guangdong Army Medical School and Army General Hospital, the First, Second and Third Provincial Agricultural Schools and First Vocational School,
Of course, his motive for attaching so much importance to education was not pure. It was actually to strengthen his rule. This was reflected in his advocating respecting Confucius and reading scriptures, making "The Classic of Filial Piety" a compulsory course in secondary schools and above, and hiring professors to teach "University" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" is not difficult to see in promoting the Four Dimensions and Eight Virtues, but no matter what his starting point, the development of education is a great thing that benefits future generations, and it can indeed be recorded in history as one of his merits.
Jiang Shuren knew a lot about Guangdong and Chen Jitang, but Ouyang Yun was a novice in this regard. His original impression of Chen Jitang was that of a warlord. After listening to Jiang Shuren's story, his perception of Chen Jitang completely changed. , he thought to himself that if this guy could get my computer knowledge, what would Guangdong be like now? Even without the National Government taking action, a mere Guangdong could fight the little Japs back to the island. When he thought of this, he felt something in his heart, , the Guangdong clique should withdraw from the stage of history next year. Chen Jitang united with the Guangxi clique to defeat Chiang Kai-shek. However, Chiang Kai-shek used the stratagem of sweeping the fire under the cauldron to win over all his important generals. Only then was he forced to retreat to Hong Kong. Guangdong, which had been working hard for many years, was like this. Lost, historical records, Chen Jitang is relatively superstitious, then Huang Banxian may be able to play a certain role, he decided to start this matter as soon as he returned from the United States,
Maybe it was a matter of background. Although Ouyang Yun, a special soldier, was actually half-assed, as a soldier, he always considered issues from a military perspective. Except for the need to consider economic construction issues, Ouyang Yun really didn't pay attention to education and culture. Jiang Shuren's narration about Guangdong and Chen Jitang made him realize the importance of education and culture, and also made him aware of his own shortcomings. Speaking of which, he was still too young to consider all aspects of the problem. From this point of view, he We can only use the plagiarism skills of the time travellers, make a name for ourselves financially, and then lead an army to make as much contribution to the anti-Japanese cause as possible.
Having repositioned himself, he felt relieved and no longer worried about losing his computer.
On June 22, Ouyang Yun and his party set foot on the land of Hong Kong. They came all the way from Guangzhou by car and saw the prosperity and orderliness of Guangdong. The businessmen all praised it, saying that the Nantian King lived up to his reputation and governed Guangdong in a practical way. Yes, some enlightened people among them look at Ouyang Yun a little differently. They obviously hope that he can also build Hebei into a "model province" like Guangdong.
Compared with Guangdong, Hong Kong's prosperity is a different story. It is not difficult to see this from the clothes people wear. Although robes and cheongsams are also available, they are no longer common. Instead, suits and dresses are everywhere. In addition, people in the crowd from time to time The appearance of Westerners with high noses and blue eyes fully demonstrates Hong Kong's status as an international metropolis in the East.
Everyone got off the bus at the checkpoint, shook hands with the security platoon soldiers and said goodbye, then entered Hong Kong on foot and walked straight out of the military area. Only then did they see Jiang Shuren’s classmate Fang Dawei and his party who came to greet them.
Fang Dawei lived up to his name, and he was indeed "square" in appearance. He was about 1.85 meters tall, with a waistline of nearly 3 feet 5. He had a slightly rounded square face and sharp eyes. In the telegram, Jiang Shuren hoped that he could give the inspection team In order to build some momentum, Fang Dawei lived up to his trust and used his connections and work to organize a large welcome team. Many celebrities from Hong Kong and a large number of reporters came with him to welcome him. ,
Ouyang Yun and Jiang Shuren were walking at the front of the delegation. The latter saw his old classmates and was about to say hello when spotlights flashed one after another. He felt his eyes blurred and he staggered and almost fell.
Ouyang Yun had already noticed that something was wrong with the formation, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He thought they had other purposes. When several reporters gathered around him to ask questions, he realized that they were actually coming for the inspection team and himself. He was shocked at first. , then he realized that this was Jiang Shuren’s “hard work”, so he answered various questions with admiration.
The reporters asked a variety of questions, including those who were concerned about how many Japs died in the "April 26 Massacre"; some who asked about "Shang Lian'er's suicide for love"; some who inquired about the purpose of the American delegation; and some who questioned the 29th Army. Whether we really want to be independent in North China; more about penicillin,
When Fang Dawei saw Jiang Shuren, he immediately led people to greet him. At this time, he was blocked by reporters. He could only wave his hands and smile to his old classmates behind them.
The reporters' interview lasted for about a quarter of an hour. Ouyang Yun patiently answered almost all the questions, except for personal matters, of course. As a modern person, he has seen many interviews on TV and experienced them many times in Peking. He didn’t have any stage fright either, and acted very “star-like”, leaving a good impression on the reporters in Hong Kong.
After the reporters dispersed, the protagonists had the opportunity to appear. Jiang Shuren and Fang Dawei introduced the people on both sides respectively. The two parties exchanged pleasantries, and then Fang Dawei led them to their accommodation place, where his friend, businessman Huang Jiayu, lived. a villa,
Fang Dawei and Jiang Shuren were both old classmates and good friends. It can be said that Jiang Shuren was given enough face. Not only did he solve the temporary accommodation problem for the inspection team, but he also specially borrowed a dozen cars to serve them.
Huang Jiayu's villa is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Island, not far from Victoria Harbour. Considering safety issues, the dust-cleaning banquet prepared by Fang Dawei for the inspection team was also held here.
The reason why celebrities in Hong Kong were willing to welcome the delegation was because the "Anti-Japanese Heroes" and penicillin were the selling points. After some gossip during the dinner, a medical professor named Lu Dingguang brought up this topic and asked Ouyang Yun: Is penicillin really legendary? Does it have the magical effect of treating wound infections?
Ouyang Yun was already prepared and took out an experimental report plagiarized from a computer.
Lu Dingguang looked at it carefully, then exchanged glances with a wealthy businessman named Li Zhejiang, and asked him if he could take it back. He said that if possible, he would like to do the experiment himself.
Ouyang Yun observed the words and understood that there must be some tacit understanding between the two people. It seemed that they wanted to imitate the "copycat" owners of later generations and make a copycat version of penicillin. He felt funny in his heart and said solemnly: "Of course not" Question, but the penicillin he used for the experiment was purified, and the purity reached 99.99%. If the purity is not enough, it is easy to cause trouble. What he said was complete nonsense, but Lu Dingguang believed it, and thought about it in his mind. He really wanted to purify this. The concentration of penicillin was impossible based on his own abilities. He looked at Li Zhejiang with an embarrassed look on his face, shook his head gently and said: That's it, then it seems that my experiment cannot be done.
Penicillin has whetted the appetite of Hong Kong businessmen. Next, the issue of agency rights in Hong Kong, Macau and even Southeast Asia was raised by sensitive people. Ouyang Yun and Jiang Shuren took advantage of the situation and proposed the Renqiu County Government's investment plan. , when the news that there was oil in Renqiu was revealed, the enthusiasm of the businessmen was fully mobilized, so a dust-cleaning banquet evolved into an investment promotion conference.