Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1632 Depression

"What? He went back?!" Liang Pingyi was very annoyed: "He didn't attend the commendation meeting in the department this afternoon? This little Zhou is totally unorganized and undisciplined."

"He wasn't a member of the organization to begin with." It was okay for his own child to say so. Grandpa Qi was also very annoyed at Zhou Zhi's behavior of leaving without saying goodbye, but since Liang Pingyi said it first, he had to help defend him: "But it didn't delay anything. Didn't we still leave behind the high-definition photos of "The Inscription on the Buried Crane" and "The Thousand Character Classic in True and Cursive Script"..."

"The things you wanted were left behind." Old Master Wang was even more furious: "But the twelve cups from the four dynasties of the Ming Dynasty and the three dynasties of the Qing Dynasty were not found, and the identity of the original owner has not been clarified yet..."

"The identities are clear," said Mr. Qi. "Li Foqing is Li Erkang. His great-grandfather Li E was a famous poet and scholar in the Qing Dynasty and a representative of the Zhejiang School of Ci. His father Li Liangyu was a famous stone carving master and one of the founders of the Xiling Seal Society in the late Qing Dynasty. His eldest brother Li Suizhi was a famous doctor in modern China and the founder of Zhejiang Medical University. His youngest brother Li Linsi was a famous educator and diplomat in the Republic of China."

"He was a student of the Qing government who was sent to study in Japan. Sun Chuanfang, Yan Xishan, Tang Jiyao and Li Liejun were all his classmates. After returning to China, he became a fourth-rank officer in the Qing imperial guards, entered the military and political circles, and gradually held important positions."

"In 1911, he went south to join the Northern Expedition at the invitation of his classmate Jin Yongyan, and served as an instructor in the Northern Expedition Cadre Training Class, training non-commissioned officers. Soon after, he returned to Zhejiang and was invited by the Zhejiang Army School and the Jiangsu Army Officers Training Institute to serve as a supervisor and instructor."

"In 22, he was awarded the rank of major general in the army. In 23, he led a delegation to the island countries for inspection. In 30, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in the army. During this period, he wrote "National Defense and Supplies", "Military Views of Island Countries after the European War", "Military Preparatory Education for Youth in the Great Powers", "Youth Military Training Curriculum" and translated "Toxic Gas and Toxic Smoke" and other military monographs."

"He was a top expert in the study of island nation military affairs during the Republic of China period. He predicted 26 years in advance that island nations would launch a military invasion of China, and actively offered advice and suggestions for preparing for the war of resistance."

"During this period, he met Chen Lifu, and the two became sworn brothers, with Li Erkang being the elder brother. He also trained a large number of military talents and was the teacher of Chen Cheng and other national army generals."

"He is a major pioneer in China's national defense theory. His works and military thoughts have influenced a group of knowledgeable people in the military and political circles, including Jiang Baili, Yu Dawei and Yan Xishan. "National Defense and Materials", completed in 27, is an early military work in China that comprehensively introduces and discusses the military strategic relationship between national defense and various important material resources. It is ten years earlier than the "National Defense Theory" by military theorist Jiang Baili. After reading the book "National Defense and Materials", Jiang Baili was greatly impressed and wrote a preface to recommend the book. Later, in his own book "National Defense Theory" published in 37, he directly quoted many ideas and contents of "National Defense and Materials". "

"As for the magic weapon for victory in the war against Japan, 'protracted war', Li Erkang discussed it as early as 1916 in his book On the New Methods of Using Military Forces Learned from the European War and in 26 in his book Japan's Military Views after the European War."

"Yu Dawei, the director of the National Government's Ordnance Department, who is known as the 'Father of Ordnance' in China, read Li Erkang's book "National Defense and Materials" carefully after reading it. He highly praised some important ideas in the book, such as the fact that the country must be independent in the military equipment and supplies used in national defense, that to be independent, it must first develop heavy industry, that the most important heavy industries in national defense are steel, coal, and oil, and that it attaches importance to the manufacture of firearms, the use of chemical raw materials, and the unification of product specifications."

"Li Erkang also came in person to suggest to Yu Dawei that the Ordnance Department should make early preparations for war in the field of ordnance, and suggested to Zhenfu that an academy of science be set up to study the invention and manufacture of military supplies first."

"These ideas played a very important guiding role for Yu Dawei. Later, during the Anti-Japanese War, Yu led the military industry enterprises, provided important equipment support for the Chinese army, and established a certain scale of military production and research and development system, which was also contributed by Li Erkang."

"During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Erkang served as a member of the Military Commission and director of the General Office, and president of the Military Senate. He participated in the entire war and made contributions to the victory of the war."

"But after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he resolutely resigned and refused to go along with the Kuomintang government."

"After the founding of New China, Li Erkang was invited as a patriotic democratic figure to serve as a member of the Shanghai CPPCC and a librarian of the Shanghai Academy of Literature and History."

"Why are you so familiar with this person?" Mr. Wang was a little curious.

"It's not that I'm familiar with him, but I'm familiar with his juniors." Grandpa Qi smiled and said, "Elbow called and asked, so I helped him find out. As for the Yuhang Li family, his juniors include Li Shengjiao who works in diplomacy, Li Shengchang, the president of the National Conservatory of Music, Li Yanhua, a pioneer in pediatric medicine, and Li Shenghe, a professor at Fudan University. Aren't many of them also our acquaintances? I found out after asking around." "Then how did these twelve cups get out?"

"I guess the old man wanted to raise military funds at the time." Old Master Qi said, "He once visited the United States briefly as an attaché. Judging from the time, it should have been before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, his proposals were not recognized by the government. I guess he was worried and desperate to try any possible means."

"But the old man has no descendants, so there is no need to worry too much about the twelve cups. There won't be any disputes."

"I'm not too worried about that." Old Master Wang said, "I'm worried that something happened to Elbow's family."

It is actually very quick to fly from the capital to Yuzhou, taking only more than three hours. However, it takes longer to drive from Yuzhou back to Jiachuan, taking four or five hours.

Brother Dayong arranged a Cherokee for Zhou Zhi. Zhou Zhi drove directly from the airport. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when he arrived at the self-built building of the Zaolingqiao Spinning Mill in Jiachuan.

"Elbow!" When Du Yufen opened the door and saw Zhou Zhi standing at the door, she could hardly believe her eyes and asked in a low voice: "You came back with the statue of the king of heaven, right? Weren't you still in the capital this morning?"

"Auntie, what happened to Shuyi?" Seeing this, Zhou Zhi also lowered his voice: "The Marshal said she dropped out of school?"

Du Yufen walked out of the room and closed the door gently: "Let's go to the river to talk."

The two of them came to the riverside garden. Du Yufen looked up at the building with concern and walked to the bottom of the osmanthus tree: "Elbow, you know that Auntie and your Uncle Jiang have never treated you as an outsider, right?"

"Yes," Zhou Zhi nodded: "I have always treated you... as my family."

"Shuyi has been too serious since she was little, always worrying about things." Du Yufen's face was full of worry: "Anyway, we know that she was not very happy when she was in junior high school in Majie and then in the first year of high school in Jiachuan Middle School."

"It was only after you two became friends that she had more friends in the city and finally became more cheerful." Du Yufen said with a choked voice: "I was thinking about you two. If you two could be together, you would definitely live happily together for the rest of your lives."

"Auntie, we actually..."

"Auntie is not a fool, she will see it." Du Yufen said: "But Shuyi's current situation..."

"Auntie, what happened to Shuyi? Did you go to the hospital?"

"None of the county doctors could understand it," Du Yufen said. "But Wen Yu called the school to ask the professor, and he said Shu Yi might have...depression."

"What?"