Back to the Republic of China as a commander

"How much money does it cost?" Wang Zhenyu gasped as he looked at the budget calculated by the Armament Department.

It seems that I still think the problem is too simple. With the progress of World War I, the cost of building a steel plant has also increased. In the past, the annual output of Wang Zhenyu's Anjiang Iron and Steel Plant was only 20 tons, plus the supporting power plant. , It only cost more than 2000 million oceans.But it's not that price anymore.For a steel plant with an annual output of 4000 tons, the Americans quote 100 million yuan. Of course, the higher the production capacity, the lower the price. For example, 2 million tons, the quotation will be 800 million U.S. dollars.That is to say, the 4 million tons of steel plan cannot be realized within five years. Wang Zhenyu took a deep breath and lowered the standard to [-] tons. The steel plant with annual output, plus the original Anjiang and Liuzhou.

"It can't go any lower. No matter how low it is, what will the navy use to build ships?" Wang Zhenyu finally decided that he would spend 100 billion yuan on steel industry projects in the next five years. The industrial chain formed by power generation, coal mines, and iron mines will provide 10 jobs.

Liu Guojun's industrial plan was put on Wang Zhenyu's desk again after being revised. Once Wang Zhenyu agreed, these projects would be started in the name of the national government, and the specific implementation would be the China Development Corporation, a monster that made people jealous.

The annual production capacity of automobiles reaches 40 vehicles, which is still very good.Fully plant rubber in Hainan, this is possible.There is also a package of plans, all centered on heavy industry, including the plan of the world's cotton spinning king proposed by the Rong family.Wang Zhenyu looked at it lazily, and signed it. Anyway, in the next five years, Liu Guojun will be responsible for pouring [-] billion Huayuan into it.

For the railway construction plan reported by Weng Wenhao, Wang Zhenyu also specially approved 40 billion Chinese yuan, and a 20 railway army will complete the three railways within three years.

In addition, a total of 9 million Chinese yuan was allocated for the construction of the three special cities of Nanjing, Shanghai, and Wuhan, and 9 million Chinese yuan was allocated for the construction of the nine provincial cities of Suzhou, Anqing, Hangzhou, Changsha, Nanchang, Nanning, and Guangzhou.

Seeing the money in his hand being spent like running water, Wang Zhenyu began to think about the situation in Yang Yongtai's latest report. Britain and France have already mentioned the issue of military expenditures for sending troops. If the Chinese Expeditionary Force finally appears in Europe, Britain and France will provide 3000 million to 5000 million pounds. Ten thousand pounds interest-free loan with a repayment period of 30 years, the specific amount depends on the performance of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.In addition, the income can also be determined according to the results of the battle. For example, after the defeat of the war, the Chinese side has the first right to purchase the arms of the Germans.For another example, part of the industrial technology and equipment belonging to the Germans can also be distributed to the Chinese as war dividends.

Wang Zhenyu feels that the British are still too impractical. If I am negotiating with the Germans now, I guess they have transferred all the submarine technology to me.Thinking about this, Wang Zhenyu picked up the phone on the table: "Pick me up to the Governor's Office of the Hubei Provincial Government."

"Old Yang, this clearly tells the British and the French that we will send 20 to 50 troops, and the army needs a starting fee. The approximate amount is 2000 pounds per person, which is 5000 million to [-] million pounds. Then we need An interest-free loan of [-] million pounds, but we will use this loan to purchase products from the British. The most important point is that there must be a standard for the distribution of dividends based on the results of the battle, and we will strictly follow the standard and sign if there is no objection."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Zhenyu asked Chen Bulei to invite Tian Yingzhao. Tian Yingzhao was a weird person who would rather not be an official than quit smoking. As a last resort, Wang Zhenyu could only give him a job as a senior lieutenant general adviser.However, the line of Prime Minister Xiong in Beijing has always been coordinated by this old man.

"Brother Yingzhao, this time I may have to let you go to Beijing. I have an idea about participating in the war. The president and the prime minister support participating in the war, but the premise is that we are allowed to organize and train the participating troops and independently command the participating troops. The rest is It's nothing, besides, you'll be stationed in Beijing this time, and you'll help me keep an eye on many aspects. As for your funds, the old rules are to draw them from Ma Xicheng. In addition, if you have anything else, you can directly contact the attendant here. .”

Tian Yingzhao was not in good spirits, but still nodded and said it was all right, causing Wang Zhenyu to sigh for no reason.Opium is not a bad thing. When I complete the reunification in the future, I must completely wipe out this thing.

After these messy things were done, Chen Bulei dutifully told Wang Zhenyu that there were guests who wanted to see him.

This surprised Wang Zhenyu, who was about to get up and go home to create a human being: "I remember that you have done all the activity itinerary that you read to me in the morning. Why are there still guests?"

Chen Bulei smiled and said, "It's true that this guest didn't have an appointment, but his business with you is more urgent and more important, so I dared to let him in."

"who is it?"

"Minister of Education Cai Yuanpei." Chen Bulei replied respectfully.

"Oh, Zhang Taiyan's people, why did they find this place?" Wang Zhenyu thought to himself, but he ordered: "Please come in!"

Cai Yuanpei is a middle-aged man in his 40s. He wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses. His thin face and mustache make him look like a scholar.It is difficult for you to mix such a bookish person with an assassin, but compared to Wang Zhenyu, Cai Yuanpei is definitely a revolutionary predecessor.

So Wang Zhenyu did not sit on the high-end leather sofa sent by his second brother Du Yuesheng, but got up to greet Cai Yuanpei at the door, shook hands with him, and invited him to sit down.Now that Du Yuesheng is mentioned, let's talk about that after the establishment of the National Government, Wang Zhenyu, through Zhang Taiyan, gave his brother, a tycoon, Huang Jinrong, Zhang Xiaolin, and others, all the qualifications to represent the National Assembly.So much so that Shi Liang, the editor-in-chief of "Shenbao", wrote it himself, ridiculing the Nationalist government for having an affair with the underworld.As soon as the news came out, Zhang Xiaolin, who had just been proud for a few days, was so angry that he almost didn't organize any manpower to deal with Shi Liangcai. It was Du Yuesheng who understood the accident and tried his best to dissuade him from it.This incident also aroused the dissatisfaction of some veterans, including Sun Wen, who expressed their dissatisfaction to Wang Zhenyu through Wang Longzhong.Wang Zhenyu's answer to this is simple: "Everyone is now an official, so I don't remember that there was a request to the gang during the revolution. This is really treating people like urinals, and they don't care when they are used up." It's gone." When the word spread to Nanjing, everyone immediately shut up.

"Minister Cai, old man, what brought you from Nanjing to Wuhan?" Wang Zhenyu was polite and did not forget to joke to ease the atmosphere. After all, it was the first time Cai Yuanpei saw him.

Cai Yuanpei immediately felt Wang Zhenyu's kindness. He rubbed his hands together and said courageously, "That's right, I came to ask Chairman Wang for help. I shouldn't have asked for this matter, but the one who can help right now is you, Chairman Wang." gone."

Wang Zhenyu took the coffee from Chen Bulei's hand, handed it to Cai Yuanpei himself and said, "If you have anything to do, just say it. You are a revolutionary senior. If there is anything I can do, I will never refuse!"

Cai Yuanpei nodded and said. . .

It turned out that on May [-], the national government's first-year budget was released amidst a lot of noise. The bulk of the budget was naturally land reform, followed by free primary education and the construction of urban health care systems, and so on.Funds are limited, there are many departments asking for money, and there are too many monks and too few groceries. Naturally, it is impossible for the Ministry of Education, which has already received funding for free primary education, to apply for higher education fees.But Cai Yuanpei is a straightforward person, he went directly to the dean's office to argue with Hu Hanmin, Hu Hanmin was getting annoyed with the budget these days, and Cai Yuanpei belonged to the Zhang Taiyan department of the Restoration Association, so naturally he didn't have a good face , the two of them almost performed martial arts in the office, but they were blocked by someone at last, and Hu Hanmin yelled: "The national government has so much money, if you want more money, go to Wuhan to find Wang Wenzheng, I, Hu Zhantang Is there any money here, there is one more thing.”

When Cai Yuanpei said this, Wang Zhenyu couldn't help laughing: "He Hu Zhantang is also a bachelor. I thought he would say that he would die if he wanted to die. Hehe, it's okay, old seniors, let's understand each other. Li, financial constraints are unavoidable. Tell me, what kind of statute is your higher education, if it is really possible, it is not a problem for me to allocate some money from military expenditures, the plate is so big, there is always room for maneuver.”

Cai Yuanpei nodded and said: "My plan is to set up an internationally standardized university in Wuhan, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai. Regardless of discipline or faction, all experts in the intellectual, cultural, and scientific circles will be recruited with high salaries. .Then it will be established as a world-class university to cultivate talents for China. I have selected the budget and the school site, and these documents are all in it.”

After Wang Zhenyu took over the document, he didn't read it. He just smiled and said, "Minister Cai's idea is still not grand enough. In fact, before the establishment of the National Government, I announced the establishment of National Wuhan University at Wuhan Higher Normal School. Since you brought it up Now, I might as well make a few changes. This can be regarded as my personal opinion. First, colleges and universities do not have to be run by the public. Private schools, even foreigners, are allowed to run schools. There is a precedent for this in Shanghai. On the one hand, businessmen encourage them to return to China to invest, and on the other hand, they also set up universities in Xiamen and Shantou, where there are many overseas Chinese, so that they can invest, which can be regarded as benefiting the villagers." Cai Yuanpei applauded loudly, and quickly wrote down.

"Secondly, public universities, Wuhan University, Nanjing University, Shanghai University, and Guangzhou University, I think they can do it, but there are only a few universities in higher education, and our country's talent pool is already in place? In my opinion, there is still a long way to go. Not enough, I am a soldier, but I have also run military schools. My opinion is that the Ministry of Education should not try to become a big fat man. The four universities must be established, and they must be large. In the provincial capital, schools must also be established. Allow local governments, local celebrities to run, and the Ministry of Education must come up with a five-year plan, which must be implemented step by step. Third, I won’t say too much, but you can tell me how much money Mr. Cai needs.”

Cai Yuanpei gritted his teeth and said, "At least 1 million yuan, and no less than [-] million yuan will be invested every year in the future."

Wang Zhenyu smiled: "No wonder Hu Hanmin refuses to give it to you. If I really want to give it to you, the other 11 departments of the Government Affairs Council are not allowed to go to the street to beg for food."

Cai Yuanpei said embarrassingly: "If the chairman finds it difficult, you can reduce it. It is also good for us to set up two schools first."

Wang Zhenyu shook his head and said: "The country needs talents, so this matter cannot be delayed, the most important thing is to do it well, and I have trust in Minister Cai's character, I have a sum of money here, [-] billion, you can do it It is as big as it is. Education costs money, but the talents cultivated can make money in the future.”