The Japanese returnees changed ships in Shanghai and sailed for another day, arriving at the port of Qingdao the next morning, when the East China government had already sent men to meet them. A simple welcome ceremony was also held, and then arrangements were made for them to go to the dormitory.

The East China government attaches great importance to the Japanese returnees, and has made full preparations for resettlement, but the last time Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin, and Qiu Jin visited Qingdao, they took the city train to the city at the port, and this time they did not take them to the port railway station, but came to the square of Ding Port, and saw that there were more than 1 0 strange vehicles parked here, these vehicles are very large, with 4 wheels, and a carriage at the front end, inlaid with glass, but they can only sit 2. 3 people, and the rear end is a large body, which can hold 3 or 40 people, but there are no livestock such as horses and donkeys in front of the car. Of course, such a large car may require 5 or 6 horses to pull it.

However, a small number of returnees in Japan still know that this thing is called a car, which is a vehicle that is driven by a machine like a train, and can walk on its own without being dragged by a horse or donkey, and is not limited by tracks.

Although the Japanese industry at this time was still very backward and could only avoid being forced into the ranks of second-rate industrial countries among European countries, the automobile industry had already taken off. In 1901, the American Locomobile Automobile Company opened a car shop in Tokyo, Japan, which was the first time that Japanese people saw the most advanced industrial products of this era.

In 1902, a 21-year-old Japanese young man, Saburo Uchiyama, was inspired by the Locomobile Motor Company to build his own body powered by the engine of an American car, and built two experimental cars, which were also the earliest indigenous cars in Japanese history. The Japanese automobile manufacturing industry really began in 1904, a Japanese named Shintaro Yoshida established Japan's first automobile factory in Tokyo - Tokyo Automobile Factory, which was the predecessor of the famous Isuzu Motors Company, but it was not until 1907 that Japan made the first domestic car.

However, after all, automobiles have already landed in Japan, so a small number of Japanese returnees have seen automobiles, although they do not know the huge impact of automobiles on social and economic life in the future, but they also understand that this thing is a very advanced thing, only European countries can build it, not even Japan.

The greeter introduced to the returnees that it turned out that this was the latest production of the Gaoliu Automobile Company of the East China Government, and the Gaoliu truck was here to pick up the returnees to go to the dormitory.

At this time, Gao Liu Automobile Company has been established for more than one and a half years, and the official production time has been more than a year, but because the introduced technology, equipment and spare parts are mature products in Germany, and the traverser is more familiar with the principle and technology of the car, and even more thorough than the technical personnel sent by Germany, so less than half a year after it was put into production, a 5-seater sedan prototype was produced, and after a series of tests, After the adjustment, it was officially finalized in early 1905 and began to be sold, priced at 2,880 silver dollars, 22 have been sold so far, and 16 have been booked, of which 20 have been purchased by the administrative department, and the rest are purchased by the traverser personally.

But Gao Liu Automobile Company is not only the production of cars, but also developed two types of cars, one is a medium-sized passenger car carrying 15 people, one is a truck with a load of 2.5 tons, these two types of cars have passed the sample car test, now the basic finalization, and is being tested in actual use, mainly to examine the practical performance of these two types of cars, extreme performance, driving technology, accident rate, performance of different road conditions, but also to train drivers and maintenance personnel.

And these two types of cars have also aroused the interest of the military, although these two types of cars and the old time and space cars, the performance can be extremely poor, the maximum speed is only about 30 kilometers per hour, the normal speed is 20 kilometers per hour, and the comfort of the ride is also very poor, but in this era, it is already the most advanced industrial products, and it also has a significant role in the war, such as 15-person medium-sized passenger cars can be transformed into ambulances, surgical vehicles, field command vehicles, dining cars and other functional vehicles, which can improve efficiency; and the role of trucks is even greater.

According to the test conversion, although a truck is only about equivalent to the capacity of 6-7 horses and donkeys, the difference in efficiency is incalculable, theoretically a truck can send 2 tons of goods within 12 hours to a place within 200 kilometers, in 24 hours to a place within 300 kilometers, while horses and donkeys need time of 7-8 days, 12-15 days respectively, and for the battlefield, time is often the difference between victory and defeat, not to mention that the load capacity of horses and donkeys is much lower than that of cars. Therefore, the military ordered 50 vehicles for both types, but also put forward clear requirements: 1. The accident rate should not exceed 1 time in 100 hours; 2. The medium-sized passenger cars carrying 15 people should be renovated according to the requirements of the military; 3. Before July 1905, 10 vehicles should be delivered each; and 4. It was responsible for training drivers and maintenance personnel.

Although the sedan had begun to be sold at this time, the effect did not meet the expectations of Gao Liu Automobile Company, and the expected large number of rush purchases, reservations, and orders were not completed. According to the investigation conducted by Gao Liu Automobile Company, there are four main reasons: 1 is that the traverser knows that the automobile technology of this era is still very immature, so there must be a lot of shortcomings in the current launch of the model, and it is not the same as waiting to see the performance of the car before deciding to buy; 2 is to buy a car to learn to drive, and most of the traversers are very busy with their work, temporarily unable to spare time to learn to drive, so they have to buy first; 3 is that most of the traversers work very close to their residences, and the demand for cars is not large, although many people are interested in cars, but they are not in a hurry to buy; 4 is that the supporting highway construction is not perfect, in a few large cities, such as Qingdao, Jinan, Tianjin, etc., have good infrastructure, but most of the roads from city to city and city to countryside are not suitable for driving cars, which also limits the demand for cars for some people.

In this case, this order from the military is extremely important, and it is also an important opportunity to establish the Gaoliu automobile brand, so during this time, Gaoliu Automobile Company on the one hand to produce the first batch of cars ordered, on the other hand, also strengthen the testing and tuning of these two types of cars, this time sent 10 trucks to meet the Japanese returnees, but also a test of the truck's performance. Of course, it is also to let the returnees see the industrial achievements of the East China government.

So under the organization of the staff, the Japanese returnees boarded the trucks in turn, each truck loaded 25-28 people, while Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin, Qiu Jin and 6 or 7 other returnees among the more famous people stepped on a bus, a total of 11 cars started one after another, lined up in a convoy of more than 200 meters, left the port, and drove towards the city.

Although the comfort of the car is very poor, but the road conditions in Qingdao are good, so the car is still very stable, and the returnees are basically the first time to take the car, full of excitement, excitement, and this kind of car is made by the factory of the East China government, and it has also refreshed the image of many people on the East China government.

After about 1 hour of driving, the convoy finally reached its destination. In fact, this is the East China Military Academy established by the East China government, although the academy has opened at this time, but the construction has not been completed, and there are not many students, there are a large number of vacant rooms and venues, so it is suitable for the temporary resettlement of Japanese returnees.

After getting off the bus, the first thing is to register the returnees and establish files, which is also the usual management method of the East China government. Each returnee was given a form to fill out. In addition to the basic name, date of birth, gender, habituation, home address, marriage, parents, spouse and other general content, there are also major life experiences, time spent studying abroad, schools, majors, and learning content, as well as a career intention to work in the East China government.

The East China government provides returnees with 8 career choices: 1 soldier, 2 administrative staff, 3 teachers, 4 doctors, 5 industry, 6 agriculture, 7 construction, 8 business, and 1 option is arranged by the East China government.

Of course, there are also people who have given special explanations to returnees, and the purpose of setting this item is only to understand everyone's thoughts, but it is not really assigned according to their wishes, but according to the subsequent training, combined with each returnee's personal personality, ability, profession, strengths, etc.

After all the returnees filled out the registration form, it took more than 2 hours to ask, and the three most chosen by the returnees were soldiers, doctors, and teachers, of which 145 people chose soldiers, accounting for more than half of the total number, including Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin, and Qiu Jin, who led the team this time, all chose soldiers, of course, this is also expected, because the biggest reason for organizing students in Japan to come to Qingdao is to resist Japan. It is not surprising that Russia and Russia defend the Northeast, so it is not surprising that the majority of military personnel are selected, and 61 doctors and 34 teachers are also the majority, and at least agriculture is not even one, and there are only 3 people in business, only 6 and 9 people choose industry or construction respectively, and 11 people choose to be arranged by the East China government. This also shows that most of the returnees' attitudes are deeply influenced by Chinese tradition, and doctors and teachers are socially respected professions in Chinese tradition, but their awareness of emerging industries such as industry and construction is limited.

After the registration, each returnee was given a room, a pass, a number plate and a portrait were issued, and some daily necessities were given to them, and at the same time they were told about discipline. The room is allocated according to 6 people, divided into bunk beds, which is nothing special to anyone, including Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin, and Qiu Jin, but the same can be freely combined by the personnel of the same bedroom.

Qin Zheng personally attended and delivered a speech at the banquet, expressing the East China government's welcome to the returnees, hoping that every returnee can find a suitable position in the East China government, not only to contribute to China's prosperity, but also to realize their own value.