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As if a magic box had been opened, over the next 10 days, representatives from Yunnan, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Fujian arrived and stayed in the most luxurious hotels in Shanghai. Anyway, the hotel is opened by Huntelaar Bank, and John is not distressed at all about spending this money.

Another week later, two Chongqing people arrived in Shanghai.

In addition to Shanxi and Chongqing, representatives of other provinces only met with each other and expressed their hope to cooperate and invest in the establishment of a medical college in the local area, and handed over the rest to Yan Fuqing. It's not that John doesn't pay attention to these medical colleges, it's that his own energy is limited, and the number of schools is too much, so it is enough to show his attitude in one meeting.

But in Shanxi and Chongqing, John has to be serious.

Sichuan has always been one of the largest provinces in the country, both in terms of population and economy. As the provincial capital of Sichuan, Chengdu has naturally always been an important town in the southwest. It's just that John knows very well that on the one hand, West China has appeared, and Chengdu itself has one of the four key medical schools in China in the future, and on the other hand, Chengdu's geographical location and other factors have also determined that his future is not comparable to Chongqing! In fact, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, Chongqing's industrial strength has been thrown away from Chengdu, so after thinking about it, John gave up the idea of opening a school in Chengdu.

As for Shanxi, one Yan Xishan is enough.

Regardless of what history says about Yan Xishan, John is sure that this great warlord can guarantee the stability of Shanxi Province for the next twenty years. Lao Yan's character will not be discussed first, but it will be said that he has been in control of Shanxi for twenty or thirty years since 1911, and has been standing tall, and the economy, industry and education of this place have made great progress, which is much stronger than other provinces.

John never cared about the character of the warlords.

So whether it was Lu Rongting in Guangxi, Cai Yi in Yunnan, Yan Xishan in Shanxi, or even the revolutionaries who now control Hunan, John didn't care, because he knew very well that in the next 20 years, China's political situation would change frequently, and one day he would become the governor of a province, and the next day he might step down in a hurry or become a prisoner. He can only follow the pulse of history, try to find those provinces that are relatively stable in political situation, and at the same time can radiate the surrounding areas, and throw away his precious investment......

One Taiyuan and one Chongqing will build two top medical schools.

Although Taiyuan is not as rich as Xi'an, and the basic conditions are far from it, the existence of Yan Xishan can ensure that its political situation is relatively stable. In addition, Lao Yan still has a lot of ideas about education, and the experience of studying in Japan has also broadened his horizons a lot. Once the school is developed, it can impact the vast area of the Northwest.

As for Chongqing, the status of the capital in the future is enough to explain everything, and it also gives John the confidence to build a medical center with greater influence than West China, and then affect the entire southwest region! Compared with Chongqing, the gap between Nanning and Kunming is a bit large, both in terms of population and economy, and for the time being, you can only start a short-term medical college......

When the representatives arrived, John set aside a day.

There are people who are willing to invest in the construction of universities in Chongqing and Taiyuan, which is of course something that they cannot want. So the two sides hit it off, and soon reached an agreement: the governments of Chongqing and Taiyuan stepped in to provide at least 100 acres of land and promised good protection; And all the funds for the construction of the school, teachers, etc., were settled by the Huntelaar consortium.

According to the plan, more than one medical school can be built in the two places.

The first to be built is a senior high school, which is expected to start enrollment next year and has a three-year school system; Enrollment begins after four years of medical school, and the duration of the study is eight years. In the long run, more primary and junior high schools will be built, and then the medical association will be expanded into a real university in due course! For China in 1912, this was an attractive investment plan for education – all the money was provided by the Huntelaar consortium, and all that was needed was land and security.

Therefore, the meeting between the two sides has been very pleasant.

The only thing that puzzled the representatives of the two places was the length of the medical school, which was undoubtedly too long. However, John was fooled on the grounds that his country's scientific foundation was weak, and English and Latin were very difficult. Anyway, for the Chinese people of this era, if they want to learn science and technology, they must first learn English has already formed a consensus, especially in the medical field, basically the English level of domestic students is very high, because most of the teachers are gringos......

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Just before John was about to leave China, frantically making one promise after another, spilling handfuls of dollars, an undercurrent was quietly surging in places he couldn't see.

When Zhu Erdian returned to Beijing, he immediately visited the envoys of several countries in China.

It's just that what makes him angry is that the cold face of the German and Austro-Hungarian ministers is relatively natural, after all, Johann? Huntelaar is of German descent, and the opposition between the two groups has long been formed. But the allies, the French and the Russians, were also uninterested and directly rejected his request, which was really a little incomprehensible and even more difficult for him to accept!

The reason of the French and Russians was simple, they did not want to offend the Huntelaar consortium.

To be precise, it was the Huntelaar chemical and the Huntelaar arms manufacturing company that the French did not want to offend. Tensions with the Germans, huge pressures made the French extremely sensitive to the renewal of army equipment, and the Huntelaar Arms Manufacturing Company had the ability to give them eye medicine. The Huntelaar shipyard is also very powerful, but it is still a little tender compared to the British shipbuilding industry, after all, the accumulation of warship technology can not be perfected in just ten years. But the army weapons are different, the rifle, artillery, grenade and other technologies of the Huntelaar Arms Manufacturing Company are world-class, and the aircraft is unique in the world. Moreover, in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, the interests of the French are not very large, and they do not want to be carried by the Huntelaar consortium because of this.

Like the French, the Russians refused Jurdian's invitation.

The interests of the Russians are in the northeast, and their backward industries can hardly compete with other countries in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, so it is certainly not cost-effective to stand out for the interests of the British and confront an American consortium with amazing influence.

No one will do anything good without benefit!

The refusal of the two allies hurt Juerdian, but fortunately, there were still Japanese, and this time he stood firmly with Juerdian.

"The expansion of the Americans must be curbed!"

At a secret meeting between the ministers of the two countries, the new Japanese minister to China, Matsunasa Hichiki, said in a deep voice: "In any case, the sale of a large number of advanced machinery and technology to China by them will seriously affect our interests, and this is absolutely unacceptable...... Mr. Zhu Erdian, we must act! ”

Rizhiyi, who has just taken office, is in high spirits.

If you follow the original historical trajectory, Rizhiyi will not be promoted until two years later, but I don't know if it is John's butterfly effect, this guy sat in the position of minister to China two years ahead of schedule. As a member of Japan's hardliners, Nichiki naturally understands that the future of the country lies in the mainland, so the Americans who have been rapidly expanding in China in recent years are actually extremely dissatisfied with the Huntelaar consortium, and they have long wanted to give them a little look!

Without him, interests dictate.

Although decades have passed since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese still have a thin foundation compared to the Western powers. The First Sino-Japanese War took advantage of a lot, but the Russo-Japanese War spit it all out. The Russians suffered only a few losses, but the Japanese were greatly damaged. Therefore, after the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese were in the stage of healing and recovering, and naturally they were eyeing the Chinese market and wanted to grab more benefits.

Unfortunately, at this time, the Huntelaar consortium began to rise.

By virtue of speculation during the Xinhai Revolution, the Huntelaar consortium had a huge influence in both the north and south of China, and also invested in a series of factories. For example, the textile industry, which is most valued by the Japanese, has swallowed up a small half of China's market in one bite by more than a dozen large textile factories built and supported by Huntelaar. This has undoubtedly caused huge losses to the Japanese, not to mention the support for Han Yeping, which has made many people jump to their feet!

Therefore, for Zhu Erdian's plan, Rizhiyi can't wait to raise his hands and feet to support!

"Hmm!"

Zhu Erdian was very satisfied with Rizhiyi's firm attitude, nodded and said: "Yes, we must warn the Yankees, and I have already made a series of plans......" (To be continued.) )