When it comes to various constructions during the Republic of China, we have to mention one word: Geng paragraph!

The full name of "Gengzi" is called "Gengzi Indemnity", which is the war indemnity for the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Coalition and the signing of the "Xinchou Treaty".

In 1904, Mr. Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister to the United States, discovered that the U.S. government had mixed all kinds of water in the losses reported by the "Gengzi Rebellion", and was suspected of making false reports.

Because the United States wanted to increase its influence in China and ease relations with the Chinese government and people, coupled with the efforts of the American education community, President Roosevelt Sr. promised to refund part of the Geng money and use it for Chinese students to study in the United States.

Mei Yiqi, president of Tsinghua University, is the first batch of international students, and Hu Shi, Zhao Yuanren, Zhu Kezhen and others are the second batch of international students. Even Tsinghua University was originally created with the help of American Geng funds to train international students in the United States.

Later, China became the "victorious power" of World War I and was qualified to negotiate with the foreign powers.

Directly after the Paris Peace Conference, Germany gave up the remaining Gengzi indemnity, and later Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Japan also promised to return the Gengzi money, and they all learned from the United States to use the Gengzi money for foreign students.

Japan has done the most disgusting thing, not only dragging its feet and not giving money, but even if it gives some money, it will do all kinds of bad things, taking the opportunity to vigorously support pro-Japanese elements and carry out cultural aggression against China. Every student who stays in Japan must fill out an oath before receiving the subsidy, which roughly reads: "Since xx year and xx month, I will receive a monthly tuition fee of 70 (day) yuan, which is very grateful, and I vow to concentrate on studying for this purpose." After graduation, I would like to serve the main purpose of the right and diligently repay the longs of grace, and hereby swear as above. ”

Well, you Chinese students have received a monthly allowance from Japan, and you will repay the emperor's kindness after graduation.

Why are there so many pro-Japanese elements and even traitors in China?

To a large extent, it was created by the Japanese Geng money, and they used the Geng money to fund various Chinese folk cultural groups. These cultural groups only need to promote the goodness of Japan, and they can get a huge allowance every month, and in the long run, I don't know how many people have been deceived into their minds.

Not only that, Japan also used Geng money to establish the General Committee of Oriental Cultural Undertakings, and cooperated with the Chinese government to set up scientific research institutions such as the Beiping Library, the Beiping Institute of Humanities, and the Shanghai Institute of Natural Sciences. These institutions are nominally scientific research units, but most of the directors and researchers are Japanese, not only to promote Japan's friendship, but also to use these scientific research institutions to collect information on China's agriculture, forestry, industry and mining, which is completely a spy agency!

The British were much better, they didn't need to ease their relations with China, so they spent a small amount of money on running schools, and most of the money for China's transportation construction - wherever China's railways were built, British goods could be sold.

As soon as the British did this, other countries followed suit, and used the Geng money to invest in China's railways.

The last section of the Longhai Railway, which is about to be opened to traffic in the north, was built by the Geng money refunded by Belgium. And the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway in the south, the Zhushao section that is now being built, most of the funds come from Germany and Britain Geng money - Song Ziwen said that he raised it in many ways, but he was actually putting gold on his face.

As for the money of the Nanjing government, it was basically used to expand the army and fight the civil war.

Not only that, but the Nanjing government also embezzled Geng funds in various ways, and if it were not for the close attention of foreigners, it is estimated that many railways built with Geng money would not have been built.

It can be seen that the Manchu government lost a lot of money back then, and only a part of the Gengzi indemnity from the "Xinchou Treaty" was enough for the education and transportation undertakings of the Republic of China for 20 years.

Well, what the author really wants to say is that don't let Zhou Hexuan fund the construction of the Longhai Railway. The last section of the railway has already started, and it is the Belgian Geng money that will be completed and opened to traffic next year.

As for the transportation construction of Yunnan-Guichuan, it is useless to cooperate with the Nanjing government now. Even Lao Jiang has nothing to do with those southwest warlords, Zhou Hexuan wants to build southwest transportation, he must personally run to deal with the warlords, and it is estimated that he will be eaten to the point that there is no scum left.

Especially in Sichuan, the project is extremely difficult, not to mention, there are a bunch of large and small warlords, and to build a slightly longer railway, it will have to pass through the territory of several warlords, and it is impossible to build it at all!

At the end of April, Zhou Hexuan came to Hangzhou and met Mao Yisheng, a legendary bridge expert.

Mao Yisheng wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, has a hairstyle of three or seven points, and his biggest appearance feature is that his lips are particularly thick. He is now the designer and chief of the engineering department of the Qiantang River Bridge, responsible for the construction of the Qiantang River Bridge, the first modern steel bridge designed and built by the Chinese themselves.

It's a pity that just three months after the completion of the bridge, Mao Yisheng personally presided over the bombing of the bridge - to prevent the Japanese army from attacking Hangzhou.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou!" Mao Yisheng shook hands warmly.

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "Mr. Mao, I have long admired the great name, you are the pride of the Chinese like Mr. Zhan Tianyou." ”

"Where, where," Mao Yisheng immediately introduced the people around him, "This is Mr. Qian Changgan, the general manager of the Far East Engineering Company, who is the general manager of the construction party of the Qiantang River Bridge and one of the designers of the bridge. ”

"Hello Manager Qian!" Zhou Hexuan shook hands and said.

Qian Changgan hurriedly said, "Hello, hello! Mr. Zhou, when I was studying in the United States, I was a big fan of your books. ”

Qian Changgan definitely belongs to the rich and handsome during the Republic of China, graduated from Tsinghua University, studied in the United States, and now is the general manager of the joint venture company, and he also married a beautiful American girl as his wife. By the way, he has three sons, the eldest is called Allen, the second is Philip, and the third is George.

Zhou Hexuan had never heard of Qian Changgan's name at all, because he died too early and did not leave much fame in history.

In fact, after Japan's full-scale invasion of China, Qian Changgan will become the chief person in charge of bridge construction on the Yunnan-Burma Highway. Because highway bridges were often bombed, Qian Changgan's plane was shot down by Japanese fighters on the way to inspect the damage to highway bridges, and he unfortunately died at the age of 36.

If Qian Changgan hadn't died so early and stayed on the mainland, his fame would not have been much lower than Mao Yisheng's.

After a brief greeting with the two, Zhou Hexuan got straight to the point and said: "Mr. Mao, Mr. Qian, I came to Hangzhou this time to invite the two of you to preside over the design and construction of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. ”

Mao Yisheng said regretfully: "The Ministry of Communications has notified me of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. I myself would like to go, but there are many difficulties in the construction of the Qiantang River Bridge, and I have to stay in Hangzhou to take full responsibility. Of course, I can be involved in the design of the bridge, but the chief designer can only ask for another skill. ”

Qian Changgan was very interested, he said: "Mr. Zhou, our Far East Engineering Company is the best bridge design and construction company in China. As long as the task of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is entrusted to us, Far East Engineering Company will go all out and will definitely not let you down! ”

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