Chapter 191: Asking for Money

"That's what you're looking for me?" Chiang Kai-shek looked at Qin Wei in surprise. He really didn't expect Qin Wei to want Okamura Ningji as well. When the paratroopers were trained in a surprise attack, wasn't this kid very fiercely opposed? If it weren't for his own insistence, how could he have the scenery of capturing the commander of the devil group army today? But then again, when Qin Wei opened his mouth like this, he really couldn't refuse directly.

"Of course it's not just for that." Qin Wei smiled, "I also want to ask the chairman for a favor." ”

"What's the busy?" Chiang Kai-shek asked.

"Help us ask Mr. Song Ziwen, can the education funding increase a little this year?" Qin Wei said with a smile.

"The education funds have been fully distributed this year." Chen Lifu said with some displeasure. He thought that Qin Wei would help him say something and help him get Okamura Ningji. After all, an officer of Okamura's level must have a large amount of secrets, and once he can get his hands on it, even if the Central Command cannot reverse the current situation in which he is almost overwhelmed by the military commander, he will at least be able to alleviate it. didn't expect Qin Wei to help anyone, and directly "swallowed" Okamura Ningji himself. Although Okamura Ningji was not allowed to fall into the hands of Dai Li, the two sides were tied, but Qin Wei did this, which was equivalent to refuting his face. He gave this kid his code-breaking trump card. What's more, he is still the Minister of Education, Qin Wei asked about education funding, isn't he looking for his fault?

"This year's funding is indeed fully disbursed, and Minister Chen's contribution to our country's education is also obvious to all, and everyone is very grateful to you." Qin Wei said, but this was from the heart. After the "77 Incident", the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full force. In just a few months, Pingping, Tianjin, Beijing, and Shanghai were lost one after another, and large areas of North and East China fell. The war plunged China's education into chaos, and "the institutions and schools in various places were in a hurry to make preparations for the change...... The weight of the losses is hard to count." At this critical juncture, the Nationalist Government, which had just moved to Wuhan, decided to change its generals, revitalize its strength, and appointed Chen Lifu as Minister of Education. On March 7, 1938, Chen Lifu went into battle in Chongqing, and began a seven-year career as Minister of Education. The seven years before and after Chen Lifu was in charge of the Ministry of Education were in modern Chinese history. The most difficult years for the country. With the rapid turn of the war, all schools in North, Central and South China were forced to relocate inward, and the only university that was not affected by the war was Xinjiang University of Arts and Sciences. Chen Lifu studied mining, and after taking over, he transferred his passion for mining to education. Although it was during the war, the state's investment in education at that time was second only to military spending...... However, what makes people feel a little depressed is that the reason why the state can ensure the country's investment in education is actually because of the strong support of Kong Xiangxi, the premier and minister of finance. Both Kong Xiangxi and Chen Lifu believe that education is a national plan for a century, so they would rather reduce the funding of other departments and stabilize the development of education. Purchase of book instruments in the United States only. Kong Xiangxi gave a huge sum of 2 million US dollars to the Ministry of Education at one time. The wartime education loan system implemented by Kong supported Chen Lifu was very expensive, and the students in the rear of the university not only had no worries about their studies, but also received state subsidies for their personal lives. Although it is a loan. But during the war, the mountains and rivers were broken, and most of the money that was lent out was lost. There is no way to take it back. But none of this affected Chen Lifu and Kong Xiangxi's adherence to the wartime loan system...... Although the positions are different, no one can deny the merits of Chen Lifu and even Kong Xiangxi to China's education.

"Since the funds are all distributed in real numbers, why should they rise again? Is there something we are lacking in? Chen Lifu was very satisfied with Qin Wei's answer. This guy is a big professor. To some extent, he can also represent almost the entire education circle in Chongqing, and he said so, which shows that his efforts are still recognized by many people in the education circle.

"Actually, it's not a deficiency, it's just ...... Kong Lingkan's kid used the excuse that he was developing an oil field. Refusal to hand over the next payment. As a result, many of our current research projects are no longer progressive. Qin Wei smiled bitterly.

"As far as I know, the Kong family's first payment to Director Qin was nearly three million pounds...... That's about 10 million dollars. What kind of research, can't even carry such a large sum of money? Dai Li asked. Compared with Chen Lifu, his mood was even more depressed. Qin Wei promised to help him, but when it happened, he actually asked Okamura Ningji for himself...... That's right, this kid is still the deputy director of the design committee of the military command, and he can be regarded as fulfilling his promise, but this is too different from his expectations.

"Three million pounds is not too much?" Qin Wei still smiled bitterly, stretched out his palm, and began to wrench his fingers one by one: "Not to mention anything else, the ongoing research on sulfonamides and penicillin, the daily investment is not a small amount, not to mention that the production of sulfonamides has now become eyebrow-raising, but how can this also require a production line?" We don't have it in China, we can only order it abroad. This is a priority, and it cannot be delayed, so this is a big deal; Second, special communications. The major academies are currently researching short-range wireless communication devices, and once such devices are successfully studied, as long as there are sufficient radio communication devices, our front-line commanders can release their command authority to the company level, or even the squad level. I'm sure you should understand what this means......"

"Radio talk?" Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand and interrupted Qin Wei, "What radio call?" Isn't radio only telegraphy? Can you talk directly like you can talk on the phone? ”

"Absolutely." Qin Wei nodded affirmatively, "Actually, at this point, you, Chairman of the Committee, as well as Minister Chen, Director Dai, well, Team Leader Tang should also know the truth." ”

"You're talking about your ......," Dai Li, the first to come to his senses. But no, Qin Wei's "mobile phone" is wireless, but it can talk to people who don't know where Lu Dao is...... It's a pity that he never thought that he would be able to have one one day. It's a priceless treasure, and even the hacker has only one thing.

“…… How's the study going? ”

Of all the people in the office, except for Qin Wei, only Dai Li had seen the mysterious "mobile phone" with his own eyes. But after such a long time, everyone here is also aware of the existence of "mobile phones". It's just that everyone has always selectively ignored this high-tech thing. Now after Qin Weiyi's reminder, he came to his senses: since it is a machine, it can be manufactured. Although it may not be as good as Qin Wei's "mobile phone", even if it is almost, as long as it can be used, what are you afraid of? The will of the command can be delegated to the company level, even the battalion level, at any time, which is a huge progress.

"Where did you do your research? Do I need to send troops to protect me? ”

Chiang Kai-shek was spitting. This matter is too important. If it can be studied, it will not be as simple as a technical progress.

"I'm afraid it's going to take a while. The things involved in this are too complicated, and I'm not a professional......" Qin Wei smiled bitterly, "So, at present, their research doesn't have much clue, and of course, they have still made some eyebrows." ”

"How much more money is needed?" Chen Lifu asked.

"I'm just here today to ask, the specific figures, and I have to let them make a report." Qin Wei had expected that Chen Lifu would be very happy after listening to his statement, but he didn't expect it to be so refreshing, since this is the case, then he can't blame him for being polite, anyway, Lao Jiang is rich now, so he pretended to think about it for a while, and he said: "But I'm afraid it's not a small amount." ”

"If it's really so important, you have to give it even if it's not a small amount." Chen Lifu thought for a while, and then glanced at Chiang Kai-shek: "However, it is better to have some protection for such research." After all, there are more and more competitions between us and the Japanese now, and the Japanese have suffered losses, and something disgusting will come out if they can't keep it. ”

"I'm also planning to move all this research to Kunming, and the Japanese are paying less attention to it, so it's safer than in Chongqing." Qin Weidao.

"I asked Yang Jie to arrange a secret base, and after you go, move in directly." Chiang Kai-shek said.

"Yes." Qin Wei knew that Lao Jiang always wanted to control everything, and he didn't intend to go against the other party's wishes in this regard...... These studies are still early, and they do need a lot of support.

"With so much research, although the government's finances have been much more generous during this period, I am afraid it is still difficult to hold on to all of them. Sir Qin, you have always been very supportive of domestic scientific undertakings, why don't you urge the Confucian family again? Tang Zong had been listening, and after suddenly seeing Lao Jiang's sweeping eyes, he thought about it and interjected.

"Urging is definitely going to be urging, but it's not a long-term solution after all." Qin Wei glared at this guy with disdain: "So, I still hope that the chairman of the committee can agree to increase the education allocation by a few percentage points." ”

"If you improve, you will improve." Chiang Kai-shek had just gotten the benefits, and seeing that Qin Wei was unwilling to let go, he could only respond: "Zu Yan, your Ministry of Education will go to contact the major colleges and universities in the next two days to see how much money they still need, and submit a report to the Ministry of Finance after summarizing, so that they can look at it." ”

"Yes." Chen Lifu hurriedly responded.

"Thank you, Chairman." Qin Wei also said.

"No thanks, it's all as it should be. By the way, is there anything else you can do? Chiang Kai-shek smiled and waved his hand, and asked Qin Wei again.

"Absolutely." Qin Wei nodded, "But I'm afraid this will require the foreign affairs department to come forward." ”

"Foreign Affairs?" Chiang Kai-shek was stunned, "Does it have anything to do with foreigners?" ”

"Yes." Qin Wei nodded, "This is also related to an important task after I go to Yunnan...... But then again, Yang Jie did too badly in this regard, and I corrected his mistakes, but in turn I was scolded by him, and I was half angry. (To be continued......)