"Dad, in the past, we didn't have guns, so we could only let the powers and natives bully us, if we could get weapons, who should we be afraid of." Chen Jimin agreed with this proposal very much, and even danced a little bit of Jiashi.

Chen Jiageng's brows furrowed: "This kind of big thing, you little kid don't talk too much!" ”

"Dad, are you willing to be oppressed and deprived by others, your family property is in danger, and your relatives will die at any time, don't you dare to give up your life if you have the opportunity?"

"Shut up!" Chen Jiageng widened his eyes, scolded his son sharply, and then said to Chen Qiming: "The stakes are very high, I don't know if I can meet Commander-in-Chief Zhang, I want to hear what he means." ”

Chen Qiming said with a smile: "Of course you can, I'm just here to say hello first, this kind of big thing, without the approval of the handsome, of course it won't work, I'll take you to see the handsome now." ”

……

"Those who have constant production have perseverance, and those who do not have permanent production have no perseverance. In a humble way, you should know what these two sentences mean, right? Tang Shaoyi said with a smile: "I was born in Guangdong, and I still know the situation of overseas Chinese very well, don't look at the bullying and suffering of overseas Chinese, but it is still very difficult to get them to stand up and fight directly against the foreign powers." ”

Zhang Tinglan wanted to meddle in Nanyang, so he couldn't help but find out the situation first, so he naturally invited Tang Shaoyi over, and Tang Shaoyi was also unceremonious and talked directly.

"The wealth of Nanyang is seventy percent owned by the foreign powers, more than one percent by overseas Chinese, and the rest is indigenous. However, because the overseas Chinese were relatively relatively wealthy compared to the natives because of their small number, in order to divert the contradictions and conceal the fact of their plunder, the great powers deliberately jumped into the contradictions between the natives and the overseas Chinese, and regarded the Chinese as targets. This is also the root of the historical anti-Chinese culture. ”

"But it is precisely because of these riches that overseas Chinese and Chinese have weakened and dare not really work hard."

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he immediately nodded, thanks to asking Tang Shaoyi for advice, otherwise Zhang Tinglan would have made a big mistake. It is an indisputable fact that the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Nanyang have suffered deeply, but it does not mean that everyone has a history of blood and tears.

The overseas Chinese in Nanyang can be roughly divided into three parts, the first part is to completely westernize and become yellow-skinned and white-hearted. Even abandoned nationality and ancestors. Of course, this part of the population is very, very few, and far from being as rampant as in later generations.

The second part is some wealthy businessmen, although they care about the motherland and yearn for the country to be strong. Live with more dignity, but they themselves have a lot of wealth. They were also relatively valued by the colonial government. Although anti-Chinese incidents broke out from time to time, they were basically spared.

As for the third part, most of the laborers at the bottom, who suffer the most and hate the most. Most of these people are sold to Nanyang as piglets, doing the hardest work, and they are constantly threatened with physical weapons. However, these people are largely incapable of speaking.

"Mr. Shaochuan. We often deal with the rich businessmen, but they don't necessarily have the courage to take up arms! ”

"That's right, although this Chen Jiageng is worried about the country and the people, he also does his best to set up education. But let him pick up a gun and become a warrior, I'm afraid it's still a little difficult. ”

Zhang Tinglan also nodded, this can be regarded as knowing in his heart, at this time Chen Qiming took Chen Jiageng to the Shuai Mansion. Zhang Tinglan and Tang Shaoyi personally went to the door of the living room to greet Chen Jiageng.

As soon as they met, Zhang Tinglan took the initiative to shake hands with Chen Jiageng, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I have heard of your name for a long time, and you have invested heavily to establish Xiamen University, which is a feat. ”

"Lan Shuai praised it falsely, I just tried my best and made a small fuss."

After greeting a few people, they walked into the living room with a smile, Zhang Tinglan didn't say anything, but sent a book to Chen Jiageng.

Chen Jiageng took it, hurriedly flipped through the two pages, and then asked with some doubts: "This is a college physics textbook, it seems to be compiled by the Americans, and it is also used in Xiamen University." ”

"Mr. Chen, how much do you think such a book should cost?"

Chen Jiageng suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Lan Shuai, these textbooks are really not cheap, a copy will cost more than ten dollars in the United States, and the price will be even higher when you get it in China, it's not a secret, many students can't afford to buy textbooks, and only the teacher has one, and everyone else has to copy the book." ”

"More than a dozen dollars, it's really expensive, but in Mukden, it's only half an ocean!"

"What?" Chen Jiageng immediately stood up: "Textbooks have always been the most expensive in the West, many Westerners can't afford textbooks, and all schools have the habit of using old books, how can Fengtian be so cheap?" ”

"Nothing is impossible, nothing more than piracy!" Tang Shaoyi said with a smile on the side: "However, our piracy is more rigorous, and we can't make a mistake in a word, in fact, it's not just textbooks, many Western scientific books, Fengtian all have pirated copies, and the price is extremely low." ”

As soon as Chen Jiageng heard this, the color on his face suddenly changed again and again, and he asked hesitantly: "Lan Shuai, these books also have the right to work, so pirated, I'm afraid it's not okay?" ”

"Then does Mr. Chen think it's good for the Eight-Nation Coalition to go to Beijing to loot, or does Mr. Chen think it's better for students to be unable to afford books?"

"Of course not, of course not." Chen Jiageng hurriedly said: "I just think it's a little strange. ”

"Mr. Chen, I think your idea is correct, if you want to develop, you must invest heavily in education. However, education alone is not enough, it is also necessary to have a mechanism for organizing, utilizing, and protecting talent, that is, to have a strong government, and only in this way can there be hope for development. ”

Zhang Tinglan picked up the textbook again, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, in your school, only the teacher has one, and in the Northeast, every student can have one. ”

Everyone knows that piracy is not a good thing, but sometimes, what can you do if you don't pirate, do you just put up with the unattainable cost of teaching materials in the West? Delay the spread of knowledge and delay the education of the majority of people?

In fact, from a certain point of view, the so-called monopoly of intellectual property rights in the West is an obstacle to the rapid development of emerging countries. It began with the vigorous development of education in the three eastern provinces. encountered the problem of teaching materials, Zhang Tinglan also wanted to shout respect for intellectual property rights, but still had to choose a more realistic approach, that is, crazy piracy.

Of course, it is not only pirated textbooks, but also all kinds of latest scientific books, academic frontier journals and magazines. However, Zhang Tinglan still has a bottom line, he only pirates things related to providing national qualities, some chicken soup for the soul. Popular novels and the like, still no piracy. After all, he also knows that it is not easy for a person to write, and he will exhaust his mind and mind after boiling his heart and soul. Bitter, spicy, sweet and sour, all kinds of flavors. It's all in mind......

"Mr. Chen. I am showing you this, not to show off anything, but to illustrate the fact that education is just a microcosm, and the overseas Chinese in Nanyang want to change their destiny. It is necessary to be brave enough to break the rules and shackles imposed on you by the West. If you want to stop us from learning, then unceremoniously pirate, if you want to deprive us of our freedom, then pick up the gun and fight hard! ”

Chen Jiageng immediately understood what Zhang Tinglan meant. People have seen themselves through, but in fact, his ideas are very similar to those of many Chinese businessmen. That is to make the country strong, and then the government will intervene and negotiate with the colonial government on their behalf. And they themselves did not want to rush to the front line and really change their fate by force.

However, Zhang Tinglan's words made Chen Jiageng have a different idea, if he can't fight for independence, overseas Chinese and Chinese will always be in a deprived and oppressed position in Nanyang, and they will not be able to completely change their fate.

But if you really give up your life, what about those assets in Nanyang? What should I do if I die on the battlefield?

Zhang Tinglan also saw Chen Jiageng's embarrassment, he said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I just said a long-term view, I will not let you rush to the front line for the time being, and we are not ready for military affairs." At the very least, our navy must have combat effectiveness in order to truly support your armed struggle. However, I think there are some measures that can be taken now, such as strengthening economic cooperation, stockpiling weapons, and training officers. ”

Tang Shaoyi also said on the side: "Mr. Chen, the expatriates in Nanyang are flesh and blood with us, and you have also sought domestic support many times, but the government was weak in the past and did not have this ability. Now the situation is very different, as long as you make trouble internally, we can maintain strong pressure outside, at least we can win the status of autonomy for overseas Chinese. ”

"Can this really be done?" Chen Jingxian couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, colonial rule can only be maintained because income is greater than expenditure, and if they can continue to attack them and make the colonial government exhausted, it will be a matter of time before they give up." Tang Shaoyi said with great certainty.

Chen Jiageng lowered his head and thought for a long time, and then said firmly: "Lan Shuai, if there is only such a way as armed resistance, we are willing to give it a try, but it is best to give us a little time to prepare." ”

"No problem, it's not a matter of a day or two." Zhang Tinglan said: "I hope that after Mr. Chen returns to Nanyang, he can provide us with a group of young people, preferably those who have a sea of blood feuds." When we arrive in the three eastern provinces, we will provide the most rigorous training so that they can become the best warriors and fight for the Chinese. ”

Chen Jiageng originally only wanted to open the domestic market, but he didn't expect that Zhang Tinglan would put forward this initiative, and he was immediately moved. It's not that the Chinese in Nanyang didn't think of armed resistance, it's just that they can't buy arms at all, and they can't get access to military knowledge.

"Lan Shuai, how many people do you think you need?"

"One or two thousand, two or three thousand are fine, and we are ready to form three rapid mobile brigades, which are to strengthen the regimental establishment. When you young people come over, I can arrange for them to serve as deputies, so that officers at all levels can teach by word and deed, and form combat effectiveness in the fastest time. ”

When discussing the establishment of a backbone division, Zhang Tinglan thought of the issue of determining the deputy position, which is the only way to rapidly expand the army. The deputy usually acts as an assistant, and in wartime, he directly transfers them out and adds new recruits, which is a powerful force. Helping Nanyang train the army is actually to verify the feasibility of setting up deputy positions.

"Lan Shuai, it's not difficult for these young people to be sent, it's not difficult to go back, but if you want to go back with weapons, it's difficult."

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "Don't worry about this, nothing else, we still have submarines, and all weapons are transported from under the water to ensure that they can avoid surveillance." ”

When Chen Jiageng heard this, he also knew that Zhang Tinglan had taken all aspects into account, although he was still a little resistant to armed resistance, but if he could hold a little force in his hands, at least those indigenous miscellaneous people would come to find trouble, and he would not have to sit still.

"Lan Shuai, I'll go back and contact the expatriates in Nanyang immediately."

"Dad, I want to stay in Mukden, we Chinese can no longer be cowards, whoever dares to bully us will have to pay the price of blood!" Chen Jimin said firmly.

Chen Jiageng nodded with a wry smile: "It's up to you, let it be, don't you still have those boys to give me a pension and send it to the end!" ”

Zhang Tinglan and Tan Kah Kee reached an agreement, the Feng army opened up the native products of Nanyang, the two sides strengthened economic cooperation, and then the merchants of Nanyang, they donated part of the profits, as funds for training troops. The Feng army, on the other hand, has to help train the young people of Nanyang, provide arms and weapons, and in the event of an armed conflict, provide political support, and even send troops directly when necessary.

After the cooperation is decided, the benefits to the Fengjun are also very huge, as a stable source of rubber can be guaranteed, and there will be a new market for arms and weapons. Moreover, by integrating the liliang of the overseas Chinese in Nanyang, the Feng army had a strong ally and paved the way for future intervention in Nanyang.

Although he has not really unified China, Zhang Tinglan has already begun to work on the overseas layout, and Zhang Tinglan will not let go of such a piece of fat in Nanyang.

……

"Humble words, a secret message from Washington."

Chang Yinhuai sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan, and after Zhang Tinglan read it, his face was immediately full of anger, and he wanted to grab it and tear it up directly.

It turned out that this telegram had sent a crucial piece of news, that at the Washington Conference, the attitude of the Americans suddenly changed, and they did not support China in recovering power in Shandong, but continued to connive at Japan and occupy Shandong. From the Paris Peace Conference to the Washington Conference, the Chinese were looking forward to it and it was about to fail again.

In the original history, the Americans supported China's recovery of Shandong, but now that they have changed their attitude, it seems that the influence of Zhang Tinglan's butterfly has been revealed. Originally, China was just a piece of fat, and the great powers naturally wanted dog-eat-dog, but at this time, the United States wanted to let China and Japan guard against each other, and the Shandong issue had been unresolved, so it became the best choice.

"Go and invite Minister Yang and Chief of Staff Chiang, if there is no justice among the powers, then bring out a fair!" Zhang Tinglan thought for a long time before saying firmly. (To be continued......)