Compared with Li Siguang, the geographer and meteorologist Zhu Kezhen is now more famous and more valued by the government, Hu Weidong just wrote him a letter with the mentality of trying it out, but he underestimated Zhu Kezhen's patriotic heart. After reading Hu Weidong's letter, "May I ask you, sir, does meteorology play a big role in the south of the Yangtze River, where the wind and rain are smooth, or in the north, where disasters are frequent?" Later, Zhu Kezhen resolutely gave up the high-ranking official Houlu and found an opportunity to come to Luoyang with his family, who had always supported him unconditionally. This is undoubtedly a surprise for the Soviet District, because Zhu Kezhen is not only an outstanding scientist, but also one of the "four presidents of the Republic of China", if you take into account the foundation of the school, it is not an exaggeration to call him the best university president in the Republic of China period, Hu Weidong naturally will not waste his outstanding talent, and Zhu Kezhen did not disappoint him, under his outstanding leadership, the newly established Zhongyuan University soon became one of the best universities in China, and it is even more incomparable in science and engineering

The reason why Wang Ganchang and Tong Di accepted Hu Weidong's invitation is that in addition to the desire to serve the country that is not inferior to anyone, there are also economic factors that cannot be ignored. Although the university professors in the Republic of China period had a very high income, they were very unstable because of the "change of the king's banner at the head of the city", Shandong University originally had the full support of Han Fuqu, and the economic situation was good, but after Xue Yue marched into Shandong to drive it away, the funding for Shandong University suddenly decreased sharply, and although the salary of university teachers was very high during the Republic of China, the scientific research conditions were generally very poor, and the professors of science and engineering often had to pay out of their own pockets to buy the necessary experimental equipment if they wanted to engage in research (the conditions of the Academia Sinica were better, But it's not that easy to get into, and it's nowhere near as liberal as college. And because the experimental instruments during the Republic of China basically could not be self-produced, they could not be bought at all in China, and even if they were sold, they were often sold at sky-high prices, and sometimes even an old microscope was equivalent to the annual salary of a university professor for two years

In this case, the salary of Shandong University could not be paid on time and in full, which was undoubtedly great bad news for Wang Ganchang and Tong Dizhou, who relied heavily on experimental equipment, so after Hu Weidong promised to give them 100,000 yuan per year for scientific research funds and basic scientific research conditions, the two immediately set off for Luoyang without hesitation, and also brought many colleagues and disciples at the same time, which made Hu Weidong very happy.

As for the famous doctor Shi Jinmo, because of his relationship in Beiping, Hu Weidong simply invited him directly for an interview. The period of the Republic of China is the most difficult period in the thousands of years of history of traditional Chinese medicine, including Lu Xun such a national backbone has a completely negative attitude towards it, although during this period because Shi Jinmo cured Wang Jingwei's mother-in-law of dysentery (Western medicine is helpless), Chinese medicine was saved from the doom of being canceled by the Nanjing National Government, but in the face of strong Western medicine, it can only be supported. Therefore, Hu Weidong's promise to give Chinese and Western medicine the same status in the Soviet area is really difficult to refuse for Shi Jinmo, who loves the cause of traditional Chinese medicine, especially although the strength of the Red Army is not comparable with the national army, but it has already made people initially see the hope of seizing the world, once the revolution is victorious, Chinese medicine will inevitably restore its rightful status throughout the country, which makes Shi Jinmo even more longing. In addition, the great man's idea of "integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine" coincided with Shi Jinmo, so he did not hesitate to agree to go to the Soviet District to open a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, accompanied by many famous Chinese medicine doctors in the Pingjin area, and no less than 100 of their young disciples. As a result, the rapid development of medical and health undertakings in the Central Plains Soviet Region, coupled with the continuous increase in the production of penicillin, Mao Zemin and Zhang Hao, who had become ill from hard work, were later effectively treated, and even many comrades from fraternal troops also heard the news, and Xu Haidong and others, who also withdrew from the front-line troops early because of their overwork and illness, were able to continue to exert their talents during the Anti-Japanese War.

However, the departure of a large number of teachers and outstanding students is undoubtedly a huge loss for colleges and universities in the Pingjin area, and the leaders of the universities will inevitably complain, and in the eyes of some traditional scholars, it is better for intellectuals to stay away from politics and teach and research with peace of mind. For example, Hua Luogeng's mentor Xiong Qinglai tried his best to dissuade him from going to the Soviet area, because according to the original schedule, Hua Luogeng was going abroad to visit and study in July this year, Xiong Qinglai thought that with Hua Luogeng's qualifications, he was very hopeful that he would grow into a first-class mathematician after studying abroad for a few years, and it was undoubtedly very unwise in Xiong Qinglai's eyes to give up this good opportunity and go to the Red Army base area to "abandon his studies."

Although the teacher was deeply gracious, Hua Luogeng still insisted, "If the country dies, what is the use of more achievements?" The Red Army was anti-Japanese, and to help them was to save China. Moreover, students have always believed that mathematics is to serve production and life, not just as a talking point, and this visit to Luoyang is just an opportunity for students to apply what they have learned and thought to practice. Moreover, mathematics is different from the other studies, and it can be studied anywhere, not to mention that if General Hu is telling the truth, the conditions in Luoyang may not be very bad."

Xiong Qinglai knew that this proud disciple had always been very assertive, so he sighed and said nothing more.

Among the young people who went to the Soviet area, there were not many people like Hua Luogeng who were so thoughtful, and most of them were just momentary enthusiasm, and there were not a few who followed the trend. Although the conditions in the western Henan Soviet region were much better than those in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area, there was one thing that was still unbearable for them, that is, the lack of freedom, the fact that they could not talk casually, could not see people casually, and could not go to places casually, which made those young people complain. First, the Chinese have always lacked a sense of secrecy, and countless secrets have been inadvertently leaked out in history, and only strict secrecy regulations can avoid leaking secrets as much as possible, and gradually correct this shortcoming; Second, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the environment was very bad, the relations between all parties were very complicated, and the "leftist" ideology within the red party still had a great influence, and in a state of general nervousness and even some allergies, if these young people behaved inappropriately, it was easy to cause misunderstanding and harm others and themselves, for example, Xiong Dazhen, a graduate student at Tsinghua University, died in vain because of this in history, and a large number of classmates, colleagues, and his teacher Ye Qisun were involved

But since Hu Weidong knows this history, he will not sit idly by and watch the tragedy repeat, in addition to formulating a series of strict rules and regulations, he also gave key attention to Xiong Dazhen and other tragic figures in history, even if they were censored, Hu Weidong also guaranteed that they could continue the original research topic, avoiding a lot of unnecessary losses. In addition, Hu Weidong did not arrange the work of young intellectuals exactly according to their needs as organizations in history, but took into account their personal expertise and interests, which greatly improved the efficiency of scientific research. For example, Xiong Dazhen, who changed his career to study chemical industry and ammunition due to the needs of the base, was able to continue to study the infrared imaging topics he had started in college, and finally grew into a Shijie-level infrared optics expert under the care of Hu Weidong