Chapter Seventy-One: Important Meetings
In 1934, through Tang's extraordinary unremitting efforts, penicillin's purification technology made great progress. He and Howard discovered that penicillin has a significant effect on infectious diseases, and found that some people are allergic to penicillin, and skin tests should be done before use.
In 1935, they extracted mold from melons and prepared a culture broth from corn flour.
In 1936, China and the United States jointly established a pharmaceutical factory for mass production. The government rewarded Shen Mengxi with 10,000 yuan in legal currency, and gave her a fictitious position in the Ministry of Health, and then, the next pharmaceutical factory had nothing to do with her.
Tang Feifei soon devoted himself to the research of trachomatus, and in 1937, he carried out the research of vaccinia vaccine, Tang Feifei put all his bonuses and patent transfer fees into the research, and then found Shen Mengxi again.
Zhang's father learned that his daughter was doing things for the government, and he was so relieved that he was in tears, and he studied for the sake of worshipping the marquis, in order to glorify his ancestors, and now his daughter, like his son, was actually named an "official" by the government, and Zhang's father couldn't help but drink an extra glass of wine at night. But he still didn't forget to tell his daughter, "Which dynasty and which generation must govern the military with culture, you do things well!" Don't let down the trust of the country. ”
Shen Mengxi was so embarrassed, what a heavy trust, it was clearly Frank who walked out the back door, she hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the wine glass, "Old Chinese medicine, drinking too much at night is not good for your health, don't drink it!" ”
Zhang's father was not angry, "Okay, my daughter won't let me drink, so I won't drink it." ”
Obediently let Aunt Huang sit on the sofa, "Okay, you can go back." ”
Shen Mengxi couldn't cry or laugh, "This is my home." ”
"Huh? Ah, then I'm going to live here today. So this night, Father Zhang and Aunt Huang stayed in the guest room. Before going to bed, Zhang's father also told Shen Mengxi, "You are also thirty-eight years old this year, although you look younger, you can also be a grandmother, when you arrive in Nanjing, you must grasp that Wang Shouqing, and don't make jokes!" ”
Shen Mengxi said yes again and again, and motioned to Aunt Huang to take him to sleep quickly.
The sister of the Minister of Railways, of course, taking the train is a first-class box, even if you want to keep a low profile, you can't do it.
After a few hours of travel, the conductor came to greet him twice, and the conductor also brought fruit and refreshments.
At Nanjing Railway Station, Shen Mengxi got off the train refreshed, and saw from afar that among a group of black-haired and yellow-skinned people, a yellow-haired and white-skinned human head stood out from the crowd, Shen Mengxi was overjoyed, waving at the door of the carriage, Frank ran over and took her luggage, with a bright smile on his face, which formed a huge contrast with the serious military uniform on his body.
Also coming to pick up the station were two clerks from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government, a man and a woman, both young and fluent in English and German, Shen Mengxi blushed secretly, and said in his heart Where can I be used for this.
They drove to the Jiangsu Hotel, where about 40 German officials lived, and the rest stayed in the Central Hotel, while others went to Shanghai and Beiping.
Shen Mengxi was arranged in a room on the third floor, which was a suite of about 30 square meters, and Shen Mengxi was very satisfied. Said to the female clerk, "Miss He, what do you need me to do?" Can you give me some dictionaries, or reference books? ”
"You rest first, and there is no rush to work." He Jiaru finished with a smile, handed her a work permit, and then left with the clerk named Lu Chuanwen.
Frank said, "The food in the kitchen here isn't as good as your cooking." ”
"I'm not your cook!" Shen Mengxi rolled his eyes, "If you really don't need me, let me go back to the hospital, I don't eat idle meals." ”
"Of course I need you!" Frank yelled, "Come with me to tomorrow's meeting, will you record it?" ”
"What's so hard about that?"
Although Shen Mengxi is a Chinese staff member, her personal freedom has also been restricted, after all, she has not undergone a strict political examination, and she is not a party member, most of the German advisers live above the fifth floor, and she is on the third floor with two professors requisitioned by the Central University, but they are not next to each other, separated by a few rooms.
That night, Shen Mengxi was really informed that he would attend an important meeting tomorrow.
The meeting began at 9 o'clock, and the interpreters arrived outside the conference room at 7:50 a.m., underwent the necessary body searches, and Shen Mengxi was allowed to pass.
At 8:50, the participants from both sides entered, Frank followed behind a German officer, entered the conference room, followed by seven or eight officers and staff, Shen Mengxi had never seen such a Frank, his expression was serious and serious, and he did not squint. When it was his turn to speak, his voice was calm and resolute, completely devoid of the childishness of the child in front of her, and he did not look at her the whole time.
Shen Mengxi sat behind the Chinese personnel, her shorthand level was very average, but she had recording equipment, so she didn't panic.
The content of the meeting surprised Shen Mengxi very much. As a "passer-by", she found that she knew very little about history.
After Hitler came to power in 1932, he attached great importance to armaments, and as a result, Germany's demand for strategic materials such as tungsten, antimony, and tin increased greatly. Tungsten is an indispensable raw material for the manufacture of guns, and at this time, two-thirds of the world's proven tungsten ore reserves are in China. Therefore, China and Germany have already reached a cooperation agreement over the years to exchange strategic minerals led by tungsten ore for military technical assistance.
Frank's arrival in China was already the third batch of personnel sent by Germany, after the Nationalist Government had already purchased three batches of arms from Germany totaling more than 50 million marks. At the meeting, we also talked about terms such as field heavy artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, telescopes, and Siemens communication equipment.
Shen Mengxi exerted 120,000 energy and made records carefully.
The afternoon session continued and did not end until 3 o'clock. She left it with another German interpreter and two Chinese records, went to another small conference room, and sorted out the meeting minutes, Shen Mengxi quietly plugged the headphones, sat against the wall, quickly sorted out the record book, considered, left some flaws in the names of several weapons, and finally transcribed them and handed them to the secretary waiting outside the door, at this time it was late, missed dinner time, was searched again, and sent back to the hotel.
After a few bites of hastily eating, Shen Mengxi returned to his room. She was suddenly a little uneasy, why was she confused and was involved in such a confidential matter, whether she could get out smoothly in the future, whether she would be forced to join the party, she thought nonsense, and went to bed early.
A week later, the negotiating session ended. This time, the Nationalist Government purchased another 80 million marks of weapons, and so far, the Nationalist Government has completed the reorganization of 35 readjustment divisions and 24 finishing divisions, and has also readjusted 10 divisions of the Northeast Army, 10 divisions of the Guangdong Army, 26 divisions of the Sichuan-Kang Army, and 9 independent brigades.
It can be said that without Germany's assistance, I am afraid that it would really be like Japan clamoring for a "victory over China in three months."
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