With the investment of this fund, the scale of Huasheng Electric Appliance Manufacturing Factory has been further expanded, first spent about 1,000 oceans to buy the Yuanda Electric Appliance Manufacturing Factory on Shanghai Zhaofeng Road, not to mention a piece of land and machinery, but also added a lot of skilled workers, eliminating the process of re-recruiting general workers from the market, and people can be put into production immediately.

At present, the following powerhouses are busy with a war, and there is a competitor of the American "Strange" brand on the market, which Cheng Nuo does not see at all, and with his support, he simply further expands the scale, and the factory can be slowly rebuilt, but the land can be bought in the hands first, and it may be difficult to say elsewhere, but this place in Shanghai will only become more and more expensive.

With a wave of his hand, in addition to buying land in the name of Huasheng Electric Appliance Manufacturing Factory, Cheng Nuo himself also bought 100 acres of wasteland in Zhoujiazui as a personal asset.

There is still an important thing to do, and that is to welcome the long-awaited Nikola Tesla from the Academy of Sciences.

After wandering at sea for more than a month, Tesla's life is not easy, the first time to go so far, and even the next life may settle in the East, it is obviously impossible to have some other thoughts in my heart.

"Jiang, before I left, the people from the American Electrical Association secretly told me that you locals still have braids, thin and long eyes, once millions of Chinese realize their power, it will bring disaster and destruction to Western civilization, I don't know if it's true?" Leaning on the railing of the boat and watching the seagulls flying around chasing each other, Tesla said.

"Sir, I am the most typical Chinese, I don't know what you think?" Jiang Jiang Zuo shook his head, showing his true self-confidence: "These so-called Yellow Peril theories are just ridiculous excuses made up for bullying us and fearing that we will rise up one day to retaliate against them, and they are absurd reasons for aggression and oppression of us. ”

"I think it's the same thing, from a biological point of view, there is no one who is superior or inferior between races." Tesla took a closer look at Jiang Jiang Zuo, trying to detect unusual content from his facial expressions, but unfortunately he didn't gain anything, and asked directly: "If China succeeds in rising one day with your efforts, what will it do, and how will it treat those Western countries?" ”

"This is a big problem, when the ship docks on the shore, you can communicate with our dean, your old friend Professor Cheng Nuo, and he will tell you the answer." Looking at the port getting closer and closer, many passengers have begun to walk to the deck one after another with their luggage, Jiang Jiang Zuo smiled, and his eyes could not hide the excitement of the wanderer's return home: "But what I can tell you clearly is that our road to China's rise will never be like the Anglo-Saxons, whose hands are stained with the original sins of other races." ”

Facing the breeze, Tesla seems to understand whether he understands or not.

Jiang Jiang Zuo didn't stay here for long, patted off the ash on his hat and put it back on, walked to the room and took out the luggage that the two had already sorted out.

"Mr. Tesla, take another look to the east, we're about to get off the ship."

"Haha, it's not my hometown, I'm just one of the passers-by, and the real home is still in the west." Tesla took off his coat and folded it, put it on his elbow, took his suitcase, and slowly walked towards the crowd to the west.

On the shore, Cheng Nuo held a big sign, with Jiang Jiangzuo's name written on the front and Tesla's English name written on the back, swaying from side to side, holding high, striving to let more people see it.

Cai Yuanpei on the side was a little helpless, and wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief: "Zhiyuan, on such a hot day, you have been holding this sign, will you be too tired, or take it down to rest, or I can help you lift it for a while." ”

Cheng Nuo smiled and shook the sign in his hand: "It's okay, such a big brand just blocks the sun for me, and it just can't get sun, but it's cooler than when I didn't lift it just now." ”

Looking at Cai Yuanpei's sweaty appearance, Cheng Nuo moved back, and the afterglow of the sign directly shrouded both of them: "Cai Gong, look, isn't it much cooler, but to be honest, I'll come alone for this kind of thing, you will suffer if you come with it, there is not even a tree in the port, ordinary people are exposed to the sun for a short time, and people will faint." ”

Cai Yuanpei is now also the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and his physical fitness is naturally not as good as Cheng Nuo, so he did not shirk this intention, and said with a smile: "If it is just the junior of the same township, we just need to wait at home, but now it is Tesla, a great scientist who is now famous in the world, of course, we must do our best to treat him with the greatest courtesy, don't look at him as a person from your Academy of Sciences, you are still a person from our Peking University." ”

Cheng Nuo held up the sign, looked back and smiled: "That's natural, the future graduate students of the Academy of Sciences are still waiting for the new generation of Peking University students to graduate, and it is not easy to find such a high-quality source of students." ”

Cai Yuanpei waved his hand and deliberately kept a straight face: "In this way, you better get out of the way quickly, it can be warmer under the sun, so that you don't have to worry about the little bit of Peking University." ”

Cheng Nuo listened to it and took out more Yu Yin, pretending to be pitiful: "Cai Gong, we can't help it, who made Peking University the best university in China under your leadership, such a good source of students is difficult to find with lanterns, the ancients also paid attention to the fact that fat and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, we can't let such a good cabbage let those foreign pigs arch ah, how pitiful and pitiful our Academy of Sciences, there are only a few big cats and kittens in total, and there are not as many guys as in the big restaurant." ”

Even coaxing and boasting, Cai Yuanpei put a smile on his face again, with a trace of emotion on his mouth: "Don't, if I'm not mistaken, the agricultural institute and the industrial institute were going to be banned, but they were kept under your persuasion, but afterwards I patted my ass and ran away, I, who was the principal, cleaned up the mess, and I was worried, there was a shortage of teachers and few students." ”

"But there's money." Although this matter is a bit unauthentic, Cheng Nuo later found a way to help Peking University ask for part of the funds in the Ministry of Education for the two colleges, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Cai Gong, I know what you mean, when Mr. Tesla settles down, he will definitely cooperate more with the engineering institute of Peking University, which our Academy of Sciences can still do." ”

Raising his eyebrows, Cheng Nuo grinned and said: "Helping Peking University train students is cultivating graduate students in our Academy of Sciences, Cai Gong, do you say this is the truth." ”

Cai Yuanpei shook his head helplessly, and was about to say something, when he suddenly saw a steamer docking, and two people on the deck were waving to this side, but unfortunately they were too far away to hear what they were saying.

"Zhiyuan, look at whether it's this ship, the two of them seem to have arrived."

Cheng Nuo squinted slightly, looked carefully, confirmed it, and said excitedly: "Yes, it is the passenger ferry they are on, I have been looking forward to it, and it has finally arrived, and when I really receive the two of them, I can really let go of this heart." ”

When the ship docked, the relatives who had been waiting on the shore for a long time greeted them one after another, and the Chinese style of reserve that was originally used to it was much rarer, and when the feet really stepped into this land, the feelings accumulated overseas for many years completely exploded, and the eyes were full of hugs, crying, shouting, gold and silver nests, not as good as the dog kennel at home.

For this feeling, Cheng Nuo, who has studied abroad for several years, has a deep experience, when Zhan Tianyou's young children were selected to study in the United States in the early years, their parents were with the idea that they would never see each other again in this life, and if there was only one child in the family, they were not allowed to participate in studying abroad at all. Later, the situation improved slightly, and the social atmosphere here was much more enlightened when it came to Gengzi Indemnity, but for students studying in the United States, it is normal to spend more than five years not returning to China, the cost of returning home is too high, and the time spent coming and going is too long.

Looking at the bustling crowd, Jiang Jiang Zuo's face was full of excitement, he couldn't control his feelings, and the first thing he did when he went ashore was to find clean soil and kiss the land: "It's been eight years, and the baby is finally back."

I had already seen the two Cheng Nuo walking slowly, put down the sign gently, and gave a big hug: "Lifu, it's good to come back, it's okay to return to our own territory." ”

The relationship between men is always much deeper, simple actions include all the words, the bangs on the forehead are still stained with the soil on the ground just now, Jiang Jiang Zuo didn't care about these details, and directly gave a bear hug and pushed Cheng Nuo away: "What are you doing, the big men in the East don't like this, you want to hug Mr. Tesla, he is the protagonist today." ”

Although I don't understand what these Chinese mean, but through body movements and facial expressions, Tesla can still guess seven, seven, eight, eight, eight, and now seeing the two of them turn their eyes, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand: "Cheng, long time no see, last time I said goodbye, you were still studying at Harvard, but I didn't expect that just one year later, you have made such great achievements in mathematics and become a professor at the most famous university in China, which is really unbelievable." ”

Looking at this tall and thin man carefully, Cheng Nuo reached out to hold him with a heartfelt smile and gave him a hug: "Mr. Tesla, I didn't expect that after a year, the famous 'father of alternating current' actually joined our young scientific research institution, and I believe that in the future, with our cooperation, we will be able to make remarkable achievements again." ”

After a simple polite manner, Cheng Nuo did not forget Cai Yuanpei, who came to greet him together, first introduced this foreigner in Chinese as Tesla, and then instructed in English: "Mr. Tesla, the old man in front of him is the president of Peking University, and he will also be an important partner of our Academy of Sciences in the future. ”

"So you mean, our school is going to have a good relationship with Mr. Tesla, yes, that's what I thought." Here Cheng Nuo made a mistake, forgetting that this kind old man is also a person who knows a few foreign languages and has drunk foreign ink, those few words of English are not a problem, Cai Yuanpei has a smug look in his eyes, and welcomes him with a skilled spoken language: "Mr. Tesla, on behalf of National Peking University, I welcome your arrival." ”

After saying the welcome speech, Cai Yuanpei did not forget to change back to Chinese and teased two sentences: "How about it, Dean Cheng, my unfamiliar English should not delay the cooperation between the Academy of Sciences and Peking University." ”

Cheng Nuo was cheeky and praised again and again: "Cai Gong, if you are all unfamiliar, what have we become, the standard English aristocratic pronunciation, besides, you are a Shaoxing dialect, we should cooperate and cooperate, without delay." ”

After saying this, Cheng Nuo also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Jiang is still old and spicy, and he almost came out of his mouth, he has to lose his face, otherwise he has to jump into the sea, it is really embarrassing.

Fortunately, there were no other twists and turns in the back, and I called four rickshaws and went to the hotel that had been booked a long time ago.

As the first city in the Far East of Shanghai, its reputation is not worse than that of Tokyo, and at this time there are already a number of car shops in the city, and real life has supported car rental, package delivery, and pick-up and drop-off from the dock or station.

It's not that they are reluctant to pay for this car rental, but they can't grab a car at all, and these people are busy earning other businesses.

In summer, in order to cool off, many citizens who pursue the upper class of life directly charter a car for a ride, a car carrying men, women and children, an endless stream, of course, the price is also very "affordable", in addition to the basic starting price, charge by the hour, as long as five oceans per hour, you can enjoy the pleasure brought by dozens of miles from the west of Shanghai to the east of Shanghai.

This kind of entertainment is the only one in Shanghai, Cheng Nuo has spoken about so many cities, and I have never seen other cities so arrogant.

Sitting on the rickshaw, Tesla looked at the cars full of people, as few as six or seven, and as many as more than ten, which made him puzzled: "Mr. Cheng, there are too many people sitting in your car, will there be a traffic accident, what are they doing, I am very happy." ”

Cheng Nuo knew about this situation and said with a smile: "This is a car rental service unique to our country, how about it, Mr. Tesla hasn't seen it in the United States, right?" ”

Tesla's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief: "My God, how can a small car be crammed with so many people, although there are more cars on the streets of the United States, but the situation of so many people can be seated, I promise I have seen it for the first time." ”

Cheng Nuo instructed the rickshaw master to slow down the speed and keep pace with Tesla: "For new technologies, the biggest feature of our side is curiosity, not like the United States, first doubt and then strike, and finally completely lose the soil of existence, Mr. Tesla, I believe that in this land, you will have good memories." ”

Considering that it is summer now, the most common ceiling fan in later generations still only exists here on the design drawings of the Watson Electric Appliance Manufacturing Factory, even if you sit in the private room, the sweat on your body can't stop dripping, and ordinary people don't have much appetite at all.

Combined with the opinions of local friends, taking into account the eating habits of Cai Yuanpei and foreigners, Cheng Nuo simply set the reception banquet in the Chunfeng Songyue Building near the Chenghuang Temple, which is a well-known vegetarian restaurant.

The food is a combination of local characteristics such as the Beijing Gang, the Su Bang and the Huaiyang Gang, and there are many variety, which is enough to meet the appetite of most people.

There are not many dishes ordered, but they are all very distinctive, there are vegetarian smoked goose made of bean curd clothes in Sixiang, Zhejiang, vegetarian roast duck made of rice balls in Pinghu, accompanied by fried mushrooms, Luohan Zhai and other vegetarian dishes, which make the guests happy.

While chatting about the topic, Tesla asked the question on the ship again and wiped his mouth: "Mr. Cheng, I know that there are a lot of people in China, and with a group of people like you, I think one day you will take a better path, I don't know how you will treat your neighbors at that time?" ”

In other words, in this context, the Balkan Peninsula, where Sarajevo is located, is a big powder keg, that is, the hometown of Tesla, which was directly bombed into World War I, and Serbia was still under the haze of war until later generations, and this concern is inevitable.

Considering this situation, Cheng Nuo didn't have a heart for Mary, thought for a moment and said: "Sometimes, war is not something we can not fight if we don't want to fight, and the road to peaceful rise is almost impossible. ”

After hearing this, Tesla put down the knife and fork in his hand, raised the chopsticks in his hand and said, "I think I understand the meaning, that is, like the Jews, put more emphasis on making money?" ”

Cheng Nuo shook his head and explained: "We are different from the Jews, first of all, we do not believe in God and have our own cultural beliefs, and secondly, we will not be like them in order to make money, fishing by all means, contrary to our traditional customs, and the charm of Chinese culture will be fully available to Mr. Tesla in the future." ”

After comparing the posture of using chopsticks correctly, Cheng Nuo continued: "As for the Jews you just mentioned, they used the war to make a fortune at this time, and I believe that there will be a time when they will regret it later." ”

No matter how he changed his position, Tesla always felt a little uncomfortable with the chopsticks in his hand, and asked curiously: "Why do you say that?" ”

Cheng Nuo smiled and said nothing, and in the end, he couldn't resist the three people who ate together, and said helplessly: "In the face of the poisonous snake in the Garden of Eden, your God will not let him go." ”

No matter how others asked, Cheng Nuo didn't explain anymore, quickly changed the topic, and talked about the development later: "Mr. Tesla, you came here this time to definitely agree to the request of our Academy of Sciences to serve as the president of the Academy of Applied Engineering, and the place of work was transferred from the United States to us, right?" ”

Hearing this, Jiang Lifu and Cai Yuanpei immediately put down their chopsticks and pricked up their ears to listen seriously.

Tesla felt suddenly enlightened at this time, and suddenly went on the road with chopsticks, picked up a piece of tofu and put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and finally he almost couldn't hold back his laughter, and asked: "Now that I am here, a large number of electrical equipment have been purchased and consigned on another freighter, Dean Cheng will not abandon me like this, right?" ”

Cheng Nuo laughed and pushed the food closer to Tesla: "Don't worry, Mr. Tesla, I will definitely make you feel that chopsticks are easier than knives and forks. ”

Cai Yuanpei also smiled and said: "For a person like Mr. who is really talented and learned, we at Peking University also admire it tightly, rest assured, if the temple of the Academy of Sciences is too small to accommodate your Buddha, we at Peking University will definitely clean the house and vacate the largest and most suitable room." ”

Most of his life has stood on the top of the mountain, and he has also been buried in the trough, he has tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and he really doesn't want to continue to run, it doesn't matter where he can settle down now, as long as the funds are sufficient, Tesla breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly asked: "Mr. Cheng, I suddenly wonder what kind of person you are." ”

"Me? I am just an ordinary Chinese. Cheng Nuo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "If you have to use a different language, then use a sentence from Stendhal to describe it." ”

"I came from hell to heaven, and now I am passing through the earth."

(End of chapter)