Chen Muwu's domestic trip, which lasted for more than a month, basically did everything that had been planned for so many years.

After Zhang Yuanji agreed to let him use microphotography to back up all the books in the Oriental Library, Chen Muwu asked Oppenheimer to shoot telegrams in the United States, and through his family's connections in the United States, he contacted the banker to buy equipment that could shoot microfilm.

Of course, he can also contact the two engineers in Belgium through his own channels, design a set of microphotography equipment by himself in principle, and then shoot directly, which should cost a lot less than buying the finished product directly.

But this method is too time-consuming, Chen Muwu can't stay long in the sea, and even the shooting of the books in the library's collection, he has to ask the Commercial Press to send someone to deal with it.

- Chen Muwu also paid for the labor costs himself, but he still needed to be in the name of the Swedish crown prince. He's still thankless.

Asking Oppenheimer to help buy the machine had an unexpected development in the United States on the other side of the Pacific.

Oppenheimer's father, a wealthy merchant who made his fortune in the textile industry, wondered why his proud son would allow himself to buy two pieces of equipment that he had never heard of before, and hope for China.

But he was keenly aware of the future of this microphotography technique in the banking industry, so Oppenheimer Sr. not only obtained for his son the two machines he needed and a sufficient amount of film, but even paid directly for the patent for this microphotography check recorder from the banker, whose hobby was inventions.

Historically, it was not until a few years later that the Kodak company realized how promising it was and contacted bankers to buy it.

Without knowing it, Chen Muwu even helped Oppenheimer's family make a lot of money.

I only hope that the old Oppenheimer will not use the money he earned to turn around and invest in the stock market, otherwise he may end up making a lot of money.

In the days when Chen Muwu was busy at home, Oppenheimer, who returned to China with him, was basically in a state of "free-range".

Anyway, the sea is so big, and the concession is full of foreigners and compradors who speak pidgin English.

Coupled with the fact that Oppenheimer had been learning Chinese, this was a good opportunity to test his learning results.

As long as he doesn't run around and returns to Lao Chen's house for dinner on time and at a fixed time, he won't make any moths.

Only occasionally when riding a rickshaw, Oppenheimer, an outsider, would be charged several times more than the market price by the shrewd rickshaw drivers.

But it doesn't matter to him who has money.

Oppenheimer even felt that others had paid for their physical labor, pulling him around the road in the scorching summer, and the labor was worth the price.

This ten-mile ocean field in the Far East deserves to be called the "adventurer's paradise".

Oppenheimer, who was full of adventure, was like a fish in water, and in this month's time, he basically visited all the places inside and outside the concession, which greatly enriched the content of his diary-type travelogue.

He even tried all the restaurants in Linghai City, and made his own version based on the Michelin guide.

In addition to the affairs of the Commercial Press and his own family affairs, Chen Muwu only has one thing left in the selection examination.

But the most important thing was not done by him himself, but by the Swedish legation staff in the sea.

Unlike the embassies of other countries in China at this time, the eastern suburbs of the capital of China, the capital of China, and the foreign affairs agencies in Qihai only have consulates or consulates general, I don't know for what reason, the Swedish legation in China has been in Qihai from beginning to end.

Because China is a weak country, basically the diplomatic relations between all countries in the world and the people are at the minister level rather than the ambassador level, and the legation is the highest foreign office in China, which is higher than the consulate and consulate general.

Therefore, it is relatively convenient for the Swedish Legation to do things.

Before coming to China, the Swedish crown prince sent various details of the selection examination to the legation in the sea through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country.

Although I don't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of his family suddenly wants to run a school in China, and why he will select talents in China.

But since the order came from the upper peak, then they, the errands at the lower levels, must strictly follow the order.

It is important to take care of all aspects of the matter before the official announcement of the Swedish crown prince, who has arrived in the official announcement for this selection examination, arrives in the sea.

This inadvertently also made Chen Muwu have a leisure, otherwise he would have run around single-handedly, and it would be unknown when this matter would be implemented.

Chen Muwu finished the business press here, visited the Forbidden City and the palace has been secret collections, and went to the famous Peking Opera master's house to listen to a few babbling Peking Opera singing that did not know what to sing, climbed the Great Wall to Xiangshan The Swedish crown prince and his entourage, did not choose to follow the original historical trajectory and visit the archaeological site in Xianxi Province, but directly along the Jinpu Railway south, from Shaojing to the sea.

Perhaps in order not to cause surprise to friendly countries, or because the diplomatic staff of the Swedish Legation played a role in the adequate preparations made for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's visit to China, the north and the south, which were already in a state of war, tacitly agreed that there was no fighting and friction near the Tianjin-Pudong railway, so that the Swedish mission and his party arrived at the sea very smoothly.

The crown prince of Sweden, who had been warmly welcomed twice in Mukden and Shaojing, also ushered in his third warm welcome after arriving in China.

Celebrities from all walks of life in the city, officials from the embassies and consulates of various countries stationed in the city, directors of the Ministry of Industry and the Board of Directors of the two concessions, and people with heads and faces in the whole city, all of them gave a banquet to the Swedish crown prince and his party.

After the first few days of very warm hospitality, everyone was finally able to get down to business.

The crown prince of Sweden chartered a fragrant restaurant at the end of the fourth road and invited everyone before.

At the dinner, he announced in a high profile that in order to promote the exchange and development of Swiss Chinese, he has opened a school in the capital of Sweden to promote Chinese culture, and at the same time, he can also accept a certain number of international students to study in Sweden every year.

As one of the most well-known Chinese in the world, Chen Muwu will not only serve as the school's ambassador, but also set up courses in the school.

Although the purpose of his trip has been revealed to many people along the way, this school, as well as the selection exam, was finally made public at the dinner that day.

The preliminary examination date was set at the end of 1926, because it was only an annual examination, so in terms of venue selection, the Swedish side did not buy land inside and outside the concession to build a new school, but had already negotiated cooperation with Nanyang University of the Ministry of Communications, and borrowed the school's classroom as an examination room on the days of the annual examination.

Nanyang University's help is Chen Muqiao's help behind the scenes.

As the second-in-command provost under the school's principal, he was a man of integrity who was originally unwilling to use the power in his hands for personal gain for his family or friends.

It's just that this examination for sending international students to Sweden is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people in Chen Muqiao's eyes, so he made an exception for the first time and opened a convenient door for others.

This could also be the last time he will use his power, as Chen Muqiao will soon resign and go to Europe with his family again.

But don't worry, after Chen Muqiao stepped down as the provost of Nanyang University, the cooperation between the Swedish Legation and Nanyang University was terminated.

With the existence of Chen Muwu's live advertisement in this project, its influence in China will not be small.

And even without Chen Muwu, studying abroad is very influential for domestic students.

Whether it is to curry favor with Chen Muwu or to make it their own home field, so that more students in the school can pass the exam, Nanyang University will not terminate this cooperation.

At this point, the preparatory work for the selection of international students has been completed, and as for the follow-up operation, it depends on what kind of results will be obtained from the first selection examination held at the end of that year.

If he was invited to dinner by Xu Zhimo and visited Zhang Yuanji's house late at night to discuss the publication of the book, Chen Muwu could be regarded as a small fight.

Since the Swedish crown prince returned to the banquet that day, in front of celebrities from all walks of life, and after a report from several major newspapers in Shanghai, he officially appeared in everyone's sight.

The Chen family, which had just calmed down for a few days, was lively again after that dinner.

And the number of people who come to visit has greatly increased compared with before, I don't know how many times.

Some of them are old acquaintances of Chen Muwu, but more of them are Shanghai celebrities who have only heard of his name and have never met, and they want to meet Chen Muwu, a rising star.

Time is limited, Chen Muwu only selected some people from old acquaintances and invited them to his home for a brief meeting.

Among them were several work-study students he met when he was participating in the Olympics in Paris.

They are also currently in the sea and have already commanded several large strike movements.

It seems that they are still full of confidence in the future, and think that they are on a bright and smooth road.

Chen Muwu couldn't hold back, so he could only remind a few words in a roundabout way, the principal they had worked with in Hungdong was not very reliable, and if there was any emergency, I hope everyone could act cheaply.

If he really can't do it, he will go to the Swedish legation and mention his name Chen Muwu.

Although the relationship with the UK is also good, Chen Muwu does not recommend that they go to the British Consulate General to avoid the limelight.

The British are all about a two-and-five, and the more you trust them, the more they will be able to make a big news for you behind your back.

When it comes to messing things up, they always get the best of it.

Among the remaining old acquaintances, there are many Chen Muwu who have not been able to meet.

Just like when he was an engineer in the Railway Bureau of the Two Routes of the Yangtze River, the British chief engineer of the Railway Bureau who often helped him ask for leave, and the engineer of the Ministry of Industry Bureau Chatterley, who taught at Yanshan Jiaotong University and served as the host of Einstein's speech, and so on.

They all wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of this great scientist to go home and renew the relationship with Chen Muwu.

It's just that Chen Muwu's time is limited, and he has rejected these requests to meet.

If nothing else, they may never see each other again in their lives.

I haven't even been able to meet people I knew before, let alone people I didn't know before.

There was only one exception to these unknown people, and that day Chen Muwu was burying his head in the study and continuing to write his "The Rise of a Great Power", when an uncle at home informed him that there was a young man dressed as a student outside, whose name was Wang Jinchang.

Hearing this name, Chen Muwu couldn't figure it out.

It wasn't until Uncle handed him another letter, saying that the student handed it over to him for him to hand over, and when he saw the text of Ye Qisun in the letter, Chen Muwu realized that this was his own Uncle who couldn't read and write, and only half of the words were read, so he read Gan into gold.

Seeing the name on the letter, Chen Muwu was so shocked that he stood up directly from the chair.

This Ye Qisun is really a good student to send to him, he introduced Zhao Zhongyao and Shi Ruwei to study in Cambridge before, and this time he sent Wang Ganchang.

Chen Muwu and Wang Ganchang talked for a long time at their home that day, and before parting, they wrote another letter, asking him to take the letter to Nankai University in Tianyi, find the other two Wu Dayou and Chen Shiingshen, and go to England together.

He also prepared another travel fee for Wang Ganchang, and then sent the former predecessor and current young student out of the door.

Chen Muwu's fellow Jiang, the principal who lives at home, who is not even far from Qi Yu, who will get married again at the end of next year, also sent someone to hand over a post to the Chen family.

This kind of heavyweight thinks that giving Chen Muwu a famous thorn is to give him a face, and it may not be long before Chen Muwu will obediently come to the door for a return visit.

Chen Muwu couldn't afford the price of this kind of meeting, so he found an excuse to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and took his own car from Qihai, along the Shanghai-Hangzhou and Hangzhou-Shaoxing highways, and quietly ran to Qiyu's hometown.

In the Chen family ancestral hall, Chen Muwu finally saw with his own eyes the plaque of "Doctor and First" sent by the old lady after he graduated with a doctorate.

Just when he couldn't cry or laugh, he heard the voice of the old lady and his eldest brother discussing whether they should hang another plaque with an Olympic gold medal and a Nobel Prize in physics.

Chen Muwu went home to worship his ancestors that time, on the one hand, to hide for himself, and on the other hand, it was also out of the old lady's request.

She didn't want to show off the plaque she hung for her son, but thought that her family was about to be imported, and she had to inform her ancestors first.

After Chen Muwu used various reasons to persuade her, the old lady finally nodded, planning to go to Europe at the end of this year to attend her youngest son's wedding.

After returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors in Yu's hometown, Chen Muwu did not return to Qihai with the family's car, but got off the bus in Lingzhou halfway.

He went to the pier on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal outside Wulin Gate and bought a ticket to Suzhou.

The reason why I didn't go back to the sea and chose to take such a shortcut was because after returning to my home on Seymour Road, I would definitely have to face countless prayers and invitations every day.

Just when it was about to return, Chen Muwu decided to wait in advance, let Oppenheimer set off alone with his luggage, and the two met in Suzhou, and then continued to take the train north, continuing the return journey along the way he came.

The reason why he did not go with the Swedish crown prince and his party on the return trip, but continued to travel alone with Oppenheimer, was because His Royal Highness the crown prince had a whim after arriving in East Asia, thinking that since he had already arrived in China, it would be better to go east to Ben, and finally cross the Pacific Ocean to the United States, and then return to China, and also have a global trip.

This is also why I didn't continue to trouble Chen Muwu and invite him to give lectures in Ben as I said when I was in Lepegrad before.

There are bigger fish from the Swedish crown prince going to Japan, so there is no need for them to stare at Chen Muwu, a little shrimp.

(End of chapter)