In February 1916, the weather was still cold, and it was already the end of the year. A ship from Dutch Batavia (present-day Jakarta) docked in Shanghai.

Most of the poor shipwharfs in Shanghai live on the boats, and they are sad one by one, probably because of the cold and for the fact that everything has not yet settled.

Occasionally, they straightened up and saw foreign ships coming from overseas. One by one, they tightened their belts, and their eyes immediately swelled with anticipation for the future.

No matter what pain and humiliation these ships have carried, now their whistles are full of hope.

From here, foreign ships from Europe brought from here a shipload of cloth, flour, and minerals, which were needed for the war, and brought some industrial products from Europe. China's government of Yuan Shikai is sending large quantities of these supplies to Europe, along with weapons and equipment. It is a pity that the war in Europe is now in full swing, and it is all light weapons.

These ships not only brought hope to the poor shippers who sold their labor. It also brings benefits to the so-called politicians and businessmen.

The steamships from Japan brought with them a large number of machines, of course, not for basic industries, but for light industrial products such as nest machines, spinning machines, and looms. When they saw this, the broad bosses grinned to the root of their ears.

Large quantities of cloth and grain bought by foreign companies would eventually be shipped to Europe for pounds and francs, which in turn would be exchanged for bulk machinery from Japan, and the production of these "marketable" products would be expanded, and exports would be further expanded.

This is the golden age of the so-called national industrial development that some people have boasted about until today, because the European powers are engaged in war, so that these industrial powers have all integrated their own industrial forces and thrown themselves into the fight of the general war. The decline in the export of European industrial goods to Asia has created this so-called golden hour.

Between 1915 and 1922, the number of mills and the number of spindles tripled, and the number of flour mills increased from more than 40 before the war to more than 120.

This complacency of ignorance was maintained until 1937, when the Japanese invaded. It was only then, like a marquee in China, that the "political elite" discovered that the cloth and flour made in China were nothing more than a target for aggression.

In the face of the aggressor, China does not even have the ability to build planes and ships.

This only proves that wealth is against the weapons made of steel, and in the world of the jungle, in the eight years before and after the First World War, almost none of the "political elites" thought of introducing investment into the basic industries of rich countries and strong capitals. In fact, what will these so-called "political elites" do besides the struggle for power? And it is such a "political elite" that has always been active on China's political stage, so is there any hope for China?

On the other hand, Japan, in the absence of the competition of manufactured products from the industrial powers of Europe, perfected its industrial sector, focusing on the development of manufacturing industries, and eventually their planes and aircraft carriers were used to invade China. Most of the money to improve their industrial system came from the purchase of machines in the so-called golden development period of China's cotton textile and flour industries at that time.

In other words, the Chinese themselves fattened the wolf cubs around them, and which of the so-called "political leaders" in China at that time saw this to prove his forward-looking vision?

It was only when the Japanese planes were approaching, the bombs dropped, and the artillery fire fired from the warships that it was proved that they were not only a vicious and dirty politician, but also a group of idiots who built the country.

In other words, even if it was impossible to carry out construction across the country due to the warlords' chaos and political instability at that time, what about the construction on their own territory? If this is discussed, only the actions of the Shanxi warlord Yan Xishan are much better than those of other warlords and politicians.

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"Without construction, it is still not a revolution! Even if it plays a revolutionary sign, it is still an ignorant revolution! ”

A young man wearing a thin raincoat stood on the deck of a cargo ship from Batavia that had just landed. The open trench coat shows that he enjoys the cold sea breeze very much, and his blazing eyes have no interest in the seemingly prosperous Shanghai in front of him.

He was ordered by Tang Yunyang to lead a small team of personnel to return to China to recruit Chinese workers and students.

As far as the eye could see, there were only those coolies who carried large bags of cotton cloth on their backs and swayed on the pedals to board the ship. The rest are well-dressed wealthy businessmen who are persistent in civilization. For all this, Li Zhicheng's black hole-like eyes like ancient wells were not raised, and he couldn't see these guys who represented China's industrial strength at all.

In his chest, there was a churn of what Tang Yunyang had said to him.

"Youth, only young people with higher education, in a suitable environment to carry out hard construction work, create a lot of wealth, this is the only direction that China needs at this stage, provided that there is enough legal system and freedom to regulate the direction of social development, to ensure that they do not fall into the whirlpool of intrigue bastards, this is the top priority!"

It is a well-known fact that in China spittle can drown people, and being good at patting horses can also become a science. People who concentrate on technology and academia will never be as popular as "capable people" who can only drill camps and have no ink. Today, after being distorted, the "interpersonal relationship" imposed on marketing has become a specialized science, and its ridiculousness is no less than the "virgin prostitution case" that happened before.

In the final analysis, the reason for this kind of intrigue is nothing more than the competition for the distribution of interests, all of which revolve around status and fame. And those so-called 'capable people' are just like 'pimps'. Those who are good at drilling camps, and this kind of 'pimp', are the people we will use to completely eradicate with an iron fist after returning to China in the future. Of course, it's not to kill them all, and the only way to eradicate them is those young people you recruited, and scholars who have completed their university education can come up with a proper way!

Therefore, my brother, among all the responsibilities of all people, only your duty is related not only to the development of our party, but also to where China will go in the future! ”

Looking at the cold, seemingly bustling Shanghai, Li Zhicheng shook his head, this is not the place where his work began. It's just a place of shame, it's dirty, it's a place that has to be washed with hot blood!