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"Brother Hanzhang, what's wrong today? It seems that the anger is much bigger than in the past? Cai Yuanpei looked at Yu Huizu's excited appearance and couldn't help asking.

"Hey. Remember what I told you about the Jiangnan Bureau dock last year? Yu Hui Zu said.

"I remember. Didn't you say that you were going to take down the dock and use it as a training base for the University Hall? Cai Yuanpei remembered that the Jiangnan Bureau came to the dock in Gaochang Temple, and in forty years, only eight ships were built, and only eleven ships were repaired, and the slipway was already deserted. It's just that the Jiangnan Bureau has long been the target of competition between all forces, not to mention the past, that is, last year, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, built the Jiangnan Bureau and moved to the mining area near Xiangdong, and personally went to Nanjing to discuss this matter with Wei Guangtao, the former governor of Liangjiang, but because the Manchus saw that Zhang Zhidong was becoming more and more powerful, so he opposed it.

Speaking of the dock of the Jiangnan Bureau, Yu Qiaqing also came up with interest, he said: "Now there are many shipyards in Shanghai, the largest is only Yesong, Ruirong, and Wanlong, especially Yesong Shipyard, since the merger of Xiangsheng Shipyard in Gengzi year, it has six major docks in Shanghai, and the capital is more than 5.6 million taels; The Chinese businessmen are nothing more than Junchang and Qiuxin, but even the largest of the two factories is the largest of the two, relying on the boss Zhu Zhiyao is the comprador of Crédit Agricole CIB, and its share capital is only 690,000 yuan, which is far inferior to the small factory of foreign businessmen. Brother Hanzhang, if you take down the Jiangnan Dock, then the shipbuilding industry in Shanghai will be even more lively. ”

"Brother Hanzhang, what happened to the result?" Cai Yuanpei didn't care if he was a foreigner shipyard or a Chinese shipyard, he just wanted the engineering college in the university hall to have an internship place, shipbuilding is a systematic industrial engineering, and there is no better place for internship than shipyards.

"Lord Zhou Fu, the governor of Liangjiang, has already agreed, and has now written to the imperial court, just waiting for the imperial court's approval. It is that several foreigners' shipyards are constantly clamoring, saying that in the past, when Shen Wensu Gong (Shen Baozhen), the governor of Liangjiang, was in office, he had signed contracts with the consuls of various countries, and the Jiangnan Bureau was not allowed to build merchant ships, and all foreign factories were not allowed to build military uniforms. Therefore, even if the Jiangnan Bureau sells to the Chinese, it is not allowed to manufacture ships. It's rude. Yu Hui Zu said. The Jiangnan Bureau has always been said by the government and the opposition to be "a large and useless waste, and it is more than enough to spend public money on it, but it is not enough to make useful guns and cannons." If it fails to move internally, there are two theories, one is that it was sold to the China Merchants Steamship Bureau, and then it was handed over to Chinese businessmen for handling. The other said that it was sold to foreign merchants, and the people of the time said that this was the reverse holding of Tai'a, anyway, there were different opinions but no certain rules. Originally, China Merchants and Chinese businessmen were unable to undertake, but Yu Huizu is now the king of monosodium glutamate, soap, and railway in Shanghai. In particular, he wholeheartedly reimbursed Cixi on Cixi's birthday last year, which pleased Cixi, and the Manchus were still very relieved about him.

Yu Qiaqing next to him was also surprised when he heard the news of the Jiangnan Bureau's sale, but he was not surprised by the fact that he was allowed to build merchant ships, but the Jiangnan Bureau's military factory, and he said: "Isn't the gun factory and gun factory there ......?"

"How is this possible? How can the Manchurians let me and others make guns. Now Lord Zhou means to move the gun factory and gun factory inside to Longhua, which was originally a branch of the Jiangnan Bureau, and the rest of the steel mills and dockyards are sold to us. "Grandpa Yu Hui didn't want to touch guns and other murder weapons, the reason why he wanted to take over the Jiangnan Bureau was mostly from Xu Huafeng's demagogy, plus last year's delivery date for the ship of Tonghua Shipping Company was cheated by the British businessman Yesong Shipyard, so he insisted on setting up a shipyard to build his own ship, or build ships for Ningbo merchants and fishermen.

Yu Huizu said that the guns do not belong to him. Yu Qiaqing and Cai Yuanpei listened to a joy and a worry, and Yu Qiaqing was happy that the big ship tied to the Tianzi was really riding the wind and waves and flying with the wind, in this case, it is really unwise to deal with the military industry; Cai Yuanpei, on the other hand, was disappointed when he heard that the guns did not belong to him. And he was also worried that the purchase of the Jiangnan Bureau would cause the Fuxing Association to tighten its funds, and not only would the railway not be easy to build, but even the Education Association would have to run out of food, so he asked euphemistically: "The acquisition of the Jiangnan Bureau is a big deal." How much did it cost? ”

Yu Huizu was not a member of the Fuxing Society, he didn't understand Cai Yuanpei's worries, and thought that he cared about himself, he saw that the guests in the hall were basically dancing in the music, so he said in a low voice: "Cheng Cheng called to say that in this Russo-Japanese war, he speculated on the national bonds of the two countries in Europe, and made a lot of profits, even if he no longer raised funds and built the Tonghua Railway alone." ”

"Speculating on treasury bonds?" Cai Yuanpei doesn't know about stocks and treasury bonds, and he is a little strange about it.

"yes. Privately, we have invested a lot of money in it, and we have made a lot of profits. I see that you, the Tongji University Hall Foundation, will still take out the money in it and hand it over to Jingchengguan, I dare to guarantee that it will be doubled in a short time. Yu Qiaqing said with a smile, he is also a beneficiary of London's treasury speculation. He became more and more sure that Yang Rui was the leader of the Renaissance Society, otherwise the victory or defeat between Japan and Russia would not be known to the common people, and only the revival army that went deep into the battlefield could reveal the details of the Russo-Japanese War. It's really clever, an army of a few hundred people went north to resist Russia, it didn't cost much, but it was able to regain righteousness, and what was even more unexpected was that it could also speculate on the debts of Japan and Russia, which was really ...... Yu Qiaqing thought that he was an active brain, but now that he looks at Yang Rui, he sighs to himself.

Looking at the bright smiles on their faces of Yu Huizu and Yu Qiaqing, Cai Yuanpei felt that what they said was true, but he still didn't dare to take all the money he had just received to speculate on national bonds, and he was only the honorary prime minister of Tongji University, and the real management of the school and the foundation was still a German professor such as Dr. Baolong in Germany. He couldn't tell them the inside story of the university hall, so he had to say: "The money is in hand today, or it won't be long before it will be swept away." Now, I know that running a school, especially running a university, costs a lot of money, not to mention the rest, I bought nearly 200,000 yuan for books alone, which is really like money. ”

As soon as Cai Yuanpei finished speaking, a voice next to him said, "I'm sorry, is it Mr. Cai from the Education Association?" ”

Cai Yuanpei looked back, but it was a foreigner, he apologized slightly to Yu Huizu and Yu Qiaqing, and then turned around and said: "I am, what can I serve?" ”

The foreigner laughed, but the lights in the dance hall were too dim, he only felt that this foreigner who spoke Chinese fluently laughed so viciously, just watched him finish laughing, and then took out an envelope from the inner pocket of his suit, "Mr. Cai, I heard that today is the fundraising reception of the Tongji University Hall Foundation, and the Consul General, Sir Huo Bilan, asked me to donate this to the foundation." To show the friendship between China and the UK. ”

It turned out to be a donation, Cai Yuanpei was not polite, took the envelope easily, and said, "Oh." Thank you so much Lord Sir and on behalf of the Education Association and the Tongji University Hall Foundation, I would like to thank him for his generosity. ”

Seemingly satisfied with Cai Yuanpei's friendliness, the visitor continued: "In addition, Mr. Pu Lande, the general office of the Ministry of Industry, hopes to talk to Mr. Cai about cultural exchanges and running schools between the two countries early tomorrow. Please also ask Mr. Cai to take the time to discuss. ”

Earlier tomorrow, it seems that tomorrow will only be free in the morning, and it is not possible to run a school with anyone, so Cai Yuanpei smiled: "Oh." Are you sure? It was such an honor. Can I arrive at the Ministry of Industry on time at half past eight tomorrow morning? ”

Someone laughed and said, "That's great." At that time, Mr. Puland will wait for Mr. Pu to meet him on time. And he went.

Seeing the foreigner walking away, Yu Huizu came up and saw the envelope in Cai Yuanpei's hand. smiled: "Poor people, okay." Another batch was collected. Today I see that you are the God of Wealth. Look, how much did the British donate? ”

Then the dim lights at the ball, Cai Yuanpei took out the check and glanced at it, and said with a smile, "It's only a thousand pounds." It's not much, it's far worse than your brother Hanzhang. ”

"The British don't come here for donations. You didn't hear the German baron speak just now. repeatedly said that Britain, France, Britain and Germany, Morocco or something, foreigners and foreigners are afraid that they are going to fight. "As the general office of ABN AMRO, Yu Qiaqing still pays more attention to international news.

"I don't know about this," Cai Yuanpei said thoughtfully, he couldn't think of why the British General Office would look for him, but since he came to it, especially if he donated money, it would be better to see it, after all, Britain is the first power. It is a big country in the concession, so it is good to be able to cooperate in running a school. However, after handing over the check to the staff of the Education Association, he found a key person and let him go after whispering orders.

On the morning of the next day, when Cai Yuanpei rushed to the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, he learned that Mr. Pu Lande was the Englishman who asked them if the Patriotic Society had any arms the year before last, and everyone was already familiar with it. There was no politeness, Pu Lande said: "Two years ago, Mr. Cai only had a patriotic society, but now he has a German University Hall, which is really God's will." Mr. Cai can cooperate with Germans in running schools. Then I guess it's okay to co-run a school with us. ”

"In the case of Su Bao two years ago, I would like to thank Mr. Pu Lande for his help. Now the education association is running schools with Germans, which is also out of desperation, after all, we know very few big people. The main purpose of the education association is to strengthen cultural exchanges with Western countries and learn from the advanced cultures of various countries, and it would be great if Mr. Pu Lande could promote the establishment of a joint school between China and the United Kingdom. Cai Yuanpei heard that Pu Lande said that he would run a school, and he couldn't help but be happy, if China and Britain also jointly established a university hall, then ......

Before he could finish thinking about it, Pu Lander said, "Father Timothy Lee has been engaged in cultural exchanges in your country, and Shanxi University Hall was also established with his help, if Mr. Cai is interested, you can meet with him, and in addition, the Literature Society he founded is in Shanghai, I think Mr. Cai should know about it." ”

Pu Lande sighed in his heart when he mentioned Timothy Li and Cai Yuanpei, what he wanted was to educate the students and efforts, and foreigners to contribute money and professors, and then everyone would run a school in China together, and this was only for the study of science, not to study theology. Aurora University is not far from the past, and he mutters to himself about cooperating with any church or priest to run a school. Besides, not to mention that this Timothy Lee fooled China, Japan and Bang during the Wuxu period, it was the funds used for the establishment of Shanxi University Hall, but the compensation from the Shanxi teaching plan, this Timothy Lee didn't come out with anything, and he became the founder of the school after flickering around with his mouth. To cooperate with such a person is to either be fooled, or to turn the school into a church school. No matter which one it is, it is not the ideal school-running model in Cai Yuanpei's heart.

"Mr. Pu Land, as far as I know, it seems that the main work of the Literature Society is to preach rather than to run a school, and if the two associations cooperate, then there will still be a deviation in the purpose of running the school, and in order not to cause trouble in the future, it is better not to consider it first." Cai Yuanpei is not good at refusing directly, only euphemism.

"Mr. Cai, there is no contradiction between running a school and proselytizing, believing in the Lord can save from disaster, and those who do not believe in God will be punished. While teaching knowledge, it is also a very worthwhile thing to get students into the arms of the Lord. Pu Lander was also a devout Catholic, although Sir did not let him discuss the matter of running a school with this Qing man. But he still hoped that the education would be brought from the Germans, and as for mission, it was a kind of charity, and he still did not want him to be thrown into the arms of the Lord if it were someone else.

"Mr. Puland, the main thrust of the Education Society is not to run any school that involves mission. Belief in what is the freedom of the student, whether education will be compulsory, and because of limited funds. Its main focus is to spread Western studies. Cai Yuanpei felt that he was going to be disappointed this time, because Pu Lande didn't want to negotiate with him because of some school-running plan, but just asked him to cooperate with the Literature Society, which was not a good thing.

Perhaps seeing that Cai Yuanpei was indeed not interested in running a church school at all, Pu Lande no longer worked hard in this area, after all, running a school in China was only his personal wish. But he didn't have any resources, and when the matchmaking didn't work out, he just felt pity for these heretics in his heart. "Mr. Cai, there is something else to ask you to come this time."

"Something else?"

"Yes. I remember that Zou used to be a member of the Patriotic Society, right? After Pu Lande finished speaking, he looked at Cai Yuanpei's eyes, according to his judgment, Zou Rong's matter should be that the education association will operate in the future, but he was wrong.

"What did you say?" Cai Yuanpei was a little surprised. He didn't understand how Pu Lander had found him, "Yes, he used to be a member of the school. It's just a pity that he's gone. ”

"I want to ...... I mean, hopefully Mr. Chua will drop the lawsuit, it's not good. Pu Lande still looked at Cai Yuanpei's eyes, and said word by word: "There may be something wrong with the management of Huade Road Prison, the Indian prison guards there have always been very rude, and I think this is the reason why your friend Zou is unlucky." And not because of murder. Mr. Cai, the British government is an enlightened government, and he would not do such a despicable thing. So, I hope that you can withdraw the lawsuit, and then I will ask it to compensate the victim's family to the best of its ability. ”

It turned out that I was invited to come for Zou Rong's case, and Cai Yuanpei suddenly understood in his heart. He said, "Mr. Pulander." I also learned about Zou Rong from the newspaper, and as for the withdrawal of the lawsuit, I think Mr. Pu Lande probably found the wrong person. After Su reported the case, education had already been reorganized. The previous revolutionaries have all been eliminated from the association, and only those who want to run the school are left, which I think Mr. Pu Lander should understand. ”

Pu Lande stared at Cai Yuanpei's eyes, just a moment, he felt that Cai Yuanpei knew something, but all of a sudden, he seemed to have nothing to do with this matter, and then thought that the education in the past two years would really be as Cai Yuanpei said, no longer propagating any revolution at all, but just focusing on running a school. Could it be that I was wrong in my own reasoning? When he met with Sir yesterday, he was very confident that he knew the inside story, and he thought that as long as the Education Association and the Literature Society cooperated, then Cai Yuanpei would withdraw the lawsuit in gratitude, and then everyone would talk about an acceptable compensation in private, and then the matter would be dealt with. He believes that this is already the biggest concession on his side. However, Cai Yuanpei was not only not interested in cooperating with the Literature Society, and he said that he had nothing to do with this case. Is that really the case, if that's the case, then he's in big trouble.

"Is that really the case, I remember that Mr. Wu, who was in charge of this matter, was a member of the Education Association."

"Mr. Puland, you should be mistaken. Mr. Wu withdrew from the club after Su reported the case the year before last. Or, rather, he was not a revolutionary, but he liked the emperor to establish a constitution and gently reform the country. The reason why he came forward was not because of ideals, but because of friendship between friends. So, it's not helpful for you to talk to me about this, you should find Mr. Wu and talk to him. After Cai Yuanpei finished speaking, he picked up the top hat on the table and prepared to leave.

Pu Lander seemed to be moved by his phone call, at least he was no longer so sure that the Education Society was the mastermind behind this matter. Wu Baochu had already sent someone to inquire about the lawyer he hired, although due to professional ethics, Gao Yi revealed very few things, but it still made him feel that this matter must be an organized and planned conspiracy, but who is not the education club? Seeing that Cai Yuanpei was about to leave, he also stood up and wanted to say goodbye to him.

Cai Yuanpei left the Ministry of Industry Bureau, and then went back to Cai Guoqing who was waiting outside, Cai Guoqing looked at his solemn face, and hurriedly asked: "Ah, how are things, what did the foreigner say?" ”

"Let's go back and talk about it." Cai Yuanpei didn't have the time to talk to him in detail, he just wanted to go back to the education meeting first, and then pass the guò telephone, and should not pass the guò radio to communicate with Wang Xiaoxu.

Watching Cai Yuanpei leave in a carriage, Pu Lande, who was standing in front of the glass window, said to the people beside him: "He will definitely pass the news to those who know, and your people will keep an eye on them, and they must find out who is planning this matter." ”

"As you wish, sir!" The person next to him said respectfully.