The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

The future great mathematician, the prover of Fermat's last theorem, the father of China's computer, the father of China's Internet, China's first batch of winners of the highest national science and technology award, the first Chinese academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Mr. Zhou Weilie, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is still Still on the hard way to study.

And Fairbank wrote to Roosevelt immediately after visiting the Southwest Associated University:

"Acquiring food and housing, as well as the minimum necessities of life, became the main problem for the faculty and staff of Southwest Associated University. I am deeply shocked by the poverty of the professors. They are waging a tenacious struggle, but it will not be sustainable. Keep going. You can imagine the situation—the desperation, the poverty, the hard work, the mutual support, and the erosion of action.”

"The professors and lecturers of Southwest Associated University are slowly sinking into a state of mental and physical hunger, even though they are all returned students from the United States, they are the essence of Chinese academic research... These Chinese who have been trained in the United States Intellectuals, who think, speak, and lecture in the same way and in what we do, constitute a palpable American interest in China and are a vital force in the ongoing struggle here. But In the past year, we have come up with a solution without aiding them, and only a little work has been done by United China Aid."

Fairbank had taught at Tsinghua University before, and he was old friends with Mei Yiqi, Jin Yuelin, Chen Daisun, Zhang Xiruo, Qian Duansheng and others. So he was appointed as the special envoy of the United States this time, and his first stop in China was to visit the Southwest Associated University.

That night, Mei Yiqi hosted a banquet and invited Jin Yuelin and others.

Fairbank learned the next day that the meal he ate cost more than 1,000 yuan, equivalent to three months' salary of professors. Fairbank was inexplicably shocked, and gave the school a bottle of western medicine worth 1,000 yuan in return, and immediately wrote a letter to President Roosevelt.

In the letter, Fairbank adopted a very effective strategy. He said that most of the teachers at Southwestern Associated University had studied in the United States, and their academic thinking and teaching methods were all American, which was a special part of the interests of the United States in China. The United States should hurry to help. As long as it helps the Southwest Associated University, it can gain far-reaching influence in China.

President Roosevelt agreed with this very much, and sent a telegram immediately after receiving the letter, ordering the US United Aid to China to provide living allowances to the professors. Not only to help Southwest Associated University, but also to help all Chinese universities with difficult conditions.

Hearing the news, Fairbank was extremely happy and flew directly to Chongqing, but what happened next left him inexplicably angry.

Chang Kaishen actually refused to allow the United States to fund China's government-run universities on the grounds that it would damage the dignity of the country and the nation...

Depressed, Fairbank sent a telegram to Southwest Associated University. When Jiang Menglin announced that the US aid plan could not be implemented, all the professors at Southwest Associated University went crazy. The national dignity of the fart, the government is still borrowing money and materials from the United States through the "Lease Act", why can't it go to the professor?

Although the professors of the Southwestern Associated University wrote articles to criticize the government, they were limited to the current specific policies and expressed their views through rigorous academic papers. This has nothing to do with politics, but the concerns and discussions of scholars on policies, the starting point is to help the government check for gaps and make up for gaps.

But now it is impossible to ask for a salary increase, even if the United States offers to help. The professors of Southwestern Associated University have become more and more radical in their thinking, and they have gradually begun to take political stances when criticizing the government. And in the next two or three years, some will completely fall to the Communist Party, some tend to sympathize with the Communist Party, and the rest are not optimistic about the Nationalist Government.

Zhou mansion.

Fairbank looked extremely excited. He waved his arms wildly and said, "Zhou, is there something wrong with your Mr. Jiang's brain? Hell, the national dignity of the country! Is his dignity starving the professors? Is his dignity just not caring The life and death of the people? At that time, I wished I had a gun in my hand and shot and killed this bastard!"

"I don't understand either." Zhou Hexuan smiled wryly.

Zhou Hexuan really didn't know about the refusal of the United States to support the Chinese professor. He heard what Fairbank said just now, and he also wanted to crack Chang Kaishen's brain to see what happened. It can improve the lives of countless professors without the government paying for it. What is there to say no to?

If it is considered for political purposes, the Southwest Associated University at this time is only yearning for democracy and freedom. Not many people are pro-communist, and even radical Ruwen Yiduo has nothing to do with the Communist Party. There are even extreme rightists in the Southwest Associated University. These extreme rightists all support Lao Jiang and are Lao Jiang's own people!

To be able to force the extreme rightists into liberals, and the liberals into extreme leftists, Lao Jiang is really a talent. It is almost suspected that he is the number one underground party lurking into the Nationalist Party.

Southwest Associated University is just a microcosm, representing a larger group of Chinese professors. People in the United States this time want to help all the professors who are in difficulties. Lao Jiang beat him to death with a stick, and offended the essence of China's scientific research and academic strength.

Is it really for the so-called national face?

Although it sounds ridiculous, Zhou Hexuan actually believed it, because he really couldn't find a more reliable reason.

"Hey, let's not talk about this," Zhou Hexuan asked, "Old Fei, what important task do you have in China this time? Do you need my help?"

Fairbank said: "I am the chief representative of the U.S. Office of Strategic Intelligence in China. I am responsible for collecting intelligence in all aspects to facilitate the U.S. to formulate more detailed assistance plans for China."

The Strategic Intelligence Agency is the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency, which was just established in June this year.

Zhou Hexuan said helplessly: "China's biggest problem now is financial collapse and financial market chaos. On the one hand, it is the influence of war factors, and on the other hand, the Japanese printed too many counterfeit money. From the beginning of the war to the present, the Japanese have printed at least several billion Counterfeit currency, all these counterfeit currency flow into the market, it is difficult for China’s economy not to collapse.”

"No wonder the prices in China have risen so much." Fairbank said with emotion.

From the end of last year to now, the price of rice in China has nearly tripled, and it is still rising sharply, almost one price per day. Zhou Hexuan asked Sun Yonghao to bring 10 million to repair the teacher's dormitory in June, but he felt that it was not enough in August, so he quickly asked Wu Youxun and others to bring back 20 million.

Let me tell you a very ridiculous fact, Zhou Hexuan's factories in China, except for the pharmaceutical factory, are now struggling to make a profit. In the case of products in short supply, several factories have already started to lose money, and it is estimated that even pharmaceutical factories will lose money next year.

Drugs are controlled materials, and the price increase needs to be discussed with the government. Even if it increases, it is impossible to skyrocket. The problem is that the cost of raw materials and labor is skyrocketing!

Although the price of sulfonamide in the black market is firm, it is cheaper than those second-hand traffickers.

Especially those officials who handle the management and control of materials, enriching their own pockets and embezzling money. Zhou Hexuan's investment in setting up a pharmaceutical factory is actually making money for these bastards. But he has nothing to do about it, unless he can decide to change all the officials, otherwise even if Zhou Hexuan stepped forward and killed a few small shrimps, the real mastermind behind the scenes would still be at large.

The suffering of the country can be overcome, but the moths are too disgusting. It is no wonder that the Republic of China is not dead.

Even if Zhou Hexuan wasn't a time traveler, given the situation he was facing now, he still wished that Lao Jiang's government would come to an end as soon as possible. During the Anti-Japanese War, the sulfa drug factory will also face losses. Isn't this a big joke?