If World War I broke out as scheduled, it would be a god-given gift to China, which had just completed 175 national industrial plans, and there would be nothing better than this.

Having said that, without the Sino-Japanese War of 1911, there would be no increase in the empire's reputation, there would be no Sino-French alliance, and without the Sino-French alliance, there would be no huge long-term support loan of 385 million pounds, and there would be no 175 national industrial plans.

From this perspective, Japan has really verified the old saying - harming others will eventually harm oneself.

Driven by 175 national industrial plans, China's overall industry strength has been greatly improved, further exploration and development of resources in the three eastern provinces, as well as Shanxi, Shandong, Zhili, Chahar, Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang,

Large-scale mining exploration in Guangdong and Guangxi also ushered in the expansion of the mining industry during this period. In the absence of domestic exploration power, the Ministry of Land and Resources hired more than 2,000 foreign technicians and geology from Europe and the United States in the name of the Foreign Experts Bureau.

Experts, as well as the way to promote privatized mining as much as possible, including opening up the mining industry in some provinces to foreign countries, actively promote the development of China's mining industry and ensure the supply of industrial raw materials.

The progress of Far East Mining Corporation is undoubtedly the fastest, and has established iron ore, coal, copper and other mining raw materials mining businesses in Shandong, Hebei and Shanxi.

The total amount of machinery and equipment imported from abroad has been rising continuously. Colleges and technical schools are widely distributed in various provinces to train technical workers. New factories also have external technicians and specialized technical training schools for the training of our talents.

The talents trained by the Northeast Industrial Base in the past began to flow to major new industrial areas such as Zhili, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Huguang, Shanxi, Shandong, etc., which promoted the development of new factories in various places, the large-scale opening of railways and the dredging of major waterways across the country for industrial

Development has more positive significance.

At this time, China is developing rapidly with a positive trend, and all it lacks is an opportunity to take off.

If there is anything that makes Song Biao dissatisfied with now, it must be only China's shipbuilding industry. Although the Far East Consortium has devoted a lot of effort to this, the facts are always so cruel.

At the end of 1912, Jinzhou Shipbuilding Corporation designed and built a light armored cruiser with a displacement of 2,400 tons. It was the first time that it used the domestic reciprocating three-inflated steam engine power unit and boiler. As a result, many problems arose.

Everyone's self-confidence has been hit.

The biggest problem with this ship is that there is a problem in design. After launching the water, there is obvious backward phenomenon. The weight of the front half of the hull is lower than that of the rear half, so the problem is not obvious when sailing at low speeds. Once you enter a speed of more than 15 knots,

The ship was extremely unstable and shook violently when it encountered wind and waves. In the end, it had to increase the caliber of the main gun on the bow to 240mm, and use two bizarre double-mounted cannons to balance the hull.

It is obviously a failed work. Not only is it such a problem, but there are many other problems. The self-made steam engine is also full of problems, which is annoying.

Song Biao also found it difficult to understand. After all, the investment in the shipbuilding industry is not bad for a long time. It is not too high, but he cannot be discouraged. He can only find a way to get Far East Shipbuilding Corporation to establish Far East Ship Design Institute and recruit them from Britain, France and the United States.

Some experienced foreign designers and experts served as consultants, continuing to design their own second light ton cruiser.

After repeated discussions on the design proposal at the beginning of the year, Jinzhou Shipbuilding Corporation continued to work hard and decided to build the sixth model of warship that it designed, or a light armored cruiser with a designed displacement of about 2,500 tons, and continued to go from France and the United Kingdom.

A complete set of construction drawings from boilers to steam turbines and main guns were introduced to build four light armored cruisers with a designed displacement of 3,300 tons.

Just as these two-level light armored cruisers were being built at the dock at the same time, Song Biao arrived at Zhendan Prefecture to visit.

Zhendan.

In order to demonstrate his determination to govern China and strengthen the country, Song Biao officially changed his name to "Song Zhizhong" after he became emperor. As for the name "Song Zhendan" he used before the liberation revolution, he occasionally used it, such as publishing an editorial comment

At that time, he would use "Zhendan" as his pseudonym.

After taking back Dalian, the empire obviously could not use the Russian transliteration of "Darni" as the name of the palace. Zhendan University was also located in "Darni". Song Biao did not use the transliteration of "Dallian", but instead named it "Zhendan".

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Song Biao's birthplace in public information is located in the Xiaogushan area of ​​Lushunkou in "Darni". Lushun and Dalian are also the place of his dragon pool. The royal ancestral tomb funded by the General Administration of the Inner Court in Lushun is located in Panlong Temple in Lushun.

Between Changchun Temple.

As a place of Longxing, Zhendan Prefecture has attracted more attention from the empire since it regained its sovereignty. At this time, Zhendan Prefecture was under the jurisdiction of Zhendan County, Lushun County, Jinzhou County, Pulandian County, Zhuanghe County and Fuzhou County.

Zhendan County and Jinzhou County both belong to the special zone, and Zhendan also belong to the Free Port and Financial Free City.

Because the local economy is developing well, in addition to Zhendan University and Far East Naval Non-commissioned Officer School, Jinzhou also has Far East Shipbuilding Industry College and Jinzhou Business, Normal, Textile and other junior colleges. The local economy is ports, international trade, financial securities, real estate,

Mainly ships and textiles, it has the largest Far East Stock Exchange and more than 60 foreign-funded banks in the country, and is known as the Far East Financial Foreign Trade Center.

Song Biao’s public information cannot be changed. Zhendan Mansion can also be claimed to be the hometown of the emperor, and he was an emperor like him.

After visiting Shenyang for many days, Song Biao did not continue to stay in Liaoyang and Haizhou, but went south to Zhendan Prefecture. After resting for a day in the Governor's Office, the Russians stayed, he went directly to Jinzhou Shipbuilding Factory the next morning to inspect the next morning.

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From 1911 to 1913, the Imperial Central Navy successively purchased 7 second-hand cruisers and 4 new models of light armored cruisers from Britain, the United States, France and other countries. The displacement tonnage was between 2,000 tons and 8,500 tons, and another seven ships were built.

Warships with a displacement of more than ton, a Haijin light armored cruiser with a displacement of 2,400 tons, a Haining light armored cruiser with a displacement of 1,750 tons, and five offshore defense steel ships with displacement of 1,200 tons to 1,500 tons.

By the end of 1915, a number of new light armored cruisers purchased and built by the United States will be in place one after another. The Central Navy will have 27 cruisers and the total tonnage of the navy will reach 140,000 tons. At that time, it will be barely able to make use of it.

Of course, this tonnage is not only very far from Japan, but if we really want to fight, the 27 cruisers together may not be the opponent of the three Japanese battleships.

Song Biao visited Jinzhou Shipbuilding General Factory at this time, which was of course of great significance. The meaning was also very obvious, because Cheng Biguang was the highest person in charge of design problems with the two self-built ships, at least in terms of responsibility.

Biao was a little disappointed with Cheng Biguang. When he came to inspect this time, he only asked Sa Zhenbing, deputy chief of staff of the Central Military Department, to accompany him, and asked Cheng Biguang, the Minister of Navy, to think carefully about where the problem lies in Beijing.

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Compared to the last time when I visited, the scale of Jinzhou Shipbuilding General Factory has expanded a lot compared to the past. The second shipyard jointly owned by the United States has built a 10,000-ton cargo ship. Therefore, Song Biao didn't understand Jinzhou Shipbuilding General Factory.

Why does the factory even have problems building a 2,000-ton cruiser?

Although she has always been a little unhappy about this, Song Biao still maintained great restraint and calmness, did not make any adjustments to the personnel, nor did he interfere with the normal operation of the shipyard.

Or because the emperor has not made any statement for a long time, how panicked Hu Weiqiao, the factory director, and Zheng Qinglian, the chief engineer, were at the Governor's Office very early to welcome him, and since then he has been back to the shipyard. Song Biao is not unhappy at all.

I looked like the same as when I visited the shipyard two times before, and listened to their introduction and visited the newly added docks and factories along the way.

In order to control the quality of shipbuilding steel and facilitate the use of large steel, Jinzhou Shipbuilding General Factory jointly invested and built a steel plant in the surrounding factory area and Bethlehem, USA, to smelter, Far East Steel Corporation, specializing in smelting of shipbuilding steel.

Song Biao also went to the new steel plant to check it out. At least on the surface, the Jinzhou Shipbuilding General Factory was a succession of good news. The total tonnage of shipbuilding increased by six times compared with 1911, and a large number of 5,000 tons were built.

The following cargo ships with displacements, as well as small steamships of 300 to 600 tons, patrol boats, and 10,000 tons, can build four ships. The workers have expanded to 20,000.

It seems that it is all good news, but Song Biao is no longer as optimistic as he has ever been.

Until he left the shipyard, Song Biao did not have Hu Weiqiao. Sa Zhenbing said a lot. He just completed the scheduled inspection work on time and on time. He returned to his mansion at noon and prepared to inspect the Zhendan University and the Far East Naval Non-commissioned Officer School in the afternoon.

Sa Zhenbing didn't dare to speak all the way until he was about to return to the Guandong mansion that he said to Song Biao, who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed, "Your Majesty, my subordinates think that the level of Jinzhou Shipbuilding General Factory is indeed the best in China.

Both self-built warships have problems, and they must be due to insufficient experience.”

Song Biao continued to remain silent and made no statement.

Sa Zhenbing hesitated a little and continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, my subordinates think that the shipyard also needs some encouragement at this time."

Song Biao then replied: "If there is something wrong with their construction of dreadnoughts, I will naturally actively encourage them not to be afraid of making mistakes. It is just that there is something wrong with building two cruisers. This is a trivial matter, and I can't talk. What's more, shipbuilding in Jinzhou

The general factory is a private factory, not the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau of the previous dynasty. The government's statement is not important. What is important is that they themselves have to strive for the market. Then again, it is better to make mistakes earlier than to make mistakes later."

Sa Zhenbing thought about it and felt that this was the same. Previously, two light armored cruisers in Haijin and Haining repeatedly failed, which was a difficult problem for the navy and the shipyard, which made everyone feel unconfident, but for the emperor,

This is really a trivial matter.

Song Biao continued to say to Sa Zhenbing: "I am the same as before. Please keep working hard. When I have achieved results that will truly satisfy me, I will reward you."

Sa Zhenbing immediately replied: "On behalf of the ministers, I thanked the emperor for his kindness."

Song Biao stopped answering and closed his eyes.

Regarding the fact that Hai Jinha almost capsized in the Yellow Sea, he only instructed Cheng Biguang to entrust French shipbuilding consultants to investigate, and asked Rong Xingqiao to find out the cause and continue to adhere to the original grand strategy of the consortium's ship industry.

Therefore, he did not blame anyone in public or favored any party, which was already the greatest encouragement to China's shipbuilding and military industry.

He didn't speak, which means that the original plan would continue to be promoted and no changes were made. It only added a higher design and technical organization like the Far East Shipbuilding Research Institute.

On the afternoon of this day, Song Biao, the emperor and the biggest sponsor, went to Zhendan University for inspection.

The education of the empire is basically based on the example of virtue and the United States. Learn from Germany to implement technical education, protect national industrial and technicians, pursue higher knowledge level of technical working class as the backbone of national industry, learn from the United States to promote the common development of national and private universities.

The policy.

Yenching University, Fu Jen University, Soochow University, Zhendan University... These are all private and church universities and are not within the scope of government management. After consultation with the United States, Tsinghua University's education fund was transferred to Shanghai St. John's University and Yenching University.

Fu Ren University is based on Tsinghua University to build a Central Imperial University, which is funded by the central government.

Peking University, Shanghai University, Nanjing University, and Zhejiang University are all public universities. However, they are all local public universities funded by provinces and governments. The universities that are truly funded by the central government include Central Empire University, Central Polytechnic University, and Central Jiaotong University.

Central Medical University, Northeastern University, Jiangnan University, Beiyang University, Nanyang University, and Southwest University.

At this stage, the only qualified Chinese university is Zhendan University. Before 1907, Zhendan University had four languages, English, French, German and Russian, and all foreign language teaching was added. In 1907, Japanese was added.

Campus, the Chinese Ministry of Culture was established in 1912.

Zhendan University has the largest area among all universities in the country, even higher than Central Dida and Southwest University. It covers the entire Taishan, Mopan Mountain and the western suburbs, covering an area of ​​21 square kilometers, making this area collectively called

The university town is so large enough to establish six campuses at the same time, which is equivalent to the merger of six universities.

Because it mainly uses foreign language teaching. The fourteen preparatory schools offered by Zhendan University in the Northeast and across the country have four-year courses, and the requirements for foreign languages ​​are extremely strict. Except for students with good foreign language scores, most of the students have been admitted to preparatory schools since they were admitted to preparatory schools.

It takes eight years to complete a bachelor's degree, and it is precisely because of this foundation. About half of the students can recommend studying abroad at foreign universities after graduation. Every year, they are recommended to students from Yale, Harvard, Paris, Berlin and Moscow University.

The rest of people.

After years of gradual development and the accumulated foundations of the past years, the Chinese Department of our school currently has 6,000 students, gradually surpassing the German and English campuses, becoming the largest campus of Zhendan University. Among the campuses, only foreign language scores are available.

If you meet the standards, you can also attend the tutor courses at other campuses, or apply for the tutor courses at other campuses.

There is a very relaxed course application and listening process between campuses. The Russian department can transfer to the German department and the English department can transfer to the French department. For example, the nuclear physics major opened last year, the French department, the German department and the English department have both.

When the instructor starts classes, students can apply freely based on their foreign language status.

With the development of university teaching strength and the increase in external recruitment of first-class professors, including the hiring of professors who have won the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry as mentors, Zhendan University has now begun to focus more on the training of graduate and doctoral students in terms of teaching scale.

Students of our school are encouraged to pursue master's degrees at school as much as possible.

With such a huge scale and teaching level, the faculty must naturally be based on capital. The foundation of Zhendan University has maintained a scale of 15 million pounds all year round, and the new Far East consortiums added every year, as well as donations from all walks of life and royal families.
To be continued...