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Chapter 416 University Relocation
The major construction projects and conscription work in Nanyang are in full swing.

Here, in front of a newly built school building, Li Mu was shaking hands with a middle-aged man.

"Principal Liu, welcome, welcome to Nanyang."

Looking at the brand-new school building in front of him, Principal Liu was very excited, and said again and again: "Thank you Commissioner Li, thank you Commissioner Li for accepting us. Prepare the school building for us and allocate funds for us."

Li Mu smiled: "You're welcome. Universities are the hope of China's future, and college students are the seeds of China's future. At this time of national crisis, how can we stand by and watch?"

Principal Liu's eyes were red with emotion. In such a chaotic situation, the university had to move inland, and it was really not easy to find a good place to stay.The conditions here in Nanyang are better than they imagined.

The principal Liu in front of him is actually the principal of Jiaozuo Institute of Technology. The popularity of Jiaozuo Institute of Technology may be too low for everyone to have heard of it.But in the future, this university will be renamed China University of Mining and Technology, which is the Jiaozuo Institute of Technology, the predecessor of China University of Mining and Technology.

This engineering college is the Jiaozuo Road and Mine School established by the British Fu company in 1909. It is the first mining institution of higher learning in Chinese history.At that time, the school site was selected in Jiaozuo Village near Zemeisheng Factory, Xiuwu County, Henan Province, so it was named Jiaozuo Road and Mine School.

The four-year schooling system trains professionals in mining, metallurgy and railways. In 1933, the Road Engineering and Bridge Department and the Water Conservancy Department of the Civil Engineering Department were added.

However, according to the original history, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Jiaozuo Institute of Technology looked for a foothold everywhere, first to Xi'an, and finally to Tianshui.And all equipment, instruments, books, specimens and teaching tools such as machine tools in the practice factory were moved there together with the teaching staff and students.

This time, because Li Mu made the move in advance, not only did the school building be prepared in advance, but they also offered excellent conditions, so they directly cut off the bull.

Of course, we can’t say it’s cut off now. Given the current domestic situation, many cities don’t care about these universities, and even worry about increasing the burden on the local area after they come.In today's era of wars everywhere, even the local area can't be taken care of, so don't care about other things.

In comparison, it is extremely rare to offer such good conditions like Li Mu.

Even Southwest Associated University, after moving to Kunming, the conditions are not much better.During the war, the funds for running the school were very tight, and they were short of money to even build a house.In the end, only the classrooms had tin roofs, and the student dormitories had thatched roofs.

There is also Wuhan University, which moved to Leshan. This is also the most difficult period of material life in the history of Wuhan University.

Salaries have decreased and prices have skyrocketed. Even university professors are not even able to earn enough to support themselves and their families, and many students are struggling to get enough food and clothing. It's a worn-out garment full of patches.

Due to poor living and medical conditions, more than a dozen teachers lost their lives due to poverty and illness, and the death toll of students was more than a hundred. The school cemetery had to be expanded again and again, and it was even called the "eighth dormitory". There are only seven dormitories.

Not only the Jiaozuo Institute of Technology in the province, but also Beiping, Tianjin, and most of Hebei... After the successive fall, the universities in these places are looking for places to relocate.In many universities, due to the large number of people, each department is even split off, and each finds a place to move out.

Because many universities are inextricably linked with Beiyang, they are not valued by the government, and many of them can only contact places by themselves.

Through Li Mu's contact and communication for several months, Peking University, which has long since disappeared in history, as well as the School of Science and Engineering of Beiyang University, were very impressed with the conditions offered by Li Mu.

Personnel have been sent over to investigate, and if there is no accident, they will be transferred here soon.

In addition, there is the National Henan University in the province. Historically, during the Anti-Japanese War, Henan University moved around in the province and hid everywhere to run the school. Although it suffered heavy losses, it did not move to other provinces in the end.

Li Mu had sent someone to communicate with them two months ago, and since they were in this province and did not need to move to other provinces, they still took it very seriously.

After the fall of Jinling, Henan Province in the Central Plains was precarious, and the provincial capital became more and more dangerous. Although Henan University did not want to move, the situation was such that it had to move.

Now, how will the two sides move?When will you move?What kind of conditions can be given here?Still in communication and negotiation.

There is another vacillating, and the one that is in urgent communication is the National Shandong University.Due to the tense situation and the fact that Shandong is a coastal province, the speed of Shanda's inland migration is quite fast.

In November, Shandong University moved from Qingdao to Anqing, Anhui. As a result, after staying there for only a month, Jinling disappeared.

Jinling couldn't keep it, and Anqing couldn't keep it either. They could only find a place to stay and continue to move inland.

Historically, they moved to Wan County, where there were really no extra resources, and they were annexed as soon as they arrived.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the school resumed at the original site in Qingdao.

Now, Shanda is also struggling.During this period of time, how many times did they go to the competent authorities and how many times did they coordinate before they found a place in Wanxian County that was willing to accept them.Although the conditions are a bit poor, after all, it is not easy for the competent department to contact them.

On the other side, it was Nanyang who took the initiative to contact them, and the terms they offered were very good, and to be honest, they were very attractive.Moreover, the other party knew that as a national Shandong University, they would definitely return to Shandong after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and it was impossible to stay there.But it is even more rare and valuable to offer such good conditions and support the school without asking for anything in return.

In fact, this is also the reason why it is not easy for some prestigious schools to find a place with good conditions.We all know that we can't keep it, and we will definitely go back after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.There is no benefit, but food and drink must be provided locally. How many places have that awareness and handwriting.

After thinking about it for a long time, they still prefer Nanyang in their hearts, but the competent department must explain it carefully.

In fact, universities at this time still have a lot of autonomy, especially well-known universities.For example, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nankai, from Changsha to Kunming, where do the schools move?Specific address?It's all set by themselves.

Once it's decided, let the relevant departments coordinate.

The same is true for Shanda University. Wherever you want to move, as long as the place is willing to accept it, there will be no major obstacles.

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The plan to relocate several universities to Nanyang quietly kicked off. Li Mu made arrangements for Nanyang and came to Wuhan again in a low-key manner.

Unload the other half of the goods in the space, and put the bristles and tung oil purchased in the past two months into the space.

After sitting in Wuhan for two days, we discussed the development plan of Muwu Commercial Bank. Next, we will not only open tentacles and semicolons to the southwest and northwest regions.

In the enemy-occupied areas, a new firm should also be re-established to continue to engage in commercial activities. It doesn't matter whether you earn money or not, you must know the news and movements there.

After arranging this matter, Li Mu got on the plane to Kunming, and three days later, he came to Singapore again.

Delivered the bristles and tung oil in hand, and got another 350 million US dollars.

This time when Li Mu came to Singapore, he needed to purchase a lot of things, first of all, firearms, Mauser [-]k [-] rods.It's a pity that there are not so many goods here, only [-] rods, and the remaining [-] rods can only be ordered first.

The same is true for Czech light machine guns. There are only [-] units in stock here, and Li Mu placed another order for [-] units.

There are 34 German-made Grw 150 medium-sized mortars in stock, which is almost enough, and Li Mu took them all.

There are a total of [-] Browning pistols in stock, all of which are covered by Li Mu.

As for the grenade, I won't buy it this time.The production process of grenades is very simple, as long as there are raw materials, it can be easily produced.And the cost is cheap, one silver dollar can make two to three grenades.

These add up to:
Mauser 45k has 22 barrels, each gun is equipped with [-] rounds of ammunition, and the unit price is [-] US dollars in US dollars, totaling [-] US dollars.

There are 220 Czech-style light machine guns, each with 11 rounds of ammunition, and the unit price is [-] US dollars, totaling [-] US dollars.

There are 34 German-made Grw 150 medium-sized mortars, each with [-] shells, and the unit price is [-] US dollars.A total of $[-].

Five hundred Browning pistols, each with a thousand rounds of pistol ammunition, cost seventy dollars each.Five hundred totaled $[-].

These add up, the total: 53 US dollars.

The current price of gold is about US$32 an ounce, and an ounce of gold is about 31 grams. After conversion, the current US dollar is really US dollars, and one US dollar is equivalent to one gram of gold.

53 US dollars, equivalent to 530 five kilograms of gold.

These weapons look cheap at first glance, but they are actually not cheap.

After buying these, Li Mu planned to form an artillery unit in the next step, and finally chose the Bofors M1930 75mm mountain cannon.This gun weighs 800 kilograms, has a diameter of 20 times, and has a maximum range of 9.15 kilometers.

The cannon is characterized by its compact structure and easy disassembly.Many designs took into account the practical use and the convenience of movement on bad road terrain, which was not available in most mountain guns at that time, and was very suitable for domestic battlefields.

There are exactly six in stock here in Singapore.

It's just that the price is not cheap, [-] US dollars each, which is equivalent to a cannon worth [-] kilograms of gold.

In fact, despite the high price, it is quite cheap compared to the purchase price of Guofu.

Guofu has also purchased this model of mountain cannons, and the price of each one is said to be as high as [-] US dollars.

In this day and age, it is common for Guofu to go abroad to purchase weapons.However, you can’t afford not to buy them. Light weapons such as firearms can still be manufactured in China, while heavy weapons such as artillery can’t be manufactured by many domestic engineering and military factories.Even the output that can be made is low, and the quality is not necessarily high.

There is a battle here, and the opponent sits on the ground and raises the price, so he can only admit it by pinching his nose.

In fact, this type of artillery has been imported not only from China, but also from several small European countries.However, the import price of others is much cheaper than that of Guofu.

(End of this chapter)