The scorching summer finally passed as time passed. As the leaves fell in the early autumn, Ponytail sped up its horse as it reached the economic construction of the new era. The cement factory, steel factory, soap factory, and so on all entered the production mode. Ponytail's finances were like an inflated balloon that was quickly punctured. The ocean came quickly, but it also disappeared faster!
The investments in infrastructure, education, and medical care made Zuo Zongming experience for the first time what it meant to spend as little as running water. Moreover, this was already called spending money, but burning money. At an unimaginable speed, he invested a large amount of money into industries that had no visible results at the moment!
The Type 17 Heavy Machine Gun, which was a replica of the Maxim Heavy Machine Gun, had its water condensation system modified to a gas condensation system. It had received the unanimous support of the Iron Blood Army, and the monthly production had reached 24!!
The 75mm rapid-fire mountain cannon, which was a replica of the German cannon, had also entered normal production. Currently, the monthly production had reached 12!!
Ponytail had also contacted the Ford Corporation in the United States through the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Zuo Zongming had even bought ten Model T sedans from Ford in one go!
Zuo Zongming also exchanged for the technological blueprints of the car industry during World War II from the system. Whether it was a domestic car or a military truck, as long as Mawei completed the industrial upgrade, it would definitely be able to produce its own cars and trucks.
The Iron Blood Army's 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Regiment, and 3rd Infantry Regiment, under Zuo Zongming's money-burning supply of resources, consumed more weapons and ammunition than an entire Min Army infantry division!
What Zuo Zongming wanted was an iron-blooded army of elite soldiers. The enemy they had to face was not the revolutionary party in the south, the local warlords, or the so-called elite Northern Army. It was the world's great powers, whether it was the Japanese army, the Russians, or the elite German army on the other side of the continent. Zuo Zongming had wanted to achieve this goal when he established the Iron-blooded Army!
On October 8th, Zuo Zongming, Chen Cheng, and a few clone soldiers responsible for security took a cruise ship from Quanzhou to Shanghai Port!
As soon as he got off the boat, he saw a scene of a big city that belonged to this era. The unique style of the Republic of China caused Zuo Zongming to stop in his tracks!
If there was anything eye-catching, it would definitely be the Ying country's cruise ship with large English letters printed on it…those foreigners who were rarely seen in Fuzhou or Quanzhou could be seen everywhere at this moment. They had golden hair and blue eyes, and they had the pride of a high-level civilization. This allowed them to enjoy the life of a high-class person in this eastern country!
On the other side of the dock, groups of men who worked hard carried the sacks onto the boat. Their upper bodies were bare, revealing their thin bodies. They earned a very low salary and worried about whether there would be work tomorrow!
Zuo Zongming looked at all of this, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings. The prosperous Tianhai had been reduced to a paradise for foreigners!
Whether it was the International Settlement or the French Settlement, the foreigners had superior power. If the foreigners broke the law, they would need the government of their own country to control them. What a joke. This was clearly China!!!
It had become a country within a country for the foreigners. It was a disgrace, a disgrace to the country!!!
" Brigade Commander, the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Lin Juemin. He used to be the Financial Secretary of the Beiyang government. He was dismissed because he opposed Yuan Shikai's declaration of emperor. However, he relied on his many years of connections in the political world to establish the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Tianhai. He has trade relations with many large companies. This person can be considered a loyal person. Last year, when the Yellow River flooded, Lin Juemin donated 200,000 yuan to the disaster victims!!”
On the other hand, Chen Cheng, who had changed into a Chinese tunic suit, had a refined air about him. He had come to Tianhai this time because of the invitation of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's President, Lin Juemin. In addition, Zuo Zongming had always wanted to meet Lin Juemin. Moreover, he still needed the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's help with some of the industrial machines in Ponytail!
"There are many ambitious people in the country. If they can unite, why worry about the invasion of the foreign powers?”
Zuo Zongming and Chen Cheng got into a car that had been prepared beforehand. Ponytail's intelligence base in Shanghai was not just for decoration. As long as it was useful, everything, big or small, was reported to Ponytail!
There was no doubt that Shanghai was the world of foreigners. Even the city government had to lower their heads in front of the foreigners in the concession!
Zuo Zongming and Chen Cheng, who had just entered the city, were not in a hurry to rush to the Lin Manor. It would be rude to go to the dinner banquet early!
The Ford Model T drove through the streets and alleys of Shanghai. All kinds of shouts on the streets were endless. It was not as old-fashioned as Zuo Zongming's impression. On the contrary, it gave him a feeling of vitality. Even if the government of this country could not provide enough protection to the people, they did not lose hope for life!
"Isn't that Peihua High School?"
In front of him, the typical western cathedral building gradually overlapped with the black and white photo in his memory!
Zuo Zongming asked doubtfully. Although they had entered the Republic of China, some of the old feudal culture had not been eliminated. Girls still had the privilege of going to school. The May 4th Movement had not begun, and the New Culture Movement had not begun either. In the end, the Republic of China had not truly arrived at the era of the academic explosion!!
When the car crossed the main road in front of Peihua Girls 'High School, the four large words confirmed Zuo Zongming's thoughts. The school in front of him was really Peihua Girls' High School!
" Brigadier General, the students of Peihua Girls 'High School are all girls from the noble families in Shanghai. They are daughters of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. They are also studying there. That girl is very beautiful. Many rich kids in Shanghai are fighting to make Lin Juemin their father-in-law. The poems she wrote have even been published in Shen Bao."
If one were to say that he still had doubts earlier, then at this moment, Zuo Zongming was truly certain that the woman with stunning talent had not changed because of his arrival!
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