A few months later, Chen Muwu once again stood on the platform of Manzhouli Railway Station, waiting in line to be inspected by Sulian Customs and Border Guard.
He was accompanied by Oppenheimer, who was completely localized in appearance and dress.
It is different from the previous time when I entered Sulian from Europe and had to change trains due to inconsistent track gauges when going through customs.
In Manzhouli, Chen Muwu only needs to wait to pass the inspection. He does not need to carry his luggage and change to an additional broad-gauge train.
Because the track gauge of the China Eastern Railway next to us is exactly the same as the track gauge in the Soviet Union, both of which are Russian-made 1524 mm wide gauge.
Not to mention the Manchuria Railway Station next to us, even the entire Middle East Railway leading to Harbin and Suifen River is a legacy of Tsarist Russia.
Even the place name Manchuria slang is a transliteration from Russian, which means the first stop into Manchuria.
In order to build the Trans-Siberian Railway and connect Moscow and Vladivostok, Tsarist Russia decided to borrow a passage from the northeast of the Qing Dynasty.
So when the Qing government sent Li Hongzhang to Osko to attend the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II, it used coercion and inducement to get the master to sign a treaty, allowing the construction of a railway in the northeast.
Master Zhongtang couldn't bear to be a traitor. He was not afraid of the opponent's large number of people in a foreign capital. He argued with reason and even used threats.
Li Zhongtang won the final victory and successfully convinced the Russians to give up the idea of naming the railway "Manchuria Railway". In the end, he followed his old man's wishes and called the railway the Qing Eastern Provincial Railway, or the Eastern Qing Railway for short. , this railway artery for Russia’s invasion of Northeast China was finally built.
After the Qing Dynasty disappeared, the Dongqing Railway was renamed the China Eastern Railway.
In the future, a war will break out between the two countries over the right of way of this railway, and the result will be a disastrous defeat.
At this time, the gauge of most domestic railways in China was the standard gauge of four feet eight and one-half inches, or 1435 mm.
This standard was formulated by George Stephenson, a British engineer and inventor of the world's first train, the Voyager.
Britain is the world's largest industrial power and has many overseas colonies, so it pushed this railway gauge standard to all parts of the world.
Although the Qing Dynasty at that time was not a British colony, it was still a semi-colonial and semi-feudal state. A lot of British capital poured into the country and frantically plundered money and resources.
The Tangxu Railway, the first railway officially organized by the Qing government, hired British engineer Jinda, so the track gauge naturally adopted standard gauge.
The Beijing-Fenghuang Railway, which was later extended from the Tangxu Railway to both ends, is naturally also a standard gauge.
Later Jinpu Railway, Zhengtai Railway, Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, etc. also adopted this gauge.
Although there are also many small private railways, due to price reasons, they choose to build narrow-gauge railways that cost less to build.
However, after the Qing Dynasty was overthrown and the Republic of China entered the Republic of China, the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of China unified the national gauge into a standard gauge of 1435 mm.
So now, Chen Muwu takes a train from Sihai to the north, passes through Jinpu Road to Tianli, then transfers to Jingfeng Road to Fengtian, and finally gets on the train of the South Manchuria Railway. The trains along this way are all running on standard gauge railways. .
Until we arrived at the terminal station of the Nanman-Manchuria Railway, Qichun.
The South Manchuria Railway was originally a branch line of the Middle East Railway built by Tsarist Russia.
After obtaining the natural ice-free port of Vladivostok through various unequal treaties, Nicholas II, who had just ascended the throne, wanted to get another ice-free port in the Pacific Ocean in the hinterland of China, so he set his sights on the Successfully obtained Port Arthur and Darien from the Qing government.
In order to better control this seaport, the Russians, while building a railway from Manchuria to Suifen River, also branched off an additional branch line from Harbin, passing through Qianchun and Fengtian, directly to Luda.
Not long after the construction of the Middle East Railway, I proposed with good intentions that the Russian monsters could not be allowed to do evil in the land of the friendly neighbor Qing Dynasty, and I was willing to send troops to help drive the Russians out of the Northeast. This led to the outbreak of Lu Xun's "Mr. Fujino" The Russo-Japanese War is described as a film that would be shown after mycology classes.
This war not only failed to drive away the Russians, but also introduced its own hungry wolf into the Northeast.
I can’t say who won and who lost. Anyway, I obtained the right of way for the branch line of the China-Eastern Railway south of Qianchun.
Because it is located in southern Manchuria, it was renamed the South Manchuria Railway, and the track gauge was changed from the 1524 mm wide gauge to the 1435 mm standard gauge consistent with the Beijing-Fengcheng Railway.
The abbreviation of South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd. is "Manchuria Railway", which is the vanguard of Japan's invasion of China.
A few years ago, Chen Muwu's first trip abroad was when he boarded the steamship Enri Horidou of the French Merchant Line at the Manchurian Railway Huangpu Pier in Shanghai.
Perhaps it was a coincidence that this time Chen Muwu took Oppenheimer from China to Europe again, and actually got in touch with the Manchurian Railway again.
The standard gauge train took them all the way from Sihai to Qichun, and then the two of them transferred to Kuanchengzi Railway Station. From here they boarded the wide gauge train, first to Harbin and then to the border with Manchuria.
Therefore, when they entered Sulian this time, it was not that they did not switch to broad-gauge trains, but that they advanced the process of changing trains from the national border to their own country.
——Only because there is such a humiliating history behind it.
In early autumn in the North, there is already a bit of coolness in the air.
The cool breeze woke up Chen Muwu, who was familiar with all this but had no way to change the current situation. It allowed him to temporarily come out of the humiliation, grief and anger, and began to recall the time he had spent in China for more than a month.
After leaving Osko, Chen Muwu followed the Crown Prince of Sweden and boarded his special train again, heading towards the distant east.
Although every time I went to a major station to refuel the train with coal, water, and food, I could always go down to the platform or walk around the station. I also saw the origin of Chen Muwu's name, the "North Sea" where Su Wu shepherded sheep, and Lake Baikal. .
But overall, the journey of more than ten days was still boring.
In addition to eating and sleeping, Chen Muwu occasionally chats with the Swedish Crown Prince about the future school philosophy in Stockholm, or introduces him to the domestic situation and the attractions and food in various cities. Chen Muwu spends most of his time and has become accustomed to bumpy roads. in a daze on the train.
Others also organized mahjong entertainment activities. Chen Muwu only participated in it for one night and was kicked out of the mahjong room because his playing skills were too poor.
Fortunately, Oppenheimer, his beloved disciple, fought for his dissatisfied teacher. With his intelligence and the Jewish innate calculating brain, the two people were brought together during the few days on the train. Basically all the travel expenses were earned back.
Taking advantage of this extremely free time, Chen Muwu initially wanted to write a physics textbook for the future Stockholm school, or write another paper on quantum field theory.
But firstly, the train running on the railway track was too bumpy, and secondly, he was afraid that he would have to travel around after returning to China and the manuscript in his luggage might be lost, so Chen Muwu did not write it in the end.
It's definitely not because he's lazy.
When it arrived, the train entered Manchuria, and the Beiyang government, like Su Lian, sent a high-level delegation to greet them on the platform of the current train station. Cai Tingqian, who was acting as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at this time, also arrived at the scene.
When it arrived, the train entered Manchuria, and the Beiyang government, like Su Lian, sent a high-level delegation to greet them on the platform of the current train station. Cai Tingqian, who was acting as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at this time, also arrived at the scene.
But the biggest official among them was not the acting foreign minister, but Zhang Marshal's son, Marshal Zhang.
Others are here to welcome the Crown Prince of Sweden who is visiting China, and the Young Marshal's ostensible mission is also the same.
But what he really wanted in his heart was to meet the author of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" himself.
In order to earn money for traveling to Europe, Chen Muwu wore the vest of Yao Fulan and wrote the book "Shooting the Condor". Since it was serialized in Tianyi's "Yi Shi Bao", it has become popular all over the country in a short period of time.
As the leader of the four young masters of the Republic of China, Marshal Zhang was also a young man at that time.
He learns this by accident and is quickly drawn to the story of Ruyi's grudges.
Especially the author's name, Yao Fulan, looks like a chivalrous woman like Lu Siniang who assassinated Yongzheng.
"My fair lady, you are a gentleman." Mr. Zhang immediately became interested in Miss Yao and wanted to see her beauty.
So he sent someone directly to the headquarters of Tianyi's "Yi Shi Bao" and personally informed the editor-in-chief of the supplement "Yi Zhi Zong" who this Miss Yao Fulan was and where her home was.
Although Chen Muwu had previously told Yishibao not to reveal his true situation, it still depends on who he is talking to.
Mr. Zhang came to the door in person, and even if he borrowed eight of their heads, they would not dare not tell the truth.
Knowing that Miss Yao was not a woman, but an old man, Mr. Zhang's interest suddenly dropped by half.
Fortunately, the story of "The Condor Shooting" was attractive enough, which attracted him to continue reading.
Winter passes and spring comes, cold comes and summer comes.
Chen Muwu has become more and more famous abroad, and he has also become a benchmark in academic circles at home.
Naturally, Mr. Zhang heard his name again. He didn't expect that this author was writing as a side job, but his main job was actually a great scientist with a global reputation.
Chen Muwu is growing up, and Mr. Zhang can be regarded as growing up under the shadow of his father.
In addition to being the eldest son of the Feng clan and the future successor of the commander-in-chief, he also has other identities.
One of them is the largest investor in the newly established Northeastern University.
Maybe he was jealous of the bald headmaster in the south, and Mr. Zhang also wanted to be a principal.
Therefore, he was very attentive to Northeastern University. When he heard that Chen Muwu was going back to China with the Crown Prince of Sweden who was visiting China, he had the idea of going to the scene to greet him.
After politely welcoming the visiting Crown Prince of Sweden, Mr. Zhang set his sights on the only young man of his own age among the accompanying team.
The first time he saw Chen Muwu, Mr. Zhang felt that he was a good match.
In particular, the two of them have similar names. One is Han Qing and the other is Han Chen. They are both loyal ministers who work hard to protect the Han Dynasty.
Mr. Zhang felt that this was destiny, so he was very close to Chen Muwu. He praised Chen Muwu's masterpiece "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
As much as Mr. Zhang was enthusiastic about the matter of horse falling, Chen Muwu was embarrassed.
After finally coping with it, Mr. Zhang came up with another serious matter. He wanted to invite Chen Muwu to work at the newly established Northeastern University to help organize the school's physics education. He would manage enough funds to buy equipment for the school and hold positions below the principal. select.
It doesn't matter whether the position is good or not, Chen Muwu is very excited about the condition of having enough funds.
Although he could also find money in the UK and Sweden, he had to pay a lot of extra conditions for it and sold many patents at a low price that could obviously make a lot of money.
Some people said that funds could be provided unconditionally, and Chen Muwu was very excited.
If there had not been the subsequent war and the turmoil in the Northeast, Chen Muwu would have really wanted to take root here and start making nuclear bombs from the gas diffusion plant and the uranium enrichment plant.
But without if, everything will happen according to the original process.
Chen Muwu couldn't tell Mr. Zhang, who was devoted to learning, to tell his father-in-law right now that he would have bad luck in two years' time after returning home, especially in June, so he should never take the train.
As long as these words are spoken, at least Mr. Zhang will regard him as a lunatic, at worst he will regard him as a spy, arrest him and lock him up in Xiao He's room for interrogation.
An old warlord with a bandit background, it doesn't matter whether Chen Muwu is a world-renowned scientist or not.
Even if the best situation changes Dashuai Zhang's fate, who can guarantee that the man who went crazy will not adopt other methods?
Therefore, Chen Muwu still rejected Mr. Zhang's invitation to teach, which he was very excited about, but he couldn't bear to see such a big financial backer slip away in front of him, so he revealed to Mr. Zhang that he planned to run a school in Sweden.
Han Chen returned to China with the Crown Prince of Sweden this time just to prepare a way to select international students. If Mr. Zhang is interested, the two parties can cooperate on this matter.
Until the winter of 1936, Mr. Zhang was very influential in the country, and he had plenty of money but was not greedy for money. Using him would also provide a lot of convenience for future selection work in the country.
Although Chen Muwu could not be kept at Northeastern University, Mr. Zhang also showed interest in this matter.
However, it was unclear whether he really wanted to send students to Europe to learn advanced knowledge, or whether he wanted to have a good relationship with Chen Muwu.
At first, Mr. Zhang wanted to set the exam location at Northeastern University. After learning that Chen Muwu said he wanted to do it in Jihai, he proposed that he could contribute a sum of money every year to support selected Northeastern students to go to Europe. travel expenses.
Chen Muwu, who had lost his watermelon, finally picked up a sesame seed from the ground.
He was in a good mood and gave Mr. Zhang another gift. He rushed ahead of Miss Lin and drew the design idea of Northeastern University's White Mountain and Black Water school badge on paper.
After talking about academic matters, Mr. Zhang brought it up again and asked this "Miss Yao" when she could continue writing the sequel to the martial arts novel. Countless readers are eagerly looking forward to it.
Faced with the request from the big funder to urge the manuscript, Chen Muwu could only brush it off by saying "I'll do it next time".
There were shouts in Russian on the platform, and a Chinese translator said that everyone's luggage and documents had been checked and they should board the train quickly to cross the border.
Chen Muwu temporarily put away his thoughts of recollection, patted Oppenheimer who was holding a piece of roasted sweet potato and munching on it, and motioned for him to follow him and walked towards the carriage where the two of them were.
(End of chapter)
