Chapter 379 starts
"What Mr. Zhou Ping said makes sense. Then please serve as the chairman of the Relocation Committee, and we will serve as vice-chairmen, following Mr. Zhou Ping's orders and taking charge of the overall situation. Each school will then select two to three cadres who are proficient in general affairs to serve as committee members, and all matters related to the relocation must be subject to the orders of the committee." Mei Yiqi and the other two agreed to Zhang Xingjiu's plan without hesitation.
"Secondly, we need to formulate a relocation plan immediately. We need to know what work should be done at what stage of the situation, when the relocation should be initiated immediately, how the relocation should be carried out, what channels should be used to transport teachers, students and materials, what routes should be taken, what problems may be encountered on the way, and how to solve these problems. We need to make plans in advance so that we will not panic when something happens."
"Everything is established by preparation, and failure to prepare is failure. Mr. Zhou Ping is right."
"When marching or fighting, the staff must formulate plans in advance. Our migration to the south is similar to marching, and we also need to formulate plans. Perhaps we can ask a few staff officers who have formulated marching plans to help us formulate specific plans."
After Zhang Xingjiu's reminder, they also thought of some good ideas. Zhang Xingjiu immediately agreed and was ready to use his own connections and reputation to find suitable candidates.
"Third, military training in all schools must be strengthened, even if it means a slight delay in learning. It is better to sharpen your weapons before the battle than not to do so. The journey to Kunming is 5,000 miles away. If we do not emphasize discipline and develop good habits, even if we have a passenger ship or train to take, it will be easy for chaos to occur."
"Fourthly, summer vacation will begin in two months, and July and August are the best time for the Japanese pirates to attack. If it's a few months later, we have to consider winter protection and supplies. So don't have this summer vacation. Gather all the teachers and students for military training. If something happens, we can immediately go south according to the plan."
"Fifth, prepare supplies and money in advance. Each teacher and student will be given a small bag containing dry food, cash, common medicines and other supplies. This way, even if you get lost on the road, you will have a chance to catch up with the main group."
"Sixth."
"No. 7."
Zhang Xingjiu had been preparing for the relocation of universities for several years, and had sought help from experts in advance to develop a plan. Now he told everyone in detail about his years of preparation. The more they listened, the more impressed Mei Yiqi, Jiang Menglin, and Zhang Boling were.
After he finished speaking, Mei Yiqi let out a long sigh, "When I thought about the relocation before, I felt that it was a cumbersome matter and I didn't know how to start. Now that I have heard what Mr. Zhou Ping said, I feel relieved and will prepare according to Mr. Zhou Ping's instructions."
"Yes, yes. Mr. Zhou Ping's plan is comprehensive. We will adjust and refine it according to the actual situation of each school, and strive not to leave behind any teacher or student, and bring everyone to Kunming safely!" Zhang Boling nodded repeatedly.
"Compared with Tsinghua University, our Peking University's preparations for relocation have indeed lagged behind, so we have the most preparation work to do. If Mr. Zhou Ping doesn't mind, why don't you live in Peking University these days?" Jiang Menglin was a little worried. Mei Yiqi had started preparations a few years ago, but he only listened to persuasion and started preparations after Zhang Xingjiu went north. He also went back and forth many times during the preparation process, and his work was indeed not as good as that of Tsinghua University.
As for Nankai University, they are in Tianjin and will not become the focus of the Japanese's attention immediately, so they have a little more time than Tsinghua University and Peking University.
"Not only our three schools, but other colleges should also be persuaded as much as possible to make preparations. However, these matters must be kept confidential as much as possible, otherwise it will easily cause unnecessary trouble, and even the public may not understand." Zhang Xingjiu reminded.
The war hasn't even started yet, but colleges and universities in the capital have already begun preparing to evacuate. If word of this gets out, it will definitely be a huge blow to the morale of the people. And given Zheng Sanfazi's personality, after hearing the news, he might even order all schools to stop preparations for relocation, which would be too troublesome.
All three of them have been principals for many years, and they will understand these things with just a little reminder.
The next day, they called together the capable and trustworthy cadres of the school, and first formed a relocation committee and a decision-making body. Zhang Xingjiu reminded them, "The government plans to convene people from all walks of life to attend a symposium to discuss state affairs in the near future. The four of us will be on the list, so when the Japanese invaders launch an attack and we have to relocate, the four of us may not be in Peking. At that time, the responsibility of presiding over the relocation affairs will fall on you."
"Mr. Zhou Ping, it is indeed not appropriate for the four of us to go to Lushan. No matter what, someone has to stay behind to take charge of the situation. Why don't you let me stay? I will find an excuse when the time comes, saying that I am unwell and cannot go, and ask the vice president to attend the meeting on my behalf." Mei Yiqi did not care about the possible displeasure caused to Zheng Sanfazi at this time. Relocation was the most important thing.
"Okay, as soon as I get the news, I will rush back to Shanghai from Lushan and wait for you there." Zhang Xingjiu agreed after a brief thought, and then sought the opinions of Jiang Menglin and Zhang Boling, and finally announced, "Then during the period when the three of us are away, Principal Mei will chair the Internal Relocation Committee."
"When it comes to matters concerning internal relocation, Peking University teachers and students must obey the orders of President Mei." Jiang Menglin followed up with the order.
"It's the same at Nankai University," Zhang Boling followed.
"It's the same at our school." Representatives from other universities also echoed this.
After the meeting, the staff officers who were urgently summoned immediately began to work on a specific plan. All schools also began to speed up their preparations in accordance with Zhang Xingjiu's previous instructions, increasing the time for military training courses, taking inventory of the school's equipment and books, purchasing various tools needed for packaging, and so on.
At the end of June, the four of them received a notice from the government asking them to go to Lushan for a meeting. Zhang Xingjiu had to take a train south with Jiang Menglin and Zhang Boling. When the train left the city, they couldn't help but look back in the direction of Peking for a long time, because they didn't know when they would be able to come back once they left.
When we arrived at Lushan, many well-known people from all walks of life were already there. Most of them had serious expressions on their faces, because all signs showed that the Japanese might launch an attack soon. Under such circumstances, no one would be in a good mood.
At the beginning of July, before the symposium began, the tragic news of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident reached Lushan. As soon as Zhang Xingjiu received the news, he hurried to find Zheng Sanfazi to ask for leave, so that he could take Jiang Menglin and Zhang Boling to Shanghai to meet up with the relocation team.
Zheng Sanfazi was somewhat unhappy, but Zhang Xingjiu was too experienced and enjoyed great reputation both at home and abroad. He also hoped that Zhang Xingjiu could expose the true face of the Japs internationally, so he did not stop them and even arranged transportation for them.
In Peiping, Mei Yiqi saw that things had come to this point and immediately launched the relocation plan according to the contingency plan.
(End of this chapter)
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