The Japanese returnees changed their ships in Shanghai and sailed on the sea for another day. They arrived at Qingdao Port the next morning. At this time, the East China government had already sent people to welcome their arrival at the port. They also held a simple welcoming ceremony and then arranged them to go to the dormitory.

The East China government attaches great importance to Japanese returnees and has made sufficient resettlement preparations. However, when Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin visited Qingdao last time, they took the city train to the city at the port. This time, they did not lead them to the train station of the port, but to the square of Ding Port. They saw more than 10 strange-shaped vehicles parked here. These vehicles are very large, with 4 wheels, with carriages at the front end and glass, but not big, they can only sit 2 or 3 people. The rear end is a large car bucket, which can hold 3 or 40 people, but there are no livestock such as horses and donkeys in front of the car. Of course, such a large car may require 5 or 6 horses to pull.

However, among the Japanese overseas returnees, there are still a few people who know that this thing is called a car. It is a vehicle that is driven by a machine and can walk by itself without a horse pulling a donkey, and is not restricted by the track.

Although Japan's industry was still very backward in this era and could only avoid forcing it into the ranks of second-rate industrial countries among European countries, the automobile industry had already started. In 1901, the American locomobile Automobile opened a car store in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first time that the Japanese witnessed the most advanced industrial products of this era.

In 1902, a 21-year-old Japanese young man named Saburo Uchiyama was inspired by the locomobile Automobile Company to use the engines of American cars as powered by the engines to build two experimental cars, which were also the earliest local cars in Japanese history. The Japanese automobile manufacturing industry really began in 1904, when a Japanese man named Mataro Yoshida established Japan's first automobile factory, the Tokyo Automobile Manufacturing Factory, in Tokyo, which was the predecessor of the famous Isuzu Automobile Company, but it had to wait until 1907 to build the first domestic sedan in Japan.

However, cars have landed in Japan after all, so a small number of Japanese overseas returnees have seen cars. Although they do not know the huge impact of cars on social and economic life in the future, they also understand that this thing is very advanced and can only be made by European countries, and even Japan cannot.

The person who greeted the overseas returnees introduced that this was the latest produced by Gao Liu Automobile Company of the East China government. Gao Liu truck was here to pick up the overseas returnees to the dormitory.

At this time, Gao Liu Automobile Company had been established for more than a half year, and the formal production time was more than one year. However, since the technology, equipment and spare parts were all mature German products, and time travelers knew the principles and technology of cars well, and they were even more thorough than the technicians sent by Germany. Therefore, less than half a year after they were put into production, a 5-seater car prototype was produced. After a series of tests and adjustments, it was officially finalized in early 1905 and started selling. The price was 2,880 silver dollars. Currently, 22 vehicles have been sold and 16 have been booked. Among them, the administrative department has purchased a total of 20 vehicles, and the rest are purchased by time travelers.

However, Gaoliu Automobile Company does not only produce cars, but also developed two types of cars. One is a medium-sized passenger car with a crew of 15 people, and the other is a truck with a load of 2.5 tons. Both types of cars have passed the prototype test and are basically finalized. They are undergoing actual use tests, mainly examining the practical performance, extreme performance, driving technology, accident rate, and performance of different road conditions of these two types of cars. At the same time, drivers and maintenance personnel must be trained.

These two models of cars have also aroused the interest of the military. Although the performance of these two models of cars is extremely poor compared to those of old time and space cars, with a maximum speed of only about 30 kilometers per hour and a normal speed of 20 kilometers per hour, and the ride comfort is also poor, it is already the most advanced industrial products in this era and has a significant role in war. For example, a medium-sized passenger car with 15 people can be transformed into functional vehicles such as ambulances, surgical cars, battlefield command cars, and dining cars, which can improve efficiency; and the role of trucks is even greater.

According to the test conversion, although a truck is only about equivalent to the transportation capacity of 6-7 horses and donkeys, the difference in efficiency is unestimated. In theory, a truck can deliver 2 tons of goods to a range of 200 kilometers within 12 hours and to a range of 300 kilometers within 24 hours; and the time required for horses and donkeys is 7-8 days and 12-15 days respectively; and for the battlefield, time is often the winner, not to mention that the load capacity of horses and donkeys is much lower than that of cars. Therefore, the military ordered 50 of these two types of vehicles, but also put forward clear requirements: 1 is that the accident rate cannot exceed 100 hours per time; 2 is that the medium-sized passenger cars with 15 people must be renovated according to the military's requirements; 3 is that before July 1905, 10 vehicles must be delivered; 4 is responsible for training drivers and maintenance personnel.

Although the sedans had started to be sold at this time, the effect did not meet the expectations of Gaoliu Automobile Company. The expected large-scale purchase, reservation, and order orders did not occur. According to Gaoliu Automobile Company's investigation, there are four main reasons: 1. Time travelers know that the automobile technology of this era is still very immature, so there must be many shortcomings in the launch of models now. Don't wait and see the performance of the car before deciding to buy it; 2. You have to learn how to drive when buying a car, and most time travelers have to go through the car.

I am very busy at work and can't find time to learn driving for the time being, so I have to stop buying it. 3. The work locations of most time travelers are very close to their residences and there is not a big demand for cars. Although many people are interested in cars, they are not in a hurry to buy them. 4. The supporting road construction is not perfect. In a few big cities, such as Qingdao, Jinan, Tianjin, etc., the infrastructure is better, but most of the roads from cities to cities and villages are not suitable for driving cars, which also limits the car needs of some people.

In this case, this order from the military is extremely important, and it is also an important opportunity to establish the Gaoliu Automobile brand. Therefore, during this period, Gaoliu Automobile Company has been working hard to produce the first batch of ordered cars; on the other hand, it has also strengthened the testing and adjustment of these two types of cars. This time, it sent 10 trucks to welcome Japanese returnees, which is also a test of the truck performance. Of course, it is also a way for returnees to see the industrial achievements of the East China government.

So under the organization of the staff, Japanese overseas returnees boarded the truck in turn, each loading 25-28 people. Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin, Qiu Jin and 6,7 overseas returnees had more famous people boarded a bus, and a total of 11 cars were started, forming a convoy of more than 200 meters, leaving the port and heading towards the city.

Although the comfort of the car is very poor, the roads in Qingdao are in good condition, so the car is still driving very smoothly. It is basically the first time that the returnees have taken a car, full of excitement and excitement. Moreover, this car is made by a factory of the East China government, which has also refreshed many people's impression of the East China government.

After driving for about an hour, the convoy finally arrived at the destination. In fact, this is the East China Military Academy established by the East China Government. Although the academy had already started classes at this time, the construction was not completed, and there were not many students, with a large number of vacant rooms and venues, so it is suitable for temporary resettlement for Japanese returnees.

After getting off the bus, the first thing to do is to register and establish files for the returnees, which is also the usual management method of the East China government. Each returnee receives a form to fill in. In addition to the basic name, birth time, gender, family habits, family address, marriage, parents, spouse status and other regular contents, there are also major life experiences, time to study abroad, school, major, and family learning content, and there is also a career intention to work in the East China government.

The East China government provides 8 career intention options for overseas returnees: 1 soldier, 2 administrative staff, 3 teachers, 4 doctors, 5 industry, 6 agriculture, 7 construction, 8 business, and 1 option is arranged by the East China government.

Of course, some people have made special explanations for overseas returnees. The purpose of setting this item is just to understand everyone’s ideas, but it is not really allocated according to their wishes. Instead, it is determined based on subsequent training and combined with the personal personality, ability, major, and specialties of each overseas returnee.

After all the overseas returnees filled out the registration form, it took more than two hours to ask questions. The three most selected items were soldiers, doctors and teachers. Among them, 145 soldiers were selected, accounting for more than half of the total number, including Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin, who led the team this time, all chose soldiers. Of course, this was also expected. Because this time, the biggest reason for organizing overseas students in Japan to Qingdao is to attack Japan and Russia to defend the Northeast, so it is not interesting to choose soldiers to occupy the majority.

In addition, there were 61 doctors, 34 teachers, and most of them. At least it was agriculture, there was not even one, and there were only three business people. There were only 6 and 9 people who chose industry or construction. In addition, there were 11 people who chose to arrange it by the East China government. This also shows that most of the overseas returnees have a deep influence on the Chinese tradition. Doctors and teachers are professions respected by society in Chinese tradition, but their understanding of emerging industries such as industry and construction is limited.

After the registration was completed, each returnee was arranged for a room, obtained an entry and exit certificate, a license plate and a portrait, and then sent them some daily necessities, and at the same time, they talked about discipline, etc. The rooms were distributed in 6 people per room, divided into upper and lower bunks. No one was special about this, including Chen Tianhua, Xu Xilin, and Qiu Jin, but the personnel in the same dormitory could be freely combined.
Chapter completed!