1907年，培正喺廣州東山買地，同建校舍，為長遠辦學作出計劃。直至1915年，學校陷入嚴重財困。張立才同張新基發起「培正維持會」，楊海峯曾經講：「寧我儕先培正而死，勿令培正死於我儕之手。」
In 1907, Pei Zheng bought land and built a school building in Dongshan, Guangzhou, making plans for the long-term operation of the school. By 1915, the school was in serious financial trouble. Zhang Licai and Zhang Xinji initiated the "Peizheng Maintenance Association", and Yang Haifeng once said: "It is better for me to die than for Peizheng to die at the hands of my nephew." 」