Zuo Zongtang waved his hand and said: "President, please."
Li Zhen nodded and followed Zuo Zongtang into the school. The group came to the school's office building. Seeing this building, Li Zhen couldn't help but admire. The office building is a two-story building, Chinese style, antique, simple and elegant. Li Zhen followed Zuo Zongtang to the conference room. Everyone was seated. Li Zhen sat at the head of the conference table and asked: "Brother Ji Gao, Scott is with you, why didn't you see him?"
Zuo Zongtang replied: "The old gentleman is teaching students, I have sent someone to inform him."
Li Zhen said: "Introduce the school's subject distribution."
Zuo Zongtang was very familiar with the school and answered without hesitation: "Students in the school practice according to military standards. They get up in the morning and do morning exercises, then have breakfast, start class after breakfast, have exercise training in the evening, and then go to bed on time. Every day in the school Every student wears a military uniform, and other clothes are not allowed to appear in the school. The students have many courses, which are modeled after West Point Military Academy, and we also add courses such as battle command, military thought, military theory, etc. designed by ourselves."
"Not bad, not bad, well done."
Li Zhen praised him and said with a smile: "How many students are there now?"
Zuo Zongtang thought for a while and replied: "So far, there are more than 400 students in total. Mr. Scott and I set a rule when we established the school. The school only has an elite line and will never recruit students on a large scale. Regardless of The number of students who show up must be controlled within a thousand, and no more is allowed."
"Soldiers are more valuable than their superiors, this is the truth."
Li Zhen nodded and asked again: "Where are the number of teachers?"
Zuo Zongtang proudly replied: "At present, the number of teachers in the school is close to two hundred, and a large part of them are foreign experts and professors, and generals from foreign countries. Many of these people were invited through Mr. Scott. In addition, some of them come here because of their reputation. The school does not have strict control over the number of teachers. As long as they are teachers with outstanding abilities, they can enter the school. Only when it is open to all rivers can it become a big school. The school must run a school with a big heart and accommodate students from all over the world. Only scholars and professors can support the backbone of China's military."
"well said."
Li Zhen couldn't help but praise him and felt very pleased.
Zuo Zongtang had indeed found the right person to take charge of the school affairs, but Li Zhen suddenly thought of something.
Zuo Zongtang has been dealing with school affairs, but what about the Congress?
According to Li Zhen's original framework for establishing the country, the president, Congress and the courts stand as three pillars, helping and restraining each other. Nowadays, Zuo Zongtang is focused on dealing with school affairs and cannot have more energy to deal with Congress. Li Zhen His face darkened, and he asked seriously: "Brother Ji Gao, you should do your best to deal with the school's affairs. Who is responsible for the affairs of the Congress?"
Zuo Zongtang had expected that Li Zhen would ask, and replied with a smile: "President, please rest assured that the Congress is presided over by Hu Linyi. Hu Linyi is a good dancer. His best thing is to sort out the relationship between officials. It is most appropriate to let him handle the affairs of the Congress." "
"Hu Linyi."
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows, feeling impressed by this person.
In the history of the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Zuo Zongtang and others were extremely dazzling, and the same was true for Hu Linyi. It was only because Hu Linyi died young that his reputation was not obvious. Historically, Hu Linyi was good at literature and martial arts and understood economics. , good at managing politics, he is a compound talent, and together with Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, he is known as a famous minister of the Zhongxing in the late Qing Dynasty. The arrival of Li Zhen changed the situation and also changed Hu Linyi.
Zeng Guofan interjected: "President, Hu Linyi's arrangement was unanimously decided after discussions between me and Vice Premier Shi. Before that, Hu Linyi served as the governor of Hunan Province. During his tenure, he had outstanding political achievements and was deeply supported by the people. Because of Hu Linyi's outstanding ability, So Hu Linyi was transferred to Beijing to take up a post. It happened that Brother Ji Gao took the initiative to resign from his position in the Congress and devote himself to dealing with school affairs. I considered Brother Ji Gao's resignation too important and did not dare to decide, so I will wait for you to come back. Make a decision."
After a pause, Zeng Guofan said again: "I temporarily let Hu Linyi serve as Brother Ji Gao's deputy, with full authority to handle the affairs of the Congress. Therefore, Brother Ji Gao can devote himself to working in the school. Now that you are back, Brother Ji Gao's affairs Please let the President handle it."
Zuo Zongtang said loudly: "President, please approve my resignation from Congress."
Li Zhen thought carefully for a while and said: "I approved Brother Ji Gao's resignation from the Congress. However, since Brother Ji Gao devotes himself wholeheartedly to the school, he will be responsible for the school's affairs. Brother Ji Gao will serve as the first president of the school. Be the principal."
"Thank you, President."
Zuo Zongtang smiled broadly and his heart was filled with joy.
Doing what you like and contributing to the country is undoubtedly the best.
Zuo Zongtang also liked fighting on the battlefield. Every scholar dreams of cultivating his family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. However, the country has been unified, and there are people like Zeng Guofan, Shi Dakai, and others who govern the country. Whether it is war or governance, there are always people at the most critical position. Zuo Zongtang felt that it was difficult to develop in these areas, so he devoted his attention to school.
Zuo Zongtang's eyes showed a trace of desire and said: "President, please do me a favor."
"What's the business?" Li Zhen asked.
Zuo Zongtang smiled naively, with a shrewd look in his eyes, and said: "It has been nearly a year since the school was established, but the school has never had a name. When Scott and I and the experts who came to China established the school, the teacher We asked for a name for the school, but I think the president has to give it a name. You also saw that the school gate has no name. Please give it a name."
Li Zhen said: "Brother Ji Gao, you made a good calculation."
Zuo Zongtang smiled and said: "As the first military academy in China, it needs a name from the president to highlight the status of the military academy."
Li Zhen thought for a while and said: "Since it is a military academy or a Chinese military academy, let's call it the 'Chinese Military Academy'. It is simple and easy to remember, and the word 'China' is also grand enough. What do you think?"
"good,."
Zuo Zongtang laughed and applauded repeatedly.
Zeng Guofan, Zhao Liewen and others rolled their eyes and said to themselves, Zuo Zongtang is completely fascinated.
Immediately, Zuo Zongtang said again: "President, as they say to send Buddha to the West, you should be a good person and do it to the end. Then write the four characters 'Chinese Military Academy' so that it can be displayed at the gate."
The corner of Li Zhen's mouth twitched, thinking that I am not good at writing inscriptions.
There were no outsiders in the conference room, and Li Zhen said without hesitation: "Brother Ji Gao, my calligraphy has always been winding and winding, which is not suitable for viewing. Please ask Premier Zeng to write a calligraphy and then stamp it with my seal. This has always been the case before." , Now, leave it to Brother Bohan to handle."
Zuo Zongtang scratched his head, thinking that Li Zhen's handwriting looked really ugly.
He chose to compromise, nodded and said: "It's okay, Premier Zeng will inscribe it, and then stamp it with the seal of the President."
