Mancheng has been cancelled. The next step is how to sell it at a good price. Others have to do these things. Qiao Yu is now holding the Sichuan Times in his hand and looking at it carefully. Luo Lun's article was published on the front page and the banner headline
Blood debts must be repaid with blood. The main content of the article is to point the finger at Zhao Erfeng and demand that this executioner be executed as soon as possible. Many members of the Sichuan Parliament also proposed a bill to put Zhao Erfeng on trial.
It seems that Luo Lun and others can't wait any longer. In fact, it's not their fault. Zhao Erfeng is a time bomb, especially since the Sichuan-Hankou Railway Company's account books have fallen into the hands of the old man. Although Qiao Yu agreed to attack Zhao Erfeng, it was too late.
There was no movement, so Pu Dianjun and Luo Lun were a little unsure, so they thought of using the power of public opinion to force Qiao Yu to act quickly on Zhao Erfeng to eradicate this scourge.
While Qiao Yu was browsing the newspaper, someone suddenly came to visit. It was Zhang Lan, the new Minister of Education. Zhang Lan is now in his forties. He is not tall but very strong. He has a long beard and does not look like a man.
He was a scholar with a bit of a warrior attitude, but Qiao Yu knew that this man had been a scholar in the Manchu Dynasty and had studied in Japan. His knowledge and character were beyond words.
"Mr. Biao Fang, you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, and you have difficulties at work again!"
Zhang Lan stood opposite Qiao Yu and handed a document to Qiao Yu, "Captain, this is a plan to develop education drawn up by the Ministry of Education. The education system must be reformed first, and basic education must be universalized within five years.
Twenty more universities will be established! Comprehensively improve Sichuan’s education level!”
Qiao Yu looked through Zhang Lan's plan and found that it was indeed done very carefully. Zhang Lan emphasized the issue of basic education in the plan. In Qiao Yu's opinion, this is the most valuable thing. More than 90% of the people are illiterate.
Large-scale literacy in the country and improving the quality of all people are more important than anything else. However, there are also shortcomings in the entire plan, which lies in the university part. According to Zhang Lan's design, the university is still mainly focused on liberal arts, and the science and engineering parts are all classified as vocational.
Got educated.
Many people in later generations have praised the education of the Republic of China for its independent thinking, diversified education, and academic freedom. They have said a lot of good things. However, there are two fatal flaws in the education system of the Republic of China. One is the lack of basic education, which has led to widespread illiteracy.
, the overall national quality has never improved. The second is that universities emphasize liberal arts over science. This is not to say that liberal arts are not important, but in the reality that China's industrial technology is greatly backward, no matter how many masters you have, you will not be able to produce better weapons.
, nor can we produce cars, ships, aircraft and artillery.
Therefore, according to Qiao Yu's opinion, this plan should be more complete. However, Qiao Yu's head felt dizzy when he saw the budget. This education is really a swallowing beast. If he wants to establish a basic education system covering the whole Sichuan
If so, there would be tens of thousands of primary schools and about 2,000 middle schools. However, the cost of building these schools would be more than 50 million silver dollars, and they would also need to be equipped with a sufficient team of teachers, and a large amount of teaching equipment would have to be imported from abroad.
, if you count, there won’t be a hundred million that can’t be accomplished!
Moreover, according to my own ideas, the cost of establishing a comprehensive university that focuses on science and engineering will be even more staggering. A liberal arts university has a library and a few classrooms are enough, while a polytechnic university requires laboratories and all experimental equipment.
Relying on foreign imports, and there are not enough teachers in China. Thinking about this makes Qiao Yu unable to stop complaining.
"Minister Zhang, this is a difficult problem for me. To be honest, I am no less concerned about education than you are, Minister Zhang. What China lacks most now is talent. Education is the foundation of everything. But now the government cannot spend so much money.
And it can be said that it may not be possible to produce it within the next ten years!”
Zhang Lan didn't really expect Qiao Yu to agree to everything, he just tried his best to fight for it...
"Captain, I know the government's difficulties, but we really can't delay our children, otherwise the gap between China and the world will become wider and wider. When I was studying in Japan, I knew that they used a lot of the Sino-Japanese War indemnity money.
If we don’t catch up with the development of education, we will always fall behind others!”
"Well, I wonder if we can divide the implementation of basic education into several more detailed steps. For example, in the first stage, ensure that each county has three to five primary schools and one junior high school, and configure one high school in several counties, and then in the next step
Then gradually expand, and finally expand to remote areas. I think the first step can be easily achieved on the basis of the Manchu Academy. The rest can be gradually developed after Sichuan's finances are better, and local wealthy businessmen can also donate funds.
In terms of student aid, the school can be named after them and some tax concessions will be given. I think we can mobilize the enthusiasm of some businessmen who are enthusiastic about education, and the financial pressure of diversified school running will be much lessened!"
Zhang Lan nodded as he listened to Qiao Yu's words. He had never thought of this. There were many people in Sichuan who were passionate about education. If they could be mobilized, they could indeed quickly establish an education system.
"The Governor still has a way and a flexible mind!"
"Mr. Biao Fang, I think the universities to be established in this plan are all liberal arts universities. This is very bad. What China lacks most now is science and engineering talents. This has also become the biggest bottleneck restricting Sichuan's industrial development. A powerful country cannot just
Even if you shout slogans, you must also take practical actions. Cultivating science and engineering talents is a top priority!”
When Zhang Lan heard the criticism in Qiao Yu's words, his face turned red: "Captain, I advocate the establishment of a comprehensive university, but there are too many difficulties that cannot be solved. The first is that the investment is too large, and the second is that
The second is the lack of teachers, and the third is that there are not enough factories in China to absorb these people. Many science and engineering talents among Chinese students studying abroad have gone to Japan to work. The problem is that there is no place for them to be useful in China, and they cannot be allowed to work.
People are hungry!”
"Another point is the arrogance of the old-style scholar-bureaucrats. They look down on science and engineering, thinking that they are just for hard work, while those in liberal arts are just for playing with pens. How can one be rich and the other be humble together? I'm right?"
Zhang Lan naturally knows that what Qiao Yu said is not wrong at all. This is why he classified science and engineering subjects into technical schools in his plan. Subconsciously, Zhang Lan also looks down on science and engineering subjects and thinks that scholars should be as ordinary as before.
Excellent studies lead to officialdom. Nowadays, the students in the school may become ministers in the future. How can they go to school with a bunch of hard-working people?
"I established a technical school in Chongqing, and it received a lot of criticism. It shows how much criticism we will receive when we establish a science and engineering university, but we must build it. This is the foundation of China's strength. No matter how much investment we make, it will be done without teachers.
Just go to foreign countries for high-paying recruitment, and you don't have to worry about future employment. Soon the Sichuan Machinery Bureau will be fully expanded, and it will also cooperate with the United States to build a Chongqing Steel Plant. There will only be more other factories, and these factories have huge
There is a talent gap. Not only do we not have to worry about not having jobs, we also need to recruit all the scattered overseas science and engineering talents to work together for China! Instead of contributing talents to little Japan!"
Zhang Lan now also knew Qiao Yu's plan. Although he was still a little reluctant, Zhang Lan knew that this was the only way for China to become stronger.
"Don't worry, Governor. I will try my best to invite friends who study science and engineering to come to Sichuan to organize education together. I will make a detailed plan now and then hand it over to the Governor!"
"Well, Mr. Biao Fang, the future of Sichuan and even China depends on this. Don't mislead the country and the people because of a little prejudice. Today's education is different from the past. I don't need to cultivate a bunch of bureaucrats. I need to cultivate a bunch of bureaucrats."
What is needed are all types of talents. Maybe in the future, the income of science and engineering majors will be far higher than that of liberal arts majors. This is the trend of the times!"
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