The Northern Expeditionary Army was victorious and unstoppable, fighting from Hunan to Hubei.
Because of the help of Feng Jun in the northern battlefield, Wu Peifu was finally able to mobilize his main force to go south. However, it was still unstoppable. By late August, the Northern Expeditionary Army successfully captured Yuezhou, defeated Wu Peifu's main force, and directed his troops towards the three towns of Wuhan.
As the saying goes, Zhang Zuolin finally panicked when he saw that Wu Peifu was finished. After repelling Feng Yuxiang, Zhang Zuolin quickly mobilized troops to support Wu Peifu. Chu Yupu, Zhang Zongchang and other troops all went to Xuzhou. Zhang Xueliang and other direct troops stayed in the north.
Stabilize the newly conquered territory.
In early September, Mu Chun, commander of the 14th Fengjun Cavalry Corps, ran rampant and misbehaved in the occupied area. He even robbed a golden Buddha in a temple, causing widespread resentment among the people.
Zhang Xueliang was ordered to go for purges. A division commander under Mu Chun named Wang Yongqing heard the news and ambushed a sniper in advance, and only waited for Zhang Xueliang to get out of the car to give a lecture and opened fire.
When the train arrived at the station, the captain of the guard, Jiang Huanan, sensed something was wrong and took the initiative to get off the train to lecture Zhang Xueliang. As soon as he stepped off the train, Jiang Huanan was shot in the temple. A gunfight ensued, and the special train Zhang Xueliang was riding was beaten into pieces.
These old-fashioned warlords are so unruly that they even dared to kill Zhang Xueliang when pressed, which shows how unstable the Fengxian faction is. Such an army is not only difficult to fight against the Japanese, but also against the Northern Expeditionary Army. When the war goes smoothly, it is not bad, but once it shows a decline, it is often
It is the end of a devastating defeat.
Things on the battlefield have nothing to do with Zhou Hexuan. His energy is mainly focused on the education foundation. In September, Hope Primary School will officially open.
Meng Xiaodong returned to Peking to continue his studies, and the serialization of "Legend of the Condor Heroes" had been completed. On the day of the finale, the "New Tianjin Evening News" was snapped up, and the streets were full of discussions about Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
The sales volume of the single volume of "The Condor" has already exceeded 30,000 copies, and the royalties are paid monthly. Zhou Hexuan earned a total of more than 8,000 yuan (after tax). Lili Bookstore began to actively plan to edit the hardcover edition, and even specially invited artists to produce illustrations.
The second time is to prepare for nationwide sales.
On the eve of the opening of Hope Primary School, Zhou Hexuan also received a sample booklet of "The Rise of the Great Powers". When he opened it and read it, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
The text of "The Rise of the Great Powers" is less than 400,000 words, but the prefaces written by those gentlemen add up to more than 70,000 words. Chen Yinke, Wang Guowei and others were better, each of them only wrote a few thousand words in the preface, which is the most terrifying
It was Liang Qichao who actually sent a 40,000-word preface.
Zhou Hexuan was speechless after reading the preface. What Liang Qichao wrote was a preface, it was clearly a historical research paper. He analyzed in detail the historical writing method of "The Rise of the Great Powers", and also mentioned the development direction of Western historiography in recent years, praising Zhou Hexuan as
The most authoritative world history expert in contemporary China.
This is not the first time Liang Qichao has done this kind of thing.
Six years ago, Jiang Baili wrote a book called "History of the European Renaissance" and invited Liang Qichao to write a preface. The text of the book was only 50,000 words, but Liang Qichao's preface was only 50,000 words. He probably thought it was too long, so he had to write another one.
A short preface was renamed "Introduction to Qing Dynasty Academics" and the long preface was published separately.
People who like to play mahjong are really untouchable.
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On September 9, 30 Hope Primary Schools in the Zhili area opened.
Among these schools, the largest has three teachers and the smallest has only one.
It's not that Zhou Hexuan doesn't want to make it bigger, but that there are few teachers in remote rural areas who are willing to go there, and there aren't many school-age children who come to study there.
In vast rural areas, children of several years old are already part of the labor force and can do anything from cutting grass, herding cattle, and feeding pigs. Even if they hope that primary schools will be free of tuition and provide nutritious lunches, parents do not agree to send their children to study.
Girls, in particular, are regarded as money-losing goods by their parents. If they are sent to school, they will be laughed at by their neighbors.
Also, Hope Primary School has just opened. There is only one grade in the school, and there are too many teachers and no teaching.
Tianjin Dongcheng Suburb.
After the crackling firecrackers ended, Zhang Xueliang unveiled the plaque in person. On the plaque were engraved ten characters of "Hope Primary School Tianjin No. 1 School". Four of the characters "Hope Primary School" were written by Zhang Xueliang in Zhang Xueliang's handwriting, and the other six characters were in ordinary print.
The school building is a few simple houses built on wasteland. The walls are made of earth and the windows are wide open without glass. In winter, the cold wind will blow in.
The principal's name is Han Qingdong, an old master in his 50s. He was wearing a long gown, stood on the earth platform and shouted at the top of his lungs: "I would like to invite Mr. Zhang Xueliang, the president of the China Hope Education Foundation, to give you a lecture!"
Zhang Xueliang was assassinated just a few days ago, and even the captain of the guard beside him was killed. He took the stage with a smile on his face, looked at the more than ten children in the audience, and the same number of reporters and said: "Education is the foundation of the country, and students are
The hope of the nation. China Hope Education Foundation, based on basic education in China, aims to enable children all over China to study... Your classrooms are very simple, but the knowledge you learn is precious. I hope everyone can
Work hard, study hard, and study hard for the country, the nation, and yourself..."
"Pah, pah, pah!"
There was a burst of warm applause, and reporters started taking photos from various angles.
After the lecture, the class officially started. More than a dozen students ran into the classroom excitedly, and Zhang Xueliang personally distributed brand-new textbooks to them.
Okay, this is all for show.
After all, Zhang Xueliang still wants to use this to build his reputation and reputation, and you can’t expect him to do it in vain. From now on, the name of the school on all “Hope Primary School” plaques will be written in Zhang Xueliang’s handwriting. This is enough for him to be remembered by many people.
Wenxiu walked up to the podium, wrote her name on the blackboard, and said: "My name is Wenxiu. From now on, I will teach you Chinese. You can call me Teacher Wen. Now everyone introduces themselves in turn. Let's choose first.
Monitor." She pointed to the first student in the first row and said, "This classmate comes first."
The student who was called was about seven or eight years old. He was confused and looked at Wenxiu stupidly.
Wenxiu had no choice but to be patient and teach slowly. She said: "This classmate should stand up and say his last name, his name, and how old he is. Please stand up!"
The student finally stood up timidly and said: "My name is Chen Dewang, I am 9 years old. Teacher, can I sit down?"
"Very good, next classmate." Wenxiu nodded and said.
The second student was smart and spoke very quickly: "My name is Zhang Xiaowu. I am seven years old. I live in xx Hutong in the east of the city. I can write my own name and count to 100. I can read the words in the newspaper."
I also know a few. Teacher, I’m done.”
Wenxiu was very satisfied with this student. She asked: "Classmate Zhang Xiaowu, have you studied before?"
"Teacher, I have never read a book, but I have sold newspapers," Zhang Xiaowu pointed to Zhou Hexuan who was watching the lecture outside the door and said, "I have met that gentleman, and I also sold him a few copies of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
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Zhou Hexuan burst out laughing, and finally recognized Zhang Xiaowu, the newsboy he met on the street before.
After all the students had introduced themselves, Wenxiu clapped her hands and said, "I propose that Zhang Xiaowu be the class monitor. If you agree, please raise your hands."
With a big huff, the appointment was approved.
Wenxiu was already in the mood, and smiled and said: "Very good, now please open the first lesson of the textbook and read aloud with the teacher..."
"I am Chinese."
"I am Chinese."
"I was born in a great country."
"I was born in a great country."
"I am determined to study for the rise of China."
"I am determined to study for the rise of China."
Listening to the sound of reading aloud in the school, Zhou Hexuan smiled brightly. He finally made a real contribution to this troubled country.